Abstract: A method for treating sleeping or movement disorder is provided. The method includes the operations as follows. A brainwave of a patient with sleeping or movement disorder is recorded. An onset of a STW oscillation episode from the brainwave is identified, wherein the STW oscillation episode is a STW signal having an oscillation frequency in a range of from about 2 Hz to about 4 Hz. a first stimulation is delivered to the patient when the onset of the STW oscillation episode is identified from the brainwave. The first stimulation is adapted according to a measurable feature of the STW oscillation episode. A system for treating sleeping or movement disorder is also provided.

Abstract: An optical-fiber connector includes a coupling member, a core component, a sleeve member, a metal retaining member, and a pressing member. The core component is in the receiving space. The metal retaining member is connected to one of two ends of the coupling member. The elastic arm of the metal retaining member inclinedly extends toward the other end of the coupling member. Two sides of the elastic arm have a plurality of retaining structures. The sleeve member is at the other end of the coupling member and is connected to the pressing member. The pressing portion of the pressing member extends toward the elastic arm. The metal retaining member is adapted to be buckled with an adapter, so that the service life of the optical-fiber connector can be prolonged.

Abstract: An optical-fiber connector with protective cap includes a connector body and a retaining member which are fitted over an optical-fiber sleeve member, a fixation member, and a spring. The protective cap is fitted over the retaining member and the connector body. Each second engaging portion of the protective cap is engaged with a corresponding first engaging portion of the connector body. After the protective cap draws the optical-fiber connector to pass through a guiding pipeline, the protective cap is removed, and the optical-fiber connector is assembled with a fixation sleeve and a coupling cap to form a standard connector.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an optic fiber connector, including a ferrule, a holder, a connector body having a plurality of first locking slots, a spring sleeved onto the holder, and a retainer having a plurality of locking hooks. The ferrule is assembled to the holder. The spring, the holder, and the ferrule are received in a space formed between the retainer and the connector body by locking the locking hooks with the locking slots respectively, wherein the spring is compressed by locking such that the retainer, the holder, the spring, and the connector body are abutted with each other.

Abstract: A silicone hydrogel composition includes a first hydrophilic monomer, a siloxane compound, a first crosslinking monomer, a second hydrophilic monomer, and a second crosslinking monomer. The first hydrophilic monomer and the siloxane compound have an acrylate group or an acrylamide group and may also have a methacrylate group or a methacrylamide group. The first crosslinking monomer has a plurality of acrylate groups or acrylamide groups and may also have methacrylate groups or methacrylamide groups. The second hydrophilic monomer has a non-conjugated vinyl group. The second crosslinking monomer has a plurality of non-conjugated vinyl groups. A sum of the weights of the second hydrophilic monomer and the second crosslinking monomer is 40 to 100 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the sum of the weights of the first hydrophilic monomer, the siloxane compound, and the first crosslinking monomer.

Abstract: A silicone hydrogel composition includes a first hydrophilic monomer, a siloxane compound, a first crosslinking monomer, a second hydrophilic monomer, and a second crosslinking monomer. The first hydrophilic monomer and the siloxane compound have an acrylate group or an acrylamide group and may also have a methacrylate group or a methacrylamide group. The first crosslinking monomer has a plurality of acrylate groups or acrylamide groups and may also have methacrylate groups or methacrylamide groups. The second hydrophilic monomer has a non-conjugated vinyl group. The second crosslinking monomer has a plurality of non-conjugated vinyl groups. A sum of the weight of the second hydrophilic monomer and the weight of the second crosslinking monomer is 40 to 100 parts by weight, relative to 100 parts by weight of the sum of the weight of the first hydrophilic monomer, the weight of the siloxane compound, and the weight of the first crosslinking monomer.

Abstract: An exchangeable optic fiber connector assembly, including a pair of optic fiber connectors and a switching structure, is provided. Each optic fiber connector has a first locking portion and a first stopping portion. The switching structure has a pair of guiding slots. The optic fiber connectors respectively pass through the guiding slots to be movable and rotatable along the corresponding guiding slots. The switching structure further has a plurality of second locking portions and a plurality of second stopping portions disposed at two opposite ends of each guiding slot. Each optic fiber connector is locked with one of the second locking portions through the first locking portion, and the second stopping portion next to the locked second locking portion is located on a moving path of the first stopping portion.

Abstract: An artificial antigen presenting cell system comprising one or more gelated human dendritic cells and a controlled release system capable of releasing one or more cytokines. Also provided herein are methods for producing the gelated human dendritic cells and uses of the artificial antigen presenting cell system for activating immune cells.

Abstract: A vehicle message managing method includes: providing an operation message of a tire through a tire sensor; receiving the operation message through the tire sensor setting tool, or receiving at least one outer message through the tire sensor setting tool; transmitting at least one of the operation message and the outer message to a remote server; storing and analyzing at least one of the operation message and the outer message and generating an analyzing result.

Abstract: A method of expanding natural killer cells, comprising: providing a population of internally gelated cells, each of which includes a gelated interior and a fluid cell membrane that contains one or more membrane-bound proteins each or collectively are capable of stimulating expansion of natural killer (NK) cells; and culturing a population of cells containing NK cells, which are capable of responding to the one or more membrane-bound proteins, with the population of internally gelated cells under conditions that allow expansion of NK cells.

Abstract: An exchangeable optic fiber connector assembly, including a pair of optic fiber connectors and a switching structure, is provided. Each optic fiber connector has a first locking portion and a first stopping portion. The switching structure has a pair of guiding slots. The optic fiber connectors respectively pass through the guiding slots to be movable and rotatable along the corresponding guiding slots. The switching structure further has a plurality of second locking portions and a plurality of second stopping portions disposed at two opposite ends of each guiding slot. Each optic fiber connector is locked with one of the second locking portions through the first locking portion, and the second stopping portion next to the locked second locking portion is located on a moving path of the first stopping portion.

Abstract: A testing equipment is provided, in which at least one testing module is disposed on a machine, and the testing module includes a circuit board, a testing carrier disposed on the circuit board and carrying a target object, and a processor disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the testing carrier, such that the testing module can operate and process a target information of the target object by itself via the processor, without connecting to an external computer to operate and process the target information of the target object, so as to quickly obtain a detecting information of the target object.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an optic fiber connector, including a ferrule, a holder, a connector body having a plurality of first locking slots, a spring sleeved onto the holder, and a retainer having a plurality of locking hooks. The ferrule is assembled to the holder. The spring, the holder, and the ferrule are received in a space formed between the retainer and the connector body by locking the locking hooks with the locking slots respectively, wherein the spring is compressed by locking such that the retainer, the holder, the spring, and the connector body are abutted with each other.

Abstract: A welding equipment used to form two welding structures in two target locations of an electronic device is disclosed to include a laser generating device for generating a laser pulse beam, a radiation device scanning the two target locations, and an adjusting device equipped with a beam splitting system for receiving and processing the laser pulse beam. The beam splitting system separates the laser pulse beam into a reflected beam and a penetrating beam to control a radiation angle of the reflected beam and the penetrating beam, and project the reflected beam and the penetrating beam to the radiation device coaxially, so that the radiation device radiates the reflected beam and the penetrating beam coaxially to the two target locations to form the two welding structures. The radiation angle is related to relative positions of the two target locations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for detecting specific proteins in amniotic fluid to predict the risk of preterm birth. The method determines different protein markers in premature amniotic fluid samples and normal amniotic fluid samples to predict the risk of preterm birth, and apply the expression levels of these protein markers to build a set of prediction models. This allows the medical staff to be prepared and greatly reduces the threat to the fetus.

Abstract: A four-layer photoresist and method of forming the same are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method includes forming a semiconductor fin; depositing a target layer on the semiconductor fin; depositing a BARC layer on the target layer; depositing a first mask layer over the BARC layer, the first mask layer being deposited using a plasma process with an RF power of less than 50 W; depositing a second mask layer over the first mask layer using a plasma process with an RF power of less than 500 W; depositing a photoresist layer over the second mask layer; patterning the photoresist layer, the second mask layer, the first mask layer, and the BARC layer to form a first mask; and selectively removing the target layer from a first portion of the semiconductor fin using the first mask, the target layer remaining on a second portion of the semiconductor fin.

Abstract: A display module for use as a front dashboard, a center console, a passenger entertainment display, or an instrument panel is described. The display module includes a display assembly that is joined to a cover lens via an optically clear adhesive layer. The display assembly is arranged as a flat planar device, and the cover lens is arranged as a curved planar surface that includes an inner laminate sheet that is joined to an outer laminate sheet via a second adhesive layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing an extract of Chrysanthemum morifolium with an effect of treating skin diseases, including: (a) performing an extraction procedure on Chrysanthemum morifolium with an extraction solvent to obtain an extract solution; and (b) adding at least one glycoside hydrolases to the extract solution to make an enzyme reaction occur to produce a precipitate, wherein the precipitate is the extract of Chrysanthemum morifolium with an effect of treating skin diseases.

Abstract: A system for detecting an illuminance of the present invention includes a light source, a light sensor, and a signal output module. The light source includes a first A light-emitting diode, the first A light-emitting diode having a first color light; and the light source emits a first ray of light. The light sensor has a sensing face; the light sensor includes a first B light-emitting diode disposed on the sensing face, the first B light-emitting diode having the first color light; and the light sensor receives at least a portion of the first ray of light and generates a first sensing voltage. The signal output module is coupled to the light sensor to receive the first sensing voltage and output a sensing result signal according to the first sensing voltage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composite intelligent biological phototherapy device including a base structure, a plurality of white light fluorescent tubes arranged side by side on the base structure, a plurality of LEDs disposed between the white light fluorescent tubes, a housing having an opening and configured to accommodate the base structure and the white light fluorescent tubes and the LEDs thereon, a light-transmittable plate disposed on the housing corresponding to the opening, and an control module configured to respectively control the white light fluorescent tubes and the LEDs. The base structure includes a plurality of sections, and each of the sections has a first surface facing the light-transmittable plate. The white light fluorescent tubes and the LEDs are provided on the first surfaces, and the sections are bent relative to each other so an angle between the first surfaces of adjacent sections is less than 180 degrees.