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The present invention provides a laser irradiation apparatus which can accurately control positions of beam spots of laser beams emitted from laser oscillators and the distance between the adjacent beam spots. Phase change material having a phase change temperature within a preferred operating temperature range is employed in order to maintain the battery temperature within the preferred operating temperature range during extreme ambient temperature conditions. A response to the request is communicated.

A systems design is disclosed which converts Geopressured-Geothermal brine into saturated brine in concert with the production of electricity from GPGT brine energy. A local area computer network receives and responds to messages to or from the control network via the wireless ground stations. Location processes are provided for finding a vehicle left in a parking area, and for locating items that are additionally described in messages displayed on the electronic device. Models include element lists comprising element chunks. The plurality of inflatable and deflatable sections may further include a head rest section and a head tilt adjustment section. They display very good catalytic activities, good operating lives, and require little cocatalyst.

The invention relates to a method for preparing a sulphoxide compound of formula either as a single enantiomer or in an enantiomerically enriched form, comprising the steps of:a) contacting a pro-chiral sulphide of formula with a metal chiral complex, a base and an oxidizing agent in an organic solvent; and optionallyb) isolating the obtained sulphoxide of formula. In an optional embodiment, wagers may be received prior to commencement of the game andor at the intermediate point and resolved at the end of the game. Accordingly, an image is displayed on the standby screen even in a blank period that a TV image cannot be displayed well because of a preparation for displaying a TV image right after the transition to the standby condition, thereby promoting utilization of a TV broadcasting through the mobile terminal. As the player plays music, inputting potentially unacceptable notes, the inputted notes will be converted to musically acceptable notes with reference to the currently presented chord in the chord progression. The nanocapsules produced by the methods have been shown to have long-term stability, high cell penetration capability, low toxicity and efficient protease-modulated specific degradability without affecting cargo protein function.

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, control device and method are disclosed for reducing unnecessary data backup and restoring operations and increasing data read and write speed in a flash memory. Circuits such as a central processing unit and a memory, necessary to drive an electric device, are formed using single crystalline semiconductor integrated circuit chips. Data may be managed by resolving conflicts in the primary data as between the one or more application providers. The injection drug in each housing portion is sequentially delivered one by one by rotation of the rotating body.

A method and apparatus for monitoring a process by employing principal component analysis are provided. A relatively non-wettable region of the surface modifier coating is formed around the light-emitting region. The automatic exposure mechanism projects an orientation vector into an image plane of an image sensor.

An embodiment of a cutting tool positionable in a tubular for creating a cut in a tubular includes a body securable within the tubular and a cutting head having a nozzle for discharging a pressurized cutting fluid, wherein the cutting head is rotationally and axially moveable relative to the body. During a polishing process, an appropriate amount of a polishing agent is dropped onto the readout surface of the optical disk by a polishing agent supply pump to continuously supply the polishing agent to the interface between the optical disk and polishing pads, while a polishing water supply pump is operated to replenish the polishing agent with moisture evaporated by the polishing heat. An image recorded on a record medium is displayed in the state that an end portion of the power supply housing section and an end portion of the record medium secured to the cutout portion are placed on a surface where the lighting apparatus is placed. The invention finds use in a variety of drug discovery, clinical and therapeutic applications.

A method of extracting neural stem cells from a living subject, comprising the steps of introducing magnetic nanoparticles into the subject, targeting the neural stem cells with the magnetic nanoparticles to form magnetic nanoparticle-targeted cells, isolating the magnetic nanoparticle-targeted cells, extracting the magnetic nanoparticles-targeted cells from the subject. The detecting an abnormal BP condition can include detecting various forms of hypertension or hypotension. for one hour under a pressure of 30 kgfcm2, an elongation percentage of the interlayer dielectric film in a planar direction is 0. The power supply regulator is coupled to regulate the reflected voltage across the primary winding, thereby regulating the output voltage across secondary winding.

A novel and useful mechanism and method for writing data updates to a data cache subsystem of a storage controller. The lattice structure includes two structural regions which are arranged on both sides of the waveguide ridge and are formed at a distance from the laser layer above the laser layer. The diode’s polarity allows current to pass from the direction of the second input terminal. A pin locates the tool relative to the stator slide, and establishes a reaction point for forces applied by the drive block to the stator slide. Furthermore, a demand-supply scheme is planned and changed so as to maximize a profitability index that is calculated by using a cost regarding the production of a product that includes a material cost, a manpower cost, and an equipment cost, a stock management cost, a transportation cost, etc. In addition, the control unit performs control so as to cause a period from starting readout of the signal of the predetermined line to starting next readout of the signal of the predetermined line in the first mode to be the same as that from starting readout of the signal of the predetermined line to starting next readout of the signal in the second mode.

A percussion tool is described and which includes a housing mounting a tool bit; a reciprocally moveable hammer borne by the housing and which is operable to repeatedly strike the tool bit; and a reciprocally moveable piston enclosed within the hammer and which imparts reciprocal movement to the reciprocally moveable hammer. The apparatus may include a memory, a QoS level setup unit, a transition condition setup unit, and a radio resource manager. A first horizontal slide element is slidably mounted to the upper base and is adjustably slidable in a first direction with respect to the upper base. The collectors may be used in conjunction with the aforementioned targets to obtain awards in a bonus sequence as described.

The system contains a molded plastic reticulated tray composed of a continuous rib that forms a tray rim and a plurality of intersecting ribs defining relatively large openings therebetween. A ventral access opening selectively provides access to the horse’s abdomen while the bandage remains in place. An adhesion strip is secured to the first exterior side surface being adapted to absorb an adhesive placed on the foundation wall for securing the moisture impervious sheet to the foundation wall.