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Guiying Nie, Glen Waverly AU
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| 20090186367 | DIAGNOSIS OF FERTILITY CONDITIONS USING A SERINE PROTEASE - The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing an infertility condition in a human female subject, the method comprising detecting pregnancy-related serine protease (PRSP) protein in a test sample taken from said subject at between 7 and 20 weeks into pregnancy; detecting PRSP protein in a test sample from a fertile control mammal taken within the same period; and comparing the PRSP protein in the test sample with the PRSP protein detected in the control sample, wherein a change in PRSP protein in the sample compared to the control sample is indicative of an infertility condition. | 07-23-2009 |
Guiying Nie, Glen Waverley AU
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| 20080233595 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING INTERTILITY - The invention relates to methods for diagnosing conditions characterized by altered expression of a pregnancy related serine protease (PRSP) protein in a mammal. Such conditions include infertility caused by an inability to achieve or sustain embryo implantation, an inability to sustain a pregnancy, early abortion, insufficient placentation, pre-eclampsia, or intrauterine growth restriction. The methods include detecting expression of PRSP, such as SEQ ID NP33. Detection may be accomplished using a PRSP-specific antibody. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090068698 | PREGNANCY-RELATED ENZYME ACTIVITY - This invention relates to the role of the enzyme proprotein convertase 5/6 in pregnancy, and in particular to the detection or modulation of proprotein convertase 5/6 and its isoforms in the uterus. This enzyme is useful in the control of fertility, the monitoring of early pregnancy, and for the detection of uterine receptivity. The invention also relates to methods of screening for compounds which have the ability to modulate the activity or expression of proprotein convertase 5/6, which may be useful in regulating fertility in mammals. Novel forms of proprotein convertase 5/6 are also disclosed and claimed. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20100186101 | DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF FERTILITY CONDITIONS USING A SERINE PROTEASE - The invention relates to the use of a serine protease, which is specifically expressed in association with embryo implantation and placentation in pregnant uterus in the evaluation of fertility and monitoring of early pregnancy, placental development and function, fetal development, parturition, and conditions such as pre-eclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, early abortion, abnormal uterine bleeding, endometriosis, and cancers. | 07-22-2010 |
Heng Yong Nie, London CA
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| 20120056167 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF LAYERED HETEROJUNCTION POLYMERIC DEVICES - Method for growing multilayer polymer based heterojunction devices which uses selective breaking of C—H or Si—H bonds without breaking other bonds leading to fast curing for the production of layered polymer devices having polymer heterojunctions deposited by the common solution-based deposition methods. In one embodiment, a hydrogen plasma is maintained and protons are extracted with an electric field to accelerate them to an appropriate kinetic energy. The protons enter into a drift zone to collide with molecular hydrogen in gas phase. The cascades of collisions produce a high flux of hyperthermal molecular hydrogen with a flux many times of the flux of protons extracted from the hydrogen plasma. The nominal flux ratio of hyperthermal molecular hydrogen to proton is easily controllable by the hydrogen pressure in the drift zone, and by the length of the drift zone. The extraction energy of the protons is shared by these hyperthermal molecules so that average energy of the hyperthermal molecular hydrogen is easily controlled by extraction energy of the protons and the nominal flux ratio. Since unlike protons the hyperthermal molecular hydrogen projectiles do not carry any electrical charge, the high flux of hyperthermal molecular hydrogen can be used to engineer surface modification of both electrical insulating products and conductive products. In a typical embodiment, organic precursor molecules (or silicone, or silane molecules) with desirable chemical functionality or a set of functionalities and with desirable electrical properties are condensed on a substrate with a solution-based deposition method. The molecular layer is bombarded by the high flux of hyperthermal molecular hydrogen derived from a hydrogen plasma. The C—H or Si—H bonds are thus cleaved preferentially due to the kinematic selectivity of energy deposition from the hyperthermal hydrogen projectiles to the hydrogen atoms in the precursor molecules. The induced cross-linking reactions produce a stable molecular layer retaining the desirable chemical functionality/functionalities and electrical properties carried to the substrate by the precursor molecules. The molecular layer is thus cured and ready for additional molecular layer formation for the production of polymer devices which typically comprise one or more than one polymer heterojunction. | 03-08-2012 |
Jian-Yun Nie, Montreal CA
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| 20100318531 | SMOOTHING CLICKTHROUGH DATA FOR WEB SEARCH RANKING - Described is a technology for using clickthrough data (e.g., based on data of a query log) in learning a ranking model that may be used in online ranking of search results. Clickthrough data, which is typically sparse (because many documents are often not clicked or rarely clicked), is processed/smoothed into smoothed clickthrough streams. The processing includes determining similar queries for a document with incomplete (insufficient) clickthrough data to provide expanded clickthrough data for that document, and/or by estimating at least one clickthrough feature for a document when that document has missing (e.g., no) clickthrough data. Similar queries may be determined by random walk clustering and/or session-based query analysis. Features extracted from the clickthrough streams may be used to provide a ranking model which may then be used in online ranking of documents that are located with respect to a query. | 12-16-2010 |
Norimitsu Nie, Kashiba-Shi JP
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| 20090149014 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | 06-11-2009 |
Tadashi Nie, Aichi JP
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| 20090108615 | MOVEMENT DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SEAT - Provided is a movement device for a vehicle seat. Lower rails extending in a forward or rearward direction of a vehicle are arranged in a vehicle width direction on a vehicle floor. An upper rail provided at a lower part of a seat slidably movably engages with the lower rails. A recess is formed in the vehicle floor, enabling a carriage to be conveyed between the lower rails along the vehicle width direction. The carriage is separated from the vehicle floor, and guide rails are installed on the carriage. The guide rails are provided in extensions of the lower rails so as to be capable of directly accepting a sliding movement of the upper rail from the lower rails, as the upper rail is removed from the lower rail into the extension thereof. | 04-30-2009 |
Xiaoning Nie, Neubiberg DE
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| 20090022077 | COMPUTING DEVICE, HARDWARE DATA TRANSFER UNIT, SOFTWARE CONTROL UNIT, AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A DATA TRANSFER IN A COMPUTING DEVICE - A computing device includes a hardware data processing unit having at least one input buffer, a plurality of output buffers, a data transfer unit, and a software control unit, the data transfer unit configured to transfer data from the input buffer to the plurality of output buffers, and the software control unit configured to control the data transfer unit. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090119460 | Storing Portions of a Data Transfer Descriptor in Cached and Uncached Address Space - Methods, apparatuses, and software for storing a first portion of a data transfer descriptor in cached address space, and storing a second portion of the data transfer descriptor in uncached address space. Also, methods, apparatuses, and software for reading at least a portion of a data transfer descriptor from cached address space, initiating a memory transfer based on the data transfer descriptor, and storing a parameter indicating a status of the data transfer descriptor in uncached address space. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100128702 | Ad Hoc Communication Protocol Method and Apparatus - According to one embodiment, a connection is established between a first communication device and a second communication device in accordance with one or more communication layers. Each communication layer is associated with a standard structure and protocol. An ad hoc communication layer structure and/or protocol are determined at the first communication device. The ad hoc communication layer structure and/or protocol are communicated to the second communication device. One or more of the standard structures and/or protocols are replaced at the first communication device with the ad hoc communication layer structure and/or protocol responsive to the second communication device acknowledging acceptance of the ad hoc communication layer structure and/or protocol. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100131667 | Executable Communication Protocol Description Method and Apparatus - According to one embodiment, data is transmitted from a first communication device to a second communication device in accordance with one or more communication layer functions of a communication standard including at least a data link layer function. An executable description of at least a new data link layer function is generated at the first communication device. At least the data link layer function of the communication standard is replaced with the new data link layer function at the first communication device. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100185832 | Data Moving Processor - A system and method for processing data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a data moving processor comprises a code memory coupled to a code fetch circuit and a decode circuit coupled to the code fetch circuit. An address stack is coupled to the decode circuit and configured to store address data. A general purpose stack is coupled to the decode circuit and configured to store other data. The data moving processor uses data from the general purpose stack to perform calculations. The data moving processor uses address data from the address stack to identify source and destination memory locations. The address data may be used to drive an address line of a memory during a read or write operation. The address stack and general purpose stack are separately controlled using bytecode. | 07-22-2010 |
Xueyuan Nie, Windsor CA
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| 20080248214 | METHOD OF FORMING AN OXIDE COATING WITH DIMPLES ON ITS SURFACE - This invention involves a process of forming an oxide coating with dimples on Al, Mg and Ti alloys. The oxide coating with dimples on its surface is produced by the process consisting of an electrochemical etching on the surface of those alloys followed by plasma oxidation in an alkaline electrolytic solution using a high voltage power supply. The as-prepared coating has smooth surface finish and improved properties being suitable for wear and corrosion protection of materials which have contacts with each other. The present invention can also be applied onto Al—Si and Mg alloys for wear and corrosion-wear prevention of sleeveless aluminium and magnesium engines. | 10-09-2008 |
Yining Nie, Windsor CA
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| 20110314894 | Cyclic Impact-Sliding Fatigue Wear Testing Instrument - This invention deals with a testing instrument that is used to investigate failure behavior of items subject to impact and sliding forces. The testing instrument produces an impact motion and a sliding motion in each testing cycle with maximum contact pressure similar to actual stresses applied to the items during real applications. The invented instrument simulates wear conditions and failure behaviors of biomedical implants, components, tools and coatings which are observed in practical applications. | 12-29-2011 |
Zhihong Nie, Toronto CA
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| 20110129941 | Method of Producing Polymeric Particles With Selected Size, Shape, Morphology and Composition - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for producing polymeric particles with pre-designed size, shape, morphology and composition, and more particularly the present invention uses a microfluidic polymerization reactor for producing same. The present invention disclosed herein provides a process for producing polymer particles with pre-selected shapes. The method includes injecting a first fluid comprising a polymerizable constituent with a controlled flow rate into a microfluidic channel and injecting a second fluid with a controlled flow rate into the microfluidic channel in which the second fluid mixes with the first fluid, the second fluid being immiscible with the first fluid so that the first fluid forms into droplets in the microfluidic channel. The microfluidic channel has pre-selected dimensions to give droplets of pre-selected size, morphology and shape. The microfluidic channel is sufficiently long so that the droplets have a sufficiently long residence time in the channel so that they polymerize or otherwise harden into droplets of pre-selected size and shape. | 06-02-2011 |