Abstract: A lock, a vehicle parking system, and a vehicle parking method are provided. The lock includes a main body, a lock switch, a lock controller, a lock communication circuit, and a battery. The battery is connected to the lock switch, the lock controller, and the lock communication circuit, and configured to supply electrical energy to the lock switch, the lock controller, and the lock communication circuit. The lock communication circuit is connected to the lock controller, and transmits a locking instruction or an unlocking instruction to the lock controller when receiving the locking instruction or the unlocking instruction from a second device located outside the lock. The lock controller is connected to the lock switch connected to the main body, and the lock controller controls, when receiving the locking instruction or the unlocking instruction, the main body to perform a locking operation or an unlocking operation through the lock switch.

Abstract: An image processing method, apparatus, and an electronic device. The method includes: adjusting an original luminance parameter of a pixel point in an image based on a luminance adjustment strategy to obtain an adjusted luminance parameter; determining a luminance change parameter of the pixel point according to the original luminance parameter and the adjusted luminance parameter, where the luminance change parameter is configured to represent a changing degree of the adjusted luminance parameter relative to the original luminance parameter; and adjusting an original saturation parameter of the pixel point based on the luminance change parameter to obtain an adjusted saturation parameter, so as to compensate for a saturation of the pixel point.

Abstract: The present application discloses a class of guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone derivatives and pharmaceutical use thereof. The guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is shown as general formula I. In the present application, a class of novel guaianolide sesquiterpene lactone derivatives are found by structural optimization with abundant natural ingredients such as parthenolide and dehydrocostus lactone as raw materials, which derivatives have good inhibitory activity on the activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome, and the chemical stability, water solubility and oral bioavailability of which are significantly improved, and it is verified by experiments that the derivatives have inhibitory effects on the activity of the NLRP3 inflammasome and have potential pharmaceutical applications.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of biotechnology, and particularly to use of a tomato gene mSlBZR1L in changing the morphology of tomato fruits. The present disclosure discloses a tomato gene mSlBZR1L comprising a nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID No: 3, and the gene can extend the length of the tomato fruits.

Abstract: A method of using a catheter assembly for inserting in a fluid filled space in a body includes providing a main body having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion is positioned within the fluid filled space. The second end portion is adjusted to extend outwardly from the fluid filled space when the first end portion is positioned within the fluid filled space. A catheter tip is connected to the second end portion of the main body. The catheter tip includes a housing having a cavity defined therein and a rotating element positioned within the fluid filled space. The rotating element is rotated within the cavity of the housing to impart movement of the first end portion of the main body within the fluid filled space.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an aluminosilicate glass composition, aluminosilicate glass and a preparation method therefor and application thereof. Based on the total molar weight of the aluminosilicate glass composition, the aluminosilicate glass composition comprises, by oxide, 67-74 mol % of SiO2, 10-15 mol % of Al2O3, 0-5 mol % of B2O3, 1-10 mol % of MgO, 1-10 mol % of CaO, 0-3 mol % of SrO, 2-8 mol % of BaO, 0.1-4 mol % of ZnO, 0.1-4 mol % of RE2O3 and less than 0.05 mol % of R2O, wherein RE represents rare earth elements, and R represents alkali metals.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a fast-scanning optical-resolution photoacoustic (fsOR-PAE) endoscope for imaging vasculature within tissues in vivo that includes an ultrasonic transducer and a scanning mirror within a lumen of an elongate casing. The scanning mirror is configured to direct the laser pulses from the pulsed laser source to a focal spot outside the casing in a scanning pattern via an imaging window formed in the casing. The scanning mirror is further configured to direct a plurality of photoacoustic signals from the focal spot to the ultrasonic transducer via the imaging window.

Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of systems and methods of imaging using photoacoustic computed tomography.

Abstract: The present invention is directed toward monoclonal antibodies that bind to death receptor 4 and/or death receptor 5, a pharmaceutical composition comprising same, and methods of treatment comprising administering such a pharmaceutical composition to a patient.

Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of systems and methods of phase-sensitive compressed ultrafast photography.

Abstract: Certain aspects pertain to systems, apparatus, and methods for one or both of thermoacoustic and ultrasound tomography.

Abstract: Photoacoustic computed tomography of blood flow methods and systems that reconstruct photoacoustic images, use a spatiotemporal filter to extract at least one blood component from the images, and estimate blood flow measurements from the at least one blood component.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of glass manufacturing, and discloses non-alkali aluminum silicate glass and a preparation method as well as application thereof. A glass melt of the non-alkali aluminum silicate glass at 1600° C. has a resistivity of 200 ?·cm or less; a temperature T35000 corresponding to 35000 P viscosity is 1250° C. or more; an annealing point corresponding to 1013 P viscosity is 790° C. or more, based on a total molar weight of the non-alkali aluminum silicate glass, the non-alkali aluminum silicate glass comprises, by oxide, 69-73 mol % of SiO2, 11-15 mol % of Al2O3, 0-2 mol % of B2O3, 2-8 mol % of MgO, 2-8 mol % of CaO, 0-3 mol % of SrO, 3-10 mol % of BaO, 0.1-2 mol % of ZnO, 0.02-0.7 mol % of RE2O3, 0.01-0.5 mol % of Se2O3 and R2O, less than 0.05 mol %, wherein RE represents rare earth elements, and R represents alkali metals.

Abstract: A composition for glass, and aluminosilicate glass, preparation method therefor, and use thereof. In molar percentage, in the composition, the total content of SiO2, B2O3, P2O5, GeO2 and TeO2 is 60˜85 mol %; the total content of Al2O3 and Ga2O3 is 3˜20 mol %; the total content of ZnO and Y2O3 is 0.1˜5 mol %; and the total content of alkaline earth metal oxide is 4˜30 mol %. The glass has a high strain point, a low melting temperature, and a high thermal expansion coefficient, has good toughness, and is suitable for large-scale industrial production.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods of phase-sensitive compressed ultrafast photography (pCUP). In some embodiments, a pCUP system comprises: a dark-field imaging system, and a compressed ultrafast photography (CUP system). The dark-field imaging system may comprise a laser source configured to illuminate the subject with a laser pulse; and a beam block configured to pass laser light scattered by the subject as a first series of phase images and block laser light not scattered by the subject. The CUP system may comprise: a spatial encoding module configured to receive the first series of phase images and to produce a second series of spatially encoded phase images; and a streak camera configured to receive the second series of spatially encoded phase images, to deflect each spatially encoded phase image by a temporal deflection distance, and to integrate the deflected phase images into a single raw CUP image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to glass manufacturing, a glass composition, glass with a low inclusion content and a preparation method therefor and use thereof. The composition comprises 50-64 wt. % SiO2, 14-24 wt. % Al2O3, 0-7 wt. % B2O3+P2O5, 0.5-7 wt. % MgO, 1-10 wt. % CaO, 0-9 wt. % SrO, 0.1-14 wt. % BaO, 0.1-5 wt. % ZnO, 0.1-4 wt. % TiO2, 0.1-7 wt. % Y2O3+La2O3+Nd2O3, and <0.05 wt. % R2O, wherein R2O is a sum of the content of Li2O, Na2O and K2O, and the composition satisfies the following conditions: (1) a temperature T100 corresponding to a viscosity of 100 P is 1730° C. or higher; (2) a surface tension at 1300° C. is less than 420 mN/m. The glass prepared by the glass composition and the glass with a low inclusion content preparation method has the advantages of having low inclusion content, having a simple preparation process, being low in cost and so on.

Abstract: The invention provides a composition for glass, a glass, and a preparation method and application thereof. On an oxide basis, the composition for glass contains 45-64 wt % SiO2, 16-26 wt % Al2O3, 0.1-2 wt % MgO, 10-17 wt % Na2O, 0.5-15 wt % P2O5, and optionally 0-2 wt % TiO2. The glass prepared from the composition for glass has a higher chemical resistance, a higher strain point, and a higher compressive stress and depth of compressive stress layer formed on the glass surface, and the glass has a higher Young's modulus.

Abstract: A photoacoustic imaging system is disclosed that includes an ergodic relay coupled optically to a light source configured to produce a light pulse and further coupled acoustically to a transducer. The ergodic relay is further configured to direct at least two PA signals to the transducer. Each of the at least two PA signals are produced at different positions within the field of view of the object to be imaged in response to illumination by a single light pulse. The transducer detects each of the at least two PA signals after each of at least two delays that correspond to the position at which each PA signal was produced.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for measuring infrared absorption of a sample that includes delivering a pulse of infrared radiation to a region of the sample, delivering pulses of radiation of a shorter wavelength than infrared radiation to a sub-region within the region, and using one or more properties of the induced photoacoustic signals to create a signal indicative of infrared absorption of the sub-region of the sample.