Abstract: The invention presents a system and a method for 3D human reconstruction using a compact kit of depth cameras. Instead of using complex and expensive devices as in traditional methods, the proposed system and method employs a simple, easy-to-install system to accurately collect the human body shape. The generated model is capable of moving thanks to a skeleton system simulating the human skeleton. The proposed system includes four blocks: Data Collection Block, Point Cloud Standardization Block, Human Digitization Block and Output Block. The proposed method includes five steps: Point Cloud Collecting, Point Cloud Filtering, Point Cloud Calibrating, Point Cloud Optimizing and 3D Human Model Generating.

Abstract: The invention proposes a four-port coupler using micro-strip line in combination with ultra-wide-band compensation circuits. It can be applied for communication systems or information machine systems. The main feature of the invention is the structure and the distribution of the components in the compensation circuit to reduce the size of the coupler. The proposed coupler includes: microstrip directional coupler and compensation circuits, in which the microstrip directional coupler consists of one main line and two secondary transmission lines; the main transmission line has two ports: input and output ports; each secondary is connected to a load and a compensation circuit. The compensation circuit is composed of a low-pass filter and two parallel attenuation regulator circuits.

Abstract: The Invention presents a system and a method for digitizing a human body shape from anthropometrical measurements. The proposed system and method allow reconstructing the 3D human body quickly and accurately, improving disadvantages of costly and timely traditional methods, which not only requires digitized persons to be naked or wear tight clothes but also could use hazardous lights to their health. The system in the invention includes two main modules and two supplementary blocks to reconstruct the 3D human body from anthropometric measurements, which are: (1) Input Block, (2) Pre-Processing Module, (3) Optimization Module, (4) Output Block. The method in the invention includes four steps: (1) Step 1a: collecting human body measurements, (2) Steps 1b: Initial Population; (3) Step 2: Optimizing; (4) Step 3: Displaying digitized human body shape.

Abstract: A process for preparing a solid electrolyte or a composite electrode incorporating a solid electrolyte, configured for an electrochemical system, may involve: (i) synthesizing, in a solvent medium, at least one (co)polymer by ring-opening (co)polymerization (ROP) of at least one 5-8-membered cyclic carbonate and, optionally, of at least one 5-8-membered lactone, catalyzed by Brønsted superacid(s) and initiated by compound(s) comprising hydroxide group(s); (ii) adding to the reaction medium a sufficient amount of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hydride, e.g., LiH, to neutralize all the catalyst and obtain an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt and to protect the terminal hydroxyl group(s) of the (co)polymer(s); (iii) optionally adding to the mixture from (ii) salt(s) of the alkali metal or alkaline earth metal, e.g., a lithium salt; and (iv) forming a solid electrolyte by evaporation of the solvent medium or a composite electrode incorporating the solid electrolyte.

Abstract: A composite electrode with a solid electrolyte based on polycarbonates includes at least one solid electrolyte consisting of one or more (co)polymers obtained by ring-opening (co)polymerization (ROP) of at least one five- to eight-membered cyclic carbonate and, optionally, of at least one five- to eight-membered lactone, catalyzed with methanesulfonic acid or performed under microwave irradiation in the absence of catalyst. The hydroxyl functions at the end of the chain of the (co)polymer(s) may be protected. The electrode also includes at least one alkali metal or alkaline-earth metal salt and at least one electrode active material. The electrode may include one or more electrically conductive additives and/or one or more binders. The electrode may be used in an electrochemical system such as a lithium battery.

Abstract: A biological indicator includes: a BI housing; a germinant container inside the BI housing and housing a germinant composition; a germinant releaser configured to release the germinant composition from the germinant container; a germinant releaser support supporting the germinant releaser and configured to bring the germinant releaser into contact with the germinant container upon application of a force to the germinant releaser support or the germinant container; a first spore carrier inside the BI housing, the first spore carrier having a plurality of spores deposited at a first surface thereof; and an imaging window at a first surface of the BI housing. A BI reader is configured to detect and quantify the presence of live spores in the BI, and includes an excitation source, a camera for capturing images of the spores over time, and a processor for analyzing the images to determine the presence of live spores.

Abstract: A biological indicator includes: a BI housing; a germinant container inside the BI housing and housing a germinant composition; a germinant releaser configured to release the germinant composition from the germinant container; a germinant releaser support supporting the germinant releaser and configured to bring the germinant releaser into contact with the germinant container upon application of a force to the germinant releaser support or the germinant container; a first spore carrier inside the BI housing, the first spore carrier having a plurality of spores deposited at a first surface thereof; and an imaging window at a first surface of the BI housing. A BI reader is configured to detect and quantify the presence of live spores in the BI, and includes an excitation source, a camera for capturing images of the spores over time, and a processor for analyzing the images to determine the presence of live spores.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an induced electrohydrodynamic jet printing apparatus including an induced auxiliary electrode, and the induced electrohydrodynamic jet printing apparatus including an induced auxiliary electrode according to the present disclosure includes a nozzle for discharging supplied solution towards an opposite substrate through a nozzle hole formed at one end; a main electrode coated with an insulator and interpolated inside the nozzle, thus not contacting the solution inside the nozzle but separated from the solution; the induced auxiliary electrode made of a conductive material and formed at an outer surface of the nozzle; and a voltage supply for applying voltage to the main electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed are an underfill method and apparatus for a semiconductor package, the underfill method includes loading a substrate; charging a filler to be filled in between the substrate and a device; applying the filler to the substrate; and subjecting the applied filler to an electric field.

Abstract: A biological indicator includes: a BI housing; a germinant container inside the BI housing and housing a germinant composition; a germinant releaser configured to release the germinant composition from the germinant container; a germinant releaser support supporting the germinant releaser and configured to bring the germinant releaser into contact with the germinant container upon application of a force to the germinant releaser support or the germinant container; a first spore carrier inside the BI housing, the first spore carrier having a plurality of spores deposited at a first surface thereof; and an imaging window at a first surface of the BI housing. A BI reader is configured to detect and quantify the presence of live spores in the BI, and includes an excitation source, a camera for capturing images of the spores over time, and a processor for analyzing the images to determine the presence of live spores.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing lifespan, for preventing or treating a disease including an aging-related disorder, for reducing a symptom of aging, and/or boosting an immune system in a mammal. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods for improving effectiveness of a vaccine in a mammal. The compositions comprise, at least, a therapeutically effective amount of disulfiram and one or more additional ingredients.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing lifespan, for preventing or treating a disease including an aging-related disorder, for reducing a symptom of aging, and/or boosting an immune system in a mammal. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods for improving effectiveness of a vaccine in a mammal. The compositions comprise, at least, a therapeutically effective amount of disulfiram and one or more additional ingredients.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a beam-parameter adjustment system and focusing system alters a spatial power distribution of a radiation beam, via thermo-optic effects, before the beam is coupled into an optical fiber or delivered to a workpiece.

Abstract: A video server includes a video encoder to encode video data representing panoramic video content in which the panoramic video content has a greater field of view than a displayable region at a client device, the video encoder being configured to encode spatial regions within the video content at different respective encoding qualities in dependence upon track data indicating, for temporal positions with respect to the panoramic video content, a preferred viewing region within the panoramic video content at those temporal positions, so that the preferred viewing region is encoded at a higher encoding quality than another region of the panoramic video content.

Abstract: The invention presents a system and a method for digitizing body shape from dressed human image using machine learning and optimization techniques. The invention is able to rapidly and accurately reconstruct human body shape without using costly, bulky and hazardous 3D scanners. Firstly, the system reconstructing human body shape from the dressed human image includes 2 main modules and 2 supplementary blocks, which are: (1) Input Block, (2) Pre-Processing Module, (3) Optimization Module, (4) Output Block. In which, the Pre-Processing Module comprises 4 blocks: (1) Image Standardization, (2) Clothes Classification and Segmentation, (3) Human Pose Estimation, (4) Cloth-Skin Displacement Model. The Optimization Modules comprises 2 blocks: (1) Human Parametric Model, (2) Human Parametric Optimization.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a beam-parameter adjustment system and focusing system alters a spatial power distribution of a radiation beam, via thermo-optic effects, before the beam is coupled into an optical fiber or delivered to a workpiece.

Abstract: A broadband dual-polarized antenna integrated high-performance balun. The antenna structure consists of three main parts: radiator, feeding structure and reflector. The radiation element consists of four radiation parts with petal shape, forming two pairs of orthogonal dipole antennas. The feeding structure consists of four circuit boards with separated lines, forming resonant structures corresponding to a balance transformer. The reflector enables to direct the beam, increasing the antenna's orientation.

Abstract: The invention proposes a four-port coupler using micro-strip line in combination with ultra-wide-band compensation circuits. It can be applied for communication systems or information machine systems. The main feature of the invention is the structure and the distribution of the components in the compensation circuit to reduce the size of the coupler. The proposed coupler includes: microstrip directional coupler and compensation circuits, in which the microstrip directional coupler consists of one main line and two secondary transmission lines; the main transmission line has two ports: input and output ports; each secondary is connected to a load and a compensation circuit. The compensation circuit is composed of a low-pass filter and two parallel attenuation regulator circuits.