Abstract: Provided are multiplex devices for nucleic acid detection and methods for nucleic acid detection. The device includes at least two parallel buffer units comprised of buffer wells arranged in a row. The buffer units are connected to form a multiplex device. A mixing unit is slides along a bottom of each buffer unit to align with each buffer well in turn. When the mixing unit is aligned with a buffer well, a ball valve releases buffer from the buffer well into the mixing well. The device includes a detection unit removably coupled to the bottom of each mixing unit to receive fluids from the mixing well.

Abstract: An apparatus for novel high-speed low power non-volatile memory for the next generation electronic memory and computing technology is provided. The apparatus may include a ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ) that can switch between two or more conductance states in a reversible and non-volatile manner. A ferroelectric tunnel junction (FTJ) having two electrodes separated by a thin ferroelectric (FE) insulating layer has potential to replace existing volatile and non-volatile memory. Through the application of electrical pulses, the electrical resistance of an FTJ can be reversibly changed in a non-volatile manner by switching the ferroelectric polarization in the ferroelectric insulator layer.

Abstract: A device includes a first buried layer over a substrate, a second buried layer over the first buried layer, a first well over the first buried layer and the second buried layer, a first high voltage well, a second high voltage well and a third high voltage well extending through the first well, wherein the second high voltage well is between the first high voltage well and the third high voltage well, a first drain/source region in the first high voltage well, a first gate electrode over the first well, a second drain/source region in the second high voltage well and a first isolation region in the second high voltage well, and between the second drain/source region and the first gate electrode, wherein a bottom of the first isolation region is lower than a bottom of the second drain/source region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite composite material, and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. A uniform mixture of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles, silk fibroin, and hexafluoroisopropanol is maintained at a temperature range from 50° C. to 60° C. for at least 1 hour to obtain a silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite solution; the silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite solution is poured into a long cylindrical mold, two ends of the long cylindrical mold being respectively an end A and an end B; at room temperature, the end A is opened and the end B is closed, and the mold is vertically immersed in methanol with the opening facing up and let stand for at least 2 days; the mold is turned upside down, the end A is closed and the end B is opened, and the mold is vertically immersed in the methanol with the opening facing up and let stand for at least 2 days; the mold is removed, and ventilation and drying are performed to obtain a silk fibroin/hydroxyapatite composite material.

Abstract: The provided is a T-BsAb (T-cell-engaging bispecific antibody) with dual affinities to CD3 on T cells and CD19 on B cells and use thereof in treating autoimmune diseases. In particular, the provided is a PEGylated T-BsAb with dual affinities to CD3 and CD19 and use thereof in treating multiple sclerosis (MS) as well as other autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: Techniques for managing network-accessible infrastructure metadata are provided. A method includes receiving a resource request comprising resource metadata corresponding to a network-accessible infrastructure resource, determining whether to commit the resource request based at least in part on a constraint associated with the network-accessible infrastructure resource, and, in accordance with a determination to commit the resource request: generating, by the computer system, a resource identifier describing resource metadata in accordance with the resource request, storing, by the computer system, the resource metadata in a data store in communication with the computer system, receiving, by the computer system, a data request to provide the resource metadata described by the resource identifier, and providing, by the computer system, the resource metadata described by the resource identifier in accordance with the data request.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station (BS), a first signaling communication that configures a plurality of transmit precoder matrix indicator (TPMI) and sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI) pairs. The plurality of TPMI and SRI pairs may be for transmitting respective physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communications to the BS. The UE may receive, from the BS, a second signaling communication that indicates an update to a TPMI and SRI pair of the plurality of TPMI and SRI pairs. The UE may transmit, to the BS, a PUSCH communication, of the respective PUSCH communications, based at least in part on the update to the TPMI and SRI pair. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A two-part topical composition includes a first composition including a S-nitrosothiol nitric oxide donor and a carrier, and a second composition including zinc oxide. The second composition is to be mixed with the first composition. The zinc oxide reacts with the S-nitrosothiol nitric oxide donor at a temperature ranging from about 20° C. to about 40° C. to enhance a rate of release of nitric oxide from a mixture of the first composition and the second composition.

Abstract: Computer-implemented techniques for unsupervised event extraction are provided. In one instance, a computer implemented method can include parsing, by a system operatively coupled to a processor, unstructured text comprising event information to identify candidate event components. The computer implemented method can further include employing, by the system, one or more unsupervised machine learning techniques to generate structured event information defining events represented in the unstructured text based on the candidate event components.

Abstract: Provided are an information transmission method, an information reception method, a network side device and a UE. The information transmission method includes: mapping a first to-be-transmitted signal and a second to-be-transmitted signal to a first OFDM symbol and a second OFDM symbol in an SS block respectively, a phase difference between the first to-be-transmitted signal and the second to-be-transmitted signal representing target information; and transmitting the first to-be-transmitted signal, the second to-be-transmitted signal and parity information for checking the target information through the SS block, and the parity information being carried by a PBCH.

Abstract: Provided are an information element processing method and apparatus. The method includes: in the case where a time interval between control information for scheduling a first-type information element and the first-type information element is less than a predetermined threshold and a predetermined condition is satisfied, acquiring quasi co-location information of the first-type information element according to quasi co-location information of a second-type information element; or in the case where a time interval between control information for scheduling a first-type information element and the first-type information element is less than a predetermined threshold and a predetermined condition is not satisfied, processing the first-type information element in a predetermined processing manner. Further provided are a quasi co-location information acquisition method and apparatus, an information determination method and apparatus, and a storage medium.

Abstract: An audio processing device includes: a sound level measuring circuit arranged to operably generate multiple sound level values, wherein the multiple sound level values respectively correspond to the sound levels generated by an audio playback device at multiple time points or the sound levels received by a microphone at multiple time points; an audio dose calculating circuit coupled with the sound level measuring circuit and arranged to operably generate an audio dose value corresponding to a measuring period based on the multiple sound level values and contents of a weighting table; a control circuit coupled with the audio dose calculating circuit and arranged to operably compare the audio dose value with a dose threshold to determine whether to generate a control signal or not; and an indication signal generating circuit coupled with the control circuit and arranged to operably generate a corresponding indication signal according to the control signal.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In wireless systems supporting multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) transmissions, devices may implement beam-forming to improve reliability of communications. A user equipment (UE) may select a set of beams, and corresponding beam indices, for communication based on reference signals received from a base station. The UE may determine values corresponding to each of the beam indices using a scalable set of tables. For example, the UE may select a subset of the tables based on the number of selected beams, and may determine the values based on these tables. In this way, the UE may efficiently store sets of tables for multiple different configurations. The UE may sum the corresponding values to obtain a combination index value, and may transmit the combination index value to the base station. The base station may determine the selected beams based on this combination index value.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a liquid cooling device having at least two collecting tanks and at least one pair of heat-exchange plates. The tanks are separated from each other. Each of the collecting tanks has a joint tube. Each of the heat-exchange plates is in elongated shape and the collecting tanks are connected serially by the heat-exchange plates. The two collecting tanks are connected by the pair of heat-exchange plates. Each of the heat-exchange plates has a channel extended along the longitudinal direction thereof. The channels in the heat-exchange plates are connected to the collecting tanks at two ends of the heat-exchange plates, respectively. The longitudinal directions of the channels of the heat-exchange plates between the collecting tanks are parallel to each other.

Abstract: Embodiments include a Schottky barrier diode (SBD) structure and method of forming the same, the SBD structure including a current blockage feature to inhibit current from leaking at an interface with a shallow trench isolation regions surrounding an anode region of the SBD structure.

Abstract: A method is provided for real-time volumetric rendering of dynamic particles for a processing circuitry. The method includes converting particle data representing each of the dynamic particles into a density volume representing a density distribution of the respective dynamic particle distributed in a 3D space, precomputing a light distribution within the density volume representing a light value for each grid point within the density volume using ray marching from a light source, rendering the dynamic particles in real-time by computing pixel color values determined using ray marching toward a viewpoint position, the density volume, and the light distribution, and outputting a representation of the dynamic particles based on the rendering. The method also includes generating the particle data representing simulated particles composed of a simulated material by a physically-based simulation of natural phenomena, where the generated particle data may include simulated particles movement in the 3D space.

Abstract: An optical system affixed to an electronic apparatus is provided, including a first optical module, a second optical module, and a third optical module. The first optical module is configured to adjust the moving direction of a first light from a first moving direction to a second moving direction, wherein the first moving direction is not parallel to the second moving direction. The second optical module is configured to receive the first light moving in the second moving direction. The first light reaches the third optical module via the first optical module and the second optical module in sequence. The third optical module includes a first photoelectric converter configured to transform the first light into a first image signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method of an electronic device, wherein the control method includes the steps of: using a first beacon setting to transmit beacons; if a wireless communication state of the electronic device satisfies a condition, using a second beacon setting to transmit beacons; wherein the first beacon setting and the second beacon setting have different beacon periods or different payload sizes.

Abstract: A method for multimedia image processing includes steps of identifying objects and selecting images, and is characterized in that when a body position of a preset object is detected and conformed to match a preset posture; or a plurality of the preset objects are detected to have body movements and facial expressions that are emotional, and the preset objects have at least one of looking in similar directions, one looking at the other, and at least two looking at each other, an interception time point is selected for selecting a candidate image, and the candidate image can be collected to produce a concatenated video with rich contents. An electronic device is also introduced for multimedia image processing, a terminal device connected thereto, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal handwriting board. The liquid crystal handwriting board includes: a liquid crystal panel, and a drive assembly electrically connected to the liquid crystal panel; wherein the liquid crystal panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; and the drive assembly is configured to apply, based on position information of a region to be erased, a pixel voltage to a pixel electrode in the region to be erased in the case that the liquid crystal handwriting board is in an erasing mode, such that a voltage difference is developed between the pixel electrode in the region to be erased and the common electrode.