Abstract: An electrostatic measuring method for an inner wall of a fluid pipeline includes a step of disposing a grounded metal plate to an outer wall of the fluid pipeline; a step of forming a grounding effect through the grounded metal plate and the outer wall, wherein the grounded metal plate has induced charges, the induced charges combine outer-wall existing charges on the outer wall to form total outer-wall charges, and the total outer-wall charges are related to charges to be measured on the inner wall of the fluid pipeline; and, a step of measuring an electrostatic voltage above the grounded metal plate so as to obtain the charges to be measured on the inner wall of the fluid pipeline. In addition, an electrostatic measuring system for inner wall of fluid pipeline is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides for a drug delivery system for anti-cancer compound and method of preparation thereof.

Abstract: A radiofrequency ablation electrode needle includes at least one first segment and at least two second segments. The at least one first segment and the at least two second segments are exposed on a surface of the needle body. An impedance of the at least one first segment is smaller than an impedance of the at least two second segments and at least one of the at least one first segment is disposed between two immediately adjacent ones of the at least two second segments. Besides, the radiofrequency ablation electrode needle is a monopolar electrode needle.

Abstract: A battery module with thermal dissipation and thermal runaway prevention is provided, including at least one battery and a fireproof thermal insulation layer. The at least one battery may include a plurality of battery cells electrically connected through conductors. The fireproof thermal insulation layer includes a plurality of battery holes for disposing the battery cells therein and a plurality of air holes vertically penetrating the fireproof thermal insulation layer. A side of each of the battery cells is sleeved in the fireproof thermal insulation layer, and the plurality of air holes are provided between adjacent ones of the plurality of battery holes. The fireproof thermal insulation layer has a heat transfer coefficient that decreases with an increase in the temperature of the fireproof thermal insulation layer.

Abstract: An automatic calibration optical interferometer comprises: a light source; an optical interference assembly, which divides a low coherent light into a first and a second incident light; an optical sampling assembly, with a first end receiving the first incident light and a partially reflective window at the second end being configured to divide the first incident light into a first reflected light and a first penetrating light configured to be emitted to the test sample; an optical reference assembly, with a reference mirror and an actuator, wherein the optical sampling assembly emits the second incident light to the reference mirror to generate a second reflected light, and the actuator moves the reference mirror; a polychromator, which outputs a displacement signal according to an optical path difference variation between the first and second reflected lights; and a displacement controller, which controls the actuator according to the displacement signal.

Abstract: A digital converter and a controlling method are disclosed. The digital converter includes a sensing oscillator including a plurality of tri-state buffers configured to generate a sensing clock period signal corresponding to a change value of at least one of a resistive sensor and a capacitive sensor, a reference oscillator configured to generate a predetermined fixed clock period signal, a processor configured to change a connection state of the plurality of tri-state buffers, a frequency divider configured to scale up the generated sensing clock period signal based on a predetermined value; and a counter configured to count the scaled up sensing clock period signal based on the generated fixed clock cycle signal and output a counted digital value.

Abstract: A controlling system and a controlling method for virtual display are provided. The controlling system for virtual display includes a visual line tracking unit, a space forming unit, a hand information capturing unit, a transforming unit and a controlling unit. The visual line tracking unit is used for tracking a visual line of a user. The space forming unit is used for forming a virtual display space according to the visual line. The hand information capturing unit is used for obtaining a hand location of the user's one hand in a real operation space. The transforming unit is used for transforming the hand location to be a cursor location in the virtual display space. The controlling unit is used for controlling the virtual display according to the cursor location.

Abstract: A method of generating secondary data in geostatistics using observed data that: receiving prepared spatial correlation data, primary data, and observed data; generating initial models by performing a geostatistical technique using the spatial correlation data and the primary data; extracting a best representative model using the observed data from the initial models; and creating final models by converging candidate models. The initial models are created using geostatistics from the spatial correlation data and primary data, the representative models are determined using a distance-based clustering method, the best representative model is selected using the observed data, the candidate models near the best representative model are selected as final models depending on a convergence determination criterion, and uncertainty quantification and prediction of future performances may be conducted using the final models.

Abstract: A multi-position parallel pressurized casting device for large aluminum alloy castings and method thereof are provided. The device includes a platform, a top surface of the platform is a working surface, and a bottom of the platform is provided with a holding furnace. A number of the holding furnace is two or more, and each holding furnace is connected to a liquid filling port corresponding to the working surface by a separate lift device, and the holding furnaces can achieve independent liquid level pressure control or synchronization liquid level pressure control in any combination by a lift control system; and a cover body is also provided on the working surface, the cover body and the working surface form a sealed working chamber. A vacuum-pumping system and an inert gas replacement system for the working chamber and/or the holding furnace are further provided.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems are disclosed for producing cognitive and/or sensory profiles. In one aspect, a method to provide a cognitive or sensory assessment of a subject includes selecting a profile category from among a cognitive performance profile, a sensory performance profile, and a cognitive and sensory performance profile, presenting a sequence of stimuli to a subject, the sequence of stimuli based on the selected profile category, acquiring physiological signals of the subject before, during, and after the presenting the sequence of stimuli to produce physiological data, and processing the physiological data to generate an information set including one or more quantitative values associated with the selected profile category.

Abstract: A detector and an interference cancellation method for a spatial multiplexing filter bank multicarrier with offset quadrature amplitude modulation (SM-FBMC/OQAM) system are provided. The detector includes a decision unit, an inter-symbol feedback filtering unit and an inter-antenna feedback filtering unit. The decision unit is configured to receive a plurality of reception signals corresponding to a subchannel and a plurality of reception antennas to output a decision signal corresponding to the subchannel and a transmission antenna. The inter-symbol feedback filtering unit is configured to feed back the decision signal corresponding to the subchannel and the transmission antenna to eliminate an inter-symbol interference (ISI). The inter-antenna feedback filtering unit is configured to feed back a decision signal corresponding to the subchannel and another transmission antenna to eliminate an inter-antenna interference (IAI).

Abstract: A class of sulfonimide salts for solid-state electrolytes can be synthesized based on successive SNAr reactions of fluorinated phenyl sulfonimides: Fluorinated Aryl Sulfonimide Tags (FAST). The chemical and electrochemical oxidative stability of these FAST salts as well as other properties like solubility, Lewis basicity, and conductivity can be tuned by introducing different numbers and types of nucleophilic functional groups to the FAST salt scaffold.

Abstract: A compact, high torque actuator includes a brushless motor, motor control electronics, an inner hollow tube to transmit rotation of an output plate to the input end of the actuator, thus allowing two absolute magnetic encoders to read an absolute position of the input and output of the actuator. The actuator is sealed to operate in fluid environment at high pressures.

Abstract: A catalytic cracking catalyst has a rare earth modified Y-type molecular sieve, an additive-containing alumina binder, and a clay. The rare earth modified Y-type molecular sieve has a rare earth oxide content of about 4-12 wt %, a phosphorus content of about 0-10 wt %, a sodium oxide content of no more than about 1.0 wt %, a total pore volume of about 0.36-0.48 mL/g, a percentage of the pore volume of secondary pores having a pore size of 2-100 nm to the total pore volume of about 20-40%, a lattice constant of about 2.440-2.455 nm, a percentage of non-framework aluminum content to the total aluminum content of no more than about 10%, a lattice collapse temperature of not lower than about 1060° C., and a ratio of B acid to L acid in the total acid content of the modified Y-type molecular sieve of no less than about 3.50.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to pancreatic stromal progenitor cells. This disclosure also relates to isolation of pancreatic stromal progenitor cells. This disclosure further relates to a composition comprising pancreatic stromal progenitor cells and preparation of this composition. This disclosure also relates to a treatment comprising administering a composition comprising pancreatic stromal progenitor cells. This disclosure also relates to a treatment of diabetes mellitus comprising administering a composition comprising pancreatic stromal progenitor cells.

Abstract: A method of implementing calls includes identifying a call scheduled for a time in the future from an electronic calendar associated with a user and prior to the call, ordering a plurality of codecs used by an Internet Protocol (IP) phone of the user for the scheduled call. The method further includes, during the call and using a processor, calculating a mean opinion score for the call and storing the mean opinion score as part of call data for the call within a data storage device comprising historical call data.

Abstract: A resistive gas sensor is provided. The resistive gas sensor includes a sensing circuit and a determination circuit. The sensing circuit senses a gas to generate a detection signal. The determination circuit performs a frequency-division operation on the detection signal by a frequency-division parameter to generate a frequency-division signal, counts a half of a period of the frequency-division signal to generate a half-period count value, and determines concentration of the gas according to the half-period count value. The determination circuit determines the frequency-division parameter according to the half-period count value.

Abstract: To provide a power supply system to a two-dimensional communication sheet that can prevent generation of leakage power without lowering a power efficiency, there are included a two-dimensional communication sheet 1 that has an dielectric layer 11, a first conductor layer 12 covering a rear surface of the dielectric layer 11, and a second conductor layer 13 covering a front surface of the dielectric layer 11 and composed of a mesh-shaped wiring pattern; and a power supply port 16 for supplying power to the two-dimensional communication sheet 1, the power supply port 16 having a first power supply plate 163 provided separately at a rear side of the first conductor layer 12, a second power supply plate 164 provided at a position opposite to the first power supply plate 163 separately at a front side of the second conductor layer 13, a first power supply body 161 electrically connected with the first power supply plate 163, and a second power supply body 162 electrically connected with the second power supply pla

Abstract: A method for reconstructing a hyperspectral image and a system therefor are provided. The method includes obtaining a dispersion model for dispersion created by a prism included in a camera, the prism including no coded aperture, and reconstructing a hyperspectral image corresponding to a captured image based on the dispersion model.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal. The wireless communication terminal includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal and a processor configured to control an operation of the wireless communication terminal. The processor collects data to be transmitted to a plurality of terminals, generates an aggregate-MAC protocol data unit for transmitting data to the plurality of terminals at the same time, and transmits the aggregate-MAC protocol data unit to the plurality of terminals.