Abstract: The described invention provides a method of functionally reprogramming adult cells to an immature cell type that expresses one or more embryonic biomarkers. The reprogramming is accomplished by contacting the adult cells with a platelet rich fraction comprising platelet-like cells from umbilical cord blood or peripheral blood, and expanding the immature cell type in vitro under culture conditions to generate an insulin-producing cell population that expresses human beta-cell specific transcription factors and is functionally equivalent to human pancreatic beta-cells. Without being limited by theory, platelet-like cells and their released mitochondria display immune tolerance-associated markers that may modulate the function and differentiation of immune cells.

Abstract: Provided are an OLED display panel and an OLED display device. The OLED display panel includes a plurality of pixel regions arranged in an array and non light emitting regions between the plurality of pixel regions. The OLED display panel further includes a plurality of wires, and at least a portion of the wires are curved and arranged to form a plurality of light transmissive regions, and the light transmissive regions are disposed corresponding to the non light emitting regions. Thus, the light transmittance of the OLED display panel is greatly improved, which is advantageous for improving amount of light obtained by the photosensitive members disposed on the side of the substrate of the OLED display panel away from the pixel region.

Abstract: An electronic device with movable camera assembly which can be deployed and retracted so as to allow a display screen of maximum size on a front surface of the device includes a main body and a camera assembly. The main body includes a front surface with a display screen and a back surface. The back surface defines a recess receiving the camera assembly. The camera assembly is mounted on a carrier. The carrier-mounted camera assembly appears from or above the front surface when deployed by being slid upwardly or outwardly by a user, the camera assembly can then be pushed back in.

Abstract: A system and method for characterizing subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs, such as through fault modeling in low order continuous scale simulation of real world subsurface hydrocarbon reservoirs having discontinuities and improving an accuracy and speed of the characterizations.

Abstract: A camera module is provided, which includes a lens assembly and an image sensor, wherein the lens assembly includes a housing, an upper lens and a lower lens disposed in the housing; the upper lens and the lower lens are oppositely disposed, and an incident light passes through the upper lens and the lower lens to enter the image sensor; at least one of the upper lens and the lower lens is a plano-convex lens, the plano-convex lens has a planar shape on one surface and a curved convex shape on the other surface. The camera module adopts a novel optical path design, such that it cooperates with the display screen disposed thereon better, so that the display screen can achieve a “full screen display” effect to a certain extent.

Abstract: Provided is a display panel, including a first display area and a second display area. A transparent collimator is provided in a gap between two adjacent sub-pixels in the first display area, and meanwhile, a substrate under the collimator is a thinner substrate or a transparent substrate. Thus, a certain display area of the display panel possesses good light transmittance and resolution.

Abstract: A door lock includes a motor and thumb turn that can be selectively used to move a lock drive and lock mechanism between lock and unlock positions. A position sensor can detect a position of the lock drive independent of movement of any drive train component operating to move the lock drive, such as a motor, transmission or other drive train element. The position sensor may be coupled to a position gear that moves in response to lock drive movement, but is independent of any drive train component, i.e., the position gear does not transmit drive energy to the lock drive. A clutch may be provided that decouples the drive train from the lock drive.

Abstract: A door lock that includes a clutch mechanically arranged between a drive motor and a lock drive with the clutch having a clutch gear that is movable between engaged and disengaged positions to selectively couple and uncouple the drive motor from the lock drive from the drive motor. The clutch gear may be movable along a pathway between engaged and disengaged positions, e.g., in a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the clutch gear. The clutch gear may selectively couple and uncouple the drive motor from the lock drive based on movement of the drive motor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body, a camera mechanism, a latching mechanism, and a buffer mechanism. The camera mechanism is slidable to extend out of the main body. The main body includes an ejecting member mounted within the main body. The ejecting member is configured to eject the camera mechanism out of the main body. The latching mechanism is mounted within the main body. The latching mechanism is configured to limit movement of the camera mechanism. The buffer mechanism is coupled to the camera mechanism. The buffer mechanism is configured to buffer movement of the camera mechanism.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes creating, at a block storage system separate from a host system, a structural representation of image layer data utilized at the host system, mapping the structural representation created at the block storage system to the image layer data utilized at the host system, and performing one or more operations on the image layer data, utilizing the structural representation created at the block storage system.

Abstract: A motor programming device includes a mobile phone and a Bluetooth communication device. The mobile phone includes a Bluetooth module, a motor information database, and an APP software module. The motor information database includes a plurality of records. The plurality of records each includes a motor model, user type, and corresponding operating parameters. The APP software module is configured to receive a piece of search information, automatically search in the motor information database a record corresponding to the search information, extract relevant data of the record, and program relevant data of the record to yield a program. The Bluetooth communication device is physically connected to a motor controller and wirelessly connected to the mobile phone via the Bluetooth module, and is configured to transmit the program produced by the APP software module to the motor controller.

Abstract: A cloud storage method and a cloud storage system are provided. The method includes: generating, by a QKD system on a terminal side and a QKD system on at least one cloud server side, at least one quantum key over a quantum network; sending, by the QKD system, the at least one quantum key to the key management terminal for storage; and obtaining, by a cloud storage client, the at least one quantum key from the key management terminal, and processing the at least one quantum key to generate a combined key by a predetermined encryption algorithm.

Abstract: A mobile secret communications method based on a quantum key distribution network, comprises the following steps: a mobile terminal registering to access the network and establishing a binding relationship with a certain centralized control station in the quantum key distribution network; after a communication service is initiated, the mobile terminals participating in the current communication applying for service keys from the quantum key distribution network; the quantum key distribution network obtaining addresses of the centralized control stations participating in service key distribution during the current communication, designating a service key generation centralized control station according to a current state indicator of each centralized control station; the service key generation centralized control station generating service keys required in the current communication and distributing the keys to the mobile terminals participating in the current communication.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for history matching a facies geostatistical model using the ensemble Kalman filter (EnKF) technique. The EnKF is not normally appropriate for discontinuous facies models such as multiple point simulation (MPS). In the method of the invention, an ensemble of realizations are generated and then uniform vectors on which those realizations are based are transformed to Gaussian vectors before applying the EnKF to the Gaussian vectors directly. The updated Gaussian vectors are then transformed back to uniform vectors which are used to update the realizations. The uniform vectors may be vectors on which the realizations are based directly; alternatively each realization may be based on a plurality of uniform vectors linearly combined with combination coefficients. In this case each realization is associated with a uniform vector made up from the combination coefficients, and the combination coefficient vector is then transformed to Gaussian and updated using EnKF.

Abstract: A method for controlling air volume of an electric device to be constant, the device being adapted to exhaust or supply air, the method including: A) establishing M constant air volume control functions Qi=F(n) corresponding to M air volume points CFMi in the microprocessor of the system controller; B) allowing the microprocessor to receive or preset a target air volume IN-CFM; C) starting the motor, when the motor operates in a stable state, comparing M air volume points CFMi with the target air volume IN-CFM, and ensuring that the target air volume IN-CFM falls within two known air volume points CFMi and CFMi?1; D) using the two known air volume points CFMi and CFMi?1 to calculate a constant air volume control function Q0=F(n) corresponding to the target air volume IN-CFM by interpolation method; and E) controlling a motor parameter Q0 and a rotational speed n.

Abstract: A method of synthesizing mechanically resilient titanium carbide (TiC) nanofibrous felts comprising continuous nanofibers or nano-ribbons with TiC crystallites embedded in carbon matrix, comprising: (a) electrospinning a spin dope for making precursor nanofibers with diameters less than 0.5 J.Lm; (b) overlaying the nanofibers to produce a nano-fibrous mat (felt); and then (c) heating the nano-felts first at a low temperature, and then at a high temperature for making electrospun continuous nanofibers or nano-ribbons with TiC crystallites embedded in carbon matrix; and (d) chlorinating the above electrospun nano-felts at an elevated temperature to remove titanium for producing carbide derived carbon (CDC) nano-fibrous felt with high specific surface areas.