Abstract: A method of recovering gaseous hydrocarbons from tank headspace as fuel on-site includes flowing a hydrocarbon gas composition from headspace of a tank fed by a secondary separator into a compressor to form a compressed mixture. The method includes flowing the compressed mixture into a cooling unit to cool the compressed mixture, to form a cooled composition including liquid hydrocarbons. The method includes flowing the cooled composition to a buffer tank to form a buffered fuel composition. The method includes removing a fuel gas composition from headspace of the buffer tank. The method also includes combusting the fuel gas composition as an on-site fuel.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of cancer, particular to hypoxic tumors. It was found that hypoxia is an important driver for hypermethylation of (promoters of) tumor suppressor genes. As this hypermethylation is a stable signature that is also present in circulating tumor DNA in peripheral blood, detecting this methylation pattern is a surrogate marker for tumor hypoxia. This can be used to adapt therapy as well.

Abstract: This document describes methods and materials for reducing incision sizes for improving the treatment of pathological conditions, including arrhythmias and trauma, using temperature modulation via implantable devices. For example, this document describes methods and devices for treating atrial and/or ventricular fibrillation by cooling the epicardium.

Abstract: Single iron atoms embedded in graphene can catalyse the conversion of methane into methanol at room temperature. Dependent upon the flow of gas from the well, a reactor vessel will be built and housed in a building heated by the raw gas to a temperature of seventy degrees Fahrenheit. This catalyst is carried on a bed of zeolite which will remove nitrogen and nitrogen compounds in adsorption process, as well as some sulphur and a good percentage of carbon dioxide. Iron— nitrogen—carbon (Fe—N—C) acts as the most satisfactory alternatives to platinum for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR).

Abstract: An apparatus comprises an array of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers. Each of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers is configured to be a source of light. The apparatus also comprises an optical arrangement configured to receive light from a plurality of the vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers and to output a plurality of light beams.

Abstract: A communication method and an apparatus in a wireless communication system are provided. The communication method includes identifying, by a first satellite including a session management function within a space core network (SCN), a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment request from a UE, selecting, by the first satellite, a satellite gateway for communicating with a ground gateway, and requesting, by the first satellite, the satellite gateway to allocate a port number which is matched to identification information of a first general packet radio service (GPRS) tunneling protocol-user (GTP-U) tunnel to be used for transmission and reception of packets for a PDU session requested by the UE in a path between a satellite base station which the UE accesses and the satellite gateway, wherein the packets are transmitted or received to and from a terrestrial core network (TCN) by using address information which is converted based on the port number.

Abstract: Described herein are membrane processes for separating CO2 from flue gas. An exemplary process involves passing a fluid stream including the flue gas across a membrane permeable to CO2 and H2O, removing treated gas from a feed side of the membrane that has less CO2 than the flue gas, and removing permeate from a permeate side of the membrane comprising CO2 and H2O. Suitably, the permeate is removed at a sub-atmospheric vacuum pressure. The permeate is then cooled to remove at least some of the H2O from the permeate and form a smaller volume of H2O-depleted, CO2 enriched permeate.

Abstract: A production method for a dried Vitrigel film includes, in the following order: step 1 of concentrically arranging and disposing member A having one or more recesses and member B having one or more through holes, such that the recesses overlap the through holes; step 2 of pouring a sol from the through holes of member B; step 3 of gelling the sol; step 4 of drying and vitrifying the hydrogel obtained in step 3 in a state in which it is formed in the member A and the member B; step 5 of hydrating the dried hydrogel obtained in step 4; step 6 of drying and re-vitrifying the Vitrigel obtained in step 5; and step 7 of cutting off a portion, which slightly covers the top surface of the member A, of the dried Vitrigel obtained in step 6.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle, a method for controlling outbound and return trips of an unmanned aerial vehicle, an unmanned aerial vehicle, a medium, and a control system. The method for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle includes: obtaining, in a process of flying along a target course sent by a first ground station, first positioning auxiliary information sent by the first ground station; adjusting a flight attitude according to the first positioning auxiliary information, to fly along the target course; in a case of determining that a ground station switching condition of the second ground station is satisfied, obtaining the second positioning auxiliary information sent by the second ground station; and adjusting the flight attitude according to the second positioning auxiliary information, to fly along the target course to reach the second location point.

Abstract: The present invention provides a complex of LNA probe and graphene oxide, and a nucleic acid detection method using the same. In the present invention, LNA-containing molecular beacon is conjugated through covalent bonding with graphene oxide, a single strand of the molecular beacon binds to a target nucleic acid to form a complex, and the complex is separated from graphene oxide to induce a fluorescence signal. The molecular beacon and graphene oxide can be covalently bonded to minimize non-specific signals, and a LNA-added molecular beacon is designed in a double strand to detect a very low concentration of target nucleic acid with high sensitivity, as well as a fluorescent signal, and the multiple target nucleic acids can be detected simultaneously through diversification of the fluorescent signal to enable easy and accurate detection of a nucleic acid biomarker whose specific expression level is specifically changed according to diseases and disease progression.

Abstract: The differential capacitor device includes a differential capacitor sensing component, a calibration capacitor assembly and two output terminals. The differential capacitive sensing element has a common point terminal, a first non-common point terminal and a second non-common point terminal, and the common point terminal is configured to receive an input voltage. The calibration capacitor assembly has a first calibration capacitor and a second calibration capacitor, one terminal of the calibration capacitor assembly is coupled to the first non-common point terminal and the second non-common point terminal, and the other terminal of the calibration capacitor assembly is configured to receive a first calibration voltage and a second calibration voltage. The two output terminals are respectively coupled to the first non-common point terminal and the second non-common point terminal to output a first signal and a second signal.

Abstract: A method for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes from natural rubber, including providing a first material, the first material may include natural rubber or derivatives thereof, thermally decomposing the first material at a first temperature into an intermediate material, contacting the intermediate material with a catalyst, treating the intermediate material in contact with the catalyst at a second temperature, for forming carbon nanotubes. Adjusting an average characteristic of resulting nanotubes, including carrying out the synthesis method as a reference method and for decreasing the average diameter of the nanotube: decreasing the second temperature and/or decreasing the reaction time and/or increasing the concentration of H2 in the forming gas in relation to the reference method. Or, for increasing the average diameter of the nanotube: increasing the second temperature and/or increasing the reaction time and/or decreasing the concentration of H2 in the forming gas in relation to the reference method.

Abstract: Disclosed are histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors, or combinations comprising an HDAC inhibitor and a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor, for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a subject in need thereof. Also provided herein are methods for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an HDAC inhibitor, or a combination comprising an HDAC inhibitor and a BTK inhibitor. Other related methods are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in part, compounds having allosteric effector properties against Hepatitis B virus Cp. Also provided herein are methods of treating viral infections, such as hepatitis B, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a disclosed compound.

Abstract: Presented are RNA nucleotide sequences referred to as EXO-Codes, and longer RNA polynucleotides that contain the EXO-Codes. EXO-Codes provide RNA with the ability to a) be selectively sorted to extracellular vesicles such as exosomes, and b) deliver a variety of cargo types to program or reprogram the extracellular vesicles, and cells that receive the exosomes. Also presented are methods of making the EXO-Codes, modifying cells using the EXO-Codes, expression vectors encoding the EXO-Codes, and exosomes and other secreted vesicles that include RNA polynucleotides that contain the EXO-Codes.

Abstract: A horological movement provided with a generator and a circuit for regulating the frequency of rotation of this generator, the regulation circuit being arranged to be able to detect the zero crossings of an induced voltage generated in the stator by the rotating rotor and to generate first braking pulses which are triggered after zero crossings and each end before the induced voltage reaches a peak value, preferably before the rectified induced voltage reaches a power supply voltage provided by a power supply capacity. In addition, the regulation circuit is arranged so as to be able to further generate second braking pulses each of which occurs after detection of the end of a charging period of the power supply capacity during which the induced voltage reaches a peak value and each end before the induced voltage crosses zero.

Abstract: A display inspection system for inspecting a light beam emitted from a panel with pixels positioned at several focal planes is provided. The display inspection system includes a focus tunable lens adjustable in a focal distance for focusing at the panel, a first sensing unit for receiving the light beam, a reduced aberration optical system arranged between the focus tunable lens and the first sensing unit for focusing at the first sensing unit, and one or more optical elements placed within a back focal length of the reduced aberration optical system. The reduced aberration optical system comprises a first serial cascade lens group of a first aplanatic lens and a first doublet lens for correcting an optical aberration. The first aplanatic lens and the first doublet lens are co-configured that the back focal length is extended in a manner that the light beam is incident to the first sensing unit.

Abstract: A sensor has plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and columns with row control circuitry for controlling which one of said rows is activated and column control circuitry for controlling which of said pixels in said activated row is to be activated. The column circuitry has memory configured to store information indication as to which of the pixels are defective, wherein each of the pixels has a photodiode and a plurality of transistors which control the activation of the photodiode. A first transistor is configured to be controlled by a column enable signal while a second transistor is configured to be controlled by a row select signal.

Abstract: A method for receiving a PDCCH by a terminal in a mobile communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving a first PDCCH including first DCI from a base station through a first PDCCH search space; and receiving a second PDCCH including second DCI from the base station through a second PDCCH search space, wherein the first DCI and second DCI are for scheduling the same PDSCH for the same TB or TBs associated with the same HARQ process, are for scheduling different PDSCHs for the same TB or TBs associated with the same HARQ process, or are for scheduling different PDSCHs for different TBs or TBs associated with different HARQ processes. In addition, the first DCI and second DCI may be received from the base station within a time window.

Abstract: A beta2-microglobulin concentration analyzing method includes: inputting samples that are prepared from spent dialysate and corresponding to sampling time points into a differential mobility analyzing device for analysis to obtain beta2-microglobulin concentrations, multiplying the sampling time points with a dialysate flowrate respectively to obtain spent dialysate volumes, performing fitting on the beta2-microglobulin concentrations to obtain a concentration-spent dialysate volume fitting curve, and performing integration on the concentration-spent dialysate volume fitting curve to generate a total dialyzed weight.