Abstract: A method for manufacturing a water-based coating material is provided, including: (a) reacting tetraalkoxysilane, acidic aqueous solution of vanadium salt, and trialkoxyalkylsilane to form an oligomer; (b) reacting the oligomer with colloidal silica particles to form a modified oligomer; and (c) reacting the modified oligomer with trialkoxyepoxysilane to obtain a water-based coating material.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating a height of a 3D printing object formed during a 3D printing process are disclosed. The method includes extracting one or more temperature-related data of the 3D printing object formed during the 3D printing process, building an artificial neural network model for estimating the height of the 3D printing object by using the extracted temperature-related data; and estimating the height of the 3D printing object by inputting a newly measured thermal image and the one or more temperature-related data values into the artificial neural network model. The height of the 3D printing object can be measured in real time.

Abstract: A method of detecting a biological sample includes the following steps. A magnetic sensor chip is provided, wherein the magnetic sensor chip includes a substrate and a magnetic sensing layer located on the substrate. Probes are connected to the magnetic sensor chip. A sample solution containing biological samples labeled with a first marker is provided on the magnetic sensor chip, so that the biological samples labeled with the first marker are hybridized with the probes. Magnetic beads labeled with a second marker are provided on the magnetic sensor chip, so that the magnetic beads labeled with the second marker are bound onto the biological samples labeled with the first marker. A signal sensed by the magnetic sensing layer is detected by a magnetic sensor.

Abstract: A method for topographically controlled aggregation, wherein cells of the same type or different type, such as different strains of bacterial cells, are layered in a way that controls the size, structure and number of aggregates as well as the potential spatial distribution of the different species of cells within the aggregates. The method includes a step of surface modifying cells with a polyelectrolyte.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding/decoding method comprises the steps of: performing an intra prediction on a current block so as to generate a prediction block; performing filtering on a filtering target pixel in the prediction block on the basis of the intra prediction mode of the current block so as to generate a final prediction block; and generating a reconstructed block on the basis of a reconstructed differential block corresponding to the current block and on the final prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel cathode buffer layer material, and an organic or organic/inorganic hybrid photoelectric device comprising same, and, if a novel compound of the present invention is applied to a cathode buffer layer of an organic photoelectric device such as organic solar cells, organic photodiode, colloidal quantum dot solar cell, and perovskite solar cell, a surface property of an electron transfer layer is improved via a high dipole moment of the novel compound, an electron can be easily extracted from a photoactive layer to a cathode electrode, and series resistance and leakage current can be reduced, thereby having a useful industrial effect, as performance of the organic or organic/inorganic hybrid photoelectric device being manufactured, such as an organic solar cell, organic photodiode, colloidal quantum dot solar cell, and perovskite solar cell, can be significantly improved.

Abstract: A panoramic video processing method, a panoramic video processing device and a panoramic video system are provided. The panoramic video processing method includes the following steps. A plurality of shooting ranges of a plurality of cameras and a field of view (FOV) are received. An amount of stitches of a plurality of original images is calculated according to the shooting ranges and the field of view. An amount of a plurality of adjacent parts of the original images is corresponding to the amount of stitches. The adjacent parts of the original images are stitched to obtain a plurality of partial panoramic images.

Abstract: An anthraquinone compound and the use thereof in preparing anti-allergic drugs. The anthraquinone compound has a structure according to formula (I) and can be used to prepare anti-allergic drugs.

Abstract: A method of forming low-k material is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of core-shell particles. The core of the core-shell particles has a first ceramic with a low melting point. The shell of the core-shell particles has a second ceramic with a low melting point and a low dielectric constant. The core-shell particles are sintered and molded to form a low-k material. The shell of the core-shell particles is connected to form a network structure of a microcrystal phase.

Abstract: A flexible transparent material is provided. The flexible transparent material includes a thermoplastic and a plurality of micelles dispersed in the thermoplastic. Each micelle includes a plurality of cross-linked rubber particles and a swelling liquid. The weight ratio of the thermoplastic to the total weight of the cross-linked rubber particles is from 1:5 to 4:5. The weight ratio of the swelling liquid to the total weight of the cross-linked rubber particles is from 1:5 to 2:1.

Abstract: A method of forming foam material is provided, which includes mixing 100 parts by weight of a compound having cyclic carbonate groups and a foaming agent to form a foaming composition, wherein the foaming agent includes 3 to 13 parts by weight of carbamate salt and 15 to 65 parts by weight of amino compound. The foaming composition is heated to 100° C. to 170° C. for decomposing the carbamate salt into CO2 and amino compound, and the amino compound is reacted with the compound having cyclic carbonate groups to form the foam material.

Abstract: A circuit structure includes a substrate integrated waveguide, a substrate disposed on the substrate integrated waveguide, a waveguide signal feeding element and a ring-shaped conductive element. The substrate integrated waveguide includes another substrate having a waveguide transmitting region, two conductive layers disposed on this substrate and covering the waveguide transmitting region, and at least one waveguide conductive element passing through this substrate and electrically connected to the two conductive layers. The at least one waveguide conductive element surrounds the waveguide transmitting region. One of the conductive layers is located between the two substrates. The waveguide signal feeding element passes through one substrate and one conductive layer between the substrates, and the waveguide signal feeding element extends to the waveguide transmitting region. The waveguide signal feeding element is electrically insulated from one conductive layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a femtosecond laser-based ultrasonic measuring apparatus for a 3D printing process, and a 3D printing system including the apparatus. The apparatus includes a femtosecond laser source for generating a femtosecond laser beam irradiated to inspect a state of a printing object formed by melting a base material by a printing laser beam irradiated from the laser source for 3D printing, a beam splitter for separating the femtosecond laser beam generated by the femtosecond laser source into a pump laser beam and a probe laser beam, an electric/acoustic optical modulator for modulating the pump laser beam, a time delay unit for delaying the probe laser beam, a photo detector for detecting the probe laser beam reflected by the printing object, and a lock-in amplifier for detect an amplitude and a phase of the output signal from the photo detector. The femtosecond laser source is disposed coaxially with a laser source for 3D printing.

Abstract: A sensing system and a sensing signal measuring method thereof are provided. The sensing system includes a signal source, a connecting device, a frequency sweep circuit, and a controller. In the method, the signal source is activated to generate a specific signal. The controller controls the frequency sweep circuit to switch a frequency band of a frequency sweep signal to a first frequency band corresponding to each of a plurality of types of multi-point sensors. The controller receives a sensor signal of each multi-point sensor through the connecting device, where the sensor signal is a variation of a measurement signal output by each multi-point sensor in response to the specific signal and the frequency sweep signal. The controller executes an adaptive algorithm on the sensor signal to construct a correspondence between an eigenvalue of each multi-point sensor and a location of the first frequency band, and records the correspondence.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a microelectromechanical apparatus including a substrate, a stationary electrode, a movable electrode, and a heater. The substrate includes an upper surface, an inner bottom surface, and an inner side surface. The inner side surface surrounds and connects with the inner bottom surface. The inner side surface and the inner bottom surface define a recess. The stationary electrode is disposed on the inner bottom surface. The movable electrode covers the recess. The movable electrode, the inner bottom surface, and the inner side surface define a hermetic chamber. The heater is disposed on the movable electrode and located above the hermetic chamber.

Abstract: An exercise sensing method, an exercise sensing apparatus and an exercise sensing system are provided. The exercise sensing system includes a computing device, a storage device and at least one biophysical quantity sensor disposed on at least one muscle portion of a user. In the method, a current muscle strength of the muscle portion when the user performs an exercise is monitored by the biophysical quantity sensor. An exercise history of the user is accessed to obtain a muscle strength reference value of the muscle portion when the user previously performed the exercise. The current muscle strength is compared with the muscle strength reference value so as to adjust an exercise intensity of the exercise.

Abstract: In an analysis of a fluid component using a nanomechanical sensor covered with a receptor, the same receptor is caused to express different response characteristics. In a measuring system of analyzing a response when a sample gas and a purge gas are supplied to a nanomechanical sensor while switching the sample gas and the purge gas, a gas (external gas) different from both gases is mixed into a gas channel and supplied to the sensor for measurement. Since a response characteristic of a receptor is modulated by mixing of the external gas, the object described above is achieved.

Abstract: An adaptive learning power modeling method includes: sampling at least one of a plurality of network components to form a power consumption evaluation network according to at least one parameter within a parameter range; evaluating a predictive power consumption of a to-be-measured circuit by the power consumption evaluation network; training and evaluating an actual power consumption and the predictive power consumption of the to-be-measured circuit by the power consumption evaluation network to obtain an evaluation result; and performing training according to the evaluation result to determine whether to change the power consumption evaluation network.

Abstract: Modified green tea polyphenol compositions and their methods of use in treating and preventing SARS-CoV-2 infections are provided. An exemplary green tea polyphenol composition includes (?)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate that can be esterified with a C1-C30 group in at least one position and a carrier such as glycerol. The modified green tea polyphenol compositions can be used to treat and prevent SARS-CoV-2 infections without coming into contact with the viral cell.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of inspecting and evaluating a coating state of a steel structure, and a system therefor. A plurality of vision images and thermal images are acquired. While acquiring the thermal images, a desired region is heated. After the thermal images and the vision images in a dynamic state are reconstructed into a time-spatial-integrated thermal image and a time-spatial-integrated vision image in a static state, respectively, an overlay image is generated by overlaying the two images. A deterioration region of a coating is detected, and coating deterioration is classified by characteristics. A size of the coating deterioration region is quantified. A thickness of the coating is inspected by analyzing thermal energy measured from the time-spatial-integrated thermal image. A coating grade is calculated by comprehensively evaluating a coating deterioration inspection result and a coating thickness inspection result. A state evaluation report for the steel structure is automatically created.