Abstract: A substrate structure is provided, which includes a substrate having a plurality of conductors and at least a receiving space formed on a surface of the substrate with the receiving space free from penetrating the substrate. During an encapsulating process, an encapsulant can be filled in the receiving space so as to strengthen the bonding between the substrate and the encapsulant, thereby preventing delamination from occurring therebetween.

Abstract: A method for protecting muscles, comprising administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a FU-LING (Poria cocos) extract, tumulosic acid and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt of tumulosic acid. In particular, the method of the present invention is for protecting muscle cells against injury, promoting regeneration and repair of muscle, regulating, treating and/or delaying muscle atrophy (especially caused by aging, diseases, and cachexia), or helping normal muscle contraction, maintaining normal muscle physiology, maintaining normal neuromuscular function, maintaining normal energy metabolism, or enhancing energy level.

Abstract: An array substrate includes a substrate, data lines, gate lines, at least one pixel electrode, at least one common electrode, at least one light-shielding pattern, and at least one auxiliary electrode. At least one pixel region is defined by the data lines and the gate lines disposed and crossing with one another on the substrate. The pixel electrode, the common electrode, the light-shielding pattern, and the auxiliary electrode are disposed on the substrate and at least partially located in the pixel region. The pixel electrode includes at least one first branch electrode, and the common electrode includes at least one second branch electrode. The first branch electrode and the second branch electrode are disposed alternately in a first direction. The light-shielding pattern is disposed between a data line adjacent to the pixel region and the first branch electrode in the first direction.

Abstract: A stop valve includes a valve body having a receiving space, a shaft rotatably mounted in the receiving space of the valve body, and an operation member mounted on the shaft. The shaft has a shaft body and a driven portion. The shaft body is provided with a connecting hole. The shaft body has a periphery provided with two retaining grooves for mounting two seal rings. The two seal rings are directly formed in the two retaining grooves of the shaft body in a secondary molding mode so that the two seal rings and the two retaining grooves of the shaft body have greater strength of combination, such that the two seal rings will not be detached from the two retaining grooves of the shaft body, thereby preventing from incurring fluid leakage.

Abstract: Use of Cistanche tubulosa extract, isoacteoside and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt of isoacteoside in the manufacture of a medicament or a food product for protecting muscles, wherein the medicament is particularly used for protecting muscle cells against injury to regulate, treat and/or delay muscle loss, and especially for the muscle loss caused by aging, diseases, and/or cochexia. The food product is a health food, a nutritional supplement food, or a special nutrition food.

Abstract: A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The pixel electrode includes multiple first layer pixel electrode patterns and multiple second layer pixel electrode patterns. The common electrode includes a plurality of first layer common electrode patterns and a plurality of second layer common electrode patterns. A fringe electric field is between each first layer pixel electrode pattern and corresponding portion of second layer common electrode patterns, and between each first layer common electrode pattern and corresponding portion of second layer pixel electrode patterns. A horizontal electric field is between each second layer pixel electrode pattern and the adjacent portion of second layer common electrode patterns.

Abstract: A pixel structure is provided and disposed in a pixel region divided up by a dummy line. The pixel structure includes a pixel electrode. The pixel electrode includes first branches and second branches located at opposite sides and disposed symmetrically with respect to the dummy line. One first branch has an extending portion and an end portion. A direction is directing from a front end toward a terminal end of the extension portion, and the terminal end of the extension portion is connected to a front end of the end portion. A bending direction is directing from the front end to a terminal end of the end portion. The direction is toward the dummy line and the bending direction is parallel to or away from the dummy line, or the direction is away from the dummy line and the bending direction is parallel to or toward the dummy line.

Abstract: An earpiece apparatus for in-ear headphones, includes two shells, each having a speaker and an extending sound output hole, wherein at least one mounting hole is positioned on the outer surface of said shells, said mounting hole is not positioned opposite to said sound output hole, a vibrating structure is correspondingly positioned on said mounting hole, said vibrating structure contacts the earlap, said vibrating structure comprises a vibrating diaphragm and a flexible piece, said vibrating diaphragm is fixed on said flexible piece, said vibrating diaphragm is made of thin metal, plastic, or paper etc. membrane material, and said flexible piece is made of a soft material, and when the sound waves produced from said speaker vibrate within said shell, said flexible piece and said vibrating diaphragm vibrate accordingly along with the sound waves passing through.

Abstract: A method and system of enhancing a backlight-scaled image include a minimum perceptible luminance threshold of cone response with dim backlight being determined, and a luminance layer associated with an image being extracted. The luminance layer is decomposed into an HVS response layer and a background luminance layer for each pixel of the luminance layer. Luminance of dark pixels of the background luminance layer is boosted and compressed to a perceptible range above the minimum perceptible luminance threshold, thereby resulting in an enhanced background luminance layer. An enhanced luminance layer is generated through composition using the HVS response layer and the enhanced background luminance layer as inputs.

Abstract: A method for increasing the expression of SIRT1 mRNA and/or decreasing the expression of SOCS3 mRNA, and especially for regulating blood glucose levels in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of an active component selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of formula (I), and combinations thereof: wherein X is H or C1-C3 alkyl; one of Y and Z is and the other one is H, OH or wherein when Y is Z is R1 to R13 are independently H or OH, and wherein, R1 to R3 are not simultaneously H; R8 and R9 are not simultaneously H.

Abstract: A method for increasing the expression of SIRT1 mRNA and/or decreasing the expression of SOCS3 mRNA, and especially for regulating blood glucose levels in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of an active component selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of formula (I), and combinations thereof: wherein X is H or C1-C3 alkyl; one of Y and Z is and the other one is H, OH or wherein when Y is Z is R1 to R13 are independently H or OH, and wherein, R1 to R3 are not simultaneously H; R8 and R9 are not simultaneously H.

Abstract: A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure includes a scan line, a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, and a common electrode. The active device is electrically connected to the scan line and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The pixel electrode includes multiple first layer pixel electrode patterns and multiple second layer pixel electrode patterns. The common electrode includes a plurality of first layer common electrode patterns and a plurality of second layer common electrode patterns. A fringe electric field is between each first layer pixel electrode pattern and corresponding portion of second layer common electrode patterns, and between each first layer common electrode pattern and corresponding portion of second layer pixel electrode patterns. A horizontal electric field is between each second layer pixel electrode pattern and the adjacent portion of second layer common electrode patterns.

Abstract: A multimedia bitrate adaption method for individual users wherein only a set of predetermined bitrates may be selected as the multimedia bitrate of the user. The predetermined bitrates are quantized into exponentially distributed levels, and the users' experiences corresponding to the predetermined bitrates are with the same intervals, thereby increasing the service capacity and improving user satisfaction.

Abstract: A photovoltaic device is provided that includes a semiconductor substrate including a p-n junction with a p-type semiconductor portion and an n-type semiconductor portion one on top of the other. A plurality of patterned antireflective coating layers is located on a p-type semiconductor surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein at least one portion of the p-type semiconductor surface of the semiconductor substrate is exposed. Aluminum is located directly on the at least one portion of the p-type semiconductor surface of the semiconductor substrate that is exposed.

Abstract: A method for detecting a touch display panel which includes a plurality of conductive lines which are composed of a plurality of data lines and driving lines is used to detect capacitance characteristics of the touch display panel. Between the data lines and ground has at least one first capacitance module, between the driving lines and ground has at least one second capacitance module, and between the data lines and the driving lines has at least one capacitance. The method includes electing one as a detection line in the conductive lines for detecting capacitance characteristic, then inputting a detection voltage wave to the detection line and inputting the detection voltage wave to the conductive lines which are cross the detection line to eliminate capacitance characteristic of the capacitance; detecting capacitance characteristic between the detection line and ground at last.

Abstract: A method and system of enhancing a backlight-scaled image include a minimum perceptible luminance threshold of cone response with dim backlight being determined, and a luminance layer associated with an image being extracted. The luminance layer is decomposed into an HVS response layer and a background luminance layer for each pixel of the luminance layer. Luminance of dark pixels of the background luminance layer is boosted and compressed to a perceptible range above the minimum perceptible luminance threshold, thereby resulting in an enhanced background luminance layer. An enhanced luminance layer is generated through composition using the HVS response layer and the enhanced background luminance layer as inputs.

Abstract: A method for increasing the expression of SIRT1 mRNA and/or decreasing the expression of SOCS3 mRNA, and especially for regulating blood glucose levels in a subject in need thereof is provided. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of an active component selected from the group consisting of a compound of formula (I), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound of formula (I), and combinations thereof: wherein X is H or C1-C3 alkyl; one of Y and Z is and the other one is H, OH or wherein when Y is Z is R1 to R13 are independently H or OH, and wherein, R1 to R3 are not simultaneously H; R8 and R9 are not simultaneously H.

Abstract: A multimedia bitrate adaption method for individual users wherein only a set of predetermined bitrates may be selected as the multimedia bitrate of the user. The predetermined bitrates are quantized into exponentially distributed levels, and the users' experiences corresponding to the predetermined bitrates are with the same intervals, thereby increasing the service capacity and improving user satisfaction.

Abstract: A learning-based visual attention prediction method is disclosed. The method includes a correlation relationship between the fixation density and at least one feature information being learned by training, followed by a test video sequence of test frames being received. Afterward, at least one tested feature map is generated for each test frame based on the feature information. Finally, the tested feature map is mapped into a saliency map, which indicates the fixation strength of the corresponding test frame, according to the correlation relationship.

Abstract: The invention provides a oriented white polyester film, which includes at least one polyester film with a cavitation additive, wherein the cavitation additive includes poly(methyl methacrylate-co-methyl methacrylamide), a copolymer of sulfophthalate salt and nylon, polyarylate (PAR), ethylene methacrylate (EMA), ethylene methacrylate acrylic acid terpolymer (EMAAA), polyetherimide (PEI), metallocene catalyzed cyclic olefin copolymer (mCOC) or combinations thereof.