Abstract: A device and method are provided to facilitate the handling of a volume or fluid. The device includes an elongated tube having an open first end and a second end. The tube defines a reservoir for receiving the volume or fluid. A stanchion has a first end received within the reservoir of the tube and a second end projecting from the open end of the elongated tube. In operation, the elongated tube is deposited in a first capsule having fluid therein. The first capsule is centrifuged such that the volume of fluid is received in a reservoir in the tube through the open end. The tube is removed from the first capsule and positioned in a second capsule such that the open end of the tube is spaced from a closed end of the second capsule. The second capsule is centrifuged such that the volume of fluid is expelled from the reservoir of the tube.

Abstract: The instant invention describes hydrazide-containing compounds having therapeutic activity, and methods of treating disorders such as cancer, tumors and cell proliferation related disorders, or affect cell differentiation, dedifferentiation or transdifferentiation.

Abstract: A method for fabricating structures includes on a substrate includes providing the substrate having a substrate surface, and providing a set of control parameters to an ion beam source and to a thermal source corresponding to a desired structure topology. The method further includes using directed irradiation synthesis to cause self-organization of a plurality of structures comprising at least one of the group of nanostructures and microstructures in a first surface area of the substrate by exposing the substrate surface to an ion beam from the ion beam source and to thermal particles from the thermal source. The ion beam has a first area of effect on the substrate surface, and the thermal particles has a second area of effect on the substrate surface. Each of the first area of effect and the second area of effect including the first surface area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel chlorin-vitamin conjugates and method of making and using the chlorin-vitamin conjugates.

Abstract: A heterocyclic compound and an organic light-emitting device including the heterocyclic compound, the heterocyclic compound being represented by Formula 1:

Abstract: Various examples are provided for smart transportation and sensing systems. In one example, an apparatus for smart transportation sensing includes a reflector integrated in a contoured roadway unit configured to protect the reflector from damage by vehicles traveling along a transportation surface; and a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag integrated in the contoured roadway unit. In another example, a system for smart transportation includes a vehicle including a radio frequency identification (RFID) reader configured to interrogate RFID tags integrated in reflector units disposed along a transportation surface; and a processing system in communication with the RFID reader, the processing system configured to process data obtained from at least one of the RFID tags to determine vehicle location along the transportation surface.

Abstract: A digital constant on-time controller adaptable to a direct-current (DC)-to-DC converter includes a current sensing circuit that senses stored energy of the DC-to-DC converter, thereby generating a sense voltage; a semi-amplitude detector that detects half of a peak-to-peak amplitude of the sense voltage, thereby generating a semi-amplitude voltage; a DC voltage detector that detects a DC voltage across an effective series resistor of an energy storage circuit that provides the stored energy of the DC-to-DC converter, thereby generating a DC voltage; an arithmetic device that adds the sense voltage and the semi-amplitude voltage, from which the DC voltage and a predetermined reference signal are subtracted; and a pulse-width modulation (PWM) generator that generates a switch control signal according to a result of the arithmetic device.

Abstract: An image processing system for processing image data includes an image processing apparatus configured to process the image data to generate a hologram image; and a first memory and a second memory that store the image data. The image processing apparatus performs a first process and a second process in parallel, wherein the first process includes reading first data from the first memory and writing the first data to the second memory, and the second process includes reading second data from the second memory and writing the second data to the first memory.

Abstract: This invention is directed to selective androgen receptor degrader (SARD) compounds pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in treating early prostate cancer, prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer, triple negative breast cancer, other cancers expressing the androgen receptor, androgenic alopecia or other hyperandrogenic dermal diseases, Kennedy's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), and uterine fibroids, and to methods for reducing the levels of androgen receptor-full length (AR-FL) including pathogenic or resistance mutations, AR-splice variants (AR-SV), and pathogenic polyglutamine (polyQ) polymorphisms of AR in a subject.

Abstract: Example embodiments provide real time quality monitoring of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Data associated with an MRI scan of a particular patient is received. The data is sequential MRI data associated with various times. A rate of change of the sequential data is determined with reference to the various times. It is determined whether the rate of change of the sequential data meets a first configurable threshold. It is determined whether the rate of change of the sequential data meets a second configurable threshold. The sequential data is classified based on whether the rate of change of the sequential data meets the first and second configurable thresholds.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode extending in a first direction on a substrate, a first active pattern extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction on the substrate to penetrate the gate electrode, the first active pattern including germanium, an epitaxial pattern on a side wall of the gate electrode, a first semiconductor oxide layer between the first active pattern and the gate electrode, and including a first semiconductor material, and a second semiconductor oxide layer between the gate electrode and the epitaxial pattern, and including a second semiconductor material. A concentration of germanium of the first semiconductor material may be less than a concentration of germanium of the first active pattern, and the concentration of germanium of the first semiconductor material may be different from a concentration of germanium of the second semiconductor material.

Abstract: Provided are method for healing defect of conductive layer, method for forming metal-carbon compound layer, 2D nano materials, and transparent electrode and method for manufacturing the same. According to an embodiment of present invention, the method for healing defect of conductive layer comprises: forming a conductive layer on a first metal substrate; contacting the first metal substrate with a salt solution containing a second metal in an ionic form, and forming a second metal particle at least in a portion of a conductive area, the second metal having greater reduction potential than a first metal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for quantitatively optimizing the design of prosthetic sockets are disclosed herein. An example method may involve receiving data indicating a first prosthetic socket design for a first patient and data associated with the first patient. The example method may also involve receiving data indicating a structure of an second prosthetic socket design for a second patient and data associated with the second patient. The example method may also involve determining, based on the data associated with the first patient, the data indicating the structure of the optimized prosthetic socket for the second patient, and the data associated with the second patient, an third prosthetic socket design for the first patient. The example method may also involve providing, based on the third prosthetic socket design for the first patient, an output indicating an area of the first prosthetic socket design to add or remove material.

Abstract: This document provides methods and materials related to vesicular stomatitis viruses. For example, vesicular stomatitis viruses, nucleic acid molecules encoding VSV polypeptides, methods for making vesicular stomatitis viruses, and methods for using vesicular stomatitis viruses to treat cancer are provided.

Abstract: A wastewater treatment system may use recycle water to apply an anaerobic ammonium oxidation (ANAMMOX) process to a water treatment process (mainstream treatment process) and to stably supply nitrite required for an ANAMMOX. By applying the ANAMMOX process, nitrogen and phosphorus may be simultaneously treated in the water treatment process, and recycle water may be used as a source of nitrite for ANAMMOX, thereby reducing wastewater treatment costs and pollutant loading.

Abstract: This document features methods of evaluating mammals by assessing expression of B7-H1 in a body fluid.

Abstract: A well plate for measuring an analyte in a sample is disclosed. The well plate includes at least a first, a second, and a third electrode. The first electrode has a higher sensitivity to a first analyte than the second and third electrodes. The second electrode has a higher sensitivity to a second analyte than the first and third electrodes.

Abstract: A bilayer combination tablet for oral administration, which is prescribed for alleviation of symptoms or signs of osteoarthritis (degenerative arthritis), alleviation of symptoms or sings of rheumatoid arthritis, alleviation of symptoms or signs of ankylosing spondylitis, alleviation of acute pain in adults (post-operative or post-tooth extraction pain), alleviation of primary dysmenorrhea, or alleviation of severe and moderate acute or chronic pain. The bilayer combination tablet includes: a controlled-release layer containing tramadol as an active ingredient; and an immediate-release layer containing celecoxib as an active ingredient. A composition for treating pain may be provided, which has a long-lasting analgesic effect for 12 hours while reducing the side effects of tramadol by slow release of water-soluble tramadol and immediate release of poorly soluble celecoxib.

Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds of Formula I, II, and III and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for use as mitochondrial uncouplers, where the variables, e.g. R1-R9, X1, X2, and Y1 are defined in the specification. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of Formula I, II, or III, alone or in combination with another active compound. Compounds and compositions of Formula I, II, and III are useful for treating or preventing certain conditions such as obesity, type II diabetes, fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, Parkinson's disease, ischemia reperfusion injury, heart failure, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NALFD), and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Compounds of Formula I, II, and III are also useful for regulating glucose homeostatis and insulin action.

Abstract: A method for indexing network camera data across heterogeneous web page structures is disclosed, which includes receiving a list of predetermined file formats, generating a list of IP network camera IP addresses, sending requests to each of the IP addresses, including transmitting a HTTP request to each IP address in the list, based on a response or lack thereof determine if an IP address is i) a network camera thereby adding the IP address to a list of network cameras, ii) a website thereby adding the IP address to a list of websites to be further investigated, or iii) an address void of network camera information thereby skipping the IP address, and crawling the IP addresses that have been determined to be websites using a web crawler identifying IP addresses of network cameras and resource path associated therewith and adding the same to the list of network cameras.