Abstract: A method for modulating metabolism is provided which includes the step of providing a consumable composition including an extract containing a compound of Formula I to a subject in need thereof thereby modulating the subject's metabolism and addressing the underlying pathogenesis of metabolic disorders, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and type II diabetes mellitus.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery, a manufacturing method thereof. The positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery is represented by Chemical Formula 1 below. Li6xCo1-yMyO4??[Chemical Formula 1] (In the Chemical Formula 1, 0.9?x?1.1, 0<y?0.1, My=BaWb, 0?a?0.1, 0?b?0.1, and, a and b are not simultaneously 0.) Another positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery includes a core represented by Chemical Formula 2 below; and a coating layer comprising at least one of boron (B) and tungsten (W). Li6xCoO4??[Chemical Formula 2] (In the Chemical Formula 2, 0.9?x?1.1.

Abstract: A thermoelectric cell includes a thermoelectric body including heat-utilizing power generating elements in each of which a thermoelectric conversion layer and a solid electrolyte layer are layered, and converting thermal energy into electrical energy, a conductive case including a first case body and a second case body which are combined in an insulated state and accommodating the thermoelectric body, an insulating member electrically insulating the first case body or the second case body and the solid electrolyte layer on a side surface of the thermoelectric body while electrically insulating the first case body and the second case body, and a compressible conductor accommodated in the case and compressed by being sandwiched between the thermoelectric body and the case. The first case body, the thermoelectric body, and the second case body are electrically connected in a stacked direction.

Abstract: An injectable formulation for a sustained-release of a local anesthetic is provided. The formulation comprises a pharmaceutically effective amount of a local anesthetic encapsulated into polymeric particles having a diameter from about 1 ?m to about 4 ?m. Such formulation prolongs analgesic effect, decreases toxicity, and allows loading larger doses, and at the same time is injectable directly at a patient's body site of the interest without generating a surgical wound. Methods of use and preparation are also provided.

Abstract: An air conditioner having six ports is described. The inner space of a casing having six inlet/outlets including a first discharge port, a second discharge port, a first outdoor air intake port, a second outdoor air intake port, and an interior air suction port is divided by a partition wall to form a first passage and a second passage. A waste heat recovery heat exchanger is provided between the first passage and the second passage. The air flow direction and the air volume can be controlled by using a direction change damper, a first air volume control damper, and a second air volume control damper.

Abstract: systems for simultaneous sharing of spectrum in wireless communications. Base Stations (BSs) of a plurality of mobile network operators in a cell may send downlink signals to their respective connected User Equipments (UEs) through a shared frequency spectrum. Further, the BSs may receive uplink signals from the UEs in the shared frequency spectrum.

Abstract: Methods of degrading a polymer are provided. The methods may include incubating the polymer with Pseudomonads and/or Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof. Kits for degrading a polymer are also provided. The kits may include Pseudomonads and/or Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof. The kits may also include an incubator for culturing the Pseudomonads and/or the Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof. Compositions for degrading a polymer-containing substrate including the Pseudomonads and/or Bacillus species and/or bacterial consortia thereof are also provided.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for scanning articles, such as footwear, to provide information regarding the contents of the articles are described. According to one aspect, a footwear scanning system includes a platform configured to contact footwear to be scanned, an antenna array configured to transmit electromagnetic waves through the platform into the footwear and to receive electromagnetic waves from the footwear and the platform, a transceiver coupled with antennas of the antenna array and configured to apply electrical signals to at least one of the antennas to generate the transmitted electromagnetic waves and to receive electrical signals from at least another of the antennas corresponding to the electromagnetic waves received by the others of the antennas, and processing circuitry configured to process the received electrical signals from the transceiver to provide information regarding contents within the footwear.

Abstract: A link actuation device includes a proximal link hub, a distal link hub, link mechanisms that couple the link hubs, an actuator, and a control device. The actuator includes motors provided for link mechanisms, respectively. The control device stores a map in which drive command values for each of the motors corresponding to a plurality of discrete positions within a movable range of the distal link hub are stored. Upon receipt of a command value for movement to a position that coincides with none of the plurality of positions within the movable range, the control device determines a drive command value for each of the motors by interpolating a region surrounded by four points at the plurality of positions on the map using a polynomial curved surface formula.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a collection apparatus for collecting particulate matter generated due to friction between a rotor and a brake pad in a brake system of a transport facility, the collection apparatus including a first collector configured to surround a portion of an outer side surface of the rotor, an upper collector configured to surround a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the rotor, and a second collector configured to surround a portion of an inner side surface of the rotor, wherein the first collector and the second collector are made of porous ceramic foam. According to the present invention, particulate matter generated due to friction between a rotor and a brake pad in a brake system of a transport facility can be efficiently collected, and by reducing the amount of particulate matter generated when braking a transport facility, air pollution can be prevented.

Abstract: Improved prosthetic valves, their methods of manufacture, and systems and devices for manufacturing the valves are described. The prosthetic valves can be configured for transcatheter implantation. The prosthetic valves can have artificial leaflets. The prosthetic valves can be manufactured in numerous ways, such as by polymeric dipping processes and/or electrospinning. Sponge-like polymers for valves and other medical devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a method for providing a time synchronization service for an external application service of a 5G system (5GS). A method may include: receiving, by a Network Exposure Function (NEF) from an Application Function (AF), a request for a capability for a 5GS time synchronization service; and in response to the request for the capability, transmitting, by the NEF to the AF, a time synchronization parameter including the capability.

Abstract: A solar fuels generation system includes a first reactor that contains a first solution in which a charge carrier is reduced to a reduced charge carrier. The system also includes a second reactor that contains a second solution in which the reduced charge carrier reduces protons so as to generate hydrogen gas.

Abstract: A method of a new energy centralized control station network based on dynamic IP can determine the occurrence frequency and the occurrence interval of the abnormal traffic, further analyze and determine the defense state of a new energy centralized control station based on this, and execute the corresponding dynamic optimization solution according to different defense states, so that the IP address and the firewall of the new energy centralized control station can be dynamically adjusted to ensure the security performance of the new energy centralized control station, reduce the risk of external intrusion, effectively resist malicious network reconnaissance such as scanning attacks and ensure the stable operation of a new energy power generation system.

Abstract: A rotary digging drill includes three disk drills arranged in ascending order of diameter, each with a cavity therein. The disk drill includes two circular ring seats arranged side by side, multiple toothed digging buckets disposed at peripheries of the two circular ring seats, and ring gear racks respectively disposed on inner sides of the two circular ring seats. Adjacent ones of the disk drills have the toothed digging buckets facing opposite directions, and the disk drills all rotate in a direction facing a large opening, enabling adjacent two of the three disk drills to rotate in opposite directions. The rotary digging drill further includes three disk drill supports that match the three disk drills in quantity and are configured to support and drive the three disk drills.

Abstract: A buffer control method, a UE, and a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium are provided. The buffer control method for the UE includes: transmitting, by the UE, first check information to a network side device; receiving, by the UE, first buffer resetting information from the network side device; releasing or emptying a current compression buffer of the UE in accordance with content in the first buffer resetting information; and when the UE receives a dictionary activating or enabling indication: storing, by the UE, a dictionary into the compression buffer; compressing, by the UE through UDC, an uncompressed data packet to obtain a compressed data packet; and transmitting, by the UE, the compressed data packet, wherein the compression buffer is continuously updated by the UE in accordance with the uncompressed data packet.

Abstract: A base station in a wireless communication system is disclosed. Each base station in the wireless communication comprises: a communication module; and a processor. When the processor attempts to transmit a synchronization signal and PBCH block (SSB) at a SSB transmission candidate position in a discovery reference signal (DRS) transmission window, and fails to transmit an SSB at a first SSB transmission candidate location in a first DRS transmission window, the processor is configured to attempt to transmit the SSB at a second SSB transmission candidate position that is later than the first SSB transmission candidate position in the first DRS transmission window. The DRS transmission window is a time interval in which the base station can transmit the SSB. The SSB transmission candidate position indicates a time point at which the base station can start SSB transmission within the DRS transmission window.

Abstract: A method may produce an isoquinoline-6-sulfonamide derivative useful as a medicinal drug; and an intermediate which is used for the method, and more specifically, a 1,4-diazocane compound of formula (8), wherein R4 is an amino protecting group, or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for an in vitro evolution technique to identify and characterize mutations in the non-structural genes of an alphavirus replicon that increase the strength and persistence of expression of the replicon genome. Also provided herein are in vivo methods for administering to an animal model a mutated alphavirus replicon that codes for a gene of experimental or therapeutic interest in the subgenome of the alphavirus replicon. The mutations identified herein improve the therapeutic potential of self-replicating RNA, which may have implications for cancer immunotherapy and beyond, e.g., for vaccination or gene therapy.

Abstract: Fermions are the building blocks of matter. Here, we disclose a robust quantum register composed of hundreds of fermionic atom pairs trapped in an optical lattice. With each fermion pair forming a spin-singlet, the qubit is realized as a set of near-degenerate, symmetry-protected two-particle wavefunctions describing common and relative motion. Degeneracy is lifted by the atomic recoil energy, which depends on mass and lattice wavelength, thereby rendering two-fermion motional qubits insensitive to noise of the confining potential. The quantum coherence can last longer than ten seconds. Universal control is provided by modulating interactions between the atoms. Via state-dependent, coherent conversion of free atom pairs into tightly bound molecules, we tune the speed of motional entanglement over three orders of magnitude, yielding 104 Ramsey oscillations within the coherence time.