Abstract: A multimedia processing apparatus, method, and non-transitory tangible computer readable medium thereof are provided. The multimedia processing apparatus of the present invention includes an interface and a processing unit. The interface receives an audio stream continuously, wherein the audio stream is defined with a time line. The processing unit performs the following operations every a predetermined time interval: (a) deciding a first portion of the audio stream with reference to a time instant of the time line, (b) calculating an energy of the first portion of the audio stream, and (c) calculating a difference between the energy and a previous energy. The processing unit decides a plurality of second portions of the audio stream and decides a beat point for each of the second portions by selecting the time instant that corresponds to the maximum difference within the second portion.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a transistor device formed in a semiconductor substrate containing dopant impurities of a first impurity type. The transistor device includes channel composed of a delta-doped layer comprising dopant impurities of the first impurity type, and configured to produce a peak dopant concentration within the channel. The channel further includes a layer of carbon-containing material overlying the delta-doped layer, and configured to prevent back diffusion of dopants from the delta-doped layer and semiconductor substrate. The channel also includes of a layer of substrate material overlying the layer of carbon-containing material, and configured to achieve steep retrograde dopant concentration profile a near a surface of the channel.

Abstract: A method of forming an integrated circuit comprises forming a first doped region in a substrate using a first angle ion implantation performed on a first side of a gate structure. The gate structure has a length in a first direction and a width in a second direction. The method also comprises forming a second doped region in the substrate using a second angle ion implantation performed on a second side of the gate structure. The first angle ion implantation has a first implantation angle with respect to the second direction and the second angle ion implantation has a second implantation angle with respect to the second direction. Each of the first implantation angle and the second implantation angle is substantially larger than 0° and less than 90°.

Abstract: Methods and systems for media file management are provided. A music file is provided. The music file is analyzed to obtain a frequency spectrum corresponding to the music file, and at least one beat point on the time line is detected for the music file based on the frequency spectrum. Media data is generated for a plurality of media files in the electronic device based on the music file and a theme defining effects or transitions between the media files, wherein the sequence of the respective effects or transitions, and the corresponding media files which are selected for the respective effects or transitions are determined according to the at least one beat point of the music file.

Abstract: Methods and systems for media file management are provided. A music file including music samples is provided. The music file is analyzed to calculate a gain for each music sample. At least one valley point is detected based on the gains of the respective music samples. A first and a second specific valley points are selected from the detected valley point, and respectively setting the first and second specific valley points as a start and an end of a music segmentation. Media data is generated for media files in the electronic device based on the music segmentation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods useful for the treatment of cancer, such as breast cancer. In some embodiments, the methods and compositions include human prolactin, or human prolactin in conjunction with a cytotoxic agent. In other embodiments, the methods and compositions include one or more of human prolactin, growth hormone and placental lactogen, or one or more of human prolactin, growth hormone and placental lactogen in conjunction with a cytotoxic agent. In some embodiments, the cytotoxic agent comprises a chemotherapeutic agent.

Abstract: A method of forming an integrated circuit includes forming a plurality of gate structures longitudinally arranged along a first direction over a substrate. A plurality of angle ion implantations are performed to the substrate. Each of the angle ion implantations has a respective implantation angle with respect to a second direction. The second direction is substantially parallel with a surface of the substrate and substantially orthogonal to the first direction. Each of the implantation angles is substantially larger than 0°.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods useful for the treatment of cancer, such as breast cancer. In some embodiments, the methods and compositions include human prolactin, or human prolactin in conjunction with a cytotoxic agent. In other embodiments, the methods and compositions include one or more of human prolactin, growth hormone and placental lactogen, or one or more of human prolactin, growth hormone and placental lactogen in conjunction with a cytotoxic agent. In some embodiments, the cytotoxic agent comprises a chemotherapeutic agent.

Abstract: The present invention describes compositions and methods for inhibiting cell proliferation comprising a prolactin receptor antagonist and an agent that inactivates the HER2/neu signaling pathway, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods useful for the treatment of cancer, such as breast cancer. In some embodiments, the methods and compositions include human prolactin, or human prolactin in conjunction with a cytotoxic agent. In other embodiments, the methods and compositions include one or more of human prolactin, growth hormone and placental lactogen, or one or more of human prolactin, growth hormone and placental lactogen in conjunction with a cytotoxic agent. In some embodiments, the cytotoxic agent comprises a chemotherapeutic agent.

Abstract: A method of forming an integrated circuit includes forming a plurality of gate structures longitudinally arranged along a first direction over a substrate. A plurality of angle ion implantations are performed to the substrate. Each of the angle ion implantations has a respective implantation angle with respect to a second direction. The second direction is substantially parallel with a surface of the substrate and substantially orthogonal to the first direction. Each of the implantation angles is substantially larger than 0°.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating cancer. In particular, the invention describes prolactin containing compositions for the prophylactic treatment of breast cancer.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for making multimeric proteins to increase stability over their monomer. For example, more stable growth hormone and prolactin receptor agonists are provided.

Abstract: The present invention describes an approach to cancer therapy utilizing novel VEGF receptor antagonists. Specifically, the invention provides peptides and polynucleotides encoding VEGF receptor antagonists and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: A thin-film solar cell having a hetero-junction of semiconductor and the fabrication method thereof are provided. Instead of the conventional hetero-junction of III-V semiconductor or homo-structure of IV semiconductor, the thin-film solar cell according to the present invention adopts a novel hetero-junction structure of IV semiconductor to improve the cell efficiency thereof. By adjusting the amount of layer sequences and the thickness of the hetero-junction structure, the cell efficiency of the thin-film solar cell according to the present invention is also optimized.

Abstract: A method and a device for defining bit allocation table in processing audio signals are provided. The provided method and device can save storage bits and provide light quality as well. In the first step, the total number of bits for storing audio signals is determined. Then the psychoacoustic model provides many signal-to-mask ratios according to the audio signals. At last, the quantizer quantizes the signal-to-mask ratios to generate several quantized levels each of which corresponds to a bit allocation value to define the table of bit allocation. Therefore, fewer or no storage bits are provided for unimportant subbands and signal frames, that is, the efficiency and quality of transmission of audio signals can be raised.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods for making multimeric proteins to increase stability over their monomer. For example, more stable growth hormone and prolactin receptor agonists are provided.

Abstract: A method for identifying authorized users and the apparatus of the same, which identifies users by comparison with specific spectrograms of authorized users. The method comprises the steps of: (i) detecting the end point of a verbalized sample from the user requesting access; (ii) retrieving speech features from a spectrogram of the speech; (iii) determining whether training is necessary, and if so, taking the speech features as a reference template, setting a threshold and going back to (i), otherwise going on to next step; (iv) matching patterns of the speech features and the reference template; (v) computing a distance between the speech features and the reference template according to the matching result of (iv) to obtain a distance scoring; (vi) comparing the distance scoring with the threshold; (vii) determining whether the user is authorized according to the compared result of (vi).

Abstract: A voice detection method and apparatus is provided, which can detect whether a received signal is a voice signal or a background noise. By the method and apparatus, the voice detection need not to perform multiplications and divisions. Moreover, the voice detection method and apparatus can encode the sampled data into 8-bit format but nonetheless obtain good detection result. Further, the voice detection method and apparatus can prevent overflow and allow for easy refreshing of the preset threshold of background noise. These benefits allow the hardware circuitry that implements the voice detection method and apparatus to be significantly simplified in complexity, and thus significantly reduced in manufacturing cost.

Abstract: A pitch shift apparatus is provided to pitch shift a digital audio signal into a pitch-shifted signal. The apparatus comprises a receiving means, a pitch shifting means and a connecting means, wherein the connecting means comprises: a search region comparator for comparing each sample in the search region with a reference level to obtain a search region bit sequence representing the amplitude of each sample in the search region; a cross region comparator for comparing each sample in the cross region with the reference level to obtain a cross region bit sequence representing the amplitude of each sample in the cross region; a bit processor for bit comparing the cross region bit sequence and any sub-search region bit sequence of M samples in the search region to obtain a corresponding non-similarity; and a connecting device connecting the cross region and a sub-search region corresponding to the minimum non-similarity to renew the pitch-shifted signal.