Abstract: An aluminum plastic film for a lithium battery and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes steps as follows: preparing a polyolefin adhesive; coating the polyolefin adhesive onto one surface of an aluminum foil layer; disposing an inner polyolefin layer onto the polyolefin adhesive; and drying the polyolefin adhesive, so that a polyolefin adhesive layer is formed between the aluminum foil layer and the inner polyolefin layer. Components of the polyolefin adhesive include a modified polyolefin polymer and a hardener. The modified polyolefin polymer has a modified group, a structure of the modified group contains maleic anhydride, and a molecular weight of the modified polyolefin polymer ranges from 100,000 g/mol to 200,000 g/mol.

Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a carrier, a thin film redistribution layer disposed on the carrier, solder balls electrically connected to the thin film redistribution layer and the carrier, and a surface treatment layer. The thin film redistribution layer includes a first dielectric layer, pads, a first metal layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metal layer, and a third dielectric layer. A top surface of the first dielectric layer is higher than an upper surface of each pad. The first metal layer is disposed on a first surface of the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer has second openings exposing part of the first metal layer. The second metal layer extends into the second openings and is electrically connected to the first metal layer. The third dielectric layer has third openings exposing part of the second metal layer. The surface treatment layer is disposed on the upper surfaces.

Abstract: A circuit board structure includes a carrier, a thin film redistribution layer disposed on the carrier, solder balls electrically connected to the thin film redistribution layer and the carrier, and a surface treatment layer. The thin film redistribution layer includes a plurality of pads, a first dielectric layer, a first metal layer, a second dielectric layer, a second metal layer, and a third dielectric layer. A plurality of first openings of the first dielectric layer expose part of the pads, and a first surface of the first dielectric layer is higher upper surfaces of the pads. The solder balls are disposed in a plurality of third openings of the third dielectric layer and are electrically connected to the second metal layer and the carrier. The surface treatment layer is disposed on the upper surfaces, and a top surface of the surface treatment layer is higher than the first surface.

Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition including gastrodin and a use thereof for the prevention or the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The pharmaceutical composition is effective in reducing neuronal axon degeneration and neurofibromin accumulation, improving symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and extending life of patients of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Abstract: A communication receiver includes a first signal processing circuit and a second signal processing circuit. The first signal processing circuit includes a first feedforward equalizer and a decision circuit. The first feedforward equalizer processes a received signal to generate a first equalized signal. The decision circuit performs hard decision upon the first equalized signal to generate a first symbol decision signal. The second signal processing circuit includes a second feedforward equalizer, a decision feedforward equalizer, and a first decision feedback equalizer. The second feedforward equalizer processes the first equalized signal to generate a second equalized signal. The decision feedforward equalizer processes the first symbol decision signal to generate a third equalized signal. The first decision feedback equalizer generates a second symbol decision signal according to the second equalized signal and the third equalized signal.

Abstract: A resonant flyback power converter includes: a first and a second transistors which form a half-bridge circuit for switching a transformer and a resonant capacitor to generate an output voltage; a current-sense device for sensing a switching current of the half-bridge circuit to generate a current-sense signal; and a switching control circuit generating a first and a second driving signals for controlling the first and the second transistors. The turn-on of the first driving signal controls the half-bridge circuit to generate a positive current to magnetize the transformer and charge the resonant capacitor. The turn-on of the second driving signal controls the half-bridge circuit to generate a negative current to discharge the resonant capacitor. The switching control circuit turns off the first transistor when the positive current exceeds a positive-over-current threshold, and/or, turns off the second transistor when the negative current exceeds a negative-over-current threshold.

Abstract: A sense amplifier circuit includes a sense amplifier, a switch and a temperature compensation circuit. The temperature compensation circuit provides a control signal having a positive temperature coefficient, based on which the switch provides reference impedance for temperature compensation. The sense amplifier includes a first input end coupled to a target bit and a second input end coupled to the switch. The sense amplifier outputs a sense amplifier signal based on the reference impedance and the impedance of the target bit.

Abstract: Provided is a method for treating cancer by administering to a subject in need thereof with a pharmaceutical composition including a benzenesulfonamide derivative in combination with a cancer immunotherapeutic agent such as the immune check point inhibitor (ICI).

Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method for treating an oral cancer in a subject. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprises respectively obtaining a first and a second biological samples from a lesion site and a non-lesion site of the subject; respectively measuring the expression levels of CHEK1, PIK3CA, or PIK3CD in both biological samples by qRT-PCR thereby obtaining a first and a second expression level; determining the ratio of the first to the second expression level; and administering to the subject an effective amount of a checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor when the ratio for CHEK1 is at least 1.7 or a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor when the ratio for PIK3CA is at least 2.4, or when the ratio for PIK3CD is at least 3.1.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method for treating an oral cancer in a subject. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the method comprises respectively obtaining a first and a second biological samples from a lesion site and a non-lesion site of the subject; respectively measuring the expression levels of CHEK1, PIK3CA, or PIK3CD in both biological samples by qRT-PCR thereby obtaining a first and a second expression level; determining the ratio of the first to the second expression level; and administering to the subject an effective amount of a checkpoint kinase 1 inhibitor when the ratio for CHEK1 is at least 1.7 or a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor when the ratio for PIK3CA is at least 2.4, or when the ratio for PIK3CD is at least 3.1.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing complicated parapneumonic effusion is revealed. A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is used to measure a level of a target protein in a pleural effusion. Then the level is compared with a preset baseline corresponding to the target protein so as to determine whether the pleural effusion is a complicated parapneumonic effusion (CPPE). The target protein can be further used in combination with conventional CPPE biomarkers to improve sensitivity and specificity in clinical diagnosis of CPPE.

Abstract: A switch device includes an actuating element and a switch base body with a control part and a switch element therein. The control part links an actuating element through a connection line, regulating a conducting circuit in the switch element to be a closed or open circuit as per operation of the actuating element.

Abstract: A video processing method enlarging and enhancing sharpness of input video data includes following steps. First, N sets of pixel row data of the input video data are respectively buffered in N linear buffers, N is a natural number. Next, I sets of enlarged pixel row data are generated by interpolation according to the buffered N sets of pixel row data in the N linear buffers and a currently inputted set of pixel row data, I is a natural number greater than N. Then, I sets of smoothed and enlarged pixel row data are generated according to the buffered N sets of pixel row data in the N linear buffers and the (N+1)th set of pixel row data. Thereafter, I sets of sharpness-enhanced pixel row data are obtained according to the I sets of enlarged pixel row data and the I sets of smoothed and enlarged pixel row data.

Abstract: A video processing method enlarging and enhancing sharpness of input video data includes following steps. First, N sets of pixel row data of the input video data are respectively buffered in N linear buffers, N is a natural number. Next, I sets of enlarged pixel row data are generated by interpolation according to the buffered N sets of pixel row data in the N linear buffers and a currently inputted set of pixel row data, I is a natural number greater than N. Then, I sets of smoothed and enlarged pixel row data are generated according to the buffered N sets of pixel row data in the N linear buffers and the (N+1)th set of pixel row data. Thereafter, I sets of sharpness-enhanced pixel row data are obtained according to the I sets of enlarged pixel row data and the I sets of smoothed and enlarged pixel row data.

Abstract: An image scaler includes a horizontal downscaler, a horizontal upscaler, and a vertical scaling unit. The horizontal downscaler is configured in front of the vertical scaling unit and the horizontal upscaler is configured in back of the vertical scaling unit, so as to operate in coordination with a selective control method. The selective control method controls an image input route depending on horizontal downscaling or upscaling requirements, so as to choose to go through or to bypass the horizontal downscaler or the horizontal upscaler to horizontally and vertically resize an image. In this way, the input signal is processed in only two stages, so that the present invention can not only reduce the process loading of the huge amount of the data volume in the final stage, and also can reduce power consumption.

Abstract: An image scaler includes a horizontal downscaler, a horizontal upscaler, and a vertical scaling unit. The horizontal downscaler is configured in front of the vertical scaling unit and the horizontal upscaler is configured in back of the vertical scaling unit, so as to operate in coordination with a selective control method. The selective control method controls an image input route depending on horizontal downscaling or upscaling requirements, so as to choose to go through or to bypass the horizontal downscaler or the horizontal upscaler to horizontally and vertically resize an image. In this way, the input signal is processed in only two stages, so that the present invention can not only reduce the process loading of the huge amount of the data volume in the final stage, and also can reduce power consumption.

Abstract: An organic electrolyte for use in a lithium secondary battery comprising a lithium salt dissolved in an organic solvent mixture is disclosed. The lithium salt can be LiClO.sub.4, LiPF.sub.6, LiBF.sub.4, LiCF.sub.3 SO.sub.3, LiAsF.sub.6, or other lithium salt, and the organic solvent mixture contains a carbonate and an acetate. The carbonate is ethylene carbonate, and the acetate can be either methyl acetate or ethyl acetate. The carbonate and the acetate are provided in a ratio of carbonate/acetate ranging from 80/20 to 20/80, or preferably from 40/60 to 60/40, and said lithium salt has a concentration of between 0.6 and 1.5M, or preferably at about 1M. The electrolyte exhibits excellent stability in a lithium secondary battery having a cathode which contains either LiCoO.sub.2 or LiMn.sub.2 O.sub.4, and can withstand charge/discharge voltages of at least as high as 5 V (vs. Li/Li.sup.+), with excellent service life.