Abstract: A vacuum switching valve and a suction system having the same. The vacuum switching valve comprises: a valve body, comprising a first end and a second end, the second end being provided with an air inlet, an air outlet and a through hole; a valve element movably arranged in the valve body; a cylinder, the cylinder being connected to the first end and the valve element, the cylinder drives the valve element to move in the valve body, to close or open the air inlet; a stopper passing through the through hole, the stopper comprising a third end and a fourth end, the third end being connected to the valve element, the fourth end being located on the side of the through hole away from the valve element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to recombinant cyanobacterial cells for the production of a chemical compound of interest. In particular, the present invention relates to genetic modifications that introduce one or more heterologous phosphopantetheinyl transferases (PPTases) into a cyanobacterial cell. These cells can, optionally, further comprise heterologous carrier protein and nucleic acid constructs that provide the cyanobacterial cells with the capability of producing chemicals of interest or compounds of interest, such secondary metabolites polyketides, nonribosomal peptides and their hybrids, the three major families of bioactive natural products, of cyanobacteria and other bacterial phyla, secondary metabolites analogs, and unnatural compounds.

Abstract: An ultrasound image tracking completeness system includes an ultrasound imaging probe that acquires images during an examination, an imaging probe sensor coupled to the ultrasound imaging probe and that tracks a position and an orientation of the ultrasound imaging probe, and a display to display images acquired by the ultrasound imaging probe. The system also includes a processor programmed to calculate a probe speed threshold at which the ultrasound imaging probe may be moved while acquiring images during the examination, track the position and orientation of the ultrasound imaging probe during the examination by monitoring the imaging probe sensor, determine a movement speed of the ultrasound imaging probe during the examination, and if the movement speed of the ultrasound imaging probe exceeds the probe speed threshold, issue a warning to an operator.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solution for translation verification and correction. According to the solution, a neural network is trained to determine an association degree among a group of words in a source or target language. The neural network can be used for translation verification and correction. According to the solution, a group of words in a source language and translations of the group of words in a target language are obtained. An association degree among the group of words and an association degree among the translations can be determined by using the trained neural network. Then, whether there is a wrong translation can be determined based on the association degrees. In some embodiments, corresponding methods, systems and computer program products are provided.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a control module of a wafer transport system, an indication of wafer transporting; calculating, by the control module, a route for transporting a first wafer carrier according to the indication; moving, by a control unit of a wafer transport device of the wafer transport system, the wafer transport device to a first stocker storing the first wafer carrier along the route; performing, by the control unit, a safety monitoring process during a movement of the wafer transport device; stopping, by the control unit, the wafer transport device in front of the first stocker; and identifying, by an identification device of the wafer transport device, the first wafer carrier loaded on a rack of the wafer transport device.

Abstract: Online ride-hailing and invoice issuing methods, systems and apparatuses are provided. An example method comprises: receiving a first ride-hailing request from a user terminal, wherein the first ride-hailing request includes one or more transport capacity types, one or more online ride-hailing service providers providing the corresponding one or more transport capacity types, a start location and a destination location; sending one or more second ride-hailing requests to one or more online ride-hailing service platforms corresponding to the one or more online ride-hailing service providers according to the one or more transport capacity types and the one or more online ride-hailing service providers; receiving one or more second ride-hailing response messages returned by one or more of the one or more online ride-hailing service platforms; and returning a first ride-hailing message to the user terminal based on the second one or more ride-hailing response messages.

Abstract: Described herein is an ink solution, comprising: i. a composition having the formula ABX3; ii. a compound having the formula NH2—R1—NH2; and iii. a solvent. Methods for producing polycrystalline perovskite films using the ink solutions described herein in a fast blading process and the use of the films in photoactive and photovoltaic applications are additionally described.

Abstract: A full-face shaft tunnel boring machine system includes a tunnel boring machine cutterhead device for tunneling downwards in a shaft; a full-hydraulic formwork device for supporting and walling in a wellbore; and an upper muck-discharge system for vertically conveying rock mucks generated by tunneling. The tunnel boring machine cutterhead device comprises a vertical guide frame, a cutter-expanded boring head and an advanced cutterhead that are fixedly connected in a vertical order from top to bottom so as to form an integrated structure. The vertical guide frame is a hollow cylindrical structure and driven to rotate around an axis of the vertical guide frame by a power mechanism, and an outer wall of the vertical guide frame is provided with multiple sets of first guide rollers.

Abstract: A solid-state circuit breaker (SSCB) includes an airgap operating mechanism including components and electronics including semiconductors and software algorithms that control the power and can interrupt extreme currents. The SSCB further includes a housing that houses the components of the airgap operating mechanism and the electronics. The housing of the solid-state circuit breaker includes a heat sink that interfaces with a natural air flow such as an existing vertical air channel inside an electrical panel. The heat sink contains a thermally conductive and electrically insulating (TC/EI) plastic.

Abstract: A solid-state circuit breaker comprises an airgap operating mechanism including components and a housing that houses the components of the airgap operating mechanism such that each component in the operating mechanism is configured to operate in a way that only limited amount of space is required to achieve functions of ON, OFF, and TRIP. The components of the operating mechanism include a contact arm, a handle, and an interface feature to interface between the handle and the contact arm to apply a force thereon. The interface feature is configured to adjust the contact arm ensuring an optimal positioning. The components of the operating mechanism include a double pivot of the contact arm and a handle feature in that the contact arm has two-pivot legs, an armature, an armature pivot feature and a stopper feature, a cradle, and a stopper pin configured to stop the cradle during TRIP operation.

Abstract: A silica-alumina material, its preparation and application thereof are provided. The silica-alumina material has a SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratio of 0.8-1.5, and has a lamellar structure with an average length of 0.5-2 ?m and an average thickness of 30-80 nm, and its calcined form has a specific XRD pattern. The silica-alumina material has the characteristics of large pore volume, two-stage gradient pore channels of mesopores and macropores, as well as high B acid content as in molecular sieve, and shows crystal characteristics of a molecular sieve, and low impurity content, and thus is suitable for use as a carrier for catalytic materials, particularly a carrier for heavy oil hydrogenation catalysts.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, polymorphs, co-crystals, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, prodrugs, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the disclosed compounds or compositions for treating and/or preventing diseases (e.g., inflammatory diseases, neurological diseases (e.g., Alzheimer's disease), infectious diseases (e.g., viral infections (e.g., infections caused by viral human hepatitis (e.g., hepatitis B), a flaviviridae family virus (e.g., a flavivims (e.g., Zika virus)))), and proliferative diseases (e.g., cancer (e.g., lung cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, thyroid cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, liver cancer, leukemia, or lymphoma)) in a subject. Provided are methods of inhibiting a protein kinase (e.g., MAP2K (e.g., MKK7)) in a subject. Also provided are methods of inhibiting MKK7 in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: An image sensor array and circuit design and method employing a voltage and current detection circuit capable of quantifying a power signal, grounding signal, internal reference voltage and internal reference current. An image sensor comprising the invented circuit design may be incorporated within a digital camera.

Abstract: A portable blowing device configured for being worn around a neck of a human body, includes two arms each defining an airflow channel therein; and fans received in the arms respectively. The arm includes an inner side wall close to the neck and an outer side wall connected to the inner side wall. The arm includes an air inlet and an air outlet in communication with the airflow channel respectively. The air inlet is arranged at the inner side wall and/or the outer side wall. The fan is configured to generate an airflow passing through the air inlet, the airflow channel and the air outlet in sequence.

Abstract: A pixel array, an image sensor, and a self-checking method of the image sensor are provided. The pixel array includes a photosensitive pixel region, a first reference pixel region and/or a second reference pixel region; the photosensitive pixel region includes M rows and N columns of pixels arranged in an array; the first reference pixel region includes n columns of first reference pixels disposed corresponding to N columns of pixels of the photosensitive pixel region; the second reference pixel region includes m rows of the second reference pixels disposed corresponding to the M rows of pixels of the photosensitive pixel region. The first reference pixel region and/or the second reference pixel region can be used to implement a real-time self-checking function of the readout circuit and/or the control circuit in the image sensor, check in real time whether the image signal output by the image sensor is correct.

Abstract: Systems and methods for the automated fulfillment of orders from a fulfillment network including consumer-facing retail locations. Orders are partitioned into suborders, which are in turn assigned to retail locations based on forecasted demand for the suborder items at the retail locations. The assignment process considers operational data for each retail location such as the number of employees, the inventory of suborder items, shipping rate cards, return policies, business hours, pick decline estimations, etc.

Abstract: The present application provides a pixel driving circuit and a liquid crystal display panel. The pixel driving circuit comprises a main pixel electrode driving module, a sub-pixel electrode driving module, a first potential regulation module, and a second potential regulation module.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a testkey structure and a monitoring method with a testkey structure, and the testkey structure includes a first diffusion region and a second diffusion region, a first gate and a second gate, a first epitaxial layer and a second epitaxial layer, and an input pad and an output pad. The first diffusion region and the second diffusion region are disposed in a substrate. The first gate and the second gate are disposed on a substrate, across the first diffusion region and the second diffusion region respectively. The first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer are respectively disposed on the second diffusion region and the first diffusion region, separately disposed between the first gate and the second gate. The input pad and the output pad are electrically connected to the first epitaxial layer and the second epitaxial layer respectively.