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The Combination Effects of LiCl and the Active Leflunomide Metabolite, A771726, on Viral-Induced Interleukin 6 Production and EV-A71 Replication
(2014-11-20)
Hung, Hui-Chen
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Shih, Shin-Ru
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Chang, Teng-Yuan
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Fang, Ming-Yu
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Hsu, John T. -A.
Enterovirus 71 (EV-A71) is a neurotropic virus that can cause severe complications involving the central nervous system. No effective antiviral therapeutics are available for treating EV-A71 infection and drug discovery efforts are rarely focused to target this disease. Thus, the main goal of this study was to discover existing drugs with novel indications that may effectively inhibit EV-A71 replication and the inflammatory cytokines elevation. In this study, we showed that LiCl, a GSK3 beta inhibitor, effectively suppressed EV-A71 replication, apoptosis and inflammatory cytokines production (Interleukin 6, Interleukin-1 beta) in infected cells. Furthermore, LiCl and an immunomodular agent were shown to strongly synergize with each other in suppressing EV-A71 replication. The results highlighted potential new treatment regimens in suppressing sequelae caused by EV-A71 replication.
PLANAR SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL STACK AND ITS INTERCONNECT THEREOF
(2014-11-20)
WEI SHIH-SIN
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WU JONG-SHINN
A planar solid oxide fuel cell stack which can expand in both the vertical and horizontal directions is disclosed. The planar solid oxide fuel cell stack comprises an interconnect which consists of an interconnect body, a first flowing area and a second flowing area, wherein the first and the second flowing area are disposed on opposite side of the interconnect body, and have one gas inlet and two gas outlets, respectively. By employing multiple hexagonal interconnects for cell stack expanding in the horizontal direction, each three stacks can share the same pipeline of the flow channel, thereby reaching the goals of reducing the space and materials required and system complexity as well.
Density Functional Theory Study of Pt3M Alloy Surface Segregation with Adsorbed O/OH and Pt3Os as Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction
(2014-11-20)
Tsai, Ho-Cheng
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Yu, Ted H.
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Sha, Yao
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Merinov, Boris V.
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Wu, Pu-Wei
Using quantum mechanics calculations, we have studied the segregation energy with adsorbed O and OH for 28 Pt3M alloys, where M is a transition metal. The calculations found surface segregation to become energetically unfavorable for Pt3Co and Pt3Ni, as well as for the most other Pt binary alloys, in the presence of adsorbed O and OH. However, Pt3Os and Pt3Ir remain surface segregated and show the best energy preference among the alloys studied for both adsorbed species on the surface. Binding energies of various oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) intermediates on the Pt(111) and Pt3Os(111) surfaces were calculated and analyzed. Energy barriers for different ORR steps were computed for Pt and Pt3Os catalysts, and the rate-determining steps (RDS) were identified. It turns out that the RDS barrier for the Pt3Os alloy catalyst is lower than the corresponding barrier for pure Pt. This result allows us to predict a better ORR performance of Pt3Os compared to that of pure Pt.
LIGHT-GUIDING STRUCTURE AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE
(2014-11-20)
HSU RAY-QUEN
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WEI SHAO-HUA
A light-emitting device includes a base unit, a light-guiding structure and a cover unit. The light-guiding structure is disposed on the base unit, and the light-guiding structure includes a light-guiding unit and a light-emitting unit. The cover unit includes a light-transmitting cover body disposed on the base unit to cover the light-guiding structure. The light-guiding unit includes a single light-guiding element having a columnar body and an expansion body integrally and upwardly extended from the columnar body. The columnar body has a light input surface and a vertical surrounding peripheral surface. The expansion body has a surrounding bottom surface connected with the vertical surrounding peripheral surface, an inclined surrounding peripheral surface connected with the surrounding bottom surface, and a trumpet-shaped top surface connected with the inclined surrounding peripheral surface. The light-emitting unit includes at least one light-emitting module adjacent to the light input surface of the columnar body.
交大e-News第175期
(2014-11-20)
Secretariat
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國立交通大學秘書室
控制微游泳器轉向之方法
(2014-11-21)
陳慶耀
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李彥宏
Nodal adsorbate bound states in armchair graphene nanoribbons: Fano resonances and adsorbate recognition in weak disorder
(2014-11-21)
Chiu, C. H.
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Chu, C. S.
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電子物理學系
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Department of Electrophysics
We consider adsorbates on metallic armchair-graphene nanoribbons (AGNRs). An adsorbed atom on a nodal site of the gapless subband in the AGNR is found to induce a bound state. The nodal-adsorbate bound state alone does not cause reflection in the AGNR quantum transport in the one propagating-channel regime. Yet its manifestation, as a Fano resonance in G, is brought forth by the presence of a non-nodal adsorbate (or a scatterer) located on a longitudinally separated site. Both the adsorbate-dependent nature and the significantly enhanced energy resolution of the Fano structure in G invite adsorbate recognition. The Fano peak is shown to be robust against weak disorder such as from edge vacancies, due to the localized nature of the Fano resonant state. Adsorbates F and OH, described within an extended Huckel model, are considered as examples.
薄膜電晶體之製造方法
(2014-11-21)
周政偉
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陳蔚宗
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冉曉雯
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蔡娟娟
Synthesis and morphological studies of a poly(5,6-difluorobenzo-2,1,3-thiadiazole-4,7-diyl-alt-quaterchalcogenophene) copolymer with 7.3% polymer solar cell efficiency
(2014-11-21)
Wu, Jhong-Sian
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Jheng, Jyun-Fong
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Chang, Jen-Yun
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Lai, Yu-Ying
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Wu, Kuan-Yi
To obtain a poly(5,6-difluorobenzo-2,1,3-thiadiazole-4,7-diyl-alt-quaterchalcogenophene) (P(FBT-alt-CP4)) copolymer with a small optical band gap (E-g), and to achieve high short-circuit current (J(sc)) in the P(FBT-alt-CP4) : PC71BM polymer solar cells (PSCs), P(FBT-alt-Se2Th2), which contains selenophene-2,5-diyl (-Se-) pi-bridges, was synthesized. P(FBT-alt-Se2Th2) shows a Eg of 1.56 eV and is strongly aggregated in solution. Wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD) and grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GI-XRD) results revealed the high solid-state order of P(FBT-alt-Se2Th2) and its edge-on orientation on the substrate. It delivered a high hole mobility (mu(h)) of 0.36 cm(2) V-1 s(-1) in organic field-effect transistors (OFETs). The strong aggregation tendency of P(FBT-alt-Se2Th2) caused large segregation domains in the P(FBT-alt-Se2Th2) : PC71BM thin film, as is seen in the high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) images. The addition of 8 vol% of 1-chloronaphthalene (1-CN) effectively suppressed the aggregation and led to more homogeneous active layer morphology. The improved morphology enhanced the J(sc) of the PSCs. A superior PCE of 7.34% with a V-oc of 0.70 V, a J(sc) of 15.8 mA cm(-2), and a FF of 66.4% was achieved in the inverted P(FBT-alt-Se2Th2) : PC71BM PSCs. The strong aggregation of P(FBT-alt-Se2Th2) is likely related to its more straight conjugated backbone according to the theoretical calculation results of the FBT-alt-Se2Th2 repeat unit.
多軸慣性微動系統
(2014-11-21)
洪紹剛
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鄭喬華
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林建宇
一種高輸出增益電晶體元件
(2014-11-21)
劉柏村
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鄒一德
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鄧立峯
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傅治翔
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謝漢萍
對頻率相依Ｉ／Ｑ不平衡的補償方法及其裝置
(2014-11-21)
許騰尹
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賴煒棋
增進電阻抗斷層攝影影像解析度的方法
(2014-11-21)
蔡德明
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孫樹海
用於正交載波分頻多工接收器之同步裝置與其方法
(2014-11-21)
許騰尹
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賴煒棋
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鄭紹余
五十道　戀愛習題
(2014-11-23)
包金
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Department of Communication and Technology
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傳播與科技學系
每一次戀愛都是學習，陳雪自身經歷書寫，以不一樣的眼光，看待戀愛中的五十道習題。
自裸攝影　自我實現
(2014-11-23)
沈祖廷
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Department of Communication and Technology
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傳播與科技學系
黃亦晨，女性攝影師，拍攝許多自己裸體的黑白照片，不怕他人批評、不管家人眼光，一路以來堅持自我。
觀察　看盡動物多樣面相
(2014-11-23)
張婷芳
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Department of Communication and Technology
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傳播與科技學系
作者張東君以三大面向來記錄動物行為，風趣的文字描述引人入勝。
總編輯的話
(2014-11-23)
李怡安
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Department of Communication and Technology
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傳播與科技學系
本期喀報共計二十篇，頭題為〈自裸攝影　自我攝影〉，帶著讀者了解攝影師黃亦晨以裸體自拍的方式，解剖內心的獨特思維，和自己對話。
最強美少女博覽會
(2014-11-23)
黃詩涵
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Department of Communication and Technology
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傳播與科技學系
青棒聯賽　開幕戰引「豹」
(2014-11-23)
郭穎慈
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Department of Communication and Technology
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傳播與科技學系
第二屆黑豹旗高中棒球大賽正式開打，開幕戰由內湖高工和建國高中對決，他們站上棒球場，揮灑青春和夢想。