Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting and receiving radiofrequency (RF) signals in a magnetic resonance imaging system for proton and X-nuclear imaging includes at least one radiofrequency (RF) coil and an ultrahigh dielectric constant material incorporated within the at least one RF coil. The permittivity of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material depends on a temperature of the material and is tunable. The apparatus also includes a temperature controller that is thermally coupled to the ultrahigh dielectric constant material. The temperature controller is configured to control a temperature of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material to tune and optimize the permittivity of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material. A chemical structure and composition of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material is selected to control and optimize the permittivity and a dielectric loss of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material and a temperature dependence of the ultrahigh dielectric constant material.

Abstract: A spring forming machine having tool rotation and tool retraction capabilities, that includes: a rotary beak seat mechanism and a dual-transmission core rotation separation mechanism. The rotary beak seat mechanism is installed on a transmission mechanism of an outside machine panel board through a panel board bearing. The rotary beak seat mechanism includes a rotation component, that rotates 360 degrees around a central axis of the panel board bearing. On a front end of the rotation component is disposed a slide seat component coaxially. The dual-transmission core rotation separation mechanism includes: a first substrate, in a center of a front plate surface of the first substrate is disposed the rotary beak seat mechanism, on a back plate surface of the first substrate is disposed an axle core positioning mechanism, an inner circle core rotation transmission mechanism, and an outer circle tool rotation transmission mechanism.

Abstract: A BLDC includes an outer casing, and a first sub-motor and a second sub-motor mounted within the outer casing. The BLDC further includes a terminal hub, and a first conductive terminal set and a second conductive terminal set. The first and second sub-motor include their respective stators that are energized independently and a common rotor. The first conductive terminal set is configured as a power supply branch circuit for the stator of the first sub-motor, the second conductive terminal set is configured as a power supply branch circuit for the stator of the second sub-motor. The first and second sub-motors can be configured to selectively commonly operate as a single motor to output normal power or operate independently. When one sub-motor fails, the other sub-motor can independently operate to ensure reliability and safety of the motor.

Abstract: Heterologous expression of E. coli cyclopropane synthase in genotypic and phenotypic fad2fae1 plants facilitates accumulation of cyclopropane fatty acids. Co-expression of Sterculia foetida transferases, including lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase, diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT), and Phospholipid Diacyl Glycerol Acyltransferase (PDAT), with E. coli cyclopropane synthase further enhances cyclopropane fatty acid accumulation in fad2fae1 plant seeds.

Abstract: A resource sharing device and control method thereof. The resource sharing device is electrically coupled to a plurality of computers and a mouse. The mouse is used to control a mouse cursor, and each computer is electrically coupled to a display. The steps include: identifying the spatial arrangement and resolutions of the displays; the computers initializing the respective positions of the mouse cursor; receiving a mouse displacement generated by the mouse; generating a mouse cursor displacement according to the mouse displacement and an acceleration setting; transmitting the mouse cursor displacement to one of the computers; determining whether the mouse cursor reaches a threshold; when the determination is affirmative, switching the mouse control to another computer.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention relates to an enclosure for a voltage transformer, including a shell. The shell is provided with a plurality of packaging spaces for packaging bodies of the voltage transformer. Each of the packaging spaces is provided with a closed end and a sealed end, and every two adjacent packaging spaces are in communication with each other. In the enclosure for a voltage transformer of an embodiment of the present invention, the size of the enclosure for a voltage transformer along an arrangement direction is reduced, as a result of which, the entire enclosure for a voltage transformer has a compact structure and a small occupied space. An embodiment of the present invention further relates to a voltage transformer including the above-mentioned enclosure for a voltage transformer.

Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods relating to generating a unified determination based on subdetermination, and in particular, generating a unified score based on respective scores. For example, the invention provides a method for generating a unified determination based on subdeterminations, the method including generating a first subdetermination based on first criteria; generating a second subdetermination based on second criteria; and generating a unified determination based on the first subdetermination and the second subdetermination.

Abstract: A broadband low-profile dual-linearly polarized antenna for a OneLTE two-in-one platform and an antenna array device formed therefrom are provided that can realize low-profile and ultra-broadband and have such advantages as simple structure, neat appearance, easy engineering implementation, and suitability for mass production. The broadband low-profile dual-linearly polarized antenna can include (1) a radiating portion that can include a dielectric substrate, printed folded dipoles spaced apart on an upper surface of the dielectric substrate, first coupled parasitic elements on a lower surface of the dielectric substrate, and second coupled parasitic elements on the upper surface of the dielectric substrate and (2) a feed balun for feeding the radiating portion, wherein each of the printed folded dipoles can include a corresponding one of the first coupled parasitic elements and a corresponding one of the second coupled parasitic elements.

Abstract: A device includes a substrate, an electrode, an electrical pad, and a signal line. The signal line is coupled to the substrate and covered by an insulation layer. The signal line is coupled to the electrical pad and the electrode. At least one of the electrode and the signal line includes a diamagnetic material and paramagnetic material, wherein a ratio of the diamagnetic material and the paramagnetic material is selected based on the susceptibility properties of a physiological tissue. The term paramagnetic herein refers to magnetic susceptibility greater than that of the surrounding tissue and diamagnetic refers to magnetic susceptibility lower than that of the tissue.

Abstract: An air blower includes an impeller, a motor and a blower housing. The blower housing includes a first housing member for receiving the motor and a second housing member for receiving the impeller. The first and second housing members are mounted to each other. Two opposed air outlets are formed at an end of the first housing member remote from the second housing member. Each air outlet is formed by an outwardly inclined cutout. The cutout is bounded by two inclined sides. An angle A formed by each inclined side and an axial direction of the blower is in the range from 0 to 45 degrees. Radial lines extending from one inclined side of one air outlet and the adjacent inclined side of the other air outlet form an angle B in the range from 15 to 45 degrees.

Abstract: A rotor includes a rotor core and a plurality of magnets. The magnets are fixed on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor core. The rotor further includes at least one protective tube. The protective tube includes a cover portion. An inner circumference of the cover portion is greater than a length of an envelope line formed by outer circumferential surfaces of the magnets and common tangents of the outer circumferential surfaces of adjacent magnets, and is less than a circumference of a circumscribed circle of the magnets. The cover portion covers the magnets in a circumferential direction, thereby guaranteeing the fixing strength of the magnets while also preventing the magnets from breaking.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, stable aqueous solutions comprising a high concentration of an antibody that binds to human complement component C5 and methods for preparing the solutions. The disclosure also provides methods for treating or preventing complement-associated disorders (for example, age-related macular degeneration or rheumatoid arthritis) using the solutions. Also featured are therapeutic kits containing one or more of the solutions and a means for administering the solutions to a patient in need such a treatment.

Abstract: A BLDC includes an outer casing, and a first sub-motor and a second sub-motor mounted within the outer casing. The BLDC further includes a terminal hub, and a first conductive terminal set and a second conductive terminal set. The first and second sub-motor include their respective stators that are energized independently and a common rotor. The first conductive terminal set is configured as a power supply branch circuit for the stator of the first sub-motor, the second conductive terminal set is configured as a power supply branch circuit for the stator of the second sub-motor. The first and second sub-motors can be configured to selectively commonly operate as a single motor to output normal power or operate independently. When one sub-motor fails, the other sub-motor can independently operate to ensure reliability and safety of the motor.

Abstract: A diffuser includes a body and diffusion blades disposed at a circumferential edge of the body. The body includes an air inlet side and an air outlet side. Each diffusion blade has an inclined guide surface. The guide surface has a starting end at the air inlet side of the body and a terminating end adjacent the air outlet side of the body. The guide surface extends from the starting end to the terminating end along a circumferential path and has a width gradually increasing from the starting ending to the terminating end. The diffuser further includes air outlets at the terminating ends of the guide surfaces. Each air outlet fluidly connects the terminating end of a corresponding one of the guide surfaces and the air outlet side of the body. A blower employing the diffuser is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermochromic garment comprising a thermochromic pigment. The present invention also relates to a process for making a thermochromic garment comprising a thermochromic pigment. The present invention further provides methods for using a thermochromic garment comprising a thermochromic pigment, including, inter alia, methods involving monitoring changes in temperature of a human subject or a portion of the human subject that is in contact with the garment. The present invention also provides an apparatus for measuring temperature changes at or near one or more areas of a human subject, where the apparatus comprises a thermochromic pigment based garment.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for enhancing the low frequency (DC) gain of an operational amplifier with multiple correlated level shifting capacitors. In an embodiment, the operational amplifier is level shifted with a first correlated level shifting capacitor in a first phase and, then, is level shifted again with at least a second correlated level shifting capacitor in at least a second, non-overlapping, consecutive phase. In an embodiment, the multiple correlated level capacitors are controlled by a switching circuit network.

Abstract: A pencil sharpener includes a main unit including a main body and a pencil sharpening device, and an outer shell detachably sleeved on the main body. The main body includes a bottom base, a supporting seat and an engaging member. The supporting seat includes a surrounding wall extending upwardly from a periphery of the bottom base, and a top wall connected to a top end of the surrounding wall. The pencil sharpening device is detachably disposed between the bottom base and the top wall. The engaging member is fixedly disposed on the surrounding wall. The outer shell includes an inner surface frictionally abutting against the engaging member. The outer shell and the surrounding wall cooperatively define a shaving collecting room.

Abstract: A construction method for protecting a surface of a structure is provided to protect interior and exterior surfaces of the structure before construction starts. The construction method is executed by laying a soft base material on the surfaces of the structure and covering the base material with a quick setting cement material to form a leveled cement plate with great wear resistance and pressure resistance whereby the surfaces are not damaged by any improper force derived from the construction. Thus, the construction efficiency is increased. The base material on which the quick setting cement material is laid can be easily removed from the surfaces of the structure without tools because the base material is not adhered to the surfaces. The base material can also be reused after being separated from the quick setting cement material to prevent the occurrence of environmental pollution and reduce the cost of construction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, stable aqueous solutions comprising a high concentration of an antibody that binds to human complement component C5 and methods for preparing the solutions. The disclosure also provides methods for treating or preventing complement-associated disorders (for example, age-related macular degeneration or rheumatoid arthritis) using the solutions. Also featured are therapeutic kits containing one or more of the solutions and a means for administering the solutions to a patient in need such a treatment.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for enhancing the low frequency (DC) gain of an operational amplifier with multiple correlated level shifting capacitors. In an embodiment, the operational amplifier is level shifted with a first correlated level shifting capacitor in a first phase and, then, is level shifted again with at least a second correlated level shifting capacitor in at least a second, non-overlapping, consecutive phase. In an embodiment, the multiple correlated level capacitors are controlled by a switching circuit network.