Abstract: The present invention provides for organometallic and organic dopants suitable for use in organic carrier transporting materials. Also provided are organic light emitting devices containing doped organic carrier transporting materials.

Abstract: A dental retraction elongated member, for example, a retraction cord, for placement between a tooth and its adjacent gum tissue during dental impression taking and restorative procedures includes a core coated with a thermoplastic material so that the retraction cord is resistant to shredding, tearing, and sticking to dental restorative and impression taking materials.

Abstract: C1q is shown to be expressed in neurons, where it acts as a signal for synapse elimination. Methods are provided for protecting or treating an individual suffering from adverse effects of synapse loss. These findings have broad implications for a variety of clinical conditions, including Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: A fluidic control valve includes a piezostack actuator, a seal plate, and an orifice plate including a plurality of orifices. The piezostack actuator is configured to move the seal plate along a longitudinal axis between a closed position, in which the seal plate seals the orifices of the orifice plate and closes the valve, and an open position, in which the seal plate is displaced from the orifice plate to open the valve.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides an HSV vector comprising a mutant gB and/or a mutant gH glycoprotein, where the viral envelope further comprises a non-native ligand specific for a protein present on the surface of a predetermined cell type. In another embodiment, the invention provides an HSV vector comprising (a) a mutant gC and/or gD envelope glycoprotein which comprises a non-native ligand specific for a protein present on the surface of a predetermined cell type; and (b) a mutant envelope glycoprotein other than gD.

Abstract: The present invention includes the discovery of cell-surface vimentin as a novel biomarker to detect and isolate mesenchymal and epithelial-mesenchymal transformed circulating tumor cells from blood of cancer patients. In addition, an antibody specific for the detection of cell-surface vimentin on circulating tumor cells and the use the antibody to detect, enumerate, and isolate CTC are provided.

Abstract: An ultrafast electromechanical switch having a drive mechanism comprising three non-movable contacts, an actuator, two movable contacts and a first and second mounting plate forming an elliptical shell configuration about said actuator. The switch further including a switching chamber to provide a self-contained environment that may consist of a high-pressure gas or a vacuum and one or more precision adjustment screws coupled to the non-movable contacts for adjusting the contact pressure. The provided ultrafast electrical (e.g., transfer, disconnect, etc.) switch is simple, compact, clean, exhibits ultralow loss, does not require high energy to operate and is capable of being automatically reset.

Abstract: An electrothermal coating can include a nanostructure mixture randomly dispersed in a polymer matrix with more than one type of low-dimensional nanostructure. These types of low-dimensional nanostructures can include a combination of a nanospheroid plus one or both of a linear nanostructure and a planar nanostructure. Useful conductivity is achieved, while concentration of the mixed nanostructures is within the cured polymer composite coating being below the percolation limit of each individual carbon nanostructure type, alone, within an identical polymer matrix.

Abstract: Provided are: a rare earth complex which has a novel structure, which exhibits compatibility with organic solvents and resins, and which exhibits excellent luminescent properties as a luminescent element; and a use thereof. This rare earth complex includes: a phosphine oxide compound represented by general formula (1); at least one rare earth ion selected from the group consisting of Ce, Pr, Nd, Pm, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, and Lu; and a ligand compound. In the rare earth complex, the coordination numbers of the ligand compound and the phosphine oxide compound represented by general formula (1) to the rare earth ion are 8-10, and a plurality of the phosphine oxide compounds represented by general formula (1) and a plurality of the rare earth ions are provided with a crosslinked structure.

Abstract: Provided are methods of treating and/or preventing dermatological disorders. Provided are methods of reducing skin inflammation, reducing pain, and/or reducing itch in a subject in need thereof. The methods may include administering to the subject an effective amount of a TRPA1 and/or TRPV4 inhibitor. Further provided are compositions including a TRPA1 and/or TRPV4 inhibitor compound in combination with a carrier, vehicle, or diluent that is suitable for topical application.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a double-rotor switched reluctance machine. In one example embodiment, the double-rotor switched reluctance machine comprises an interior rotor, an exterior rotor spaced from the interior rotor and coaxially and concentrically disposed outside the interior rotor, and at least one stator disposed concentrically with the interior rotor and the exterior rotor. The interior rotor, the exterior rotor and the at least one stator are disposed within one machine set to provide an interior switched reluctance machine and an exterior switched reluctance machine. The interior switched reluctance machine and the exterior switched reluctance machine can operate as two motors, two generators, or a motor and a generator simultaneously.

Abstract: A system for detecting fake information about a vehicle location may include a radio signal receiver configured to receive a radio signal from a communication system; a message receiver configured to receive the radio signal to generate a message and determine the message to generate information about a location of the communication system; a radio signal incident angle calculator configured to generate a radio signal incident angle; an azimuth calculator configured to generate a location information azimuth angle by use of the information about locations of the communication system and a receiving vehicle, and a fake vehicle generated by the communication system; and a location information fake detector configured to determine whether location information of the fake vehicle is faked by use of a difference value between an angle corresponding to a reference axis of the location information azimuth angle and the location information azimuth angle.

Abstract: Provided herein are digital-implemented methods for performing simultaneous analyses on an object on the skin of an animal body, for example, a human, to classify the object as a skin cancer, an ulcer or neither. The analyses are performed simultaneously on a hand-held imaging device.

Abstract: Siderocalin-metal chelator combinations that bind metallic radioisotopes used in nuclear medicine with high affinity are described. The high affinity siderocalin-metal chelator combinations include a number of chelator backbone arrangements with functional groups that coordinate with metals. The siderocalin-metal chelator combinations can be used to deliver radionuclides for imaging and therapeutic purposes.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for the treatment of traumatic brain injury by transplantation of cells descended from marrow adherent stem cells that express an exogenous Notch intracellular domain. The transplanted cells form a pathway along which endogenous neurogenic cells proliferate and migrate from the subventricular zone to the site of injury.

Abstract: A modulated guanidine substituted polymer or nanoparticle has a guanidine moiety or on a plurality of repeating units of a polymer or on the surface of a nanoparticle where the guanidine moiety is modulated as a substituted amidinourea or amidinocarbamate or salt thereof. The modulated guanidine substituted polymer or nanoparticle can be prepared by direct amination of a N-Boc protected guanidine substituted conjugated polymer or N-Boc protected guanidine substituted nanoparticle, where an amine or alcohol is combined in solution or suspension with the protected conjugated polymer or nanoparticle and the resulting mixture is heated. The modulated guanidine substituted polymer or nanoparticle can be used in a cancer treatment formulation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a valve arrangement particularly, but not exclusively, for use in dampers to control compression and optionally rebound properties of a shock absorber wherein the valve arrangement comprising a valve body having a first and second fluid flow pathway for enabling fluid flow from an upstream to a downstream location and the valve arrangement further comprises a plurality of operational configurations for controlling the flow rate of fluid flow.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for detecting and estimating time synchronization attacks (TSAs) on Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. The system and method can be implemented to address gaps in the known or proposed TSA detection solutions. In particular, the system and method can be implemented to provide a TSA countermeasure solution that: 1) provides a comprehensive countermeasure against different types of TSAs; 2) allows the GPS receiver to continue its normal operation, which is especially beneficial in Phasor Measurement Unit (PMU) applications where the network's normal operation cannot be interrupted; in other words, the solution not only detects TSAs, but also mitigates their effects so that the network can continue its normal operation; and 3) is relatively simple and capable of being integrated with current GPS receivers without having to alter the circuitry of the GSP receivers.

Abstract: The concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to parallelism for virtual network functions (“VNFs”) in service function chains (“SFCs”). According to one aspect, a packet processing system can receive instructions to process, in parallel, at least a portion of a plurality of data packets associated with a SFC including a plurality of VNFs. The system can create a copy of at least the portion of the data packets. The system can send the copy of at least the portion of the data packets to at least two VNFs. The at least two VNFs can process, in parallel, the copy of at least the portion of the data packets. The system can receive, from the at least two VNFs, processed packets including the copy of at least the portion of the data packets and processed, in parallel, by the at least two VNFs. The system can combine the processed packets.

Abstract: A bit generator includes a sampler and a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) powered by a supply voltage. The sampler outputs a non-deterministic bit series which is generated by sampling an output of the VCO. The randomness of the non-deterministic bit series depends on inherent background noise and/or inherent clock jitter. Optionally, the bit generator does not include noise source circuitry.