Abstract: Described herein is a suture for connecting a human or animal tissue comprising a suture strand, wherein at least two protrusions are provided on the suture strand, the protrusions are provided spaced apart from each other along the suture strand. Also described herein is a soft anchor, the soft anchor having a proximal end and a distal end in an insertion direction. At the proximal end and the distal end the soft anchor includes respectively at least one opening for a suture. The proximal end and the distal end of the soft anchor are connected with at least one, in particular two, connecting portions. The soft anchor has a first state, in which it is adapted to be inserted into a bore in the insertion direction, and a second state, in which it is locked in a bore.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) on a substrate, a spacer adjacent to the MTJ, a liner adjacent to the spacer, and a first metal interconnection on the MTJ. Preferably, the first metal interconnection includes protrusions adjacent to two sides of the MTJ and a bottom surface of the protrusions contact the liner directly.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate and a metal interconnection in the first IMD layer, forming a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a top electrode on the metal interconnection, forming a spacer adjacent to the MTJ and the top electrode, forming a second IMD layer around the spacer, forming a cap layer on the top electrode, the spacer, and the second IMD layer, and then patterning the cap layer to form a protective cap on the top electrode and the spacer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) region and a logic region, an inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on the substrate, a MTJ in the IMD layer on the MTJ region, a first metal interconnection in the IMD layer on the logic region, and protrusions adjacent to two sides of the first metal interconnection. Preferably, the MTJ further includes a bottom electrode, a fixed layer, a barrier layer, a free layer, and a top electrode.

Abstract: A partial sensing-based resource selection method and a User Equipment are disclosed. The method includes: determining at least one selected slot and at least one sensing slot, the selected slot being after a target slot, and the sensing slot being before the target slot; and determining a candidate resource set from available resources of the selected slot on the basis of the sensing result in the sensing slot, and selecting a transmission resource from the candidate resource set.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a semiconductor substrate, a first isolation structure, a visible light detection structure, and an infrared light detection structure. The semiconductor substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface in a vertical direction. The first isolation structure is disposed in the semiconductor substrate for defining pixel regions in the semiconductor substrate. The visible light detection structure and the infrared light detection structure are disposed within the same pixel region, and a first portion of the visible light detection structure is disposed between the second surface of the semiconductor substrate and the infrared light detection structure in the vertical direction. The infrared light detection structure includes an epitaxial structure disposed in the semiconductor substrate, and the visible light detection structure includes a doped region including a material identical to a material of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of wireless communications. Disclosed are a resource selection method and device, a terminal, and a medium. The method comprises: determining a resource monitoring window, wherein the resource monitoring window comprises some of time slots before a time slot m where a selected resource is located; and when the monitoring result of the resource monitoring window is that a resource conflict occurs between the selected resource and a reserved resource of a second terminal, performing resource reselection for the selected resource. In the present application, the determined resource monitoring window only comprises some of the time slots before the time slot m where the selected resource is located, instead of all the time slots, and therefore, in a monitoring process of resource reselection, the time required for monitoring is reduced, and the power consumption of a first terminal is reduced.

Abstract: The disclose provides an optical anti-counterfeiting element and a manufacturing method of the optical anti-counterfeiting element, the optical anti-counterfeiting element includes: a substrate, the substrate has a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other; and an interference color layer located on the first surface of the substrate, the interference color layer is located in a non-hollow area of the optical anti-counterfeiting element and is not located in a hollow area, the interference color layer is a Fabry-Perot filter structure, an absorbing layer of the Fabry-Perot filter structure is in contact with the substrate, and a material of the absorbing layer is an alloy.

Abstract: Lightweight, low-torque, composite golf club shafts with bent tips and methods of manufacturing such golf club shafts are disclosed herein. Some methods involve the use of pre-bent, rigid tubes that remain inside the finished composite shafts to support their bent tip structures. Other methods require the use of cores (which may be flexible and/or dissolvable), which support the composite shaft precursors when they are placed into forming molds to form the bent tips. These cores may be removed at the end of the bending process. Still other methods incorporate the use of bladders to provide support for shaft tips when they are subjected to molding forces.

Abstract: A sterile drape assembly for a surgical robot including a robotic arm with a plurality of links and a plurality of joints. The sterile drape assembly includes a surgical drape adapted to be disposed over the robotic arm and a drape belt configured to be secured to the surgical drape. The drape belt has at least one optical tracking element that moves with the drape belt as the drape belt is secured to the surgical drape.

Abstract: A clip device includes a clip, including a plurality of arms having sliding grooves; and an intermediate member inserted into the sliding grooves for connecting the plurality of arms; a pressing tube accommodating a proximal end portion of the clip; a connection member connecting with an operation wire at a proximal end side and including an engaging portion engaging with the intermediate member; and a locking mechanism for lock the plurality of arms when the clip is pulled toward the proximal end side by a predetermined distance by the connection member, wherein the clip includes a contact portion formed on a side surface of the arm to be in contact with the engaging portion from a direction orthogonal to an axial direction of the intermediate portion for preventing a deformation of the engaging portion when the intermediate portion slides along the sliding groove before the plurality of arms are locked.

Abstract: A pickleball paddle is disclosed herein. The pickleball paddle includes a body with a face section and a handle section. The face section has a perimeter. A grip is attached to the handle section. Weighting is positioned in the perimeter of the face section.

Abstract: A pen needle includes a hub supporting a needle and a distal needle shield that can retract to expose the needle and return to an extended position to cover the needle. A proximal needle shield moves to an extended position to cover a proximal end of the needle. A spring extends between the distal and proximal needle shields to bias the distal and proximal needle shields to their respective extended positions. A locking member on the distal needle shield cooperates with the hub to lock the proximal and distal needle shields in their respective extended positions. An indicator in the hub couples to the distal needle shield when the distal needle shield is moved to a retracted position. The indicator moves with the distal needle shield to the extended position of the distal needle shield where the indicator indicates that the pen needle is no longer usable.

Abstract: A diamond coated tool includes a base material and a diamond layer provided on the base material. The diamond layer has a boron content of 1×103 ppma or more and 1×106 ppma or less and an oxygen content of 1×102 ppma or more and 1×105 ppma or less in a first region surrounded by a surface of the diamond layer and a first imaginary plane located at a distance of 1 ?m from the surface in a thickness direction.

Abstract: A jumping motion control method for a biped robot includes: before feet of the biped robot leaves a support surface, estimating a motion trajectory of the biped robot that leaves the support surface according to a period of time when the biped robot stays or flips in the air; calculating a first motion angle of each joint of legs of the biped robot according to the motion trajectory and inverse kinematics; determining a constraint condition according to a motion type to which an action to be performed by the biped robot corresponds; optimizing the first motion angles according to the constraint condition to obtain a second motion angle of each joint of legs of the biped robot; and controlling a jumping motion of the biped robot according to the second motion angles.

Abstract: A retrievable shaft locking mechanism for axial and rotational locking on smooth round shafts with a lever providing tensioning of the clamping ring and vectorially supporting a clamping action through a horizontal dowel pin.

Abstract: A camera module and an electronic device are described, which relate to the field of smart devices. The camera module includes a first shell, a second shell, a first light-redirecting member, a lens assembly, an image sensor, and a second light-redirecting member, and a third light-redirecting member. The second light-redirecting member is disposed in the first shell and located at a side of the lens assembly away from the first light-redirecting member. The third light-redirecting member is disposed in the second shell and facing the second light-redirecting member. A relative displacement between the second light-redirecting member and the third light-redirecting member is changeable to change a transmission distance of light from the lens assembly to the image.

Abstract: An electronic device with light-indicating function is provided. The electronic device includes a substrate, a first light source, a second light source, and a light guiding element. The substrate includes a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The first light source is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the first light source faces the first direction, and the first light source provides a first light beam. The second light source is disposed on the first surface of the substrate, wherein the second light source faces the second direction, the second light source provides a second light beam, and the first direction is not parallel to the second direction. The light guiding element includes a first section and a second section.

Abstract: Methods and systems for characterizing holes in a combustor liner of a gas turbine engine, and associated repair methods are provided. One method comprises receiving first measured data of the combustor liner in an uncoated state. The method includes determining a first location and a first orientation of a first hole and a first location and a first orientation of a second hole in the combustor liner using the first measured data. The method includes receiving second measured data of the combustor liner in a coated state where the second hole is at least partially obstructed by a coating and the first hole is substantially unobstructed by the coating. The method includes inferring a second location of the second hole of the combustor liner in the coated state using a known spacing between the first location of the first hole and the first location of the second hole. The characterization of the holes may be used to re-drill the obstructed second hole.