Abstract: The invention relates to a hair care composition comprising a) a cationic surfactant selected from stearamidopropyl dimethylamine, behentrimonium chloride, stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride or mixtures thereof; b) from 15 to 30% by weight of glycerin; and c) from 0.1 to 2.0% by weight of fatty alcohol based on the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: A system and method for MRI are provided. An initial spatial factor may be based on first MRI signals collected in a first imaging stage of an MRI scan of a subject. Second MRI signals collected during a second imaging stage of the MRI scan after the first imaging stage may be obtained. Temporal factors or/and updated spatial factors may be determined. Each of the temporal factors may be determined based on the second MRI signals collected before the determination of the temporal factor. Each of the updated spatial factors may be determined based on the second MRI signals collected before the determination of the updated spatial factor. Real-time MRI images within the second imaging stage may be generated. Each of the real-time MRI images may be generated based on the latest determined temporal factor and one of the initial spatial factor or the latest determined spatial factor.

Abstract: A culture medium is provided which is capable of establishing expanded potential stem cell (EPSC) lines which resemble naïve or ground state ES cells, but are also able to differentiate into placenta trophoblasts and the embryo proper. Methods are provided using the medium for the in vitro conversion and maintenance of cells, including pluripotent cells into EPSCs.

Abstract: An automatic vending machine includes a cabinet, a plurality of item columns, a pickup port and a delivery apparatus, and the delivery apparatus includes a hopper and a hopper drive mechanism. An item dispensing method of the automatic vending machine includes: determining, according to items to be purchased, all of item combination manners having a lowest number of item dispensing operations as candidate item combination manners; determining all of pickup manners for picking up items in each of the candidate item combination manners; determining all of item dispensing paths in one-to-one correspondence to all of pickup manners of all of the candidate item combination manners; and selecting, from all of the item dispensing paths, an item dispensing path having a highest efficiency as a target item dispensing path, and controlling, based on the target item dispensing path, the hopper to dispense items.

Abstract: An encapsulated polymer flooding method and system for enhancing oil recovery includes: (1) determining reservoir parameters, a well deployment, and a development dynamic state of a target oil reservoir; (2) determining a near-wellbore targeted profile control area and a far-wellbore targeted viscosification area; (3) designing and synthesizing an encapsulated polymer according to conditions of the target oil reservoir; (4) evaluating and determining whether the anti-shearing performance, the sustained release and viscosification performance, the injection performance, and the profile control performance of the encapsulated polymer meet expected performance requirements based on laboratory tests; (5) formulating an injection scheme for an encapsulated polymer flooding field; and (6) monitoring the development dynamic state of the oil reservoir; according to the present disclosure, the polymer is wrapped with a shell layer, which greatly reduces the shear degradation during injection of the polymer and effecti

Abstract: A fluidized solidified soil based on gold tailings includes the following raw materials in parts by mass: 75 parts to 80 parts of gold tailings, 5.2 parts to 13 parts of a dispersant solution, and 9 parts to 16 parts of a solidifying material. A preparation method includes the following steps: mixing the gold tailings with the dispersant solution, and then stirring to obtain a suspension slurry of the gold tailings; and adding the solidifying material, and stirring to obtain the fluidized solidified soil. In the present disclosure, the gold tailings are used as a main material, combined with a special dispersant solution and a special solidifying material, and a fluidized solidified soil is prepared with fluidity suitable for pumping and a certain strength after hardening. The fluidized solidified soil prevents the pollution caused by gold tailings landfilling, and can be used as a filling material for various construction projects.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a radiation system. The system may include a treatment assembly, an imaging assembly, a first gantry, and a second gantry. The treatment assembly may include a first radiation source configured to deliver a treatment beam and have a treatment region. The first gantry may be configured to support the first radiation source. The imaging assembly may include a second radiation source and a radiation detector. The second radiation source may be configured to deliver an imaging beam and the radiation detector may be configured to detect at least a portion of the imaging beam. The imaging assembly may have an imaging region. The second gantry may be configured to support the second radiation source and the radiation detector, wherein the second radiation source is located within the second gantry. The treatment region and the imaging region at least partially overlap.

Abstract: A child safety seat device is provided and includes a child safety seat, a trigger mechanism and a driving portion. The child safety seat is for a child to be seated therein. The child safety seat includes a buckle assembly. The trigger mechanism is switchable between an open state and a closed state. When the buckle assembly is buckled, the driving portion is operated to switch the trigger mechanism from the open state to the closed state. The trigger mechanism of the child safety seat device is switchable between different states by buckling and unbuckling operations of the buckle assembly for preventing a dangerous scenario where the child is left in the car.

Abstract: Heparin compounds and synthetic heparin analogues having short acting anticoagulant activity are provided. Methods of synthesizing such heparin compounds, including chemoenzymatic pathways using sulfotransferase enzymes are provided. Methods of treating subjects in need of anticoagulant activity are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a body defining an aperture. The apparatus also includes an image sensor including an array of sensing elements. The apparatus further includes an ambient light sensor. The image sensor and the ambient light sensor are each arranged to receive radiation from the aperture.

Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a drive unit, a control unit for controlling or regulating the electric bicycle, and a communications unit for transmitting and/or receiving data, wherein the communications unit has a first radio interface for connection to a radio mast. It is proposed that the communications unit have a second radio interface for connection to a radio mast.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a self-driven water collecting surface having a superhydrophilic-superhydrophobic structure, and a method for preparing the same, belonged to the technical field of water harvesting and superhydrophobic surfaces. The water collecting surface is a superhydrophobic surface with the distributed superhydrophilic region. The superhydrophilic region is a venation channel network structure consisting of hierarchical superhydrophilic channels. In the method, a pulsed laser is firstly adopted to form periodically distributed peak-pit microstructures and nanostructures, which is then modified with a low-surface-energy substance. Then, the low-surface-energy substance layer is removed by a pulsed laser again according to a venation channel network pattern. The laser scanned region is superhydrophilic, while the other regions are superhydrophobic. So that, the self-driven water collecting surface with the superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic structure is obtained.

Abstract: Provided herein are small molecule compounds, including non-anticoagulant heparan sulfate oligosaccharide molecules, having anti-inflammatory properties and capable of interacting with high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) proteins in a manner sufficient to affect an interaction between the HMGB1 protein and a receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). Also provided herein are methods of treating Paracetamol (APAP) overdose in subjects.

Abstract: An automatic locking device for assembling a part to a workpiece is provided. The device includes a feeding mechanism, a fixture mechanism, a loading and unloading mechanism, a lifting mechanism, a rotating mechanism, and a locking mechanism. The feeding mechanism feeds the part to the fixture mechanism. The loading and unloading mechanism places the workpiece on the part. The lifting mechanism lifts up the fixture mechanism together with the part and the workpiece. The rotating mechanism rotates the fixture mechanism. The locking mechanism locks the part to the workpiece after the part and the workpiece are rotated by the rotating mechanism. The automatic locking device integrates multiple functions in a single station, reduces the number of the work stations and operatives, lowers the cost, and improves accuracy of the assembly. An assembling apparatus including the automatic locking device is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to 3-amino pyrrolidine and piperidine macrocyclic compounds which are agonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.

Abstract: A compound enzyme, comprising L-histidine methylase, halogen methyltransferase and trimethylhistidine sulfurylase. L-histidine is catalyzed by L-histidine methylase and halogen methyltransferase to obtain trimethylhistidine, and then is catalyzed by trimethylhistidine sulfurase to obtain the L-ergothioneine. The method can realize conversion from L-histidine to L-ergothioneine only in two steps. Moreover, SAM enzyme is regenerated, such that the usage amount of the SAM enzyme is greatly reduced. Therefore, the method greatly reduces the raw material cost. Moreover, the method is high in reaction concentration (about 30 g/L), simple in process and good in industrial production prospect.

Abstract: Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), methods of using the MOFs for harvesting water from air, and methods of making the MOFs are provided. The water-harvesting MOFs include a metal organic framework molecule having positively charged, linker unsaturated nodes and a net positive electrical charge and charge-compensating anions contained within pores of the metal organic framework molecules. The charge-compensating ions are not anchored to the metal organic framework molecules via coordination bonds and, therefore, are able to move through the porous MOF structure when they are solvated in liquid water contained within the pores.

Abstract: The present invention provides an application of a small-molecule compound in preparation of an antitumor drug. A series of small-molecule drugs with high brain tumor growth activity inhibitory properties are obtained, are docked to pharmacodynamic analysis of the small-molecule drugs, and do not need to be transferred to other testing platforms.