Abstract: There is provided a substrate for a surface acoustic wave device, comprising a 2-dimensional (2D) crystalline hexagonal boron nitride layer, wherein a surface acoustic wave of the surface acoustic wave device is transmitted through the 2D crystalline hexagonal boron nitride layer.

Abstract: A head-mounted eye tracking system including an eye tracker, a signal processor, and a plurality of light-emitting optical guides is provided. The eye tracker is adaptable for sensing eyeballs of a wearer. The eye tracker includes a plurality of light-emitting devices and a plurality of sensing devices. The plurality of light-emitting devices are adaptable for emitting a tracking beam. The sensing devices are adaptable for receiving the tracking beam reflected by the eyeballs of the wearer. The signal processor is signally connected to the eye tracker. The plurality of light-emitting optical guides is disposed corresponding to the plurality of light-emitting devices.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a process for the conversion of used cooking oil into aromatics (BTEX) hydrocarbon as petrochemical building blocks. The process provides an aromatic rich hydrocarbon from used cooking oil in the presence and absence of steam/hydrogen over supported bimetallic alumina-silicates zeolites. The catalyst contains no precious metal entities and may contain one metal form zinc (Zn), a second metal (X), comprising at least one selected from cobalt (Co), gallium (Ga), chromium (Cr), Iron (Fe) and third elements from cerium (Ce), boron (B) supported on alumina-silicates zeolites. The present invention relates to a catalyst excluding novel metals to produce aromatics in a continuous fixed bed reactor system under atmospheric pressure. More particularly, the present invention relates to a low-temperature process to produce aromatic over alumina-silicates zeolites. The process provides used cooking oil conversion of 84-89% with aromatic selectivity of 87-91%.

Abstract: A method to make tertiary ?-hydroxy ?-amino acids. The method includes reacting a ketone substrate and a primary or secondary ?-hydroxy ?-amino acid with an L-threonine aldolase and/or an L-threonine transaldolase for a time, at a temperature, and at a pH wherein the reaction yields a tertiary ?-hydroxy ?-amino acid product.

Abstract: Apparatus, systems and methods for ultrasound and photoacoustic guidance of coronary procedures are disclosed herein. Certain embodiments include a first catheter comprising an ultrasound transceiver, and a second catheter comprising a proximal end and a distal end, with a photoacoustic excitation light transmitter positioned at the distal end of the second catheter. The photoacoustic excitation light transmitter can be configured to emit excitation light in a conical pattern and at a specific pulse duration. The second catheter can be configured to detect photoacoustic signals resulting from the absorption of excitation light emitted by the photoacoustic excitation light transmitter.

Abstract: A horological movement includes a striking mechanism of a watch including a vibrating element and a device for striking the vibrating element including a hammer fastened cantilevered to a structure of the horological movement through blades of a flexible guide. The blades are arranged so as to extend according to directions parallel to an axis T tangent to the vibrating element.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for the doubling of a plant cell's chromosome by applying an electromagnetic field and methods for obtaining a doubled-haploid plant cell. In some embodiments, the plant cell is selected from the group comprising maize, rice, tomato, and tobacco. Also disclosed is an apparatus for applying an electromagnetic field to a plant cell.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may comprise: establishing a PDU session and one or more data radio bearers DRBs with a base station; receiving, from the base station, first DCI including first dynamic scheduling information corresponding to a first DRB among the one or more DRBs; performing an initial transmission/reception operation for first data with the base station based on the first dynamic scheduling information; and performing a re-transmission/reception operation for the first data with the base station based on first semi-static scheduling information configured by the base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses recycling treatment equipment for recycling heavy metals from complexed heavy metal wastewater, and belongs to the technical field of wastewater treatment. The recycling treatment equipment includes a wastewater separation and concentration component, an oxidization and decomplexing component, an electrolytic recovery component, and an intelligent detection component. Wastewater containing complexed heavy metals is divided into fresh water and concentrated water by performing microfiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis purification pretreatment, and the fresh water is then recycled in a targeted manner, so that the equipment has energy conservation and discharge reduction effects, can decomplex and recycle heavy metals in the concentrated water, and also synchronously purifies the fresh water. The whole process has the advantages of simple operation, zero sludge, and low treatment cost, so that the equipment is suitable for being greatly promoted.

Abstract: A field of environmental protection and discloses a method for preparing an amorphous silica-alumina encapsulated metal oxide catalyst and application thereof. The catalyst is prepared by filling silica-alumina precursors in tunnels of a monometallic or bimetallic complex and then performing heat treatment. The catalyst has the advantages that acidic sites and oxygen vacancies are highly dispersed, the pore size range is large and the mass transfer efficiency is high, improves the efficiency of a cracking-oxidation tandem reaction, and achieves full purification of carbon/nitrogen pollutants in landfill leachate. The COD removal rate of the landfill leachate reaches 98.3% or above, and the ammonia nitrogen removal rate thereof reaches 98.0% or above. The COD concentration of oxypyrolysis purified effluent is less than 98.7 mg/L and the ammonia nitrogen concentration thereof is less than 24.9 mg/L.

Abstract: Cell-based DNA sensors, compositions comprising the cell-based DNA sensors, and methods of detecting DNA and cells. The cell-based DNA sensors include competent cells that include genetic circuits. Each genetic circuit includes homology arms separated by an interstitial region that comprises at least one element of a reporter switch and/or a kill switch. The compositions include one or more cell-based DNA sensors. The cell-based DNA sensors can be used to detect DNA and cells by the genetic circuits undergoing homologous recombination with target regions of target DNA to activate or deactivate the reporter switch and/or kill switch.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device, the display device including: two facing transparent substrates designated respectively front substrate and rear substrate, the front substrate being same disposed on the observer side, the front and rear substrates being provided on the inner faces thereof with transparent structured electrodes whereof the superposition defines shape pixels switchable between two optical states, the electrodes being connected to a voltage source via a control circuit, forming a cell closed by a sealing frame for receiving in the spaced delimited by the substrates and the sealing frame a liquid crystal composition; and a decorative pattern in direct contact with the front substrate or the rear substrate.

Abstract: A underlayer composition for photolithography includes a copolymer, wherein the copolymer includes a first repeating unit having a first functional group. The first functional group is represented by one of Chemical Formulas 1 to 4.

Abstract: A regulating member (1) for a horological movement including an oscillating weight, for example a balance, and a balance spring including a flexible strip (2) wound about itself in a plurality of turns, the strip (2) having a predefined rigidity to allow the oscillating weight to undergo a rotary oscillatory motion, the strip (2) including an outer end (9), wherein the regulating member (1, 10) includes a temperature-compensating resilient device configured to adapt the stiffness thereof as a function of the temperature to compensate for the effect of temperature on the regulating member (1, 10), the resilient device including a resilient element (5) connecting the outer end (9) to a first support (7) that is stationary relative to the horological movement, as well as preloading means (6) for applying a variable force or torque to the resilient element (5) as a function of the temperature.

Abstract: A novel photodiode structure, a preparation method and a circuit structure are provided. The novel photodiode structure includes a substrate having a first doping type, a functional doping area having a second doping type, a surface doping area having the first doping type, and an auxiliary doping area having the second doping type. By forming a non-uniformly doped functional doping area, the present disclosure forms a self-built potential difference in the functional doping area and drives the moving direction of the photogenerated carriers. The photogenerated carriers may be accelerated by the potential difference, so that the collected carriers will directly enter the subsequent circuit through the transport gate. In addition, the loop shape of the auxiliary doping area can increase the area of receiving charges, in a result, the auxiliary doping area can receive the transported carriers faster, thereby further enhancing the transport efficiency of the photogenerated carriers.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for improving the therapeutic index of a chemotherapeutic drug in the treatment of patients afflicted with cancer, including, for example, reducing chemotherapy-related toxicity (e.g., liver toxicity).

Abstract: Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) thin films having a high ?-phase purity and low defect density and methods for making the aluminum oxide thin films are provided. Also provided are epitaxial heterostructures that incorporate the aluminum oxide thin films as growth substrates and methods of forming the heterostructures. The Al2O3 films are pure, or nearly pure, ?-Al2O3. As such, the films contain no, or only a very low concentration of, other Al2O3 polymorph phases. In particular, the Al2O3 films contain no, or only a very low concentration of, the ?-Al2O3 polymorph phase.

Abstract: A circuit protection device is provided. The circuit protection device includes an active energy absorber that is coupled between two power lines in an electrical power distribution system and is configured to selectively conduct fault current responsive to overvoltage conditions. The active energy absorber includes an overvoltage protection module that includes two thyristors that are connected in anti-parallel with one another and a varistor that is connected with the overvoltage protection module as a series circuit. The series circuit including the varistor and the overvoltage protection module is connected between the power lines.

Abstract: A method for isolating a protein complex comprising BCL10 and at least one, preferably all, of ROS1, LSD1, BTK, KU80, KU70, CUL4A, IMP3, thioredoxin, hTID1, DAP3, CDK1/CDC2, PRL1/PTP4A1 or NM23. Methods for using this complex to diagnose or prognose diseases including diabetes, obesity, cancer, neurodegenerative disease or inflammatory diseases associated with activation of NF-?B. Methods for distinguishing lean, obese and diabetic subjects based on expression of BCL10 and its ligands are also disclosed. The invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising ligands for BCL10 or other components of this complex or agents such as siRNA or miRNA that regulate the expression of the protein components of this complex.

Abstract: A contactor control system includes a switching member, a high voltage load, a high voltage energy storage, a bi-directional DC/DC-converter operatively connected to the switching member, a high-voltage capacitor operatively connected to the high-voltage load, and a low voltage energy storage operatively connected to the bi-directional DC/DC-converter, wherein the switching member is adapted to connect and disconnect the high voltage energy storage to and from the high voltage load, where the bi-directional DC/DC-converter is adapted to pre-charge the high-voltage capacitor to a predefined voltage value from the low voltage energy storage before the switching member is closed and adapted to discharge the high-voltage capacitor to the low voltage energy storage when the switching member has been opened. The advantage of the invention is that a DC-link capacitor can be charged from and discharged to a low voltage battery by using a bi-directional DC/DC-converter. Energy losses can thus be minimized.