Abstract: A bypass seamless switching apparatus and a method thereof are provided, in which a controller sends a first control signal to control or switch a first relay to on/off state, sends a second control signal to control or switch a second relay to on/off state, and sends a switch signal to control or switch a bypass switch module to on/off state. When the controller is in failure mode or is disconnected, a driving power supply of a bypass circuit provides a driving signal to the bypass switch module to maintain or switch a switch of the bypass switch module to on state, so that the bypass switch module is in short-circuit state or short-circuit protection state, and a bypass side voltage of the bypass switch module is equal to or close to zero voltage, so as to execute bypass function or bypass seamless switching function of the bypass switch module.

Abstract: A foam and a foaming composition are provided. The foam includes a composite material and a plurality of foam cells, wherein the foam cells are disposed in the composite material. The composite material includes a modified sulfur-containing polymer and a fluorine-containing polymer fiber, wherein a degree of orientation as defined by the ratio I110/I200 is from 1.0 to 1.3, wherein I110 is the X-ray diffraction peak intensity of (110) planes of the modified sulfur-containing polymer and I200 is the X-ray diffraction peak intensity of (200) planes of the modified sulfur-containing polymer.

Abstract: Fiber optic connectors comprising compact footprints along with cable assemblies and methods for making the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the optical connector comprises a housing and a ferrule. The housing comprises a longitudinal passageway between a rear end and a front end. The optical connectors disclosed may be tunable for improving optical performance and may include a spring for biasing the ferrule to a forward position as desired.

Abstract: A composition comprising an active agent that inhibits acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is provided. With the composition, food intake can be suppressed, and/or body weight can be reduced, and/or metabolic disorders can be prevented and/or treated.

Abstract: A system and method for optimizing the performance of an autonomous race car in real-time during a race event are disclosed. An autonomous race car controller unit is pre-fed with a first set of initial parameter values and a second set of initial parameter values. A set of sensors is configured for measuring a first and a second set of real-time parameter values after the starting of the race event. A performance optimization module is configured to generate a corrective course by receiving the first and second sets of real-time parameters and detecting the presence of errors between a control command given by the controller unit and its execution.

Abstract: An horological movement includes an analogue time display, a geartrain, a barrel and an electromechanical oscillator, which is formed of a resonator, including a balance and a piezoelectric balance-spring, and a mechanical escapement, and further includes an electronic control circuit connected to an electrical energy source and arranged to be able to control the application of an electrical voltage on at least one electrode of the piezoelectric balance-spring so as to generate driving electrical pulses for the oscillator. The horological movement is configured such that the barrel is capable, in a first main state, of maintaining alone a functional oscillation of the oscillator with a first amplitude, while in a second main state, the electronic control circuit powers the piezoelectric balance-spring to maintain, partially or fully, the oscillation of the resonator with a second amplitude greater than the first amplitude for any spatial orientation, the second amplitude being preferably constant.

Abstract: A roll-to-roll manufacturing machine suitable for processing and producing polymer films that contain nanostructures, including but not limited to multifunctional polymer films. The machine applies a liquid polymer on a substrate to form a liquid polymer film, at least partially embeds nanostructures into the liquid polymer film, melt casts a layer of a molten polymer on the liquid polymer film to produce a thin polymer film, organizes the nanostructures in a thickness direction of the thin polymer film comprising applying an electric field to the thin polymer film, aligns the nanostructures in the thin polymer film by simultaneously subjecting the thin polymer film to heat and a field that aligns the nanostructures, and solidifies the thin polymer film to freeze the nanostructures along nanocolumns in a thickness direction of a solidified polymer film resulting therefrom.

Abstract: An agreement method of a block in a blockchain network by a chair node includes: receiving, from a plurality of congress nodes in a congress, information on an exceptional situation which occurred during agreement processes of a block; transmitting an empty block agreement start message including information on the exceptional situation and verification data for the exceptional situation to the plurality of congress nodes; generating a candidate empty block which does not include a transaction when receiving a delegate request message from at least two congress nodes among the plurality of congress nodes and transmitting the candidate empty block to committee nodes; and generating a final empty block when the candidate empty block is verified by the committee nodes and transmitting the final empty block to all nodes in the blockchain network is provided.

Abstract: A fluid catalytic cracking process for p-cresol dimer to produce valuable phenolic monomers, i.e., 2-methyl phenol, 4-methyl phenol, 2,3-xylenol, and phenol, uses an equilibrium catalyst (E-cat) generated in the petroleum fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit. The p-cresol dimer can be processed under relatively mild conditions, while maximizing desired and minimizing undesired products.

Abstract: A frame for a plastic tank for a motor vehicle, containing at least one means for attaching an internal reinforcing element of the plastic tank which is intended to connect two opposite walls of said plastic tank. The at least one means for attaching the internal reinforcing element includes at least one first structure configured to snap-fit at least a portion of the internal reinforcing element. The at least one first structure contains at least two bodies that are movable relative to each other. The at least two bodies are provided with a holding means configured to hold the internal reinforcing element in a direction opposite to a snap-fitting direction, and at least one stop element, separate from the at least two bodies, protruding in a direction opposite to the snap-fitting direction in order to provide a stop for the internal reinforcing element when said element is snap-fit into place.

Abstract: A fastener includes a screw head and a screw shank. The screw head has a top surface and an inner surrounding surface. The inner surrounding surface has six curved portions and six driven portions disposed in an alternating arrangement. Each of the driven portions has a curved section connected to one of two adjacent curved portions and having a direction of curvature opposite to that of the one of the two adjacent curved portions, a straight section extending along a tangent line of an end of the curved section, and an extension section connected between the straight section and the other one of the two adjacent curved portions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a provisioning method and a terminal device. The provisioning method is applied to the terminal device, including: the security module establishes a secure channel with the certificate authority CA server through one or more session keys shared by the security module and the CA server; and obtains one or more digital certificates from the CA server; wherein, the security module is to implement Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) functions.

Abstract: Methods for making thin-films on semiconductor substrates, which may be patterned using EUV, include: depositing the organometallic polymer-like material onto the surface of the semiconductor substrate, exposing the surface to EUV to form a pattern, and developing the pattern for later transfer to underlying layers. The depositing operations may be performed by chemical vapor deposition (CVD), atomic layer deposition (ALD), and ALD with a CVD component, such as a discontinuous, ALD-like process in which metal precursors and counter-reactants are separated in either time or space.

Abstract: A composition comprising an active agent that inhibits acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) is provided. With the composition, food intake can be suppressed, and/or body weight can be reduced, and/or metabolic disorders can be prevented and/or treated.

Abstract: A physiological information sensing device includes a signal generator, a transmitting antenna, first and second receiving antennas, a signal processing circuit and a computing element. The signal processing circuit includes a mixer, first and second band pass filters. The transmitting antenna transmits a microwave signal generated by the signal generator. The first receiving antenna and the second receiving antenna receive first and second reflected signals respectively. The mixer integrates the first and second reflected signals, and performs demodulation to generate a demodulated signal. The first band pass filter filters the demodulated signal based on a first frequency domain to generate a first filtered signal, and the first second pass filter filters the demodulated signal based on a second frequency domain to generate a second filtered signal. The computing element outputs a heart rate and a respiration rate according to the first and second filtered signals.

Abstract: Method for determining parameter of a passive impedance adapter applicable to VSC-HVDC, including: S1. obtaining VSC-HVDC impedance and VSC-HVDC impedance curve X(f) based on VSC-HVDC impedance; S2. estimating upper limit value of the main capacitor in the passive impedance adapter; S3. calculating adapter parameter curve Xadapter(f); S4. determining value of the main capacitor and varying value of the main resistor until min[X(f)?Xadapter(f)] is maximized; determining whether min[X(f)?Xadapter(f)]>k holds; S5. If min[X(f)?Xadapter(f)]>k does not hold, increasing the value of the main capacitor and performing steps S2-S4 until min[X(f)?Xadapter(f)]>k holds when the value of the main capacitor is within the range of the value of the main capacitor, storing the parameters in an available parameter set; S6. reducing the value of the main capacitor, and storing the parameters when min[X(f)?Xadapter(f)]>k holds in the available parameter set; S7.

Abstract: Provided are a device for detecting sub-atomic particles and method of fabrication thereof. The device includes a plurality of scintillators, a detector provided on a first end of the plurality of scintillators and a prismatoid provided on a second end of the plurality of scintillators. The prismatoid redirects light between adjacent scintillators of the plurality of scintillators.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a robotic manipulator including determining desired manipulator properties including a manipulator shape and manipulator jamming properties; using the manipulator jamming properties and a packing computational model to determine a packing element configuration, the packing computational model defining relationships between manipulator jamming properties and different packing element configurations; controlling an additive printing machine based on the packing element configuration and manipulator shape to manufacture the robot manipulator. The robot manipulator includes a flexible outer skin defining a chamber; a connector attached to the outer skin and connected to a fluid pump to allow fluid to be added to or removed from the chamber; filling elements disposed in the chamber according to the packing element configuration.

Abstract: A firearm accessory may include an elongate body having an end that is positioned adjacent to a firing end of a barrel of a firearm. The firearm accessory may also include a piston assembly that is located at least partially within the elongate body. A first end of the piston assembly may be configured to be secured to the barrel of the firearm. The piston assembly may also include an indexing ring positioned at a second end of the piston assembly. The elongate body and the piston assembly may be rotatable relative to one another about a longitudinal axis that extends from the first end of the piston assembly to the second end of the piston assembly. The firearm accessory may also include an orientation assembly that includes a pawl and a selector component for selectively disengaging the pawl with the indexing ring of the piston assembly.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide an optical lens that includes wafer level diffractive microstructures. In one embodiment, the optical lens includes a substrate, a microstructure layer having a first refractive index, and a protective layer having a second refractive index that is different from the first refractive index. The microstructure layer is formed on the substrate and includes a plurality of diffractive microstructures. The protective layer is formed on the diffractive microstructures. The protective layer provides a cleanable surface and encapsulates the diffractive microstructures to prevent damage and contamination to the diffractive microstructures. In another embodiment, the optical lens includes a substrate and an anti-reflective layer. The anti-reflective layer is formed on the substrate and includes a plurality of diffractive microstructures.