Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing or treating brain cancers or brain metastases with mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNs) loaded with taxane-based chemotherapeutic drugs, in particular paclitaxel (PTX), cabazitaxel (CTX) or docetaxel (DTX), and the MSNs loaded with PTX, CTX or DTX.

Abstract: A cold insulation cup includes a cup body with a cup opening at both ends, an inner container, a first cup cover and a second cup cover. The inner container is arranged in the cup body, and one end of the inner container is provided with a cup opening. The first cup cover is detachably arranged at the cup opening at one end of the cold insulation cup, the second cup cover is detachably arranged at the cup opening at the other end of the cold insulation cup. An inner cavity of the inner container forms a first storage region, a second storage region is formed between an outer wall of the inner container and an inner wall of the cup body, one of the first and second storage regions is used for storing a refrigerated object, and the other one is used for storing a cold insulation medium.

Abstract: An electrolytic eluent generator includes an electrolyte reservoir and at least one eluent generation cartridge. The electrolyte reservoir includes a chamber containing an aqueous electrolyte solution; and a first electrode. The at least one eluent generation cartridge includes a platinum mesh electrode; a polymer screen; a plurality of reinforced membranes; a membrane washer; and a spacer including a central post and an annular projection.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a surface structure. The surface structure has a curved surface and includes a substrate, a first conductive line, and a first dielectric pattern. The first conductive line is disposed above the substrate. The first dielectric pattern is disposed above the first conductive line and overlaps with the first conductive line. The surface structure has a first region and a second region. The first dielectric pattern in the first region has a first average width, the first dielectric pattern in the second region has a second average width, and the first average width is different from the second average width.

Abstract: A diversified system shared rental device and method relates to a service and associated system that can turn any vehicle (such as a self-use vehicle) into a rentable vehicle. By means of a “vehicle rentable and networkable module”, all vehicles required to be rented and networked are installed, and the vehicles with rentable capability processed by the vehicle rentable and networkable module are connected to the diversified system shared rental device. Through the control of the diversified system shared rental device, a rental service of the rentable vehicles is provided. A rental platform is provided for completing a renal match operation, so that a general self-use vehicle can be rented and shared at any time in the free time to minimize the idle cost of all the vehicles and create a profit-making model to promote the benefits of the part-time economy.

Abstract: A light-absorbing structure includes a metal layer composed an inverted truncated-pyramid structure (ITPS) array to absorb an incident light especially in the infrared band. A cross-section of each inverted truncated-pyramid structure includes an upper base and a lower base, where the length of the upper base is greater than the length of the lower base. A photo detector includes a semiconductor layer, the mentioned metal layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode. An upper surface of the semiconductor layer includes an ITPS array and forms a Schottky contact with the metal layer. The first electrode contacts with an upper surface of the metal layer, and the second electrode forms Ohmic contact with a lower surface of the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The vehicle camera includes a camera main body and two thermal insulation components. The camera main body has two side surfaces facing away from each other. The two thermal insulation components are respectively disposed on the side surfaces of the camera main body facing away from each other. Thermal conductivities of the two thermal insulation components are smaller than a thermal conductivity of the camera main body.

Abstract: An in-memory computing method and an in-memory computing apparatus are adapted to perform multiply-accumulate (MAC) operations on a memory by a processor. In the method, a pre-processing operation is respectively performed on input data and weight data to be written into input lines and memory cells of the memory to divide the input data and weight data into a primary portion and a secondary portion. The input data and the weight data divided into the primary portion and the secondary portion are written into the input lines and the memory cells in batches to perform the MAC operations and obtain a plurality of computation results. According to a numeric value of each of the computation results, the computation results are filtered. According to the portions to which the computation results correspond, a post-processing operation is performed on the filtered computation results to obtain output data.

Abstract: A trajectory prediction apparatus is configured to execute the following operations. A reference path line is selected from multiple path lines of a scene based on multiple first trajectory coordinates of an object, wherein the first trajectory coordinates and the path lines correspond to a first coordinate system. The first trajectory coordinates of the first coordinate system are transformed into multiple second trajectory coordinates corresponding to a second coordinate system, wherein the second trajectory coordinates indicate relationships of the object corresponding to the reference path line. A predicted trajectory of the object is generated based on the second trajectory coordinates by using a prediction model.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a transistor. The transistor includes a first channel region overlying the substrate and a source/drain region in contact with the first channel region. The source/drain region has a first surface opposite the substrate and side surfaces extending from the first surface. A silicide layer is disposed on the first surface and the side surfaces of the source/drain region.

Abstract: A memory device and an operation method thereof are provided. The memory device includes: a memory array including a plurality of memory cells for storing a plurality of weights; a multiplication circuit for performing bitwise multiplication on a plurality of input data and the weights to generate a plurality of multiplication results, wherein in performing bitwise multiplication, the memory cells generate a plurality of memory cell currents; a digital accumulating circuit for performing a digital accumulating on the multiplication results; an analog accumulating circuit for performing an analog accumulating on the memory cell currents to generate a first MAC operation result; and a decision unit for deciding whether to perform the analog accumulating, the digital accumulating or a hybrid accumulating, wherein in performing the hybrid accumulating, whether the digital accumulating circuit is triggered is based on the first MAC operation result.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for delivering an agent to posterior segment of an eye comprising administrating a pharmaceutical composition comprising the agent and mesoporous silica nanoparticles to the eye. An eye drop and a method for treating an ocular disease in a subject in need of such treatment are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are scientific instrument support systems, as well as related methods, computing devices, and computer-readable media. For example, in some embodiments, a scientific instrument support apparatus includes chromatogram logic to calculate the square of a retention time and a peak width variance for each of a plurality of peaks in a chromatogram; plate calculation logic to calculate an expected plate number and an observed plate number; and suppressor status logic to determine a suppressor status based on a ratio of the observed plate number to the expected plate number (O/E ratio) and to display the status.

Abstract: An ion exchange device comprises a primary channel member, a first regenerant flow channel member, a second regenerant flow channel member, a first ion exchange membrane, a second ion exchange membrane, and a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second regenerant flow channels are configured to have consistent flow.

Abstract: A processing method of a processing apparatus is provided, including step 1, step 2, step 3, and step 4. Step 1 is providing an object having a processed surface, and dividing the processed surface into multiple processed regions, where there is at least one workpiece on each processed region. Step 2 is performing path computation according to the workpiece on each processed region, and generating a processing path in each processed region, where the processing paths in the processed regions are different from each other. Step 3 is performing processing operation by a processing apparatus according to the processing path in one of the processed regions obtained from step 2. Step 4 is moving the processing apparatus to a next processed region after finishing the processing operation on each workpiece in the one of the processed regions. A processing system is also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for treating a cancer and/or cancer metastasis in a subject comprising administering to the subject irinotecan loaded in a mesoporous silica nanoparticle. The present disclosure also provides a conjugate comprising an agent loaded in a mesoporous silica nanoparticle (MSN) defining at least one pore and having at least one functional group on a sidewall of the at least one pore.