Abstract: Multi-component particles comprising inorganic nanoparticles distributed in an organic matrix and processes for making and using same. A flowing aerosol is generated that includes droplets of a precursor medium dispersed in a gas phase. The precursor medium contains a liquid vehicle and at least one precursor. At least a portion of the liquid vehicle is removed from the droplets of precursor medium under conditions effective to convert the precursor to the nanoparticles or the matrix and form the multi-component particles.

Abstract: A frame structure includes a front plate, a middle partition and a back plate. The middle partition is mounted on the backside of the front plate and includes a first side plate portion, a second side plate portion and a third side plate portion extended in the same direction from two opposite ends of the first side plate portion respectively, a stop block protruded from an end of the second side plate portion, an opening formed between the ends of the second side plate portion and the third side plate portion and opposite to the first side plate portion, and the first, second and third side plate portions and the stop block enclose and defining a display object containing space, and a back plate covered onto the rear side of the middle partition. This structure simplifies the operation of changing a display object and improves the convenience of use.

Abstract: The wafer bevel etching apparatus of the present invention includes a wafer-protecting mask to cover parts of a wafer. A central region and a wafer bevel region surrounding the central region are defined on the wafer. The wafer-protecting mask includes a center sheltering region and at least one wafer bevel sheltering region. The center sheltering region can completely shelter the central region of the wafer, and the wafer bevel sheltering region extends from the outside edge of the center sheltering region, shelters parts of the wafer bevel region, and exposes the other parts of the wafer bevel region.

Abstract: A motherboard includes a circuit board, a plurality of electronic components, a metal cover and a flexible heat-conducting component. The electronic components are disposed at the circuit board. The metal cover covers the circuit board. The flexible heat-conducting component is disposed between the circuit board and the metal cover and contacts the electronic components and the metal cover.

Abstract: A device and method are provided for two dimension (2D) to three dimension (3D) conversion. A 2D to 3D conversion device receives a 2D image data. The 2D to 3D conversion device assigns position data of a predetermined window. The 2D to 3D conversion device generates a depth map including a depth data of the 2D image data according to the 2D image data and the position data of the predetermined window. The 2D to 3D conversion device converts the 2D image data into a 3D image data according to the depth data of the depth map and the position data of the predetermined window.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a motherboard module, which includes a motherboard, a cover, a plurality of raised posts and a plurality of plates. The cover covers the motherboard thereon and a first space is formed by the cover and the motherboard. The raised posts are disposed in the first space. The plates are detachably assembled to the raised posts and connected between any two adjacent raised posts so as to partition the first space into a plurality of second spaces. The plates and the raised posts can restrict the heat generated by the heat sources at different limited areas, which is advantageous for the cooling air-flow to cool the heat sources and the motherboard module thereby has better cooling performance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of internal correction in one chip assay, and to a method for measuring a test substance using the method of internal correction. Specifically, an assay system for measuring a test substance and an assay system for measuring an internal standard substance on a single chip are implemented to thereby internally correct measurement values of a test substance. Normalizing measurement values of a test substance using this internal correction quantifies the test substance.

Abstract: An auto-detect method for detecting a single-frame image format is provided. A single-frame image is divided into a plurality of macro-blocks. Each of the macro-blocks is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. A meta-block is allocated in each of the sub-blocks. A pixel luminance sum characteristic value for each of the meta-blocks is calculated. A first confidence between a left half and a right half of the single-frame image is calculated according to the pixel luminance sum characteristic values. A second confidence between an upper half and a lower hap of the single-frame image is calculated according to the pixel luminance sum characteristic values. A format of the single-frame image is determined according to the pixel luminance sum characteristic values, and the first and second confidences of the single-frame image.

Abstract: A hanging slider includes a main body (100), an axle shaft (210), two wheel members (220/230) and a plurality of roller bearings (300). The main body (100) includes a hollow member (110) and a hooking member (130). The axle shaft (210) penetrates through the hollow member (110). The two wheel members (220/230) are arranged on two ends of the axle shaft (210) and are positioned outside of the hollow member (110) respectively. The roller bearings (300) are received inside the hollow member (110); each roller bearing (300) is parallel to the axle shaft (210) and supports between the hollow member (110) and the axle shaft (210); the roller bearings (300) are arranged to circumference the axle shaft (210). With the linear contacts formed among the roller bearings (300) and the hollow member (110) as well as the axle shaft (210), the useful lifetime of the hanging slider is prolonged.

Abstract: A method of detecting image format includes dividing a single-frame image into a plurality of macro-blocks; calculating a correlation coefficient of a left-half image of the single-frame image and a right-half image of the single-frame image as a first global similarity; calculating a correlation coefficient of a top-half image of the single-frame image and a bottom-half image of the single-frame image as a second global similarity; calculating a portion difference of each macro-block; comparing the portion differences of the left-half image and the right-half image, for acquiring a first local similarity; comparing the portion differences of the top-half image and the bottom-half image, for acquiring a second local similarity; and detecting an image format of the single-frame image according to the first global similarity, the second global similarity, the first local similarity, the second local similarity, a first threshold and a second threshold.

Abstract: An intensity compensation method for a display control device includes steps of obtaining a plurality of backlight duties of a plurality of backlights according to an image data; calculating a plurality of compensation gains according to the plurality of backlight duties and a non-uniform backlight profile, wherein the non-uniform backlight profile indicates a plurality of respective actual intensity distributions of the plurality of backlights; and compensating a plurality of first image intensities corresponding to a plurality of pixels of the image data according to the plurality of compensation gains, to obtain a plurality of second image intensities.

Abstract: A display apparatus and an image display method of the display apparatus are provided, and the image display method includes following steps. Video contents that include a plurality of single frame images are received. A detection zone of the single frame images is determined according to a current scale mode of the display apparatus, and the different scale modes correspond to the different detection zones. The detection zone of each single frame image is detected to determine an image format of the video contents. A play mode of the display apparatus is adjusted according to the image format, and the video contents which are scaled are displayed by the display apparatus in the play mode.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a brightness compensation method. The brightness compensation method includes controlling a plurality of backlights of a plurality of display areas to turn on with a plurality of backlight intensity; calculating a plurality of total backlight intensity; calculating a plurality of actual backlight intensity according to the plurality of total backlight intensity and a backlight scanning ratio; dividing a plurality of maximum backlight intensity when the plurality of backlights are fully turned on by the plurality of actual backlight intensity, to generate a plurality of compensation gains; and displaying a compensated image data with a plurality of compensated image intensity after compensating a plurality of image intensity corresponding to the plurality of display area of an image data with the plurality of compensation gains.

Abstract: A displaying method used in a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device includes a display panel having a backlight module. The displaying method includes the following steps: turning off the backlight module when a rotation event occurs; waiting for a time period; turning on the backlight module.

Abstract: A height adjustable support apparatus suitable for notebook computer drop test is provided. The support apparatus includes a frame unit and a plank unit. The frame unit has a plurality of mortises vertically incrementally arranged at a lateral adjoining edge of a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface thereof. The plank unit includes a support portion and a tenon extending from the support portion configured to be insertable into one of the mortises through the first lateral surface. The support portion is configured to protrude from the second lateral surface upon insertion. The support portion incorporates a biased height arrangement that provides higher degree of height adjustment variation through different insertion orientations, and allows two plank units to be arranged in a vertically adjacent configuration to structurally abut against each other, thereby enhancing structural integrity of the support portion and increasing the load carrying capacity.

Abstract: A method of detecting image format includes dividing a single-frame image into a plurality of macro-blocks; calculating a correlation coefficient of a left-half image of the single-frame image and a right-half image of the single-frame image as a first global similarity; calculating a correlation coefficient of a top-half image of the single-frame image and a bottom-half image of the single-frame image as a second global similarity; calculating a portion difference of each macro-block; comparing the portion differences of the left-half image and the right-half image, for acquiring a first local similarity; comparing the portion differences of the top-half image and the bottom-half image, for acquiring a second local similarity; and detecting an image format of the single-frame image according to the first global similarity, the second global similarity, the first local similarity, the second local similarity, a first threshold and a second threshold.

Abstract: An image processing method is for subsampling a plurality of pixels of a frame. Related information about how subsample is applied to the pixels is generated. The pixels are subsampled so that respective numbers of bits of luminance components of the pixels are higher that respective numbers of bits of chroma components.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a brightness compensation method. The brightness compensation method includes controlling a plurality of backlights of a plurality of display areas to turn on with a plurality of backlight intensity; calculating a plurality of total backlight intensity; calculating a plurality of actual backlight intensity according to the plurality of total backlight intensity and a backlight scanning ratio; dividing a plurality of maximum backlight intensity when the plurality of backlights are fully turned on by the plurality of actual backlight intensity, to generate a plurality of compensation gains; and displaying a compensated image data with a plurality of compensated image intensity after compensating a plurality of image intensity corresponding to the plurality of display area of an image data with the plurality of compensation gains.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an overdriving method for a liquid crystal display (LCD). The overdriving method includes steps of dividing a display area of the LCD into a plurality of sub-areas; and driving the sub-areas with a plurality of corresponding overdriving tables according to locations of the sub-areas in the display region. The plurality overdriving tables are corresponding to a plurality of overdriving capability.

Abstract: An auto-detect method for detecting a single-frame image format is provided. A single-frame image is divided into a plurality of macro-blocks. Each of the macro-blocks is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks. A meta-block is allocated in each of the sub-blocks. A pixel luminance sum characteristic value for each of the meta-blocks is calculated. A first confidence between a left half and a right half of the single-frame image is calculated according to the pixel luminance sum characteristic values. A second confidence between an upper half and a lower hap of the single-frame image is calculated according to the pixel luminance sum characteristic values. A format of the single-frame image is determined according to the pixel luminance sum characteristic values, and the first and second confidences of the single-frame image.