Abstract: A method and system are arranged for fact checking electronically posted claims. The system includes an input/output device for inputting a textual complex claim as a natural language statement with a combination of two or more facts and outputting an indication that the textual complex claim is true or false. A processor connected to the input/output device generates, by a program generation module, a reasoning program for the input complex claim as a sequence of reasoning steps, where each step directs to a function in a set of sub-task functions. The processor generates, by a program execution module, each step in the reasoning program to a respective sub-task function and executes the respective sub-task function in order to provide the outputted indication.

Abstract: Provided herein is a see-through transparent, stable, safe and (bio)degradable hydrogel-based particulate support medium, made of calcium alginate particles. The calcium alginate particles, or hybrid hydrogel particles, are characterized by a substantially homogeneous average particle size that ranges from 0.1 micrometer to 5 micrometer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to anti-fibrotic sialidase-inhibitor compounds and methods of preventing or inhibiting fibrosis using such compounds. The present disclosure also relates to methods of controlling the formation of fibrocytes or their activity using such compounds. The compounds may include both antibodies as well as small molecules. The methods may involve administering the compounds to a patient with or at risk of developing fibrosis in a manner that inhibits at least one sialidase in the patient.

Abstract: A catalyst that has a high electrolytic activity and a high CO2 reduction reaction rate and a method of producing the same, a cathode, an ion exchange membrane-electrode assembly, and a solid electrolyte electrolysis apparatus are provided. The catalyst includes a metal ion selected from the group consisting of a copper ion, a nickel ion, an iron ion, a cobalt ion, a zinc ion, a manganese ion, a molybdenum ion, and an aluminum ion, a nitrogen-containing compound, and a carrier containing carbon having a primary particle diameter of 5 to 200 nm, the metal ion is coordinated to the nitrogen atom on the nitrogen-containing compound, the catalyst has a content of the metal ion coordinated to the nitrogen atom of 0.7% by mass or more, and the catalyst has a particle diameter of 10 nm to 50 ?m.

Abstract: A cell population including macrophages that are CD11b positive, F4/80 positive, CD180 positive, and CD9 positive and that are derived from a tissue selected from the group consisting of placenta, umbilical cord, and amnion with a percentage of 75% or more, the cell population having cell viability of 80% or more.

Abstract: There is provided a DRAM including a plurality of mats composed of cell arrays, comprising: a first mat including a first cell array that is aligned by first bitlines and first wordlines; a second mat including a second cell array that is adjacent to the first mat and aligned by second bitlines and second wordlines; and a bitline sense amplifier shared by the first bitlines of the first mat and the second bitlines of the second mat, wherein the bitline sense amplifier connected to the first mat is shared only with the second mat.

Abstract: The spin-orbit torque-based random number generator includes a spin torque generation layer including a first spin torque layer and a second spin torque layer, a magnetization-free layer, a tunnel barrier layer, and a magnetization pinned layer, wherein the second spin torque layer is disposed between the magnetization-free layer and the first spin torque layer and generates field-like torque (FLT) and damping-like torque (DLT) related to the magnetization direction of the magnetization-free layer; the first spin torque layer adjusts a torque ratio according to the size of field-like torque to the size of damping-like torque in conjunction with the thickness of the second spin torque layer; in the magnetization-free layer, a magnetization direction is randomly aligned up or down based on the adjusted torque ratio; and a random number is generated based on current that is switched and output based on the randomly aligned magnetization direction.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system for predicting a hydration reaction degree of cement based on a cycle generative adversarial network (CycleGAN). The method includes the following steps: S1, acquiring a micro-structure image of a cement paste test specimen; S2, establishing a micro-pore structure image dataset; S3, establishing a cement micro-hydration prediction model based on a CycleGAN; and S4, completing prediction based on a final cement micro-hydration prediction model. A deep learning algorithm is applied to micro-hydration prediction of cement. A complex theoretical formula is replaced with a data driven mode. Dependence on ideal hypotheses is reduced, and the accuracy of prediction on micro-hydration of cement is thus improved.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate generally to a soft system for producing a giant magnetoelastic effect. In some embodiments, the soft system is composed of platinum-catalyzed silicone polymer matrix and neodymium-iron-boron nanomagnets. The soft system shows up to four times more enhancement of the magnetomechanical coupling factor (T/Pa) than traditional rigid counterparts owing to a distinct physical mechanism. In embodiments, the giant magnetoelastic effect is coupled with magnetic induction to implement a soft magnetoelastic generator (MEG) as an approach to biomechanical energy conversion, a technology that was heretofore conventionally challenged by low current, high internal impedance, and low water/humidity resistance for decent operation stability. This new method of biomechanical-to-electrical conversion is intrinsically waterproof since the magnetic fields are able to penetrate water with negligible intensity loss.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and method for the production of a medical device for use as a nerve guide. The system and method provide for coating a polymer layer with particles, wherein the particles can comprise active agents for the repair or regeneration of nerve defects. The present invention further provides an implantable device for repairing or regenerating a nerve defect prepared by the system and method set forth above, and methods of treatment using said device.

Abstract: Provided are a mRNA vaccine composition with improved storage stability and a method of improving storage stability of the vaccine composition.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a current collector of an energy storage device includes the following. A substrate is provided. A modified layer is formed on the substrate using a microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition process. The modified layer includes nanographene and has a thickness of 1 nm to 500 nm. In the microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition process, a microwave frequency is 300 MHz to 300 GHz, a microwave power is 500 W to 75000 W, a temperature is 25° C. to 600° C., and a deposition time is less than 30 minutes. The microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition process includes the following. Inert gas or stable gas is passed in. Hydrocarbon gas and hydrogen are passed in. Microwaves are applied to generate plasma. The hydrocarbon gas and the hydrogen are ionized. Nanographene is formed on the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a textile coating composition comprising a primer bonding to at least one surface of a textile and a polymer brush bonding to the primer. The primer is of general formula (I) and the polymer brush is of general formula (II). A coated textile comprising a textile coated with the textile coating composition and a method of forming the coated textile are also provided.

Abstract: A method of processing speech includes: obtaining a speech input; obtaining an instruction related to the speech input; obtaining a speech representation corresponding to the speech input; obtaining an adapter that includes speech information by fusing a pre-trained adapter with the speech representation; and obtaining a response corresponding to the instruction by inputting both the adapter that includes the speech information and the instruction to a language model, the language model generating the response based on the adapter that includes the speech model and the speech information.

Abstract: A system and method of detecting presence of arrythmia in an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. The method comprises steps of applying a decomposition algorithm to one or more portions of the ECG signal, each portion corresponding to at least one heartbeat. The method also comprises, for each portion, selecting at least one output of the decomposition algorithm; providing the selected at least one output to a first trained convolutional neural network (CNN) arrangement, the first CNN arrangement generating coefficients of a predetermined size; and inputting the coefficients of the predetermined size to a second trained CNN arrangement, the second CNN arrangement trained to output a classification of whether arrythmia is present in the portion of the ECG.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of power equipment detection devices, and in particular to a power transformer fault detection device, which includes a detection component for detecting the oil composition of the transformer, and also includes a rotating part comprising multiple groups of oil pools that are evenly spaced around the rotating axis of the rotating part. The multiple groups of oil pools are connected to oil outlets at different heights on the transformer, and a light-transmitting window is provided on the oil pool. A detection component is installed on the rotating part, and can detect the composition of the liquid in the oil pool through the light-transmitting window. The present application has the effect of allowing staff to monitor the working status of the transformer in a timely manner and reducing the labor burden of the staff.

Abstract: Disclosed are a plant grain size regulation gene and use thereof, which belong to the technical field of biology. PCFS gene mutants in different crops are obtained by gene editing, and by means of experiments and statistical analysis, it is found that the mutants have a phenotype of enlarged plant grain and part of the mutants have a phenotype of improved stress resistance. The provided gene, mutants, and method for use same are beneficial to increase the crop yield and improve the quality and enhance the resistance of plants to an adverse environment, provide gene resources and technical support for cultivating new plant varieties with large grain weight and high stress resistance, and thereby have important significance and application value for improvement of agronomic traits of crops and breeding of high-yield and high stress-resistant molecules.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for improving the throughput of a neural network, using multiplexing and demultiplexing of information. Specifically, the multiplexing may include receiving a plurality of inputs, generating transformed inputs by performing, via a multiplexing layer, a transformation to each input of the plurality of inputs, and combining the transformed inputs into a single compact representation of the plurality of inputs. The demultiplexing may include receiving an output from a neural network, generating a plurality of values by converting, via a demultiplexing layer, the output back into independent representations, and producing predictions for each input based on the plurality of values. Further improvements may be seen when pretraining of the neural network and/or high-throughput transformers are incorporated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method capable of more conveniently determining at an earlier stage whether a cell population collected from a vertebrate animal adipose tissue has mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) at high purity, a kit for determining it, etc. The present disclosure includes, for example, a method for determining whether a cell population derived from an adipose tissue collected from a vertebrate animal comprises mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) at high purity, the method comprising detecting expression of one or more genes in the cell population.

Abstract: The present application provides an immunosuppressive agent containing a substance that is selected from anti-CD80 antibodies and anti-PD-L1 antibodies and that promotes binding between PD-L1 and PD-1.