Abstract: The invention discloses the use of pharmaceutical compositions containing 3-(2,2,2-trimethylhydrazinium)propionate dihydrate and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for trimethylamine N-oxide level decrease in a body.

Abstract: An artificial blood vessel that can be transplanted to blood vessels with a small diameter, can be adjusted to an arbitrary size of a diameter, improves in invasiveness when a graft is taken, and overcomes the problem on the provision of a graft is provided. An artificial blood vessel prepared from a decellularized tubular structure, which is prepared by processing a decellularized, sheet-like blood vessel (decellularized blood vessel sheet) into a roll structure, and a tissue adhesive, wherein a portion which is contacted with blood that flows within the artificial blood vessel consists of the tissue of the tunica intima lined with the tissue of the tunica media whereas a portion of the sheet that overlaps when the sheet is processed into a roll structure (overlap width) consists of the tissue of the tunica media and wherein a tissue adhesive is applied to the overlap width.

Abstract: A hybridoma cell line ST03 having China Center for Type Culture Collection (CCTCC) accession number C2013187, a monoclonal antibody against aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST produced by the hybridoma cell line ST03, and the use of the monoclonal antibody. The hybridoma cell line ST03 can be used for preparing a high-titer monoclonal antibody against aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST, and the titer of mouse ascites antibody against aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can reach 6.4×105. The monoclonal antibody against aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST has high sensitivity, has 50% inhibiting concentration IC50 to aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST of 0.36 ng/mL, has no cross reaction with all of aflatoxin B1, aflatoxin B2, aflatoxin G1, and aflatoxin G2, and can be used for the content determination of aflatoxin biosynthetic precursor ST.

Abstract: Provided is a gas sensor including a substrate, a sensing electrode extended in a first direction on the substrate, and a plurality of heaters disposed in a second direction crossing the first direction on the substrate. The plurality of heaters is separated at both sides of the sensing electrode. The plurality of heaters includes graphene.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 proteins, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which is expressed anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 protein.

Abstract: A fault-tolerant unit and a fault-tolerant method for through-silicon via (TSV) are provided. The fault-tolerant unit includes TSV structures TSV1˜TSVn, nodes N11˜N1n, nodes N21˜N2n and a switching module. The TSV structure TSVi is connected between the node N1i of the first chip and the node N2i of the second chip, wherein 1?i?n. The switching module is connected between the nodes N21˜N2n of the second chip and a test path of the second chip. In normal operation state, the switching module disconnects the test path and the nodes N21˜N2n when the TSV structures TSV1˜TSVn are valid. The switching module connects the node N2i to at least another one of the nodes N21˜N2n when the TSV structure TSVi is faulty in the normal operation state. In test status, the switching module connects the test path to the nodes N21˜N2n.

Abstract: The invention provides a porous support for integrating electrochemical reaction cells with high-density, having a plurality of through-holes, an electrochemical reaction cell stack and an electrochemical reaction system comprising the porous support for integrating electrochemical reaction cells with high-density, and the invention relates to a support for integrating electrochemical reaction cells with high-density, in which a plurality of through-holes provided in a porous support act as structural supports for electrochemical reaction cells, to an electrochemical reaction cell stack in which electrochemical reaction unit cells are integrated at a high density using the porous support, to an electrochemical reaction system comprising the electrochemical reaction cell stack, and to a manufacturing method thereof, and the present invention enables to provide a porous support for integrating electrochemical reaction cells with high-density, an electrochemical reaction cell stack and an electrochemical reactio

Abstract: A gasifying apparatus including a variable gasifier and used as both a power generator and a combustion boiler and a method of driving the same are disclosed. A combustion boiler and a generator engine, driven with synthesis gas, are associated with a single gasifier, and the gasifying apparatus produces synthesis gas proper to a technical field of the gasifier by selectively applying an upflow gasifier and a downflow gasifier according to the technical field of the gasifier.

Abstract: Provided is a means for mitigating strict constraints between a virtual polyhedron inscribed in a rotor and a virtual polyhedron inscribed in a stator of a spherical stepping motor and a spherical AC servo motor and drastically increasing the degree of freedom in design. The above problem is solved by disposing permanent magnets at points of division of the sides of the virtual polyhedron inscribed in the rotor and electromagnets at points of division of the sides of the virtual polyhedron inscribed in the stator.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a process for treating biomass. The biomass is treated with a biomass swelling agent within the vessel to swell or rupture at least a portion of the biomass. A portion of the swelling agent is removed from a first end of the vessel following the treatment. Then steam is introduced into a second end of the vessel different from the first end to further remove swelling agent from the vessel in such a manner that the swelling agent exits the vessel at a relatively low water content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a magnetite-birnessite mixture, to a synthesis method therefor, and to a water-treatment method using the same. The magnetite-birnessite mixture synthesis method according to the present invention includes: a first synthesis step in which magnetite is synthesized; a second synthesis step in which manganese is made to adsorb onto the surface of the magnetite by supplying manganese while maintaining a basic state in the presence of the magnetite, and then synthesizing birnessite on the surface of the magnetite by supplying an oxidizing agent and sodium, thereby synthesizing a mixture in which magnetite and birnessite are bound together; and a purification step in which the mixture of magnetite and birnessite is purified.

Abstract: A method for rendering point cloud using a voxel grid, includes generating bounding box including all the point cloud and dividing the generated bounding box into voxels to make the voxel grid; and allocating at least one texture plane to each of the voxels of the voxel grid. Further, the method includes orthogonally projecting points within the voxel to the allocated texture planes to generate texture images; and rendering each voxel of the voxel grid by selecting one of the texture planes within the voxel by using central position of the voxel and the 3D camera position and rendering using the texture images corresponding to the selected texture plane.

Abstract: A method of sputtering a component includes positioning a conductive substrate into a vacuum chamber, wherein the conductive substrate is tubular and has a surface. A source electrode including a source material may be inserted into the conductive substrate. A first bias voltage ?Vac1 may be applied between the conductive substrate and the vacuum chamber and a second bias voltage ?Vas1 may be applied between the source electrode and the vacuum chamber, sputtering the source material onto the conductive substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hall sensor signal generating device which includes a rotor which has a magnetic property and rotates on the basis of a rotary axis; a hall sensor unit which is disposed to be spaced apart from a stator disposed outside the rotor; and a clock synchronization unit which receives a driving clock, performs synchronization between the driving clock and a hall sensor signal output from the hall sensor unit, and outputs the synchronized driving clock and the synchronized hall sensor signal.

Abstract: A Passive Optical Network (PON)-based system and method for providing handover between Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) are provided. The PON-based system may include an Optical Line Terminal (OLT), and an ONT to relay communication between the OLT and a mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal is connected to the ONT, the ONT may transmit a WiFi location update alarm message to the OLT, and the OLT may update a Look-Up Table (LUT) in response to the WiFi location update alarm message.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a wafer-level light emitting diode structure is provided. The method includes: providing a substrate, wherein a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, and a second semiconductor layer are sequentially disposed on the substrate; subjecting the first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer, and the second semiconductor layer with a patterning process to form a first depressed portion, a second depressed portion, a stacked structure disposed on the second depressed portion and a remained first semiconductor layer disposed on the depressed portion, wherein the stacked structure comprises a patterned second semiconductor layer, a patterned emitting layer, and a patterned first semiconductor layer; forming a first electrode on the remained first semiconductor layer of the first depressed portion; and forming a second electrode correspondingly disposed on the patterned second semiconductor layer of the second depressed portion.

Abstract: A Ni-based superalloy component includes a bond coat layer having a chemical composition not allowing interdiffusion to occur on a Ni-base superalloy substrate, and by allowing the bond coat layer to have Pt and/or Ir content equal to or higher than 0.2% but not exceeding 15% by mass, generation of an SRZ, which occurs at an interface between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer in a high-temperature oxidizing atmosphere, can be suppressed, and at the same time adhesion at the interface between a ceramic thermal barrier coat layer and the bond coat layer is improved. Thus, a long-life Ni-based superalloy component with suppressed elemental interdiffusion between the Ni-base superalloy substrate and the bond coat layer even at temperatures exceeding 1100° C. is provided.

Abstract: A method of performing high-throughput screening of various enzymatic activities with high sensitivity using artificial genetic circuits is provided. Particularly, the invention is screening and quantifying the activity of isoprene biosynthesis enzymes using an artificial genetic circuit capable of sensing isoprene. The artificial genetic circuit comprises an isoprene-sensing transcriptional regulator which recognizes isoprene, at least one reporter gene, a isoprene-sensing transcriptional regulator binding region and promoters for genes encoding isoprene-sensing transcriptional regulators and reporter proteins. The artificial genetic circuit detects isoprene liberated from many enzymatic reactions and measures the activity of reporter genes. This system is widely applicable for high throughput and quantitative screening of isoprene biosynthesis enzymes and MEP/MVA pathway enzymes. Therefore, the invention can be advantageously used in the protein engineering technology for enzyme modification.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing cellulose fiber and carbon fiber by recycling industrial wood waste, wherein the carbon fiber is prepared by preparing high purity cellulose pulp by using, as a raw material, wood waste generated by manufacturers of pulp, furniture and other industrial products from wood and by eliminating resin and lignin impregnated in the wood waste through pulping and bleaching of the raw material, by preparing cellulose fiber by directly dissolving the prepared pulp in a cellulose solvent, and then by performing stabilizing and carbonizing with the cellulose fiber as a precursor.

Abstract: A resistive memory structure including at least one reactive layer, at least one electrode, and at least one resistance-changing material is provided. The reactive layer extends along a first direction and a second direction. The electrode extends at least along a third direction, wherein the first direction, the second direction, and the third direction are different from each other. At least part of the resistance-changing material is disposed between the reactive layer and the electrode. When ions diffuse from the resistance-changing material to the reactive layer or from the reactive layer to the resistance-changing material, resistance of the resistance-changing material changes.