Abstract: Disclosed is a drive circuit for a digital dimming LED light, relating to the LED light drive circuits, which includes a power module and a dimming module corresponding to the LED lights, wherein the dimming module comprises a demodulation unit, a boosting constant voltage unit and a constant current chopper unit, and the power module is used to convert a utility power into DC power and output it to the demodulation unit, and to receive an external dimming signal and modulate and convert it into a digital signal. The demodulation unit is connected to the power module for receiving and demodulating the digital signal, the constant current chopper unit is connected to the demodulation unit, and both the boosting constant voltage unit and the constant current chopper unit are connected with the LED lights, so that the brightness of the LED lights is consistent.

Abstract: The present application provides a battery, a power consumption apparatus, and a method for producing a battery. The battery includes a box body, a battery module and a mounting plate, the battery module is disposed in the box body and includes a battery cell arrangement structure and a first end plate, the battery cell arrangement structure includes a plurality of battery cells stacked and is disposed on one side of the battery cell arrangement structure, the first end plate is fixedly connected to the battery cell arrangement structure, the mounting plate is disposed between the first end plate and the box body and is fixedly connected to the box body; the first end plate has a first elastic support part configured to be capable of abutting the mounting plate, being squeezed by the battery cell arrangement structure and deforming when the battery cell arrangement structure expands.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a Gas-Assisted Microbubble Extraction (GAME) system with an innovative dispersion module that can be used to efficiently separate and purify base metals and rare earth elements from various sources. The GAME system utilizes a three phase system of a gas phase, an organic phase, and an aqueous phase to efficiently extract low concentration metals from a solution.

Abstract: A method for recovering valuable elements from pre-combustion coal-based materials includes the steps of grinding the materials to a predetermined size, roasting the ground materials at a temperature of 600° C.-700° C. for a predetermined residence time needed for mineral decomposition, submerging the roasted, ground materials in a solution of lixiviant, filtering the lixiviant solution to separate residual solids from a pregnant leach solution including the valuable elements and recovering and concentrating the valuable elements from the pregnant leach solution.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process of selective precipitation for the purpose of recovering rare earth elements from acidic media derived from coal and coal byproducts via two main steps of sequential precipitation and selective precipitation. An intermediary step of re-precipitation can be included to further increase RRE concentrations, as well as improve contaminant metal removal.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process of selective precipitation for the purpose of recovering rare earth elements from acidic media derived from coal and coal byproducts via two main steps of sequential precipitation and selective precipitation. An intermediary step of re-precipitation can be included to further increase RRE concentrations, as well as improve contaminant metal removal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a multifunctional gypsum-based mortar and a method of making the same, where the gypsum-based mortar includes 30-40 parts by weight of a gypsum; 30-40 parts by weight of a diatomite; 0.5-3.0 parts by weight of nano TiO2; and 30-40 parts by weight of a fine aggregate. The gypsum-based mortar provided herein can not only has good adsorption to the formaldehyde based on the hydration structure of gypsum-based cementing material and the diatomite structure, but also decompose the formaldehyde adsorbed by the porous structure, ensuring long-term and effective adsorption to formaldehyde.

Abstract: Disclosed are a multifunctional gypsum-based mortar and a method of making the same, where the gypsum-based mortar includes 30-40 parts by weight of a gypsum; 30-40 parts by weight of a diatomite; 0.5-3.0 parts by weight of nano TiO2; and 30-40 parts by weight of a fine aggregate. The gypsum-based mortar provided herein can not only has good adsorption to the formaldehyde based on the hydration structure of gypsum-based cementing material and the diatomite structure, but also decompose the formaldehyde adsorbed by the porous structure, ensuring long-term and effective adsorption to formaldehyde.

Abstract: An apparatus for heat and power generation includes a combustor, operating at a temperature of 500-900° C., a leach tank downstream from the combustor, producing a valuable element solution from combustion by-products and a valuable element recovery apparatus configured to recover the valuable elements from the valuable element solution.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of determining the presence of lung cancer in a subject comprising the steps of detecting an expression level of miR-1246 alone or in combination with an expression level of miR-1290 in a sample obtained from the subject wherein the increase in miR-1246 and/or miR-1290 in the sample obtained from the subject relative to the expression level of miR-1246 or miR-1290 in the control sample indicates the presence of lung cancer in the subject. The disclosure further comprises a method of monitoring a response to therapy in a lung cancer patient, a method of prognosis of lung cancer in a patient and a method for treating lung cancer in a subject comprising the use of inhibitors of miR-1246 and/or miR-1290 alone or in combination. In a specific embodiment, miR-1246 and/or miR-1290 levels are used to predict response to chemotherapy and progression in human non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients.

Abstract: A method for recovering valuable elements from pre-combustion coal-based materials includes the steps of grinding the materials to a predetermined size, roasting the ground materials at a temperature of 600° C.-700° C. for a predetermined residence time needed for mineral decomposition, submerging the roasted, ground materials in a solution of lixiviant, filtering the lixiviant solution to separate residual solids from a pregnant leach solution including the valuable elements and recovering and concentrating the valuable elements from the pregnant leach solution.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process of selective precipitation for the purpose of recovering rare earth elements from acidic media derived from coal and coal byproducts via two main steps of sequential precipitation and selective precipitation. An intermediary step of re-precipitation can be included to further increase RRE concentrations, as well as improve contaminant metal removal.

Abstract: Targeting metabolic enzymes in human cancer Abstract Lung cancer is a devastating disease and a major therapeutic burden with poor prognosis. The functional heterogeneity of lung cancer (different tumor formation ability in bulk of tumor) is highly related with clinical chemoresistance and relapse. Here we find that, glycine dehydrogenase (GLDC), one of the metabolic enzyme involved in glycine metabolism, is overexpressed in various subtypes of human lung cancer and possibly several other types of cancers. GLDC was found to be highly expressed in tumor-initiating subpopulation of human lung cancer cells compared with non-tumorigenic subpopulation. By array studies we showed that normal lung cells express low levels of GLDC compared to xenograft and primary tumor. Functional studies showed that RNAi inhibition of GLDC inhibits significantly the clonal growth of tumor-initiating cells in vitro and tumor formation in immunodeficient mice.

Abstract: Targeting metabolic enzymes in human cancer Abstract Lung cancer is a devastating disease and a major therapeutic burden with poor prognosis. The functional heterogeneity of lung cancer (different tumor formation ability in bulk of tumor) is highly related with clinical chemoresistance and relapse. Here we find that, glycine dehydrogenase (GLDC), one of the metabolic enzyme involved in glycine metabolism, is overexpressed in various subtypes of human lung cancer and possibly several other types of cancers. GLDC was found to be highly expressed in tumor-initiating subpopulation of human lung cancer cells compared with non-tumorigenic subpopulation. By array studies we showed that normal lung cells express low levels of GLDC compared to xenograft and primary tumor. Functional studies showed that RNAi inhibition of GLDC inhibits significantly the clonal growth of tumor-initiating cells in vitro and tumor formation in immunodeficient mice.