Abstract: A magnetic material used in the magnetic SF-based composite aerogel is a ferroferric oxide nanocubic particle, which is a magnetic nanomaterial with both excellent magnetocaloric performance and excellent photothermal performance. The magnetic SF-based composite aerogel prepared by the present disclosure exhibits excellent responsiveness to both alternating current (AC) magnetic fields and sunlight. Under an action of an AC magnetic field, the magnetic SF-based composite aerogel exhibits excellent temperature rise performance, which can inhibit the generation of biofouling in pores and channels inside a three-dimensional (3D) porous evaporation material. The magnetic SF-based composite aerogel exhibits excellent water evaporation performance under a sunlight irradiation, with a water evaporation rate of 2.03 kg m?2·h?1.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems for transducing measurements from medium of interest. One non-limiting example is in planta monitoring of plants. In one aspect, a micro- or nano-scale probe body includes one or more microprobes (e.g. microneedles or waveguides) to access desired plant tissue, and one or more microsensors on the probe body. A microcircuit on or in the probe body transduces relevant measurements from the microsensor(s). An output interface allows storage, communication, or transfer of the transduced measurement for further use. Non-limiting examples are processing into estimations of chemical concentrations or the like for biochemical sensing. As such, if used as in planta sensors, they can be minimally invasive and cost effective for both single use and use in sets for plural plants with one central station.

Abstract: Provided is an industrial process soft sensor method based on a federated stochastic configuration network, including: acquiring historical industrial process auxiliary data and corresponding product quality data; finding out optimal hidden layer parameters; processing, by a central server, to obtain global parameters, and downloading same to each factory as hidden layer parameters for a local model; obtaining output weights of a current network through an optimization algorithm, and uploading same to the server for weighted aggregation; and when the number of hidden layer nodes in a current network exceeds a maximum given value or a residual in current iteration meets an expected tolerance, completing modeling to obtain the global federated stochastic configuration network without adding new nodes. The present disclosure effectively improves prediction performance of models and protects data privacy, thus meeting industrial process soft sensor requirements.

Abstract: High-power, highly efficient 3-level system fiber lasers are described. The lasers can operate at an average power of about 50W or greater with an efficiency of about 60% or greater with low diffraction limited mode quality. The lasers incorporate an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber that includes a large core (20 micrometers or greater), a high core/clad ratio (greater than 15%), and a waveguide cladding designed to define a transmission band to suppress the 4-level system of the gain medium through determination of the node size of individual nodes of a cladding lattice.

Abstract: A system and method for conducting a parameter update event including one or more processors for transmitting first parameter settings to a program used by multiple users, such as a mobile device application at a plurality of mobile devices, receiving performance information indicating performance of the program after the first parameter setting, the performance information for each user being separately identifiable, and for each individual user of the plurality of users, determining a parameter setting update based at least in part on the performance information of the individual user and transmitting the parameter setting update to the program.

Abstract: The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising a core comprising levodopa, wherein the core is coated with a layer of a muco-adhesive polymer and externally coated with a layer of an enteric polymer; and (b) an immediate release component comprising levodopa.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a belt driven system. The belt driven system may include a master pulley, a slave pulley, a belt around the master pulley and the slave pulley, a tension pulley configured to tension the belt, and a position adjusting device configured to automatically adjust a position of the tension pulley based on an interaction of the tension pulley and the belt.

Abstract: Described is a method of setting up a direct connection between edge sites on a 5G communications network. The method comprises: configuring 5G network functions (NFs) in the 5G communications network; configuring 5G NFs at the edge sites, if not already configured; and based on said configured NFs, setting up a direct tunnel between the edge sites according to a pre-defined tunnel policy.

Abstract: A system and method for conducting a parameter update event including one or more processors for transmitting first parameter settings to a program used by multiple users, such as a mobile device application at a plurality of mobile devices, receiving performance information indicating performance of the program after the first parameter setting, the performance information for each user being separately identifiable, and for each individual user of the plurality of users, determining a parameter setting update based at least in part on the performance information of the individual user and transmitting the parameter setting update to the program.

Abstract: Disclosed systems and methods configure a plurality of wireless access points to perform probe request handling operations including, responsive to receiving a probe request from a mobile device, relaying the probe request to a network controller, and responsive to receiving a probe response from the network controller, relaying the probe response to the mobile device. The network controller is configured to provide the mobile device with a multipoint wireless network by identifying two or more of the plurality of wireless access points as selected access points for multipoint transmission with the mobile device, coordinating the selected access points to allow simultaneous transmissions to the mobile device from each of the selected access points, and forwarding a probe response indicative of the selected access points to the selected access points.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to electrochemical detection of analytes and particularly, but not exclusively, to a double junction reference electrode, methods of using a double junction reference electrode, handheld or robotically manipulable apparatuses comprising a double junction reference electrode, and systems comprising a double junction reference electrode.

Abstract: The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising a core comprising levodopa, wherein the core is coated with a layer of a muco-adhesive polymer and externally coated with a layer of an enteric polymer; and (b) an immediate release component comprising carbidopa and levodopa.

Abstract: The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising a core comprising levodopa, wherein the core is coated with a layer of a muco-adhesive polymer and externally coated with a layer of an enteric polymer; and (b) an immediate release component comprising carbidopa and levodopa.

Abstract: The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising a core comprising levodopa, wherein the core is coated with a layer of a muco-adhesive polymer and externally coated with a layer of an enteric polymer; and (b) an immediate release component comprising carbidopa and levodopa.

Abstract: A system and method for conducting a parameter update event including one or more processors for transmitting first parameter settings to a program used by multiple users, such as a mobile device application at a plurality of mobile devices, receiving performance information indicating performance of the program after the first parameter setting, the performance information for each user being separately identifiable, and for each individual user of the plurality of users, determining a parameter setting update based at least in part on the performance information of the individual user and transmitting the parameter setting update to the program.

Abstract: A process for optimizing the design of a semi-open centrifugal pump impeller involves the steps of, reducing the number of long blades and adding a medium length splitter blade and a short length splitter blade having varying circumferential distances between any two optimized long blades. Each medium length and short length splitter blade have the same outlet position, profile and thickness as the optimized long blade; however, the medium length and short length splitter blades have different inlet positions relative to the optimized long blade. The long blade, medium length splitter blade and short length splitter blade are arranged in circumferential sequence along the direction of rotation of the impeller. This optimization improves various problems arising from the original semi-open centrifugal pumps, including low efficiency, significant loss at the inlet, inlet cavitation, separation of boundary layers at the blade inlets, narrow lift range of the dead point and excessive noise.

Abstract: We present a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) graphene-based pressure sensor realized by transferring a large area, few-layered graphene on a suspended silicon nitride thin membrane perforated by a periodic array of micro-through-holes. Each through-hole is covered by a circular drum-like graphene layer, namely a graphene “microdrum”. The uniqueness of the sensor design is the fact that introducing the through-hole arrays into the supporting nitride membrane allows generating an increased strain in the graphene membrane over the through-hole array by local deformations of the holes under an applied differential pressure. Further reasons contributing to the increased strain in the devised sensitive membrane include larger deflection of the membrane than that of its imperforated counterpart membrane, and direct bulging of the graphene microdrum under an applied pressure. Electromechanical measurements show a gauge factor of 4.4 for the graphene membrane and a sensitivity of 2.

Abstract: Described is a method of processing data packets in a communications network. The method comprises receiving a first data packet of a data packet flow from a network device and determining an instruction set for processing said first data packet. A flow key for said first data packet is determined. The first data packet is processed according to the determined instruction set. The method includes receiving a subsequent data packet and determining if a flow key of said subsequent data packet matches said flow key of said first data packet. If yes, the subsequent data packet is processed using the instruction set determined for said first data packet.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of mineral processing and separation, and in particular, to an underground coal hypergravity field separation system and a separation process. The separation system includes a grading hydrocyclone group, hypergravity field separators, feeding pumps, and conveying pumps. Coal collected underground is graded through a grading hydrocyclone first, then is fed into the hypergravity field separators for separation, and finally, is conveyed to a next link for dehydration through the conveying pumps. The separation system of the present disclosure has less supporting equipment, small floor area, and no complex pipeline, and is suitable for a downhole operation. In addition, the hypergravity field separators can provide a high-strength centrifugal acceleration, which can realize rapid separation of coal gangue particles in a radial direction and a tangential direction, and realize effective separation of fine coal gangue particles.

Abstract: There is provided an imidazole derivative, wherein the structural formula of the imidazole derivative is as represented by formula I: There is further provided a material containing the imidazole derivative and an organic light-emitting device containing the imidazole derivative. The imidazole derivative has an excellent carrier transport capacity, and the organic light-emitting device produced by using the material has obviously reduced starting voltage and improved luminous efficiency and luminance; and due to the features such as relatively good film-forming performance and simple material synthesis and purification methods which are applicable to mass production, the imidazole derivative is an ideal option for an electron transport material of organic light-emitting devices.