Abstract: A fabric aluminum composite film structure sequentially includes: a flame-retardant fabric layer, which includes a polyester fabric or a polyamide fabric; a flame-retardant coating layer, which includes polyurethane resin and flame retardants; an adhesive layer, which includes a solvent-free adhesive; an aluminum layer; and a transparent polyester layer. In addition, the fabric aluminum composite film structure has sufficient flammability, which is a flame-retardant fabric with weight reduction and good adhesion suitable for reflecting radar waves from a life raft.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion, comprising: (a) mixing an active component with an internal aqueous phase to form a homogenized mixture; (b) mixing the homogenized mixture with an oleaginous phase to form a water-in-oil emulsion; and (c) mixing the water-in-oil emulsion with an external aqueous phase to form the water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion, wherein the external aqueous phase comprises water and an excipient, and wherein the excipient comprises a whey protein concentrate and a modified starch.

Abstract: A system comprises a power source and two power rails coupled to the power source. A storage device, comprising a non-volatile memory, a cache coupled to the non-volatile memory, and a control pin, is coupled to the second power rail. A power management controller is coupled to the first power rail and to a control pin of the storage device. The power management controller stops the provision of power via the first power rail and provides a signal to the storage device via the control pin when the provision of power via the first power rail is stopped. The storage device continues to receive power from the second power rail when the provision of power via the first power rail is stopped. The storage device stores data from the cache to the non-volatile memory in response to the receipt of the signal via the control pin.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a camera cover connected to a housing; a linkage mechanism actuated by the camera cover; and a camera connected to the linkage mechanism. The camera is retained in the housing during a fingerprint-sensing mode. The camera is to extend above the camera cover in a media-capturing mode via the linkage mechanism based on a sliding movement of the camera cover. A light source may be provided under the camera cover to emit light. A lens may direct the light towards the camera cover. The camera cover may be transparent to permit the light to be directed towards a fingerprint positioned over the camera cover. The camera may be positioned under the camera cover to capture an image of the fingerprint. The camera cover may be positioned to retain the camera under the camera cover prior to slidable movement of the camera cover.

Abstract: A scoring system of automatically detecting body motion includes a storage, a first motion sensor, and a processor. The storage is configured to store standard motion signal data corresponding to a multimedia signal, which the standard motion signal data includes a plurality of scoring segments, and the plurality of scoring segments are generated according to beat data of the multimedia signal and the standard motion signal data. The first motion sensor is configured to receive a first sensing signal, which the first sensing signal is generated by a set of user-motion according to the multimedia signal. The processor is configured to recognize user's motion signal of the first sensing signal and acquire to-be-scored-motion signal data corresponding to the plurality of scoring segments; and compare the to-be-scored-motion signal data corresponding to each of the plurality of scoring segments with the standard motion signal data to generate a score.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion, comprising: (a) mixing an active component with an internal aqueous phase to form a homogenized mixture; (b) mixing the homogenized mixture with an oleaginous phase to form a water-in-oil emulsion; and (c) mixing the water-in-oil emulsion with an external aqueous phase to form the water-in-oil-in-water multiple emulsion, wherein the external aqueous phase comprises water and an excipient, and wherein the excipient comprises a whey protein concentrate and a modified starch.

Abstract: An example apparatus includes a camera cover connected to a housing; a linkage mechanism actuated by the camera cover; and a camera connected to the linkage mechanism. The camera is retained in the housing during a fingerprint-sensing mode. The camera is to extend above the camera cover in a media-capturing mode via the linkage mechanism based on a sliding movement of the camera cover. A light source may be provided under the camera cover to emit light. A lens may direct the light towards the camera cover. The camera cover may be transparent to permit the light to be directed towards a fingerprint positioned over the camera cover. The camera may be positioned under the camera cover to capture an image of the fingerprint. The camera cover may be positioned to retain the camera under the camera cover prior to slidable movement of the camera cover.

Abstract: A film pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment are provided. The pressure sensing system includes an electronic device and at least one film pressure sensing device. Each film pressure sensing device includes a film sensing module and a processing module. The film sensing module includes a plurality of film pressure sensing elements, each of which senses pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal. The processing module connects to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires to receive the pressure sensing signals. The processing module generates a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmits the sensing data to the electronic device. The film sensing module is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, where the component corresponds to a part of a user's body.

Abstract: A film pressure sensing device and a pressure sensing system for an exercise equipment are provided. The pressure sensing system includes an electronic device and at least one film pressure sensing device. Each film pressure sensing device includes a film sensing module and a processing module. The film sensing module includes a plurality of film pressure sensing elements, each of which senses pressure on a specific position of the exercise equipment to generate a pressure sensing signal. The processing module connects to the film pressure sensing elements via a plurality of conducting wires to receive the pressure sensing signals. The processing module generates a sensing data according to the pressure sensing signals, and transmits the sensing data to the electronic device. The film sensing module is flexible to be tightly disposed on a component of the exercise equipment, where the component corresponds to a part of a user's body.

Abstract: A system comprises a power source and two power rails coupled to the power source. A storage device, comprising a non-volatile memory, a cache coupled to the non-volatile memory, and a control pin, is coupled to the second power rail. A power management controller is coupled to the first power rail and to a control pin of the storage device. The power management controller stops the provision of power via the first power rail and provides a signal to the storage device via the control pin when the provision of power via the first power rail is stopped. The storage device continues to receive power from the second power rail when the provision of power via the first power rail is stopped. The storage device stores data from the cache to the non-volatile memory in response to the receipt of the signal via the control pin.

Abstract: The present application provides a culture medium for producing ?-glucan. The culture medium comprises: a carbon source, lecithin and an ascorbic acid. The present application further provides a method for producing ?-glucan, the method comprising culturing Aureobasidium pullulans in the culture medium for fermentation. The Aureobasidium pullulans is advantageous in producing no melanin; as a result, the yield of ?-glucan can be increased and the waste can be reduced with the improved culture medium composition and culturing method. A biological sample of the Aureobasidium pullulans described in the present specification is deposited at National Institute of Technology and Evaluation (NITE), NITE Patent Microorganisms Depositary (NPMD) on Oct. 19, 2016 under the access number NITE BP-02372.

Abstract: Techniques relating to throttling components of a storage device are described herein. In an example, inputs corresponding to operating temperatures of a set of components of the storage device are received from a plurality of temperature sensors. Each of the plurality of temperature sensors is associated with a component from amongst the set components of the storage device. Based on the inputs, a throttling condition, from amongst a plurality of predefined throttling conditions, each defined for predetermined operating temperatures of the set of components, is determined. At least one components of the storage device is then throttled based on the throttling condition.

Abstract: The present application provides a culture medium for producing ?-glucan. The culture medium comprises: a carbon source, lecithin and an ascorbic acid. The present application further provides a method for producing ?-glucan, the method comprising culturing Aureobasidium pullulans in the culture medium for fermentation. The Aureobasidium pullulans is advantageous in producing no melanin; as a result, the yield of ?-glucan can be increased and the waste can be reduced with the improved culture medium composition and culturing method.

Abstract: An image positioning and stitching method and an image detection system of a cell detection chip are provided. In the method, a moving path of an image capturing device for capturing images of the cell detection chip is planned according to a size of an imaging region of the image capturing device and a size of a detection region of the cell detection chip, wherein a plurality of marks for positioning the images are disposed in the detection region. Next, the image capturing device is controlled to move above the cell detection chip according to the planned moving path to capture a plurality of images of the cell detection chip. Lastly, the images are positioned and stitched into a complete chip image according to the positions of the marks appearing in the images.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for supercontinuum generation using a laser beam and a plurality of condensed state transparent plates are presented. As an example, plate material to be used for one of the plurality of plates is determined. A thickness of the one of the plurality of plates is also determined. An allowable laser intensity of the laser beam is then determined to be ?/(2n0n2L), where ? is the central incident wavelength in vacuum, n0 is the linear refractive index, n2 is the third-order nonlinear coefficient. A location of a next plate is then determined to be a distance downstream from the one of the plurality of plates where a laser intensity of the laser beam returns to a value of the determined allowable laser intensity.

Abstract: The present application provides a culture medium for producing ?-glucan. The culture medium comprises: a carbon source, a nitrogen source and an ascorbic acid. The present application further provides a method for producing ?-glucan, the method comprising culturing Aureobasidium pullulans in the culture medium for fermentation. The Aureobasidium pullulans is advantageous in producing no melanin; as a result, the yield of ?-glucan can be increased and the waste can be reduced with the improved culture medium composition and culturing method.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for supercontinuum generation using a laser beam and a plurality of condensed state transparent plates are presented. As an example, plate material to be used for one of the plurality of plates is determined. A thickness of the one of the plurality of plates is also determined. An allowable laser intensity of the laser beam is then determined to be ?/(2n0n2L), where ? is the central incident wavelength in vacuum, n0 is the linear refractive index, n2 is the third-order nonlinear coefficient. A location of a next plate is then determined to be a distance downstream from the one of the plurality of plates where a laser intensity of the laser beam returns to a value of the determined allowable laser intensity.

Abstract: Provided is a base material for manufacturing a heat dissipater of lighting device, which includes a board having opposite surfaces respectively forming a planar face section and a curved face section. The board forms a channel in an edge portion of the planar face section and also forms a pawl on an edge portion of the curved face section that is distant from the channel. Heat dissipation fins may obtain a desired configuration with the primary processing without additional processing applied to the external shape thereof, so that product passing rate can be improved. Further, cutting and shoveling operation applied to the fins allow the thickness of the fins to be reduced so that the number of the heat dissipation fins can be increased and the heat dissipation efficiency improved.

Abstract: An improved procedure for the manufacture of 2-hydroxyquinoxalines from reacting a dialkyl tartrate with a periodate, adjusting the pH of the resulting reaction mixture, and condensing said mixture with an o-phenylenediamine.