Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) light source device is provided, including a lower substrate, a plurality of OLED modules disposed on the lower substrate and arranged in a matrix, a bus circuit surrounding the OLED modules to form a mesh structure and connecting the OLED modules in parallel, and an upper substrate disposed on the OLED modules and the bus circuit. The bus circuit connects the OLED modules in parallel. Therefore, the OLED light source device can be arbitrarily cut into different shapes, and its service life and light emitting performance are not affected by the cutting.

Abstract: A cuttable organic light emitting diode (OLED) light source device is provided, including a lower substrate, a plurality of OLED modules disposed on the lower substrate and arranged in a matrix, a plurality of sensing electrodes disposed on respective OLED modules for sensing an external magnetic field in order to provide power to the OLED modules, and an upper substrate disposed on the OLED modules and the sensing electrodes. The present disclosure independently provides power to each OLED module through the sensing electrodes, and allows the cuttable OLED light source device with wireless transmission to arbitrarily cut into different shapes, so that the service life and light emitting performance are not affected by the cutting.

Abstract: A household Grid-Connected inverter applied to a solar power generation system with maximum power tracking function includes a solar power module; a MPPT power converter connected to the solar power module; and a DC/AC filter connected to the MPPT power converter. The DC/AC filter can be connected to the household grid in parallel. The solar power module is used to convert and output the solar energy in form of DC voltage. The MPPT power converter converts the DC into a high-frequency current with envelope of the same phase as the household grid, and also maximizes the output power. The DC/AC filter is used to output to the current which has the same phase as the household power and of the wave current form. Thereby, a simplified structure which can increase the device expanding flexibility and provide maximum output performance for solar power generation is achieved with lower cost.

Abstract: The invention provides isolated TANGO 509 nucleic acid molecules and polypeptide molecules. The invention also provides antisense nucleic acid molecules, expression vectors containing the nucleic acid molecules of the invention, host cells into which the expression vectors have been introduced, and non-human transgenic animals in which a nucleic acid molecule of the invention has been introduced or disrupted. The invention still further provides isolated polypeptides, fusion polypeptides, antigenic peptides and antibodies. Diagnostic, screening and therapeutic methods utilizing compositions of the invention are also provided.

Abstract: Concentrations of certain miRNA, mRNA and/or protein markers in the biological fluids and/or tissues of a subject are used to determine the probability that the subject does or does not have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The concentrations of these markers in fluids and/or tissues are different in subjects with PTSD as compared to subjects who do not suffer from this disorder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical and food compositions for preventing or treating diabetes or obesity, and more particularly to pharmaceutical compositions and functional foods for preventing or treating diabetes or obesity, which contain, as an active ingredient, a novel compound synthesized from a compound separated from an extract of the Stereocaulon alpinum. The novel compounds of the invention have very excellent PTP-1b (protein tyrosine phosphatase-1b) inhibitory activities, act selectively only on PTP-1b among protein tyrosine phosphatases, and are substantial PTP-1b inhibitors which are effective in preventing or treating diabetes or obesity.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for concurrently applying loads to multiple test specimens. The systems and methods are useful for cyclical tensile loading of specimens such as in fatigue strength evaluations. The systems and methods are also useful for low frequency cyclical loading evaluations.

Abstract: A mixed powder of an Ni—Al alloy and alumina is produced by heating a first mixed powder, which is prepared by mixing an Ni—Al mixed powder as prepared by mixing an Al powder with Ni in such a manner that Al therein could fall within a range of from 25 atomic % to 60 atomic %, and an alumina powder in a range of from 40% by mass to 60% by mass, in vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere at a temperature falling within a range of from 600° C. to 1300° C. for at least 1 hour, and then grinding the resulting product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an activin receptor type II B (ACVR2B) inhibitor which comprises the delta-like 1 homolog (DLK1) extracellular water-soluble domain. More specifically, the present invention relates to an extracellular soluble domain of DLK1; fragments of the extracellular soluble domain of DLK1; mutants of the extracellular soluble domain of DLK1; a composition for suppressing ligand linkage with the ACVR2B receptor, which includes a fragment of the mutants as an active ingredient; and a pharmaceutical composition for prevention and treatment of diseases which comprises the same. The composition of the present invention competitively binds to the ACVR2B receptor and inhibits the binding of an ACVR2B ligand to the ACVR2B receptor, which inhibits protein signalling associated with such ligands, and will be useful for prevention and treatment of diseases associated therewith.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of amplifying temporal variation in at least two images comprises examining pixel values of the at least two images. The temporal variation of the pixel values between the at least two images can be below a particular threshold. The method can further include applying signal processing to the pixel values.

Abstract: An insulator is disclosed, which includes an insulating surface. A part of the insulating surface is applied with a conductive coating having a specific resistivity. A conductive coating region having the specific resistivity and a nonconductive coating region are configured that: in a dry environment, no continuous conductive channel exists between upper and lower fittings of the insulator. The value of the leakage current that can be caused by the conductive coating region having the specific resistivity on the insulating surface enables the insulating surface to reach an ice-proof temperature in an icing climate condition. Also, a power transmission apparatus in which the insulator is adopted is disclosed. In an icing climate condition, the conductive coating can achieve the function of increasing the value of the leakage current on the surface of the insulator, so as to prevent the ice formation.

Abstract: A fast heat transfer device is provided. The device dissipates heat and generates power at the same time. A liquid flow is used to absorb heat for forming a vapor gas flow; then, the gas flow drives a blade turbine and a power generator; and, finally, the gas flow is cooled down to become the original liquid flow for recycling. Thus, the present invention dissipates heat and generates power simultaneously with a minimized size and a reduced cost together with energy conservation.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a method of cooperative MIMO wireless communication, and a base station using the same. A base station would have a plurality of radio remote units (RRUs), and each of the RRUs may have a specific radio coverage and a plurality of antennas coupled to each of the RRUs. The function of the base station may include receiving a UE information, receiving a service flow, deriving a service type of the service flow, and determining a MIMO scheme, modulating the service flow into a MIMO stream according to the MIMO scheme, allocating a plurality of resource blocks, wherein the resource blocks may correspond to a portion or all of the RRUs, distributing the MIMO stream into a plurality of downlink sub streams and transmitting the downlink sub streams through the resource blocks by the RRUs corresponding to the resource blocks.

Abstract: A device transmits a discovery signal including identification information of the device in an empty discovery slot among a plurality of discovery slots of a discovery interval. The discovery signal includes two orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols. One of the two orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols includes at least one tone. The identification information of the device is displayed by a position of a subcarrier corresponding to the at least one tone.

Abstract: A radio frequency signal transceiving method and device thereof are proposed. The method is configured for a radio equipment controller (REC) of a radio frequency signal transceiving device to exchange radio signals between a plurality of Baseband Units (BBUs) and a plurality of Radio Equipments (REs) that respectively connected to a plurality of Remote Radio Units (RRUs), and the method includes but not limited to the step of: receiving a first radio downlink signal at least, generating a first downlink control signal, modulating the first radio downlink signal at least into a first analog downlink signal at a first frequency according to the first downlink control signal, multiplexing the first analog downlink signal and the first downlink control signal into an integrated analog downlink signal, converting the integrated analog downlink signal into an optical downlink signal, and transmitting the optical downlink signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides the preparation method for (S)-3-(1-(dimethylamino)ethyl)phenyl ethyl(methyl)carbamate (formula X compound), the preparation methods for its intermediates (S)-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N—((S)-1-phenylethyl)ethanaminium (formula VI compound), (S)-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N—((S)-1-phenylethyl)ethanaminium (formula VIII compound) and (S)-1-(3-(ethyl(methyl)carbamoyloxy)phenyl)-N,N-dimethyl-N—((S)-1-phenylethyl)ethanaminium (formula IX compound), as well as the method for using above mentioned formula IX compound to prepare rivastigmine which can be used for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. The preparation method for rivastigmine has a reasonable synthetic design with convenient source of raw materials and high total yield, and the product resulted has high chemical and optical purity, which makes it easy for large-scale. industrial production.

Abstract: Disclosed are a color correction apparatus for panorama video stitching and a method of selecting a reference image using the same. A method of selecting a reference image for color correction when stitching panorama video based on input images includes selecting an optimum reference image candidate from the input images based on standard deviations for overlapping regions between the input images, performing color correction on the input images based on the optimum reference image candidate, and validating the optimum reference image candidate based on the color-corrected input images.

Abstract: A hybrid channel semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are provided.

Abstract: A system and method for providing electromagnetic imaging through electroquasistatic sensing contains an electromagnetic sensor for imaging a sample. The electromagnetic sensor contains drive/sense electronics and a pixelated sensor array having an array of capacitive sensor electrodes that source electric fields that interact with the sample, and wherein the electrodes are individually drivable by the drive/sense electronics in a coordinated manner to establish a desired temporal and spatial pattern in which electrical properties of the electrodes are used to generate an image. Other components of the system include a precision motion controller, sensor head and associated electronics, and a computer for performing data acquisition and signal inversion.

Abstract: Circuit topologies and control methods for a power converter and are described.