Abstract: The present invention provides a rechargeable alkaline battery with enhanced cycling stability and coulombic efficiency. The battery includes a cathode prepared with a cathode material and connected to a first terminal, an anode prepared with an anode material and connected to a second terminal, a hydroxide electrolyte with a higher concentration, and at least one porous separator positioned between the anode and the cathode. The hydroxide electrolyte inhibits hydrogen evolution from approximately 20% to less than 5% of an overall reaction. When cycled at 40% DOD under charging and discharging at 15 mA/cmZn2, the rechargeable alkaline battery exhibits a cycling stability with a capacity retention of >80% after 290 cycles.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula I, a racemate, a stereoisomer, a tautomer, a solvate, a polymorph, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided. In formula I, R2 and R4 are independently selected from H or D, respectively; R1 and R3 are independently selected from CH3, CH2D, CHD2 or CD3, respectively; and the compound of formula I contains at least one deuterium atom. While retaining the pharmacological activity of the allopregnanolone, an allopregnanolone derivative that is suitable for oral administration is obtained by means of the structural modification on the hydroxyl group of the allopregnanolone.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for head-driven, self-captured photography is provided. The embodiment may include detecting a trigger event performed by a user while the user is interacting with a virtual environment. The embodiment may also include displaying a virtual camera within the virtual environment. The embodiment may further include modifying a location, a distance, and an orientation of the virtual camera in relation to the user based on a plurality of facial movement trigger events by the user. The embodiment may also include capturing one or more images using the virtual camera at the location, the distance, and the orientation based on a facial movement trigger event within the plurality of facial movement trigger events.

Abstract: A self-balancing massage manipulator includes a mounting frame and a massage assembly, and the massage assembly includes an upper swing arm and an upper massage member; the self-balancing massage manipulator further includes an upper kneading shaft and a kneading motor, the upper kneading shaft has an upper eccentric structure driving the upper swing arm to swing, and the upper kneading shaft rotates to drive the upper swing arm to swing by the upper eccentric structure to effect kneading massage by the upper massage member; the self-balancing massage manipulator further includes a skeleton, and the mounting frame is swingably arranged on the skeleton; the self-balancing massage manipulator further includes a self-balancing buffer structure, and the self-balancing buffer structure includes a pull rod provided on the mounting frame and an elastic member with one end pulled on the pull rod.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power plug capable of indicating the current size, which can indicate the current size through an LED lamp. It is easy to understand the power plug connected to the real-time current size of the electrical equipment will improve the safety of electricity. A current display unit is set on the power socket itself. The current display unit is connected with a live wire plug and a zero wire plug respectively.

Abstract: This disclosure related to antagonistic dual receptor antigen-binding proteins, e.g. antibodies and methods of using the dual receptor antibodies for treatment of pathological diseases. The dual receptor antibodies may comprise an antibody to ActRII receptors and may be used to treat pathological condition. The pathological conditions can comprise muscle wasting diseases or any disease that requires stimulation of muscle growth.

Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to generating content that is contextually relevant in a writing style of a user. In example embodiments, a plurality of logical inputs regarding a topic is received in bullet point format. A content generator generates draft content using machine learning (ML) models. The generating comprises identifying a writing style of the user by applying the plurality of logical inputs to a first ML model, determining a context and direction for the draft content using a second ML model, and based on the plurality of logical inputs, the identified writing style, and the context and direction, generating at least one paragraph of draft content in the writing style of the user that follows an outline associated with the bullet point format and comprises a same context and direction as the plurality of logical inputs. The draft content is then presented at a client device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an external pressure type hollow fiber membrane component, a filtration membrane component, and a membrane filtration assembly, and provides an external pressure type hollow fiber membrane component, comprising: a housing having an inner cavity; and two end parts respectively provided at two ends of the inner cavity of the housing, the end parts being provided with a plurality of void passages running through the end parts in the axial direction of the housing and a plurality of water collection passages communicated with each other, and the void passages and the water collection passages are staggered at intervals. The present disclosure also provides a filtration membrane component and a membrane filtration assembly.

Abstract: Provided are a path protection method, a node device, a controller, and a storage medium. The path protection method used for a control panel of a node device includes acquiring a primary path and at least one standby path and sending the primary path and the at least one standby path to a forwarding plane according to a preset path protection control policy such that in response to the failure of the primary path, the forwarding plane switches a service to one standby path among the at least one standby path directly. The primary path and the at least one standby path are sent to the forwarding plane simultaneously. If the primary path fails, the forwarding plane switches to the standby path directly.

Abstract: A sequence-to-sequence summarizer receives source content to be summarized and determines whether the source content has a size that meets the size threshold. If so, the source content is divided into sections and the sequence-to-sequence summarizer generates a summary for each section. The summaries for each section are merged into a document summary and surfaced for user interaction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for treating brain metastasis by inhibiting gap junction functionality. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that cancer cells expressing Protocadherin 7 and Connexin 43 form gap junctions with astrocytes that promote the growth of brain metastases, and that inhibition of Protocadherin 7 and/or Connexin 43 expression in cancer cells reduce progression of brain metastases. It is further based on the discovery that treatment with gap junction inhibitors tonabersat and meclofenamate inhibited progression of brain metastatic lesions and enhanced the anti-cancer activity of the conventional chemotherapeutic agent, carboplatin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a two-step method to fabricate a nanoporous metal surface layer supported on the macroscopic metallic foam. The porous structure has an average ligament/pore size from dozens to a few hundred nanometers. The prepared monolithic electrode can simultaneously maintain a rigid metallic skeleton for good mechanical integrity, electrical conductive and hydraulic permeability while the porous layer increase surface area and therefore showcases good performance in the flow-cell, such as Zn-Iodide flow cells and electrochemical organic synthesis.

Abstract: A method for determining a target event may be provided. The method may include obtaining a first image including a first subject and information related to the first subject. The method may include determining a second image including the first subject based on the first image and the information related to the first subject. The second image may be captured no later than the first image. The method may also include determining a third image including a second subject based on the second image. The first subject may be associated with the second subject. The method may also include determining a background image which does not include the first subject. The method may further include determining a target event based on the background image, the second image, and the third image.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data stream transmission method. The method includes a sending device that dynamically determines a packet-loss-concealment policy based on first path status information of a path used to send a data stream. The sending device generates a packet-loss-concealment packet for the data stream according to the packet-loss-concealment policy. The sending device sends the data stream on the path. The data stream includes an original packet and the packet-loss-concealment packet. Therefore, when receiving the data stream, a receiving device decodes the data stream according to the packet-loss-concealment policy received from the sending device, and recovers, by using the packet-loss-concealment packet, an original packet lost in a transmission process. This effectively improves a packet loss recovery effect, and improves user experience.

Abstract: This application is directed to a data interface having an input interface for receiving a differential input signal and a reference interface for providing a predefined reference voltage. A high pass filter is coupled to the input interface, and configured to filter the differential input signal and generate a filtered differential input signal. A differential integrator is coupled to the high pass filter and reference interface, and configured to receive the filtered differential input signal and generate a differential output signal including a first output signal and a second output signal. Each of the first and second output signals has a common mode output voltage substantially equal to the predefined reference voltage. In some embodiments, the data interface includes a connector including a plurality of data lanes and a pair of command pins that are distinct from the data lanes and coupled to the input interface.

Abstract: A system and method for converting a document is described. The system accesses a document comprising one or more section breaks. The system detects sections of the text document demarked by the one or more section breaks and generates a section title metadata and a section summary metadata for each section of the plurality of sections. The system inserts the section title metadata and the section summary metadata at the corresponding section breaks in the text document. The system modifies the text document into slides. Each slide being formed for each section based on the corresponding section title metadata and the section summary metadata. The system generates a presentation document based on the slides.

Abstract: A directed chemical conjugate of a glucagon-like peptide-2 mutant, and a use thereof are provided. The glucagon-like peptide-2 mutant is based on the human glucagon-like peptide-2 through multiple site mutations and carboxy terminus extensions. By introducing a targeted chemical modification site, the glucagon-like peptide-2 mutant has biological activities consistent with the natural human glucagon-like peptide-2, and meanwhile, the half-life period in vivo is significantly prolonged, and the administration frequency is reduced, thereby achieving the purpose of treating or preventing short intestinal syndrome, intestinal mucosa injury caused by chemotherapy medicaments or radioactive treatment factors, ulcerative enteritis, chronic enteritis and non-inflammatory bowel injury disease.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides compounds that antagonize certain T2R taste receptors, including related uses, methods, and compositions for the reduction of bitter taste and/or the enhancement of sweet taste. In certain aspects, the disclosure provides flavored articles or flavored compositions comprising such compounds, as well as uses of such compounds to reduce the bitter taste and/or enhance the sweet taste of such flavored articles or flavored compositions.

Abstract: An inkjet printing system includes: (a) an inkjet printhead having a rigid elongate manifold with first and second parallel ink supply channels extending along a length of the manifold between respective ink ports positioned at opposite ends thereof; and a plurality of printhead chips mounted to a lower surface of the manifold, the ink supply channels supplying ink to the printhead chips via ink outlets defined in the lower surface. One end of the manifold has a first ink inlet port for the first ink supply channel and an ink outlet port for the second ink supply channel. The other end of the manifold has a first ink outlet port for the first ink supply channel and a second ink inlet port for the second ink supply channel. An ink delivery system is configured to flow ink along the first and second channels in opposite directions.