Abstract: A magnetic device includes a substrate, a sensing block and a repair layer. The substrate has a bottom electrode, a registration layer and a barrier layer disposed on the registration layer. The sensing block is patterned to distribute on the barrier layer. The repair layer is disposed substantially on the barrier layer, wherein the barrier layer is configured to have a tunneling effect when a bias voltage exists between the sensing block and the registration layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate, a first electrode, a first insulating layer, an active layer, an etching stop layer, a second insulating layer, a source, a drain and a second electrode. The first insulating layer covers the gate and the first electrode. The active layer and the etching stop layer are disposed on the first insulating layer above the gate and the first electrode respectively. The second insulating layer covers the active layer and the etching stop layer and has a first opening and a second opening exposing the active layer and a third opening exposing the etching stop layer. The source and the drain are disposed on the second insulating layer and contact with the active layer through the first opening and the second opening respectively. The second electrode is located on the second insulating layer and contacts with the etching stop layer through the third opening.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an AC-direct-type LED-lighting device including compensation circuit for AC input compensation, including a compensation inductor and first compensation capacitor parallelly connected to one terminal of AC input and a second compensation capacitor connected in series; rectifying unit for rectifying output from second compensation capacitor terminals to obtain direct current; and LED array driven by the rectifying unit output, wherein capacities of the first and second compensation capacitors and the compensation inductor and LED array output voltage are determined to cause 0.9 or larger cosine value of a phase, with respect to the AC input voltage, of resulting current obtained by dividing AC input voltage by sum of (i) parallel value of an equivalent impedance Re of the rectifying unit and LED array and an impedance of the second compensation capacitor and (ii) parallel value of impedances of the compensation inductor and first compensation capacitor.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for searching for personalized content based on a user's comment are provided and designed to search for and provide the personalized content based on a user's preference using a user comment-based search technique, thereby raising user's satisfaction with search results and enhancing search accuracy.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an optical router based on dynamic wavelength assignment, for receiving data signals and an aggregate control signal from servers, and comprising a modulation module and a wavelength selection module, which comprises a multi-wavelength light source for generating an input carrier having wavelengths, and a carrier processing unit for separating the input carrier into carriers and for guiding the carriers to the modulating units based on the aggregate control signal. The modulation module comprises an optical coupler and modulating units in one-to-one correspondence with the servers. Each modulating unit is adapted for receiving the data signal from the corresponding server and for modulating the received carrier into an optical signal based on the data signal. The optical coupler is adapted for aggregating the optical signals into an aggregate optical signal.

Abstract: A sustained release composition comprising a polymer and manufacturing method thereof. The sustained release composition comprises a polymer, a bioactive agent, and a release rate determined agent, wherein the release rate determined agent is dispersed in the sustained release composition to control the release rate of the bioactive agent. The method comprises providing an oil phase comprising a bioactive agent, a polymer, and a release rate determined agent; providing an aqueous phase comprising a surfactant; mixing the oil phase with the aqueous phase to form the sustained release composition having a controlled release effect.

Abstract: The invention provides a use of panthenol or dexpanthenol in the prevention and/or treatment of contact lens papillary conjunctivitis in a subject. A contact lens care solution containing 0.001 to 10% by dry weight dexpanthenol is also provided.

Abstract: A channel allocation apparatus in a communication system includes: a measuring unit configured to measure clear channel assessments (CCA) of a plurality of stations (STAs) included in the communication system; a checking unit configured to compare the measured CCAs to preset reference CCA, and check fairness and unfairness in the STAs; and an allocating unit configured to change and allocate channels allocated to STAs corresponding to unfairness, according to the measured CCA and the reference CCA.

Abstract: A method of patrolling a perimeter of a geographic area, using two or more unmanned vehicles having means for locomotion along a perimeter path. Each vehicle is equipped with at least the following systems: a navigation system operable to autonomously navigate the unmanned vehicle, an anomaly detection system, a communications system, an anomaly tracking system, operable to track, visually or by following, a detected anomaly, and an alert evaluation system. Each vehicle travels the path on a predetermined route, and is operable to broadcast an alert message to all other vehicles if that vehicle detects an anomaly, to perform an evaluation of any received alert message to determine if it will travel to an anomaly based on stored evaluation rules, and to respond to an alert message based on the evaluation.

Abstract: The invention relates generally to in vivo collection of circulating molecules, tumor cells and other biological markers using a collecting probe. The probe is configured for placement within a living organism for an extended period of time to provide sufficient yield of biological marker for analysis.

Abstract: A memory controlling device and method are disclosed for controlling a memory having a partial array self refresh (PASR) function and a plurality of memory segments. The memory controlling device comprises an address mapper, an address decoder, an address selector, and a PASR configuration register storing a PASR configuration. The address mapper converts an input address set into a mapped address set according to an address offset. The mapped address set comprises a plurality of consecutive mapped addresses or at least one mapped address within a limited range. The address decoder updates the PASR configuration during writing. The address selector generates an updated address set, which is used for setting at least one mode register of the memory, according to the PASR configuration register under a sleep-or-standby mode in order that the memory can self refresh at least one of the memory segments correspondingly.

Abstract: Provided is a technology which searches an unallocated area to quickly extract information on a deleted partition when checking a disk and an evidence image in digital forensic, and adds a recovered partition to a forensic tool as a new partition. For this, the technology has direct access to the sector of a disk or an evidence image which is obtained, limits information search on an unallocated area only to an area satisfying the minimum size in which a partition may be created, changes an LBA-based sector access scheme into a CHS-based sector access scheme, and reads only the sector of a location having the possibility that a boot record exists to search information of a deleted partition, recovering a partition at high speed.

Abstract: A hybrid ceramic/sand casting method of manufacturing a metal part. The method is especially suitable for manufacturing engine cylinder blocks or cylinder head, which have very small internal passages or other very small internal features. These parts are formed using a hybrid core having at least one ceramic section and at least one sand section, with the ceramic section being used to create the internal feature. A mold cavity is created for the part, and the hybrid core is positioned in the mold. Molten metal is introduced into the mold, and after the metal cools, the core is removed, thereby forming the part with the internal feature.

Abstract: A fluid treatment system includes a fluid source, at least one anaerobic reactor vessel, and at least one aerobic reactor vessel. The anaerobic reactor vessel contains retaining a set of retaining structures that are at least partially coated with an anaerobic biofilm. The aerobic reactor vessel contains an aerobic biofilm. When fluid from the fluid source is exposed to the anaerobic biofilm, the anaerobic biofilm removes one or more metal substances from the fluid. When the fluid is exposed to the aerobic biofilm, the aerobic biofilm may cause organic materials in the fluid to metabolize. The system also may include a precipitation reactor that separates divalent metals from the fluid, a settling facility that forms a slurry comprising separated metals, and a neutralization reactor that modifies the fluid to a substantially neutral pH.

Abstract: The invention, in some aspects relates to synthetic, light-activated fusion proteins and their encoding polynucleotide molecules. In some aspects the invention additionally includes expression of the light-activated fusion proteins in cells and their use in methods such as therapeutic methods and candidate compound screening methods.

Abstract: There is provided a preparation method of a sodium vanadium oxide-based (Na1+xV1?xO2) anode material for a sodium ion secondary battery synthesized by mixing particles of precursors such as sodium carbonate (Na2CO3) and vanadium oxide (V2O3) and pyrolyzing a mixture in a mixed gas atmosphere composed of 90 mol % of nitrogen gas and 10 mol % of hydrogen gas through a solid-state reaction. The sodium vanadium oxide-based anode material prepared according to the present invention shows a small change in volume caused by an initial irreversible capacity and continuous charge/discharge reactions, and thus it is useful for providing a next-generation sodium ion secondary battery having stable charge/discharge characteristics and cycle performance.

Abstract: Polynucleotides isolated from chickpea are disclosed herein. The disclosed polynucleotides of the present invention provide genotype-dependent spatial information on the presence and relative abundance of each gene. The transcriptomic analysis of the polynucleotides revealed (649) non-cannonical genes besides many unexpected candidates with known biochemical functions, which have never been associated with pathostress-responsive transcriptome. The polynucleotides disclosed in the present invention can be used as a molecular tool for isolation of novel genes from plants that can be used for plant improvement. Further, the polynucleotide responsible for improving immunity against fungal pathogen in plants is disclosed herein. The present invention also provides a method of improving immunity against fungal pathogen in plants. Transgenic plants exhibiting improved immunity against fungal pathogen are also provided in the present invention.

Abstract: The application relates to a gel polymer electrolyte and/or polymer modified electrode materials for lithium batteries.

Abstract: There is provided a nitride semiconductor light emitting device including an active layer of a multi quantum well structure, the nitride semiconductor light emitting device including: a substrate; and a buffer layer, an n-type nitride semiconductor layer, an active layer and a p-type nitride semiconductor layer sequentially stacked on the substrate, wherein the active layer is formed of a multi quantum well structure where a plurality of barrier layers and a plurality of well layers are arranged alternately with each other, and at least one of the plurality of barrier layers includes a first barrier layer including a p-doped barrier layer doped with a p-dopant and an undoped barrier layer.

Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosure provides an electrostatic discharge protection circuit. The electrostatic discharge protection circuit includes a p-type field effect transistor, a capacitance device and an n-type field effect transistor. The p-type field effect transistor has a source coupled to an input/output terminal, a gate coupled to a first node and a drain coupled to a second node. The capacitance device has a first terminal coupled to a first rail and a second terminal coupled to the first node. The n-type field effect transistor has a source coupled to the first rail, a gate coupled to the second node and a drain coupled to the first node.