Abstract: Disclosed are the action and use of water extracts and polysaccharides from Fusarium oxysporums in immune enhancement, which belong to the field of biological pharmacy. The water extracts and polysaccharides from Fusarium oxysporums have a significant immune enhancement effect, which can promote the proliferation of macrophages, increase the phagocytic ability of macrophages, activate macrophages to release immunological active factors NO, IL-1? and TNF-? and can be used in lower immune function diseases and tumor adjuvant treatment.

Abstract: A fluid cooled cold plate can comprise a fluid output port connected near a thermally conductive base plate having a coupled heat source device, a fluid input port connected to a top surface of the cold plate, and multiple extended surface areas connected to the base plate and extending normal to the base plate. The cold plate can be configured for generally uniform fluid flow across the multiple extended surface areas. Furthermore, the multiple extended surface areas can create more resistance near a top surface of the multiple extended surface areas and less resistance near the base plate. For example, the plurality of extended surface areas can be wires that are wound near the base plate and fanned out near the top surface. An advantage of the disclosed cold plate design is the increase in heat transfer area and efficiency.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a compound comprising a ligand LA of Formula I is described. In the structure of Formula I, A1 through A8 are independently carbon or nitrogen, with at least one being nitrogen; X1 is selected from the group consisting of O, S, and Se; X2 and X3 are independently selected from the group consisting of C, N, O, P, and S; ring A is a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring bonded to ring B through a X2—C bond and bonded to M through a metal-carbene bond; any adjacent substitutions in R1 and R2 are optionally linked together to form a ring; the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M; and the ligand LA is optionally linked with other ligands to comprise up to a hexadentate ligand. Formulations and devices, such as an OLEDs, that include the compound comprising ligand LA of formula I are also described.

Abstract: Provided is a method for treating and reducing the recurrence of genital tract infections such as gonococcal infections. The method comprises local application of IL-12 incorporated in polymeric microspheres. The invention relates to compositions comprising IL-12 and methods for using such compositions for treatment of genital tract infections. Infections that can be treated by the present method include those that are caused by N. gonorrhoeae, C. trachomatis or both.

Abstract: The present invention provides a therapeutic agent, a treatment method and an inspection method for diseases caused by activation of neutrophils. More specifically, the invention relates to a neutrophil activation regulator which comprising a histidine-rich glycoprotein (HRG) as an active ingredient, and provides a therapeutic agent for diseases caused by neutrophil activation comprising the neutrophil activation regulator, a treatment method for diseases caused by neutrophil activation, and further an inspection method for diseases caused by neutrophil activation. The present invention is based on the neutrophil activation regulator including the HRG as an active ingredient. The present invention extends to the depressant agent for neutrophil-vascular endothelial cell interaction including the HRG of the present invention as an active ingredient, the treatment method for diseases caused by neutrophil activation and/or inflammatory diseases accompanied by neutrophil activation.

Abstract: A method of making a sacrificial fiber, comprising: forming a molten sacrificial composition comprising a poly(hydroxyalkanoate) and a metal catalyst; extruding the molten sacrificial composition to form a sacrificial fiber comprising the poly(hydroxyalkanoate) and the metal catalyst, where the concentration of the metal catalyst in the sacrificial fiber is at least 0.1 wt %.

Abstract: An elliptical exerciser includes a body having two foot support links and two rotation members. The rotation members are rotated about their respective rotation pivots to drive the foot support links to move along a supporting travel and a crossing travel to complete a closed pedal trajectory. The timing adjustment wheel is pivotally connected to the body. A distance is defined between the pivot of the timing adjustment wheel and either of the rotation pivots of the rotation members. Two connecting links are pivotally connected to the timing adjustment wheel. The lengths of the two connecting links are longer than the distance. When one of the foot support links moves within the supporting travel and rotates one of the rotation members, the timing adjustment wheel drives the other foot support link to move within the crossing travel and produces speed and phase differences to be more ergonomic.

Abstract: A liquid crystal (LC) lens comprises a first substrate, a first electrode structure, an electrically tunable LC layer structure, a second substrate and a second electrode structure, wherein the electrically tunable LC layer structure is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The electrically tunable LC layer structure includes at least two LC layers stacked on top of one another, and each LC layer further includes at least one LC unit. In the stacked structure, at least one of the LC layers includes at least one partition unit to partition the LC layer into one or more LC units. The layout of the LC units of the upper LC layer differs from that of the lower LC layer. In the present invention, the shape and layout of the LC units are designed to provide better optical performance without changing the thickness of the liquid crystal lens.

Abstract: Triptycene derivatives having symmetric or asymmetric substituents are provided. The triptycene derivatives of the present invention may be applied in phosphorescent lighting devices ranging from deep blue to red and may be applied as a host material, an electron transporting material or a hole transporting material. An OLED device is also herein disclosed.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention describe nanoporous silicon (Si) network thin films with controllable porosity and thickness that are fabricated by a robust and scalable electrochemical process, and then released from Si wafers and transferred to flexible and conductive substrates. These nanoporous Si network thin films serve as high performance Li-ion battery electrodes, with an initial discharge capacity of 2570 mA h g?1, above 1000 mA h g?1 after 200 cycles without any electrolyte additives.

Abstract: A barrier system is provided for use in reducing infections associated with a percutaneous medical device, such as a catheter, that is disposed within a percuteneous incision. Such a barrier system can include: a barrier device having a skin-contacting surface and a catheter-receiving surface; and an adhesive composition configured for adhering to skin, the barrier device, and/or the catheter so as to form a barrier at or adjacent to an incision in the skin where the catheter is percutaneously inserted through the skin. The barrier device can include a conduit configured to receive the catheter. Alternatively, the barrier device can include a groove in a base surface that is configured to receive the catheter. A system that includes a medical device, the barrier device, and adhesive can also be provided.

Abstract: A compound having the formula Ir(LA)n(LB)3?n, having the structure: Formula I, is described. In formula Ir(LA)n(LB)3?n, n is either 1 or 2; R1, R2, R4, and R5 each independently represent up to the maximum number of substitutions or no substitutions; X1, X2, X3, and X4 are each independently C or N; and at least one of X1, X2, X3, and X4 is N. In addition, any adjacent substituents of R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are optionally linked together to form a ring, and each R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 is independently selected from hydrogen, deuterium, halide, alkyl, cycloalkyl, heteroalkyl, arylalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, amino, silyl, alkenyl, cycloalkenyl, heteroalkenyl, alkynyl, aryl, heteroaryl, acyl, carbonyl, carboxylic acids, ester, nitrile, isonitrile, sulfanyl, sulfinyl, sulfonyl, phosphino, and combinations thereof. Formulations and devices, such as an OLEDs, that include the compound of formula Ir(LA)n(LB)3?n are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal insulation material comprising date pits and polyester resin.

Abstract: A method of screening for a plant defense activator, which enhances an immune response of a plant, from at least one candidate substance includes: contacting a plant cell in which a jasmonic acid-dependent defense pathway and a salicylic acid-dependent defense pathway of a plant defense system are capable of working independently from each other, with a candidate substance; contacting the plant cell with a trigger material that induces an immune response; and assaying the plant cell after contacting with the trigger material based on an index representing an immune response, to select a target substance that enhances an immune response of the plant. A method of enhancing an immune response of a plant includes use of a specific compound, and a plant immune response enhancer includes the specific compound.

Abstract: A method of treating a disease associated with increased levels of chemokine CXCL17. The method includes administering to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that lowers the level of CXCL17 activity. The substance can be a CXCL17 antibody, or an antisense compound targeting CXCL17 such as an antisense oligonucleotide or an siRNA. Also provided are methods of treating tumors with CXCL17 and methods of diagnosing a disease associated with increased levels of CXCL17.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for determining a value for at least one parameter of a configuration of a model, the model associated with structure of which view data has been obtained from at least one x-ray scanning device capable of producing x-ray radiation, the view data being obtained, at least in part, by scanning at least a portion of the structure, wherein the view data is attenuation data of the x-ray radiation attenuated by the structure as a function of view angle about the structure is provided. The method comprises acts of operating on the view data to detect at least one feature in the view data, and determining the value for the at least one parameter of the configuration of the model based, at least in part, on the at least one feature.

Abstract: The canonical Wnt signaling pathway is implicated in wound healing. Administration of a composition having myo-inositol and folic acid upregulates fibronectin and provides the greatest protection in an additive/synergistic manner against adverse Wnt/?-catenin-mediated effects on cell processes relating to cell differentiation, proliferation, and migration that relate to wound healing.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for unified scene acquisition and pose tracking in a wearable display are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system for unified scene acquisition and pose tracking in a wearable display includes a wearable frame configured to be worn by a user. Mounted on the frame are: at least one sensor for acquiring scene information for a real scene proximate to the user, the scene information including images and depth information; a pose tracker for estimating the user's head pose based on the acquired scene information; a rendering unit for generating a virtual reality (VR) image based on the acquired scene information and estimated head pose; and at least one display for displaying to the user a combination of the generated VR image and the scene proximate to the user.

Abstract: A two-scale array for detecting wind noise signals and acoustic signals includes a plurality of subarrays each including a plurality of microphones. The subarrays are spaced apart from one another such that the subarrays are configured to detect acoustic signals, and the plurality of microphones in each subarray are located close enough to one another such that wind noise signals are substantially correlated between the microphones in each subarray.

Abstract: Devices and methods for treating clubfoot are disclosed.