Abstract: A process for producing a stable silica/hydrocarbon solution includes ultrasonically mixing silica and a silane in a hydrocarbon solvent. The solution may be dried to obtain a surface-modified silica. The solution may be mixed with a polymer cement to produce silica-rubber (e.g., silica-SSBR) masterbatch products.

Abstract: A process for producing a stable silica/hydrocarbon solution includes ultrasonically mixing silica and a silane in a hydrocarbon solvent. The solution may be dried to obtain a surface-modified silica. The solution may be mixed with a polymer cement to produce silica-rubber (e.g., silica-SSBR) masterbatch products.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including: a housing including a housing part, in which a venting channel extends from a housing part outer opening to a housing part inner opening, and in which the venting channel extends in at least two different directions inside the housing part along an extension thereof from the housing part outer opening to the housing part inner opening. A method of manufacturing the aerosol-generating device is also provided. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device and an aerosol-generating article is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a device for controlling opening and closing of a vehicle door, a vehicle, and a computer readable storage medium. On the basis of a vehicle provided with a capacitive sensing area having a plurality of capacitive sensing points, a touch sliding operation executed by a vehicle user is acquired via the capacitive sensing area; according to trigger state information of the touch sliding operation for the plurality of capacitive sensing points, it is determined whether the touch sliding operation is an accidental touch operation; and finally, in response to that the touch sliding operation is not the accidental touch operation, according to a triggering sequence of the touch sliding operation for the plurality of capacitive sensing points, the vehicle door is immediately controlled to be opened or closed.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving accuracy and efficiency of auditing databases. A table, list or index of a database is analyzed to identify metadata, which includes time series data, user data, an Internet Protocol address and operation data. The identified metadata is associated with the corresponding record or row of the table, list or index from which the metadata was extracted. A determination is then made as to whether to record a raw data image associated with the record or row of the analyzed table, list or index based on the corresponding data operation. The identified metadata as well as the recorded data images, if any, are stored in a structured audit log. Auditing information is then obtained from a structured audit log based on matching the record or row identifier (RID) associated with the query with the RID associated with the structured audit log.

Abstract: Compounds and compositions for determining the level of antithrombin (ATIII) in a sample are described along with a system for determining the level of ATIII in a point-of-care setting. Methods of forming the compounds and compositions are also described. Methods of using the compounds and compositions to quantify the level of ATIII in a subject are further described. A system and apparatus are provided that determine the level of ATIII in a point-of-care setting in an efficient manner to facilitate determining a dosage or heparin or ATIII to administer to a patient.

Abstract: A conformal printing device for curved-surface circuits is provided. The device includes a device body that includes a stand and a support plate movable relative to the stand. The device further includes a print-head module mounted on the support plate and a motion module mounted on the device body. The print-head module includes a piezoelectric nozzle and an airflow assisting structure for applying an assisted airflow to guide charged jet ejected from the nozzle to be precisely printed onto a curved-surface base material below the nozzle. The motion module enables a tangent of a surface, on which a printing position of the curved-surface base material to be printed is located, to be always perpendicular to a jet ejected by the nozzle, ensures that the print-head module moves following the curved-surface shape, and implements conformal printing circuits on any complex curved surfaces.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a multi-mode frequency division circuit including a frequency division factor processor, a frequency divider, and a logic operator. The frequency division factor processor receives the frequency division factor, decomposes the frequency division factor to obtain a first sub-frequency division factor and a second sub-frequency division factor, and outputs the first sub-frequency division factor or the second sub-frequency division factor according to a frequency division clock signal. The divider performs frequency division on the clock signal based on the first sub-frequency division factor or the second sub-frequency division factor to generate the frequency division clock signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fluorine-free water- and oil-resistant coating composition comprising 30 wt % to 97 wt % biodegradable polymer in dry weight, less than 25 wt % crosslinking agent in dry weight, less than 25 wt % nanoparticles, less than 15 wt % plasticizer, less than 15 wt % surfactant and less than 1 wt % antifoaming agent in dry weight. The fluorine-free water- and oil-resistant coating composition relates to green chemistry and demonstrates both water resistance and grease resistance.

Abstract: An apparatus control method includes: acquiring one or more facial images; performing eye behavior recognition based on at least one of the facial images to obtain eye behavior information on at least one of the facial images; determining a target control instruction based on eye behavior information on the one or more facial images; and performing apparatus control based on the target control instruction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a modified high cis polydiene polymer, processes for preparing the modified high cis polydiene polymer, and tire rubber compositions containing the modified high cis polydiene polymer. The processes make use of a functionalizing compound of formula I or formula II and a coupling agent to prepare the modified high cis polydiene polymer from a quantity of conjugated diene monomer polymerized using a lanthanide-based catalyst system. The modified high cis polydiene polymer includes at least one polymer chain having a residue from the functionalizing compound and a residue from the coupling agent and can be utilized in tire rubber compositions in combination with other ingredients such as fillers.

Abstract: A coupling agent, a rubber composition, and a shaped article formed from the rubber composition, such as a pneumatic tire, are described. The coupling agent is represented by Formula I, and is capable of linking a substrate, such as a mineral oxide, carbon black or brass, to an unsaturated elastomer: FG1-LG1-Sa-LG2-FG2 ??Formula I where FG1 and FG2 each represent a functionalized arylene group, which can be the same or different; LG1 and LG2 each represent a linking group, which can be the same or different; and Sa represents a sequence of two or more connected sulfur atoms, where a is a number which is at least 2.

Abstract: A support structure for a shoe sole includes a support piece with elasticity, the support piece is provided at the forefoot or/and arch position of the shoe sole and is laid out along the width direction of the shoe sole, the support piece is provided with a number of raised arc sections or/and concave arc sections along the width direction of the shoe sole. Shoe soles and athletic shoes include the support structure described above, the shoe sole support structure bonded or integrally molded to the upper surface of the shoe midsole, or bonded or integrally molded between the shoe midsole and the shoe outsole, or embedded inside the shoe midsole.

Abstract: A tubular section includes a plurality of prefabricated concrete formworks (11) in a closed connection to form a regular polygonal structure, each prefabricated concrete formwork (11) includes two prefabricated wall panels (111) spaced apart from each other and a connecting piece (113) connecting the two prefabricated wall panels (111), an accommodation cavity (112) is defined between the two prefabricated wall panels (111), the accommodation cavities (112) of the plurality of prefabricated concrete formworks (11) are in communication with each other, all the accommodation cavities (112) are filled with concrete (16), and the concrete (16) in all the accommodation cavities (112) is solidified to be integral as a whole.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, a fin structure and an isolation layer formed on the substrate and adjacent to the fin structure. The semiconductor device includes a gate structure formed on at least a portion of the fin structure and the isolation layer. The semiconductor device includes an epitaxial layer including a strained material that provides stress to a channel region of the fin structure. The epitaxial layer has a first region and a second region, in which the first region has a first doping concentration of a first doping agent and the second region has a second doping concentration of a second doping agent. The first doping concentration is greater than the second doping concentration. The epitaxial layer is doped by ion implantation using phosphorous dimer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are coupled polymer products comprising polymer with up to five polymer chains bonded to a functionalizing compound of either formula (II) or formula (III), wherein the polymer chains are comprised of conjugated diene-containing monomers optionally in combination with vinyl aromatic monomers and further include vinyl group-functionalized aminosilane compound of formula (I) bonded within the polymer chain. Also disclosed are processes for producing the coupled polymer products as well as a rubber composition containing the coupled polymer product and tire components comprising the rubber composition.

Abstract: A method for removing polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) from water using rare earth salts, iron salts, or mixtures thereof effectively and efficiently removes undesired and dissolved PVP and provides a composition containing hydrolyzed PVP (h-PVP) having ions bound thereto. In these compositions the ions include rare earth cations, iron cations, and mixtures thereof. This composition is beneficial in the removal of aqueous contaminants, such as phosphate, other phosphorus containing compounds, arsenic, arsenic containing compounds, fluorides, and PFAS from water.

Abstract: A sulfur-vulcanizable rubber compound comprises a silane functionalized diene elastomer, a dual silane coupling system, and a silica filler. The non-active sulfur containing silane coupling agent excludes an active sulfur moiety. The rubber compound is a reaction product of a siloxyl condensation reaction between the silane functionalized diene elastomer and the dual silane coupling system. The dual coupling system comprises a non-active sulfur containing silane coupling agent for reacting with an associated precipitated silica to produce a hydrophobic silica; and a crosslinking reagent for reacting with the non-active sulfur containing silane coupling agent and an associated polymer.

Abstract: An edible composition consisting of (a) natural gum comprising a polysaccharide hydrocolloid (a1) containing mannose repeating units; (b) carrageenan; (c) cellulose ether, and optionally (d) water, wherein the weight ratio of carrageenan (b) to polysaccharide hydrocolloid (a1) ranges from 0.4:1 to 1.4:1 and the weight ratio of cellulose ether (c) to polysaccharide hydrocolloid (a1) is at least 0.02:1; its use in an edible product; and the edible product, typically sausage, comprising the edible composition.

Abstract: A sulfur-vulcanizable rubber compound comprises a silane functionalized diene elastomer, a silane coupling agent, and a silica filler. The silane coupling agent excludes an active sulfur moiety. The rubber compound is a reaction product of a siloxyl condensation reaction between the silane functionalized diene elastomer and the non-sulfur containing silane coupling agent. The coupling agent comprises at least one end terminating group reactive with a hydroxyl group contained on the silica filler and a silane moiety contained on a diene-based elastomer.