Abstract: A three element slot-based antenna which includes a dielectric circuit board, a metallic layer, a sensing antenna, a first narrow band antenna, a second narrow band antenna, a first tapered transmission line, a second tapered transmission line, a first microstrip transmission line and a second microstrip transmission line. The sensing antenna is a semi-hexagonal slot-line loop whereas each of the first narrow band antenna and the second narrow band antenna are formed as a semi-elliptical slot-line loop having an E-shaped base in the metallic layer. The first tapered transmission line and the second tapered transmission line is connected to first feed port and second feed port, respectively. The first microstrip transmission line and the second microstrip transmission line are connected to third feed port and fourth feed port, respectively. The antenna resonates with circular polarization in an ultra-high frequency sub-GHz responsive to input signal at each feed port.

Abstract: A method of delivering a non-invasive neurostimulation using a Monotonic Amplitude Pulse Train is more charge-efficient than using conventional, uniform waveforms. Monotonic Amplitude Pulse Trains optimize the amplitudes of individual pulses in a train to reduce the total energy required to provide neural stimulation by as much as 50%.

Abstract: An acquisition unit acquires image data indicating at least a chest and an abdomen of a test subject. A detection unit detects the displacement of each of the chest and abdomen of the test subject by using the image data. A display control unit performs control so that the movement image of each of the chest and abdomen is displayed based on the detected displacement of the chest and abdomen. When the movement of the chest and the movement of the abdomen are synchronized with each other, the display control unit performs control so that the display form of the chest movement image and the display form of the abdomen movement image are the same as each other.

Abstract: In a Byzantine computing environment in which a database is sharded or partitioned among multiple clusters of computing nodes, consensus for and execution of data transactions (e.g., transactions that require and/or affect data of one or more shards) are achieved in a resilient manner. Within some clusters, multiple primary replicas concurrently propose transactions for processing in parallel by all replicas. For some multi-shard transactions, shards involved in the transactions may be logically ring-ordered; each shard in turn achieves consensus among its nodes to commit the transactions, and then executes its portion of the operation after consensus is obtained among all shards. For some other multi-shard transactions, involved shards first determine whether local data constraints are satisfied, after which data modifications are made in parallel.

Abstract: A device and method for detecting Curie temperature of a permanent magnet material is provided, and relates to the technical field of magnetic material detection. The device includes a detection coil, two ends of the detection coil are respectively fixed by a sample fixing tube; a temperature test box arranged inside the detection coil, the temperature test box is provided with a piercing hole for a permanent magnet material sample to be tested to pass in and out, the temperature test box is communicated with a temperature control device; a temperature sensor arranged in the temperature test box; and a magnetic flux integrator connected with the detection coil.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a gene-modified T cell population, including mixing a cell population containing T cells with beads each having bound thereto a virus containing a target gene to introduce the target gene into each of the cells of the cell population, wherein the cell population containing the T cells is cultured in a solution containing a CD3 signal activator that is present without being immobilized on a solid phase.

Abstract: Provided are biomarkers for parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis (PNAC) in subjects, especially infants receiving parenteral nutrition (PN). Using such biomarkers provide methods of diagnosing and/or assessing risk of PNAC in a subject, including screening a sample from a subject believed to be at risk for PNAC for one or more biomarkers of PNAC. The biomarkers can include one or more fecal metabolites. Such biomarkers and associated methods provide neonatal intensive care unit clinicians with an additional tool for early identification of PNAC risk. Early identification of high-risk infants would enable clinicians to confidently optimize caloric nutrition with PN for infants at low risk of developing PNAC and enable proactive mitigation with alterations to the administered PN.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, a zeolite beta material may be made by a method that may include adding a parent zeolite beta in a basic solution to form a basic zeolite beta suspension, adding water to the basic zeolite beta suspension to form a dilute basic zeolite beta suspension, hydrothermally treating the dilute basic zeolite beta suspension to form a hydrothermally treated mixture, and separating from the hydrothermally treated mixture a solid zeolite beta material consisting essentially of polymorph-A and polymorph-B. The molar ratio of polymorph-A to polymorph-B of the solid zeolite beta material may be greater than molar ratio of polymorph-A to polymorph-B of the parent zeolite beta.

Abstract: A device and method for estimating fish growth based on a modified fish growth model. The device includes a growth factor data input unit configured to receive growth factor data including an initial average weight Wi, a final average weight Wf, a total supplied feed amount F, and a rearing period D about a growth estimation target fish; a first growth information calculation unit configured to apply the growth factor data received from the growth factor data input unit to the modified fish growth model to calculate first growth information of the growth estimation target fish based on the modified fish growth model; and a display for outputting the first growth information calculated by the first growth information calculation unit on a screen thereof.

Abstract: A vehicle platoon incentive mechanism and system based on a double auction, a device, and a medium are provided. A highway system is conceived, where vehicles can be platooned and transmits their information to a controller. The controller searches for an optimal vehicle platoon to maximize a benefit of the vehicle platoon and redistribute the benefit among members in the vehicle platoon through a incentive mechanism to motivate a driver or a vehicle owner to form and maintain the optimal vehicle platoon. The incentive mechanism resolves a benefit conflict between vehicles through the benefit redistribution, thereby promoting formation of a stable and efficient vehicle platoon. The vehicle platoon incentive mechanism will make up for insufficient research on the vehicle platoon incentive mechanism. This mechanism can determine leader-follower positions and associated benefits, offering a potential solution to the instability in platooning behavior.

Abstract: A compound represented by chemical formula 1, a salt, a stereoisomer, a solvent or a hydrate thereof, an antibacterial composition including the compound, and uses thereof are disclosed. The antibacterial composition is suitable for inhibiting bacterial infections, preventing, alleviating or treating bacterial infectious disease, and for preventing, alleviating or treating inflammation caused by a bacterial infection. The compound specifically binds to p62 protein so as to activate p62, thereby increasing the activity of autophagy, which is inhibited by a bacterial infection, and thus has antibacterial activity against various bacteria, can inhibit bacterial infectivity and has the excellent effect of enabling prevention, alleviation or treatment of bacterial infectious disease and inflammation caused by an infection.

Abstract: A composite material includes a polymer and a paint char material. The paint char material includes pyrolyzed paint sludge and in some forms is a hybrid paint char. The hybrid paint char includes lignin.

Abstract: A method for place re-recognition of a mobile robot based on a lidar estimable pose, said method comprising: using radon transform to convert rotation and translation changes into translation changes on two axes of a sinusoidal graph, and, on the basis of an amplitude spectrum of a spectrum, performing spectrum cross-correlation calculation on translation invariance and two images, so as to solve the translation property of the images. Translation invariance is used to generate a position descriptor and thereby perform candidate matching for place re-recognition; and cross-correlation calculation may be performed together with radon transform to solve relative rotation and translation. In the described method, a time-varying environment is considered, and by using a multi-channel feature BEV for representation, the capability of representing a local feature in a laser point cloud can be improved.

Abstract: Catalysts and methods for catalytic hydrogenolysis of a polymer. The method comprises a) activating a catalyst with a hydrogen source to provide an activated catalyst, wherein the catalyst comprises: i) a MXene support of Formula I: Mn+1XnTx (I); wherein each M is independently an early transition metal; X is carbon or nitrogen; Tx is a surface functional group wherein x is 0-10; and n is 1, 2, 3, or 4; and ii) a supported metal, wherein loading of the supported metal on the MXene support is less than 5% w/w based on the weight of the catalyst; and b) contacting a mixture of the activated catalyst, hydrogen gas, and a polymer at a temperature of at least about 200° C. for a period of time that is sufficient for catalytic hydrogenolysis of the polymer; thereby converting the polymer to a fuel.

Abstract: A wearable biosensor for real-time quantification of a biomarker in a biofluid includes at least one functional module. The functional module includes an iontophoresis induction module, a microfluidic layer, a plurality of multimodal biosensors, and a paperfluidic layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for trapping and electrically monitoring molecules in a nanopore sensor. The nanopore sensor comprises a support structure with a first and a second fluidic chamber, at least one nanopore fluidically connected to the two chambers, and a protein shuttle. The protein shuttle comprises an electrically charged protein molecule, such as Avidin. The nanopore can be a Clytosolin A. A method can comprise applying a voltage across the nanopores to draw protein shuttles towards the nanopores. The ionic current through each or all of the nanopores can be concurrently measured. Based on the measured ionic current, blockage events can be detected. Each blockage event indicates a capture of a protein shuttle by at least one nanopore. Each blockage event can be detected through a change of the total ionic current flow or a change in the ionic current flow for a particular nanopore.

Abstract: A droplet gripper for a polarizable droplet including a top plate formed of magnetically responsive material and movable in a defined sequence in response to a regionalized electromagnetic field. The gripper further has electret sheets downwardly depending from the top plate. The electret sheets are separated from each other and are chargeable to the same polarities so as to capture the droplet between them due to electret-induced polarization on droplet (EPD). The gripper may be included in a Multiphysics droplet robotic system for automatically manipulating and moving a liquid droplet. The system includes a programmable control matrix that generates a movable regionalized electromagnetic field through coils so as to engage the magnetic material on the top plate and move the EPD gripper and a captured polarizable drop in the defined sequence along a specific path as well as to achieve other microfluidic operations according to a control matrix program.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices disclosed herein include three-dimensional bioprinting technologies which produce cell scaffolds with a high degree of complexity and precision. A bioprinting ink mixture can be formed with coated gold nanoparticles in an alginate-gelatin solution. Upon bioprinting a 3D scaffold microstructure from the bioink mixture, an imaging procedure is performed on the 3D scaffold microstructure using the coated gold nanoparticles as a contrasting agent. A microstructure characterization is determined from the imaging procedure, and a virtual 3D reconstruction of the microstructure characterization can be generated for presentation on a graphical user interface (GUI) of a computing device.

Abstract: The current disclosure relates to methods for treating ovarian cancer based on specific antigen expression of the cancer. Furthermore, the expressed antigen may be used in immunotherapeutic methods for treatment of the ovarian cancer. Aspects of the disclosure relate to immunotherapies targeting CT45 polypeptides, methods for treating ovarian cancer based on CT45 expression, and kits for detecting CT45 polypeptides and nucleotides.

Abstract: An optical filter includes a first multiplexer having a first input end, a second input end, a first output end, and a second output end, a first waveguide optically coupled to the first input end, a second waveguide optically coupled to the second input end, a third waveguide optically coupled to the first output end, a fourth waveguide optically coupled to the second output end, and a ring resonator optically coupled to the third waveguide and the fourth waveguide.