Abstract: The invention provides a stent loading system and a method using the same for loading a stent into a sheath. The stent includes a stent body, and an outer periphery of one end of the stent body is provided with a hook. The stent loading system includes a hook straightener for straightening the hook on the stent and a compressor, wherein the stent in which the hook is straightened is reduced in diameter and crimped through the compressor, and the stent crimped is delivered into a preloaded tube; the stent is connected with a delivery system penetrating in the sheath, and the stent in the preloaded tube is delivered into the sheath under the traction of the delivery system.

Abstract: A method, computer program product and computer system are provided to minimize data transfer in an online meeting. A processor initiates an online meeting between at least one broadcaster and at least one viewer. A processor captures actions performed by the at least one broadcaster during the online meeting. A processor converts at least one action performed by the broadcaster to a uniform resource identifier (URI). A processor sends the captured actions including the URI to the at least one viewer, where the captured actions including the URI replicate locally the at least one broadcaster's captured actions on a device associated with the viewer.

Abstract: A delivery catheter (1), an implant delivery system and methods of operation. A balloon structure in the delivery catheter (1) includes an expandable component and a balloon body (140). The expandable component is disposed within the balloon body (140) so as to be expandable therein. Moreover, the expandable component is sleeved over a distal end of a guidewire tube (210). An implant is disposed over the balloon body (140) and axially restrained over a middle portion of the expandable component during delivery. The expandable component is configured to provide a radially outward support force from a middle portion of the balloon body (140) during expansion so as to bring internal environments of the balloon body (140) respectively at distal and proximal end thereof into communication. This facilitates stable and uniform and hence symmetric expansion of the implant.

Abstract: Presented herein are altered polymerase enzymes for improved incorporation of nucleotides and nucleotide analogues, in particular altered polymerases that maintain low error rate, low phasing rate, or increased incorporation rate for a second generation ffN under reduced incorporation times, as well as methods and kits using the same.

Abstract: A method for controlling a device for automatically adjusting an airway opening body position is provided. The device includes a horizontal base plate, a head support block, a back support plate, a neck support apparatus, a head cover assembly, and a programmable logic controller (PLC). The neck support apparatus is positioned between the head support block and the back support plate. The PLC is configured to controls a stroke of an electric cylinder according to the following equations: ?=1.235?+?, and ?=KX+B+C, where ? is a body position angle, the body position angle is an angle between a positive projection line of a connecting line from a mandibular angle to an external acoustic meatus on a symmetrical surface of a human body and the back support plate, and ? is a preset value ranging from 90° to 100°.

Abstract: An embodiment for automatically controlling peripheral devices based on online meeting participant information. The embodiment may detect participants of an online meeting and generate a participant information table. The embodiment may generate a participant group table including one or more preliminary participant groups based on the participant information. The embodiment may generate and send audio through peripheral devices associated with at least one participant in each of the one or more preliminary participant groups to identify the participants in physically shared meeting spaces. The embodiment may update the participant group table to include confirmed participant groups based on the identified participants in the physically shared meeting spaces. The embodiment may determine a presenter for each of the confirmed participant groups and update the participant information.

Abstract: An approach for managing data set access based on data set relevance. The approach monitors data set access activities associated with a user. The approach detects access of a first data set by the user. The approach determines a group of data sets associated with the first data set based on a data set mapping associated with the user. The approach recalls one or more data sets of the group of data sets from a slower storage device to a faster storage device.

Abstract: Compositions for peptide therapeutics of cancer are provided. Methods of using such compositions containing the same are also described, and a step of allowing the peptide therapeutics to coexist with a cancer cell to destroy the cancer cell.

Abstract: An approach for managing data set access based on data set relevance. The approach monitors data set access activities associated with a user. The approach detects access of a first data set by the user. The approach determines a group of data sets associated with the first data set based on a data set mapping associated with the user. The approach recalls one or more data sets of the group of data sets from a slower storage device to a faster storage device.

Abstract: A method for sharing hidden information in a virtual meeting is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method includes sharing, by way of a web-conference server, a source window presented on a source system with a target window presented on a target system. The method detects selection of a specific area on the target window and correlates the specific area on the target window with a corresponding area on the source window. The method determines whether the corresponding area on the source window links to hidden information, such as a hyperlink, on the source window. If the corresponding area links to hidden information, the method communicates one or more of the hidden information and a link to the hidden information to the target system. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for predicting an occurrence of a tool processing event, thereby determining whether to activate a virtual metrology. In a model-building stage, plural sets of model-building data are used to create at least one classification model in accordance with at least one classification algorithm, in which each classification model includes plural decision trees. Then, probabilities of the decision trees are used to create at least one reliance index model, and the sets of model-building data are used to create at least one similarity index model in accordance with a statistical distance algorithm. In a conjecture stage, a set of processing data of a workpiece is inputted into each classification model, each reliance index model and each similarity index model to determine whether to activate (start) virtual metrology.

Abstract: An implant delivery handle (2), an implant system, a delivery system and method for operating thereof are disclosed. A ratchet assembly (340) in the implant delivery handle (2) includes a cam (3461), a ratchet wheel (342) and two ratchet pawls (344, 345). The ratchet wheel (342) is secured to a synchronous conveying device (320) and is configured to cooperate with the two ratchet pawls (344, 345) to control an axial movement and an axial movement direction of an outer (120) or an inner (110) tube so as to enable a safe self-locking, and transmission and guiding of the outer (120) or inner tube (110). A first end of each ratchet pawl (344, 345) is disposed rotatably on one side of the cam (3461) and a second end of each ratchet pawl (344, 345) is disposed in the vicinity of the ratchet wheel (342), and the ratchet pawls are configured to control a rotation and a rotational direction of the ratchet wheel (342).

Abstract: A gene editing system of Escherichia coli includes an Escherichia coli, a helper plasmid and a donor plasmid. The helper plasmid successively includes a transposase complex expression cassette, a Cas12k expression cassette, a first sgRNA cassette, a first antibiotic resistance gene and a first replication origin. The donor plasmid successively includes a left end sequence of a ShCAST transposon, an exogenous gene expression cassette, a right end sequence of the ShCAST transposon, a second sgRNA cassette, a second antibiotic resistance gene and a second replication origin.

Abstract: An aqueous polyurethane dispersion and a textile are provided. The aqueous polyurethane dispersion includes water and a bio-based polyurethane. The bio-based polyurethane includes bio-based polyester polyol, hydrophilic polyol, isocyanate, and hydrophilic compound. A weight ratio of the bio-based polyester polyol to the hydrophilic polyol is 2.7:1 to 5.3:1.

Abstract: In an approach for road section recognition using multi-modal cognitive mechanism, a processor receives an audio signal from a road test. A processor processes the audio signal to generate an acoustic spectrum density distribution map to identify a respective at least one road section switching point in a first mode. A processor processes a spectrogram of the audio signal to identify the respective at least one road section switching point in a second mode. A processor uses a machine learning model to predict an expected sound at each frame of the audio signal, to calculate a similarity between the expected sound and an actual sound, and to identify the respective at least one road switching point when the similarity is lower than a pre-set similarity threshold in a third mode. A processor combines results of the three modes to obtain a final set of road section switching points.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a method for product quality inspection on a group of products. The method may include: getting for each product in the group of products: image, value for each known fabrication parameter affecting quality of the group of products, and quality evaluation result; training a neural network. A layer of the neural network comprises at least one first neuron and at least one second neuron; each first neuron represents a known fabrication parameter affecting quality of the group of products and each second neuron represents an unknown fabrication parameter affecting quality of the group of products; and the images of the group of products are input to the neural network, the quality evaluation results are output of the neural network, and the value of each first neuron is set to the value for the known fabrication parameter the first neuron representing.

Abstract: Microelectronic devices include a stack structure with a vertically alternating sequence of insulative structures and conductive structures arranged in tiers. A series of slit structures extends through the stack structure and divides the stack structure into a series of blocks. In a progressed portion of the series of blocks, each block comprises an array of pillars extending through the stack structure of the block. Also, each block—in the progressed portion—has a different block width than a block width of a neighboring block of the progressed portion of the series of blocks. At least one pillar, of the pillars of the array of pillars in the progressed portion, exhibits bending. Related methods and electronic systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: A graft polymer is provided, which includes a polymer backbone with a plurality of hydroxy groups, protection group modified histidine grafted onto the side of the polymer backbone, and hydrophilic polymer having terminal reactive group grafted onto the side of the polymer backbone. The graft polymer coating can be applied to metal material to form a composite material, which can be implanted into an organism to reduce adhesion problems.

Abstract: A modularized respiratory treatment apparatus provides various respiratory pressure treatments. The apparatus may be formed by discrete connectable modules such as a flow generator module, alarm module and/or humidifier module. Each module may include its own external casing or housing to independently retain or enclose the respective components that serve the function of the module. Different modules may be adapted with different components and functionalities and may be readily coupled using standardized gas and electrical connection configurations that have flow and communication paths that extend through the modules. When coupled, operation of the respiratory treatment apparatus may be controlled by detection of different modules, such as the alarm module that generates visual and/or audible alarms based on detected conditions, so as to selectively enable or disable different respiratory treatments.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a headgear for a patient interface, comprising one or more straps each having a first end for connecting to a mask. The first end of each strap comprises a connection portion which is grippable by a user to pull the strap to increase a tension in the strap, a first rigid member and a second rigid member that extends from a resilient carrier that is connected to the connection portion. The second rigid member is movable relative to the first rigid member when the connection portion is pulled. At least part of the second rigid member is arranged to strike the first rigid member to cause at least an audible alert when the second rigid member travels further than a threshold distance. The resilient carrier is constructed and arranged such that the threshold distance corresponds to a desired tension limit for the strap.