Abstract: An output power adjusting method is applied on an inverter. The inverter includes a capacitor to store direct current (DC) electricity provided by a photovoltaic (PV) module. At least the DC electricity provided by the PV module is converted into alternating current (AC) electricity. Determine whether a power value of the AC electricity exceeds a power threshold. When the AC electricity exceeds the power threshold, the inverter works in a continuous mode. When the AC electricity does not exceed the power threshold, the inverter works in a discontinuous mode where the PV module charges the capacitor. In the discontinuous mode, determine whether a voltage on the capacitor exceeds a reference voltage, and when the voltage on the capacitor exceeds the reference voltage, the DC electricity provided by the PV module and DC electricity in pulses provided by the capacitor are converted to the AC electricity.

Abstract: Carbon monoxide and oxygen gas can be produced from carbon dioxide by introducing a supply of CO2-containing gas to a CO2 permeable porous media. The CO2 permeates through the media to separate the CO2 from other species in the CO2-containing gas supply. An oxygen-deficient ferrite material, disposed on a surface of the CO2 permeable porous media, contacts with the separated CO2 at decomposition reaction conditions to produce CO and O2. Corresponding devices for treating exhaust gases from a CO2 exhaust gas-producing apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: A method for estimating a position of a target by using an image acquired from a camera is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) setting multiple virtual estimated reference points by dividing a view-path; (b) comparing altitude values of the respective estimated reference points with those of respective points on terrain; (c) searching neighboring virtual estimated reference points among the multiple virtual estimated reference points to satisfy a requirement under which a difference between an altitude zk of one point among the neighboring estimated reference points and that of the terrain corresponding thereto and a difference between an altitude zk+1 of the other point among the neighboring estimated reference points and that of the terrain corresponding thereto have different signs; and (d) determining that the actual position of the target exists between the searched estimated reference points Pk.

Abstract: An orifice plate for liquid injection made of plate-shaped stainless steel, wherein an orifice is formed by shearing, is characterized in that the average crystal grain size of the stainless steel is 3 ?m or less. The thickness of the plate-shaped stainless steel is 1.2 mm or less, and preferably 0.1 mm or less. The aspect ratio of the orifices is 0.8 or lower. The orifices are formed orthogonal to the plate surface, or slanted by 50° or at smaller angles. The plate-shaped stainless steel has a composition containing C, Mn, and Si.

Abstract: A light emitting device including an organic electroluminescence element is provided. The light emitting device may be a display device or a lighting device. The organic electroluminescence element includes an anode, a light emitting layer, and a cathode that are arranged in this order. An electron injection layer is arranged between the light emitting layer and the cathode. The electron injection layer is made of an amorphous C12A7 electride.

Abstract: Compositions that include nanoscale structured materials or precursors thereof (e.g., self-assembling peptides) are described. The compositions can include other substances (e.g., a vasoconstrictor). Also described are methods for using the compositions to promote hemostasis, to protect the skin or wounds from contamination, to decontaminate a site upon removal of previously applied compositions that provided a protective coating, and to inhibit the movement of bodily substances other than blood. The compositions are also useful in isolating tissue, removing tissue, preserving tissue (for, e.g., subsequent transplantation or reattachment), and as bulking, stabilizing or hydrating agents. Medical devices that include the compositions (e.g., a stent or catheter), bandages or other wound dressings, sutures, and kits that include the compositions are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ENOblock, which is a non-substrate analog having an enolase inhibitory activity, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cancer or enolase-associated diseases, containing the same. The ENOblock of the present invention directly binds to enolase so as to inhibit an activity thereof, and the inhibition is more effective in hypoxia than in normoxia. In addition, the ENOblock of the present invention inhibits migration, metastasis and invasion of cancer cells. Furthermore, the ENOblock of the present invention induces glucose uptake into cells, down-regulates the expression of PEPCK, and inhibits adipogenesis and foam cell formation. Therefore, a composition containing the ENOblock of the present invention can be very effectively applied to prevent or treat cancer or enolase-associated diseases.

Abstract: Provided is a hydrogen measurement sensor capable of monitoring a content of hydrogen within molten metal in real-time using an aluminum or magnesium alloy casting method, and, more particularly, a hydrogen measurement sensor having a junction structure of a solid oxygen ion conductor and a solid hydrogen ion conductor in molten metal capable of measuring a content of hydrogen within aluminum-magnesium alloy-molten metal using a new method which generates a fixed concentration of oxygen gas from a solid reference material at a high temperature by replacing a reference material of a standard gas method which is difficult to handle with a solid reference material or external air which is easy to handle or has the same effect as that of the gas reference material by using a feature in which the external air contains a predetermined pressure (0.21 atm) of oxygen.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions comprising a hydrophilic polymer, a hydrophobic polymer, and a silver ion, wherein the silver ion associates with at least one hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymer, and wherein the composition does not comprise an effective amount of a chlorite ion. Also disclosed are methods of making a photo-stable silver ion containing wound dressing and methods of reducing or preventing infection of a wound by using the compositions and wound dressings of the present invention.

Abstract: There is provided a novel use of ramalin for preventing or treating liver diseases, and more specifically, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating hepatic fibrosis or cirrhosis containing ramalin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a functional food containing the same. It was confirmed that at the time of applying ramalin, which is a compound derived from Ramalina terebrata according to the present invention, to animal models, ramalin may remarkably suppress hepatic fibrosis and lower liver cirrhosis levels as compared to silymarin known as a liver cell protecting ingredient without cytotoxicity to normal liver cells, such that ramalin may be effectively used for preventing or treating hepatic fibrosis and liver cirrhosis.

Abstract: Disclosed are fibers that include a composite of at least three different materials, where the at least three different materials include a conductor, an insulator, and a non-centrosymmetric material, and where each material is disposed in one or more different cross-sectional regions of the fiber, with each region extending along a common length of the fiber.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus and method for separating radioactive nuclides from a waste salt and recovering a refined salt, which are able to maximize process efficiency and operating efficiency of a process of regenerating a waste salt produced during a pyrochemical process of used nuclear fuel by converting the waste salt into a thermally stable form and distilling the waste salt under a reduced pressure using a single apparatus having two top covers which are mountable to replace radioactive nuclides included in the waste salt, and highly improve applicability and utility in a remote operation facility for disposal of a radioactive waste by further simplifying operation/handling compared with conventional processes.

Abstract: A polylactic acid triblock copolymer and a preparation method thereof are described. The polylactic acid triblock copolymer comprises an aromatic polyester oligomer block and a polylactic acid block. The polylactic acid triblock copolymer is obtained by reacting an aromatic polyester oligomer with a monomer lactide at a desired temperature. The polylactic acid block copolymer has a regular structure indicated by peak melting temperatures (Tm) corresponding to the aromatic polyester oligomer block and the polylactic acid block, respectively. Examples of the aromatic polyester oligomer block include polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, and polyethylene 1,4-naphthalate. Examples of the monomer lactide include L-lactide and D-lactide.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer in a human. The invention relates to targeting the stromal cell population in a tumor microenvironment. For example, in one embodiment, the invention provides a composition that is targeted to fibroblast activation protein (FAP). The invention includes a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) which comprises an anti-FAP domain, a transmembrane domain, and a CD3zeta signaling domain.

Abstract: Message dissemination speed is increased during multicast operations in a network by intelligently selecting one or more feedback time slots for use by destination nodes. In at least one implementation, a feedback time slot is selected based upon probabilities that a plurality of data packets will be successfully distributed to a plurality of destination nodes by various future time slots. These probabilities may be estimated based on, for example, packet erasure probabilities in the network. In some implementations, only destination nodes that have not yet successfully received a plurality of data packets are permitted to transmit feedback during feedback time slots.

Abstract: A display device including a display circuit, a touch panel, a detection circuit, and a sensing circuit is disclosed. The display circuit generates a plurality of driving signals. The touch panel displays an image according to the driving signals. The detection circuit detects the display circuit. When the display circuit stops generating the driving signals, the detection circuit asserts a control signal. The sensing circuit detects the touch panel to obtain whether an area of the touch panel is touched when the control signal is asserted.

Abstract: Security printing paper based on a chipless radio frequency (RF) tag and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The security printing paper based on a chipless RF tag includes first base paper, second base paper, and one or more chipless RF tags. The chipless RF tags are disposed between the first base paper and the second base paper. At least one layer configured to prevent the locations of the chipless RF tags from being exposed to the outside and to enable the security printing paper to be detected is formed on one or more of the first base paper and the second base paper.

Abstract: Monomer embodiments that can be used to make polymers, such as homopolymers, heteropolymers, and that can be used in particular embodiments to make sequence-defined polymers are described. Also described are methods of making polymers using such monomer embodiments. Methods of using the polymers also are described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for outputting a convergence index, and more particularly, to a method for outputting a convergence index by utilizing patent information. According to the method for outputting the convergence index of the present invention, the convergence index can be outputted by using time information related to a patent which is included in a patent group, a patent classification, and an industrial classification that corresponds to the patent classification. The method for outputting the convergence index of the present invention systematically outputs the convergence index by using patent data, which is an objective data, thereby outputting the convergence index which is objective and appropriate.

Abstract: A Candida albicans bloodstream infections cause significant morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Filament formation and adherence to host cells are critical virulence factors of C. albicans. Multiple filamentation regulatory pathways have been discovered, however the downstream effectors of these regulatory pathways remain unknown. The cell surface proteins in the ALS group are downstream effectors of the filamentation regulatory pathway. Particularly, Als1p mediates adherence to endothelial cells in vitro and is required for virulence. The blocking of adherence by the organism is described resulting from the use of a composition and method disclosed herein. Specifically, a pharmaceutical composition comprised of a gene, gene product, or specific antibody to the ALS gene family is administered as a vaccine to generate an immune response capable of blocking adherence of the organism.