Abstract: Provided is a hydrogen production reactor as a reactor producing a reforming gas including hydrogen, in which a burning unit and a reforming unit are sequentially arranged and spaced apart from each other in a concentric structure based on a raw material transfer pipe positioned at a central axis of the reactor, including a heating raw material transfer pipe supplying a raw material to the burning unit, a burning unit burning the supplied raw material and supplying heat to the reforming unit, a reforming raw material phase change pipe positioned within the burning unit and heating the supplied raw material, and a reforming unit reforming the phase-changed raw material supplied from the reforming raw material phase change pipe, wherein the reforming raw material phase change pipe is provided as a coil surrounding an outer circumferential surface of a lower end of the heating raw material transfer pipe.

Abstract: A system and method for selecting an optimal path in a multi-media multi-path network. The system for selecting an optimal path in a multi-media multi-path network includes a memory storing a program for selecting an optimal path in the multi-media multi-path network and a processor for executing the program, wherein the processor uses a network performance parameter, which serves as state information, as an input value of a reinforcement learning algorithm and selects an optimal path using a Q-table obtained by applying the reinforcement learning algorithm.

Abstract: An atrial appendage closure device is provided that includes an occluding portion having a distal surface and a proximal surface opposite the distal surface, the occluding portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position such that, in the deployed position, the occluding portion is configured to provide a seal between a left atrial appendage and a left atrium of a heart. An anchoring portion is operably connected to the occluding member with the anchoring portion being moveable between a retracted position and a deployed position. Methods for occluding a left atrial appendage that make use of the closure devices are also provided.

Abstract: Bioresorbable porous biocomposites for orthopaedic applications. In an exemplary embodiment of a resorbable orthopaedic implant of the present disclosure, the implant comprises a porous alloy of at least a first metal and a second metal sintered together, the alloy configured to resorb into a body at substantially an atomic level without flaking off, wherein a porosity of the implant is defined by a first plurality of interconnected holes having a first range of sizes.

Abstract: An image recognition device sets an overall observation region which surrounds a whole body of an object and partial observation regions which surround characteristic parts of the object respectively to locations in an image which are estimated to include captured images of the object. The device clips images in the overall observation region and the partial observation regions, and calculates similarity degrees between them and previously learned images on the basis of a combination of two image feature amounts. The device calculates an optimum ratio in combining the HOG feature amount and the color distribution feature amount individually for the regions. This ratio is determined by setting a weight parameter ?i for setting a weight used for combining the HOG feature amount and the color distribution feature amount to be included in a state vector and subjecting the result to complete search by a particle filter.

Abstract: The present invention provides a halo-de-carboxylation process for the preparation of organic chlorides, organic bromides and mixtures thereof, from their corresponding carboxylic acids, using a chlorinating agent selected from trichloroisocyanuric acid (TCCA), dichloroisocyanuric acid (DCCA), or combination thereof, and a brominating agent.

Abstract: A method and system are described for creating a subsurface model. In this method, a watertight framework may be adjusted to lessen the ill-formed mesh elements. The method collapses mesh elements and/or eliminates nodes enhance the watertight framework and subsequent subsurface model. The resulting subsurface model may be used in reservoir simulations and hydrocarbon operations.

Abstract: A method for forming a CoFeSiB—Pd alloy thin film exhibiting perpendicular magnetic anisotropy includes: simultaneously sputtering a CoFeSiB target and a Pd target inside a vacuum chamber to form a CoFeSiB—Pd alloy thin film on a substrate disposed inside the vacuum chamber; and annealing the substrate, on which the CoFeSiB—Pd alloy thin film is formed, to exhibit perpendicular magnetic anisotropy.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and system are disclosed which may be used for assessing the trustworthiness of a particular proprietary microelectronics device design representation in a manner that will maintain its confidentiality and, among other things, thwart attempts at unauthorized access, misappropriation and reverse engineering of the confidential proprietary aspects contained in the design representation and/or its bit stream design implementation format. The disclosed method includes performing a process for assessing/verifying a particular microelectronics device design representation and then providing some indication of the trustworthiness of that representation. An example utility/tool which implements the disclosed method is described that is particularly useful for trust assessment and verification of FPGA designs.

Abstract: Vegetable oil compositions, as an example, corn oil, having an elevated lower alkyl ester content above about 7% weight percent of the total weight of the oil composition, and uses thereof are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for propagating microorganisms such as yeast using a carbon source that includes glycerol and a nutrient source that includes a stillage component.

Abstract: The disclosure provides monoamine neurotransmitter releaser and/or monoamine uptake inhibitor compounds having biogenic amine transporter activity but lacking substantial activity at 5-HT2 receptor subtypes. The phenethylamine or vinylogous phenethylamine compounds of the disclosure are useful in treating diseases, conditions and/or disorders mediated by activity of one or more of the monoamine neurotransmitters.

Abstract: A hydrogen permeation membrane is provided that can include a carbon-based material (C) and a ceramic material (BZCYT) mixed together. The carbon-based material can include graphene, graphite, carbon nanotubes, or a combination thereof. The ceramic material can have the formula BaZr1-x-y-zCexYyTzO3-?, where 0?x?0.5, 0?y?0.5, 0?z?0.5, (x+y+z)>0; 0???0.5, and T is Yb, Sc, Ti, Nb, Ta, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, In, or a combination thereof. In addition, the BZYCT can be present in the C-BZCYT mixture in an amount ranging from about 40% by volume to about 80% by volume. Further, a method of forming such a membrane is also provided. A method is also provided for extracting hydrogen from a feed stream.

Abstract: A safety valve for a watch including a head that is movably mounted on a tube and able to move between an open position and a closed position, the tube including in its internal volume a first spring and wherein the tube is provided on an external face with a cam surface allowing a manual movement and an automatic movement of the head into its open position, after the first spring, the tube includes a second spring having a higher stiffness than that of the first spring.

Abstract: A method for treating wood packaging materials using Radio Frequency heating includes the steps of heating wood packaging materials using RF heating and applying a pressure before the heating or incrementally applying a pressure during the heating until a temperature of the wood packaging materials reaches at least 60° C. and that temperature is maintained for at least 1 minute.

Abstract: An electrostatic detecting device adapted to an object. The electrostatic detecting device includes a substrate, a sensing electrode, a dielectric layer and a ground electrode. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The sensing electrode is disposed on the first surface and has a sensing surface. The sensing surface faces away from the first surface and configured to face the object. The dielectric layer having a dielectric constant greater than 1 is disposed on the second surface. The ground electrode is disposed apart from the sensing electrode by a spacing. The dielectric layer is disposed between the sensing electrode and the ground electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a steam reforming process for heavy oil or hydrocarbons using a circulating fluidized bed reactor, the process having a reforming step and a regeneration step, wherein the reforming step and the regeneration step comprise a fluidized reactor containing a fluidizable nickel-containing reforming catalyst and produce hydrogen as a product of the reforming bed. The invention produces high purity hydrogen in the synthesis gas product stream and avoids irreversible fouling on the catalyst.

Abstract: A mobile visible light communication (VLC) receiver and associated method of use which overcomes the detrimental effects of the time-varying inter-symbol interference (ISI) due to the VLC receiver's high acceptance angle and vibration in the structure utilizing an optimal multiple-symbol detection (MSD) module and a decision feedback affine projection algorithm (DF-APA) module.

Abstract: EMAPII is a monocyte- and endothelial cell-activating protein with prominent pro-apoptotic activity on endothelial and epithelial cells. Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating or preventing endothelial and epithelial apoptosis induced by EMAPII. More particularly, provided herein are compositions and methods for treating or preventing Influenza A virus (IAV)-induced weight loss, impairment of blood oxygenation, lung edema, and endothelial/epithelial apoptosis associated with IAV infections. In addition, anti-EMAPII therapy provides a novel complementary treatment strategy to existing anti-viral and anti-inflammatory approaches.

Abstract: A low density parity check (LDPC) encoder, an LDPC decoder, and an LDPC encoding method are disclosed. The LDPC encoder includes first memory, second memory, and a processor. The first memory stores an LDPC codeword having a length of 64800 and a code rate of 2/15. The second memory is initialized to 0. The processor generates the LDPC codeword corresponding to information bits by performing accumulation with respect to the second memory using a sequence corresponding to a parity check matrix (PCM).