Abstract: Provided is an apparatus that measures a thickness of a coating by selecting a wavelength of a laser based on a color of the coating using a contactless method using a photoacoustic effect and an interferometer, the apparatus including a pulsed laser source to irradiate a pulsed laser beam toward the coating, a continuous wave (CW) laser source to irradiate a CW laser beam toward the coating, a detector to detect an optical interference signal corresponding to the CW laser beam, and a signal processor to process the optical interference signal to calculate a thickness of the coating.

Abstract: Provided is an amplifier circuit with cross wiring of direct-current signals and microwave signals, which includes: two branch sub-circuits being mirrors with each other and a third capacitor The sub-circuit includes a direct-current feeding circuit and a microwave signal circuit. The direct-current feeding circuit further comprising: a transistor core drain power-up port (Vds) of a heterojunction field effect transistor (FET), a first micro-strip inductor, a first capacitor, a pair of third inductors, a pair of branched second inductors. The microwave signal circuit further comprising: A pair of third inductors, a pair of first capacitors, a pair of second capacitors, a pair of ground inductors, a pair of fourth inductors, a serially connected fifth inductor.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a flexible substrate allowing an electronic device to be mounted thereto. The method of manufacturing a flexible substrate allowing an electronic device to be mountable thereto, includes preparing a substrate, applying a force to the substrate to stretch the substrate in horizontal direction, performing a surface treatment process on the substrate and forming a first region having a plurality of wavy surfaces, and forming an electrode on the first region.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a suspension of a solid catalyst component used in propylene polymerization and a method for preparing the same. The suspension includes the solid catalyst component and a liquid medium containing propylene and an alkane, and is preferably prepared by mixing the solid catalyst component and the alkane to obtain a mixed slurry, which is further mixed with liquid propylene. Using of a proper liquid dispersing agent at a proper proportion and amount enables the solid catalyst component to be more homogeneously dispersed, thus preventing the phenomenon of agglomeration in the polymerization process without using a large amount of the dispersing agent or any additional mixer. The present disclosure further provides a method of propylene polymerization, including feeding the suspension into a reaction system of propylene polymerization, wherein propylene polymerization is initiated under polymerization conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to polycrystalline gallium-doped zinc oxide of which the power factor is improved due to increased gallium doping of same. Despite having a high carrier concentration, the Seebeck coefficient of Zn0.985Ga0.015O is higher than that of Zn0.990Ga0.010O, and this arises because of the effect of the density-of-states (DOS) effective mass. A steady increase in compression stress following gallium substitution occurs in the base portion of the conduction band DOS. The solubility limit of gallium in the zinc oxide matrix is increased because a low firing temperature accelerates chemical compression. Single phase n-type Zn0.985Ga0.015O exhibits a power factor of 12.5 ?Wcm?1K?2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compounds which are able to modulate b-raf kinases, and the use of such compounds in the treatment of various diseases, disorders or conditions.

Abstract: The combination of 3D printing technology plus the additional dimension of transformation over time of the printed object is referred to herein as 4D printing technology. Particular arrangements of the additive manufacturing material(s) used in the 3D printing process can create a printed 3D object that transforms over time from a first, printed shape to a second, predetermined shape.

Abstract: A network controller for delay measurement in SDN and related delay measurement system and delay measurement method are provided. A probe packet is used to record the transmission of the probe packet between the network controller and network switches, to calculate a transport delay time between the network switches and hop delay time between the network switches, to obtain the delay of each link in the transmission path, which helps in finding out a critical hop in the SDN transmission path. Through the delay measurement mechanism according to the present disclosure, the critical hop will become a reference based on which a network manager adjusts a network framework, or a basis taken by an SDN control system to select a path.

Abstract: An organometallic complex represented by Formula 1 below and an organic light-emitting device including the same: Formula 1 is as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A method for fitting a straight line for a statistics dataset (x, y) containing outliers comprising the steps of: a) receiving a statistics dataset (x, y) containing outliers; b) constructing initial interval search box [m,c] for slope and intercept for received statistics dataset (x, y); c) formulating an objective function based on initial search box; d) obtaining an equation of line model by representing it in interval domain; e) processing interval residuals by taking the difference between response variable and estimation of response variable in interval domain; f) evaluating interval Tukey's biweight function by deciding the outlierness of any data point by comparing the robust median of absolute deviation of interval residuals and absolute value of interval residual for that point; g) finding the estimates of slope and intercept by using vectorized version of interval global optimization process; and h) fitting a straight line for the statistics dataset (x, y) based on the estimates of slope and interc

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions, methods and devices for treating, reducing or preventing one or more eye disorders, particularly dry eye disorders, in a subject by administering an amount of one or more fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters therapeutically effective to inhibit lipase activity while permitting bacterial growth or without substantially altering the dynamic microbial community of the eye. Typically, the fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters are C8 to C16 fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for obtaining a broadly neutralizing antibody (bNab), including screening memory B cell cultures from a donor PBMC sample for neutralization activity against a plurality of HIV-1 species, cloning a memory B cell that exhibits broad neutralization activity; and rescuing a monoclonal antibody from that memory B cell culture. The resultant monoclonal antibodies are characterized by their ability to selectively bind epitopes from the Env proteins in native or monomeric form, as well as to inhibit infection of HIV-1 species from a plurality of clades. Compositions containing human monoclonal anti-HIV antibodies used for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided. Methods for generating such antibodies by immunization using epitopes from conserved regions within the variable loops of gp120 are provided. Immunogens for generating anti-HIV1 bNAbs are also provided. Furthermore, methods for vaccination using suitable epitopes are provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a chip carrier, suitable for being inserted into a corresponding substrate. The light emitting/receiving chip mounted on the chip carrier is disposed within the corresponding substrate and aligned to the waveguide embedded in the corresponding substrate with an appropriate distance.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device using a p-type oxide semiconductor layer and a method of manufacturing the same. The device includes the p-type oxide layer formed of at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of a copper(Cu)-containing copper monoxide, a tin(Sn)-containing tin monoxide, a copper tin oxide containing a Cu—Sn alloy, and a nickel tin oxide containing a Ni—Sn alloy. Thus, transparent or opaque devices are easily developed using the p-type oxide layer. Since an oxide layer that is formed using a low-temperature process is applied to a semiconductor device, the manufacturing process of the semiconductor device is simplified and manufacturing costs may be reduced.

Abstract: A laser driver circuit compensates for non-linear behavior of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) devices. A VCSEL has an internal parasitic capacitance that is charged while the VCSEL is on. When the VCSEL turns off, this internal parasitic capacitor discharges, keeping the VCSEL on longer, increasing the physical turn-off or fall time. The laser driver circuit compensates for the slower fall time by modulating both anode and cathode terminals of the VCSEL as the VCSEL is turned on and off. Both plates of the internal parasitic capacitor are discharged at turn off, cutting the parasitic discharge time in half. A cathode driver transistor modulates the cathode voltage while a source-follower transistor modulates the anode voltage. A modulating current may be switched using a current mirror structure. Multiple source-follower transistors may be selectable in parallel, with switches to select the total anode current, allowing for programmable compensation of the fall time.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a low drop diode equivalent circuit. Piezoelectric device based vibration energy harvesting requires a rectifier for conversion of input ac to usable dc form. Power loss due to diode drop in rectifier is a significant fraction of the already low levels of harvested power. The low-drop-diode equivalent can replace the rectifier diodes and minimize power loss. The diode equivalent mimics a diode using linear region operated MOSFET. The diode equivalent is powered directly from input signal and requires no additional power supply for its control. Power used by the control circuit is kept at a value which gives an overall output power improvement. The diode equivalent replaces the four diodes in a full wave bridge rectifier, which is the basic full-wave rectifier and is a part of the more advanced rectifiers like switch-only and bias-flip rectifiers.

Abstract: A transmissive light modulator including a first reflection layer; a first active layer, arranged on the first reflection layer and including a plurality of quantum well layers and a plurality of barrier layers; a second reflection layer arranged on the first active layer; a second active layer, arranged on the second reflection layer and including a plurality of quantum well layers and a plurality of barrier layers; and a third reflection layer arranged on the second active layer, wherein the first reflection layer and the third reflection layer are each doped with a first type dopant, and the second reflection layer is doped with a second type dopant, which is electrically opposite to the first type dopant.

Abstract: Provided are a wavelength swept vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser and a method of fabricating the same. The laser may include a substrate, a lower reflection layer on the substrate, an active layer on the lower reflection layer, a sacrificial layer disposed on a first side of the active layer, a stopper disposed on a second side of the active layer that may be spaced apart from the sacrificial layer, and an upper reflection layer fixed on the sacrificial layer, the upper reflection layer extending over the stopper and the active layer. The stopper defines a minimum separation distance between the upper reflection layer and the active layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a graphene-containing electrolyte includes, in the order recited: (a) deoxidizing graphene oxide to form graphene; (b) dissolving the graphene in a carbonate solvent to provide a graphene-containing solution; and (c) adding an oxidation-reduction agent composed of 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium iodide (BDI) and optionally iodine (I2) into the graphene-containing solution to provide the graphene-containing electrolyte. Deoxidizing the graphene oxide may be accomplished by dissolving the graphene oxide in an aqueous solvent that is a mixture of water and an alkyl imidazole-based iodine to form a solution; and centrifuging the solution to obtain the graphene. A dye-sensitized solar cell may include the graphene-containing electrolyte to fill a space defined between first and second electrodes.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a planar waveguide optical element, a projection optical system, and a microdisplay device. By including free-form optics and waveguide technology, the volume and weight of the display apparatus can be reduced, and an optical system can be realized with improved image quality, structure, and performance parameters.