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A device for enabling Internet access over a wireless short-range communications network that comprises the means to detect and identify the occupants of the room the device resides in, includes a safety mode to prevent unauthorized device reprogramming and works in conjunction with a smart device application to improve accuracy of its occupancy detection capabilities.

Compositions for assisting in the removal of human cerumen are disclosed. The compositions may include bicarbonate and an otologically acceptable vehicle; a cerumenolytically acceptable enzyme and an otologically acceptable vehicle; or bicarbonate, a cerumenolytically acceptable enzyme, and an otologically acceptable vehicle.

Systems and methods for performing quantum key distribution (QKD) that allow for an improved signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) when providing active compensation for differences that arise in the system's relative optical paths. The method includes generating at one QKD station (Alice) a train of quantum signals having a first wavelength and interspersing one or more strong control signals having a second wavelength in between the quantum signals. Only the quantum signals are modulated when the quantum and control signals travel over the first optical path at Alice. The quantum and control signals are sent to Bob, where only the quantum signals are modulated as both signal types travel over a second optical path at Bob. The control signals are directed to two different photodetectors by an optical splitter. The proportion of optical power detected by each photodetector represents the optical path difference between the first and second optical paths. This difference is then compensated for via a control signal sent to a path-length-adjusting element in one of the optical paths. The control signals provides a high SNR that allows for commercially viable QKD system that can operate with a high qubit rate and a small qubit error rate (QBER) in the face of real-world sources of noise.

This invention relates to the production of S-adenosyl-L-methionine by means of a chemical process wherein enrichment of the bioactive (S,S)-isomer is achieved. The process is simple, efficient, economical and reproducible on large scale.

The present invention is directed towards organogel compositions comprising a phospholipid composition. Processes for producing such organogel compositions are further disclosed. The present invention is also directed towards uses of the novel organogel compositions in foods or beverages, cosmetics, personal care products, as a drug delivery vehicle or as a carrier of any desired compound.

The present invention discloses a solar tracking system. The system uses four optical signal acquisition units as electrical signal sources to control a rotating part of a solar utilizing device to rotate toward an appointed direction. Each optical signal acquisition unit is a container which allows the entering of sunrays from only one direction through an opening, and other directions are sealed or do not allow the entering of sunrays because the container is downward when being arranged or because the container is blocked by other articles. A photosensitive element or a thermosensitive element is arranged inside the container. The openings of the four optical signal acquisition units are toward four directions which are east, west, south and north. The easterly opening and the westerly opening form a group and the southerly opening and the northerly opening form a group. The photosensitive element or the thermosensitive element is different in electrical state when receiving illumination with different intensities. The electrical state is converted into an electrical signal. The electrical signals of the two photosensitive elements or thermosensitive elements in each group are inputted into a comparison circuit to compare. The compared result is used for driving a rotating device to rotate toward the direction with comparatively intense illumination.

A laminated composite material comprising a polymeric matrix material and plurality of fibre layers is heated to a first pre-determined temperature which is defined as the temperature at which there is a first pre-determined time interval until the matrix material reaches its gel point. The first pre-determined time interval being defined as the time required to insert the required quantity of through-thickness reinforcement fibres into the laminated material. A plurality of holes is formed in the laminated material; each hole being formed by inserting a needle having a conical tip, into the laminated material. A reinforcing element is then inserted into each of a respective one of the plurality of holes.

A method of fabricating a plurality of single crystal CVD diamonds. The method includes mounting a plurality of single crystal diamond substrates on a first carrier substrate. The plurality of single crystal diamond substrates is subjected to a first CVD diamond growth process to form a plurality of single crystal CVD diamonds on the plurality of single crystal diamond substrates. The plurality of single crystal CVD diamonds are mounted in a recessed carrier substrate and subjected to a second CVD diamond growth process.

A robotic automated broccoli plant harvesting apparatus uses a vision system implemented with an RGB depth camera that provides imaging signals. Software operating on a microcomputer processes the imaging signals to identify the height and position of a broccoli plant to sever it with dual opposed cutting blades. In a preferred embodiment, the software algorithm combines color, texture, and distance information of the broccoli plant to reliably cut the broccoli stalk with ⅛-inch (3.175-millimeter) accuracy. Broccoli stalks of consistent lengths result in uniform, commercially viable products.

The present invention provides a process for the preparation of 4-methyl-5-formyl-thiazole of the formula (I) which comprises reducing the thiazole ester of the formula (III) to thiazole alcohol of the formula (IV), using sodium borohydride in the presence of AlCl3 in a solvent and oxidising using an oxidizing agent the thiazole alcohol of the formula (IV) to obtain 4-methyl-5-formyl-thiazole of the formula (I).

A system for opening and closing a resealable cartridge having a tray and a flexible cover resealably engaged with the tray. The system comprises: a base for receiving the tray of the cartridge; a roller shaft having means for engaging the cover of the cartridge; positioning means operably connected to the roller shaft to affect positioning of the roller shaft relative to the cartridge between a first position wherein the roller shaft is spaced from the cartridge and a second position different from the first position wherein the roller shaft is not spaced from the cartridge; and a motor for rotating the roller shaft in a first rotational direction to wind the cover about the roller shaft, thereby removing at least a portion of the cover from the tray, and for rotating the roller shaft in a second rotational direction to unwind the cover from the roller shaft thereby resealably engaging the cover with the tray.

The disclosure provides seven integrated methods for the chemical sequestration of carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitric oxide (NO), nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) (collectively NO_x, where x=1, 2) and sulfur dioxide (SO₂) using closed loop technology. The methods recycle process reagents and mass balance consumable reagents that can be made using electrochemical separation of sodium chloride (NaCl) or potassium chloride (KCl). The technology applies to marine and terrestrial exhaust gas sources for CO₂, NOx and SO₂. The integrated technology combines compatible and green processes that capture and/or convert CO₂, NOx and SO₂ into compounds that enhance the environment, many with commercial value.

The invention discloses a preparation method of an antioxidant based on Al-CQDs and Al-CNSs, and belongs to the field of antioxidant application. According to the invention, a Ti3AlC2MAX phase is used as a carbon source, and Al-doped carbon quantum dots and Al-doped carbon nanosheets (Al-CQDs and Al-CNSs) are respectively prepared in an electrolyte by using an electrochemical method and regulating and controlling electrolysis voltage. The oxidation resistance of the prepared Al-CQDs and Al-CNSs is tested, so that the oxidation resistance of the Al-CQDs and the Al-CNSs is detected. The preparation method disclosed by the invention is simple, short in preparation period, low in cost and environment-friendly, and has certain commercial feasibility; and the prepared Al-CQDs and the prepared Al-CNSs both have excellent oxidation resistance.

The invention discloses a method for efficiently separating water-insoluble xylan in a wood fiber material, and belongs to the technical field of chemical engineering. The method comprises the following steps: by taking a wood fiber material as a raw material, firstly obtaining an emulsion of xylan and lignin through methods of crushing, alkali extraction, filtration, alkali recovery and neutralization; secondly, damaging the xylan milk balls through low-temperature freezing, so that the water-insoluble xylan can be gathered due to volume rejection of ice crystals in the freezing process, and meanwhile, the gathering effect is enhanced due to the interaction of hydrogen bonds formed among the water-insoluble xylan, after being unfrozen, precipitation is achieved, the lignin is still dissolved in a supernate, the lignin can be fully removed through rinsing with flowing water, and a pure water-insoluble xylan precipitation solution is obtained; and finally, drying to obtain the high-purity water-insoluble xylan. According to the method, no organic solvent is used, the separation cost is low, the impurity removal rate is high, and high-efficiency and low-cost separation of the water-insoluble xylan in the wood fiber material can be realized by adopting the method.

The invention relates to a two-stage refrigeration liquefier and an organic solvent recovery method and system.The two-stage refrigeration liquefier comprises a compressor, a condenser, a first-stage evaporator, a second-stage evaporator, a gas-liquid separator, a throttling valve and an ejector, and the first-stage evaporator and the second-stage evaporator are connected in parallel and located between the gas-liquid separator and the ejector; the gas-liquid separator, the compressor, the condenser, the ejector and the first-stage evaporator are sequentially connected to form a first circulation loop, and the gas-liquid separator, the throttling valve, the second-stage evaporator, the ejector and the first-stage evaporator are sequentially connected to form a second circulation loop. According to the main treatment method of the organic solvent recovery method, the secondary refrigeration liquefier with the ejector is adopted to realize the secondary refrigeration temperature. The pretreatment comprises pressurization, water cooling, drying and pre-cooling, the post-treatment comprises condensed liquid dehydration, uncondensed gas adsorption, emission and desorption gas return condensation circulation, full recovery and zero emission are truly realized, and an organic solvent is directly reused after recovery.

Fusion reactor designs and techniques are provided in which an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) system is coupled to a cylindrical reactor to generate ions within the reactor to form a weakly ionized plasma. An ion cyclotron resonance (ICR) system, also coupled to the cylindrical reactor, is further utilized to accelerate the ions radially in the cylindrical reactor with increasing circular trajectory. The ions are contained within a uniform magnetic field provided by a superconducting magnet coupled to the cylindrical reactor. As the ions are accelerated they also drive neutral particles within the reactor to the same energy level through the mechanism of ion-neutral coupling. Collisions of plasma particles with a target also create macroparticles to form a “dusty” plasma, in which the macroparticles contain multiple charges and masses which can sustain fusion reactions.