Abstract:
An actuated collar is provided, the actuated collar comprising a pair of straps' ends operatively interconnected to each other via a mechanism adapted to momentarily alter the distance between the each of the straps' ends to reduce the length of the strap to choke an animal.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a multi-stage Stirling cycle machine and a steady-state operating parameter control method therefor. In the Stirling cycle machine, a mechanical energy input piston, a mechanical energy transfer double-acting free piston and a mechanical energy output piston constitute a plurality of Stirling working units which are arranged in stages. The mechanical energy input piston is connected to a mechanical energy input apparatus, and the mechanical energy output piston is connected to a mechanical energy output apparatus. When the Stirling cycle machine in the present invention is used as an engine, a relatively small amount of mechanical energy is input into a mechanical energy input piston in a set of pistons, the mechanical energy is amplified by a multi-stage Stirling unit, and a relatively large amount of mechanical energy is then output by a mechanical energy output piston. In the present invention, the required piston motion mode is realized by means of parameter calculation, selection and design, such that the multi-stage Stirling cycle machine can adapt to changes in an input condition and adjust an output power as required. The device in the present invention has a simple structure, a good adjustment performance, a small mechanical loss and a small deadvolume, is suitable for use with a large-diameter piston, and can be widely applied to waste heat power generation and distributed energy and renewable energy power generation.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to the use of VISTA agonists alone or in association with other immune inhibitors, preferably another inhibitor of humoral immunity such as an iNOS/NO promoter or nitric oxide or a PD-1 or PD-L1 agonist or a CD40 antagonist for the treatment or prevention of conditions wherein the suppression of humoral immunity is therapeutically beneficial. The present invention is further directed to the use of VISTA antagonists alone or in association with other immune agonists, preferably another enhancer of humoral immunity such as iNOS/NO inhibitor or a PD-1 or PD-L1 antagonist or anti-CTLA-4 antibody or a CD40 agonist for the treatment or prevention of conditions wherein the enhancement of humoral immunity is therapeutically beneficial. Also, the invention relates to the use of VISTA antagonists alone or in association with another immune agonist, e.g., an iNOS/NO inhibitor or a CD40 agonist to promote the efficacy of therapeutic and prophylactic vaccines, e.g., antitumor, and antiviral vaccines.
Abstract:
A method for making current collector is described. In the method, a substrate, a graphene film, and a plastic support film are provided. The substrate has a surface. The graphene film is disposed on the surface of the substrate. The graphene film disposed on the surface of the substrate and the plastic support film are laminated to form a substrate-graphene-plastic support film composite structure. The substrate is removed.
Abstract:
A thermal therapy device can be operated for both cold and hot water circulation by using a self-priming pump and four solenoid valves with the open/closed states selectively controlled by an MCU to pump chilled water or cold water from two different water containers to sequentially circulate through two different water paths to a water bladder for cold therapy treatment or hot therapy treatment. During the hot therapy treatment, a water heater is used to heat the cold water until a configured temperature is reached. A pneumatic pump is also employed to carry out an air pressure control mode to pump air into an air bladder securely attached on the water bladder to put pressure on the water bladder for a pressurized treatment. Water retained in the water bladder can also be evacuated and returned to the two different water containers to avoid moss generation and stinky odor.
Abstract:
A Nine-Grid keyboard with the precise full-Pinyin input of the minimum syllable-oriented, characterized by: it consists of a Nine-Grid main-level keyboard with five additional vowel-finals keys, A, E, U, I and O, and combines the minimum syllable-oriented input sub-keyboards of eight full-mapping levels, and when the conversion conditions of Pinyin syllables are satisfied, the input key is clicked from the keys marked as 2-9 of main-level keyboard, so as to trigger switching to the input sub-keyboard of each mapping level, and any click input of the input sub-keyboard at each mapping level will return to the main-level keyboard, and the precise full-Pinyin input can be realized on the Nine-Grid keyboard through the minimum syllable-oriented and five additional vowel-finals keys. All keyboards of the embodiment of the invention are simplified to a fixed format, and removed the multiple Pinyin syllables prompt scrolling selection bar of the traditional Nine-Grid keyboard; the input complexity of the traditional Nine-Grid is obviously reduced; this new way of input changes “Post-Click Intervention Input” to “Click-and-Predict Input”, and effectively improves input efficiency.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to a peptide, multimer, conjugate, analog, derivative or mimetic thereof that inhibits the activity of VISTA. The invention further contemplates therapeutic use of the VISTA antagonist peptide, multimer, conjugate, derivative or mimetic thereof, including treating or preventing cancer, bacterial infections, viral infections, parasitic infections and fungal infections, as well as research uses of the antagonist.
Abstract:
A method for making a sulfur-graphene composite material is provided. In the method, an elemental sulfur solution and a graphene dispersion are provided. The elemental sulfur solution includes a first solvent and an elemental sulfur dissolved in the first solvent. The graphene dispersion includes a second solvent and graphene sheets dispersed in the second solvent. The elemental sulfur solution is added to the graphene dispersion, a number of elemental sulfur particles are precipitated and attracted to a surface of the graphene sheets to form the sulfur-graphene composite material. The sulfur-graphene composite material is separated from the mixture.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for monitoring a power consumption value of a DSL subscriber board in real time are provided. The method includes: monitoring a working state of each subscriber port on the DSL subscriber board, the number of subscriber ports in each working state, and an output power of each LD subunit in an LD unit on the DSL subscriber board; and calculating a power consumption value of the DSL subscriber board in real time according to a monitoring result and preset electrical parameters of each functional unit.
Abstract:
The invention provides a refrigerant distribution device for refrigeration system which is capable of improving heat exchange efficiency, comprising: an entering duct, a bottom cover plate, a core, a hollow cylinder, an upper cover plate and multi-branch ducts. The core is disposed in the space formed by the bottom cover plate, the cylinder and the upper cover plate, wherein a plurality of openings are distributed on the core. The refrigerant distribution device according to the invention is capable of realizing uniform distribution and allocation of refrigerant in refrigeration system, and improving heat exchange efficiency of the refrigeration system.