Abstract: A fluidized bed reactor for ammonia laden wastewater includes a column, a plurality of carrier particles, a first settling tank and a fluidizing means. The column defines a fluidizing chamber therein, and the fluidizing means is adapted for introducing the ammonia laden wastewater into the fluidizing chamber and further into the first settling tank. The reactor is further provided with microorganisms including nitrifying bacteria, anammox bacteria and heterotrophic denitrifying bacteria attached to the carrier particles. Nitrification reaction, anammox reaction and heterotrophic denitrification reaction are simultaneously taking place in the fluidizing chamber to transform ammonia into nitrogen by the microorganisms. A method for treating ammonia laden wastewater is also provided. The fluidized bed reactor is advantageous in the fact that its start-up is significantly shortened and it is adapted to efficiently treat thin ammonia laden wastewater.

Abstract: A method for enhancing the therapeutic effect of stem cells on autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and/or hematological diseases is provided. The method comprises pre-treating the stem cells with ligustilide to increase the expression of differentiation-promoting genes in the stem cells, increase the expression of homing-promoting genes in the stem cells, and/or decrease the expression of inflammatory genes in the stem cells, wherein the treatment is conducted in a culture medium of the stem cell.

Abstract: An image sensor device is provided, and includes pixel units. Each of the pixel units includes a light sensing element, a first transistor and a second transistor. The first transistor is coupled to the light sensing element. The second transistor is coupled to the light sensing element and the first transistor. The first transistor includes a first gate structure having a first width, and the second transistor includes a second gate structure having a second width, in which a distance between the first gate structure and the second gate structure is substantially greater than the first width and the second width.

Abstract: A personal mobile communications device, such as a smartphone, which increases the intelligibility of the speaker, is described. The speaker reads a specified text into the personal mobile communications device. The specified text audio signals translated into electronic voice signals are compared to electronic voice signals of a predetermined standard speaker. The characteristics in the speaker's electronic voice signals which are different from the characteristics of the electronic voice signals of the standard speaker are determined. Thereafter at least some of the characteristics of the speaker's electronic voice signals are modified toward the characteristics of the electronic voice of the predetermined standard speaker before transmitting the speaker's modified electronic voice signals. The audio signals translated from speaker's transmitted and modified electronic voice signals have increased comprehensibility.

Abstract: A method for determining if a wire guide roller having a plurality of V-shaped grooves, each having a copper line thereon, arranged column-by-column on a periphery direction thereof is failed after slicing a plurality of wafers is disclosed. Based on the disclosed technical means, the efficacy may be achieved that a damage situation may be automatically examined and notified to maintain a yield in the slicing process in an online high speed environment.

Abstract: A power restriction management system includes a network switching device with a preinstalled power restriction sequence value and a managing server. The network switching device is connected to a power source to acquire power and at least one electronic device to perform power restriction in the electronic device. The managing server is connected to the network switching device via Internet and controls the network switch device to perform power restriction in the corresponding electronic device or not according to the power restriction sequence value of the network switching device. The managing server controls the network switching device with the specific power restriction sequence value to perform power restriction in the corresponding electronic device. It is not to perform power restriction in all electronic devices without differentiation and the goal of the power restriction is achieved and impact and loss to the users can be reduced.

Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosed techniques relate to techniques for identifying high-impedance nodes in a circuit design. Noise sources are added to nodes of interest in the circuit design. Voltage values at the nodes of interest are then computed in parallel. Based on the voltage values, high impedance nodes in the nodes of interest are identified.

Abstract: A method for preparing element diffusion-type composite substrate and it belongs to the field of high-temperature coated superconducting substrate preparation. The rolled composite nickel-tungsten alloy substrate is heated and thermal insulated, meanwhile, both ends of the rolled substrate are electrified by low voltage and high current density pulse current. High-performance nickel-tungsten alloy composite substrate is obtained with the method in the present invention and sandwich-like composite substrate has low ferromagnetic performance and high strength by higher solution diffusing from inner layer to outer layer, which does not affect the formation of sharp cubic texture on the surface of substrate.

Abstract: A method of making a wiring board is characterized by the provision of moisture inhibiting caps covering interfaces between an electrical isolator/optional metal posts and a surrounding plastic material. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical isolator and metal posts are bonded to the resin core by an adhesive substantially coplanar with the metal layers on two opposite sides of the resin core, the metal posts and a thermally conductive slug that includes the electrical isolator at smoothed lapped top and bottom surfaces, so that a metal bridge can be deposited on the adhesive at the smoothed lapped bottom surface to completely cover interfaces between the electrical isolator/metal posts and the surrounding plastic material. Conductive traces are also deposited on the smoothed lapped top surface to provide electrical contacts for chip connection and electrically coupled to the metal posts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antibodies that bind brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The invention further relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for such antibodies. The present invention also relates to immunoconjugates comprising the antibodies of the invention and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and/or the immunoconjugates. The present invention further relates to methods for treating pain and medical uses relating thereto.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for reporting traffic and a method and an apparatus for counting network traffic. The method for reporting the traffic includes: an application acquires network traffic of the application (S102); and the application reports the network traffic (S104). Through the technical solution, the problem that the operator cannot master the traffic demands of application of a user side in different periods so that they cannot carry out operation and management according to the traffic use condition of application of the user side is solved. The operator can master the traffic use condition of application of the user side according to the network traffic reported by the application so as to operate and manage the network traffic according to the traffic use condition of the user, thereby improving the monitoring of the network traffic.

Abstract: The present invention provides a water spot cooling device of a bottom mold for wheel hub casting, a method for cooling a bottom mold by using the device, and a method for manufacturing the device. The device and the method of the present invention have the advantages that multi-path spot cooling required by spoke cooling is integrated into one device; the influence of backwater on the mold is eliminated and stable production is benefited; the effluent water from the multi-path spot cooling is gathered to one backwater opening through a backwater crossing and a backwater annular passage, thereby simplifying a backwater device and making the pipeline connection of the device simpler; and there is no special part in the whole device so that the machining cost is reduced and the maintenance is more convenient.

Abstract: A brushless rotary plasma electrode structure is disclosed. The brushless rotary plasma electrode structure includes a main body, a plurality of guided portions, and a plurality of conducting-through members. The main body further includes a plurality of electrode portions that have a first salient portion furnished at the periphery thereof. The guided portion is penetrated through the electrode portion. Each of the conducting-through members further includes a second salient portion. There is an internal in both the first salient portion and the second salient portion. In addition, a film coating system is also provided.

Abstract: The present application provides systems that include a controller, and an insertion device with at least one temperatures sensor thereon and a pump coupled to the controller. The insertion device provides temperature measurement(s) at/of a subject's organ to the controller and the controller varies an infusate flow rate to induce temperature changes in at least a portion of the subject's organ and stores the temperature measurements during perfusion induced temperature changes on a memory device. The controller may estimate at least one hemodynamic characteristic of at least a portion of the subject's organ based on the temperature measurements obtained during perfusion induced temperature changes.

Abstract: A semiconductor package. Implementations may include a substrate including a metallic baseplate coupled with an electrically insulative layer and a plurality of metallic traces coupled to the electrically insulative layer on a surface of the electrically insulative layer opposing a surface of the electrically insulative layer coupled to the metallic baseplate. The plurality of metallic traces may include at least two different trace thicknesses, where the trace thicknesses are measured perpendicularly to the surface of the electrically insulative layer coupled with the metallic baseplate. The package may include at least one semiconductor device coupled to the substrate, a mold compound that encapsulates the power electronic device and at least a portion of the substrate, and at least one package electrical connector coupled with the substrate.

Abstract: An optical transceiver module coupled to a device is provided. The optical transceiver module includes an electronic signal transmitting terminal coupled to a receiving terminal of the device, an electronic signal receiving terminal coupled to a transmitting terminal of the device, an optical signal receiving terminal coupled to the electronic signal transmitting terminal, and an optical signal transmitting terminal coupled to the electronic signal receiving terminal. When the optical transceiver module is at an normal operation state and the electronic signal receiving terminal does not receive any electronic signal over a first predetermined time period, the optical transceiver module enters a idle detection state to make the electronic signal transmitting terminal to perform a receiver termination detection to the device to determine whether the device is coupled to the optical transceiver module.

Abstract: A method, an electronic device and a controller for recovering an array of memory cells are provided. The method comprises the following steps. Whether a recovery control signal is received or not is determined. A retention checking procedure is executed for identifying whether a threshold voltage distribution of at least one bit of the memory cells in high threshold state is shifted or not, if the recovery control signal is received. A retention writing procedure is executed on the memory cells, if the memory cells in high threshold state do not pass the retention checking procedure.

Abstract: Peer-to-peer redundant file server system and methods include clients that determine a target storage provider to contact for a particular storage transaction based on a pathname provided by the filesystem and a predetermined scheme such as a hash function applied to a portion of the pathname. Servers use the same scheme to determine where to store relevant file information so that the clients can locate the file information. The target storage provider may store the file itself and/or may store metadata that identifies one or more other storage providers where the file is stored. A file may be replicated in multiple storage providers, and the metadata may include a list of storage providers from which the clients can select (e.g., randomly) in order to access the file.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flame retardant composition comprising 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; 1 to 20 weight percent of a laser activatable additive; the laser activatable additive being operative to plate the flame retardant composition upon being activated by a laser; and 1 to 20 weight percent of a phosphazene compound; where all weight percents are based on the total weight of the flame retardant composition. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; 1 to 20 weight percent of a laser activatable additive; the laser activatable additive being operative to plate the flame retardant composition upon being activated by a laser; and 1 to 20 weight percent of a phosphazene compound to produce a flame retardant composition; where all weight percents are based on the total weight of the flame retardant composition; and extruding the flame retardant composition.