Abstract: A musical piece recommendation system is provided that allows instantaneous registration of a new user and a new musical piece without retraining in a basic training section. A first incremental training section 21 monitors a rating history storage section 3, and each time a change is made to a rating history or a new user is added, performs updating of or addition of the topic selection probability for the user for which the change is made to the rating history or for the new user such that the likelihood determined by a basic training section 17 is kept maximized. A second incremental training section 21 monitors an acoustic feature storage section 5, and each time a new musical piece is added to perform addition to acoustic features, adds the musical piece selection probability related to the added musical piece such that the likelihood determined by the basic training section 17 is kept maximized.

Abstract: Disclosed is a porous sintered reaction-bonded silicon nitride ceramic, which includes an array of sintered granules having fine pore channels in the sintered granules and coarse pore channels formed between the sintered granules, and in which the pore channel size is controlled so that both coarse pores and fine pores are formed together in the ceramic, thus simultaneously enhancing air permeability and capturing efficiency. A method of manufacturing the porous sintered reaction-bonded silicon nitride ceramic is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a titanate nanostructure, especially, represented by a chemical formula of AaBbTixOy wherein A and B are alkaline metals and 0?a?9, 0?b?9, 1?a+b?18, 1?x?10 and 2?y?20 with a, b, x and y each being an integer. A method for using the titanate nanostructure as a hydrogen storage medium is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for high dynamic range image measurement which is configured to control the light intensity distribution through an optical modulating switch for adjusting the intensity of the light passing therethrough so as to control the light intensity distribution of the light projecting on an object or of the object light being sensed by a photo detector for preventing the optical sensing signals of the photo detector from over-saturating. After that, the optical sensing signals are compensated according to the optical intensity distribution modulated by the optical modulating switch so as to obtain an image data with high dynamic range.

Abstract: A therapy agent is disclosed that is made up of a functionalized nanomaterial that provides solutions to current problems facing the field of chelation therapies and dialysis of metals, radionuclides, and metabolic wastes. Through the coupling of groups tailored to selectively capture specific toxins and rigid porous backbone structures (e.g., mesoporous silica and mesoporous carbon), suitable materials that are highly effective and fast at capturing toxins (metals, radionuclides, and metabolic wastes) in the presence of competing ions and proteins. These materials may be embodied in a variety of treatment devices which allow for treatment and removal of these target materials through a variety of methodologies including oral, dermal and dialysis pathways.

Abstract: The present invention separates inputted triple play IP data into Internet and TV data and voice (VoIP) data, encodes the Internet and TV data permitting a long delay time according to the existing DVB-S2 standard, and encodes the voice data permitting only a short delay time according to a DVB-RCS+M standard based 4K mode. Each encoded data is subjected to the orthogonal modulation and the orthogonally modulated voice data is subjected to a direct sequence spectrum spread according to a spreading factor. The spread spectrum signal is multiplexed in a SCPC frequency division multiple access (FDMA) scheme so as to overlap with frequencies allocated to each user.

Abstract: In an active muffler having improved response characteristics, a speaker section includes a diaphragm adapted to generate sound, a voice coil for driving the diaphragm, and a distance sensor to detect the movement of the diaphragm. A light generated by the LED is reflected by the diaphragm, the reflected light is detected by a phototransistor to thereby measure the distance to the diaphragm, so that the movement of the diaphragm is detected. Noise is detected by a microphone, and a signal having opposite phase to that of the noise is generated by an opposite-phase generating section. The difference between the opposite-phase signal and the signal of the distance to the speaker from the distance sensor is calculated and inputted to a PID control section. Such a difference indicates the delay of the speaker movement. Feedback control is performed in a direction in which the difference is canceled out.

Abstract: The present invention herein provides an anti-influenza virus agent, an anti-RS virus agent or an anti-immunodeficiency virus agent, which comprises components originated from plants and which has excellent infectivity-inhibitory effect and proliferation-inhibitory effect against influenza viruses, RS viruses and immunodeficiency viruses. The anti-influenza virus agent, anti-RS virus agent or anti-immunodeficiency virus agent of the present invention comprises an extract derived from, or dry powder of the leaves of a plant belonging to the family Betulaceae and/or a plant belonging to the family Meliaceae.

Abstract: A dynamic comparator with background offset calibration is provided. The dynamic comparator includes at least one input differential pair, a first back-to-back inverter, a second back-to-back inverter, and an integrator. The input differential pair includes two current branches, wherein one of the current branches has an input referred offset. The first back-to-back inverter determines which one of the two current branches has the input referred offset in response to a first clock signal and generates two control signals accordingly. The integrator generates two calibration voltages for the input differential pair in response to the two control signals, so as to calibrate the input referred offset. The second back-to-back inverter determines a difference between two input signals received by the input differential pair after the input referred offset is calibrated in response to a second clock signal and outputs two comparison signals accordingly.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat-resistant flexible color filter, including: a flexible transparent substrate, wherein the forming material thereof includes nano silica and polyimide, and the nano silica is present in an amount of about 20-70 wt %, based on 100 wt % of the forming material; and a heat-stable color photoresist material coated on the flexible transparent substrate, wherein the heat stable color photoresist material includes: a base soluble resin system about 30-90 wt %; a photosensitive system about 5-60 wt %; and a pigment coated with an inorganic alkoxide about 10-50 wt %.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a water-based electrolyte for an electric double layer capacitor. The water-based electrolyte includes a solution having a first salt and a second salt. The cation of the first salt may be Li+, Na+ or K+, whereas the cation of the second salt may be Cl?, SO42?, PO43? or NO3?, whereas the anion of the second salt is OH?.

Abstract: A light microscope for imaging a sample containing one or more fluorescent agents, comprising a source for generating acoustic waves that are focused at a focus in the sample, wherein the acoustic waves frequency shift a frequency of light passing through the focus, thereby creating a frequency shifted light beam; at least one spatial light modulator (SLM) positioned to illuminate the sample with an output beam that is an optical phase conjugate of the frequency shifted light beam, wherein the output beam is a reflection of a first reference beam off one or more pixels of the SLM, and the pixels are for modulating the first reference beam to create the output beam; and a detector positioned to detect fluorescence generated by the output beam exciting the fluorescent agents at the focus in the sample, thereby imaging the sample.

Abstract: A coated substrate and a method of forming a diffusion barrier coating system between a substrate and a MCrAl coating, including a diffusion barrier coating deposited onto at least a portion of a substrate surface, wherein the diffusion barrier coating comprises a nitride, oxide or carbide of one or more transition metals and/or metalloids and a MCrAl coating, wherein M includes a transition metal or a metalloid, deposited on at least a portion of the diffusion barrier coating, wherein the diffusion barrier coating restricts the inward diffusion of aluminum of the MCrAl coating into the substrate.

Abstract: A system and a method for simulating expression of a message are provided. The system comprises a network platform end and at least one user end. The network platform end comprises a message capturing module for capturing a user message; a feature analyzing module for performing a characteristic analysis on content of the user message, so as to mark at least one simulation action tag on the message content; and a simulation message generating module for acquiring simulation instructions corresponding to the at least one simulation action tag and combining the same with the message content to generate a simulation message. The user end comprises a user device for receiving the simulation message and outputting the message content and simulation instructions contained in the simulation message to a simulation device; and the simulation device for playing the received message content and executing corresponding simulation instructions.

Abstract: An optical network and an optical signal modulation method thereof are provided. The optical network includes an optical fiber and a remote node (RN). The RN receives a continuous carrier wave from the optical fiber and modulates the continuous carrier wave to generate a first frequency offset carrier wave The frequency of the first frequency offset carrier wave is different from that of the continuous carrier wave. A first user device re-modulates and loads data to the first frequency offset carrier wave to generate a first upstream signal. The frequency of the first upstream signal is the same as that of the first frequency offset carrier wave. The RN inputs the first upstream signal into the optical fiber.

Abstract: The invention provides methods for detecting virus production, determining frequency and identity of HIV reservoirs, or evaluating gene expression on a single-cell basis using microengraving and RT-PCR.

Abstract: Provided is a heating furnace for testing middle and long span structures including a modular partition structure to adjust an inner volume of the heating furnace, effectively performing a load-coupled heating test of full scale members such as a beam, a short column, a slab, a conjunction frame, and a deck plate. The heating furnace for testing middle and long span structures includes a partition unit formed of a refractory material and partitioning a heating space in a main body to block transfer of heat generated from one space to the other space. A test sample is installed in the heating space of the main body partitioned by the partition unit according to a size of the test sample, and then, heat and a compression force are applied to the test sample to perform a fireproof performance test. The fireproof performance test of structure members having various lengths of 4 m, 6 m and 10 m can be performed, and consumption of various utilities consumed during the test can be optimized.

Abstract: An information switch module and a related file transfer method are disclosed. The information switch module is coupled to a first and a second host. The information switch module includes a switch and a storage device, and the switch includes at least a system controller, a first and a second USB controllers and an input device connection module. The system controller uses the storage device to simulate at least two USB mass storage device, and sets up an output storage space and an input storage space in the at least two USB mass storage devices, respectively. The first and second hosts access the output storage space and the input storage space through the first and second USB controllers, respectively. After the first host stores a file into the output storage space, the system controller provides a corresponding data of the file to the input storage space for the second host.

Abstract: Provided is a personalized program providing method and system. The personalized program providing system may provide a view restriction, a personalized advertisement, or a personalized program guide using a set-top box including a fingerprint scanner. The personalized program providing system includes a set-top box to scan a fingerprint using a fingerprint scanner to identify identification information associated with a user and to transmit the identified identification information to an Internet TV service providing server, an Internet TV service providing server to transmit a personalized program guide corresponding to the transmitted identification information to the set-top box, and an Internet TV set to provide the transmitted personalized program guide.

Abstract: The present invention provides for identification and use of small molecules to induce pluripotency in mammalian cells as well as other methods of inducing pluripotency.