Abstract: A memory device and method of making the same are disclosed. The memory device includes transistor devices located in both a memory region and a logic region of the device. Transistor devices in the memory region include sidewall spacers having a first oxide layer over a side surface of a gate structure, a first nitride layer over the first oxide layer, a second oxide layer over the first nitride layer, and a second nitride layer over the second oxide layer. Transistor devices in the logic region include sidewall spacers having a first oxide layer over a side surface of a gate structure, a first nitride layer over the first oxide layer, and a second nitride layer over the first nitride layer.

Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.

Abstract: A method is to be implemented by a computing device that stores a risk assessment model, and includes steps of: obtaining an entry of target physiological data and target magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images of a brain of a subject with mild cognition impairment (MCI); obtaining, based on the target MRI images, voxel values respectively of primitive voxels that are related to grey matter of the brain of the subject; selecting, from among the primitive voxels, any primitive voxel satisfying a filtering criterion as a selected voxel; calculating an average of the voxel value(s) respectively of the selected voxel(s) to obtain an average target voxel value; and obtaining a probability of the subject developing Alzheimer's disease within a predetermined time period by feeding the average target voxel value and the entry of target physiological data into the risk assessment model.

Abstract: An active noise control (ANC) circuit is used for generating an anti-noise signal, and has a plurality of filters including at least one first filter and at least one second filter. The at least one first filter generates at least one first filter output, wherein each of the at least one first filter has at least one non-static filter and at least one static filter connected in a series fashion. The at least one second filter generates at least one second filter output, wherein each of the at least one second filter has at least one adaptive filter. The anti-noise signal is jointly controlled by the at least one first filter output and the at least one second filter output. The at least one first filter and the at least one second filter are connected in a parallel fashion.

Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards a control gate layout to improve an etch process window for word lines. In some embodiments, an integrated chip comprises a memory array, an erase gate, a word line, and a control gate. The memory array comprises a plurality of cells in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. The erase gate and the word line are elongated in parallel along a row of the memory array. The control gate is elongated along the row and is between and borders the erase gate and the word line. Further, the control gate has a pad region protruding towards the erase gate and the word line. Because the pad region protrudes towards the erase gate and the word line, a width of the pad region is spread between word-line and erase-gate sides of the control gate.

Abstract: A biodegradable hairpin contains: a first clip, a second clip, and a C-shaped flexible retainer. The C-shaped flexible retainer includes a first leg, a second leg, an opening, a peak portion, a first shoulder, and a second shoulder. An inner wall of the C-shaped flexible retainer extends to the first leg and the second leg from the peak portion along a parabolic track, such that a thickness of a cross section of the peak portion is 1.666 times more than a thickness of a cross section of the first leg and a thickness of a cross section of the second leg. The biodegradable hairpin is made of any one or a combination of at least two of Bio-Polybutylene Succinate (PBS), Polylactic acid (PLA), D-polylactide (PDLA), toughener, and nucleating agent, such that the biodegradable hairpin has ductility, malleability, and toughness.

Abstract: A hair comb contains: a handle, a stepped body extending from a connection segment of the handle, multiple long columns and multiple short column which are separately arranged on the stepped body. A height of a respective one long column is different a height of a respective one short column. The stepped body includes an external surround portion, a middle surround portion, and an internal surround portion which have different heights respectively. Multiple gaps are defined among the external surround portion, the middle surround portion, and the internal surround portion. The multiple gaps includes multiple support portions formed in a vertical line so that the external surround portion, the middle surround portion, and the internal surround portion define the stepped body.

Abstract: A method for producing an annular hair band includes providing an elongated, elastic woven strip having transversely extending yarns interleaved between longitudinally extending yarns. Two ends of the woven strip are overlapped. An abutting area of the two ends is greater than a cross sectional area of an end face of each end. Two non-planar dies are used to heat and compress overlapped sections of the two ends. The yarns of one of the two ends and mesh holes of another of the two ends are fused together. The two ends are flattened to form protrusions or grooves on an upper face and a lower face of a non-planar engaged portion of the two ends, thereby forming the annular hair band. The two non-planar dies are opened to remove the annular hair band for cooling. The annular hair band is capable of withstanding a stretching force greater than 2 kg.

Abstract: The invention relates to a genetically modified mouse comprising a heterozygous mutation of Tardbp (TDP-43) gene in that the Asn at amino acid 390 in TDP-43 is substituted with an amino acid that is different from Asn, wherein the genetically modified mouse exhibits Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-like phenotypes, TDP-43 proteinopathies and/or motor neuron degeneration. The invention also so relates to an isolated spinal cord motor neuron differentiated from an embryonic stem cell (ESC) that is obtained from an offspring of a genetically modified mouse according to the invention. Methods for identifying an agent alleviating and/or suppressing ALS-TDP pathogenesis are also disclosed.

Abstract: A hair dryer includes a body having a housing with an air outlet. A heating and blowing device is mounted in the housing and is configured to guide in ambient cold air, to heat the cold air, and to guide heated air out of the housing via the air outlet. A control device controls operation of the heating and blowing device. An annular cap is disposed at the air outlet and includes a central portion having a passageway. An atomization device includes an atomizer and a chamber. The atomizer is disposed on the annular cap and includes a spray hole for ejecting a spray towards the passageway. The atomizer is electrically connected to the control device of the body. The chamber is located in the body or the annular cap, receives a liquid, and guides the liquid to the atomizer.

Abstract: The application relates to a dextran affinity tag and use thereof. The present application provides an affinity tag, which is a segment of dextran binding domain, and can purify a target protein by its affinity with the dextran. The affinity tag of the present application has the advantages of more efficient in preparation and purification, and can be widely used in industrial applications that require protein purification processes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a data protection method and storage device. The data protection method includes: (A): during an initial period after the storage device is connected to a host, detecting the storage device and determining whether the storage device needs to be performed with data protection; (B): when the storage device needs to be performed with data protection in Step (A), modifying a predetermined writing destination that the host writes data to a storage unit of the storage device, to make the data from the host be written to another writing destination rather than being written to said writing destination; or writing the data from the host into a control chip or a bridge chip of an inner memory or an inner register, rather than writing the data from the host into the storage device; and (C): reporting to the host that the writing operation is completed.

Abstract: A concentrator nozzle for a hair dryer contains: a wind collector and a rotatable operation member. The wind collector includes a connection groove formed on a circular bottom thereof. An upper end of the rotatable operation member includes a cutout extending to a lower end of the rotatable operation member. The connection groove is connected with a coupling segment on a body of the hair dryer so as to receive airflow produced by the hair dryer, and the wind collector drives the rotatable operation member to rotate so as to produce a vortex flow for curling the user's hairs fixed on the concentrator nozzle. Then, the hair dryer blows hot air to the user's hairs, thus forming the user's hairs in a desired curling shape.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ?-agarase, a composition containing the same and applications thereof. The present ?-agarase provides the field a novel alternative and is favorable for the industrial utilities of the hydrolysis products of agarose. Furthermore, the present agarase is particularly modified for heterologous production by prokaryotic expression systems, and thereby is favorable for commercial use.

Abstract: A shuttle vector is provided which can be manipulated in various kinds of host cells, thereby providing a novel tool for the field of genetic engineering. Also provided are a prokaryotic host cell and a kit including said shuttle vector, so as to construct expression vectors which contain the target gene using the shuttle vector, thereby producing proteins in various host cells with one single vector.

Abstract: A concentrator nozzle for a hair dryer contains: a wind collector and a rotatable operation member. The wind collector includes a connection grove formed on a circular bottom thereof. An upper end of the rotatable operation member includes a cutout extending to a lower end of the rotatable operation member. The connection grove is connected with a coupling segment on a body of the hair dryer so as to receive airflow producing from the hair dryer, and the wind collector drives the rotatable operation member to rotate so as to produce vortex flow for curling the user's hairs 5 fixed on the concentrator nozzle. Then, the hair dryer blows hot air to the user's hairs, thus forming the user's hairs in a desired curling shape.