Abstract: An advanced nitrogen removal method using partial nitrification-denitrification coupled two-stage autotrophic denitrification. Sewage is introduced into a first pool for partial nitrification-denitrification treatment, and then introduced into a first regulating reservoir. Dissolved oxygen content in the first pool is kept at 0.4-0.6 mg/L. Water is discharged when a molar ratio of nitrite nitrogen to ammonia nitrogen in the first regulating reservoir is 1.0-1.3:1. Effluent in the regulating reservoir is introduced into a second pool for anaerobic ammonia oxidation treatment, and then introduced into a second regulating reservoir. In the second pool, pH is 7.0-7.4, a temperature is 22-28° C. Effluent in the second regulating reservoir and sulfides are introduced into a third pool for denitrification treatment. Water is discharged. In the third pool, pH is 7.5-8.0, a temperature is 28-32° C., a mass ratio of sulfur to nitrogen is 1.9-2.0:1.

Abstract: A robotic device that includes a housing defined by a proximal end and a distal end, the housing including a top planar surface, a bottom planar surface, and a sidewall extending between the top planar surface and the bottom planar surface. The housing further includes an angled surface extending distally from the proximal end between the bottom planar surface and the top planar surface such that the angled surface forms a wedged nose at the proximal end along the bottom planar surface. A conveyor track is positioned along the angled surface and transports articles positioned thereon from the proximal end along the bottom planar surface toward the distal end along the top planar surface.

Abstract: Optical fiber photonic integrated chip connector interfaces and photonic integrated chip assemblies utilizing low-profile optical fibers and methods thereof are disclosed. In one embodiment, an optical fiber photonic integrated chip (PIC) connector interface includes at least one low-profile optical fiber having an end face, at least one core, and a cladding layer, wherein the end face is non-rotationally symmetric with respect to the at least one core, and the cladding layer includes at least one minimum perimeter point that is a minimum distance from the at least one core as compared to remaining perimeter points of the cladding. The PIC connector interface further includes an interconnect substrate including a fiber mounting surface, and a mechanical coupling surface. The at least one low-profile optical fiber is disposed on the fiber mounting surface such that one or more surfaces of the cladding defining the at least one minimum perimeter point faces away from the fiber mounting surface.

Abstract: A system and method for predicting pedestrian intent is provided. A prediction circuit comprising a plurality of gated recurrent units (GRUB) receives a sequence of images captured by a camera. The prediction circuit parses each frame of the sequence of images to identify one or more pedestrians and one or more objects. Using the parsed data, the prediction circuit generates a pedestrian-centric spatiotemporal graph, the parsed data comprising one or more identified pedestrians and one or more identified object. The prediction circuit uses the pedestrian-centric graph to determine a probability of one or more pedestrians crossing a street for each frame of the sequence of images.

Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle by jointly estimating a state of a vehicle and a function of a tire friction of a vehicle traveling on a road uses a particle filter maintaining a set of particles. Each particle includes an estimation of a state of the vehicle, an estimation of probability density function (pdf) of the tire friction function, and a weight indicative of a probability of the particle. The system executes the particle filter to update the particles based on a motion model and a measurement model of the vehicle, control commands moving the vehicle and measurements of the state where the vehicle moved according to the control commands. A control command is generated based on the motion of the vehicle, the weighted combinations of the state of the vehicle and the pdf of the tire friction function weighted according corresponding weights of the particles.

Abstract: A system includes a laser (1) operative to emit a light beam, a beam splitter (2) arranged to split the light beam into a first beam and a second beam, the first beam being directed to a nonlinear converter (8) that generates a signal beam having a Stokes-shifted wavelength, a recombiner (9) arranged to recombine the signal beam with the second beam to form a recombined beam which is directed to a tapered optical fiber (5) located within a material to be monitored, and a detector (7) arranged to detect light emitted by the tapered optical fiber (5) and which uses stimulated Raman spectroscopy to detect a chemical in the material.

Abstract: In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure can comprise a non-contact signal detection system for detecting movement associated with a subject. The system can comprise a carrier source configured to generate a first carrier signal in phase coherence with a second carrier signal. Additionally, the system may incorporate a phase-locked loop including noise pre-cancellation system for suppressing the noise associated with a beat signal and a controlled oscillation system. The noise pre-cancellation system can be configured to phase-lock the beat signal to a first reference signal in order to stabilize the phase of the beat signal and pre-cancel the noise associated with the beat signal. The controlled oscillation system can include a propagation pathway on which a transmission signal is phase-modulated with a vibratory signal of the subject. Once acquired, the vibratory signal can have suppressed noise.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to atomic beam collimators and, more particularly, to miniaturized coplanar atomic beam collimators. In some examples, an atomic beam collimator may comprise an atomic channel disposed in a substrate. Additional atomic channels may be provided coplanar with the first atomic channel in the substrate. Some examples include a series of cascaded atomic channels, each cascaded atomic channel separated by a gap. The gaps may reduce the off-flux atoms in the output of the atomic collimator. In some examples, a system may comprise an atomic collimator, an atom source, and/or a microelectromechanical system device. These component can be separate devices or can be incorporated into a common substrate.

Abstract: The disclosure generally relates to compounds, compositions, and methods for the treatment of cancer by restoring the P53 pathway signaling to repress cancer cell growth. In particular, the compounds comprise Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: R1 is hydrogen or a haloalkyl group; and each R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, and R7 is, independently, hydrogen, halogen, hydroxyl, cyano, alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, heteroaryl, phosphate, phosphoramidate, amine, alkylamino, acylamino, aminoalkoxy, or alkylthio.

Abstract: Provided are a Nb-doped nickel oxide-zirconia composite catalyst, and a method for preparing the same. An excellent methane modification reaction is performed by doping a nickel oxide site with niobium, so that alcohol may be prepared at low costs.

Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises: a step for deriving reference motion information related to a unit to be decoded in a current picture; and a step for performing motion compensation for the unit to be decoded, using the reference motion information that has been derived. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be enhanced.

Abstract: A method of processing data includes obtaining, by an encoding medium, the data of at least one of a geometry information or a texture information of a target. The method additionally includes converting, by the encoding medium, the geometry information into a plurality of periodical functions. Additionally, converting, by the encoding medium, the texture information into a second 2-D representation. Further, the method includes converting, by the encoding medium, each periodical function of the plurality of periodical functions and the second 2-D representation into an image. Moreover, the method includes decoding, by a decoding medium, the image into a 3-D representation using a transformation.

Abstract: Described here is a phantom for use in quality assurance (“QA”) of a radiation treatment system, such as a linear accelerator (“LINAC”). The QA phantoms described in the present disclosure enable the implementation of a number of different technical standards with a single phantom. For instance, the QA phantom described in the present disclosure can replace five separate pieces of equipment and four unique setups with a single phantom and a single setup. To this end, the QA phantom can be referred to as a single alignment assorted procedures (“SNAP”) phantom.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds and methods for reducing the risk of developing, preventing, or treating graft versus host disease (GVHD) in a subject. The compounds can concurrently block Aurora kinase A and JAK2 signal transduction which synergistically suppresses alloreactive human T-cells in vitro, prevents xenogeneic graft-versus-host disease without impairing anti-tumor responses, and promotes the development and suppressive potency of CD39+ inducible Treg. In certain aspects, disclosed are compounds of Formula I-V.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for measuring video quality based on a perceptually sensitive region. The quality of video may be measured based on a perceptually sensitive region and a change in the perceptually sensitive region. The perceptually sensitive region includes a spatial perceptually sensitive region, a temporal perceptually sensitive region, and a spatio-temporal perceptually sensitive region. Perceptual weights are applied to a detected perceptually sensitive region and a change in the detected perceptually sensitive region. Distortion is calculated based on the perceptually sensitive region and the change in the perceptually sensitive region, and a result of quality measurement for a video is generated based on the calculated distortion.

Abstract: The invention relates to PGT121-germline-targeting designs, trimer stabilization designs, combinations of those two, trimers designed with modified surfaces helpful for immunization regimens, other trimer modifications and on development of trimer nanoparticles and methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: Processes and machines suitable for producing polymer films, and films produced thereby. Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) particles and electrically conductive nanoparticles are combined in a liquid polymer precursor matrix and aligned along nanocolumns in a thickness direction of the polymer precursor matrix by subjecting the PZT and nanoparticles to a uniform electric field, after which the polymer precursor matrix is solidified to form a piezoelectric polymer composite film. The PZT and nanoparticles are subjected to the uniform electric field for a duration sufficient to promote sensitivity and/or energy harvesting properties of the piezoelectric polymer composite film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for sharing a candidate list. A method of generating a merging candidate list for a predictive block may include: producing, on the basis of a coding block including a predictive block on which a parallel merging process is performed, at least one of a spatial merging candidate and a temporal merging candidate of the predictive block; and generating a single merging candidate list for the coding block on the basis of the produced merging candidate. Thus, it is possible to increase processing speeds for coding and decoding by performing inter-picture prediction in parallel on a plurality of predictive blocks.

Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Vaccinium plant named ‘TH-1797’, characterized by a combination of early season flowering and ripening, large berries with good color and flavor, high quality fruit production in conventional production areas, and a chilling requirement of about 200-300 hours below about 45° F.