Abstract: Provided is a device of generating various types of pulses by controlling a distance between saturable absorber connectors, and more particularly, a device of generating various types of pulses by controlling a distance between saturable absorber connectors, capable of actively controlling a distance between saturable absorbers to completely overcome a disadvantage that an opened space is present in a cavity or a disadvantage that a fiber component should be changed and implementing a simple design of the entire fiber laser cavity since only a saturable absorber part, which is a portion of a fiber laser cavity, should be designed, as a carbon nanotube saturable absorber part in a passively mode-locked fiber laser generating apparatus using the saturable absorber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel low sulfur fuel compositions having butanol and demonstrating improved lubricity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel zeolite or zeolite-like material synthesized using a zeolite synthesis composition comprising a specifically designed organic surfactant, wherein the zeolite or zeolite-like material comprises a crystalline framework having a thickness corresponding to up to 10 single unit cells along at least one axis, and 2-50 nm mesopores formed by organic assembly of the crystalline framework are regularly or irregularly arranged in the zeolite or zeolite-like material. In addition, the present invention presents a micro-mesoporous molecular sieve material activated or functionalized by dealumination, ion exchange or other post-treatment processes, and a method of using the molecular sieve material as a catalyst. The disclosed novel materials have a significantly increased outer surface area and pore volume due to a combination of micropores and mesopores, and thus show an increased diffusion of molecules therein.

Abstract: Disclosed are multi-staged acrylic based core-shell polymers comprising a linear core polymer and at least one subsequently polymerized shell polymer. At least one of the subsequently polymerized shell polymers is crosslinked. The core-shell polymers surprisingly provide desirable rheological, clarity, and aesthetic properties in aqueous surfactant containing compositions, particularly at low pH. The multi-staged acrylic base core-shell polymers can be included in at least one phase of a multi-phase personal care, home care, health care, and institutional and industrial care composition to impart phase stability thereto.

Abstract: A system has an implantable unit and an external unit. The external unit is fixable at the patient's head and has an audio signal source, an audio signal processing unit for processing audio signals from the audio signal source, a rechargeable power source, a transmitter for transmitting processed audio signals via a transcutaneous audio link to the implantable unit and a power transmission coil for transmitting power via a transcutaneous power link to the implantable unit. The implantable unit has a stimulator for a patient's middle ear or inner ear component according to the processed audio signals. The external unit is coupleable to the inductive charging device for inducing an AC voltage in the power transmission coil. The external unit has a recharging circuitry for transforming the AC voltage induced in the power transmission coil by the charging device into a charging current for recharging the rechargeable power source.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a method for decoding a video in a skip mode comprises the steps of: deriving a pixel value of an estimation block for a current block; deriving an error compensation value for the current block; and deriving a pixel value of a final prediction block using the pixel value of the prediction block and the error compensation value. According to the present invention, the amount of transmitted information is minimized, and the efficiency of video encoding/decoding is improved.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to novel preparations of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) derived from hemangioblasts, methods for obtaining such MSCs, and method sof treating a pathology using such MSCs. The methods of the present invention produce substantial numbers of MSCs having a potency-retaining youthful phenotype, which are useful in the treatment of pathologies.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a film-type micro-supercapacitor and a manufacturing method thereof including a method for manufacturing an electrode film by using graphene or graphene oxide, a method for forming a two-dimensional electrode by separating a graphene or graphene oxide electrode film into two independent electrodes through patterning, a method for forming an in-plane structure of the two-dimensional electrode, a method for forming a current collector on an electrode, and a method for manufacturing a supercapacitor with a micrometer thickness by supplying an electrolyte to the two-dimensional electrode. The film-type micro-supercapacitor can efficiently replace or support the battery in the field of very small electronic devices such as microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), paper-like displays, or smartcards requiring a very small power supply.

Abstract: A system and method for managing power delivered to a processing chamber is described. In one embodiment current is drawn away from the plasma processing chamber while initiating an application of power to the plasma processing chamber during an initial period of time, the amount of current being drawn away decreasing during the initial period of time so as to increase the amount of power applied to the plasma processing chamber during the initial period of time.

Abstract: Provided is single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber production via a multi-vacuum filtration method, and more particularly, single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber production via a multi-vacuum filtration method, capable of depositing a carbon nanotube thin film on a filter using a vacuum chamber and a membrane filter, etching the filter using an etchant so as to be transferred to an upper surface of the polymer, coating the polymer on the carbon nanotube to thereby produce a carbon nanotube saturable absorber, as a method of producing a carbon nanotube thin film to transfer the thin film to the polymer using a multi-filtration method in order to produce a passive saturable absorber to be used in laser oscillation.

Abstract: An objective lens for an optical pickup device is characterized in that compatibility of three types of optical discs, which are a BD, a DVD, and a CD, may be realized by a common objective lens, and a flare can be created by providing an over-spherical aberration when a third optical disc is used from a size relationship between a pitch on a central region side and a pitch on an intermediate region side across a boundary and a relationship of a direction of a step in the base structures superimposed in a central region and an intermediate region of the objective lens.

Abstract: Methods for the fermentative production of four carbon alcohols is provided. Specifically, butanol, preferably isobutanol is produced by the fermentative growth of a recombinant bacterium expressing an isobutanol biosynthetic pathway.

Abstract: The present invention provides modified droplet actuator systems, software, and software-executed methods for use in droplet actuator operation and droplet actuator systems that are configured and programmed to execute such software. The invention provides a computer readable medium storing processor executable code for performing a method, the method comprising receiving a selection of a function to be performed by a droplet actuator, associating the function to a predefined electrode element, associating the predefined electrode element to a grouping of one or more electrodes that perform the function, and adding the grouping of one or more electrodes to an electronic layout of the droplet actuator.

Abstract: The presently disclosed invention relates to a portable device for detecting one or more urinary proteins based on aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen and quantifying the total urinary proteins in a urine sample in order for monitoring human health, in particular, to a device that utilizes a water-soluble AIE luminogen to detect one or more urinary protein aggregation in order to determine the content of both the target protein and the total urinary proteins in a subject. The device is useful at home or at clinical level for monitoring human health on regular basis.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) package includes a substrate, a first LED chip and a second LED chip. The substrate includes first to fourth electrodes, and an interconnection electrode. A mounting area is defined at center of a top surface of the substrate. The first to fourth electrodes are respectively in four corners of the substrate out of the mounting area. The first interconnection electrode is embedded in the substrate to electrically connect the first and the third electrodes. The first LED chip and the second LED chip are arranged in the mounting area. Each LED chip includes an anode pad and a cathode pad. The first to fourth electrodes are respectively connected to the four pads of the first and the second LED chips via a plurality of metal wires, and no metal wire connection is formed between the first and the second LED chips.

Abstract: The systems and methods of the invention provide a guided approach to pyrosequencing (i.e., hybrid pyrosequencing). A de novo nucleic acid sequence may compared to a library of possible results and the next nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on the comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results. In another example, at least the first nucleotide to be dispensed is selected based on a query of a database(s) of non-sequence parameters (e.g., incidence of infection, diagnostic symptoms, sample source) and subsequent dispensations determined based on a comparison of the de novo sequence and the library of possible results (e.g., candidate sequences). The systems and methods of the invention may be performed using a droplet actuator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of identifying a target such as within the subgenual area by measuring neuronal activity in response to a stimulus. Once the target is identified, it can be stimulated to treat a neurological disorder, such as a mood disorder or an anxiety disorder.

Abstract: The film mirror has sequencial layers of a hard coat layer, a resin layer and a reflective layer. The hard coat layer has an absorber and the absorber is a triazine absorber or an inorganic UV absorber. Such a mirror has high specular reflectance without delamination even after long-term irradiation by sunlight because of the specific absorbers used in the hard coat layer.

Abstract: The invention provides a real-time exercise coaching system on the basis of that the whole exercise course could be subdivided into 4 basic components: sprint (anaerobic or speeding), aerobic endurance (balancing aerobic endurance), compensating (compensating O2 debt), and dynamic recovery. The real-time exercise coaching system of the invention enables a user to realize his/her current physiological state and change of fitness condition and then the user can further decide which action (sprint, aerobic endurance, and dynamic recovery) is to be taken next. The system of the invention instantly and continuously provides information that assesses a user's current physiological state during exercising in view of the exercise situations and the environmental conditions (such as temperature, humidity, altitude and air quality).

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a thermal compression head for flip chip bonding. The thermal compression head includes a main body and a contact portion. The main body has a main body opening. The contact portion has a contact surface and a plurality of openings. The openings communicate with the main body opening. When the contact surface of the contact portion is used to adsorb a chip, the contact surface of the chip has a plurality of adsorbed zones corresponding to the contact surface openings. After the chip is bonded to a substrate, the protrusions of the adsorbed zones are relatively slight. Therefore, the interconnection between the chip and the substrate is ensured.