Abstract: A method for vascular regeneration comprises delivering endothelial cells to a lung scaffold, delivering perivascular cells to the lung scaffold, and providing a multiphase culture program to the scaffold. The multiphase culture program comprises a first phase including delivering an angiogenic medium, e.g., having 40-100 ng/ml of pro-angiogenic factors, and a second phase including delivering a stabilization medium, e.g., having 0.5-2% of serum and 1-20 ng/ml of angiogenic factors.

Abstract: The present application provides a thermal power plant seawater desalination and lithium extraction system, including a seawater desalination apparatus and a seawater lithium extraction apparatus. The seawater desalination apparatus is connected to a power supply of a thermal power plant or a peak load and frequency regulation power supply line, so that the seawater desalination apparatus is supplied with power through surplus power of the thermal power plant; the seawater desalination apparatus is connected to a turbine extraction steam system of the thermal power plant, so that heat is supplied to the seawater desalination apparatus through the turbine extraction steam system; the seawater lithium extraction apparatus is connected to the seawater desalination apparatus, so that concentrated seawater generated in a process of desalinating seawater by the seawater desalination apparatus is introduced into the seawater lithium extraction apparatus as a raw material for a seawater lithium extraction process.

Abstract: The present invention provides synthetic nucleic acid sequences comprising 10-30 nucleotides of the N1 and N2 gene regions and/or the 3? non-coding region of the SARS-associated coronavirus Cov-2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome, and a synthetic nucleic acid sequence comprising 10-30 nucleotides of a nucleic acid sequence that is complementary to at least one of those regions. Also provided are compositions comprising the sequences, and uses of the sequences in diagnostic kits. The present invention further provides a primer and probe set for determining the presence or absence of SARS-associated coronavirus Cov-2 in a biological sample, wherein the primer set comprises at least one of the synthetic nucleic acid sequences. Also provided are a composition comprising the primer and probe set, and use of the primer and probe set in a diagnostic kit. Finally, the present invention provides kits and methods for determining the presence or absence of SARS-associated coronavirus Cov-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a biological sample.

Abstract: The present application provides a positioning method and apparatus, and a storage medium, the method includes: a terminal receiving PRSs from multiple access network devices, each access network device corresponding to multiple PRSs; for each access network device, the terminal determining at least two target PRS resources that are spatially adjacent among PRS resources for transmitting the multiple PRSs of the access network device; and the terminal sending measurement results of the target PRS resources to a location server, the measurement result of the target PRS resource being used for instructing the location server to determine location information of the terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel, a manufacturing method and a display device. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate and liquid crystal molecules. Each sub-pixel includes n domains, and at least two of the n domains are arranged in a first direction. An alignment film is arranged on one or both of the first substrate and the second substrate and provided with alignment directions, and/or slit electrodes each with a slit are arranged on one or both of the first substrate and the second substrate. The alignment directions in at least two adjacent domains in the n domains are different and/or extension directions of the slits in any two adjacent domains are different, so that the liquid crystal molecules in different domains are provided with different pretilt angles.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel unit, a display substrate, a display panel, and a display device. The pixel unit includes a slit electrode having a slit. The pixel unit includes at least two sub-pixels corresponding to different colors, each of the pixels includes n domain areas arranged along a first direction, n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 2, extension directions of the slits of the slit electrodes in any two adjacent domain areas in the n domain areas of the pixel unit are different, an acute angle between an extension direction of the slit in each domain area and a second direction is a predetermined angle, the predetermined angle is greater than or equal to 30° and less than 45°, and the second direction intersects with the first direction.

Abstract: This application discloses a sensing method and apparatus and a communication device. The sensing method in embodiments of this application includes: A first device preprocesses a first sensing measurement result to obtain a second sensing measurement result. The first sensing measurement result is a sensing measurement result corresponding to a sensing measurement quantity obtained by the first device based on a received first signal. The first device reports the second sensing measurement result to a second device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the same. The compounds and methods have a range of utilities as therapeutics, diagnostics, and research tools. In particular, the subject compositions and methods are useful for reducing signaling output of oncogenic proteins.

Abstract: An embodiment method includes: forming a gate stack over a channel region; growing a source/drain region adjacent the channel region; depositing a first ILD layer over the source/drain region and the gate stack; forming a source/drain contact through the first ILD layer to physically contact the source/drain region; forming a gate contact through the first ILD layer to physically contact the gate stack; performing an etching process to partially expose a first sidewall and a second sidewall, the first sidewall being at a first interface of the source/drain contact and the first ILD layer, the second sidewall being at a second interface of the gate contact and the first ILD layer; forming a first conductive feature physically contacting the first sidewall and a first top surface of the source/drain contact; and forming a second conductive feature physically contacting the second sidewall and a second top surface of the gate contact.

Abstract: A microstructure may be provided by forming a metal layer such as a molybdenum layer over a substrate. An aluminum nitride layer is formed on a top surface of the metal layer. A surface portion of the aluminum nitride layer is converted into a continuous aluminum oxide-containing layer by oxidation. A dielectric spacer layer may be formed over the continuous aluminum oxide-containing layer. Contact via cavities extending through the dielectric spacer layer, the continuous aluminum oxide containing layer, and the aluminum nitride layer and down to a respective portion of the at least one metal layer may be formed using etch processes that contain a wet etch step while suppressing formation of an undercut in the aluminum nitride layer. Contact via structures may be formed in the contact via cavities. The microstructure may include a micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) device containing a piezoelectric transducer.

Abstract: An anode material, a preparation method thereof, and a secondary battery provided. The anode material includes a secondary particle, the secondary particle includes aggregated primary particles, and the primary particle and the secondary particle satisfy following relationships: 10?D250/D1max?40 (I), D2min/D250?0.08 (II) and D250/D2max?0.24 (III), in Formulas (I), (II) and (III), D1max represents a maximum particle size of the primary particle, D250 represents a median particle size of the secondary particle, D2min represents a minimum particle size of the secondary particle, and D2max represents a maximum particle size of the secondary particle. By defining particle size relationship between the primary particle and the secondary particle, and particle size distribution of the secondary particle, the primary particle and the secondary particle have a good matching degree, which improve cycling stability of the anode material and at the same time reduce volume expansion effect of the anode material.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a piezoelectric device is provided. The piezoelectric device includes a semiconductor substrate. A first electrode is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. A piezoelectric structure is disposed on the first electrode. A second electrode is disposed on the piezoelectric structure. A heating element is disposed over the semiconductor substrate. The heating element is configured to heat the piezoelectric structure to a recovery temperature for a period of time, where heating the piezoelectric structure to the recovery temperature for the period of time improves a degraded electrical property of the piezoelectric device.

Abstract: A plasma jet generator includes a base, a jet gun cavity, a blocking insulating medium, a porous air intake plate, a high-voltage port, a high-voltage electrode housing, and a jet gun tip. The base is detachably connected to a first end of the jet gun cavity. The blocking insulating medium is inserted in the base. The porous air intake plate is detachably mounted in the blocking insulating medium. The high-voltage electrode housing is detachably mounted in the porous air intake plate. The high-voltage port is disposed in the high-voltage electrode housing. The jet gun tip is detachably mounted at a second end of the jet gun cavity.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for generating a high-precision road map, a high-precision road map generation device, equipment and a storage medium. The method includes: based on a constant temperature control system, collecting a plurality of road information to be processed by different sensors, so that the different sensors can all operate at a suitable temperature and are not affected by the environment; performing feature extraction on the plurality of the road information to be processed, and obtaining road feature information; and connecting a mileage meter by a vehicle controller area network port or a related domain controller to obtain mileage information of the vehicle and posture control information of the vehicle, and predicting the posture of the vehicle to provide auxiliary information for an inertial system, and finally generating a high-precision road map according to the road feature information, vehicle body posture control information of a vehicle and mileage information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method, in particular a computer implemented method, of controlling a force, displacement, and/or resistance generator of an exercise apparatus (1), which apparatus comprises a user force input device (7-9) arranged to follow a path. The method comprising the steps of imposing on the user force input device (7-9) a main force, a main displacement, and/or a main resistance along the path, superimposing a vibratory force, displacement and/or resistance on the main force, the main displacement, and/or the main resistance along the path, wherein the amplitude of the superimposed vibrations is in excess of 0.2 mm.

Abstract: A method of forming a pattern in a photoresist includes forming a photoresist layer over a substrate, and selectively exposing the photoresist layer to actinic radiation to form a latent pattern. The latent pattern is developed by applying a developer composition to the selectively exposed photoresist layer to form a pattern. The developer composition includes a first solvent, a second solvent, a surfactant, and at least one selected from an organic acid, an organic base, an inorganic acid, or an inorganic base. The first solvent and second solvent are different solvents.

Abstract: The present application belongs to the field of molecular biology detection, in particular, relates to detection of HIV-1. The present application further provides a kit comprising the composition of the present application, use of the composition and a method for detecting HIV-1. Using the composition of the present application, HIV-1 can be detected with a sensitivity of 22 IU/ml. Meanwhile, in the composition of the present application, two sets of primers and probes for two different regions and an additional forward primer are combined to prepare a reaction system and the HIV-1 RNA are detected using the reaction system to identify the positive reactions, effectively reducing the probability of false negative, especially, of group O viruses. There is no need for a fully enclosed diagnostic system, which effectively reduces costs.

Abstract: Base station antennas include a base station antenna housing with an internal cage defining a monolithic structure with front and rearward sets of longitudinally extending and laterally extending struts providing a light-weight, non-metallic body with radiating elements positioned inside the cage. The cage can attach to a primary reflector and can hold first and second matching layers and a reflector.

Abstract: The present application provides a backlight module and a liquid crystal display device; the first portion of the slit adhesive is formed with a notch, so that when internal stress generates in the slit adhesive due to environmental changes, the internal stress can be released through the notch, thereby preventing the slit adhesive from warping and improving the yield of the backlight module.

Abstract: The invention provides a semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure comprises a substrate, a dielectric layer located on the substrate, a plurality of gate structures located in the dielectric layer on the substrate, a plurality of first metal layers located on a part of the gate structures, and the first metal layers are respectively electrically connected with the corresponding gate structures, at least one second metal layer, the second metal layer is bridged over at least two of the gate structures, wherein the depth of the first metal layer is greater than that of the second metal layer.