Abstract: A fat cutter and an integrated machine for preparation of in vitro fine-particle fat are provided. The fat cutter includes a fat inlet channel, a fat outlet channel, at least one set of blades disposed between an outlet of the fat inlet channel and an inlet of the fat outlet channel, and a housing that seals a space in which the outlet of the fat inlet channel, the inlet of the fat outlet channel, and the blades are located. A fat inlet of the fat inlet channel is connected to a large-diameter liposuction tube by a liposuction channel, and a fat outlet of the fat outlet channel is connected to a high-negative pressure device. The outlet of the fat inlet channel and the inlet of the fat outlet channel are oppositely provided, and a gap therebetween matches the thickness of the blades.

Abstract: A gear-double ring-hydraulic hybrid transmission device includes an input mechanism, a double ring series transmission mechanism, a hydraulic transmission mechanism, an output member, a front planetary gear mechanism, a middle planetary gear mechanism, a rear planetary gear mechanism, a clutch assembly, and a brake assembly. An output of the double ring series transmission mechanism is connected to the middle planetary gear mechanism. The clutch assembly connects the input mechanism to the double ring series transmission mechanism, the hydraulic transmission mechanism, and the front planetary gear mechanism, connects an output of the hydraulic transmission mechanism to the middle planetary gear mechanism, and connects an output of the rear planetary gear mechanism to the output member. The clutch assembly and the brake assembly provide a continuous transmission ratio between the input mechanism and the output member.

Abstract: A hydro-mechanical hybrid transmission device with two hydraulic transmission mechanisms includes an input member, a second hydraulic transmission mechanism, a rear planetary gear mechanism, an output member, a first hydraulic transmission mechanism, a front planetary gear mechanism, a clutch assembly, and a brake assembly. The clutch assembly connects the input member to the front planetary gear mechanism, the second hydraulic transmission mechanism, and the first hydraulic transmission mechanism, connects an output end of the first hydraulic transmission mechanism to the front planetary gear mechanism, connects the rear planetary gear mechanism to an output end of the second hydraulic transmission mechanism and the front planetary gear mechanism, and connects the rear planetary gear mechanism to the output member. The clutch assembly and the brake assembly provide a continuous transmission ratio between the input member and the output member.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a class of molecules termed remodilins that inhibit serum response factor (SRF). By inhibiting SRF, a number of downstream pathways can be targeted. The remodilins can be used to treat glaucoma, inhibit tumor cell growth, inhibit tumor metastasis, inhibit hypoxia-induced response, and/or reduce cellular metabolism.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a protein construct comprising a scaffold protein into which an IgE epitope containing motif is inserted or substituted. The protein construct may be used as an antigen, immunogen or vaccine to induce immune responses against IgE in a vaccinated subject thereby reducing the severity of allergic phenomena associated with IgE. The invention is also directed to a method for designing such a protein construct and expressing it using recombinant DNA methods.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for high-efficiency thermal storage with a fluid-filled “battery” tank positioned within a fluid-filled “reservoir” tank. Fluid loops couple the tanks to a heat pump and a building. The heat pump can charge the battery tank or deliver thermal energy (cold or heat) to a building, using the reservoir tank or ambient air as a thermal energy source. The battery tank can discharge energy to the building jointly with the heat pump or, at periods of peak electricity usage, with the heat pump switched off. Operating modes allow significant savings in electricity usage and mitigate the “duck curve.” Low duty cycle usage of the reservoir enables efficient underground thermal storage with less digging than conventional geothermal technologies. Additional efficiency is achieved with phase change materials installed inside a tank or in a tank wall, providing temperature regulation. Control methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A method of treating or preventing methamphetamine related endothelial dysfunction in a patient comprising administering to the patient an effective dose of a pharmacologic composition; the composition comprising a therapeutic, the therapeutic including a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) donor, or a salt, solvate, ester, amide, clathrate, stereoisomer, enantiomer, prodrug or analogs thereof. The H2S donor may be one of sodium sulfide, diallyl trisulfide, dially disulfide, acillin, sugammadex, sulfanilamide, disulfram, sulfonamide, sulfinates, sulfoxides, persulfides, polysulfides, and sulfones. The H2S donor may be sugammadex. The H2S donor may be administered in a dosage of between 0.5 mg/kg and 10.0 mg/kg.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a simple and economical method for producing nanocrystalline cellulose from microcrystalline cellulose by contacting frozen concentrated sulfuric acid with microcrystalline cellulose, diluting the mixture in water and hair-shaped ice to hydrolyze the microcrystalline cellulose, and separating the NCC. Another aspect of the invention pertains to an apparatus for conducting this method which includes an acid resistant hydrolysis container having a cooling jacket containing a hollow stirrer each of which may be filled with liquid nitrogen.

Abstract: Photo-active devices including a substrate, a first electrode, an active layer including an organic salt or salt mixture that selectively or predominantly harvests light from the near infrared or infrared regions of the solar spectrum, and a second electrode. The devices are either visibly transparent or visibly opaque and can be utilized in single- or multi-junction devices.

Abstract: A high-voltage hierarchy hundred-megawatt level (100 MW) battery energy storage system and optimizing and control methods are provided. The system includes a multi-phase structure, of which each phase is divided into multi-story spaces from top to bottom. A battery module is provided in each story of the multi-story spaces. The battery module is connected to a DC terminal of an H-bridge converter, and each phase is cascaded by the H-bridge converter. A capacity of the single-phase energy storage apparatus of the present invention is large, and multiple phases can be connected in parallel to form a 100 MW battery energy storage power station. The power station has the advantages of simple structure, easy coordinated control, low control loop model and coupling, and optimal system stability. The control system of the present invention has fewer hierarchies, a small information transmission delay, and a rapid response speed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a series shunt wound direct-current (DC) motor driving device and electrical equipment. The series shunt wound DC motor driving device provided by the present invention includes a series shunt wound DC motor, a DC power supply and a chopper.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low-molecular-weight Tremella aurantialba glucuronoxylomannan (LTAG) as well as a preparation method and an application thereof, and specifically relates to the technical field of medicine. The LTAG provided in the present disclosure has a weight-average molecular weight of 8,000-24,000 Da. In the method of preparing LTAG as provided in the present disclosure, Tremella aurantialba glucuronoxylomannan is depolymerized by peroxides so as to get low-molecular-weight products, which are then exchanged into pharmaceutically acceptable salts through cation exchange resins. The resulting LTAG has a clear structure, a low viscosity and a good solubility, has a strong immune-enhancing activity, and is capable of acting on TLR4 receptor-activated macrophagocytes and promoting the production of various immune factors, so it can be used in the prevention and/or treatment of immunodeficiency-related diseases.

Abstract: A method and composition for detecting, diagnosing, prognosing or monitoring a subject suspected of having or having Parkinson's disease by detecting miRNAs and microbial RNAs in saliva.

Abstract: A wireless implant and associated system for motor function recovery after spinal cord injury, and more particularly a multi-channel wireless implant with small package size. The wireless implant can further be used in various medical applications, such as retinal prostheses, gastrointestinal implant, vagus nerve stimulation, and cortical neuromodulation. The system also includes a method and its implementation to acquire the impedance model of the electrode-tissue interface of the implant.

Abstract: A method for preparing needle coke for ultra-high power (UHP) electrodes from heavy oil is provided. In this method, heavy oil is used as a raw material. The size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is conducted with polystyrene (PS) as a packing material to separate out specific components with a relative molecular weight of 400 to 1,000. The ion-exchange chromatography (IEC) is conducted to remove acidic and alkaline components to obtain a neutral raw material. The neutral raw material is subjected to two-stage consecutive carbonization to obtain green coke, and the green coke is subjected to high-temperature calcination to obtain the needle coke for UHP electrodes. The needle coke has a true density of more than 2.13 g/cm3 and a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) of ?1.15×10?6/° C. at 25° C. to 600° C.

Abstract: A material for separating and pumping oxygen is disclosed. The material is a zeolite doped with a chemical element having an electron density of between 30 kJ/mol and 150 kJ/mol. The material is configured for controllable oxygen desorption between 150° C. and 300° C. and pumping the released oxygen into an area having an ambient pressure of less than 100 pascals.

Abstract: Advanced automotive active-safety systems, in general, and autonomous vehicles, in particular, rely heavily on visual data to classify and localize objects, most notably pedestrians and other nearby cars, to assist the corresponding vehicles maneuver safely in their environment. However, the performance of object detection methods is anticipated to degrade under challenging rainy conditions. Nevertheless, and despite major advancements in the development of deraining approaches, the impact of rain on object detection has largely been understudied, especially in the context of autonomous systems. This disclosure analyzes this problem space and presents an improved system for detecting objects under rainy conditions.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition and method for a therapeutic treatment that is able to combat certain conditions such as addiction, alcohol dependence, opioid abuse treatment, neurological disorders, neuropathic pain, and combinations thereof. The compounds act by acting as selective antagonist to the kappa (?) opioid receptor, which, when present leads to the inhibition of conditions, providing increased performance over known treatments. The disclosed compounds also shows the ability to cross the blood-brain-barrier in a highly efficient manner. The disclosed compounds are shown to be effective in the nanomolar range.

Abstract: Aiming at a hardness mismatch phenomenon in the existing structure hardness design process according to an integral intensity viewpoint, the invention provides a quantitative matching design method for structure heat treatment-hardness distribution. The specific method comprises determining an ideal static intensity field distribution of the dangerous section of the structure according to a limit static stress distribution of a dangerous section of the structure; determining an ideal hardness distribution of the dangerous section of the structure by utilizing an intensity-hardness conversion relation; determining heat treatment requirements such as surface hardness, core hardness and the like by combining material and heat treatment mode; determining an actual hardness distribution of the dangerous section of the structure according to a material end quenching curve and the heat treatment requirement.

Abstract: A parametric equivalent magnetic network modeling method for multi-objective optimization of permanent magnet motor is provided. Firstly, the disordered region and the regular region of the magnetic flux lines in the motor are divided, and the dynamic mesh model of the disordered region and the magnetic circuit model of the ordered region is constructed. Then, the dynamic mesh model and the magnetic circuit model are connected, and the parametric equivalent magnetic network model of the motor is established. The nonlinear matrix is used to solve the equations, and the magnetic potential of each node is solved to obtain the torque characteristics of the motor. Then, the variable sensitivity analyses of the average torque and torque ripple are carried out by using the parametric equivalent magnetic network model, and the response surface models of the average torque and torque ripple are established by selecting the high sensitivity variables.