Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for using chemical looping oxidative dehydrogenation (CLODH) to convert alkanes, such as propane, into alkenes, such as propene. The chemical looping is performed in the presence of an oxygen carrier that includes a substantial metal vanadate phase that allows for improved conversion of alkane. Depending on the aspect, the improved conversion can correspond to an improved amount of conversion per pass during reaction, an improved selectivity for forming alkene from alkane, or a combination thereof. In some aspects, additional advantages can be provided when the metal vanadate corresponds to a Group 2 metal vanadate, such as a magnesium vanadate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a flocculant for catalytic decomposition of flue gas desulfurization wastewater treatment. The flocculant includes polyacrylamide, inorganic polymer, and an inorganic compound with low molecular weight. In the condition of using proper components, the flocculant has significant wastewater treatment performance.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, control system, storage and retrieval equipments, and handling equipments. The control system is configured to: determine a target inventory receptacle from inventory receptacles in a storage area of an inventory system; and determine a target storage and retrieval equipment and a target handling equipment, and send a dispatching instruction to the target storage and retrieval equipment and the target handling equipment. The target storage and retrieval equipment is configured to: drive, in response to the dispatching instruction, to a position specified in the dispatching instruction, take out the target inventory receptacle, and directly or indirectly undertake the target inventory receptacle to the target handling equipment.

Abstract: Methods and systems are herein provided for determining operating conditions of a magnetic resonance (MR) scanner based on data of one or more implants of a patient and storing the data of the one or more implants are provided. In one examples, a method comprises obtaining data of one or more implants of a patient from one or more sources; determining one or more configurations of each of the one or more implants; displaying, via a graphical user interface (GUI), the data and the one or more configurations; determining a recommendation configuration based on the one or more configurations; determining a selected configuration via user input to the GUI; and determining operating conditions of an MRI scanner based on the selected configuration for an MRI exam.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for detecting an isolation pad in medical imaging, and a medical imaging system are provided. The method includes: acquiring an image of a detection object captured via a camera; determining, based on the image, whether an isolation pad is present at a predetermined part of the detection object; and outputting information related to a result of the determination. The present application detects an isolation pad placed on the body of a detection object, and it is thus possible to reliably avoid the formation of a loop in the body of the detection object.

Abstract: A carrying structure is provided and is defined with a main area and a peripheral area adjacent to the main area, where a plurality of packaging substrates are disposed in the main area in an array manner, a plurality of positioning holes are disposed in the peripheral area, and a plurality of positioning traces are formed along a part of the edges of the plurality of positioning holes, such that the plurality of positioning traces are formed with notches. Therefore, a plurality of positioning pins on the machine can be easily aligned and inserted into the plurality of positioning holes by the design of the plurality of positioning traces.

Abstract: A method and a system for rendering video images in virtual reality (VR) scenes are provided.

Abstract: A product, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, includes a porous first layer having a first porosity, and a porous skin layer having a second porosity that is relatively lower than the first porosity. The skin layer is a self-formed layer. A method, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, includes contacting a resin with a separator. The resin is exposed to radiation for curing the resin, thereby simultaneously creating a porous first layer and a porous skin layer positioned between the first layer and the separator. The first layer has a first porosity. The skin layer has a second porosity that is relatively lower than the first porosity.

Abstract: Methods (200, 1000), network nodes (1100, 1200, 1300, 1400), and computer readable storage media for supporting Ethernet bridging in a user plane are disclosed. The method (200) performed by a first network node (1100, 1200) capable of an Ethernet bridging function includes: obtaining (S201) information on frame detection and forwarding rules for an Ethernet PDU session; and performing (S203) detection and forwarding operations on a frame according to the frame detection and forwarding rules.

Abstract: Provided in the present invention are a magnetic resonance imaging system and method, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: performing a medical scan of a subject and acquiring a first medical image having a first noise interference artifact, and performing an additional scan of the subject to acquire a second medical image, wherein the second medical image has a second noise interference artifact, and the location mapping of the second noise interference artifact in the first medical image is symmetrical to the location of the first noise interference artifact relative to a pixel center of the first medical image; and performing synthesis-related processing on the first medical image and the second medical image to acquire a post-processed image with reduced noise interference artifacts.

Abstract: A system, multifunctional chip, and fabrication method thereof are provided. For example, a method for use in fabricating an opto-electromechanical system includes generating, from a film of a material and a substrate on which the film is disposed, a suspended portion of the film by removing a first portion of the substrate such that the film's first portion becomes the suspended portion and a second portion of the film is adjacent to a second portion of the substrate after removing the substrate's first portion. A two-dimensional nanomaterial is thereafter transferred onto a section of the suspended portion of the film via an all-dry process. A cantilever is thereafter generated from the film's suspended portion and extends from the film's second portion. The two-dimensional nanomaterial is disposed on the cantilever. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Fabrication methods are provided for transforming two-dimensional films into three-dimensional structures based on rolling-up kirigami techniques. In an example, a method includes forming a first layer of a first material on a portion of a substrate, forming a second layer of a second material on the first layer and a second portion of the substrate, and forming a third layer of a third material on a first portion of the second layer. A pattern is formed into the third layer when forming the third layer. The example method further includes transforming at least a portion of the third layer into a three-dimensional structure based in part on removing a second portion of the second layer and at least a portion of the first layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a ?LED light-emitting and display device with single-ended electrical contact and single-ended carrier injection, and a manufacturing method of the ?LED light-emitting and display device. The ?LED light-emitting and display device comprises more than one pixel unit, and each pixel unit sequentially comprises a lower pixel electrode, ?LED chips, an insulating layer, and an upper pixel electrode from bottom to top, wherein the ?LED chips directly contact with the lower pixel electrode, external carriers are injected into the ?LED chips through the lower pixel electrode, the insulating layer prevents the external carriers from being injected into the ?LED chips through the upper pixel electrode, and the ?LED chips are lit by an alternating electric field applied between the upper pixel electrode and the lower pixel electrode. The invention avoids the complicated bonding process, and is expected to improve the market competitiveness of the ?LED light-emitting and display device.

Abstract: An ablation device includes an outer tube; an ablation assembly, provided at a distal end of the outer tube and including a radially collapsible and expandable support frame and a plurality of electrodes arranged on the support frame, wherein at least one first electrode used for mapping is included in the plurality of electrodes; and a connector, provided at a proximal end of the outer tube, the connector including a plurality of conductive terminals, the connector being electrically connected to the plurality of electrodes through the plurality of conductive terminals, the plurality of conductive terminals including at least one first terminal, and each first terminal being electrically connected to one corresponding first electrode in a one-to-one correspondence mode, so that when the connector is connected to an external mapping device, the first electrode implements mapping through the first terminal.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning system and a method is presented. The method comprises: preconfiguring a plurality of scan configurations, the plurality of scan configurations corresponding to a plurality of scan ranges of a subject to be scanned, and each of the scan configurations comprising an implant-related MRI scan parameter; and executing a scan procedure on the subject to be scanned using at least one of the preconfigured plurality of scan configurations.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for handling communication in a communication network. The network node sets a UPF node of a 5G system bridge to a status of critical, when a condition is fulfilled. With the proviso that the status of the UPF node is set to critical, network node further constrains a UE to connect to the UPF node.

Abstract: A precision cleaning device for cleaning and clearing a glue-dispensing needle includes a base, a supporting unit disposed on the base, a moving unit movably connected to the supporting unit, a clearing needle connected to the moving unit and facing the supporting unit, and an adjusting unit connected to the moving unit. The adjusting unit adjusts a movement of the moving unit to drive the clearing needle to move towards the glue-dispensing needle on the supporting unit, allowing the clearing needle to pass through the glue-dispensing needle to completely clean and clear the glue-dispensing needle. The cleaning device also prolongs the service life of the glue-dispensing needle.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging system, and a radio-frequency signal processing method and radio-frequency coil therefor are provided. The method comprises: receiving, via a radio-frequency coil, a radio-frequency pulse transmitted from a transceiver coil to generate a radio-frequency field that excites a subject to be examined; and sending, via the radio-frequency coil, a magnetic resonance signal received from the subject to be examined to the transceiver coil, wherein the radio-frequency coil and the transceiver coil are electromagnetically coupled.

Abstract: A pellicle comprising a pellicle membrane with improved stability to hydrogen plasma is provided. The pellicle membrane includes a network of a plurality of carbon nanotubes. At least one carbon nanotube of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is surrounded by a multilayer protective coating that includes a stress control layer and a hydrogen permeation barrier layer over the stress control layer. The stress control layer and the hydrogen permeation barrier layer independently include an Me-containing nitride or an Me-containing oxynitride with Me selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti, Y, Hf, Zr, Zn, Mo, Cr and combinations thereof. The Me-containing nitride or the Me-containing oxynitride in the stress control layer has a first Me concentration, and the Me-containing nitride or the Me-containing oxynitride in the hydrogen permeation barrier layer has a second Me concentration less than the first Me concentration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container-oriented Linux kernel virtualizing system, at least comprising: a virtual kernel constructing module, being configured to provide a virtual kernel customization template for a user to edit and customize a virtual kernel of a container, and generate the virtual kernel taking a form of a loadable kernel module based on the edited virtual kernel customization template; and a virtual kernel instance module, being configured to reconstruct and isolate a Linux kernel, and operate a virtual kernel instance in a separate address space in response to a kernel request from a corresponding container. The container-oriented Linux kernel virtualizing system of the present invention is based on the use of a loadable module.