Abstract: A surface plasmon optical waveguide includes a lower cladding, a metal thin layer on the lower cladding, low-k dielectric layers spaced apart from each other on one surface of the metal thin layer, and an upper cladding covering the low-k dielectric layers and the metal thin layer uncovered between the low-k dielectric layers. A refractive index of the low-k dielectric layers is less than a refractive index of the lower and upper claddings.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical line terminal for monitoring and controlling upstream and downstream optical signals, and more particularly, to an optical line terminal for monitoring and controlling upstream and downstream optical signals, which adds different low frequency monitoring signals to upstream and downstream wavelength division multiplexing optical signals in a bidirectional wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical network and senses and detects low frequency components of upstream and downstream optical signals to unite, monitor, and control optical outputs and wavelengths of the upstream and downstream wavelength division multiplexing optical signals into a single system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vaccine composition for dental caries caused by S. mutans infection, where the vaccine composition comprises an antigen derived from a surface protein PAc of S. mutans and an adjuvant derived from flagellin. The present invention further provides methods for preparing the vaccine composition. The present invention also provides methods for preventing or curing dental caries caused by S. mutans by administrating to a subject the vaccine composition.

Abstract: An electrode structure of a lithium ion battery includes a current collector, at least one energy type active layer, and at least one power type active layer. The energy type active layer and the power type active layer are formed on the current collector. The energy type active layer includes a first lithium-containing compound and multiple first conductive particles. The power type active layer includes a second lithium-containing compound and multiple second conductive particles. The first and second lithium-containing compounds are lithium-containing complex transitional metal oxides. Compositions of the first and second lithium-containing compounds include at least one of Ni, Co and Mn. A lithium ion diffusion coefficient of the second lithium-containing compound is greater than that of the first lithium-containing compound. A specific capacity of the first lithium-containing compound is greater than that of the second lithium-containing compound.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of forming lithium-aluminum-titanium phosphate. The method includes providing a precursor solution including a titanium compound and an aluminum compound, forming an intermediate using a hydrothermal reaction process performed on the precursor solution, adding a lithium compound and a phosphate compound to the intermediate, and firing a mixture of the lithium compound, the phosphate compound, and the intermediate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for managing the green life of a user.

Abstract: Methods for treating tumors comprising cells expressing the vitamin D receptor are provided, and comprise inhibiting the expression or the biologic activity of the vitamin D receptor in the tumor cells, and/or inhibiting the expression or the biologic activity of a constituent of the vitamin D receptor signaling pathway in the tumor cells, and administering to the tumor cells an effective amount of gemcitabine.

Abstract: Core-shell nanoparticles and techniques for their synthesis are described herein. Generally, the nanoparticles comprise a core that includes iron and at least one shell disposed about the core that includes nickel. In certain versions, the nanoparticles are free of precious metals.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a vaccine adjuvant, including a polysaccharide derived from Antrodia camphorata (also named Antrodia cinnamomea or Taiwanofungus camphoratus) fruiting body, wherein the molecular weight of the polysaccharide is greater than 100 K Da. Furthermore, the polysaccharide is obtained by an extraction process, and the extraction process includes: (a) adding powder of the Antrodia camphorata fruiting body into water to form a mixture; (b) heating the mixture under reflux; (c) after step (b), removing an insoluble matter from the mixture; (d) after step (c), adding ethanol into the mixture to perform a precipitating step and obtain a precipitate; and (e) performing an isolating step to the precipitate to obtain a fraction the molecular weight of which is greater than 100 K Da of the precipitate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multi-core processor having hierarchical cache architecture. A multi-core processor may comprise a plurality of cores, a plurality of first caches independently connected to each of the plurality of cores, at least one second cache respectively connected to at least one of the plurality of first caches, a plurality of third caches respectively connected to at least one of the plurality of cores, and at least one fourth cache respectively connected to a least one of the plurality of third caches. Therefore, overhead in communications between cores may be reduced, and processing speed of application may be increased by supporting data-level parallelization.

Abstract: An advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) server, an AMI network node, an AMI network system and a message broadcasting method thereof are provided. The AMI server generates a broadcasting key from a broadcasting message through a hash function, encrypts the broadcasting message into an encrypted broadcasting message via the broadcasting key, encrypts the broadcasting key into an encrypted key via a symmetric key, and transmits the encrypted broadcasting message and the encrypted key to the AMI network node. The AMI network node decrypts the encrypted key into the broadcasting key via the symmetric key, decrypts the encrypted broadcasting message into the broadcasting message via the broadcasting key, and processes the broadcasting message after determining that the broadcasting message corresponds to the broadcasting key through the hash function.

Abstract: An integrated process for the generation of saturated C3 and higher hydrocarbons from carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen, includes the steps of: (a) feeding a gas feed stream including carbon oxide(s) and hydrogen to a two-stage reaction system comprising a first stage including a carbon oxide(s) conversion catalyst, where the feed stream is converted in the first stage to form an intermediate product stream, (b) feeding the intermediate product stream to a second stage including a dehydration/hydrogenation catalyst and (c) removing a product stream from the second stage, the product stream including saturated C3 and higher hydrocarbons. The two-stage reaction system could exhibit a high activity and selectivity to C3 and higher hydrocarbons, and the two stage reactions may be operated in different reaction conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a proximity measurement method and apparatus for device-to-device (D2D) communication in a mobile communication system. The proximity measurement method may include determining whether a cell identification (ID) is included in a packet received from a gateway, verifying whether the cell ID matches a pre-stored cell ID when the cell ID is included, extracting, from the packet, Internet Protocol addresses of mobile terminals transmitting and receiving the packet when the cell ID matches the pre-stored cell ID, searching for IP addresses matched to the extracted IP addresses based on a proximity list including IP addresses of mobile terminals performing D2D communication, and registering, when the extracted IP addresses are absent in the proximity list, the extracted IP addresses in the proximity list and measuring proximity between the mobile terminals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and systems for 4D ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM)—in situ imaging with ultrafast time resolution in TEM. Single electron imaging is used as a component of the 4D UEM technique to provide high spatial and temporal resolution unavailable using conventional techniques. Other embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for convergent beam UEM, focusing the electron beams onto the specimen to measure structural characteristics in three dimensions as a function of time. Additionally, embodiments provide not only 4D imaging of specimens, but characterization of electron energy, performing time resolved electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS).

Abstract: An image and message encoding system, encoding method, decoding system and decoding method are provided. The encoding method includes the following steps. An original image having a first resolution is provided. A message data is provided. The original image and the message data are combined to be an integrated image having a second resolution. The second resolution is greater than the first resolution.

Abstract: A thermoelectric generator (TEG) including a cooling element, a heat-collection element and at least one thermoelectric generating module is provided. The heat-collection element is disposed at a side of the cooling element, wherein the heat-collection element has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the heat-collection element is suitable for facing a thermal radiation source with the first surface so as to receive thermal energy thereof in a predetermined distance without contacting the thermal radiation source. The thermoelectric generating module is disposed between the second surface of the heat-collection element and the cooling element, wherein the emissivity of the heat-collection element is larger than 0.8. A thermoelectric generating system is also provided.

Abstract: A SiC trench gate transistor with segmented field shielding region is provided. A drain region of a first conductivity type is located in a substrate. A first drift layer of the first conductivity type is located on the substrate and a second drift layer of the first conductivity type is located on the first drift layer. A base region of a second conductivity type is located on the second drift layer. A gate trench is located between the adjacent base regions. A plurality of segmented field shielding regions of the second conductivity type is placed under a bottom of the gate trench and the space between segmented field shielding regions is the first drift region. A gate dielectric layer is located on a bottom and at a sidewall of the gate trench and a trench gate is formed in the gate trench.

Abstract: There are provided a method of generating a ranging signal of a wireless terminal and a device for generating a ranging signal of a wireless communication system that can generate the ranging signal using one IFFT engine independently from a mode of the ranging signal transmitted in uplink in a wireless communication system in which a frequency interval of subcarriers used to generate an initial ranging signal and a frequency interval of subcarriers using periodic ranging are different. In this way, it is possible to decrease complexity of hardware and design of the wireless terminal, and decrease power consumption of the wireless terminal through hardware simplification.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a multiple sensors-based motion input apparatus and method. The apparatus includes a transmission unit, a reception unit, a calculation unit, and a control unit. The transmission unit transmits a signal. The reception unit receives a signal that is reflected and enters therein after the signal has been transmitted by the transmission unit. The calculation unit calculates touch location information based on the transmission signal of the transmission unit and the reception signal of the reception unit. The control unit outputs a selection signal corresponding to the touch location information that is calculated by the calculation unit.

Abstract: A measurement device is provided. The measurement device comprises a ring-shaped base and multiple sensing elements. The sensing elements are symmetrically disposed on the ring-shaped base. Each sensing element comprises a circumferential groove, an axial groove and a coil. The axial groove is connected to the circumferential groove. The coil is surrounded within the circumferential groove and extended along the axial groove.