Abstract: The gait rehabilitation robot having a passive mechanism includes: a first auxiliary link member connected to a portion between the pelvis and the knee of a rehabilitating person; a joint coupled to a lower end of the first auxiliary link member; a second auxiliary link member coupled to the lower end of the joint and connected to a portion between the pelvis and the knee of the rehabilitating person; a first spring coupled to an upper end of the first auxiliary link member to prevent introversion and extroversion of a hip point from occurring when the rehabilitating person is walking; a foot support which comes into contact with the foot of the rehabilitating person; an ankle joint for connecting the foot support and the second auxiliary link member; and a second spring coupled to a side of the foot support to compensate an entropion angle.

Abstract: A method of forming a solar cell structure is provided, which includes forming a metal electrode on a substrate, forming an absorber layer on the metal electrode, and forming a buffer layer on the absorber layer. The method also forms a titanium oxide layer on the buffer layer, wherein a thickness of the titanium oxide layer is greater than 0 and less than 10 nm. The method further forms a transparent conductive oxide layer on the titanium oxide layer. The step of forming the titanium oxide layer is atomic layer deposition (ALD) performed at a temperature of 100° C. to 180° C. with a precursor of titanium tetraisopropoxide.

Abstract: A magnesium halide adduct represented by the formula (I): MgX2.mROH.nE.pH2O, in which X is chlorine, bromine, a C1-C12 alkoxy, a C3-C10 cycloalkoxy or a C6-C10 aryloxy, with the proviso that at least one X is chlorine or bromine; R is a C1-C12 alkyl, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl or a C6-C10 aryl; E is an o-alkoxybenzoate compound represented by the formula (II): in which R1 and R2 groups are independently a C1-C12 linear or branched alkyl, a C3-C10 cycloalkyl, a C6-C10 aryl, a C7-C10 alkaryl or an C7-C10 aralkyl, the R1 and R2 groups are identical to or different from the R group; m is in a range of from 1.0 to 5.0; n is in a range of from 0.001to 0.5; and p is in a range of from 0 to 0.8, is disclosed. A catalyst component useful in olefin polymerization, which comprises a reaction product of (1) the magnesium halide adduct, (2) a titanium compound, and optionally (3) an electron donor compound, is also disclosed.

Abstract: An ultrahigh resolution magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus, the method comprises the following steps of: placing a test sample within an action range of a magnetic gradient source and a nano-scale superconducting quantum interference device, applying a static magnetic field on the test sample by a static magnetic source, and applying a nuclear magnetic resonance radio-frequency pulse on the test sample by a radio-frequency source to excite the test sample to cause nuclear magnetic resonance; directly coupling the nano-scale superconducting quantum interference device with the test sample to detect nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum signals generated by the test sample; establishing an image of the test sample according to the detected nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum signals and space distribution information of gradient magnetic fields generated by the magnetic gradient source.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosure, a touch-sensing display panel includes a substrate, connection electrodes, a touch-sensing device layer, a buffer layer, a display device, and conductive vias. The substrate has a display area and a non-display area connecting the display area. The connection electrodes are located on the non-display area of the substrate. The touch-sensing device layer is located on the substrate. The buffer layer covers the touch-sensing device layer. The display device including a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer, and a display medium layer is disposed on the buffer layer and corresponds to the display area. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer extend from the display area to the non-display area. The conductive vias penetrate the buffer layer and correspond to the non-display area. The first electrode layer and the second electrode layer are electrically connected to the connection electrodes via the conductive vias.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus that adaptively perform encoding and decoding based on image quality. An encoding apparatus may determine optimal Frames Per Second (FPS) for a video and may encode the video based on the determined FPS. Further, the encoding apparatus may provide improved temporal scalability. A decoding apparatus may select a frame to be displayed from among frames of a video depending on a required minimum satisfied user ratio. Through the selection of the frame, the decoding apparatus may provide improved temporal scalability.

Abstract: A method for interference mitigation, a network server, and a base station are provided. The method for interference mitigation includes the following steps. A transmitting group is created by grouping a first base station and a first user equipment, the transmitting group including multiple transmitting antennas. A receiving group is created by grouping a second base station and a second user equipment, the receiving group comprising multiple receiving antennas. Channel information between each transmitting antenna and each receiving antenna is obtained to calculate multiple interference coefficients between each transmitting antenna and each receiving antenna. Precoding is performed on the transmitting antennas according to the interference coefficients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a combustion device 100 for burning refractory hazardous gases and a burning method for the combustion device. More particularly, the combustion device 110 for burning refractory hazardous gases, which is provided in a scrubber system 1 for burning waste gases, the combustion device 110 includes: a first porous body 141; a second porous body 142; and an igniter for forming a flame surface 143 at the interior of the combustion device 110, wherein the flame surface 143 formed by the igniter is located between the first porous body 141 and the second porous body 142, and so as to form the flame surface 143, at least one of the first porous body 141 and the second porous body 142 is moved to conduct excess enthalpy combustion.

Abstract: A method and system for obtaining force are provided, wherein the system includes a block made of a photoelastic material having multiple surfaces including a first surface on which an object is exerting the force to the block, and one or more polariscopes configured around the block, and wherein the method includes measuring photoelastic intensities by using three polariscopes simultaneously and obtaining each set of the photoelastic intensities sequentially in time to obtain a sequence of measured photoelastic intensities, and obtaining the force by using an optimization method based on the quantity associated with the difference between the measured and predicted photoelastic intensities.

Abstract: The present invention features a method for determining the prognosis for survival of a cancer patient. Methods for measuring the level of NOL3 expression in a cancer cell-containing sample from a patient, and comparing the level of NOL3 expression in the sample to a reference level of NOL3 expression are also included. A higher level of NOL3 relative to the reference level correlates with decreased survival of the patient, and an equivalent or lower level of NOL3 relative to the reference level correlates with increased survival of the patient.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for modeling, interacting with and testing market behavior has a system defining a virtual market that may be used to study and test algorithmic trading and market behavior at the microstructure level. The system may use real data and time sequences and features a trading mechanism implemented by a database server, an information center, client computers and a matching engine through which a live stream of orders is matched against a static historical stream of orders. In one embodiment, the system uses real servers on a real network with inherent latency.

Abstract: A method and system for designing models is disclosed. The method includes selecting a plurality of models for modeling a common event of interest. The method further includes aggregating the results of the models and analyzing each model compared to the aggregate result to obtain comparative information. The method also includes providing the information back to the plurality of models to design more accurate models through a feedback loop.

Abstract: A set of mechanisms, for use with an internal combustion test engine, for testing cylinder offset during operation of the engine. The test engine specifics may vary, but it is assumed to have a crankcase base that supports a cylinder barrel and cylinder head. During engine operation, a transit plate is secured to the top surface of the crankshaft base, and a pair of wedge plates is secured between the transit plate and the bottom of the cylinder barrel. When the engine is not in operation, the transit plate can be slid in a direction normal to the crankshaft axis (for cylinder offset adjustment), and the wedge plates can be moved relative to each other (for cylinder height adjustment).

Abstract: Systems and methods of building massively parallel computing systems using low power computing complexes in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. A massively parallel computing system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes at least one Solid State Blade configured to communicate via a high performance network fabric. In addition, each Solid State Blade includes a processor configured to communicate with a plurality of low power computing complexes interconnected by a router, and each low power computing complex includes at least one general processing core, an accelerator, an I/O interface, and cache memory and is configured to communicate with non-volatile solid state memory.

Abstract: Provided are a nanostructure and an optical device including the nanostructure. The nanostructure is formed on a two-dimensional material layer such as graphene and includes nanopatterns having different shapes. The nanopatterns may include a first nanopattern and a second nanopattern and may be spherical; cube-shaped; or poly-pyramid-shaped, including a triangular pyramid shape; or polygonal pillar-shaped.

Abstract: A measuring device for the property of a photovoltaic device and a measuring method using the same are provided. The measuring device includes several light sources and a feedback control module. The light color of each light source is different and includes several light-emitting elements symmetrically configured. The feedback control module is used for controlling illuminations of the light-emitting elements for measuring the property of a photovoltaic device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a food packaging material for packing food, more particularly to a food packaging material having a uniform coating of oil, a method of manufacturing the same, and a mold for manufacturing the same. The food packaging material includes a plurality of grooves formed on one surface of the food packaging material; and an oil layer uniformly applied to the one surface of the food packaging material, being put into the grooves. According to the present invention, there are provided a food packaging material which continuously maintains a uniform coating of oil and thus minimizes sticking of contents to a surface of the packaging material, a method of manufacturing the same, and a mold for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A chatter avoidance method and device is provided, including steps of: providing a stable operating condition plot; partially removing a first layer of a workpiece with a predetermined first removal depth according to a safe removal depth of the stable operating condition plot and sensing a chatter caused by the removal operation; if no chatter is sensed, completing the removal operation, otherwise, continuing to partially remove the first layer with a second removal depth less than the predetermined first removal depth; and determining a minimum removal depth according to the removal operation, and removing a last layer of the workpiece with a last removal depth less than or equal to the minimum removal depth, allowing the workpiece to have a target thickness. The disclosure prevents a chatter from continuously occurring without requiring a shut-down and thereby maintains a desired production rate.

Abstract: Sensor coupled to the ultrasound probe provides position information related to an ultrasound imaging position in the object. A processor performs first registration between the medical image and the ultrasound image based on the anatomical feature in the ultrasound image and a medical image of the object acquired by imaging modality different from the ultrasound apparatus, obtains first registration information which provides a relationship between a coordinate system of the medical image and a coordinate system of the ultrasound image based on the first registration, performs second registration between the sensor and the medical image based on the position information and the first registration information, and obtains second registration information based on the second registration. A display displays a portion of the medical image corresponding to the ultrasound imaging position based on the second registration information. The medical image includes one among SPECT, PET, MR, PET-CT, and PET-MR image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a food container made of a plastic material and having a nano-structured hydrophobic surface, including: a plurality of nano-structures formed on a surface of the food container; and a first hydrophobic thin film coated on an upper side of the surface, on which the nano-structures are formed, and a manufacturing method thereof. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide the food container having the nano-structured hydrophobic surface capable of having excellent gas blocking performance, as well as hydrophobicity, and the manufacturing method thereof.