Abstract: A liveness detection method includes acquiring a facial image of an object and a reference feature set that includes a plurality of reference features conforming to a pre-set feature distribution; extracting an image feature from the facial image, performing liveness feature mapping on the plurality of reference features to obtain a plurality of corresponding reference liveness features, performing, based on the plurality of reference liveness features, liveness discrimination on the image feature to obtain a discrimination result, performing, based on the image feature, distribution fitting on the plurality of reference features to obtain a distribution fitting result, and performing liveness detection on the object based on the discrimination result and the distribution fitting result.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for separating a neural crest derived cell from peripheral blood. In the present disclosure, a mononuclear cell is separated from the peripheral blood and then directly cultured, thereby maximizing use of a neural crest stem cell with a differentiation potential to avoid loss of the neural crest stem cell. In the method of the present disclosure, a sample to be separated is derived from the peripheral blood. The method shows less trauma and low cost. Most importantly, compared to extracting the neural crest derived cell from tissues, the neural crest derived cell extracted from the peripheral blood can be used clinically as a type of biomarker.

Abstract: Methods of modeling the in vivo efficacy of drug combinations for the treatment or prevention of viral infection are described. The described methods combine data for single drugs and drug combinations from pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic, and viral dynamics models under a series of estimated in vivo drug potencies to provide predictions of the in vivo effects of the drug combinations. These predictions can be used to more accurately select drugs and drug treatment regimens that can be successful in controlling viral infection in animal studies, clinical trials and in medical or veterinary interventions. Also described is a method of treating or preventing filovirus infections using combinations of orally available drugs based on predictions from the modeling methods.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device thereof. The liquid crystal composition comprises at least one compound of general formula I and at least one compound of general formula II. The liquid crystal composition has a larger vertical dielectric constant (??), a larger ratio of the vertical dielectric constant to the absolute value of dielectric anisotropy (??/|??|), a larger Kave value and a higher transmittance while maintaining an appropriate clearing point, an appropriate optical anisotropy, and an appropriate absolute value of the dielectric anisotropy, such that the liquid crystal display device comprising the same has a better contrast, a faster response speed and a better transmittance while maintaining an appropriate range of operating temperature and an appropriate threshold voltage.

Abstract: A food preparation device synchronizes multiple zones or compartments that each have independent settings. The multiple zones have a synchronized finish so that the food preparation for each of the zones finish at substantially the same time. The synchronized finish may be calculated based on the different settings for each of the zones. A preheating phase for a zone can be modified by temperature or time. The synchronization may also be modified based on any interruptions to either zone to maintain the synchronized finish.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device including the liquid crystal composition include at least one compound of general formula I and at least one compound of general formula II. Compared with the prior art, the liquid crystal composition has a smaller voltage change rate at high and low temperatures and a shorter low temperature response time, while maintaining an appropriate optical anisotropy, an appropriate clearing point, an appropriate absolute value of dielectric anisotropy, such that the liquid crystal display device having the liquid crystal composition has a better display and a faster response speed.

Abstract: A method for performing Mitsunobu reaction between an alcoholic hydroxyl group donor and an active hydrogen donor, comprising the following steps: reacting the alcoholic hydroxyl group donor and the active hydrogen donor with a trihydrocarbylphosphine reagent and an azodicarboxylate reagent in the presence of an organic solvent, wherein the organic solvent is a linear or branched alkane containing 8 to 16 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition containing a dibenzo derivative comprising a compound of general formula I and a compound of general formula II, and a liquid crystal display device containing the same, are disclosed. The liquid crystal composition is characterized by its excellent physical properties with respect to a liquid crystal display. The liquid crystal display device containing the liquid crystal composition has a good transmittance and a high contrast.

Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of non-ferrous metal reduction, and specifically to a method and device for accurately controlling a reduction valence state of high-purity vanadium pentoxide. An example method includes: introducing a reducing gas into the vanadium pentoxide to carry out a reduction reaction under a heating condition to obtain a mixture; weighing the mixture during the reduction reaction, and stopping the reaction when the weight of the mixture reaches a specified value; and introducing a cooling gas into the mixture for cooling to obtain calcine. An example device includes: a conveying member; a casing arranged on the conveying member; a partition member on the casing and dividing the inside of the casing into a reduction zone and a protection cooling zone; a material storage member on the conveying member for placing materials; and a weighing member on the conveying member.

Abstract: The present application provides a liquid crystal composition containing dibenzo derivatives and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal composition comprises at least one compound of general formula I and at least one compound of general formula II.

Abstract: Systems and methods for vanadium battery state-of-charge balance are disclosed. An example system includes a state-of-charge detection module, a state detection module, a control module and a plurality of vanadium battery modules in series. Each vanadium battery module includes positive and negative electrode electrolyte tanks, and a balance pipeline with a controllable switch between the positive and negative electrode electrolyte tanks of any two vanadium battery modules. The state-of-charge detection module detects and outputs the state-of-charge value of each vanadium battery module. The state detection module detects and outputs the charge and discharge states of the vanadium battery modules.

Abstract: An accessory control system for a vehicle includes a rearview mirror assembly having a display and touch screen and a processor, and a control panel assembly connected with the rearview mirror assembly, the control panel assembly having a control panel, a plurality of switch modules communicated with a plurality of corresponding accessory modules; wherein the processor panel receives instructions and sends the instructions to the control panel that causes the control panel to: activate the switch modules, in response to the activation of the switch modules, activating the accessory modules.

Abstract: An amino dithioperacid thioester compound, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof. The structural formula of compound is as shown in formula I: wherein m=1-11, X is a nitrogen-containing aliphatic heterocyclic ring, and a nitrogen atom in the aliphatic heterocyclic ring is connected to a carbon atom of a thiocarbonyl group. The compounds disclosed by the invention are found to be capable of relieving muscular atrophy and lipolysis caused by cancer cachexia through in-vivo and in-vitro experiments. The compounds are also capable of obviously relieving weight and food intake reduction caused by cancer cachexia in animal experiments, so that the carbamo(dithioperoxo)thioates compounds have the effect on resisting cancer cachexia, can be applied to the treatment of cancer cachexia and related diseases, and become one kind of ideal cancer cachexia treatment medicament.

Abstract: Disclosed is a preparation method for preparing diphenylmethane diisocyanate. The preparation method comprises: under a catalyst condition, performing a pyrolysis reaction on diphenylmethane dicarbamate in an inert solvent having a boiling point lower than that of diphenylmethane diisocyanate to obtain diphenylmethane diisocyanate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a laser discharge chamber in which useful lifetime is extended by local electrical tuning using one or a combination of design of the chamber internal geometry, placement and distribution of components within the chamber such as electrodes, current returns, and capacitors, and selective electrical isolation of portions of the components.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound of general Formula I, at least one compound of general Formula II and at least one compound of general Formula M. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition provides a higher VHR (especially an excellent VHR after UV irradiation), a lower surface roughness of the polymer layer, a faster polymerization rate, a lower residual amount of the polymerizable compound and a better pretilt angle stability, which enables the production of a liquid crystal display device with a better voltage stability and a faster response speed, and can effectively reduce or prevent the occurrences of problems such as “burn-in”, “image sticking”, “Zara Particle” and “uneven display” in the liquid crystal display device. A liquid crystal display includes the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable compound with a structure of general formula I, which exhibits none or few of the problems existing in the prior art. A polymerizable liquid crystal composition comprising the polymerizable compound has good stability and higher reliability, and is embodied by having a smaller pretilt angle change and higher voltage holding ratio. Also, there is little or no image sticking effect in a liquid crystal display device comprising the polymerizable liquid crystal composition. The present invention also provides a method of synthesizing a polymerizable compound with a structure of general formula I. The present invention further provides a polymerizable liquid crystal composition comprising the polymerizable compound and a liquid crystal display device comprising the polymerizable liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal composition containing a dibenzo derivative and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound of general formula I and at least one compound of general formula II. The liquid crystal compositions have the characteristics of high clearing point, large optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy, large ??, large ??/|??|, and large Kave. The liquid crystal display devices containing these liquid crystal compositions have the effects of good transmittance and high contrast. The liquid crystal composition can meet the requirements of the liquid crystal display device on low power consumption and good display effect and has high application value in liquid crystal displays of in-plane switching (IPS) mode, fringe field switching (FFS) mode, and vertical alignment (VA) mode.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device including the liquid crystal composition include at least one compound of general formula I and at least one compound of general formula II. Compared with the prior art, the liquid crystal composition has a smaller voltage change rate at high and low temperatures and a shorter low temperature response time, while maintaining an appropriate optical anisotropy, an appropriate clearing point, an appropriate absolute value of dielectric anisotropy, such that the liquid crystal display device having the liquid crystal composition has a better display and a faster response speed.