Abstract: A steam generator accident mitigation system is disclosed. A steam generator accident mitigation system to mitigate an accident if the accident occurs in a steam generator installed inside a containment building of a nuclear power plant according to an exemplary embodiment of the present system, the system including: a pressurizing tank which is installed inside the containment building and includes a first cooling water and a non-condensable gas for pressurizing the first cooling water therein; at least one connecting pipe connecting the steam generator and the pressurizing tank; and at least one connecting pipe valve which is installed in the at least one connecting pipe, respectively, and is able to control the amount of opening of the connecting pipe; wherein opening of the at least one connecting pipe valve permits fluid communication between the steam generator and the pressurizing tank.

Abstract: Provided is an anchor assembly having a pre-stressed mandrel, which consists of an inner pre-stressed concrete mandrel and an outer cast-in-place anchoring slurry, wherein pre-stressed tendons are arranged inside the concrete mandrel and are prefabricated by a pretensioning method; the anchoring slurry wraps the pre-stressed concrete mandrel, and the cast-in-place anchoring slurry is formed by placing the pre-stressed concrete mandrel in a pile hole, and solidifying after primary grouting or secondary grouting. According to the anchor assembly, the pre-stress is not required to be tensioned and locked on site, so that the quality of the pre-stressed mandrel can be ensured, the on-site construction period can be greatly shortened, and the existing pre-stressed and common non-pre-stressed anchors can be replaced.

Abstract: A manufacturing method includes: (1) incorporating at least one soluble, calcium, magnesium, or other divalent cation-containing additive into a concrete mixture including aggregates prone to alkali-silica reaction; and (2) curing the concrete mixture to form a concrete product.

Abstract: An information display system, an information display method, and a processing device are disclosed. The system includes a plurality of light-transmissive displays and a plurality of processing devices connected and communicating with each other through gateways. A first processing device is selected from the processing devices according to position information of a user, and determines sight line information of the user according to the position information and posture information of the user. A second processing device different from the first processing device calculates a target coordinate of a target. The first processing device selects a third processing device from the processing devices according to the sight line information of the user. The third processing device determines display position information of a virtual object according to a user coordinate and the object coordinate, and controls one of the displays to display the virtual object according to the display position information.

Abstract: A method for recovering valuable elements from pre-combustion coal-based materials includes the steps of grinding the materials to a predetermined size, roasting the ground materials at a temperature of 600° C.-700° C. for a predetermined residence time needed for mineral decomposition, submerging the roasted, ground materials in a solution of lixiviant, filtering the lixiviant solution to separate residual solids from a pregnant leach solution including the valuable elements and recovering and concentrating the valuable elements from the pregnant leach solution.

Abstract: A method can be used for controlling pixel scanning within a range detector. A spatially controllable point light source generates a first series of light source pulses associated with a first spatial direction. The first series of light source pulses are generated during a first time period. The spatially controllable point light source generates a second series of light source pulses associated with a second spatial direction. The second series of light source pulses are generated during a second time period that overlaps with the first time period so that the second series of light source pulses are started during the first series of light source pulses.

Abstract: A system for controlling of wafer bow in plasma processing stations is described. The system includes a circuit that provides a low frequency RF signal and another circuit that provides a high frequency RF signal. The system includes an output circuit and the stations. The output circuit combines the low frequency RF signal and the high frequency RF signal to generate a plurality of combined RF signals for the stations. Amount of low frequency power delivered to one of the stations depends on wafer bow, such as non-flatness of a wafer. A bowed wafer decreases low frequency power delivered to the station in a multi-station chamber with a common RF source. A shunt inductor is coupled in parallel to each of the stations to increase an amount of current to the station with a bowed wafer. Hence, station power becomes less sensitive to wafer bow to minimize wafer bowing.

Abstract: A system and a method of black start for a combined operation of wind power, photovoltaic power, energy storage, and thermal power includes a renewable energy alternating current microgrid module, a power transmission and distribution module, and a thermal power generation module, the power transmission and distribution module is coupled to the renewable energy alternating current microgrid module and the thermal power generation module respectively. The renewable energy alternating current microgrid module includes a photovoltaic unit, a wind power unit, and an energy storage unit. The power transmission and distribution module is configured to transmit the electrical energy generated by the renewable energy alternating current microgrid module to the thermal power generation module. The thermal power generation module is configured to start an auxiliary equipment using the electrical energy transmitted by the power transmission and distribution module.

Abstract: A gas mixture for treating a substrate in a substrate processing system includes hydrogen fluoride gas, a vapor of an alcohol, an additive consisting of a base, and a carrier gas. The gas mixture can be used to treat high aspect ratio (HAR) structures arranged on a surface of a substrate. A surface of the substrate may be spin rinsed using a first rinsing liquid. The first rinsing liquid is spun off from the surface of the substrate. The gas mixture is directed onto the surface of the substrate after the first rinsing liquid is dispensed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for real-time control of temperature within a plasma chamber are described. One of the methods includes sensing a voltage in real time of a rail that is coupled to a voltage source. The voltage source supplies a voltage to multiple heater elements of the plasma chamber. The voltage that is sensed is used to adjust one or more duty cycles of corresponding one or more of the heater elements. The adjusted one or more duty cycles facilitate achieving and maintaining a temperature value within the plasma chamber over time.

Abstract: Systems and methods of enhancing membrane permeabilization in a cell are provided. An example method includes disposing the cell between a first electrode and a second electrode and applying a plurality of electrical pulses between the first electrode and the second electrode. In the systems and methods, the plurality of electrical pulses include at least two trains of pulses separated by an interval greater than about 10 s. Further, the amplitude of the electrical pulses is selected to be greater than about 0.2 kV/cm.

Abstract: A scour-resistant interface enhancer, a preparation method, and an application thereof are provided. The scour-resistant interface enhancer is a compound solution prepared by using a 0.1% surfactant CAEO-15 and a 0.3% silane coupling agent as solutes and using clear water and absolute ethanol as solvents, where the mass ratio of clear water to absolute ethanol is 9:1. The scour-resistant interface enhancer of the present invention used as pre-flush for well cementing of coalbed methane wells has good wettability modification effect, shows scour-resistant effect against cement slurry, exhibits good compatibility with cement slurry system, and can significantly improve the cementing strength and air tightness of two interfaces of coal bed and effectively enhance the cementing quality of coalbed methane wells.

Abstract: Technology is described for methods and systems for a diffractive optic device (525) for holographic projection. The diffractive optic device can include a lens (535) configured to convey a hologram. The lens (535) further comprises a patterned material (510) formed with an array of cells having a non-planar arrangement of cell heights extending from a surface of the patterned material. The lens further optionally comprises a filling material (530) to fill gaps on both surfaces of the patterned material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antigen-binding protein, or an antigen-binding fragment thereof which binding to CEACAM6, comprising (i) a heavy chain variable domain comprising a VHCDR1 having the amino acid sequence GNTFTSYVMH; a VHCDR2 having the amino acid sequence YINPYNDGTKYNEKFKG; and a VHCDR3 having the amino acid sequence STARATPYFYAMDY and (ii) a light chain variable domain comprising a VLCDR1 having the amino acid sequence KSSQSLLWSVNQNSYLS, a VLCDR2 having the amino acid sequence GASIRES, and a VLCDR3 having the amino acid sequence QHNHGSFLPYT. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, methods of use of the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof for cancer treatment, prevention or detection and a kit comprising the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a microelectromechanical apparatus including a substrate, a stationary electrode, a movable electrode, and a heater. The substrate includes an upper surface, an inner bottom surface, and an inner side surface. The inner side surface surrounds and connects with the inner bottom surface. The inner side surface and the inner bottom surface define a recess. The stationary electrode is disposed on the inner bottom surface. The movable electrode covers the recess. The movable electrode, the inner bottom surface, and the inner side surface define a hermetic chamber. The heater is disposed on the movable electrode and located above the hermetic chamber.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein relate to training a machine-learning-based monocular depth estimator.

Abstract: A steerable endovascular catheter which can be used and for diagnosis and endovascular treatment of vascular diseases. Methods of diagnosis and endovascular treatment comprising steering the catheter through vasculature of a patient.

Abstract: A control method and system for a distribution network with distributed mobile energy storage systems is disclosed which relates to the power field. The present invention manages the multiple distributed mobile energy storage systems in the distribution network in a unified way, to improve the flexibility of the distribution network, and enable the distributed mobile energy storage systems to fully smooth new energy generation fluctuations, implement peak cut, facilitate grid auxiliary services, and improve the power quality. The control method includes: acquiring, by a sub-station coordination system, data of the distributed mobile energy storage systems; receiving, by a master-station dispatching system, the data of the distributed mobile energy storage systems, and obtaining external data; generating, by the master-station dispatching system, a control instruction; and controlling, by the sub-station coordination system, the distributed mobile energy storage systems.

Abstract: A first arithmetic input share and a second arithmetic input share of an initial arithmetically-masked cryptographic value are received. A sequence of operations using the arithmetic input shares and a randomly generated number is performed, where a current operation in the sequence of operations generates a corresponding intermediate value that is used in a subsequent operation. At the end of the sequence of operations, a first Boolean output share and a second Boolean output share are generated. The arithmetic-to-Boolean mask conversion is independent of the input bit length.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of encoding and decoding an audio signal and an encoder and a decoder performing the method. The method of encoding an audio signal includes identifying an input signal, and generating a bitstring of each encoding layer by applying, to the input signal, an encoding model including a plurality of successive encoding layers that encodes the input signal, in which a current encoding layer among the encoding layers is trained to generate a bitstring of the current encoding layer by encoding an encoded signal which is a signal encoded in a previous encoding layer and quantizing an encoded signal which is a signal encoded in the current encoding layer.