Abstract: The invention provides several improvements in feedwells, one of which being a feedwell (100) comprising a mixing zone (49) for dissipating the kinetic energy of a fluid comprising pulp, a settling zone (50) for promoting flocculation of the pulp and at least one inclined deflecting element (101) for at least partially separating the mixing zone from the settling zone. Other improvements include a shelf (3) at least partially defining an inclined path (4) for removing material from the shelf into a feedwell chamber; at least two outlets (111, 112) arranged in a substantially concentric relationship with respect to each other; a portion (123) of a second conduit (121) varies in its cross-sectional size and/or shape so as to connect a feed inlet (110) to a first conduit (120); and a partition (133) for partially separating an outer mixing zone (131) and an inner settling zone (132).

Abstract: Compositions and methods for the inhibition and/or prevention of traumatic brain injury and the symptoms associated with it are provided.

Abstract: An axial flow impeller includes a hub, at least three base blades, and a cover blade detachably mounted to each base blade. When the impeller is applied in a medium environment having a high density and viscosity, the impeller will meet the requirement only by virtue of the base blade with the cover blade being removed. When the impeller is applied in a medium environment having low density and viscosity, the cover blade can be mounted in the front and/or rear of the base blade in order to improve the efficiency of the impeller. In this case, the consumption of electrical power can be reduced significantly while producing an equivalent propulsive force, thereby being advantageous for energy conservation. Therefore, the impeller can be adaptable to different medium environments and efficiency requirements, and thus can have good adaptability, need minimal investment cost and can be convenient to use.

Abstract: The invention provides a gunstock for BB bullet gun, comprising a gunstock body, a battery compartment provided in the gunstock body for holding a rechargeable battery, and a rear cover arranged at the rear end of the body, wherein the battery compartment is provided at the front end thereof with a fast locking conductive device; the rear cover is provided with a charging coil for charging the rechargeable battery; the charging coil contacts the rechargeable battery via a conductive elastic plate. The charging mode is changed because the rechargeable battery in the art is replaced by a wireless rechargeable battery. The battery does not need to be dismantled and taken out when charging, so that the charging becomes simple and easy to be operated. In addition, the fast locking conductive device arranged at the front end of the battery compartment and the conductive elastic plate arranged on the rear cover overcome the defects of space occupation and disorder caused by a relatively long wire needed in the art.

Abstract: A hybrid gas generator includes a high pressure gas cylinder and a gas release actuating device. The gas release actuating device includes a pyrotechnic gas cylinder, an igniting assembly, and a bursting disc. The pyrotechnic gas cylinder includes a guide ring securely disposed in the pyrotechnic gas cylinder to hermetically separate the space in the pyrotechnic gas cylinder into a gas releasing chamber and a firing chamber, a piercing plug fitted with the guide ring, where the gas releasing chamber is formed with at least a vent for releasing the gas stored in the high pressure gas cylinder, and the firing chamber may be provided with a gas producing medium to produce gas for driving the piercing plug when the igniting assembly is ignited.

Abstract: The invention provides several improvements in feedwells, one of which being a feedwell comprising a mixing zone for dissipating the kinetic energy of a fluid comprising pulp, a settling zone for promoting flocculation of the pulp and at least one inclined deflecting element for at least partially separating the mixing zone from the settling zone. Other improvements include a shelf at least partially defining an inclined path for removing material from the shelf into a feedwell chamber; at least two outlets arranged in a substantially concentric relationship with respect to each other; a portion of a second conduit varies in its cross-sectional size and/or shape so as to connect a feed inlet to a first conduit; and a partition for partially separating an outer mixing zone and an inner settling zone.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and materials for diagnosing an esophageal or esophageal-related disorder, or a predisposition for such disorders, in a subject. The methods center on detecting a genetic or protein esophageal marker. An esophageal marker has been identified in the PLCE1 gene and may be useful in predicting disease progression and assessing the subject's response to therapy.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to an aqueous thermoplastic polymer dispersion containing ingredients that include, among other things, a dispersion desensitizer; methods of use thereof, and articles manufactured therefrom.

Abstract: An automatic slide loading device for microarray scanner comprises slide holders (1), a carrier device (2) and a positioning chamber (3), wherein the slide holder (1) can hold microarray slides (6) and the slide holder (1) is placed out of the scanning platform of the microarray scanner when the microarray scanner is in off work state, wherein the carrier device (2) is connected to the positioning chamber (3) and the carrier device (2) can load the slide holder (1) into the positioning chamber (3), wherein the positioning chamber (3) is placed above the scanning platform of the microarray scanner and is used to precisely locate the working surface of the microarray slides (6) in the slide holder (1).

Abstract: The invention provides a method for preparing an improved composition comprising at least one active agent and at least one solid carrier material, wherein the active agent is dispersed through the carrier material in nano-disperse form, which method comprises the steps of: (a) forming a liquid mixture comprising the active agent, the carrier material, a stabilizing agent, a first solvent for the active agent and the stabilizing agent and, a second solvent for the carrier material, and (b) drying the liquid mixture to remove the first and second solvents to obtain a substantially solvent-free nano-dispersion of the active agent with the stabilising agent in the carrier material, wherein the stabilizing agent is capable of stabilizing the active agent in the liquid mixture during drying and in a resultant liquid nano-dispersion of the improved composition.

Abstract: A solution is provided for automatically adjusting a webpage. According to the method of the present invention it can be automatically learned what the user's historical browsing behaviors are and thereby predict which block in the webpage would interest the user more so that it would be the one to be browsed and then adjust display of the block accordingly. Thus, with the present invention, limited screen resources can be utilized to more efficiently display the content that would interest a user when the user browses a webpage. A system for automatically adjusting a webpage and a computer readable article of manufacture tangibly embodying non-transitory computer readable instructions which, when executed, cause a computer to carry out the steps of a method for automatically adjusting a webpage, are also provided.

Abstract: A method for determining stratigraphic termination points from a seismic dataset, includes: deriving extremal surfaces from the seismic dataset, wherein the extremal surfaces include points that are each associated with at least one of a dip magnitude and a dip azimuth; selecting a subset of points on the extremal surfaces that meet a predetermined criterion; identifying, using a processor, a set of dip deflection points from the subset of points; defining a termination zone from the dip deflection points; defining extremal surfaces that are associated with the termination zone as associated surfaces; and determining the stratigraphic termination points based on the associated surfaces.

Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output multi-band OFDM transmission system (400) employs a data interleaving arrangement that is backwards compatible with specifications for a legacy interleaver. In one embodiment, an input data stream is parsed into two or more separate data streams by a round robin parser (310) and each of the separate data streams is shifted by a corresponding number of symbols and then interleaved by a legacy interleaver (340i). In another embodiment, data for a plurality (N*i) of symbols is split into N sequential groups of data, each group corresponding to one of N MIMO spatial streams, each stream including data for i symbols. Each group is then interleaved by a legacy interleaver (520i). In a third embodiment, an input data stream is interleaved by a scaled version of the legacy interleaver (610), and then parsed by a round-robin parser (620).

Abstract: A method for forming a diamond-like carbon (DLC) layer on air bearing surface (ABS) of a slider, comprises steps of: providing sliders arranged in arrays, each slider having an ABS; forming a mixing layer in the ABS of the slider by depositing a first DLC layer on the ABS, the mixing layer consisting of the slider material and the first DLC layer material; removing the first DLC layer to make the mixing layer exposed; forming a second DLC layer on the mixing layer.

Abstract: A circuit-test probe card and a probe substrate structure thereof are disclosed herein to effectively narrow down the pitch of testing points of the circuit-test probe card. The circuit-test probe card utilizes the top and bottom surfaces of the probe substrate to respectively electrically connect with a circuit board and a plurality of probes. The probe substrate includes a main body having a plurality of upper contacts arranged on an upper surface thereof; and a plurality of wires penetrating the main body. Two ends of each wire are respectively exposed on the upper surface and a lower surface of the main body. The pitch of the wires exposed on the upper surface is larger than the pitch of the wires exposed on the lower surface. The wires are respectively electrically connected with the upper contacts.

Abstract: A method for checking pipeline leakage comprises: receiving detecting parameters collected by at least one sensor with respect to pipelines in its corresponding region; gathering detecting parameters collected by the at least one sensor; analyzing the gathered detecting parameters to obtain an evolutionary tendency of detecting parameters in the corresponding region of the at least one sensor; judging if the evolutionary tendency of the detecting parameters satisfies predefined features of leakage; determining that pipeline leakage exists in the corresponding region if the evolutionary tendency of the detecting parameters satisfies the predefined features of leakage. The present invention may help to determine leak regions with a leakage having small flow quantity, and provide a user with regions with pipeline leakage to be detected based on a resource constraint.

Abstract: A process for producing hydrocarbons, especially C8 or larger alkenes, from lactones, hydroxy-carboxylic acids, alkene-carboxylic acids, alcohols, or mixtures thereof, or an aqueous solution of lactones, hydroxy-carboxylic acids, alkene-carboxylic acids, alcohols, or mixtures thereof is described. The process includes reacting the starting materials with a first acid catalyst to yield a first product mixture. The first product mixture is then reacted with a second acid catalyst (which can be the same or different from the first acid catalyst) to yield a second product mixture comprising hydrocarbons, for example alkenes having a chain length of C8+. The process is suitable for producing hydrocarbons that can be used in or as liquid transportation fuels.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a service development platform, system and method, wherein a service development platform processes a service request of a user equipment (UE), and the method includes: the UE dialing service access codes and initiating the service request; the service development platform establishing a media channel with the UE; the service development platform loading a WEB page on a WEB browser according to the service request of the UE; the service development platform capturing data of the WEB page on the WEB browser and sending the data after encapsulation to the UE through the media channel; and the service development platform receiving key information of the UE through the media channel, and sending the key information of the UE to the WEB browser in manner of a windows message, so as to realize an operation on the WEB page.