Abstract: A method and a kit for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis are provided. The method includes a step of performing a nested qPCR assay to a specimen. The nested qPCR assay includes a first round of amplification using external primers and a second round of amplification using internal primers and a probe. The external primers have sequences of SEQ ID NOs. 1 and 2, and the internal primers and the probe have sequences of SEQ ID NOs. 3 to 5.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an integrated chip including an extended via that spans a combined height of a wire and a via and that has a smaller footprint than the wire. The extended via may replace a wire and an adjoining via at locations where the sizing and the spacing of the wire are reaching lower limits. Because the extended via has a smaller footprint than the wire, replacing the wire and the adjoining via with the extended via relaxes spacing and allows the size of the pixel to be further reduced. The extended via finds application for capacitor arrays used for pixel circuits.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a length-adjustable box having a front and a rear plates connecting with adjustable elements and a non-rigid foldable bottom to form a volume-adjustable box, wherein the non-rigid bottom bearing no weight and transferring the whole weight of stores directly to the desk surface, thereby maximizing the box's weight-carrying capacity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inflatable doll luminous ornament and more particularly for an air chamber inflated with air to form a blown-up doll, which includes a ballast on the bottom, a coating on an outer surface, and ornaments of optical fibers on the coating, wherein one end of each optical fiber being bound together connecting to a diode and further to a hidden light source, light passing through optical fibers to generate flares at ends and also create a halo effect along the radial direction.

Abstract: The invented decorative lamp includes a graphic designed surface, fiber optics, light sources, a control unit, and a battery unit. The graphic designed surface has embedded many small clear glass balls. When the light is on, the clear glass balls reflect the light and make the lamp even more colorful. The outline of the graphic pattern is defined by many see-through holes. These holes allow lights too shine through. Fiber optics transmits the light. One end of the fiber optics is mounted to the see-through holes that define the outline of the graphic pattern. The other end of the fiber optics is assembled and bundled into groups. Each group is attached to a light source. The light sources are single-colored light emitted diodes (LEDs). A battery operated control unit modulates the light emitting pattern and sound. The use of fiber optics and LEDs allows a more elaborative and complex graphic design in a much smaller lamp surface. This lamp is compact and easy to adapt to various decorative settings.

Abstract: The invented decorative lamp includes a graphic designed surface, fiber optics, light sources, a control unit, and an AC (alternated current) pigtail. The graphic designed surface has embedded many small clear glass balls. When the light is on, the clear glass balls reflect the light and make the lamp even more colorful. The outline of the graphic design patterns is defined by many see-through holes. These holes allow lights to shine through. The fiber optics transmits the light. One end of the fiber optics is mounted to these see-through holes that define the lamp graphic pattern. The other end of the fiber optics is assembled and bundled into groups. Each group is then attached to a light source. The light sources are single-colored light emitted diodes (LEDs). A control unit modulates the light emitting pattern and sounds. The control unit is attached to an AC pigtail. The AC pigtail is a connection for AC power source.