Abstract: A conductive thin film is composed of a polymer gel including carbon nanotubes, an ionic liquid, and a polymer. At least one selected from the group consisting of fat and oil and a water repellent is included in the polymer gel or in a surface of the polymer gel.

Abstract: Provided are a high-speed optical modulator and a method of modulating light by using the same. The optical modulator includes first and second resonance cavities that are sequentially stacked on a transparent substrate, wherein the first and second resonance cavities each include an electric-optical layer. According to the method, first and second voltages having different sizes are simultaneously applied respectively to the first and second resonance cavities, and then for the other configuration of the modulator mutually interchanged voltages are applied.

Abstract: A tactile feedback apparatus is provided, which includes a signal generator and a tactile feedback structure. The signal generator provides a driving signal. The tactile feedback structure is connected to the signal generator and provides a tactile feedback signal in response to the driving signal when an object surface is touched or a housing of the tactile feedback apparatus is touched. The tactile feedback signal is related to a tactile sensation. The tactile feedback signal is related to an electrical property of the driving signal.

Abstract: In a wireless sensor network, it is determined whether to multiplex a packet that is generated in a random node. When a packet is to be multiplexed, by multiplexing at least one packet, a frame of a first length is generated and transmitted. The frame of the first length includes a payload in which at least one of data portions including a header unit and a data unit having a second length smaller than the first length is multiplexed.

Abstract: A preparation method of filter element for swift and highly efficient adsorption of Cs includes the following steps: to a substrate material, adding a coupling agent with 1-3 wt % and ammonium phosphomolybdate with 1-10 wt %, based on the weight of the substrate material; heating to 160˜220° C.; stirring and mixing evenly so that the substrate material is combined with ammonium phosphomolybdate; spining through 5 ?m micropore, the spun filament forming adsorbent filter element with a thickness of 5-50 mm in the rotational cylinder framework material; evenly coating ammonium phosphomolybdate on the outer surface of the adsorbent filter element; and stabilizing and implementing an aging process by heating to 80-120° C. for 3-12 h. The filter element prepared by this method provides an excellent water permeability, oxidization resistance, long-term immersion in hot water of below 100° C., radiation decomposition resistance, stable adsorption, swift detection, high efficiency and precision.

Abstract: It is intended to provide a method for producing an NK cell-enriched blood preparation, which is low invasive and is capable of conveniently and rapidly growing NK cells, etc. in blood collected from an organism. The NK cells in blood are stimulated with NK cell growth-stimulating factors comprising an anti-CD16 antibody, OK432, an anti-CD3 antibody, and a cytokine. Then, the blood is cultured at a physiological cell temperature to produce an NK cell-enriched blood preparation.

Abstract: In exemplary implementations of this invention, light from a backlight is transmitted through two stacked LCDs and then through a diffuser. The front side of the diffuser displays a time-varying sequence of 2D images. Processors execute an optimization algorithm to compute optimal pixel states in the first and second LCDs, respectively, such that for each respective image in the sequence, the optimal pixel states minimize, subject to one or more constraints, a difference between a target image and the respective image. The processors output signals to control actual pixel states in the LCDs, based on the computed optimal pixel states. The 2D images displayed by the diffuser have a higher spatial resolution than the native spatial resolution of the LCDs. Alternatively, the diffuser may be switched off, and the device may display either (a) 2D images with a higher dynamic range than the LCDs, or (b) an automultiscopic display.

Abstract: In a high strength and high electrical conductive nano crystalline grain multi-layer copper alloy sheet, a plurality of high strength and high electrical conductive nano crystalline grain multi-layer sheets manufactured by roll-bonding an oxygen free copper (OFC) alloy sheet and a deoxidized low-phosphorous copper (DLP) alloy sheet are plastically bonded by roll-bonding method so that an OFC alloy layer and a DLP alloy layer are alternated to each other to have electrical conductivity of 85 IACS (%) or more and tensile strength of 500 MPa or more.

Abstract: The invention discloses a multi-beam bathymetric chart construction method based on submarine digital depth model feature extraction. The method comprises the steps of: constructing a DDM (Digital Depth Model) based on raw multi-beam echo soundings; establishing a slope and second derivative composite model based on the DDM; extracting feature points based on DDM sub-blocks; querying the multi-beam depth based on the feature points; constructing the multi-beam bathymetric chart based on layers.

Abstract: A voltage protection transceiver is introduced herein. The voltage protection transceiver includes a transmission element and a voltage-driven switch circuit. The voltage-driven switch circuit at least includes a sensing circuit and a protection switch. The voltage-driven switch circuit and the transmission element for transmitting input signals are separated from each other for maintaining integrity of transmission of signals. When a voltage level of the input signal is higher than a predetermined value and being detected by the sensing circuit, the voltage-driven switch circuit is turned on to protect electrical components at an output stage from being damaged or influenced by the high-level input signals. When the voltage level of input signals is lower than the predetermined value, the voltage-driven switch circuit is turned off to reach an output without power loss.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a grating is disclosed for the angular dispersion of light impinging the grating. The grating comprises tapered structures and cavities. A cavity width and/or corrugation amplitude is varied for achieving a desired grating efficiency according to calculation. A method is disclosed for conveniently creating gratings with variable cavity width and/or corrugation amplitude. The method comprises the step of anisotropically etching a groove pattern into a grating master. Optionally a replica is produced that is complementary to the grating master. By variation of an etching resist pattern, the cavity width of the grating may be varied allowing the optimization towards different efficiency goals.

Abstract: Disclosed is an alkaline extract of shredded pinecones yields a polyphenylpropanoid polysaccharide complex (PPC) that functions as an orally active immune adjuvant. Specifically, the oral PPC boosts the number of antigen-specific memory CD8+ T cells generated in response to a variety of vaccine types (DNA, protein, and dendritic cell) and bias the response towards one that is predominately a T helper 1 type. The oral PPC has potential for use be to enhance the T cell response generated by a variety of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines designed to target a cellular response.

Abstract: An imaging method comprising expressing in cells a Class I heme peroxidase, which optionally is fused with a protein of interest or a cellular localization signal peptide, and contacting the cells with a substrate of the Class I heme peroxidase to allow conversion of the substrate into a product via an oxidation reaction catalyzed by the Class I heme peroxidase, wherein the product releases a signal detectable by a microscope such as an electron microscope. Also disclosed herein are monomeric mutants of a Class I heme peroxidase and mutants of the enzyme that exhibit elevated enzymatic activity as compared to the corresponding wild-type counterpart.

Abstract: A mechanical encoder including an assembly, a flexible element, and a signal sensing module is disclosed. The assembly has a plurality of poking/stiring structure that provides poking/stirring function. The flexible element includes a first piezoelectric layer and a second piezoelectric layer. The first piezoelectric layer and the second piezoelectric layer are stacked on each other via an attach material. The flexible element is set up so that the poking/stiring structures stir/poke a first end of the flexible element, so as to output an electrical signal responsive to deformation of the flexible element. The signal sensing module receives the electrical signal to generate a position signal and a direction signal corresponding to the movement of the poking structures.

Abstract: Efficacy of a therapeutic to enhance antitumor immunity in a patient is predicted, where the therapeutic is one that targets an immunomodulatory leukocyte membrane protein (ILMP) to enhance immune activity. Peripheral blood sample from the patient is tested for levels of monocytes having specific cell surface markers (CD14+, HLA-DRlow) prior to treatment. Low levels of monocytes of this type (PBM14+HLA-DRlow) indicate a greater likelihood of therapeutic efficacy. In specific exemplary embodiments of the invention, the therapeutic is an antibody to CTLA4, such as ipilimumab or tremelimumab.

Abstract: Methods of treating a food allergy, allergic reactions, hypersensitivity, inflammatory responses, inflammation are provided. In one method, histamine releasing factor (HRF)/translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is contacted with a compound that inhibits or reduces binding of HRF/TCTP to an immunoglobulin in order to treat the food allergy, allergic reaction, hypersensitivity, inflammatory response, or inflammation. Methods of reducing or decreasing the probability, severity, frequency, duration or preventing a subject from having an acute or chronic food allergy, allergic reaction, hypersensitivity, an inflammatory response or inflammation, are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a terminal connected to a home network with an application UI that can be optimally displayed on the terminal. As a server terminal transmits a UI optimized for the graphics resolution of the client terminal to a client terminal, images and text can be sharply displayed on the UI for higher readability, and the speed of response to an event the client terminal's user enters on the application can be made faster. In addition, a client terminal user can have a pleasant user experience (UX).

Abstract: The various embodiments herein provide a method for derivation and long term establishment of ground state pluripotent embryonic stem cells. Further the embodiments herein provides a method to inhibit the ERK and TGF ? signalling pathways for long term maintenance of the embryonic stem cells. The R2i mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells are derived from 3.5 day blastocysts. The mouse ES cells are cultured in media containing R2i and 2i inhibitors of ERK and TGF ? pathways. The ES cells are subjected to in vitro and in vivo differentiation. The ES cells are subjected to RT-PCR and qRT-PCR, flow cytometry and karyotyping. The result reveals that the R2i maintains the ground state of ES cells and self renewal. Also R2i increases embryonic cleavage and clonal propagation of ES. Further R2i asserts genomic integrity and pluripotency of ES.

Abstract: An optical read/write device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes a lens portion configured to irradiate light emitted from a light source to an optical recording medium, and the lens portion includes: a flexible shape-variable lens; and an electrode portion provided on the shape-variable lens. The shape of the shape-variable lens can be changed when voltage is applied to the electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a class of molecular glass photoresist (I and II) comprising bisphenol A as a main structure and their preparation. The molecular glass photoresist is formulated with a photoacid generator, a cross-linking agent, a photoresist solvent, and other additives into a positive or negative photoresist. A photoresist with a uniform thickness is formed on a silicon wafer by spin-coating. The photoresist formulation can be used in modern lithography, such as 248 nm photolithography, 193 nm photolithography, extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, nanoimprint lithography, electron beam lithography, and particularly in the EUV-lithography technique.