Abstract: A method for fermentation-production of a pentanediamine, comprising: culturing a cell expressing a lysine decarboxylase to obtain a whole cell fermentation broth comprising a pentanediamine; and extracting the pentanediamine from the whole cell fermentation broth, and striping the whole cell fermentation broth of carbon dioxide contained therein before adding a strong base. The method greatly increases a production volume of the pentanediamine.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for producing silicone hydrogel contact lenses having a stable lubricious coating thereon without involving use of organic solvent in post-curing processes.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative outer cover and a metallic inner shell insert molded with the insulative outer cover, the inner shell having a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls; and a terminal module including an insulative housing and an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing, the insulative housing having a base received by the inner shell and a frontal tongue exposing the upper and lower rows of contacts respectively to two opposite surfaces thereof; wherein the inner shell has a front stop and a rear finger at the top wall respectively engaging a front and rear portions of the base, and the rear finger is situated in a rear chamber of the outer cover.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a front tongue with two opposite surfaces; and plural contacts with contacting portions exposed to the two opposite surfaces of the tongue; wherein the plural contacts are formed from a single contact carrier with each contact having a first contacting portion; and at least one of the plural contacts has a second contacting portion oriented symmetrically with respect to the first contacting portion thereof. A method of making a contact module of the electrical connector is characterized by the steps of: forming the plural contacts from a single contact carrier with each contact having a first contacting portion; and bending at least one of the plural contacts to form a second contacting portion oriented symmetrically with respect to the first contacting portion thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for making silicone hydrogel contact lenses. The method of the invention is characterized by using an organic solvent as a processing-aid tool for controlling lens diameter without significantly affecting lens equilibrium water content during cast-molding of soft contact lenses from a polymerizable composition. By adjusting the weight percentage of the organic solvent in a polymerizable composition for making SiHy contact lenses, one can adjust lens diameter of produced SiHy lenses to meet target without affecting adversely the lens properties.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an assembly machine for a medicine mixer, comprising a rack, a medicine mixing cup mounting device, a rubber plug mounting device, an elastic clip mounting device, a puncture needle mounting device, a coverplate mounting device, a soldering device and an output device. The medicine mixing cup mounting device, the rubber plug mounting device, the elastic clip mounting device, the puncture needle mounting device, the coverplate mounting device, the soldering device and the output device are arranged annularly along an outer circumference of the dividing table successively. The assembly machine for a medicine mixer according to the present invention is controlled by PLC. A feeding system consisting of a plurality of groups of oscillating disks and tracks conveys each part at an interface of the medicine mixer to given positions of the equipment.

Abstract: An electrical contact includes a compliant tail defining a pair of opposite first main face and second main face, and a pair of opposite first side face and second side face linked between the first main face and the second main face. The opposite first side face and second side face are bulged for engagement with an interior surface of the corresponding through hole. A pair of first through holes and a pair of second through holes extend through both the first main face and the second main face.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to silicone hydrogel contact lenses each inherently having, on lens surfaces, a relatively-high concentration of primary amino groups and to a method for producing the same. The invention is also related to silicone hydrogel contact lens precursors each inherently having, on lens surfaces, a relatively-high concentration of N-Boc-protected primary amino groups which can be easily and conveniently deprotected during lens extraction and/or hydration steps.

Abstract: The present application discloses a levelling compound for electrodepositing metals.

Abstract: Techniques for calculating a per-tenant cost in a multi-tenant data storage system. In one example, a method comprises the following steps. One or more cost contribution factors associated with a storage provider entity operating a data storage system for a plurality of tenants of the data storage system are identified. One or more cost items chargeable to each of the plurality of tenants are identified, the one or more cost items being associated with usage of the data storage system by each of the plurality of tenants. The one or more cost contribution factors associated with the storage provider entity are correlated with the one and more chargeable cost items for each of the plurality of tenants. A respective cost value payable by each tenant is determined based on the correlation step. In one further example, the methodology calculates a fixed energy cost associated with storing tenant data and a dynamic energy cost associated with the tenant accessing the stored data.

Abstract: Semiconductor device and fabrication method are provided. The fabrication method includes: providing a base substrate having a first gate dielectric film thereon; forming a first gate electrode layer on a portion of the first gate dielectric film; forming an offset sidewall film on the first gate dielectric film and covering sidewalls of the first gate electrode layer; forming lightly doped regions in the base substrate on sides of the first gate electrode layer; removing the offset sidewall film and a portion of the first gate dielectric film to form a first dielectric layer under the first gate electrode layer; forming sidewall spacers; forming source/drain doped regions on sides of the first gate electrode layer; forming a dielectric layer over the source/drain doped regions and the base substrate; and forming a gate opening in the dielectric layer by removing the first gate electrode layer and the first gate dielectric layer.

Abstract: The invention is generally related to a soft contact lens which comprises a hydrogel lens body and a coating of a hydrophilic copolymer thereon and to a method for producing the same. The hydrogel lens body comprises or is made of a polymeric material having 1,2- and/or 1,3-diol moieties, and the hydrophilic copolymer comprises arylborono-containing repeating units each having a boronic acid group. The coating is covalently-attached to the hydrogel lens body through cyclic boronic ester linkages each formed between one boronic acid group and one 1,2-diol or 1,3-diol group. The soft contact lens has a surface lubricity higher than the surface lubricity of the lens body.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a body including a ceramic part and an over-mold; an upper row of contacts and a lower row of contacts secured to the ceramic part of the body, each row of contacts including an outermost ground contact and a pair of signal contacts inwardly of the ground contact; and a metallic shielding plate situated between the upper pair of signal contacts and the lower pair of signal contacts, wherein the metallic shielding plate is molded to the ceramic part of the body.

Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that modulate kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 kinase activity, and compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of diseases and conditions associated with kinase activity, including mutant EGFR and mutant HER2 activity, are described herein.

Abstract: An electrical contact of an electrical connector includes a mounting leg for being retained within a through hole of the printed circuit board wherein the mounting leg is tubular and is radially deformable to abut against an interior surface of the through hole. The mounting leg is radially thinned in thickness to confront the interior surface of the hole. The mounting leg is formed by rolling a metal plate with a C-shaped cross-section thereof. There are two thinned areas of the mounting leg, symmetrically located by two sides of the slit of the C-shaped cross-sectional configuration.

Abstract: A fault ride-through circuit with a variable frequency transformer (VFT) and a control method thereof are provided, and the control method comprises: pretreating acquired voltages of grids, a voltage of a stator interface and a voltage of a rotor interface to obtain a rotor voltage DC component and a rotor voltage DC component; testing and treating a voltage frequency of a first grid and a voltage frequency of a second grid; carrying out a reference voltage calculation for a stator voltage DC component, a rotor voltage DC component, the voltage frequencies of the first grid and the second grid to obtain a positive voltage reference value of the first PWM convertor and the second PWM convertor, and processing the voltage reference values to obtain the switch signals for controlling the first PWM convertor and the second PWM convertor.

Abstract: Provided herein are HIV-1-specific transforming antibodies (tAbs) and antigens that are recognized by HIV-1-specific tAbs. Also provided herein are methods for screening and/or generating HIV-1-specific tAbs and uses of tAbs for prevention and treatment of HIV-1 infection.

Abstract: Certain embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a computer-implemented method and system which include patch-wise coregistration (PWCR) for change detection using remote sensing images which can be taken from satellites, aircraft, UAV and other platforms, where the images can be nadir or off-nadir images and can be acquired from the same or different view-angles. The remote sensing images can be bi-temporal or multi-temporal. VHF satellite images can be used.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a leveling compound for electrodepositing metals.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker which comprises (1) a polydiorganosiloxane polymer chain comprising dimethylsiloxane units and hydrophilized siloxane units each having one methyl substituent and one monovalent C4-C40 organic radical substituent having two to six hydroxyl groups, wherein the molar ratio of the hydrophilized siloxane units to the dimethylsiloxane units is from about 0.035 to about 0.15, and (2) two terminal (meth)acryloyl groups. The hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker has a number average molecular weight of from about 3000 Daltons to about 80,000 Daltons. The present invention is also related to a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises repeating units derived from a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker of the invention.