Disclosed are a light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a quantum dot including a first ligand bonded to a surface thereof; and a charge transport layer including an inorganic nanoparticle including a second ligand bonded to a surface thereof, wherein an interface between the emission layer and the charge transport layer includes a cross-link in which the first ligand on the surface of the quantum dot and the second ligand on the surface of the inorganic nanoparticle are linked by a cross-linking agent.

Disclosed are a light-emitting device and a method of manufacturing the same. The light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a quantum dot including a first ligand bonded to a surface thereof; and a charge transport layer including an inorganic nanoparticle including a second ligand bonded to a surface thereof, wherein an interface between the emission layer and the charge transport layer includes a cross-link in which the first ligand on the surface of the quantum dot and the second ligand on the surface of the inorganic nanoparticle are linked by a cross-linking agent.

Disclosed are compounds of formulas (I)-(IX) for treating or preventing a disease or disorder responsive to antagonism of a P2Y.sub.14R receptor agonist in a mammal in need thereof, wherein R.sup.1-R.sup.8, X, Y, Z, X′, Y′, Z′, and A are as defined herein, that are useful in treating an inflammatory such as asthma, cystic fibrosis, and sterile inflammation of the kidney. ##STR00001##

The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): wherein all variables are as defined in the specification. The compounds are apelin and APJ agonists for treating cardiovascular diseases. Preferred compounds are 2-(1,1′-biphe-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives. The invention further provides compositions comprising the compounds and the compounds for use in methods of medical treatment. ##STR00001##

The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): wherein all variables are as defined in the specification. The compounds are apelin and APJ agonists for treating cardiovascular diseases. Preferred compounds are 2-(1,1′-biphe-1H-benzo[d]imidazole derivatives. The invention further provides compositions comprising the compounds and the compounds for use in methods of medical treatment. ##STR00001##

According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

According to the present invention, options for materials for organic devices such as materials for organic EL elements are increased by addition of a cycloalkane, by condensation, to a polycyclic aromatic compound in which a plurality of aromatic rings are linked together by boron atoms, oxygen atoms, and the like. By using a novel cycloalkane-condensed polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic EL element, for example, an organic EL element having excellent emission efficiency and element life is provided.

An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer includes, as a first host material, a first compound that includes at least one group represented by a formula (11) below, the first compound being represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer includes a second compound represented by a formula (2A) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer.

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An organic electroluminescence device includes an anode, a cathode, a first emitting layer, and a second emitting layer provided between the first emitting layer and the cathode, in which the first emitting layer includes, as a first host material, a first compound that includes at least one group represented by a formula (11) below, the first compound being represented by a formula (1) below, the second emitting layer includes a second compound represented by a formula (2A) below as a second host material, and the first emitting layer is in direct contact with the second emitting layer.

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Methods and computer systems are described herein for identifying small molecules that bind to selected RNA structural features (e.g., to RNA secondary structures). Also described are compounds and compositions that modulate RNA function and/or activity.