Abstract:
The present invention provides an isolated and substantially purified recombinant human arginase having sufficiently high enzymatic activity and stability to maintain Adequate Arginine Depletion in a patient. The present invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the modified invention enzyme and method for treatment of diseases using the pharmaceutical composition.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for treatment of leukemia comprising administration of arginase to a subject in need thereof. In one embodiment, the leukemia is lymphocytic or myeloid. In another embodiment, the leukemia is arsenic resistant. In a further embodiment, the arginase is pegylated recombinant human arginase. In another embodiment, the arginase can be administrated in combination with a second therapeutic agent such as Doxorubicin in the treatment of leukemia.
Abstract:
Particles that generate electromagnetic spectra upon appropriate illumination and in which the spectra can be converted to codes that reflect differences in the spectra are functionalized with a plurality of identical primer pairs on which bridge amplification can be performed. Using these particles, nucleic acids in a biological sample are amplified and exposed to a label that sends a signal only when bound to double-stranded DNA. The code for each particle is correlated with the primer pairs, and the captured nucleic acids are thus detected and identified. The procedure is useful for multiplex DNA or RNA detection as well as counting of target DNA and RNA molecules in the sample.
Abstract:
The invention relates to adjusting the quantization parameter in digital video coding. A shift value (QP Shift) is used to adjust the quantization parameter. The shift value is determined in a determining step 101. The video nature is determined and compared with a threshold in a comparing step 102 to adjust the shift value adaptively according to the frame type in an adjusting step 103. The shift value shifts the quantization parameter in a shifting step 104.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to method and apparatus for improving video quality. The present invention provides a unified loop filter including: a pixel determining unit which determines the type of a pixel based on boundary strength; a similarity transforming unit which transforms a nonlinear filter into a nonlinear similarity-ordered statistics filter; and an integrating unit which integrates the nonlinear similarity-ordered statistics filter with a linear image filtering portion. The unified loop filter is applicable to filter reconstructed frames when an encoder or a decoder is processing a video signal.
Abstract:
A carbonated beverage container includes a bottle having a flexible sidewall of generally circular cross section, a cap for closing a top opening of the bottle, pairs of coupling elements provided on diametrically opposite portions of the sidewall respectively and configured to be pushed towards each other and couple together, thereby partially collapsing the bottle and expelling a predetermined amount of air therefrom. A method of preserving the taste of carbonated beverage in a container is also disclosed.
Abstract:
A shoulder rest (50) comprises an attachment piece (60), an abutment piece (62), and a padding piece (64) and is adapted for supporting a stringed instrument (80) such as violin or viola during playing, wherein the attachment piece (60) is adapted to clip onto an end button (82) of the stringed instrument (80) such that the contact surface between the stringed instrument (80) and the shoulder rest (50) is juxtaposing a bottom block of the stringed instrument (80).
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for providing a fast and accurate video coding process are disclosed. After checking the coding history of certain coded video frame units of a video, the order of the inter prediction and the intra prediction is adaptively exchanged for each coding video frame unit of an inter frame. Furthermore, the computations for coding modes in the latter part of the computation order are selectively skipped so as to speed up the coding process without degrading the video quality.
Abstract:
A digital photo frame printer includes a printer casing module, an image-capturing module, an image-processing module, an image-displaying module, and an image-printing module. The image-capturing module is disposed in the printer casing module for capturing images of external objects. The image-processing module is disposed in the printer casing module and electrically connected with the image-capturing module for processing the images that have been captured via the image-capturing module. The image-displaying module is disposed in the printer casing module and electrically connected with the image-processing module for displaying images that have been processed via the image-processing module. The image-printing module is disposed in the printer casing module and electrically connected with the image-processing module for printing images that have been processed via the image-processing module.
Abstract:
The invention discloses methods for treating hepatitis with human arginase I modified by polyethylene glycol and uses of it in manufacturing of a medicament.