Abstract:
A lighting system and a driving circuit thereof are provided. The driving circuit is configured to drive a light emitting device. The driving circuit includes a bulk voltage converter. The bulk voltage converter receives an input voltage and converts the input voltage to generate a driving voltage. The bulk voltage converter includes a snubber circuit, a power switch, and an inductor. The snubber circuit receives the input voltage through a first node and generates a snubber voltage at a second node according to the input voltage. The power switch is turned on or off according to a control signal. The inductor is coupled between the first node and a third node. The driving circuit is coupled to the light emitting device through the first node and the third node and provides the driving voltage to the light emitting device.
Abstract:
An oscillation control system includes an actuator, a sensor unit, and a control module. An actuator includes at least one piezoelectric material coupled with an electrode. The sensor unit is located on the actuator and is configured to detect an acceleration value of deformation of the actuator. A control module includes an operational unit and a gain unit. The operational unit generates an operational result according to the acceleration value and conditions of the actuator. The gain unit is coupled to the operational unit and the electrode and is configured to convert the operational result into a control signal which adjusts the actuator. An oscillation control method includes using a reciprocal state space system to proceed with closed-loop control of a state derivative feedback. The reciprocal state space system is represented by a plurality of equations.
Abstract:
A method for treating infection of group A Streptococcus (GAS) includes grouping a patient infected with GAS into an invasive infected candidate. An antibiotic is then administrated to the invasive infected candidate to treat the infection of GAS. Moreover, the patient is grouped into the invasive infected candidate when a first detected level, determined by ex vivo contacting a first biopsy obtained from the patient with a FSBM recombinant protein having an amino acid sequence set forth as SEQ ID NO: 10, is smaller than 0.6.
Abstract:
A bone expandable device comprises two expanding members, a retractable member and a fastener. The two expanding members are joined together for forming a cavity therebetween, each the expanding member includes two flexible parts and a fixed part. The two flexible parts are connected to the fixed part separately, and each the flexible part can be bent from the fixed part. The retractable member is disposed in the cavity and includes a first part and a second part. The first part is movably sleeved on the second part, and a length of the retractable member can be adjusted by moving the first part or the second part. The fastener is for fastening the two expanding members together. When the length of the retractable member is increasing, the two opposite ends of the retractable member would push against the four flexible parts to expand the flexible parts outwardly from the cavity.
Abstract:
A communication receiving apparatus, a signal receiving method thereof, and a signal transmitting method based Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology are provided. A communication transmitting apparatus encodes an original data sequence based on a perfect Gaussian integer sequence (PGIS) to generate a spread signal and transmits a radio frequency (RF) signal including the spread signal. An autocorrelation function of the PGIS conforms to an impulse characteristic, and the PGIS has a spectrum with equal magnitude. The communication receiving apparatus obtains the RF signal from the communication transmitting apparatus and transforms the RF signal into a baseband signal. The baseband signal is de-modulated into a data stream by the communication receiving apparatus. The data stream is recovered into at least one data value of the original data sequence based on the PGIS by the communication receiving apparatus.
Abstract:
A Y-type gauze positioning rod is adapted to be disposed in a Y-type gauze so as to position the Y-type gauze to an affected region. The Y-type gauze positioning rod includes a Y-type flexible body having a holder and two supporting branches. The two supporting branches are connected to the holder and separated from each other. AY-type gauze positioning assembly is further provided.
Abstract:
A step impedance resonator filter including a first resonator and a second resonator is disclosed. The first resonator includes a first coupled line and a first tapped line connected to the first coupled line. The second resonator includes a second coupled line and a second tapped line connected to the second coupled line. The second coupled line is coupled with the first coupled line. The first tapped line has a first central line which is spaced from an end face of the first coupled line at a first distance. The second tapped line has a second central line which is spaced from an end face of the second coupled line at a second distance. The first distance is larger than the second distance. As such, the performance of the step impedance resonator filter can be improved.
Abstract:
An interposer structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The interposer structure includes a flexible substrate, a plurality of conductive pillars, a first patterned conductive layer, and a second patterned conductive layer. The flexible substrate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface and has a plurality of through holes extending from the first surface to the second surface. A material of the flexible substrate is an insulator. The conductive pillars are disposed in the through holes. The first patterned conductive layer is disposed on the first surface of the flexible substrate and is electrically connected to the conductive pillars. The second patterned conductive layer is disposed on the second surface of the flexible substrate and is electrically connected to the conductive pillars.
Abstract:
An apparatus for continuously removing an oily pollutant from polluted water includes an absorbent unit and a suctioning unit. The absorbent unit is made of a hydrophobic and oleophilic porous material and is able to absorb and to separate the oily pollutant from water when the absorbent unit is placed in the polluted water. The suctioning unit is coupled to the absorbent unit and is operable for providing a suctioning force to the absorbent unit so as to continuously remove the oily pollutant absorbed by the absorbent unit. A method for continuously removing the oily pollutant from the polluted water is also provided.
Abstract:
A power monitoring system includes a power monitoring device and a host. The power monitoring device includes: a plurality of meters, each generating an input detection signal that indicates an electric quantity inputted to a respective load; a detecting unit generating an output detection signal that indicates an electric quantity outputted to a transformer; a processing unit generating, based on the output detection signal and the input detection signals, a state indicator that indicates the presence or absence of energy theft; and a communication unit generating a communication signal that carries the state indicator. The host generates a warning output when the state indicator carried by the communication signal received thereby indicates the presence of energy theft.