Abstract: Provided herein, among other aspects, are methods and apparatuses for analyzing particles in a sample. In some aspects, the particles can be analytes, cells, nucleic acids, or proteins and can be contacted with a tag, partitioned into aliquots, detected by a ranking device, and isolated. The methods and apparatuses provided herein may include a microfluidic chip. In some aspects, the methods and apparatuses may be used to quantify rare particles in a sample, such as cancer cells and other rare cells for disease diagnosis, prognosis, or treatment.

Abstract: A system for enhancing accuracy of body surface temperature measurement includes: a core body temperature sensor configured to obtain a core body temperature data of a user, a heart rate sensor configured to obtain a heart rate data of the user, a physical indicator sensor configured to obtain at least one physical indicator of the user, a body surface temperature sensor configured to obtain a body surface temperature data of the user, an environment temperature sensor configured to obtain an environment temperature data, a humidity sensor configured to obtain an environment humidity data, and a processor. The processor is configured to calculate a representative feature temperature data of the user according to the core temperature data, the heart rate data, the at least one physical indicator, the body surface temperature data, the environment temperature data, and the environment humidity data.

Abstract: The present invention provides an object position determination circuit including a receiving circuit and a detecting circuit. In operations of the object position determination circuit, the receiving circuit receives an image signal; and the detecting circuit detects a position of an object in an Nth frame of the image signal, determines a partial region within an (N+M)th frame of the image signal according to the position of the object in the Nth frame, and only detects the partial region within the (N+M)th frame to determine a position of the object in the (N+M)th frame, wherein N and M are positive integers.

Abstract: A pet monitoring method and a pet monitoring system according to embodiments of the disclosure are provided. The method is described hereinafter. An image is obtained by a photographic device. At least one of an exercise status detection, an excretion status detection and a danger status detection of a pet is performed according to the image. Pet management information is presented on a management interface of a remote device according to a detection result.

Abstract: A picture adjusting method includes steps of measuring a plurality of first original parameters in a first picture and measuring a plurality of second original parameters in a second picture for a plurality of color patterns; calculating a first gain factor according to the first original parameters and the second original parameters of at least one of the color patterns except a black pattern; subtracting a product of the first original parameters of the black pattern and the first gain factor from the second original parameters of the black pattern to obtain a plurality of first offset values; adding the first offset values to the first original parameters of each color pattern to obtain a plurality of first updated parameters in the first picture; and multiplying the first updated parameters by a second gain factor to obtain a plurality of first adjusted parameters in the first picture.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first control unit, configured to determine first control information and a first interpolation coefficient for a to-be-generated target image to make a correspondence to a source image. The first control information represents data in the source image that are used to generate the target image. The image processing apparatus further includes a first pre-selection unit, configured to select a first input data corresponding to the first control information from the source image; a plurality of buffers, configured to cache the first input data; and a first filter, configured to perform interpolation calculation based on the first interpolation coefficient and the first input data stored in the plurality of buffers to generate the target image. The quantity of the plurality of buffers is greater than or equal to the quantity of taps of the first filter.

Abstract: The invention provides a testkey detection circuit, including a plurality of oscillators and a driving circuit. Each of the oscillators has an enable terminal, a voltage terminal and an output terminal, wherein the enable terminals are connected to a common enable terminal. The driving circuit receives the output terminals of the oscillators and increases a driving level of a selected one of the output terminals as a frequency output.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a display panel including first pixel structures, second pixel structures, first signal lines, second signal lines, a first driving circuit, and a second driving circuit. The first signal lines and the first pixel structures are disposed in a first display area and electrically connected. The second signal lines and the second pixel structures are disposed in a second display area and electrically connected. The first display area and the second display area are arranged in a first direction. The first signal lines and the second signal lines are arranged in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction are perpendicular. The first signal lines and the second signal lines are structurally separated. The first drive circuit is electrically connected to the first signal lines. The second driving circuit is electrically independent from the first driving circuit and electrically connected to the second signal lines.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a SOI substrate, first and second active elements, and an interconnect structure. The SOI substrate includes a semiconductor layer which includes first and second semiconductor blocks separated from each other by an isolation structure. The first and second active elements are disposed on the first and second semiconductor blocks respectively. A source/drain region of the first active element is electrically connected to a gate structure of the second active element through a first path provided by the interconnect structure. The second semiconductor block is electrically connected to the second semiconductor block through a second path provided by the interconnect structure. The second path includes a contact that is in contact with the upper surface of the second semiconductor block.

Abstract: A lamp power assembling structure and method, the lamp power assembling structure is installed indoors and is connected an indoor power source, and includes a lamp power seat and a lamp fixing seat. The lamp power seat has a first power connector for connecting to the indoor power source and two sliding trenches. Each sliding trench has an arced channel and an enlarged hole formed at an end of the arced channel. The lamp fixing seat has a second power connector corresponding to the first power connector and two fasteners separately corresponding to the two enlarged holes. The two fasteners are separately inserted into the two enlarged holes, and the lamp fixing seat is rotated about the first and second power connectors so as to make the two fasteners separately to be engaged with the arced channels to fix the lamp fixing seat to the lamp power seat.

Abstract: A method comprises: sorbing a sample solution comprising nucleic acids to a sample receiving portion of a quartz fiber filter by contacting the sample solution with the sample receiving portion; and washing the sample receiving portion while keeping most of nucleic acids around the sample receiving portion by flowing a wash solution through the sample receiving portion under a wicking force directed away from the sample receiving portion. An associated apparatus is also provided.

Abstract: A vehicle detecting detection assisting method and a vehicle detection assisting system are provided. The vehicle detection assisting method includes the following steps. A scanning range of a lidar unit is obtained. A width of a lane is obtained. A trace of the lane is obtained. A dynamic region of interest in the scanning range is created according to the width and the trace.

Abstract: A semiconductor reaction device and a semiconductor reaction method are disclosed. The semiconductor reaction device includes a vacuum chamber, a stage unit, a heating unit, and a first lifting mechanism. The stage unit carries a substrate. When the stage unit drives the substrate to rise, the substrate separates the vacuum chamber to form a reaction space and a bottom space. The heating unit is disposed in the vacuum chamber. The heating unit and the substrate are located on opposite sides of the stage unit. The first lifting mechanism connects with the heating unit so as to move the heating unit, so that the heating unit is movable relative to the stage unit. When the substrate rises to form the reaction space, the distance between the heating unit and the substrate is changed by the first lifting mechanism, thereby changing the temperature of the substrate.

Abstract: A circuit applied to multiple scan modes is disclosed, wherein the circuit can increase fault coverage during chip testing without using scan chain wrappers. The circuit includes a first circuit block and a second circuit block. The first circuit block corresponds to a first scan mode of the multiple scan modes, and the first circuit block includes at least one first scan chain for receiving a test signal from an external automatic test equipment. The second circuit block corresponds to a second scan mode of the multiple scan modes, and the second circuit block includes at least one second scan chain for receiving another test signal from the external automatic test equipment. The second scan chain includes at least one specific flip-flop positioned in the first circuit block, and the specific flip-flop is configured to drive the second circuit block.

Abstract: A telematics controller is programmed to identify a location responsive to detecting a failed data call from a vehicle, and if the location is within a geographic boundary of a failure zone within a cellular tower region and a cause of the failure matches a recorded cause for the failure zone, initiate data throttling until the vehicle moved outside of the geographic boundary.

Abstract: A method of transferring heat in a package includes conducting heat from a first device to a second device by a low thermal resistance substrate path in a chip layer of the package, conducting heat from an integrated circuit (IC) to a first package layer of the package, conducting heat from the first package layer of the package to at least a first set of through-vias positioned in the chip layer, and conducting heat from the first set of through-vias to a surface of a second package layer opposite the chip layer. The first device and the second device is part of the IC chip. The first package layer is adjacent to the chip layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for sharing a resource pool in wireless sidelink communications are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first node is disclosed. The method comprises: sensing on a resource pool shared by a group of nodes for sidelink communications; and transmitting a report related to the shared resource pool to a second node, wherein the second node is outside the group of nodes and schedules sidelink communication resources for at least one node of the group of nodes based on the report.

Abstract: Systems and methods for adapting parameters in wireless sidelink communications are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first node is disclosed. The method comprises: transmitting a wireless signal to a second node; and receiving a control signal from the second node, wherein the control signal is generated by the second node based on the wireless signal and includes information for controlling sidelink communication between the first node and at least one third node.

Abstract: A method for detecting one or more objects adjacent to a vehicle includes capturing a image of an object adjacent to the vehicle; determining a driving area in the image; cutting the driving area to form an identification window; selecting an identification area in the identification window; accessing a plurality of object image data in a memory to compare the plurality of object image data with the identification area; and identifying a specific object in the identification area by the processor.

Abstract: A head-mounted display including a body, a bearing base, a separation plate, a knob, a guiding element, a first gear, a second gear and a head belt set is provided. The separation plate is fixed inside the bearing base. The knob is pivoted to the bearing base and located outside the bearing base. The guiding element is pivoted to the bearing base and located inside the bearing base, and is configured to be driven by the knob to rotate. The guiding element includes a shaft portion passing through the bearing base and the separation plate. The first gear and the second gear are sleeved on the shaft portion, and are separated from each other by the separation plate. The head belt set connects the body and the bearing base. The head belt set includes an auxiliary head belt, a first side head belt and a second side head belt.