A protein designated TRAIL receptor binds the protein known as TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL). The TRAIL receptor finds use in purifying TRAIL or inhibiting activities thereof. Isolated DNA sequences encoding TRAIL-R polypeptides are provided, along with expression vectors containing the DNA sequences, and host cells transformed with such recombinant expression vectors. Antibodies t...

Tubular molybdenum, sputtering targets and sintering characterized as having no or minimal texture banding or through thickness gradient. The molybdenum sputtering targets having a fine, uniform grain size as well as uniform texture, are high purity and can be micro-alloyed to improved performance. The sputtering targets can be round discs, square, rectangular or tubular and can be sputtered to fo...

An electron emission device which increases the amount of electron emission without heightening the driving voltage for making the electron emission. The electron emission device includes a substrate (10), first electrodes (16) formed on the substrate, electron emission regions (18) electrically connected to the first electrodes (16), and second (12) and third (24) electrodes placed at planes diff...

A method for producing a non-woven fabric made of synthetic fiber with fragrancing means, comprising providing a melted mass of thermoplastic resin, in introducing in the mass a base mix that contains microcapsules of fragranced substance, in extruding the mass, in stretching the extruded filaments and in providing a web of non-woven fabric by means of the extruded filaments.

The procedure for treating water containing colloidal, dissolved or suspended impurities, pre-coagulated in advance, consists of passing the water through a flocculation zone (3) containing an insoluble ballast such as sand, followed by a decantation zone (4) in which the treated water is poured off the sludge and ballast mixture. The procedure for treating water containing colloidal, dissolved o...

A lower electrode film is formed above a semiconductor substrate first, and then a ferroelectric film is formed on the lower electrode film. After that, an upper electrode film is formed on the ferroelectric film. When forming the upper electrode, an IrO x film containing crystallized small crystals when formed is formed on the ferroelectric film first, and then an IrO x film containing columnar...

An image segmentation method including: selecting a region of interest including an object whose image is to be segmented; detecting the edge of the object; repeatedly performing, until a specified precision is obtained, a process in which by using a layered mesh structure based on the detected edge, a mesh boundary of the object is detected, a mesh size is reduced by one layer, and then by using ...

The carrier has a rectangular base body with a top and bottom sides, and an adjacent pair of lateral sides (41, 42) that extend between the top and bottom sides. Each of the lateral sides is formed with a set of dovetail recesses that are spaced apart from each other, where each of the dovetail recesses is gradually enlarged in width from top side to bottom side of the base body.

A self-closing and opening preventing device for slide rails of a drawer includes a housing fixed on the rear inside of a fixing rail with engaging holes on its front upper and lower positions and a long pin guiding groove on its central part. A cam slider is movable forward and rearward within the housing; and a spring attaches at one end to the rear of the housing and at the other end to the cam...

Disclosed is a grinding machine comprising oscillating driving means ( 3, 4 ) for setting grinding means ( 1 ) into an oscillating grinding motion and an actuation device ( 7 ) that is provided with a plurality of actuation areas ( 8 ) which can be triggered such that different zones of the grinding means ( 1 ) are alternately actuated independently of the oscillating grinding motion.

The invention provides a process for curing powder coatings which makes it possible to fuse and cure powder coatings using NIR radiation and which gives rise to coatings having improved mechanical properties, improved flow and increased uniformity of surface gloss of the coating; the process for curing powder coatings is charactirized by fusing and curing the powder coatings with NIR radiation, wh...

Fixation implant for a bone graft within a joint for the purpose of ensuri ng arthrodesis of the joint. The invention relates to a fixation implant for a bone graft arranged betwee n the bones located on both sides of an articular space, for the purpose of ensuri ng arthrodesis of a joint, characterised in that said fixation implant (7) comprises: - at least two elements for anchoring (8) into the...

To provide a liquid quick-setting admixture and a spraying material and a spraying method using it, which make spraying excellent in quick-setting property possible and which may improve the storage stability of the liquid quick-setting admixture. A liquid quick-setting admixture characterized by comprising sulfur, aluminum and alkali metal element components, and a complexing agent. Said liqui...

A backlight assembly includes a receiving container, a first mold, a voltage applying part and lamps. The receiving container includes a bottom portion and a side portion to provide a receiving space. The first mold is disposed at an end portion of the receiving container. The voltage applying part slides into the first mold to become fixably attached to the first mold. The voltage applying part i...

A method and apparatus for proactive recording and displaying of a preferred television (TV) program, determined based on a user's eye gaze, are provided. The method includes extracting a parameter used to estimate a preference of the user for a currently broadcast TV program from information on the user's eye gaze obtained through a camera; estimating the preference based on the extracted paramet...

A plasma display panel (PDP) is provided capable of improving luminous efficiency by enlarging a discharge space, and lowering a discharge firing voltage. The plasma display panel includes a first dielectric layer next to a discharge cell in which a plurality of grooves are formed such that each groove is formed between an X electrode and a Y electrode of the discharge cell and covering the sustai...

An organic light emitting display includes a plurality of pixels, at least one of the pixels having: an organic light emitting diode; a driving transistor adapted to supply a driving current to the organic light emitting diode; a first switching transistor adapted to selectively supply a data signal to the driving transistor; a second switching transistor adapted to selectively supply an initializ...

A method of controlling a display apparatus displaying a plurality of frame images sequentially, the method includes detecting whether the sequential frame images in the plurality of frame images have a blurry image area or a non-blurry image area, and interposing an intermediate frame image between the respective sequential frame images by inserting an image having pixel values lower than pixel v...

A display device for displaying a program guide and a method thereof are provided. The display device includes: a tuner to select a first channel to receive a broadcasting signal; a signal processing unit to extract time information and EPG information from the broadcasting signal; a central processing unit to compute a time difference between a standard time and the extracted time information, an...