Abstract: Improved single molecule sequencing methods, compositions, and devices, are provided. In a first aspect, the present invention provides a multi-pass method of sequencing a target sequence using nanopore sequencing, the method comprising: i) providing a non-naturally occurring concatemer nucleic acid molecule comprising a plurality of copies of the target sequence; ii) nanopore sequencing at least three copies of the target sequence in the concatemer, thereby obtaining a multi-pass sequence dataset, wherein the multi-pass sequence dataset comprises target sequence datasets for the at least three copies of the target sequence; and iii) using the multi-pass sequence dataset to determine the target sequence.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing medical imaging analysis. Input medical imaging data is received for performing a particular one of a plurality of medical imaging analyses. An output that provides a result of the particular medical imaging analysis on the input medical imaging data is generated using a neural network trained to perform the plurality of medical imaging analyses. The neural network is trained by learning one or more weights associated with the particular medical imaging analysis using one or more weights associated with a different one of the plurality of medical imaging analyses. The generated output is outputted for performing the particular medical imaging analysis.

Abstract: A method for isotropically etching film on a substrate with atomic layer control includes a) providing a substrate including a material selected from a group consisting of silicon (Si), germanium (Ge) and silicon germanium (SiGe). The method includes b) depositing a sacrificial layer on the material in a processing chamber by: cooling a lower portion of the substrate; one of creating or supplying an oxidant-containing plasma in the processing chamber; and increasing a surface temperature of the substrate for a predetermined period using rapid thermal heating while creating or supplying the oxidant-containing plasma in the processing chamber. The method includes c) purging the processing chamber. The method includes d) etching the sacrificial layer and the material by supplying an etch gas mixture and striking plasma in the processing chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a technical field of display panel manufacture, in particular relates to a film material attaching method and a film material attachment device. The method includes: putting a film material on a backing material on a base table, a side of the film material with an adhesive layer facing towards the backing material to be attached and aligning the film material and the backing material; pressing a corner of the film material on the base table by an attaching roller which will roll along a preset direction, wherein an included angle between the preset direction and either side of the corner of the film material is smaller than an angle of the corner of the film material.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for deep learning based automatic bone removal in medical images, such as computed tomography angiography (CTA) volumes, is disclosed. Bone structures are segmented in a 3D medical image of a patient by classifying voxels of the 3D medical image as bone or non-bone voxels using a deep neural network trained for bone segmentation. A 3D visualization of non-bone structures in the 3D medical image is generated by removing voxels classified as bone voxels from a 3D visualization of the 3D medical image.

Abstract: A regulator circuit includes a multiphase ramp generator circuit, an amplifier circuit configured to receive a plurality of phase sense signals and provide a plurality of respective error signals, and an adder circuit configured to receive the error signals and ramp generator signals. The ramp generator signals are received from the multiphase ramp generator circuit and the adder circuit is configured to provide a plurality of respective adjusted ramp generator signals. The regulator can be a multiphase switching regulator circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of mechanical manufacturing technology, relating to a locking device. The locking device comprise a casing with a first end and a second end; a hole is formed on the first end, and the second end has an opening; a rod is provided within the casing; and a fastener is provided on the end portion of the rod outside the casing; a raised member located outside the casing is provided at a second end portion of the rod, the raised member having a diameter greater than a diameter of the opening and a gap being formed between the raised member and the casing; a spring is sleeved on the rod, and a first shaft is provided at the second end portion. An opening and closing mechanism having the locking device is further provided for the opening or closing of a fairing.

Abstract: The present invention provides a gauging jig, for gauging whether projections of first and second rollers, which are disposed in parallel on both sides of a carrying surface of a platform, coincide on the surface. The gauging jig includes a pointer instrument which is provided on a side of the platform and perpendicular to the carrying surface. The pointer instrument has a first end and a second end. The first end is connected to the first roller and intersects with a central axis of the first roller, while the second end extends close to the second roller. With the gauging jig, an operator can promptly and accurately gauge whether the projections of the first and second rollers coincide on the carrying surface. Therefore, gauging time can be saved while times of trial production can be reduced or even omitted, thereby improving the production efficiency and reducing cost.

Abstract: A pump comprises a housing (141) having a cavity (142) with an inlet valve (143), an apparatus (144) for raising fluid pressure in the cavity (142) and a discharge valve (145), the discharge valve (145) comprises a valve head (160) movable between an open and closed position and a valve seat (167), wherein the pump further comprises a booster piston (182) arranged in a booster cylinder (183), the booster piston (182) has a first face (191) exposed to a low pressure zone (189) and a second face (194) exposed to fluid pressure in the cavity (142), and at least one of the booster piston (182) and the booster cylinder (183) is movable relative to the other to add an opening force to the discharge valve. The pump is preferably a mud pump for circulating drilling mud through a drill string in a wellbore or a cement pump which may be of the type for pumping cement into a wellbore.

Abstract: An ant bait station is formed as a stick pack having multiple compartments, wherein each of the compartments contain a bait for a target ant species, and includes a plurality of apertures to the respective compartments. Some or all of the baits may contain a pesticide, for example a borate. In at least one of the compartments containing a pesticide, the apertures are large enough to permit the target ants to enter and exit. In some embodiment a compartment contains a bait without a pesticide. This may improve performance if the non-pesticidal bait attracts ants to the trap, and the lack of pesticidal component extends the life of the attractant. The compartment containing the bait without a pesticide may have apertures that are too small to permit the ants from entering and exiting.

Abstract: A regulator circuit includes a multiphase ramp generator circuit, an amplifier circuit configured to receive a plurality of phase sense signals and provide a plurality of respective error signals, and an adder circuit configured to receive the error signals and ramp generator signals. The ramp generator signals are received from the multiphase ramp generator circuit and the adder circuit is configured to provide a plurality of respective adjusted ramp generator signals. The regulator can be a multiphase switching regulator circuit.

Abstract: A magnetic suspension planar motor comprises a structure of superconductor excitation. A primary base plate is in a shape of board. Armature windings are fixed on an air gap side of the primary base plate. A secondary base plate in a secondary structure is evenly divided into 2 h*2 h magnet cells. 2 h2 superconducting magnets are respectively fixed in the magnet cells on the secondary base plate, which resembles a checkerboard pattern. The superconducting magnets are adjacent to each other, neither in a horizontal direction nor in a vertical direction. The superconducting magnets are magnetized parallelly, and magnetization directions of the superconducting magnets are perpendicular to a surface on an air gap side of the secondary base plate. The superconducting magnets in a same row or column have same magnetization directions, and the superconducting magnets in adjacent rows columns have contrary magnetization directions. A cooling container shields all of the superconducting magnets.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media can receive travel information including at least one of a travel duration, dates of travel, or a particular destination. One or more potential travel destinations are determined based on the travel information. For each of the one or more potential travel destinations, one or more connections who have previously visited or lived in the potential travel destination are determined. For each of the one or more potential travel destinations, the one or more connections who have previously visited or lived in the potential travel destination are ranked.

Abstract: The invention discloses a regulation jig including a regulation part and a scale plate which are movably connected. The regulation part can simultaneously regulate positions of conveying rings having the same sequence, such that they are arranged into a line. The scale plate can accurately control the distance between the lines formed by the rings. The regulation jig not only can guarantee the straightness of a row of conveying rings around different conveying rollers and having the same sequence, but also can ensure that the transmission surface formed by the conveying rings for supporting and conveying the display substrates has a good flatness, in turn preventing the display substrates from deviating from its travelling direction during the transmission. As such, the regulation jig provided by the invention can efficiently and promptly regulate the positions of the conveying rings, so as to ensure the normal transmission of the display substrate.