Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a composition for preventing or improving fat deposition on the liver in spite of the alcohol intake history of a level that a liver disease is not caused. The inventors found that glutathione has an effect of preventing or improving fat deposition on the liver, which is not caused by alcohol, and completed the present invention. Among nonalcoholic fat diseases, the present invention is particularly effective in an early stage of the treatment or in a case where treatment for another disease is not performed.

Abstract: A Raman detection system has a Raman spectrometer and a fixing light shielding stand. One end of the fixing light shielding stand is fixedly connected to the Raman spectrometer, and the other end is disposed with an entrance groove for a needle-like SERS probe to enter. A slot for fixing the needle-like SERS probe is formed at an end of the entrance groove, and the slot and the needle-like SERS probe match in shape and size. The Raman detection system has a fixing light shielding device with a dark color groove and a focal length. The groove can be used for limiting the rolling of the curved surface structure of the needle-like SERS probe. A laser can be focused on the curved surface more accurately by adjusting the distance from the instrument detector to the SERS probe.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nanosensor for real-time monitoring of wound healing, a manufacturing method thereof, and a real-time monitoring system for wound healing using the same. A nanosensor according to example embodiments includes a biomarker for detecting mRNA and a reference gene on gold nanoparticles, thereby providing an objective indicator through monitoring of wound healing, enabling monitoring of wound healing through direct monitoring using real-time fluorescence by including a fluorescent marker in a nanoflare, and enabling evaluation of a whole wound healing process in normal and patient groups (diabetes) through real-time monitoring. In addition, the nanosensor according to the example embodiments has advantages of shortening synthesis time and improving efficiency by 30% through integration of a novel synthesis method (freezing method) rather than an existing synthesis method (salt aging).

Abstract: Systems and methods for genome sequence compression and decompression are provided. The method for compression encoding of a genome sequence includes partitioning a genome sequence into a plurality of Group of Bases (GoBs) and processing each of the plurality of GoBs independently to encode the genome sequence into a bit stream. Processing each of the plurality of GoBs includes dividing each of the plurality of GOBs into a first part and a second part, the first part including an initial context part and the second part including a learning-based inference part. The processing each of the plurality of GoBs further includes encoding the first part in accordance with a Markov model, encoding the second part in accordance with a learning-based model, and encoding the encoded first part and the encoded second part into the bit stream with an arithmetic encoder. The learning-based model may include Long and Short-Term Memory (LSTM)-based neural networks.

Abstract: A method and a method for determining flow speed based on photoacoustic imaging or sensing. The method includes receiving multiple photoacoustic signals from a sample in response to transmission of multiple laser pulses of different wavelengths to the sample, and processing the photoacoustic signals based on a flow model that relates photoacoustic signals with flow speed to determine a flow speed of a liquid flow in the sample.

Abstract: A multimodal haptic feedback interface installed with a multimode haptic patch stimulates a skin area of a user to provide a haptic feedback including first and second haptic-feedback components to be sensed under static tactile sensing and dynamic tactile sensing, respectively. The patch is mounted with mechanical actuators, electrostimulation electrodes and thermoelectric pellets. The actuators generate a two-dimensional pattern of pressure on the skin area for generating the first haptic-feedback component. The electrostimulation electrodes electrically stimulates the skin area, causing the user to feel a vibration or pressure for generating the second haptic-feedback component. The actuators and electrostimulation electrodes are optimized only for static tactile sensing and dynamic tactile sensing, respectively, reducing an implementation cost while optimized for accuracy in haptic feedback generation.

Abstract: A novel medium entropy alloy having the chemical formula MoxCrNiCo (atomic %) where (x ranges from ˜0.4 to ˜1.0).

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal-carbon composite of a core-shell structure and a method of synthesizing the same. The method includes preparing a first polymer-covered glass substrate with a nano-thickness metal film deposited thereon; immersing the first polymer-covered glass substrate with the metal film to delaminate one or more 2D freestanding organic-metal nanosheets from the first polymer-covered glass substrate; transferring the one or more 2D freestanding organic-metal nanosheets onto a second target substrate; and annealing the one or more 2D freestanding organic-metal nanosheets to decompose an organic portion of the organic-metal nanosheet into an amorphous carbon-containing shell forming a metal-carbon nanocomposite of a core-shell structure.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating a nervous system injury, such as a central nervous system injury and/or a peripheral nervous system injury, and methods for treating an injured neuron using glycopyrrolate, mexiletine, or a mixture thereof.

Abstract: A power amplifier including: a main power amplification device having an output; an auxiliary power amplification device having an output; a load modulation circuit operably connected to the output of the main power amplification device and the output of the auxiliary power amplification device; and a post-matching circuit operably connected to load modulation circuit. The load modulation circuit is arranged to enable fundamental frequency load modulation and to enable modulated harmonic terminations of at least the second and third harmonic frequencies. The modulated harmonic terminations may include drain terminations.

Abstract: A photonic device and a continuous-wave THz signal generator using such photonic device. The photonic device includes an input waveguide arranged to receive input waves of at least two input frequencies and to generate photons at an output frequency associated with the at least two input frequencies; an output waveguide coupled to the input waveguide and arranged to collect the generated photons at the output frequency; wherein the output waveguide is further arranged to facilitate an amplification of the generated photons as the generated photons propagates along the output waveguide and arranged to output an amplified signal at the output frequency.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solar absorber incorporated bilayer foam solar evaporator for seawater and wastewater purification including a plurality of solar absorbers partially incorporated into a porous polymer framework and partially forming a thermal insulation layer proximal to solar irradiation. In particular, low-cost commercially available B4C powders are embedded into a porous polymer foam in a one-pot method to form a scaffold of boron carbide bilayer foam (BCBF) with good hydrophilic wettability, heat-shielding, and solar-thermal conversion. The boron carbide bilayer foam (BCBF) of the present invention enables a high cost-performance seawater desalination and wastewater purification at a high evaporation rate of 2.8 kg/m2/h with 93% solar evaporation efficiency under 1 sun illumination (or 1 kW/m2). The present invention thereby provides an excellent and cost-effective solar evaporator tool for industrial-level water purification.

Abstract: A three-dimensional display system, a head up display system, and a mobile object including a head up display system include a display apparatus, barrier, detection apparatus, and controller. The display apparatus has subpixels arranged in a grid along orthogonal first and second directions and displays left- and right-eye images respectively in first subpixels and second subpixels separated by a display boundary from among the subpixels. The barrier has a light shielding region that shields the left-eye image and the right-eye image, and a light transmitting region that causes at least part of the left-eye image to reach a left eye of a user and at least part of the right-eye image to reach a right eye of the user. The detection apparatus detects the left and right eye positions. The controller moves the display boundary based on at least a change in the positions of the left and right eyes.

Abstract: An antenna that comprises a dielectric body and a feed arrangement. The dielectric body includes a first portion operable as a dielectric lens and a second portion operable as a dielectric resonator. The feed arrangement is operably coupled with the dielectric body for operating the antenna as a dielectric lens antenna and a dielectric resonator antenna.

Abstract: A power supply apparatus includes a power supply configured to apply an alternating current to a magnetic field generation apparatus; and a controller configured to control the alternating current applied by the power supply. The controller controls the power supply to apply the alternating current having a waveform pattern including a plurality of current waveforms having different frequency spectrums from each other.

Abstract: A test device and method for studying influence of external load on soil arching effect of shield tunnel, including a test chamber, a tunnel model and a control module. The tunnel model, including segments which are meshed with each other and can move relatively, the tunnel model is installed in the middle of the test chamber, and all sides of the tunnel model is filled with a test soil, the control module, including a set of deceleration motors and a variable cross-section guide rod, the variable cross-section guide rod is inserted into the tunnel model, which can reduce the diameter of the tunnel model, resulting in ground loss and soil arching effect.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sensitive and simple detection method, and a kit therefor, which detects residual undifferentiated human pluripotent stem cells in an intermediate product and/or a final product of a regenerative medical products, using an isothermal nucleic acid amplification method, and specifically, a LAMP method. A method for detecting presence or absence of undifferentiated cells in a non-undifferentiated cell population, wherein RNA derived from an undifferentiation marker gene exhibiting a significant difference in expression level between the undifferentiated cells and the non-undifferentiated cells in a sample containing a nucleic acid derived from the cell population of interest is detected by the isothermal nucleic acid amplification method.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a culture method which is capable of maintaining and/or culturing iPS cell-derived intestinal stem cells, while maintaining the properties of intestinal stem cells. The induced pluripotent stem cell-derived intestinal stem cell-like cells are cultured in the presence of a GSK-3? inhibitor, a histone deacetylation inhibitor, and a serum replacement, or in the presence of a GSK-3? inhibitor and a serum replacement. Preferably, the culture is carried out under conditions in which one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an epidermal growth factor, a TGF? receptor inhibitor and a fibroblast growth factor are further present.

Abstract: A computer security system comprises at least one authorized node constructed and arranged to execute a consensus protocol for validating and verifying a blockchain transaction and to extract at least one of a signature or feature of a detected cyberattack for the blockchain transaction and mining the transaction to a blockchain network; at least one unauthorized node prohibited from executing the consensus protocol and from validating and verifying a blockchain transaction but authorized to retrieve the at least one of the signature or feature from the blockchain network; and a special-purpose processor of the blockchain network that facilitates a distribution of the at least one of signature or feature for cooperative intrusion detection between the at least one authorized node and the at least one unauthorized node.

Abstract: An electrochemical detector includes: a solution chamber and a substance selection structure separating the chamber into individual compartments, wherein the solution chamber is arranged to retain and separate solutions in each of the individual compartments; and a pair of electrodes each connecting the respective individual compartment, wherein the pair of electrodes is arranged to form a conductive path across the electrodes when in contact with the solutions retained in the solution chamber. The substance selection structure is arranged to interact with a target substance in the solution so as to alter an electrical characteristic of the conductive path defined by the pair of electrodes, the solution retained in the individual compartments in the solution chamber and the substance selection structure.