Abstract: Network-coding-enabled reliability architectures and techniques are provided that are capable of enhancing data transfer reliability and efficiency in next generation wireless networks. In some embodiments, the techniques and architectures utilize a flexible thread-based coding approach to implement network coding. The techniques and architectures may also, or alternatively, utilize systematic intra-session random linear network coding as a packet erasure code to support reliable data transfer.

Abstract: A heat transfer system including a fluid inlet; a fluid outlet; and a substrate in fluid communication with the fluid inlet and fluid outlet, the substrate including a heat exchange region having a heat transfer surface and a flow field adjacent the heat transfer surface, the flow field including a fluid flow area including an open region at the inlet, a heat transfer region in thermal communication with the heat exchange region, and a taper of the flow field cross-sectional area in the flow direction, wherein the flow field heat transfer region includes a plurality of spaced apart open enhancement features from 1 micron to 3 mm in size, and method for enhancing the heat transfer performance of an apparatus is disclosed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for an adaptive Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) streaming service using metadata of media content are provided. The media content may include a sequence of one or more periods. The metadata may include a start time attribute and/or a duration attribute of each of the periods. The metadata may determine a start time of each of the periods, and a start time of each of segments included in each of the periods. A terminal may access segments included in each of the periods, may decode and render data of media content included in the segments, and may play back the media content.

Abstract: A immunogenic composition is provided for use in methods for treating or preventing the development of a cancer, comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a cancer antigen and a nucleic acid sequence encoding fibroblast activation protein (FAP). In one embodiment, the composition comprises a vector comprising a first expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigen of a, operatively linked to an expression control sequence that directs the expression of the antigen in a mammalian host cell. The composition further contains a vector comprising a second expression cassette comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding fibroblast activation protein (FAP) operatively linked to an expression control sequence directing the expression of FAP in a mammalian host cell. In one embodiment, the cancer is one in which tumor progression depends on the fibroblasts expressing fibroblast activation protein (FAP).

Abstract: An wood-gas power supply system include: a rectifier filter electrically coupled to a output power terminal of the wood-gas stove; a maximum power tracking circuit electrically coupled to the rectifier filter, providing a larger power; a feedback controller electrically coupled to the rectifier filter and the maximum power tracking circuit, allowing the power reach a request power value; and a DC/DC charging device receiving a current flowing the maximum power tracking circuit and converting the current to a direct current. The wood-gas power supply system applies energy storage elements and peripheral circuits to perform the closed loop control so as to adjust the output power for transmitting the steady output voltage, and to achieve the purpose of providing the steady power.

Abstract: Allocation of storage budget in a computer-based distributed storage system is described, where associated computer-based storage nodes have heterogeneous access probabilities. The problem is to allocate a given storage budget across the available computer-based nodes so as to store a unit-size data object (e.g. file) with a higher reliability (e.g. increased probability for the storage budget to be recovered). Efficient algorithms for optimizing over one or more classes of allocations are presented. A basic one-level symmetric allocation is presented, where the storage budget is spread evenly over an appropriately chosen subset of nodes. Furthermore, a two-level symmetric allocation is presented, where the budget is divided into two parts, each spread evenly over a different subset of computer-based storage nodes, such that the amount allocated to each node in the first subset is twice that of the second subset.

Abstract: An interference management method for a wireless communication system, an anchor apparatus, a base station and a wireless communication system thereof are provided. The method includes the following steps. Receiving at least one base station information from the plurality of base stations. Finding at least one interference relationship of the base stations according to the base station information, and grouping the base stations into the at least one cluster according to the interference relationship. Each of the at least one cluster includes at least one base station. Deciding a selected group of uplink-downlink (UL-DL) configurations related to one or more clusters of the at least one cluster, wherein the selected group includes at least one of the UL-DL configurations. And, informing the base stations in at least one cluster to adjust the UL-DL configurations of the base stations according to the selected group of UL-DL configurations.

Abstract: A system and method include contactless detecting and tracking cardiac activity by making use of a feedback control system, such as a Phase Locked Loop (PLL), in real-time or from a prerecorded signal stream.

Abstract: A non-destructive testing system includes directing guided wave energy to regions of interest in waveguides. Knowing the propagation paths taken by guided wave energy in complex waveguides can be used to intentionally insonify regions of interest. Additionally, knowledge of the propagation direction and location of an energy mode in a waveguide allows the calculation of the path previously taken by the energy mode. This information can be used for signal processing of guided wave inspection systems. The test system can have various sensor configurations including: a single transducer configured to direct or receive guided wave energy along a particular direction, a one-dimensional array or a two dimensional array of transducers. The transducers can operate independently to provide mutual phasing and amplitude adjusting to steer guided wave energy in a waveguide or determine the directionality of guided wave energy received by the sensors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to acid addition salts of 5?-hydroxy-6?-[2-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)ethylamino]cholestan-3?-ol, to their preparation and to applications thereof.

Abstract: A device that has a device body defining an opening at one end thereof, a storage chamber within the device body for storing multiple doses of a substance therein, and a sliding stopper, sealing engageable with the device body, through which the chamber is filled. The stopper has a body and a flexible portion, which may be in the form of a plurality of flexible members, extending therefrom. The flexible portion or members are movable between first and second positions. In the first position, during filling, the portion or members are substantially laterally extending from the stopper body and engaging the opening of the device body. Accordingly, the axial position of the stopper with respect to the device body is secured during filling of the chamber therethrough. In the second position, after filling, the portion or members are substantially axially-extending from the stopper body and disengaged from the rim or opening of the device body. Accordingly, the stopper is axially slideable through the body.

Abstract: Methods and systems for diagnosing or prognosing liver fibrosis in a subject are provided. In some examples, such methods and systems can include detecting liver fibrosis-related molecules in a sample obtained from the subject, comparing expression of the molecules in the sample to controls representing expression values expected in a subject who does not have liver fibrosis or who has non-progressing fibrosis, and diagnosing or prognosing liver fibrosis in the subject when differential expression of the molecules between the sample and the controls is detected. Kits for the diagnosis or prognosis of liver fibrosis in a subject are also provided which include reagents for detecting liver fibrosis related molecules.

Abstract: Relevant content from target content may be identified. The relevant content may be matched against a concept graph. The concept graph may include one or more concepts and associations between the concepts. Concepts may be determined based on the matching. The relevant content may be augmented with indicators to indicate the determined concepts. The determined concepts may be searched in one or more search spaces to obtain search results. Access may be granted to information indicated by the search results.

Abstract: A method and device are provided for purifying and recycling water vapor from a coal drying process. Included are a temperature-lowering and dehumidifying process, a flash distillation stripping process, and a vacuum condensing process. A condensing tower receives a temperature-lowered exhaust gas with high humidity from a cooling tube and a condensed water of 5˜60° C. from a flash distillation tank, allowing the exhaust gas and the condensed water to contact each other in a vapor-liquid reverse manner, to lower the temperature and dehumidify the exhaust gas. The flash distillation tank performs a vacuum flash distillation to the condensing water pumped therein from the condensing tower. Water vapor of 5˜60° C. evaporated through flash distillation in the flash distillation tank enters into the demisting washer to be dehumidified and then is condensed. The condensed water in the vapor condenser is transferred into a recycled water tank. Non-condensable gas is discharged out.

Abstract: Polymer microparticles spatially and spectrally encoded using upconversion nanocrystals (UCN) are described for labeling of articles and tissues. UCN having spectrally distinguishable emission spectra are disposed in different portions of an encoding region of each microparticle.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission are provided. An apparatus for controlling wireless power transmission includes a controller configured to determine an output voltage of a power factor correction unit based on charging information of a battery, the power factor correction unit configured to correct an input voltage into the determined output voltage, and output a variable voltage, and a resonance unit configured to transmit power converted from the variable voltage to a wireless power reception apparatus.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to techniques for providing one or more reduced-size rule cubes indicating cell rules. A computer-program product embodied in a machine-readable storage medium includes instructions to cause a computing device to select a cell rule to include in a rule cube based on applicability of the cell rule to a selected portion of a data cube; analyze the cell rule to identify a wildcarded dimension in a specification of cells of the data cube that are subject to the cell rule; and generate the rule cube indicating applicability of the cell rule to the selected portion of the data cube, wherein a cell of the rule cube corresponds to multiple cells of the data cube, and wherein the wildcarded dimension of the rule cube is reduced in length in comparison to a length of the wildcarded dimension of the data cube. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparation of formaldehyde-free plywood from scrap plastic alloys. Different scrap plastics are used to prepare plastic alloy film, which is then used as an adhesive material for the preparation of new plywood without formaldehyde emission. The formaldehyde-free plywood according to the present invention is prepared by the following steps: different scrap plastics are crushed, cleaned separately, and then corresponding fillers and additives are added to the above crushed material or their mixtures which mixed according to a certain blending ratio; plastic alloy film of certain size and thickness is prepared after the film blowing and rolling processes; after being assembled with wood veneers to form a lay-up mat, the mat is hot pressed and then cold pressed.

Abstract: A method of determining a similarity between records in a data set is provided. Data organized into a plurality of records is received. First characters associated with a field and a first record of the plurality of records are selected. The selected first characters are subdivided into a first sliding series of a defined number of characters. Second characters associated with the field and a second record of the plurality of records are selected. The selected second characters are subdivided into a second sliding series of the defined number of characters. A similarity score between the first sliding series and the second sliding series is calculated. Whether or not the first sliding series and the second sliding series are similar is determined based on the calculated similarity score.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for describing and restoring a jungganbo, the method of describing a jungganbo including analyzing a structure of the jungganbo based on gaks, daegangs, and junggans constituting the jungganbo, and generating jungganbo structure data describing the structure of the jungganbo, based on a result of the analyzing.