Abstract: A microelectromechanical system (MEMS) cantilever includes a base and a cantilever beam projecting from the base. The cantilever beam includes a piezo layer sandwiched between an inorganic material structural layer and an inorganic material encapsulating and immobilizing layer. A pair of electrical contacts are formed in the encapsulating and immobilizing layer in contact with the piezo layer. The base consists of polymer. A method includes depositing a sacrificial layer on a substrate; forming a MEMS cantilever beam on the sacrificial layer by depositing an inorganic material structural layer thereon; depositing a piezo layer on the structural layer; and depositing an inorganic material encapsulating and immobilizing layer on the piezo layer; forming a pair of electrical contacts in the encapsulating and immobilizing layer in contact with the piezo layer; forming a polymer base for the cantilever beam; and etching the sacrificial layer to release the MEMS cantilever beam from the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of treating and/or preventing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) using salt-inducible kinase (SIK) inhibitors, such as macrocyclic SIK inhibitors of Formula (I), imidazolyl SIK inhibitors of Formula (II), and urea and carbamate SIK inhibitors of Formula (III-A) (e.g., urea and carbamate SIK inhibitors of Formula (III)).

Abstract: A method for separating hydrolysis product of biomass is provided. The method includes providing a mixture solution containing a hydrolysis product of biomass and a divalent metal salt, adjusting the pH value of the mixture solution to between 1-4.6, and performing a filtering procedure on the mixture solution using a nanofiltration membrane to obtain a concentrated solution and a filtrate, wherein the concentrated solution mainly includes the hydrolysis product of biomass and the filtrate mainly includes the divalent metal salt.

Abstract: Provided are a reusable polymeric material for removing siloxane compounds in biogas, a method for removing siloxane using the same, and an apparatus therefor, and more particularly, a polyacrylate-based polymer absorbent for removing siloxane compounds in biogas and a method for removing siloxane compounds in biogas. The method for removing siloxane compounds in biogas includes (a) providing the biogas, and b) absorbing the siloxane compounds in a polymer absorbent by passing the biogas through the polymer absorbent according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

Abstract: A system and method for fabricating perovskite films for solar cell applications are provided, the system including a housing for use as a vacuum chamber, a substrate stage coupled to the top section of the housing; a first evaporator unit coupled to the bottom section of the housing and configured to generate BX2 (metal halide material) vapor; a second evaporator unit coupled to the housing and configured to generate AX (organic material) vapor; and a flow control unit coupled to the housing for controlling circulation of the AX vapor. The dimensions of the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the first evaporator unit, the dimensions of the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the substrate stage, and the relative position in the horizontal direction between the two horizontal cross-sectional shapes are configured to maximize the overlap between the two horizontal cross-sectional shapes.

Abstract: A computer system computes a score for a received data exchange and, in accordance with a neural network and input variables determined by received current exchange and history data, the computed score indicates a condition suitable for a denial. A set of attribution scores are computed using an Alternating Decision Tree model in response to a computed score that is greater than a predetermined score threshold value for the denial. The computed score is provided to an assessment unit and, if the computed score indicates a condition suitable for the denial and if attribution scores are computed, then a predetermined number of input variable categories from a rank-ordered list of input variable categories is also provided to the assessment unit of the computer system.

Abstract: An imaging sensor includes at least one fiber Bragg grating for filtering an image from a subject for wavelength bands, and an imaging device for converting an image transmitted through the fiber Bragg grating into a digital signal.

Abstract: An electrode binder, a cathode electrode material, and a lithium ion battery are disclosed. The electrode binder includes a polymer obtained by polymerizing a dianhydride monomer with a diamine monomer. The cathode electrode material includes a cathode active material, a conducting agent, and the electrode binder. The lithium ion battery includes an anode electrode, an electrolyte, a separator, and the cathode electrode, the cathode electrode comprising a cathode active material, a conducting agent, and the electrode binder.

Abstract: An analyzing system and a method for evaluating calorie consumption by detecting the intensity of wireless signal are provided. The analyzing system includes a wireless receiving device, a processor and a calorie consumption computing device. The wireless receiving device receives a first wireless signal emitted from a first wireless transmitting device. The wireless receiving device detects a first intensity of the first wireless signal at a first time, and detects a second intensity of the first wireless signal at a second time. The processor obtains a motion information corresponding from the first time to the second time according to the first intensity of the first wireless signal and the second intensity of the first wireless signal. The calorie consumption computing device generates a calorie consumption according to the motion information.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement layers of devitrified metallic glass-based materials. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a layer of devitrified metallic glass includes: applying a coating layer of liquid phase metallic glass to an object, the coating layer being applied in a sufficient quantity such that the surface tension of the liquid phase metallic glass causes the coating layer to have a smooth surface; where the metallic glass has a critical cooling rate less than 106 K/s; and cooling the coating layer of liquid phase metallic glass to form a layer of solid phase devitrified metallic glass.

Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic equipment and a wearable device are provided, respectively. The method for controlling the electronic equipment includes the following steps. An inertial signal is detected. A gesture is obtained by dividing the inertial signal or classifying the inertial signal. A controlling command is outputted based on the gesture to control the electronic equipment, such as a desktop device, a portable device or the wearable device.

Abstract: A medical implant porous scaffold structure having low modulus, wherein said structure is formed by multiple basic units superposed sequentially along the three-dimensional directions in three-dimensional space, each of the basic units is composed of a quadrangular prism or hexagonal prism having central interconnected pores encircled by four or six side walls, each of the side walls is composed by a “X-type” frame structure formed by two crossed ribs, and the central interconnected pores of the adjacent basic units arranged along the axis direction of the quadrangular prism or the hexagonal prism are interconnected to each other.

Abstract: A method to treat an autoimmune disease is provided. The method involves administration of interleukin-15 receptor (IL-15R) agonists in an amount effective to ameliorate a symptom of the autoimmune disease. The invention also involves a method to treat an autoimmune disease by ex-vivo expansion of CD44+CD122+Kir+ CD8+ Treg cells and administration of the CD44+CD122+Kir+ CD8+ Treg cells. Compositions comprising CD44+CD122+Kir+ CD8+ Treg cells are also provided. Methods for stimulating an immune response to an antigen are also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for fabricating a perovskite film is provided, the system including a substrate stage configured to rotate around its central axis at a rotation speed, a first set of evaporation units, each coupled to the side section or the bottom section of the chamber, a second set of evaporation units coupled to the bottom section, and a shield defining two or more zones having respective horizontal cross-sectional areas, which are open and facing the substrate, designated for the two or more evaporation units in the second set. The resultant perovskite film includes multiple unit layers, wherein each unit layer is formed by one rotation of the substrate stage, and the composition and thickness of the unit layer are controlled by adjusting at least the evaporation rates, the rotation speed and the horizontal cross-sectional areas.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and system for brain activity detection. The method is: performing multi-channel synchronous collections of brain electrical signals and cerebral cortex blood oxygen signals simultaneously, and ensuring synchronicity of the collected signals among channels, and collecting said brain electrical signals and said cerebral cortex blood oxygen signals of all locations at the same time.

Abstract: In addition to containing and protecting the viral genome, the capsid (protein shell) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) plays critical roles in the viral life cycle including regulation of intracellular trafficking and nucleic acid metabolism. Substituted pyrimidine modulators of the assembly of the HBV capsid structure and methods for their use are described.

Abstract: An anode binder, a cathode electrode material, and a lithium ion battery are disclosed. The anode binder includes a polymer obtained by polymerizing a dianhydride monomer with a diamine monomer. The anode electrode material includes an anode active material, a conducting agent, and the anode binder. The lithium ion battery includes an anode electrode, an electrolyte, a separator, and the cathode electrode, the cathode electrode comprising a cathode active material, a conducting agent, and the anode binder.

Abstract: A method of arranging nanocrystals is provided, which includes a first process of putting barium titanate nanocrystals and/or strontium titanate nanocrystals, and a nonpolar solvent into a container, a second process of collecting a supernatant liquid including the barium titanate nanocrystals and/or the strontium titanate nanocrystals from the container, and a third process of immersing a substrate having an uneven structure into the supernatant liquid, and pulling up the substrate so as to coat the surface of the uneven structure with the supernatant liquid by using a capillary phenomenon, and to arrange the nanocrystals on the uneven structure.

Abstract: A main object of the present disclosure is to provide a sulfide solid electrolyte material with favorable Li ion conductivity. To achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides a sulfide solid electrolyte material comprising a composition of Li(4+x)AlxSi(1?x)S4 (0<x<1), and having a peak at a position of 2?=25.19°±1.00°, 29.62°±1.00°, 30.97°±1.00° in X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuK? ray.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drug delivery system, comprising: a drug-loaded carbon nanotube formed by a carbon nanotube and a drug molecule adsorbed on the surface of the carbon nanotube, a modifying material capable of enhancing water solubility and biocompatibility of the drug delivery system, and a targeting molecule. The present invention further relates to preparation and use of the drug delivery system. The present invention provides a new strategy for selectively targeting and effectively eliminating cancer stem cells, which is conducive to fundamentally preventing recurrence and metastasis of a cancer induced by cancer stem cells.