Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a conductive film. The method for manufacturing a conductive film includes providing a polymer thin-film on a base film, treating the polymer thin-film by using 10 M to 15 M of nitric acid, and washing the polymer thin-film treated with nitric acid. The nitric acid treatment is performed at room temperature for about 7 minutes to about 13 minutes.

Abstract: The invention provides structurally constrained viral peptides for use as therapeutic and vaccination agents, and for the production of antibodies for use in a number of applications including as therapeutic agents. The invention further provides methods and kits for use of the structurally constrained peptides and antibodies of the instant invention. The invention is based, at least in part, on the result provided herein demonstrating that viral hydrocarbon stapled helical peptides display excellent proteolytic, acid, and thermal stability, restore the native helical structure of the peptide, are highly effective in interfering with the viral fusogenic process, and possess superior pharmacokinetic properties compared to the corresponding unmodified peptides.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of separating carbohydrate, including: mixing formic acid with heteropoly acid, chloride or bromide of lithium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, or iron, or combinations thereof to form a mixing liquid. The method also includes dissolving a cellulose biomass by the mixing liquid to form a solution, mixing water and the solution to hydrolyze the cellulose biomass for forming a carbohydrate solution, and mixing an extractant and the carbohydrate solution to extract the formic acid out of the carbohydrate solution. The heteropoly acid, the chloride or bromide of lithium, magnesium, calcium, zinc, or iron, or combinations thereof in the carbohydrate solution is separated out of the carbohydrate solution by ion exclusion chromatography separation to obtain a carbohydrate.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to a radiation shielding apparatus that includes a shielding box unit into which a radiation generating device is inserted, a locking unit disposed on an outside of the shielding box unit, an operation display unit disposed on the outside of the shielding box unit to display a locked state of the locking unit, and a control unit for controlling an operation of each of the radiation generating device and the operation display unit.

Abstract: [Object] An object is to provide an easy-to-use speech processing system attaining higher accuracy of speech recognition. [Solution] Receiving a speech utterance, the speech processing system performs speech recognition and displays a text of the recognition result. Further, the speech processing system translates the recognition result in accordance with settings to a text of another language and displays and synthesizes speech of the translated result. Further, the speech processing system selects utterance candidates having high possibility to be uttered as the next utterance and having high translation and speech recognitions scores, using outputs of various sensors at the time of utterance, a pre-trained utterance sequence model and translation and speech recognition scores of utterance candidates, and recommends utterance candidates in the form of an utterance candidate recommendation list. A user can think of what to say next using the utterances in utterance candidate recommendation list as hints.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to electrochemical reduction of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs). According to certain methods described herein, a tobacco composition containing one or more TSNAs and nicotine is contacted with a solvent to form a tobacco mixture. In some embodiments, the tobacco mixture is introduced into an electrochemical device comprising an anode and a cathode. The tobacco mixture may, in some cases, form at least part of an initial electrolyte mixture that is in physical contact with at least a portion of the anode and at least a portion of the cathode. In some instances, an electrical potential is applied between the anode and the cathode, thereby reducing one or more TSNAs in the initial electrolyte mixture and producing a reduced electrolyte mixture. In certain cases, application of the electrical potential between the anode and the cathode does not cause non-TSNA components of the tobacco mixture (e.g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for coupling a flight plan and a flight path using ADS-B information, and more specifically to a method for coupling a flight plan and a flight path, wherein a flight data processing unit of an air traffic control system or an arrival management system separately and directly receives ADS-B information such that the received ADS-B information can be used for coupling a flight plan and a flight path of an aircraft.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for preventing or reducing the severity of malaria.

Abstract: A triboelectric generator includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other, a first charging part on the first electrode, a second charging part on the second electrode, and a grounding unit. The first charging part and the second charging part may be configured to contact each other through a sliding motion. The grounding unit may be configured to intermittently connect a charge reservoir to the second charging part. The grounding unit may be configured to vary the electric potential of the second charging part so as to amplify current flowing between electrodes of the triboelectric generator.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an actuator includes a plurality of channel members each including a first port into which fluid flows and a second port from which the fluid flows out. At least one of the channel members includes a different number of second ports from a number of first ports.

Abstract: A urinary control system for controlling urination has a first light source configured to selectively apply a first light and a second light to a bladder muscle and a second light source configured to selectively apply the first light and the second light to the urethral sphincter. A first optogene is expressed to the bladder muscle and the urethral sphincter, and a second optogene is expressed to the bladder muscle and the urethral sphincter, the first optogene contracts muscles by depolarizing membrane potential when the first light is applied, the second optogene relaxes muscles by depolarizing membrane potential when the second light is applied, and the contraction and relaxation of the bladder muscle and the urethral sphincter are achieved counteractively via photostimulation by the first light and the second light, respectively, so as to control urination.

Abstract: A blue light emitting semiconductor nanocrystal having an quantum yield of greater than 20% can be incorporated in a light emitting device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multichannel head assembly for a three-dimensional modeling apparatus which can improve productivity by simultaneously or synchronously modeling a plurality of three-dimensional shaped objects having the same shape or different shapes, and a three-dimensional modeling apparatus using the same, the present invention comprising: a modeling light source unit for allowing N modeling beams to be incident to a light guide unit; the light guide unit for receiving the N incident modeling beams and having a function of guiding each of the N modeling beams along a predetermined path so as to allow the N modeling beams to be incident to N modeling planes in one-to-one correspondence with each other; and a control unit for controlling driving of the modeling light source unit and driving of the light guide unit to be linked with each other.

Abstract: A method is presented for determining onset of hypoxia of an occupant in an aircraft. The method includes measuring a physiological parameter of the occupant and comparing a value based on the physiological parameter with a threshold value. The method also includes measuring a pressure within a cabin of the aircraft and comparing the pressure with a pressure threshold value. The method also includes determining onset of hypoxia of the occupant based on both of the comparing steps. The method also includes communicating an alert to the occupant using a device detectable by one or more senses of the occupant. An apparatus is also provided for determining onset of hypoxia. The apparatus includes a pressure sensor to measure the pressure, a pulse oximeter to measure the physiological parameter, an alert device to communicate the alert to the occupant and a processor to perform one or more steps of the method.

Abstract: Disclosed are an optical spectroscopy system using a pipeline-structured matched filter and a dual-slope analog digital converter, and a method for controlling the optical spectroscopy system. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a pipeline-structured matched filter sequentially connecting input voltage, transmitted by means of an amplifier, to a first capacitor and a second capacitor by means of a first switch terminal; and a dual-slope analog digital converter for sequentially receiving, by means of a second switch terminal, the electric charge stored in the first capacitor and second capacitor, and digitizing the input voltage.

Abstract: A translucent in-vivo indwelling device with a translucent region including a rare earth doped fluorapatite.

Abstract: A transfer stamp comprising a nano-film layer is formed on a substantially transparent polymeric substrate, wherein the substantially transparent polymeric substrate comprises an indirect adhesion layer adhered to the nano-film. The nano-film layer of the transfer stamp is applied to a surface of a target substrate; the nano-film layer is positioned between the indirect adhesion layer and the target substrate.

Abstract: A triboelectric generator includes first and second electrodes spaced apart from each other, a first charging object on a surface of the first electrode facing the second electrode, a second charging object provided between the first charging object and the second electrode, and a grounding unit configured to intermittently interconnect the second charging object and a charge reservoir due to motion of the second charging object. The first charging object is configured to be positively charged due to contact. The second charging object is configured to be negatively charged due to contact.

Abstract: An apparatus for interference alignment in a cellular communication network includes a preparation message receiver configured to receive interference alignment preparation messages from receivers; a grouper configured to group the receivers with reference to the received interference alignment preparation messages according to an interference alignment algorithm; and an interference aligner configured to perform interference alignment based on a bandwidth secured for the receivers.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to provide a carbon fiber manufacturing device in which fiber to be carbonized is irradiated with microwaves and thereby heated, wherein the carbon fiber manufacturing device is compact and capable of performing carbonization at atmospheric pressure without requiring an electromagnetic wave absorber or other additives or preliminary carbonization through external heating. This carbon fiber manufacturing device (200) includes: a cylindrical furnace (27) comprising a cylindrical waveguide in which one end is closed, a fiber outlet (27b) being formed in the one end of the cylindrical waveguide and a fiber inlet (27a) being formed in the other end of the cylindrical waveguide; a microwave oscillator (21) for introducing microwaves into the cylindrical furnace (27); and a connection waveguide (22) having one end connected to the microwave oscillator (21) side and the other end connected to one end of the cylindrical furnace (27).