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The present invention relates to a conjugate that includes a nucleic acid ligand bound to a controlled release polymer system, a pharmaceutical composition that contains the conjugate, and methods of treatment using the conjugate. The controlled release polymer system includes an agent such as a therapeutic, diagnostic, prognostic, or prophylactic agent. The nucleic acid ligand that is bound to the controlled release polymer system, binds selectively to a target, such as a cell surface antigen, and thereby delivers the controlled release polymer system to the target.

Virtual reality-based adaptive systems and methods are disclosed for improving the delivery of physical therapy and rehabilitation. The invention comprises an interactive software solution for tracking, monitoring and logging user performance wherever sensor capability is present. To provide therapists with the ability to observe and analyze different motion characteristics from the exercises performed by patients, novel visualization techniques are provided for specific solutions. These visualization techniques include color-coded therapist-customized visualization features for motion analysis.

The monolithic integration of all key photonic components (11–16) of an integrated-optical microsystem (1) based on organic semiconductors is disclosed. Examples of such components (11–16) are light sources (11), photodetectors (12), photovoltaic power generators (12), field-effect transistors (13, 14), resistors, capacitors (15), or waveguiding structures (11, 12). The components (11–16) are arranged on a common substrate (20), are compatible with each other, can be manufactured simultaneously and can be operated simultaneously. At least one of the components (11–14) comprises a layer (23) of organic semiconductor material. Each component (11–16) comprises a plurality of layers (21–26), at least one of which (21) has identical physical and chemical characteristics in at least two components (11–16). The large number and diversity of photonic devices that can be monolithically integrated allows a higher degree of integration, of functionality and of system complexity than was practical with the state of the art.

An artificial promoter system that can be fused upstream of any desired gene enabling reversible induction or repression of the expression of the gene at will in any suitable host cell or organisms by light is described. The design of the system is such that a molecule of the plant photoreceptor phytochrome is targeted to the specific DNA binding site in the promoter by a protein domain that is fused to the phytochrome and that specifically recognizes this binding site. This bound phytochrome, upon activation by light, recruits a second fusion protein consisting of a protein that binds to phytochrome only upon light activation and a transcriptional activation domain that activates expression of the gene downstream of the promoter.

The invention provides an underwater image quality evaluating and measuring method based on power spectrum description. As for an underwater image I, the image quality of I is set as PSVIQE={C,Q}, wherein C is a factor describing underwater imaging environments, and Q is a quality measuring value of the underwater image; C is used for distinguishing the underwater environments where the underwater image is located, wherein the larger C is, the better water transparency is, clear imaging is facilitated, and the smaller C is, the higher absorption and scattering attenuation of water are; Q is used for measuring the clarity degree of the underwater image; if Q is larger, it is shown that the image comprises a target and is relatively clear, and if Q is smaller, it is shown that the underwater image does not comprise the target or is relatively blurred; an average block definition and image quality measuring method is adopted for Q, global contrast is selected in the method, quality measurement is conducted on the basis of partial definition, and a result of image edge detection is used as the basis for judging whether the target exists or not. The underwater image quality evaluating and measuring method is high in universality, combines imaging environment description and image quality measurement, and can be used for evaluating the value of the target image for observers in a severe imaging environment more effectively.

Compositions and methods are provided for the in vitro synthesis of biological molecules in reaction mixtures comprising anti-foam agents. The reaction mix comprising antifoam agent may be a scaled up reaction, e.g. in reaction volume greater than at least about 15 ul. Reactions may be performed in various reactors, as known in the art, which include stirred reactors, bubble-column reactors; and the like.

The invention discloses stable phytosterol nanometer emulsion compounded by soy protein-stevioside, and a preparation method and application thereof. The method comprises the steps of mixing a soy isolate protein solution and a stevioside solution to prepare a composite stable system; dissolving phytosterol into sunflower seed oil being 90 to 99 DEG C to obtain an oil phase; adding thw oil phase dissolved with the phytosterol into a water phase of soy protein-stevioside; controlling the mass ratio of the oil phase to the water phase to be 10:90-50:50; after the homogenizing, performing ultrasonic treatment or high-pressure micro jet flow treatment to obtain the stable phytosterol nanometer emulsion compounded by soy protein-stevioside. A powder product with high redissolving performance loaded with phytosterol can be prepared through spray drying treatment on the nanometer emulsion. The process conditions are simple and mild; the natural effect and safety are realized; the fast continuous production can be performed; products applied to food, medicine and cosmetics can be prepared through operating and controlling the process conditions; the industrialized and scaled application values are realized.

A method for patterning metal oxides or ceramics on surfaces, and more particularly, a method of forming photonic crystals. The patterning is done using a solution coating process and a polymer-based template made by nano-imprint lithography. The methodology to pattern a sol-gel can be used to make features without the undesired scum layer. Furthermore, the patterned photonic crystals were demonstrated to efficiently increase the light extraction efficiency of solid state devices based on GaN.

The invention relates to an aerogel composite comprising an aerogel component and a silica particle, and being superior in thermal insulation properties and flexibility.

The disclosed embodiments provide a distributed transaction system including a group of validator nodes that are known to each other in a network but are indistinguishable to other network nodes. The validator nodes form a Committee including a Leader node and one or more Associate nodes configured to receive and process transaction requests, for example, to add new blocks to one or more blockchains. The Committee may be dynamically changed, such that new network nodes may be added to the Committee or may replace existing validator nodes. The Associate nodes also may coordinate with each other to select a new Leader node. The disclosed embodiments reduce the distributed system's reliance on the stability of any particular node(s) in the network, as the validator nodes in the Committee may be changed at a sufficient frequency to remove unreliable, unavailable, or otherwise untrusted nodes. Further, the disclosed embodiments provide a scheme that helps ensure the Leader node, as well as the other Committee members, functions properly.

The present invention describes a method of producing a p-type light-absorbing semiconductor copper zinc tin selenide/sulfide (Cu₂(Zn_xSn_2-x)(S_ySe_1-y)₄) (abbreviated CZTS) with electrochemical deposition. It can be used in the production of solar cell when combined with an n-type inorganic or an organic semiconductor layer. The present method comprises a one-step or a sequence of depositions using electroplating to fabricate a low-cost and large-area CZTS solar cell, without using expensive and complicated deposition techniques or highly toxic and flammable chemicals in the production process. The present method significantly reduces the cost and energy requirement for production of solar cell.

The invention relates to a three-dimensional graphene composite material serving as a strain sensor and a preparation method of the composite material. The preparation method of the three-dimensionalgraphene/PDMS (Polydimethylsiloxane) composite material comprises the following steps: dispersing graphene and a dispersing agent into a solvent to obtain graphene suspension; adding polydimethylsiloxane PDMS and a curing agent into the graphene suspension, mixing and drying to obtain printing paste; overlapping the printing paste layer by layer and printing by utilizing a 3D printing process so as to obtain a sample of a three-dimensional structure; curing the obtained sample, thereby obtaining the three-dimensional graphene/PDMS composite material.

The cost of precious metals, such as gold, makes recovery or recycling of these materials economically viable and desirable. Disclosed herein is a method of recovering gold from waste sources thereof, in particular waste electrical goods. Also disclosed herein is an apparatus for recovering gold from said waste sources. In particular, disclosed herein is a method and apparatus in which gold leaching chlorine gas is generated externally to a reactor vessel and subsequently pumped into the reactor vessel comprising the waste gold materials.

A display apparatus including: a display; and a controller configured to detect an object in an input image, divide the image into a first region of the image corresponding to a location of the detected object and a second region of the image corresponding to a region of the input image excluding the first region, adjust the first region and the second region using different scale factors, and control the display to display the image having the adjusted first and second regions.

Provided is a plant cultivation facility capable of keeping the temperature around plants in the optimum cultivation range. Provided is a plant cultivation facility comprising a cultivation shelf and an air conditioner in a chamber having a floor, side walls, and a ceiling, wherein an air blow part of the air conditioner is disposed on a side wall of the chamber, and wherein a suction part is disposed on a side wall surface opposed to said side wall surface; the plant cultivation shelf including: a holding container, a lighting device, and a support structure including a plurality of stages which are arranged in heightwise direction and each include, a supporting surface and a ceiling surface; wherein ΔT, obtained according to a particular mathematical equation (1) using an effective shelf-to-shelf height (H) and an effective shelf width (D), is 10° C. or less.

An apparatus for treating organic mass. The apparatus comprises a treatment chamber and agitation means provided in the chamber to agitate the organic mass. The agitation means comprises a rotatable shaft extending through the chamber, a plurality of agitator arms extending from the shaft, and a paddle connected to each agitator arm. The paddle is arranged to make a first angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the agitator arm and a second angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the shaft. There is also provided a system for recycling ammonia generated from the treated organic mass by the apparatus.

The present invention relates to an improvised membrane-based device for speedier and effective concentrating of aqueous solution upto about 95%, as shown in FIGS. 1-4, a method of manufacturing an improved membrane-based device for speedier and effective concentrating of aqueous solution upto 95%, and also, an improved process of speedier and effective concentrating of the aqueous solution upto about 95% using the aforementioned membrane-based device, said process comprising steps of feeding the aqueous solution into the aqueous solution container, filtering the fed solution to remove suspended particles, passing the resultant filtered solution into a membrane module, segregating permeate and concentrate in the membrane module, and recycling the concentrate multiple times to obtain the highly concentrated final concentrate.

A broadcast receiver which can scale up broadcast-related information displayed on a screen using a data service and a method of controlling the broadcast receiver are provided. The broadcast receiver receives a broadcast signal, extracts broadcast program data from the broadcast signal, and displays the broadcast program data on a screen. Also, the broadcast receiver extracts broadcast-related information from the broadcast signal and stores the broadcast-related information. When a broadcast-related information scale-up mode is selected, the broadcast receiver withdraws the broadcast-related information and displays the broadcast-related information on the screen. In this manner, it is possible to display broadcast-related information on a screen so that a user can easily recognize the broadcast-related information from the screen.

A storage facility and a method of designing, configuring, reconfiguring and accessing a modular self-storage facility that utilizes shipping containers and/or other pre-fabricated portable storage containers that can be arranged next to each other and stacked on top of each other in a way that provides an efficient design and use along with easy access to the facility and units and the ability for consumers to utilize what are in-effect, internal corridors.

The invention discloses a high-yield bacterial strain of Hubei ophiopogonpolysaccharide and application of the high-yield bacterial strain. The taxonomic name of the high-yield bacterial strain of the Hubei ophiopogonpolysaccharide is Microbacterium testaceum EBPDAK006, and the preservation number is CCTCC NO: M2018785. According to the high-yield bacterial strain of the Hubei ophiopogonpolysaccharide, the Hubei ophiopogonpolysaccharide can be obtained through liquid fermentation, the problem of difficulty in production of the Hubei ophiopogonpolysaccharide can be effectively solved, and theHubei ophiopogonpolysaccharide can be rapidly and industrially produced in a microbial fermentation mode on a large scale.

The invention discloses a lamp shell with an air flow diversion cooling effect. The lamp shell is characterized in that the peripheric circle of the lamp shell is provided with a flow diversion member, the flow diversion member is formed by an inner concave circular arc guide plate and an outer concave circular arc edge plate, and a formed section is of an oblique hook shape; and a plurality of heat dissipation fins are arranged between an outer shell and the flow diversion members. In the invention, an upper-lower hollow-out interval space is arranged between adjacent heat dissipation fins due to the special shape of the flow diversion member, thus, the flow characteristic of the air is more fitted, thereby being beneficial to thermal diversion; the heat dissipation is not only realized through thermal radiation but also realized through accelerating air convection from bottom to top, and the heat dissipation efficiency is greatly improved; lower temperature raising can be obtained, and the temperature difference of a lamp hull and air is greatly reduced, and the service life of a lamp is prolonged;and in addition, the lamp shell provided by the invention has the advantages of simple shell structure, convenience in processing, and can easily realize scale production and has practical value.

The invention relates to a metal chromium waterborne mirror-like silver pigment and a manufacturing method thereof. The pigment contains the following components in percentage by weight: 10%-30% of metal chromium slice particles, 70%-88% of a dispersing agent and 0-2% of an aid. The manufacturing method comprises the following steps: (1) coating a plastic film base material with a resin layer witha thickness of 1-1.2 microns; (2) depositing metal chromium on the surface of the resin layer by virtue of a continuous winding type magnetron sputtering method, so as to form a nano-chromium film; and (3) crushing a mixed solution containing a solvent, resin and a fine chromium slice, filtering, adding the aid, adjusting the sold content, so as to obtain the metal chromium waterborne mirror-likesilver pigment containing the metal chromium slice particles, the dispersing agent and the aid. According to the pigment, chromium is taken as metal chromium mirror-like silver of the material, the same mirror surface effect is preserved, and meanwhile, the problems that existing mirror surface aluminum cannot resist water and corrosion are solved, so that the application field of the mirror-likesilver pigment is extended from a waterborne system to a UV system, and the pigment is accordant with the environment-friendly demands.