Abstract: A spin state readout device of a quantum sensor. The quantum sensor has spin-manipulable electrons. The spin state readout device includes: a pumping unit configured to emit a first laser to the quantum sensor to polarize the electron spin state of the quantum sensor; a probing unit configured to emit a second laser to the quantum sensor to make the spin-polarized quantum sensor in an excited state; a signal receiving unit configured to receive fluorescence photons emitted from the quantum sensor and convert optical signals into electrical signals; and a timing unit coupled to the probing unit and the signal receiving unit and configured to time an excited state lifetime of the quantum sensor. The spin state readout device of the quantum sensor provided can reduce spin state reading errors caused by laser power drifts, system signal collection efficiency drifts and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to defining and modifying behavior in an extended reality environment. The systems and methods include capturing, using the one or more audio sensors, a natural language explanation of a rule or policy from the user, extracting features from the natural language explanation of the rule or policy, wherein the features include one or more conditions, one or more actions, and connections between the one or more events, conditions, and actions, predicting a control structure comprised of one or more conditional statements based on the extracted features and model parameters learned from historical rules or policies, and generating the rule or policy based on the control structure, wherein the rule or policy comprises the one or more conditional statements for executing the one or more actions based on evaluation of the one or more conditions.

Abstract: A zirconia ceramic material for use in dental applications is provided comprising an yttria-stabilized zirconia material stabilized with 5 mol % yttria to 8 mol % yttria, and methods for making a sintered body from the ceramic material. The zirconia ceramic materials exhibit both enhanced translucency and a flexural strength of at least 300 MPa, or at least 500 MPa, when fully sintered.

Abstract: A double-sided thermostatic fabric and a preparation method thereof are provided. The preparation method includes: preparing a light-reflecting heat-insulated fiber (namely a second fiber), and performing laser etching on a surface of the light-reflecting heat-insulated fiber to obtain a helical fiber, the helical fiber having good light reflection and heat reflection, and serving as an outer layer of the fabric; preparing a modified hemp fiber, the modified hemp fiber having good unidirectional moisture conduction and heat conduction, and serving as an inner layer of the fabric; and compositing the inner layer and the outer layer by connecting a back warp to a face weft, thereby forming the double-sided fabric. By modifying a surface structure of the fiber and performing modification on the fiber, the prepared fabric can realize temperature reduction through heat radiation and unidirectional moisture conduction in hot weathers, and realize heat preservation through heat reflection in cold weathers.

Abstract: A stimulus-responsive micellar carrier, methods that may be associated with making a stimulus-responsive micellar carrier, and methods that may be associated with using a stimulus-responsive micellar carrier are disclosed. The stimulus-responsive micellar carrier comprises a cargo molecule, and a linear block copolymer having a hydrophilic block connected to a hydrophobic block by a stimulus-responsive junction moiety. The micellar carrier can be supplied to a patient body for therapeutic purposes, such as the treatment of cancerous tissue. A method of preparing or obtaining a stimulus-responsive micellar carrier may include preparing a polyethylene glycol material having an acetal end group and then preparing a block copolymer by forming a reaction mixture including the polyethylene glycol material, a cyclic carbonate monomer, and a base.

Abstract: The subject technology provides a video conferencing application in which a live incoming or outgoing video stream can be supplemented with supplemental content, such as stickers, animations, etc., from within the video conferencing application. In this manner, a user participating in a video conferencing session with a remote user can add stickers, animations, and/or adaptive content to an outgoing video stream being captured by the device of the user, or to an incoming video stream from the device of the remote user, without having to locally cache/store a video clip before editing, and without having to leave the video conferencing session (or the video conferencing application) to access a video editing application.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods and uses involving antibodies that specifically bind to MET, a receptor tyrosine kinase, and modulate the expression and/or activity of MET. Also provided are uses and methods for managing, treating, or preventing disorders, such as cancer. In one aspect, provided herein is a monoclonal antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to the Sema/PSI domain of human MET. Also provided herein is a kit comprising an antibody or antigen-binding fragment provided herein. Also provided herein is a method of managing, protecting against, or treating cancer in a subject, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody or antigen-binding fragment provided herein.

Abstract: A method that includes applying a liquid pre-coloring solution to a gum section of a zirconia dental prosthesis, wherein the liquid pre-coloring solution comprises erbium in an amount of at least 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided in the present disclosure. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel units, where the pixel unit at least includes a color pixel region and a highlighted pixel region. A side of the first substrate facing the second substrate includes a first light-blocking layer, and a side of the second substrate facing the first substrate includes a second light-blocking layer and a color-resist layer. A first light-blocking portion at least includes a first opening and a first sub-portion; and a second light-blocking portion at least includes a second sub-portion and a second opening. An orthographic projection of the second opening onto the first substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the first sub-portion onto the first substrate; and an orthographic projection of the first opening onto the first substrate overlaps an orthographic projection of the second sub-portion onto the first substrate.

Abstract: Automated real-time aerial change assessment of targets is provided. An aerial image of a target area is recorded during a flyover and a target detected in the aerial image. A sequence of images of the target area are recorded during a subsequent flyover. The system determines a target detection probability according to confidence scores of the sequence of images and determines a change status of the target. Responsive to a target change, a percentage of change is determined according to image feature matching between first aerial image and each of the images from the second flyover. Target detection probability and percentage of change are combined as statistically independent events to determine a probability of change. The probability of change and percentage of change for each image in the sequence is output in real-time, and final change assessment is output when the aircraft exits the target area.

Abstract: The invention provides a flame-retardant and windproof wadding, which is obtained by using a polymer containing an imide ring as a base material and interlacing and compounding it with at least one polyester fiber in a spinning stage; and a preparation method and special equipment thereof. The characteristics and advantages of the present invention are as follows: the flame-retardant and windproof wadding provided by the present invention uses polyimide fiber as the base material and various fibers; through the adjustment of the preparation method and special equipment, the improvement of the windproof, thermal insulation and flame-retardant effect of the wadding is finally realized; and the same time, various fibers in the wadding are highly mixed, forming a homogeneous, moderately cross-linked and fluffy mixed structure, which can greatly reduce the probability of falling off of the layered structure in the traditional process.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a soil-structure improving bio-organic fertilizer and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of biological fertilizers. The preparation method of the bio-organic fertilizer of the present invention includes the following steps: S1: aerobically fermenting cow dung-based organic materials to prepare a solid-state fermentation medium; S2: inoculating Bacillus subtilis fermentation broth and silicate bacteria fermentation broth into the solid-state fermentation medium for solid-state fermentation until the end of fermentation; and S3: after the fermentation is finished, extruding and granulating or directly sieving to prepare the soil-structure improving bio-organic fertilizer.

Abstract: Provided are a polypeptide containing disulfide bonds and capable of inhibiting activity of serine protease, and a use thereof, relating to three types of linear polypeptide molecules, respectively capable of inhibiting the activity of small intestine protein metabolic enzymes such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, and elastase. Said polypeptide molecules may be broadly fused to another polypeptide or protein drug capable of treating a disease, so as to form a hybrid peptide. The hybrid peptide may inhibit the degradation of metabolic enzymes to improve the stability of a peptide or protein drug for treating a disease, such that the curative effect of direct injection administration is improved, while also facilitating direct administration absorption of the polypeptide or protein drug in the small intestine, and implementing oral administration of the protein polypeptide drug.

Abstract: A testing device for simulating coalbump includes a testing chamber. A first oil cylinder, a second oil cylinder and a third oil cylinder are provided within the testing chamber; each piston rod of each oil cylinder can stretch or retract. A first reaction seat, a second reaction seat and a third reaction seat are arranged opposite to a side of the first piston rod of the first oil cylinder, a side of the second piston rod of the second oil cylinder and a side of the third piston rod of the third oil cylinder respectively. The testing device includes a shear loading unit including a fourth oil cylinder and a fifth oil cylinder located on a same axis, and a side of a fourth piston rod of the fourth oil cylinder and a side of a fifth piston rod of the fifth oil cylinder are arranged opposite to each other.

Abstract: A method for coloring a porous ceramic dental body that includes: applying at least one coating of a liquid coloring composition to at least a portion of a surface area of the porous ceramic dental body, the liquid coloring composition comprising: (a) at least one opaquing agent comprising a material comprising Zn, Al, Si, or a combination thereof; (b) at least one coloring agent comprising a material comprising Fe, Ni, Cu, Mn, Co, Cr, Mo, Pr, Nd, Er, Ce, Tb, or a combination thereof, (c) at least one wetting agent; and (d) at least one solvent; and sintering the coated porous ceramic dental body to obtain a fully sintered ceramic body having a density that is at least 98% of the theoretical density.

Abstract: A zirconia ceramic material for use in dental applications is provided comprising an yttria-stabilized zirconia material comprising from 4.5 mol % to 5.1 mol % yttria. Optionally, the zirconia ceramic has a coloring agent that may comprise one or more metals selected from terbium (Tb), chromium (Cr), erbium (Er), and cobalt (Co), and further, may, optionally, comprise alumina, which if present may be in an amount from 0 wt % to 0.25 wt %. The zirconia ceramic materials exhibit both enhanced translucency and a flexural strength of at least 800 MPa when fully sintered.

Abstract: An application of riluzole, a non-hormone compound, in a treatment of oligospermia provides a useful help for solving the problem of male sterility, and has potential application prospects in the field of medicine.

Abstract: A display panel includes a plurality of pixel units. At least one pixel unit includes a display region and an anti-peep region. The anti-peep region includes a first light-blocking layer and a second light-blocking layer. The first light-blocking layer is on a side of the second light-blocking layer facing a light-exiting surface of the display panel. Along a direction perpendicular to the light-exiting surface of the display panel, a distance between the first light-blocking layer and the second light-blocking layer is greater than zero. Along a fifth direction, the first light-blocking layer includes a plurality of first light-blocking strips and a plurality of first openings. A first opening is arranged between two neighboring first light-blocking strips. The fifth direction is parallel to the light-exiting surface of the display panel. Along the fifth direction, the second light-blocking layer includes a plurality of second light-blocking strips and a plurality of second openings.

Abstract: Systems and methods for secure mobile checkouts are disclosed. The system may include a secure mobile checkout device configured to scan products available in a merchant store. The device may scan the product to determine a product identifier. The device may transmit the scanned product data to a checkout application to retrieve product data corresponding to the product identifier. In device may initiate a transaction with a payment network to purchase the product, based on the product data provided by the checkout application. The payment network may process the transaction, and may authorize the purchase with the merchant.

Abstract: A method for integrating a surface-electrode ion trap and a silicon optoelectronic device, and an integrated structure. A silicon structure and a grating are formed on a wafer. A first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, a third dielectric layer, and a fourth dielectric layer are sequentially deposited above the wafer. An epitaxy opening is provided in the first dielectric layer to form single-photon avalanche detectors. First contacts vias connecting the detectors, and through silicon vias reaching a back surface of the wafer, are provided in the second dielectric layer and the third dielectric layer, respectively. Electrodes, the second contact vias and the third contact vias are provided in the fourth dielectric layer. The first contact vias are connected to a first electrode via the second contact vias, and the through silicon vias are connected to the first electrode and a second electrode via the third contact vias.