Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for improving compound detection and characterization. Methods for characterizing a sample are disclosed. The methods can include providing a sample to a liquid chromatography system capable of sample separation to generate sample components; analyzing sample components by multiplexed targeted selected ion monitoring (SIM) to generate an inclusion list; and performing iterative mass spectral data-dependent acquisition (DDA) from the inclusion list, to identify individual sample components thereby characterizing the sample. In one example, multiplexed targeted SIMs and iterative MS2 DDA acquisition is used to increase robust compound identification for cell culture medium analysis.

Abstract: A method for constructing a large-span station by two-wing open type semi-covered excavation and semi-reverse construction, is divided into three stages of excavation. First, excavate a first-stage inner small foundation pit, then excavate a second-stage annular foundation pit within the first-stage retaining piles and outside the range of the first-stage inner small foundation pit, and finally excavate a third-stage semi-covered excavation foundation pit below the first-stage inner small foundation pit and the second-stage annular foundation pit. By setting graded retaining piles, middle upright post piles, middle top plates, local waist beams and local concrete supports in the soil-rock combination strata, so that the force transfer between the foundation pit enclosure and the station main body structures and the underlying rock layer is clear and reliable, and a stable frame structure is achieved.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of aluminum wheel casting molds, and more particularly relates to a closed-loop control method and system for a mold temperature in a wheel casting process. The control method includes: step 1, acquiring data, that is, acquiring a plurality of mold position temperatures, and cooling pipeline opening and closing signals in a target wheel casting process according to a fixed frequency; step 2, storing, based on acquired mold opening and closing signals of casting equipment, the acquired data in a database in the form of a unique ID according to a single wheel casting process; step 3, calculating new process parameters based on the acquired plurality of position temperatures and time; and step 4, integrating the calculated process parameters, and issuing the process parameters to a PLC of a casting equipment to perform new casting.

Abstract: An ultrahigh-pressure acid-fracturing isodiametric hose assembly, comprising a hose body and a metal joint. The metal joint comprises an inner tube, a first outer tube the inner tube, and a second outer tube. The first outer tube and the second outer tube each is an independent pressing part. An external groove is provided at an outer wall of the inner tube. An end of the first outer tube comprises an internal ridge which matches the external groove for snapping. The terminal of the inner tube comprises a connecting portion. An outer wall of the inner tube comprises a first protrusion, and an inner wall of the first outer tube comprises a second protrusion engaging with the first protrusion. The hose body is clamped between the first protrusion and the second protrusion that are engaged. An inner wall of the second outer tube comprises multiple micro-protrusions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an organic semiconducting compound and organic optoelectronic components using the same. The organic semiconducting compound own a novel chemical structure. By using the organic semiconducting compound to prepare organic optoelectronic compounds, environmentally friendly non-halogen solvent can be used. In addition, the photoresponsivity and detectivity are excellent in the near-infrared region.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is a method for extracting and separating various components from flaxseed meal based on a subcritical composite solvent, including the following steps: adding an extraction agent to flaxseed meal for subcritical extraction to obtain a crude flax lignan extract and crude flaxseed oil in one step, where the extraction agent includes n-butane and anhydrous ethanol at a volume ratio of 1:1; adding n-hexane to the crude flaxseed oil for fractional extraction, and conducting rotary evaporation to obtain flaxseed oil; and subjecting the flaxseed meal used to hot water extraction to obtain flaxseed gum. In the present disclosure, the subcritical composite solvent used in an extraction process can replace a large number of organic reagents used in a traditional extraction process, and has the characteristics of good solvent effect, environmental friendliness, recyclability, and low burden on the environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of environment monitoring equipment, and in particular, to a device for determining threshold wind speed in intermittent wind-sand flow. The device includes a base. A rotary bearing is installed on the base. A circuitry is installed in the base. A telescopic rod is installed through the rotary bearing. A wind driven vane and an earth surface wind-sand monitoring frame are installed on the telescopic rod. Photoelectric induction probes are installed on the earth surface wind-sand monitoring frame.

Abstract: The photovoltaic cell includes a silicon substrate, a first passivation layer, a second passivation layer, at least one silicon oxynitride layer, and at least one silicon nitride layer. The second passivation layer includes a first silicon oxide layer and at least one aluminum oxide layer, a ratio of the number of oxide atoms to the number of aluminum atoms in the at least one aluminum oxide layer is greater than 0.8 and less than 1.6. The number of silicon atoms is greater than the number of oxygen atoms in the at least one silicon oxynitride layer and the number of oxygen atoms is greater than the number of nitrogen atoms in the at least one silicon oxynitride layer. A ratio of the number of silicon atoms to the number of nitrogen atoms in the at least one silicon nitride layer is greater than 1 and less than 4.

Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate and a grating disposed on a light-emitting side of the display panel. The grating includes a plurality of protruding portions and a plurality of interval portions, each interval portion is located between two adjacent protruding portions. The plurality of protruding portions are arranged on the substrate along a first direction, and each protruding portion extends along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each protruding portion includes an outer surface and a bottom surface; the outer surface is a smooth curved surface, and the bottom surface is a flat surface. A cross-sectional figure of each protruding portion along a thickness direction of the display panel is a first figure; the first figure includes a curve and a bottom edge, and the first figure is a closed figure formed by the curve and the bottom edge.

Abstract: A multi-level photovoltaic cell comprises a substrate layer and a plurality of photovoltaic cells positioned above the substrate layer. Each photovoltaic cell has a top contact layer and a bottom contact layer connected in series such that the top contact layer of the first photovoltaic cell is connected to the bottom contact layer of a next photovoltaic cell until the last photovoltaic cell is connected. A different voltage is output between the substrate layer and the top contact layer of each photovoltaic cell. Another multi-level photovoltaic cell comprises a substrate layer and a plurality of photovoltaic cells stacked vertically above the substrate layer. Each photovoltaic cell comprises an active layer separated from the next photovoltaic cell by an etch stop layer until a last photovoltaic cell is reached. A different voltage is output between the substrate layer and the active layer of each photovoltaic cell.

Abstract: A method and a system for mental index prediction are provided. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of images of a subject person are obtained. A plurality of emotion tags of the subject person in the images are analyzed. A plurality of integrated emotion tags in a plurality of predetermined time periods are calculated according to the emotion tags respectively corresponding to the images. A plurality of preferred features are determined according to the integrated emotion tags. A mental index prediction model is established according to the preferred features to predict a mental index according to the emotional index prediction model.

Abstract: A method of controlling a vibrational transducer, the method comprising: tracking a temperature metric of the vibrational transducer; and controlling a drive signal for the vibrational transducer, where the drive signal is limited to a value to protect the vibrational transducer from over excursion, and where said value is a function of the tracked temperature metric.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multi-factor quantitative analysis method for deformation of a neighborhood tunnel. The method includes the following steps: analyzing monitoring data generated at a tunnel site; simulating collapse occurring at a shallow buried section of a tunnel; determining the degree of influence of each factor on the tunnel and a stratum; and determining quantitative influence of each factor on tunnel deformation. The present disclosure can not only provide an accurate theoretical basis for the construction of the shallow buried section of the small-distance tunnel, but also guarantee safety and cost saving during tunnel construction.

Abstract: The photovoltaic module includes multiple cell sheets arranged in an array including multiple rows and multiple columns, where each of the multiple rows of cell sheets is arranged at intervals along a first direction, each of the multiple columns of cell sheets is arranged at intervals along a second direction, and each of the multiple cell sheets has a first surface and a second surface. The photovoltaic module further includes a first flexible cover layer located on a side of the first surface of each of the multiple cell sheets, and a second flexible cover layer located on a side of the second surface of each of the multiple cell sheets. The photovoltaic module is configured to be folded along a gap between two adjacent rows of cell sheets or along a gap between two adjacent columns of cell sheets with the folding angle of 0 degree to 180 degrees.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ecological governance method based on erosion prevention and control for a gentle slope farmland and relates to the technical field of ecological governance of farmlands. The ecological governance method based on erosion prevention and control for a gentle slope farmland includes the following steps: sampling a gentle slope farmland to investigate erosion thereof; and determining erosion of a gentle slope cultivated land and selecting a corresponding recovery strategy based on a detection result of a sample, a soil quality index (SQI), and a comprehensive vegetation quality index (VQI), where the recovery strategy includes a natural recovery method and a biological-farming comprehensive recovery method; enclosing the gentle slope cultivated land, fallowing the gentle slope cultivated land and reducing tillage; exterminating insect pests and poisonous weeds in the enclosed area; and turning over straws under soil by a cultivator. The growth of poisonous weeds is inhibited.

Abstract: The photovoltaic module includes multiple cell sheets arranged in an array including multiple rows and multiple columns. Each of the multiple rows of cell sheets is arranged at intervals along a first direction, each of the multiple columns of cell sheets is arranged at intervals along a second direction. The photovoltaic module includes multiple support plates arranged at intervals, where each of the multiple support plates extends along a direction in which each of the multiple rows or multiple columns of cell sheets is arranged, and each of the multiple support plates is arranged on the second surface of each of the multiple rows or the multiple columns of cell sheets. The photovoltaic module further includes a first flexible cover layer arranged on a side of the first surface of each of the multiple cell sheets and a second flexible cover layer arranged on each of the multiple support plates.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating a registered certified seal, sealing an asset, and verifying a sealed asset. In an example embodiment, a method is provided for receiving a request to generate a registered certified seal from an entity, accessing certifier entity data via a uniform resource locator of a certification authority identified by a certifying certificate, and verifying a digitally signed entity certifying certificate. The method further comprises upon verifying the digitally signed entity certifying certificate, receiving seal data comprising a seal data key for a certified seal, and saving the seal data for the entity within a digital seal registry, wherein the digital seal registry is searchable based at least in part on at least a portion of the seal data key.

Abstract: A device for removing unwanted objects from cut tobacco in a cut tobacco production line is disclosed, which includes: a raw cut tobacco feeding and conveying unit (N1), a heavy unwanted object removal unit (N2), a cut tobacco dispersion and recovery unit (N3), a moderate unwanted object removal unit (N4), a cut tobacco humidification unit (N5) and a light unwanted object removal unit (N6). An unwanted object removal method using the cut tobacco unwanted object removal device is also disclosed. The device and method of the disclosure can effectively remove unwanted objects from cut tobacco.

Abstract: Devices, systems, methods, computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and/or computer program products that can facilitate a suspended Majorana fermion device comprising an ion implant defined nanorod in a semiconducting device are provided. According to an embodiment, a quantum computing device can comprise a Majorana fermion device coupled to an ion implanted region. The quantum computing device can further comprise an encapsulation film coupled to the ion implanted region and a substrate layer. The encapsulation film suspends the Majorana fermion device in the quantum computing device.