Abstract: Provided is a pharmaceutical composition including gastrodin and a use thereof for the prevention or the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The pharmaceutical composition is effective in reducing neuronal axon degeneration and neurofibromin accumulation, improving symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and extending life of patients of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Abstract: A microsphere lens assembly (10) comprises a microsphere lens (1) and a base lens (3) connected together by a column of optically clear material (2) which holds the microsphere lens (1) in a fixed position relative to the base lens (3). If the microsphere lens (1) is fixed in the correct position relative to the base lens (3), the assembly (10) can be used, in combination with a suitable microscope, for carrying out super resolution microscopy and/or machining.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for connecting a connection piece to a U-shaped ring anchor for a head module for rail vehicles, the head module consisting predominantly of fiber-reinforced plastic material and having an outer shell and the ring anchor consisting of fiber-reinforced plastic material and being arranged in the roof region of the outer shell as a stiffening means. According to the method, connecting elements are fed through the dry or matrix-material-impregnated, unconsolidated fiber reinforcement structure of the ring anchor.

Abstract: An information handling system with modular riser components for receiving expansion cards having various requirements. The system includes a riser body assembly having a common support structure for receiving expansion cards. The common support structure may be coupled to different expansion structures to provide support of expansion cards having requirements that would not be met by the common support structure alone.

Abstract: A method and a kit for detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis are provided. The method includes a step of performing a nested qPCR assay to a specimen. The nested qPCR assay includes a first round of amplification using external primers and a second round of amplification using internal primers and a probe. The external primers have sequences of SEQ ID NOs. 1 and 2, and the internal primers and the probe have sequences of SEQ ID NOs. 3 to 5.

Abstract: A connection between a connector, a fastener and one or more structural members is disclosed. The connector can be formed with a fastening and alignment member. The fastening and alignment member includes a projecting member and a protruding member in close proximity to a predetermined location for the fastener.

Abstract: Described is a method for detecting a calibration requirement for image sensors in a vehicle. The method includes detecting a ground pattern in a generated image associated with a surrounding of a vehicle. The method includes extracting at least one key point associated with the detected ground pattern, from the generated image. The method includes determining a relative motion parameter associated with the extracted at least one key point based on tracking of the extracted at least one key point over a period of time. The method further includes detecting the calibration requirement for the image sensor based on the determined relative motion parameter and generating an output signal based on the detected calibration requirement.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first data set comprising embeddings of first and second types, generating a fixed adjacency matrix from the first dataset, and applying a first stochastic binary mask to the fixed adjacency matrix to obtain a first subgraph of the fixed adjacency matrix. The method also includes processing the first subgraph through a first layer of a graph convolutional network (GCN) to obtain a first embedding matrix, and applying a second stochastic binary mask to the fixed adjacency matrix to obtain a second subgraph of the fixed adjacency matrix. The method includes processing the first embedding matrix and the second subgraph through a second layer of the GCN to obtain a second embedding matrix, and then determining a plurality of gradients of a loss function, and modifying the first stochastic binary mask and the second stochastic binary mask using at least one of the plurality of gradients.

Abstract: A bottom-emission light-emitting diode (LED) display includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of LEDs bonded on the substrate, a packaging layer formed on the substrate to cover the LEDs, and a reflecting layer formed on the packaging layer to reflect light emitted by the plurality of LEDs. The reflecting layer has a non-smooth shape or the packaging layer has different refractivities.

Abstract: Technologies for providing event-level data privacy for streaming post analytics data include, in some embodiments, receiving a data stream that includes instances of count data collected over a time interval, computing a true count breakdown that includes a set of sub-counts of non-public user interface interactions on the post, creating a noisy count breakdown by applying at least one differential privacy mechanism to the set of sub-counts, and streaming the noisy count breakdown instead of the true count breakdown to a computing device. At least one of the sub-counts is a count that is associated with a particular value of an attribute that has different possible values. The attribute is associated with the non-public user interface interactions on the post.

Abstract: A staggered and crossed heat storage adsorption bed and a seawater desalination waste heat storage system are provided, which relate to the field of seawater desalination and the technical field of thermochemical adsorption heat storage. The adsorption bed includes a bed body, wherein an adsorption cavity is arranged in the bed body; two sides of the adsorption cavity are respectively communicated with an inlet cavity and an outlet cavity; the adsorption cavity includes a vacuum heat insulation layer arranged at an outermost side; the vacuum heat insulation layer is embedded with an adsorption box fixing layer; a corner end adsorption box, a central adsorption box and a side adsorption box are staggered and crossed arranged in an inner cavity of the vacuum heat insulation layer through the adsorption box fixing layer.

Abstract: An electronic window is provided for adjusting light and includes a first panel, a second panel, and an intermediate layer. The first panel includes a first alignment layer. The second panel includes a second alignment layer. The intermediate layer is disposed between the first panel and the second panel. The angle of orientation of the first alignment layer is between 25 degrees and 65 degrees, and the angle of orientation of the second alignment layer is between 115 degrees and 155 degrees.

Abstract: A reflective four-in-one light-emitting key core module, wherein an insulating layer is arranged on a support structure, a circuit layer is arranged on the insulating layer, a spacer layer is arranged above the insulating layer, a first through hole is opened in the spacer layer at a position corresponding to the keycap, an elastic conducting member is arranged at the position corresponding to the first through hole, a light-guiding film is arranged above the spacer layer, a conductive sheet is fixedly arranged at a position corresponding to the elastic conducting member, light-guiding mesh points are provided on the light-guiding film, a LED light is arranged on the circuit layer and corresponding to the keycap, a second through hole is opened on the spacer layer corresponding to a position of the LED light, a third through hole is opened on the light-guiding film at a position corresponding to the LED light.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first-voltage power rail and a second-voltage power rail in a first connection layer, and includes a first-voltage underlayer power rail and a second-voltage underlayer power rail below the first connection layer. Each of the first-voltage and second-voltage power rails extends in a second direction that is perpendicular to a first direction. Each of the first-voltage and second-voltage underlayer power rails extends in the first direction. The integrated circuit includes a first via-connector connecting the first-voltage power rail with the first-voltage underlayer power rail, and a second via-connector connecting the second-voltage power rail with the second-voltage underlayer power rail.