Abstract: Provided is a metal supported solid oxide fuel cell in which a metal supported cell formed at one side or both sides of a unit cell is directly welded to a separation plate so as to achieve sealing therebetween, thereby preventing fuel gas and air from being leaked or mixed before reaction, and the fuel gas and air are supplied through each assigned passage so as to increase energy production efficiency and also remarkably enhance durability and sealing efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method for increasing the ethanol concentration from the conversion of lignocellulose. The pretreated solid residues are mixed with ethanol-containing broth from the fermentation of xylose hydrolysate by Pichia stipitis and then are performed under the process of simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) with Sacharomyces cerevisiae and cellulase for converting cellulose to ethanol. The final ethanol concentration in broth as well as the ethanol productivity is increased at least 1.8 times in comparison of conventional process for lignocellulosic ethanol production.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method to manufacture an electrode. The metal oxide of different sizes (or metal oxide secondary particle of similar size) is formed on a transparent substrate by electrophoresis deposition. Subsequently, the metal oxide layer is compressed and dipped in dye to complete an electrode applied in a solar cell. Furthermore, the step of dipping the metal oxide in dye can be earlier than the electrophoresis deposition, thereby reducing the dipping period and dipping temperature.

Abstract: Benes networks include an input stage having a plurality of input ports, an input connection stage configured to connect output signals of the input stage, an add connection stage configured to connect outputs of the input connection stage and to connect inputs of add ports corresponding in number to the number of the plurality of input ports, a drop connection stage configured to connect outputs of the add connection stage, to output some outputs to a next stage, and to output some outputs to drop ports, an output connection stage configured to connect the some outputs of the drop connection stage to an output side, and an output stage configured to output the outputs of the output connection stage to output ports.

Abstract: A method and a system for dispensing samples and a computer readable recording medium are disclosed herein, the system can establish a feedback mechanism and recommend one or more suitable samples for a user on the basis of identification information that is inputted by the user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aralkyl piperidine derivatives, compositions containing the same, and their uses in the preparation of antalgic or ataractic medicament. The said derivatives are a free base of the compound represented by the following formula or a salt thereof. The pharmacological experiments show that they display favorable antalgic, ataractic activity and low side effects.

Abstract: In order to acquire positioning results (position and azimuth) of a moving body and reducing cumulative errors in integration processing of the positioning results, a moving body positioning apparatus includes: movement detecting means for detecting whether or not a moving body is moving; position acquiring means for acquiring a position of the moving body; integrating means for integrally processing a plurality of positions acquired by the position acquiring means as positioning results; and preprocessing means for preprocessing the positioning results to be inputted into the integrating means. In accordance with output from the movement detecting means, the preprocessing means inputs the positioning results obtained from the position acquiring means into the integrating means, which integrally processes the positioning results.

Abstract: An organic field effect transistor including an organic semiconductor layer constituting a current path between a source electrode and a drain electrode wherein the organic semiconductor layer is made of a conjugated polymer having a depletion layer and a conductivity of the organic semiconductor layer is controlled by using a gate electrode, wherein the depletion layer is formed by joining a reductive material being capable of forming Schottky contact with the organic semiconductor layer made of the conjugated polymer. There can be provided an organic field effect transistor using a conjugated polymer as an organic semiconductor and being capable of maintaining an insulation property.

Abstract: A pixel data transformation method that can improve the display quality of a text image in a multi-view autostereoscopic display apparatus is provided. The pixel data transformation method includes following steps. The color values of a first and a second original pixels adjacent to each other are obtained. The first and the second original pixels are replaced respectively with a first and a second pixel arrays according to the color value of the first and the second original pixels. Edge pixels on adjoining sides of the first and the second pixel arrays are combined, wherein a color value of each of the combined pixels is a sum of color values of the two corresponding edge pixels on adjoining sides of the first and the second pixel arrays.

Abstract: A relay node, a donor evolved NodeB (DeNB) and a communication method thereof for use in a long term evolution (LTE) network are provided. The LTE network comprises the relay node and the DeNB. In the present LTE network of the present invention, at least two bearers can be set up between the relay node and the DeNB so that signaling messages can be transmitted between the relay node and the DeNB based on different priorities.

Abstract: A noise reduction system and a noise reduction method are provided. The noise reduction system comprises a uni-directional microphone, an omni-directional microphone and a signal processing module. The signal processing module comprises an adaptive noise control (ANC) unit, a main noise reduction unit and an optimizing unit. The uni-directional microphone senses a first audio source to output a first audio signal, and the omni-directional microphone senses a second audio source to output a second audio signal. The ANC unit executes an adaptive noise control to output an estimated signal according to the first audio signal and the second audio signal. The main noise reduction unit executes a main noise reduction process to output a de-noise speech signal according to the estimated signal and the second audio signal. The optimizing unit executes an optimizing process to output an optimized speech signal according to the de-noise speech signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method for inter-cell interference management in a cellular system. More particularly, provided is a method for inter-cell interference avoidance that may not require signaling between base stations and a complex cell planning.

Abstract: The invention has for its object to provide a colloidal crystal gel with which any enclosure structure is dispensed with, its production process, and an optical device using the same. The colloidal crystal gel (100) of the invention is characterized in that fine particles (110) are self-organizingly and periodically lined up in a polymer gel (120), and an ion liquid (130) is contained in the polymer gel (120). The production process is characterized in that after the fine particles (110) are self-organizingly and periodically lined up and fixed by the polymer gel (12), the polymer gel is impregnated with the ion liquid (130). The optical device is characterized in that the colloidal crystal gel is used for control of transmission, reflection and diffraction of light and for frequency conversion of light. See FIG. 1.

Abstract: Systems and methods for collision avoidance. The systems and methods include a global positioning system (GPS) device, motion sensors, and a geographic information system (GIS) device.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an integrated process for production of electricity, hydrogen, and water using a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor as a single source, including: the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor, a power conversion unit connected directly or indirectly with the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor to receive heat produced by a reactor core of the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and drive a gas turbine by the heat, thereby producing electricity through an electric generator, a hydrogen production unit that produces hydrogen by receiving the heat produced by the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor and/or the electricity produced by the electric generator, an electrical desalination unit that produces water by using the electricity produced by the electric generator, and a thermal desalination unit that produces water by distilling fresh water from salt water with waste heat recovered from a precooler and an intercooler of the power conversion unit.

Abstract: A system and a method for matching mobile device users are provided. The system includes a match server and a mobile device used by a mobile device user. The match server defines a plurality of living community regions, living community reference points, primary interest classes and detail interest classes, receives position coordinates from the mobile device, and defines a living community range of the mobile device user and infers the point of interest (POI) of the mobile device user based on the received position coordinates. Moreover, the match server generates a match list based on the living community ranges, the POIs and the personal profiles of the mobile device user and the other mobile device users, and transmits the match list to the mobile device. Accordingly, the system can effectively match the mobile device users having similar behavior patterns.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for carrying out matrix-free mass spectrometry, which includes subjecting an analyte sample containing a self-assembled monolayer on the surface of a substrate to laser desorption/ionization. The method for carrying out matrix-free mass spectrometry involves simple pretreatment of an analyte sample with a cationic solution without using any solid matrix to cause effective laser desorption/ionization of the analyte sample, and minimizes a biochemical and physiological change in the sample that may occur during the pretreatment of the sample. In addition, the method is applicable to quantitative analysis because it provides high reproducibility of the results by virtue of the uniform treatment with the cationic solution over the whole areas of the sample. Further, the method enables two-dimensional mapping analysis.

Abstract: This aims to provide a DOI type radiation detector in which scintillation crystals arranged two-dimensionally on a light receiving surface to form rectangular section groups in extending directions of the light receiving surface of a light receiving element are stacked up to make a three-dimensional arrangement and responses of the crystals that have detected radiation are made possible to identify at response positions on the light receiving surface, so that a three-dimensional radiation detection position can be obtained. In the DOI type radiation detector, scintillation crystals are right triangle poles extending upwards from the light receiving surface and the response positions on the light receiving surface are characterized. With this structure, DOI identification of a plurality of layers can be carried out by simply performing an Anger calculation of a light receiving element signal.

Abstract: An attachment system for attaching an intravascular device to a vessel wall of a body vessel is disclosed. The attachment system has an intravascular device having a first end and a second end. The intravascular device defines a longitudinal axis along a length thereof. Several struts are connected to one or more ends of the intravascular device. Each strut is configured to move along a strut path relative to the longitudinal axis between an expanded state for engaging the vessel wall and a collapsed state for delivery or retrieval. Each strut has a free end configured to engage the vessel wall in the expanded state.

Abstract: A carrier for heating and keeping warm used for directly carrying food to-be kept warm is provided. The carrier for heating and keeping warm includes a carrier and at least a high melt point-electric heating alloy pattern. The carrier has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The food is suitable for being directly placed on the first surface. A material of the second surface is ceramics or glass so that the second surface 114 and the first surface 112 can respectively have a characteristic of ceramic or glass. The high melt point-electric heating alloy pattern is coated on the second surface. A resistance of the high melt point-electric heating alloy pattern is substantially 0.5 ohm to 50 ohm, and a melt point of the high melt point-electric heating alloy pattern is equal to or higher than 1100° C.