Abstract: A fingerprint identification apparatus includes a cover plate, an optic fingerprint identification device, and an adhesive. The optic fingerprint identification device has a light-transmitting window. The adhesive is disposed between the cover plate and the optic fingerprint identification device, and a projection of the adhesive on the cover plate surrounds a projection of the light-transmitting window on the cover plate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an amplitude limiting system of insulated aerial work platform, including an insulated aerial work platform having a telescopic arm, an insulated folding arm and retractable supporting legs, a luffing cylinder, a first pressure sensor, a balance valve, a selector valve, a flow meter, and a controller; the luffing cylinder is installed between the telescopic arm and the insulated folding arm and includes a hydraulic pressure chamber; the first pressure sensor is connected to the hydraulic pressure chamber of the luffing cylinder and is electrically connected to the controller; the balancing valve is arranged on the luffing cylinder; the selector valve is connected to the balance valve; the flow meter is connected in between the selector valve with the balance valve and is electrically connected to the controller.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating pulmonary hypertension. The methods include administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a vasodilator, wherein the vasodilator is administered to the subject via inhalation pro re nata using a portable inhaler. In some embodiments, the vasodilator is a PDE5 inhibitor. Pharmaceutical compositions for pro re nata administration of vasodilators are also described.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a flexible graphene film and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes steps of placing a liquid graphene oxide film in a poor solvent, performing gelation, and drying a graphene oxide gel film. The graphene film has an excellent flexibility, a crystallinity of lower than 60% and an elongation at break of 15-50%, wherein no crease is remained after the flexible graphene film is repeatedly folded more than 100,000 times. The preparation method of the graphene film provided by the present invention controls the macroscopic properties of the graphene film by microscopically controlling the morphology of the graphene monolith, and can significantly improve the flexibility of the graphene film. It can significantly improve the flexibility of the graphene film. The process is simple and easy to be popularized, and has potential applications in flexible electronic devices and the like.

Abstract: A head-mounted wearable device (HMWD) includes a bone conduction speaker (BCS) to provide audio output to a user wearing the HMWD. The BCS may be mounted within a recess of a temple of the HMWD. During wear a portion of the BCS is in physical contact with a head of the user. In one implementation, a head contact piece may be mounted to the side of the BCS that is proximate to the head. The head contact piece is contoured to maximize the contact area with the head, and may have a cross section that is approximately wedge shaped, with a thicker portion of the wedge proximate to the front of the HMWD. The BCS may include low damping elements to provide protection to the BCS from damage and improve performance, as well as high damping elements to reduce the transfer of vibrations from the BCS to the temple.

Abstract: An electrophoresis chip-based setup for detection of different ions in buffer solution. The device is able to differentiate ions in, e.g., real soil or other solutions, and to detect concentration of a specific ion in the solution. Fabrication of the electrophoresis chip can use a soft lithography based molding process. The chip can be made out of PDMS on a glass substrate where on-chip valves were used to control timing of injecting sample and buffer solutions. Detection electrodes are used to detect the presence of ions over a period of several minutes. A controllable high voltage power supply system and related signal acquisition, processing and detection setup can be implemented with the sensor in a system. A microfluidic system for automated collection of soil sample through a porous ceramic and using vacuum suction can be used.

Abstract: A dry powder inhaler includes a powder storage element configured to hold a powdered medicament and an inlet channel receives powdered medicament from the powder storage element that is entrained in an airflow. The inlet channel has a first diameter and defines an opening. The inhaler includes a dispersion chamber that receives the airflow and the powdered medicament from the opening. The dispersion chamber has a second diameter. The inhaler includes an actuator housed within the dispersion chamber. The actuator oscillates within the dispersion chamber when exposed to the airflow to deaggregate the powdered medicament entrained by the airflow passing through the dispersion chamber. A ratio between the first diameter and the second diameter is between about 0.40 and 0.60 such that an audible sound is produced as the actuator oscillates. The inhaler includes an outlet channel through which the airflow and powdered medicament exit the inhaler.

Abstract: An acoustic system includes a housing includes an acoustic element opening with an inner edge extending from a first, outer surface of the housing to a second, inner surface of the housing, and an acoustic element having an acoustic element foam layer extending at least partially along a circumferential perimeter of the acoustic element, where the acoustic element foam layer is configured to engage the inner edge of the acoustic element opening when the acoustic element is positioned within the opening, and where the acoustic element foam layer is compressed in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the acoustic element when the acoustic element is positioned within the opening, such that an acoustic seal is created.

Abstract: A deflector assembly includes an acoustic deflector that defines at least a portion of an electronics compartment; and electronics mounted within the electronics compartment. The deflector assembly is configured to provide convective cooling of the electronics via a stack effect air flow through the electronics compartment.

Abstract: A dry powder inhaler includes a powder storage element configured to hold a powdered medicament and an inlet channel receives powdered medicament from the powder storage element that is entrained in an airflow. The inlet channel has a first diameter and defines an opening. The inhaler includes a dispersion chamber that receives the airflow and the powdered medicament from the opening. The dispersion chamber has a second diameter. The inhaler includes an actuator housed within the dispersion chamber. The actuator oscillates within the dispersion chamber when exposed to the airflow to deaggregate the powdered medicament entrained by the airflow passing through the dispersion chamber. A ratio between the first diameter and the second diameter is between about 0.40 and 0.60 such that an audible sound is produced as the actuator oscillates. The inhaler includes an outlet channel through which the airflow and powdered medicament exit the inhaler.

Abstract: Methods for performing non-invasive thrombolysis with ultrasound using, in some embodiments, one or more ultrasound transducers to focus or place a high intensity ultrasound beam onto a blood clot (thrombus) or other vascular inclusion or occlusion (e.g., clot in the dialysis graft, deep vein thrombosis, superficial vein thrombosis, arterial embolus, bypass graft thrombosis or embolization, pulmonary embolus) which would be ablated (eroded, mechanically fractionated, liquefied, or dissolved) by ultrasound energy. The process can employ one or more mechanisms, such as of cavitational, sonochemical, mechanical fractionation, or thermal processes depending on the acoustic parameters selected. This general process, including the examples of application set forth herein, is henceforth referred to as “Thrombolysis.

Abstract: An asynchronous instruction execution apparatus and method are provided. The asynchronous instruction execution apparatus includes a vector execution unit control VXUC module and n vector execution unit data VXUD modules, where n is a positive integer. The VXUC module is configured to perform instruction decoding and token management. The n VXUD modules are cascaded, separately connected to the VXUC module, and configured to invoke an external calculation resource to perform data calculation. A bit width of data processed by the asynchronous instruction execution apparatus is M, a bit width of each VXUD module is N, and n=M/N. The asynchronous instruction execution apparatus is divided into two parts: the VXUC and the VXUD.

Abstract: The present application discloses a virtual machine migration method and apparatus. A specific implementation of the method includes: receiving a migration request for migrating a virtual machine, wherein to-be-migrated data of the virtual machine comprises local data locally stored and shared data accessible by the virtual machine at a plurality of locations; determining migration operations respectively corresponding to the local data and the shared data in response to the migration request; and executing the migration operations corresponding to the local data and the shared data, to complete migration of the virtual machine. This implementation achieves the migration of a virtual machine with a hybrid storage mode, that is, a storage mode in which the data to be migrated includes both local data and shared data.

Abstract: An acoustic system includes a housing includes an acoustic element opening with an inner edge extending from a first, outer surface of the housing to a second, inner surface of the housing, and an acoustic element having an acoustic element foam layer extending at least partially along a circumferential perimeter of the acoustic element, where the acoustic element foam layer is configured to engage the inner edge of the acoustic element opening when the acoustic element is positioned within the opening, and where the acoustic element foam layer is compressed in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of the acoustic element when the acoustic element is positioned within the opening, such that an acoustic seal is created.

Abstract: A method for genetic transformation of edible mushrooms is provided relating to the technical field of genetic transformation of Agaricus bisporus, enoki mushroom and shiitake. The disclosed method for genetic transformation of Agaricus bisporus includes: inoculating Agaricus bisporus liquid mycelia into a foxtail-millet-grain culture medium, and pre-culturing them at 20-25° C. until Agaricus bisporus mycelia grow on surfaces of foxtail millet grains. This method uses the foxtail millet grains as an attachment matrix, and during the pre-culturing and co-culturing, the culture substrate is shaken up every day. The method for genetic transformation of enoki mushroom or shiitake includes: inoculation of enoki mushroom mycelia or shiitake mycelia, activated culturing of agrobacterium, and agrobacterium infecting a foxtail millet grain-enoki mushroom mycelium matrix or a foxtail millet grain-shiitake mycelium matrix.

Abstract: A deflector assembly includes an acoustic deflector that defines at least a portion of an electronics compartment; and electronics mounted within the electronics compartment. The deflector assembly is configured to provide convective cooling of the electronics via a stack effect air flow through the electronics compartment.

Abstract: A method and device for pulling a virtual machine mirror file includes: obtaining a mirror pulling instruction comprising a timestamp of a mirror file; determining whether the mirror pulling instruction instructs only a base mirror file; if yes, obtaining locally the base mirror file previously dispatched to physical machines; and if not, obtaining locally the base mirror file previously dispatched to physical machines, and obtaining an incremental file matching the timestamp of the mirror file. The amount of data of the virtual machine mirror file to be pulled by the virtual machine mirror management module is reduced by using the base mirror file previously dispatched to physical machines, such that the pulling period is shortened, and the loads of a server where the virtual machine mirror management module is located and the loads of the mirror server are decreased. Accordingly, the creation of the virtual machine may be accelerated.

Abstract: Methods for performing non-invasive thrombolysis with ultrasound using, in some embodiments, one or more ultrasound transducers to focus or place a high intensity ultrasound beam onto a blood clot (thrombus) or other vascular inclusion or occlusion (e.g., clot in the dialysis graft, deep vein thrombosis, superficial vein thrombosis, arterial embolus, bypass graft thrombosis or embolization, pulmonary embolus) which would be ablated (eroded, mechanically fractionated, liquefied, or dissolved) by ultrasound energy. The process can employ one or more mechanisms, such as of cavitational, sonochemical, mechanical fractionation, or thermal processes depending on the acoustic parameters selected. This general process, including the examples of application set forth herein, is henceforth referred to as “Thrombolysis.

Abstract: Disclosed are a test apparatus and a testable asynchronous circuit. The test apparatus includes: a first input end, a second input end, a third input end, a fourth input end, a fifth input end, a first selector, a second selector, a D flip-flop, and a first output end. The first input end is configured to input a data signal or a test result of a previous circuit under test; the second input end is configured to input a test excitation signal or a test result that is output by a previous test apparatus; the third input end is configured to input a clock signal; the fourth input end is configured to input a selection signal; and the fifth input end is configured to input a selection signal.

Abstract: A graphene fiber and a preparation method thereof, where the graphene fiber is a composite fiber of metal nanowire doped graphene fiber, and principal components of the composite fiber are graphene and metal nanowires, a mass ratio of metal nanowires is 0.1%-50%, the graphene is in a form of sheet, and both the metal nanowires and graphene sheets are arranged in parallel along an axial direction of the graphene fiber. The metal nanowire doped graphene fiber is a new type of a high performance multi-functional fiber material, which achieves a significant improvement in electrical conductivity of graphene fibers through doping of metal nanowires and meanwhile demonstrates excellent tensile strength and toughness. The metal nanowire doped graphene fiber has great potential application value in a plurality of fields, for example, it is used as a lightweight flexible wire.