Abstract: A device and method are taught for stimulating sympathetic nerves toward mitigating negative impacts to hematopoiesis. An autonomic nerve actuator and stimulator system with a graphic user interface (GUI), controller circuit which converts treatment parameters into a series of Building Block Waveforms (BBW) which are output to Current/Voltage Driver Circuitry (CDC) whose electrical stimulus (ES) outputs are coupled to one or more electrodes and/or electrode arrays positioned proximal specific nerve situations. The use of this in combination with conventional chemotherapy treatments, such as use of carboplatin, was found to significantly enhance hematopoiesis, with improvements in white and red blood cell counts, platelet concentration and hemoglobin concentration, in addition to other measurable characteristics which increased survival rates in the experimental groups tested.

Abstract: The invention provides a hyperbranched polybenzene, preparation method and use thereof. The method includes: under an inert gas atmosphere, a monomer with two internal acetylenyl groups undergoes polymerization reaction in a solvent in the presence of a catalyst to obtain the hyperbranched polybenzene. The monomer in the polymerization reaction is a monomer with internal acetylenyl groups, and the catalyst is a nonmetallic catalyst p-toluenesulfonic acid. The polymerization reaction has simple conditions, is convenient and environmentally friendly, and overcomes the problem that the catalyst residue caused by the use of metal catalyst in conventional cyclotrimerization reaction, which affects the polymer properties. Due to the typical aggregation-induced emission (AIE)-active tetraphenyl ethylene units, the tetraphenylethylene-containing hyperbranched polymers of the present invention has high fluorescence quantum yields in the aggregation state and has fully conjugated structures.

Abstract: A novel injectable human amniotic membrane (hAM) matrix to enhance cardiac repair and/or regeneration following myocardial injury (MI) and wound healing has been developed. The invention disclosed herein provides human amniotic membranes isolated from human placenta and engineered to be a thermo-responsible, injectable gel at temperature ranges that fall within body temperature. The ultrasound-guided injection of hAM matrix into a rodent model of myocardial infarction significantly improved cardiac contractility, as measured by ejection fraction (EF), and decreased fibrosis. The disclosure provided herein demonstrates the specific engineering injectable hAM matrices and their efficacy in attenuating degenerative changes in cardiac function following MI, which has broad applications in wound healing and tissue regeneration.

Abstract: A stock or inventory intelligence and optimization system may operate in environments where there is sparse, incomplete, or even insufficient data. The recommendation system may use estimated sales data, sales growth rate, SKU variety and diversity, and warehouse size to calculate an adjusted inventory turnover metric. This metric, even when derived from incomplete or sparse data, gives a meaningful metric that can be used in several use cases. Merely knowing the input or output of products for a business can be sufficient to generate recommendations about product mix, generate performance metrics about the business performance to compare with other similar businesses, detect fraud and creditworthiness, as well as generate useful dashboards for managing a business.

Abstract: Techniques for generating style-transferred images are provided. In some embodiments, a content image, a style image, and a user input indicating one or more modifications that operate on style-transferred images are received. In some embodiments, an initial style-transferred image is generated using a machine learning model. In some examples, the initial style-transferred image comprises features associated with the style image applied to content included in the content image. In some embodiments, a modified style-transferred image is generated by modifying the initial style-transferred image based at least in part on the user input indicating the one or more modifications.

Abstract: A method includes forming a dummy gate structure over a substrate; forming a source/drain structure over the substrate; replacing the dummy gate structure with a metal gate structure; forming a protection cap over the metal gate structure; forming a source/drain contact over the source/drain structure; performing a selective deposition process to form a first etch stop layer on the protection cap, in which the selective deposition process has a faster deposition rate on the protection cap than on the source/drain contact; depositing a second etch stop layer over the first etch stop layer the source/drain contact; etching the second etch stop layer to form an opening; and forming a via contact in the opening.

Abstract: Provided is application of a poly ADP ribose polymerase inhibitor or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the preparation of antiviral agents or in the preparation of medicines for the treatment of diseases caused by viruses, wherein the viruses are ?-coronavirus viruses. Also provided is application of a compound represented by formula III and/or a compound represented by formula IV or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the preparation of antiviral agents or in the preparation of medicines for treatment of diseases caused by viruses, the viruses being HIV, HPV, EBV, IFV and/or coronaviruses.

Abstract: A method for calculating flexural capacity of a steel plate-reinforced joint in shield tunnel includes: (S1) obtaining a construction parameter, a material parameter, and a mechanical parameter of a joint surface; and calculating a virtual strain ?sp,0a height xcb1 of a critical compression zone for bolt yielding in case of section failure, and a height xcb1 of a critical compression zone for steel plate yielding; (S2) calculating a height xc of a compression zone of a joint surface of the steel plate-reinforced joint in a certain failure state; (S3) determining whether xc satisfies a range requirement: if so, executing step (S4); and if no, replacing a new failure state; and skipping to step (S2) until traversing all failure states; and (S4) substituting xc into a bending moment equilibrium equation for the current failure state; and calculating an ultimate bending moment. A computer-readable storage medium is further provided.

Abstract: A breathable and comfortable inflatable mattress includes a top layer, a surrounding band and a bottom layer, which together define a cavity of the inflatable mattress. The top layer includes a breathable layer and a ticking layer, the ticking layer and the surrounding band are connected by welding or bonding. The breathable layer is arranged on the ticking layer, and the breathable layer is connected to the surrounding band via a sealing layer. The inflatable mattress according to the present invention is replaced the traditional flock/PVC or PVC material with comfortable fabric for the top layer, which can greatly improve comfort and breathability, avoid noise generated by friction between the user's body and PVC, and improve user' s sleep quality, thus meeting needs of users widely.

Abstract: The present application discloses a driving circuit, a display panel and an electronic device. The driving circuit includes a voltage output module, a light-emitting device connected between the voltage output module and a second voltage terminal, and a brightness adjusting module connected between the light-emitting device and the voltage output module. In a light-emitting phase, the brightness adjusting module controls a frequency a first voltage signal outputted by the voltage output module applies to the light-emitting device such that the light-emitting device is changed between a light-emitting state and a non-light-emitting state.

Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for data protection simulation and optimization in a computer network, including grouping data stored in data stores in the computer network into groupings according to an architectural or a conceptual attributes, storing, current values of risk metrics for each grouping, each of the metrics corresponding to sensitive domains, receiving a risk reduction goal corresponding to at least one risk metric in the risk metrics, the at least one risk metric corresponding to at least one sensitive domain in the sensitive domains, determining a simulated value of the at least one risk metric for each grouping in the groupings by simulating application of a protection mechanism to sensitive data in each corresponding data store, the sensitive data corresponding to the at least one sensitive domain, and ranking the groupings based on the at least one simulated value of the at least one risk metric for each grouping.

Abstract: Provided are a recombinant CHO cell, a construction method therefor, a detection system containing same, and a detection method using same. The recombinant CHO cell stably expresses NGF on the cell surface thereof and can be used as a target cell for an ADCC effect assay and a CDC effect assay.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides automated equipment for drilling and workover operations of oil field, and an oil field workover operation device, an integrated hydraulic clamp, a buckling apparatus and a string automated operating apparatus, and a derrick floor pipe handling manipulator for use in the automated equipment. The automated equipment comprises a workover rig, a derrick floor, an elevator, a monkey-board string automatic placement apparatus, a slip, an oil field workover operation device, a power clamp, and a derrick floor pipe handling manipulator, and the workover rig, the derrick floor, the elevator, the monkey-board string automatic placement apparatus, the slip, the oil field workover operation device, the power clamp, and the derrick floor pipe handling manipulator cooperate with each other to realize a lifting operation and a lowering operation of a string at a wellhead.

Abstract: A source/drain component is disposed over an active region and surrounded by a dielectric material. A source/drain contact is disposed over the source/drain component. The source/drain contact includes a conductive capping layer and a conductive material having a different material composition than the conductive capping layer. The conductive material has a recessed bottom surface that is in direct contact with the conductive capping layer. A source/drain via is disposed over the source/drain contact. The source/drain via and the conductive material have different material compositions. The conductive capping layer contains tungsten, the conductive material contains molybdenum, and the source/drain via contains tungsten.

Abstract: A driving circuit is provided and includes a first transistor electrically connected to a first control terminal, a first voltage terminal and a first node; and a second transistor electrically connected to a second control terminal, the first node and a ground terminal; and an inductor, a first terminal thereof is electrically connected to the first node, and a second terminal thereof is electrically connected to a second voltage terminal; and a shunt module electrically connected to the first node and the ground terminal, and the shunt module is configured to provide a current loop to shunt a current flowing through the second transistor.

Abstract: For example, an Access Point (AP) may be configured to set a user specific field in a Signal (SIG) field. For example, the user specific field may be configured for a user of a plurality of users in a Multi-User (MU) Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) (MU-MIMO) allocation. For example, the user specific field for the user may include an Unequal Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) (UEM) information subfield configured to indicate an assignment of a plurality of MCSs for the user. For example, the user specific field for the user may include a spatial configuration subfield configured to indicate a number of spatial streams for the user and a total number of spatial streams in the MU-MIMO allocation. For example, the AP may be configured to transmit a Physical layer (PHY) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including the SIG field.

Abstract: Provided are a salt of a compound for degrading BTK, and/or a crystal form, preparation therefor, and an application thereof.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a drive circuit included a first transistor electrically connected to a first control terminal, a first voltage terminal, and a first node; an inductor electrically connected to the first node and a second voltage terminal; a first diode electrically connected to a grounding terminal and the first node; a first capacitor electrically connected to a second voltage terminal and the grounding terminal; and a discharging circuit module electrically connected to the first node and the grounding terminal to provide a discharging circuit to discharge the capacitor.

Abstract: A method includes forming a transistor, which includes forming a gate dielectric on a semiconductor region, forming a gate electrode over the gate dielectric, and forming a source/drain region extending into the semiconductor region. The method further includes forming a source/drain contact plug over and electrically coupling to the source/drain region, and forming a gate contact plug over and in contact with the gate electrode. At least one of the forming the gate electrode, the forming the source/drain contact plug, and the forming the gate contact plug includes forming a metal nitride barrier layer, and depositing a metal-containing layer over and in contact with the metal nitride barrier layer. The metal-containing layer includes at least one of a cobalt layer and a metal silicide layer.

Abstract: Managing source code change set commits to decrease time to identify software bugs in versions of a software project is provided. An initial order of relevant commits corresponding to the software project is determined in a priority queue based on a weight of each respective commit of the relevant commits. The initial order of the relevant commits is adjusted in the priority queue based on a build distance between the relevant commits of affected source files. A particular commit having a highest priority ranking is selected in the priority queue for build and test. The build and the test of the particular commit having the highest priority ranking in the priority queue is executed.