Abstract: Antimicrobial modified defensin or defensin-like peptides, modified C-terminal fragments of a defensin or defensin-like peptides and nucleic acids encoding the same are disclosed. Compositions comprising the defensin variant peptides and methods of their use to control microbial infections of plants and vertebrate subjects as well as contamination of feedstuffs and foodstuffs are also disclosed.

Abstract: A surface mount device including an electronic component having a first electrode disposed on a first side of thereof and a second electrode disposed on a second side thereof, a first terminal connected to the first electrode and a second terminal connected to the second electrode, wherein each of the first terminal and the second terminal includes a foot portion adapted to be connected to a contact on a printed circuit board, a connection portion connected to a respective one of the first electrode and the second electrode, and an intermediate portion extending between the foot portion and the connection portion, the intermediate portion including a plurality of bends formed therein, and an embossment formed therein, wherein the embossment extends through at least one of the plurality of bends.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, embeddings are used to securely search sensitive encrypted data stored in a database without the need to retrieve and decrypt all data in a volume. Specifically, a piece of text is embedded into an embedding, which is then stored in a vector database. Then the piece of text can be encrypted and stored in another database. A linkage between the embedding and the ciphertext can also be stored. When a search is performed, one or more keywords from the search can be embedded and the keyword embedding can be compared to the embeddings in the vector database to locate similar embeddings. The ciphertexts corresponding to those similar embeddings can then be retrieved from the other database and decrypted. The decrypted ciphertexts can then be searched based on the keywords to find exact matches.

Abstract: Cloud systems store metadata for multiple tenants in cache memory. In uncompressed form, caching the metadata for an entity for multiple properties uses memory that is proportional to the number of tenants. As disclosed herein, global metadata is generated for one or more entities. The global metadata of an entity includes all properties of the entity from all tenants. For each entity, only one set of global metadata is stored. For each tenant, only the differential data for the entity is stored. As a result, the size of a tenant's differential metadata is substantially smaller than the tenant's original full metadata, saving cache resources of the cloud system. Full entity metadata for a tenant can be retrieved by making a copy of the global metadata for the entity and modifying the copy based on the tenant's differential data for the entity.

Abstract: A reactor system for decomposing at least one of a per- or polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) is provided. The system includes a material having an interior surface that defines a compartment; a subaqueous liquid in the compartment; and an electron donor in the subaqueous liquid, the electron donor configured to release a hydrated electron upon ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. The reactor system is configured so that when the electron donor releases a hydrated electron into the subaqueous liquid, the hydrated electron has a longer lifespan relative to an electron released in normal bulk phase water, and when a PFAS is present within the subaqueous liquid, the hydrated electron is capable of reductively defluorinating the PFAS and to generate fluoride ions (F). A method of operating the system to decompose PFAS is also provided.

Abstract: Systems and methods provide reception of a request to an application, determination of values of request characteristics based on the request, and determination that the request is a heavyweight request based on the values of the request characteristics. In response to determining that the request is a heavyweight request, execution environments capable of executing the application are determined, operational metric values of one of the execution environments are determined, and it is predicted that the request will not timeout at the one execution environment based on the values of the request characteristics and the operational metric values. In response to predicting that the request will not timeout at the one execution environment, the request is sent to the one execution environment.

Abstract: Provided herein are crystalline salts and free base forms as well as amorphous forms of the compound having the formula:(I) Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such crystalline and amorphous forms, methods for their manufacture, and uses thereof for treating various conditions such as, hemolytic anemia, sickle cell disease and MDS (very low risk MDS, low risk MDS, lower risk MDS and/or intermediate risk MDS).

Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a transmission method and apparatus. The transmission method includes: when a first-type channel and a second-type channel are to be transmitted, executing any one or more of the following: determining to transmit the first-type channel or the second-type channel; and determining to reuse content borne by the first-type channel on the second-type channel to carry out transmission.

Abstract: A large language model (LLM) is used to detect statements in source code that generate log entries. The log-generating statements include information used to format the log entries. Log entry templates are generated from the log-generating statements and each unique log entry template is stored in a database along with a unique identifier for the log entry template. Log entries in generated log data are evaluated to determine which log entry template best matches each log entry. The log entries are modified by removing redundant information and inserting the unique identifier for the log entry template. Sequences of generated log data may be modified by omitting repeated data values, using relative data values (e.g., inserting time elapsed since a previous log entry in place of a timestamp), or any suitable combination thereof.

Abstract: A device comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a first polling loop with a first field strength and at least a second polling loop with a different second field strength for at least a part of its duration; a receiver configured to receive a first response in reply to the first polling loop from a near field communication, NFC, responder and a second response in reply to the at least second polling loop from the NFC responder; and a controller configured to: based on one or both of: (i) an amplitude difference between an amplitude of the first and second responses, relative to an amplitude threshold; and (ii) a phase difference between a phase of the first and second responses, relative to a phase threshold, determine whether the NFC responder comprises a physical NFC card or an electronic device emulating an NFC card.

Abstract: In a park-factory coordinated optimization scheduling method based on a Jacobi iteration algorithm, a hierarchical game model between a park and a factory is established. Through coordinated optimization between energy scheduling under complex production constraints and production control aiming at profit optimization, an optimal price regulation and production scheduling strategy is obtained, so as to achieve lower energy consumption in an industrial park and higher production profits for the factory. A coordinated optimization scheduling model between a park control center and a factory control center constitutes a complex optimization problem with multiple variables and multiple constraints. For a numerical solution of a high-order partial differential equation system involved in the model, a cyclic iterative optimization algorithm is designed based on a Jacobi iteration matrix, which greatly reduces computational complexity.

Abstract: The present application relates to a composite shielding yttrium-based alloy material. The main components of the yttrium-based alloy material comprise the following components in percentage by mass: B: 0.05-10.0%, Cr?6.0% or Al?5.0%, and the remaining components of yttrium and other inevitable impurities. The grain size of the yttrium-based alloy material is 10-50 ?m. Also provided are a preparation method for and a use of the composite shielding yttrium-based alloy material. The composite shielding yttrium-based alloy material of the present application can be used in high-temperature environments of 600 to 1,000 °C, has fine grains, relatively high strength and toughness and low density, and is a high-quality and efficient neutron moderation and absorption integrated alloy material.

Abstract: An inter-cell measurement reporting method, a device, an apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method performed by the terminal device includes: receiving measurement reporting configuration and indication information of a to-be-measured cell sent by a network device; determining a to-be-measured cell according to the indication information; measuring the to-be-measured cell according to the measurement reporting configuration to obtain a first measurement result; reporting the first measurement result to the network device. The embodiments of the present disclosure may save a signaling overhead.

Abstract: Systems and methods include determination, for each of a plurality of different types of requests, of a sequence in which services are executed in response thereto, generation of a directed graph based on the sequences s, where each vertex of the directed graph represents a service, generation of a flow network graph by splitting each vertex of the directed graph into two vertices with a directed edge between, and associated with a capacity of the service represented by the vertex, determination of a maximum flow through the service system based on the flow network graph, determination of a residual capacity of each service based on the maximum flow and its capacity of each service, determination of services associated with a zero residual capacity, and increasing of computing resources available to the determined services.

Abstract: A non-invasive time domain reflection probe calibration method includes: using different volume ratio of ethanol and deionized water mixed solution to calculate a test target's medium weight coefficient and waveguide length of the non-invasive time domain reflection probes; using different concentrations of NaCl solutions to calibrate a waveguide geometric dimensioning of the non-invasive time domain reflection probes; preparing compacted soil samples with known different moisture contents and densities, and calibrating a correlation parameter of compacted soil samples' dielectric constant and conductivity with moisture content and density. The method not only determines the sensitivity of the test target medium of the non-invasive time domain reflection probes, but also obtains the waveguide length and geometric dimensioning of the probe, and realizes an accurate test of moisture content and density of the soil.

Abstract: A finger mounted controller and a power replenishment device are provided. The controller includes an outer shell, an upper cover, and a circuit board, a joystick control key is provided on the circuit board. A user only needs to insert his finger into a finger ring and easily operate the joystick control key by flipping a joystick key cap to trigger a corresponding function. Compared with traditional button operation methods, this joystick control method of the present disclosure is more convenient and flexible, improving the accuracy of operation and user experience. At the same time, the joystick design conforms to ergonomic principles, reducing a burden on fingers and allowing the user to use it comfortably for a long time. Besides that, the controller is further provided with a power replenishment device to provide power support for the finger mounted controller, ensuring that the controller can continue to work stably.

Abstract: A solid-state circuit breaker that includes a mechanical switch module and an electronic power switch module connected in series between an input end and a load; an input voltage measurement module for measuring an input voltage at the input end; and a controller communicatively connected to the mechanical switch module, the electronic power switch module, and the input voltage measurement module. The controller is configured to: obtain an instantaneous value of the input voltage from the input voltage measurement module and control the electronic power switch module based on the instantaneous value to perform transient voltage protection; and control the electronic power switch module and the mechanical switch module based on a RMS value of the input voltage, to perform steady-state voltage protection, and the RMS value is obtained based on the instantaneous value.

Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a channel state information (CSI) reporting method, and a terminal device, a network device and a storage medium. The method applied to a terminal device comprises: receiving CSI report indication information, which is sent by a network device; and on the basis of the CSI report indication information, sending uplink-transmission-related information to the network device, wherein the uplink-transmission-related information corresponds to a first parameter set, and the first parameter set comprises one or more of the following: first resources, a first resource set, a first resource setting, a first report configuration or a first beam group.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a CSI reporting method, a terminal, a network device, an apparatus, and a storage medium. The method comprises: receiving CSI report indication information sent by a network device; and on the basis of the CSI report indication information, sending to the network device one or more CSI reports comprising a plurality of groups of resource indication information, wherein any two resources indicated by at least two groups of resource indication information among the plurality of groups of resource indication information can be used for uplink simultaneous transmission.

Abstract: A modular liquid container system includes a bottle main body having a bottle body, a detachable bottle cap, and a detachable dispensing head. Elastic sleeves are fitted onto the bottle body and bottle cap and include integral attachment lugs that provide modular connection interfaces. Ornamental and functional modules may be detachably connected to the attachment lugs by annular buckles. In some embodiments, the modules include scent-diffusing modules formed from magnetically closed half shells having fragrance slots, magnet slots, magnets, and ventilation holes. The system permits interchangeable liquid-dispensing, carrying, decorative, and fragrance-diffusing configurations.