Abstract: A light emitting diode including a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer is provided. The first semiconductor layer includes a first surface and a second surface. The active layer and the second semiconductor layer are stacked on the second surface in that order, and a surface of the second semiconductor layer away from the active layer is configured as the light emitting surface. A first electrode is electrically connected with and covers the first surface of the first semiconductor layer. A second electrode is electrically connected with the second semiconductor layer. A number of three-dimensional nano-structures are located on the surface of the first surface of the first semiconductor layer and a surface of the active layer, and a cross section of each of the three-dimensional nano-structure is M-shaped.

Abstract: Disclosing is a preparation apparatus of a porous alumina plate, including an electrolytic tank, an aluminum substrate, a negative electrode, a thermostatic apparatus, a circulation apparatus, and a power supply. The electrolytic tank includes an accommodating space and connects to a first opening and a second opening of the accommodating space, respectively, and a slot wall of the electrolytic tank is installed with an input tube and an output tube. The accommodating space is used to accommodate an electrolyte. The aluminum substrate and the negative electrode are installed on the first opening and the second opening, respectively, to contact the electrolyte. The thermostatic apparatus is used to maintain a temperature of the electrolyte, and the circulation apparatus is connected to the thermostatic apparatus and the electrolytic tank to circularly transport the electrolyte in the thermostatic apparatus and the electrolytic tank.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for authenticating location-based services without compromising location privacy, which comprises a comprehensive solution that preserves unconditional location privacy when authenticating either range queries using three authentication schemes for R-tree and grid-file index, together with two optimization techniques, or k-nearest neighbor queries using two authentication schemes for R-tree and Voronoi Diagram index.

Abstract: In one aspect, methods for separating biological tissue are described herein. In some embodiments, a method for separating tissue comprises providing a first composition comprising a polymerizable material, providing a second composition comprising a polymerization initiator, disposing the first composition at a first site beneath a first tissue layer, disposing the second composition at the first site, polymerizing the polymerizable material at the first site, and separating the first tissue layer from a second tissue layer.

Abstract: This invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for modulating immune system comprising at least one polysaccharide extracted from Radix Astragali, Radix Codonopsis, Ganoderma sinense, or mixtures thereof, and their extraction process. The present invention further relates to a method of modulating immune system by applying said pharmaceutical composition to a subject suffering from cancers, and a method of preventing and/or pretreating and/or treating cancers in the subject, where said method comprises applying said pharmaceutical composition before/during chemotherapy.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical device for a visually-impaired individual and a method of operating such a device. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a spaced array of discrete light sources and a support arranged to maintain the array in proximate relation to at least one eye of the visually-impaired individual. An image capture device is configured to capture images of at least part of the individual's immediate environment, wherein the array is configured to convey information to the individual by selectively illuminating one or more of the discrete light sources based on the content of the captured images. In this way, information relating to objects and/or textual language in the individual's environment can be conveyed to the individual by predetermined patterns of illumination (e.g. spatial and/or temporal). The apparatus and method are found to be particularly suited for visually-impaired individuals who retain at least some residual light and/or colour discrimination.

Abstract: A projection screen includes a substrate having a projection area for a projection device to project an image onto the projection area. The projection area includes a plurality of arrayed optical regions, and each pixel of the image corresponding to the at least one optical region. Each of the optical regions includes a first optical sub-region and a second optical sub-region with different optical characteristics, such as reflective scattering, transmissive scattering, simple transmission or specular reflection. The above-mentioned projection screen with the optical characteristics of two or more, for example, can be at the same time as the front projection screen and the rear projection screen, or allows the user to watch background image behind the projection screen. A projection system including the above-mentioned projection screen is also disclosed.

Abstract: Perception of chitin fragments (chitooligosaccharides) is an important first step in plant defense response against fungal pathogen. LysM receptor-like kinases (LysM RLKs) are instrumental in this perception process. LysM RLKs also play a role in activating transcription of chitin-responsive genes (CRGs) in plants. Mutations in the LysM kinase receptor genes or the downstream CRGs may affect the fungal susceptibility of a plant. Mutations in LysM RLKs or transgenes carrying the same may be beneficial in imparting resistance against fungal pathogens.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable medium, method and system for providing results associated with a ranking of a plurality of items of a particular item type can be provided. For example, for each respective item of a plurality of items having an associated cost, it is possible to (i) determining an item utility value for the respective item of the items based on aggregate data associated with a plurality of users without requiring utilization of information particular to each of the users, and (ii) determine a surplus value for the respective item as the item utility value less a cost utility value associated with the cost of the respective item. Further, it is possible to provide the results, based on the respective surplus values, to a particular user of the users.

Abstract: A method for making a color image and a color filter manufactured with the method. The color of the color image and the color of the color filter are characterized by resonance features of a Fabry-Perot resonant cavity (100). Through a nanoimprint technology, Fabry-Perot resonant cavities with different thicknesses are manufactured, and the Fabry-Perot resonant cavities with different thicknesses correspond to red, green and blue respectively. The red, green and blue Fabry-Perot resonant cavities are distributed according to the color separation principle, and a combination thereof has the effect of representing a whole image macroscopically.

Abstract: The present invention features devices that can be used to extract ascites and other fluids from the body with a minimally invasive procedure and, if desired, can also be used to flush the cavity (e.g., the abdominal cavity) from which the fluids were removed. The devices also permit characterization of the fluids in that a surgeon or other health care provider can conveniently obtain a sample of the fluids to assess their composition. The amount of fluid removed from a cavity can also be determined. While the present devices and procedures are not limited to those that bring about any particular physiological response, we believe they will help maintain blood flow and prevent the accumulation of toxins and inflammatory cytokines in bodily cavities, such as the abdominal cavity. We may refer to the devices of the invention as MIST, as they allow for minimally invasive suction and treatment.

Abstract: A method of inhibiting a microbial infection can include: providing a compound of the invention or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; and administering the compound to a subject in a therapeutically effective amount to inhibit the microbial infection. The therapeutically effective amount can be sufficient to inhibit a biological activity of a transcriptional activator of the microbe. The inhibited transcriptional activator is an AraC bacterial transcriptional activator. The AraC bacterial transcriptional activator can be RhaS, RhaR, Rns, or VirF. The microbe can be selected from Vibrio, Pseudomonas, Enterotoxigenic E. coli, and Shigella.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a biodiesel fuel that comprises mixing a co-solvent, a first reactant and a second reactant together in a mixing chamber to form a homogeneous solution. The first reactant and the second reactant are substantially immiscible with each other in the absence of the co-solvent. The first reactant is one of an alcohol or an oil, and the second reactant is the other of the oil or the alcohol. Method also comprises transferring the homogeneous solution into a transesterification reaction vessel.

Abstract: A cathode composite material includes a cathode active material and a coating layer coated on a surface of the cathode active material. The cathode active material includes a layered type lithium transition metal oxide. A material of the coating layer is a lithium metal oxide having a crystal structure belonging to C2/c space group of the monoclinic crystal system. The present disclosure also relates to a lithium ion battery including the cathode composite material.

Abstract: Using a device for producing nanocarbon, a fluidized bed is formed by supplying a low hydrocarbon and oxygen to a fluid catalyst 1, and nanocarbon and hydrogen are produced by a decomposition reaction of the low hydrocarbon accompanied by a self-combustion of the low hydrocarbon and the oxygen, wherein the device for producing nanocarbon includes: a fluidized bed reactor 2 for containing, the fluid catalyst 1 and for causing the self-combustion of the low hydrocarbon and the oxygen while being supplied with the low hydrocarbon and the oxygen; a gas supplying unit 5 connected to the fluidized bed reactor 2 and for supplying the low hydrocarbon and the oxygen to the fluidized bed reactor 2; an exhaust gas path 8 connected to the fluidized bed reactor 2 and for exhausting an exhaust gas in the fluidized bed reactor 2 to outside; and a supplying unit 2a connected to the fluidized bed reactor 2 and for supplying the fluid catalyst 1 to the fluidized bed reactor 2.

Abstract: In a coating-type electron injection layer or electron transport layer using a metal oxide, the present invention aims at improving uniformity or stability of composition distribution and adhesion with another adjoining constituent layer, and improving film forming property, to thereby provide an organic electronic device and manufacture of the device whose efficiency is improved. In the organic electronic device having one pair of electrodes on a substrate, and having at least one organic layer between the electrodes, the electron injection layer or the electron transport layer is formed by application of a liquid material in which an alkaline metal salt and zinc-oxide nano particles are dissolved in alcohol.

Abstract: ‘Green’ composites are fabricated using resins, such as soy-based resins, and reinforced with crystalline high strength bacterial cellulose (BC) fibers. Bacterial cellulose is produced by providing a bacterial cellulose-producing bacterium such as Acetobacter xylinum; providing an inexpensive bacteria nutritional medium; culturing the bacterium in the bacteria nutritional medium under conditions to produce bacterial cellulose; and isolating bacterial cellulose produced by cultured bacteria from the bacteria nutritional medium. The bacteria nutritional medium comprises an inexpensive carbon source that is a plant-based seed extract. The seed extract is derived from a plant-based seed comprising soluble sugars.

Abstract: The present invention relates to various methods to produce a variety of omega-3 fatty acids from various species of alga using crude glycerol as a substrate for algal growth. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to various methods to produced docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) from a Schizochytrium, Phaeodactylum, Thraustochytrid, Ulkenia, and/or Labyrinthulea species of alga. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to various methods to produced eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) from a Schizochytrium, Phaeodactylum, Thraustochytrid, Ulkenia, and/or Labyrinthulea species of alga. In one instance, the methods of the present invention utilize crude glycerol as at least a portion of the culture medium for the various micro-organisms disclosed herein to enable the production of one or more omega-3 fatty acids.

Abstract: Molecules and compositions that can be used in the treatment of gynecologic cancers are described. ApoA-1, in particular, is demonstrated to inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells reduce tumor size in a mouse model of ovarian cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel composition comprising an implant, scaffold or construct bound to a biological or chemical moiety. The bound moiety has the ability to bind to a component of the extracellular matrix of biological tissue, allowing the implant to be bound to the biological tissue in a short period of time after implantation. The invention also relates to the use and manufacture of this novel composition, as well as a novel use for the protein CNA.