Abstract: A method for producing a low-cost fully biodegradable disposable straw. Natural plant powder is prepared. Deacetylated konjac gel is prepared. The taro starch-cassava starch is crosslinked. The raw material is stirred and mixed to obtain the mixed raw material, and the mixed raw material is heated. The heated raw material is added to the beverage straw manufacturing unit to obtain a straw crude. The straw crude is cut to obtain several straws. The quality inspection, the disinfection and the packaging of the straw are carried out, and the fully biodegradable straw is obtained, finally.

Abstract: A system and method mitigate configuration change risk for a managed service in a customer environment. Reconfiguration commands sent to a management interface are intercepted and provided to a mitigation service executing in the customer environment. The mitigation service computes a risk rating for each such command based on a wide variety of factors. If the risk is low, then the mitigation service passes the command transparently to the management interface for execution. However, if the risk is too high, then the mitigation service requests an authorization code before the command can be executed. The acceptable level of risk may be set jointly by the customer and the managed service provider according to a service level agreement. Authorization codes can confirm performance of many mitigation actions, including approval by the customer or a supervising manager, studying relevant documentation, and clean execution of the command in a testing environment.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an information processing method and an apparatus. When a terminal device accesses or camps on a first cell served by a second network device, the terminal device records and stores first information of the terminal device in the first cell, where the first information may include connection failure report information of a radio link failure (RLF) or a handover failure, and/or measurement information obtained by performing measurement by using a minimization of drive tests (MDT) technology. After accessing a second cell, the terminal device may send, through the second cell, the first information to a first network device to which the second cell belongs, and a RAT corresponding to the second cell is different from a RAT corresponding to the first cell.

Abstract: A high-voltage hierarchy hundred-megawatt level (100 MW) battery energy storage system and optimizing and control methods are provided. The system includes a multi-phase structure, of which each phase is divided into multi-story spaces from top to bottom. A battery module is provided in each story of the multi-story spaces. The battery module is connected to a DC terminal of an H-bridge converter, and each phase is cascaded by the H-bridge converter. A capacity of the single-phase energy storage apparatus of the present invention is large, and multiple phases can be connected in parallel to form a 100 MW battery energy storage power station. The power station has the advantages of simple structure, easy coordinated control, low control loop model and coupling, and optimal system stability. The control system of the present invention has fewer hierarchies, a small information transmission delay, and a rapid response speed.

Abstract: Compounds are provided for stabilizing protein transthyretin (TTR) and inhibiting amyloid fibril formation, for example, transthyretin-mediated amyloid fibril formation, and for treating, preventing, or ameliorating one or more symptoms of amyloid diseases, for example, transthyretin-related amyloidosis (ATTR).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparing a low-cost fully-biodegradable plant fiber starch tableware. A plant cellulose material containing dregs of Scutellaria baicalensis is modified to obtain a modified plant fiber starch blank. Konjac gum is subjected to pulverization and ultrafine pulverization to obtain a colloidal binder combined with a deacetylated konjac gum. The colloidal binder is mixed with the modified plant fiber starch blank to obtain a mixture. The mixture is subjected to foam molding in a forming mold to obtain the low-cost fully-biodegradable plant fiber starch tableware.

Abstract: A proximity sensor includes a substrate, an emitting unit, a receiving unit, a packaging unit and an isolating unit. The emitting unit is disposed on an emitting region of the substrate. The receiving unit is disposed on a receiving region of the substrate. The packaging unit includes a first package body and a second package body. The first package body covers the emitting unit, and the second package body covers the receiving unit. The isolating unit is disposed between the first package body and the second package body. The first package body has a first top surface and a first side surface connected to the first top surface. The light can be emitted out the first top surface or the first side surface, respectively received by a second side surface or the second top surface of the second package body, and detected by the receiving unit.

Abstract: A ground fault directionality detection method, a ground fault directionality detection device and a computer-readable storage medium for a small current grounding system are disclosed. The ground fault directionality detection method comprises sampling at least a part of a current signal to obtain a numerical matrix; providing the numerical matrix as an input to a ground fault directionality detection neural network; calculating a label vector corresponding to the numerical matrix by the ground fault directionality detection neural network, wherein the label vector indicates whether the current signal is an upstream fault current signal or a downstream fault current signal; receiving a ground fault confirmation signal by the ground fault directionality detection neural network; and outputting the label vector by the ground fault directionality detection neural network when the ground fault confirmation signal indicates that the current signal is a ground fault current signal.

Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is a method for using a four-plasmid system to prepare modified immune effector cells. The method comprises: forming a lentivirus by using four plasmids within 293T cells, extracting and obtaining the lentivirus, then transfecting immune effector cells by using the lentivirus, and expressing a chimeric antigen receptor. Also provided in the present disclosure is a use of the immune effector cell obtained by using the described method and of a composition containing the immune effector cell.

Abstract: A photovoltaic device includes a substrate structure and a p-type semiconductor absorber layer. A photovoltaic device may include a CdSeTe layer. A process for manufacturing a photovoltaic device includes forming a CdSeTe layer over a substrate. The process includes forming a p-type cadmium selenide telluride absorber layer.

Abstract: An individual identification system includes: a storing unit for storing an image capture parameter in association with data characterizing a surface of a reference object; an acquiring unit that, when data characterizing a surface of an object to be matched is input, calculates an approximation degree between the input data and each data stored in the storing unit, and acquires the image capture parameter applied to the object to be matched from the storing unit based on the calculated approximation degree; a condition setting unit that sets an image capture condition determined by the acquired image capture parameter; an image capturing unit that acquires an image of the surface of the object to be matched under the set image capture condition; an extracting unit that extracts a feature value from the acquired image; and a matching unit that matches the extracted feature value against a registered feature value.

Abstract: A method comprises receiving an image of a road captured by a vehicle driving on the road, receiving a map of the road, the map comprising a road geometry of the road, obtaining an edge map of the road based on the image of the road, inputting the image, the map of the road, and the edge map into a trained regressor neural network, determining an estimated snow depth for each of one or more lanes of the road based on an output of the regressor neural network, and transmitting the estimated snow depth to an edge computing device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide scaling factor design for new radio gap-based measurement. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nanoparticles complexed with biomacromolecule agents configured for treating, preventing or ameliorating various types of disorders, and methods of synthesizing the same. In particular, the present invention is directed to compositions comprising nanoparticles (e.g., synthetic high density lipoprotein (sHDL)) carrying biomacromolecule agents (e.g., nucleic acid, peptides, glycolipids, etc.), methods for synthesizing such nanoparticles, as well as systems and methods utilizing such nanoparticles (e.g., in diagnostic and/or therapeutic settings).

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forward computation of a neural network are provided. The method includes: obtaining input data and weight data of at least one data processing layer; storing the input data by using a first texture storage structure to obtain first texture data; storing the weight data by using a second texture storage structure to obtain second texture data; and performing data processing of the at least one data processing layer based on the first texture data and the second texture data, to obtain output data of the at least one data processing layer. For the at least one data processing layer in the neural network, the input data and the weight data are respectively stored in corresponding texture storage structures.

Abstract: A fully degradable non-woven fabric produced by melt-blown extrusion and an application thereof in the production of medical masks. The fully degradable non-woven fabric is produced through steps of: (S1) preparation of caprolactone-lactic acid random copolymer; (S2) preparation of copolymerized modified PLA; and (S3) preparation of non-woven fabric by the melt-blown extrusion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a fully-degradable non-woven fabric by spun-bonding, including: (S1) preparation of a poly(caprolactone-co-lactide acid) (P(CL-co-LA)); (S2) preparation of a copolymerized-modified poly(lactide acid) (PLA); and (S3) preparation of a full-degradable non-woven fabric using a spun-bond method. In this disclosure, the PLA is modified in gradient several times to prepare the full-degradable non-woven fabric in combination with an optimized spun-bonding method.

Abstract: Example methods and systems for intent-based network virtualization design are disclosed. One example may comprise: obtaining configuration information and traffic information associated with multiple virtualized computing instances, processing the configuration information and traffic information to identify network connectivity intents and mapping the network connectivity intents to a logical network topology template. Based on a switching intent, a first group may be assigned to a logical network domain and the logical network topology template modified to include a logical switching element. Based on a routing intent, the logical network topology template may be modified to include a logical routing element. A logical network may be configured based on the modified logical network topology template to satisfy the switching intent and routing intent.

Abstract: A chimeric antigen receptor, comprising an amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO. 1. A nucleic acid encoding the chimeric antigen receptor, a vector comprising the nucleic acid, an immune effector cell comprising the chimeric antigen receptor, the nucleic acid molecule and/or the vector, a method for preparing the immune effector cell, a composition comprising the immune effector cell, and use of the chimeric antigen receptor.

Abstract: A process for the treatment of sulfidic spent caustic, conditioned catalyst regeneration vent gas, C4 isomerization off gas, various and hydrocarbon containing liquid and gaseous streams in addition to toxic containing streams like cyanidic off gas and waste water in a propane/butane dehydrogenation complex is described. Various effluent streams are combined in appropriate collection vessels, including an off-gas knockout drum, a hydrocarbon buffer vessel, a spent caustic buffer vessel, an optional a waste water buffer vessel, and a fuel gas knockout drum. Streams from these vessels are sent to a thermal oxidation system.