Abstract: A lithium hydrogen titanate Li—H—Ti—O material includes Li, H, Ti, and O elements, wherein a mass percentage of Li is in a range from about 3% to about 12%, a mass percentage of H is in a range from about 0.1% to about 8%, a mass percentage of Ti is in a range from about 46% to about 56%, and a mass percentage of O is in a range from about 28% to about 50%. A lithium ion battery and a method for making the lithium hydrogen titanate Li—H—Ti—O material are also disclosed.

Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a signal generator supply a signal to an input node to which a power amplifier is connected. The power amplifier includes an inverter including a first transistor with a gate connected to the input node via a first signal path and a second transistor with a gate electrode connected to the input node via a second signal path. An output signal corresponding to the signal supplied to the input node is supplied from an output node between the first and second transistors. A filter is connected to the output node and outputs a filtered signal having a high frequency component removed. A bias application unit applies a first bias voltage to the first signal path and a second bias voltage to the second signal path. Levels of the bias voltages being set according to a direct current component in the filtered signal.

Abstract: A method and reagent for constructing a nucleic acid double-linker single-strand cyclic library.

Abstract: A locking structure and a system using the same are provided. The locking structure includes a rotating unit, a first switch, a sheet and a second switch. The sheet includes a recess and contact to the first switch or the rotating unit. The second switch includes a protrusion movably disposed within the recess.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media can provide for aggregating high-rate, large-volume input data streams into low-volume output data streams in real-time. Aggregating high-rate, large-volume data streams into low-volume output data streams can be facilitated by analyzing lossless aggregation relationships among helper views within one or more continuous query tasks and executing conventional queries to derive high-level, low-volume output data streams from low-level, high-volume input data streams.

Abstract: Multi-resolution encoded files are stored on a plurality of disk drives using systematic network coded storage. In some embodiments, the stored files are used to provide video streaming services for users.

Abstract: Disclosed are a light-emitting member and a method for preparing the same as well as a display device. The light-emitting member includes a first electrode layer, a second electrode layer having a polarity opposite to that of the first electrode layer, a light-emitting layer and an isolation layer, the light-emitting layer is located on the first electrode layer, the second electrode layer is located on a side of the light-emitting layer, and the isolation layer is located on a side of the first electrode layer to isolate the first electrode layer from the second electrode layer.

Abstract: The invention is directed to droplet actuator devices and assay methods. The invention includes assay methods of conducting an assay comprising combining a sample with an umbelliferyl derivative, wherein the sample potentially comprises an enzyme capable of cleaving the umbelliferyl derivative and where the umbelliferyl derivative comprises an umbelliferyl core modified with one or more modifying moieties.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds that inhibit ROCK activity. In certain embodiments the compounds of the invention enhance cognitive function. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions that comprise ROCK inhibitors and to methods enhance cognitive function and reducing and/or treat cognitive function decline.

Abstract: A system and method for processing objects having contaminating particles includes the steps of shredding the objects in a shredding chamber to form a plurality of shredded fragments, wherein the shredding chamber is arranged to be substantially combustion resistant, and removing the contaminating particles from the plurality of shredded fragments.

Abstract: Multi-resolution encoded files are stored on a plurality of disk drives using systematic network coded storage. In some embodiments, the stored files are used to provide video streaming services for users.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fractionating a starting material containing a protein and lipids or phospholipid. The method comprises providing the starting material containing the protein and the lipids or phospholipid, extruding the starting material into first solvent having a temperature of 20-200° C. to form a solid phase of a texturized matrix enriched with the protein and not soluble in the first solvent and a lipids-enriched or phospholipid-enriched fluid phase, and collecting, separately, the solid phase of the texturized matrix enriched with the protein and the lipids-enriched or phospholipid-enriched fluid phase.

Abstract: The invention is directed to droplet actuator devices and assay methods. The invention includes assay methods of conducting an assay comprising combining a sample with an umbelliferyl derivative, wherein the sample potentially comprises an enzyme capable of cleaving the umbelliferyl derivative and where the umbelliferyl derivative comprises an umbelliferyl core modified with one or more modifying moieties.

Abstract: A method for extracting components includes the steps of heating an electronic device having one or more components to a predetermined temperature so as to substantially weaken a bonding substance arranged to bond the one or more components to the electronic device, and thereafter manipulating the electronic device to extract the one or more components from the electronic device.

Abstract: A locking structure and a system using the same are provided. The locking structure includes a rotating unit, a first switch, a sheet and a second switch. The sheet includes a recess and contact to the first switch or the rotating unit. The second switch includes a protrusion movably disposed within the recess.

Abstract: The invention presents novel corn fermentation processes that remove the oil-rich fraction either during or after fermentation instead of before fermentation as usual. Besides recovery of high value oil-rich fraction of the corn, the processes also produce other value-added co-products such as that with high fiber or high protein but low oil contents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula III, Formula 111(a), Formula V, Formula V(a), Formula A, Formula A 1, Formula A2, Formula A 3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that are useful as pharmaceutical agents, individually and/or in a combination with a chemotherapeutic agent: PLX-4032 (vemurafenib), or the catalytic mTOR inhibitor AZD8055, to treat a cancer and/or a cancer metastasis, for example a cancer harboring a BRAF protein kinase mutation and/or a HRAS protein mutation. Also, a method of treating and/or preventing malaria in a subject, the method comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula A, Formula A 1, Formula A2, Formula A 3, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the subject in need.

Abstract: Disclosed are benzamide derivatives useful in slowing the expansion of cancer cells.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a Generic Mapping Procedure (GMP) mapping method for an Optical channel Data Unit (ODU), including: caching low-level ODUk data to a memory according to the rate of low-level ODUk data stream; generating an adjustment byte in a mapping process and encoding the adjustment byte; generating read enable of the cached data by an algorithm according to the adjustment byte, reading the cached low-level ODUk data, and generating Optical channel Data Tributary Unit (ODTU) data according to the read data; and crossing a time slot of the ODTU data in multiple channels to that of a high-level ODU payload, and forming the data in the time slot of the high-level ODU payload and the encoded adjustment byte into a completed high-level ODU frame. The disclosure may further provide a GMP mapping apparatus for an ODU. According to a technical solution of the disclosure, the GMP mapping of the ODU can be implemented according to the dynamic change of a service rate.

Abstract: Disclosed are benzamide derivatives having the formula wherein X is selected from the group consisting of H, halo, —C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, and -3- to 10-membered heterocycle, wherein the —C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, and -3- to 10-membered heterocycle may be unsubstituted or substituted; Y is selected from the group consisting of H, —C1-C6 alkyl, and —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, the —C1-C6 alkyl, aryl, —C3-C7 cycloalkyl, and -3- to 10-membered heterocycle may be unsubstituted or substituted; Z is selected from the group consisting of —NHOH and phenylene diamine group (II) of structure and wherein Q is selected from the group consisting of H, F and Cl. These benzamide derivatives are useful in slowing the expansion of cancer cells.