Abstract: The present invention relates to an antagonist of interleukin-17B receptor (IL-17RB) which features interruption of the interaction of IL-17RB and MLK4. The present invention also relates to use of such antagonist for treatment of diseases or disorders associated with IL-17RB activation. Further disclosed is a phosphorylated IL-17RB as a biomarker for predicting prognosis and/or monitoring progression of cancer.

Abstract: A method for cutting or extracting video clips from a video, including the audio content relevant to points of particular interest, and combining the same for instruction or training on particular points; a computing device applying the method extracts text information from the spoken audio content of a video to be cut and obtains multiple paragraph segmentation positions as candidates for inclusion in a desired and finished presentation by analyzing the information from text representing the spoken audio content, the analysis being carried out by a semantic segmentation model. Candidate items of text are obtained by isolating pieces of text according to the paragraph segmentation positions. Time stamps of the candidate text segments are acquired, and candidate video clips are obtained by cutting the video according to the acquired time stamps.

Abstract: An information-seeking dialogue system can be trained using a pipeline process having stages, or components, of passage retrieval (selecting passages relevant to a query from a corpus or knowledge base), re-ranking, and generating a response to the query based on one or more of the re-ranked passages. Each stage, or component, of the pipeline can be individually optimized based on ground truth data.

Abstract: Detection reagent is formed by reacting a catalyst and xanthydrol. The catalyst includes an active component loaded on a support, wherein the active component includes Pt, Ru, Rh, or a combination thereof, and the support includes carbon material, silica, alumina, or calcium carbonate. The detection reagent can be used to detect the primary amide compound.

Abstract: A method of handling an adherent cell in a microdroplet assaying system by conjugating an adherent cell to a microbead is provided. The method 50 comprises the steps of: loading a first plurality of microdroplets into a microfluidic space, wherein each of the first microdroplet 5 contains a microbead 52 and a first fluid; loading a second plurality of microdroplets into the microfluidic space, wherein each of the second microdroplet contains an adherent cell and a second fluid 54; merging the first plurality of microdroplets and the second plurality of microdroplets to form a plurality of merged microdroplets 56, each merged microdroplets containing the first and second fluids, at least one microbead and at least one adherent cell; and10 agitating each of the merged microdroplets 58 to cause the first and second fluids in each of the merged microdroplets to move such that at least one adherent cell adhere to the at least one microbead. [FIG.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for acquiring a network resource, device, and system, relating to the field of communications technologies, and enabling logical use of a communication resource while improving the success ratio of communication resource requests. In the present application, a terminal device may request a communication resource from a second network device according to action indication information and/or statistical information sent by a first network device. The terminal device chooses, according to an actual status, to lower a resource request level or to implement other measures matching an actual current status of a network, and then requests a communication resource from the second network device, thereby making logical use of a communication resource while improving the success ratio of communication resource requests.

Abstract: A tumor recurrence prediction device is provided, which includes a data extraction circuit, a memory, and a processor. The data extraction circuit extracts multiple patient clinical data and multiple slice image information; a memory stores multiple instructions; a processor is connected to the data extraction circuit and the memory, and is configured to load and execute the multiple instructions to: receive the multiple patient clinical data and the multiple slice image information; generate clinical feature information and tumor image feature information according to the multiple patient clinical data and the multiple slice image information; train a prediction model according to the clinical feature information and the tumor image feature information; and predict tumor recurrence for patient information of a patient using the prediction model. In addition, a tumor recurrence prediction method is also disclosed here.

Abstract: A microscope, including an x motor, a y motor, and a z axis focusing driving mechanism that drive a stage to move; at least one knob operatively coupled to the x motor or y motor or the z axis focusing driving mechanism selectively via a controller; and at least one button coupled to the controller in communication. The controller is configured to disconnect a normal operative coupling between the knob and the z axis focusing driving mechanism and establish an operative coupling between the knob and the x motor or y motor when receiving a predetermined button signal, and restore the normal operative coupling between the knob and the z axis focusing driving mechanism and disconnect the operative coupling between the knob and the x motor or y motor when no longer receiving the predetermined button signal or when receiving a next button signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an operating method of an automatic analysis system on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which includes steps as follows. Images are received from of the subject's brain from the MRI machine. Contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images and T2-weighted images are obtained from the images, and the pre-processing is performed on the images. The ratio of T2-weighted images to contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images is calculated to generate contrast-enhanced images. The unsupervised clustering is performed on the region of interest in the contrast-enhanced image to separate a cystic part and a non-cystic part so as to calculate the feature parameters. After radiosurgery is performed on the brain tumor corresponding to the region of interest, the volume change of the tumor is analyzed. The linear regression analysis of the feature parameters and the volume change of the tumor is performed for prognostic evaluation.

Abstract: Detection reagent is formed by reacting a catalyst and xanthydrol. The catalyst includes an active component loaded on a support, wherein the active component includes Pt, Ru, Rh, or a combination thereof, and the support includes carbon material, silica, alumina, or calcium carbonate. The detection reagent can be used to detect the primary amide compound.

Abstract: Various embodiments include methods for improving navigation by a processor of a robotic device equipped with an image sensor and an optical flow sensor. The robotic device may be configured to capture or receive two image frames from the image sensor, generate a homograph computation based on the image frames, receive optical flow sensor data from an optical flow sensor, and determine a scale estimation value based on the homograph computation and the optical flow sensor data. The robotic device may determine the robotic device pose (or the pose of the image sensor) based on the scale estimation value.

Abstract: The invention is aimed at combining dinitrile heterocyclic additives with fluoroethers additives for electrolyte compositions, electrolyte compositions containing the additives and electrochemical devices containing the additives. The electrolyte compositions are suitable for use in electrochemical devices such as lithium ion batteries.

Abstract: The invention provides an oligonucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1. The invention also provides method for detecting target DNA in a sample with the oligonucleotide.

Abstract: A resin composition for an optical material contains a thiol compound and an isocyanate compound. The thiol compound includes a trithiol compound and a tetrathiol compound, and based on 100% of the total mole equivalent of the thiol group of the thiol compound, the total mole equivalent of the thiol group of the trithiol compound is fro 85% to 95%, and the total mole equivalent of the thiol group of the tetrathiol compound is from 5% to 15%. The isocyanate compound includes dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate, and based on 100% of the total mole equivalent of the isocyanate group of the isocyanate compound, the total mole equivalent of the isocyanate group of the dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate is from 90% to 100%.

Abstract: A flue gas treatment device is provided. A wet electrostatic precipitator and a flue gas heater are integrated in an integrated flue housing of the flue gas treatment device, thus the occupied area of the flue gas treatment device is smaller than that of the solution with devices being arranged separately. Furthermore, since a bidirectional transition flue is not required to be arranged in the integrated flue housing, the flue gas has a good flow uniformity, and further it is not required to arrange a flow equalization orifice plate in the flue, thus the flue gas has a small resistance, thereby reducing the power consumption of the draught fan and increasing the efficiency of the power plant.

Abstract: A catalyst-layer-supporting substrate comprising a substrate supporting a catalyst layer; wherein the catalyst layer comprises two or more porous catalyst metal particle layers that are superposed alternately with (i) two or more intersticed layers comprising at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Zn, Sn, Al, and Cu; or (ii) two or more fibrous carbon layers having interstices among fibers of the fibrous carbon. A method for forming a catalyst-layer-supporting structure that comprises porous catalyst metal particle by removing a pore-forming metal from a mixture layer containing a pore-forming metal and a catalyst metal.

Abstract: The invention provides an oligonucleotide comprising a nucleotide sequence consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1. The invention also provides method for detecting target DNA in a sample with the oligonucleotide.

Abstract: A resin for a negative electrode of a lithium ion battery including a core section and a cladding layer covering the surface of the core section are provided. The cladding layer is obtained by reacting a first monomer mixture. The first monomer mixture includes an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomer, a first aromatic vinyl monomer, and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer. Based on 100 wt % of the first monomer mixture, a content of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomer is from 45 to 80 wt %, a content of the first aromatic vinyl monomer is from 5 to 25 wt %, and a content of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer is from 10 to 43 wt %.

Abstract: A resin for a negative electrode of a lithium ion battery including a core section and a cladding layer covering the surface of the core section are provided. The cladding layer is obtained by reacting a first monomer mixture. The first monomer mixture includes an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomer, a first aromatic vinyl monomer, and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer. Based on 100 wt % of the first monomer mixture, a content of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid ester monomer is from 45 to 80 wt %, a content of the first aromatic vinyl monomer is from 5 to 25 wt %, and a content of the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer is from 10 to 43 wt %.

Abstract: Embodiments of mechanisms for forming a micro-electro mechanical system (MEMS) device are provided. The MEMS device includes a substrate and a MEMS substrate disposed on the substrate. The MEMS substrate includes a movable element, a fixed element and at least a spring connected to the movable element and the fixed element. The MEMS device also includes a polysilicon layer on the movable element.