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An aircraft is decelerated by applying a braking force to a wheel of the aircraft as it moves along the ground. An anti skid controller calculates the braking force to be applied by taking into account data relating to the vertical load transmitted between the ground and the wheel and data relating to the slip between the ground and the wheel. Predictions (box 13b) made regarding how the vertical load will change and data (box 13a) concerning the relationship between slip and the ground to wheel friction coefficient are both taken into account when calculating the braking force to be applied. Skids may thereby be predicted in advance and may be reduced or even avoided.

A brake assembly includes a caliper having a first side portion connected to a second side portion by two circumferentially spaced bridge arms. The brake assembly includes a first brake pad and a second brake pad that are interchangeable and each having first and second circumferential ends. Each of the first and second brake pads have a pad formation remote from the first and second circumferential ends. The first brake pad is fitted in the first side portion of the caliper with the pad formation of the first brake pad engaging a caliper formation of the first portion side of the caliper for transferring braking torque loads from the first brake pad to the first side portion of the caliper. The second brake pad is fitted in the second side portion of the caliper with the first and second circumferential ends of the second brake pad engaging respective first and second circumferentially spaced abutments of the brake assembly for transferring braking torque loads from the second brake pad to the brake assembly.

A disclosed image processing apparatus has a normal power mode and a power saving mode and includes a serial bus; a serial bus PHY configured to control a physical layer of the serial bus, the serial bus PHY being turned off in the power saving mode; a voltage detection unit configured to detect a voltage output from an external device connected to the serial bus; and a physical layer control unit configured to turn on the serial bus PHY when the voltage is detected by the voltage detection unit.

The present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing addiction and relapse use of addictive agents, and treating or preventing addictive or compulsive behaviour and relapse practice of an addictive behaviour or compulsion, by administering a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist, alone or in combination with another therapeutic agent, such as, for example, an opioid receptor antagonist or an antidepressant. The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing addiction or relapse that include a PPARγ agonist and one or more other therapeutic agents, as well as unit dosage forms of such pharmaceutical compositions, which contain a dosage effective in treating or preventing addiction or relapse. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful in the treatment or prevention of addiction to any agent, including alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, cocaine, and amphetamines, as well as compulsive and addictive behaviours, including pathological gambling and pathological overeating.

Disclosed is a display device including a solar cell so as to use power produced by a solar energy, and a method for manufacturing the same, wherein the display device includes light-emitting areas provided on a lower substrate, and a solar cell layer provided on an upper substrate confronting the lower substrate, and provided to produce power by absorbing light, wherein the light-emitting areas include first to third light-emitting areas, and the solar cell layer includes first to third organic solar cell layers which are disposed to areas corresponding to the first to third light-emitting areas.

The load on an aircraft component, such as the load on a landing gear leg during braking, is measured with a contactless, all-weather displacement measuring system. The system includes a control unit a controllable microwave emitter of electromagnetic radiation and a microwave detector comprising a plurality of antennae. When the aircraft component is subjected to a load relative movement of the emitter and detector is caused. The detector generates in response to microwave radiation received from the focused beam of radiation emitted by the emitter a signal that is received by a signal processor of the control unit. The signal received by the control unit depends on the relative positions of the emitter and detector. The control unit is arranged to provide an output signal representative of the load sustained by the aircraft component. The system may be used to control braking in dependence on the output signal so as to maximise braking efficiency without overloading the landing gear leg.

A flat panel display has an optically-transparent electrically-conductive layer, especially an indium tin oxide layer, directly formed on an outer front surface of a liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly having a front plate, a rear plate, and a layer of liquid crystal material interposed between said front and rear plates. The optically-transparent electrically-conductive layer is preferably uniform and functions as an integral heater when connected to a direct current power source.

A brake assembly includes a caliper having a first side portion connected to a second side portion by two circumferentially spaced bridge arms. The brake assembly includes a first brake pad and a second brake pad that are interchangeable and each having first and second circumferential ends. Each of the first and second brake pads have a pad formation remote from the first and second circumferential ends. The first brake pad is fitted in the first side portion of the caliper with the pad formation of the first brake pad engaging a caliper formation of the first portion side of the caliper for transferring braking torque loads from the first brake pad to the first side portion of the caliper. The second brake pad is fitted in the second side portion of the caliper with the first and second circumferential ends of the second brake pad engaging respective first and second circumferentially spaced abutments of the brake assembly for transferring braking torque loads from the second brake pad to the brake assembly.

Engineered multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, methods of making, and specifically to their uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and / or treatment of disease are provided.

A disclosed image forming apparatus includes an image carrier; one or more charging units configured to charge the image carrier in preparation for formation of each of plural latent images corresponding to toner images of different colors; a latent image forming unit configured to expose non-image areas on the charged image carrier to form each of the latent images; and developing units configured to develop the corresponding latent images in sequence with toners of the corresponding colors to form the toner images and thereby to form a color toner image composed of the toner images of the different colors on the image carrier, the toners having polarity opposite to that of the charged image carrier.

A method of operating a fuel injector having a piezoelectric actuator for controlling movement of an injector valve needle comprises: (a) prior to an initial fuel injection event, reducing the voltage across the actuator at an initial rate so as to de-energise the actuator; (b) increasing the voltage across the actuator at a first rate in order to initiate an initial fuel injection event of a first fuel injection sequence; and (c) reducing the voltage across the actuator at a second rate in order to terminate the initial fuel injection event. The method may further comprise the step of: (d) increasing the voltage across the actuator at a third rate, which is lower than the first rate, so as to de-energise the actuator but without initiating an injection event, once the initial fuel injection event has terminated and before a subsequent fuel injection event is initiated. The method can be employed particularly to improve actuator lifespan, operating efficiency and / or performance in an energize to inject fuel injector.

A flat panel display has an optically-transparent electrically-conductive layer, especially an indium tin oxide layer, directly formed on an outer front surface of a liquid crystal display (LCD) assembly having a front plate, a rear plate, and a layer of liquid crystal material interposed between said front and rear plates. The optically-transparent electrically-conductive layer is preferably uniform and functions as an integral heater when connected to a direct current power source.

The load on an aircraft component is measured. In one embodiment, the system is a contactless, all-weather displacement measuring system including a processing unit and a plurality of pairs of controllable microwave emitters and microwave detectors. When the aircraft component is subjected to a load, relative movement of the emitter and detector is caused. The detector generates signals which convey information concerning the relative positions of the emitter and the detector of the pair, the signals being received and processed by a signal processor of the processing unit. The processing unit may, for example with the use of triangulation techniques, provide an output signal representative of the load sustained by the aircraft component. The system may be used to control braking in dependence on the output signal so as to maximise braking efficiency without overloading the landing gear leg.

The present disclosure provides a backlight, a display device and a method for controlling backlighting thereof. The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, and enables a display panel with uniform brightness. The backlight comprises a backplate and a light emitting unit which is arranged on a surface of the backplate. The light emitting unit comprises a substrate and a plurality of light sources which are fixed onto the substrate. The substrate comprises an attached part which is fixed to a central area of the surface of the backplate and a bendable part which forms a preset angle with a non-central area of the surface of the backplate.

A floating disc brake assembly comprises a hub and a rotor in mating alignment therewith through one or more interlocking lobes that are alternatingly arranged about an outer peripheral edge of the hub and an internal edge of the rotor. The rotor is coupled to, and disposed circumferentially around, the hub. As a friction element is applied to the rotor to decrease rotation thereof during a braking operation, the interlocking lobes transmit brake torque from the rotor to the hub through a gap existing therebetween. The gap retards heat flow. The gap also permits radial float. Differing hub and rotor widths, or a floating clearance between a fastener and the hub, both permit axial float. Warpage and knockback of the rotor are reduced.

The present disclosure relates to an organic light emitting diode including an emitting material layer that has a host and two different delayed fluorescent materials whose energy levels are controlled and an organic light emitting device including the diode. Exciton energy is transferred from a first delayed fluorescent dopant to a second delayed fluorescent dopant, which has singlet and triplet energy levels lower than singlet and triplet energy levels of the first delayed fluorescent dopant and a narrow FWHM (full-width at half maximum) compared to the first delayed fluorescent dopant so that efficient light emission can be realized.

An organic light emitting diode including a plurality delayed fluorescent materials with specific energy levels and an organic light emitting device including the diode is disclosed. When the plurality delayed fluorescent materials with specific energy levels are applied in an emitting material layer, it is possible to minimize the energy loss or exciton quenching during luminous process and to prevent the diode from reducing life span caused by the exciton quenching. When the emitting material layer includes other luminous material having a narrow FWHM, the organic light emitting diode can enhance its color purity.

The invention provides a method of reducing ocular inflammation in an individual susceptible to ocular inflammation. The method involves administering to the individual an effective amount of a neutralizing agent specific for CXCL10. Also provided is a method for reducing spread of viral infection within ocular tissues of an individual susceptible to ocular viral infection, which involves administering to the individual an effective amount of a neutralizing agent specific for CXCL10. Further provided is a method of extending corneal graft survival following corneal transplantation in an individual, which involves administering to said individual an effective amount of a neutralizing agent specific for CXCL10. Additionally, the invention provides a method for identifying a compound for reducing ocular inflammation in an animal.

The invention provides methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of Siglec-8 associated diseases such as chronic rhino sinusitis with concomitant asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. In particular, the invention provides methods for the prevention and treatment of Siglec-8 associated diseases through administration of antibodies or agonists that bind to human Siglec-8 or compositions comprising said antibodies or agonists. The invention also provides articles of manufacture or kits comprising antibodies or agonists that bind to human Siglec-8 for the prevention and treatment of Siglec-8 associated diseases such as chronic rhinosinusitis with concomitant asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.

The invention discloses a bending machine comprising a support box fixed on a base, a pushing cylinder which is fixedly arranged on one side of the upper surface of a box body, a bending wheel which is rotatably fixed at the end part of a piston arm of the cylinder and a bending module which is driven by a driving motor to rotate, wherein a semi-circular groove is formed on the side surface of the bending wheel along the circumferential direction, a smooth curved surface matched with the preset bending shape is formed on one side surface of the bending module, the semi-circular groove is arranged on the curved surface, and the semi-circular grooves of the bending wheel and the bending module are positioned on the same horizontal plane and have corresponding radii. The bending machine is simple in structure and reasonable in layout, and can effectively reduce one operative employee, reduce the labor intensity of the employees and be simultaneously conductive to upgrading the product quality; and simultaneously, the bending machine can also be applied to bending of a variable-diameter copper pipe, thereby expanding the range of applications, improving the utilization rate of a machine and reducing the processing cost.

A timing controller includes an input signal processor that receives a data enable signal and a frame frequency information signal, generates one of a first internal data enable signal having a first frame frequency and a second internal data enable signal having a second frame frequency, the first and second frame frequencies being selected based on the frame frequency information signal. A gate control signal output unit generates and outputs a first gate control signal based on the first internal data enable signal or a second gate control signal based on the second internal data enable signal. A data control signal output unit generates and outputs a first data control signal based on the first internal data enable signal or a second data control signal based on the second internal data enable signal. The pulse widths of the first and second internal data enable signals are the same.

A spectroscopic analysis device for analysis of a sample comprising: a photonic integrated circuit (PIC) comprising: an input (DEF) for receiving light from the sample; and a demultiplexer (DEMUX) arranged to distribute the received light into at least a first optical chain (C1) and a second optical chain (C2); wherein each optical chain (C1, C2) of the photonic integrated circuit C(PIC) further comprises a tunable bandpass filter (TBF1, TBF2) and a variable attenuator (ATT1, ATT2) and a photodetector (PD1, PD2) arranged respectively to filter and to attenuate and to detect the light distributed into its corresponding optical chain (C1, C2).

The present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing addiction and relapse use of addictive agents, and treating or preventing addictive or compulsive behaviour and relapse practice of an addictive behaviour or compulsion, by administering a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist, alone or in combination with another therapeutic agent, such as, for example, an opioid receptor antagonist or an antidepressant, or an addictive agent, such as, for example, an opioid agonist. The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing addiction or relapse that include a PPARγ agonist and one or more other therapeutic or addictive agents, as well as unit dosage forms of such pharmaceutical compositions, which contain a dosage effective in treating or preventing addiction or relapse. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful in the treatment or prevention of addiction to any agent, including alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, cocaine, and amphetamines, as well as compulsive and addictive behaviours, including pathological gambling and pathological overeating.

An organic light emitting diode including at least one emitting material layer, which includes a host and a dopant and at least one exciton energy control layer disposed adjacently to the at least one emitting material layer and an organic light emitting device having the same is disclosed. The at least one exciton energy control layer includes an organic compound that has excited state singlet and triplet energy levels lower than excited state singlet and triplet energy levels of the host. The organic light emitting diode can enhance its luminous efficiency and its luminous lifetime by incorporating one or more exciton energy control layers.

A method of operating a fuel injector having a piezoelectric actuator for controlling movement of an injector valve needle comprises: (a) prior to an initial fuel injection event, reducing the voltage across the actuator at an initial rate so as to de-energize the actuator; (b) increasing the voltage across the actuator at a first rate in order to initiate an initial fuel injection event of a first fuel injection sequence; and (c) reducing the voltage across the actuator at a second rate in order to terminate the initial fuel injection event. The method may further comprise the step of: (d) increasing the voltage across the actuator at a third rate, which is lower than the first rate, so as to de-energize the actuator but without initiating an injection event, once the initial fuel injection event has terminated and before a subsequent fuel injection event is initiated. The method can be employed particularly to improve actuator lifespan, operating efficiency and / or performance in an energize to inject fuel injector.

The invention discloses a shifting fork lining press-in tool. The shifting fork lining press-in tool comprises a base (4) installed on a press working table, a positioning column (3) and a downwards-pressing column (1), and the positioning column (3) and the downwards-pressing column (1) are fixed to the base (4); the cross section of the positioning column (3) is in a step shape, and the positioning column (3) comprises an upper section, a middle section and a lower section with gradually-increased cross sections, wherein the diameter of the upper section is smaller than the inner diameter of linings, and the diameter of the middle section is larger than the inner diameter of the linings; the shifting fork lining press-in tool further comprises a guide column (2) located between the positioning column (3) and the downwards-pressing column (1), the guide column (2) comprises an upper section, a middle section and a lower section with gradually-decreased cross sections, wherein the diameter of the lower section is smaller than the inner diameter of the linings, and the diameter of the middle section is larger than the inner diameter of the linings; and the axis lines of the downwards-pressing column (1), the guide column (2) and the positioning column (3) are coincident. According to the shifting fork lining press-in tool, the guide column is arranged between the downwards-pressing column and the positioning column, and the upper lining and the lower lining are synchronously pressed into shifting fork shaft holes.

The invention provides methods and compositions for the prevention and treatment of Siglec-8 associated diseases such as chronic rhino sinusitis with concomitant asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. In particular, the invention provides methods for the prevention and treatment of Siglec-8 associated diseases through administration of antibodies or agonists that bind to human Siglec-8 or compositions comprising said antibodies or agonists. The invention also provides articles of manufacture or kits comprising antibodies or agonists that bind to human Siglec-8 for the prevention and treatment of Siglec-8 associated diseases such as chronic rhinosinusitis with concomitant asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.

The present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing addiction and relapse use of addictive agents, and treating or preventing addictive or compulsive behaviour and relapse practice of an addictive behaviour or compulsion, by administering a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist, alone or in combination with another therapeutic agent, such as, for example, an opioid receptor antagonist or an antidepressant, or an addictive agent, such as, for example, an opioid agonist. The present invention also includes pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing addiction or relapse that include a PPARγ agonist and one or more other therapeutic or addictive agents, as well as unit dosage forms of such pharmaceutical compositions, which contain a dosage effective in treating or preventing addiction or relapse. The methods and compositions of the invention are useful in the treatment or prevention of addiction to any agent, including alcohol, nicotine, marijuana, cocaine, and amphetamines, as well as compulsive and addictive behaviours, including pathological gambling and pathological overeating.

A first multi protocol label switching (MPLS) enabled Internet Protocol (IP) data network is able to transmit data to a second MPLS enabled IP network via a legacy optical network, which would not otherwise be able to handle the user network interface (UNI) protocols required to be used within an MPLS network environment, by means of configuring the legacy optical network and its traditional network management system (TNMS) so that they simulate or emulate an MPLS enabled optical network. The simulation / emulation of an MPLS network is performed as follows: when a first legacy network element (NE) receives a connection request (a UNI request) from the MPLS network under a UNI protocol, the UNI request is passed to the TNMS, which then sets the required connection across the legacy network via a second edge NE to an NE of the second IP network. Once the connection has been set, the TNMS instructs the edge NE to send a return signal to the requesting network indicating that the connection has been successfully set. Data packets may then be transmitted across the network.