Abstract: An immobilized selenium body, made from carbon and selenium and optionally sulfur, makes selenium more stable, requiring a higher temperature or an increase in kinetic energy for selenium to escape from the immobilized selenium body and enter a gas system, as compared to selenium alone. Immobilized selenium localized in a carbon skeleton can be utilized in a rechargeable battery. Immobilization of the selenium can impart compression stress on both the carbon skeleton and the selenium. Such compression stress enhances the electrical conductivity in the carbon skeleton and among the selenium particles and creates an interface for electrons to be delivered and or harvested in use of the battery. A rechargeable battery made from immobilized selenium can be charged or discharged at a faster rate over conventional batteries and can demonstrate excellent cycling stability.

Abstract: A remote network connection system includes a gateway, a mobile office access equipment and a terminal equipment. The gateway is connected in an enterprise network and connected to an internet. The mobile office access equipment is connected to the gateway through the internet. The terminal equipment is connected to the internet through the mobile office access equipment, and transmits a packet to the gateway, wherein the mobile office access equipment determines how the packet should be shunted based on a purpose of the packet.

Abstract: A bendable transferring bed has a bed frame, multiple bed-panel units, and at least one coupling. Each two adjacent ones of the bed-panel units are pivotally connected to each other. Each bed-panel units has a moveable bed-panel and a transmission shaft. The moveable bed-panel is moved relative to the mounting frame through the rotating of the transmission shaft. The two transmission shafts of each two adjacent ones of the bed-panel units are connected by one of the couplings, and thus the moveable bed-panels of all the bed-panel units can be moved together. The moveable bed-panels of the bed-panel units are bendable relative to each other to keep the patient in a sitting position or other positions. The moveable bed-panels can be moved when the moveable bed-panels are bent relative to each other by the coupling, such that the patient can be moved when in the sitting position.

Abstract: A method for operating a distributed key-value store includes processing a data set comprised of data records each associated with a unique identifier and having one or more values associated with one or more attributes using a private key provided at a client device, thereby partitioning each of the data records based on the identifier and forming a plurality of encrypted identifier-value pairs for distributed storage across a plurality of server nodes operably connectable to the client device. The method also includes building, at the client device, encrypted indexes based on the type of query; and executing a query protocol in response to receiving a query from the client device so as to identify, using the built encrypted indexes, data distributively stored in the server nodes which matches the query. The invention also provides a related system for operating a distributed key-value store.

Abstract: A cavity resonator or filter constructed on electromagnetic bandgap (EBG) substrate is provided that includes an external controlling assemble having a plurality of components configured to change a working frequency of the cavity resonator or filter. A dual-band bandpass filter is provided that includes two or more single band filters on a single EBG substrate and an external controlling assemble having a plurality of components configured to change a working frequency of the cavity resonator or filter.

Abstract: The present application is directed to devices and methods for touchscreen interactive interface. The method may comprise steps of combining two or more single-function buttons on the user interface of the touchscreen device into one multifunction button; monitoring a real-time touch operation with the multifunction button by a user; determining the type of the touch operation according to the time of the touch operation; and unfolding the two or more single-function buttons one after another around the multifunction button according to the type of the touch operation.

Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.

Abstract: The present application is directed to devices and methods for touchscreen interactive interface. The method may comprise steps of combining two or more single-function buttons on the user interface of the touchscreen device into one multifunction button; monitoring a real-time touch operation with the multifunction button by a user; determining the type of the touch operation according to the time of the touch operation; and unfolding the two or more single-function buttons one after another around the multifunction button according to the type of the touch operation.

Abstract: An optical fiber coupling connector includes a board, a light receiving device, two light emitting devices, a controller and an optical coupling lens. The optical coupling lens includes three main bodies, each includes a bottom surface, a top surface, an alignment surface, a first and a second side surface, a third side surface obliquely connected to the first side surface, and a fourth side surface obliquely connected to the second side surface and connected to the third side surface at a second edge. The alignment surface, the first side surface, the third side surface, the fourth side surface and the second side surface are connected to each other end to end in that order. The third side surface of each one of the main bodies contacts the fourth side surface of an adjacent one of the main bodies. At least three optical fibers positioned to the optical coupling lens.

Abstract: A method for content projection and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes that a mobile terminal runs a local playing service, a content projection control service and at least two protocol projection control services. A first projection instruction is acquired through the content projection control service, a first content played by the local playing service is intercepted, and the intercepted first content is transmitted to first protocol projection control service. The first content is transmitted to a first projection service through the first protocol projection control service by virtue of a first projection protocol.

Abstract: An immobilized selenium body, made from carbon and selenium and optionally sulfur, makes selenium more stable, requiring a higher temperature or an increase in kinetic energy for selenium to escape from the immobilized selenium body and enter a gas system, as compared to selenium alone. Immobilized selenium localized in a carbon skeleton can be utilized in a rechargeable battery. Immobilization of the selenium can impart compression stress on both the carbon skeleton and the selenium. Such compression stress enhances the electrical conductivity in the carbon skeleton and among the selenium particles and creates an interface for electrons to be delivered and or harvested in use of the battery. A rechargeable battery made from immobilized selenium can be charged or discharged at a faster rate over conventional batteries and can demonstrate excellent cycling stability.

Abstract: Authentication based on a target uniform resource identifier (URI) via security proxies. A framework for creating, updating and deleting authentication groups according to a destination URI may be provided. Each of the authentication groups may have a corresponding adaptable authentication scheme. An access from a client to a server may be classified into an authentication group. An authentication request from the client to the server may be intercepted by an authentication scheme based on the authentication group. A session based cookie may be utilized for supporting access between the client and the server.

Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.

Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.

Abstract: For managing a pool of virtual computer systems, master status and a rebasing task are assigned to at least one virtual computer system of the pool. A non-reserved status is assigned to virtual computer systems of the pool that are not assigned tasks. A virtual computer system of the pool is selected to respond to a rebasing request. The selecting includes selecting one of the at least one virtual computer system that currently has a master status and that currently has a processing load less than a predetermined threshold and, when no virtual computer system of the pool currently has a master status and a processing load less than the predetermined threshold, selecting a non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to perform rebasing for the request and changing the non-reserved status of the selected, non-reserved one of the virtual computer systems to master status.

Abstract: Disclosed is method of preparing a selenium carbon composite material and a use of the selenium carbon composite material in a cathode of a lithium selenium secondary battery. A battery formed with a cathode of the disclosed selenium carbon composite material has high energy density and stable electrochemical performance. The disclosed selenium carbon composite material can effectively shorten the migration distance of lithium ions during charging and discharging of the battery and improve conductivity and utilization of selenium after compounding carbon and selenium. Multiple batteries formed with cathodes of the disclosed selenium carbon composite material can be assembled into a lithium selenium pouch-cell battery having stable electrochemical performance and high energy density.

Abstract: An example energy dissipation device for controlling a fuel cell fluid includes a conduit extending in longitudinal direction between a first opening and a second opening. A flow control insert is configured to be received within the conduit. The flow control insert is configured to cause a fuel cell fluid to flow helically relative to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A device management method for use in a primary router, includes: establishing a management connection with a relay router; acquiring a management interface identifier from the relay router via the management connection, the management interface identifier being an identifier of an Application Programming Interface (API) in the relay router for providing a management function; and transmitting a management instruction to the relay router via the management connection, the management instruction carrying the management interface identifier and being configured to manage an electronic device connected to the relay router.