Abstract: A method of authenticating an item is disclosed which includes applying light to an item, wherein the item includes a random distribution of fluorescent particles disposed thereon, capturing one or more images from the item, generating a cryptographic pattern from the one or more captured images by a host processing system, communicating the cryptographic pattern to a remote processing system having a plurality of cryptographic keys in a database each uniquely associated with a corresponding item, comparing the cryptographic pattern with the plurality of cryptographic keys in the database, and communicating a positive evaluation for authentication to the host processing system if a match is found between one of the plurality of cryptographic keys and the communicated cryptographic pattern.

Abstract: In a range imaging system, a passive optical system has a set of lenses and an optical mask that varies a point spread function of the set of lenses so as to encode in an optical field arriving from a scene range information for objects in the scene that are at least X meters from the mask, where X is at least 10. A digital light sensor receives the optical field, and an image processor processes signals receive signals from the sensor to decode the range information.

Abstract: The electrocatalyst system that is configured to oxidize a methanol molecule using piezo-electrocatalysis includes a substrate and a piezoelectric semiconductor. The piezoelectric semiconductor is coupled to the substrate. The piezoelectric semiconductor includes a nanostructured semiconducting zinc oxide (ZnO) catalyst. The nanostructured semiconducting zinc oxide catalyst is characterized by a UV-ozone (UV-O3) treatment process. The electrocatalyst system may be provided in a methanol fuel cell.

Abstract: There are provided a nitride-based MXene light-emitting quantum dot and a method of manufacturing the same. The nitride-based MXene light-emitting quantum dot includes a nitride-based MXene quantum dot having a diameter of 10 nm or less and absorbs ultraviolet light to emit light, and the nitride-based MXene light-emitting quantum dot has an effect of efficiently generating light emission by increasing bandgap energy of MXene by inducing a quantum confinement effect by reducing the size of the quantum dot.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pulse radar device comprising a memory that includes a first memory and a second memory, each storing a scan vector. The device also includes a clock generator that produces a transmission clock signal and a reception clock signal. The reception clock signal is generated by delaying the transmission clock signal by a clock delay value. Furthermore, the device includes a transmitter that generates a transmission pulse by accepting the transmission clock signal from the clock generator and emits the pulse. Additionally, the device includes a receiver that receives an echo pulse reflected from a target by accepting the reception clock signal from the clock generator. The receiver then calculates the received echo pulse to generate a representative scan vector.

Abstract: Methods of modeling the in vivo efficacy of drug combinations for the treatment or prevention of viral infection are described. The described methods combine data for single drugs and drug combinations from pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and viral dynamics models under a series of estimated in vivo drug potencies to provide predictions of the in vivo effects of the drug combinations. These predictions can be used to more accurately select drugs and drug treatment regimens that can be successful in controlling viral infection in animal studies, clinical trials and in medical or veterinary interventions. Also described is a method of treating or preventing filovirus infections using combinations of orally available drugs based on predictions from the modeling methods.

Abstract: A method for optimising an operation of setting and winding a watch or the timepiece movement thereof including initially making a measurement of the operation of the watch or of the timepiece movement followed by an activation of an operation of low-amplitude reciprocating movements of the watch or of the timepiece movement on said jig of the device, or initially implementing an activation of an operation of low-amplitude reciprocating movements of the watch or of the timepiece movement before making a measurement of the operation of the watch or of the timepiece movement, and resuming low-amplitude reciprocating movements in phase or a synchronisation step being implemented at the end of the first two steps. The first oscillating signal of movements includes a change in sign of the absolute rotation speed in each successive oscillation period, the oscillating signal having a positive part and a negative part of the operating speed.

Abstract: A hub directly driven by a motor and used for a heavy-duty chassis dynamometer includes a hub body, wherein a mounting surface is arranged on an inner circumference of the hub body and is disposed around a transmission shaft coaxial with the hub body, the transmission shaft is sleeved with a driving assembly, and bearing assemblies are disposed on two sides of the driving assembly in an axial direction respectively; a plurality of axial mounting plates are disposed on an outer circumference of the driving assembly, and tension sensor assemblies are connected to the axial mounting plates located outside the hub body and are mounted on the support frame; and an end, away from the mounting surface, of the transmission shaft, is sleeved with an end flange plate, and a plurality of brake assemblies are disposed on the end flange plate and are mounted on the support frame.

Abstract: There are provided a metal carbide catalyst complex for a bifunctional zinc-air battery, containing vanadium metal and a different transition metal, and a zinc-air battery system including the same. Because a catalytic reaction region may be increased by a substituted iron ion and a substituted vanadium ion in a metal carbide catalyst complex for a zinc-air battery, high activity for oxygen evolution reaction (OER) performance and high activity for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) performance may be exhibited.

Abstract: A system and a method for cultivating roughage are disclosed. The system includes a cultivator console for providing user interface to a grower, a cultivation server for calculating a cultivation environment adjustment value for the roughage based on information received from the cultivator console, and a cultivation apparatus for controlling the environment of a cultivation space for cultivating the roughage based on the cultivation environment adjustment value.

Abstract: A vehicle refrigeration control method and apparatus, a device, a medium and a program product. A temperature and a change rate of the temperature of a battery in a target vehicle are monitored in real time; then a refrigeration requirement level of the battery is determined according to the temperature and the change rate; a refrigeration mode to be entered is determined according to a current refrigeration requirement level of the battery, when it is detected that a passenger compartment and the battery of the target vehicle both have refrigeration requirements at the same time; and control instructions of respective target control objects are determined according to the refrigeration mode, the refrigeration mode includes: a single-mode phase and a dual-mode phase, the single-mode phase is used for refrigerating the passenger compartment or the battery alone, the dual-mode phase is used for simultaneously refrigerating the passenger compartment and the battery.

Abstract: Metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFET) including deep P-wells are disclosed. MOSFETs may include a drift layer disposed over a substrate, and a P-well disposed within the drift layer. The P-well may include a first portion disposed directly over the drift layer, where the first portion includes a first doping concentration. The P-well may also include a second portion separated from the drift layer by the first portion. The second portion may include a second doping concentration distinct from the first doping concentration of the first portion. Additionally, the MOSFET may include an N-source disposed at least partially over the second portion of the P-well, an oxide layer disposed over the N-source and the drift layer, and a gate layer disposed over the oxide layer.

Abstract: An optical display system and an electronics apparatus are disclosed. The optical display system comprises: a display unit, which generate a first image light and a second image light, wherein the first image light is in a first polarization state and the second image light is in a second polarization state and the first image light and the second image light are generated by a same display panel; a resolution enhancement optic unit, which enhances the resolution of the first image light with respect to the second image light; and a magnifying optic unit, which magnify the first and second image lights from the resolution enhancement optic unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a logical qubit execution apparatus and method. The logical qubit execution apparatus may be configured to execute, by a logical execution layer, a quantum circuit including requested logical qubits using a lattice surgery operation, generate, by the logical execution layer, measurement results of the logical qubits by combining measurement results of logical Pauli frames, generate, by a physical execution layer, a physical qubit circuit by converting a logical qubit operation corresponding to the measurement results of the logical qubits into a physical qubit operation, and measure, by the physical execution layer, results of an operation on physical Pauli frames by executing the physical qubit circuit.

Abstract: Solid rocket motors or ramjets may be provided. Such devices may include a combustion chamber containing at least one fuel, a metal phase alloy film within the combustion chamber, where the metal phase alloy film coupled to the at least one fuel, and an activator operably coupled to the metal phase alloy film, the activator including an electrical activation system, a laser activation system, or an initiator activation system. This allows combined functional features on pulse motors to release inhibitors and ignite solid fuel/propellant. Fast reactions can be achieved by controlling the thickness of the alloys and using multiple layers to achieve the areal energy density. Foils can be rolled and inserted into the fuel/propellant bore. When rolled, it can easily follow the grain bore diameter changes with temperature and provide no additional mechanical loads to the grain.

Abstract: Polymeric ion conductors composed of a polymeric matrix associated with an isoindolinium moiety represented by Formula I as described in the specification are provided. Anion conducting compositions comprising an anion conducting polymer associated with, or threaded within and having mechanically interlocked therearound, a cyclic moiety are also provided. lonomeric materials, including, for example, ion exchange membranes such as anion exchange membranes, made of the polymeric ion conductor and/or the anion conducting composition, and electrochemical systems and articles-of-manufacturing containing the polymeric ion conductor, the anion conducting composition or the ion exchange membrane are also provided.

Abstract: A vehicle heating control method and apparatus, a device, a medium, and a program product are provided, when a heating requirement exists in both a passenger compartment and a battery of a target vehicle is detected, turning on a passenger compartment heating mode which is used to perform heating process on air in the passenger compartment by using a heat exchanger of a heat pump system and/or a coolant circulation system in an air handling unit; then monitoring in real time whether air temperature at an air outlet or operating time of the passenger compartment heating mode meets a first preset requirement; if yes, turning on a diversion mode and sending a preset control instruction to a target device which is used to heat coolant in a warm air circuit by using the heat pump system, and divert the coolant to a battery circuit to heat the battery.

Abstract: Provided herein are Mycobacterium smegmatis porin nanopores, systems that comprise these nanopores, and methods of using and making these nanopores. Such nanopores may be wild-type MspA porins, mutant MspA porins, wild-type MspA paralog porins, wild-type MspA homolog porins, mutant MspA paralog porins, mutant MspA homolog porins, or single-chain Msp porins. Also provided are bacterial strains capable of inducible Msp porin expression.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bracelet strand made of a transparent or translucent elastomer material, comprising a first end capable of connecting to a watch case, characterised in that it comprises a rigid insert having a solid part forming a reinforcement, and a hollow part arranged to receive a fluid and solid elements dispersed in the fluid, said hollow part being located at the centre of the solid part, and in that the insert is coated in the transparent elastomer, and is positioned at the first end capable of connecting to a watch case.

Abstract: An indoor wireless positioning method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving initial received signal strength indicator (RSSI) information from a reception unit; searching for a fingerprint matching measured initial RSSI information in a fingerprint database; determining a first location corresponding to the retrieved fingerprint to be an initial location of the reception unit; receiving additional RSSI information from the reception unit; extracting features of variability between the additional RSSI information and the initial RSSI information; searching for variability fingerprints matching the initial location and extracted RSSI variability features in a variability fingerprint database; and updating a second location to a current location of the reception unit when the second location corresponding to the retrieved variability fingerprint is different from the initial location, wherein the second location is a location in a candidate area within a preset distance range ce