A*STAR PATENTS

The invention broadly relates to the use of ?, ?-unsaturated fatty acids to inhibit the filamentous growth of fungi and yeasts and to a method for producing same. In particular the invention relates to the use of optionally substituted C8 to C15 ?, ?-unsaturated fatty acids or salts, esters or amides thereof for inhibiting or retarding the yeast-to-mycelium transition of organisms having a dimorphic life cycle.

The present invention relates to a novel gene encoding a protein termed Coiled Coil Domain Containing 95 (CCDC95) or a peptide fragments thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of CCDC95 in Modulation of RGK small binding protein via altering concentration or sub-cellular localization of RGK small binding protein with CCDC95 or a peptide fragments thereof.

A recording circuit is provided. The recording circuit includes a multiplexing circuit configured to receive a plurality of input signals and to produce a multiplexed output signal including the plurality of input signals, and a plurality of sampling circuits electrically coupled in parallel to each other, each sampling circuit being configured to sample a portion of the multiplexed output signal corresponding to an input signal of the plurality of input signals and the sampling circuits configured to alternately produce an output signal corresponding to the sampled portion.

Embodiments provide a switching device. The switching device includes a substrate, which includes a contact region. The switching device further includes a vertical layer arrangement extending from the substrate next to the contact region. The vertical layer arrangement includes a control layer. The switching device further includes a freestanding silicon cantilever extending vertically from the contact region.

"The present invention relates to methods of detecting

In an embodiment, a wafer level package may be provided. The wafer level package may include a device wafer including a MEMS device, a cap wafer disposed over the device wafer, at least one first interconnect disposed between the device wafer and the cap wafer and configured to provide an electrical connection between the device wafer and the cap wafer, and a conformal sealing ring disposed between the device wafer and the cap wafer and configured to surround the at least one first interconnect and the MEMS device so as to provide a conformally sealed environment for the at least one first interconnect and the MEMS device, wherein the conformal sealing ring may be configured to conform to a respective suitable surface of the device wafer and the cap wafer when the device wafer may be bonded to the cap wafer. A method of forming a wafer level package may also be provided.

The invention provides a process for making hydroxymethylfurfural comprising exposing a saccharide, e.g. glucose or fructose, to a metal complex of an N-heterocyclic carbene.

A system and system for monitoring water quality. The system comprises a container for receiving a flow of water to be monitored, the container containing a plurality of fish and configured such that a substantially 3-dimensional group behavior of the fish is accommodated; a first imaging device disposed above the container for obtaining top view video data of the fish; and means for identifying individual fish based on foreground object detection.

The use of mesenchymal stem cells cultured in the presence of HS-2 for the treatment of bone fracture. Repair of bone fracture using such cells is enhanced compared with the treatment of bone fracture using mesenchymal cells cultured without HS-2. These mesenchymal stem cells may be formulated in a pharmaceutical composition and injected directly into tissues surrounding the fracture or used in a biocompatible implant or prosthesis.

An electrocardiogram signal processing system is provided which includes: a wavelet transformation unit comprising a plurality of outputs, each output being connected to one of a plurality of scales, wherein the wavelet transformation unit is adapted to transform an input electrocardiogram signal into a set of wavelets, each wavelet being output to one of the scales; a plurality of signal processing blocks, each of the signal processing blocks coupled to a respective output of the wavelet transformation unit and configured to receive and process the wavelet from the respective output, wherein the signal processing blocks provide processing functions which differ from one another.