Abstract: Disclosed are a plant grain size regulation gene and use thereof, which belong to the technical field of biology. PCFS gene mutants in different crops are obtained by gene editing, and by means of experiments and statistical analysis, it is found that the mutants have a phenotype of enlarged plant grain and part of the mutants have a phenotype of improved stress resistance. The provided gene, mutants, and method for use same are beneficial to increase the crop yield and improve the quality and enhance the resistance of plants to an adverse environment, provide gene resources and technical support for cultivating new plant varieties with large grain weight and high stress resistance, and thereby have important significance and application value for improvement of agronomic traits of crops and breeding of high-yield and high stress-resistant molecules.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrochemical characterization apparatus and system that facilitates high-throughput measurements of various different properties and/or performance characteristics of components of an energy storage and conversion device, such as an electrolyte and/or electrodes. Also disclosed are methods for using the electrochemical characterization apparatus and system.

Abstract: A method may include receiving a description of an event occurring at a wellsite; extracting a failure mode from the description using a fine-tuned large language model (LLM); identifying a matching failure mode from historical data processed using the fine-tuned LLM, where the matching failure mode is associated with one or more remedial actions that successfully resolved the matching failure mode; and outputting the one or more remedial actions for implementation at the wellsite.

Abstract: This invention generally relates to a novel induced cytoplasmic IVT (ICIVT) composition useful for inducing in-vitro transcription (IVT)-like RNA/mRNA amplification in the cells of interest after transfection in vitro, ex vivo and/or in vivo. The present invention is useful for designing and developing a variety of RNA/mRNA medicines as well as vaccines comprising a mixture of at least a promoter-linked RNA/mRNA-coding DNA (PLRcD) template and another DNA-dependent RNA polymerase (DdRP) mRNA sequence. Preferably, the DdRP mRNA may be selected from the mRNA of T7, T3 and/or SP6 RNA polymerase, or a combination thereof, while the PLRCD template may encode the transcripts of antisense RNA oligonucleotide (aRNA-ASO), small interferring RNA (siRNA), double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), short hairpin RNA (shRNA), microRNA (miRNA)/microRNA precursor (pre-miRNA), long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), messenger RNA (mRNA), and/or self-amplifying RNA/mRNA (saRNA/samRNA), or a combination thereof.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for inhibiting corrosion of metal surfaces are disclosed herein. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing the corrosion inhibitors compositions. The corrosion inhibitor compositions include a reaction product of maleated fatty imidazoline formed from a fatty acid, e.g., maleated tall oil fatty acid and/or a maleated soya acid, with one or more amines. The reaction product can be further reacted with one or more of acrylic acid or acetic acid to form derivatives of a maleated fatty imidazoline acrylate compound or a maleated fatty imidazoline acetate compound, respectively.

Abstract: Compositions for corrosion inhibition and methods of using the same are disclosed to replace conventional corrosion inhibitors with improved performance and improved environmental profiles.

Abstract: Methods for inhibiting corrosion, cleaning and/or providing biocidal efficacy in hydrogen rich environments that are in hydrogen systems or hydrogen mediums using saturated alkyl diquaternary compound containing compositions, saturated alkyl quaternary compound containing compositions, aldehyde containing compositions, and/or tetrakis(hydroxymethyl)phosphonium sulfate containing compositions are provided. The methods provide efficacious corrosion inhibition, cleaning and/or biocidal efficacy without loss of stability due to hydrogenation in hydrogen rich environments.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to corrosion inhibitor compositions and methods of using the compositions to inhibit corrosion. The corrosion inhibitor compositions include glucamide-containing compounds. The compositions can effectively inhibit corrosion of various metallic surfaces. The metallic surfaces may be found in a pipeline, a downhole tubular, a casing, a tank, a separator, a processing unit, and/or a filter, for example. The compositions may also include additional components, such as solvents, biocides, and scavengers.

Abstract: Compositions for corrosion inhibitions, methods of making a chemically modified, maleated unsaturated fatty acids and salts thereof corrosion inhibitor, and methods of using the same are disclosed to provide alternatives for corrosion inhibition under harsh conditions with improved performance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for increasing expression level of recombinant proteins in Bacillus subtilis through co-expressing Bacillus-derived enhancer factor, belonging to the technical field of enzyme engineering. According to the present disclosure, genes encoding recombinant proteins are respectively co-expressed with Bacillus-derived PonA, PonA truncated forms, OppA or SppA, so as to improve the expression level of the recombinant proteins. The results show that the method provided by the present disclosure can increase the expression level of ultra-high temperature amylase, medium temperature amylase or sucrose isomerase at the shake flask level to 3.96 times, 1.49 times and 2.26 times. The expression level of ultra-high temperature amylase can be increased by 26% in high-density fermentation of a 3L bioreactor. The B. subtilis provides a new developable target as an recombinant protein expression host, and provides technical support for the optimization and modification of the enhancer factors.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having fins and trenches in between the fins, a plurality of insulators, a first metal layer, an insulating layer, a second metal layer and an interlayer dielectric. The insulators are disposed within the trenches of the substrate. The first metal layer is disposed on the plurality of insulators and across the fins. The insulating layer is disposed on the first metal layer over the plurality of insulators and across the fins. The second metal layer is disposed on the insulating layer over the plurality of insulators and across the fins. The interlayer dielectric is disposed on the insulators and covering the first metal layer, the insulating layer and the second metal layer.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel modified RNA composition (called oxo-RNA) comprising at least an oxo-nucleotide (containing oxopurine) in its 3?-end region (e.g. 3?-tail, 3?-UTR). The oxo-nucleotide includes 8-hydroxyguanine/8-oxoguanine/7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (or called oxo-G/oxo-dG) and 8-hydroxyadenine/8-oxoadenine (or called oxo-A/oxo-dA). Oxo-RNA can be a single-stranded RNA sequence or double-stranded duplex, or even an RNA-DNA hybrid duplex. Advantageously, this new oxo-RNA composition not only greatly enhance RNA/DNA stability and functionality but also can prevent TREX1-mediated degradation and the related non-specific immunity over-activation (e.g. cytokine storm).

Abstract: A lead connector is provided for connecting a plasma torch lead of a plasma arc torch to a power supply of a plasma cutting system. The lead connector includes a base portion, a central conduit disposed in the base portion, where the central conduit is configured to carry a gas and a torch current to the plasma arc torch, and multiple pins disposed radially about a center of the central conduit. The pins are located at a radius of between about 0.4 inches and about 0.65 inches from the center of the central conduit on a radial plane of the base portion. The pins include one or more pilot carrying pins and one or more control signal pins located from about 27 degrees to about 64 degrees and from about 120 degrees to about 170 degrees, respectively, about the center of the central conduit on the radial plane.

Abstract: In one example, a video encoder divides a superblock of a video frame into subblocks. The dividing includes dividing the superblock according to a first and second partitioning schemes to generate a first and second combination of subblocks, respectively. The number of non-zero residuals in each subblock in the first and second combinations of subblocks is less than a corresponding threshold set for a size of the subblock. The encoder determines the subblocks for the superblock as the first combination of subblocks based on a first cost value associated with the first combination of subblocks being lower than a second cost value associated with the second combination of subblocks. The encoder further encodes the superblock into a video bitstream representing the video by encoding the subblocks.

Abstract: A warehouse management method, includes: determining attribute information of a target warehouse position of a first container, the first container is a container on which a robot is to perform a first operation; if the target warehouse position is an internal warehouse position of a multiple-deep shelving unit and at least one second container is placed in an external warehouse position corresponding to the target warehouse position, determining at least one first rack from at least two racks in a no-load state of the robot; and sending a first operation instruction to the robot to control the robot to take out each second container and place the second container in the at least one first rack, and sending a second operation instruction to the robot to control the robot take out the first container from the target warehouse position or place the first container in the target warehouse position.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses the preparation of thermophilic ?-glucosidase and the application thereof, which belongs to the technical field of genetic engineering and fermentation engineering. The present disclosure heterologously expresses the ?-glucosidase TpBgl3A derived from thermophilic fungus Talaromyces piceae by constructing a recombinant bacteria. The enzyme production of recombinant bacteria can reach 2324 U/mL in a 3.6 L fermenter. The resulting ?-glucosidase TpBgl3A can produce gentioligosaccharides with a high conversion rate using glucose as a substrate at a lower enzyme amount added, which significantly reduces production costs. In the reaction system using glucose and cellobiose as substrates, the conversion rate of gentioligosaccharide reaches 26.2%, which has the potential for industrial production of gentioligosaccharide.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media related to multi-stream video encoding for screen sharing a communications session. The system may determine an active pixel area and a remaining pixel area of a video region. of a video region. A first video stream of the active pixel area is generated at a first frame rate. A second video stream of the remaining pixel area is generated at second frame rate, where the second frame rate is a frame rate lower than the first frame rate. A client device may transmit the first video stream and the second video stream to a second client device.

Abstract: A lead connector is provided for connecting a plasma torch lead of a plasma arc torch to a power supply of a plasma cutting system. The lead connector includes a base portion, a central conduit disposed in the base portion, where the central conduit is configured to carry a gas and a torch current to the plasma arc torch, and multiple pins disposed radially about a center of the central conduit. The pins are located at a radius of between about 0.4 inches and about 0.65 inches from the center of the central conduit on a radial plane of the base portion. The pins include one or more pilot carrying pins and one or more control signal pins located from about 27 degrees to about 64 degrees and from about 120 degrees to about 170 degrees, respectively, about the center of the central conduit on the radial plane.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a detachable flowerpot, including a flowerpot body. The bottom of the flowerpot body is provided with a pot bottom, a planting chamber is formed inside the flowerpot body, the flowerpot body is composed of a plurality of detachable pot rings, the detached pot rings can be nested together, and a detachable structure is arranged between the adjacent pot rings. The detachable flowerpot has the following advantages: the structure is simple and reasonable; the pot body is composed of a plurality of detachable pot rings, the pot rings are connected by the detachable structure, and the sealing structure is arranged at the connection to ensure the sealing property of the flowerpot; and when selling and transporting, the pot rings are nested together to greatly reduce the packaging volume during transportation, thereby reducing transportation costs.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flowerpot structure, including a flowerpot body. The flowerpot body includes an inner pot and an outer pot that are detachably matched, the inner pot includes a pot opening and a compressible pot body, an upper end of the outer pot is detachably matched with the pot opening, the outer pot is detachably mounted with a pot holder, and the outer pot can be unfolded into a sheet-like structure. The flowerpot of the present disclosure achieves a reduction in transportation volume by using its detachable structure. No matter whether a single flowerpot is or a plurality of flowerpots are transported, the packaging volume during transportation can be reduced by disassembly and compression.