Abstract: The present invention discloses an antimicrobial agent, an antimicrobial high-performance POM composite material, and preparation methods thereof, wherein the preparation method of the antimicrobial agent comprises: Preparing a Tris-HCl buffer solution by mixing a tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane solution with a HCl solution; Adding the Tris-HCl buffer solution and dopamine hydrochloride, magnesium ions, hydroxide ions and solvent into deionized water, and performing a polymerization reaction to obtain Solution A; Placing solution A, hydrogen peroxide, solvent and deionized water into a reaction vessel, and performing an oxidation reaction to synthesize and obtain PDA@MgO2 antimicrobial agent. The catechol in polydopamine in the PDA@MgO2 antimicrobial agent in present application provides highly efficient modification sites, which can bond with multiple substances through its metal chelating effect and various chemical reactions.

Abstract: A method allows people to not compromise on the taste and flavor of sugar-containing foods and beverages, while reducing the net effect of the sugar in the body. The method may include oral consumption of the enzyme alternansucrase to convert up to 90% of consumed sucrose and other carbohydrates into a carbohydrate complex of undigestible or slowly digestible ?-1, 3 and ?-1, 6 glucan fibers in the gastrointestinal tract. These glucan fibers have the properties of dietary fibers and a degree of polymerization ranging from 3 to greater than 100. The methods may aid in glucose control, reduce insulin resistance and support healthy glucose homeostasis in diabetic and pre-diabetic conditions. It may promote healthy gut bacteria and improve bowel movements to benefit overall digestive health. It may also be applied to obesity control by reducing blood glucose and, through the production of fiber, blood lipid levels, which supports cardiovascular health.

Abstract: A block copolymer is described, such as one including a first polymer block and a second polymer block that have different structures, wherein the first polymer block includes a first unit derived from an acrylic acid ester, and the second polymer block includes an inorganic material-containing random block, in which a second unit including an inorganic material-containing group and a third unit that is devoid of an inorganic material-containing group are connected to each other to provide a concentration gradient.

Abstract: A package structure is provided. The package structure includes a substrate, a first electronic component, an interposer, a conductive wire, and a conductive adhesive. The first electronic component and the interposer are disposed over the substrate. The conductive wire connects the first electronic component to the interposer. The conductive adhesive (connects the interposer to the substrate.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for resynchronization at execution time can include detecting, by at least one processor and during an execution time of an instruction, a resynchronization. The method can additionally include regenerating, by the at least one processor and in response to the detection, an instruction pointer. The method can also include performing, by the at least one processor and during the execution time of the instruction, the resynchronization by using the regenerated instruction pointer. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: Graph analytics system are described. In accordance with the described techniques, a graph having vertices that include a first vertex and a second vertex that are associated with access control metadata are received. An updated graph is output based on a merging of the first vertex and the second vertex into a merged vertex of a group of vertices based on the first vertex and the second vertex being associated with access control metadata common to the first vertex and the second vertex and based on a reordering technique. A single copy of the access control metadata is stored for the first vertex and the second vertex.

Abstract: A substrate includes a first dielectric layer having a first surface and a second dielectric layer having a first surface disposed adjacent to the first surface of the first dielectric layer. The substrate further includes a first conductive via disposed in the first dielectric layer and having a first end adjacent to the first surface of the first dielectric layer and a second end opposite the first end. The substrate further includes a second conductive via disposed in the second dielectric layer and having a first end adjacent to the first surface of the second dielectric layer. A width of the first end of the first conductive via is smaller than a width of the second end of the first conductive via, and a width of the first end of the second conductive via is smaller than the width of the first end of the first conductive via.

Abstract: A titanium-based composite catalyst for polyester synthesis, preparation method and application thereof are provided. The preparation method is: preparing a titanium-silicon catalyst precursor first, adding the titanium-silicon catalyst precursor to a biochar material in a certain mass ratio and mixing evenly, and aging, drying, calcining and wet grinding to obtain a titanium-silicon composite catalyst, and then mixing the titanium-silicon composite catalyst and a phosphate ester with a mass ratio of 1:(0.001-0.5) to obtain the titanium-based composite catalyst. The titanium-based composite catalyst is composed of the phosphate ester and the titanium-silicon composite catalyst, wherein the phosphate ester is adsorbed and wrapped on the surface of the titanium-silicon composite catalyst; the phosphate ester is combined with a titanium-silicon catalyst in the titanium-silicon composite catalyst by van der Waals force.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a stormwater drainage system including a multi-fit adapter for connecting at least one fluid pipe to a fluid basin. The multi-fit adapter may include a plate configured to be mounted on an outer surface of the fluid basin; and a plurality of concentric rings protruding from the plate. In disclosed embodiments, a curvature of the plate may correspond to a curvature of the outer surface of the fluid basin. In disclosed embodiments, each of the plurality of concentric rings may be configured to accommodate a fluid pipe.

Abstract: A heat dissipating device. The heat dissipating device may include: a heat dissipating part having a heat dissipating structure formed on one surface thereof, the heat dissipating structure being configured to dissipate heat received from a heat source; and a fluid distributing part disposed on the one surface of the heat dissipating part and formed with an inlet configured to supply a fluid to the heat dissipating part and an outlet configured to discharge the fluid from the heat dissipating part. The heat dissipating structure may have a porous structure that draws the fluid from the inlet by capillary action.

Abstract: Provided are a separator having excellent bonding performance and air permeability and a preparation method therefor. The separator includes a base film and a bonding layer; the bonding layer is provided on at least one surface of the base film; the bonding layer includes a plurality of hollowed-out structures; each hollowed-out structure is fixed to the surface of the base film; each hollowed-out structure is formed by enclosing a protruding part, and the inner portion enclosed by the protruding part is a hollowed-out part.

Abstract: Devices and methods for rendering objects using ray tracing are provided which include generating a low resolution version of a high resolution mesh representing objects in the scene, determining points on curved surfaces of curved surface patches defined for one of triangles and bi-linear quadrangles of the low resolution version of the high resolution mesh, performing ray intersection testing by casting rays toward surfaces of the high resolution mesh which are approximated from new points calculated by offset values along interpolated normals from the points on the curved surfaces of the curved surface patches and rendering the objects in the scene based on the ray intersection testing.

Abstract: A method for cooling accelerators having back side power delivery components can include providing a printed circuit board having a first side that includes an integrated circuit and a first set of one or more power delivery components and a second side that is opposite the first side and that includes a second set of one or more power delivery components. The method can also include positioning a first cooling system to cool the integrated circuit and the first set of one or more power delivery components. The method can further include positioning a second cooling system to cool the second set of one or more power delivery components. Various other methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for video encoding rate control can include governing, by at least one processor, a video encoding rate at least partly in response to video encoding quality information. The method can additionally include generating, by the at least one processor, an encoded video data bitstream based on input pixel data and according to the video encoding rate. The method can also include determining, by the at least one processor, the video encoding quality information based on reconstructed pixel data. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed computing device can include host circuitry configured to provide a physical function and guest circuitry configured to provide a virtual function. The host circuitry is configured to dynamically assign request identifiers for accessing at least the host circuitry in a manner that allows the request identifiers to change on a command-to-command basis instead of a time-to-time basis that uses fixed value request identifiers in time slices. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide separation and recovery system includes an exhaust gas sensible heat recovery part which recovers sensible heat of exhaust gas and generates electric energy by using the sensible heat of the recovered exhaust gas; a moisture removal part which is connected to the exhaust gas sensible heat recovery part and removes moisture contained in the sensible heat recovery exhaust gas from which the sensible heat is recovered by using the electric energy generated in the exhaust gas sensible heat recovery part; and a separation part which is connected to the moisture removal part to receive the sensible heat recovery exhaust gas from which moisture is removed by the moisture removal part, and separates solid carbon dioxide from the sensible heat recovery exhaust gas from which moisture is removed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a channel layer including a channel region, a source region, and a drain region, the source region and the drain region being on both sides of the channel region, respectively; a source electrode connected to the source region, a drain electrode connected to the drain region, and a gate electrode on the channel region. The channel region may include a first two-dimensional material layer including a noble metal-based two-dimensional semiconductor material and a second two-dimensional material layer including a two-dimensional semiconductor material different from the first two-dimensional material layer.

Abstract: A loaded attitude state detecting device is configured to detect loaded attitude states of pallets and cargos when a forklift performs loading/unloading of at least one stage of the pallets with cargos placed thereon, and includes: a detecting unit configured to acquire loaded attitude detection data of the pallets and the cargos by detecting loaded attitudes of the pallets and the cargos; an area extracting unit configured to extract areas of the pallets and the cargos in the loaded attitude detection data acquired by the detecting unit; and a protrusion determining unit configured to determine whether or not a cargo disposed on a holding target pallet held by the forklift or another pallet protrudes from the holding target pallet by a prescribed amount or more in a lateral direction based on the areas of the pallets and the cargos.

Abstract: A disclosed technique includes based on a clock pattern, determining an enable configuration for setting enable signals for one or more multi-cycle paths of a hardware logic network; controlling a selector to set the enable configuration for the one or more multi-cycle paths; and executing testing operations for the hardware logic network with the one or more multi-cycle paths enabled according to the enable configuration.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium that use of a lightweight finite state machine (FSM) control flow block to enable limited execution of data-dependent control flow, thereby enhancing the control flow flexibility of array scale SIMD processors. In certain cases, the FSM block contains registers responsible for decoding and managing single global instructions into multiple local instructions that can incorporate data-dependent control flow.