Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for cultivating a Bordetella species, comprising: cultivating a Bordetella species under aerobic conditions in a liquid culture medium; and maintaining a pH of the liquid culture medium by using a strong acid, such as nitric acid, or using a first and second acid, wherein the first acid is an inorganic acid that dissociates essentially completely in water, such as nitric acid, hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid, and wherein the second acid is an inorganic acid having an acid dissociation constant (pKa) of greater than 1, such as phosphoric acid. Methods for increasing the yield of Bordetella fimbrial agglutinogen 2 and fimbrial agglutinogen 3 (FIM2/3) in a supernatant fraction from a Bordetella culture are also provided.

Abstract: A computerized simulation validating method for a full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test is implemented by simulating a full-scale test system with external quantities being controlled to be conformant and validating the full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test based on a conformance check result between the internal quantities of the field testing and the internal quantities of the simulation testing. The simulation validating method for a full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test improves normalization and conformance of the full-scale distribution network ground fault test. The computerized simulation validating system, apparatus, and medium for a full-scale distribution network single phase-to-ground fault test also achieve the benefits noted above.

Abstract: A method for regenerating different types of copper-containing aluminum alloys using aluminum alloy scrap from aeronautical industry includes detecting a chemical composition of said aluminum alloy scrap and optionally adding a suitable amount of a metal or alloy additive according to a composition requirement of a target aluminum-copper alloy, thereby obtaining a mixture of aluminum alloy scrap and metal or alloy additive; vacuum smelting the mixture of aluminum alloy scrap and metal or alloy additive in a vacuum furnace, wherein impurities are removed and an aluminum alloy solution is formed; filtering the aluminum alloy solution using a filter to obtain a melt comprising a target aluminum alloy composition; and casting the target aluminum alloy composition from said melt.

Abstract: A method for recycling an aluminum alloy scrap includes performing selective oxidation roasting and washing treatment on the aluminum alloy scrap to obtain an uncoated aluminum alloy scrap; melting the uncoated aluminum alloy scrap in a refining furnace to obtain aluminum alloy melt liquid, online-detecting components of the aluminum alloy melt liquid and adding a metallic copper, a copper alloy, a magnesium alloy or a zinc alloy to the aluminum alloy melt liquid according to the requirements of target alloy components, performing pressure-controlled and oxygen-controlled melting through regulating pressure intensity and oxygen partial pressure in the refining furnace and coupling an external-field stirring mode to obtain refining aluminum alloy melt liquid; filtering the refining aluminum alloy melt liquid, to obtain an aluminum alloy melt with the target alloy components; and casting the aluminum alloy melt.

Abstract: Disclosed is an active control Stewart vibration damping platform, including a load-bearing platform, a base, and six telescopic rods. Each telescopic rod includes a driving motor, a rotating shaft, a sleeve, and a moving rod. One end, away from the driving motor, of the rotating shaft is provided with a cylindrical cavity, one end of the moving rod penetrates through the cylindrical cavity, and the sleeve is sleeved outside the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is in running fit with the sleeve through a first bearing, and the moving rod is in sliding fit with the sleeve through a second bearing. The moving rod and the rotating shaft are respectively provided with a spiral permanent magnet. The spiral permanent magnet on the rotating shaft can drive the moving rod to move in an axial direction of the rotating shaft through the spiral permanent magnet on the moving rod when rotating.

Abstract: An efficient virus based wet biomass lipid extraction system is disclosed herein. The system includes a microalgal biomass which is inoculated with a matched algal virus. The biomass is then incubated under conditions resulting in the algal virus infecting the algae cells and proliferating to the point that the algae cells are disrupted. This releases lipids such that they may be collected by conventional techniques, including solvent extraction. In an exemplary embodiment, the microalgal biomass comprises Chlorella sp, and the virus was Chlorovirus Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus (PBCV-1).

Abstract: A honeycomb core with S-shaped reinforced structures includes multiple cylindrical unit cells arranged in a honeycomb shape and with a polygonal cross section, the cylindrical unit cells are divided into plain unit cells and S-shaped reinforced unit cells, an inner cavity of the plain unit cell is hollow, and the inner cavity of the S-shaped reinforced unit cell is equipped with an S-shaped reinforced structure, a cross section of the S-shaped reinforced structure is S-shaped and the inner cavity of the S-shaped reinforced unit cell is divided into two halves on average. This structure guides the load-transfer path effectively by controlling the rotation of S-shaped reinforced cells, it changes the position of plastic collapse in the structure, and finally changes the peak load of the core. Under different working conditions, the design of the arrangement of S-shaped reinforced structures can make the core produce different peak loads.

Abstract: The invention belongs to the field of battery material recovery, and discloses a preparation method and application of heterosite phosphate. The method comprises the following steps: mixing lithium iron phosphate with a solvent, adding an acid solution, and adjusting the pH to obtain an acidic lithium iron phosphate liquid; adding a transition metal additive to the acidic lithium iron phosphate liquid, and performing leaching in an intensifying micro-environment, followed by filtrating to obtain heterosite iron phosphate and a lithium-rich solution. The leaching rate of lithium in the leaching solution reaches 90.5-99.9%, and both of the iron and phosphorus content in the leaching solution are less than 0.1 ppm; the recovered heterosite iron phosphate has a purity of 99.9%, and the recovery rate of the heterosite iron phosphate is 99.3%.

Abstract: A guiding system and a guiding method for ultrasound scanning operation are provided. The guiding system includes a handheld guiding device, a display device, an ultrasound scanning device, a prompting device, and a control host. When the handheld guiding device generates a first physical motion, the control host detects the first physical motion and generates navigation prompting information accordingly. The prompting device is suitable for presenting the navigation prompting information to guide the ultrasound scanning device to move to generate a second physical motion. The control host captures an ultrasound image via the ultrasound scanning device and sends the ultrasound image to the display device at a guiding end for display.

Abstract: Disclosed is an active control Stewart vibration damping platform, including a load-bearing platform, a base, and six telescopic rods. Each telescopic rod includes a driving motor, a rotating shall, a sleeve, and a moving rod. One end, away from the driving motor, of the rotating shaft is provided with a cylindrical cavity, one end of the moving rod penetrates through the cylindrical cavity, and the sleeve is sleeved outside the rotating shall. The rotating shaft is in running lit with the sleeve through a first bearing, and the moving rod is in sliding fit with the sleeve through a second bearing. The moving rod and the rotating shaft are respectively provided with a spiral permanent magnet. The spiral permanent magnet on the rotating shaft can drive the moving rod to move in an axial direction of the rotating shaft through the spiral permanent magnet on the moving rod when rotating.

Abstract: A sunshade tent includes a frame assembly and sheet assemblies. The frame assembly includes legs, first and second rafters. Each of the legs include a first connection mechanism, horizontal connecting members configured to be fixedly attached to a first end of each of the legs, and a mounting base positioned proximal a second end of each of the legs. The first rafters are detachably attached to a corresponding one of the legs via the first connection mechanism at an inclination relative to the horizontal connecting members. At least one of the second rafters is fixedly attached to a corresponding one of the horizontal connecting members via second interlocking elements. Each of the sheet assemblies include grooves for detachably attaching to a corresponding one of the second rafters via first interlocking elements.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for millimeter wave device authentication. A system may include one or more access points. Each access point of the one or more access points is configured to extract, from one or more beam patterns generated via a client device, a beam feature associated with the client device. Each access point may also be configured to transmit the beam feature. The system may also include a server communicatively coupled to the one or more access points and including a database for storing known beam features. The server may be configured to receive the beam feature associated with the client device from at least one access point of the one or more access points. Also, the server may be configured to authenticate the client device in response to the received beam feature matching a known beam feature stored in the at least one database.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pre-processing apparatus and method. The battery pre-processing apparatus includes a control mechanism, as well as an automatic feeding mechanism, a transmission mechanism, an electricity monitoring actuator, a non-destructive testing mechanism, a flexible grabber mechanism, a multi-station operating table, an automatic cutting mechanism, an automatic separation mechanism, and a recovery and dust collection system that are each electrically connected to the control mechanism.

Abstract: A system is provided for advanced health monitoring and diagnosis based on wearable nano-biosensing networks. Nanophotonic and wireless communication technologies are synergistically leveraged to bridge the gap between nano-biosensing technologies and commercial wearable devices. Embodiments of the presently-disclosed system may include: (1) a nanoplasmonic biochip, implanted subcutaneously and built on a flexible substrate; (2) a nanophotonic smart band or wearable device that is able to collect in-vivo signals on-demand and relay them wirelessly to the user's smartphone by means of a secure data transfer; and (3) advanced signal processing techniques implemented on a remote processor to extract relevant data from the received signals and provide a diagnosis in real-time.

Abstract: The decode time of big frames may be reduced by starting big frame decoding much earlier than normal decoding order. In a multi-threaded decoder, decoding one frame can be divided into several stages and stages of different frames can run in parallel like a pipeline. The first stage may be the token parser which is the most time consuming among all the stages because it is sensitive to bitstream size. If one or more stages of big frame decoding can be done much earlier than normal decoding order, the decode time spent exclusively on the big frame (not including the time shared with other frame decoding) may be much less in some embodiments. In this way, big frame decoding time may be reduced and in addition, depending on how big the big frame is, the decoder control can control how early to start decoding, so that frame drops caused by big frames can be reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A guiding system and a guiding method for ultrasound scanning operation are provided. The guiding system includes a handheld guiding device, a display device, an ultrasound scanning device, a prompting device, and a control host. When the handheld guiding device generates a first physical motion, the control host detects the first physical motion and generates navigation prompting information accordingly. The prompting device is suitable for presenting the navigation prompting information to guide the ultrasound scanning device to move to generate a second physical motion. The control host captures an ultrasound image via the ultrasound scanning device and sends the ultrasound image to the display device at a guiding end for display.

Abstract: Generating a data model may include receiving a raw data set and generating a first repository based on a first set of features of the raw data set, a second repository having a second set of features based on an aggregation of features of the first repository, and a third repository having a third set of features based on the first and second features sets. The data model may be generated based on a tradeoff between accuracy and provenance of the model.

Abstract: A sunshade tent comprises a frame assembly and sheet assemblies. The frame assembly comprises legs, first and second rafters. Each of the legs comprise a first connection mechanism, horizontal connecting members configured to be fixedly attached to a first end of each of the legs, and a mounting base positioned proximal a second end of each of the legs. The first rafters are detachably attached to a corresponding one of the legs via the first connection mechanism at an inclination relative to the horizontal connecting members. At least one of the second rafters is fixedly attached to a corresponding one of the horizontal connecting members via second interlocking elements. Each of the sheet assemblies comprise grooves for detachably attaching to a corresponding one of the second rafters via first interlocking elements.

Abstract: A method for regenerating different types of copper-containing aluminum alloys using aluminum alloy scrap from aeronautical industry.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pre-processing apparatus and method. The battery pre-processing apparatus includes a control mechanism, as well as an automatic feeding mechanism, a transmission mechanism, an electricity monitoring actuator, a non-destructive testing mechanism, a flexible grabber mechanism, a multi-station operating table, an automatic cutting mechanism, an automatic separation mechanism, and a recovery and dust collection system that are each electrically connected to the control mechanism.