Abstract: A passive, modulating flow control valve including a poppet having a precisely designed and constant unbalanced area. A spring rate is selected to achieve the desired poppet travel over the desired range of differential pressure. Preferably, the spring preload is selected such that the poppet will remain fully open until a specified minimum differential pressure is reached. The unbalanced area and spring force allow the poppet to reposition proportional to the differential pressure throughout the design range of differential pressure. An array of radial holes in the poppet are used to define the trim characteristics. As the poppet is pushed closed by the differential pressure, few radial holes remain uncovered, which increases the flow resistance. The single modulating poppet includes flow and trim characteristics that respond directly to differential pressure acting on it to achieve tight control of the mass flow rate.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for controlling settings (and/or functions) of a vehicle via steering device finger tapping. A method generally includes receiving vibration information from a plurality of vibration sensors associated with a steering device, wherein the plurality of vibration sensors are configured to detect vibration on the steering device caused by a user of the vehicle; in response to receiving the vibration information, determining a user command based on the vibration information, determining a probability that the user intends to employ the user command via the vibration caused by the user, determining whether the probability is equal to or above a threshold, and selectively transmitting or not transmitting, to a controllable device, a control command corresponding to the user command based on whether the probability is determined to be equal to or above the threshold.

Abstract: A roof system is provided. The roof system includes a roof body capable of forming a flat roof or a corrugated roof, where the roof body is provided on a roof pillar; a gutter system is provided at a valley position of the corrugated roof or on the flat roof; a skylight system is further provided at a pitched roof or a ridge of the corrugated roof or on the flat roof; and a pressure relief adjustment component is provided on the skylight system. According to the roof system, a plurality of roof modules are assembled into the roof body. Two adjacent ones of the roof modules are fixed by a connecting plate and a self-locking component when assembled. A plurality of reinforcing points work cooperatively, so the roof system achieves a high utilization rate, and ensures the overall stability and bearing capacity of the roof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device, which includes an encapsulant, an electronic component, an antenna structure, and a first conductive element. The electronic component is disposed in the encapsulant. The antenna structure has an antenna pattern exposed to air and facing the encapsulant, and a first supporting element separating the antenna pattern from the encapsulant. At least a portion of the first conductive element is within the encapsulant, and electrically connects the antenna pattern to the electronic component by the first supporting element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for reducing greenhouse gas emission in a vessel, and a vessel including the same, which are capable of satisfying IMO greenhouse gas emission regulations by separating and discharging NOX, SOX, and CO2 from exhaust gas exhausted from a vessel engine and increasing CO2 solubility and CO2 removal efficiency by removing CO2 after removing SOX.

Abstract: The disclosure optimizes suction force. An inkjet printing apparatus (1) includes a suction table (2) having a placement surface (21a) for the medium (M); a blower (52) that generates a suction force on the placement surface (21a); and a control device (55) that controls a suction force generated by the blower (52). The control device (55) includes a switcher (553) that switches the suction force to generate, where when the medium (M) is placed on the placement surface (21a), the switcher (553) drives the blower (52) at a first output level to generate a first suction force, and suctions the medium (M) placed on the placement surface (21a). Thereafter, the blower (52) is driven at the second output level lower than the first output level to generate the second suction force weaker than the first suction force, thereby suctioning the medium M placed on the placement surface (21a).

Abstract: A printing system 10 configured to generate a product of printing includes: a coater 14 that is a pretreatment machine configured to execute a pretreatment process of performing a predetermined pretreatment on a medium that is a target of the printing; a printer 16 that is a printing device configured to execute a print process of performing the printing by ejecting ink onto the medium after the pretreatment performed by the coater 14; and a controller 12 that is a process management device configured to propose a condition for the pretreatment process based on a condition for the product to be generated.

Abstract: An electric power delivery system may include a number of electric power generators and loads distributed across a number of islands (e.g., branches). The electric power delivery system may also include reactors between each two islands of the electric power delivery system that may allow current flow between the islands. However, excessive current flow across the reactors may cause system failure and is undesirable. Accordingly, systems and methods are described to control reactive power and active power generation and consumption of the electric power delivery system to reduce (e.g., minimize) the current flow across the reactors.

Abstract: A method for learning and applying a similarity measure between geophysical objects is provided. Similarity measures may be used for a variety of geophysics applications, including inverse problems. For example, an inverse problem may seek to minimize or maximize an associated objective function, which summarizes the degree of similarity between observed data and simulated data. However, when comparing between two or more geophysical objects in the context of the inverse problem, it is difficult to determine whether the observed difference between the two or more geophysical objects is due to noise or intrinsic dissimilarity between the objects. In this regard, an application-specific similarity measure, which may be tailored to the specific application, such as the specific inverse problem, may be generated and applied in order to better solve the inverse problem.

Abstract: A protein selected from the group consisting of Chrdl1, Fam3c, Fam3b and a fragment thereof, or a polynucleotide encoding therefor, for use in treating or reducing the risk of heart disease.

Abstract: A method for measuring a distance is provided. The method includes receiving a fine time measurement (FTM) message, extracting channel state information (CSI) from the FTM message, determining with a channel condition classifier a probability that the FTM message is multi-path based on the corresponding CSI, and discarding the FTM message in response to the probability that the FTM message is multi-path is above a threshold level of probability.

Abstract: A constant velocity joint having an inner hub, an annular outer hub, a plurality of balls and a shaft connection component, with the outer hub in contact with the shaft connection component. The shaft connection component has, at an end region facing the outer hub, a securing structure which is in contact with a contacting structure of the outer hub. The outer hub contacting structure includes recesses corresponding to the raised portions of shaft connection component. The raised portions engage in the recesses to form a securing structure. The tracks and the recesses of the outer hub are arranged axially in alignment with each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a variable friction energy dissipation prefabricated seismic-damping partition wall-frame structure and a construction method therefor. The variable friction energy dissipation prefabricated seismic-damping partition wall-frame structure includes a peripheral frame, prefabricated seismic-damping partition wall panels, rubber pads, a friction seismic-damping layer, horizontal force transfer members and a steel angle restraining members. The sliding friction of the partition wall can be significantly improved with increase of an inter-story drift, so that the partition wall has a larger hysteretic area and a higher energy dissipation capacity and can provide the structure with a relatively high additional damping ratio, so as to alleviate a seismic action. In addition, integral damage control of the partition wall can be better achieved, and the energy dissipation capacity of the partition wall under bidirectional seismic actions can be guaranteed.

Abstract: The present invention provides for novel protic ionic liquids (PIL) or phosphate-based ionic liquid (PBIL) useful for lignocellulosic processing described herein. The novel protic ionic liquids are capable of pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass over a wide range of pH.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for refining styrene by using falling film reboilers and heat pump technology to provide a heat source required by a separation column. According to the method, high-concentration gas-phase ethylbenzene separated from a top of a low pressure ethylbenzene/styrene column is directly pressurized through a compressor, or a heat pump working medium is gasified using the high-concentration gas-phase ethylbenzene separated from the top of the low pressure ethylbenzene/styrene column, and the gasified heat pump working medium is pressurized. The directly pressurized high-concentration gas-phase ethylbenzene or the indirectly gasified and pressurized high-concentration gas-phase ethylbenzene is fed into the falling film reboiler with low heat transfer temperature difference requirement to serve as a heat source of a pre-separation column and/or a styrene product column in a styrene separation process.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a carrier, a first electronic component, a second electronic component, and an encapsulant. The first electronic component is disposed at a first side of the carrier. The second electronic component is disposed at a second side of the carrier opposite to the first side. The encapsulant encapsulates the first electronic component and has an uneven thickness. The encapsulant is configured to reduce a warpage of the carrier.

Abstract: Implantable medical devices have a feedthrough from the device to the outside world to pass electrical current from electronics inside the implant to the patient or vice versa. A plurality of sensors and/or signal wires in a wire bundle must connect to the feedthrough and implant in living tissue in the patient. Chemical and physical forces work against the wire connections on the feedthrough. Disclosed embodiments include a biocompatible housing that can be used for an implantable medical device. The biocompatible housing includes a recess with at least one wire exit port, the recess having at least one feedthrough assembly mounted therein. A wire of the feedthrough assembly passes out the wire exit port, and the recess has a top hermetically sealed over it.

Abstract: An inspection robot system, including one or more detection devices, a rail, a traction device, one or more connecting devices, and a multi-axis manipulator. The detection devices are configured to at least obtain environmental image information. The rail is suspended in an air. The traction device includes a steel cable and a steel cable drive assembly. The steel cable drive assembly is connected to the steel cable and is configured to drive the steel cable to move along an axial direction of the steel cable. The connecting devices are slidably connected to the rail. The detection devices are respectively arranged on the connecting devices. The connecting devices are connected to the steel cable and are configured to move along the rail under a traction of the steel cable. At least one of the connecting devices is/are each provided with the multi-axis manipulator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of reducing and controlling a hazardous substance in a process of high-value biological conversion of an urban organic waste. The method includes: 1) mixing a sludge, a first urban organic waste and an organic acid with water for acclimation to obtain an acclimatized sludge; 2) stage 1 of biological conversion: mixing the acclimatized sludge with a second urban organic waste to perform anaerobic culture; 3) stage 2 of biological conversion: adding nitrate and bacteria to continue anaerobic culture so as to obtain an organic acid. In the present invention, sludge microbes are acclimatized and then added to high-value chemicals such as acetic acid, propanoic acid and lactic acid prepared in biological conversion of the urban organic waste and then added with bacteria. Thus, by controlling pH value, microbe addition amount and nitrate concentration, the unfavorable effect of the antibiotics and heavy metal ions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for integrating a chemical looping combustion system with molten carbonate fuel cells to provide improved operation of the molten carbonate fuel cells when using the exhaust from a gas turbine or other electrical power generation device as the CO2 source for the MCFC cathodes. This integration can be accomplished by using metal oxide in the chemical looping combustion system to oxidize the anode output flow from the MCFCs. This can reduce or minimize the number of separations that need to be performed in order to process the concentrated CO2 present within the anode exhaust. By reducing, minimizing, or eliminating the CO and H2 in the anode exhaust, the need to perform more costly separations (such as cryogenic separation or amine washing) to obtain a high purity CO2 product stream can be reduced or minimized. Optionally, the cathode exhaust from the molten carbonate fuel cells can be used as an oxygen-containing stream for regeneration of the metal oxide.