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RECONSTITUTED APOLIPOPROTEIN B LIPOPARTICLE, A PREPARATION METHOD AND USES THEREOF
(2015-07-02)
CHANG Chia-Ching
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CHEN Gong-Shen
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CHENG Tsai-Mu
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CHU Hsueh-Liang
The present invention provides a method for preparing a reconstituted apolipoprotein B lipoparticle and the method comprises steps of (a) dissolving an apolipoprotein B and a lipid in a first buffer containing 2 M to 8 M urea and 1 wt % to 15 wt % amphiphilic compounds to form a mixture; and (b) dialyzing the mixture against a second buffer containing 0 M to 2M urea and 0 wt % to 0.5 wt % amphiphilic compounds for 1 to several times for lowering concentrations of the urea and the amphiphilic compounds in the mixture. The present invention further provides an apolipoprotein B lipoparticle and a use for the production of an apolipoprotein B lipoparticle used for delivering a hydrophobic substance.
PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
(2015-07-02)
LIN Chien-Chung
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KUO Hao-Chung
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CHEN Kuo-Ju
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HAN Hau-Vei
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CHEN Hsin-Chu
A package structure applied for method for a solid-state lighting apparatus is disclosed in the present invention and at least comprises a frame, a light emitting member, an encapsulant and a plurality of fluorescent powders. The light emitting member is disposed in the frame. The encapsulant is provided to fill the frame for packing the light emitting member therein, and the fluorescent powders are dispersed in the encapsulant. Furthermore, there is a plurality of scattering particles doped into the encapsulant.
METHOD FOR ENCODING/DECODING VIDEO BY OBLONG INTRA PREDICTION
(2015-07-02)
Peng Wen-Hsiao
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Hang Hsueh-Ming
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Chen Chun-Chi
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Liao Ru-Ling
A video encoding method is provided in the invention. In such method, after a current encoding frame among a sequence of input frames is received, each coding unit in the current encoding frame may be optionally split into two oblong prediction units, and each of the prediction units may be optionally split into a plurality of sub-blocks so as to thereby improve the matching accuracy for a matching reference block from a reference frame. A video decoding method corresponding to the aforesaid video encoding method is also provided.
A highly selective turn-on fluorescent probe for hypochlorous acid based on hypochlorous acid-induced oxidative intramolecular cyclization of boron dipyrromethene-hydrazone
(2015-07-02)
Chen, Wei-Chieh
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Venkatesan, Parthiban
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Wu, Shu-Pao
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應用化學系
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Department of Applied Chemistry
A BODIPY-based fluorescent probe, HBP, was developed for the detection of hypochlorous acid based on the specific hypochlorous acid-promoted oxidative intramolecular cyclization of heterocyclic hydrazone in response to the amount of HOCl. The reaction is accompanied by a 41-fold increase in the fluorescent quantum yield (from 0.004 to 0.164). The fluorescence intensity of the reaction between HOCl and HBP is linear in the HOCl concentration range of 1-8 mu M with a detection limit of 2.4 nM (S/N = 3). Confocal fluorescence microscopy imaging using RAW264.7 cells showed that the new probe HBP could be used as an effective fluorescent probe for detecting HOCl in living cells. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Estimating process capability index C-pk: classical approach versus Bayesian approach
(2015-07-03)
Pearn, Wen Lea
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Wu, Chin Chieh
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Wu, Chia Huang
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統計學研究所
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工業工程與管理學系
Process capability index C-pk has been the most popular one used in the manufacturing industry dealing with problems of measuring reproduction capability of processes to enhance product development with very low fraction of defectives. In the manufacturing industry, lower confidence bound (LCB) estimates the minimum process capability providing pivotal information for quality engineers to monitoring the process and assessing process performance for quality assurance. The main objective of this paper is to compare and contrast the LCBs on C-pk using two approaches, Classical method and Bayesian method.
The Effects of Prior-knowledge and Online Learning Approaches on Students' Inquiry and Argumentation Abilities
(2015-07-03)
Yang, Wen-Tsung
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Lin, Yu-Ren
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She, Hsiao-Ching
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Huang, Kai-Yi
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教育研究所
This study investigated the effects of students\' prior science knowledge and online learning approaches (social and individual) on their learning with regard to three topics: science concepts, inquiry, and argumentation. Two science teachers and 118 students from 4 eighth-grade science classes were invited to participate in this research. Students in each class were divided into three groups according to their level of prior science knowledge; they then took either our social- or individual-based online science learning program. The results show that students in the social online argumentation group performed better in argumentation and online argumentation learning. Qualitative analysis indicated that the students\' social interactions benefited the co-construction of sound arguments and the accurate understanding of science concepts. In constructing arguments, students in the individual online argumentation group were limited to knowledge recall and self-reflection. High prior-knowledge students significantly outperformed low prior-knowledge students in all three aspects of science learning. However, the difference in inquiry and argumentation performance between low and high prior-knowledge students decreased with the progression of online learning topics.
Function-space assignment and movement simulation model for building renovation
(2015-07-04)
Dzeng, Ren-Jye
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Wang, Wei-Chih
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Hsiao, Fan-Yi
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土木工程學系
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Department of Civil Engineering
Building renovation is an effective way to revive the use of a building, the use efficiency of which is primarily determined by its layout. However, in architectural practice, architects and building owners renovate buildings based on their personal subjective perceptions of how occupants use the building instead of systematically analyzing their use behaviors. This study proposes a model, called the Function-space Assignment and MOvement Simulation (FAMOS) model, which integrates radio frequency identification (RFID), fast messy genetic algorithms (fmGA), and movement simulation techniques to solve the function-space assignment problem. The RFID equipment is specifically used to track the occupants\' movement data in a building, the fmGA is employed to identify the optimal result of function assignment, and the movement simulation technique is adopted to verify the result and support the decision-making of function-space assignment. This study presents a real case study to demonstrate the use of FAMOS and compare its assignments with those generated by a renovation architect. The objective function showed that FAMOS\'s version had a 14.80% higher objective value than the architect\'s version. The experiment also showed that FAMOS helped the architect find the best assignment or improve their assignment based on desired objectives such as preferred space size, minimized movement distance, or removal of corridor congestion.
Effects of magnesium contents in ZnMgO ternary alloys grown by molecular beam epitaxy
(2015-07-05)
Hu, Sheng-Yao
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Chou, Wu-Ching
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Weng, Yu-Hsiang
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電子物理學系
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Department of Electrophysics
Ternary alloys of ZnMgO samples with different magnesium contents have been grown by molecular beam epitaxy on the sapphire substrates. Room temperature photoluminescence energy of ZnMgO shifted as high as 3.677 eV by increasing Mg contents corresponding to the higher Urbach average localization energy which indicates more randomness in the alloys with higher Mg contents. XRD results are also verified that the c-axis length decreases as the increasing Mg contents linking to the increased tensile stress produced by the Mg atoms. Raman spectra analyzed by the spatial correlation model to describe that the linewidth Gamma is decreased but the correlation length L is increased as the increasing of Mg contents. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
交大e-News第189期-交大設計水百合集雨灌農地
(2015-07-06)
國立交通大學秘書室
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Secretariat
The First Residue of the PWWP Motif Modulates HATH Domain Binding, Stability, and Protein-Protein Interaction
(2015-07-07)
Hung, Yi-Lin
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Lee, Hsia-Ju
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Jiang, Ingjye
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Lin, Shang-Chi
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Lo, Wei-Cheng
Hepatoma-derived growth factor (hHDGF) and HDGF-related proteins (HRPs) contain conserved N-terminal HATH domains with a characteristic structural motif; namely the PWWP motif. The HATH domain has attracted attention because of its ability to bind with heparin/heparan sulfate, DNA, and methylated histone peptide. Depending on the sequence of the PWWP motif, HRP HATHs are classified into P-type (Pro-His-Trp-Pro) and A-type (Ala-His-Trp-Pro) forms. A-type HATH is highly unstable and tends to precipitate in solution. We replaced the Pro residue in P-type HATH(HDGF) with Ala and evaluated the influence on structure, dynamics, and ligand binding. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) hydrogen/deuterium exchange and circular dichroism (CD) measurements revealed reduced stability. Analysis of NMR backbone N-15 relaxations (R-1, R-2, and nuclear Overhauser effect) revealed additional backbone dynamics in the interface between the beta-barrel and the C-terminal helix bundle. The beta 1-beta 2 loop, where the AHWP sequence is located, has great structural flexibility, which aids HATH-HATH interaction through the loop. A-type HATH, therefore, shows a stronger tendency to aggregate when binding with heparin and DNA oligomers. This study defines the role of the first residue of the PWWP motif in modulating HATH domain stability and oligomer formation in binding.
Importance of Internal Porosity for Glucan Adsorption in Mesoporous Carbon Materials
(2015-07-07)
Chung, Po-Wen
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Charmot, Alexandre
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Click, Timothy
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Lin, Yuchun
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Bae, YounJue
To better understand the adsorption of long-chain poly(1 -> 4)beta-D-glucans on carbon surfaces as well as interactions responsible for this adsorption, we use a comparative study involving mesoporous carbon silica composite materials that have been etched to varying degrees and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations. The materials synthesized as part of this etching study consist of an as-synthesized composite material (MCN-MSN), MCN-MSN-0.5 (composite materials consisting of 50% carbon by mass), MCN-MSN-0.3 (composite materials consisting of 70% carbon by mass), and MCN, in which silica etching was conducted using an aqueous ethanolic solution of either NaOH or HF. Data for the adsorption of long-chain glucans to these materials from concentrated aqueous HCl (37 wt %) solution demonstrate a direct relationship between the amount of beta-glu adsorption and the magnitude of exposed carbon mesopore surface area, which systematically increases and is also accompanied by an increase in the mesopore size during silica etching. This demonstrates beta-glu adsorption as occurring on internal carbon mesopores rather than exclusively on the external carbon surface. These experimental data on adsorption were corroborated by molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of beta-glu adsorption to a graphene bilayer separated by a distance of 3.2 nm, chosen to correspond to the carbon mesopore diameter of the experimental system. Simulation results using a variety of beta-glu solvent systems demonstrate the rapid adsorption of a beta-glu strand on the graphitic carbon surface via axial coupling and are consistent with experimentally observed trends in fast adsorption kinetics. Solvent-mediated effects such as small-scale hydrophobicity and preferential interactions with ions are shown to play important roles in modulating glucan adsorption to carbon surfaces, whereas experimental data on hydrophobically modified silica demonstrate that hydrophobicity in and of itself is insufficient to cause beta-glu adsorption from concentrated aqueous HCl solution.
Ovarian Suspension With Adjustable Sutures: An Easy and Helpful Technique for Facilitating Laparoendoscopic Single-Site Gynecologic Surgery
(2015-07-08)
Chen, Kuo-Hu
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Chen, Li-Ru
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Seow, Kok-Min
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機械工程學系
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Department of Mechanical Engineering
Study Objective: To describe a method of ovarian suspension with adjustable sutures (OSAS) for facilitating laparoendoscopic single-site gynecologic surgery (LESS) and to investigate the effect of OSAS on LESS. Design: Prospective cohort study (Canadian Task Force classification: II-2). Setting: University teaching hospital. Patients: One hundred seventy-eight patients with benign 5-to 15-cm cystic ovarian tumors who underwent LESS with OSAS (suspension group, n = 90) and without OSAS (control group, n = 88). Interventions: For patients who underwent OSAS (suspension group), 1 end of double-head straight needles with a polypropylene suture was inserted into the pelvic cavity through the abdominal skin to penetrate the cyst or ovarian parenchyma and puncture outside the abdominal skin. After cutting off the needles, both sides of the remaining suture were held together by a clamp, without knotting, so that the manipulator could "lift," "loosen," or "fix" the stitches to adjust the tension. Measurements and Main Results: The average time to create OSAS was 2.9 min. For the suspension and control groups, the average blood loss was 81.4 and 131.8 mL (p < .001), and the operative time was 42.0 and 61.3 min (p < .001), respectively. There were no significant differences in the incidence of complications (5.6% vs 9.1%; p = .365), but there were significant differences in conversions to standard non single-site laparoscopy (5.6% vs 15.9%; p = .025) and laparotomy (1.1% vs 6.8%; p = .040). Logistic regression analysis revealed that the ratios of conversion to standard non single-site laparoscopy (odds ratio [On 0.126; 95% confidence interval [C1], 0.311-0.508) and laparotomy (OR, 0.032; 95% CI, 0.002-0.479) were much lower in the suspension group; the risk of complications was comparable (OR, 0.346; 95% CI, 0.085-1.403). Conclusion: OSAS is an easy, safe, and feasible method that offers advantages during LESS. Although routine use of OSAS is not necessary, OSAS can be considered during LESS to facilitate the surgery. (C) 2015 AAGL. All rights reserved.
GATE-BOOSTING RECTIFIER AND METHOD OF PERMITTING CURRENT TO FLOW IN FAVOR OF ONE DIRECTION WHEN DRIVEN BY AC INPUT VOLTAGE
(2015-07-09)
Wang Yu-Jiu
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Liao I-No
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Tsai Chao-Han
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Pakasiri Chatrpol
A current-rectifying device includes a switching component and an impedance transformer. A conductance between first and second nodes of the switching component is controlled based on a voltage between high-impedance control and control-reference nodes of the switching component to determine an amount of current that is permitted to flow between the first and second nodes. The impedance transformer includes a positive input node electrically connected to one of the first and second nodes based on AC voltage swings, a negative input node, a positive output node electrically connected to the high-impedance control node, and a negative output node, and which senses an AC voltage swing derived from the AC input voltage with the positive input node and the negative input node, and provides an AC voltage swing between the high-impedance control and control-reference nodes that is greater than the AC voltage swing derived from the AC input voltage.
SAND ART SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
(2015-07-09)
CHEN Peng-Yu
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WONG Sai-Keung
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TSAI Wen-Hsiang
The present invention provides a sand art simulation system and method, which transfers an image into sand art. Analyze contour lines and feature points of objects in the image to find out which contour line can be drawn at the same time. Divide the image into a plurality of blocks, and analyze sand spilling ways at each block. Simulate sand floating in the air, moving and heaping to make a sand-spread plane. Then draw the contour lines on the sand-spread plane to show the sand art of the image.
MOTOR GENERATOR
(2015-07-09)
HU Jwu-Sheng
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SHEN Te-Yang
The present invention provides a motor generator, and the motor generator comprises a permeability structure, a bearing, a hollow rotating shaft, a ringed clip and a rotatable guiding structure. The permeability structure comprises a primary permeability unit and a secondary permeability unit wherein the second permeability unit is stacked with the first permeability unit along an axial air-gap to form a symmetrical structure having a hollow shaft. The bearing is disposed inside the hollow shaft of the permeability structure. The hollow rotating shaft is passed through the hollow shaft of the permeability structure and disposed at another side of the bearing with respect to the permeability structure. The ringed clip is used for fixing the bearing and the hollow rotating shaft. The rotatable guiding structure is disposed inside the hollow rotating shaft for providing power source and transmitting signals.
A 65-77 GHz low power, meander-type transmission line CMOS low-noise amplifier
(2015-07-10)
Huang, Zhe-Yang
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Chen, Chun-Chieh
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Hung, Chung-Chih
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電機資訊學士班
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Undergraduate Honors Program of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
A 65-77 GHz low power, meander-type transmission line CMOS low-noise amplifier for E-band millimetre-wave communication using 90 nm MS/RF CMOS process is demonstrated. The low-noise amplifier consists of multi-stage cascaded common-source amplifiers with optimized noise figure, power gain, and power consumption. The LNA achieves 11.7 dB power gain, 5.5 dB noise figure, and 17.7 mW power consumption. The meander-type transmission line circuit design is adopted to reduce chip area; the total transmission line area in LNA is only 0.024 mm(2).
利用多攝影機自動偵測與追蹤多目標的方法及系統
(2015-07-11)
黃敬群
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王聖智
一種利用多攝影機偵測與追蹤多目標之方法，包含：(a)以一目標偵測演算法分析多個攝影機場景之偵測結果，用以產生複數個分析資料；(b)利用貝士(Bayesian)架構整合該等分析資料以建立一目標偵測機率(TDP)分佈；以及(c)同時自動偵測與追蹤在該等攝影機場景之監控區域中之複數個移動目標；其中，該監視區係由所有攝影機的重疊視野所決定。
應用複數攝影裝置之物件定位方法
(2015-07-11)
羅國華
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莊仁輝
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林泓宏
一種應用複數攝影裝置之物件定位方法，包含：於複數攝影畫面中任一者產生至少一二維取樣線(line sample)，其中各該等攝影畫面具有一消失點以及至少一前景(foreground)區域，該二維取樣線由該消失點所射出，並通過該前景區域；建構複數三維取樣線，其中各該等三維取樣線是根據該等攝影畫面之任二者中任一組成對之該二維取樣線，於複數三維參考平面其中之一上建構，各該等三維取樣線直立於複數參考平面；以及將由該等攝影裝置所建構出的該等三維取樣線，透過計算進行一物件群組區分程序以取得一物件群組數目，以根據該物件群組數目決定一前景視訊物件之一三維位置。
資料偵測系統
(2015-07-11)
林盈達
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李佳穎
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張育妮
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徐鵬凱
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賴源正
一種資料偵測系統，係包括：複數個偵測單元，係分別以二元偵測機制、三元偵測機制或連續值偵測機制進行資料偵測，其中，該複數個偵測單元係形成循序架構，以使該複數個偵測單元之一者的偵測結果輸入至該複數個偵測單元之另一者來進行相同的資料偵測，且其中，該循序架構係再次對同一資料進行相同或不同精細程度之偵測。
蛋白質電晶體裝置
(2015-07-11)
黃國華
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洪孟燕
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陳昱勳
一種蛋白質電晶體裝置，包括：一電晶體，具有一汲極電極、一源極電極及一閘極電極，且該汲極電極與該源極電極之間具有一奈米通道；至少二奈米金粒子，分別設於該汲極電極及該源極電極上，將一第一抗體分子通過該奈米通道自組裝結合至該二奈米金粒子上，據以形成一分子接點；及一量子點，其接合一第二抗體分子並鍵結於該分子接點上。