Abstract: Provided is a laser device according to embodiments of the inventive concept comprising a substrate including a gain region, a phase control region, and a tuning region arranged along a first direction, the substrate having an air gap which extends from the phase control region to the tuning region, an upper clad layer on the substrate, a waveguide structure extending in the first direction between the upper clad layer and the substrate, a first upper electrode disposed on the upper surface of the upper clad layer of the tuning region, and a lower electrode disposed on a lower surface of the substrate and extending from the gain region to the tuning region, wherein the air gap may have a larger width than the waveguide in a second direction crossing the first direction.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a manufacturing method of a mass transfer device. The manufacturing method includes the following. A transfer substrate coated with an adhesive layer is provided. A light emitting diode is transferred from an original substrate to the transfer substrate. A supporting structure is etched on the light emitting diode, where the supporting structure includes at least two supporting columns extending from the transfer substrate, and ends of the at least two supporting columns away from the transfer substrate are connected with the light emitting diode, so that the light emitting diode is arranged separately from the transfer substrate. The adhesive layer is removed, so that the light emitting diode is fixed on the transfer substrate only through the supporting structure. In addition, the disclosure also provides a mass transfer device and display equipment.

Abstract: A differential gear assembly for a vehicle includes: an annular ring gear having internal and external surfaces, and rotates around a rotational axis extending in an axial direction; first and second side gears respectively distribute a first and second output torque to first and second drive shafts; first and second differential pinion gears respectively engage the first and second side gears; a pinion pin extends diametrically across the ring gear, where the first and second differential pinion gears are rotatably arranged on the pinion pin. The ring gear comprises first and second slots for receiving the pinion pin, where the slots are arranged in connection to the internal surface and extend partly through the ring gear in the axial direction.

Abstract: A processor includes a queue configured to hold a memory access instruction including one or more addresses, a contracted address generator configured to generate a contracted address by contracting bits of multiple addresses in a case where the memory access instruction includes the multiple addresses, a conflict detector configured to detect a conflict between the contracted address and the address held in the queue, and an access controller configured to control processes of the memory access instruction held in the queue, based on a detection result of the conflict detector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation process for a Cu-based catalyst and use of the Cu-based catalyst as the dehydrogenation catalyst in producing a hydroxyketone compound such as acetoin. Said Cu-based catalyst shows a high the acetoin selectivity as the dehydrogenation catalyst for producing acetoin.

Abstract: The invention provides the use of SWELL1 inhibitors and modulators for therapeutic use, e.g., to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for the treatment and resource utilization of acidic organic wastewater, comprising: (1) performing activated sludge treatment on acidic organic wastewater; and (2) performing microalgae treatment on the acidic organic wastewater treated in step (1). By means of the combination of activated sludge treatment and microalgae treatment, the present invention can significantly reduce the COD of the acidic organic wastewater. In some embodiments, the use of acclimated activated sludge or activated sludge having a specific microbial flora structure can not only improve the treatment efficiency while shortening the treatment time, but also omit a pH value adjustment step without causing sludge accumulation.

Abstract: A multimodal signal acquisition device and method, and a laser image system are provided. The multimodal signal acquisition device is configured to acquire a multimodal signal generated by a laser pulse that irradiates a sample and includes an independent-channel acquisition module and a spectral signal processing device. The independent-channel acquisition module is provided with multiple independent spectral signal acquisition channels, each of which corresponds to a spectral signal of a specific spectral range in the multimodal signal. Each of the spectral signal acquisition channels acquires the multimodal signal, filters the corresponding spectral signal of the specific spectral range from the multimodal signal, and sends the spectral signal to the spectral signal processing device. The spectral signal processing device is configured to receive the spectral signal acquired by each of the spectral signal acquisition channels and perform imaging and superposed output of each spectral signal.

Abstract: In shotgun proteomics, generally only a fraction of peptides from a parent protein are actually detected. Because a large portion of the protein sequence is not detected, it is often impossible to determine whether the expressed protein is present in a modified, spliced, or truncated form. Provided herein are methods and systems for analyzing polypeptides which allow for the increase of the mean sequence coverage of a protein concomitant with bioinformatics analysis in order to distinguish putative proteoforms with improved amino acid resolution. Aspects of the invention include (1) a deep sequencing strategy to provide more protein sequence coverage than is typically achieved, and (2) a computational approach to view protein expression across its full length and identify regions of the protein that are potentially subject to such regulation. This technology has global utility in proteomics and will be of particular use for the analysis of biosimilar protein drug therapeutics.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sprout inhibitor composition containing dihydrocarvyl acetate and use thereof. The sprout inhibitor composition contains the active ingredient dihydrocarvyl acetate or isomers thereof. In sprout inhibition tests for the sprout inhibitor in tobacco and potato, when the dosage of the active ingredient is equivalent to carvone, the sprout inhibitor exhibits a significantly better sprout inhibition effect than that of carvone. The sprout inhibitor provided by the present disclosure is effective on tobacco and potato plants in low dosage with long effective duration. Moreover, no phytotoxicity of the sprout inhibitor on the tobacco or the potato is found within the application range.

Abstract: A method for conditioning a plasma processing chamber including a chuck is provided. The method comprises a plurality of cycles, wherein each cycle comprises cleaning an interior of the plasma processing chamber and the chuck and forming a silicon oxide based coating on the interior of the plasma processing chamber and the chuck. The silicon oxide based coating has a first layer and a second layer.

Abstract: A method for depositing a carbon ashable hard mask layer on a substrate includes a) arranging a substrate in a processing chamber; b) setting chamber pressure in a predetermined pressure range; c) setting a substrate temperature in a predetermined temperature range from ?20° C. to 200° C.; d) supplying a gas mixture including hydrocarbon precursor and one or more other gases; and e) striking plasma by supplying RF plasma power for a first predetermined period to deposit a carbon ashable hard mask layer on the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to an anticancer composition containing IF1 (ATPase inhibitory factor 1). The IF1 (ATPase inhibitory factor 1) according to the present invention has the effect of releasing extracellular ATP, induces cytotoxicity in various cancer cells and exhibits anticancer efficacy, and is thus very useful as an active ingredient of a powerful anticancer agent.

Abstract: A system for automated construction of an artificial neural network architecture is provided. The system includes a set of interfaces and data links configured to receive and send signals, wherein the signals include datasets of training data, validation data and testing data, wherein the signals include a set of random number factors in multi-dimensional signals X, wherein part of the random number factors are associated with task labels Y to identify, and nuisance variations S. The system further includes a set of memory banks to store a set of reconfigurable deep neural network (DNN) blocks, hyperparameters, trainable variables, intermediate neuron signals, and temporary computation values including forward-pass signals and backward-pass gradients.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus were disclosed for measuring wood density of live timber. The method comprising: measuring a diameter of a test part of the live timber at a first height from a ground surface; transmitting and receiving microwave in a preset frequency range in air at a first distance greater than the diameter, measuring a first ratio of a transmitted microwave signal to a first received microwave signal at different frequencies; transmitting microwave in the air at the first height and microwave penetrates the test part, receiving the microwave at the first distance from the microwave transmitting position, measuring a second ratio of a transmitted microwave signal to a second received microwave signal at different frequencies, calculating a dielectric constant and an attenuation constant; calculating the wood density according to a relationship between the wood density and the dielectric constant and the attenuation constant.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of characterising a DNA sample obtained from a tumour to produce an interpreted profile of the tumour based on a combination of a range of tests on the tumour, the tests including a selection from: determining a catalogue of base substitution signatures which are present in the sample; determining a catalogue of rearrangement signatures which are present in the sample; determining a catalogue of insertion/deletion signatures which are present in the sample; determining the overall copy number profile in the sample and identifying putative driver mutations present in the sample.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods and materials for nucleic acid delivery, vaccination, and/or treating cancer. More specifically, methods and materials for nucleic acid delivery, vaccination, and/or treating cancer using one or more recombinant adenoviruses (Ads) as an oncolytic agent are provided.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for dynamic angiographic imaging including: obtaining image data comprising a plurality of corresponding images capturing at least a portion of both an increase phase and a decline phase of a contrast agent in a blood vessel of interest; generating at least one time-enhancement curve of the contrast agent based on the image data; determining a blood flow characteristic in the blood vessel of interest based on the time-enhancement curve. Systems for implementing the method and computer readable media incorporating the method are also described.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved version of paper-based analytical device and method for chromatographic chemical or immunoassays. Particularly, this present invention discloses a device and a method for reducing smears and improving sharpness and intensity of test sample readout for a multi-step chemical assay or immunoassay by introducing two additional elements, a time-delay pad (2) and a mixer (1), to the conventional two-dimensional paper network device (2DPN).

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to methods for assisting a driver of a vehicle that include monitoring the driver's actions, during a first portion of time that starts when the driver begins to engage in a surveillance type action and ends when the driver ends the surveillance type action, activating one or more feedback devices, when the driver engages in a surveillance type action, monitoring the driver's actions during a second portion of time that beings when the driver ends the surveillance type action, and ends when the driver begins the surveillance type action, and activating one or more feedback devices, during the second portion of time when the driver engages in a driving maneuver and fails to engage in the surveillance type action.