Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a quantum error correction code and, more particularly, to a method and apparatus for optimizing a quantum error correction code in biased error environment. The method for optimizing a quantum error correction code, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, may comprise the steps of: estimating, on the basis of a physical error rate (pphy) and a bias degree (?), a logical error rate (Pfail) for each of one or more candidate lattice sizes; determining, on the basis of the estimated logical error rate (Pfail) and a target logical error rate (Pf,target), an optimal lattice size from among the one or more candidate lattice sizes; and arranging a Qubit on the basis of the optimal lattice size. Here, when the bias degree (?) exceeds 1, the one or more candidate lattice sizes may be defined in the form of a rectangular excluding a square.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for anomaly detection in energy systems. Non-contact sensing of an energy system based on electric and magnetic fields uses non-contact electric- and magnetic-field sensors to produce electric- and magnetic-field signals. The electric and magnetic field signals are filtered to remove noise. Features are extracted and normalized from the magnetic and electric field signals to characterize parameters of each signal. Density-based spatial clustering of extracted features is performed using a selected minimum number of points required to form a cluster and a parameter indicating the distance within which data are considered to fall within the cluster. An anomaly is determined from data point(s) that do not fall within the cluster formed by data points in normal operation. The density-based spatial clustering of extracted features may be performed using a Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Application with Noise (DBSCAN) algorithm. Features may be extracted using Fourier analysis.

Abstract: An electronic processing system agent accesses population health literacy data from at least 100 individuals pertaining to assessed health literacy of members of the population, and demographic data from the population corresponding to age, race, and education level. The agent collects skills data from the patient corresponding to a set of questions relating to skills needed for understanding therapeutic instructions, and personal data relating to the patient's age, race, and education level. The agent carries out a polytomous logistic regression using the collected population health literacy data, demographic data, skills data, and personal data to assign a health literacy level to the patient corresponding to one of a plurality of groups, and communicates a strategy for the patient corresponding to the patient's assigned health literacy level, in real time, to enable the patient to have a communication of therapeutic instructions when the patient has responded to the set of questions.

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: Manganese-doped hollow mesoporous silica nanoparticles loaded with curcumin and an application in periodontal bone tissue repair are provided in the present disclosure, belonging to the technical field of targeted delivery of nanoparticles and bone tissue regeneration. In the present disclosure, alendronate is grafted on the surface of silica nanoparticles to achieve bone targeting, manganese is doped on the nanoparticles by a chemical method, and curcumin is wrapped in the nanoparticles.

Abstract: A heat-transfer member (1) is used in a cooling system in which an alcohol serves as a coolant. The heat-transfer member (1) has: a heat-receiving surface (11) configured such that it can receive heat from a heat-generating body; and a heat-dissipating surface (12) configured such that it can dissipate, to the coolant, the heat received at the heat-receiving surface (11). The heat-dissipating surface (12) has a plurality of pores (121) whose average pore diameter is 5 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less. A cooling system can be configured by causing the coolant to contact the heat-dissipating surface (12) of the heat-transfer member (1).

Abstract: Provided are nanoporous materials (including nanoporous metals) and related methods of fabricating the disclosed materials. The disclosed materials are useful in supporting chemical reactions, including the on-board production of hydrogen from water by way of contacting the water to the disclosed materials.

Abstract: A method for separating biomass components by a ternary system, which relates to a technical field of biomass separation, and includes the following steps of: cooking and separating a biomass raw material by using a cooking liquor consisting of organic acid, small aromatic nucleophilic organic molecule and hydrogen peroxide to obtain solid residue and extracting solution, washing and screening the solid residue to obtain paper pulp, and separating and extracting lignin and/or hemicellulose from the extracting solution. This cooking system could effectively minimize the content of residual lignin and other compounds with chromophore groups in the obtained pulp, directly producing the high-whiteness pulp with excellent performance without additional bleaching process. In addition, the hemicellulose saccharides and high-activity lignin can be also obtained, so that the method has an important significance for realizing high value and industrialization of biomass resource utilization.

Abstract: An example system for estimating a hydration level of an individual can include: a mechanism configured to apply mechanical pressure to a digit of the individual; an light detector configured to sense the light from the digit; and a controller programmed to perform functions including: send a first signal to the mechanism to apply the mechanical pressure to the digit; send a second signal to the mechanism to release the mechanical pressure on the digit; determine a capillary refill time based upon a third signal from the light detector indicating an amount of time for capillaries of the individual to refill with blood; and estimate the hydration level of the individual based upon the capillary refill time and one or more additional parameters.

Abstract: A method of creating a ductile, work-hardened, nanotwinned, austenite/martensite nano-lamellar nanostructure in an austenite steel alloy. Briefly, raw materials with high-purity are smelted to obtain an as-cast steel alloy ingot, which will be subjected to homogenization and cold-roll treatment for reduction. The homogenized and cold-rolled steel alloy ingot is further recrystallized to eliminate any possible casting defects and form an as-recrystallized steel alloy having a single face-centered cubic structure with recrystallized grains. The as-recrystallized steel alloy is cold-rolled again for forming a nanotwinned austenite structure and for forming martensite lamellae along nanotwin boundaries such that an austenite/martensite nano-lamellar structure in the steel alloy.

Abstract: A functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite includes a framework comprising aluminum atoms, silicon atoms, and oxygen atoms, the framework further comprising a plurality of micropores and a plurality of mesopores. The functionalized fibrous hierarchical zeolite is functionalized with at least one amine. A plurality of nanoparticles comprising platinum are immobilized on the framework.

Abstract: A pressure self-controlled irrigation and pesticide application sprinkler for a micro-irrigation system, the sprinkler mainly including a sprinkler body, a sprinkler cap, a spring sleeve, flow guide holes, a spring washer, a mist spraying nozzle, a rotary acceleration chamber, a compressible spring, arc-shaped flow passages, a thread, a deflection surface, an engagement recess, flow guide slots, a connecting rod movable hole, and a connecting rod. The sprinkler is configured as a double-flow-passage structure. The sprinkler body is provided therein with the spring sleeve and the spring washer. Water flow pressure is controlled to push the spring washer to drive the spring sleeve to move vertically, thereby achieving the switching between two operating modes, i.e., irrigation and mist spraying.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a magnetic nano-drug with double targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-vascular endothelial growth factor receptor (VEGFR), and a preparation method and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of biomedicine. The magnetic nano-drug of the present disclosure includes aminated ZnFe2O4 hollow porous magnetic nano-particles, lactate dehydrogenase-silk fibroin (LDH-SF), ethylene dichloride (EDC), and n-hydroxy succinimide (NHS). A mass ratio of the aminated ZnFe2O4 hollow porous magnetic nano-particles to the EDC to the NHS to the LDH-SF is (5-10):(1-5):(1-6):(1-8).

Abstract: Provided are compounds, formulations comprising compounds, and devices that utilize compounds, where the devices include a substrate, a first electrode, an organic emissive layer comprising an organic emissive material disposed over the first electrode. The device includes an enhancement layer, comprising a plasmonic material exhibiting surface plasmon resonance that non-radiatively couples to the organic emissive material and transfers excited state energy from the organic emissive material to the non-radiative mode of surface plasmon polaritons. The enhancement layer is provided no more than a threshold distance away from the organic emissive layer, where the organic emissive material has a total non-radiative decay rate constant and a total radiative decay rate constant due to the presence of the enhancement layer. At least one of the organic emissive material and the organic emissive layer has a vertical dipole ratio (VDR) value of equal or greater than 0.33.

Abstract: A polypeptide-coupled small molecule compound and its antiviral applications are provided. The polypeptide-coupled small molecule compound is obtained by linking a polypeptide with a sequence X?nLXGG and a small molecule compound capable of inhibiting activity of papain-like protease (PLpro) of coronavirus through a chemical bond. The polypeptide with the sequence X?nLXGG is a polypeptide with a sequence LXGG at its carboxyl terminal, X and X? are independently any amino acid, and n is an integer between 1-50. The structure of the small molecule compound capable of inhibiting the activity of PLpro contains an amino group or a hydroxyl group. The polypeptide-coupled small molecule compound can inhibit the PLpro of SARS-CoV-2 in a targeted manner, thereby inhibiting the polyprotein cleavage of coronavirus in the host, and achieving the purpose of inhibiting the replication of coronavirus in the host. It has the advantages of synergistic inhibition, low cytotoxicity and favorable solubility.

Abstract: A blood vessel harvesting system, which harvests blood vessels in a state of being covered by surrounding tissue, includes a separating device and a display device. The separating device includes a rod portion that is inserted into a living body, an optically transparent taper-shaped separating portion that is disposed at a distal end part of the rod portion, an endoscope portion that is disposed inside the rod portion and captures an endoscope image of an interior of the living body via the separating portion, and an ultrasound transceiver portion that is disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the rod portion, irradiates the interior of the living body with an ultrasonic wave, and receives a reflected wave from the interior of the living body.

Abstract: A drug composition contains an effective amount of a drug active containing a polymyxin, an effective amount of otilonium bromide, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. A method for treating or protecting against a Gram-negative infection containing the step of administering a drug composition, a disinfecting composition similar to the drug composition, and an adjuvant for a drug active also may contain otilonium bromide.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate generally the use of compositions comprising a glutathione precursor and a selenium source, e.g., compositions which elevate intracellular glutathione, in the prevention and treatment of Zika viral diseases, e.g., Zika fever. Related embodiments are directed to use of such compositions, e.g., compositions comprising a glutathione precursor and a selenium source, in reducing the infectivity of Zika viruses or Zika viral particles.

Abstract: Disclosed is an accelerator and a method of operating the accelerator including determining whether any group shares weights of a first group from among groups, determining a presence of an idle processing element (PE) array, in response to no group sharing the weights of the first group, and selecting a second group having a memory time overlapping a computation time of the first group from among the groups, in response to the idle PE array being present.

Abstract: A high-efficiency cordless hair dryer according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include: a main body housing having, at a rear side thereof, an air inlet port through which air is introduced, having, at a front side thereof, a discharge port through which the air is discharged, and having an internal space in which a heating element is mounted; and a power supply module configured to supply power and detachably coupled to the rear side of the main body housing at which the air inlet port is formed, in which the power supply module is detachably coupled to the main body housing so as to be coincident with a direction of a flow of air in the main body housing.