Abstract: Streams of data encoded by a plurality of OFEC encoders are merged and allocated among a plurality of optical subcarriers of an optical communication system having two polarization channels. Methods and apparatus are provided for performing the merging and allocating such that for each OFEC encoder of said OFEC encoder plurality, a same number of bits of encoded data is allocated to each subcarrier of the subcarrier plurality, and a same number of bits of encoded data is allocated to each of the two polarization channels.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an effect rendering method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium, and a program product, the method includes obtaining an image and a first effect rendering mode, in which the first effect rendering mode is configured to specify a number of a base image and an identifier of the base image corresponding to first effect rendering, a number of a channel and a first channel identifier of each first rendering node of the first effect rendering, and a corresponding relationship between the first channel identifier and the identifier of the base image; generating a plurality of first base images based on the image and the number of the base image, and identifying the first base images in one-to-one correspondence through the identifiers of the base images; binding the channel of each first rendering node to a corresponding first base image.

Abstract: Xanthomonas campestris for fermentative production of transparent xanthan gum and a method for using Xanthomonas campestris are provided. The Xanthomonas campestris is Xanthomonas campestris F417-6, deposited in Guangdong Province Microbiological Culture Collection Center on May 12, 2023, with a deposit number of GDMCC NO: 63459. The method includes preparing xanthan gum by performing fermentation using the Xanthomonas campestris as a fermentation strain.

Abstract: Methods of treatment, genetic screening, and disease models for heart conditions associated with RBM20 deficiency are disclosed. In particular, methods of treating heart conditions associated with RBM20 deficiency, including RBM20-dependent dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure with compounds that upregulate expression of RBM20, such as all-trans retinoic acid are provided. Also disclosed are methods of genetic screening to detect the presence of a P633L mutation in RBM20 in order to identify individuals having a genetic predisposition to developing RBM20-dependent DCM. Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (IPSC-CMs) produced by differentiation of IPSCs comprising at least one RBM20 allele encoding a P633L mutation and methods of using them in screening for therapeutics for treating RBM20-dependent DCM are also disclosed.

Abstract: A signal processor and corresponding method compensate for phase noise in a received digital signal. The signal processor comprises a first stage of a phase noise compensator that computes a phase delay of the received digital signal and generates a partially phase-noise-compensated digital signal by applying to the received digital signal the phase delay computed. The signal processor further comprises a second stage of the phase noise compensator coupled to the first stage. The second stage computes a set of components of the partially phase-noise-compensated digital signal, determines, on a per-component basis, a respective phase distortion for components of the set of components computed, computes a set of corrected components by applying, on the per component basis, the respective phase distortion determined, and generates a further phase-noise-compensated digital signal based on the set of corrected components computed.

Abstract: A solution is described for therapeutic materials against antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains. A series of four PPE-based water-soluble conjugated polyelectrolytes containing phosphonium side chains of varying amphiphilic balance. The study of the photophysical properties revealed the efficient formation of 102 and ROS for their use as photosensitizers for light-activated antibacterial applications. A photosensitizer absorbs light to produce reactive oxygen species (ROS), and a photodynamic therapy (PDT) is widely used, in which the photosensitizer is excited upon irradiation with light of a specific wavelength from the outside to generate active oxygen species or free radicals, thereby inducing apoptosis of various lesions or cancer cells and destroying them.

Abstract: Consistent with the present disclosure, multiple forward error correction (FEC) encoders are provided for encoding a respective one of a plurality of data streams. A mechanism is provided to mix or interleave portions of the encoded data such that each subcarrier carries information associated with each data stream, as opposed to each subcarrier carrying information associated with only a corresponding one of the data streams. As a result, both higher SNR and low SNR optical subcarriers carry such information, such that errors occurring during transmission are distributed and not concentrated or limited to information associated with a single data stream. Accordingly, at the receive end, each FEC decoder decodes information having a similar overall error rate. By balancing the error rates across each FEC encoder/decoder pair, the overall ability to correct errors improves compared to a system in which mixing or interleaving is not carried out.

Abstract: Provided herein is a resource-independent and cost-efficient antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) system or apparatus that can rapidly process a large number of samples. The AST system includes a barcode-like cell sensor based on an adaptive linear filter array for implementing a fully automatic and microscope-free method for counting a very small volume of cells in samples, wherein suspended cells concentrate into microbars with various lengths proportional to the number of cells. The AST system also includes an on-chip culture that takes much less time than standard methods, thereby realizing a low-cost and resource-independent platform for portable AST, from which results can be obtained through a portable device such as a cell phone.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technical field of coal mining, particularly to a method of no-pillar mining with gob-entry retaining adapted for fully-mechanized top coal caving in a thick coal seam, which comprises the following steps: reinforcing support on a roof and two sides of a roadway; performing roof slitting blasting to form a pre-splitting slit; erecting a temporary support device and a gangue retaining device in the roadway along the retained entry; performing no caving within a range of a preset distance at an end of the working face near the retained entry side; and removing the temporary support device in the roadway after entry forming stabilizes, and closing the goaf to complete entry retaining.

Abstract: Certain embodiments are directed to the use of amide coupling chemistry to covalently link five different biofunctional groups onto an anionic water soluble poly(phenylene ethynylene) (PPE) polymer. Two of the biofunctionalized PPEs are used in prototype applications, including pH sensing and flow cytometry labeling.

Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical morphologies widely exist in natural and biomimetic materials, which impart preferential functions including liquid and mass transport, energy conversion, and signal transmission for various applications. While notable progress has been made in the design and manufacturing of various hierarchical materials, the state-of-the-art approaches suffer from limited materials selection, high costs, as well as low processing throughput. Herein, by harnessing the configurable elastic crack engineering-controlled formation and configuration of cracks in elastic materials, an effect normally avoided in various industrial processes, the present invention provides a facile and powerful technique to enable the faithful transfer of arbitrary hierarchical structures with broad material compatibility and structural and functional integrity.

Abstract: Disclosed is a FER-type zeolite having at least silicon, aluminum, and oxygen as skeletal atoms, where a molar ratio between silicon atoms to aluminum atoms is 2-100:1. In addition, when 29Si solid nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is used to analyze the zeolite, a peak area in the chemical shift range of ?90 ppm to ?110 ppm accounts for 25% or more of a peak area in the chemical shift range of ?90 ppm to ?125 ppm. Also disclosed are a preparation method for and an application of the FER zeolite.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for displaying live broadcast data, an apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The method includes: in response to a display request for a resource, obtaining a live broadcast room identifier corresponding to the resource; determining a first live broadcast state of a live broadcast room corresponding to the live broadcast room identifier; and in the case where the first live broadcast state is being broadcast live, displaying the live broadcast data of the live broadcast room on a display interface of the resource.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technical field of coal mining, particularly to a method of no-pillar mining with gob-entry retaining adapted for fully-mechanized top coal caving in a thick coal seam, which comprises the following steps: reinforcing support on a roof and two sides of a roadway; performing roof slitting blasting to form a pre-splitting slit; erecting a temporary support device and a gangue retaining device in the roadway along the retained entry; performing no caving within a range of a preset distance at an end of the working face near the retained entry side; and removing the temporary support device in the roadway after entry forming stabilizes, and closing the goaf to complete entry retaining.

Abstract: Consistent with the present disclosure, multiple forward error correction (FEC) encoders are provided for encoding a respective one of a plurality of data streams. A mechanism is provided to mix or interleave portions of the encoded data such that each subcarrier carries information associated with each data stream, as opposed to each subcarrier carrying information associated with only a corresponding one of the data streams. As a result, both higher SNR and low SNR optical subcarriers carry such information, such that errors occurring during transmission are distributed and not concentrated or limited to information associated with a single data stream. Accordingly, at the receive end, each FEC decoder decodes information having a similar overall error rate. By balancing the error rates across each FEC encoder/decoder pair, the overall ability to correct errors improves compared to a system in which mixing or interleaving is not carried out.

Abstract: A method for display control and a mobile terminal are provided. The method for display control includes: receiving a first operation inputted by a user; displaying, in a third screen region, an icon corresponding to a notification message, content of a notification message, or an application icon of at least one target application, in response to the first operation; where a display screen of the mobile terminal includes a first screen region, a second screen region, and the third screen region which is between the first screen region and the second screen region.

Abstract: Methods of treatment, genetic screening, and disease models for heart conditions associated with RBM20 deficiency are disclosed. In particular, methods of treating heart conditions associated with RBM20 deficiency, including RBM20-dependent dilated cardiomyopathy and heart failure with compounds that upregulate expression of RBM20, such as all-trans retinoic acid are provided. Also disclosed are methods of genetic screening to detect the presence of a P633L mutation in RBM20 in order to identify individuals having a genetic predisposition to developing RBM20-dependent DCM. Induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (IPSC-CMs) produced by differentiation of IPSCs comprising at least one RBM20 allele encoding a P633L mutation and methods of using them in screening for therapeutics for treating RBM20-dependent DCM are also disclosed.

Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) hierarchical morphologies widely exist in natural and biomimetic materials, which impart preferential functions including liquid and mass transport, energy conversion, and signal transmission for various applications. While notable progress has been made in the design and manufacturing of various hierarchical materials, the state-of-the-art approaches suffer from limited materials selection, high costs, as well as low processing throughput. Herein, by harnessing the configurable elastic crack engineering-controlled formation and configuration of cracks in elastic materials, an effect normally avoided in various industrial processes, the present invention provides a facile and powerful technique to enable the faithful transfer of arbitrary hierarchical structures with broad material compatibility and structural and functional integrity.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for transmitting signals with a high data rate. In some implementations, an apparatus includes a first digital signal processor outputting first data at a first data rate. A second digital signal processor outputting second data at a second data rate. A filter circuitry receiving and up-sampling the first and second data. Additionally, the apparatus includes a combiner circuit that receives the first up-sampled data and the second up-sampled data, the combiner circuit combining the first and second up-sampled data to provide a multiplexed output, the multiplexed output having a third data rate that is greater than the first data rate or the second data rate.