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This invention relates to orthopedic tethers and their use to treat orthopedic defects. The tethers of the present invention include a central or inner load bearing fiber or cable surrounded by one or more protective sheaths. Additionally the tethers of the present invention provide enhanced imaging characteristics and can include one or more a radiopaque elements that can readily observed under common diagnostic imaging techniques.

A light emitting array including at least a plurality of light emitting elements, each of which is provided thereon with a microlens in one-to-one correspondence. Light emitting portions of the light emitting element are provided having the shape of a rectangle and formed so as to satisfy the relational expression, Lmin≦D≦P, where Lmin is the length of the shorter side of the rectangle, P an alignment pitch of the light emitting elements, and D the diameter of microlens. In addition, light emitting elements are formed in line on a transparent thin film layer to satisfy the relationship, T1≦2·D2, where T1 is the thickness of the transparent thin film layer and D2 the diameter of each microlens. The light emitting array may suitably be included in the light source unit which is then incorporated into image forming apparatuses for forming mono-color or multiple-color images.

An x-ray imaging system uses particular emission lines that are optimized for imaging specific metallic structures in a semiconductor integrated circuit structures and optimized for the use with specific optical elements and scintillator materials. Such a system is distinguished from currently-existing x-ray imaging systems that primarily use the integral of all emission lines and the broad Bremstralung radiation. The disclosed system provides favorable imaging characteristics such as ability to enhance the contrast of certain materials in a sample, to use different contrast mechanisms in a single imaging system, and to increase the throughput of the system.

There is provided a method, apparatus and computer program product for scalable video encoding and decoding. In some embodiments, an improved method of encoding / decoding of enhancement layer pictures is introduced to enable encoding an area within an enhancement layer picture with increased quality and / or spatial resolution and with high coding efficiency. Enhancement layer sub-pictures have a size smaller than the corresponding enhancement layer pictures. They are coded with respect to the previously coded base-layer pictures or enhancement layer pictures. The enhancement information could be in the form of: increasing the fidelity of the chroma; increasing the bit-depth; increasing the quality of a region; or increasing the spatial resolution of a region.

To suppress curling phenomenon of a recording medium to which a liquid composition is applied while securing ejection stability. A liquid composition for used in an image recording method including the steps of applying an ink containing a colorant in a dissolved state or a dispersed state to a recording medium and applying to the recording medium a liquid composition which destabilizes the dissolved state or the dispersed state of the colorant in the ink by coming into contact with the ink, the liquid composition including at least a polyvalent metal ion, water, and water-soluble organic compounds 1 and 2, in which a content X (mass %) of the water-soluble organic compound 1 in the liquid composition is 15 mass % or more, and the content X (mass %) of the water-soluble organic compound 1 in the liquid composition and a content Y (mass %) of the water-soluble organic compound 2 in the liquid composition satisfy a specific relationship.

A thin film transistor for use in an active matrix liquid crystal display includes a substrate, a source and a drain regions, and at least a gate electrode. The substrate includes therein a plurality of intrinsic regions, at least one first doped region and two second doped regions. The first doped region is disposed between the plurality of intrinsic regions. The plurality of intrinsic regions are linked together to form a connection structure via the first doped region, and the two second doped regions are disposed at both ends of the connection structure, respectively. The source and the drain regions are coupled to the two second doped regions disposed at both ends of the connection structure, respectively. The gate electrode is disposed over the plurality of intrinsic regions, such that the periphery of each of the plurality of intrinsic regions and the periphery of a corresponding gate electrode are substantially aligned with each other.

A fiducial plate on which at least one pinhole shaped pattern is formed is fixed on a mask stage, which moves holding a mask. Therefore, for example, wavefront aberration of a projection optical system can be measured without using any special kind of masks for measurement, by setting a wavefront measurement instrument of the attaching type to a substrate stage, illuminating the fiducial plate with an illumination system, and receiving spherical waves generated at the pinhole shaped pattern via projection optical system with the wavefront measurement instrument. Accordingly, the wavefront aberration of the projection optical system can be measured easily, at a desired timing, which allows sufficient quality control to be performed on the projection optical system. As a consequence, the pattern of the mask can be accurately onto the substrate, using the projection optical system on which sufficient quality control is performed.

A CMOS image sensor and method for fabricating the same improve image characteristics by eliminating the thickness of a planarization layer. The CMOS image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate; a plurality of active devices, provided in a predetermined surface of the semiconductor substrate, for generating electrical charges according to an amount of incident light; an insulating interlayer formed on an entire surface of the semiconductor substrate including the plurality of active devices; a color filter layer formed on the insulating interlayer, the color filter layer comprised of red, green, and blue color filter patterns for respectively filtering light according to wavelength, the color filter patterns arranged to correspond to the plurality of active devices; and a plurality of microlenses formed on the color filter layer, wherein the color filter layer is planarized so that each color filter pattern of the color filter layer is imparted with an equal height for receiving the plurality of microlenses.

A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section and a signal processing section. The pixel array section is configured to include a plurality of arranged unit pixels, each of which is a rectangular pixel having different sizes in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a plurality of adjacent ones of which are combined to form a square pixel having the same size in the vertical and horizontal directions. The signal processing section is configured to process a plurality of signals read out from the combined plurality of unit pixels and to output the processed signals as a single signal.

An illuminated optical magnifying device with an optical focusing unit that can produce a magnified image of an object to be observed and with an illumination device whose light is at least partially applicable for illuminating the object to be observed, whereby the illumination device is composed of at least one luminous diode, which is arranged in the magnifying device in such a way that its light can emerge from the magnifying device essentially straight toward the direction of the object to be observed.

The present invention provides a magnetic mono-component toner which can suppress a selection development on a latent image carrier and can maintain favorable image properties for a long period by using a toner having the coarse powder distribution (S) within a given range in a jumping developing method and an image forming method which uses the toner. In the toner used in the jumping developing method which develops an electrostatic latent image formed on a latent image carrier using a developer carrier, the toner includes toner particles which contain at least a binding resin and a magnetic powder, and the coarse powder distribution (S) of the toner particles satisfies a following formula (1). Coarse powder distribution (S)=(50−A) / 2≧17(volume % / μm)   (1) (wherein, A is a volume % of the coarse powder having particle sizes larger than D50 based on volume by 2 μm or more)

Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device formed by laminating at least two first and second liquid crystal panels, the liquid crystal panels being each formed by disposing a liquid crystal layer between two transparent substrates arranged so as to be opposed to each other and two-dimensionally arranging pixels in a form of a matrix on one of the two substrates, and disposing a backlight on a side of the first liquid crystal panel. The liquid crystal display device includes: a first driver configured to drive the first liquid crystal panel on a side of the backlight by n-time speed driving in which one frame period is divided into n fields; and a second driver configured to drive the second liquid crystal panel on a display surface side by normal driving in which one frame period is not divided.

An optical filter, which is capable of cutting-off unnecessary near infrared rays, neon light or the like, and preventing reflection of fluorescent light or the like, in plasma display panels and the like, at the same time, superior in transmittance for visible light, and also superior in heat resistance, moisture resistance, and the like of the coloring matter contained, had been desired. The present invention was made to solve such problems. The present invention relates to an optical filter comprising a salt of a cation of a cyanine coloring matter with a di(halogenoalkylsulfonyl)imide anion, preferably a cyanine compound represented by the following formula: (wherein, in the above formula (1), each of Q and Q′ independently represents a benzene ring or a naphthalene ring which may have a substituent; each of R and R′ independently represents an alkyl group or an alkoxyalkyl group; and L represents a linking group to form a carbocyanine), and useful as a filter for cutting-off near infrared rays, improving image characteristics for displays or the like.

Compositions of nanoparticles functionalized with at least one zwitterionic moiety, methods for making a plurality of nanoparticles, and methods of their use as diagnostic agents are provided. The nanoparticles have characteristics that result in minimal retention of the particles in the body compared to other nanoparticles. The nanoparticle comprises a core, having a core surface essentially free of silica, and a shell attached to the core surface. The shell comprises at least one silane-functionalized zwitterionic moiety.

Disclosed herein is a display device, including display elements two-dimensionally disposed in a matrix; scanning lines, initialization control lines, and display control lines extending in a first direction; data lines extending in a second direction different from the first direction; and a scanning drive circuit.

A toner is principally constituted by a binder resin, a colorant and a hydrocarbon wax. The hydrocarbon wax has a hydroxyl value (Hv) of 5-150 mgKOH / g and an ester value (Ev) of 1-50 mgKOH / g satisfying Hv>Ev. Further, the toner has a tetrahydrofuran-soluble content providing a gel-permeation chromatogram showing at least one peak in a molecular weight region of 3x103 to 5x104 and at least one peak or shoulder in a molecular weight region of 1x105 to 1x107.

A solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section and a signal processing section. The pixel array section is configured to include a plurality of arranged rectangular pixels, each of which has different sizes in the vertical and horizontal directions, and a plurality of adjacent ones of which are combined to form a square pixel having the same size in the vertical and horizontal directions. The signal processing section is configured to perform a process of outputting, as a single signal, a plurality of signals read out from the combined plurality of rectangular pixels.

A solid-state imaging device includes light-sensing sections serving as pixels, and waveguides each including a core layer and a cladding layer, the waveguides each being disposed at a position corresponding to one of the light-sensing sections. A cross-sectional structure of the waveguide taken in the horizontal direction of an imaging plane is different from a cross-sectional structure of the waveguide taken in the vertical direction of the imaging plane.

This invention provides an on-vehicle camera lens glass material with excellent resistance to acid rain or medicine and full hardness, which comprises high reflection ratio through reducing the characteristic deterioration caused by ultraviolet ray, and is suitable for composing optical components such as on-vehicle camera lens on the on-vehicle camera which can be exposed under cruel environment, additionally, this invention provides an on-vehicle camera lens made of this on-vehicle camera lens glass material. The on-vehicle camera lens glass material satisfies at least one of conditions in which a measurement result in water resistance based on a powder method prescribed by Japanese Optical Glass Industrial Standard is the first class; a measurement result in Knoop hardness based on a measurement method prescribed by Japanese Optical Glass Industrial Standard is sixth class or higher; a measurement result in solarization based on a measurement method prescribed by Japanese Optical Glass Industrial Standard is 2% or less; and a measurement result in average linear expansion coefficient based on a measurement method prescribed by Japanese Optical Glass Industrial Standard is less than 100*10(-7) DEG C (-1).

The disclosed method of treating a malignant solid tumor in a subject includes the steps of administering to the subject an immunomodulatory dose of a radioactive phospholipid ether metal chelate, a radiohalogenated phospholipid ether, or other targeted radiotherapy (TRT) agent that is differentially retained within malignant solid tumor tissue, and either (a) performing in situ tumor vaccination in the subject by introducing into at least one of the malignant solid tumors one or more agents capable of stimulating specific immune cells within the tumor microenvironment, or (b) performing immunotherapy in the subject by systemically administering to the subject an immunostimulatory agent, such as an immune checkpoint inhibitor. In a non-limiting example, the radioactive phospholipid ether metal chelate or radiohalogenated phospholipid ether has the formula:wherein R1 comprises a chelating agent that is chelated to a metal atom, wherein the metal atom is an alpha, beta or Auger emitting metal isotope with a half-life of greater than 6 hours and less than 30 days, or wherein R1 comprises a radioactive halogen isotope. In one such embodiment, a is 1, n is 18, m is 0, b is 1, and R2 is —N+(CH3)3.

An exposure method includes the step of illuminating a mask having a contact hole pattern that includes a hybrid pattern using an illumination light that forms an effective source that has plural poles, and projecting an image of the mask onto a plate through a projection optics. The hybrid pattern includes a matrix pattern in which plural contact holes are arranged in a matrix shape, and a checker pattern in which plural contact holes are arranged in a checker shape. Three or four diffracted lights from the contact hole pattern interfere with each other.

Compositions of nanoparticles functionalized with at least one zwitterionic moiety, methods for making a plurality of nanoparticles, and methods of their use as diagnostic agents are provided. The nanoparticles have characteristics that result in minimal retention of the particles in the body compared to other nanoparticles. The nanoparticle comprises a core, having a core surface essentially free of silica, and a shell attached to the core surface. The shell comprises at least one silane-functionalized zwitterionic moiety.

The invention provides a reflective type ultra-violet lithography objective lens. The transmitting direction of an objective plane input beam is used as a system optical axis, and a first transmission set, a reflection set and a second transmission set are placed on the system optical axis in sequence. The first transmission set has positive focal power, the reflection set has negative focal power, and the second transmission set has positive focal power. The first transmission set comprises a first positive lens, a first negative lens, a second positive lens, a third positive lens, a fourth positive lens, a second negative lens, a fifth positive lens, a sixth positive lens, a third negative lens, a seventh positive lens and an eighth positive lens, the reflection set comprises a first reflector and a second reflector, and the second transmission set comprises a ninth positive lens, a forth negative lens, a tenth positive lens, a fifth negative lens, an eleventh positive lens, a twelfth positive lens, a thirteenth positive lens, a fourteenth positive lens, a fifteenth positive lens, a sixteenth positive lens, a seventeenth positive lens, an eighteenth positive lens and a nineteenth positive lens. The reflective type ultra-violet lithography objective lens has the advantages that the numerical aperture is large, and the imagining quality is good.

A reflection of unnecessary light, which should be prevented, can be suppressed, and occurrence of stray light can be reduced using a member having an antireflection structure, comprising a plate-like portion 2, and an aperture portion 3 formed in the plate-like portion 2, wherein the antireflection structure having an aspect ratio of 1 or more and comprising structural elements arranged in an array form at a period smaller than the shortest wavelength of light, the reflection of which should be prevented, is formed on an inner wall 4 of the aperture portion 3.

Apparatus for imaging a surface, including scanning optics, which are configured to scan and focus one or more traveling beams onto the surface so as to form one or more traveling spots thereon. The apparatus also includes collection optics, which are arranged to collect radiation scattered from the one or more traveling spots and to focus the radiation to form one or more image spots traveling along a line. The apparatus also has a detecting assembly, which consists of a detector which is configured to generate a signal in response to the one or more traveling image spots, and a detector entry port interposed between the collection optics and the detector, which is coincident with the line. The apparatus also includes phase and / or polarization altering elements for the traveling beams.

A production apparatus and a production method of toner particles are provided which efficiently and stably reduce the water content of the wet toner particle cake obtained by separating and washing toner particles from toner particle dispersion in a production apparatus of toner particles granulated in a wet process. A wet toner particle cake 1 formed on a belt filter is aerated and dehydrated with air, and at the same time, sealing units provided on the upstream and downstream sides of the aeration unit 3 can be operated to efficiently seal aeration air.