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An elongated strap member that is coiled in a box and is bent lengthwise as it is drawn out of the box, providing an economical, light, compact means of connecting multiple structural members without sagging or other disadvantageous deformations between the structural members. The microstructure rows are arranged on the light output surface, and the extending direction thereof is parallel to the extending direction of the first side. The expected value is a weighted average of all the measurements for a variable, in which the weight assigned to the measurement from each sensor is determined according to both its reliability and accuracy. A segment of the imaginary straight line is delimited by the first point and the second point.

A method and apparatus for detecting a change in an internal configuration of a platform. The medical device has a layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device. The inflator has an igniter that directly ignites the main gas generant in the inflator. The thickness of the low-k CMP protective layer can be adjusted to accommodate larger variations in the CMP process without significantly impacting the effective dielectric constant of the structure. The signal generator is designed for the emission of at least two signal beams covering in given relationship to each other an area and the signal receiver is designed for the time-resolved reception of the signal beams in such a manner that the generator-receiver distance can be determined from the time signature of the signal beam reception.

This invention provides a screening method for sterol regulatory element binding protein pathway-specific inhibitors using a mutant cultured cell, as well as therapeutic agents for hyperlipemia, arterial sclerosis, obesity or cancer containing an SREBP pathway-specific inhibitor selected by said screening method. Techniques for bonding one end of a lead line to one end of a multi-strand non-metallic braid are provided. This is facilitated by using one or more interruption controls stored in memory and associated with each guest program. An overall rating is calculated for an option with respect to the dimension as a function of the weights and option ratings.

A method and an apparatus for improving the gray-scale linearity of a plasma display. The new early ripening, very fertile grapevine variety is particularly characterized by an attractive berry color, a very uniform bunch and a firm berry with tender crunchy skin. An inflatable member is coupled to the elongated member and positioned in an interior of the basket assembly. The separations system is operable to separately selectively separate water and mixed butenes from the crude product such that a refined mixed butanols is produced. Once the mapping has been determined, it is stored and used by the database system to determine how to store subsequently received XML documents that conform to the registered XML schema. The modular cell design allows for horizontal and vertical scaling.

The present invention relates to anthraquinone derivatives which act as a fluorophore, to a process for producing said anthraquinone derivatives and their use as fluorophores for staining membranes in live or fixed cells. The area has a portion which is formed by removing a substance, contained in the at least one of the lower electrode layer and the upper electrode layer during formation thereof, after the at least one of the lower electrode layer and the upper electrode layer has been formed. A shaft extends through the fluid pump and the vacuum pump. In yet another position, the stop acts as a workpiece guide, especially useful for supporting crown molding during cutting.

A system and method for portable instrumentation is proposed, comprising a server computer and a portable instrument that is wirelessly connectable to the server computer. Optical switches are provided for selectively coupling inputsoutputs of different branches to enable a routeing of optical signals through the unit. Various means are disclosed to provide for a radial distribution of the produced light wherein the produced light properly strikes the collimating reflector for concentration into the beam of light. One or several characteristic variables of the force-time curves are determined for each scanning point from the real-time evaluation results and the stored digitized force-time curves and an image of the sample surface is obtained from said characteristic variables of the scanning points. The method comprises determining the effect of a candidate compound on the binding of a probe compound which binds to a first binding site on the biological substrate in the presence of a first multibinding compound which binds to the first and second binding sites on the biological substrate.

Disclosed is an optical frequency controlling device for ultra-dense wavelength-division-multiplexed optical channels in which center frequencies of optical channels are aligned. According to an embodiment of the invention, a conductive film is formed on a conductive plug connected to an active region of a semiconductor substrate, and on an interlayer dielectric film formed around the conductive plug. The terminal request is forwarded to the TGW through a tunnel from a tunnel endpoint located below the TGW. A 3D image generator generates a 3D panoramic image, when the three-dimensional panoramic image is viewed in a specified line of sight. A compound having the following structure is disclosed.

Provided are an apparatus and method for coding and decoding a multi object audio signal with multi channel. In a laser machining method for removing remaining defects on a photomask by a method of laser machining, the remaining defects are removed by using a configuration in which irradiation with a laser beam is performed from below with a to-be-machined surface directed downward, and irradiation with a laser beam in an atmosphere containing a halogenated hydrocarbon gas. The amount of filler in the paper is measured, as is also the filler concentration or the total concentration in the white water or the stock. The printer system outputs a transfer request to the network server system in response to the print request. The recorded signal is convertedanalyzed by the frequency detector, and is compared to a known preprogrammed specific frequency vs. The retaining means may comprise a hole through the bar through which the retaining element, in the form of wire 30, 32, extends.

A method is provided for determining a bandwidth allocation needed to provide a specified QOS requirement that takes appropriate account of statistical variations for packet streams in a transmission link. The frame-protector sidewalls may be connected together via a frame-protector bottom wall. In a semiconductor device including a thin film transistor, a semiconductor layer of the thin film transistor is formed with an oxide semiconductor layer to which a metal element is added.

Embodiments of the invention provide a method associated with a RAID configuration, wherein RAID storage volumes are created by RAID controllers from a shared pool of disk drives. In one aspect, a request is received at a server for a syndicated feed from a peer on a peer-to-peer network. In the latching mechanism, the extensible lever system is locked with the spring energy store under tension by way of a support element, an auxiliary lock and a primary lock, in addition to a stop that is allocated to the primary lock. An acknowledgment is sent in response to the amount of data received from the sender meet in the expected size of the congestion window for the sender.