Abstract: An upper limb rehabilitation device includes a support mechanism, a flexion and extension rehabilitation mechanism, and a twist rehabilitation mechanism. The flexion and extension rehabilitation mechanism includes a sliding seat unit mounted on and movable forwardly and rearwardly relative to the support mechanism, and an arm rest seat mounted on the sliding seat unit for an arm of an upper limb of a patient to rest thereon. The arm rest seat is configured to be actuated by a flexion and extension movement of the arm of the upper limb of the patient to drive forward and rearward movement of the sliding seat unit relative to the support mechanism. The twist rehabilitation mechanism includes a handgrip unit mounted on the sliding seat unit and rotatable leftward and rightward relative to the same for a hand of the upper limb of the patient to grip.

Abstract: An insertion slot connector and a connector assembly. The insertion slot connector includes an insulating body and multiple conductive terminals. The insulating body includes two side walls, a bottom wall and an insertion slot. The insulating body has a mating surface and a mounting surface provided opposite to each other. The insertion slot runs through the mating surface. Each conductive terminal includes a base, an elastic arm extending from the base toward the mating surface and turns back to extend toward the bottom wall, a contact portion provided at a tail end of the elastic arm and a soldering portion. A distance between the insertion slot and the soldering surface of the soldering portion in the insertion direction is not greater than 0.70 mm. The connector assembly includes a circuit board and at least one insertion slot connector and at least one card edge connector alternately mounted thereon.

Abstract: A continuous laser processing system for internal modification of transparent materials includes a pulse laser device, a scanning device, a processing platform and a control device. The pulse laser device is configured to output a laser beam. The scanning device includes a mirror group controller and a mirror group and controlled to guide the laser beam to the transparent material, wherein the mirror group is disposed at an output path of the laser beam. The processing platform is configured to carry the transparent material and controlled to move. The control device is electrically connected to the scanning device and the processing platform, and is configured to control the scanning device to form a processing trajectory at the transparent material at a scanning speed, and to control the processing platform to move at a translation speed, wherein the scanning speed is at least 20 times the translation speed.

Abstract: A first phase change material layer vertically aligned above a bottom electrode, a dielectric layer vertically aligned above the first phase change material layer, a second phase change material layer vertically aligned above the dielectric layer, an inner electrode physically and electrically connected to the first phase change material layer and the second phase change material layer, the inner electrode surrounded by the dielectric layer, a top electrode vertically aligned above the second phase change material layer. A first phase change material layer vertically aligned above a bottom electrode, a filament layer vertically aligned above the first phase change material layer, a second phase change material layer vertically aligned above the filament layer, an inner break in the filament layer connecting the first phase change material layer and the second phase change material layer, a top electrode vertically aligned above the second phase change material layer.

Abstract: A simulation test system is provided for simulating a person who carries an object on his shoulder and handholds a portable object. The simulation test system includes a control unit controlling the simulation test system to perform a simulation test. In the simulation test of the shoulder-carrying object, a carrying device is attached with a strap that connects with a back-packing object or a side-carrying object via at least one hook. The carrying device connects with a vertical-driven device that is controlled by the control unit for a vertical up-and-down movement, and connects with a horizontal-driven device that is controlled by the control unit for a horizontal swing movement. In the simulation test of the handheld object, an arm simulator is attached with a handle that connects with the handheld object. The control unit controls a swing-driven device that connects with the arm simulator to perform backward-and-forward movement.

Abstract: A resistive random access memory device comprises: a bottom electrode; a bottom layer of dielectric material formed on the bottom electrode; a plurality of conductive contacts extending from the bottom electrode through the bottom layer of dielectric material; a top layer of dielectric material formed on the bottom layer of dielectric material and on the conductive contacts; a top electrode on the top layer of dielectric material; and at least one filament extending from the plurality of conductive contacts through the top layer of dielectric material to the top electrode.

Abstract: A printed circuit board is provided. The printed circuit board includes a substrate, an electrically conductive pattern layer, and a thermally conductive ink layer. The substrate includes a first surface. The electrically conductive pattern layer is located on the first surface and includes a contact portion and a wire portion. The thermally conductive ink layer covers the wire portion and exposes the contact portion. The thermally conductive ink layer includes a thermally conductive powder and a colloidal adhesive, where a weight percentage of the thermally conductive powder is less than 10%, and a weight percentage of the colloidal adhesive is higher than 80%. An electronic device including the printed circuit board is further provided.

Abstract: The instant invention provides soluble fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants that have therapeutic and diagnostic use, and methods for making the proteins. The instant invention additionally provides methods of stimulating or suppressing immune responses in a mammal using the fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants of the invention.

Abstract: A phase change memory device that includes a composite phase change material layer comprising a mixture of a dispersed phase of a projection material of a first resistivity, and a matrix of a phase-change material of a second resistivity or third resistivity dependent on phase. The first resistivity of the projection material has a resistance that is greater than the second resistance for the phase change material, and is less than the third resistance of the phase change material. The phase change memory device further includes a first electrode; and a second electrode on opposing faces of the composite phase change material layer. The projection material forms a percolated conducting path from the first electrode to the second electrode.

Abstract: The instant invention provides soluble fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants that have therapeutic and diagnostic use, and methods for making the proteins. The instant invention additionally provides methods of stimulating or suppressing immune responses in a mammal using the fusion protein complexes and IL-15 variants of the invention.

Abstract: Provided herein include methods, compositions, and kits suitable for use in preventing and treating a neurological disease or disorder. The method can comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising conditionally activatable small interfering RNA (siRNA) complexes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are programmable, conditionally activated small interfering RNA constructs (Cond-siRNAs) and methods of making and using the same as therapeutic agents. The Cond-siRNA comprises a sensor strand, a core strand, and a guide strand, which crossover to form a sensor duplex and a RNAi duplex attached to each other to form a single structure. Upon binding an input strand to the sensor strand, the Cond-siRNA is activated and releases RNAi targeting a desired gene.

Abstract: A video encoding apparatus includes a content activity analyzer circuit and a video encoder circuit. The content activity analyzer circuit applies a content activity analysis process to consecutive frames, to generate content activity analysis results. The consecutive frames are derived from input frames of the video encoding apparatus. The content activity analysis process includes: deriving a first content activity analysis result according to a first frame and a second frame in the consecutive frames, wherein the first content activity analysis result includes a processed frame distinct from the second frame; and deriving a second content activity analysis result according to a third frame included in the consecutive frames and the processed frame. The video encoder circuit performs a video encoding process to generate a bitstream output of the video encoding apparatus, wherein information derived from the content activity analysis results is referenced by the video encoding process.

Abstract: A scanning method, applied in an electronic device, is illustrated. The electronic device obtains a total number of barcodes, and uses a camera to photograph the barcodes to obtain a first image. The electronic device scans the first image, determining a first number of first scanned barcodes and first positions of the first scanned barcodes, and uses the camera with adjusted shooting parameter to photograph the barcodes to obtain a second image, and scans the barcodes of the second image to determines a second number of second scanned barcodes and the second positions of the second scanned barcodes. The electronic device calculates a first sum of the first number and the second number when the first positions are different from the second positions, and determines a target scanning result when the first sum is equal to the total number.

Abstract: A video encoding apparatus includes a content activity analyzer circuit and a video encoder circuit. The content activity analyzer circuit applies a content activity analysis process to a plurality of frames, and generate a plurality of content activity analysis results, wherein the plurality of frames are derived from a plurality of input frames of the video encoding apparatus. The video encoder circuit performs a video encoding process to generate a bitstream output of the video encoding apparatus. At least one frame is not encoded into the bitstream output according to the plurality of content activity analysis results.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a field effect transistor (FET) and a phase change memory (PCM) cell. The PCM cell includes a heater, wherein a bottom surface of the heater is at or below a top surface of the FET.

Abstract: Provided herein include methods, systems, and compositions for generating a core nucleic acid strand from a sensor nucleic acid strand sequence and a passenger nucleic acid sequence, and a conditionally activatable small interfering RNA (siRNA) complex. The siRNA complex can be conditionally activated upon a complementary binding to an input nucleic acid strand (e.g. a mRNA of a biomarker gene specific to a target cell) through a sequence in a sensor nucleic acid strand of the nucleic acid complex. The activated nucleic acid complex can release a potent RNAi duplex formed by a core nucleic acid strand and a passenger nucleic acid strand, which can specifically inhibit a target RNA.

Abstract: A method for prevention or treatment of diseases caused by a pathogen-associated molecular pattern (PAMP) from intestinal microorganisms, including administering a subject in need thereof a cationic polymer. The enteric coated formulation of the cationic polymer is applied to sequestrate the PAMP produced by intestinal microorganisms, to alleviate the related diseases. The diseases subjected to the treatment is inflammatory disorder, metabolic syndrome, type-2 diabetes, alcohol related diseases, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, obesity, tissue damage, fatty liver, cirrhosis, inflammatory bowel diseases, multiple tumors and cancers, organ failure, or sepsis.

Abstract: Provided herein include methods, systems, and compositions for placing locked nucleic acids in small interfering RNA (siRNA) strands, for example conditionally activatable siRNA sensor strands, as well as the siRNA complexes generated using the method herein described and the component strands. The siRNA complex can be conditionally activated upon a complementary binding to an input nucleic acid strand (e.g. a mRNA of a biomarker gene specific to a target cell) through a sequence in a sensor nucleic acid strand of the nucleic acid complex. The activated nucleic acid complex can release a RNAi duplex which can specifically inhibit a target RNA.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are multi-way oligonucleotide junctions for delivering one or more cargo molecules to a biological target and method of making such junctions. The oligonucleotide junctions are formed by two or more oligonucleotides and are stable outside the cell and easily dissociate inside the cell to release the cargo molecule(s). One or more cargo molecules as well as delivery ligand can be loaded to the junctions for targeted delivery. Also disclosed are nanostructures including one or more junctions attached to each other for delivering two or more cargo molecules.