Abstract: There is a significant difference in the expression level of the metabolic molecule isopentenylenine-7-N-glucoside in a patient with acute aortic dissection (AAD) compared to a healthy population. Therefore, a method for predicting acute aortic dissection in a patient includes quantitatively detecting isopentenyladenine-7-N-glucoside in a plasma sample from the patient. Additionally, a reagent for detecting isopentenyladenine-7-N-glucoside, and an acute aortic dissection auxiliary diagnostic kit that includes this reagent, can be used for screening and diagnosing AAD.

Abstract: Provided are a system and a method for positioning a suspected article. The system includes a truss indicating mechanism defining a coordinate system having X, Y and Z directions perpendicular to each other. The truss indicating mechanism includes a first direction moving rail disposed on a truss body in one of the three directions; a second direction moving rail movably disposed on the first direction moving rail in a another of the three directions, the second direction moving rail is movable in the first direction relative to the first direction moving rail; and a ranging indicating device movably disposed on the second direction moving rail, the ranging indicating device is configured to be movable in the second direction relative to the second direction moving rail, and is configured to feed back position information of the suspected article in a to-be-inspected cargo by using coordinate information of the coordinate system.

Abstract: A method and system for advanced detection and optimization of tunnel resistivity based on depth resolution.

Abstract: An electrical connector has multiple accommodating slots surrounded by a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. A stopping block protrudes from each side wall. Each side wall has a stopping surface located behind the stopping block and a concave surface located in front of the stopping block. The rear wall has an abutting surface. In two adjacent accommodating slots in the left-right direction, a distance between two adjacent stopping surfaces is a first distance, and a distance between two adjacent concave surfaces is a second distance. In two adjacent accommodating slots in the front-rear direction, a distance between the abutting surface of a front accommodating slot and the front wall of a rear accommodating slot is a third distance. A ratio of the second distance and the first distance and a ratio of the third distance and the first distance are both between 0.8 and 1.5.

Abstract: A current sense circuit for sensing a current flowing through a device is provide. The current sense circuit includes a first sensing terminal, a second sensing terminal, a sensing output terminal, and a current source. The first sensing terminal is configured to be coupled to a first terminal of a current sense resistor coupled in series with the device. The second sensing terminal is configured to be coupled to a second terminal of the current sense resistor. The sensing output terminal is configured to provide a sensing signal indicative of the current flowing through the current sense resistor. The current source is coupled to the second sensing terminal of the current sense circuit.

Abstract: Various methods and systems are disclosed to reduce the false alarm in a lidars having a lidar window surrounding the lidar system, by increasing the propagation loss for a portion of incident light that propagates within the thickness of the lidar window and may be guided toward the detection system of the lidar via an indirect path. Alternatively, or in addition, the shape of the lidar window may be tailored to direct the portion of incident light that propagates within the thickness of the lidar window away from the lidar detection system.

Abstract: A hydrogenation catalyst contains a hydrogenation catalyst carrier and an active hydrogenation component. The active hydrogenation component includes a Group VIB metal sulfide and a Group VIII metal compound, and the molar proportion of a substance of the Group VIII metal compound that interacts with the Group VIB metal sulfide to the total amount of the Group VIII metal compound is 60-100%. The hydrogenation catalyst has a higher active metal sulfurizing degree and a higher number of type II active centers, and can be applied to the hydrogenation treatment process of oil products such as distillate oils and residual oils.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a GPIO circuit having an output circuit. The output circuit includes a first NMOS transistor connected between a GPIO pin and a reference ground, and a first PMOS transistor and a second PMOS transistor coupled in series between an operating voltage output terminal and the GPIO pin. The proposed GPIO circuit is capable of effectively isolating the operating voltage output terminal from the GPIO pin. By adding an LED drive circuit and/or a high-voltage pull-up circuit to the GPIO circuit, the GPIO circuit can flexibly operate in various modes according to application needs.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured according to a transformer based step down topology is provided. The apparatus includes a first transformer that transfers energy from a primary side of the first transformer to a secondary side of the first transformer for driving a load at the secondary side. The apparatus includes a first inductor and a second inductor electrically coupled at the secondary side. The apparatus includes a primary side directional conducting element and a secondary side directional conducting element configured to perform a first phase of transferring the energy through the first inductor and a second phase of transferring the energy through the second inductor. The first inductor induces the second inductor to transfer energy during the first phase and the second inductor induces the first inductor to transfer energy during the second phase.

Abstract: This application provides an optical device and a method of adjusting an optical device. The optical device includes an emitting assembly, a beam splitting assembly, and a receiving assembly. The emitting assembly is configured to emit an outgoing light signal. The beam splitting assembly is configured to pass the outgoing light signal from the emitting assembly to a detection region, receive a reflected light signal from the detection region, and modify a transmission direction of the reflected light signal. The receiving assembly is configured to receive the reflected light signal from the beam splitting assembly after the direction modification and generate an electrical signal in response to the reflected light signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a coordinated control method for urban rail transit passenger flow, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: predicting passenger flow in peak hours of urban rail lines using a simulation deduction function in a rail simulation system, including station entry ID, station exit ID, station entry time period, and passenger number data; obtaining passenger flow of passengers arriving at stations s and preparing to board during time periods t by dividing according to the different time periods t and the stations s; counting passenger flow in each direction of historical passenger flow, and calculating a proportion of the passenger flow in each direction of the historical passenger flow; constructing a mixed integer programming model of multi-station passenger flow coordinated control; and obtaining an optimal station entry passenger flow scheme by solving the mixed integer programming model of multi-station passenger flow coordinated control.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of predicting a holiday expressway travel traffic volume based on influence of weather factors.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of coal mine concealed fire zone detection, in particular to a coal spontaneous combustion downhole detection system and method based on a self-potential method. The coal spontaneous combustion downhole detection system comprises a self-potential detection apparatus and a self-potential processing apparatus; the self-potential detection apparatus comprises measuring electrodes, a reference electrode and metal anchor rods; the measuring electrodes are arranged on a top plate of a goaf roadway, are fixed to the metal anchor rods, and are in wireless connection with the reference electrode through the metal anchor rods; the self-potential processing apparatus comprises a data processing sensor for processing potential data and an imaging sensor for converting data into images; and the measuring electrodes and the reference electrode are in wireless connection with the data processing sensor.

Abstract: An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound scanner configured to transmit ultrasound at a patient anatomy and receive reflections of the ultrasound from the patient anatomy. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound machine configured to generate received data including ultrasound data based on the reflections of the ultrasound and artifact data based on an interferer. The ultrasound system includes a processor system that is implemented to determine an artifact signal that is based on the interferer, determine, based on the artifact signal, one or more artifact characteristics. In some embodiments, the artifact characteristics are selected from the group consisting of an amplitude, a phase, a center frequency, and a bandwidth. The processor system is implemented to generate, based on the artifact characteristics, filter coefficients, and filter, based on the filter coefficients, the received data to suppress the artifact data and recover the ultrasound data.

Abstract: A power-supply mode switching circuit and an aerosol generating device are provided. The power-supply mode switching circuit includes an external-power-source power-supply circuit, a protection circuit, and a battery power-supply circuit. A node where the external-power-source power-supply circuit is connected to the protection circuit serves as a power-source input end. A node where the external-power-source power-supply circuit is connected to the battery power-supply circuit serves as a power supply end. The protection circuit is configured to control the battery power-supply circuit to be cut off when the power-source input end is connected to the external power source, to make the external power source supply power to the power supply end. The protection circuit is further configured to control the battery power-supply circuit to be conducted when the power-source input end is not connected to the external power source, to make the battery supply power to the power supply end.

Abstract: Disclosed are heat pipes of the type having a condenser section in which gaseous refrigerant is condensed to produce liquid refrigerant comprising: (a) at least one closed pipe comprising: (i) a condenser section, (ii) a first evaporator section in fluid communication with said condenser section; and (iii) at least a second evaporator section in fluid communication with said condenser section; (b) refrigerant contained in said heat pipe; (c) at least a first liquid flow path leading a first portion of liquid refrigerant condensed in said condenser section to said first evaporator section; and (d) at least a second liquid flow path leading a second portion of liquid refrigerant condensed in said condenser section to said second evaporator section, wherein said second evaporator section comprises a reservoir holding liquid refrigerant at a location different than said first evaporator section.

Abstract: Provided is a device for maintaining an equipment configured to maintain a to-be-maintained equipment (1). The to-be-maintained equipment (1) includes a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the device includes: at least one guide rail (3) extending in a first direction, wherein the first direction is a direction pointing from the first side to the second side; a sliding mechanism (4) arranged on the guide rail (3) and configured to support the to-be-maintained equipment (1); and a driving mechanism (5) configured to drive the sliding mechanism (4) and the to-be-maintained equipment (1) to move along the guide rail (3), wherein the device is configured to allow the to-be-maintained equipment (1) to move along the guide rail (3) to change a maintenance space on the first side or the second side.