Abstract: A method of selective extracting exchangeable strontium and barium from sediments, comprising, collecting a predetermined quantity of a sedimentary sample, removing biogenic clasts from the predetermined quantity of the sedimentary sample to provide a coarse filtered sedimentary sample, baking the coarse filtered sedimentary sample at a temperature less than 105° C., crushing the coarse filtered sedimentary sample to yield a fine filtered sedimentary sample having a sample grain size of less than 100 mesh, reacting a portion of the fine filtered sedimentary sample in a solution containing at least one of an ammonium acetate reactant and a sodium acetate reactant, measuring a strontium level within a liquid product of the solution, measuring a barium level within the liquid product of the solution and determining a ratio of the strontium level and the barium level of the liquid product.

Abstract: A movable system includes a movable platform that includes a motorized drive to cause the movable platform to move in position, and a compartment located in an interior part of the movable platform; and an LIDAR system mounted to the movable platform including a probe fiber laser module located on the movable platform and producing pulsed probe laser light and scan the pulsed probe laser light out for optically sensing presence of one or more objects in the surrounding area based on detection of reflected probe laser light from the one or more objects. The probe fiber laser module includes a base laser module located inside the enclosure of the compartment and remote laser modules distributed at the platform instrument holding portions to scan the pulsed probe laser light out for optically sensing presence of one or more objects in the surrounding area.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating diseases, disorders, or medical conditions that are affected by the modulation of DHODH. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, and Y are defined herein.

Abstract: A process method for improving the welding seam quality of laser lap welding, including: S100: performing laser welding simulation on a workpiece and determining heat source model parameters of the laser welding simulation; S200: performing, according to the heat source model parameters, welding simulation on the workpiece at different incident angles, so as to acquire first welding seam parameters corresponding to the different incident angles; and S300: when the first welding seam parameters fall within a preset range, determining the incident angles corresponding to the first welding seam parameters as actual laser incident angles. The method can improve the problem of unstable welding seam quality of laser lap welding.

Abstract: A support device may include an upper portion that has a first width and a base portion that has a second width. The support device may be sized to be positioned within a tubing string. The support device may be removable from the tubing string. The support device may include a vertical support that connects the upper portion to the base portion. The vertical support may have a third width and defining a fluid flow path between the vertical support and an inner surface of the tubing string.

Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of communications, and in particular to a data transmission method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method comprises: when a user terminal using a control plane transmission mode is in an idle state, determining whether the user terminal needs to be converted from the control plane transmission mode to a user plane transmission mode; and if it is determined that the user terminal needs to be converted to the user plane transmission mode, initiating a service request process to a network side so as to convert same to the user plane transmission mode for data transmission.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present invention, a coil design for the transmission of wireless power. In some embodiments, the coil can include a winding with one or more turns of conductive traces mounted on a substrate, wherein the one or more turns include characteristics that enhance operation of the coil. In some embodiments, the winding includes a transmit coil and a receive coil, each coupled to terminals that provide for a transmit functionality and a receive functionality. In some embodiments, the traces are varied in width and/or thickness in order to optimize the inductance and the coil resistance. In some embodiments, parameters of a control circuit coupled to the coil to affect a transmit functionality or a receive functionality can be optimized.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for creating and managing the accessibility of YANG-related data in YANG Datastore. Received requests for data access to YANG-related data from an application typically includes an owner ID and group ID information of the application. The owner ID is unique and the application ID of its owner application defined by a YANG module. The group ID is created and assigned to a group of applications by the owner application. The owner ID, group ID, and access rights information may be compared with an access modifier table defined by a YANG Datastore Manager. Based on the comparison, the application is allowed to execute the requested data access to the YANG-related data or is provided with an error message indicating the data access is denied.

Abstract: A display panel which is configured to display images is provided in embodiments of the disclosure, each image including a plurality of image pixels and each image pixel including a plurality of sub-pixels of different colors, respectively, the display panel including: a base substrate; and a plurality of sub-beam generation components on the base substrate, each sub-beam generation component being configured to generate at least one sub-pixel in at least one image pixel of the plurality of image pixels and including: a group of light-emitting units comprising at least one light-emitting unit and corresponding to at least one sub-pixel; and a beam-expanding layer, which is arranged on a light emergent side of the group of light-emitting units and configured to expand light beams emitted from the group of light-emitting units; an orthogonal projection of the beam-expanding layer on the base substrate at least partially overlapping with an orthogonal projection of the group of light-emitting units on the base s

Abstract: The present disclosure provides petrochemical processing methods and systems, including ethylene conversion processes and systems, for the production of higher hydrocarbon compositions, for example liquid hydrocarbon compounds, with reduced amount of unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Abstract: The invention relates to a plasmid, a DNA assembly method and its application recombinant strain. The plasmid has single adjacent Type IIP and Type IIS RE recognition sites. The plasmid combines the properties of Type IIP and Type IIS REs to achieve recursive cycling, SCAR-free and repeat sequence assembly.

Abstract: Integrated systems are provided for the production of higher hydrocarbon compositions, for example liquid hydrocarbon compositions, from methane using an oxidative coupling of methane system to convert methane to ethylene, followed by conversion of ethylene to selectable higher hydrocarbon products. Integrated systems and processes are provided that process methane through to these higher hydrocarbon products.

Abstract: Provided herein is a thermolabile proteinase and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the thermolabile proteinase may comprise an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to any of SEQ ID NOs:1-11 and at least one amino acid substitution in helix 3. The thermolabile proteinase is active at a temperature in the range of 4° C.-40° C. and is inactivated by raising the temperature to above 50° C., where the proteinase is substantially inactive at 65° C.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a wireless power transmitter that dynamically adjusts the deadtime to reduce power loss. Specifically, the wireless power transmitter includes a transistor circuit for switching a first voltage at a first node and a second voltage at a second node, and a LC circuit coupled between the first node and the second node. The wireless power transmitter further includes a controller coupled to the transistor circuit. The controller is configured to determine whether either of the first voltage and the second voltage is negative during a deadtime of switching. The controller is configured to increment or decrement the deadtime by an adjustment amount depending on whether negative voltage is detected.

Abstract: A water hammer-proof air valve that has a valve body and a bonnet, that are fixedly connected, a valve opening is provided on the valve body, and a high-speed intake and exhaust device is provided in an inner cavity of the valve body. A bonnet opening is provided on the bonnet, an output end of the high-speed intake and exhaust device penetrates the bonnet opening and is communicated with a high-speed exhaust throttling device for limiting an exhaust amount of gas of the high-speed intake and exhaust device, an output end of the high-speed exhaust throttling device is communicated with an outside air, and a trace exhaust device for discharging the gas separated out from the pipeline to the outside through the high-speed exhaust throttling device after the high-speed intake and exhaust device closes the valve is further provided in the high-speed intake and exhaust device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a prevention and treatment of pancreatitis including administering a naphthoquinone-based compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a prodrug, a solvate, or an isomer thereof. Particularly, the naphthoquinone-based compounds ?-lapachone and dunnione can reduce the pancreatic weight/body weight ratio, which is increased by pancreatitis; reduce the increased activities of digestive enzymes (amylase and lipase); reduce the expressions of cytokines (IL-1? (interleukin-1? and MCP-1); reduce or inhibit the inflammation, edema, and cell necrosis of the pancreatic tissues; and inhibit the lung damage caused by pancreatitis. Therefore, the naphthoquinone-based compound, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug, solvate, or isomer thereof can be effectively used for the prevention and treatment of pancreatitis mediated diseases.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses methods and architectures for providing improved status reporting communications between management plane and control plane operations in a software-defined networking (SDN) communication system. A user configuration request is received to establish a connection with a server and to implement a configuration change of a network element. An operational ID and a control plane job ID are assigned to the user configuration request. A correlation module correlates the assigned operational ID with the assigned control plane job ID. The control plane is requested to verify the implementation of the user configuration request based on the corresponding control plane operation.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a degradation rate of an artificial bone in vitro, a degradation method, and an artificial bone are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a variable resistor; and a wearable component, comprising: a metal wire electrically connected in series with the variable resistor and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field; and an insulating textile layer by which the outside of the metal wire is covered.

Abstract: Provided herein is a thermolabile proteinase and methods of using the same. In some embodiments, the thermolabile proteinase may comprise an amino acid sequence that is at least 90% identical to any of SEQ ID NOs:1-11 and at least one amino acid substitution in helix 3. The thermolabile proteinase is active at a temperature in the range of 4° C.-40° C. and is inactivated by raising the temperature to above 50° C., where the proteinase is substantially inactive at 65° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cache device and a LCD screen production line. The cache device provided by the present disclosure includes an outer frame having an opening for picking and placing cached items on a first side wall thereof and a support bracket for horizontally supporting cached items therein; and first blowing means disposed on the second side wall of the outer frame for blowing air toward the opening; second blowing means disposed on the third side wall or the fourth side wall of the outer frame; an exhaust means disposed on a fourth side wall opposite to the third side wall of the frame.