Abstract: The present invention provides a backlight system, which includes a light source; and a back frame, which includes at least two primary assembling pieces, the at least two primary assembling pieces being joined to form a main frame structure of the back frame; wherein the light source is carried by a first side of at least one of the primary assembling pieces, the backlight system further comprising heat dissipation elements, the heat dissipation elements having a distribution that is denser at locations closer to a center of the primary assembling piece that carries the light source in a lengthwise direction of the primary assembling piece that carries the light source.

Abstract: An active network monitoring system for detecting an abnormality at a position between a communication office and a client includes a first monitoring module disposed on the communication office, a second monitoring module disposed on the client and an optical splitter. The first monitoring module has a first processor and a first laser diode. The second monitoring module has a second processor and a second laser diode. The first processor sends a digital signal to the first laser diode. The first laser diode modulates the digital signal into an optical signal and sends the optical signal to the second monitoring module via the optical splitter. The second laser diode converts the optical signal back to the digital signal, and sends the digital signal to the second processor to generate an identification signal of the client. The identification signal is transmitted to the communication office via the second laser diode.

Abstract: An intraoral retractor includes a main body plane with one curved end and is dented in the middle to avoid injure the frenum; and the other end is a handle bended 30 degree away from the plan of the body. The grasper is inserted within a patient's mouth to retract the lip and open the patient's mouth vertically, while the handle allows easy operation. With the retractor, the operator can pull the patient's upper or lower lip as desired and examine the upper or lower dentition, which is highly useful for intraoral photography, dental checkups and treatments.

Abstract: A detaching mechanism includes at least one sloping portion, a groove, an elastic mechanism, and a latch portion. The sloping portion is disposed on a cover which detachably covers an outer surface of a shell. The sloping portion has a sloping surface. The groove is disposed on the shell. The latch portion is slidably received in the groove to slidably ride on the sloping surface of the sloping portion, such that the sloping portion is displaced away from the shell. The elastic mechanism connects the latch portion to the shell.

Abstract: An electroluminescent phosphor comprising ZnS:Mn is disclosed. Also disclosed are ZnS:Mn electroluminescent phosphors that are free of or substantially free of copper, and/or wherein the phosphor has a D50 size of less than about 5 ?m. In addition, a method for preparing a ZnS:Mn phosphor is disclosed, comprising the steps of contacting at least a portion of each of a first solution comprising a Zn2+ compound, a manganese source, and a second solution comprising a S2? source agent; and then heating the mixture at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form a phosphor.

Abstract: An apparatus for playing a game is provided. The apparatus may include a base, a plurality of projectiles and a first target platform moveable with respect to the base. The first target platform may include a collecting position, in which the plurality of projectiles are collected at the first target platform, and a dispersing position, in which the plurality of projectiles are dispersed from the first target platform. The apparatus may further include an actuator mechanism configured to actuate movement of the first target platform from the collecting position to the dispersing position and a first launcher attached to the base and configured to project the plurality of projectiles toward the first target platform.

Abstract: The present invention provides biomarkers for detecting kidney disease, selected from the oligonucleotide sequence, complementary sequence or derivatives, amino acid sequence or derivatives, fragment, variants, antibody of annexin A2 or S100A6 or combinations thereof. Moreover, the present invention also provides an assay kit and a method for kidney disease detecting, practically for the kidney disease resulting from acute tubular necrosis.

Abstract: Disclosed are an Schisandrae fructus extract for inhibition or prevention of influenza and its application, wherein the Schisandrae fructus extract is obtained by water, methanol, or ethanol extraction process and the extract comprises compounds such as schisandrone, benzoylgomisin P, wulignan A1, epigomisin O, epiwulignan A1, and tigloylgomisin P. The extracts and purified compounds of Schisandrae fructus has anti-influenza virus H1N1 and H1N1-TR (a Tamiflu drug resistant virus strain) activities, therefore the extracts and the purified compounds of Schisandrae fructus can be applied as an inhitibory agent of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prevention agent for influenza infection.

Abstract: The present invention provides biomarkers for detecting kidney disease, selected from the oligonucleotide sequence, complementary sequence or derivatives, amino acid sequence or derivatives, fragment, variants, antibody of annexin A2 or S100A6 or combinations thereof. Moreover, the present invention also provides an assay kit and a method for kidney disease detecting, practically for the kidney disease resulting from acute tubular necrosis.

Abstract: An electroluminescent (EL) phosphor is described wherein each individual phosphor particle is encapsulated in an inorganic coating, preferably aluminum oxyhydroxide. The encapsulated phosphor shows an extreme insensitivity to atmospheric moisture and suffers only minor loss of initial brightness in lamps. The method of applying the coating is a hybrid process, which involves EL phosphor particles first being coated with a thin inorganic film using an atomic layer deposition (ALD) method in a fluidized bed wherein the precursors are introduced sequentially in repeated cycles, subsequently followed by an additional coating layer applied by a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method in which the precursors are introduced simultaneously.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for reducing dynamic EVM of an integrated circuit power amplifier (PA) used for RF communication. In a multistage PA, the largest amplification stage is biased with a high amplitude current pulse upon receipt of a Tx enable, before receipt of the RF signal data burst. The high amplitude current pulse causes a large portion of the total ICQ budget of the multistage PA to pass through the largest amplification stage causing the entire integrated circuit to rapidly approach steady-state operating conditions. A smoothing bias current is applied to the largest amplification stage after the pulse decays to compensate for transient bias current levels while standard bias circuitry is still approaching steady-state temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed are an Schisandrae fructus extract for inhibition or prevention of influenza and its application, wherein the Schisandrae fructus extract is obtained by water, methanol, or ethanol extraction process and the extract comprises compounds such as schisandrone, benzoylgomisin P, wulignan A1, epigomisin O, epiwulignan A1, and tigloylgomisin P. The extracts and purified compounds of Schisandrae fructus has anti-influenza virus H1N1 and H1N1-TR (a Tamiflu drug resistant virus strain) activities, therefore the extracts and the purified compounds of Schisandrae fructus can be applied as an inhitibory agent of a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prevention agent for influenza infection.

Abstract: An apparatus for playing a game is provided. The apparatus may include a base, a plurality of projectiles and a first target platform moveable with respect to the base. The first target platform may include a collecting position, in which the plurality of projectiles are collected at the first target platform, and a dispersing position, in which the plurality of projectiles are dispersed from the first target platform. The apparatus may further include an actuator mechanism configured to actuate movement of the first target platform from the collecting position to the dispersing position and a first launcher attached to the base and configured to project the plurality of projectiles toward the first target platform.

Abstract: Disclosed are 4,5-diamino-3-halo-2-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives and manufactures thereof. The 4,5-diamino-3-halo-2-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives are presented by formula (I): wherein R1 group is H, CH3, or C2H5; R2 group is H, or Br; R3 group is CH3, or C3H7; and R4 group is H, or C(?NH)—NH2. 4,5-diamino-3-halo-2-hydroxybenzoic acid derivatives provided here were non-toxic to MDCK cells, particularly compounds 6a, 6b, 6c, 6e, 6f, 7a, 7b and 8 had better anti-H1N1 activity. In the future, these compounds can be used to focus on viral neuraminidases as targets to develop effective anti-influenza drugs.

Abstract: Methods and systems of verifying an animation applied in a mobile device may include a timer module that is programmed to time-slice the animation into multiple scenes at predetermined time points along a timeline of the animation. A first capture module is programmed to capture actual data of each scene at each of the time points while the animation is running. A first comparison module is programmed to compare the actual data of each scene with expected data of the corresponding scene to determine whether the actual data of each scene matches the expected data of the corresponding scene. A first output module is programmed to generate a verification failure if the actual data of any scene does not match the expected data of the corresponding scene, and generate a verification success if the actual data of each scene matches the expected data of the corresponding scene.

Abstract: A method of producing a UV-emitting magnesium pentaborate phosphor is described. The method comprises combining a hydrated magnesium hexaborate with oxides of Y, Gd, Ce and Pr to form a mixture and firing the mixture in a slightly reducing atmosphere to form the phosphor. The hydrated magnesium hexaborate, which is preferably prepared as a precipitate, preferably has a formula MgB6O10.XH2O where X is from 4 to 6.

Abstract: The present invention is an electroluminescent phosphor wherein each individual phosphor particle is encapsulated in an inorganic coating applied by an atomic layer deposition (ALD) coating method. In a preferred embodiment, the coating is aluminum oxyhydroxide. The encapsulated phosphor shows an extreme insensitivity to atmospheric moisture and suffers only minor loss of initial brightness in lamps.

Abstract: A filter device has a frame, an optical filter, two magnetic members and two covers. The frame has a window and two rails attached to the opposite sides of the window. Each rail has two coil holding portions. The optical filter is able to slide between the rails and has at least one lens and two holders holding the magnetic members. The covers hold the optical filter between the rails. Thus the filter device is able to prevent the coils from wear-out failures with a simple and enduring structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides biomarkers for detecting kidney disease, selected from the oligonucleotide sequence, complementary sequence or derivatives, amino acid sequence or derivatives, fragment, variants, antibody of annexin A2 or S100A6 or combinations thereof. Moreover, the present invention also provides an assay kit and a method for kidney disease detecting, practically for the kidney disease resulting from acute tubular necrosis.