Abstract: This invention relates to a honeycomb core made from paper comprising 20-85 weight percent of carbon fiber floc. The carbon fibers have a non-round cross sectional aspect ratio of at least 1.5:1. The paper has a fiber volume fraction of at least 35%. The arithmetic mean length of the carbon fibers is at least 0.5 mm. and a length weighted mean length of at least 0.9 mm.

Abstract: Disclosed is the use of carbon layers as barriers to prevent silver migration in circuitry crossovers, either over a bottom circuitry layer and/or beneath subsequent circuit layers.

Abstract: This invention provides a silver thick film paste composition comprising electrically conductive silver powder, one or more onium salts selected from the group consisting of iodonium salts and sulfonium, flux and an organic medium. Also provided are photovoltaic cells that contain an electrode made using these silver thick film paste compositions. Such photovoltaic cells show improved efficiencies.

Abstract: An engine for an aircraft flying in a cruise flight direction comprises at least one rotor having a plurality of rotor blades. The at least one rotor is driven about a rotor axis at a rotational frequency. The rotor axis is oriented in the cruise flight direction of the aircraft, and at least one geometric parameter of the rotor blades that influences the propulsion characteristics of the rotor is variable. The engine further comprises a controller which periodically varies the geometric parameter of the rotor blades at at least one frequency that is at least as high as the rotational frequency of the rotor.

Abstract: The method for constructing precast coping for bridge of the present invention enables to manufacture a segment match-cast manufactured with the top of a pier body; to be applied to small and medium size bridges by introducing transverse tendon force to each segment through tendons after manufacturing a subsegment which is match cast to both sides of the pre-made segment; to be rapidly produced; and to retension tendons when the coping is constructed by using a plurality of segments. Further, the method for constructing precast coping for bridge of the present invention enables to manufacture the method for constructing precast coping for bridge, enabling to obtain stability towards lift by easily lifting the coping, assembled on the ground, through lifting lugs by forming lifting lugs on the top upon manufacturing segments.

Abstract: A phase change material (PCM) composition comprises a blend of at least one fatty acid ester and at least one ethylene copolymer, wherein the ethylene copolymer comprises at least 28% of an at least one polar comonomer by weight, based on the weight of the ethylene copolymer. A film or sheet comprises or is produced from the PCM composition and the film or sheet can be a single layer or multilayer structure.

Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate includes a substrate, a gate layer, a gate insulating layer, a source/drain layer, a patterned protective layer, an oxide semiconductor layer, a resin layer and a pixel electrode. The gate layer is disposed on the substrate. The gate insulating layer is disposed on the gate layer and the substrate. The source/drain layer is disposed on the gate insulating layer. The patterned protective layer is disposed on the source/drain layer and exposes a portion of the source/drain layer. The oxide semiconductor layer is disposed on the patterned protective layer and electrically connected to the source/drain layer. The resin layer is disposed on the oxide semiconductor layer and covers the oxide semiconductor layer. The pixel electrode is disposed on the resin layer and connects to the source/drain layer. The present invention also provides a method for making the thin film transistor array substrate. The thin film transistor array substrate can prevent leakage current.

Abstract: An antenna device has an inductive transmitting antenna having a main radiation direction, a plurality of spaced apart, adjacent conductors and a reference potential terminal. The plurality of spaced apart, adjacent conductors is connected to the reference potential terminal and arranged in a predetermined distance from the transmitting antenna along the main radiation direction in a plane antiparallel to the main radiation direction.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a computer system for identifying a phylogenetic tree from a plurality of biological sequences is provided. Each biological sequence is associated with a sampling date. First, the plurality of biological sequences is aligned and a distance matrix is obtained. Then, a subset of these sequences without any duplicated sequences is selected and a directed graph representation of the subset of biological sequences is generated based the associated sampling dates. Then, a minimum spanning tree is computed from the weighted directed graph representation. Then, in an iterative procedure, the sequences of unsampled evolutionary intermediates are inferred from mutation patterns that reflect the difference in sequence between the nodes in the minimum spanning tree. The new sequences are added with associated time stamps to the sequence set. Then, sets of identical sequences are removed. Then, an optimum branching is recomputed. This step is repeated until no new intermediates are found.

Abstract: A spectacle lens is disclosed. The disclosed lens provides a vision correcting area for the correction of a wearer's refractive error. The viewing correction area provides correction for non-conventional refractive error to provide at least a part of the wearer's vision correction. The lens has a prescription based on a wave front analysis of the wearer's eye and the lens can further be modified to fit within an eyeglass frame.

Abstract: There is provided an electrically conductive polymer composition. The composition includes an electrically conductive polymer and a partially-fluorinated acid polymer. At least 50% of acid protons on the partially-fluorinated acid polymer are replaced with cations. The cations can be inorganic cations, organic cations, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: A non-invasive method for the electroporation of cells contained in a substrate wherein the cells are placed in contact with carbon nanotubes and then said substrate is subjected to the action of two orthogonal pulsed electric fields generated by means of two pairs of electrodes in contact with said substrate according to a specific time sequence in such a way that, when a pair of electrodes is active, the other pair of electrodes is deactivated and vice versa. A device for performing electroporation according to this method.

Abstract: A process for making an aqueous dispersion of fluoropolymer particles by polymerizing in a first polymerization step at least one fluorinated monomer having an ionic group in an aqueous polymerization medium in the presence of initiator, the polymerizing providing dispersed particulate of fluorinated ionomer, and polymerizing in a second polymerization step at least one fluorinated monomer in the aqueous polymerization medium in the presence of the dispersed particulate of fluorinated ionomer and initiator to form the aqueous dispersion of particles of fluoropolymer.

Abstract: Described is a process for the alkoxylation of alcohols with I, Cl, or CH3CO2 endgroups, using alkylene epoxides in the presence of boron based catalysts.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for making CF3CF?CHF or mixtures thereof with CF2?CFCHF2.

Abstract: Disclosed is a multilayer structure comprising a layer of humidity-dependent composition having a ratio of wet cup permeance to dry cup permeance greater than 10 and a layer of crystallizable polymer sufficiently permeable to oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor, exhibiting an increase in permeability to at least one of oxygen and carbon dioxide by a factor of at least 2.5 over a temperature range of 10° C. between 0° C. and 40° C. Also disclosed are packaging materials comprising the multilayer structure and methods for storing respiring materials using the packaging materials.

Abstract: A method for diagnosing a component of a vehicle, which presents the steps of: identifying a series of classes, each of which is associated to a given mode of operation of the component; identifying at least one control signal of the component; providing a mathematical model of the component designed to classify an evolution in time of the control signal, assigning a respective class to the evolution in time of the control signal itself; detecting a number of evolutions in time of the control signal; classifying each evolution in time of the control signal by the mathematical model of the component; and determining a diagnosis of the component on the basis of the classification of the evolutions in time of the control signal.

Abstract: A method and system for peer-to-peer communication among a plurality of sites in a land mobile radio (LMR) system. The sites are interconnected by a data network, such as an IP network. Each site transmits a periodic broadcast message, which includes the identity of the transmitting site and a list of target groups that the transmitting site is interested in participating. The message is received by the other sites, thus each site becoming aware of the presence of all other sites in the system and Talk Groups they are interested in. When a site, referred to as the initiating site, intends to communicate with other sites, the initiating site transmits a call request message. The call request message is multicast over the data network to the intended recipients. The initiating site receives an acknowledgement message from the other sites confirming their willingness to communicate with the initiating site.

Abstract: Primers have been isolated that are diagnostic for the detection of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). The primers are based on a new portion of the WSSV genome and may be used in primer directed amplification or nucleic acid hybridization assay methods.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of determining the components of a fluoroolefin composition, a method of recharging a fluid system in which the composition is used, and sensors used therefor. In particular, the composition may be a fluoroolefin refrigerant composition used within a vapor compression system, where the refrigerant composition is useful in cooling systems as replacements for existing refrigerants with higher global warming potential. Such fluoroolefin refrigerant compositions have double bond structures which make them particularly well suited with sensing technologies, including: infrared sensors, UV/vis sensors, NIR sensors, ion mobility or plasma chromatographs, gas chromatography, refractometry, mass spectroscopy, high temperature thick film sensors, thin film field effect sensors, pellistor sensors, Taguchi sensors and quartz microbalance sensors.