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: 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: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a gate dielectric layer is formed over a channel region, a first conductive layer is formed over the gate dielectric layer, a protective layer is formed at a surface region of the first conductive layer, a metallic layer is formed by applying a metal containing gas on the protective layer, and the metallic layer is removed by a wet etching operation using a solution. The protective layer is resistant to the solution of the wet etching operation.

Abstract: A measure method and a measure device are provided. The measure method includes: scanning a face of a testee wearing a positioning frame to obtain pupil positions, visual directions, and a 3D face model, the 3D face model wears a positioning frame model corresponding to the positioning frame; superposing a 3D glasses reference model on the positioning frame model of the 3D face model; calculating an inner intersection point of the visual directions and the 3D glasses reference model; and calculating out a back vertex distance according to the pupil positions and the inner intersection point and calculate an angle between a lens plane line of the 3D glasses reference model and a space vertical line to regard as a pantoscopic tilt.

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.

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: 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.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a waveguide-excited terahertz microstrip antenna. The antenna includes a dielectric substrate, a ground plate, a rectangular waveguide, a metal pin, and a radiation patch. The dielectric substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The ground plate is located on the first surface of the dielectric substrate and defines a coupling slit. The rectangular waveguide is located on a surface of the ground plate away from the dielectric substrate and extended substantially along a first direction parallel to the first surface. The metal pin is located inside the rectangular waveguide, and is in contact with the ground plate and substantially perpendicular to the ground plate. The radiation patch is located on the second surface of the dielectric substrate.

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: Alcohol intoxication causes serious diseases, whereas current treatments are mostly supportive and unable to remove alcohol efficiently. Upon alcohol consumption, alcohol is sequentially oxidized to acetaldehyde and acetate by the endogenous alcohol dehydrogenase and aldehyde dehydrogenase, respectively. We disclose a hepatocyte-mimicking antidote for alcohol intoxication through the co-delivery of the nanocapsules of alcohol oxidase (AOx), catalase (CAT), and aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) to the liver, where AOx and CAT catalyze the oxidation of alcohol to acetaldehyde, while ALDH catalyzes the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetate. Administered to alcohol-intoxicated mice, the antidote rapidly accumulates in the liver and enables a significant reduction of the blood alcohol concentration. Moreover, blood acetaldehyde concentration is maintained at an extremely low level, significantly contributing to liver protection.

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

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

Abstract: An aircraft and an outer shell therefor. The aircraft includes an outer shell; and main body components, accommodated in the outer shell. The outer shell includes: an inner cavity, the inner cavity being provided with a space for at least accommodating the main body components of the aircraft; an outer surface, the outer surface enclosing the inner cavity.

Abstract: A coil assembly for MR imaging includes an RF coil element and a shim coil array with a shim coil element. The shim coil element is physically separated from the RF coil element. The shim coil element includes a DC current loop having a DC power supply connection to allow DC current to generate a local B0 magnetic field. The coil assembly simultaneously provides an RF mode for at least one of transmit or receive and a direct current mode to generate a local B0 magnetic field for at least one of B0 shimming an imaging space, MRI spatial encoding of tissue spins, or MRI temporal encoding of tissue spins. The mutual inductance between the shim coil element and the RF coil element is minimized by configuration of blocking elements in the shim coil in order to minimize the RF interaction there between.

Abstract: The present application relates to a terahertz transmitting antenna including a microstrip feed line, a substrate, at least two antenna switches, at least one conducting plate, an insulating layer and at least two antenna patches. The terahertz transmitting antenna is provided with at least two antenna switches and at least two corresponding antenna patches, which substantially increases a transmitting bandwidth and a corresponding transmitting power of the terahertz transmitting antenna. The terahertz transmitting antenna with the increased transmitting bandwidth and the increased transmitting power can be applied to a small sized terahertz spectral detection device to assist the transmitting source to transmit the signal in the terahertz band. The terahertz transmitting antenna adopting the multi-frequency switching technology can reduce an operation time of a spectral fingerprint recognition algorithm to rapid identify specific target substances.

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 a non-closed shape that may encode information, allow for bubbles to escape during manufacture, and provide additional advantages over closed shape fiducials.

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 disclosure provides a waveguide-excited terahertz microstrip antenna. The antenna includes a dielectric substrate, a ground plate, a rectangular waveguide, a metal pin, and a radiation patch. The dielectric substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The ground plate is located on the first surface of the dielectric substrate and defines a coupling slit. The rectangular waveguide is located on a surface of the ground plate away from the dielectric substrate and extended substantially along a first direction parallel to the first surface. The metal pin is located inside the rectangular waveguide, and is in contact with the ground plate and substantially perpendicular to the ground plate. The radiation patch is located on the second surface of the dielectric substrate.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a battery, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), that is electrically connected to the battery, adjusts at least part of power received from the battery, and outputs a controlled power, a processor electrically connected to the PMIC, at least one power sensor that is one of electrically connected between the battery and the PMIC and constitutes a part of the PMIC, and a control circuit electrically connected to the at least one power sensor. The control circuit acquires at least one of a current value and a power value input into the PMIC from the battery, determines whether at least one of the acquired current value and power value is greater than or equal to a threshold, and generates a first signal for controlling at least one of the PMIC and the processor, at least partially based on the determination.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, a gate dielectric layer is formed over a channel region, a first conductive layer is formed over the gate dielectric layer, a protective layer is formed at a surface region of the first conductive layer, a metallic layer is formed by applying a metal containing gas on the protective layer, and the metallic layer is removed by a wet etching operation using a solution. The protective layer is resistant to the solution of the wet etching operation.