Abstract: The development of a novel battery comprising of high-oxidation-state periodate complex cathode and zinc anode is disclosed. A periodate complex H7Fe4(IO4)3O8 was prepared by a precipitation reaction between Fe(NO3)3 and NaIO4, and was used in battery development for the first time. NaMnIO6 double periodate salts were also synthesized from MnSO4 and NaIO4 using the same techniques. The H7Fe4(IO4)3O8 alone showed specific capacity of 300 mAh g?1; while NaMnIO6 showed specific capacity as high as 750 mAh g?1. Compared to single-electron processes in conventional cathode reactions, the possibility to significantly enhance cathode specific capacity via a multi-electron process associated with valence change from I(VII) to I2 is demonstrated. Novel 3D-printed reserve battery casing designs comprising replaceable electrodes also disclosed. Batteries featuring an ion-exchange membrane dual-electrolyte design are disclosed. Periodate based dry cell batteries utilizing polymer electrolytes are also disclosed.

Abstract: Methods and systems for three-dimensional asset modeling. A method includes: initializing a georeferenced data structure for each of a plurality of discrete sub-regions of an asset based on a model representing the asset, wherein the model includes a plurality of points representing features of the asset, wherein each georeferenced data structure includes a subset of the plurality of points representing features of a respective sub-region of the plurality of sub-regions; and populating each georeferenced data structure with input data including three-dimensional (3D) modeling data and nonspatial data, wherein each portion of the input data for a georeferenced data structure is used to populate a respective portion of the georeferenced data structure, wherein the nonspatial data used to populate each georeferenced data structure is organized with respect to geometry of the georeferenced data structure and with respect to time of recording of the nonspatial data.

Abstract: Process and apparatus are disclosed for capturing and converting an ozone-depleting alkyl halide fumigant from a fumigant/air mixed stream (14) by absorbing it into a metal hydroxide-alcohol buffer solution (26) in an absorber/scrubber (12) to produce a fumigant-free air stream. The captured alkyl halide in aqueous alcohol solution can actively react with the metal hydroxide in alcohol solution to produce a value-added product, such as a precipitate metal halide, and another alcohol that further enhances absorption. The absorbing solution is well-mixed with make-up alcohol and alkali streams to maintain the concentration of the metal hydroxide in the desired buffer solution range. The solid precipitate metal halide is separated from the liquid stream, and the metal hydroxide-containing mixed alcohol stream is recycled to the absorber/scrubber (12).

Abstract: A network switching device includes: a communication unit; an information collection unit configured to obtain information on a network state of the network from first and second information for packets received through the communication unit; a marking reference calculation unit configured to calculate a marking reference based on the second information when it is determined that the network state has changed based on the first information; and a marking execution unit configured to perform marking indicating a congestion degree on at least a part of the packets received through the communication unit based on the calculated marking reference.

Abstract: The described invention provides an ex vivo dynamic multiple myeloma cancer niche contained in a pumpless perfusion culture device. The dynamic multiple myeloma cancer niche includes (a) a three-dimensional tissue construct containing a dynamic ex vivo bone marrow niche, which contains a mineralized bone-like tissue containing viable osteoblasts self-organized into cohesive multiple cell layers and an extracellular matrix secreted by the viable adherent osteoblasts; and a microenvironment dynamically perfused by nutrients and dissolved gas molecules; and (b) human myeloma cells seeded from a biospecimen composition comprising mononuclear cells and the multiple myeloma cells. The human myeloma cells are in contact with osteoblasts of the bone marrow niche, and the viability of the human myeloma cells is maintained by the multiple myeloma cancer niche.

Abstract: A multiple dose syringe has a first valve defining a first valve opening pressure and a second valve defining a second valve opening pressure. A storage chamber in fluid communication with the second valve stores multiple doses of a substance therein and includes an outlet for dispensing multiple doses of the stored substance therethrough. A compression surface is movable between first and second positions and defines a compression chamber between the compression surface and the first valve. Movement of the compression surface in a direction from the first position toward the second position dispenses substance in the compression chamber through the first valve and out of the syringe. Movement of the compression surface in a direction from the second position toward the first position causes substance to flow from the storage chamber through the second valve and into the compression chamber.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide reagents and methods for high-throughput screening of nucleic acid sequence variations in nucleic acid containing specimens. Nucleic acid specimens to be screened are loaded into separate discrete volumes. Optically encoded particles are used to deliver primers to amplify one or more sequences comprising the nucleic acid sequence variation. The optically encoded particles may be delivered to the discrete volumes randomly resulting in a random combination of optically encoded particles in each well, or a unique combination of optically encoded particles may be specifically assigned to each discrete volume. The observable combination of optically encoded particles may then be used to identify each discrete volume.

Abstract: Provided is a recombinant yeast expressing germacrene A synthetase or a fusion protein thereof, wherein the fusion protein is germacrene A synthetase and farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase. The recombinant yeast improves the yield of germacrene A, and is suitable for the industrialized production of ?-elemene and/or germacrene A.

Abstract: Disclosed is a frequency swept source apparatus including a mode locking laser that outputs an input optical signal having first to n-th frequency components, a transmission delay controller that generates first to m-th sub-optical signals, each of which includes at least one component of the first to n-th frequency components, and outputs a delay optical signal obtained by sequentially delaying the first to m-th sub-optical signals. The transmission delay controller includes a demultiplexer that outputs the first to m-th sub-optical signals to first to m-th channels based on the input optical signal, respectively, a path delay unit that adjusts lengths of optical paths of the first to m-th channels so as to be different from one another, a refractive index controller that adjusts a refractive index of each of the first to m-th channels, and a multiplexer that combines the first to m-th sub-optical signals.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with a C-shaped active area and an electronic apparatus including the same is disclosed. The semiconductor device may include a first device and a second device opposite to each other on a substrate, each of which includes: a channel portion extending vertically on the substrate; source/drain portions located at the upper and lower ends of the channel portion and along the channel portion, the source/drain portions and the channel portion constitute a C-shaped structure; and a gate stack overlapping the channel portion on an inner sidewall of C-shaped structure, the gate stack has a portion surrounded by the C-shaped structure. The openings of the C-shaped structures of the two devices are opposite to each other. At least a portion of the gate stack of the first device close to the channel portion and that of the second device close to the channel portion are substantially coplanar.

Abstract: Provided is a system for detecting activeness of a driver, the system including a camera configured to photograph the driver, a camera moving module configured to move the camera, and a camera operation processor configured to detect the activeness of the driver by processing an image captured by the camera and control the camera to move using the camera moving module according to the detected activeness of the driver.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a gallium oxide substrate including a first side surface constituted of a (100) plane, a second side surface constituted of a plane other than the (100) plane, and an upper surface; and an electrode in contact with the upper surface, in which the gallium oxide substrate may include: a diode interface constituted of a pn interface or a Schottky interface; and an n-type drift region connected to the electrode via the diode interface, and a shortest distance between the first side surface and the diode interface is shorter than a shortest distance between the second side surface and the diode interface.

Abstract: The present invention is based, in part, on the discovery of monoclonal antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to MICA/B ?3 domain, as well as immunoglobulins, polypeptides, nucleic acids thereof, and methods of using such antibodies for diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic purposes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-human animal having human interleukin-34 (IL-34) in the body thereof; a method for producing a non-human animal having human microglia, which includes transplanting human CD34-positive hematopoietic stem cells into the non-human animal having human IL-34 in the body; and a method for producing human microglia, which includes obtaining human microglia from the non-human animal having human microglia.

Abstract: A transparent photovoltaic cell and method of making are disclosed. The photovoltaic cell may include a transparent substrate and a first active material overlying the substrate. The first active material may have a first absorption peak at a wavelength greater than about 650 nanometers. A second active material is disposed overlying the substrate, the second active material having a second absorption peak at a wavelength outside of the visible light spectrum. The photovoltaic cell may also include a transparent cathode and a transparent anode.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anomaly detection method and apparatus for multi-type data. According to the anomaly detection method for multi-type data, an adversarial learning network is trained, so that a generator in the adversarial learning network fits a distribution of a normal training sample and learns a potential mode of the normal training sample, to obtain an updated adversarial learning network, an anomaly evaluation function in the updated adversarial learning network is constructed according to a reconstruction error generated during training, and the updated adversarial learning network is constructed into an anomaly detection model, to perform anomaly detection on inputted detection data by the anomaly detection model, to obtain an anomaly detection result. A mode classifier is introduced to effectively resolve difficult anomaly detection when a distribution of detected data is similar to that of normal data, further improving the accuracy of anomaly detection.

Abstract: A communication system may communicate by backscattered acoustic signals that propagate through a liquid or solid. In this system, one or more transmitters may transmit acoustic signals that travel to, and are reflected by, an acoustic backscatter node. The backscatter node may modulate the amplitude and/or phase of the reflected acoustic signals, by varying the acoustic reflectance of a piezoelectric transducer onboard the node. The modulated signals that reflect from the backscatter node may travel to a microphone and may be decoded. The backscatter node may include sensors, and the uplink signals may encode sensor readings. The backscatter node may harvest energy from the downlink acoustic signals, enabling the node and the sensors to be battery-free. Multiple backscatter nodes may communicate concurrently at different acoustic frequencies. To achieve this, each node may have a matching circuit with a different resonant frequency.

Abstract: A three-dimensional human body scanning device includes: a carrier module, moving around a to-be-measured person; a bracket module, installed above the carrier module, where the bracket module includes a plurality of stretchable brackets connected in an enveloping and storage manner, and other brackets are accommodated and assembled inside a sleeve; and a fixed module, installed on the sleeve, where the fixed module is used to hold the scanning device, and drives the scanning device through up-and-down stretch of the bracket module and movement of a slider element to scan a human body.

Abstract: Metal-organic frameworks, supercapacitor electrodes, and supercapacitors are generally provided. Some metal-organic frameworks described herein may be suitable for use in supercapacitor electrodes, some supercapacitor electrodes described herein may comprise a metal-organic framework described herein, and some supercapacitors described herein may comprise the supercapacitor electrodes described herein.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to an assistive robot system. The assistive robot system includes a lifting mechanism, a movable arm assembly coupled to the lifting mechanism, a container tilting arm assembly, a processing device communicatively coupled to the lifting mechanism and the movable arm assembly, and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium in communication with the processing device. The non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium causes the processing device to transmit a command to the lifting mechanism to cause the lifting mechanism to move the movable arm assembly such that the container tilting arm assembly makes contact with a container and transmits one or more signals to the movable arm assembly to cause the movable arm assembly to extend in a system longitudinal direction such that the container within the movable arm assembly is pivoted against the container tilting assembly to tilt the container within the movable arm assembly.