Abstract: Disclosed are a method of encoding a division block in video encoding and a method of decoding a division block in video decoding. An input picture is divided into encoding unit blocks. The encoding unit blocks are divided into sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are encoded by selectively using at least one of intra prediction encoding and inter prediction encoding. A decoding process is performed through a reverse process of the encoding method. When pixel values of an encoding unit block are encoded in video encoding, the flexibility in selecting an encoding mode is increased and the efficiency of encoding is increased.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of encoding a division block in video encoding and a method of decoding a division block in video decoding. An input picture is divided into encoding unit blocks. The encoding unit blocks are divided into sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are encoded by selectively using at least one of intra prediction encoding and inter prediction encoding. A decoding process is performed through a reverse process of the encoding method. When pixel values of an encoding unit block are encoded in video encoding, the flexibility in selecting an encoding mode is increased and the efficiency of encoding is increased.

Abstract: Briefly, methods and apparatus to rebalance workloads among processing cores utilizing a hybrid work donation and work stealing technique are disclosed that improve workload imbalances within processing devices such as, for example, GPUs. In one example, the methods and apparatus allow for workload distribution between a first processing core and a second processing core by providing queue elements from one or more workgroup queues associated with workgroups executing on the first processing core to a first donation queue that may also be associated with the workgroups executing on the first processing core. The method and apparatus also determine if a queue level of the first donation queue is beyond a threshold, and if so, steal one or more queue elements from a second donation queue associated with workgroups executing on the second processing core.

Abstract: The present invention discloses substantially more efficient and effective methods for delivering healthcare whereby patient care can be coordinated effectively and efficiently through changes in different physical settings and levels of care. Coordinated care helps ensure that patients seeking healthcare, and in particular chronically ill patients, with comorbidities get timely care to avoid unnecessary ER visits and admissions. Through risk and disease stratification, member profiling, inter disciplinary team follow-up and patient education, the methods of the present invention are operative to effectively allocate available resources, formulate and execute individualized care plans and successfully manage high risk members.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of encoding a division block in video encoding and a method of decoding a division block in video decoding. An input picture is divided into encoding unit blocks. The encoding unit blocks are divided into sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are encoded by selectively using at least one of intra prediction encoding and inter prediction encoding. A decoding process is performed through a reverse process of the encoding method. When pixel values of an encoding unit block are encoded in video encoding, the flexibility in selecting an encoding mode is increased and the efficiency of encoding is increased.

Abstract: The invention is a class of medical bandages that are effective for use in the treatment of various types of tissue burns, such as burns due to heat, chemicals, or sun exposure. The inventive bandages are comprised of a thin metal substrate in combination with a heat-sink. The inventive bandages incorporate a metal substrate (such as aluminum) having a burn-facing side for direct contact with the burn to draw heat away from the burn by conduction, and a heat-sink facing side opposite the burn-facing side for contact with a hydrogel to draw heat away from the metal layer by conduction. The thin aluminum layer and associated hydrogel heat-sink ensures flexibility and effective heat-transfer characteristics to rapidly cool a burn wound.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor package and a method for manufacturing the same. The semiconductor package includes a substrate, a package body and at least two connecting elements. The substrate has a first surface. The package body is disposed adjacent to the first surface of the substrate, and the package body defines a groove having a substantially flat bottom surface. The connecting elements are disposed adjacent to the first surface of the substrate. A portion of each of the connecting elements is within the package body, and another portion of each of the connecting elements protrudes from the substantially flat bottom surface of the groove.

Abstract: A suspended type nanowire array and a manufacturing method thereof may be provided. More particularly, an array including a suspended type nanowire having two kinds of nanowires stacked thereon and a manufacturing method thereof may be provided. The suspended type nanowire array includes: a substrate; a suspended type nanowire which is suspended above the substrate and comprises a first nanowire, an insulating member, and a second nanowire which are sequentially stacked; a first electrode portion which is electrically connected to the first nanowire; and a second electrode portion which is electrically connected to the second nanowire.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for optimizing a layout of a secondary coil for a wireless power transfer. The method includes reconstructing a secondary coil based on a fixed grid, corresponding to a design domain, to set a relative turn of each fixed grid and obtaining at least one or more of an electromagnetic measure and a physical measure of the secondary coil to optimize a layout of the secondary coil; applying an effective turn to the optimized layout of the secondary coil to perform post-processing; and deriving a layout of a physical coil about the secondary coil. The effective turn corresponds to a difference between the relative turns existing at a same position.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of encoding a division block in video encoding and a method of decoding a division block in video decoding. An input picture is divided into encoding unit blocks. The encoding unit blocks are divided into sub-blocks. The sub-blocks are encoded by selectively using at least one of intra prediction encoding and inter prediction encoding. A decoding process is performed through a reverse process of the encoding method. When pixel values of an encoding unit block are encoded in video encoding, the flexibility in selecting an encoding mode is increased and the efficiency of encoding is increased.

Abstract: The disclosure describes a method of producing iron nitride magnets using Zn-doped iron oxide precursors. The iron oxide precursors are reduced and nitrided to produce a powder containing iron nitride in the Fe16N2 phase. The inclusion of Zn in the iron oxide precursor enhances the magnetic properties of the iron nitride powder.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing a top-down Breadth-First Search (BFS) includes performing a first determination whether to convert to a bottom-up BFS. A second determination is performed whether to convert to the bottom-up BFS, based upon the first determination being positive. The bottom-up BFS is performed, based upon the first determination and the second determination being positive. A third determination is made whether to convert from the bottom-up BFS to the top-down BFS, based upon the third determination being positive.

Abstract: An asymmetric aircraft (1) and an aircraft (1) that can operate from small ships (8) and be stored in high density with three aircraft or more in one helicopter hangar (107) without needing a landing gear or wing fold. These aircraft slide into and out of the hangar on dollies (90) like circuit boards in a computer and are launched and recovered using a large towed parafoil (6).

Abstract: A trigger block and tamper notification system for use on a firearm includes the following: a. a main enclosure assembly comprising a housing and at least two protruding elements designed to position, respectively, in front of and in back of a firearm trigger, the protruding element in back of the firearm trigger comprising a circular base; b. a slide assembly comprising a slide housing and two channels to receive the two protruding elements; c. the protruding element in front of the trigger comprising a magnetic reed switch; d. the channel receiving the protruding element with the magnetic reed switch being adjacent to a magnet switch mounted in the slide assembly; e. a keypad on the main enclosure assembly, the keypad connecting to a control module and comprising at least four keys, the four keys enabling input of a secret four-digit number to arm or disarm at least one signaling element; and f.

Abstract: The present invention discloses substantially more efficient and effective methods for delivering healthcare whereby patient care can be coordinated effectively and efficiently through changes in different physical settings and levels of care. Coordinated care helps ensure that patients seeking healthcare, and in particular chronically ill patients, with comorbidities get timely care to avoid unnecessary ER visits and admissions. Through risk and disease stratification, member profiling, inter disciplinary team follow-up and patient education, the methods of the present invention are operative to effectively allocate available resources, formulate and execute individualized care plans and successfully manage high risk members.

Abstract: A video display device is provided with a light source, a display element, and an eyepiece optical system (14). The light source emits light which has at least one emission peak wavelength and has a wavelength width including one emission peak wavelength. The display element modulates the light emitted from the light source and displays video. The eye-piece optical system (14) comprises a volume phase reflective HOE (23) with diffracts and reflects video light from the display element and leads the light to a viewing pupil. An HOE surface (23a) is divided into a plurality of flat surfaces (31, 32, 33) disposed so as to be recessed on the viewing pupil side, and the plurality of flat surfaces (31, 32, 33) are continuous so as to have a common ridge line at a boundary between the flat surfaces adjoining to each other.

Abstract: A semiconductor substrate comprises both vertical interconnects and vertical capacitors with a common dielectric layer. The substrate can be suitably combined with further devices to form an assembly. The substrate can be made in etching treatments including a first step on the one side, and then a second step on the other side of the substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for multipass fiber amplifier comprises: (a) first passing a laser beam having a first linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in a first direction, (b) rotating the first linear polarization of the laser beam to a second linear polarization, the second linear polarization is perpendicular to the first linear polarization, (c) second passing the laser beam having the second linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in a second direction, the second direction is opposite to the first direction, (d) third passing the laser beam having the second linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in the first direction, the laser beam having the second linear polarization is reflected by a polarization separating device and a mirror, (e) rotating the second linear polarization of the laser beam to the first linear polarization, and (f) fourth passing the laser beam having the first linear polarization in the fiber amplifier in the second direction.

Abstract: To efficiently transfer of data from a cache to a memory, it is desirable that more data corresponding to the same page in the memory be loaded in a line buffer. Writing data to a memory page that is not currently loaded in a row buffer requires closing an old page and opening a new page. Both operations consume energy and clock cycles and potentially delay more critical memory read requests. Hence it is desirable to have more than one write going to the same DRAM page to amortize the cost of opening and closing DRAM pages. A desirable approach is batch write backs to the same DRAM page by retaining modified blocks in the cache until a sufficient number of modified blocks belonging to the same memory page are ready for write backs.

Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, flexible terminals, and flat terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion. The flexible terminals and the flat terminals are held in the base portion and disposed at an upper surface of the tongue portion. The flat terminals are arranged in front of the flexible terminals and include two pairs of signal terminals and a ground terminal between the signal terminals. Each flat terminal includes a flat contact portion, a tail portion, and a body portion between the flat contact portion and the tail portion. The body portion of the ground terminal includes two first widening portions extended outward from two sides thereof. A first distance is defined between each first widening portion and the body portion of the corresponding nearest signal terminal. A second distance is defined between the two signal terminals for each pair thereof.