Abstract: A method of operating a memory cell includes the following steps. A first plurality of bias operations is performed to the memory cell using a first voltage, wherein the memory cell comprises a variable resistance pattern, and the first voltage of each cycle of the first plurality of bias operations has a same first polarity. The memory cell is determined whether reaches a fatigue threshold. After the determination determines that the memory cell reaches the fatigue threshold, a second plurality of bias operations is performed to the memory cell using a second voltage, wherein the second voltage of each cycle of the second plurality of bias operations has a same second polarity, and the second polarity is opposite to the first polarity.

Abstract: A method for accelerating an oxidation rate of food comprises the following steps: providing a food; sensing an oxidation state of the food by a sensing unit; generating a sensing signal by the sensing unit; retrieving a digital signal of a spectrum waveform from a database according to the sensing signal; and transmitting a millimeter-wave analog signal to the food according to the digital signal of the spectrum waveform, where the millimeter-wave analog signal comprises first frequency signals and second frequency signals, and the first frequency signals and the second frequency signals are alternately arranged, and the first and second frequency signals comprise sinusoidal waveforms.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing and application embedded alkaline earth metal oxide solid alkali includes: firstly, synthesizing an alkaline earth metal organic skeleton with single or multiple alkaline earth metals (Mg, Ca and Sr) as central metal elements; and then controlling the heating process to carry out high-temperature pyrolysis in a non-oxidizing atmosphere, so that the alkaline earth metal oxide are embedded in the nano carbon sheet to obtain a solid alkali catalyst. Finally, the catalyst is used to catalyze the transesterification of palm oil and methanol to produce biodiesel. The active site of the solid alkali obtained by the method is anchored on the nano-like carbon sheet, so that the active site is directly exposed on the surface of the catalyst, the catalytic activity is improved, the loss of the active site is inhibited, and the stability of the solid alkali catalyst is enhanced.

Abstract: A magnetic tunnel junction device includes a pillar structure including, from bottom to top, a bottom electrode and a magnetic tunnel junction structure, a top electrode overlying the magnetic tunnel junction structure, and a dielectric metal oxide layer extending from a sidewall of the pillar structure to a sidewall of the top electrode. The magnetic tunnel junction structure contains a reference magnetization layer including a first ferromagnetic material, a tunnel barrier layer, and a free magnetization layer including a second ferromagnetic material. The top electrode includes a metallic material containing a nonmagnetic metal element. The dielectric metal oxide layer may be formed by performing an oxidation process that oxidizes a residual metal film after a focused ion beam etch process, and eliminates conductive paths from surfaces of the pillar structure.

Abstract: A direct-lit backlight module includes a substrate, an optical layer that forms an accommodating space with the substrate, first light emitting units in the accommodating space, second light emitting units in the accommodating space and a control unit electrically connected to the first light emitting units and the second light emitting units. The first light emitting units emit light towards the optical layer and have a first viewing angle. The second light emitting units emit light towards the optical layer and have a second viewing angle. The control unit provides a control signal to selectively drive the first light emitting units and the second light emitting units. The first light emitting units are adjacent to the second light emitting units. The first light emitting units and the second light emitting units are arranged alternately. The first viewing angle is larger than the second viewing angle.

Abstract: A shoe care apparatus includes an inner cabinet, an inlet, an outlet, a connection passage, a heater, a blower, and a desiccant block. The air inside the inner cabinet flows into the connection passage through the inlet, and is discharged back into the inner cabinet through the outlet after being dehumidified by the desiccant block while circulating inside the shoe care apparatus. The heater is located in the inner space of the desiccant block to recycle the desiccant of the desiccant block.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for segmented simultaneous water injection and oil recovery through double pipes in horizontal section, comprising several packers, several oil-extracting mechanisms and several water-injection mechanisms, wherein each of the packers, each of the oil-extracting mechanisms, and each of the water-injection mechanisms has an injection channel and a production channel, when several packers, several oil-extracting mechanisms and several water-injection mechanisms are combined, each of the injection channels is connected in turn, and each of the production channels is also connected in turn, the oil-extracting mechanism can extract oil through the production channel, the water-injection mechanism can inject water through the injection channel. The beneficial effects of this disclosure include: the oil in the oil production section can be produced while the water injection section is injected with water.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a display method for a multi-layer superimposition are provided. When a display presents a user interface, a touch trajectory from a user can be detected via a touch component, and a touch trajectory pattern is present in a first layer; upon obtaining the touch trajectory pattern, an interpolation operation can also be performed on the touch trajectory pattern in the first layer according to a background pattern in a second layer; finally, a converted pattern obtained after the interpolation operation and the background pattern are superimposed and presented on the display.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer programs are presented for eliminating bias while training an ML model using training data that includes past experimental data. One method includes accessing experiment results, for A/B testing of a first model, that comprise information regarding engagement with a first set of items presented to users, each item being presented within an ordered list of results. A position bias is calculated for positions within the ordered list of results where the items were presented. A machine-learning program is trained to obtain a second model using a training set comprising values for features that include the calculated position bias. The method includes detecting a second set of items to be ranked for presentation to a first user, and calculates, using the second model, a relevance score for the second set of items, which are ranked based on the respective relevance score and presented on a display.

Abstract: A first protective layer is formed on a first die and a second die, and openings are formed within the first protective layer. The first die and the second die are encapsulated such that the encapsulant is thicker than the first die and the second die, and vias are formed within the openings. A redistribution layer can also be formed to extend over the encapsulant, and the first die may be separated from the second die.

Abstract: Disclosed is a degradation prediction device predicting a lifetime of a target material, including: at least one processor, and the at least one processor is configured to train a degradation index prediction model based on the representative value of a degradation index of a material by environmental conditions and the environmental information of a material subjected to a destructive testing, train a LMP (Larson-Miller Parameter) value prediction model based on the representative value of a degradation index of a material by environmental conditions and a theoretical value of LMP at a destructive testing, predict a degradation index for a target material using the degradation index prediction model for which training is completed based on environmental information of the target material and predict a LMP value of the target material using the LMP value prediction model for which training is completed based on the predicted degradation index.

Abstract: Provided herein is a potassium-binding polymer prepared by polymerization reaction of a monomer and a crosslinking agent, wherein the monomer is the compound of formula (V), the crosslinking agent is the compound of formula (VI), and/or the compound of formula (VII), wherein the variables are as defined in the specification; to the use thereof for treating or preventing hyperkalemia.

Abstract: A direct-lit backlight module includes a substrate, an optical layer that forms an accommodating space with the substrate, first light emitting units in the accommodating space, second light emitting units in the accommodating space and a control unit electrically connected to the first light emitting units and the second light emitting units. The first light emitting units emit light towards the optical layer and have a first viewing angle. The second light emitting units emit light towards the optical layer and have a second viewing angle. The control unit provides a control signal to selectively drive the first light emitting units and the second light emitting units. The first light emitting units are adjacent to the second light emitting units. The first light emitting units and the second light emitting units are arranged alternately. The first viewing angle is larger than the second viewing angle.

Abstract: A light emitting display device includes a light emitting diode including a first electrode and a second electrode to which a driving voltage is applied, a driving transistor, a second transistor receiving a data voltage and connected to a D node, a storage capacitor connected to the driving transistor and an N node, a hold capacitor connected to the D node and the N node, a third transistor connected to the D node and the driving transistor, a fourth transistor receiving a reference voltage and connected to the driving transistor, a fifth transistor connected to the driving transistor and the N node, a sixth transistor receiving a driving low voltage and connected to the driving transistor, a seventh transistor receiving an initialization voltage and connected the driving transistor, and an eighth transistor connected to the driving transistor and the first electrode of the light emitting diode.

Abstract: Provided is an aerogel blanket and a method for producing the same, wherein a catalyzed sol is sufficiently and uniformly impregnated into a blanket in an impregnation tank, and the catalyzed sol is allowed to stay in the impregnation tank for a specific time to control fluidity while achieving a viscosity at which the catalyzed sol can be easily introduced into the blanket, thereby forming a uniform aerogel in the blanket. As a result, the uniformity of pore structure and thermal insulation performance of an aerogel blanket are improved, the loss of raw materials is reduced through the impregnation process, the occurrence of process problems is reduced, and the generation of dust is reduced.