Abstract: A method (100), a device (400), and a system for detecting the sweetness of fruit, and a storage medium. The method (100) comprises: using magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging to acquire an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of fruit to be detected when same is undamaged (S110); determining an effective ADC of said fruit according to the ADC of said fruit (S120); and determining the sweetness of said fruit according to the effective ADC (S130). The ADC of fruit to be detected may be acquired on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging when said fruit is undamaged, and the ADC is used to determine the sweetness of the fruit, thus achieving non-destructive and reliable fruit sweetness detection.

Abstract: A hat (200) for a neonate (120) comprising: a central portion (201), a first side portion (202) and second side portion (203) attached to opposite sides of the central portion (201), a first fastener (208); a top flap (204) and a second fastener (211). The hat (200) has an unfolded configuration and a worn configuration. In the unfolded configuration the first and second portions (202, 203) extend away from each other from the central portion (201) in opposite directions. In the worn configuration the hat (200) wraps a neonate's head with the central portion (201) in contact with the back of the neonate's head, the first portion (202) wrapped around a first side of the neonate's head and the second portion (203) wrapped around a second side of the neonate's head.

Abstract: A number of different sealed interfaces for power modules are described. In one example, a sealed interface includes a printed circuit board including a contact pad for power conduction to a bus bar of the printed circuit board, a semiconductor module including at least one power transistor, a terminal pin electrically coupled to the power module, and a housing for the power module. The housing includes an open terminal aperture that extends through the housing. The printed circuit board is seated upon the open terminal aperture, to close and seal the open terminal aperture, with the contact pad positioned within the open terminal aperture. The terminal pin contacts the contact pad of the printed circuit board within the open terminal aperture, and the open terminal aperture comprises a transitional feature to abate electric field intensity around an interface between the open terminal aperture and the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method of removing buffer gas from a mixture comprising the buffer gas and hyperpolarized noble gas is described. The method includes reacting the buffer gas to produce a reaction product different to the buffer gas. The buffer gas may be reactively removed by one or more of oxidation, reduction, polymerization and binding reactions with solid surfaces. The buffer gas may be molecular hydrogen and/or molecular nitrogen. Apparatus for carrying out the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a broadband filter for confining or attenuating electromagnetic interference noise from one or more electrical signal sources, In an embodiment, the broadband filter comprises one or more filter stages electrically coupled by galvanic or by electromagnetic means to the one or more electrical signal sources for confining or attenuating conducted electromagnetic interference noise; one or more conductive shields electrically coupled by galvanic or by electromagnetic means to the electrical signal sources wherein the shields encapsulate the filter stages for confining or attenuating conducted and/or radiated electromagnetic interference noise; and one or more conductive partition layers to encapsulate the one or more filter stages such that the partition layers electromagnetically couple adjacent filter stages for a selected frequency range of the electromagnetic interference noise. The thickness of the conductive partition layers is chosen to control the degree of coupling.

Abstract: Described herein are “Ultrahapticons,” which are a set of tangible and recognizable mid-air haptic icons that have been derived from research study participants' metaphorical associations with car infotainment features. In line with semiotic theory (the study of signs), data from the study was analyzed to identify key characteristics that when realized in mid-air haptic form, would enable a user to “feel” the feature they are interacting with. Their use is not limited to an automotive context, they can be instrumented to any application that exhibits the same feature functionality i.e. home entertainment system, laptop UI's, digital communication, Extended Reality (XR), and the like.

Abstract: A lithium-ion battery thermal management system and method based on PCM and mutually embedded fins. The thermal management system includes a battery box, a lithium-ion battery pack and a temperature detection unit are arranged in the battery box; the lithium-ion battery pack at least includes two cells, the periphery of each cell is wrapped by a battery inner shell and a battery outer shell, and PCM is filled between the battery inner shell and the battery outer shell; a plurality of fins are arranged on the battery outer shell on the opposite sides of the two adjacent cells, the fins are arranged at intervals, the fins on the opposite sides of the two adjacent cells are arranged in a staggered manner, and heat-conducting plates are connected between each fin and the battery inner shell.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for acquiring a Raman spectral map of a sample including a material species.

Abstract: This invention relates to transduction of cargo molecules into living cells, such as protein transduction, in particular a delivery molecule for transduction of a cargo into a cell comprising: a cargo-binding molecule and/or a cargo; a glycosaminoglycan (GAG) binding element, which is capable of binding to GAG on the surface of the cell; and a protein transduction domain. Methods of transduction, methods of producing or modifying cargo for transduction, delivery molecules for transduction and methods of treatment using transduction, or using transduced cells are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to inhibitors of CDK12 (cyclin-dependent kinase 12), and there use in the treatment or prevention of a disorder in a subject caused by the generation of repeat expansion transcripts.

Abstract: A microtopography system for modulating one or more cellular processes on a surface is described. The microtopography system comprising: a repeated microtopographic pattern, said microtopographic pattern comprising: an array of repeated micropillars applied to a surface of a product, said micropillars being formed of surface structures between 1-100 ?m in height, and 1-50 ?m in width. The microtopographic pattern acts to modulate one or more cellular processes on the surface.

Abstract: A method of designing at least one coil for producing a magnetic field is disclosed. The method comprises: i) setting a performance target comprising: a target magnetic field, and at least two of a target power, a target resistance, a target size and/or weight, a target supply voltage or current, and a target inductance; ii) determining initial design parameters for the at least one coil; iii) modelling performance with the current design parameters to determine a simulated performance against each of the performance targets; iv) calculating a penalty function based on the difference between the simulated performance and the performance targets; v) modifying the design parameters in order to reduce the penalty function; vi) iterating steps iii) to v) until the penalty function or simulated performance has met an acceptance condition.

Abstract: A method (100), a device (400), and a system for detecting the sweetness of fruit, and a storage medium. The method (100) comprises: using magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging to acquire an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of fruit to be detected when same is undamaged (S110); determining an effective ADC of said fruit according to the ADC of said fruit (S120); and determining the sweetness of said fruit according to the effective ADC (S130). The ADC of fruit to be detected may be acquired on the basis of magnetic resonance imaging when said fruit is undamaged, and the ADC is used to determine the sweetness of the fruit, thus achieving non-destructive and reliable fruit sweetness detection.

Abstract: Photogrammetric analysis of an object is carried out by capturing images of the object. Photogrammetric analysis requires the capture of multiple overlapping images of the object from various camera positions. These images are then processed to generate a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud representing the object in 3D space. A 3D model of the object is used to generate a model 3D point cloud. Based on the modelled point cloud and camera optics, the visibility of each point in the 3D point cloud is determined for a range of possible camera positions. The radial component of the camera is fixed by defining a shell of suitable camera positions around the part and for each position on the defined shell, the quality as a function of camera position is calculated. This defines a density function over the potential camera positions. Initial camera positions are selected based on the density function.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a broadband filter for confining or attenuating electromagnetic interference noise from one or more electrical signal sources, In an embodiment, the broadband filter comprises one or more filter stages electrically coupled by galvanic or by electromagnetic means to the one or more electrical signal sources for confining or attenuating conducted electromagnetic interference noise; one or more conductive shields electrically coupled by galvanic or by electromagnetic means to the electrical signal sources wherein the shields encapsulate the filter stages for confining or attenuating conducted and/or radiated electromagnetic interference noise; and one or more conductive partition layers to encapsulate the one or more filter stages such that the partition layers electromagnetically couple adjacent filter stages for a selected frequency range of the electromagnetic interference noise. The thickness of the conductive partition layers is chosen to control the degree of coupling.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a carbon capture material prepared by needle-tube microfluidics and a preparation method thereof. The carbon capture material includes a sorbent and a microencapsulating shell, the sorbent includes one of an aqueous potassium carbonate solution or an aqueous ethanolamine solution or an aqueous ethanolamine solution containing graphene sheets, and the aqueous potassium carbonate solution or the aqueous ethanolamine solution or the aqueous ethanolamine solution containing graphene sheets is prepared by a microfluidic device. In the present disclosure, one of the aqueous potassium carbonate solution or the aqueous ethanolamine solution or the aqueous ethanolamine solution containing graphene sheets is used as a sorbent to prepare carbon capture particles by the microfluidic technology for the first time.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an airway maintenance device, such as an endotracheal tube, tracheostomy tube, or supraglottic airway device, and in particular to an airway maintenance device having a sensor for measuring capillary blood flow and/or pressure. The device includes an airway maintenance device with an airway lumen having a proximal end and a distal end, a distal end portion incorporating an optical sensor configured to measure capillary blood flow in tissue surrounding the distal end when in position within a patient's airway. The optical sensor may include a portion of an optical fibre extending to the distal end portion along the lumen.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel Penicillium strains, the production of novel Penicillium strains, and the use of novel Penicillium strains in various end applications.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of transfecting a cell with a molecule, the method comprising the steps of: adding a molecule for transfection to the cells; and modulating the activity of protein kinase C (PKC) in the cell and/or providing a pH responsive peptide comprising between about 5 and about 20 histidine residues; and related compositions and uses in therapy.

Abstract: A method of measuring land deformation over time using interferograms derived from synthetic aperture radar data. The method includes: acquiring radar images covering an area at different points in time; deriving interferograms from pairs of the images, each interferogram measuring phase difference between pixels of a respective pair of images; for each pixel of the interferograms: determining an average coherence value over all of the interferograms; and if the average value is less than a threshold, determining an adjusted average coherence value equal to or above the threshold by excluding one or more of the interferograms below the threshold, provided the number of remaining interferograms is not less than a preset minimum number for each pixel of each interferogram for which the average or adjusted average coherence value is above the threshold, deriving vertical movement from the phase difference; and deriving the map of land deformation from the vertical movement.