The present disclosure relates to synthetic alpha-galactosyl ceramide (.alpha.- GalCer) analogs, and their use as immunotherapies, adju-vants, and antiviral, antibacterial, and anticancer agents. In one aspect, a method of activating a cy-tokine response in a subject includes administer-ing an effective amount of a compound to a sub-ject, wherein the subject has an adaptive immune system that incl...

Provides are improved methods for storing platelets and compositions that contain stored platelets for use in transfusions. The method entails obtaining a platelet concentrate from blood obtained from an individual and holding the platelet concentrate in at refrigerated temperatures under an atmosphere having a pressure of from 3.5 to 5 bars comprising more than 65% xenon and for at least one week...

A closure for a beverage container is disclosed. Said clos-ure comprises an inserted element (2) and a closing member (3) which can be inserted into a mouth of the inserted element (2). A first engaging structure (22) mounted on the internal face of the inserted element (2) can be connected to a second engaging structure (36) arranged on the external face of the closing member (3). The inserted el...

The present invention relates to a method for washing a washing tub and a washing machine having the same applied thereto, and more particularly, a method for washing a washing tub including a detergent removing step, a laundry amount detecting step, and a soaking step; and a washing machine having the same applied thereto. The method includes a detergent removing step for removing detergent from ...

A communication apparatus according to the present invention realizes an FEC function. The communication apparatus is characterized by including, for example, a T_FEC-pattern comparing unit (11, 12) that executes, for each of a plurality of detection windows provided at staggered times, processing for comparing an input FEC frame, which is defined in IEEE802.3ah, and a pre-defined T_FEC pattern,...

A communication apparatus according to the present invention realizes an FEC function. The communication apparatus is characterized by including, for example, a T_FEC-pattern comparing unit (11, 12) that executes, for each of a plurality of detection windows provided at staggered times, processing for comparing an input FEC frame, which is defined in IEEE802.3ah, and a pre-defined T_FEC pattern,...

The improved method and apparatus for longitudinal orientation of a tubular thermoplastic film as it leaves an annular extrusion die aims at a better control of this orientation. On its travel between the exit orifice (21) and the draw-down means, the at least partly molten film passes an annular frictional device (101), and the frictional force set-up hereby is variable in controlled manner. This...

A lens array sheet, a transparent screen using the same, and a rear-projection display device are provided in which it is possible to control a perspective angle for the image in both a horizontal direction and a vertical direction without causing a problem in that a gain (brightness) of a light is reduced by an optical absorption and an S/N ratio is reduced by an increased white dispersion. A...

A wireless communication apparatus in a hierarchically coded modulation system can use error control mechanisms generated during decoding of base layer information to predict a probability of successful demodulation of enhancement layer information. Performance in the demodulation of the base layer correlates to performance in the demodulation of the enhancement layer. The receiver can determine w...

Disclosed herein are a ring-opened cycloolefin copolymer excellent in optical properties such as transparency, low in water (moisture) absorption property, high in affinity for other materials, good in post processing properties such as adhesive property and printability, and excellent in heat resistance and mechanical strength, a production process thereof, and an optical material. The ring-o...

A liquid crystal display device comprises an optically diffusively reflecting layer arranged to maximize utilization of incident light. The reflecting layer contains a thin metallic film with projections (14a) each having an unsymmetrical cross section to centralise reflected light in a specific azimuth direction (y). The range of viewing angles (θx-z, θy-z) into which a substantial portion of the...

Dimethyl ether is separated from an olefin stream made from an oxygenate to olefin reaction process, by contacting oxygenate with a molecular sieve catalyst to form the olefin stream comprising water, propylene, propane, and dimethyl ether; drying the olefin stream; and distilling the dried olefin stream to separate the dimethyl ether and propane from the propylene.

A startup method and circuit to allow high current consumption for startup processes of a low operating voltage memory device such as a NAND device until the receipt of a valid command to the memory device. Upon receipt of a valid command, startup functions are ceased at the high current consumption, and normal operation begins without the need for using an unreliable low voltage power on reset ci...

A video player for limiting the view by a viewer not satisfying the view allowance condition allowing a young person to view a specific video. When a limited video viewing of which by a viewer not satisfying a view allowance condition is limited by limiting the broadcast time zone, e.g., by limiting the broadcast time zone to the midnight of when the young people are asleep is recorded, the video ...

The present invention relates to substituted triazoles of formula (I), uses thereof, processes for the preparation thereof and compositions containing said compounds. These inhibitors have utility in a variety of therapeutic areas including sexual dysfunction.

Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to electronic means for reading the content of a nanowire-crossbar memory. In one embodiment of the present invention, a microscale or sub-microscale signal line is interconnected with one set of parallel nanowires emanating from a nanowire-crossbar memory by configurable, nanowire-junction switches. The microscale or sub-microscale signal ...

A calculating unit (201) arranges a three-dimensional spatial body containing a listening point within a virtual space in a voice processor (200). The three-dimensional spatial body is constituted by a group of predetermined unit figures. The calculating unit (201) acquires a distribution of a region and an amount of overlap between a region occupied by the three-dimensional spatial body and a reg...

A 5-IDT surface acoustic wave filter that has a balanced-unbalanced conversion function and that can efficiently reduce a spurious component in the vicinity of the passband is provided. A surface acoustic wave filter (1) includes first to fifth IDTs (11 to 15) disposed on a piezoelectric substrate (2) in a surface acoustic wave propagation direction. The second IDT (12) and the fourth IDT (14) hav...

When the operation of an electronic component conveying apparatus is to be stopped, application of a negative pressure to through holes is stopped, and a compressed air blowing mechanism blows compressed air from an exhaust nozzle with a pressure greater than a pressure applied during the operation of the electronic component conveying apparatus. Accordingly, an air curtain is generated at opening...

The present invention is directed to 1,2,5-oxadiazole derivatives, and compositions of the same, which are inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and are useful in the treatment of cancer and other disorders, and to the processes and intermediates for making such 1,2,5-oxadiazole derivatives. The present invention provides, inter alia, IDO inhibitors of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptab...