Abstract: A system for producing high-quality gas includes a heat carrier hoist, a coke feeder, a heat carrier heating furnace, a gas mixer, a high-temperature induced draft fan, a heat carrier storage tank, a dryer, a hopper, a concentrating solar collection pyrolysis-gasification reactor having a double-tube structure, a three-phase separator and a coke collecting bin. The system may use an adjustable concentrating solar collection technology in combination with a heat carrier circulation heating process, so as to effectively solve heat requirements of the waste pyrolysis and gasification process, reduce the waste material consumption caused by energy supply, and improve the effective utilization of raw materials.

Abstract: A compound having the structure set forth in Formula (I) and Formula (II): wherein the substituents Y, Z, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Provided herein are inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase activity. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include at least one compound described herein and the use of a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein to treat diseases, disorders and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP activity.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or conditions associated with the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase (GCS).

Abstract: A system and a method of interface communication being compatible with SFP+ optical modules and QSFP+ switch are provided. The system includes an adapter card. The adapter card includes a set of SFP+ golden fingers that comply with the SFP+ protocol, a set of QSFP+ golden fingers that comply with the QSFP+ protocol, and a microcontroller unit. The adapter card communicates with the SFP optical module through the SFP+ golden fingers, and communicates with the QSFP switch through the QSFP+ golden fingers. The microcontroller unit is used to extend and process the pin information in the adapter card, and to convert the two different protocols of SFP+ and QSFP+, so that the module under the SFP+ protocol can respond under the port of QSFP+, so as to realize the data communication between the SFP+ optical module and the QSFP+ switch.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention provides a dual-cassette gene vehicle comprising cassettes for expression of both a mini-dystrophin gene and NF-?B/p65-shRNA gene in cardiac muscle tissue and skeletal muscle tissue, which is an adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector, wherein the mini-dystrophin gene is operably linked to a construct comprising a muscle-specific first promoter and a modified Mcken (MCK) enhancer and wherein the NF-?B/p65-shRNA gene is under the control of a second promoter. Also are provided pharmaceutical compositions comprising such gene vehicles and a method for ameliorating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) employing such gene delivery vehicles and pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: The present disclosure is a polyester copolymer, having a number average molecular weight of equal to or more than 5000 grams/mole and having a glass transition temperature of less than 160° C., comprising:—in the range from equal to or more than 25.0 mole % to equal to or less than 49.9 mole %, based on the total amount of moles of monomer units within the polyester copolymer, of one or more bicyclic diol monomer units, wherein such one or more bicyclic diol monomer units is/are derived from one or more bicyclic diols chosen from the group consisting of isosorbide, isoidide, isomannide, 2,3:4,5-di-O-methylene-galactitol and 2,4:3,5-di-O-methylene-D-mannitol;—in the range from equal to or more than 45.0 mole % to equal to or less than 50.0 mole %, based on the total amount of moles of monomer units within the polyester copolymer, of an oxalate monomer unit; and/or—in the range from equal to or more than 0.1 mole % to equal to or less than 25.

Abstract: A method for scaled-up synthesis of medium-entropy and high-entropy nanoparticles (NPs) including alloys and ceramics on various substrates such as carbon, metal and glass. The method requires only two steps to synthesize these NPs, including loading metal salt precursors with equal molar ratio onto a support and irradiating the support by highly intense laser pulses in liquid at ambient atmosphere. The method ensures multiple (3˜9) atoms to combine without segregation regardless of their mutual solubility. The method can easily tailor the particle size from nanometer to micrometer by controlling the parameters.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device, a wireless communication method, and a computer readable medium. According to one embodiment, the electronic device used for wireless communication comprises a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to perform control to send data and information related to retransmission of the data to a target user equipment by means of a sidelink. The processing circuit is further configured to control operation for the retransmission of the data.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a touch display panel and a touch display device. The touch display panel includes a cathode and a number of touch electrodes, wherein an interior of at least one touch electrode is hollowed out to reduce a relative area between the cathode and the touch electrode. The relative area between the touch electrode and the cathode of the touch display panel may be reduced by hollowing out the interior of at least one touch electrode, thereby reducing the inductive capacitance between the touch electrode and the cathode.

Abstract: A system and a method of interface communication being compatible with SFP+ optical modules and QSFP+ switch are provided. The system includes an adapter card. The adapter card includes a set of SFP+ golden fingers that comply with the SFP+ protocol, a set of QSFP+ golden fingers that comply with the QSFP+ protocol, and a microcontroller unit. The adapter card communicates with the SFP optical module through the SFP+ golden fingers, and communicates with the QSFP switch through the QSFP+ golden fingers. The microcontroller unit is used to extend and process the pin information in the adapter card, and to convert the two different protocols of SFP+ and QSFP+, so that the module under the SFP+ protocol can respond under the port of QSFP+, so as to realize the data communication between the SFP+ optical module and the QSFP+ switch.

Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may obtain a selection of a desired perceptual quality for a video and selects a first video chunk from among a first plurality of video chunks, wherein the first plurality of video chunks is associated with a first time block of the video, wherein the selecting is based upon a manifest file of the video, wherein each video chunk of the first plurality of video chunks is associated with a respective perceptual quality and a respective encoding bitrate, wherein the first video chunk is part of a subset of the first plurality of video chunks for which the respective perceptual quality matches the desired perceptual quality within a predefined threshold tolerance, and wherein the respective encoding bitrate of the first video chunk is lower than a highest encoding bitrate associated with the subset of the first plurality of video chunks. The processing system may obtain the first video chunk from a server and store the first video chunk in a buffer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain novel substituted thiophene compounds and the finding that they display useful efficacy in the inhibition of the p38? MAPK enzyme. This provides for use of the compounds in various treatment methodologies related to MAPK inhibition, including the treatment of inflammation.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a blue light-emitting device, and the blue light-emitting device includes a first electrode, an electron blocking layer, a light-emitting layer and a second electrode which are stacked. The hole mobility of the electron blocking layer is not greater than 5×10?4 cm2/VS, so that electrons and holes in the light-emitting layer tend to be balanced, and luminous efficiency of the blue light-emitting device under the low luminance is improved.

Abstract: The present invention discloses the preparation and application of heterocyclic compound having immunoregulatory function. Specifically, the present invention discloses a compound having a structure according to Formula I, wherein the definition of each group is as described in the specification. The invention also provides the use of the compounds in regulating immunity and inhibiting PD-1/PD-L1.

Abstract: The present application provides a method, an apparatus and a system for establishing biometric identification information transmission and a storage medium, including: transmitting a first random number to a driving unit; receiving a second random number and a first identity verification information from the driving unit; generating a key of a first session according to the first random number, the second random number and a pre-shared key, and generating a second identity verification information according to the key of the first session, the first random number and the second random number; transmitting the second identity verification information to the driving unit; and determining, according to the first identity verification information and the second identity verification information, whether a session between a biometric identification apparatus and the driving unit is established successfully. Therefore system overheads is reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to vehicle technologies, and disclose a method and system for controlling a vehicle, and a fingerprint chip. The method comprises: collecting a fingerprint image of a user; authenticating the user according to the fingerprint image and acquiring identity information of the user after the authentication succeeds; acquiring a vehicle personalization parameter of the user according to the identity information of the user and setting up the vehicle according to the vehicle personalization parameter. The embodiments further provide a vehicle control system and a fingerprint chip. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure can allow simple and quick personalized settings of a vehicle based on identity recognition, which can facilitate sharing a vehicle among family members in most cases.

Abstract: A device and a method for detecting a blockage position in a pipeline by RFID technology is disclosed. An RFID tag is disposed in a pipe of a pipeline first, the RFID tag is read with a predetermined single or double frequencies, and finally whether the position of the pipe at which the RFID tag is located is blocked or not can be judged by the difference between the echo signals sent from the RFID tag. By the RFID technology, a contactless and non-destructive approach of detecting a blockage in a pipeline is implemented.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, accessing adaptive streaming information for a multimedia content segment, determining available access bandwidths for a plurality of video tracks and a plurality of audio tracks identified by the adaptive streaming information, selecting one of a plurality of candidate track pairings identified by the adaptive streaming information based on the available access bandwidths, obtaining video content of the multimedia content segment via a video track of the selected track pairing, and obtaining audio content of the multimedia content segment via an audio track of the selected track pairing. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A process for the production of one or more polyester copolymers, comprising the steps of: a) oligomerizing one or more, cyclic or bicyclic, diol monomers with a molar excess of one or more dicarboxylic monomers, which one or more dicarboxylic monomers comprise one or more oxalic monomers chosen from the group consisting of oxalic acid, oxalic monoesters and oxalic diesters, to yield one or more oligomers; and b) polymerizing the one or more oligomers with one or more primary diol monomers. A method for the preparation of one or more oligomers, which method comprises melt mixing one or more, cyclic or bicyclic, diol monomers with one or more oxalic monomers chosen from the group consisting of oxalic acid, oxalic monoesters and oxalic diesters, in a molar ratio of the one or more oxalic monomers to the one or more, cyclic or bicyclic, diol monomers of more than 1.1:1. An oligomer composition obtainable by such method and a polyester copolymer obtainable by such process.