Abstract: A novel Fischer Tropsch (FT) catalyst that has improved thermal characteristics and a highly active surface catalyst coating on a pellet to produce high quality hydrocarbon liquids and waxes even at high reactor temperatures. The catalyst shows a surprising increase in hydrocarbons and wax formation at high temperature and a much higher specific catalyst activity than demonstrated to date. More generally, a catalyst support, method of making a catalyst, and methods of FT synthesis are described.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a transceiver configured to receive information related to an action request or rule. The electronic device further includes a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver. The processor is configured to determine that the action is location based, and identify a zone within which the electronic device is located. The identification of the zone is based on at least one of a first reception by the transceiver of at least one signal indicative of a location of the electronic device, and a second reception by the transceiver of at least one response to a transmission of a signal indicative of a location of the electronic device. The processor is further configured to trigger an action based on the action request or rule and the identified zone.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a novel method for automatically deploying and monitoring logical forwarding elements (LFEs) for network administrators. To represent an LFE that a network administrator wants to implement, the method defines an edge object based on a first set of attributes provided by the network administrator for the LFE. The method analyzes a second set of attributes of the edge object to derive an edge deployment plan that specifies a set of two or more edge instances that implements the LFE in a set of one or more clouds. The method deploys the set of edge instances in the set of clouds. The method collects metrics associated with each edge instance in the set of two or more edge instances. The method analyzes the collected metrics to modify the edge deployment plan and revise the set of edge instances based on the modified edge deployment plan.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a novel method for configuring components of a software-defined network (SDN) to automatically deploy and monitor a logical edge router for a user. The method configures a policy parser to parse an intent-based Application Programming Interface (API) request to identify a set of attributes for the logical edge router. The method also configures a set of multi-cloud edge orchestrators (1) to use the set of attributes to derive an edge deployment plan specifying a set of two or more edge instances to implement the logical edge router, and (2) to deploy the set of edge instances in a set of two or more clouds based on the edge deployment plan.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an Internet of Things system and a storage medium for generating an inspection scheme based on smart gas, the method is realized based on a smart gas management platform of the Internet of Things system, including: obtaining, based on first monitoring data at a first location and distance data, second monitoring data at a second location by controlling a drive module to drive a gas leakage inspection device to move; determining, based on the second monitoring data, a necessary inspection point and an inspection frequency of the necessary inspection point; determining, based on the necessary inspection point and the inspection frequency of the necessary inspection point, a first inspection scheme; and controlling the drive module to drive the gas leakage inspection device to inspect a gas pipeline network based on the first inspection scheme.

Abstract: A circuit board with improved heat dissipation function and a method for manufacturing the circuit board are provided. The circuit board includes a heat dissipation substrate, an insulating layer on the heat dissipation substrate, an electronic component, a base layer on the insulating layer, and a circuit layer on the base layer. The heat dissipation substrate includes a phase change structure and a heat conductive layer wrapping the phase change structure. The heat dissipation substrate defines a first through hole. The insulating layer defines a groove for receiving the electronic component. A second through hole is defined in the circuit layer, the base layer, and the insulating layer. A bottom of the second through hole corresponds to the heat conductive layer. A heat conductive portion is disposed in the second through hole.

Abstract: Embodiments may relate to group addressed frame delivery over multi-link systems. Systems and methods are configured for identifying, by an access point (AP) multilink device (MLD) in a wireless network, a first sequence number space (SNS) that is to be used by the AP MLD to transmit data to a non-AP MLD over a first communications link and a second communications link, wherein frames with identical data that are transmitted over the first and second communications links will have an identical first SN based on the first SNS; identifying, by the MLD in the wireless network, the first SN based on the first SNS; and transmitting, by the AP MLD in the wireless network, a frame that includes the data to the non-AP MLD based on the first SN.

Abstract: Disclosed are combination therapies comprising administration of a CD73 inhibitor and an adenosine A2A or A2B receptor inhibitor. The disclosed combination therapies are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of adenosine receptors and/or CD73 including, for example, cancer, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. Anti-CD73 antibodies and A2A/A2B inhibitors are also disclosed.

Abstract: An iron-carbon composite material, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof related to microbial technology applications. The method includes the following steps: a cross-linking and curing step: carrying out cross-linking and curing to iron powder and biological activated carbon by using an alkaline earth metal salt and a cross-linking agent; and a mineralization treatment step: soaking the cross-linked and cured iron-carbon composite material in a mineralization bacteria solution for 5-15 min, and carrying out drying to obtain an iron-carbon composite material.

Abstract: A system for purifying helium gas, a method, and an application. The system includes a first gas-liquid separation device, a primary helium extraction tower, a second gas-liquid separation device, a secondary helium extraction tower, and a nitrogen removal tower, which are in sequential communication. The first gas-liquid separation device performs first treatment to convert helium-containing natural gas into a first gas and first liquid phases; the primary helium extraction tower performs first distillation on the first gas and first liquid phases to obtain a second gas and second liquid phases; the second gas-liquid separation device performs second treatment to convert the second gas phase to a third gas and third liquid phase; the secondary helium extraction tower performs second distillation on the third gas and third liquid phases to obtain crude helium and a fourth liquid phase form which nitrogen is removed by the nitrogen removal tower.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a vibration suppression system and method for a star simulation system using laser interference detection. The system includes a laser light source, a first beam splitter, a collimator set, a second beam splitter, a mirror, a detection convergent mirror assembly, a CCD detector, a computer control system, a jitter compensating mirror and a flat splitter; the optical path of the whole system includes a reference optical path and a detection compensating signal optical path. The reference optical path and the detection compensating signal optical path converge at the same time on the CCD detector to constitute a vibration detection interference optical path, and the computer control system performs feedback compensation according to the interferogram intensity change formed by the vibration detection interference optical path. Both the CCD detector and the jitter compensating mirror are connected to the computer control system.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a controlling method for monitoring a physiological condition of a first user. The method includes: obtaining first sensing data of the first user reported by at least one first sensing device; determining the physiological condition of the first user based on a result derived from the first sensing data and a reference range corresponding to the first sensing data; and upon determining that the physiological condition of the first user is abnormal, sending a control instruction to a second sensing device to switch the second sensing device from the first state to the second state.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte is provided and includes an electrolyte salt, a non-aqueous organic solvent, and an additive. The non-aqueous organic solvent includes a carboxylate, and the additive comprises a compound represented by formula 1: where n is 0 or 1, A is selected from C or O, X is selected from R1 and R2 are each independently selected from H, R1 and R2 are not selected from H simultaneously, and X, R1 and R2 at least contain one sulfur atom. The non-aqueous electrolyte satisfies following conditions: 0.02?an/m?9, 0.01%?a?5%, 5%?m?70%, and 8%?n?25%; where a is a mass percentage content of the compound represented by the formula 1 in the non-aqueous electrolyte, in %; m is a mass percentage content of the carboxylate in the non-aqueous electrolyte, in %; and n is a mass percentage content of the electrolyte salt in the non-aqueous electrolyte, in %. A conductivity of the non-aqueous electrolyte at 25° C. is greater than or equal to 5 mS/cm.

Abstract: Disclosed are a high-voltage three-phase four-bridge-arm topology structure and an inverter. The topology structure includes four bridge-arm circuits and a converter; one end of first bridge-arm circuit is connected to an A-phase high voltage line and the other end is connected to a first conversion module, one end of second bridge-arm circuit to a B-phase high voltage line and the other end to a second conversion module; one end of third bridge-arm circuit to a C-phase high voltage line and the other end to a third conversion module; one end of fourth bridge arm circuit to a ground line and the other end to a fourth conversion module, and the fourth bridge arm circuit is used to perform voltage compensation on the output voltages of the first bridge arm circuit, second bridge arm circuit, and third bridge arm circuit when the three phase high voltage lines are unbalanced.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and a communication apparatus. The method includes: A first communication apparatus receives a first indication parameter. There is a correspondence between the first indication parameter and first codeword-to-layer mapping. The first communication apparatus determines the first codeword-to-layer mapping based on the first indication parameter. Based on the method, in embodiments of this application, codeword-to-layer mapping can be dynamically adjusted and/or indicated. For example, a terminal device may use different codeword-to-layer mapping at different moments. For another example, different terminal devices may use different codeword-to-layer mapping at a same moment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an oil slurry filter, a filter unit including the oil slurry filter, a multiple-filter system including the oil slurry filter, and a multiple-stage filter system including the oil slurry filter. Due to the use of the filter component of flexible texture in the oil slurry filter of the present invention, the problems that the filter material is easily blocked by high-viscosity colloidal impurities, the regeneration efficiency of the filter is poor and the filtration efficiency is low are solved, and it is possible to make the backwash treatment of the filter residue more convenient and improve the regeneration efficiency of the filter. The present invention also provides a filtering process using the oil slurry filter to ensure long-term stable operation of the oil slurry filtering process.

Abstract: A train braking control method and device supporting multi-stage deceleration, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes the following steps: calculating an initial value of kinetic energy of a train; calculating work of traction force of the train in a process from an initial position to traction removal; calculating work of gravity force of the train in a process from the initial position to a stop; calculating work of braking force of the train in a process from a braking application position to the stop; calculating maximum allowable kinetic energy of the train among all restriction points from the initial position to a stop point; obtaining kinetic energy of the train according to the following formula, determining whether the kinetic energy of the train exceeds the maximum allowable kinetic energy at the restriction point, if so, triggering emergency braking of the train, or else, operating the train normally.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an approach for logical switch level load balancing of Layer 2 virtual private network (L2VPN) traffic. A method of securing communications with a peer gateway generally includes establishing, at a virtual tunnel interface of a local gateway, a plurality of security tunnels with the peer gateway. Each of the plurality of security tunnels is associated with a different set of one or more layer 2 segments and with one or more security associations (SAs) with the peer gateway. The method generally includes receiving a packet, at the local gateway, via a first L2 segment. The method generally includes selecting one of the plurality of security tunnels and an SA associated with the selected security tunnel based on the L2 segment via which the packet was received. The method generally includes encrypting and encapsulating the packet based on the selected security tunnel and SA.

Abstract: For a network including multiple computers acting as tunnel endpoints in a network, some embodiments provide a method for processing data messages in parallel using multiple processors (e.g., cores) of each computer. Each computer in some embodiments has a set of interfaces configured as tunnel endpoints connecting to multiple tunnels. In some embodiments, the multiple processors encrypt data messages according to a set of encryption parameters or multiple sets of encryption parameters that specify an encryption policy for data messages requiring encryption, an encryption algorithm, an encryption key, a destination network address, and an encryption-parameter-set identifier.

Abstract: An LAA-based wireless transmission access method is disclosed including: acquiring, by a BBU, a signal format corresponding to an LBT startup indication, and delivering a corresponding LBT startup indication message; distributing, by a bridge unit, the startup indication message to an RRU; performing, by the RRU, spectrum scanning according to the signal format to obtain idle/busy state information of an unlicensed spectrum in the signal format, and reporting the same to the BBU via the bridge unit; determining, by the BBU, a preemptable unlicensed spectrum in the signal format according to the idle/busy state information, and delivering an occupancy message; delivering, by the bridge unit, the occupancy message to the RRU; determining, by the RRU, a signal source of the signal format in the occupancy message; if the signal source is a different manufacturer, switching to an intermediate radio frequency processing channel of a different manufacturer for transmission.