Abstract: A repaired reinforced concrete structure is provided which includes one or more reinforcing steel bars of cross-sectional area Ax, the one or more reinforcing steel bars having one or more corroded sections of cross-sectional area Ay, wherein Ay is greater than or equal to approximately 0.6 Ax. A reinforced ordinary Portland cement-based repair mortar is positioned directly on the one or more corroded sections of the one or more reinforcing steel bars without the addition of a lapped reinforcing steel bar. The reinforced repair mortar includes at least approximately 1 percent by volume of reinforcing steel fibers such that the reinforced repair mortar restores a strength of a repaired region to greater than approximately 100% of an original strength of the concrete structure in an uncorroded state. The repaired reinforced concrete structure is highly durable, as the repair mortar exhibits an air permeability resistance of greater than 1000 seconds.

Abstract: A navigation method for a medical operation and implemented by a robotic system is provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving, at a processor of the robotic system, at least one set of navigation data; receiving or generating at least one three-dimensional model of the virtual object in the navigation data; calculating the navigation data to generate a virtual environment and at least one navigation instruction; and presenting, at a user interface associated with the robotic system, the virtual environment and/or the navigation instruction to a user of the robotic system for the user to refer to during the medical operation.

Abstract: A surgery assistive system includes an instrument having a tool and a manipulator connected to the tool, a spatial sensor system for detecting spatial information of the tool, and a computer system for manipulating a kinematic state of the manipulator. A method for obtaining surface information by the surgery assistive system includes the steps of: defining a target region and a plurality of reference points on a virtual anatomical model of a subject; prompting a user to generate sampling information by using the instrument to sample a plurality of sampling points on the subject corresponding to the reference points; and designating the sampling information as surface information of the sampling points. Each piece of the sampling information includes a coordinate of one of the sampling points, an angle of a contact of the tool at the sampling point, and parameters associated with the contact.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for the detection and standard free quantitation of antigens of interest. Further provided are methods for the absolute quantitation of proteins in solution, cells, or tissues. Also provided are methods for determining the on-target binding constant of a therapeutic agent to its target in a biological sample.

Abstract: A power charging management method is cooperated with a charging control system. The charging control system includes a control unit and a plurality of charging zones. The control unit controls the charging zones to turn on or turn off so as to selectively allow a charging power to be provided to the charging zones. The power charging management method includes a system scan procedure, a whole zone charging procedure, a protecting procedure and a subzone charging procedure.

Abstract: A voltage detecting circuit includes a rectifying circuit, a voltage dividing circuit, and a comparing circuit. The rectifying circuit is configured to rectify a plurality of AC phase voltages to output a plurality of rectified voltages respectively. The voltage dividing circuit is configured to divide the plurality of rectified voltages respectively to output a plurality of sampling voltages. The comparing circuit is configured to compare the plurality of sampling voltages with a reference voltage respectively to provide a plurality of corresponding phase failure detecting voltages. On the condition that the AC phase voltages are unbalanced, the phase failure detecting voltage switches between a high level and a low level.

Abstract: An intelligent charging system comprises a first switching element, a phase detecting device, a current detecting device and a controller. The first switching element is turned on or off based on a first control signal. The phase detecting device is configured to determine an allowable phase time interval of a phase of a power source. The current detecting device is connected to the first switching element. The current detecting device is configured to detect a first turned on time point when the first switching element is turned on. The controller is connected to the phase detecting device and the current detecting device. The controller is configured to determine whether the first turned on time point is within the allowable phase time interval. If the first turned on time point is not within the allowable phase time interval, the controller resets a first control parameter of the first control signal.

Abstract: Authenticating a secure session between a first user entity and an identity provider using a second user entity. The method includes receiving a request for a session from an entity that purports to be the first user entity. The method further includes sending authentication context from the request, and wherein the authentication context for the request arrives at the second user entity. The method further includes receiving an indication that the authentication context has been verified. As a result, the method further includes authenticating a secure session between a first user entity and an identity provider or approving a secure transaction.

Abstract: A UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) control method comprises: obtaining a first image; obtaining a second image after obtaining the first image; calculating a plurality of feature points respectively according to the first image and the second image by a computing device, extracting a first feature point set and a second feature point set by the computing device; calculating a first-axial displacement and a second-axial displacement according to the first feature point set and the second feature point set by the computing device; calculating a first ROI (Region Of Interest) area, a second ROI and a third-axial displacement according to the first feature point set and the second feature point set by the computing device; adjusting a camera pose or a flight path of the UAV according to the first-axial displacement, the second-axial displacement and the third-axial displacement.

Abstract: A power charging management method is cooperated with a charging control system. The charging control system includes a control unit and a plurality of charging zones. The control unit controls the charging zones to turn on or turn off so as to selectively allow a charging power to be provided to the charging zones. The power charging management method includes a system scan procedure, a whole zone charging procedure, a protecting procedure and a subzone charging procedure.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method for forming the same are provided. The method includes forming a patterned mask on a substrate, wherein the patterned mask includes a pad oxide layer and a silicon nitride layer over the pad oxide layer. The method also includes forming a trench in the substrate by performing a first etching process on the substrate through an opening of the patterned mask and forming a dielectric material layer in the trench, in the opening, and on the patterned mask. The method further includes performing a planarization process to remove the dielectric material layer outside of the trench, and performing a heat treatment process to form an oxidized portion at the interface of the pad oxide layer and the substrate and adjacent to the dielectric material layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate, a first doped region, a second doped region, a gate, and a gate dielectric layer is provided. The substrate has a first conductive type. The first doped region is formed in the substrate and has a second conductive type. The second doped region is formed in the substrate and has the second conductive type. The gate is formed on the substrate and is disposed between the first and second doped regions. The gate dielectric layer is formed on the substrate and is disposed between the gate and the substrate. The gate dielectric layer includes a first region and a second region. The depth of the first region is different from the depth of the second region.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for generating a video frame and a system thereof, including: receiving at least two frames of a video captured by an image capture unit through a network; calculating a first set of optical flow vectors of the at least two frames by a first algorithm; generating a set of modified vectors according to at least one parameter; combining the set of modified vectors and the first set of optical flow vectors to obtain a second set of optical flow vectors; and shifting one of the at least two frames according to the second set of optical flow vectors to generate a virtual image. Therefore, the present disclosure can reduce deviation caused by the latency of the network and improve user experience.

Abstract: An intelligent charging device has a control unit and multiple power strips respectively connected to and simultaneously charging multiple sets of digital devices. Each power strip has a relay connected to the control unit. When acquiring load signals of the power strips and a maximum load threshold, the control unit performs a charging schedule configuration to generate a charging demand sequence, and then calculates a charging time for each charging schedule of a charging cycle according to the charging demand sequence and the load signals of the multiple power strips for charging time allocation and instructs each power strip to charge for a corresponding charging time in a corresponding charging schedule, thereby allowing the power strip with the maximum charging demand to charge first and achieving the goal of efficiency charging.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate, a first doped region, a second doped region, a gate, and a gate dielectric layer is provided. The substrate has a first conductive type. The first doped region is formed in the substrate and has a second conductive type. The second doped region is formed in the substrate and has the second conductive type. The gate is formed on the substrate and is disposed between the first and second doped regions. The gate dielectric layer is formed on the substrate and is disposed between the gate and the substrate. The gate dielectric layer includes a first region and a second region. The depth of the first region is different from the depth of the second region.

Abstract: A short-circuit current protecting method of a charging control system is cooperating with at least a control unit and a plurality of power outlet electrically connected to an electronic switch. The control unit controls the mode of the electronic switches with turn on or off. The short-circuit current protecting method includes the following steps. Step 1 is detecting at least a current signal value of an AC power. Step 2 is determining whether the current signal value is grater than a predetermine current threshold. Step 3 is enabling a short-circuit current analyzing module if the current signal value is grater than the predetermine current threshold. Step 4 is turning off at least one of the electronic switches if the short-circuit current is determined by the short-circuit current analyzing module.

Abstract: A charging method includes the following operations: charging an auxiliary power source and at least one charging power source simultaneously, in which a power demand of the auxiliary power source is a first consideration, and a power demand of the at least one charging power source is a second consideration; detecting an auxiliary current value of the auxiliary power source and a total charging current value of the at least one charging power source; and stopping charging the auxiliary power source when a sum of the auxiliary current value and the total charging current value is greater than a current threshold value.

Abstract: A charging cabinet and a control method thereof are disclosed. The charging cabinet includes a controller, a power supply, switches, a charging detector, a status detector, and sockets electrically connected to devices. The switches are selectively tuned on to connect a current path between one of the sockets and the power supply. When a current value of the current path is smaller than a preset current value, the charging detector products a first detection signal. The status detector produces a second detection signal after counting up to more than a preset time period, during which the charging cabinet stays at a suspension status. The controller turns on at least part of the switches after counting up to more than an idle time period, during which the switches in the charging cabinet at the suspension status are tuned off according to the first and second detection signals.

Abstract: Authenticating a secure session between a first user entity and an identity provider using a second user entity. The method includes receiving a request for a session from an entity that purports to be the first user entity. The method further includes sending authentication context from the request, and wherein the authentication context for the request arrives at the second user entity. The method further includes receiving an indication that the authentication context has been verified. As a result, the method further includes authenticating a secure session between a first user entity and an identity provider or approving a secure transaction.

Abstract: An intelligent charging system comprises a first switching element, a phase detecting device, a current detecting device and a controller. The first switching element is turned on or off based on a first control signal. The phase detecting device is configured to determine an allowable phase time interval of a phase of a power source. The current detecting device is connected to the first switching element. The current detecting device is configured to detect a first turned on time point when the first switching element is turned on. The controller is connected to the phase detecting device and the current detecting device. The controller is configured to determine whether the first turned on time point is within the allowable phase time interval. If the first turned on time point is not within the allowable phase time interval, the controller resets a first control parameter of the first control signal.