A laminated balun transformer includes a dielectric sheet for which a lead electrode is provided at its surface, dielectric sheets for which 4 striplines are provided at their surfaces respectively, and dielectric sheets for which ground electrodes are provided at their surfaces respectively. The invention further concerns a method for amplifying oligomerization of isoforms of the cellular prion PrPSc. An HVIL jumper device is connected to the tray portion and electrically connectable to the HVIL SR pins. A clamping circuit clamps the clock read back signal to minimize signal ringing, undershoot and overshoot phenomena in the signal. The first end of the far-side support is connected to the mounting plate and the far-side support can include a support bending aperture at the first end.