Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing at least a portion of a magnetic layer of a magnetic recording disk. The methods include forming a plurality of sacrificial, discrete structures via imprint lithography. The sacrificial, discrete structures are used to form a plurality of three-dimensional segregant structures in a magnetic layer of the magnetic recording disk. The present disclosure also relates to corresponding magnetic recording disks.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pollen control dry pollination machine for Abies ziyuanensis, comprising a lever; a side of a top of the lever is fixedly connected with one end of a square tube; another end of the square tube is rotatably connected with a pollination shell; a top of the square tube and a top of the pollination shell are slidably connected with a fan; the pollination shell is internally provided with a pollen box, a pollen outlet cover and a pollination chamber from a top to a bottom in sequence; the pollen box is communicated with the pollen outlet cover; a bottom of the pollination chamber is provided with an opening; an Abies ziyuanensis ovulate strobilus to be pollinated is placed in the pollination chamber; a bottom of the pollination shell is fixedly connected with a rotating opening; the lever is provided with a switch.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to isolated nucleic acids encoding one or more inhibitory nucleic acids. In some embodiments, the inhibitory nucleic acids are microRNAs (miRNAs) or artificial microRNAs (amiRNAs). The inhibitory nucleic acids may target one or more genes involved in cytochrome p450 toxicity, for example Slc16a2, Acls5, and Cyb5b. In some embodiments, an inhibitory nucleic acid is a miR-375. The disclosure relates, in some aspects, to methods of reducing cytochrome p450-related toxicity in a cell (e.g., a liver cell) by administering the isolated nucleic acids of the disclosure.

Abstract: Provided herein are therapeutic methods for the treatment of exacerbations of inflammatory respiratory diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and asthma. In particular, the invention provides methods for patient selection, diagnosis, and treatment. Also provided herein are methods for preparing and analyzing lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) samples.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing at least a portion of a magnetic layer of a magnetic recording disk. The methods include forming a plurality of sacrificial, discrete structures via imprint lithography. The sacrificial, discrete structures are used to form a plurality of three-dimensional segregant structures in a magnetic layer of the magnetic recording disk. The present disclosure also relates to corresponding magnetic recording disks.

Abstract: Methods for analysis of the magnetic grain using a software program effectively and accurately by improving the magnetic grain boundary contrast from an image prior to analyzing the grain size with an imaging analysis program. A method for automated grain size analysis includes obtaining a SEM electronic image of a magnetic material composed of a plurality of grains and modifying the image by smoothing the image, removing high spatial and low spatial frequencies from the image, improving contrast of the image, pixelating the image, processing the image to a binary image, and clearing outer edges of the binary image to remove at least incomplete grains to generate grain size data from the image.

Abstract: An elastic electrical contact includes a base, a connecting member extending from an end of the base, and a resisting member extending from an end of the connecting member configured for resisting against an electronic element. The base includes a bottom surface being soldered to a circuit board and a top surface, and defines a through hole and a portion of tin between the bottom surface and the circuit board. When soldering to the circuit board, tin can extend through the through hole.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having a ferroelectric capacitor is formed by the steps of forming a lower electrode on a substrate, applying a rapid thermal annealing process to the lower electrode, depositing, after the step of rapid thermal annealing process, a ferroelectric film on the lower electrode, crystallizing the ferroelectric film by applying a thermal annealing process to the ferroelectric film, and forming an upper electrode on the ferroelectric insulation film.