Abstract: The present disclosure provides a carrier mechanism including at least one rotator, a supporting unit, and a driving unit. The rotator rotates about an axis and has a gradually enlarged cam surface. The supporting unit has at least one carrier. The carrier has a first passive member and a second passive member contacting two sides of the rotator respectively. The driving unit has at least one driver to drive the rotator to rotate about the axis so as to push the first passive member and the second passive member. Thus, the carrier can precisely adjust the location of the carrier.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to the use of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR)-activating nutrients (designated as “CaSR-based nutrients”) for the prevention and/or treatment of diarrheal diseases and inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. In one embodiment, the current invention is formulated for oral administration. The anti-diarrheal composition of the present invention is useful for treating diarrheal and gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions in infants and young children.

Abstract: A semiconductor package including a lead frame, an Ag plated surface positioned on the lead frame, an adhesion promotion layer positioned on the top of the Ag plated surface, and mold body covering the top of the lead frame is provided. The Ag plated surface covers a significant part of an interconnection area of the lead frame surface, and the Ag plating surface does not exceed the area of the mold body.

Abstract: An inspection jig includes a first board, a probe unit including a probe, a second board located in parallel with the first board and electrically connected to the probe, an electrical connection portion electrically connecting the first board and the second board, and a board holding portion holding the second board in parallel with the first board in the thickness direction and holding the probe unit. The board holding portion includes a probe-side holding plate located on the probe unit side of the second board and a holding plate support portion that positions the probe-side holding plate at a position where the probe-side holding plate is in parallel with the first board in the thickness direction. The board holding portion holds the second board so that the first board and the second board are electrically connected via the electrical connection portion being sandwiched between the first board and second board.

Abstract: Methods for producing high concentration protein formulations having high stability are provided. Assays for selecting proteins and formulation conditions that have high self-repulsive attributes are used as an early step in the manufacturing process. Specifically, a protein concentration-dependent self-interaction nanoparticle spectroscopy method is employed as a protein colloidal interaction assay.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions, articles thereof, and methods of forming compositions. In at least one aspect, a composition includes (1) an epoxy, (2) an amino or amido hardener, (3) a polyaniline, (4) a dopant selected from a triazolyl, a thiazolyl, a quinolinyl, a salicylate, a benzoate, a glycolate, a phosphate, a sulfonate, an oxalate, or combination(s) thereof; and (5) a pigment selected from titanium dioxide, silica, talc, mica, aluminium stearate, or combination(s) thereof. The polyaniline+dopant comprises greater than 6 wt %, by weight of the composition. In at least one aspect, a method includes introducing an acid form of a polyaniline to a hydroxide to form a polyaniline hydroxide. The method includes introducing a dopant to the polyaniline hydroxide to form a doped polyaniline.

Abstract: A query directed at a source table organized into a set of batch units is received. The query comprises a regular expression search pattern. The regular expression search pattern is converted to a pruning index predicate comprising a set of substring literals extracted from the regular expression search pattern. A set of N-grams is generated based on the set of substring literals extracted from the regular expression search pattern. A pruning index associated with the source table is accessed. The pruning index indexes distinct N-grams in each column of the source table. A subset of batch units to scan for data matching the query are identified based on the pruning index and the set of N-grams. The query is processed by scanning the subset of batch units.

Abstract: A micronutrient composition shown as Mix 1 comprises Rosemary extract at 1 mg-6,000 mg, Fenugreek extract 1 mg-50,000 mg and Fenugreek seed powder at 2 mg-8,000 mg, Cassia nomane seed extract powder 1 mg to 1,000 mg and dry extract 1 mg-300 mg, 3?3-di indolylmethylene 1 mg-800 mg, Zinc 0.1 mg-1,000 mg, Phosphatidylserine 1 mg-1,500 mg, Vitamin D 20 IU-10,000 IU, Vitamin C 10 mg-50,000 mg, Niacin 1 mg-3,000 mg, Theanine 0.1 mg-10,000 mg, Aspartic acid 10 mg-10,000 mg, Arginine 10 mg-50,000 mg and Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) 1 mg-500 mg and Mix A comprising of all the ingredients of Mix 1 but does not contain DHEA and both are used improve men's health.

Abstract: Systems and related methods facilitating payments with a mobile device are discussed herein. Circuitry in a networked-based payment system may be configured to receive payment information from a first device. The first device may include circuitry configured to wirelessly receive wallet identifying data from the payment system. The wallet identifying data may be used to secure messages between the first device and another device over a wireless link. For example, the first device may be configured to send the wallet identifying data to a second device, which may then communicate with the payment system. In response, consumer identifying data associated with the wallet identifying data may be received by the second device from the payment system. In some embodiments, use of wallet identifying data may be applied to other communications, such as for messages that authorize payment.

Abstract: An apparatus may map one or more fields from a plurality of tables having a first table type to one or more mapped fields of a single table having a second table type and index the one or more mapped fields to correspond to a single index for the single table having the second table type. The apparatus may execute a first query using the single index corresponding to the one or more mapped fields to output a result for the first query. The apparatus may execute a second query for search activity that has occurred on the database since a last update to the single index and combine the result for the first query with the search activity that has occurred on the database since the last update to the single index to output a combined result based on the second query.

Abstract: A vertical wind turbine with a plurality of vertical blades, which are each fastened to a respective vertical blade axis, such that they are pivotable around a respective blade rotation axis (C7) independently of one another, and are supported rotatable on a common circular path (K) around a vertical rotor rotation axis (C2), and a method for operating the vertical wind turbine, wherein pitch angles (?) of vertical blades of the vertical wind turbine, which are driven around a respective vertical blade axis, are predetermined. The pitch angle (?), at least in a partial load mode of the vertical wind turbine (1), is controlled such that the blades (7) rotate with an essentially constant tip speed ratio (?).

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode lead gripper for a pressure activation device, and, in particular, an electrode lead gripper for a pressure activation device in which a current electrode terminal is configured to be stacked and mounted onto an electrode terminal base separately from a voltage electrode terminal and thus improved in contact reliability and increased in contact area in terms of contact with an electrode lead of a pouch type battery cell, thereby having advantages of decreasing contact resistance, reducing the amount of heat generated during charging/discharging, and resulting in further enhancing a charging/discharging efficiency.

Abstract: A method for monitoring a protective device, which has a series circuit of a multiplicity of thyristors. The protective device has a series circuit of N>1 thyristors. The series circuit is connected in a parallel circuit with an electrical device to be protected. A snubber branch is connected in parallel with each thyristor. For the purpose of testing a firing capacity, n<N thyristors in a first thyristor group are fired when a positive voltage is present across the series circuit and a negative snubber current is flowing through the snubber branches of the thyristors in the first thyristor group.

Abstract: A low noise amplifier includes: an amplification unit including a first transistor and a second transistor connected in a cascode structure and configured to amplify a signal input to a control terminal of the first transistor; and a gain controller connected between a contact point at which the first transistor and the second transistor are connected to each other and a power source voltage, and configured to adjust a gain of the amplification unit.

Abstract: An unbalanced failure detector circuit according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided for detecting an unbalanced failure of an electronic device apparatus including electronic devices, and the electronic device apparatus includes a plurality of current paths connected in parallel. The unbalanced failure detector circuit includes a detector unit, and a controller. The detector unit has a plurality of coils connected in series and arranged to surround the plurality of current paths, respectively, and is configured to output a coil sum voltage which is a sum of induced voltages generated across the plurality of coils by currents flowing through the plurality of current paths. The controller is configured to detect the unbalanced failure of the electronic device apparatus when the coil sum voltage outputted from the detector unit exceeds a predetermined value range.

Abstract: The invention relates to three-part makeup remover compositions comprising (a) a water part; (b) an oil part; and (c) a silicone-in-water emulsion part.

Abstract: A novel renewable energy system where ambient temperatures at the surface or lower altitudes evaporate an enclosed material and create a buoyant force on the system. The buoyant system ascends and produces power. At high altitudes, the lower ambient temperature condenses the material, removing the buoyant force. The system descends to ground level, and begins the evaporation phase, starting the cycle over again.

Abstract: In various embodiments, crowd sourcing techniques are provided to determine beacon altitudes that may then be used in 3D positioning of UE. Some techniques may crowd source beacon altitudes based on global navigation satellite system (GNSS) position fixes obtained by UE. Other techniques may crowd source beacon altitudes based on uncalibrated pressure measurements obtained by UE. Still other techniques may combine beacon altitude crowd-sourcing and pressure sensor calibration on UE. Such techniques may make inferences based on line of sight (LOS) between UE and beacons, determined using signal strength, connection status, and/or timing measurement. The techniques may be implemented separately, or as part of a combined system that determines beacon altitudes in diverse manners. Once beacon altitudes are known, that may be used to determine 3D positions of the UE (e.g., by trilateration, multilateration or other positioning techniques).

Abstract: A wind generator for creating electrical energy using a magnetic levitation electrical production system is provided. The wind generator includes a central hub, a conductive track, and a plurality of tubes. The magnetic field source of a plurality of tubes and a conductive track are aligned such that the magnetic field source of the plurality of tubes repels the magnetic field source of the conductive track and wherein a propulsive force induces the circular travel of the plurality of tubes in the conductive track. The circular travel of a plurality of tubes creates a stepwise production of electrical energy for transfer to a power collection system.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods to air-cool a portable generator are disclosed. The devices include various air ducts to direct airflow over heated components within a cabinet of the portable generator to cool the components by convection. A damping fan draws ambient temperature air into the cabinet and directs the air into channels of an outflow duct.