Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of lithium ion batteries, and provides an MOF-derived carbon aerogel, a preparation method thereof and an application in lithium ion batteries. According to the method, [Cd(tppa)2Cl2] is first prepared. The MOF-derived carbon aerogel according the disclosure is used as an anode active material of lithium ion batteries.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of supercapacitors, in particular to a method for preparation of an MOF-derived high-porosity carbon aerogel as an electrode material of a supercapacitor. An MOFs-derived high-porosity carbon aerogel is obtained by performing calcination pyrolysis to an MOF-ZX-5 material, where the MOF-ZX-5 material is [Zn(tppa)2Cl2]. According to the disclosure, a new MOF-ZX-5 is used as a precursor, and a new carbon aerogel material (MOFs-derived high-porosity carbon aerogel) is designed and synthesized as an electrode material of a supercapacitor.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing glass articles having a target effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTETeff averaged over a temperature range comprise selecting a glass core composition having an average core glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEcore that is greater than the target effective CTETeff and a glass clad composition having an average clad glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEclad that is less than the target effective CTETeff; and manufacturing a glass laminate comprising a glass core layer formed from the glass core composition and two or more glass cladding layers fused to the glass core layer, each of the two or more glass cladding layers formed from the glass clad composition such that a ratio of a thickness of the glass core layer to a total thickness of the two or more glass cladding layers is selected to produce the glass laminate having an effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTEeff that is within ±0.5 ppm/° C. of the target effective CTETeff.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods or kits with inflammatory cytokines to pretreat 1-ISCs to augment their immune modulatory effect, in prevention and treatment of various diseases such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, sepsis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, Parkinson's disease, chronic infections, and GvHD. The present invention relates to novel methods for enhancing the immunosuppressive or the immune stimulatory activities of mesenchymal stem cells (JvfSCs).

Abstract: A light-transmitting structure is disclosed. The light-transmitting structure includes a laminated glass substrate that has a core layer and a first clad layer fused to a first side of the core layer. The core layer comprises a core glass composition that is transparent and has a core refractive index nC. The first clad layer defines a first surface of the laminated glass substrate and comprises a first clad glass composition that is transparent and has a first clad refractive index nCL1 that is lower than the core refractive index nC. The light-transmitting structure further includes a plurality of interdiffusion regions that extend from the core layer and through the first clad layer to define a light-scattering surface interposed with the first surface. Each interdiffusion region comprises an interdiffusion composition that is transparent and has an interdiffusion refractive index nI that is higher than the first clad refractive index nCL1.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of lithium ion batteries, and provides an MOF-derived carbon aerogel, a preparation method thereof and an application in lithium ion batteries. According to the method, [Cd(tppa)2Cl2] is first prepared. The MOF-derived carbon aerogel according the disclosure is used as an anode active material of lithium ion batteries.

Abstract: A light-transmitting structure is disclosed. The light-transmitting structure includes a glass-based substrate that has a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. The glass-based substrate comprises a first composition that is transparent and has a first refractive index n1. The light-transmitting structure further includes a plurality of surface regions fused with the glass-based substrate to define a light-scattering surface interposed with the first major surface. Each surface region comprises a second composition that is transparent and has a second refractive index n2 that is different than the first refractive index n1. The first major surface and the light-scattering surface define an interface to an ambient environment.

Abstract: A marine-derived nanoselenium-producing strain and a method for preparing nanoselenium by using the strain are provided in the present disclosure, belonging to the field of nano biomaterials. According to the present disclosure, a Bacillus strain capable of preparing nanoselenium is screened from sediments taken from the Arctic Ocean, named Bacillus sp. Q72, which has been deposit in the China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, and the deposit number is CGMCC No.26355. The extracellular fluid of this strain is used to directly reduce high concentrations of sodium selenite to obtain selenium nanoparticles.

Abstract: Ion-exchanged alkali aluminosilicate glass articles with a ratio of peak compressive stress value to Young's modulus value of 14 or more. The glass articles may include Al2O3 mol %+RO mol %?18 mol %, where RO mol %=MgO mol %+CaO mol %, and be substantially free of ZnO, SrO, BaO, B2O3, P2O5, Li2O, and K2O. The glass articles may have a peak compressive stress value in a range of 850 MPa to 1400 MPa. The glass articles are suitable for various high-strength applications, including cover glass applications that experience significant bending stresses during use, for example, cover glasses for flexible displays.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing glass articles having a target effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTETeff averaged over a temperature range comprise selecting a glass core composition having an average core glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEcore that is greater than the target effective CTETeff and a glass clad composition having an average clad glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEclad that is less than the target effective CTETeff; and manufacturing a glass laminate comprising a glass core layer formed from the glass core composition and two or more glass cladding layers fused to the glass core layer, each of the two or more glass cladding layers formed from the glass clad composition such that a ratio of a thickness of the glass core layer to a total thickness of the two or more glass cladding layers is selected to produce the glass laminate having an effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTEeff that is within ±0.5 ppm/° C. of the target effective CTETeff.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods or kits with inflammatory cytokines to pretreat 1-ISCs to augment their immune modulatory effect, in prevention and treatment of various diseases such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, sepsis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, Parkinson's disease, chronic infections, and GvHD. The present invention relates to novel methods for enhancing the immunosuppressive or the immune stimulatory activities of mesenchymal stem cells (JvfSCs).

Abstract: Described herein are 3-fluoro-4-hydroxybenzamide-containing inhibitors and/or degraders, and pharmaceutical compositions containing 3-fluoro-hydroxybenzamide-containing inhibitors and/or degraders. In some embodiments, the 3-fluoro-4-hydroxybenzamide-containing compounds of the disclosure can be used to treat a condition, for example, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

Abstract: Described herein are compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined herein, their use as HSD17B13 inhibitors and/or degraders, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and their use to treat, for example, NAFLD and NASH.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods or kits with inflammatory cytokines to pretreat 1-ISCs to augment their immune modulatory effect, in prevention and treatment of various diseases such as multiple sclerosis, arthritis, lupus, sepsis, hepatitis, cirrhosis, Parkinson's disease, chronic infections, and GvHD. The present invention relates to novel methods for enhancing the immunosuppressive or the immune stimulatory activities of mesenchymal stem cells (JvfSCs).

Abstract: A controller for vehicle air conditioner includes a base defining a mounting cavity; a knob assembly rotatably mounted to the base, wherein at least a portion of the knob assembly is located in the mounting cavity; and at least one bearing element arranged between the base and the knob assembly. Such a design reduces the friction between the base and the knob assembly and thus reduces the noise.

Abstract: The present invention provides an engineered chimeric soluble T cell receptor (ETCR), which comprises (i) all or part of TCR ? chain, fused to all or part of the antibody constant domain, and (ii) all or part of TCR ? chain, fused to all or part of the antibody constant domain. (i) and (ii) each comprise a designed linker, a designed binding interface between TCR and antibody domain and one or more mutagenesis in TCR domain to stabilize the ETCR thereof. Characterized in that the ETCR recognizes specific peptide-MHC (pMHC) complex and exhibits biological function.

Abstract: A silicate-based composition includes, in mol.%: 35-65% SiO2, 20-40% CaO, 10-30% Na2O, 0-15% TiO2, >0-15% Al2O3, 0-10% P2O5, 0-15% ZrO2, and 0-3% SnO2. A method of forming a silicate-based composition includes ceramming a silicate-based composition such that the ceramming is a cycle has a first portion and a second portion, with the first portion conducted at a first temperature for a first time and the second portion conducted at a second temperature for a second time.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a glass may include from about 50 mol. % to about 70 mol. % SiO2; from about 12 mol. % to about 35 mol. % B2O3; from about 4 mol. % to about 12 mol. % Al2O3; greater than 0 mol. % and less than or equal to 1 mol. % alkali metal oxide, wherein Li2O is greater than or equal to about 20% of the alkali metal oxide; from about 0.3 mol. % to about 0.7 mol. % of Na2O or Li2O; and greater than 0 mol. % and less than 12 mol. % of total divalent oxide, wherein the total divalent oxide includes at least one of CaO, MgO and SrO, and wherein a ratio of Li2O (mol. %) to (Li2O (mol. %)+(Na2O (mol. %)) is greater than or equal 0.4 and less than or equal to 0.6. The glass may have a relatively low high temperature resistivity and a relatively high low temperature resistivity.

Abstract: An article comprises a glass substrate. The glass substrate has a first surface having a plurality of vias therein, and a second surface parallel to the first surface. At least one of the first surface and the second surface is an etched surface having a surface roughness (Ra) of 0.75 nm or less. The glass substrate comprises, in mol percent on an oxide basis: 65 mol %?SiO2?75 mol %; 7 mol %?Al2O3?15 mol %; 26.25 mol %?RO+Al2O3?B2O3; 0 mol %?R2O?2 mol %. RO=MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO+ZnO. R2O=Li2O+Na2O+K2O+Rb2O+Cs2O.

Abstract: A borosilicate-based composition, including: 50-85 mol. % SiO2, 10-40 mol. % B2O3, >0-5 mol. % SnO2, and >0-20 mol. % of at least one alkali oxide selected from Li2O, Na2O, K2O, Rb2O, and Cs2O, such that the composition has a Young's Modulus less than 64 GPa.