Abstract: The present invention provides a blank liposome with ginsenoside Rg3 or its analog as the membrane material, preparations and uses thereof. The disclosed blank liposome has a membrane comprising a lipid and a ginsenoside analog of Formula I, presenting remarkable advantages in film formation, encapsulation efficiency, targeted drug delivery, blood circulation time, stability, safety and homogeneity. It can also be used to load active substances of drugs and cosmetics, biological agents, polynucleotides or oligonucleotides, and the preparation process is convenient.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for proteome analysis that are at least partially automated and/or performed robotically. In some aspects, the methods and systems described herein can rapidly and efficiently provide protein identification of each of the proteins from a proteome, or a complement of proteins, obtained from extremely small amounts of biological samples. The identified proteins can be imaged quantitatively over a spatial region. Automation and robotics facilitates the throughput of the methods and systems, which enables protein imaging and/or rapid proteome analysis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vibration generator for shoes, including: a flat vibration plate having a length longer than the width thereof; support pieces horizontally protruding in the widthwise direction of the vibration plate; upper and lower casings coupled while restricting each end portion of each support piece, so as to accommodate the vibration plate therein; core magnets fixedly provided in one or more places among the respective end portions in the lengthwise direction of the vibration plate; upper magnets fixed to the upper casing so as to face the core magnets, thereby generating a repulsive force; and bottom magnets fixed to the lower casing so as to face the core magnets, thereby generating a repulsive force.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for proteome analysis that are at least partially automated and/or performed robotically. In some aspects, the methods and systems described herein can rapidly and efficiently provide protein identification of each of the proteins from a proteome, or a complement of proteins, obtained from extremely small amounts of biological samples. The identified proteins can be imaged quantitatively over a spatial region. Automation and robotics facilitates the throughput of the methods and systems, which enables protein imaging and/or rapid proteome analysis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to application server access methods and terminals. One example method includes in response to a terminal failing to connect to an application server by using an IPv6 address, setting an accessed domain name to a restricted domain name, and, when the accessed domain name is re-accessed later, connecting to the application server by directly using an IPv4 address.

Abstract: A production equipment of phenethylamine includes a first reaction device; a second reaction device, wherein the second reaction device is connected to the first reaction device; a circulation device, wherein the circulation device is respectively connected to the first reaction device and the second reaction device; an acetone storage device; a centrifugal extraction device; a phenethylamine processing device; and a phenethylamine storage device. The first reaction device and the second reaction device have the same structure. A production method of phenethylamine is further provided, which uses transaminase as a catalyst, so that acetophenone and isopropylamine can flow through the transaminase to complete the reaction, the reaction is completed in one step, the production cycle is shortened, and the production cost is reduced.

Abstract: Methods for performing multiple omics analysis in parallel are provided, the methods can include: dividing the mixture of cells or cell components into at least a first portion and a second portion; performing a first analysis on the first portion to acquire a first set of analytical data; performing a second analysis on the second portion to acquire a second set of analytical data. Methods for forming mixtures of analytes into first and second portions are also provided. The methods can include aligning the first and second plates to engage the first exposed surface with the second exposed surface, wherein the engaging is sufficient to convey at least some of the first analytes into the second solution to form a second mixture of the first analytes.

Abstract: A flexible coupling and an actuator for shaft-driven structures are provided. The flexible coupling includes a first half coupling, a second half coupling and a flexible member connected between the first half coupling and the second half coupling. One end face of the flexible member is provided with at least two connection portions extending along the axial direction. The first half coupling includes a support portion configured to support the radially inner surface of each connection portion and first transmission portions configured to fill circumferential gaps between the connection portions. The second half coupling includes second transmission portions equal in number to the connection portions. The second transmission portions cover radially outer side surfaces of the connection portions in a one-to-one manner. The flexible coupling can prevent the flexible member from being disengaged from between the two half couplings during operation. The actuator includes the preceding flexible coupling.

Abstract: A video communications method is provided, including: respectively displaying video images of at least two terminals in at least two display subareas of a video communication interface in a video chat session of the at least two terminal; obtaining a first special effect display instruction; and adding a first special effect to the at least two display subareas based on the first special effect display instruction. The method also includes transmitting the first special effect display instruction to a second terminal of the at least two terminals, the second terminal being an action recipient of the first special effect; and selecting, among multiple end special effects, a target end special effect to be added to the video images of the at least two terminals according to a body action occurred in the video image of the second terminal.

Abstract: A device for biological sample preparation and analysis is disclosed. The device includes a substrate and a plurality of spaced apart arrays disposed on an upper surface of the substrate. Each array includes a plurality of reaction vessels, each reaction vessel having a hydrophilic surface. A hydrophilic ring surrounds each array. Methods of making and using the device are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium for providing a visual representation of a set of objects are provided. The method includes determining a first position in a drawing area, the first position for providing first display information of a first object in the set of objects; determining a usable position associated with the first position from a plurality of preset positions in the drawing area; determining a second object associated with the first object from the set of objects; and providing second display information of the second object in the usable position.

Abstract: This application relates to an image processing method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a computer device. The method includes obtaining acquired image frames; identifying, in each obtained image frame, a target area and a reference area that are obtained through image semantic segmentation; detecting, when a location relationship between the target area and the reference area in an obtained first image frame meets an action start condition and a location relationship between the target area and the reference area in an obtained second image frame meets an action end condition, an action to trigger adding an additional element, the second image frame being acquired after the first image frame; obtaining the additional element when the triggering action is detected; and adding the additional element to image frames acquired after the second image frame.

Abstract: Apparatus include an atmospheric pressure glow discharge (APGD) analyte electrode defining an analyte discharge axis into an APGD volume, and a plurality of APGD counter electrodes having respective electrical discharge ends directed to the APGD volume, wherein the APGD analyte electrode and the APGD counter electrodes are configured to produce an APGD plasma in the APGD volume with a voltage difference between the APGD analyte electrode and one or more of the AGPD counter electrodes. An electrode can be integrated into an ion inlet. Apparatus can be configured to perform auto-ignition and/or provide multi-modal operation through selectively powering electrodes. Electrode holder devices are disclosed. Related methods are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to an O-RAN based network system.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems for biochemical analysis, including compositions and methods for processing and analysis of small cell populations and biological samples (e.g., a robotically controlled chip-based nanodroplet platform). In particular aspects, the methods described herein can reduce total processing volumes from conventional volumes to nanoliter volumes within a single reactor vessel (e.g., within a single droplet reactor) while minimizing losses, such as due to sample evaporation.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: recognizing a feature of a real object from obtained image data, the image data describing an environment of a local client that includes the real object or an environment of a peer client that includes the real object; querying a server providing services to a social network by using the feature of the real object; determining that the real object has a corresponding attribute in the social network; obtaining an augmented reality (AR) model adaptive to the real object based on the attribute of the object in the social network; rendering a first image according to the obtained image data; and rendering a virtual object in the AR model according to a position of the real object in the first image, to jointly display the real object and the virtual object.

Abstract: A method of jitter detection and image restoration for high-resolution TDI CCD satellite images. The method includes: obtaining a parallax image after a sub-pixel matching method relying on a correlation coefficient and least squares algorithm; transferring a jitter offset from an image space to an object space by an integral transformation function (ITF); dealing with a continuous push-broom mode of cameras in a discrete way with a denser sampling strategy according to a continue dynamic shooting model (CDSM), obtaining a specialized CDSM and feeding it back to the ITF; applying the accurate ITF to the obtained parallax image and conducting the jitter curve fitting to achieve the jitter detection; estimating a correspondent partial PSF according to the CDSM and the obtained jitter curve; carrying out an adaptive restoration based on context through optimal window Wiener filtering, by means of multiple input and single output to completes the image restoration.

Abstract: An image processing method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: recognizing a feature of a real object from obtained image data, the image data describing an environment of a local client that includes the real object or an environment of a peer client that includes the real object; querying a server providing services to a social network by using the feature of the real object; determining that the real object has a corresponding attribute in the social network; obtaining an augmented reality (AR) model adaptive to the real object based on the attribute of the object in the social network; rendering a first image according to the obtained image data; and rendering a virtual object in the AR model according to a position of the real object in the first image, to jointly display the real object and the virtual object.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for co-expressing and purifying conditionally activated binding proteins such as hemi-COBRAs.

Abstract: Provided are humanized antibodies that selectively bind to and inhibit activated protein C without binding to or inhibiting unactivated protein C. Methods of treatment employing these antibodies are described herein.