Abstract:
Provided herein is a method of treating rheumatoid arthritis using a CD24 protein. The CD24 protein may include mature human or mouse CD24, as well as a N- or C-terminally fused portion of a mammalian immunoglobulin.
Abstract:
Methods of performing lithography include calculating a displacement vector (74) for a lithography tool (50) using an image (60) of a portion of the lithography tool (50) and a portion of a substrate (10) and an additional image (28) of a portion of an additional lithography tool (30) and a portion of the substrate (10). Methods of aligning objects include positioning a second object (30) proximate a first object (10) and acquiring a first image (38) illustrating a feature (32) on a surface of the second object (30) and a feature (18) on a surface of the first object (10). As additional object (50) is positioned proximate the first object (10), and an additional image (60) is acquired that illustrates a feature (52) on a surface of the additional object (50) and the feature (18) on the surface of the first object (10). The additional image (60) is compared with the first image (38). Imprint molds (30, 50) include at least one non-marking reference feature (32, 52) on animprinting surface of the imprint molds (30, 50).
Abstract:
A contact lithography system (100, 200) includes a patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) bearing a pattern (112); a substrate chuck (214) for chucking a substrate (130, 228b) to receive the pattern (112) from the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510); where the system (100, 200) deflects a portion of either the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) or the substrate (130, 228b) to bring the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and a portion of the substrate (130, 228b) into contact; and a stepper (260) for repositioning either or both of the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and substrate (130, 228b) to align the pattern (112) with an additional portion of the substrate (130, 228b) to also receive the pattern (112). A method of performing contact lithography comprising: deflecting a portion of either a patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) or a substrate (130, 228b) to bring the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and a portion of the substrate (130, 228b) into contact; and repositioning either or both of the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) and substrate (130, 228b) to align a pattern (112) on the patterning tool (110, 228a, 510) with an additional portion of the substrate (130, 228b) to also receive the pattern (112).
Abstract:
An apparatus for forming a pattern in a curable material carried on a substrate (108) having one or more components with coefficients of thermal expansion that are substantially equal to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the substrate (108).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of using a dicot intron or elements thereof to enhance transgene expression in plants. The present invention also provides constructs, transgenic plants and seeds containing the polynucleotide useful for expressing transgene in plants.
Abstract:
Nanowire (260, 360) growth in situ on a planar surface, which is one of a crystalline surface having any crystal orientation, a polycrystalline surface and a non-crystalline surface, is controlled by guiding (160) catalyzed growth from the planar surface in a nano-throughhole (224, 324) of a patterned layer (220, 320) formed on the planar surface, such that the nanowire (260, 360) grows in situ perpendicular to the planar surface. An electronic device (200, 300) includes first and second regions of electronic circuitry (280, 370, 380) vertically spaced by the patterned layer (220, 320). The nano-throughhole (224, 324) of the patterned layer (220, 320) extends perpendicularly between the regions. The first region (324, 376) has the planar surface. The device (200, 300) further includes a nanowire (260, 360) extending perpendicular from a catalyst location on the planar surface of the first region (374, 376) in the nano-throughhole (224, 324). The nanowire (260, 360) forms a component of a nano-scale circuit that connects the regions.
Abstract:
Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to crossbar array designs that interfaces wires to address wires, despite misalignments between electrical components and wires. In one embodiment, a nanoscale device may be composed of a first layer of two or more wires (1501-1511) and a second layer of two or more address wires (1512-1523) that overlays the first layer. The nanoscale device may also include an intermediate layer (704-804) positioned between the first layer and the second layer. Two or more redundant electrical component patterns (1400) may be fabricated within the intermediate layer so that one or more of the electrical component patterns is aligned with the first and second layers.
Abstract:
A scheme for retrieving digital multimedia content from a network node. A message is provided to the network node by a client application executing on a digital multimedia device, wherein the message includes a multidimensional pointer to a depository of digital multimedia content associated with the network node as well as a timing parameter operable to indicate when the message is to take effect. The multidimensional pointer contains a relative time offset variable as well as a plurality of media identifier dimensions corresponding to a plurality of nested hierarchical levels into which the digital multimedia content is organized. Responsive to the message, content from a particular content source identified by the multidimensional pointer is streamed to the digital multimedia device at a time indicated responsive to the timing parameter.
Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for operating a user agent (UA) and access device located within a communications cell according to a half-duplex (HD), frequency-division duplexing (FDD) protocol. The system and method are designed to accommodate a guard period (GP) between downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) communications from the UA, while addressing the loss of at least part of the DL communication before a subsequent UL subframe to accommodate the GP.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides purified nucleic acids and polypeptides. Also provided are transgenic plants, seeds, and plant cells containing DNA for expression of the proteins that are useful for imparting enhanced agronomic trait(s) to transgenic crop plants, methods of making such plants and methods of making agricultural commodity including seeds and hybrid seeds from such plants.