Abstract: The invention provides a bacterial cellulose-based biosensor, including bacterial cellulose (BC) and a cell presenting a cellulose-binding module CBM2a on the surface. The cell is attached to BC through CBM2a. The cell expresses CBM2a by using pETDuet-tac as a vector. The pETDuet-tac is obtained by replacing two T7 promoters on the vector pETDuet by tac promoters, that is, an upstream first tac promoter and a downstream second tac promoter. The pETDuet-tac includes a gene encoding a fluorescent protein downstream of the first tac promoter and a gene encoding CBM2a presented on the surface downstream of the second tac promoter. By the BC-based biosensor, efficient and specific immobilization of cells on the BC matrix is enabled, the biological activity of cells is maintained, the fluorescence signal output is enhanced, and sufficient pores are provided for the entry and exit of a detected substance, thereby significantly improving the detection sensitivity.

Abstract: A customer terminal device, a position detection method and a computer-readable storage medium are disclosed. The c device may include an ultra-wideband (UWB) positioning module, which is configured to output a first detection signal; a first transmission component configured to receive the first detection signal and output a second detection signal according to the first detection signal; a second transmission component configured to receive the first detection signal and output a third detection signal according to first detection signal; an antenna module provided with a UWB positioning beacon configured to receive and send first, second and third detection signals to UWB positioning module; the UWB positioning module is further configured to receive first, second and third detection signals from UWB positioning beacon, and perform position detection on the antenna module.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method (100) in a network node advertising a Binding Segment Identifier, BSID. The method (100) includes: receiving (110) a first echo request packet containing a first target Forwarding Equivalence Class, FEC, stack including an FEC associated with the BSID; and transmitting (120), in response to a Time To Live, TTL, expiration associated with the first echo request packet, a first echo reply packet to an initiating network node initiating the first echo request packet, the first echo reply packet containing an indicator indicating that the FEC is to be replaced by a set of FECs.

Abstract: Various embodiments generally relate to a power distribution network and a semiconductor device, which may include: a plurality of chip pads; a first distribution layer in which a plurality of first conductive lines having rectangular shapes of different sizes, respectively, are disposed; a second distribution layer in which a plurality of second conductive lines including a central cross-shaped conductive line and L-shaped conductive lines open toward respective corners of the second distribution layer are disposed; and a redistribution layer electrically coupling chip pads to which power is applied among the plurality of chip pads and the first conductive lines of the first distribution layer.

Abstract: The method comprises registering at least one of an internet protocol (IP) address and a media access control (MAC) address of the security devices, generating a plurality of public key and private key pairs, encrypting and storing private keys comprised in the plurality of public key and private key pairs using a master key provided from a master key management unit, selecting any one of a plurality of public key and private key pairs when the access of the security device is approved and providing a certificate comprising the selected public key to the security device, receiving a symmetric key encrypted with the public key of the certificate from the security device, and decrypting the private key using the master key provided from the master key management unit.

Abstract: A multifunctional mixed oxide electrocatalyst material including a metal oxide A with oxygen storage capacity and a metal oxide B with oxygen evolution reaction is prepared by two-steps hydrothermal reactions. The electrocatalyst material is a good free radical scavenger, oxygen evolution reagent and able to alleviate carbon monoxide poisoning on catalyst, when it is applied in a membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells.

Abstract: Virulence factors from Burkholderia species are provided by this invention as are antibodies specifically binding the same and methods of using the virulence factors and antibodies in methods of immunizing and treating or attenuating a Burkholderia infection.

Abstract: A bendable cutting apparatus for myocardium and a system with the same are provided. The cutting apparatus includes a cutting portion, a bendable portion, and a driving portion. The bendable portion is connected between the cutting portion and the bendable portion. the cutting portion is driven by the driving portion to cut down a target, and the bendable portion is configured to bend in response to being tensioned and loosen by the driving portion.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for are provided direct communication with a user equipment. A method performed by an MCPTT client device includes transmitting, to a client device, a floor request message for an off-network group call; starting a timer; restarting the timer in response to the timer expiring before receiving a floor granted message; stopping the timer in response to receiving the floor granted message before the timer expires; retransmitting the floor request message each time the timer expires before receiving the floor granted message until a total number of transmissions reaches a predetermined number; transmitting, to the client device, a floor taken message indicating that the permission to send is granted to the MCPTT client device after transmitting the floor request message the predetermined number of times and the timer expires before receiving the floor granted message; and transmitting first media data to the client device.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a PDMS device in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention surface treats the entire surface of a pattern with a thiol group (—SH), so that a hydrogel may be connected to the surface of the pattern by a covalent bond under ultraviolet rays. Therefore, a PDMS device manufactured by the above method has an advantage in that the shape thereof may be stably maintained without the swelling or desorption of a hydrogel even when an electrolyte is filled in a pattern.

Abstract: Controller and method for a power converter. For example, the controller includes: a first terminal configured to receive a first voltage; a second terminal connected to a capacitor and biased to a second voltage; a voltage detector configured to receive the second voltage from the second terminal and generate a detection signal based at least in part on the second voltage; a charging controller configured to receive the detection signal and generate a first control signal based at least in part on the detection signal; and a charging current generator configured to receive the first voltage from the first terminal and receive the first control signal from the charging controller; wherein the voltage detector is further configured to: detect that the second voltage has decreased to a first predetermined threshold; and generate the detection signal indicating that the second voltage has decreased to the first predetermined threshold.

Abstract: Disclosed methods provision a host with a pair of proxy resources. A first proxy resource may be configured to forward traffic from an in-band management interface of the host to a link-local interface of a BMC or the like. The second proxy resource is configured to forward traffic received via a link-local interface of the host to a management network interface of a cluster manager. Upon receiving an event subscription message from the cluster manager via the in-band management interface of the host, the event subscription message is forwarded by the first proxy to the link-local interface of the BMC to register a link-local interface of the host as a subscriber for one or more events. Responsive to receiving an event notification from the BMC via the link-local interface of the host, the event notification is automatically forwarded to the management network interface of the cluster manager.

Abstract: Provided are a memory device, a method of fabricating the same, and an electronic system including the same. The memory device includes a peripheral circuit structure and a cell structure on the peripheral circuit structure. The cell structure comprises a cell substrate including a first surface facing the peripheral circuit structure and a second surface opposite to the first surface and having a first conductivity type, gate electrodes on the first surface of the cell substrate, a channel structure intersecting the gate electrodes and connected to the cell substrate, a first impurity region that is in the cell substrate adjacent to the second surface and has a second conductivity type, and a second impurity region that is in the cell substrate and is spaced apart from the first impurity region, the second impurity region having the first conductivity type with a higher impurity concentration than that of the cell substrate.

Abstract: A nonvolatile memory device includes a plurality of metal lines extending in a first direction and stacked in a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of cell structures passing through the plurality of metal lines and extending in the second direction, a plurality of extension regions, a plate common source line contact connected with a common source line, extending in the first direction, and formed in least two of the plurality of extension regions that are not formed with the plurality of cell structures, and input/output metal contacts connected with an external connection pad, extending in the first direction, and formed with at least two of the plurality of extension regions that are not formed with the plate common source line contact.

Abstract: A culture medium and a culture method for neural cells, particularly relating to a composition comprises a SMAD signaling pathway inhibitor, a SHH signaling pathway agonist, a Wnt signaling pathway agonist and a Myosin II ATPase inhibitor, optionally, it further comprises a ROCK inhibitor; or, the composition consists of the SMAD signaling pathway inhibitor, the SHH signaling pathway agonist, the Wnt signaling pathway agonist, the Myosin II ATPase inhibitor, and optionally the ROCK inhibitor. The same batch of neural cells, such as midbrain dopaminergic progenitors, can be efficiently obtained by using the culture method and culture medium designed on the basis of the composition.

Abstract: Controller and method for a power converter. For example, a controller for a power converter includes: a first drive signal generator configured to generate a first drive signal and output the first drive signal to a first transistor configured to receive an input voltage and related to a primary winding coupled to an auxiliary winding and a secondary winding related to an output voltage; a second drive signal generator configured to generate a second drive signal and output the second drive signal to a second transistor coupled to the first transistor and related to the primary winding; a demagnetization detector configured to generate a demagnetization signal based at least in part on a first voltage related to the auxiliary winding, the demagnetization signal indicating an end of a demagnetization process; and a first controller configured to generate a first control signal.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing direct communication with at least one other user equipment are provided.

Abstract: This document describes techniques and apparatuses including a solder joint damage-prevention mode for a computing device. In general, the computing device may enter the solder joint damage-prevention mode to transfer heat to solder joints and prevent failure mechanisms such as fracture, creep, and/or fatigue. The solder joint damage-prevention mode may rely upon one or more operations, including identifying a state of the computing device in or following which damage to the solder joints has an increased likelihood and, in response, activating a thermal-conditioning system. The thermal-conditioning system may, in general, increase a temperature of the solder joints to improve mechanical robustness of the solder joints.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preparing a microneedle, a soluble microneedle, and a microneedle percutaneous patch comprising the soluble microneedle. A soluble microneedle contained in a microneedle percutaneous patch of the present invention has a high drug loading capacity and excellent strength and thus may contain an effective amount of donepezil or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof even with a small area of the microneedle. Accordingly, the present invention is economical and produces a lower level of skin irritation.

Abstract: Provided is a consumable chip and a communication method thereof. The method is adopted for a consumable chip including a first consumable MCU unit, a verification cryptographic operation unit and a second consumable MCU unit; the method includes: when the first consumable MCU unit is incompatible with the printer, the first consumable MCU unit activating the second consumable MCU unit to execute a second consumable chip core processing flow, and calling the verification cryptographic algorithm function program of the verification cryptographic operation unit to calculate a new verification password; after the first consumable MCU unit inquires that the second consumable MCU unit has completed the second consumable chip core processing flow, the first consumable MCU unit reading the new verification password and sending to the printer, the new verification password is received by the printer to achieve compatibility between the first consumable MCU unit and the printer.