Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more natural language dependency parse trees as input. A hardware processor is used for processing the dependency parse trees by creating a mapping from nodes of the one or more dependency parse trees into actions, roles and contextual predicates. The mapping is used for information extraction. The actions include the verbs along with attributes of the verbs. The roles include arguments for the verbs. The contextual predicates include modifiers for the verbs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for preventing or treating fatty liver, protecting liver function or ameliorating liver diseases caused by fatty liver or other associated disorders.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a method, system and article of manufacture to discover relationships among a first set of elements and a second set of elements are provided. At least one metric algorithm is identified based on a metric selection parameter. A raw result is determined based on the at least one metric algorithm, a first specified structural description of the first set of elements and a second specified structural description of the second set of elements. The raw result comprises a plurality of relationship measurements and the raw result is ordered. In some embodiments, a balanced result is produced based on the raw result and a matching strategy algorithm. In other embodiments, the matching strategy algorithm is identified based on a matching strategy selection parameter.

Abstract: Data records are linked across a plurality of datasets. Each dataset contains at least one data record, and each data record is associated with an entity and includes one or more attributes of that entity and a value for each attribute. Values associated with attributes are compared across datasets, and matching attributes having values that satisfy a predetermined similarity threshold are identified. In addition, linkage points between pairs of datasets are identified. Each linkage point links one or more pairs of data records. Each data record in the pair of data records is contained in one of a given pair of datasets, and each pair of data records is associated with a common entity having matching attributes in the given pair of datasets. Data records associated with the common entities are linked across datasets using the identified linkage points.

Abstract: Data records are linked across a plurality of datasets. Each dataset contains at least one data record, and each data record is associated with an entity and includes one or more attributes of that entity and a value for each attribute. Values associated with attributes are compared across datasets, and matching attributes having values that satisfy a predetermined similarity threshold are identified. In addition, linkage points between pairs of datasets are identified. Each linkage point links one or more pairs of data records. Each data record in the pair of data records is contained in one of a given pair of datasets, and each pair of data records is associated with a common entity having matching attributes in the given pair of datasets. Data records associated with the common entities are linked across datasets using the identified linkage points.

Abstract: A rotation type optical tomography scanner is provided, including an illuminating unit disposed on a surface of an object-to-be-detected for emitting incident light to tissues under the surface of the object-to-be-detected; a detecting unit disposed on the object-to-be-detected and rotating around the illuminating unit to receive diffuse light diffused from the tissues under the surface of the object-to-be-detected and generate tissue sensing information; and a positioning unit for generating position information of the rotation type optical tomography scanner. The rotation type optical tomography scanner transmits the sensing information and the position information to a remodel module to rebuild the tissue images under the surface of the object-to-be-detected, thereby expanding the scanning range of the object-to-be-detected.

Abstract: Present invention provides a method for screening drug-induced toxicity and screening for drug-induced toxicity by using the NAT2, CYP2E1 and Xanthine Oxidase genes, in particular, provides a method for screening TB drug-induced hepatotoxicity. The method of present invention includes providing test specimen, detection of at least one type of SNPs of the NAT2, CYP2E1 and Xanthine Oxidase genes from the DNA of said test specimen; presence of the SNP genotype indicates the test specimen has a risk for developing anti-TB drug-induced toxicity; said SNP genotype is selected from at least one of the following groups or their combinations thereof: rs1041983, rs1112005, rs1495741, rs1799930, rs1799931, rs1801280, rs1961456, rs2087852, rs11996129, rs2031920, rs2249695, rs3813865, rs3813867, rs1884725, rs2295475 and rs17011368.

Abstract: A capacitance sensing type water supply device includes a metal shell, a capacitance sensor, an electronic control unit and a fluid control unit. There is a capacitive effect between an external object and the metal shell when a distance between the external object and the metal shell is within a first distance range or a second distance range, whereby a corresponding electric value is generated by the metal shell. The capacitance sensor senses the electric value of the metal shell, and then provides the electronic control unit with a corresponding sensing signal, whereby the electronic control unit controls the fluid control unit to drive whether the water of water supply device is supplied, whether the water of water supply device is supplied continuously, whether the flow rate of supplied water of water supply device is changed and whether the temperature of supplied water of water supply device is changed.

Abstract: A method includes receiving one or more natural language dependency parse trees as input. A hardware processor is used for processing the dependency parse trees by creating a mapping from nodes of the one or more dependency parse trees into actions, roles and contextual predicates. The mapping is used for information extraction. The actions include the verbs along with attributes of the verbs. The roles include arguments for the verbs. The contextual predicates include modifiers for the verbs.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating super-resolution images using a processing device, the method includes: oversampling an input image to generate an oversampled image; modifying the pixel value of a first pixel of the oversampled image by: generating a similarity value for each one of a plurality of candidate pixels in the input image and/or in one or more other input images, candidate pixels being selected based on the position of the first pixel in the oversampled image, similarity value being generated by evaluating the similarity of a group of pixels adjacent to each of the candidate pixels to a group of pixels adjacent to the first pixel; selecting a first subset of candidate pixels on the basis of similarity values, and generating the modified pixel value of the first pixel based on the pixel values and on the similarity values of the first subset of candidate pixels.

Abstract: A 3D printer system that uses the AM method to print a product using a plurality of materials, each of which is contained in a respective capsule. The capsules are removably inserted into respective capsule holders, each of which includes a heating device for adjusting the temperature of the material, and is releasably held in one of a plurality of stations. A tool fetches individual capsules from and deposits them to their stations, and holds individual capsules for printing the product using a telescopic extrusion apparatus. A memory stores capsule-identifying data, a processor provides position coordinates for positioning of the tool, and a controller moves the tool to the position coordinates. The capsule holders include heating systems for controlling the rheological behavior of the materials based on algorithms executed by the processor.

Abstract: A touch free automatic type water supply device includes: a shell; first to third sensors adapted to sense an external object and then generate first to third sensing signals, respectively, wherein the first sensor is adapted to sense the external object located in a front direction of the shell, only the second sensor is adapted to sense the external object located in a side direction of the shell, and only the third sensor is adapted to sense the external object located in another side direction of the shell; an electronic control unit adapted receiving the first to third sensing signals and then generating driving signals, respectively; and a flow control unit, wherein according to the driving signals the flow control unit controls whether water is supplied, whether the flow rate of the supplied water is changed, or whether the supplied water temperature is changed.

Abstract: A two-distance touch free automatic type water supply method includes: when a sensor senses an appearance of an external object at a first distance from the sensor, the sensing signal is an open signal, whereby water of the outlet is supplied; when the sensor senses a disappearance of the external object at the first distance from the sensor, the sensing signal is a closed signal, whereby water of the outlet is not supplied; when the sensor senses a first appearance and a first disappearance of the external object at a second distance from the sensor, the sensing signal is an open signal, whereby water of the outlet is supplied; and when the sensor senses a second appearance and a second disappearance of the external object at the second distance from the sensor, the sensing signal is a closed signal, whereby water of the outlet is not supplied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for generating a super-resolution image by means of a processing device, the method including the following steps: oversampling an input image in order to generate an oversampled image; and modifying the pixel value of a first pixel of the oversampled image by means of the following steps: generating a similarity value for each one of a plurality of candidate pixels in the input image and/or in one or more other input images, the candidate pixels being selected based on the position of the first pixel in the oversampled image, the similarity value being generated by evaluating the similarity of a group of pixels adjacent to each one of the candidate pixels to a group of pixels adjacent to the first pixel; selecting a first subset of candidate pixels on the basis of the similarity values, and generating the modified pixel value of the first pixel based on the pixel values and on the similarity values of the first subset of candidate pixels.

Abstract: A touch free automatic type water supply device is adapted to be installed at a faucet. The faucet includes an outlet. The touch free automatic type water supply device includes: a shell including an inlet, a flow channel and an outlet, wherein the inlet of the shell is adapted to be communicated with the outlet of the faucet; a control circuit adapted to sense an external object and then to generate a control signal; and a driving unit, whose an end is disposed in the shell, and is physically connected to an end of the flow channel, wherein the driving unit is electrically connected to the control circuit for controlling water flow rate of the outlet or automatically switching on/off water supply of the outlet according to the control signal.

Abstract: A drain device includes a tube set, a transmission, a stopper and a driver. The transmission is disposed in a main tube and an isolating inner tube, and extended from the front end of the isolating inner tube to the front end of the main tube. The stopper is mounted to a front end of the transmission, and adapted to close or open a water feeding inlet. The driver is disposed in the isolating inner tube, and mechanically connected to the transmission, whereby after the driver receives an electronic control signal, the driver drives the stopper to move downward or upward via the transmission, and there is a sealing effect or a gap between the stopper and the annular plate.

Abstract: A control and sensing system for diffusion optical tomography and a method for operating the same are disclosed. The control and sensing system includes a control unit and a sensing circuit with a plurality of light sources and sensors, each light source being surrounded by a corresponding predetermined number of the sensors. The control unit instructs the light sources to individually emit light to an object, so the object generates a plurality of optical signals, and instructs the predetermined number of the sensors corresponding to each light source to receive the optical signals and transmit them to the control unit, thereby reducing the complexity of the control and sensing system.

Abstract: Data records are linked across a plurality of datasets. Each dataset contains at least one data record, and each data record is associated with an entity and includes one or more attributes of that entity and a value for each attribute. Values associated with attributes are compared across datasets, and matching attributes having values that satisfy a predetermined similarity threshold are identified. In addition, linkage points between pairs of datasets are identified. Each linkage point links one or more pairs of data records. Each data record in the pair of data records is contained in one of a given pair of datasets, and each pair of data records is associated with a common entity having matching attributes in the given pair of datasets. Data records associated with the common entities are linked across datasets using the identified linkage points.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for use with an extensible markup language (XML) document includes inputting a high-level mapping specification for a schema mapping; and generating a target XML document based on the mapping. The method may perform schema mapping-based XML transformation as a three-phase process comprising tuple extraction, XML-fragment generation, and data merging. The tuple extraction phase may be adapted to handle streamed XML data (as well as stored/indexed XML data). The data merging phase may use a hybrid method that can dynamically switch between main memory-based and disk-based algorithms based on the size of the XML data to be merged.

Abstract: A water feeding device includes a metal shell and a water conduit. The metal shell includes a through hole. The water conduit is made of food grade material or non-metallic material, and is disposed in the through hole, wherein when water passes through the water conduit, the water doesn't contact of the metal shell.