Abstract: A system and method are provided for using controlled vibrations to bias a drilling direction of a bottom hole assembly (BHA) in a borehole. In one example, the system includes a movement mechanism and a vibration control mechanism. The movement mechanism is configured to use mechanical energy provided by a mechanical energy source to enable translational movement of a first surface relative to a second surface to allow the first surface to repeatedly impact the second surface to produce a plurality of vibration beats. The vibration control mechanism is configured to influence a drilling direction in which the BHA is drilling by controlling an amplitude of the vibration beats to regulate an impact force between the first surface and the second surface, where the amplitude is controlled based on directional information corresponding to the BHA.

Abstract: A system and method for finding the sources of increased interrupt latencies. An interrupt controller includes monitoring logic for measuring and storing latencies for servicing interrupt requests. The interrupt controller determines a measured latency is greater than an associated threshold and in response sends an indication of a long latency. The interrupt controller may send the indication to firmware, a device driver, or other software. The interrupt controller stores associated information with the measured latency for debug purposes. Additionally, the monitoring logic may perform statistical analysis in place of, or in addition to, software.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 2-pyrrolidone polymer or copolymer having optionally substituted methylol groups, and a process for producing the 2-pyrrolidone polymer or copolymer having methylol groups, the process comprising reacting a 2-pyrrolidone polymer or copolymer with an aldehyde.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for producing controlled vibrations within a borehole. In one example, the system includes a movement mechanism and a vibration control mechanism. The movement mechanism is configured to use mechanical energy provided by a mechanical energy source to enable translational movement of a first surface relative to a second surface to allow the first surface to repeatedly impact the second surface to produce a plurality of vibration beats, where the vibration beats will occur whenever the mechanical energy is provided by the mechanical energy source unless the provided mechanical energy is dampened to prevent the translational movement. The vibration control mechanism is configured to selectively control an amplitude of the vibration beats to encode information therein, where the amplitude of a vibration beat is selectively controlled by dampening the provided mechanical energy to regulate the impact of the first surface and the second surface.

Abstract: A method of analyzing protein-protein interactions includes: preparing two substrates, in which first protein-binding molecules that are biomolecules to be bound to the first proteins are attached to each of the substrates; inducing binding between the first proteins and the first protein-binding molecules on the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively, by supplying the first proteins included in the control group-cell to the first substrate among the two substrates and supplying the first proteins included in the experimental group-cell to the second substrate among the two substrates; supplying cell lysates of cells including the marker-tagged second proteins to the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively; and comparing the interactions between the first proteins and the second proteins on the first substrate and the second substrate in the supply of the cell lysates to the first substrate and the second substrate, respectively.

Abstract: The present invention provides an artificial microstructure. The artificial microstructure includes at least three split rings. The at least three split rings surround and embed in turn. Each split ring is formed by a wire which is made of conductive material, with two terminals of the wire towards each other to form an opening of the corresponding split ring. The present invention also provides an artificial electromagnetic material using the artificial microstructure. The artificial electromagnetic material with the artificial microstructure can achieve the function of broadband wave-absorbing.

Abstract: A rigid-flexible circuit board includes at least one flexible circuit board and at least one rigid circuit board. The flexible circuit board includes a flexible-board substrate, a plurality of flexible circuit board differential mode signal lines, at least one flexible circuit board grounding line, a flexible circuit board insulation layer formed on the upper surface of the flexible-board substrate and covering the flexible circuit board differential mode signal lines and the flexible circuit board grounding line. The rigid circuit board is stacked on the stacking section of the flexible circuit board. A shielding layer is formed on the flexible circuit board insulation layer of the flexible circuit board and corresponds to the extension section of the flexible circuit board. The shielding layer further extends from the extension section to the stacking section.

Abstract: The present invention provides (a) a functional nucleic acid molecule comprises: a target determinant sequence comprising antisense sequence to a target sequence in the protein-encoding RNA for which protein synthesis efficiency is to be increased and a regulatory sequence having an activity of increasing of the protein synthesis efficiency, and (b) a use of the functional nucleic acid molecule.

Abstract: A deposition process to form a conformal phase change material film on the surface of a substrate to produce a memory device wafer comprises providing a substrate to a chamber of a deposition system; providing an activation region; introducing one or more precursors into the chamber upstream of the substrate; optionally introducing one or more co-reactants upstream of the substrate; activating the one or more precursors; heating the substrate; and depositing the phase change material film on the substrate from the one or more precursors by chemical vapor deposition. The deposited phase change material film comprises GexSbyTezAm in which A is a dopant selected from the group of N, C, In, Sn, and Se. In one implementation, the process is carried out to form GST films doped with carbon and nitrogen, to impart beneficial film growth and performance properties to the film.

Abstract: Source-synchronization between a source module and a responder module generally includes providing, at the source module, an initial determinism reconciliation signal, propagating the initial determinism reconciliation signal from the source module to the responder module and back to the source module to produce a received determinism reconciliation signal, and compensating for an intrinsic delay of the circuit based on the initial determinism reconciliation signal and the received determinism reconciliation signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a fiber excellent in cool contact feeling which is excellent in hand and skin touch and capable of preventing unpleasant feeling in the wet state while also having excellent elasticity. The invention also relates to fabric, clothing, and underwear excellent in cool contact feeling and obtainable by using said fiber as well as the methods of making the fibers and articles thereof.

Abstract: An EUV mask set and method of manufacturing is disclosed. In one embodiment, a set of EUV mask blanks is inspected to obtain information about defects in each of the EUV mask blanks. From the obtained information, a set of complementary functional portions is determined, wherein each functional portion is assigned to one of the EUV mask blanks and does not contain any of the defects. The functional portions of the EUV mask blanks of the EUV mask blank set complement one another to form a virtual image area corresponding in size to image areas of the EUV mask blanks. A predefined mask pattern is provided on the EUV mask blanks. Information identifying position and shape of the functional portions is used to control an illumination process for imaging the predefined mask pattern onto a target.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method suitable for efficiently producing silver nanowires with high aspect ratio. In this method, silver nanowires with aspect ratio of more than 300 and purity of more than 80% are produced through an acid compound mediated microwave-assisted wet chemistry method. Such silver nanowires are especially suitable for the application in the flexible transparent electrodes, as they can simultaneously improve the electrical conductivity and transparency.

Abstract: A plasma confinement apparatus, and method for confining a plasma are described and which includes, in one form of the invention, a plurality of electrically insulated components which are disposed in predetermined spaced relation, one relative to the others, and surrounding a processing region of a plasma processing apparatus, and wherein a plurality of passageways are defined between the respective insulated components; and at least one electrically conductive and grounded component forms an electrical field shielding for the processing region.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of treating a disease condition susceptible to baclofen therapy, said method comprising orally administering once-a-day in the evening a controlled release drug delivery system comprising baclofen or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt or its derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

Abstract: The invention relates to a template for implanting a housing of an implantable unit of a partially implantable hearing instrument, comprising a template plate comprising an implant position marking opening and a template position indicating element which extends substantially normal with regard to the surface of the template plate, wherein the implant position marking opening is designed to mark the position of a receptacle to be created in the patient's temporal bone for receiving an elevated housing positioning portion of the housing, and wherein the template position indicating element is a projection designed to be seen or felt by a surgeon through the patient's skin when the template plate is positioned at the patient's skull to mark the position of said receptacle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processes and systems for the production of fermentation products such as alcohols. The present invention also provides methods for separating feed stream components for improved biomass processing and productivity.

Abstract: An LED manufacturing method includes following steps: providing an LED die; providing an electrode layer having a first section and a second section electrically insulated from the first section, and arranging the LED die on the second section wherein an electrically conductive material electrical connects a bottom of the LED die with second section; forming a transparent conductive layer to electrically connect a top of the LED die with the first section; providing a base and coating an outer surface of the base with a layer of electrically conductive material, defining a continuous gap in the electrically conductive material to divide the electrically conductive material into a first electrode part, and a second electrode part, arranging the electrode layer on the base so that the first section contacts the first electrode part, and the second section contacts the second electrode part.

Abstract: An LED device comprises a substrate, an LED chip and a luminescent conversion layer. The substrate comprises a first electrode, a second electrode and a reflector located on top faces of the first and the second electrodes. The LED chip is disposed on the first electrode and electrically connected to the first and the second electrodes. The luminescent conversion layer is located inside the reflector and comprises a first luminescent conversion layer and a second luminescent conversion layer with different specific gravities.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bundle division structure for a flexible circuit cable. The flexible circuit cable includes a plurality of conductor units that extends in an extension direction and is collected together to form a clustered structure. The clustered structure defines at least one bundle division section. The bundle division structure includes a bundle division unit, at least a pair of conductor unit receiving slots. The conductor units of the bundle division section are divided into groups that are respectively received in the conductor unit receiving slot. The bundle division unit is coupled to a protection member for protection and positioning purposes.