Abstract: A lighting device for emitting direct light and indirect light, includes a first transparent light panel comprising at least one organic light emitting device, the first transparent light panel emitting direct light and indirect light during operation thereof; and at least a second transparent light panel comprising at least one organic light emitting device, the second transparent light panel emitting direct light and indirect light during operation thereof, the second transparent light panel being positioned so that at least a portion of indirect light emitted from the first transparent light is transmitted through the second transparent light panel and at least a portion of direct light emitted from the second transparent light panel is transmitted through the first transparent light panel, wherein the first transparent light panel is controllable independently from the second transparent light panel to control a ratio of direct light to indirect light emitted by the lighting device.

Abstract: An evaluation aid which can be used as a phantom (imitation lesion) when a digital X-ray image thereof is taken and then evaluation is carried out through the digital X-ray image. The evaluation aid is adapted to be used for taking a digital X-ray image thereof through which evaluation is carried out, and contains a substrate (plate-like body) including a plurality of regions having different X-ray absorption ratios and step members provided on the plate-like body.

Abstract: The invention provides a light emitting diode (LED) centralized DC (direct-current) power supply system and operating methods thereof. The proposed DC power supply system comprises a three-phase AC (alternating-current) input interface, a DC power supply output interface, N+1 three-phase PWM (pulse width modulation) rectifier modules, LED cluster loads and a power supply management module. The proposed operating methods are described as following: the power supply management module adjusts the duty ratio of the three-phase PWM rectifier modules, based on the control signals formed by synthesizing the information about voltage and current of the positive and negative output buses, the three-phase AC input ends, control signals and output of the three-phase PWM rectifier modules, hence AC voltage of power grid can be directly converted into adjustable DC voltage by the PWM rectifier.

Abstract: A submount having a structure and a configuration resistant to an increase in manufacturing cost and a reduction in yields or reliability, and including an oblique waveguide is provided. A submount having a first surface and allowing a semiconductor light-emitting element including a waveguide to be fixed on the first surface, the waveguide having an axis line inclined at ?WG (degrees) with respect to a normal to a light-incident/emission end surface of the semiconductor light-emitting element, and made of a semiconductor material with a refractive index nLE, the submount includes: a fusion-bonding material layer on the first surface; and an alignment mark formed in the fusion-bonding material layer, the alignment mark allowed to be recognized at an angle ?SM=sin?1 [nLE·sin(?WG)/n0], where a refractive index of a light-transmitting medium in proximity to the outside of the light-incident/emission end surface of the semiconductor light-emitting element is n0.

Abstract: Described is a method of determining the relative risk of an outcome based on an analysis of multiple risk factors. A graphical method is used to take values corresponding to risk parameters and an event outcome to produce a smoothed surface map representing relative risk over an entire space defined by n risk factors. Applying a query data point to the surface map permits the determination of the estimated outcome probability for the query data point, based on its location on the surface map. The method then reports a relative risk or other probability measure associated with the query data point. Also described is a method of analysis in which subpopulations previously identified as high-risk can be further analyzed with respect to risk posed by additional factors.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery comprises a shell, a cell disposed in the shell, and two lugs connected to the cell. Each of the lugs comprises a conductive foil with a surface and a PTC layer disposed on the surface of the conductive foil. The lugs conduct currents between the lithium ion battery and an outer circuit.

Abstract: A building lighting control system includes a central building server, distributed zone controllers, and light sensors and control units in each zone. Using occupant lighting preferences, occupancy state, and light levels, each zone controller computes a utility curve which represents the relationship between energy use and service level in the zone. The building server zone receives utility curves from all the zones and allocates energy units to the zones based on the utility curves using a utility-based trading algorithm in order to optimize service levels with minimal energy. Each zone controller then distributes energy to lights in its zone based on energy units allocated to the zone by the building server and based also on influence matrices representing the influences of the lights in the zone upon the sensors in the zone. The building server may also compute and output long-term operational information of the building.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for making an electrode composite material. In the method, a trivalent aluminum source, a doped element source, and electrode active material particles are provided. The trivalent aluminum source and the doped element source are dissolved in a solvent to form a solution having trivalent aluminum ions and doped ions. The electrode active material particles are mixed with the solution having the trivalent aluminum ions and doped ions to form a mixture. A phosphate radical containing solution is added to the mixture to react with the trivalent aluminum ions and doped ions, thereby forming a number of electrode composite material particles. The electrode composite material particles are heated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of removing an intron contained in a gene from a eukaryotic gene, and linking only the exon sequences to prepare an expression vector comprising the linked sequences. Specifically, the invention relates to a method of preparing an expression vector containing linked exon sequences comprising amplifying exon sequences by PCR as one or more fragments from a giant fungal gene containing an intron, and linking the fragments together with a restriction enzyme-treated vector using the gap repair cloning method; a method of preparing an expression vector containing a full-length cDNA sequence by synthesizing and linking cDNA fragments from a fungal giant gene; a transformant having introduced therein an expression vector prepared by the method; a protein produced by the transformant; and a method of preparing a compound produced by the protein using the expression vector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal oxide-platinum compound catalyst comprising 5 to 95 parts by weight of a metal oxide and 95 to 5 parts by weight of platinum as the balance. The platinum has a form to reticulately cover at least a part of a particle of the metal oxide. The wires constituting the platinum mesh have an average wire diameter of 5 nm or smaller.

Abstract: A concrete mixture for forming a breathable concrete. The mixture comprises aggregate particles and a paste comprising water, cement or cement substitute, and plasticizer. The plasticizer controls the viscosity of the paste such that the paste forms a substantially uniform layer coating the particles, with the coated particles in contact, while allowing spaces to be retained there between. These spaces interconnect forming channels through the concrete, allowing air to permeate there through such that the concrete exhibits good dynamic insulation properties, whist retaining structural strength.

Abstract: Methods of inhibiting ischemia-related and ischemia-reperfusion-related injury are provided. Remote administration of a C-fiber activator or TRPV1 agonist or remote electrical stimulation and activation of TRPV1 reduces ischemia-related tissue damage in subjects at risk for ischemia-related tissue damage. In aspects of the invention, remote application of a TRPV1 agonist inhibits ischemia-related cardiac tissue damage. Methods of inhibiting cardiac tissue damage by topically administering the TRPV1 agonist, capsaicin are provided.

Abstract: This invention provides a polymer composition comprising at least one thermal gelling polymer and at least one anionic polymer for cell delivery applications. These injectable polymer compositions are shear-thinning, thixotropic and resorbable. More specifically there is described a hyaluronan (HA) and methylcellulose (MC) based thermogelling cell delivery system (HAMC) that promotes cell survival both in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, HAMC (relative to media alone) enhances survival of transplanted stem/progenitor cells in the injured CNS. HAMC provides a minimally-invasive cell delivery strategy where the microenvironment can be further defined and the differentiation and regenerative capacity further explored. This hydrogel system has applications for minimally-invasive cell delivery to other tissues/organs in the body as well.

Abstract: A multi-input voltage-to-frequency conversion circuit, includes: a multi-input operational amplifier amplifying one of multiple voltage signals in response to multiple control signals to generate an amplified voltage; a voltage-to-current converter converting the amplified voltage into a sensed current, and generating an oscillation current based on the sensed current and on an offset voltage that is associated with a predetermined frequency range corresponding to the one of the voltage signals; and a current-controlled oscillator generating, based on the oscillation current, a periodic pulse signal that has a frequency linearly proportional to the magnitude of the one of the voltage signals.

Abstract: A method for conducting fast Brillouin optical time domain analysis for dynamic sensing of optical fibers is provided herein. The method includes the following stages: injecting a pump pulse signal into a first end of an optical fiber and a probe signal into a second end of the optical fiber, wherein the probe and the pump pulse signals exhibit a frequency difference between them that is appropriate for an occurrence of a Brillouin effect; alternating the frequency of either the probe or the pulse signals, so as the alternated signal exhibits a series of signal sections, each signal section having a predefined common duration and a different frequency; measuring the Brillouin probe gain for each one of the alternating frequencies; and extracting physical properties of the optical fiber throughout its length at sample points associated with the sampled time and the frequencies, based on the measured Brillouin probe gain.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to probes for multidimensional nanospectroscopic imaging. In one aspect, a method includes providing a transparent tip comprising a dielectric material. A four-sided pyramidal-shaped structure is formed at an apex of the transparent tip using a focused ion beam. Metal layers are deposited over two opposing sides of the four-sided pyramidal-shaped structure.

Abstract: Bispecific single chain antibody molecules are disclosed which may be used to advantage to treat various forms of cancer associated with the overexpression of members of the EGFR protein family.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for code obfuscation includes: an input unit that receives execution codes for android applications; a code analyzer that separates the input execution codes into sensitive codes that needs to be protected from application forgery attack and general codes except for the sensitive codes by analyzing the input execution codes; a dalvik to C code converter that creates native codes by converting the sensitive codes into a C code; an obfuscator that obfuscates the native codes and the general codes; a self code protector that encrypts the obfuscated native codes by adding a tamper-detection code to the obfuscated native codes and then creates self-modified native codes by adding a loading routine; and a code combiner that combines the self-modified native codes with the obfuscated general codes.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel, modified polydicyclopentadienes and methods to prepare modified polydicyclopentadienes. The modified polydicyclopentadienes prepared by the methods of the invention are useful in many applications including new and useful solid phases for chromatography.

Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a composition having a continuous phase and a disperse phase dispersed finely with low polydispersity in the continuous phase, with high production efficiency. The composition is produced by the production method including the steps of: (A) passing the swirling flow of the continuous phase liquid into a cylindrical body the circumferential surface of which is either in part or entirely formed by a porous membrane, (B1) supplying the disperse phase fluid to the swirling flow via the porous membrane to form the particles of the disperse phase on the porous membrane, and (B2) detaching the disperse phase particles formed on the porous membrane by the shear force of the swirling flow.