Abstract: A system and method for studying and testing the boiling bubble behavior characteristics of mixed working fluids. The system includes a visualization chamber to contain mixed fluids, a heating device to heat the mixed fluids within the visualization chamber to generate boiling bubbles, a gas collection chamber, a constant temperature water bath to cool the boiling bubbles collected by the gas collection chamber to collect boiling bubbles generated in the mixed fluids within the visualization chamber, a third pressure sensor to obtain gas pressure inside the gas collection chamber, a third temperature sensor to obtain temperature of the constant temperature water bath, and a data processing module to determine component concentrations of the boiling bubbles in the mixed fluids based on the gas pressure inside the gas collection chamber and the temperature of the constant temperature water bath.

Abstract: A hydrodynamic cavitation generating device and a method, including: a wheel disc, being provided with a plurality of flow passages, an orifice plate is provided inside the flow passages, and a throat orifice is provided on the orifice plate; a driving mechanism, being connected to the wheel disc, and configured to drive a rotation of the wheel disc; and a water-inlet pipe, being arranged fixedly, fitting with a first side end face of the wheel disc, and may inject water into the flow passage when being aligned with the flow passage; the cavitation effect obtained by using the hydraulic cavitation generating device is better.

Abstract: A sinusoidal corrugated tube-type spiral wounded heat exchanger suitable for FLNG, wherein a top of an outer cylinder has a shell-side refrigerant inlet and a bottom thereof has a shell-side refrigerant outlet; a sinusoidal corrugated tube-type liquid distributor is below the shell-side refrigerant inlet, a first sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle and a second sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle, which are heat exchanger tubes with a sinusoidal wave shape, are inside the outer cylinder, and peaks and troughs of the first sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle and the second sinusoidal corrugated winding tube bundle are in staggered correspondence one by one from top to bottom; a sinusoidal corrugated tube-type liquid distributor includes a one-into-two-type tube, a two-into-four-type tube, two sinusoidal corrugated tube-type liquid distribution tubes from top to bottom.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are related to systems and methods related to the removal of PFAS molecules. In one aspect, systems comprising a foam fractionation system are generally described. In some embodiments, the foam fractionation system comprises a vessel and/or a bubbler. The vessel, in accordance with certain embodiments, comprises an elongated portion and a body portion comprising a main body portion and a taper portion. The bubbler is configured to receive a gas input and inject bubbles into an interior volume of the vessel. An input liquid solution comprising one or more per- and/or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) molecules and a surfactant enters the foam fractionation system. The input liquid solution is treated by the foam fractionation system such that some or all of the PFAS molecules are separated into a foamate output. In some embodiments, a liquid output exiting the foam fractionation system comprises a relatively low amount, if any, of the PFAS molecules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for producing a fermented milk product showing a low degree of post-acidification during storage comprising ?1) a starter culture of lactic acid bacteria comprising at least one lactose-deficient Streptococcus thermophilus strain, which is capable of metabolizing a non-lactose carbohydrate, and at least one lactose-deficient Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus strain, which is capable of metabolizing the non-lactose carbohydrate, and ?2) a probiotic strain selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus strain and a Bifidobacterium strain.

Abstract: A high-pressure flow-circulating hydrogen permeation test device and method, including: a base, and an autoclave body and a compressor being fixedly arranged on the base, wherein a side wall of the autoclave body is fixedly provided with a sample clamp, a first end of the sample clamp is clamped with a sample and extends into the interior of the autoclave body, a second end of the sample clamp is fixedly provided with a hydrogen permeation test device, an interior of the sample clamp is communicated with the hydrogen permeation test device, the hydrogen permeation test device contains an electrolyte in contact with the sample, and a gas inlet and a gas outlet of the autoclave body are both connected with the compressor through pipelines.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-gravity device and an energy-optimized high-gravity decarbonization system, the high-gravity device comprises a housing, having a cavity therein; a solution inlet, a solution outlet, a gas inlet, and a gas outlet are provided on the housing; a rotating shaft, a packing, a packing lower clamping plate, and a packing upper clamping plate are provided in the cavity; wherein, the packing arranged between the two clamping plates is trapezoidal in section and is symmetrically placed on both sides of the rotating shaft; the packing upper clamping plate has a certain inclination angle, and an annular bulge is provided on the packing lower clamping plate; one end of the rotating shaft is arranged in the cavity, and another end extends out of the housing and is further connected to a driving mechanism; and, spray pipes are provided on both sides of the rotating shaft and are connected to the solution inlet.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of dairy technology. It relates to methods for producing fermented milk products such that the sourness of said product is prevented during its shelf life.

Abstract: The SDN control device is configured to determine a charging plan and a corresponding routing path for a data flow of a user. The charging plan is associated with a network condition-related rate of respective SDN service device in the routing path. The SDN control device is configured to configure the charging plan for the respective SDN service device. Each of the SDN service device is configured to charge the data flow based on a network condition-related rate applicable to the SDN service device in the charging plan. The each of the SDN service device is configured to aggregate generated charging information to provide it to a charging system.

Abstract: An example of a flow cell includes a substrate, a plurality of chambers defined on or in the substrate, and a plurality of depressions defined in the substrate and within a perimeter of each of the plurality of chambers. The depressions are separated by interstitial regions. Primers are attached within each of the plurality of depressions, and a capture site is located within each of the plurality of chambers.

Abstract: An example of a flow cell includes a substrate, a plurality of chambers defined on or in the substrate, and a plurality of depressions defined in the substrate and within a perimeter of each of the plurality of chambers. The depressions are separated by interstitial regions. Primers are attached within each of the plurality of depressions, and a capture site is located within each of the plurality of chambers.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of dairy technology. It relates to methods for producing fermented milk products comprising live bacteria which products have no or low/reduced post-acidification when stored at ambient temperature. The invention furthermore relates to fermented milk products produced by the method.

Abstract: Disclosed are a power amplification circuit and a power amplifier. The power amplification circuit may include: a power distribution device, a carrier amplification device, and a plurality of peak amplification devices; the power distribution device is configured for dividing an input power to obtain a plurality of divided powers, and the plurality of divided powers are respectively output to input ends of the carrier amplification device and the peak amplification devices; a first combining point is arranged at an output end of a first peak amplification device, and an output end of a second peak amplification device is connected to the first combining point by a first impedance compensation device; and a second combining point is arranged at an output end of the carrier amplification device, and the first combining point is connected to the second combining point by a second impedance compensation device.

Abstract: A system for wirelessly communicating data across a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) observation window, comprising a pair of Light Fidelity (LiFi) modules with a case, wherein each case comprises a window-interfacing-side that is placeable on opposing sides of the observation window, wherein each case further comprises a LiFi transmitter and a LiFi receiver for transmission of control instructions and return information across the observation window.

Abstract: A system for wirelessly communicating data across a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) observation window, comprising a pair of Light Fidelity (LiFi) modules with a case, wherein each case comprises a window-interfacing-side that is placeable on opposing sides of the observation window, wherein each case further comprises a LiFi transmitter and a LiFi receiver for transmission of control instructions and return information across the observation window.

Abstract: [A]queous inoculant compositions comprising microbial spores and methods for enhancing the survival and/or stability of microbial spores in an inoculant composition. In some embodiments, the aqueous inoculant compositions comprise microbial spores, one or more dispersants, one or more protectants, one or more aqueous additives in a non-aqueous liquid carrier.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides aqueous inoculant compositions and methods for enhancing the survival and/or stability of microbial spores in an inoculant composition. In some embodiments, aqueous inoculant compositions of the present disclosure comprise microbial spores, one or more dispersants, one or more protectants, one or more aqueous additives and a non-aqueous liquid carrier.

Abstract: Fiducial markers are provided on patterned arrays of the type that may be used for molecular analysis, such as sequencing. The fiducials may have configurations that enhance their detection in image or detection data, that facilitate or improve processing, that provide encoding of useful information, and so forth. Examples of the fiducials may include an “always on” type that respond to multiple frequencies of radiation used during processing and detection so as to return signals during successive cycles of imaging.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a container image processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining required file information for generating a container image, and constructing a complete image according to the required file information; determining a specified directory to be deleted in the complete image, and compressing the complete image based on the specified directory to be deleted to obtain a compressed image; obtaining directory content of the specified directory to be deleted, and generating content to be mounted based on the directory content of the specified directory to be deleted; and storing the content to be mounted to a block device file system, and mounting the compressed image to the block device file system.

Abstract: Imprinted substrates are often used to produce miniaturized devices for use in electrical, optic and biochemical applications. Imprinting techniques, such as nanoimprinting lithography, may leave residues in the surface of substrates that affect bonding and decrease the quality of the produced devices. An imprinted substrate with residue-free region, or regions with a reduced amount of residue for improved bonding quality is introduced. Methods to produce imprinted substrates without residues from the imprinting process are also introduced. Methods include physical exclusion methods, selective etching methods and energy application methods. These methods may produce residue-free regions in the surface of the substrate that can be used to produce higher strength bonding.