Abstract: A wireless device includes: a plurality of antennas; a first correlation series generator configured to generate a first correlation series based on transmission data; a second correlation series generator configured to generate a second correlation series based on the first correlation series; a first modulator configured to modulate the transmission data to generate a first modulated signal; a second modulator configured to modulate the first correlation series to generate a second modulated signal; a third modulator configured to modulate the second correlation series to generate a third modulated signal; a signal combiner configured to combine the first to third modulated signals to generate first to third transmission signals; and a transmitter configured to output the first to third transmission signals respectively via first to third antennas among the plurality of antennas.

Abstract: An orthodontic brace provided by the present invention can be removably set on a user's dental arch, correcting the dental arch from an original contour to an objective contour. The orthodontic brace includes a plurality of elastic arms that contact with a lingual side or a buccal side of the dental arch, and a corrective contour is constructed by the mutual connection of the elastic arms. The corrective contour fits in at least partial objective contour. At least one elastic arm will be compressed or expanded against by the dental arch, further generating elastic force acting on the dental arch. Wherein, the heights of the elastic arms are not over that of an occlusal surface of the dental arch to prevent saliva from being gathered in the orthodontic brace, which solves other past problems derived from the thickness of the braces at the occlusal surface.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a brace for using with a corrective dental arch and an occlusal dental arch. The brace comprises a plurality of elastic arms, extensive portions and corrective portions. Each of the elastic arms is in contact with an inner side or an outer side of the corrective dental arch, and does not exceed a lowest occlusal surface of the corrective dental arch. The corrective portions are connected with the elastic arms via the extensive portions, and are in contact with a highest occlusal surface of the corrective dental arch so that the corrective portions exceed the highest occlusal surface. In addition, the corrective portions have a corrective plane that can occlude with the occlusal dental arch to generate an occlusal force substantially perpendicular to the highest occlusal surface.

Abstract: A method for calculating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is revealed. A circumference of a patent's neck is measured and then is substituted into an exponential formula together with clinical factors and patient's age for estimating GFR. The present method has a better performance compared with methods for evaluating renal function by GFR available now. The methods available now have poor performance in prediction of loss of renal function at early stage. Some patients are diagnosed at an advanced stage so that they miss the opportunity of early treatment.

Abstract: Provided is a method that achieves control of embryoid body size and can induce differentiation in a state where the embryoid body size is controlled, by using a cell culture chamber having a plurality of microchambers formed therein. A culture method for causing differentiation of pluripotent mammalian cells uses a cell culture chamber (10) having a plurality of microchambers (11) formed on a culture surface. The cell culture chamber (10) has a culture surface formed of spaces in which the microchambers (11) have a space structure with a height of 10 ?m to 500 ?m and a bottom area of 100 ?m2 to 1 mm2. The culture method for causing differentiation of pluripotent mammalian cells includes culturing pluripotent mammalian cells to obtain a cell population at least partially differentiated into endoderm lineage cells, by using the cell culture chambers (10).

Abstract: A management apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire first throughputs of respective first terminals. The first throughputs are throughputs between a base station device and the respective first terminals. The base station device provides a third amount of radio resources. The processor is configured to calculate a first amount of the radio resources used by the first terminals on the basis of the first throughputs. The processor is configured to calculate a second amount of the radio resources used by second terminals on the basis of the first amount and the third amount. The processor is configured to calculate a first after-change amount on the basis of the first amount and the second amount. The first after-change amount is an amount of the radio resources used by after-change terminals. The processor is configured to estimate after-change throughputs on the basis of the first after-change amount.

Abstract: Semiconductor device structures and methods for forming the same are provided. A semiconductor device structure includes a gate structure over a semiconductor substrate. The gate structure includes a gate electrode layer and a gate dielectric layer covering a bottom surface and sidewalls of the gate electrode layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes spacer elements in contact with sidewalls of the gate structure and protruding from a top surface of the gate electrode layer. The semiconductor device structure also includes a first protection layer over the gate electrode layer and between the spacer elements. The semiconductor device structure also includes a dielectric layer over the first protection layer and between the spacer elements. A portion of the dielectric layer is between sidewalls of the spacer elements and sidewalls of the first protection layer.

Abstract: Semiconductor device structures and methods for forming the same are provided. A method for forming a semiconductor device structure includes forming a gate structure over a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming spacer elements adjoining sidewalls of the gate structure. The method further includes forming a protection material layer over the gate structure. The formation of the protection material layer includes a substantial non-plasma process. In addition, the method includes depositing a dielectric material layer over the protection material layer. The deposition of the dielectric material layer includes a plasma-involved process.

Abstract: A revised technique for preparing human tissues and organs aiming at application to medical use is provided. With this technique, function per cell is greatly improved and great reduction in production cost is realized. A method of preparing an organ bud, comprising culturing vascular endothelial cells, mesenchymal cells and a tissue or organ cell in vitro in the presence of blood cells. Also provided are an organ bud prepared by the above method and a method of preparing a tissue or an organ using the organ bud. Using the same organ bud, there are provided a method of transplanting an organ bud, a method of regeneration or function recovery of a tissue or an organ, a method of preparing a non-human chimeric animal, and a method of evaluating a drug.

Abstract: A communication control device configured to control a wireless connection between a plurality of terminal devices and a plurality of access points, the communication control device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to acquire a terminal communication bandwidth which indicates a communication bandwidth to be used by the terminal devices for communication, and a provided communication bandwidth which indicates a communication bandwidth provided by the respective plurality of access points to the respective plurality of terminal devices, select the access point to be wirelessly connected with each of the plurality of terminal devices based on the terminal communication bandwidth and the provided communication bandwidth, and control so that the respective plurality of terminal devices are wirelessly connected with the selected access point.

Abstract: A management apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire first throughputs of respective first terminals. The first throughputs are throughputs between a base station device and the respective first terminals. The base station device provides a third amount of radio resources. The processor is configured to calculate a first amount of the radio resources used by the first terminals on the basis of the first throughputs. The processor is configured to calculate a second amount of the radio resources used by second terminals on the basis of the first amount and the third amount. The processor is configured to calculate a first after-change amount on the basis of the first amount and the second amount. The first after-change amount is an amount of the radio resources used by after-change terminals. The processor is configured to estimate after-change throughputs on the basis of the first after-change amount.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure comprises the following steps. A silane-base precursor having a volumetric flowrate of 500 to 750 sccm and a nitrogen-base precursor having a volumetric flowrate of 300 to 600 sccm are introduced and mixed under a first pressure ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 torr at a first temperature ranging from 30 to 105 centigrade to deposit a flowable dielectric layer in a trench of a substrate. Then, ozone gas and oxygen gas are introduced and mixed under a second pressure ranging from 300 to 650 torr at a second temperature ranging from 50 to 250 centigrade to treat the flowable dielectric layer, wherein a volumetric flowrate ratio of ozone gas and oxygen gas ranges from 1:1 to 3:1. A method for fabricating a FinFET is provided.

Abstract: Semiconductor device structures and methods for forming the same are provided. A method for forming a semiconductor device structure includes forming a gate structure over a semiconductor substrate. The method also includes forming spacer elements adjoining sidewalls of the gate structure. The method further includes forming a protection material layer over the gate structure. The formation of the protection material layer includes a substantial non-plasma process. In addition, the method includes depositing a dielectric material layer over the protection material layer. The deposition of the dielectric material layer includes a plasma-involved process.

Abstract: An other-channel received-power measurement unit of an access point measures a channel occupancy rate due to communication between the access point itself and a terminal connected to the access point itself in a communication channel. A communication-channel received-power measurement unit measures received powers from another access point using the communication channel and a terminal connected to the other access point. The other-channel received-power measurement unit measures received powers from another access point using a channel other than the communication channel and a terminal connected to the other access point. An interference-power calculation unit and an interference-occupancy-rate calculation unit of a control station device obtains an interference power and an interference occupancy rate between each pair among the access points, based on the channel occupancy rate, the first received power, and the second received power in each access point.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to receive a first received power value for a first signal received from a first base station and a second received power value for a second signal received from a second base station adjacent to the first base station in a first terminal under control of the first base station, from the first terminal, through the first or second base station, calculate a threshold for each pair of the one or more first terminals and the one or more second base stations, based on the received first and second received power values, and transmit the calculated threshold to the first base station.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure comprises the following steps. A silane-base precursor having a volumetric flowrate of 500 to 750 sccm and a nitrogen-base precursor having a volumetric flowrate of 300 to 600 sccm are introduced and mixed under a first pressure ranging from 0.5 to 1.5 torr at a first temperature ranging from 30 to 105 centigrade to deposit a flowable dielectric layer in a trench of a substrate. Then, ozone gas and oxygen gas are introduced and mixed under a second pressure ranging from 300 to 650 torr at a second temperature ranging from 50 to 250 centigrade to treat the flowable dielectric layer, wherein a volumetric flowrate ratio of ozone gas and oxygen gas ranges from 1:1 to 3:1. A method for fabricating a FinFET is provided.

Abstract: A communication control device that controls base station devices each of which performs wireless communication with a terminal device, the communication control device includes, an information acquisition unit that acquires information on the base station device, and information on another base station device and a terminal device, terminal detection unit that detects an interfering terminal device being a terminal device, which is present in a communication area of a first base station device, and is in communication with a second base station device which is present outside the communication area of the first base station device and interferes with a radio wave that the first base station device uses for wireless communication, based on the information, and an interference suppression unit that issues an instruction for suppressing interference of a radio wave that the interfering terminal device uses for wireless communication on the information.

Abstract: A method for digital communication in a system including a gateway apparatus, a first radio communication apparatus, and a second radio communication apparatus, the method including: at the first radio communication apparatus, sending first data to the gateway apparatus during a first time slot of a radio frame, the radio frame including a common slot, the first time slot allocated to the first radio communication apparatus for data transmission, and a second time slot allocated to the second radio communication apparatus for data transmission; determining whether the first data has been received by the gateway apparatus; upon determining that the first data has not been received by the gateway apparatus, sending a relay request signal to the second radio communication apparatus during the common slot of the radio frame; in response to the relay request signal, receiving a response signal from the second radio communication apparatus.

Abstract: A node device for a wireless communications, includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: select an adjacent node device sending a packet to further adjacent node device prior to the node device, from among a plurality of adjacent node devices that communicate with the node device directly, based on record information regarding the further adjacent node device to which the plurality of adjacent node devices sent packets, the further adjacent node device communicating with the plurality of the adjacent node devices directly, and transmit the packet to the selected adjacent node device.

Abstract: The present invention provides (1) a method for producing a non-human animal having a humanized liver, comprising transplanting human hepatic stem cells and/or hepatic progenitor cells and/or immature hepatocytes to a liver-damaged non-human animal to induce the differentiation of the cells into hepatocytes, (2) a non-human animal having a humanized liver, produced by the method, (3) a method for examining the pharmacokinetics and/or hepatotoxicity of a test substance, comprising using the animal, (4) a method for producing human hepatocytes, comprising transplanting human hepatic stem cells and/or hepatic progenitor cells and/or immature hepatocytes to a liver-damaged non-human animal to induce the differentiation of the cells into hepatocytes, and (5) a method for examining the pharmacokinetics and/or hepatotoxicity of a test substance, comprising using human hepatocytes produced by the method.