Abstract: An optical display system includes an information display (image-generating) component, a polarization rotator, a polarization dependent optical element, an input holographic coupler, a light guide and an output holographic coupler. By controlling the polarization of the displayed light through the polarization rotator, the polarization dependent optical element changes the viewable content to different distances from the viewer. This enables the generation of a proper light field which will then be coupled into the light guide through the input holographic coupler, and finally go through the output holographic coupler to a user's eye.

Abstract: Mutant thioesterases having enhanced medium chain substrate activity, polynucleotides encoding and configured to express the mutant thioesterases in a transformed host cell, host cells transformed to contain the polynucleotides, and methods of using same.

Abstract: A detection method for electronic devices including steps as follows is provided. The detection method includes: providing an electronic device substrate; attaching a portion of electronic devices of the electronic device substrate through an electronic device transfer module, wherein the electronic device transfer module includes a plurality of detecting elements corresponding to the portion of the electronic devices, and each of the detecting elements includes at least one pair of electrodes; detecting whether a conducting path between the at least one pair of electrodes is generated or not to confirm a status of contact between the portion of the electronic devices and a contact target; and transferring the portion of the electronic devices attached to the electronic device transfer module to a target substrate. An electronic device transfer module having detecting elements is also provided.

Abstract: A flow control device for use in a heat exchange system, including: a housing, a movable valve member and a drive control member, the housing being formed to have a mounting cavity, a first interface and a second interface, while the drive control member includes a control unit, a power output unit, a magnetic element and a detection element; the power output unit provides power to the movable valve member, while the detection element and the control unit are electrically connected, and the magnetic element and the power output unit are mutually assembled and oppositely fixed, the power output unit may drive the magnetic element to rotate; the detection element and the magnetic element are oppositely disposed, the detection element being located within the range of the magnetic field of the magnetic element, the detection element may sense a magnetic pole change of the magnetic element.

Abstract: Vehicle systems and methods for assisting a driver making a turn at an intersection are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes a plurality of sensors configured to output a plurality of operational signals, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The processors store machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to receive a signal indicating a driver of the vehicle is attempting to make a turn at an intersection. The processors are further caused to access a behavioral profile that is representative of the intersection. The processors are also caused to develop a perception as well as a risk associated with the intersection based on the plurality of operational signals from the plurality of sensors and the behavioral profile of the intersection. The processors are further caused to calculate at least one maneuver.

Abstract: The Invention relates to an oral pencillamine composition for reducing the dosing frequency in treatment of cysteinuria comprising of therapeutically effective amount of pencillamine and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

Abstract: Synthetic disaccharide hydrocarbons (DSHs) that reactive bacterials swarming motility and inhibit bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation. A library of DSHs were tested in several experiment for the impact on various Pseudomonas aeruginosa populations and compared against existing compounds to determine efficacy and utility. Certain DSHs were also to determine the ability to clear bacteria in a mouse pneumonia model.

Abstract: An electrode lead may comprise a flexible circuit that includes a planar dielectric substrate including an elongated lead substrate portion having opposing ends, an electrode carrying substrate portion disposed on one end of the lead substrate portion, and a connector substrate portion disposed on the other end of the lead substrate portion, wherein the lead substrate portion is pre-shaped into a three-dimensional structure. The flexible circuit may further include an electrically conductive trace extending from the connector substrate portion to the electrode carrying substrate portion, a first window formed in the connector substrate portion to expose the electrically conductive trace to form a connector pad, and a second window formed in the electrode carrying substrate portion to expose the electrically conductive trace to form an electrode pad. The electrode lead may further comprise a lead connector that incorporates the connector substrate portion.

Abstract: Methods and systems for reducing an amount of data storage and/or processing power necessary for training data for machine learning by replacing three dimensional models with a plurality of two dimensional images are disclosed. The method includes determining an object of interest from a three-dimensional model and cropping the object of interest into a plurality of two-dimensional images. The plurality of two-dimensional images are cropped such that only the object of interest remain. The plurality of two-dimensional images are cropped with respect to particular attributes, such as a road width, a road angle, or an angle with respect to an adjacent vehicle. An image capturing device captures the real time background images. The objects within the background images are categorized using associated attributes. The attributes are synthesized with the plurality of two-dimensional images such that a plurality of replica two-dimensional images of the 3D model with real-time backgrounds are generated.

Abstract: A timepiece includes a mechanical oscillator, formed by a balance and a piezoelectric balance spring, and a regulating device for regulating the frequency of the mechanical oscillator which is arranged to be able to produce time-separated regulating pulses, each consisting of a momentary decrease in an electrical resistance applied by the regulating device between two electrodes of the balance spring relative to a nominal electrical resistance. Each regulating pulse produces a variation of rate which varies as a function of its moment of starting in a half-period of the mechanical oscillator, the characteristic function of this variation of rate relative to the moment of starting of at least one regulating pulse respectively in at least one half-period of the mechanical oscillator being negative in a first temporal zone of at least one half-period and positive in a second temporal zone of at least one half-period.

Abstract: A method of regulating plant stomata conductance is provided. The method comprises modulating in the plant the level and/or activity of a type B hexokinase in a guard cell specific manner, thereby regulating plant conductance.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a lubricant composition that achieves extended anti-shudder durability without causing a decrease in the metal-to-metal friction coefficient, even when the viscosity of the composition is reduced. A lubricant composition comprises (A) a lubricant base oil, (C) (C-1) a succinimide compound or boronated succinimide compound having a weight-average molecular weight of 4,000 to 7,000, (C-2) a succinimide compound or boronated succinimide compound having a weight-average molecular weight of more than 7,000 to 10,000, and (D) (D-1) an amide-based friction modifier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a printed substrate comprising a trace of molecular ink thereon, the molecular ink being sintered to form a conductive metal trace forming the electronic device, wherein the molecular ink is chosen from a) a flake-less printable composition of 30-60 wt % of a C8-C12 silver carboxylate, 0.1-10 wt % of a polymeric binder and balance of at least one organic solvent, all weights based on total weight of the composition; or b) a flake-less printable composition of 5-75 wt % of bis(2-ethyl-1-hexylamine) copper (II) formate, bis(octylamine) copper (II) formate or tris(octylamine) copper (II) formate, 0.25-10 wt % of a polymeric binder and balance of at least one organic solvent, all weights based on total weight of the composition.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for cleaning substrate without damaging patterned structure on the substrate using ultra/mega sonic device, comprising: applying liquid into a space between a substrate and an ultra/mega sonic device; setting an ultra/mega sonic power supply at frequency f1 and power P1 to drive said ultra/mega sonic device; after micro jet generated by bubble implosion and before said micro jet generated by bubble implosion damaging patterned structure on the substrate, setting said ultra/mega sonic power supply at frequency f2 and power P2 to drive said ultra/mega sonic device; after temperature inside bubble cooling down to a set temperature, setting said ultra/mega sonic power supply at frequency f1 and power P1 again; repeating above steps till the substrate being cleaned.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit (IC) device includes exposing a partial region of a photoresist film formed on a main surface of a substrate to generate acid, and diffusing the acid in the partial region of the photoresist film. Diffusing the acid may include applying an electric field, in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the main surface of the substrate extends, to the photoresist film using an electrode facing the substrate through an electric-field transmission layer filling between the photoresist film and the electrode. The electric-field transmission layer may include an ion-containing layer or a conductive polymer layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method to produce gene alterations in the genomes of a eukaryotic and prokaryotic host cell. The method comprises utilizing Argonaute from Natronobacterium gregoryi (NgAgo) or a mutant thereof, and complementary 5? phosphorylated single-stranded DNA that target the enzyme to cleave specific regions of the chromosome. Additionally, N-terminal truncations (deletion of the repA domain; N-del), or its mutants including N-del/E598A, N-del/D601P, and N-del/E602P reduces random cleavage and can be used for targeted gene editing with a guide DNA. An expression system or a host cell and method of creating thereof are also in the scope of this application.

Abstract: Products and associated methods are described for the delivery of one or more small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to an avian cell using a nonpathogenic bacterium for the prevention or treatment of Avian Influenza Virus (AIV). The siRNA is complementary to an mRNA of the AIV NP or PA sequence. In challenge studies with chickens, the siRNA is shown to prevent the onset of clinical symptoms or reduce the severity of disease, including reducing viral titers or virus shedding.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sound event detecting method including receiving an audio signal, transforming the audio signal into a two-dimensional (2D) signal, extracting a feature map by training a convolutional neural network (CNN) using the 2D signal, pooling the feature map based on a frequency, and determining whether a sound event occurs with respect to each of at least one time interval based on a result of the pooling.

Abstract: A method for determining concentration and pressure of respective gas consisting of multi-gas using emitting and receiving of ultrasound includes: measuring a reference ultrasound flight time; measuring ultrasound flight times at plural concentrations, temperatures and pressures; obtaining an ultrasound flight time table comprising ultrasound flight time change values which are differences between the reference ultrasound flight time, which varies according to parameters of concentration, temperature and pressure, and the measured ultrasound flight time; obtaining an ultrasound amplitude table comprising ultrasound amplitude values of a waveform of a predetermined sequence of the received ultrasound waveform at plural concentrations, temperatures and pressures in a state that concentration, temperature and pressure of the target respective gas are parameters; and calculating the concentration and the pressure of the target gas based on performing temperature compensations for the ultrasound flight time change

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a modular stent assembly for deployment within a lumen. The assembly may include primary and secondary stent portions. Each stent portion includes a sheet having an incomplete annular profile. The sheet includes a graft material disposed on a wire matrix. Each stent portion further includes an aperture positioned in the sheet, and first and second side walls. The first side wall extends between the aperture and a first longitudinal edge of the sheet. The second side wall extends between the aperture and a second longitudinal edge of the sheet, which is spaced apart from the first edge. The stent portions mate to define an interior space in which is positioned an expandable securement stent. An outer wall of the securement stent is sized to compress the side walls of the stent portions between the body of the securement stent and a wall defining the lumen.