Abstract: An embodiment registers a node and a data object on a blockchain. The embodiment schedules by a Scheduler an object task associated with the data object in a Data Controller, generating a task execution token by the Data Controller on the blockchain where the task execution token is associated with the object task. The embodiment senses the task execution token by the node received from the Data Controller; responsive to the sensed task execution token executes the object task on the node and generating a node energy consumption metric and an energy consumption token of the object task on the blockchain. The embodiment also sends the energy consumption token to the Data Controller from the node causing a smart contract to compute a task energy consumption metric based on the node energy consumption metric where the data object on the blockchain is updated with the task energy consumption metric.

Abstract: An artificial vertebral body includes a housing, a rotating body and a support member; an inner peripheral surface of the housing is provided with a first cooperating portion. The rotating body is rotatably disposed in the housing, an outer peripheral surface of the rotating body being provided with a second cooperating portion; the first cooperating portion can cooperate with the second cooperating part to restrict the rotation body to only rotate clockwise or counterclockwise; the support member passes through the rotating body and is screwed together with the rotating body; and the rotating body can rotate relative to the housing to drive the support member to move along the axial direction of the rotating body.

Abstract: Disclosed are liquid crystal devices including at least one cholesteric liquid crystal layer and having multiple stable states. Also disclosed are liquid crystal windows having at least three stable states in the absence of voltage.

Abstract: Building and using a smart contract in order to resolve the isolation between database users and service operators for hyper-protect database as a service (DBaaS). The use of the smart contract in the hyper-protect DBaaS environment allows the service operator to perform operations on sensitive and secure data in the database owned by a user without necessarily revealing the content of the sensitive and secure data.

Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and apparatuses are described. A variable diffuser pattern (VDP) may be applied to a substrate and configured to diffuse light from a light source (e.g., a light emitting diode (LED)), where the diffused light may have luminance uniformity and color uniformity measured at various distances from the light source. The VDP may include two or more different materials (e.g., different nanoparticle inks), and each material may have unique spectral reflectance and transmittance properties. For example, a first material may produce relatively more backscatter in red light wavelengths (e.g., as compared to blue and green light wavelengths), and a second material may produce relatively increased backscatter in blue light wavelengths (e.g., as compared to red and green light wavelengths). The VDP including the first and the second material may provide controlled scattering of light from the light source, resulting in uniform luminance and color of the scattered light.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for managing an event stream is provided. The embodiment may include identifying two or more endpoints, including at least one sender and at least one recipient. The embodiment may also include determining one or more exchange rules to govern a stream of messages sent from the at least one sender to the at least one recipient. The embodiment may further include generating a smart contract according to the one or more exchange rules. The embodiment may also include receiving an input message in the stream of messages from the at least one sender. The embodiment may further include in response to receiving the input message, sending an output message to the at least one recipient.

Abstract: A process for producing syngas that uses the syngas product from an oxygen-fired reformer to provide all necessary heating duties, which eliminates the need for a fired heater. Without the flue gas stream leaving a fired heater, all of the carbon dioxide produced by the reforming process is concentrated in the high-pressure syngas stream, allowing essentially complete carbon dioxide capture.

Abstract: A process for producing syngas that uses the syngas product from a partial oxidation reactor to provide all necessary heating duties, which eliminates the need for a fired heater. Soot is removed from the syngas using a dry filter to avoid a wet scrubber quenching the syngas stream and wasting the high-quality heat. Without the flue gas stream leaving a fired heater, all of the carbon dioxide produced by the reforming process is concentrated in the high-pressure syngas stream, allowing essentially complete carbon dioxide capture.

Abstract: A pad prosthesis includes a body, a protrusion portion and a snap. The body has a first surface, and the first surface includes a front edge, a curved edge, a rear edge and a straight edge connected sequentially. The protrusion portion is arranged on the first surface of the body. The snap is arranged on the first surface of the body, and the snap extends along a second direction, an angle between the second direction and the first direction is an acute angle. The pad prosthesis according to the present application may be applied in an artificial knee prosthesis.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for building and using a multi-party Attestation Model for controlling operation of a multi-tenant cloud infrastructure which includes providing a trusted execution environment (TEE) within the multi-tenant cloud infrastructure, receiving a set of requirements from each of a plurality of tenants of the multi-tenant cloud infrastructure, building an Attestation Model according to the sets of requirements, and deploying the Attestation Model within the TEE. In response to a determination that a change does not satisfy the Attestation Model for each of the plurality of tenants, a function is performed to separate components shared between tenants for which the change satisfies the Attestation Model from components shared between tenants for which the change does not satisfy the Attestation Model, and the change is deployed on the multi-tenant cloud infrastructure for the tenants for which the change satisfies the Attestation Model.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method of reprogramming a non-neuronal cell to a neuron. Aspects of the present disclosure relate to using cell reprogramming agent suppresses the expression or activity of PTB to convert a non-neuronal cell into a neuron. Also provided herein is a method of treating neurodegenerative disease by reprogramming non-neuronal cells in vivo to functional neurons.

Abstract: A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a reflective layer, a first diffuser plate, a second diffuser plate, and a color conversion layer. The plurality of light sources are proximate the substrate. The reflective layer is proximate the substrate. The first diffuser plate is over the plurality of light sources. The color conversion layer is between the first diffuser plate and the second diffuser plate.

Abstract: A femoral prosthesis includes a femur body and a cam portion. A joint surface of the femur body has a first joint surface portion for abutting a tibial prosthesis within a first knee flexion angle range from a first knee flexion angle to a second knee flexion angle, and a second joint surface portion for abutting the tibial prosthesis within a second knee flexion angle range from the second knee flexion angle to a third knee flexion angle. At the second knee flexion angle, the first joint surface portion has a first radius of curvature, and the second joint surface portion has a second radius of curvature. A center of a circle of an anterior joint surface of the cam portion is located in a first quadrant of a circle with the second radius of curvature in a sagittal section when the femoral prosthesis is in an extended state.

Abstract: A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources, a reflective layer, a first diffuser plate, a second diffuser plate, and a color conversion layer. The plurality of light sources are proximate the substrate. The reflective layer is proximate the substrate. The first diffuser plate is over the plurality of light sources. The color conversion layer is between the first diffuser plate and the second diffuser plate.

Abstract: A backlight includes a substrate, a plurality of light sources proximate the substrate, a first reflective layer on the substrate, and a plurality of patterned reflectors over the plurality of light sources. Each light source includes a size measured in a plane parallel to the substrate. Each patterned reflector is aligned with a corresponding light source and includes a thickness profile. The thickness profile includes a substantially flat section and a curved section extending from and surrounding the substantially flat section. The substantially flat section varies in thickness by no more than plus or minus 20 percent of an average thickness of the substantially flat section. The substantially flat section includes a size in a plane parallel to the substrate equal to or greater than the size of each light source.

Abstract: A process for producing syngas that uses the syngas product from an oxygen-fired reformer to provide all necessary heating duties, which eliminates the need for a fired heater. Without the flue gas stream leaving a fired heater, all of the carbon dioxide produced by the reforming process is concentrated in the high-pressure syngas stream, allowing essentially complete carbon dioxide capture.

Abstract: Embodiments of a deadfront article for a display are disclosed herein. The deadfront article includes a cover structure having: an inner surface; an outer surface opposite the inner surface; a glass layer located between the inner surface and the outer surface; and a first layer of light transmitting ink or pigment located between the inner surface of the cover structure and the glass layer. The deadfront article also includes a light guide layer having: an inner surface; and an outer surface facing toward the inner surface of the cover structure. A light extraction layer located on at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the light guide layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a preparation method of a BOPP film stiffening agent, including: taking cyclopentadiene or a derivative thereof and a norbornene monomer or C8 cycloolefin as a polymerization raw material, obtaining a polymerization resin liquid by continuous high-temperature polymerization, then preparing high-softening-point aliphatic hydrogenation petroleum resin through two-stage catalytic hydrogenation reaction and removing low-boiling-point light components and solvents; and then obtaining the BOPP film stiffening agent by mixing and extruding with homo-polypropylene. The stiffening agent prepared by the present invention has a very good anti-dissolution performance and environmental protection performance which is suitable for modification of a BOPP cigarette film, and has good market application prospects.

Abstract: A process for producing syngas that uses the syngas product from an oxygen-fired reformer to provide all necessary heating duties, which eliminates the need for a fired heater. Without the flue gas stream leaving a fired heater, all of the carbon dioxide produced by the reforming process is concentrated in the high-pressure syngas stream, allowing essentially complete carbon dioxide capture.

Abstract: A process for producing syngas that uses the syngas product from a partial oxidation reactor to provide all necessary heating duties, which eliminates the need for a fired heater. Soot is removed from the syngas using a dry filter to avoid a wet scrubber quenching the syngas stream and wasting the high-quality heat. Without the flue gas stream leaving a fired heater, all of the carbon dioxide produced by the reforming process is concentrated in the high-pressure syngas stream, allowing essentially complete carbon dioxide capture.