Abstract: An oxygen scavenging composition that includes a polyester-poly(alkylene oxide) glycol copolymer, preferably containing 55 wt. % to about 58 wt. % polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) with an optional number average molecular weight of between about 1,000 g/mol to about 650 g/mol and blended with a polyethylene terephthalate copolymer, comprising polyethylene terephthalate and a transition metal oxidation catalyst, including methods for manufacturing the oxygen scavenging composition and articles made therefrom.

Abstract: A method of making coated beetroot slices can include obtaining beetroot; washing and drying the beetroot; chopping the dried beetroot to obtain beetroot slices; dipping the beetroot slices in a solution to obtain coated beetroot slices; sieving the beetroot slices; freeze-drying the coated beetroot slices; and storing the freeze-dried coated beetroot slices. The solution can include about 1% Arabic gum solution.

Abstract: Methods of evaluating functional activity of an engineered three-dimensional tissue, methods of identifying a compound that modulates tissue function, and methods for identifying a compounds that is useful for treating or preventing a disease affecting tissue function are provided herein. Some methods include providing or obtaining a three-dimensional tissue scaffold defining a lumen or a cavity, the tissue scaffold comprising one or more polymeric fibers each having a micron-scale or nanometer-scale diameter, at least some of the one or more polymeric fibers encircling the lumen or cavity at a helical angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the lumen or cavity, at an azimuthal orientation with respect to the longitudinal axis of the lumen or cavity, or at both.

Abstract: Introduced here is an acoustic collection device that is designed to extend the path along which sound waves can be collected by a microphone. An acoustic collection device can include a tubular body that has (i) a distal interface through which sound waves corresponding to sounds internal to a living body are collected and (ii) a proximal interface through which the sound waves are presented to a microphone. A channel defined by the inner surface of the tubular body extends between the distal and proximal interfaces. The channel allows the sound waves to travel from the distal interface to the proximal interface. The acoustic collection device could be connected to the housing of an electronic device that is used to record the sound waves, or the acoustic collection device could be implemented in an input unit for an electronic stethoscope system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to antisense oligonucleotides which are complementary to conserved TDP-43 binding sites on pre-mRNA transcripts, which are capable of restoring RNA binding protein function in the processing of multiple independent mRNAs in TDP-43 depleted cells. The contiguous nucleotide sequence of the antisense oligonucleotides comprise 2?-O-methoxyethyl-RNA (2?-MOE) nucleosides and the antisense oligonucleotides are attached to cholesterol moieties.

Abstract: Provided herein are devices and methods for improved oxygenation of biological cells transplanted into a biological subject. The devices and methods may be used to promote vascularization to a transplantation site of the biological subject, and/or may be used to improve survival and functionality of cells contained within an encapsulation device.

Abstract: A mixture includes a nickel-containing ore and/or concentrate thereof and an extraction composition including a fermentation broth obtained from an Aspergillus species (spp.), Acetobacter spp., Bacillus spp., Propionibacterium spp., Corynebacterium spp., Rhizopus spp., Clostridium spp., Fusobacterium spp., Pseudomonas spp., Bifidobacterium spp., Saccharomyces spp., Enterobacter spp., Escherichia spp., among others. The extraction composition is configured to selectively solubilize one or more components, such as a magnesium component from the nickel-containing ore and/or concentrate thereof. A method for extracting a metal from a nickel-containing ore and/or concentrate includes selectively solubilizing a magnesium component from the nickel-containing ore and/or concentrate thereof into an extraction composition including the fermentation broth.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for treating, managing, or reducing the severity of one or more neurodegenerative disorders by administration of Candida rugosa lipase (CRL) to a patient in need thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising CRL for treating, managing, or reducing the severity of one or more neurodegenerative disorders. The present disclosure also relates to dietary supplements comprising CRL for improving memory and/or cognitive function in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Ceramic thermal spray particles according to the present invention contain ZrO2 and Yb2O3, wherein the standard deviation of the content of the Yb2O3 is 2-7.0 mass %.

Abstract: In some aspects, the present disclosure provides hydrogels that comprise a crosslinked reaction product of (a) a reactive multi-arm polymer that comprises a plurality of reactive moieties and (b) a multifunctional crosslinking compound which has plurality of complementary reactive moieties that are reactive with the reactive moieties of the reactive multi-arm polymer, the hydrogels comprising hydrolysable moieties as described herein that are dispersed throughout the hydrogels. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to reactive multi-arm polymers and multifunctional crosslinking compounds for forming such hydrogels and to crosslinkable systems for forming such hydrolysable hydrogels.

Abstract: This application relates to a pool robot. The pool robot includes a housing, a filtering box, and a water baffle plate. The housing is provided with a first water outlet hole and an accommodation cavity. The filtering box is disposed in the accommodation cavity. A side wall of the accommodation cavity is provided with a second water outlet hole. The water baffle plate is connected to a side of the side wall of the accommodation cavity, and the side is away from the filtering box. The water baffle plate is provided over the second water outlet hole. When the pool robot is located in water, the water baffle plate closes the second water outlet hole. When the pool robot leaves the water, the water baffle plate is opened, and water in the filtering box is drained through the second water outlet hole and the first water outlet hole.

Abstract: A back projection screen that allows the awake patient to move the head and neck freely and yet be able to look at the images that are displayed during surgery, but at the same time allows a surgery crew, in particular an anesthesiologist, to watch the airway passage and the consciousness state of the patient, and to monitor signs including color of the lips, eyes movement, verbal responses, skin sensitivity, and the like, as well as to maneuver for intubation or other procedures without removing the screen during surgery. The back projection screen allows also eye contact and/or face to face interaction, physically or virtually, with the surgeon or other members of the surgery team for effective communication and is suitable for easy cleaning or disinfection from bacteria or viruses as required by operating rooms.

Abstract: A torsional damper is provided having a hub in which a boss adapted to be fixed to a rotating shaft, such as a crankshaft of an engine, and an annular rim are integrally provided via a plurality of stays, and an annular vibration ring connected to an outer circumferential surface of the rim via an elastic body. The stays have a circumferential width dimension that does not exceed one-quarter of the wavelength of the axial resonant frequency of the hub, and are thickened within a range in which the axial thickness dimension does not exceed one-half of the wavelength of the axial resonant frequency of the hub. Thickening of the stays is implemented by, for example, setting the axial thickness dimension thereof to a length equal to or more than one-quarter of the wavelength of the axial resonant frequency of the hub. The stays have an axially inclined shape.

Abstract: A basketball game includes a controller, first and second sensors, an audio device, a mounting bracket, a backboard mounted to the mounting bracket, and a basketball rim. The first sensor is configured to detect a basketball traveling though the basketball rim and to responsively generate a first signal. The second sensor is configured to detect movement of the basketball rim from a first position to a second position and responsively generating a second signal. The controller is configured to: initiating a game, detecting receipt of the first signal, detecting receipt of the second signal, playing a first audio signal through the audio device if the first signal was detected and the second signal was not detected within a predetermined time period, and, playing a second audio signal through the audio device if the first signal was detected and the second signal was detected within a predetermined time period.

Abstract: An apparatus for applying pressure to a pipe and measuring internal pressure. The apparatus including jacket disposed on the pipe, one or more of a first set of strain gauges disposed on a wall of the pipe, one or more of a second set of strain gauges disposed on the wall of the pipe, and a temperature sensor disposed on the wall of the pipe. The pipe has an inner diameter, an outer diameter, and a length.

Abstract: A quadrupedal walking robot includes: a main body including a seat portion on which a person is to sit astride; a handle to be gripped by the person seated on the seat portion; four leg portions coupled to the main body and configured to perform a bending operation, each of the four leg portions including two or more joints; a plurality of actuators configured to drive the plurality of joints; an operation device disposed on the handle and configured to receive an input of a command related to an operation of the quadrupedal walking robot; and a controller configured to control the plurality of actuators in accordance with the command received from the operation device.

Abstract: A test assembly for testing a radar sensor includes: a receptacle for the radar sensor, wherein the radar sensor is configured to transmit a radar signal; at least one receive antenna configured to receive the radar signal; at least two transmit antennas each configured to transmit one reflection signal, wherein a superposition signal, which is a superposition of the reflection signals is receivable by the radar sensor; and a computer configured to ascertain at least one parameter of the respective reflection signals on the basis of the received radar signal. The test assembly comprises more transmit antennas than receive antennas.

Abstract: A buoyancy system for an underwater autonomous vehicle is provided. The buoyancy system includes one or more spherical pressure vessels with each vessel comprising two hemispherical pieces mechanically or adhesively connected together at a seam joint. Further, each vessel includes one or more bulkhead feedthroughs for connecting the vessels to external components and sensors of the buoyancy system. The buoyancy system also includes: (i) a primary pump connected to at least one of the one or more vessels to pump sea water from the one or more vessels; (ii) a pressure sensor connected to at least one of the one or more vessels; and (iii) a level sensor extending through all or a first subgroup of the one or more spherical pressure vessels to detect the level of sea water inside the one or more vessels.

Abstract: An optical modulator element includes, on a substrate, an optical branching portion and an optical multiplexing portion each of which includes a first material, two optical waveguide arms each of which connects the optical branching portion and the optical multiplexing portion, and electrodes that apply an electrical signal to the two optical waveguide arms waveguide. Each optical waveguides of the two optical waveguide arms includes a first optical waveguide that includes the first material, a second optical waveguide that includes a second material that has a higher electro-optical effect than the first material, and a transition portion that performs an optical transition between the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide. The substrate includes a hollow portion in which all or a part of the substrate located below the second optical waveguide in a plan view has been removed.

Abstract: The viscous building material with phosphorescence is a chemical compound. The viscous building material with phosphorescence is formed as a viscous colloid. The viscous building material with phosphorescence is applied as a viscous fluid between two objects. The viscous building material with phosphorescence performs a structural function selected from the group consisting of: a) forming a fluid impermeable seal between the two objects; and, b) forming an adhesive seal that holds the two objects in a fixed position relative to each other. The viscous building material with phosphorescence illuminates in the dark to form a beacon. The viscous building material with phosphorescence incorporates a structural compound and a phosphorescent compound. The structural compound and the phosphorescent compound are mixed to form the viscous colloid of the viscous building material with phosphorescence.