Abstract: A trocar site closure clip includes a generally triangular central body, a pair of arms extending from the body, and an elongated support extending from the body between the arms. In use, the clip is advanced into a patient through a trocar, the trocar removed, then the clip partially retracted to engage and pierce the patients tissue. The biodegradable clip remains in the patients tissue, at least partially blocking the trocar site, and degrades over time as the patient heals.

Abstract: Proposed is a method for producing an insulating composite material for a silicone rubber socket, in which the method includes a step of producing a molded body of a mixture of liquid silicone and a heterogeneous composite powder composited from (i) metal powder and (ii) polymer or ceramic powder. An insulating composite material for a silicone rubber socket, produced by the method, is also proposed. Further proposed is a silicone rubber socket manufacturing method including the steps of producing a sheet-shaped molded body from a mixture including liquid silicone and a heterogeneous composite powder composited from (i) a metal powder and (ii) a polymer or ceramic powder and (b) forming a plurality of pores extending through the sheet-shaped molded body in a thickness direction and filling the pores with a conductive material. In addition, a silicone rubber socket manufactured by the method is also proposed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus with object detector training is provided. The method includes obtaining first input data and second input data from a target object; obtaining second additional input data by performing data augmentation on the second input data; extracting a first feature to a shared embedding space by inputting the first input data to a first encoder; extracting a second feature to the shared embedding space by inputting the second input data to a second encoder; extracting a second additional feature to the shared embedding space by inputting thesecond additional input data to the second encoder; identifying a first loss function based on the first feature, the second feature, and the second additional feature; identifying a second loss function based on the second feature and the second additional feature; and updating a weight of the second encoder based on the first loss function and the second loss function.

Abstract: A gold alloy and a method for producing the gold alloy. The gold alloy includes: gold; and an Au—X-RE-based hypermaterial represented by a compositional formula AU100-(a+b)XaREb, wherein, in the compositional formula, X represents at least one atom selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, and Sn; RE represents a rare-earth element; and a and b respectively represent a content of X and a content of RE, expressed in at %, and satisfy the following (1) and (2): 10?a?40 (1); and 13?b?17 (2), wherein the Au—X-RE-based hypermaterial is dispersed in a gold matrix phase.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a group of peptide compounds and their use in identifying molecules that stimulate proteasome or immunoproteasome are disclosed herein. Composition matters and methods of uses are within the scope of this disclosure.

Abstract: There is provided a graphics processor performance analysis apparatus. The apparatus includes a model definition unit that defines a graphics processor core model for identifying structural stalls of computing and a memory, a data stall of the memory, and an idle stall, a simulation execution unit that simulates an operation of a specific GPU by using architecture parameters of a GPU application and the specific GPU as inputs on the basis of the graphics processor core model, and a performance analysis unit that receives an output of the graphics processor core model as a result of the simulation and analyzes performance of the specific GPU.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes: extracting feature maps respectively corresponding to a plurality of channels based on a convolutional network with respect to two images; generating a matching point map from the feature maps; refining the matching point map by using attention between matching points comprised in the matching point map; and extracting a matching point between the two images from the refined matching point map.

Abstract: A heterostructure system comprises a two-dimensional ferroelectric material on a dielectric substrate, and a two-dimensional semiconductor material having a first region disposed on the ferroelectric material and a second region disposed on the dielectric substrate, wherein an edge of the ferroelectric material is between the first region and the second region of the semiconductor material.

Abstract: It would be helpful to provide a sheet-form thermoelectric conversion module with excellent thermoelectric conversion characteristics. A thermoelectric conversion module according to the disclosure is a thermoelectric conversion module formed in sheet form, the thermoelectric conversion module being disposed in contact or proximity to a heat source and generating power based on a temperature difference between a portion close to the heat source and a portion away from the heat source, the thermoelectric conversion module including an incision penetrating in a sheet thickness direction, wherein by stretching the thermoelectric conversion module in a predetermined direction, mutually opposite edges of the incision are separated, and the thermoelectric conversion module is transformed from a sheet form A into a three-dimensional structural form B protruding in the sheet thickness direction.

Abstract: A method to make primary alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, and other value-added chemicals from plastic waste. The method includes the steps of pyrolyzing plastic waste to yield pyrolysis oil; hydroformylating the pyrolysis oil in the absence of any added co-reactants to yield a mixture comprising aldehydes; and hydrogenating, oxidizing, aminating, or aldolizing the mixture to yield a product comprising primary alcohols, carboxylic acids, amines, or larger (>C10) chemicals with carbonyl function groups.

Abstract: A method of operating a network switch for collective communication includes: receiving, via a network from external electronic devices, a first and second matrix each formatted according to a sparse matrix storage format; and generating a third matrix formatted according to the sparse matrix storage format, wherein the third matrix is generated by combining the first and second matrix according to the sparse matrix storage format, wherein, according to the sparse matrix storage format the first matrix includes first matrix positions of respective first element values and the second matrix includes second matrix positions of respective second element values, and wherein the combining includes comparing the first matrix positions with the second matrix positions.

Abstract: Electrical stimulation devices can be used to treat tinnitus. For example, tinnitus can be treated using implantable electrodes and stimulation devices for delivering electrical stimulation to a patient's cochlear region. Cochlear surface electrode(s), endosteal electrode(s), subendosteal electrode(s), intraosseous electrode(s), or short intracochlear electrode(s) (or a combination thereof), connected to existing or modified cochlear implant receiver/stimulator technology, can provide a successful model for long-term treatment of tinnitus in a large number of patients. In some cases, patients can simply turn on the tinnitus implant when experiencing troublesome tinnitus and gain instant relief.

Abstract: Disclosed are phototunable hydrogels, compositions that include the same, and methods for using the same for treating wounds and/or injuries, for inhibiting formation of scar tissue at wound sites, for inhibiting fibrosis in subjects in need thereof, for inhibiting lung fibrosis and/or scarring in subject in need thereof, for inhibiting formation of myofibroblasts from fibroblasts, and for inhibiting expression of ?-smooth muscle actin (?-SMA) and/or type I collagen in fibroblasts.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ion thermoelectric elastomer, which exhibit excellent thermal and air stability as well as excellent mechanical properties even under tensile stretching by adjusting poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (2-HEA), and an ion conductive dopant to a certain content range, and exhibit excellent ionic thermoelectric properties compared to conventional materials by having a high Seebeck coefficient and ionic conductivity, and a thermoelectric element including the same. Accordingly, the thermoelectric element using the ion thermoelectric elastomer according to the present disclosure as a thermoelectric material exhibits excellent mechanical performance and thermal stability, and thus exhibits excellent and stable ionic thermoelectric properties, such as excellent compatibility with a high-temperature curved surface or skin curvature, while generating an output voltage even in various environments.

Abstract: Disclosed are a three-dimensional flash memory having an improved stack connection part and a method for manufacturing same. A three-dimensional flash memory according to an embodiment may comprise: multiple stack structures, each of which comprises multiple word lines alternately stacked in a vertical direction while extending in the horizontal direction, and at least one cell string extending through the multiple word lines in the vertical direction, the at least one cell string comprising a channel layer extending in the vertical direction and a charge storage layer formed to surround the channel layer; and at least one buffer layer that is disposed between the multiple stack structures stacked in the vertical direction and connects the channel layers of the multiple stack structures to each other.

Abstract: A method may include predicting, using a machine learning model, score maps for each of a plurality of pre-set classes for predetermined symmetry types, using a plurality of pixels included in the feature map, and detecting a symmetry element of the input image based on the predicted score maps.

Abstract: A surgical skills training model has an elongated body including muscle, fascia, subcutaneous tissue, connective tissue and skin mimicking layers. The fascia and connective tissue layer are made from a material having a stretch direction that is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the muscle layer and the body of the model.

Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, and methods for treating nervous system injuries caused by trauma or neurodegeneration or aging in a subject by administering a CSPG or SOCS3 reduction peptide (CRP and SRP respectively), or a nucleic acid sequence encoding the CRP or SRP, wherein both the CRP and SRP comprise a cell membrane penetrating domain, and a lysosome targeting domain, and the CRP further comprises a chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) binding domain, and the SRP further comprises a suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 (SOCS3) binding domain.

Abstract: Recombinant microorganisms configured for enhanced production of compounds such as 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) and methods of using the recombinant microorganisms for the production of these compounds. The recombinant microorganisms include one or more modifications that reduce 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid (PDC) hydrolase activity, 4-carboxy-2-hydroxy-6-methoxy-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate (CHMOD) cis-trans isomerase activity, 4-carboxy-2-hydroxy-6-methoxy-6-oxohexa-2,4-dienoate (CHMOD) methyl esterase activity, and/or vanillate/3-O-methylgallate O-demethylase activity. The recombinant microorganisms can be used to generate PDC from media comprising plant-derived phenolics, such as syringyl phenolics, guaiacyl phenolics, and p-hydroxyphenyl phenolics. The plant-derived phenolics can be derived from pretreated lignin, including depolymerized lignin or other chemically altered lignin.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for wireless implantable devices, for example implantable biomedical devices employed for biomodulation. Some embodiments include a biomodulation system including a non-implantable assembly including a source for wireless power transfer and a data communications system, an implantable assembly including a power management module configured to continuously generate one or more operating voltage for the implantable assembly using wireless power transfer from the non-implantable assembly, a control module operably connected to at least one communication channel and at least one stimulation output, the control module including a processor unit to process information sensed via the at least one communication channel and, upon determining a condition exists, to generate an output to trigger the generation of a stimulus.