Abstract: A linker of bioprobes, suitable for immobilizing a bioprobe on a chip substrate of a sensor, includes SH—(CH)n-NH2, SH—(CH)n-COOH, SH—(CH)n-SH, (OH)m-(CH)n-COOH or (OH)m-(CH)n-NH2, having a carbon number of 6 or more, m and n being integers greater than 1. When an average surface roughness (Ra) of the chip substrate is greater than 250 nm, coverage of the linker on the chip substrate is 40%-80%. A further linker of bioprobes, includes SH—(CH)n-NH2, SH—(CH)n-COOH, SH—(CH)n-SH, (OH)m-(CH)n-COOH or (OH)m-(CH)n-NH2, having a carbon number of less than 6, m and n being integers greater than 1. When an average surface roughness (Ra) of the chip substrate is less than 250 nm, coverage of the linker on the chip substrate is 65%-100%. The optimal carbon chain length of the linker and the coverage are realized for substrates of various roughnesses, and grasping ability of an electrochemical sensor chip for a detected object are enhanced.

Abstract: A light blocking system is disclosed, which is adapted to be used in a vertical blind which includes a headrail, a control mechanism provided in the headrail, and a covering assembly including a plurality of slats. Each of the slats is connected to the control mechanism with an end thereof, and therefore is hung below the headrail. A gap is left between the covering assembly and the headrail. The control mechanism is adapted to turn the slats in situ relative to the headrail, or to move the slats back and forth in a longitudinal direction of the headrail. The light blocking system includes a cover plate provided corresponding to the gap, wherein the cover plate covers the gap when the covering assembly is in a closed state.

Abstract: A vehicle information distributing method is provided, including: receiving a plurality of first vehicle information from a first base station to determine a first service area; receiving a plurality of second vehicle information from a second base station to determine a second service area; calculating a forwarding area based on a distance or an intersection between the first service area and the second service area; transferring the first vehicle information within the forwarding area to the second base station, and transferring the second vehicle information within the forwarding area to the first base station; and broadcasting, by the first base station, the second vehicle information from the forwarding area, and broadcasting, by the second base station, the first vehicle information from the forwarding area.

Abstract: A light shielding structure for a vertical blind is disclosed, wherein the vertical blind includes a headrail and a plurality of slats, which are hanged under the headrail in a vertical manner, and can be controlled to be turned between a shielding position and a non-shielding position. The vertical blind includes at least one light shielding member, which is engaged to a bottom of the headrail, and can either be flipped up or naturally droop along with the turning of the slats. When the at least one light shielding member droops, gaps formed between the bottom of the headrail and a top of the slats are covered, which prevents light from leaking in therethrough.

Abstract: A semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor package includes a semiconductor die, a cap layer, a conductive terminal, and a dam structure. The semiconductor die has a first surface. The cap layer is over the semiconductor die and has a second surface facing the first surface of the semiconductor die. The conductive terminal penetrates the cap layer and electrically connects to the semiconductor die. The dam structure is between the semiconductor die and the cap layer and surrounds a portion of the conductive terminal between the first surface and the second surface, thereby forming a gap between the cap layer and the semiconductor die.

Abstract: An oscillator includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit and a processing circuit. The VCO circuit generates an oscillating frequency according to a digital signal, in which the oscillating frequency is a first oscillating frequency if the digital signal has a first signal value. The processing circuit determines a second signal value of the digital signal according to the first oscillating frequency and a target oscillating frequency, in order to tune the oscillating frequency to a second oscillating frequency. The processing circuit performs an interpolation operation according to a first frequency difference value between the target oscillating frequency and the first oscillating frequency and a second frequency difference value between the second oscillating frequency and the first oscillating frequency to determine a target signal value of the digital signal, in order to adjust the oscillating frequency to the target oscillating frequency.

Abstract: A locking mechanism is disclosed, which is installed in a movable rail of a window covering, and is passed through by a cord. The locking mechanism includes a locking unit and a pressing member, wherein the locking unit includes a stopping member which is movable between a first position and a second position. The stopping member is normally located at the first position to abut against the cord, which prevents the cord from moving relative to the locking mechanism, whereby to maintain the position of the movable rail. By pressing the pressing member, the stopping member is moved to the second position, where the stopping member no longer abuts against the cord. Therefore, when the movable rail is moved in a direction away from a fixed rail of the window covering, the cord can move relative to the locking mechanism. Whereby, the movable rail can be smoothly moved downward.

Abstract: An optical device includes a substrate, an electronic component and a lid. The electronic component is disposed on the substrate. The lid is disposed on the substrate. The lid has a first cavity over the electronic component and a second cavity over the first cavity. The sidewall of the second cavity is inclined.

Abstract: A management device accepts a first communications device to join a wireless communications network managed by the management device. The management device registers a service provided by the first communications device. The service is available in accordance with a set of service parameters. The set of service parameters include a schedule of availability. The set of service parameters include at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a set of one or more starting times, a set of one or more service intervals, a set of one or more service periods, a set of one or more physical media, a set of one or more device identifiers, a set of one or more data sequence identifiers, and at least one medium access mode within the service interval.

Abstract: Structures and methods of forming self-aligned unsymmetric gate (SAUG) FinFET are provided. The SAUG FinFET structure has two different gate structures on opposite sides of each fin: a programming gate structure and a switching gate structure. The SAUG FinFET may be used as non-volatile memory (NVM) storage element that may be electrically programmed by trapping charges in the charge trapping dielectric (e.g., Si3N4) with appropriate bias on the control gate of the programming gate structure. The stored data may be sensed by sensing the channel current through the SAUG FinFET in response to a bias on the switching gate of the switching gate structure.

Abstract: A network switch, a device management system, and a device management method thereof are provided. A network management system with a graphical management interface is embedded in the network switch, so that network administrators can use web browser for management. The graphical management interface provides a topology mode, a floor mode and a map mode for the network administrators to intuitively manage Internet Protocol (IP) connected apparatuses on a topological diagram, a floor plan or a map. Furthermore, in response to a control operation corresponding to the IP connected apparatus on the graphical management interface, the network switch performs a device function operation (e.g., an information collecting operation, a configuration setting operation, a node searching operation, a system login operation, etc.) corresponding to the control operation through a communication module thereof. Accordingly, an innovative and convenient device management system can be provided for the network administrators.

Abstract: An access point (AP) accepts a communications device to join a wireless communications network. The AP registers a service provided by the communications device. The service is available in accordance with a schedule and a set of service parameters. The AP receives a request from a peer communications device seeking the service. The AP announces availability of the service on behalf of the communications device while the communications device is unavailable. The service is later provided by the communications device to the peer communications device when both devices are available to communicate. By utilizing an always-on AP to announce service availability and to exchange service parameters, fast service discovery can be achieved with low power consumption for both service advertisers and service seekers.

Abstract: Methods for ameliorating cardiac is juries such as myocardial infarction by either enhancing the activity of a let-7 microRNA or inhibiting the activity of transformation growth factor beta receptor III (T GFBR3). Also provided herein are assay methods for detecting the level of TGFBR3, the level of a let-7 microRNA, or both in a biological sample.

Abstract: A television signal receiving apparatus cooperating with a front-end circuit in a frequency division full-duplex satellite television system is provided. A digital-to-analog conversion circuit receives a request signal to be sent to the front-end circuit, and outputs an analog request signal. A multi-node low-pass filter has a first node, a second node and a third node. The first node is electrically coupled to an output end of the digital-to-analog conversion circuit. The third node is electrically coupled to the front-end circuit. The multi-node low-pass filter filters out high-frequency signals coupled from the first node and the third node to the second node, and further filters out high-frequency signals coupled from the first node to the third node. A command parsing circuit receives a filtered signal from the second node, and processes and parses the filtered signal.

Abstract: A light shielding structure for a vertical blind is disclosed, wherein the vertical blind includes a headrail and a plurality of slats, which are hanged under the headrail in a vertical manner, and can be controlled to be turned between a shielding position and a non-shielding position. The light shielding structure includes at least one light shielding member, which is engaged to a bottom of the headrail, and can either be flipped up or naturally droop along with the turning of the slats. When the at least one light shielding member droops, gaps formed between the bottom of the headrail and a top of the slats are covered, which prevents light from leaking in therethrough.

Abstract: A dual-mode signal transceiver includes a first transmitter circuit, a second transmitter circuit, and a receiver circuit. The first transmitter circuit is configured to operate in a first mode and configured to process a first input signal according to a first oscillating signal, in order to output a first output signal. The second transmitter circuit is configured to operate in a second mode and configured to process a second input signal according to a second oscillating signal, in order to output a second output signal, wherein a frequency of the second oscillating signal is not an integral multiple of a frequency of the first oscillating signal. The receiver circuit is configured to process an external signal associated with one of the first mode and the second mode according to the first oscillating signal, in order to read data associated with the external signal.

Abstract: A network switch, a device management system, and a device management method thereof are provided. A network management system with a graphical management interface is embedded in the network switch, so that network administrators can use web browser for management. The graphical management interface provides a topology mode, a floor mode and a map mode for the network administrators to intuitively manage Internet Protocol (IP) connected apparatuses on a topological diagram, a floor plan or a map. Furthermore, in response to a control operation corresponding to the IP connected apparatus on the graphical management interface, the network switch performs a device function operation (e.g., an information collecting operation, a configuration setting operation, a node searching operation, a system login operation, etc.) corresponding to the control operation through a communication module thereof. Accordingly, an innovative and convenient device management system can be provided for the network administrators.

Abstract: A method for preparing a multi-substituted acrylic acid compound includes steps as follow. A reaction solution is provided, wherein the reaction solution includes an organometallic reagent, a nickel-containing metal catalyst, a catalyst ligand, a first solvent, and the organometallic reagent is a Grignard reagent or a Gilman reagent. An addition step is conducted, wherein an alkyne compound is mixed with the reaction solution so as to undergo an addition reaction, thus an intermediate solution is obtained. A substitution step is conducted, wherein a carbon dioxide is introduced into the intermediate solution so as to obtain the multi-substituted acrylic acid compound.

Abstract: An oscillator includes a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) circuit and a processing circuit. The VCO circuit generates an oscillating frequency according to a digital signal, in which the oscillating frequency is a first oscillating frequency if the digital signal has a first signal value. The processing circuit determines a second signal value of the digital signal according to the first oscillating frequency and a target oscillating frequency, in order to tune the oscillating frequency to a second oscillating frequency. The processing circuit performs an interpolation operation according to a first frequency difference value between the target oscillating frequency and the first oscillating frequency and a second frequency difference value between the second oscillating frequency and the first oscillating frequency to determine a target signal value of the digital signal, in order to adjust the oscillating frequency to the target oscillating frequency.

Abstract: A control circuit programming levels of pins is provided. A first slot is configured to adjust a first count value according to a clock signal. A timer controller is configured to determine whether the first count value is equal to a first predetermined value. When the first count value is equal to the first predetermined value, the timer controller generates a first trigger signal. A buffer controller is configured to access the input/output buffer. A pin controller is coupled to a first pin, the timer controller and the buffer controller. In an input mode, the pin controller detects the voltage level of the first pin according to the first trigger signal to generate a plurality of detection results. In an output mode, the pin controller generates an output signal according to the first trigger signal and output data stored in the input/output buffer.