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The invention discloses a microcapsule of an organic phase change energy storage material and a preparation method thereof. The microcapsule of an organic phase change energy storage material comprises a core and a nucleocapsid, wherein the material of the core comprises the organic phase change energy storage material; the nucleocapsid at least comprises an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer is packaged by any one of an in situ polymerization method, an interface polymerization method, a reaction phase separating method, a double agglomeration method and a sol-gal process, and the outer layer is packaged by any one of an in situ polymerization method, a reaction phase separating method, a sol-gal process and a double agglomeration method. The microcapsule has adjustable size, nucleocapsid composition and shell thickness, favorable flexibility, mechanical strength, penetrability resistance and dispersibility and can be widely applied to the fields of energy sources, materials, aero-space, textile, electric power, medical apparatus, architecture, and the like, such as solar utilization, industrial afterheat and waste heat recovery, architecture energy storage, dress with constant temperature, air conditioners for cool and heat accumulation, constant temperature of electric appliances, and the like.

A scalable graphical user interface architecture for scaling a device platform independent application graphical user interface to the display screen of any of a plurality of heterogeneous device platforms is disclosed. The scalable graphical user interface architecture comprises a scalable graphical user interface library module, a customizing module and a render manager module. The device platform independent application graphical user interface is operable to initiate the creation of an instance of an intermediate representation of the application graphical user interface. The scalable graphical user interface library module is utilized by the device platform independent application graphical user interface during creation of the instance of the intermediate representation. The customizing module is operable to customize the intermediate representation as a function of one of the heterogeneous device platforms. The render manager module is operable to traverse the intermediate representation to produce a device platform dependent application graphical user interface on a display screen of said one of the heterogeneous device platforms.

A method and apparatus for knee replacement surgery wherein a femoral provisional component is provided which corresponds to a permanent component to be implanted in a human and which includes means for establishing the correct fit and position of such a component, prior to its implantation, in relation to the soft tissues of the knee before final resection of the anterior femoral surface. The provisional component further includes cutting guide means for such anterior surface resection such that accurate cuts may be made with the provisional component in place. The method involves preparing the distal femoral surface using the femoral intramedullary canal as a constant reference point for posterior and distal cutting guides followed by locating the provisional component by means of a provisional intramedullary stem so that the relationship with the soft tissues of the knee may be accurately established.

An annuloplasty chain (10) is disclosed. The chain (10) can be fabricated from metal, and include a shielding layer (60) and a suturing layer (80).

A system for dynamically adapting a presentation generated with a scalable application to a display screen of any of a plurality of heterogeneous device platforms is disclosed. The system includes a device platform and a transformation module. The device platform is one of the heterogeneous device platforms and includes a display screen. The device platform is operable to initiate generation of a hierarchical configuration representing a plurality of graphical user interface components. The transformation module is operable to selectively arrange the graphical user interface components on a page as a function of the hierarchical configuration. In the addition, the transformation module is operable to selectively transform the graphical user interface components to maximize the fill of the display screen by the page.

The present invention is a method and system for associating metadata with user data in a storage array in a manner that provides independence between metadata management and a storage controller's cache block size. Metadata may be associated with user data according to multiple fashions in order to provide a desired performance benefit. In one example, the metadata may be associated according to a segment basis to maximize random I / O performance and may be associated according to a stripe basis to maximize sequential I / O performance.

A respiratory mask is reduced in size to better fit patients with smaller faces by either (a) folding one or more accordian folds formed in an upper portion of the mask, or (b) tearing away a part of the upper portion of the mask. The respiratory mask for adult patients can thus be adjusted to fit smaller adults and larger children. The respiratory mask for children can thus be adjusted to fit smaller children. A ball joint swivel connector is provided to connect the gas inlet of the masks to the hose connection for respiratory or nebulizer treating gases or aerosols.

A wind energy conversion system includes upper and lower wind turbines having counter-rotating blade assemblies supported for rotation about a vertical rotation axis, with each blade assembly carrying a rotor for rotation past a stator to produce an electrical output. The wind turbines are supported by a tower at an elevated position above the ground. Each wind turbine produces torque, and the wind energy conversion system provides for balancing the torques to avoid a net torque on the tower. Adjustment mechanisms are provided for adjusting blade pitch and for adjusting the size of an air gap between a stator and a rotor that comes into alignment with the stator as the rotor rotates therepast. The wind energy conversion system provides a hood for supplying intake air to a wind turbine and an exhaust plenum for exhausting air from the wind turbine, with the hood and the exhaust plenum being directionally positionable.

A system for dynamically adapting a presentation generated with a scalable application to a display screen of any of a plurality of heterogeneous device platforms is disclosed. The system includes a device platform and a transformation module. The device platform is one of the heterogeneous device platforms and includes a display screen. The device platform is operable to initiate generation of a hierarchical configuration representing a plurality of graphical user interface components. The transformation module is operable to selectively arrange the graphical user interface components on a page as a function of the hierarchical configuration. In the addition, the transformation module is operable to selectively transform the graphical user interface components to maximize the fill of the display screen by the page.

A method and system for acquiring, processing, storing, and displaying x-ray mammograms Mp tomosynthesis images Tr representative of breast slices, and x-ray tomosynthesis projection images Tp taken at different angles to a breast, where the Tr images are reconstructed from Tp images

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking and transferring access to content of Internet web pages and other sources along with custom text messages has programming permitting a user to create custom selections of selected image, animation, movie and text content items, and other types of content items from web pages or other sources from the same or different network sources containing multiple content items, along with user-supplied text messages, in an independent, resizable, rescalable browser window; permitting the user to transfer access to the custom selection of content items to a recipient; permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection; and permitting the user to define search keywords for performing searches related to content items in a custom selection; and other features. A method of tracking viewing and sharing activities of content items and custom selections of content items by users and recipients is also disclosed. A method of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover.

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking and transferring access to content of Internet web pages and other sources has programming permitting a user to create custom selections of selected image, animation, movie and text content items, and other types of content items from web pages or other sources from the same or different network sources containing multiple content items in an independent, resizable, rescalable browser window; permitting the user to transfer access to the custom selection of content items to a recipient; permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection; and permitting the user to define search keywords for performing searches related to content items in a custom selection; and other features. A method of tracking viewing and sharing activities of content items and custom selections of content items by users and recipients is also disclosed.

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking and transferring access to content of Internet web pages and other sources along with custom text messages has programming permitting a user to create custom selections of selected image, animation, movie and text content items, and other types of content items from web pages or other sources from the same or different network sources containing multiple content items, along with user-supplied text messages, in an independent, resizable, rescalable browser window; permitting the user to transfer access to the custom selection of content items to a recipient; permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection; and permitting the user to define search keywords for performing searches related to content items in a custom selection; and other features. A method of tracking viewing and sharing activities of content items and custom selections of content items by users and recipients is also disclosed.

Projection lenses for use with pixelized panels (PP) are provided. The projection lenses have a negative first unit (U1) separated from a positive second unit (U2) by a reflective surface (RS) which folds the lens' optical axis. The lenses are telecentric on the short conjugate side, have a large field of view in the direction of the long conjugate, and have low aberration levels, including, in particular, low levels of lateral color.

A vaginal brachytherapy applicator is versatile to different anatomies and more comfortable to the patient than prior applicators. An inflatable balloon on a shaft may be inelastic or elastic. In one embodiment the shaft is rotatable relative to the balloon for enabling a ring or band of dose delivery, for versatility in radiation placement. Alternatively, the source can be rotated and pulled back within a stationary shaft. An adjustment is provided for reducing the length of balloon that inflates, to accommodate different anatomies and positions. Although isotope radiation sources can be used in the applicator, an electronic source is preferred, and the system and method include procedures for using the applicator with an electronic source.

The invention relates to a device for magnetic clasping at a plurality of points for a clothing accessory such as a belt, characterised in that said device includes at least one permanently magnetised assembly (13) arranged at one end of one surface of the accessory, while a plurality of ferromagnetic elements (17) and / or permanently magnetised assemblies (13) are arranged longitudinally on the other surface of the accessory at the opposite end thereof (3), the permanently magnetised assemblies of one surface being suitable for attracting a permanently magnetised assembly of the other surface, the permanently magnetised assemblies (13) and / or ferromagnetic elements (17) of each surface being arranged such that, by placing the ends of the two surfaces of the clothing accessory vertically adjacent to one another, a plurality of adjustment positions of the two surfaces are obtained relative to the position of the permanently magnetised assemblies (13) and ferromagnetic elements (17), representing a plurality of possible tightness levels, each permanently magnetised assembly of one surface engaging with a permanently magnetised assembly or a ferromagnetic element of the other surface in each one of the adjustment positions, in order to close any magnetic field.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a silicon and carbon-coated graphene composite cathode material. The technical problem to be solved is to enhance the electronic conductivity of the silicon-based cathode material, buffer the volume effect produced in the process of deintercalation of the lithium in the silicon-based cathode material and enhance the structure stability in the circulation process of the material at the same time. The material is prepared by using a spray drying-thermally decomposing treatment process in the invention. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: evenly dispersing nano silicon and graphite micro powder in a dispersion solution of oxidized graphene, carrying out thermal treatment under an inert protection atmosphere after spray drying, subsequently cooling along a furnace to obtain the silicon and carbon-coated graphene composite cathode material. The extra binder does not need to add in the process of manufacturing balls in the invention and the outer oxidized graphene is thermally reduced in situ to graphene in the thermal treatment process of the composite precursor, so that the process is simple and easy to operate; and the practical degree is high. The prepared composite material has the advantages of great reversible capacity, designable capacity, good cycling performance and high-current discharging performance, high tap density and the like.

An interlocking, modular floor tile that comprises a planar member defined by a perimeter having four sides and a top surface, a plurality of downwardly projecting support legs of common length dispersed pattern-wise inside the perimeter of the planar member and coupled with the top surface, and at least one female interlocking connector element that extends outside the perimeter of the planar member for receiving a support leg of a like tile and thereby forming an interlock with the like tile.

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking and transferring access to content of Internet web pages and other sources along with custom text messages has programming permitting a user to create custom selections of selected image, animation, movie and text content items, and other types of content items from web pages or other sources from the same or different network sources containing multiple content items, along with user-supplied text messages, in an independent, resizable, rescalable browser window; permitting the user to transfer access to the custom selection of content items to a recipient; permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection; and permitting the user to define search keywords for performing searches related to content items in a custom selection; and other features. A method of tracking viewing and sharing activities of content items and custom selections of content items by users and recipients is also disclosed. A method of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover. A method of Dynamic Content Display provides updating of selected content items.

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking and transferring access to content of Internet web pages and other sources along with custom text messages has programming permitting a user to create custom selections of selected image, animation, movie and text content items, and other types of content items from web pages or other sources from the same or different network sources containing multiple content items, along with user-supplied text messages, in an independent, resizable, rescalable browser window; permitting the user to transfer access to the custom selection of content items to a recipient; permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection; and permitting the user to define search keywords for performing searches related to content items in a custom selection; and other features. A method of tracking viewing and sharing activities of content items and custom selections of content items by users and recipients is also disclosed. A method of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover.

A helmet (20) comprising a mechanism (28) to increase or decrease the internal volume thereof through the displacement of one or more portions (32) of the protective material (24) lining the helmet shell (22). The adjustment mechanism (28) is mounted on or adjacent the shell (22) of the helmet (20), from which project one or more connectors (30) which are operationally connected to the movable portions (32) of the protective material (24). When the adjustment mechanism (28) is activated, for example clockwise or counterclockwise, the connectors (30) are displaced, which causes the movable portions (32) of the protective material (24) to either be displaced away from the shell (22) of the helmet (20) or towards the shell (22) of the helmet (20) and thus allowing for a fine tuning of the fit of the helmet (20) on a player's head.

The invention discloses a loading non-metallocene single active central catalyst composition which is obtained through adopting an alkyl aluminoxane / magnesium chloride / silica gel carrier as a carrier and loading a non-metallocene single active central transition metal composition and a preparation method thereof. The catalyst system consisting of the catalyst composition catalyzes ethylene to polymerize or copolymerize and has high polymerization activity. The carrier is simple to prepare; the prepared loading catalyst granule has good shape and adjustable size; and the obtained polythene powdery material has high stacking density.

A hemostatic compression system facilitates patent hemostasis of an arterial access site on the arm of a wearer. The system includes a radial compression band and a Doppler probe. The radial compression band includes an elongated arm band sized to receive the arm. The compression band also includes a pressure surface coupled to the arm band and facing radially inward for compressive engagement with the access site. The Doppler probe is coupled to the arm band adjacent the pressure surface and is configured to sense blood flow through the artery. Hemostatic compression applied by the radial compression band is variable in response to the sensed blood flow so as to ensure patency of the artery during hemostasis of the site.

A method, system and apparatus for selecting, displaying, managing, tracking and transferring access to content of Internet web pages and other sources along with custom text messages has programming permitting a user to create custom selections of selected image, animation, movie and text content items, and other types of content items from web pages or other sources from the same or different network sources containing multiple content items, along with user-supplied text messages, in an independent, resizable, rescalable browser window; permitting the user to transfer access to the custom selection of content items to a recipient; permitting the user or recipient to navigate quickly to a source of a content item in the custom selection; and permitting the user to define search keywords for performing searches related to content items in a custom selection; and other features. A method of tracking viewing and sharing activities of content items and custom selections of content items by users and recipients is also disclosed. A method of assisted content selection provides temporary borders around content items on mouseover. A method of Dynamic Content Display provides updating of selected content items.

The invention discloses a preparation method of a high-dispersity supported nano metal catalyst, particularly a preparation method of a supported nano noble metal catalyst, belonging to the technical field of catalyst preparation. The preparation method comprises the following steps: 1) impregnating a support into a metal precursor solution, and uniformly stirring; 2) carrying out ultrasonic dispersion under heating conditions; 3) drying, and roasting; 4) carrying out alkali-free liquid-phase controllable reduction; and 5) carrying out vacuum drying. By utilizing the actions of stirring and ultrasonic dispersion, the metal precursor is evenly adsorbed to the surface of the support, thereby implementing high dispersity of the active component; the roasting is utilized to enhance the interactions between the metal and the support; and the alkali-free liquid-phase controllable reduction is utilized to synthesize the nano metal catalyst of which the dimension is 2-10nm, the shape is spherical, cubic or polyhedral and the bare crystal face is (111), (100) or (110), thereby implementing the controllable preparation of the high-dispersity supported nano metal catalyst.

The invention relates to a large-sized combined dynamic and static multifunctional geotechnical engineering simulation testing device which comprises a plurality of counterforce stand devices, a front visible counterforce beam, a rear loading counterforce beam, an arch-shaped dynamic counterforce frame, a hydraulic loading system, a servo dynamic loading system, a model elevating translational trolley system and the like, wherein each counterforce stand device is formed by connecting a top beam, a side beam and a bottom beam through flanges and high-intensity bolts and can be combined freely according to a testing model; the left and the right parts of the front and the rear counterforce beams are connected with the side beam; the upper and the lower parts of the front and the rear counterforce beams are connected with the model elevating translational trolley system through pull rods; the hydraulic loading system is arranged in a steel grid formed by the top beam, the side beam and the rear loading counterforce beam; the arch-shaped dynamic counterforce frame is independent; and after the top beam is detached, the servo dynamic loading system can be arranged. The testing device is compact and reasonable in structure, narrow on the upper part and wide on the lower part, assembled flexibly, easy to operate, and convenient to load and observe and can be applied to planar and three-dimensional geomechanics static and dynamic model testing of geotechnical engineering under the conditions of foundation pits, side slopes and high ground stress.

An apparatus for treating urinary incontinence, comprising a node; a support section adapted for providing urethral support attached to the node; and, an anchoring section adapted for resisting movement of the apparatus attached to the node; wherein the node is no longer than 30% of the entire length of the apparatus comprising the node, support section and the anchoring section together.

The present invention belongs to the field of nanometer material preparing technology, and provides a two-step silver nanometer wire synthesizing process with high form selectivity and high efficiency. Under the protection of inert gas, very dilute ethylene glycol solution of silver nitrate is first added into ethylene glycol to prepare silver crystal seed; ethylene glycol solution of silver nitrate in relatively high concentration and ethylene glycol polymer solution in the corresponding concentration and volume are then added into the reaction system with crystal seed; and through crystal growth, silver nanometer wire is obtained. By means of regulating reaction condition, the size and form of the silver nanometer wire may be controlled. The present invention has low reaction cost and high silver nanometer wire yield, and the obtained silver nanometer wire has high purity, good structure and high mechanical performance.