Abstract: Control of humidity in chemical reactors, and associated systems and methods, are generally described. In certain embodiments, the humidity within gas transport conduits and chambers can be controlled to inhibit unwanted condensation within gas transport pathways. By inhibiting condensation within gas transport pathways, clogging of such pathways can be limited (or eliminated) such that transport of gas can be more easily and controllably achieved. In addition, strategies for purging condensed liquid from chemical reactor systems are also described.

Abstract: The present application relates to method for computing the factor of safety of a slope including the following steps. Step 1: input parameters of a slope. Step 2: formulae a formula of stability number N into a target function and determine constrained conditions of geometric parameters ? and ?. Step 3: obtain a minimum stability number N. Step 4: determine a position of a critical slip surface. Step 5: transform the critical slip surface defined by ?, ? and n into a critical slip surface defined by R, xc and yc, and compute overturning moments of slid masses above and below external water level of the critical slip surface. Step 6: resolve an equivalent unit weight. Step 7: resolve the factor of safety FS.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system is disclosed, in which the apparatus for OFDM transmission in the WLAN system includes a signal repetition unit to repeat an encoded signal based on a block unit and output the encoded signal and a repeated signal, an interleaver to interleave the encoded signal and the repeated signal and output an interleaved signal, a modulator to modulate the interleaved signal and output modulated symbols, and a phase rotation unit to phase shift the modulated symbol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise acquiring transform coefficients distribution information of a neighboring block from a bitstream; direction-adaptively determining an intra prediction mode of a current block to be decoded, according to the transform coefficients distribution information of the neighboring block; and reconstructing the current block, based on the determined intra prediction mode, wherein the direction-adaptively determining includes determining similarity flag information corresponding to the neighboring block, based on the transform coefficients distribution information of the neighboring block.

Abstract: A transformable stratospheric airship includes an upper shell, a lower shell, a foldable hull, and a plurality of cable control mechanisms provided on the upper shell and the lower shell. The foldable hull includes a sealed body, a plurality of guide holes arranged outside the sealed body and a cable which passes through the guide holes according to a predetermined order. The cable is configured to keep a shape of the sealed body and connected to the cable control mechanisms to fix the sealed body to the upper shell and the lower shell. The foldable hull is foldable and extendable along a vertical direction of the transformable stratospheric airship by controlling a length of the cable via the cable control mechanisms.

Abstract: Embodiments related to electrodes comprising composite mixtures and related devices (e.g., convection batteries), systems, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A driving load estimation apparatus can estimate the driving load of individual drivers in accordance with the driving environment. The driving load estimation apparatus can include a first VACP calculator configured to calculate a first VACP value based on information related to a driving environment of a vehicle and a correction value calculator configured to calculate a VACP correction value of each driver based on a steering operation in the driving environment. The driving load estimation apparatus estimates a driving load of the driver by correcting the first VACP value based on the VACP correction value.

Abstract: The present inventions in various aspects provide elastic biodegradable polymers. In various embodiments, the polymers are formed by the reaction of a multifunctional alcohol or ether and a difunctional or higher order acid to form a pre-polymer, which is cross-linked to form the elastic biodegradable polymer. In preferred embodiments, the cross-linking is performed by functionalization of one or more OR groups on the pre-polymer backbone with vinyl, followed by photopolymerization to form the elastic biodegradable polymer composition or material. Preferably, acrylate is used to add one or more vinyls to the backbone of the pre-polymer to form an acrylated pre-polymer. In various embodiments, acrylated pre-polymers are co-polymerized with one or more acrylated co-polymers.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for analyzing a blind zone of a magnetic detection method that can provide a complete distribution map of the detection blind zone within the entire zone of the magnetic target. The method comprises the first step of establishing a complete magnetic detection model to obtain calculated position and magnetic moment of a magnetic target that is detected by a magnetic gradiometer. The second step involves establishing a direction-attitude-sphere model to represent the entire zone of the magnetic target. The third step involves expanding the direction-attitude-sphere to a planar map layered by latitude and calculating success detection rates within the planar expansion map. Finally, the distribution map of the magnetic detection blind zone in the entire zone is visually presented in the planar expansion map and a complete distribution rule of the entire detection blind zone is thus obtained.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mussel adhesive protein (MAP) and an application thereof in inhibiting catarrh, and specifically, to applications of a MAP or a product thereof in oral mucositis, rhinitis, otitis media, pharyngitis, laryngitis, bronchitis, esophagitis, gastritis, enteritis, cervicitis, endomyometritis, inflammation resulting from inhalation injury, and oral cavity cancer, nasopharyngeal cancer, carcinoma of middle ear, conjunctival cancer, laryngeal cancer, lung cancer, esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, bowel cancer, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, and other cancers resulting from the inflammation. The MAP can inhibit symptoms such as flush, fever, swell, and pain owing to catarrh, facilitating healing, relieving itch and pain, and having broad applications in the fields of medicines, cosmetics, medical products, disinfection products, healthcare products, foods, and household goods.

Abstract: Riveted assemblies are provided that can include: a first component having opposing first and second sidewalls; a second component having opposing third and fourth sidewalls, wherein the second sidewall of the first component abuts the third sidewall of the second component to bind and form an affixing interface comprising the second and third sidewall between the first component to the second component; and a rivet extending between a head along a shank to an end, the rivet piercing the first sidewall with the end of the rivet being between the first and fourth sidewalls. Methods for affixing at least two components using a rivet are also provided.

Abstract: A health management apparatus based on a neuromuscular skeletal model receives a medical image of a user, and models a skeleton, an external shape, and a muscle of the user in three dimensions based on the medical image to generate a neuromusculoskeletal model of the user. The health management apparatus receives motion data generated based on a motion of the user, and updates the neuromusculoskeletal model based on the motion data. The health management apparatus performs a simulation on the updated neuromusculoskeletal model, and generates an exercise or rehabilitation program of the user based on a result of the simulation.

Abstract: A molten droplet printing system and method can provide molten droplets without surface contact at the time of generation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of treating and/or preventing osteoporosis using salt-inducible kinase (SIK) inhibitors. Also provided are methods of using SIK inhibitors for increasing the function of osteocytes, increasing the number of osteoblasts, increasing the activity of osteoblasts, inhibiting the resorption of a bone, decreasing the number of osteoclasts, inhibiting the activity of osteoclasts, increasing the mass of a bone, down-regulating the expression of the gene SOST, and/or inhibiting the activity of sclerostin. The SIK inhibitors may be combined with Src inhibitors or CSF I R inhibitors. Exemplary SIK inhibitors include the compounds of the formula: (I), (II), (III), (IV), (V) or (VI).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antimicrobial compositions, particularly to antibiotic compositions; to methods for identification of antimicrobial compositions involving in silico prediction of antimicrobial activity; and to use of antimicrobial compositions and methods.

Abstract: A method of improving performance of classification on the basis of mixed sampling is applied. The present invention is directed to providing a method and apparatus for improving the performance of classification on the basis of mixed sampling that are capable of, when learning a model that classifies types using deep learning by dividing the entire data set and using the divided data set for training, validation, and testing, applying different sampling techniques by types of data according to the characteristics of the training data in order to improve the classification performance.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a spintronic device, a SOT-MRAM storage cell, a storage array and a in-memory computing circuit. The spintronic device includes a ferroelectric/ferromagnetic heterostructure, a magnetic tunnel junction, and a heavy metal layer between the ferroelectric/ferromagnetic heterostructure and the magnetic tunnel junction; the ferroelectric/ferromagnetic heterostructure includes a multiferroic material layer and a ferromagnetic layer arranged in a stacked manner, and the magnetic tunnel junction includes a free layer, an insulating layer and a reference layer arranged in a stacked manner, and the heavy metal layer is disposed between the ferromagnetic layer and the free layer. According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, the spintronic device, the SOT-MRAM storage cell, the storage array and the in-memory computing circuit can realize deterministic magnetization inversion under the condition of no applied field assistance.

Abstract: Provided is an instrument having favorable operability when a plurality of cells is operated. An instrument 1 of the present invention includes a plate main body 2 having a well 8 and is used when cells are operated. The well 8 has a bottom 8A and a curved inner peripheral wall 8B that is formed so as to be contiguous to the bottom 8A, and a plurality of protruding portions 13 for partitioning the bottom 8A and the inner peripheral wall 8B into a plurality of portions is provided along the bottom 8A and the inner peripheral wall 8B. Recesses 13A are formed in partitioned portions of the bottom 8A by forming raised portions 13A such that each of the raised portions 13A extends from one of the protruding portions 13 to the bottom 8A, and cells are settled into the recesses 13A.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for enhanced genome engineering using CRISPR/Cas system tethered to exonucleases via different systems. By connecting Cas9 and exonucleases via heterodimeric peptides that form coiled-coils or via heterodimerization systems, greater indel mutations at desired genomic region occurs, resulting in higher genome editing rate. This novel improved CRISPR/Cas system can be exploited in different cell origins and organisms in various fields, where genome engineering is required and desired.

Abstract: Method of recognizing a SPO tuple relationship based on deep learning includes reading a natural language sentence stored in a first storage in which a natural language sentence and an SPO tuple are configured in pairs and stored, generating dependent syntax relationship information by parsing a dependent syntax from the natural language sentence, reading the SPO tuple paired with the natural language sentence stored in the first storage, generating dependent-syntax-based first SPO tuple relationship information for training a deep learning model based on the SPO tuple, the natural language sentence, and the dependent syntax relationship information, performing embedding on the dependent syntax relation information, recognizing second SPO tuple relationship information by inputting the embedded dependent syntax relationship information to a multi-layered bidirectional time series neural network model, and training the deep learning model by comparing the first and second SPO tuple relationship information.