Abstract: An apparatus for detecting cervical cancer comprising, a mechanical structure configured to expose cervical region comprising, a first duck-billed blade forming a hollow cylinder at one end and a second duck-billed blade coupled to the first blade to form part of a speculum, in that the cervical region is exposed through circular area of the hollow cylinder, a pair of “L” shaped rods attached to the hollow cylinder of the first blade such that they are diagonally opposite and symmetric on either side of the exposed cervical region, and a detachable holder with a housing to hold a secondary unit and at least a pair of hooks to mount on the “L” shaped rods, the secondary unit further comprising, a camera for capturing an image of the exposed cervical region, a processor and a visual indicator to determine and indicate presence or absence of the cervix cancer from the image.

Abstract: A device for detecting an analyte in a sample comprising: an array including a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a nanochain comprising: a first nanostructure, a second nanostructure, and a third nanostructure, wherein size of the first nanostructure is larger than that of the second nanostructure, and size of the second nanostructure is larger than that of the third nanostructure, and wherein the first nanostructure, the second nanostructure, and the third nanostructure are positioned on a substrate such that when the nanochain is excited by an energy, an optical field between the second nanostructure and the third nanostructure is stronger than an optical field between the first nanostructure and the second nanostructure, wherein the array is configured to receive a sample; and a detector arranged to collect spectral data from a plurality of pixels of the array.

Abstract: The invention provides a data driven method for transferring indoor scene layout and color style, including: preprocessing images in an indoor image data set, which includes manually labeling semantic information and layout information; obtaining indoor layout and color rules on the data set by learning algorithms; performing object-level semantic segmentation on input indoor reference image, or performing object-level and component-level segmentations using color segmentation methods, to extract layout constraints and color constraints of reference images, associating the reference images with indoor 3D scene via the semantic information; constructing a graph model for indoor reference image scene and indoor 3D scene to express indoor scene layout and color; performing similarity measurement on the indoor scene and searching for similar images in the data set to obtain an image sequence with gradient layouts from reference images to input 3D scene; performing image-sequence-guided layout and color transfer g

Abstract: The present invention discloses a ternary PUF unit and circuit realized by CNFET; the ternary PUF circuit comprises a ternary row decoder, a ternary column decoder, a ternary output circuit and a ternary PUF unit array; the said ternary PUF circuit is arranged into a 3n rows×3n columns matrix formed by 3n×3n ternary PUF units; the ternary PUF unit comprises a 1st CNFET transistor, a 2nd CNFET transistor, a 3rd CNFET transistor, a 4th CNFET transistor, a 5th CNFET transistor, a 6th CNFET transistor, a 7th CNFET transistor, an 8th CNFET transistor, a 9th CNFET transistor and a 10th CNFET transistor; its advantage lies in the fact that it is provided with small circuit area and higher randomness and uniqueness while ensuring proper logic function.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for targeting antibodies to amyloid deposits. For example, amyloid-reactive peptides that bind amyloid deposits are administered to a subject. Antibodies to the amyloid-reactive peptides are then administered to the subject. Upon administration of the antibodies, the amyloid-reactive peptides bind the antibodies and thus pre-target the antibodies to the amyloid deposits. In other examples, an amyloid-reactive fusion peptide contains an epitope of a known antibody. When the fusion peptide is administered to a subject, the fusion peptide binds amyloids in the subject. Administration to the subject of the known antibody that binds the epitope of the fusion peptide then targets the antibody to the amyloid deposit to which the fusion peptide is bound.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to the treatment of PML by infusion of activated and expanded autologous lymphocytes.

Abstract: A method includes providing a substrate, forming a prelayer over a substrate, forming a barrier layer over the prelayer, and forming a channel layer over the barrier layer. Forming the prelayer may include growing the prelayer at a graded temperature. Forming the barrier layer is such that the barrier layer may include GaAs or InGaAs. Forming the channel layer is such that the channel layer may include InAs or an Sb-based heterostructure.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses compositions and methods useful to treat or prevent Clostridium difficile antibiotic-associated colitis through administration of IL-25 and/or downstream cytokines IL-13, IL-4, and IL-5. It is disclosed herein that IL-25 expression is decreased during antibiotic treatment and during bacterial infection and that treatment with IL-25 protein is protective during infection. It is further disclosed herein the unexpected result that IL-25 treatment protects against C. difficile-associated mortality and morbidity. The present application further describes an unexpected result regarding eosinophils and their role in combating infection and their relationship to the effectiveness of IL-25.

Abstract: Provided is a method of transmitting, by a cluster head (CH), a synchronization signal at each transmission frame in a wireless communication system, where a plurality of cluster networks each including a CH and its devices connected to the CH form a cluster-tree structured network, and each of the plurality of cluster networks synchronously transmits and receives a signal by using a periodic transmission frame comprising a synchronization signal transmitting interval, a data signal transmitting interval, and an idle interval in which no signal is transmitted.

Abstract: Provided is a solid electrolyte laminate comprising a solid electrolyte layer having proton conductivity and a cathode electrode layer laminated on one side of the solid electrolyte layer and made of lanthanum strontium cobalt oxide (LSC). Also provided is a method for manufacturing the solid electrolyte. This solid electrolyte laminate can further comprise an anode electrode layer made of nickel-yttrium doped barium zirconate (Ni—BZY). This solid electrolyte laminate is suitable for a fuel cell operating in an intermediate temperature range less than or equal to 600° C.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods or kits with inflammatory cytokines to pretreat 1-ISCs to augment their immune modulatory effect, in prevention and treatment of various diseases such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, sepsis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, Parkinson's disease, chronic infections, and GvHD. The present invention relates to novel methods for enhancing the immunosuppressive or the immune stimulatory activities of mesenchymal stem cells (JvfSCs).

Abstract: A method of forming methanol by irradiating a mixture comprising water, carbon dioxide, and a photocatalyst with UV light to photo-catalytically reduce the carbon dioxide thereby forming methanol, wherein the photocatalyst comprises non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and/or templated indium-oxide nanoparticles. Various combinations of the embodiments of the templated indium-oxide nanoparticles and the non-templated indium-oxide nanoparticles photocatalyst as well as the method of forming methanol are provided.

Abstract: A measurement matrix generating system based on scrambling and a method thereof are disclosed. A plurality of independent identically distributed (i.i.d) elements is pre-stored in a circulant matrix register array, selections are made among the elements so as to perform an algebraic operation on the selected elements, and a measurement matrix with high availability is generated according to results of the operations, so as to achieve the technical effect of improving the availability of the measurement matrix in compressive sensing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a hand-held, medical, multi-channel biological information acquisition mobile terminal system, comprising two signal sensing gloves RL with a cable end embedded therein, for use in acquiring a variety of biological signals comprising multi-channel interconnected ECG, heart sounds, finger blood volume pulse, and skin impedance etc., the signal sensing gloves RL also comprising a signal acquisition device S, a signal transmission device C connected to the signal acquisition device S, and a mobile terminal T connected wirelessly or with a wired connection. The system has the characteristics of low power consumption, small size, low cost and fewer control channels needed for multi-channel connection; and the system can achieve on-site acquisition of a variety of biological information and the mobile function of electronic health records.

Abstract: An implantable magnetic resonant imaging (MRI) safe stylus for biomedical devices is described. In one example, the stylus includes a set of stylus modules. One or more of the stylus modules includes a core rod formed of silicon carbide (SiC) material, a recording array mounted on the core rod, and a stimulation array mounted at a distal end of the core rod. The stylus also includes a hemispherical cap formed of SiC material. In part due to the construction and choice of materials used in the stylus, it does not substantially couple with electromagnetic fields during an MRI, for example. Therefore, the stylus does not produce excessive additional heat. The designs described herein also rely on the high thermal transport but low heat capacity of SiC to provide a thermal pathway which will conduct induced heat throughout the stylus, to dissipate heat more evenly.

Abstract: A method for recycling rare earth from a wastewater from rare earth mining or from rare earth smelting, includes the steps of: removing oil from the wastewater to obtain a degreased wastewater; purifying the degreased wastewater to obtain a purified wastewater using a pretreatment system; recycling rare earth from the purified wastewater to obtain a rare earth slurry and a low rare earth wastewater using a rare earth recycling tank; treating the low rare earth wastewater to obtain ammonia gas using an ammonium degassing device; and converting the ammonia gas to obtain aqueous ammonia using an aqueous ammonium preparing system.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns nucleic acid molecules and methods of use thereof for control of hemipteran pests through RNA interference-mediated inhibition of target coding and transcribed non-coding sequences in hemipteran pests. The disclosure also concerns methods for making transgenic plants that express nucleic acid molecules useful for the control of hemipteran pests, and the plant cells and plants obtained thereby.

Abstract: A concentrating solar power collector plant is provided in which a pressurized solar power receiver with an associated gas turbine and a low-pressure solar power receiver are used together with a common thermal energy storage system. Exhaust from the gas turbine is connected to the thermal energy storage system to deliver residual heat to the thermal energy storage system in addition to that received from the low-pressure solar power receiver. The pressurized solar power receiver may be a separate unit from the low-pressure receiver and at least some heliostats are controlled to redirect reflected solar energy from one solar power receiver to the other. The pressurized solar power receiver may alternatively be combined with the low-pressure receiver in a single unit having a heat receiving part of a high-pressure receiver and a flow passage for heating air between an inlet and an outlet to form the low pressure receiver.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a system that identifies a person. During operation, the system receives channel state information (CSI) for a set of orthogonal frequency division modulation (OFDM) subcarriers while the person moves in a region that includes two or more nodes that use the set of OFDM subcarriers to communicate with one another. Next, the system analyzes the CSI to obtain an analysis result. The system then determines the identity of the person based on the analysis result.

Abstract: A method for providing malware protection in connection with processing circuitry including hardware resources and software resources managed by a primary operating system may include providing a trusted operating system to control access to a portion of a local storage area of the hardware resources. In this context, only the trusted operating system is configured to enable writing to the portion of the local storage area. The method may further include storing backup files for the primary operating system in the portion of the local storage area responsive to the trusted operating system granting access to write to the portion of the local storage area.