Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of fluid heat transfer, and discloses a heat transfer enhancement pipe as well as a cracking furnace and an atmospheric and vacuum heating furnace including the same. The heat transfer enhancement pipe (1) includes a pipe body (10) of tubular shape having an inlet (100) for entering of a fluid and an outlet (101) for said fluid to flow out; internal wall of the pipe body (10) is provided with a fin (11) protruding towards interior of the pipe body (10), the fin (11) spirally extends in an axial direction of the pipe body (10), wherein a height of the fin (11) gradually increases from one end in at least a part extension of the fin. The heat transfer enhancement pipe can reduce thermal stress of itself, thereby increasing service life of the heat transfer enhancement pipe.

Abstract: A schematic diagram of a wideband measurement system for mixed-connected CVT based on an optical voltage sensor is provided. The wideband measurement system comprises a CVT power frequency measurement section and an optical wideband measurement section. In the optical wideband measurement section, a low-voltage capacitor is connected in series between the low-voltage terminal and the ground terminal of the medium-voltage capacitor in the capacitor voltage divider. An optical voltage sensor is connected in parallel across the terminals of the low-voltage capacitor to measure the wideband voltage signal under test. The wideband measurement system for mixed-connected CVT described in the invention enables the CVT to have wideband measurement capabilities while ensuring the accuracy of conventional CVT power frequency measurements.

Abstract: A dimensionless kinematics calibration method based on a virtual point and a related apparatus thereof. The method comprises: establishing a kinematics model of a motion mechanism, and arranging a plurality of virtual points at a tail end of the motion mechanism to establish a dimensionless kinematics model and a dimensionless error model; converting a measurement coordinate system into a motion mechanism coordinate system, acquiring a rotation matrix and a translation matrix of a target virtual point measured by the measurement device, and calculating actual coordinates of all virtual points to obtain a measured value of the dimensionless kinematics model; calculating a theoretical value of the dimensionless kinematics model according to a spatial relationship between a reflecting head and the tail end of the motion mechanism; and optimizing the dimensionless error model according to the measured value and the theoretical value to obtain a calibration result.

Abstract: 2-hydroxy-5-[2-(4-(trifluoromethylphenyl)ethylamino)]benzoic acid crystal forms and a preparation method therefor are proposed. Crystal form I is a monoclinic crystal system, which has a Pc space group and can be obtained by slow cooling, evaporating the solvent at a constant temperature, evaporating the solvent at an increased temperature, or adding an anti-solvent. Crystal form II is a triclinic crystal system, which has a P1 space group and can be obtained by rapid cooling or freeze-drying. According to the method, the process is simple, costs are low, and the yield exceeds 90%; and the crystal forms of the crystal forms I and II have high purity, the crystal shapes thereof are intact, and have excellent fluidity, facilitating preparation, particularly the preparation of a pharmaceutical preparation for preventing and/or treating degenerative diseases of the central nervous system. Furthermore, the two crystal forms have a better apparent solubility than that of raw materials.

Abstract: Provided are a bovine rotavirus fusion protein and calf diarrhea multivalent vaccine. The bovine rotavirus fusion protein contains a VP6 fragment, wherein the VP6 fragment contains an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 4, and at least one loop region of the following (a)˜(c) is substituted with an antigenic epitope derived from bovine coronavirus and/or an antigenic epitope derived from E. coli: (a) amino acid residues of sites 168-177; with an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 1; (b) amino acid residues of sites 194-205; with an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 2; and (a) amino acid residues of sites 296-316, with an amino acid sequence as represented by SEQ ID NO. 3, The bovine rotavirus fusion protein contains a plurality of antigenic epitopes, and can enable a host to generate a plurality of antibodies after immunizing the host.

Abstract: Resource use orchestration for multiple application instances is described. In accordance with the described techniques, a time interval for accessing a resource is divided into multiple time slots. In one or more implementations, the resource is a graphics processing unit. Each of a plurality of containers associated with an application is assigned to one of the multiple time slots according to a disbursement algorithm. A respective signal offset is provided to each container based on an assigned time slot of the container. The provided signal offsets cause the plurality of containers to access the resource for the application in a predetermined order.

Abstract: In some aspects, a method for object re-identification may include obtaining a first set of images from a first camera, and a second set of images from at least one second camera; determining a first set of features based on the first set of images, the first set of features lying in a first feature space; and determining a second set of features based on the second set of images, the second set of features lying in a second feature space. The method may additionally include determining a first feature projection matrix and a second feature projection matrix that respectively map the first set of features and the second set of features to a shared feature space; and determining a common dictionary based on the shared feature space.

Abstract: Disclosed is the use of a combination of an anti-PD-1 antibody and a VEGFR inhibitor in the preparation of a drug for treating cancers.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of power batteries, and in particular relates to a phase change composite and a preparation method and use thereof. The phase change composite includes the following components in parts by weight: 50 parts to 70 parts of a phase change material (PCM), 10 parts to 20 parts of a maleic anhydride graft, 1 part to 5 parts of a thermal conductivity enhancer, and 15 parts to 30 parts of a flame retardant; where the flame retardant includes melamine and triphenyl phosphate. The phase change composite has flame retardancy, high latent heat, and great thermal conductivity.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of PVC foam co-extruded sheets, and particularly relates to a wide low-temperature impact-resistant and bending-resistant PVC foam co-extruded sheet and a preparation method thereof. The PVC foam co-extruded sheet of the present disclosure includes a core layer and a skin layer. Raw materials of the core layer include PVC resin powder, a silicon-acrylic composite low-temperature toughening and reinforcing agent, a filler, a foaming regulator I, a white foaming agent, a calcium-zinc stabilizer, a cold-resistant plasticizer, stearic acid, polyethylene wax, and oxidized polyethylene wax.

Abstract: A whole-vehicle-based method for evaluating extreme pressure and antiwear properties of grease includes injecting the grease onto a key bearing pin and causing the engineering machine to operate without load is disclosed. The method includes causing the engineering machine to operate under a load of 10% to 150% rated load at least once, viewing and analyzing a wear condition of a surface of the bearing pin, and issuing a whole-vehicle-based evaluation report of extreme pressure and antiwear properties of grease. The engineering machine is caused to operate once under a load of 10% to 150% rated load for 0.5 min to 100 h.

Abstract: The invention provides processes of purifying a peptide including a GCC agonist sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-251 described herein. The processes include a solvent exchange step before a freeze-drying (lyophilization) step.

Abstract: A moon-based in-situ condition-preserved coring multi-stage large-depth drilling system and method therefor. The system includes a rotary plate provided inside a lander, an in-situ condition-preserved coring tool provided on a surface of the rotary plate, a space frame provided on a surface of the rotary plate, a working platform provided on a top of the space frame, a mechanical arm provided on a bottom surface of the working platform, and a camera provided on the bottom surface of the working platform, the mechanical arm is fixedly connected to the working platform, and the camera is fixedly connected to the working platform. By controlling the mechanical arm to place the in-situ condition-preserved coring tool on the moon surface, and using the in-situ condition-preserved coring tool to sample the lunar soil on the moon surface, the coring operation problem of the lunar soil is solved.

Abstract: The invention provides processes of purifying a peptide including a GCC agonist sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-251 described herein. The processes include a solvent exchange step before a freeze-drying (lyophilization) step.

Abstract: An inspection system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the inspection system includes an interferometer sub-system configured to acquire an interferogram of a sample. The inspection system may further include a controller communicatively coupled to the interferometer sub-system. The controller is configured to: receive the interferogram from the interferometer sub-system; generate a phase map of the sample based on the received interferogram, wherein the phase map includes a plurality of pixels; select a sub-set of pixels of the plurality of pixels of the phase map to be used for phase unwrapping procedures; perform one or more phase unwrapping procedures on the sub-set of pixels of the phase map to generate an unwrapped phase map; and generate a surface height map of the sample based on the unwrapped phase map.

Abstract: Presented herein are techniques in which a device detecting a phrase spoken in an online collaboration session between a plurality of users, the phrase being spoken by a first user to one or more second users. The device determines that the phrase indicates an issue with a quality of user experience of the online collaboration session, labels a log of metrics associated with the online collaboration session with a time stamp corresponding to a time when the phrase was spoken, to provide a labeled log of metrics; and performs one or more actions to improve the user experience based on detecting the phrase.

Abstract: Systems and methods for unwrapping a phase map are disclosed. Such systems and methods may include receiving a wrapped phase map associated with an interferometric measurement of a sample including patterned features; removing a tilt from the wrapped phase map; generating a background; detecting features in the wrapped phase, the features in the wrapped phase map corresponding to least some of the patterned features of the sample; replacing phases of the features with the background at corresponding locations in the wrapped phase map; unwrapping the modified wrapped phase map using a global phase-unwrapping; applying local phase-unwrapping to restore the phases of the features; and reapplying the tilt to generate an output unwrapped phase map.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for non-contact sensing of vital signs. An example electronic device to measure vital signs includes a camera to capture an image; a radar antenna to transmit and receive radar signals; and processing circuitry to: identify a subject in the image; identify a location of the subject in an environment; control the radar antenna to steer the radar signals toward the location; and determine a vital sign of the subject based on a reflected radar signal.

Abstract: In some aspects, a method for object re-identification may include obtaining a first set of images from a first camera, and a second set of images from at least one second camera; determining a first set of features based on the first set of images, the first set of features lying in a first feature space; and determining a second set of features based on the second set of images, the second set of features lying in a second feature space. The method may additionally include determining a first feature projection matrix and a second feature projection matrix that respectively map the first set of features and the second set of features to a shared feature space; and determining a common dictionary based on the shared feature space.

Abstract: A method for temperature control includes: acquiring the present temperature of a reaction window in a process chamber of a semiconductor machine; comparing the present temperature with the preset temperature to acquire a comparison result; and adjusting the exhaust amount of an exhaust passage of the process chamber based on the comparison result to control the temperature of the reaction window.