Abstract: Processes for converting a hydrocarbon-containing feed by pyrolysis and gasification/combustion. The hydrocarbon-containing feed and heated particles can be fed into a pyrolysis zone and contacted therein to effect pyrolysis of the hydrocarbons and produce a pyrolysis effluent. A gaseous stream rich in olefins and a particle stream rich in particles that include coke disposed thereon can be obtained from the pyrolysis effluent. A CO2-rich stream that includes, on a dry basis, CO2 at a concentration ?90 vol %, based on the total volume of the CO2-rich stream, can be obtained from the gasification/combustion gas mixture.

Abstract: An intelligent control method for engine initiation, including: determining whether a current driving mode satisfies a predetermined driving mode; when the current driving mode satisfies the predetermined driving mode, acquiring a current remaining capacity of a battery; determining whether the current remaining capacity is greater than a predetermined capacity threshold value; when the current remaining capacity is greater than the predetermined capacity threshold value, not starting an engine, otherwise, acquiring a catalyst temperature and a vehicle operating state; determining, according to the vehicle operating state, whether the catalyst temperature is less than a predetermined temperature threshold value; when the catalyst temperature is not less than the predetermined temperature threshold value, driving the engine to rotate clockwise to start same in a fuel cut-off manner, otherwise, heating a catalyst by a heating plate until the catalyst temperature is not less than the predetermined temperature th

Abstract: The present invention relates to a zoned catalytic article, particularly useful for TWC, which comprises: a) a catalyst composition coat comprising a first zone of the catalyst composition coat, comprising a platinum group metal component consisting of a platinum component supported on a support; and a second zone of the catalyst composition coat, comprising a rhodium component and at least one of a platinum component and a palladium component supported individually or together on a support, and b) a substrate; wherein the first zone and the second zone of the catalyst composition coat are carried on a single piece of substrate or carried on respective pieces of substrate useful for treatment of exhaust gases and an exhaust treatment system comprising the zoned catalytic article. The present invention also relates to an exhaust treatment system comprising the zoned catalytic article.

Abstract: A cationic contact lens is described as well as methods of manufacturing the same. The cationic contact lens includes a polymeric lens body that is the reaction product of a polymerizable composition that includes at least one siloxane, at least one nonionic hydrophilic monomer and at least one acyclic tertiary amine monomer. The cationic contact lens can be an unworn sterile silicone hydrogel contact lens. The contact lens is capable of substantially linear release of a releasable anionic agent and the at least one acyclic tertiary amine monomer facilitates uptake and/or sustained release of the releasable anionic agent by the polymeric lens body. The contact lens can be present in a sealed contact lens package.

Abstract: Compositions, methods, and uses of recombinant IL-8 antibody, fragment thereof or single chain variable fragment (scFv) having high affinity to IL-8 to target tumor-expressed or endogenous IL-8 are presented. Preferably, the recombinant IL-8 antibody or scFv fragment includes a VH segment comprising a first amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 1-15, 31-32, and/or a VL segment comprising a second amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO. 16-30, 33-34. The recombinant IL-8 antibody or scFv fragment can be formulated as pharmaceutical compositions to administer to a patient having a tumor to reduce metastasis of the tumor, reduce immune suppression in the tumor microenvironment or reduce Th2 mediated immune response.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for preparing a multisubunit SCF E3 ligase with a fusion protein through in vitro reconstitution, and a use of the multisubunit SCF E3 ligase. The method for preparing a multisubunit SCF E3 ligase with a fusion protein through in vitro reconstitution disclosed by the disclsoure includes: subjecting an engineered SKP1-Cullin1-RBX1 fusion protein (referred to as eSCR) to a reaction with an F-box protein in a reaction system to obtain the multisubunit SCF E3 ligase, where the eSCR fusion protein has an amino acid sequence from position 10 to position 1062 of SEQ ID NO: 2. Experimental results show that different multisubunit SCF E3 ligases are successfully prepared with the eSCR fusion protein through in vitro reconstitution in the disclsoure; the reconstituted multisubunit E3 ligase has biological activity.

Abstract: Provided is a tetanus toxin protein variant, the tetanus toxin protein variant comprising a C fragment of the tetanus toxin protein and a partial fragment of a translocation region of the tetanus toxin protein. Further provided is a proteoglycan conjugate, the proteoglycan conjugate comprising a polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae and a truncated tetanus toxin protein. Also provided is a method for improving immunogenicity, the method comprising the following steps: providing a proteoglycan conjugate comprising a polysaccharide from Streptococcus pneumoniae and a truncated tetanus toxin protein.

Abstract: An electrical connector and a cable grounding structure thereof are disclosed. A grounding structure is bridged between a connection body of the electrical connector and each cable, and includes a bridging portion, at least one clamping portion, at least one docking portion, and an elastic portion. The clamping portion is disposed on the bridging portion for clamping a covering layer of each cable, and the docking portion is extended from the bridging portion toward the connection body and electrically connected to connection body, and the elastic portion is attached and pressed against the covering layer of each cable, so as to provide good grounding contact and prevent the issue of skewing the cables and other factors that affects the soldering yield.

Abstract: A complex carbide for mining and mineral processing applications that are subject to severe additional metal, with the additional metal being a transition metal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thread priority adjusting method, a terminal, and a computer readable storage medium. The method may include: monitoring a state of at least one thread; in a case where the at least one thread is detected to be in a preset blocked state, detecting a running states and an associated state of respective threads in the same process; and according to the running state and the associated state of the respective threads, adjusting the priority of one or at least two threads in the same process.

Abstract: A method for detecting an analyte comprises the following steps: providing a SERS-active substrate and a Raman spectra database; applying a sample onto the SERS-active substrate; applying an incident light by a Raman spectrometer onto the SERS-active substrate to generate a Raman spectrum of the sample; and comparing the Raman spectrum of the sample with a Raman spectra database to identify an analyte in the sample. The SERS-active substrate comprises: a support; a first dielectric layer disposed on the support, wherein the first dielectric layer is formed by a plurality of first nanofibers; and a plurality of noble metal particles formed on the plurality of first nanofibers.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for dynamic report generation may include a computing device generating a report template including one or more queries that define calls to an external data store. The computing device stores the report template in a report template repository and generates a new report that includes one or more runtime parameters for each of the one or more queries of the report template. The computing device generates the new report by converting the one or more queries of the new report to an agnostic JSON language and retrieves data from an external data store identified in each of the one or more queries and converting the retrieved data to the agnostic JSON language.

Abstract: Devices and methods include generating biases for input buffers of a semiconductor device. In some embodiments, the semiconductor device includes an input buffer that buffer datas and biasing generation and distribution circuitry that generates and distributes a bias current to the input buffer based at least in part on a reference voltage. The biasing generation and distribution circuitry includes dynamic voltage bias circuitry that adjusts the bias current and reference voltage tracking circuitry that controls operation of the dynamic voltage bias circuitry based on the reference voltage.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a data transmission method, a communication apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and a chip. The method includes: generating, by a first multi-link device, a management frame, where the management frame includes a receiver address, a transmitter address, and link indication information, and the link indication information indicates that the management frame is applied to at least one link corresponding to the link indication information; and sending the management frame to a second multi-link device on a link on which a station indicated by the receiver address or a station indicated by the transmitter address operates.

Abstract: A meeting robot method and system is provided. In one embodiment, a meeting substitute system includes processing circuitry configured to cause the meeting substitute system to obtain information related to a meeting request, the information associated with a teleconference meeting and the information including a date and a time for the teleconference meeting; as a result of a trigger, automatically: join the teleconference meeting at the date and the time; and during the joined teleconference meeting, capturing a set of meeting data for the teleconference meeting, the captured set of meeting data comprising at least one of a video recording and an audio recording of the teleconference meeting and a speech-to-text translation; and generate a meeting summary based at least in part on the captured set of meeting data for the teleconference meeting.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application are directed to a method and apparatus for enhanced PDCCH monitoring on overlapping PDCCH monitoring occasions. A method according to an embodiment of the present application may include: receiving configuration information for monitoring a plurality of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) transmissions, wherein the configuration information includes a plurality of search space sets; selecting at least one search space set with different quasi co-location (QCL)-Type D information from each other for monitoring from the plurality of search space sets based on a rule; and monitoring at least one search space set including the selected at least one search space set on monitoring occasions.

Abstract: A modular linear actuator and a height adjustable desk. The modular linear actuator comprises an actuator body module and a motor box module, the motor box module is detachably mounted at an end portion of the actuator body module, and the motor box module outputs the power of a motor to the actuator body module by means of a transmission device. The height adjustable desk comprises a desk plate, a desk frame, and the modular linear actuator. The desk frame is mounted on the actuator body module of the modular linear actuator. The modular linear actuator can be detached and recycled when being scrapped, which reduces the recycling cost and prolong the service life of a product. The motor box modules having different motor models are matched and combined with a plurality of actuator body modules. It enables the use of fewer product types to satisfy more performance requirements.

Abstract: A method for forming a component for a plasma processing chamber is provided. An internal mold is provided. An external mold is provided around the internal mold. The external mold is filled with a ceramic powder, wherein the ceramic powder surrounds the internal mold. The ceramic powder is sintered to form a solid part. The solid part is removed from the external mold.

Abstract: The subject matter described in this specification is generally directed control architectures for an autonomous vehicle. In one example, a reference trajectory, a set of lateral constraints, and a set of speed constraints are received using a control circuit. The control circuit determines a set of steering commands based at least in part on the reference trajectory and the set of lateral constraints and a set of speed commands based at least in part on the set of speed constraints. The vehicle is navigated, using the control circuit, according to the set of steering commands and the set of speed commands.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides the use of a fluorescent imaging plate reader (FLIPR) high-throughput real-time fluorescence detection and analysis system in detection of calcium signals in plants, which successfully applies the FLIPR to the detection of calcium signals in plants, and increases the use of the FLIPR in the detection of calcium signals in plants. In addition, a method for detecting calcium signals in plants based on FLIPR provided by the present disclosure detects changes in calcium signals generated by stimulation of plants by an exogenous calcium signal CaCl2 solution, which is the basis of high-throughput real-time fluorescence detection of calcium ions in plants.