Abstract: An assembled subway station and a construction method thereof are provided. The assembled subway station includes a plurality of components combined in a ring shape, comprising a bottom plate component, two bottom corner components, two side wall components, a middle plate component, two top corner components, and a top plate component. Connection surfaces of each component are each provided with a concave-convex structure being matched with another concave-convex structure on a relevant connection surface of an adjacent component. Butt joint positions of two adjacent components are filled with sealing structures. The embedded grooves of two adjacent components are oppositely arranged, and connecting members for exerting opposite fastening forces on the two adjacent components are installed in the oppositely arranged embedded grooves.

Abstract: The application proposes a non-destructive testing method for the sealing degree of the small cigarette box packaging, which includes placing the small cigarette box to be tested in an airtight chamber, using a balance cabin to quickly form a stable negative pressure in the airtight chamber; The pressure change of the sealed chamber is continuously measured until equilibrium, and the data model is analyzed and established by using Darcy's law, Fick's diffusion law and the physical process of molecular kinetic theory. Through the non-destructive testing method for the sealing degree of the small cigarette box packaging of the present invention, the traditional destructive measurement (damaged small box packaging) for measuring the sealing degree of cigarette small box is changed into non-destructive testing; The test results have specific physical meaning; The test time of a single sample is reduced to ? of the time of destructive test.

Abstract: A cathode material for a sodium ion battery having a coating structure having chemical formula: Na1+aNixMnyFezAmBnO2, where ?0.35?a?0.20, 0.08<x?0.5, 0.05<y?0.48, 0.03<z<0.4, 0.03<m<0.24, 0.001<n<0.06, x+y+z+m+n=1. A preparation method of a cathode material for a sodium ion battery comprises the steps of: firstly, mixing a sodium source, a nickel source, a manganese source, an iron source and an A source uniformly, and then performing a first sintering, cooling and crushing to obtain a semi-finished product; then, after mixing the semi-finished product with a B source uniformly, performing a second sintering, cooling and crushing to obtain the cathode material for a sodium ion battery. The cathode material for a sodium ion battery according to the present disclosure is structurally stable, and a surface coating layer thereof inhibits side reactions with an electrolyte, so that the cycling performance is significantly improved.

Abstract: A multi-degree of freedom (DOF) force and torque sensor is provided. The multi-DOF force and torque sensor includes a first rigid plate, a second rigid plate, multiple elastic elements connected between the first and second rigid plates, and multiple signal pairs connected between the first and second rigid plates. The signal pairs are used for detecting relative displacements of the first and second rigid plates in multiple directions.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, apparatuses, processes, and computer-readable media to provide haptic feedback in electronic devices based on contextual awareness. A method of processing image data includes receiving at least one image of a patient; providing the image of the patient to a trained model for segmenting the image; and processing the image based on a multi-stage trained model to segment the image into a plurality of segmented images that are separated based on plaque components.

Abstract: A solid-state polymer electrolyte membrane and a supercapacitive lithium-ion battery utilizing the solid-state polymer electrolyte membrane. The solid-state polymer electrolyte membrane comprising a mixture of a lithium salt, a plasticizer, and a co-network of a crosslinkable polyether addition and a crosslinkable amine addition. The co-network is crosslinked, and the solid-state polymer electrolyte membrane is conductive on the order of 10?3 S cm?1. The supercapacitive lithium-ion battery utilizing the solid-state polymer electrolyte membrane has an operating range of between about 0.01 and about 4.3 V without short-circuiting while also having a higher capacity relative to conventional liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries.

Abstract: A charging device, comprising a first power converter configured to provide a first output current, a second power converter configured to provide a second output current, a switch coupled to an output of the first power converter and an output of the second power converter, a first socket coupled to the output of the first power converter, a second socket coupled to the output of the second power converter, and a power delivery (PD) controller configured to control a turn ON of the switch in response to a coupling of the first socket to a first powered device and an absence of coupling of the second socket to a second powered device.

Abstract: Techniques and systems for reducing fouling in a polymerization system are described. The polymerization system includes a reactor coupled to a recycle system. The recycle system includes at least one fouling-susceptible unit. The technique includes inducing polymerization of a reactant, for example, at least one olefin monomer reactant, with a catalyst in the reactor. The technique may further include circulating a fluidizing stream through the reactor and the at least one fouling-susceptible unit. The fluidizing stream may include entrained particles tending to foul the at least one fouling-susceptible unit. The technique can further include contacting the fluidizing stream with a catalyst poison at at least one location upstream of the at least one fouling-susceptible unit in the recycle system.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a memory and a method for forming the memory. The method includes: providing a substrate, and forming a bit line structure on the substrate and a first protective layer; forming a dielectric layer with which a gap between the adjacent bit line structures is filled; forming a second protective layer to cover a top surface of the first protective layer and a top surface of the dielectric layer; removing part of the dielectric layer and part of the second protective layer to form a capacitor contact hole, and exposing the first protective layer between two adjacent ones of the capacitor contact holes; forming a conductive layer with which the capacitor contact hole is filled and the top surface of the exposed first protective layer is covered, and etching part of the conductive layer to form a separate capacitor contact structure.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for sorting motile sperms from crude semen. the enrichment of a population of spermatozoa with capacitated spermatozoa can be achieved by providing a 1-to-4-degree vertical temperature difference in combination with the swim-up method.

Abstract: A sperm sorting method is provided. The sperm sorting method includes the following steps: providing a porous layer with a first side and a second side opposite to the first side; disposing an unsorted sperm group at the second side; forming a temperature difference between the first side and the second side; and collecting a sorted sperm group which arrives the first side and passes through the porous layer from the second side based on the temperature difference and overcoming gravity.

Abstract: A sperm sorting device adapted to collaborate with a temperature controlling component is provided. The sperm sorting device includes an upper portion, a lower portion and a porous layer. The upper portion is formed with an upper chamber. The lower portion is formed with a lower chamber. The upper chamber and the lower chamber are disposed vertically. The temperature controlling component is adapted to be disposed outside the upper portion or the lower portion to make the temperature of the upper chamber higher than the lower chamber. The porous layer is disposed between the upper chamber and the lower chamber. The porous layer is adapted to allow sperms to pass through from the lower chamber to the upper chamber and adapted to form a temperature difference between the upper chamber and the lower chamber. Besides, a temperature difference device adapted for the sperm sorting device is also provided.

Abstract: Endolysosomal targeting conjugates that are engineered to deliver cargo molecules such as cytotoxic drugs or imaging labels with improved efficiency to late endosomes and/or lysosomes in target cells such as tumor cells are described. The endolysosomal targeting conjugate includes a targeting component and a cargo component. The targeting component is configured to bind to a cell surface molecule of a target cell and the cargo component includes a cargo molecule. The targeting component and the cargo component may be fused by a covalent bond or associated by a non-covalent bond. The targeting component may bind to the cell surface molecule or the cargo component with higher affinity in the extracellular space than in an endolysosomal compartment of the target cell.

Abstract: An impedance-type chip for real-time sensing sweat pressure, a micro-control system, and method thereof are provided for monitoring a physiological state of a subject. The impedance-type chip includes a substrate, a pair of comb-shaped electrodes, a first double-layered junction plate, a microfluidic channel plate, a second double-layered junction plate, and a sealing plate. Each the comb-shaped electrodes has a plurality of sub-electrodes and is disposed on the substrate to provide different impedance values. The first double-layered junction plate is disposed on the substrate, the microfluidic channel plate is disposed on the first double-layered junction plates, and the second double-layered junction plate is disposed on the microfluidic channel plate, wherein the first double-layered junction plate, the microfluidic channel plate, and the second double-layered junction plate have a microfluidic channel with a cavity.

Abstract: An emulsion plunger pump and a pump head assembly (100) thereof. The pump head assembly (100) includes a pump head body (101), a liquid suction valve assembly (102), a liquid discharge valve assembly (103), a spacer sleeve assembly (104), and an end cover (105); the pump head body (101) has a hollow chamber (101a); the liquid suction valve assembly (102), the spacer sleeve assembly (104), and the liquid discharge valve assembly (103) are sequentially installed in the hollow chamber (101a); the liquid suction valve assembly (102) includes a liquid suction valve seat (1021), a liquid suction valve core (1022), and a first reset spring (1023); the liquid suction valve core (1022) is slidably connected to the spacer sleeve assembly (104); the first reset spring (1023) is located between the spacer sleeve assembly (104) and the liquid suction valve core (1022); and the end cover (105) is detachably connected to one end of the pump head body (101).

Abstract: A charging device comprising a first power converter configured to provide a first output power, a second power converter configured to provide a second output power. A switch is coupled to the first power converter and the second power converter. A first socket is configured to deliver the first output power from the first power converter to a first powered device. A second socket is configured to deliver the second output power from the second power converter to a second powered device. A power delivery (PD) controller configured to detect a coupling of the first socket to the first powered device. In addition, the PD controller is configured to detect an absence of coupling of the second socket to the second powered device. Furthermore, the PD controller is configured to control the switch to provide the first output power and the second output power to the first powered device.

Abstract: A plunger pump includes a pump head assembly, which includes: a pump head body, a chamber in the pump head body; a liquid suction valve assembly, a liquid discharge valve assembly, and a separation sleeve for separating the liquid suction valve assembly from the liquid discharge valve assembly that are located in the chamber. The chamber includes: a liquid suction valve base mounting portion for mounting the liquid suction valve assembly, a separation sleeve mounting portion for mounting the separation sleeve, a liquid discharge valve base mounting portion for mounting the liquid discharge valve assembly, and a liquid suction chamber on a lower side of the liquid suction valve base mounting portion and in communication with an emulsion supply device by a pipeline.

Abstract: Endolysosomal targeting conjugates that are engineered to deliver cargo molecules such as cytotoxic drugs or imaging labels with improved efficiency to late endosomes and/or lysosomes in target cells such as tumor cells are described. The endolysosomal targeting conjugate includes a targeting component and a cargo component. The targeting component is configured to bind to a cell surface molecule of a target cell and the cargo component includes a cargo molecule. The targeting component and the cargo component may be fused by a covalent bond or associated by a non-covalent bond. The targeting component may bind to the cell surface molecule or the cargo component with higher affinity in the extracellular space than in an endolysosomal compartment of the target cell.

Abstract: A power supply system includes a plurality of parallelly-connected uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), where each UPS collects a first current of the UPS within a collection period in a first duration. In a current equalization period in the first duration, a direct current to alternating current conversion module is controlled to output a first compensation current, where the first compensation current includes at least one of a first compensation reactive current component or a first quantity of first compensation harmonic components.