Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of microorganisms, and specifically to engineered microorganisms expressing acetoacetyl-CoA reductase variants and methods for increasing the proportion of 3-hydroxyhexanoic acid in PHA. The acetoacetyl-CoA reductase variants and their coding genes provided by the present invention can significantly increase the proportion of 3-hydroxyhexanoic acid in PHA produced by strains; the proportion of 3-hydroxyhexanoic acid in PHA produced by the engineered Ralstonia eutropha constructed utilizing the acetoacetyl-CoA reductase variants and their coding genes provided by the present invention is significantly increased, which provides new genes and strain resources for strains producing poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-10 the development of engineered hydroxyhexanoate) with high proportion of 3-hydroxyhexanoic acid.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing a disease. The pharmaceutical composition can comprise a polymer-drug nanoaggregate having a polymer and at least one bioactive agent that can comprise STING polypeptide, a nucleic acid encoding said STING polypeptide, a STING inhibitor, a STING activator, a STING agonist, a STING antagonist, a STING modulating molecule, or a combination thereof. The pharmaceutical composition can be a vaccine or an adjuvant for a vaccine. This disclosure is also directed to a method for treating or preventing a disease using the pharmaceutical composition. The disease can include infectious diseases caused by viruses or other pathogens, for example, influenza, rabies, or respiratory illnesses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by coronaviruses, such as MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator includes sequentially forming a second electrode layer, a piezoelectric layer and a first electrode layer, performing a patterning process on the first electrode layer to form a first electrode and an additional electrode spaced apart from each other and electrically isolated from each other, forming a carrier structure on a first side of the piezoelectric layer, performing a patterning process on the second electrode layer to form a second electrode, forming one or more conductive pads on a second side of the piezoelectric layer, and bonding a cover structure to the second side of the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are emulsion gel with both a freshness indication and a low migration rate, and a preparation method therefor. Lipase and organic acid are used and subjected to hydrophobic modification of anthocyanins to obtain acylated anthocyanins, the acylated anthocyanins and oil-phase gel are then dissolved in vegetable oil to form an oil phase, while a sodium alginate aqueous solution is used as a water phase, the oil phase and the water phase are mixed and subjected to high-speed shearing, and calcium carbonate and glucono-?-lactone are finally added for high-speed shearing to form emulsion gel. The emulsion gel prepared in the present disclosure has both a freshness indication and a low migration rate, and the preparation method of the present disclosure is simple, green, pollution-free and low energy consumption.

Abstract: An acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate and an interdigital transducer disposed on the piezoelectric substrate, the interdigital transducer including a center region, first and second edge regions, and first and second gap regions, a temperature compensation layer covering the interdigital transducer, and a floating metal layer buried in the temperature compensation layer or disposed on top of the temperature compensation layer. The floating metal layer includes a plurality of floating metal blocks spaced apart from each other and overlapping at least the first and second edge regions of the interdigital transducer.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave resonator device, and method for manufacturing the same and filter, the method includes: forming an interdigital transducer including interdigital electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate; forming the interdigital transducer includes: forming initial interdigital electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate, wherein each initial interdigital electrode has a first width, and every two adjacent initial interdigital electrodes have an initial interdigital gap with a first spacing therebetween; and forming additional interdigital electrodes on the piezoelectric substrate, wherein each initial interdigital gap has a portion filled by one of additional interdigital electrodes; each interdigital electrode includes an initial interdigital electrode and an additional interdigital electrode connected to each other; each interdigital electrode has a second width, and every two adjacent interdigital electrodes have a second spacing therebetween; the second width is greater than the first width, and

Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave (BAW) resonator includes a piezoelectric layer, a first electrode layer disposed on a first side of the piezoelectric layer and including a first electrode and an additional electrode electrically isolated from each other, a second electrode layer disposed on a second side of the piezoelectric layer and including a second electrode, one or more conductive pads disposed on the second side of the piezoelectric layer and at least including an interconnection pad electrically connected to the second electrode and the additional electrode, a carrier structure disposed on the first side of the piezoelectric layer, a cover structure disposed on the second side of the piezoelectric layer and including a cover bonding layer and a cover substrate. A first cavity is disposed between the carrier structure and the piezoelectric layer. A second cavity is disposed between the cover structure and the piezoelectric layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for mining rare earth ore using a direct current. The system includes: liquid injection holes arranged in a mining area; electrodes arranged in the liquid injection holes; a leaching agent added into the liquid injection holes; and an electrification control system dividing the mining area into M equal parts and electrifying the electrodes using a cyclical alternate electrification method from 1 to M. In an Nu electrification cycle, all electrodes of an (M×n+N)th row are connected to a positive electrode of a power supply, and all electrodes of an (M×n+N+1)th row are connected to a negative electrode of the power supply. The cyclical alternate electrification method reduces at least (M?1)/M of power consumption, and the rare earth mining efficiency is improved.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an acoustic wave filter configured to filter a radio frequency signal and a loop circuit coupled to the acoustic wave filter. The loop circuit is configured to generate an anti-phase signal to a target signal at a particular frequency. The loop circuit includes a Lamb wave element. Related radio frequency modules and wireless communication devices are disclosed.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave resonator device and manufacturing method therefor and filter, the surface acoustic wave resonator device includes: an interdigital transducer, disposed on a piezoelectric substrate and including first and second interdigital electrode lead-out parts, and first and second interdigital electrodes located in the body region and respectively connected to the first and second interdigital electrode lead-out parts; and a conductive structure, disposed on a side of the interdigital transducer away from the piezoelectric substrate, and at least includes a body structure and a first sawtooth structure, the body structure continuously extends across the interdigital electrodes in the second direction, the first sawtooth structure is located at a side of the body structure, and at least a portion of the body structure and the first sawtooth structure overlap with end portions of the interdigital electrodes close to a periphery region in the third direction.

Abstract: Provided are a communication network switching apparatus, a communication network switching system, and a communication network switching method. The apparatus includes a first communication network interface, a second communication network interface, a processor, a communication network switch, and a device access interface. The communication network switch is configured to switch, according to the control signal of the processor, the connection manner with the first communication network interface and the second communication network interface and connect the first communication network or the second communication network to the processor. The processor is connected to the device access interface and is configured to connect a target communication network connected through the communication network switch to a target device connected to the device access interface.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave resonator device and method for manufacturing the same, and filter, the surface acoustic wave resonator device includes an interdigital electrode body region, and including: a piezoelectric substrate; a first interdigital electrode, a first interdigital electrode connection part and a first interdigital electrode lead-out part electrically connected to each other; a second interdigital electrode, a second interdigital electrode connection part and a second interdigital electrode lead-out part electrically connected to each other; and a spanning structure; wherein the first and second interdigital electrode connection parts are respectively located on opposite sides of the interdigital electrode body region; the first interdigital electrode connection part contacts the first interdigital electrode and is electrically isolated from the second interdigital electrode through the spanning structure; the second interdigital electrode connection part contacts the second interdigital electrode

Abstract: A frequency-shift symmetric chirp spread spectrum modulation and demodulation method for interstellar communication links. The transmission process includes several steps: serial-to-parallel conversion, index addition, Gray coding, binary-to-decimal conversion, and frequency-shift symmetric chirp spread spectrum modulation. On the other hand, the reception process comprises demodulation of the symmetric chirp signal, fast Fourier transform, peak retrieval, decimal-to-binary conversion, Gray decoding, index removal, and parallel-to-serial conversion. The frame structure includes a preamble code, synchronization word, and user data. The symmetric chirp signal includes a pair of chirp signals with opposite polarities, ensuring the continuity of phase and frequency during the signal concatenation process.

Abstract: A surface acoustic wave resonator device and method for manufacturing the same and filter, the surface acoustic wave resonator device includes: a piezoelectric substrate; an interdigital transducer, disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and comprising a first interdigital electrode structure and a second interdigital electrode structure, wherein each interdigital electrode structure comprises an interdigital electrode and an interdigital electrode lead-out part connected with each other; and a first temperature compensation layer, disposed on the piezoelectric substrate and comprising a body part and a protruding part, wherein the body part covers the interdigital transducer, the protruding part is protruded from the body part towards the piezoelectric substrate in a third direction perpendicular to a main surface of the piezoelectric substrate, and is surrounded by the piezoelectric substrate in a direction parallel to the main surface of the piezoelectric substrate.

Abstract: The present invention provides benzocyclobutene resins containing olefinic bonds and preparing methods thereof, which relate to a technical field of high-performance resins. The resin structural formula of the present invention is: wherein R1, R2 and R3 are benzocyclobutenyls or hydrogen atoms, at least one of R1, R2 and R3 is a benzocyclobutenyl; R4, R5 and R6 are alkyls, vinyls or hydrogen atoms and are identical with each other; the preparing method thereof is to prepare the benzocyclobutene resin by reacting unsaturated resins of different molecular weights with halogenated benzocyclobutene through Heck reaction. The conditions for preparing the benzocyclobutene resin are mild and easy to produce, and the resin formed by ring-opening polymerizing and curing through further heating which has high crosslinking density, good heat resistance, good resin smoothness, and extremely low dielectric constant and dielectric loss performance, so it is a good photoelectric material.

Abstract: A display substrate, including: a base substrate; and a metal conductive layer, located at a side of the base substrate, and including a core conductive layer and a functional conductive layer laminated along a direction away from the base substrate; a material of the core conductive layer includes a conductive metal material; a material of the functional conductive layer includes a first diffusion barrier metal material and a first adhesion force enhancing metal material, wherein the first diffusion barrier metal material is configured to block diffusion of the conductive metal material, and the first adhesion force enhancing metal material is configured to enhance an adhesion force between the functional conductive layer and a photoresist used in a patterning process of the functional conductive layer; a surface energy of any of first adhesion force enhancing metal materials is less than or equal to 325 mJ/m2.

Abstract: An example method includes receiving images that each include an optical code. The method further includes cropping the images to isolate the optical codes and rotating the images to achieve a desired orientation for the optical code of each of the images. The method further includes rectifying, after the cropping and the rotating, a perspective of each of the images to achieve a desired perspective angle for the optical code of each of the images. The method further includes deblurring, after the rectifying, the images to reduce blurring in each of the images. The method further includes binarizing, after the deblurring, the images to correct pixels of the optical code in each of the images. The method further includes performing, after the binarizing, an optical code reading process on the plurality of images to decode optical codes in the images.

Abstract: A bulk acoustic wave resonator and method for manufacturing the same, the bulk acoustic wave resonator includes: a piezoelectric layer; a first electrode layer, a carrier structure, and first and second conductive connectors disposed on a first side of the piezoelectric layer, and a second electrode layer, an interconnection pad and a cover structure disposed on a second side of the piezoelectric layer, wherein the first electrode layer includes a first electrode and an additional electrode electrically isolated from each other; the second electrode layer includes a second electrode; the interconnection pad is electrically connected to the second electrode and the additional electrode; a first cavity is disposed between the carrier structure and the piezoelectric layer; the first conductive connector is electrically connected to the first electrode, the second conductive connector is electrically connected to the second electrode through the additional electrode and the interconnection pad.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for an image rectification system. An embodiment operates by receiving an image of a physical object comprising graphical data having an undefined perspective distortion. It is determined that an image transformation is to be performed on the received image. The image is provided to a neural network configured to generate a plurality of transformation parameters corresponding to the perspective distortion. The neural network is trained on a set of training data including a first set of images including objects having similar graphical data, to the received image, in a readable orientation, and a second set of images with a known perspective transformation. The image transformation is performed on the received image, based on the values for the plurality of transformation parameters, to generate a rectified image with the graphical data oriented within a readable threshold.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to an elastic wave device. The elastic wave device includes a sub-wavelength thick piezoelectric layer, an interdigital transducer electrode on the piezoelectric layer, and a high velocity layer configured to inhibit an elastic wave from leaking from the piezoelectric layer at anti-resonance.