Abstract: A method of protecting a host from an enteric toxigenic pathogen comprises administering a salicylanilide to the host. A method of reducing virulence of an enteric toxigenic pathogen comprises administering a salicylanilide to a host infected with or at risk of infection with pathogen. A method of reducing recurrence of an infection caused by an enteric toxigenic pathogen, comprises administering a salicylanilide to a host previously infected with the pathogen.

Abstract: Small molecule inhibitors (SMIs) of the Prolactin receptor, pharmaceutical compositions of the SMIs, and methods for treating patients suffering from disorders characterized increased expression or excitation of the Prolactin receptor, including breast cancer, prostate cancer and nociceptive pain disorders such as migraine headache, by administering pharmaceutical compositions of SMIs are provided.

Abstract: Examples of receivers and receiver techniques are described herein. An example system may include a carrier source that may provide a wireless carrier signal and a wireless communication device, separate from the carrier source. The wireless communication device may provide a wireless communication signal containing data. A receiver may include an antenna positioned to receive the wireless carrier signal and the wireless communication signal, a two-port mixer coupled to the antenna and configured to mix the wireless carrier signal and the wireless communication signal to provide an intermediate frequency signal, and a demodulator configured to extract, at least in part, the data from the intermediate frequency signal.

Abstract: An operation method of a first end node in a vehicle network supporting a PLCA function is provided. The method includes performing a monitoring operation in a first time interval configured for communication of the first end node and detecting a transmission request signal transmitted from a second end node by the monitoring operation. In response to detecting the transmission request signal, a transmission operation of the first end node in the first time interval is stopped. The first time interval is used for communication of a second end node instead of the first end node.

Abstract: Compositions, systems, and methods for hydraulically fracturing a hydrocarbon-bearing formation, a method including injecting into the hydrocarbon-bearing formation under increased pressure a heavy oil fracturing fluid; allowing the heavy oil fracturing fluid to remain in situ for a period of time suitable to create fractures in the hydrocarbon-bearing reservoir, the heavy oil fracturing fluid operable to undergo an at least about 70% viscosity decrease in situ; and flowing back the heavy oil fracturing fluid to the surface without damaging the hydrocarbon-bearing formation or reducing production of hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon-bearing formation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions for assessing peptidoglycan (PG) biosynthesis in bacteria using modified D-amino acids covalently attached to a molecular rotor and visualizing the labeled PG in bacteria based upon the enhanced fluorescence of the molecular rotor incorporated in the PG. The resultant, labeled peptidoglycan structures are amenable for identification by microscopic visualization, flow cytometry or other suitable methods.

Abstract: The invention discloses a method for designing a three-dimensional trajectory of an unmanned aerial vehicle based on a wireless power transfer network. The method comprises the following steps: establishing a downlink channel model of the wireless power transfer network; establishing a mathematical model based on maximizing energy harvested by a user, comprising three-dimensional position deployment of an unmanned aerial vehicle, allocation of a charging time, and generation of an energy beam pattern; jointly optimizing on design and analysis of low-complexity iterative algorithms for three-dimensional position deployment of the unmanned aerial vehicle, the charging time and an energy beam; and using branch and bound method to design a three-dimensional flight trajectory of the unmanned aerial vehicle.

Abstract: A communications device and a data receiving method thereof are provided. The communications device includes: a receiver antenna receiving data; a receiver phase shifter forming a first sum beam and a first difference beam based on a first estimated direction-of-arrival (DOA); a receiver radio frequency (RF) chain generating first difference beam output using the first difference beam formed during a first data period of the received data and generating first sum beam output using the first sum beam formed in a second data period of the received data, which is different from the first data period; and a receiver controller calculating an offset vector between an actual DOA and the first estimated DOA based on the first difference beam output and the first sum beam output.

Abstract: Systems and methods for distributing electric energy in discrete power packets of finite duration are presented. Systems may include an aggregator for providing power packets to one or more nodes. An aggregator may receive requests for power packets from nodes. In other embodiments, an aggregator may transmit status broadcasts and nodes may receive power packets based on the status broadcasts.

Abstract: A modeling method for a high-density discrete particle multiphase system, including the following steps: determining a model boundary; drawing up a volume sum of particle phases within each size range in the model; generating compact models of particle models within all size ranges; expanding the particles in the compact models; and obtaining a high-density particle accumulation model. The method can be used for modeling of meso-structures of particle reinforced composite materials, granular materials in soft matter, particle accumulation materials and the like, and can also be extended to short fiber reinforced composite materials and the like. The method solves the modeling problem when the particles intersect with the model boundary, and can be applied to the modeling and analysis of composite specimens with machined surfaces.

Abstract: A liquid crystal mixture and a temperature-responsive infrared reflection device made by using the liquid crystal mixture containing potassium laurate. Infrared light can pass through the device within a non-working temperature range, and a chiral dopant enables potassium laurate to form a cholesteric phase within a working temperature range. The birefringence value of the potassium laurate gradually increases with the increase of temperature between 12.5° C. and 26° C., so that the infrared reflection bandwidth of the device constantly increases. The birefringence value of the potassium laurate gradually decreases with the increase of temperature between 26° C. and 54.5° C., so that the infrared reflection bandwidth of the device constantly decreases. The infrared reflection bandwidth of the infrared reflection device can vary with temperature by adjusting the proportions of the ingredients of the liquid crystal mixture containing potassium laurate.

Abstract: Described herein are mutant cyanobacterial cell populations that have a smaller mean cell length than wild type cyanobacterial cell populations of the same species.

Abstract: Provided is a method based on deep neural network to extract appearance and geometry features for pulmonary textures classification, which belongs to the technical fields of medical image processing and computer vision. Taking 217 pulmonary computed tomography images as original data, several groups of datasets are generated through a preprocessing procedure. Each group includes a CT image patch, a corresponding image patch containing geometry information and a ground-truth label. A dual-branch residual network is constructed, including two branches separately takes CT image patches and corresponding image patches containing geometry information as input. Appearance and geometry information of pulmonary textures are learnt by the dual-branch residual network, and then they are fused to achieve high accuracy for pulmonary texture classification. Besides, the proposed network architecture is clear, easy to be constructed and implemented.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technical idea of constructing energy-efficient communication and computation resource allocation framework for Enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB) and Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) in 5G or higher networks. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a technology of constructing social block coordinate descent (BCD)-based energy-efficient communication and computation resource allocation framework to address optimization problems related to restriction of eMBB users, reliability of URLLC traffic, and resource block allocation for eMBB user restriction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, are compounds, methods, tools, and abrasive materials comprising mixed transition metal dodecaborides.

Abstract: The invention includes methods of preventing or treating acute lung injury using a MAP3K2/MAP3K3 inhibitor. The invention further comprises compositions, and kits comprising compositions useful within the invention.

Abstract: To provide a method for producing a calcium carbonate block for medical use which is useful as a bone substitute or a bone substitute raw material needed in medical care, which is a method for producing a calcium carbonate block that satisfies the following desired properties: 1) the calcium carbonate block has excellent mechanical strength; 2) the calcium carbonate block can be produced by a simplified production method; 3) the calcium carbonate block contains no impurity; and 4) the calcium carbonate block has high reactivity. A method for producing a calcium carbonate block, comprising a step of shaping a water-containing calcium hydroxide block and a carbonation step of immersing the calcium hydroxide block in a carbonate ion-containing aqueous solution.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for structure-assisted evolution of multivalent aptamers using a single stranded DNA or single-stranded RNA nanostructure as a structural support. Also provided herein are methods for constructing ssDNA or ssRNA nanostructures as structural supports suitable for structure-assisted evolution of multivalent aptamers.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system for determining strain within a material includes a magnetostrictive sensor configured to be embedded within the material, a sensing unit configured to apply an excitation magnetic field to the material and the embedded sensor and to receive a response magnetic field that has passed through the material and the embedded sensor, wherein the sensing unit does not contact the material, and a device configured to determine a difference between the excitation magnetic field and the response magnetic field and to determine the strain within the material based upon that difference.

Abstract: A system for generating X-ray beams from a liquid target includes a vacuum chamber, a diamond window assembly, an electron source, a target material flow system, and an X-ray detector/imager. An electron beam from the electron source travels through the diamond window assembly and into a dynamic target material of the flow system. Preferably, the dynamic target material is lead bismuth eutectic in a liquid state. Upon colliding with the dynamic target material, X-rays are generated. The generated X-rays exit through an X-ray exit window to be captured by the X-ray detector/imager. Since the dynamic target material is constantly in fluid motion within a pipeline of the flow system, the electron beam always has a new target area which is at a controlled operational temperature and thus, prevents overheating issues. By providing a small focus area for the electron beams, the overall imaging resolution of the X-rays is also improved.