Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of first color sub-pixel columns, a plurality of second color sub-pixel columns, a plurality of third color sub-pixel columns, a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a gate driver, and a data driver. Each sub-pixel column includes a first type sub-pixel and a second type sub-pixel. Any two adjacent sub-pixels in a same column are electrically connected to different data lines. When grey levels of display data are the same, the data driver provides a first sub-pixel voltage and a second sub-pixel voltage to the first type sub-pixel and the second type sub-pixel respectively. The first sub-pixel voltage is different from the second sub-pixel voltage.

Abstract: A display panel includes a pixel array, a gate driving circuit, and a data driving circuit. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixel blocks, a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. The gate driving circuit is electrically coupled to the gate lines for driving sub-pixels of the pixel array. The data driving circuit is electrically coupled to the data lines for providing data signals to the sub-pixels of the pixel array. The sub-pixels of each pixel block include a plurality of first sub-pixels and a plurality of second sub-pixels. For each pixel block, the first sub-pixels and the second sub-pixels have same quantity. For displaying a specified gray-scale value, a luminance value in each first sub-pixel is greater than a luminance value in each second sub-pixel. The data driving circuit changes a polarity of each sub-pixel of the pixel array by using a polarization sequence.

Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines, and a pixel array. The pixel array is electrically coupled to the data lines and the scan lines. Colors of the sub pixels electrically coupled to the same scan line are the same. The pixel array includes a plurality of first color sub-pixel rows, a plurality of second color sub-pixel rows, and a plurality of third color sub-pixel rows. The third color sub-pixels corresponding to the same data line include a first sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel. The first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel have different polarities. The sub-pixels configured between the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel have the same polarity.

Abstract: The invention provides materials and methods for producing coreless fruit, or plants that produce coreless fruit. The invention involves combining reduced expression of AGAMOUS (AG) with parthenocarpy. Parthenocarpy can be induced by hormone treatment, or can be provided by reduced or eliminated expression of PISTILATA (PI) or APETALA3 (AP3). The invention provides methods and materials for producing the plants and coreless fruit by genetic modification (GM) and non-GM means. The invention also provides the plants and coreless fruit.

Abstract: A display panel includes a driver, X data lines, Y scan lines, and X*Y pixels. The driver is configured to receive display data with X*Y resolution. The X data lines are electrically connected to the driver and configured to receive a plurality of pixel voltages. The X*Y pixels are electrically connected to the data lines and the scan lines. When each gray level of a first color display data set is identical and lower than a first threshold value, the pixel voltages of the plurality of first color subpixels are not identical.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lead-free easy-to-cut corrosion-resistant brass alloy with good thermoforming performance. The brass alloy contains: 74.5-76.5 wt % of Cu, 3.0-3.5 wt % of Si, 0.11-0.2 wt % of Fe, 0.04-0.10% wt % of P, Zn and inevitable impurities. The alloy provided by the present invention has good cold-working and hot-working forming performance, and good dezincification corrosion-resistant and stress corrosion-resistant performance, applies to parts that require cutting and grinding forming in water-heating sanitaryware, electronic appliances, automobiles and the like, and especially applies to production and assembling of complex forging products for which stress is inconvenient to eliminate, such as water taps, values and the like.

Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.

Abstract: This invention discloses a method for fabricating a gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured photocatalyst and the application thereof to photocatalytic decomposition of organic compounds under ultraviolet irradiation. The method comprises steps: fabricating a solution of gold ions; fabricating gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured nanoparticles; and crystallizing the gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured nanoparticles, wherein gold and titanium dioxide are mixed by a weight ratio of 0.005 to 0.03. The gold/titanium dioxide core-shell structured photocatalyst can effectively decompose organic compounds and dyes under ultraviolet irradiation.

Abstract: The present invention provides an environment-friendly manganese brass alloy, which comprises 55˜65 wt % of Cu, 1.0˜6.5 wt % of Mn, 0.2˜3.0 wt % of Al, 0˜3.0 wt % of Fe, 0.3˜2.0 wt % of Sn, 0.01˜0.3 wt % of Mg, 0˜0.3 wt % of Bi and/or 0˜0.2 wt % of Pb, the balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities. The alloys not only have superior mechanical properties, castability, cutability and corrosion resistance, especially stress corrosion resistance properties, but also have the advantages of low manufacturing costs and simple manufacturing process etc, which is suitable for making components through forging, casting, cutting and other manufacturing methods, especially suitable for making water tap bodies and valves through forging, casting and cutting processes.

Abstract: A chemical looping combustion method using a dual metal compound oxide includes the following steps: a fuel material combusting with the dual metal compound oxide in a first reactor to obtain a metal product; supplying the metal product obtained in the first reactor into a second reactor, and the metal product reacting with the air in the second reactor to obtain the dual metal compound oxide; and, supplying the dual metal compound oxide obtained in the second reactor into the first reactor. The dual metal compound oxide used in the chemical looping combustion process has high oxidation rate as well as high reduction rate so as to increase the efficiency of the chemical looping combustion process.

Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.

Abstract: A light source module is provided. The light source module includes a full wave rectifier, a constant current output integrated circuit (IC) and at least one high operating voltage light emitting diode (HVLED) die coupled between the constant current output IC and a ground. The full wave rectifier generates a rectified signal according to an alternating current (AC) power. The constant current output IC outputs a constant current signal according to the rectified signal. A brightness of the HVLED die is determined by the constant current signal.

Abstract: In one aspect, a process for treating woody plant material is provided, the process involving contacting the plant material with a continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of ethanol-soluble lignin from the plant material and retention of hemicellulose sugars, xylose and cellulose in the treated plant material solids. In another aspect, a process for extracting hemicellulose sugars from lignin-depleted plant material solids is provided, the process involving contacting lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure under conditions that promote extraction of hemicellulose sugars from the plant material; and recovering hemicellulose sugars from the liquid mixture.

Abstract: The present invention provides an environment-friendly manganese brass alloy, which comprises 55˜65 wt % of Cu, 1.0˜6.5 wt % of Mn, 0.2˜3.0 wt % of Al, 0˜3.0 wt % of Fe, 0.3˜2.0 wt % of Sn, 0.01˜0.3 wt % of Mg, 0˜0.3 wt % of Bi and/or 0˜0.2 wt % of Pb, the balance being Zn and unavoidable impurities. The alloys not only have superior mechanical properties, castability, cutability and corrosion resistance, especially stress corrosion resistance properties, but also have the advantages of low manufacturing costs and simple manufacturing process etc, which is suitable for making components through forging, casting, cutting and other manufacturing methods, especially suitable for making water tap bodies and valves through forging, casting and cutting processes.

Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) lamp. Brightness of the LED lamp is controlled by a dimmer and an external alternating current (AC) source is received via the dimmer. The LED lamp includes at least one LED, a rectifying-modulating-driving apparatus and a current holding compensator. The rectifying-modulating-driving apparatus is coupled between the LED and the dimmer for bridge-rectifying and modulating an AC source with a conducting angle from the dimmer to drive the LED. The current holding compensator is coupled to the rectifying-modulating-driving apparatus to provide a compensation current when the AC source with the conducting angle is lower than a voltage after being bridge-rectified.

Abstract: An integrated process for the production of ethanol from woody plant material is provided, the process comprising: contacting a continuous flow of the plant material with a counter-current continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure to provide plant material depleted of lignin; removing ethanol from the lignin-depleted plant material; contacting a continuous flow of the lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure to solubilize xylose within the plant material; and hydrolyzing cellulose present in the plant material to form glucose, which in turn is fermented to produce ethanol.

Abstract: This application discloses methods for modulating plant growth and biomass comprising stably incorporating into the genome of the plant a genetic construct comprising a gene promoter that is active in wood-forming tissues, a polynucleotide sequence encoding polypeptide regulators of cell division and a gene termination sequence.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a phase of an input signal includes: a phase detector unit for detecting the phase of the input signal referring to a plurality of clock signals having different phases and for outputting a plurality of phase detection results, wherein each of the phase detection results represents a candidate phase of the input signal and corresponds to one of the clock signals; and a phase decision unit, coupled to the phase detector unit, for determining the phase of the input signal according to the phase detection results.

Abstract: An integrated process for the production of ethanol from woody plant material is provided, the process comprising: contacting a continuous flow of the plant material with a counter-current continuous flow of an aqueous ethanol solution at elevated temperature and pressure to provide plant material depleted of lignin; removing ethanol from the lignin-depleted plant material; contacting a continuous flow of the lignin-depleted plant material with water at elevated temperature and pressure to solubilize xylose within the plant material; and hydrolyzing cellulose present in the plant material to form glucose, which in turn is fermented to produce ethanol.