Abstract: A contamination detection and auto-cleaning equipment and a method using the same are provided. The contamination detection and auto-cleaning equipment includes a contamination detection device and an automatic cleaning device. The contamination detection device is configured for detecting a cleanliness of a sample container. The automatic cleaning device is configured for cleaning the sample container. The contamination detection device includes a light emitter, a detection-light receiver and a controller. The light emitter is configured for emitting an emission light, wherein the emission light becomes a detection light after traveling through the sample container. The detection-light receiver is configured for receiving the detection light to obtain a detection-light intensity. The controller is coupled to the light emitter and the detection-light receiver, and obtain the cleanliness of the sample container according to a variation of the detection-light intensity.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for reprogramming a cell, wherein the method comprises passing a cell suspension comprising the cell and a reprogramming factor through a constriction, wherein the constriction deforms the cell, thereby causing a perturbation of the cell such that the reprogramming factor enters the cell.

Abstract: A bone substitute composition includes a bone substitute matrix and a conditioning solution. The bone substitute matrix includes 85% to 98% by weight of alkaline calcium phosphate powder, 1% to 10% by weight of a polymer, and 1% to 5% by weight of a crosslinker. The conditioning solution includes 90% to 97% by weight of water, 1% to 5% by weight of a phosphate, and 1% to 5% by weight of a water-soluble acidic compound.

Abstract: The present invention is appertaining to a water-soluble photosensitive composition of photodynamic environmental disinfection and method of environmental disinfection by using the same. In this method, a short-term atomization step and a white light irradiation step with a low light dose are performed on the water-soluble photosensitive composition composed of water, low-concentration methylene blue and hydrogen peroxide to obtain photoactivated atomized particles, which can be performed in a sequential or simultaneous manner. The obtained photoactivated atomized particles can effectively inhibit the pathogenicity and/or the infectivity of viruses in the environment, and therefore, be applied to the method of photodynamic environmental disinfection.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is drawn to a method for producing a nanoframe of Prussian blue (PB) or an analogue thereof (PBA). The producing method comprises: (a) mixing a nanocube of PB or PBA with an acid solution to form a mixture; and (b) heating the mixture of the step (a) in an oil bath at 80-100° C. for 0.5 hours-1 month to produce the nanoframe of PB or PBA. Also encompassed herein is a method for treating a cancer in a subject in need thereof, which comprises administering an effective amount of a nanocube or a nanoframe of PB or PBA to the subject.

Abstract: A using method of a statistics table in a solid state storage device is provided. When the solid state storage device is powered on, the statistics table is loaded from a non-volatile memory into a volatile memory. A content of the statistics table contains plural ranges. The plural ranges respectively correspond to plural counting values. If an update cycle is reached, the statistics table is updated according to a sensed value. A first sum value is calculated according to the plural counting values corresponding to the plural ranges in the statistics table. The timing of enabling a data verification process for the non-volatile memory is determined according to the first sum value and a first threshold value.

Abstract: A polynitroso compound including a monocyclic core or a polycyclic core attached with two or more of terminal nitroso groups thereon, such as Formula (A) to Formula (D), in particular, Formula (VII). A method for preparing the polynitroso compound of the present invention. An energy storage device with a cathode including the polynitroso compound of the present invention. Also an electrode material for an energy storage device including a polynitroso compound having a monocyclic core with at least one terminal nitroso group, such as Formula (A) to Formula (D), in particular, Formula (VII).

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a front light module, and a cover structure. The front light module is located on the display panel. The front light module includes a light guide thin film and a light source. The light guide thin film has a thickness. The light guide thin film includes a top surface and an irregular protrusion structure located on the top surface. The irregular protrusion structure has a stripe feature direction in a plan view, and the irregular protrusion structure has a height difference. The light source is configured to emit a light beam traveling in a direction parallel with the stripe feature direction of the irregular protrusion structure. The cover structure is located on the front light module.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and an exterior material including the same. More particularly, the present invention has an effect of providing a thermoplastic resin composition having even and low gloss while maintaining mechanical properties and processability equal or superior to those of a conventional ASA resin; having natural coloring through control for a uniform refractive index; and being capable of reducing appearance defects due to excellent co-extrusion processability with PVC and an exterior material including the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: A light source module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate has a light entrance surface, a light exit surface, and a bottom surface. The light entrance surface faces the light source and is located between the light exit surface and the bottom surface. The bottom surface is opposite to the light exit surface and has a plurality of microstructures. The microstructures are a plurality of ridge-shaped microstructures formed in the light guide plate. Each of the microstructures includes a light-facing surface, and a first included angle between the light-facing surface and the bottom surface is 30 degrees to 70 degrees.

Abstract: The disclosure provides the use of neurofilament light chain levels for selecting a subject with a mutation in the superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD 1) gene for treatment with a SOD 1-targeting antisense oligonucleotide or salt thereof. The disclosed methods can be used in the treatment amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, including clinically presymptomatic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a plurality of transistors and a vertical local interconnection. The transistors include a plurality of gate components, a plurality of front-side source/drain epitaxies and a plurality of back-side source/drain epitaxies, wherein the front-side source/drain epitaxies are closer to a front-side side of the integrated circuit than the back-side source/drain epitaxies. The vertical local interconnection connects a first connected-one of the front-side source/drain epitaxies with a second connected-one of the back-side source/drain epitaxies. A covered-one of the gate components is located between the first connected-one and the second connected-one, the covered-one comprises an front-side portion, a back-side portion and a covered portion connecting the front-side portion with the back-side portion, and the vertical local interconnection crosses the covered portion and exposes the front-side portion and the back-side portion.

Abstract: A polyhydroxyalkanoate block copolymer includes a first segment containing a first monomeric unit represented by formula (I); and a second segment containing the first monomeric unit represented by formula (I), a second monomeric unit represented by formula (II), and a third monomeric unit represented by formula (III), The first segment and the second segment are arranged in blocks. A method for preparing the polyhydroxyalkanoate block copolymer is also disclosed.

Abstract: A technique iteratively updates model weights of a teacher model and a student model. In operation, the teacher model produces noisy original pseudo-labeled training examples from unlabeled training examples. The technique weights the original pseudo-labeled training examples based on validation information. The technique then updates model weights of the student model based on the weighted pseudo-labeled training examples. The validation information, which is used to weight the original pseudo-labeled training examples, is produced by selecting labeled training examples based on an uncertainty-based factor and a similarity-based factor. The uncertainty-based factor describes an extent to which the student model produces uncertain classification results for the set of labeled training examples. The similarity-based factor describes the similarity between the set of labeled training examples and the unlabeled training examples.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cell culture composition including a Chlorella extract. According to the cell culture medium composition including the Chlorella extract according to an aspect, the medium including the Chlorella extract can improve the cell proliferation ability of bovine myogenic stem cells. Thus, the Chlorella extract can be used as a substitute for fetal bovine serum.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a pair of depletion gates, an accumulation gate, and a conductive resonator. The depletion gates are spaced apart from each other. The accumulation gate is over the depletion gates. The conductive resonator is over the depletion gates and the accumulation gate. The conductive resonator includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first portion and the second portion are on opposite sides of the accumulation gate. The third portion interconnects the first and second portions of the conductive resonator and across the depletion gates. A bottom surface of the first portion of the conductive resonator is lower than a bottom surface of the accumulation gate.

Abstract: An optical modulator includes a modulation region, an input port, an output port, and a modulation actuator. The modulation region includes an inhomogeneous arrangement of two or more different materials having different refractive indexes to structure the modulation region to manipulate one or more optical properties of an optical carrier wave in response to a modulation bias. The input port is optically coupled to the modulation region to inject the optical carrier wave into the modulation region. The modulation actuator is disposed proximate to the modulation region and adapted to apply the modulation bias to the modulation region to generate a modulated wave. The modulation bias adjusts at least one of the different refractive indexes of the inhomogeneous arrangement to provide variable control of the one or more optical properties of the optical carrier wave. The output port is optically coupled to the modulation region to receive the modulated wave.

Abstract: Systems, devices, methods, and circuits for managing reference currents in semiconductor devices. In one aspect, a semiconductor device includes: a memory cell array configured to store data in sets of memory cells and circuitry coupled to the memory cell array. Each set of one or more sets of memory cells in the memory cell array is associated with a respective reference current, and memory cells in sets associated with different reference currents have different threshold voltage distributions. The circuitry is configured to: determine information associated with a reference current for a set of memory cells in the memory cell array based on a memory address corresponding to the set, generate the reference current based on the information associated with the reference current for the set, and sense one or more memory cells in the set based on the reference current.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a steel material for hot forming, used for a vehicle and the like; a hot-formed member; and a method for manufacturing same. In the method, when the formed steel material is skin pass rolled, rolling pressure and roughness of skin pass rolling rolls are controlled so that bendability can be improved.

Abstract: As deposited, hard mask thin films have internal stress components which are an artifact of the material, thickness, deposition process of the mask layer as well as of the underlying materials and topography. This internal stress can cause distortion and twisting of the mask layer when it is patterned, especially when sub-micron critical dimensions are being patterned. A stress-compensating process is employed to reduce the impact of this internal stress. Heat treatment can be employed to relax the stress, as an example. In another example, a second mask layer with an opposite internal stress component is employed to offset the internal stress component in the hard mask layer.