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Bulk single crystals of AlN having a diameter greater than about 25 mm and dislocation densities of about 10,000 cm−2 or less and high-quality AlN substrates having surfaces of any desired crystallographic orientation fabricated from these bulk crystals.

The invention features isolated cytochrome P450 polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules, as well as expression vectors and transgenic plants containing these molecules. In addition, the invention features uses of such molecules in methods of increasing the level of resistance against a disease caused by a plant pathogen in a transgenic plant, in methods for producing altered compounds, for example, hydroxylated compounds, and in methods of producing isoprenoid compounds.

The disclosure relates to the field of graphical elements and is directed to an optical effect layer (OEL), a device and a method for producing same. The disclosure provides an optical effect that is easy to detect as such and exhibits a viewing-angle dependent apparent motion of image features over an extended length if the viewing angle with respect to the OEL changes. An OEL includes a binder material being at least partially transparent and a plurality of particles dispersed within the layer. Each particle has a non-isotropic reflectivity and may be magnetic or magnetizable. The orientation of the particles forms an orientation pattern extending over a length within an extended surface of the OEL, such that the local average of an angle between (i) a straight line along an observed longest dimension within the corresponding cross-section shape, and (ii) said first direction x varies according to a function (θ) of a position (P) along said first direction.

A cylinder head gasket for sealing between a cylinder block and a cylinder head, composed of a composite base plate, the composite base plate comprising a core material plate and a compound layer formed on the front and back surfaces of the core material plate, the compound layer being formed by coating compound materials which contain a rubber and a fiber material. The cylinder head gasket is comprised of an annular groove which is formed by pressing the corresponding region around the cylinder bore of the compound layer, and a bead projecting from the surface of the compound layer which is formed by inserting the rubber material into the annular groove.

Disclosed is an optimized process and apparatus for more efficiently and economically carrying out the liquid-phase oxidation of an oxidizable compound. Such liquid-phase oxidation is carried out in a bubble column reactor that provides for a highly efficient reaction at relatively low temperatures. When the oxidized compound is para-xylene and the product from the oxidation reaction is crude terephthalic acid (CTA), such CTA product can be purified and separated by more economical techniques than could be employed if the CTA were formed by a conventional high-temperature oxidation process.

A burner 1 for a heat generator comprises an outlet 10 connectable to a combustion chamber 9, wherein at least part of an inner surface of the outlet 10 is provided with corrugations 11 which are adapted to facilitate the production of axial vorticity in the region of the outlet 10.

The invention relates to a blown film coextrusion process. The process involves extruding core contact layers through a die exit at a specified speed and cooling, orienting and crystallizing the multi-layer film formed at a specified deformation rate to form a the frost line is a specified distance from the die exit by withdrawing film at a take up speed. The core and core contact layers are of a film forming polymer composition comprising at least 90 wt % of ethylene based polymer. The ethylene based polymer of the core layer has an average density of ethylene based polymers equal to or higher than that of ethylene based polymer of the core contact layers. The invention specifically concerns the feature that the core layer composition contains a portion of and the composition of the core contact layers contains a portion of a linear polyethylene so as to make the core layer more resistant to deformation than the skin layers.

A pseudotyped baculovirus comprises a deletion, inactivation or reduction from regulation of a baculovirus envelope protein gene, and is engineered to express an envelope protein from another virus or cell, or another protein or molecule that facilitates entry of the baculovirus into a non-host cell, or provided with a heterologous envelope protein or another protein or molecule that facilitates entry of the baculovirus into a non-host cell by other suitable means. Such baculoviruses can be used to efficiently deliver genes to mammalian cells or organisms, and such genes can be expressed either from the baculovirus genome, or integrated into the mammalian cell genome, and can be used for expression of proteins such that purification of secreted or other protein products does not require removal of contaminating baculovirus particles or baculovirus envelope proteins.

There is provided a container (1) for medical use forming a closed compartment (17) for carrying a liquid. The container (1) comprises a flexible side wall (5), a rigid top portion (4) and a rigid bottom portion (3). In the top portion (4) there is at least one through-hole. The side wall (5), the top (4) and bottom (3) portions together form a compartment (17). Inside the compartment (17), a flexible tube (5) is arranged with one end (21) in fluid communication with a though-hole (12) in the top portion (4). A second end (19) of the tube is connected to the bottom portion (3) via a snap-in connection (18). Liquid from the inside of the container (1) may be withdrawn by pressurizing the compartment (17) in which liquid is stored, when in use. The container (1) is reversible folded and unfolded for convenient filling and storing of the container (1). The container (1) is adapted for use in an irrigation system, and preferably a system for rectal irrigation.

An object of the present invention is to solve a problem such as a small crystal size, which is the issue of a conventional method for formation of a film of graphene by a thermal CVD technique using a copper foil as a substrate, and thus providing a carbon film laminate in which graphene having a larger crystal size is formed. The carbon film laminate is configured to include a sapphire (0001) single crystal having a surface composed of terrace surfaces which are flat at the atomic level, and atomic-layer steps, a copper (111) single crystal thin film formed by epitaxial growth on the substrate and graphene deposited on the copper (111) single crystal thin film, and thus enabling formation of graphene having a large crystal size.

A method and system for enhancing the resolution of a camera are disclosed. For example, a single lens can be placed at a predetermined position and the position of a lens assembly can be adjusted so as to enhance the resolution of the camera. The single lens can then be moved so as to effect focusing of the camera while the position of the lens assembly tends to maintain enhanced resolution thereof.

A nuclear magnetic resonance probe head comprising at least two coil / resonator configurations A1 and A2, wherein at least one of the coil / resonator configurations A1 has two saddle-shaped coils S1 and S2 (1, 2; 21; 41, 42; 53), wherein each coil (1, 2; 21; 41, 42; 53) has a window (9) about which N windings (3, 4; 26, 28, 30) are disposed which are connected in series, wherein N≧2, wherein the coil / resonator configurations A1 and A2 are aligned perpendicularly to each other, and wherein the coil / resonator configurations A1 and A2 have different resonance frequencies is characterized in that each coil S1 and S2 (1, 2; 21; 41, 42; 53) is formed mirror-symmetrically relative to a central plane (5) of the respective coil (1, 2; 21; 41, 42; 53), which is perpendicular to the window (9) of the respective coil, and wherein the central planes (5) of the coils S1 and S2 are identical to minimize the electromagnetic coupling between the two coil / resonator configurations A1 and A2 at the resonance frequency of A2. The inventive NMR probe head reduces coupling between the two coil / resonator configurations.

A genetic identification card having read only memory (ROM) for storing identity related information, a microcircuit, a magnetic recordable strip and an incorporated capsule adapted for storing a biological sample of the individual. The card is waterproof and may include a laminated or printed photograph, developed fingerprint, point of contact telephone number, magnetic recordable strip, and capsule containing a sample of biological origin. The identification system facilitates the production of a permanent identification card containing information necessary to positively identify a human being. The system will also include a means to check and verify the identity of the card owner through DNA sampling and testing.

One or more valves can be run into a string to land near associated ports in the string for injection or / and production service. When multiple valves are installed they can be initially configured to balance flow into or from a zone. The position of each valve can be altered without removal from the string preferably by a wireline shifting tool. One or more valves can also be removed and replaced when worn preferably using a wireline run tool. The valves can come with an integral sand control feature to facilitate production. Sensors to monitor well conditions and to transmit data to the surface can also be incorporated into the valve module.

A method is provided for separating superalloy metal powder from contaminants, such as process-produced contaminants, by enhancing the magnetic properties thereof, such as by oxidizing or leaching of chromium, for example, followed by magnetic separation of the contaminants from the superalloy metal powder to thereby enhance the concentration of the contaminants. Heating conditions or mechanical agitation or both are employed to resist agglomeration of the metal powder before magnetic separation thereof from the contaminants. Certain preferred times and temperatures are disclosed.

A method for producing a polymeric component having two different colors is provided. A split mold design is used such that a coating having a first color is applied to a first piece of the mold while it is separated from a second piece of the mold. The two mold pieces are then brought together, and a coating having a second color is applied to the second mold piece. A bonding material is then sprayed on the two coatings, thereby forming a skin, which is an integrated, unitary structure. The skin may be further processed by applying a structural foam to create an automotive interior component having two different colors.

A vehicle-mounted camera (1) comprises a lower case (2) constituting a part of a case, an upper case (3) provided with lenses (3a, 3b) constituting the case integrally with the lower case (2), an imaging element (4) for converting light passing through the lenses (3a, 3b) into an electrical signal, an MID-mounting substrate (6) with the imaging element (4) mounted, substrate mounting bosses (3c, 3d) for mounting the MID-mounting substrate (6) to the upper case (3), and spacers (7a, 7b) interposed between the MID-mounting substrate (6) and the substrate mounting bosses (3c, 3d) for adjusting the clearance between the lenses (3a, 3b) and the light receiving plane of the imaging element (4), structured to fix the lower case (2) to the upper case (3) while the MID-mounting substrate (6) mounted with the imaging element (4) is being fixed to the upper case (3) by the substrate mounting bosses (3c, 3d).

The invention provides improved methods and products based on adenoviral materials which can advantageously be used in gene therapy. In one aspect, an adenoviral vector is provided having no overlap with a suitable packaging cell line. The suitable packaging cell line is another aspect. The combination excludes the possibility of homologous recombination, thereby excluding the possibility of the formation of replication competent adenovirus. Another aspect embodies an adenovirus based helper construct which by its size is incapable of being encapsidated. This helper virus can be transferred into any suitable host cell making it a packaging cell. Furthermore, a number of useful mutations to adenoviral based materials and combinations of such mutations are disclosed, all of which have in common the safety of the methods and the products, in particular avoiding the production of replication competent adenovirus and / or interference with the immune system.

The application relates to an adjustable moulding tool and corresponding model production method, including following process steps: moving rods towards the said chamber through the said chamber's holey surfaces manually or via mechanisms in increments numbers of which are calculated through computer programs or manually, after the formation of the emptiness in the shape of the model, pouring of the material in a manner to fill the emptiness, heating and cooling or applying other processes in accordance with the characteristic of the poured material to enable that material takes the desired monolithic shape, after material takes the form of the model monolithically, making the casting chamber free of the rods, which have initially been moved towards the casting chamber with the purpose of the formation of the emptiness, by moving the rods in the reverse directions and taking out the produced model through an openable surface of the said chamber.

The invention generally features compositions and methods useful for the treatment and diagnosis of a neoplasia in a subject. In particular, the invention provides therapeutic compositions that decrease the expression of an Nfr2 nucleic acid molecule or polypeptide for the treatment of a neoplasia, such as a chemoresistant neoplasia, in a subject.

The present disclosure provides a laminated cell preparation device comprising: a lamination platform; an anode plate preparation mechanism for positioning and preparing an anode plate one piece by one piece; a cathode plate preparation mechanism for positioning and preparing a cathode plate one piece by one piece; a separator providing mechanism for positioning a separator and providing the separator directly to the lamination platform; an anode plate manipulator for picking the each prepared anode plate from the anode plate preparation mechanism one piece by one piece and providing the each anode plate directly to the lamination platform; a cathode plate manipulator for picking the each prepared cathode plate from the cathode plate preparation mechanism one piece by one piece and providing the each cathode plate directly to the lamination platform; the anode plate, the separator, and the cathode plate are laminated without positioning, so as to form a laminated cell.

A method for the production of a contact structure of a solar cell allows p-contacts and n-contacts to be produced simultaneously.

[Problem] In the production of silver nanowires, the necessarily amount of the silver-containing liquid is decreased, and the yield of long silver nanowires is improved.[Solution] A method for producing silver nanowires, including adding a silver-containing liquid to an alcohol solvent having dissolved therein a chloride, a bromide, an aluminum salt, an alkali metal hydroxide, and an organic protective agent, so as to perform reduction deposition of silver in a wire form in the alcohol solvent, the silver-containing liquid to be added having dissolved therein a silver compound in a silver concentration of from 3.5 to 32.0 mol / L. The silver-containing liquid used is preferably a water-containing solvent having a mass proportion of water of from 4.0 to 100.0%.

The invention relates to very high melt flow fluoropolymer compositions, having low melt viscosities. The fluoropolymers have low molecular weights of from 5 kDa to 200 kDa and melt viscosities of less than 2 kilopoise (kP) at 232° C. and 100 s−1. One use for the high melt flow fluoropolymers is in the formation of very small diameters fibers, useful for melt-blown non-woven materials. Fiber diameters of less than 9 microns, and preferably 500 to 2000 nm can be produced.

The invention relates to a recycling device, in particular to an energy-saving and environmental-friendly inferior ceramic dust-free treatment recycling device. The invention provides the energy-saving and environmental-friendly inferior ceramic dust-free treatment recycling device, and the device is used for pushing, smashing, adding water and stirring ceramics by virtue of a machine and does not need excessive manual operation. The energy-saving and environmental-friendly inferior ceramic dust-free treatment recycling device comprises a crushing mechanism, and a stirring mechanism is connected to the crushing mechanism. By arranging the crushing mechanism and the stirring mechanism, a motor rotates to drive a crushing rod and a stirring rod to rotate to crush and stir ceramics into slurry, so that the slurry can be taken out to be kneaded again, and the basic functions of the device are realized; and by arranging a pushing mechanism and a discharging mechanism, the ceramics are intermittently pushed, and potential safety hazards caused by direct pushing are prevented.

A cooling apparatus 1 boiling and condensing refrigerant is constructed to have a stacked construction by stacking a plurality of pressed members 3 and comprises a refrigerant tank portion, a heat exchanging portion and a refrigerant diffusing portion. First openings for passing refrigerant and second openings for passing cooling water are formed in the pressed members 3 used for the heat exchanging portion and the first openings communicate with internal spaces formed in the refrigerant tank portion and the refrigerant diffusing portion. According to the construction, as the cooling apparatus has the stacked construction, tubes and fins that constitute a conventional heat dissipating portion can be eliminated.

A biosynthetic method of making carboxyl CoA from long-chain carboxylic acid including expressing an ACS in a cellular system, feeding a long-chain carboxylic acid to the cellular system, growing the cellular system in a medium, and producing carboxyl CoA.