Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compounds. and to their pharmaceutical compositions. that inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPP4). Hie compounds selectively promote the proliferation of alveolar type 2 cells (AEC2s) and are useful in therapeutic methods of treating diseases whose etiology. for example. derives from epithelial degeneration and maladaptive remodeling, such as pulmonary' diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IFF), acute respiratory' distress syndrome (ARDS), and infant respiratory' distress syndromes (IRDS).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to spherical dual-polarization phased array weather radar. The spherical dual-polarization phased array weather radar comprises a spherical crown phased array antenna module, a digital transceiver module and a signal processing module, wherein the spherical crown phased array antenna module comprises a spherical support frame and a plurality of dual-polarization micro-strip radiation units; the dual-polarized micro-strip radiation units are tightly arranged on the spherical support frame; the spherical crown phased array antenna module is used for detecting weather; wireless transmission is carried out between the digital transceiver module and the spherical crown phased array antenna module; the digital transceiver module is used for generating a frequency modulation signal or a phase coding signal required for detecting meteorological targets and receiving an echo signal reflected by the target; and the signal processing module is connected with the digital transceiver module.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to spherical dual-polarization phased array weather radar. The spherical dual-polarization phased array weather radar comprises a spherical crown phased array antenna module, a digital transceiver module and a signal processing module, wherein the spherical crown phased array antenna module comprises a spherical support frame and a plurality of dual-polarization micro-strip radiation units; the dual-polarized micro-strip radiation units are tightly arranged on the spherical support frame; the spherical crown phased array antenna module is used for detecting weather; wireless transmission is carried out between the digital transceiver module and the spherical crown phased array antenna module; the digital transceiver module is used for generating a frequency modulation signal or a phase coding signal required for detecting meteorological targets and receiving an echo signal reflected by the target; and the signal processing module is connected with the digital transceiver module.

Abstract: An adsorption head includes a body. The body is a hollow housing, one side of the housing to which an adsorbed object is adsorbed is provided with an opening. The body comprises at least one adsorption chamber and at least one operation chamber therein, wherein the operation chamber and the adsorption chamber are spaced from each other and each have an opening orientated to the adsorbed object. The body has at least one adsorption passage and at least one operation passage thereon, wherein one end of the adsorption passage is communicated with the adsorption chamber, and one end of the operation passage is communicated with the operation chamber.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dual-polarized phased array antenna and a dual-polarized phased array weather radar. According to the dual-polarized phased array antenna, a plurality of dual-polarized row feeds are arranged on a horizontal cylindrical support surface to form a dual-polarized antenna in a horizontal cylindrical shape. This allows two polarized signals in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to be simultaneously received and transmitted, and ensures digital multi-beam signals with constant beam bandwidth, antenna gain, and dual polarization performance. The dual-polarized phased array weather radar provided in the present disclosure uses the formed dual-polarized microstrip patch antenna or a dual-polarized waveguide slot antenna in the horizontal cylindrical shape. This can ensure consistency of weather detected at different scan angles, and improve the accuracy of weather target 3D construction.

Abstract: Software that uses personalized information pertaining to a user to determine how familiar (or “novel” or “surprising”) a new artifact will be to the user, by performing the following steps: (i) receiving a first dataset pertaining to a first user; (ii) building, utilizing the first dataset, an ontology of artifacts known to the first user, where the ontology includes a domain of food and a plurality of artifacts that include food recipes, and where the artifacts have corresponding characteristics that include food ingredients; (iii) calculating a prior probability distribution for each artifact of the ontology using a probabilistic familiarity algorithm; and (iv) calculating a probabilistic familiarity value for the first artifact with respect to the first user by adding the first artifact to the set of artifacts and calculating the first artifact's prior probability distribution using the probabilistic familiarity algorithm.

Abstract: A therapeutic device, therapeutic system and therapeutic method for myocardium repair, wherein the therapeutic device comprises a treatment needle for piercing the heart to release a therapeutant. The treatment needle includes a needle body (5a), the interior of the needle body (5) has a therapeutant conveying cavity, an end of the needle body (5a) is a needle (5b) which can pierce the myocardium and guide the needle body (5a) to pass through the myocardium, and the needle (5b) has a therapeutant output port which is connected to the therapeutant conveying cavity. The therapeutic device enters into the myocardium in a minimally invasive manner to release the therapeutant to the vicinity of the lesion to improve myocardial function or activity and prevent further deterioration of the disease.

Abstract: An in-vitro biological valve calcification evaluation method, comprising the following steps: preparing calcification evaluation solution comprising glutaraldehyde solution, saline solution, borate buffer solution, reducing calcium ingredient solution and calcium-containing plasma solution, the reducing calcium ingredient solution comprising alcohol, alkaline solution, oil and its derivatives, and buffer solution; preheating the reducing calcium ingredient solution; conducting treatment with the glutaraldehyde solution prior to reducing calcium ingredient solution; conducting treatment with the reducing calcium ingredient solution; preserving the valve samples; conducting in-vitro calcification reaction with the calcium-containing plasma solution; and detecting calcium content by atomic absorption spectrum.

Abstract: An in-vitro biological valve calcification evaluation method, comprising the following steps: preparing calcification evaluation solution comprising glutaraldehyde solution, saline solution, borate buffer solution, reducing calcium ingredient solution and calcium-containing plasma solution, the reducing calcium ingredient solution comprising alcohol, alkaline solution, oil and its derivatives, and buffer solution; preheating the reducing calcium ingredient solution; conducting treatment with the glutaraldehyde solution prior to reducing calcium ingredient solution; conducting treatment with the reducing calcium ingredient solution; preserving the valve samples; conducting in-vitro calcification reaction with the calcium-containing plasma solution; and detecting calcium content by atomic absorption spectrum.

Abstract: Software that uses personalized information pertaining to a user to determine how familiar (or “novel” or “surprising”) a new artifact will be to the user, by performing the following steps: (i) receiving a first dataset pertaining to a first user; (ii) building, utilizing the first dataset, an ontology of artifacts known to the first user, where the ontology includes a domain of food and a plurality of artifacts that include food recipes, and where the artifacts have corresponding characteristics that include food ingredients; (iii) calculating a prior probability distribution for each artifact of the ontology using a probabilistic familiarity algorithm; and (iv) calculating a probabilistic familiarity value for the first artifact with respect to the first user by adding the first artifact to the set of artifacts and calculating the first artifact's prior probability distribution using the probabilistic familiarity algorithm.

Abstract: Software that uses personalized information pertaining to a user to determine how familiar (or “novel” or “surprising”) a new artifact will be to the user, by performing the following steps: (i) receiving the identity of a first user; (ii) receiving a first dataset pertaining to the first user; (iii) receiving the identity of a first artifact; and (iv) applying a probabilistic familiarity algorithm to the first dataset with respect to the first artifact to yield a probabilistic familiarity value for the first artifact with respect to the first user. The first dataset is received over a computer network, and the first dataset includes at least one piece of personalized information for the first user.

Abstract: Receiving, by a computer, data identifying one or more flavor compounds and their respective quantities in a food and an enhancement objective. Identifying one or more flavor compounds associated with a distinct flavor of the food. Creating a vector of physicochemical properties associated with the one or more flavor compounds associated with the distinct flavor of the food. Creating a vector of physicochemical properties associated with each of one or more additive flavor compounds. Identifying an additive flavor compound to enhance the food based on the angle between the physicochemical property vector associated with the distinct flavor of the food and the physicochemical property vectors for the one or more additive flavor compounds, and the enhancement objective.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hybrid power rail vehicle power supply box and a hybrid power rail vehicle. The hybrid power rail vehicle power supply box includes: a closed box body (10); a blowing pipe (2) that is fixedly arranged on one side outside the box body (10), is provided with an inlet (21) and at least one blowing branch pipe (22), and is communicated with the box body (10); a discharging pipe (3) that is fixedly arranged on other side outside the box body (10), is provided with an outlet and at least one discharging branch pipe (32), and is communicated with the box body (10) via the discharging branch pipe (32). The hybrid power rail vehicle power supply box can effectively cool the power supply box, protecting the power pack inside thereof, and satisfying outside mounting requirements of the vehicle.

Abstract: A technique for modifying food recipes includes parsing a target recipe into recipe components. Existing recipes that are similar to the target recipe are located. Each of the existing recipes is modified to include ingredients of the target recipe. Respective modification criteria for each of the modified existing recipes is determined. A substitute recipe for the target recipe is selected from the modified existing recipes based on the respective modification criteria.

Abstract: A technique for modifying food recipes includes parsing a target recipe into recipe components. Existing recipes that are similar to the target recipe are located. Each of the existing recipes is modified to include ingredients of the target recipe. Respective modification criteria for each of the modified existing recipes is determined. A substitute recipe for the target recipe is selected from the modified existing recipes based on the respective modification criteria.

Abstract: A computing device identifies one or more contextual variables within one or more social media messages. The computing device determines a contextual influence value based on the one or more social media messages. The computing device determines an appetite level. The computing device determines an unadjusted expected value of pleasantness based on the determined contextual influence value and the determined appetite level.

Abstract: According to an aspect, food recipes are scored and ranked based on one or more culinary objectives. A general dish specification includes a selected dish type, a selected cuisine type, and one or more culinary objectives. Candidate ingredient types are identified based on recipes of the selected dish type and the selected cuisine type in a recipe database. A number or range of ingredients are computed for each candidate ingredient type based on a frequency of occurrence of ingredients of each candidate ingredient type. A recipe closeness score is computed for a plurality of the recipes of the selected dish type and the selected cuisine type in the recipe database based on the culinary objectives, a bill of ingredients, and parameters for the recipes stored in the database. The recipes are ranked based on the recipe closeness scores and a ranked list of the recipes is provided.

Abstract: According to an aspect, food recipes are scored and ranked based on one or more culinary objectives. A general dish specification includes a selected dish type, a selected cuisine type, and one or more culinary objectives. Candidate ingredient types are identified based on recipes of the selected dish type and the selected cuisine type in a recipe database. A number or range of ingredients are computed for each candidate ingredient type based on a frequency of occurrence of ingredients of each candidate ingredient type. A recipe closeness score is computed for a plurality of the recipes of the selected dish type and the selected cuisine type in the recipe database based on the culinary objectives, a bill of ingredients, and parameters for the recipes stored in the database. The recipes are ranked based on the recipe closeness scores and a ranked list of the recipes is provided.