Abstract: A method of inhibiting quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa is provided. The method comprises contacting Pseudomonas aeruginosa with a gold(I) thiolate complex in an amount effective to inhibit quorum sensing in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Use of the method for the treatment or prevention of damage or disease associated with quorum sensing and/or biofilm formation in a subject, or for the treatment of biofilm and/or for inhibiting biofilm formation is also provided.

Abstract: An array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device are provided by the present disclosure. The manufacturing method includes: providing a base substrate; forming a plurality of pixel electrodes on the base substrate, in which the operation of forming the plurality of pixel electrodes includes: depositing a first transparent conductive film, and forming the plurality of pixel electrodes and a connection unit for connecting adjacent pixel electrodes by patterning the first transparent conductive film; forming a passivation layer on the plurality of pixel electrodes, and patterning the passivation layer to expose at least a portion of the connection unit; and processing the exposed portion of the connection unit, so that the plurality of interconnected pixel electrodes are electrically insulated.

Abstract: A hierarchical system for detecting an object with parallel architecture and a hierarchical method thereof is disclosed. The system includes at least one image-retrieving device retrieving at least an image and searching a plurality of obstacle position images in it. The image-retrieving device is electrically connected with an image-processing device to receive the obstacle position images transmitted by the image-retrieving device, uses parallel architecture classification to obtain at least one object image and a plurality of cropping frames thereof from the obstacle position images, synchronously separates the cropping frames to retrieve characteristic values of each cropping frame, uses convolutional neural network to simultaneously recognize the characteristic values of each cropping frame, and searches and outputs the correct cropping frame from the object image, thereby immediately detecting the object outside a vehicle and obtaining the cropping frame of the object to avoid detection error.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a slider and a detector coupled to the slider. The slider is configured for writing data to and reading data from a magnetic recording medium. The slider comprises a heater configured to receive a modulated signal and cause oscillation in a spacing between the slider and the medium. At least one heat generating component of the slider is configured to receive a modulated signal. A contact sensor is situated on the slider to receive heat generated by the at least one heat generating component. The detector is configured to measure a response signal of the heated contact sensor as the slider approaches the medium. The detector is further configured to detect contact between the slider and the medium in response to the response signal reaching a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: An oral dilator includes a first body, a second body, a rotary member, and a positioning member. The first body includes a housing and a first duckbilled element. The second body includes a second duckbilled element corresponding to the first duckbilled element. The rotary member drives the second body to rotate. The positioning member is on the first body and selectively locks or unlocks the relative position between the first duckbilled element and the second duckbilled element when the second duckbilled element is driven to rotate by the rotary member.

Abstract: A non-contact probe signal loading device is disclosed. The non-contact probe signal loading device includes a probe metal sheet electrically connected to a signal loading terminal, a lower surface of the probe metal sheet facing towards a signal inputting metal sheet into which a signal is to be loaded, wherein a signal transmitting capacitor is formed between the probe metal sheet and the signal inputting metal sheet, and the signal transmitting capacitor functions as a medium to transmit a loaded signal to the signal inputting metal sheet from the probe metal sheet.

Abstract: An elevating mechanism is provided in the embodiments of the disclosure, which relates to the technical field of a substrate carrying mechanism device and is capable of decreasing incidence of an electrostatic-breakdown phenomenon of a substrate to be processed during an ascending-descending process thereof. The elevating mechanism is configured to carry the substrate to be processed, including a plurality of struts, each of which is provided at a supporting end thereof with a support portion which is in contact with the substrate to be processed, by means of a supporting surface provided on the support portion when the elevating mechanism carries the substrate to be processed; and an ionic wind supply.

Abstract: In representative embodiments, multiple cloud computing infrastructures, each having its own application and management fabric, coexist with in the same cloud computing infrastructure. This results in a cloud computing infrastructure where multiple management fabrics and application fabrics coexist to offer their own services and cross platform services. Each functions independently and also communicates with each other to offer high availability and disaster recovery. One application and management infrastructure is a host to the other application and management infrastructure. The hosted infrastructure accesses underlying fabrics through the host infrastructure. A resultant system comprises a common hardware fabric, a common runtime, and a service fabric comprising services from both the host and hosted infrastructures.

Abstract: Systems and methods for environmental monitoring of high activity facilities, generally comprising low profile devices having sensing elements for various environmental uses, designed to provide the wireless communications network as a basis for performing a wide variety of tasks. The devices may be installed on an existing electrical system and may measure, among other things, electrical current on various circuits.

Abstract: A sensor supported by a head transducer has a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and a sensor resistance. The sensor operates at a temperature above ambient and is responsive to changes in sensor-medium spacing. Conductive contacts connected to the sensor have a contact resistance and a cross-sectional area adjacent to the sensor larger than that of the sensor, such that the contact resistance is small relative to the sensor resistance and negligibly contributes to a signal generated by the sensor. A multiplicity of head transducers each support a TCR sensor and a power source can supply bias power to each sensor of each head to maintain each sensor at a fixed temperature above an ambient temperature in the presence of heat transfer changes impacting the sensors. A TCR sensor of a head transducer can include a track-oriented TCR sensor wire for sensing one or both of asperities of the medium.

Abstract: Technology for editing PLD code to be programmed into a PLD are provided. The technology includes an interface, a storage system, and a processing system configured to obtain a PLD code, with the PLD code comprising one or more logic instruction blocks and corresponding block parameters for each logic instruction block, with the PLD code being intended for programming into the PLD, compare the one or more logic instruction blocks of the PLD code to a subset of the library of logic instruction blocks applicable to the PLD according to the library of PLD devices, determine inconsistent logic instruction blocks of the one or more logic instruction blocks, indicate the inconsistent logic instruction blocks, and correct the inconsistent logic instruction blocks using the subset of the library of logic instruction blocks.

Abstract: A detection device, a substrate holder and a method for detecting a position of a substrate on a substrate holder are disclosed. The detection device of the present disclosure is used to detect the position of the substrate carried on the substrate holder, and the substrate holder includes a plurality of carrying positions, each of which is used to carry a substrate. The detection device includes an emitting electrode connected to a signal source, which is disposed at an edge of each carrying position and located at one of upper and lower sides of the substrate carried by the carrying position; and at least one receiving electrode connected to a detector, which is disposed opposite to the emitting electrode and located at the other of the upper and lower sides of the substrate carried by the carrying position.

Abstract: Technology for editing PLD code to be programmed into a PLD are provided. The technology includes an interface, a storage system, and a processing system configured to obtain a PLD code, with the PLD code comprising one or more logic instruction blocks and corresponding block parameters for each logic instruction block, with the PLD code being intended for programming into the PLD, compare the one or more logic instruction blocks of the PLD code to a subset of the library of logic instruction blocks applicable to the PLD according to the library of PLD devices, determine inconsistent logic instruction blocks of the one or more logic instruction blocks, indicate the inconsistent logic instruction blocks, and correct the inconsistent logic instruction blocks using the subset of the library of logic instruction blocks.

Abstract: Eyeglasses may include a frame and a nose pad assembly fixed on the frame. The nose pad assembly includes a bracket and a receiving member which is used for receiving the bracket. The bracket includes a fixing member and two supporting members, the supporting members are fixed on each end of the fixing member, each supporting member includes an upper part, a middle part, and a lower part, the middle part being twisted into a spiral enables physical adjustment to a person to be carried out with minimal force.

Abstract: An adaptive device and an adaptive method for classifying objects with parallel architecture are provided. The method stores a plurality of scene parameters and a plurality of classifier parameters. The method retrieves at least one image datum and then drags frames to enclose a plurality of obstruction images of the image datum and decides a frame range according to a range of each obstruction image. The method uses a plurality of image processing units to respectively calculate a plurality of obstruction characteristic data of the obstruction images in a one-by-one parallel processing way, and chooses and calculates the scene parameters and the classifier parameters corresponding to the obstruction characteristic data to obtain a plurality of classification data. When the method determines that the classification data belongs to the obstruction classification preset, positions of enclosed obstruction images are outputted to achieve real time detection for obstructions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a probe frame for an array substrate detecting apparatus, the probe frame including a frame body and a signal distribution circuit board provided to the frame body, wherein the probe frame further includes: a circuit board provided to the frame body, the circuit board being provided with through holes, and the circuit board being provided therein with a plurality of signal transmission wires in a one to one correspondence with the through holes, one end of each signal transmission wire is inserted into its respective through hole and the other end thereof is electrically connected with an output end of the signal distribution circuit board; and a plurality of probes in a one to one correspondence with the through holes, wherein for each pair of the probe and the through hole, one end of the probe is inserted into the through hole so as to be electrically connected with the signal transmission wire within the through hole.

Abstract: A polynary composite oxide material, a preparation method, and a use thereof are disclosed. The structural formula of this material is Li[LikNi(a+b)CocMnaZrd]O2, wherein the element coefficients need to satisfy: 0.03?k?0.15, 0.22?a?0.33, 0<b?0.16, 0.30?c?0.40, and 0.001?d?0.050, k+6a+3b+3c+4d=3 and a+b?c. This material can be used as a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery with high-rate performance and a long cycle life, etc., and can be manufactured on a large scale quickly and at a low cost. This material is suitable for power type lithium ion batteries used in electric vehicles, electric bicycles, and electric tools.

Abstract: The present invention provides techniques for automatically binding device parameters to an input and output interface. Doing so enables dynamic parameters to be available to the core firmware engine. More specifically, there is no input and output data in the configuration software domain required for mapping the parameters. Rather, the configuration software may directly access the device parameters during the logic execution. This is achieved in a library by representing the parameter repository and the EPATH pointing to each parameter from the configuration software domain.

Abstract: A sensor supported by a head transducer has a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and a sensor resistance. The sensor operates at a temperature above ambient and is responsive to changes in sensor-medium spacing. Conductive contacts connected to the sensor have a contact resistance and a cross-sectional area adjacent to the sensor larger than that of the sensor, such that the contact resistance is small relative to the sensor resistance and negligibly contributes to a signal generated by the sensor. A multiplicity of head transducers each support a TCR sensor and a power source can supply bias power to each sensor of each head to maintain each sensor at a fixed temperature above an ambient temperature in the presence of heat transfer changes impacting the sensors. A TCR sensor of a head transducer can include a track-oriented TCR sensor wire for sensing one or both of asperities of the medium.

Abstract: A sensor supported by a head transducer has a temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) and a sensor resistance. The sensor operates at a temperature above ambient and is responsive to changes in sensor-medium spacing. Conductive contacts connected to the sensor have a contact resistance and a cross-sectional area adjacent to the sensor larger than that of the sensor, such that the contact resistance is small relative to the sensor resistance and negligibly contributes to a signal generated by the sensor. A multiplicity of head transducers each support a TCR sensor and a power source can supply bias power to each sensor of each head to maintain each sensor at a fixed temperature above an ambient temperature in the presence of heat transfer changes impacting the sensors. A TCR sensor of a head transducer can include a track-oriented TCR sensor wire for sensing one or both of asperities of the medium.