Abstract: A thermoplastic starch (TPS)/polylactic acid (PLA)/poly(butylene adipate-co -terephthalate) (PBAT) blend modified biodegradable resin is prepared by using a chain extender, and is prepared from the following raw materials: 20-30 parts by weight of TPS; 20-30 parts by weight of PLA; 40-60 parts by weight of PBAT; and 0.5-0.9 parts by weight of a chain extender KL-E. The preparation method is a two-step method: blending the TPS with the PBAT in a twin screw for granulating; mixing TPS/PBAT mixed granules with PLA granules, and dissolving the chain extender KL-E into an ethyl acetate solution. The chain extender KL-E can be uniformly distributed in PLA and TPS/PBAT mixed granules by using a spraying method, and the remaining short-chain molecules and terminal carboxyl molecules in the mixed granules can be changed into long-chain molecules.

Abstract: Red-emitting platinum (II) Schiff base complexes with high emission quantum efficiency are prepared. These materials can be used to fabricate OLEDs.

Abstract: A built-in micro-interface papermaking wastewater treatment system and a treatment method are provided in the present invention. The treatment system includes a papermaking wastewater tank, a grid cleaner, an adjustment tank, a centrifugal filter and a sedimentation tank which are connected in sequence, and further includes a heat exchanger, a preheater, a wet oxidation reactor, a gas-liquid separator and a biodegradation tank. A micro-interface unit for dispersing and crushing gas into gas bubbles is disposed inside the wet oxidation reactor. The micro-interface unit includes a pneumatic micro-interface generator, a gas inlet is disposed at a side wall of the wet oxidation reactor, and the gas inlet extends to an interior of the pneumatic micro-interface generator through a pipeline. By arranging the micro-interface unit inside the wet oxidation reactor of the treatment system, the consumption of air or oxygen can be reduced, which realizes low energy consumption and high treatment efficiency.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide compositions and methods for detecting cancers containing an NRG1 fusion event and treating a patient with a therapeutic agent that is targeted to the NRG1 fusion. Exemplary compositions for treating cancers containing the NRG1 fusion may comprise therapeutic agents inhibiting Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor and/or ERBB2 such as cetuximab, panitumumab, Sym004, MM-151, mAb 806, mAb 528, MEHD794A, gefitinib, erlotinib, lapatinib, afatinib, PD153035, AG1478, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab. In some embodiments, the therapeutic agent may be a combination of trastuzumab, and pertuzumab.

Abstract: A drug delivery device for administration to a subject is provided. In some embodiments, the drug delivery device includes a reservoir containing an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a potential energy source. The drug delivery device also includes a trigger operatively associated with the potential energy source, where the trigger is configured to actuate at a predetermined location within the subject. The drug delivery device also includes a rupturable membrane disposed along a flow path extending between the reservoir and an outlet, where the membrane is configured to rupture when the trigger is actuated. Once the trigger is actuated, the potential energy from the potential energy source may be released to expel the active pharmaceutical ingredient in a jet through the outlet.

Abstract: The invention discloses an exopolysaccharide from Rhodopseudomonas palustris and a method for preparing and use thereof, and the method for preparing comprises the steps of: 1) keeping a seed solution from Rhodopseudomonas palustris GJ-22 in a fermentation medium for fermentation culture to obtain a fermentation broth; 2) centrifuging the fermentation broth to take the supernatant, which is treated by alcohol precipitation after filtration, and then collecting the pellet from alcohol precipitation by centrifugation to obtain crude polysaccharide; 3) removing proteins from the rude polysaccharide using protease enzymolysis method and Sevag method, followed by dialysis treatment with distilled water to remove small molecules and organic solvent to obtain a polysaccharide sample; 4) purifying the polysaccharide sample through an anion exchange column and a molecular exclusion chromatography column obtain the exopolysaccharide from Rhodopseudomonas palustris.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the formation and/or growth of elongated carbon-based nanostructures on copper-containing substrates, are generally described. Inventive articles comprising elongated carbon-based nanostructures and copper-containing substrates are also described.

Abstract: Energy storage systems are disclosed. The systems may store energy as heat in a high temperature liquid, and the heat may be converted to electricity by absorbing radiation emitted from the high temperature liquid via one or more photovoltaic devices when the high temperature liquid is transported through an array of conduits. Some aspects described herein relate to reducing deposition of sublimated material from the conduits onto the photovoltaic devices.

Abstract: Provided is a method of generating and controlling a driving path for an autonomous vehicle, the method including generating a driving path that matches a driving intention on the basis of sensing data acquired from a sensing module of the autonomous vehicle, determining steering angle information corresponding to the generated driving path, and controlling a steering angle of the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a class of molecules termed remodilins that inhibit serum response factor (SRF). By inhibiting SRF, a number of downstream pathways can be targeted. The remodilins can be used to treat glaucoma, inhibit tumor cell growth, inhibit tumor metastasis, inhibit hypoxia-induced response, and/or reduce cellular metabolism.

Abstract: Ion-selective separation by shock electrodialysis is performed by applying a voltage differential between electrodes across a porous medium to selectively draw a first species in a liquid toward at least one of the electrodes to a greater degree than a degree to which a second species in the liquid is drawn toward the same electrode. The voltage differential creates a shock in the charged-species concentration in the bulk volume of the liquid within pore channels of the porous medium, wherein the concentration of the first species in a depleted zone of the liquid bulk volume between the shock and the ion-selective boundary is substantially lower than the concentration of the second species in the liquid bulk volume between the shock and the first electrode. A dilute stream including the second species is extracted from the depleted zone separate from a concentrated stream including the first species.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems related to electrochemical capture of Lewis acid gases from fluid mixtures are generally described. Certain embodiments are related to electrochemical methods involving selectively removing a first Lewis acid gas from a fluid mixture containing multiple types of Lewis acid gases (e.g., a first Lewis acid gas and a second Lewis acid gas). Certain embodiments are related to electrochemical systems comprising certain types of electroactive species having certain redox states in which the species is capable of binding a first Lewis acid gas but for which binding with a second Lewis acid gas is thermodynamically and/or kinetically unfavorable. The methods, apparatuses, and systems described herein may be useful in carbon capture and pollution mitigation applications.

Abstract: A carrier mechanism for walking on a line includes a carrier platform constituted by a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate and a longitudinal movable plate, a walking apparatus, a clamping apparatus, a driving apparatus, and a self-balance control apparatus configured to adjust a posture of the carrier mechanism. The longitudinal movable plate is slidably arranged on the second mounting plate fixedly connected to the first mounting plate in parallel. The walking apparatus includes at least two sets of walking wheels arranged along a walking direction. The clamping apparatus is slidably arranged on the lower side of the longitudinal movable plate. The driving apparatus includes a first driving apparatus configured to drive the walking wheels to roll, and a second driving apparatus configured to drive the longitudinal movable plate to move. The clamping apparatus is driven by the longitudinal movable plate to clamp or release a to-be-inspected target.

Abstract: An X-ray single-pixel camera based on X-ray computational correlated imaging, which belongs to the technical research fields of X-ray computational correlated imaging and X-ray single-pixel imaging. The X-ray single-pixel camera includes: an X-ray modulation system (3), an X-ray modulation control system (4), an X-ray single-pixel detector (5), a main control system unit (6), a time synchronization system (7) and a computational imaging system (8). The main control system unit (6) controls each module through software; the time synchronization system (7) controls synchronization of each module for automatic collection; and the computational imaging system (8) is configured to perform a second-order correlated computation or a compressed sensing computation or a deep learning computation on the signals collected by the X-ray single-pixel detector (5) and a preset modulation matrix, so as to obtain an image of an object under test.

Abstract: Systems and methods for producing mixed lifting gases (e.g., hydrogen gas and steam) for filling balloons are described. In some embodiments, controlling an altitude of a balloon includes combining a reactant and water to produce hydrogen gas and steam, and flowing the hydrogen gas and steam into the balloon to increase a buoyancy of the balloon.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyarylene ether-based polymer for an electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell, represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. When the polyarylene ether-based polymer for an electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell is applied to the manufacture of a membrane-electrode assembly through a decal process, the hot pressing temperature may be controlled to about 120° C. so as to conform to a low glass transition temperature. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problems of deterioration of an electrolyte membrane or incomplete transfer of an electrode catalyst layer, caused by the high hot pressing temperature applied in the case of the conventional hydrocarbon-based polymer material.

Abstract: A method further includes the following steps. Firstly, a three-dimensional picture under a generated background condition is generated, wherein the three-dimensional picture includes a three-dimensional object image. Then, a two-dimensional picture of the three-dimensional picture is captured, wherein the two-dimensional picture includes a two-dimensional object image of the three-dimensional object image. Then, an object region of the two-dimensional object image is recognized. Then, an exposed ratio of an exposed area of an exposed region of the object region to an object area of the object region is obtained. Then, whether the exposed ratio is greater than a preset ratio is determined. Then the exposed region is defined as the pick-and-place region when the exposed ratio is greater than the preset ratio.

Abstract: Collecting the topology and asset information of the virtual generated computer network, converting the topology and asset information into a training data set for training the neural network model, training the neural network model based on the training data set, and training A method and apparatus for predicting an attack vulnerability of a computer network through the step of inferring an attack vulnerability of a target computer network using a neural network model are provided.

Abstract: A computing device includes a first computing core that generates sparsity data based on a first sign bit and first exponent bits of first data and a second sign bit and second exponent bits based on second data, and a second computing core that outputs a result value of a floating point calculation of the first data and the second data as output data or skips the floating point calculation and outputs the output data having a given value, based on the sparsity data.

Abstract: The attention recognition embodied by the method for evaluating the concentration ability of a sensory assessor is organically combined with evaluations for three categories of ranking capability, namely, excellent, good, and poor. Therefore, sensory assessors displaying high sensibility and poor attention form part of the group possessing excellent ranking capability, while sensory assessors exhibiting moderate sensibility and high attention can be found in the group possessing good ranking capability. Furthermore, sensory assessors displaying fair sensibility and high attention can be found in the group with poor ranking capability. This system can identify the concentration ability of assessors, therefore, providing support for the reliability of ranking results.