Abstract: There is provided a system and method for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG). An exemplary method includes flowing a high-pressure stream of LNG through a first series of liquid turbines. The exemplary method also includes generating electricity by reducing the pressure of the high-pressure stream of LNG to form a low-pressure stream of LNG. The exemplary method additionally includes bypassing any one the liquid turbines that has a failure while continuing to produce electricity from the first series.

Abstract: Methods and systems for tracking an edge ring includes capturing an edge ring identifier from a source related to the edge ring. The edge ring is inserted into a slot of an edge ring carrier, wherein the edge ring is being assigned to the edge ring carrier. The edge ring identifier is tracked to determine transfers into and out of the edge ring carrier and into and out of a processing station. The tracking of the edge ring identifier builds a metadata file that provides lifetime information regarding the edge ring.

Abstract: A method for single or multiply charged ion implantation into a surface of a treated object, and a device for implementing the implantation method, the method including: directing towards the surface of the treated object an ion beam produced by an ion source of the electronic cyclotron resonance type; producing at least one primary electron beam and directing the primary electron beam so that it passes through the ion beam; and producing a secondary electron beam by reflecting the primary electron beam onto a target once the primary electron beam has traversed the ion beam, the target being oriented such that the secondary electron beam falls onto the surface of the treated object.

Abstract: Methods and an apparatus are provided, which may be used for determining the prognosis and/or diagnosis of a subject demonstrating burst suppression, whereby the subject has or is at risk of developing brain damage. In particular, the methods and apparatus determine the prognosis and/or diagnosis through the detection of bursts from a reading of electrical and/or electromagnetic activity of the subject's brain, such as an electroencephalogram (EEG), and subsequent analysis of one or more burst metrics derived therefrom.

Abstract: According to some aspects, a low-field magnetic resonance imaging system is provided. The low-field magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a magnetics system having a plurality of magnetics components configured to produce magnetic fields for performing magnetic resonance imaging, the magnetics system comprising, a B0 magnet configured to produce a B0 field for the magnetic resonance imaging system at a low-field strength of less than 0.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques for characterizing asymmetry effects caused by cathode designs, ESC designs, cable routing, and process chamber geometries are provided. Such apparatuses, systems, and techniques may include, for example, a rotatable RF probe assembly in physical contact to a conductive plate disposed on a surface of a pedestal.

Abstract: Doped titanium niobate is provided, which has a chemical structure of Ti(1-x)M1xNb(2-y)M2yO(7-z)Qz or Ti(2-x?)M1x?Nb(10-y?)M2y?O(29-z?)Qz?, wherein M1 is Li, Mg, or a combination thereof; M2 is Fe, Mn, V, Ni, Cr, or a combination thereof; Q is F, Cl, Br, I, S, or a combination thereof; 0?x?0.15; 0?y?0.15; 0.01?z?2; 0?x??0.3; 0?y??0.9; and 0.01?z??8.

Abstract: Disclosed are a deep body spread microwave hyperthermia device for personal uses and an operation method thereof. The operating method may include generating a control signal to control patches attached to the skin of a user, dividing the control signal into a first signal and a second signal having a phase different from a phase of the first signal, transmitting the first signal and the second signal to patches attached to different positions, among the patches, and producing hyperthermia in a body of the user by radiating radio waves based on the first signal or the second signal received by each of the patches.

Abstract: Discloses are a data clustering apparatus and method based on a range query using a CF tree. The data clustering apparatus includes a CF tree construction unit configured to construct a CF tree, including a leaf node configured with a micro cluster (MC) and an index node configured with a sub-cluster (SC), based on a plurality of data included in a data set, a micro cluster segment (MCS) generation unit configured to generate an MCS based on a distance between the MCs while sequentially searching the leaf node to a right, and a cluster set generation unit configured to generate a cluster set by performing a range query on the MCS.

Abstract: The present invention relates to anovel quinolinone derivative compound that regulates intracellular signal transduction mediated by TSLP and IL-33 to exhibit efficacy in preventing or treating allergic diseases such as asthma or atopic dermatitis. The quinolinone derivative compound of the present invention can effectively suppress inflammatory responses of allergic diseases such as asthma or atopic dermatitis. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition including the quinolinone derivative compound. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention can be used to fundamentally prevent or treat various allergic and asthmatic diseases.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate, forming uneven portions in a region of the substrate in which an electrode is to be formed, forming a precursor film formed of a two-dimensional material on the substrate on which the uneven portions are formed, forming a metal chalcogen film by performing a chalcogenation process on the formed precursor film, and forming the electrode on the formed metal chalcogen film.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for determining and correcting inter-wafer misalignments in a stack of wafers transported by a wafer handling robot are discussed. An enhanced automatic wafer centering system is provided that may be used to determine a smallest circle associated with the stack of wafers, which may then be used to determine whether or not the stack of wafer meets various process requirements and/or if a centering correction can be made to better align the wafers with a receiving station coordinate frame.

Abstract: A process for producing thermally inhibited starch, specifically thermally inhibited non-pregelatinized granular starch, is described, resulting in a viscostable starch product. The process comprising providing an alkaline starch, specifically an alkaline non-pregelatinized granular starch, having a pH of at least 8; subjecting the starch to a hydrothermal treatment, specifically to obtain a hydrothermally treated non-pregelatinized granular starch, said hydrothermal treatment being at a temperature of 45-200° C. with steam at a steam pressure of 0.1-15 bar or a gas mixture comprising water vapor at a partial water vapor pressure of 0.1-1 bar; dehydrating the starch, specifically the hydrothermally treated non-pregelatinized granular starch, to a moisture content of 2 wt % or lower and subjecting the starch to a thermal treatment by heating the starch to a temperature of 120-190° C. to obtain viscostability, cooling and optionally further processing the starch.

Abstract: A patient lift system includes a lift unit operable to raise and lower a lifting strap, the lift unit having a working load rating. A sling bar is attached with the lifting strap and a lifting accessory is coupled to the sling bar. The lifting accessory may comprises: a lifting sling; a lifting harness; a lifting vest; a lifting strap; or a repositioning sheet. The sling bar includes an opening sized to receive one or more attachment handles of the lifting accessory if the working load rating of the lift unit is larger than the working load rating of the lifting accessory. The opening of the sling bar is not capable of receiving one or more attachment handles of the lifting accessory if the working load rating of the lift unit is smaller than the working load rating of the lifting accessory.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel cloning, expression and refolding process for preparing antibody fragments. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cloning, expression and refolding platform for preparing recombinant humanized (rHu) Ranibizumab.

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: Embodiments described herein provide a system for facilitating dynamic content distribution in an enterprise environment. During operation, the system determines a set of logical groups based on a set of grouping criteria. A respective logical group can include one or more devices managed by a controller and a network that provides connections among the one or more devices. The system categorizes the set of logical groups based on exogenous information associated with a respective logical group and determines a corresponding condition of measurement for a respective category of links in the enterprise environment. The system then schedules a link for measurement based on the condition of measurement and the categorization of the set of logical groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a brain-computer interface system and a method for recognizing a conversation intention of a user using the same in addition to inferring the waveform of word sound intended by a user from an imagined speech brainwave associated with a word intended by a user, since the user can intuitively recognize the sentence he/she wants to speak through the imagined speech by classifying words that are most relevant to the imagined speech brainwave of the user in a database in which a word often used by the user or frequently used in a specific situation is stored and by generating a sentence intended by the user by recognizing the words classified in this way, it is possible to perform communication by only thoughts of the user.

Abstract: An encoding method for a multi-channel audio signal, an encoding apparatus for performing the encoding method, and a decoding method for a multi-channel audio signal and a decoding apparatus for performing the decoding method are disclosed. A method and apparatus of bypassing an MPEG Surround (MPS) standard operation and using an arbitrary tree when a number of audio signals of N channels exceeds a channel number defined in an MPS standard, is disclosed.

Abstract: A fluidized-bed catalyst suitable for the production of halogenated aromatic nitriles includes an active component and a support. The active component is a complex having the following composition expressed in atomic ratio: VPaCrbAcMdOx, wherein A represents at least one metal selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals; M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, La, Ce, Nb, Mo, W, Co, Zn, Fe, Ni, B, Sb, Bi, As, Ga, Ge, Sn, and In; in the XRD spectrum of the catalyst, diffraction peaks are present at 2?=27.8±0.5° and 2?=13.8±0.5°, and the ratio of the height (I1) of the diffraction peak at 2?=27.8±0.5° to the height (I2) of the diffraction peak at 2?=13.8±0.5° is 3.5-6, i.e. I1:I2=3.5-6.