Abstract: Described herein is an electrochemical device including a cathode containing an electroactive material including LO2 or L2O2, wherein each L is independently selected from Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca, and Al; the electroactive material is carbon-coated, metal-coated, metal oxide-coated, nano-sized, or doped; and the electroactive material is substantially free of transition metal catalyst.

Abstract: An in-cell touch screen and a display device are provided. In the in-cell touch screens, an insulation layer, in an area that each self-capacitance electrode overlap a wire, is provided with at least a first hole that runs through the insulation layer and each self-capacitance electrode is electrically connected with a corresponding wire via a corresponding first via hole; each self-capacitance electrode, within an area overlapping other wire than the corresponding wire and at a position corresponding to the first via hole, is disposed with a second via hole that runs through the self-capacitance electrode. An orthogonal projection of a second via hole on a lower substrate covers an orthogonal projection of a first via hole on the lower substrate. The in-cell touch screen can solve a problem of uneven image display due to nonuniform distribution of via holes in an insulation layer.

Abstract: A fruit and vegetable sugar content detector is provided, which includes a measurement electrode unit including two measurement electrodes capable of being inserted into a to-be-detected fruit or vegetable, one end of one of the two measurement electrodes being connected to one end of the other one of the two measurement electrodes, a resistance detection circuit connected to the measurement electrode unit and configured to detect a resistance between the two measurement electrodes, and a processor connected to the resistance detection circuit and configured to determine, in accordance with the detected resistance between the two measurement electrodes, a sugar content of the to-be-detected fruit or vegetable, and generate sugar content indication information.

Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting data in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for operating sensor systems and collecting data from sensor systems in a power-efficient and network-efficient manner.

Abstract: A computer sends a first request for weather information to a weather service. The computer receives a first weather information. The computer identifies one or more weather conditions contained within the first weather information. Based on the one or more weather conditions, the computer determines a disaster recovery action is appropriate. The computer implements the disaster recovery action.

Abstract: Features are disclosed for an interface for verifiable tracking of an item through a supply chain using a distributed electronic ledger. For example, when an item is added to a catalog system, the item information may be included in the creation element at the start of the ledger for the item. A certification authority may be included to verify that items received correspond to the item included in the catalog based on one or more certification rules. If a certification rule is satisfied, a record may be added to indicate transfer of the item from a provider to the catalog system. The certification information may be dynamically presented with item description information such as in response to searches of the catalog system.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to antibodies that bind to human folate receptor and diagnostic assays for folate receptor 1-based therapies. Methods of using the antibodies to monitor therapy are further provided.

Abstract: A first communication device generates and transmits a wakeup packet configured to cause a wakeup radio of a second communication device to prompt a wireless local area network (WLAN) network interface device of the second communication device to transition from a low power state to an active state. The wakeup packet is generated to include i) a WLAN legacy preamble, ii) a wakeup radio (WUR) preamble, and iii) a data portion. The data portion comprises a plurality of time segments, each time segment corresponds to a respective information bit. The data portion is generated to include a respective prefix inserted prior to each time segment corresponding to the respective bit to mitigate intersymbol interference at a receiver caused at least by multipath effects.

Abstract: Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for detecting particulate matter in the air. A particulate matter sensor may comprise an airflow channel; a light source configured to pass light through the airflow channel; an airflow generator configured to generate airflow into the airflow channel; a waveguide configured to direct light from the light source after it passes through the airflow channel and scatters off of particulate matter within the airflow channel; a photodiode configured to receive light scattered by the waveguide; and a computing device coupled to the photodiode having a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, determines a mass concentration of particles in the airflow channel based on an output of the photodiode.

Abstract: The invention provides an electroslag fusion process for manufacturing a blade slab having a large curved surface, and it is more particularly effectively in making a blade slab which has a big width-to-thickness ratio, a large difference between the thin and the thick edges and a large curved surface. Firstly, dividing the blade slab into two or three regions according to the external shape and the sectional size of the blade slab, wherein the region which has difficulty in unilateral or bilateral mold-filling is pre-fabricated by the electroslag casting technology to produce a pre-fabricated curved slab, and then it is placed in advance in a side of an internal cavity of a mold, and then fusing the molten metal melted from a consumable electrode and one or two electroslag pre-fabricated slabs which are placed in advance in the mold by utilizing the electroslag fusion process, so as to produce the blade slab having a large curved surface.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a detection means whereby Staphylococcus aureus can be identified at a high accuracy. An aspect of the present invention relates to a medium for detecting S. aureus which comprises one or more kinds of nutrient components, a color developing agent capable of developing a color in the presence of ?-glucosidase, a color developing agent capable of developing a color in the presence of phosphatase and 0.5 mg/cm3 or more of sodium colistin methanesulfonate. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a sheet for detecting S. aureus, said sheet comprising the aforesaid medium, and a method for detecting S. aureus with the use of the medium and sheet as described above.

Abstract: A filter circuit may include a first path having a first complex baseband filter. The circuit may further include a second path having a second complex baseband filter. The circuit may further include a combiner coupled to an output of the first complex baseband filter and an output of the second complex baseband filter.

Abstract: In one implementation, a method of forming an amorphous silicon layer on a substrate in a processing chamber is provided. The method comprises depositing a predetermined thickness of a sacrificial dielectric layer over a substrate. The method further comprises forming patterned features on the substrate by removing portions of the sacrificial dielectric layer to expose an upper surface of the substrate. The method further comprises performing a plasma treatment to the patterned features. The method further comprises depositing an amorphous silicon layer on the patterned features and the exposed upper surface of the substrate. The method further comprises selectively removing the amorphous silicon layer from an upper surface of the patterned features and the upper surface of the substrate using an anisotropic etching process to provide the patterned features filled within sidewall spacers formed from the amorphous silicon layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fingerprint identification device, a fingerprint identification method and a touch screen. The fingerprint identification device comprises: an optical sensor with a receiving surface configured to receive fingerprint reflected light; and a lens assembly configured to converge the fingerprint reflected light toward the receiving surface of the optical sensor, wherein the lens assembly includes a liquid crystal lens configured to converge the fingerprint reflected light toward the receiving surface of the optical sensor by rotating liquid crystal molecules at different angles upon energization.

Abstract: A content displaying method according to an embodiment includes: displaying windows allocated to users on a touch panel; displaying pieces of content input from the users on the windows; and displaying thumbnails on the windows, wherein the displaying of the thumbnails includes displaying pieces of content displayed on all windows in the thumbnails.

Abstract: A cooling system is provided. The cooling system is associated with a dynamic nuclear polarization system and configured to cool a sample to a temperature suitable for dynamic nuclear polarization to be carried out on the sample while the sample is in the cooling system. The cooling system includes a cryogenic chamber that includes a cryogenic fluid. The cooling system also includes a removable sample sleeve insertable within a portion of the cryogenic chamber. The removable sample sleeve is configured to define a sample path for the sample within the cryogenic chamber that is isolated from other parts of the cooling system.

Abstract: A frequency regulation method and apparatus is applied to an insulation impedance detection apparatus in a direct current power system, and relates to the field of security monitoring technologies of a direct current electrical system. The method includes: collecting sampling voltages at a sampling point for at least three time points; determining a voltage frequency regulation manner based on the sampling voltages, obtained through sampling, at the at least three time points; and then regulating a voltage frequency of a power supply according to the determined voltage frequency regulation manner. The voltage frequency of the power supply can be regulated based on the at least three sampling voltages obtained through sampling. Therefore, the insulation impedance detection apparatus reduces insulation impedance detection duration while ensuring accuracy of measured insulation impedance.

Abstract: An input device can be integrated within an electronic device and/or operably connected to an electronic device through a wired or wireless connection. The input device can include one or more force sensors positioned below a cover element of the input device or an input surface of the electronic device. The input device can include other components and/or functionality, such as a biometric sensor and/or a switch element.

Abstract: A touch substrate and a display device. The touch substrate includes a substrate; and a touch unit and a light emitting unit disposed on the substrate successively. An orthographic projection of the touch unit and that of the light emitting unit on the substrate at least partially overlap.

Abstract: Systems and methods for operating a power converter with a plurality of inverter blocks with silicon carbide MOSFETs are provided. A DC to AC converter can include a plurality of inverter blocks. Each inverter block can include a plurality of switching devices. A control method can include identifying one of a plurality of switching patterns for operation of the inverter block for each inverter block. Each switching pattern can include a plurality of switching commands. The control method can further include controlling each inverter block based on the identified switching pattern for the inverter block. The control method can further include rotating the switching patterns among the plurality of inverter blocks.