Abstract: The systems, methods and associated devices electronically collect, report and generate normalized educational outcome summaries of multiple different educational inputs, including didactic, experiential and problem solving events and/or assessments.

Abstract: An integrated circuit which includes a field-plated FET is formed by forming a first opening in a layer of oxide mask, exposing an area for a drift region. Dopants are implanted into the substrate under the first opening. Subsequently, dielectric sidewalls are formed along a lateral boundary of the first opening. A field relief oxide is formed by thermal oxidation in the area of the first opening exposed by the dielectric sidewalls. The implanted dopants are diffused into the substrate to form the drift region, extending laterally past the layer of field relief oxide. The dielectric sidewalls and layer of oxide mask are removed after the layer of field relief oxide is formed. A gate is formed over a body of the field-plated FET and over the adjacent drift region. A field plate is formed immediately over the field relief oxide adjacent to the gate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a probe for measuring the biomass content in a medium having a suspending fluid and cells. The probe has at least three electrodes, wherein two of the electrodes are configured as excitation electrodes for transmitting an excitation signal through a medium. Two of the electrodes are configured as signal electrodes for receiving an excitation signal that has passed through the medium. The or each signal electrode is located between the two excitation electrodes at a position where a high current density is generated. The probe can have two excitation electrodes and four signal electrodes. The signal electrodes are configured substantially in parallel and arranged in couples adjacent each other, at positions between the excitation electrodes.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance scanner has a base, a C-arm mounted on the base, the C-arm having an inner surface curved in a C-shape, the C-shape defining a plane, a magnet mounted on the inner curved surface of the C-arm, the magnet generating a basic magnetic field for magnetic resonance imaging, and a drive mechanism mechanically connected to the magnet. The drive mechanism rotates the magnet around an axis that is orthogonal to the plane so as to selectively position the magnet in at least two magnet positions that are respectively above and beneath a patient, who is situated in the C-arm along or parallel to the axis.

Abstract: Database metadata and methods to adapt the same are disclosed. An example method includes determining, by executing a first instruction with a processor, a first database field pattern assigned to a field of a database, the first database field pattern assigned to the field via metadata for the database, determining, by executing a second instruction with the processor, an error rate of the data for the field with the first database field pattern, and in response to determining that the error rate meets a threshold: identifying, by executing a third instruction with the processor, a second database field pattern that matches the data; and modifying, by executing a fourth instruction with the processor, the metadata to assign the second database field pattern to the field.

Abstract: Hydrogen purification devices and their components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices may include at least one foil-microscreen assembly disposed between and secured to first and second end frames. The at least one foil-microscreen assembly may include at least one hydrogen-selective membrane and at least one microscreen structure including a non-porous planar sheet having a plurality of apertures forming a plurality of fluid passages. The planar sheet may include generally opposed planar surfaces configured to provide support to the permeate side. The plurality of fluid passages may extend between the opposed surfaces. The at least one hydrogen-selective membrane may be metallurgically bonded to the at least one microscreen structure. In some embodiments, the devices may include a permeate frame having at least one membrane support structure that spans at least a substantial portion of an open region and that is configured to support at least one foil-microscreen assembly.

Abstract: A magnet assembly for magnetic resonance imaging is used to generate the basic magnetic field with a strength needed to produce the steady state or equilibrium position of nuclei or nuclear spins in magnetic resonance imaging. This magnet, or a part thereof, is vibrated or tilted or otherwise periodically moved so as to change its position and thereby generate a time-varying gradient field, which is used to enter the acquired magnetic resonance signals as raw data into k-space.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for presentation of key frames. In one embodiment, an encoded video file is generated where one or more bits are assigned to key frames and minimizes the number of bits assigned to delta frames. Each key frame may be presented to a user during trick mode operation (e.g., fast forward, rewind, pause, or random seek operation). When the encoded video file is given to a packager, the packager generates a manifest file listing the byte information (byte offset and number of bytes) for each key frame in the encoded video file. When a user inputs a trick play mode command, the packager provides the manifest file to the client device of the user and the client device requests the bytes for the key frames of the video file from the content delivery network.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance scanner has a base, a C-arm mounted on said base, the C-arm having an inner surface curved in a C-shape, the C-shape defining a plane, a magnet mounted on said inner curved surface of said C-arm, the magnet generating a basic magnetic field for magnetic resonance imaging, and a drive mechanism mechanically connected to the magnet. The drive mechanism rotates the magnet around an axis that is orthogonal to said plane so as to selectively position said magnet in at least two magnet positions that are respectively above and beneath a patient, who is situated in the C-arm along or parallel to the axis.

Abstract: A computing system may include an electronic design automation (EDA) data constructor engine and an EDA executor engine. The EDA data constructor engine may be configured to perform, using the local resources of the computing system, a data preparation phase of an EDA procedure for a circuit design. The EDA executor engine may be configured to acquire remote resources for an execution phase of the EDA procedure, wherein the remote resources include remote compute resources and remote data resources remote to the computing system; broadcast constructor data constructed from the data preparation phase of the EDA procedure to the acquired remote data resources; and manage performance of the execution phase of the EDA procedure by the acquired remote compute resources and remote data resources.

Abstract: A system may include a pool of heterogeneous compute units configured to execute an electronic design automation (EDA) application for design or verification of a circuit, wherein the pool of heterogeneous compute units includes compute units with differing computing capabilities. The system may also include a resource utilization engine configured to identify an EDA operation to be performed for the EDA application, select a compute unit among the pool of heterogeneous compute units to execute the EDA operation based on a determined computing capability specific to the selected compute unit, and assign execution of the EDA operation to the selected compute unit.

Abstract: In various examples, a method and apparatus are provided to achieve dynamic biasing to mitigate electrical stress. Described examples include a device includes a first resistor portion having a first terminal and a second terminal, and a second resistor portion having a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The device also includes a well in a substrate proximate to the first resistor portion and the second resistor portion and an insulating layer between the well and the first resistor portion and the second resistor portion. The device also includes a transistor having a control terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first resistor portion and the third terminal of the second resistor portion, the transistor having a first current-handling terminal coupled to a first voltage and a second current-handling terminal coupled to a current source and to the well.

Abstract: A system includes a magnetic resonance gradient accessory within an MRI system. The MRI system includes a magnet housing, a superconducting magnet generating a magnet field B0 to which a patient is subjected, shim coils, RF coils, receiver coils, magnetic gradient coils, and a patient table. The magnetic resonance gradient accessory creates local magnetic gradient fields critical to image generation and provides for diffusion encoding of a specific body region.

Abstract: Methods for detecting irregularities in a composite structure can include obtaining temperature data from a surface of the composite structure while the composite structure undergoes a thermal change. An irregularity in the composite structure is detected based on the temperature data.

Abstract: Hydrogen purification devices and their components are disclosed. In some embodiments, the devices may include at least one foil-microscreen assembly disposed between and secured to first and second end frames. The at least one foil-microscreen assembly may include at least one hydrogen-selective membrane and at least one microscreen structure including a non-porous planar sheet having a plurality of apertures forming a plurality of fluid passages. The planar sheet may include generally opposed planar surfaces configured to provide support to the permeate side. The plurality of fluid passages may extend between the opposed surfaces. The at least one hydrogen-selective membrane may be metallurgically bonded to the at least one microscreen structure. In some embodiments, the devices may include a permeate frame having at least one membrane support structure that spans at least a substantial portion of an open region and that is configured to support at least one foil-microscreen assembly.

Abstract: An integrated circuit comprises a semiconductor substrate having a surface. A lateral resistor is arranged in a first plane parallel to the surface of the substrate. A vertical reference resistor comprises a layer arranged in a second plane parallel to the surface of the substrate and deeper than the first plane. This layer is doped to promote current flow in the second plane. The vertical reference resistor further comprises a first trench and a second trench coupled between the layer and the surface of the substrate. The first and second trenches are arranged in a vertical direction orthogonal to the first and the second planes and are doped to impede current flow in the vertical direction. A cross-section of the first and second trenches is two-fold rotationally symmetric around the vertical direction, and the lateral resistor and the first and second trenches have the same temperature coefficient.

Abstract: A computing system may include an electronic design automation (EDA) data constructor engine and an EDA executor engine. The EDA data constructor engine may be configured to perform, using the local resources of the computing system, a data preparation phase of an EDA procedure for a circuit design. The EDA executor engine may be configured to acquire remote resources for an execution phase of the EDA procedure, wherein the remote resources include remote compute resources and remote data resources remote to the computing system; broadcast constructor data constructed from the data preparation phase of the EDA procedure to the acquired remote data resources; and manage performance of the execution phase of the EDA procedure by the acquired remote compute resources and remote data resources.

Abstract: Database metadata and methods to adapt the same are disclosed. An example method includes determining, by executing a first instruction with a processor, a first database field pattern assigned to a field of a database, the first database field pattern assigned to the field via metadata for the database, determining, by executing a second instruction with the processor, an error rate of the data for the field with the first database field pattern, and in response to determining that the error rate meets a threshold: identifying, by executing a third instruction with the processor, a second database field pattern that matches the data; and modifying, by executing a fourth instruction with the processor, the metadata to assign the second database field pattern to the field.

Abstract: In various examples, a method and apparatus are provided to achieve dynamic biasing to mitigate electrical stress. Described examples include a device includes a first resistor portion having a first terminal and a second terminal, and a second resistor portion having a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The device also includes a well in a substrate proximate to the first resistor portion and the second resistor portion and an insulating layer between the well and the first resistor portion and the second resistor portion. The device also includes a transistor having a control terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first resistor portion and the third terminal of the second resistor portion, the transistor having a first current-handling terminal coupled to a first voltage and a second current-handling terminal coupled to a current source and to the well.