Abstract: In order to efficiently schedule data transmission of a plurality of terminals, the wireless communication terminal receives a trigger frame indicating uplink multi-user transmission, and transmits an uplink multi-user PPDU (PLCP Protocol Data Unit) in response to the received trigger frame. In this case, the trigger frame and the non-legacy preamble of the uplink multi-user PPDU include remaining TXOP (Transmission Opportunity) time information of the uplink multi-user transmission process.

Abstract: The present disclosure is concerned with 2-aminoaryl-5-aryloxazole compounds that are capable of activating NF-?B signaling. The present disclosure is also concerned with methods of using these compounds for the treatment of neurological disorders such as, for example, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, spinal muscular atrophy, traumatic brain injury, vascular dementia, Huntington's disease, mental retardation, and attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and neuromuscular disorders such as, for example, Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: A deformable sensor is provided. The deformable sensor comprises a deformable member defining an enclosure that is configured to be filled with a medium, a mechanical component disposed within the enclosure, and an optical sensor coupled to the mechanical component positioned with the enclosure. In embodiments, the mechanical component is configured to rotate at least from a first position to a second position, and the optical sensor is configured to capture first portion data associated with a first portion of the deformable member at the first position and second portion data associated with a second portion of the deformable member at the second position.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of uniformly dispersing nickel-plated conductive particles of a single layer within a polymer film by applying a magnetic field to the polymer film and a method of fabricating an anisotropic conductive film using the same. The method of fabricating a film may include forming a liquefied polymer layer by roll-to-roll coating a polymer solution in which a plurality of conductive particles has been mixed, dispersing the plurality of conductive particles included in the liquefied polymer layer by applying a magnetic field to the liquefied polymer layer, and fabricating a solid polymer layer limiting a movement of the plurality of dispersed conductive particles by drying the liquefied polymer layer in which the plurality of conductive particles has been dispersed.

Abstract: The process of reacting nanoscale ce-MoS2 nanosheets anchored on oxide support with lead in solution at room temperature whereby the reaction is rapid and spontaneous resulting in the formation of PbMoO4-xSx in the process of scavenging Pb2+ and Pb4+ present in the solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an rapid inflating/deflating device used for a protective clothing and a smart protective clothing, the inflating/deflating device including: an outer cylinder provided with a first hole; an inner cylinder provided in the outer cylinder and provided with a second hole and being capable of sliding between a first position in which the second hole is aligned with the first hole and a second position in which the second hole is deviated from the first hole and is closed by the inner wall of the outer cylinder; a blade provided in the inner cylinder and a motor driving the blade; a biasing device for biasing the inner cylinder toward the first position; wherein the inner cylinder further comprises a third opening on which an one-way valve is provided so as to allow pressurized gas to flow one-way.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction catalysts, and discloses a pure phase ?/?? iron carbide catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction, a preparation method thereof and a Fischer-Tropsch synthesis process, wherein the method comprises the following steps: (1) subjecting the nanometer iron powder or a nano-powder iron compound capable of obtaining the nanometer iron powder through in-situ reduction and H2 to a surface purification treatment at the temperature of 250-510° C.; (2) pretreating the material obtained in the step (1) with H2 and CO at the temperature of 80-180° C., wherein the molar ratio of H2/CO is 1.2-2.8:1; (3) carrying out carbide preparation with the material obtained in the step (2), H2 and CO at the temperature of 180-280° C., wherein the molar ratio of H2/CO is 1.0-3.0:1.

Abstract: An embodiment takes the form of a vehicle that generates a data collection configuration for one or more vehicle sensors of a vehicle based on an estimated information gain to a neural network were the vehicle to provision the neural network with notional sensor data, and based on a vehicle resource consumption by the vehicle were the vehicle to provision the neural network with the notional sensor data. The notional sensor data comprises sensor data that would be collected from a given sensor among the vehicle sensors according to a respective sensor configuration of the given sensor. The vehicle collects sensor data from the vehicle sensors according to the generated data collection configuration.

Abstract: Techniques are described for a non-invasive detection of a health condition of an organ. In an example, the electrical conductivity of the organ reflects the organ's health of. An inductive damping sensor can be used to detect the organ's electrical conductivity and, thus, its health. The inductive damping sensor can be placed in proximity of the organ such as the organ is within the magnetic field generated based on a coil of the inductive damping sensor. The conductivity of the organ impacts the inductance and the resistance of the coil. Hence, the inductance and/or resistance of the coil can be measured, where the measurements can be associated with the health of the organ.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor to: derive an order of performance of a set of tasks of a job flow; based on the order of performance, store, within a task queue, a first task routine execution request message to cause a first task to be performed; within a first task container, and in response to storage of the first task routine execution request message, execute instructions of a first task routine of a set of task routines, store a mid-flow data set output of the first task within a federated area, and store a first task completion message within the task queue after completion of storage of the mid-flow data set; and in response to the storage of the first task completion message, and based on the order of performance, store, within the task queue, a second task routine execution request message to cause a second task to be performed.

Abstract: The present invention, among other things, provides technologies for detecting and/or quantifying nucleic acids in cells, tissues, organs or organisms. In some embodiments, through sequential barcoding, the present invention provides methods for high-throughput profiling of a large number of targets, such as transcripts and/or DNA loci.

Abstract: The present invention provides new impact protection materials and the method of making the same. More specifically, the impact protection materials are polymer-based shear-thickening composite comprising a non-shear-thickening polymer matrix material and one or more shear-thickening materials. Preferably, the non-shear-thickening polymer matrix material is in an amount from approximately 5 weight percent to approximately 90 weight percent with the balance being one or more shear-thickening materials. The first type of the one or more shear-thickening materials is sol-gel based shear-thickening material in which small inorganic particles are connected in a gel network; the second type is polymer-based shear-thickening material in which polymer chains form network. Compared to the existing shear-thickening materials, the present shear-thickening materials have different molecular structure and formulation and possess properties of good impact protection and good stability.

Abstract: Provided is a method of culturing Stichopus japonicus Stichopus japonicus, Marsupenaeus japonicus, Portunus trituberculatus and Ulva lactuca, which belongs to the technical field of mariculture, including the following steps: preparing a pond and laying a substratum for Stichopus japonicus from March 1 to 5; putting the Stichopus japonicus seedlings, and then culturing Ulva lactuca seedlings on April 1; putting Marsupenaeus japonicus seedlings on April 15; putting Portunus trituberculatus juveniles on May 5; harvesting Marsupenaeus japonicus on July 15, and putting Marsupenaeus japonicus seedlings again; harvesting Stichopus japonicus, Marsupenaeus japonicus, Portunus trituberculatus and Ulva lactuca from November 5 to 10. By adopting the method of biological control of predators of Stichopus japonicus, the use of the pesticides and fishery drugs in the culture and pond-cleaning process is reduced, and green and healthy culture, energy saving and environmental protection are realized.

Abstract: A first stream of an aqueous solution flows through an upstream desalination or nanofiltration system. A second stream of the aqueous solution is mixed with the diluate output from the upstream desalination system or with the diluate or concentrate output from the upstream nanofiltration system with a flow ratio of the second stream of the aqueous solution to the feed stream of <0.47 or >0.63. A liquid composition flows into the concentrate channels of an electrically driven separation apparatus, while the feed stream flows into at least the diluate channels at a ratio of 0.3 to 0.81 to the flow of the liquid composition. An applied voltage selectively draws monovalent ions from the feed stream in the diluate channels through the monovalent-selective ion exchange membranes into the concentrate channels to produce a treated diluate having a sodium chloride ratio (SCR)<0.7.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a gallium oxide thin film for a power semiconductor using a dopant activation technology that maximizes dopant activation effect and rearrangement effect of lattice in a grown epitaxial at the same time by performing in-situ annealing in a growth condition of a nitrogen atmosphere at the same time as the growth of a doped layer is finished.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus including an illumination light source, a sensing probe and a processing device is provided. The illumination light source emits an illumination beam to simultaneously irradiate the plurality of light-emitting diode. The sensing probe is configured to measure a charge distribution, an electric field distribution, or a voltage distribution on the plurality of light-emitting diodes simultaneously irradiated by the illumination beam. The processing device determines a plurality of electro-optical characteristics of the plurality of light-emitting diodes through the charge distribution, the electric field distribution, or the voltage distribution on the plurality of light-emitting diodes simultaneously irradiated by the illumination beam. Moreover, a method of for inspecting light-emitting diodes is also provided.

Abstract: A mobile platform includes a base having a first surface and at least one drive wheel coupled to the base so as to movable with respect to the base first surface. A drive wheel retention mechanism is coupled to the at least one drive wheel and is structured to retain the at least one drive wheel in a first position in which the at least one drive wheel extends to a first distance from the first surface along a first side of the first surface. A plurality of roller elements is also coupled to the base and is structured to extend to a distance from the first surface along the first side of the first surface. The distance of the plurality of roller elements from the first surface is less than the first distance of the at least one drive wheel from the first surface.

Abstract: A modular engineered tissue construct includes a plurality of fused self-assembled, scaffold-free, high-density cell aggregates. At least one cell aggregate includes a plurality of cells and a plurality of biocompatible and biodegradable nanoparticles and/or microparticles that are incorporated within the cell aggregates. The nanoparticles and/or microparticles acting as a bulking agent within the cell aggregate to increase the cell aggregate size and/or thickness and improve the mechanical properties of the cell aggregate as well as to deliver bioactive agents.

Abstract: A resin composition for forming a phase-separated structure containing a block copolymer having a first block and a second block, in which the first block is formed of a constituent unit represented by Formula (b1), the second block is formed of a constituent unit represented by Formula (b2m) and a random copolymer having a constituent unit represented by Formula (b2g), and a ratio of a volume of the first block is 20% to 80% by volume.

Abstract: A cluster visualization apparatus is disclosed. A cluster visualization apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a state detector configured to obtain state information of a cluster configured with a plurality of boxes, a display, and a controller configured to display a three-dimensional model image configured with a plurality of layers corresponding to a plurality of network layers and to display an image corresponding to each of the plurality of boxes over at least one layer of the plurality of layers, based on the state information.