Abstract: A Ginkgo diterpene lactone composition is provided. The composition has the effect of improving a depressive state. The composition can prolong a tail flick interval time and a swimming interval time of a mouse to different degrees and can also increase the frequency of escaping from electric shock to different degrees. The additional addition of a certain amount of ginkgolide C, ginkgolide J, and ginkgolide L greatly enhances the effect of improving the depressive state. It is further proved through experiments that after the provision of the Ginkgo diterpene lactone composition, indexes, such as SOD, MDA, GSH, and TAC, can be improved to different degrees. For example, after the addition of a certain amount of ginkgolide C, ginkgolide J, and ginkgolide L, the improving effect gets more obvious, the oxidative stress level can be better improved, and the oxidative damage can be relieved.

Abstract: The disclosure herein relates to a method for preparing branched cyclodextrin and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of synthesis of branched cyclodextrin. The method comprises the following steps: (1) dissolving maltodextrin in a phosphate buffer solution, and adding CGTase for reacting; (2) reducing enzyme activity by a physical method; and (3) adding a saccharifying enzyme to the reaction system of step (2), and performing high-temperature enzyme deactivation to obtain the branched cyclodextrin. The method has mild reaction conditions, and at the same time, cyclodextrin and unreacted substrates can be hydrolyzed via the weak coupling activity of CGTase, thereby realizing effective separation of the branched cyclodextrin.

Abstract: A coking system comprises the 1st to the m-th heating units and the 1st to the n-th coke towers, each of the m heating units being in communication with the n coke towers, respectively, each of the n coke towers being in communication with one or more separation towers, respectively, in communication with the m-th heating unit and optionally with the i-th heating unit. The coking system can at least utilize petroleum series or coal series raw materials to produce high-quality needle coke with stable performance.

Abstract: A touch panel and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The touch panel includes a substrate, peripheral leads, a touch-sensing electrode, and first covers. The peripheral leads are disposed on the substrate. Each peripheral lead has a sidewall and an upper surface. The first covers cover the upper surfaces of the peripheral leads. The touch-sensing electrode includes a plurality of modified metal nanowires. The modified metal nanowires have first surfaces in direct contact with each other at an intersection. The modified metal nanowires have second surfaces with a covering structure, and the second surfaces are at non-intersections.

Abstract: A fastening structure includes a first casing, an ejection mechanism, a second casing, and a switch mechanism disposed at the second casing. The first casing has a slot where the ejection mechanism is disposed in. The switch mechanism includes a switch component pivotally connected to the second casing along a first axis, a first spring connected to the second casing and switch component, and a hook pivotally connected to the switch component along a second axis. When the hook rotates towards the first casing around the second axis, the hook drives the switch component to move to stretch the first spring, so the hook is engaged with the slot and presses against the ejection mechanism. When the switch component rotates with respect to the second casing, the switch component drives the hook to be separated from the slot, and the ejection mechanism pushes the hook out of the first casing.

Abstract: An assessment system includes a storage device and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is coupled to the storage device and configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The storage device is configured for storing instructions of extracting at least one feature parameter corresponding to at least one defect detected on an object respectively; determining at least one feature evaluation according to the at least one feature parameter respectively; weighting the at least one feature evaluation to calculate at least one weighted feature evaluation respectively; summing the at least one weighted feature evaluation to calculate at least one total score corresponding to at least one lesson-learnt case; and ranking the at least one total score corresponding to the at least one lesson-learnt case to find out a suspected root cause corresponding to one of the at least one lesson-learnt case with higher priority.

Abstract: A system is provided for advanced health monitoring and diagnosis based on wearable nano-biosensing networks. Nanophotonic and wireless communication technologies are synergistically leveraged to bridge the gap between nano-biosensing technologies and commercial wearable devices. Embodiments of the presently-disclosed system may include: (1) a nanoplasmonic biochip, implanted subcutaneously and built on a flexible substrate; (2) a nanophotonic smart band or wearable device that is able to collect in-vivo signals on-demand and relay them wirelessly to the user's smartphone by means of a secure data transfer; and (3) advanced signal processing techniques implemented on a remote processor to extract relevant data from the received signals and provide a diagnosis in real-time.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include function circuits and a test line structure beside the function circuits. The test line structure includes standard cell circuit blocks including a first components and environment circuit regions between the standard cell circuit blocks. The environment circuit regions include second components. The first components are different from the second components in structure, arrangement or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A Ni—Al-RE ternary eutectic alloy and a preparation method thereof are provided. The alloy is composed of the following elements by weight percent, aluminum (Al) of 2.50% to 19.50%, rare earth (RE) of 1.30% to 20.0%, other impurity elements being less than or equal to 0.10%, and the rest being nickel (Ni). The microstructure of the alloy is in a completely eutectic form, and the density is 6.8 to 7.1 g/cm3. Raw materials are prepared according to the ratio, and are placed into a vacuum induction smelting furnace; the smelting furnace is vacuumized to 10?5 Pa, power is increased to ensure complete melting of the raw materials, and the molten alloy melt is poured into an iron mold to obtain alloy ingots. The eutectic phase in the microstructure of the alloy in the disclosure has high hardness.

Abstract: A Gingko diterpene lactone composition is provided. The extract can lower the neurological function score of a cerebral ischemia-reperfusion rat, reduce the cerebral ischemia area and the water content after brain tissue edema, improve SOD activity, and decrease the MDA content. The composition can inhibit rabbit platelet aggregation induced by PAF and ADP inducers at different time points so as to reduce the maximum aggregation rate. In addition, experiments show that the effect of each monomer compound in the Gingko diterpene lactone composition is significantly increased at certain proportion.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a high voltage device that includes a substrate comprising a first semiconductor material. A channel layer that comprises a second semiconductor material is arranged over the substrate. An active layer that comprises a third semiconductor material is arranged over the channel layer. Over the active layer is a source contact spaced apart from a drain contact. A gate structure is arranged laterally between the source and drain contacts and over the active layer to define a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) device. Between the gate structure and the source contact is a cap structure, which is coupled to the source contact and laterally spaced from the gate structure. The cap structure and a gate electrode of the gate structure comprise a same material.

Abstract: A method for forming a connection structure is disclosed. A semiconductor structure having a first pad and a bump respectively on a bottom surface thereof is provided. A carrier having a second pad on a top surface thereof is provided. The second pad corresponds to the bump. An epoxy portion is disposed onto the second pad of the carrier. A diameter of the epoxy portion is less than or equal to a diameter of the bump. After depositing the epoxy portion, the bump is attached to the second pad via the epoxy portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fluorescent polymer cast on the surface of wells of a plate and a plate comprising the fluorescent polymer. The plate is used in a method for calibrating read-out values of plate readers. The method for calibrating the plate readers can effectively reduce the deviation of read-out values among different plate readers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of modulating the expression of a gene containing expanded nucleotide repeats in a cell, comprising: inhibiting the biological activity of SPT4 or SUPT4H; and regulating the formation of R-loops. The inhibition step can effectively reduce the expression of the gene containing the expanded nucleotide repeats and the regulatory step can further enhance the inhibition step. The inhibition step and the regulation step are for the purpose of regulating gene expression by interfering the capacity of RNA polymerase II transcribing over a DNA template with lengthy nucleotide repeats.

Abstract: A method for imaging 1-D nanomaterials is provided. The method includes: providing a 1-D nanomaterials sample; immersing the 1-D nanomaterials sample in a liquid; illuminating the 1-D nanomaterials sample by a first incident light and a second incident light to cause resonance Rayleigh scattering, wherein the first incident light and the second incident light are not parallel to each other; and acquiring a resonance Rayleigh scattering image of the 1-D nanomaterials sample with a microscope.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for manufacturing molding inductor. The apparatus mainly comprises a mold and at least one magnetic force generating unit. Particularly, the mold is designed to have one or more accommodation spaces to correspondingly receive one or more coils. On the other hand, the magnetic force generating unit is configured to apply a magnetic force to the accommodation spaces after a molding material doped with magnetic ferrite powder is filled into the accommodation spaces receiving with the coil therein. Consequently, the molding material is forced by a molding stress provided by the applied magnetic force to move effectively downward in the accommodation space, such that a molded body is eventually formed in the accommodation space.

Abstract: Disclosed is the attenuated Salmonella typhi vaccine Ty21a utilized as a vector for Shigella and/or enterotoxogenic E. coli genes stably integrated in the Ty21a chromosome. These genes include a heterologous Shigella sonnei O-antigen biosynthetic gene region that comprises the wzz gene and expresses Shigella sonnei form 1 O-antigen, as well as a heterologous acid resistance biosynthetic gene system comprising a YbaS gene, which enables increased stability of the Ty21a vector at pH 2.5 relative to Ty21a without the integrated acid resistance biosynthetic gene system.

Abstract: A plug connector includes a main body, a plurality of terminals, an insulating housing and a protecting portion. The main body includes a main plate, a base body assembled to the main plate, and an outer ground shell. The base body has an assembling end, and a connecting end connected with the assembling end. The outer ground shell is mounted around the assembling end. The plurality of the terminals mounted to the base body, include a plurality of ground terminals. Each terminal has a contact portion. The contact portions of the plurality of the terminals are exposed to the connecting end. The contact portion of each ground terminal has a soldering pad fastened to the main plate. The insulating housing surrounds the outer ground shell. The protecting portion surrounds front ends of the contact portions of the plurality of the terminals and a front end of the connecting end.

Abstract: A headphone, which adjusts its decorative light by rotation, includes a headgear, earmuffs, light-emitting components and light covers. Each earmuff includes a translucent housing or a transparent housing. The light-emitting components are located in the earmuff, corresponds to the translucent housing. Light covers cover the earmuffs. First connecting members of the light covers are pivotally connected to the headgear so that the light covers can be easily rotated and the earmuffs can be adjusted to suit the user's head. The rotation of the light covers, which is relative to the translucent housing, changes the light-transmitting area of the translucent housings, so the headphone provides a variety of light effects and gorgeous visual experience.

Abstract: A device includes a semiconductor fin over a substrate, a gate dielectric on sidewalls of the semiconductor fin, and a gate electrode over the gate dielectric. A source/drain region is on a side of the gate electrode. A dislocation plane is in the source/drain region.