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The present invention relates to a high-performance computer vision system and method for measuring the wings deformation of insects with high flapping-frequency, large stroke-amplitude and excellent mobility during free-flight. A geometrical optic unit composed of a polyhedral reflector with four reflection-planes and four planar reflectors is used to image one high-speed CMOS camera to four virtual cameras, combined with double laser-sheet sources, multiple virtual stereo and structured-light sensors are available to observe the free-flight of insect at different viewpoints simultaneously. In addition, an optoelectronic guiding equipment is included to lead the free-flight of insect and trigger the camera to capture the image sequences of insect-flight automatically. The deformation of insect-wings can be reconstructed by the spatial coordinates of wing-edges and the distorted light-lines projected on the surface of wings.

The present invention provides a nucleic acid sequencing method. The method comprises enriching a nucleic acid sample for target nucleic acids, where the nucleic acid sample is enriched through at least a first round of hybridization selection and amplification, and a second round of hybridization selection and amplification. The enriched nucleic acids are in a form convenient for sequencing with the Cantaloupe sequencing technology, which employs shotgun sequencing by hybridization (SBH) of immobilized rolling circle amplicons.

The invention relates to the polynucleotide sequence of a nontypeable stain of Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides and uses thereof. The invention also relates to NTHi genes which are upregulated during or in response to NTHi infection of the middle ear and / or the nasopharynx.

The present invention relates to a system and a method for creating hardware and / or software test sequences and in particular, to such a system and method in which modular building blocks are used to create, sequence and schedule a large scale testing sequence using a matrix like platform.

The invention relates to the polynucleotide sequence of a nontypeable stain of Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) and polypeptides encoded by the polynucleotides and uses thereof. The invention also relates to NTHi genes which are upregulated during or in response to NTHi infection of the middle ear and / or the nasopharynx.

A method for encoding a video sequence comprising an independent sequence of image frames, wherein at least one reference image frame is predictable from at least one previous image frame that is earlier than the previous reference image frame in decoding order. An indication of at least one image frame is encoded into the video sequence, which indicated image frame is the first image frame, in decoding order, of the independent sequence, said at least one reference image frame being included in the sequence. In the decoding phase, the indication of at least one image frame is decoded from the video sequence, and the decoding of the video sequence is started from said first image frame of the independent sequence, whereby the video sequence is decoded without prediction from any image frame decoded prior to said first image frame.

A system for plastic surgery comprises entering patient information into a database; computing a video sequence template for the patient based on the information and a synthetic video model.

There is provided a multi-finger hand device which can perform smooth bending and stretching operations of finger mechanisms in holding work of an object or the like while reducing the number of actuators as driving sources of the bending and stretching operations of the finger mechanisms. Wires 29a and 29b, and wires 30a and 30b extending from the finger mechanisms 2b to 2e biased to the stretching side by springs 16, or the like are joined to joining element 32 and 33, respectively. A wire 31 provided extensionally from the finger mechanism 2a is wound onto a pulley 36 and drawn from the base side of the hand 3. The joining elements 32 and 33 are rockably held by a holding element 43 via spindles 44 and 45. The holding element 43 is provided movably and rockably around a spindle 42. The pulley 36 is held by the holding element 43 and moves together with the holding element 43. By pulling the wire 31, the bending operations of the finger mechanisms 2a to 2e are performed collectively. During bending and stretching operations of the finger mechanisms 2a to 2e, even if any of the finger mechanisms touches an object or the like and is disabled to move, the bending and stretching operations of the other finger mechanisms can be performed.

A medical x-ray detection device includes an x-ray detector operable to detect the presence of x-ray radiation in a medical environment, and a signal emitter operatively coupled to said x-ray detector. The signal emitter includes at least one active light-emitting signal device, wherein the signal emitter is operative to emit a signal corresponding to the presence of x-ray radiation.

An operator depresses a voice registration key to set a voice registration mode, and registers the copy mode having been set at memory, and inputs the voice input for the copy mode registered through a microphone while depressing a voice input key, and registers the voice for the copy mode, so that a desired copy mode can be called at any time. When an operator inputs voice to call the registered copy mode while depressing the voice input key, the registered voice similar to the input voice is retrieved, and the copy mode corresponding to the voice is called from the memory and set.

Trp cage binding domains polypeptides are disclosed. The Trp cage binding domains have the generic formulae of SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 10 or 11. They can be efficiently produced and screened using phage display technology.

The invention relates to a procedure for linking cognate pairs of VH and VL encoding sequences from a population of avian cells enriched in particular surface antigen markers. The linking procedure involves a multiplex molecular amplification procedure capable of linking nucleotide sequences of interest in connection with the amplification (multiplex PCR). The method is particularly advantageous for the generation of cognate pair libraries as well as combinatorial libraries of antibody variable region encoding sequences from chickens or other birds. The invention also provides methods for generation of chimeric human / avian antibodies and expression libraries generated by such methods.

An immunoregulatory molecule that regulates costimulatory signal transduction through interaction with the molecules involved in costimulatory signal transduction present on antigen presenting cells and / or T cells in the activation of T cells by antigen presenting cells and a process for preparing the same are provided. Said immunoregulatory molecule comprises a peptide which has two cysteine (Cys) residues forming Cys-Cys linkage and comprises at least six amino acid residues between said Cys-Cys linkage. Said immunoregulatory molecule is obtained by screening a phage random peptide library with a monoclonal antibody to CTLA-4 on T cells involved in costimulatory signal transduction.

Methods, compositions and kits are provided herein for insertional modification of nucleic acids by, for example transposase-mediated covalent insertion of insertion sequence into a sample nucleic acid molecule. Using sequence of the insertion to direct amplification of adjacent nucleic acid sequence, and using bar codes to map amplified sequence to partitions, one can map sample nucleic acid sequence to single molecules of the nucleic acid sample that are derived directly from the sample nucleic acid molecule.

A mesh receiver has a wakeup receiver for reception of a wakeup sequence formed by keyed RF or a sequence of wireless packets and gaps, a transmitter forming low speed RF wakeup sequence to other mesh stations, a mesh receiver for reception of high speed WLAN packets, the transmitter sending a wireless ACK packet in response to a wakeup sequence, the mesh receiver thereafter receiving wireless packets from a remote station, the mesh transmitter sending an ACK, the mesh station thereafter identifying a next hop station, and sending a wakeup sequence to that station, after receipt of an ACK, sending the data, the mesh receiver and mesh transmitter thereafter going to sleep.

There are provided a method for the preparation of cDNA tags for identifying expressed genes and a method for analysis of gene expression. The cDNA tags for identifying expressed genes are prepared by the method comprising a kind of type II restriction enzyme, two kinds of type IIS restriction enzymes and linkers X and Y having a recognition site for one of two kinds of type IIS restriction enzymes. The cDNA tags can be used alone or in combination like chain (concatemer) formed by combining process to analyze gene expression.

This invention is the structure of a safety plug that is used to switch power in sequence easily and is composed of main body, upper housing, copper strip, flexible conductive strip, a non-conductive switch-gear with a curved block on its lateral side; a conductive curve strip embedded on the same axis of the said switch-gear so that they can rotate simultaneously; and two wires with long- and short-end are compressed tightly on the copper strip and on the wires of the joint point of the flexible conductive strip, respectively. The structure is designed so that when the switch-gear rotates in 360 degrees, the curved block will rotate simultaneously. Two corresponding curved blocks are used to control the rotation in order to connect the curve strip to the front and back conductive strips. There is a gap on the bottom of the curved blocks in order to increase the flexibility factor of the conductive strip's forward and reverse performance. Consequently, this invention is invented for easy power switch in sequence, so as to prevent the loosing plug by eliminating the frequent plug and unplug actions, and the danger of electric shock.

A medical x-ray detection device includes an x-ray detector operable to detect the presence of x-ray radiation in a medical environment, and a signal emitter operatively coupled to said x-ray detector. The signal emitter includes at least one active light-emitting signal device, wherein the signal emitter is operative to emit a signal corresponding to the presence of x-ray radiation.

This invention provides a dermatological preparation to improve skin cosmesis or conditioning by using different formulations in a sequence that suits the needs of the skin at different points of the hormonal cycle. In its simplest implementation, this would be a two-phase skin treatment, such as a cosmetic, lotion or soap whose formulation changes to balance the differing states of hydration and reactivity of the skin during the early and late phases of the cycle. The formulations would be made in a way to be easily identified and delivered conveniently for use at different times of a hormonal cycle. The preparation would be packaged to permit the convenient purchase and dispensing of the different formulations in a manner that could be easily sequenced with the hormonal cycle.

A rotor restraining apparatus (200) and methods for a wind turbine (1). The rotor restraining apparatus has a locking element (204) associated with a rotor (8, 203) of the wind turbine, a rotational axis of said rotor defining an axial direction, the locking element being at least part-circular in form. The locking element comprises a plurality of engagement formations (205) disposed on a periphery thereof. The apparatus also has a restraining member (206), comprising a plurality of engagement formations (207). The restraining member is movable substantially along said axial direction between: (a) a non-restraining position; and (b) a restraining position in which the restraining member engagement formations are able to engage the locking element engagement formations. At least a portion of the restraining member has an arcuate form that substantially matches the curvature of the locking element.

Rotor restraining apparatus (200) and methods for a wind turbine (1) are disclosed. A rotor restraining apparatus has a locking element (204) associated with a rotor (8, 203) of the wind turbine, a rotational axis of said rotor defining an axial direction, the locking element being at least part-circular in form. The locking element comprises a plurality of engagement formations (205) disposed on a periphery thereof. The apparatus also has a restraining member (206), comprising a plurality of engagement formations (207). The restraining member is movable substantially along said axial direction between: (a) a non-restraining position; and (b) a restraining position in which the restraining member engagement formations are able to engage the locking element engagement formations. At least a portion of the restraining member has an arcuate form that substantially matches the curvature (A) of the locking element.

An electronic synthesizer instrument incorporating four bass pedals which can be played either with the heel or the toe of the foot, so as to allow the playing of all twelve notes in a chromatic octave with just the four pedals. The apparatus is an improvement upon existing bass pedal devices which enables easier playing of the bass parts for musicians simultaneously playing other instruments. The assignment of the pitch to the pedals is selectable, but two of the easiest-to-play embodiments are described in detail. The four pedals rock on a central pivot, each giving two distinct notes. Half pitches between notes addressed by adjacent pedals can be accessed by holding both adjacent pedals down.

An apparatus is provided for managing communication among a plurality of process means respectively operating on given control programs realizing functions necessary for a vehicle. The plural process means includes a first process means issuing requesting messages for requesting a function and a second process means receiving the requesting message, performing a process requested by each requesting massage, and sending back a response indicating results of the process to the first process means. In the apparatus, storage means stores therein, of the requesting massages issued, only response-waiting messages issued by the first process means and received by the second process means. A measuring component measures an elapse of time from a time when the request stored in the storage is received by the second process means. A determining component determines whether or not the elapse of time measured by the measuring component reaches a preset value.

A mesh receiver has a wakeup receiver for reception of a wakeup sequence formed by keyed RF or a sequence of wireless packets and gaps, a transmitter forming low speed RF wakeup sequence to other mesh stations, a mesh receiver for reception of high speed WLAN packets, the transmitter sending a wireless ACK packet in response to a wakeup sequence, the mesh receiver thereafter receiving wireless packets from a remote station, the mesh transmitter sending an ACK, the mesh station thereafter identifying a next hop station, and sending a wakeup sequence to that station, after receipt of an ACK, sending the data, the mesh receiver and mesh transmitter thereafter going to sleep.

A temporary-storage system that includes a temporary-storage belt, a control unit and signalling means. The temporary-storage belt comprises a plurality of regularly distributed sensors. During a loading phase, the control unit receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when an object is deposited on the temporary-storage belt and records a trace of the deposition of the object in association with a reference to each of the sensors activated by the deposition. During an unloading phase, the control unit determines a sequence of removal of the objects and, for each object to be removed, identifies the sensors referenced, transmits to the signalling means signalling information identifying the position of the object, and receives information coming from at least one of the sensors when the object is removed.

Trp cage binding domain polypeptides are disclosed. The Trp cage binding domains have the generic formulas of SEQ ID NO: 2, 7, 10 or 11. They can be efficiently produced and screened using phage display technology.

An aspect of the present invention provides a rearview mirror designed to enhance assembly workability. When assembling a mirror unit of the rearview mirror, a lamp unit is dropped in an opening provided on a mirror holder from an inner surface side of the mirror holder in a condition in which side object detection symbols face upward. Thereafter, a circumferential edge of a reflective mirror is fitted into a recess-shaped fit portion of the mirror holder. The lamp unit is thus simply clamped and fixed between a lamp unit receiving portion (tab portions) and the reflective mirror. When the lamp unit is assembled in the mirror unit, therefore, adhesive is not used, so that workability is extremely good.