Abstract: A method of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) present in air is provided. The method includes adding a carbon-dioxide-capturing device to a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a building. The carbon-dioxide-capturing device is added to one or both of an air handler and air-distribution ductwork of the HVAC system. The method further includes circulating air including carbon dioxide through the carbon-dioxide-capturing device in the HVAC system. A direct decarbonization system for capturing carbon dioxide present in air is also provided. The system includes an HVAC unit, air-distribution ductwork connected to the HVAC unit, and a carbon-dioxide-capturing device disposed in one or both of the HVAC unit and the air-distribution ductwork. Carbon dioxide gas present in air passing through the HVAC unit or the air-distribution ductwork is removable from the air by the carbon-dioxide-capturing device.

Abstract: A process for capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) present in a gas stream is provided. The process includes providing a cooling tower that treats a gas stream. The gas stream including CO2 is introduced into the cooling tower. A liquid carbon-dioxide-capturing media is released into the gas stream in the cooling tower. The carbon-dioxide-capturing media absorbs the CO2 in the gas stream, and the carbon-dioxide-capturing media including the absorbed CO2 is collected. An absorber for capture of CO2 in a gas stream is also provided. The absorber includes a cooling tower for treatment of a gas stream including CO2. The cooling tower includes an input for the gas stream, an outlet for a treated gas stream, and a sprayer that releases liquid carbon-dioxide-capturing media into the cooling tower. The carbon-dioxide-capturing media absorbs the CO2 from the gas stream in the cooling tower. A collector collects the carbon-dioxide-capturing media including absorbed CO2.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions that include antigen-encoding nucleic acid sequences and/or antigen peptides. Also disclosed are nucleotides, cells, and methods associated with the compositions including their use as vaccines against infectious diseases such as HIV.

Abstract: Provided in the present application is a negative electrode plate, a secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack and a power consuming device. The negative electrode plate may comprise a first coating, a second coating and a current collector, the current collector being on one side of the second coating, the first coating being on the other side of the second coating, the first coating and the second coating each comprising a silicon-based material, wherein a molar ratio of element O to element Si of the silicon-based material in the first coating may be 0.5 to 1.5, and a molar ratio of element O to element Si of the silicon-based material in the second coating may be less than or equal to 0.3.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a fan lamp, relates to the technical field of lighting lamp. The fan lamp includes a ceiling suction assembly, a hanger rod, a blade assembly, a light source assembly, and a driver, the ceiling suction assembly is connected with the blade assembly through the hanger rod, the light source assembly is connected with the blade assembly, and the light source assembly is located on a side of the blade assembly facing away from the ceiling suction assembly, the driver is mounted in the ceiling suction assembly or the light source assembly, and the driver is electrically connected with at least one of the blade assembly and the light source assembly, the light source assembly includes a chassis and a directional lighting module, and the directional lighting module is mounted on the chassis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a quantitative evaluation method for concrete workability based on bottom resistance, including the following steps: step 1, carrying out a test for bottom resistance of fresh concrete; step 2, drawing a curve of inserting velocity of steel sheet over time; and step 3, quantitatively evaluating a concrete workability based on conditions of the bottom resistance. This method can quantitatively characterize the sinking condition of aggregate of the fresh concrete by effectively carrying out the test for bottom resistance of fresh concrete, calculating the inserting velocity of concrete and drawing the curves of displacement and velocity over time, so as to achieve the quantitative evaluation for concrete workability and overcome the defects of conventional methods that it is difficult to quantitatively characterize the segregation degree of concrete.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for monitoring mutation burden, cancer status, vaccine efficacy using cell-free DNA sequencing are disclosed.

Abstract: A transmission electron microscope sample holder capable of applying a magnetic field is provided. The transmission electron microscope sample holder includes a holder body and a holder head. The holder head is arranged at an end of the holder body and provided with a magnetic field generation device. The magnetic field generation device is provided with magnetic field generation end surface. The thickness of the magnetic field generation end surface is in a range of 100 nanometers to 280 micrometers. And the thickness is of a size that is parallel to a direction of an electron beam in a transmission electron microscope.

Abstract: A secondary battery is provided. In some embodiments, the secondary battery includes an electrode plate and a tab , and the electrode plate includes a current collector and an electrode plate film layer disposed on the current collector. The electrode plate film layer has a first zone and a second zone along an extension direction of the tab, where the second zone is closer to the tab than the first zone, a thickness of the first zone is denoted as H1, a thickness of the second zone is denoted as H2, and the electrode plate film layer satisfies 0.6?H2/H1<1. In various embodiments, a preparation method of such secondary battery and an apparatus containing such secondary battery are provided.

Abstract: A region adjustment method, a storage medium, and an electronic apparatus are provided. The region adjustment method includes: determining a region allowing a target object to move in a map, the region comprising a first region that allows the target object to move without being harmed and participate in a target task in the map; determining scene objects set in the map; obtaining object types of the scene objects in a plurality of sub-regions of the first region; based on a sub-region among the plurality of sub-regions in which an object type of a scene object meeting a target condition in the first region, determining the sub-region in which the object type meets the target condition as a second region; and switching the region allowing the target object to move from the first region to the second region.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active substance layer, the positive-electrode active substance layer contains a pre-lithiation agent, and a molecular formula of the pre-lithiation agent is LixNiaCu1?a?bMbO2, where 1?x?2, 0<a<1, and 0?b <0.1, and M is selected from one or more of Zn, Sn, Mg, Fe, and Mn. The negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active substance layer including graphite and silicon-containing material. The electrolyte contains fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC). A weight percentage of the pre-lithiation agent in the positive-electrode active substance layer, a weight percentage of silicon content in the negative-electrode active substance layer, and a weight percentage of FEC in the electrolyte satisfy 0.2×WSi?WFEC?7.5%?0.6×WL.

Abstract: One variation of a method for updating a localization map for a fleet of autonomous vehicles includes: selecting a set of roads including a first subset of road segments associated with existing incomplete scan data and a second subset of road segments associated with a monitoring request from an external entity; during a passenger period at the autonomous vehicle, autonomously transporting passengers according to a series of ride requests; during a mapping period succeeding the passenger period at the autonomous vehicle, autonomously navigating along the set of road segments, recording a first series of scan data representing surfaces proximal the first subset of road segments, and recording a second series of scan data representing surfaces proximal the second subset of road segments; updating the localization map based on the first series of scan data; and serving the second series of scan data to the external entity.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, non-transitory computer readable storage media, and systems that generate realistic shading for three-dimensional objects inserted into digital images. The disclosed system utilizes a light encoder neural network to generate a representation embedding of lighting in a digital image. Additionally, the disclosed system determines points of the three-dimensional object visible within a camera view. The disclosed system generates a self-occlusion map for the digital three-dimensional object by determining whether fixed sets of rays uniformly sampled from the points intersects with the digital three-dimensional object. The disclosed system utilizes a generator neural network to determine a shading map for the digital three-dimensional object based on the representation embedding of lighting in the digital image and the self-occlusion map.

Abstract: Provided herein are target HLA-PEPTIDE antigens, e.g., HLA-PEPTIDE neoantigens and shared tumor HLA-PEPTIDE antigens, and antigen binding proteins (ABPs) that bind the target HLA-PEPTIDE antigens. Also disclosed are methods for identifying target HLA-PEPTIDE antigens as well as identifying one or more antigen binding proteins that bind a given HLA-PEPTIDE target antigen.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions that include antigen-encoding nucleic acid sequences and/or antigen peptides. Also disclosed are nucleotides, cells, and methods associated with the compositions including their use as vaccines, including vectors and methods for a heterologous prime/boost vaccincation strategy.

Abstract: Aspects and features of the present disclosure provide a direct ray tracing operator with a low memory footprint for surfaces enriched with displacement maps. A graphics editing application can be used to manipulate displayed representations of a 3D object that include surfaces with displacement textures. The application creates an independent map of a displaced surface. The application ray-traces bounding volumes on the fly and uses the intersection of a query ray with a bounding volume to produce rendering information for a displaced surface. The rendering information can be used to generate displaced surfaces for various base surfaces without significant re-computation so that updated images can be rendered quickly, in real time or near real time.

Abstract: The present invention provides therapeutic and diagnostic methods and compositions for cancer, for example, lung cancer (e.g., NSCLC), bladder cancer (e.g., UC), kidney cancer (e.g., RCC), breast cancer (e.g., TNBC), or melanoma. The invention provides methods of treating cancer (e.g., lung cancer (e.g., NSCLC), bladder cancer (e.g., UC), kidney cancer (e.g., RCC), breast cancer (e.g., TNBC), or melanoma), methods of determining whether a patient suffering from cancer (e.g., lung cancer (e.g., NSCLC), bladder cancer (e.g., UC), kidney cancer (e.g., RCC), breast cancer (e.g., TNBC), or melanoma) is likely to respond to treatment comprising a PD-L1 axis binding antagonist, methods of predicting responsiveness of a patient suffering from cancer (e.g., lung cancer (e.g., NSCLC), bladder cancer (e.g., UC), kidney cancer (e.g., RCC), breast cancer (e.g., TNBC), or melanoma) to treatment comprising a PD-L1 axis binding antagonist, and methods of selecting a therapy for a patient suffering from cancer (e.g.

Abstract: A region adjustment method, a storage medium, and an electronic apparatus are provided. The region adjustment method includes: determining a region allowing a target object to move in a map, the region comprising a first region that allows the target object to move without being harmed and participate in a target task in the map; determining scene objects set in the map; obtaining object types of the scene objects in a plurality of sub-regions of the first region; based on a sub-region among the plurality of sub-regions in which an object type of a scene object meeting a target condition in the first region, determining the sub-region in which the object type meets the target condition as a second region; and switching the region allowing the target object to move from the first region to the second region.

Abstract: A packing device for mass and heat transfer with a subject fluid includes a housing having opposing ends, and subject fluid openings at each opposing end defining a subject fluid flow path for at least one subject fluid flowing through the packing device. A plurality of mass and heat transfer plates each include an interior heat exchange fluid channel disposed between interior heat transfer surfaces of the mass and heat transfer plates. A heat exchange fluid inlet and fluid outlet can supply and remove heat exchange fluid to the heat exchange fluid channels of the mass and heat transfer plates. The mass and heat transfer plates can be oriented to define there between fluid flow channels for the subject fluid. A method and system for mass and heat transfer with a subject fluid, and a method and system for the removal of CO2 from a gas stream are disclosed.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive-electrode active substance layer, the positive-electrode active substance layer contains a pre-lithiation agent, and a molecular formula of the pre-lithiation agent is LixNiaCu1?a?bMbO2, where 1?x?2, 0<a<1, and 0?b <0.1, and M is selected from one or more of Zn, Sn, Mg, Fe, and Mn. The negative electrode includes a negative-electrode active substance layer including graphite and silicon-containing material. The electrolyte contains fluoroethylene carbonate (FEC). A weight percentage of the pre-lithiation agent in the positive-electrode active substance layer, a weight percentage of silicon content in the negative-electrode active substance layer, and a weight percentage of FEC in the electrolyte satisfy 0.2×WSi?WFEC?7.5%-0.6×WL.