Abstract: Self-aligned FET devices and associated fabrication methods are disclosed herein. A disclosed process for forming a FET includes forming a first mask, implanting a deep well region in a drift region using the first mask, forming a spacer in contact with the first mask, and implanting a shallow well region in the drift region using the first mask and the spacer. A disclosed FET includes a drift region, a shallow well region, a deep well region located between the shallow well region and the drift region, and a junction field effect region: in contact with the shallow well region, the drift region, and the deep well region; and having a junction field effect doping concentration of the first conductivity type. The FETs can include a hybrid channel formed by a portion of the junction field effect region, as influenced by the deep well region, and the shallow well region.

Abstract: A method of decoding or encoding including receiving information regarding a video sequence for encoding or decoding, determining, for the encoding or decoding of the video sequence, whether to use a first transform core matrix that is of a first size type or a second transform core matrix that is of a second size type, and based on the determining, transmitting information that causes the video sequence to be encoded or decoded using the determined first transform core matrix or second transform core matrix.

Abstract: A method for routing a vehicle includes determining, based on roadway section information for two or more potential driving routes for a vehicle, a first route along which a driver assistance feature or an automated driving feature will not be available and a second route along which the driver assistance feature or the automated driving feature will be available. The method further includes providing navigation instructions for the second route to a driver or control system.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for regulating a loan managed by a loan accounting system that includes steps of: detecting a new action affecting a logical history of a loan managed by the loan accounting system, with the new action representing a new event in a loan process of the loan; identifying a first series of events related to the logical history of the loan affected by the new action; automatically calculating states of the loan based on a plurality of actions each associated with an event of the first series of events, wherein at least two of the actions have a causal relationship with one another; and automatically recalculating and updating a physical history of the loan based on the calculated states of the loan with the physical history including a second series of events that is different than the first series of events.

Abstract: A threat intelligence gateway (TIG) may protect TCP/IP networks from network (e.g., Internet) threats by enforcing certain policies on in-transit packets that are crossing network boundaries. The policies may be composed of packet filtering rules with packet-matching criteria derived from cyber threat intelligence (CTI) associated with Internet threats. These CTI-derived packet-filtering rules may be created offline by policy creation and management servers, which may distribute the policies to subscribing TIGs that subsequently enforce the policies on in-transit packets. Each packet filtering rule may specify a disposition that may be applied to a matching in-transit packet, such as deny/block/drop the in-transit packet or pass/allow/forward the in-transit packet, and also may specify directives that may be applied to a matching in-transit packet, such as log, capture, spoof-tcp-rst, etc.

Abstract: A slim air vent apparatus for a vehicle may include an internal wing, an external wing, and a support wing that are disposed and hidden inside a duct to realize a compact and slim air vent apparatus and to improve the appearance by hiding the components. Since the air vent is operated to fulfil the functions thereof by manual manipulation of a single knob, positioned at the center portion of the external wing, by a user, it is possible to improve the convenience in manipulation of a user and to reduce manufacturing costs, and the air vent is universally applicable to various kinds of vehicles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modified peptide including (i) an amino acid sequence (X)-GRT-(Y)-TLC-(Z), or (ii) an amino acid sequence having at least 40% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence (X)-GRT-(Y)-TLC-(Z), wherein X, Y, and Z are the same as described in the specification. In this regard, methods for inhibiting the activity of at least one enzyme selected from the group consisting of AKT1 (PKB alpha), AKT2 (PKB beta), MAP3K8 (COT), MST4, AURKB (Aurora B), ROCK1, RPS6KB1 (p70S6K), CDC42 BPA (MRCKA), BRAF, RAF1 (cRAF) Y340D Y341D, SGK (SGK1), MAP4K4 (HGK), AURKA (Aurora A), AURKC (Aurora C), BRAF V599E, CHEK1 (CHK1), GSG2 (Haspin), CHEK2 (CHK2), FGR, IKBKB (IKK beta), CDK7/cyclin H/MNAT1, and CDC42 BPB (MRCKB) and Abl; and inhibiting cell proliferation are also provided, as are methods for preventing or treating cancer or a neurodegenerative disease or disorder.

Abstract: A system includes an initiating optics layer interposed between an electromagnetic (EM) source and a lenslet steering layer, where the lenslet steering layer includes a first positive lens element and a second negative lens element. The lenslet steering layer is interposed between the initiating optics layer and a concluding optics layer. The system includes a steering controller configured to steer an EM beam from the EM source by controlling a first relative rotation between the first positive lens element and the second negative lens element, and further by controlling a second absolute rotation of the lenslet steering layer. The system includes a rotating actuator responsive to rotation commands from the steering controller, where the rotating actuator selectively rotates the first positive lens element and/or the second negative lens element.

Abstract: Examples provide a system for system for customized item decanting. A robotic picker device is configured to remove a selected item from a selected case in an open configuration on a conveyor device. A decan manager, implemented on a processor, is configured to identify a destination tote in a set of totes for placement of the selected item, The robotic picker device places the selected item into the destination tote and the decant manager analyzes sensor data and item data associated with the selected item to confirm an identification of the selected item placed into the destination tote for inventory update.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lockable double shear dowel connector comprising two guide tubes, two dowels, two sleeves, an open end, and two orifices. The dowels are disposed adjacent to each other and adjacent to a joint between adjacent blocks of building materials. The present disclosure further provides kits and methods for using and installing the connectors disclosed herein.

Abstract: Implementations are directed to biasing speaker authentication on a per-user basis and on a device-by-device basis and/or contextual feature(s) basis. In some of those implementations, in performing speaker authentication based on a spoken utterance, different biasing parameters are determined for each of multiple different registered users of an assistant device at which the spoken utterance was detected. In those implementations, each of the biasing parameters can be used to make it more likely or less likely (in dependence of the biasing parameter) that a corresponding registered user will be verified using the speaker authentication. Through utilization of biasing parameter(s) in performing speaker authentication, accuracy and/or robustness of speaker authentication can be increased.

Abstract: Procedures for using a transmission configuration indication (TCI) state in wireless communications are described. A base station may send one or more configuration parameters indicating a plurality of cells to be updated with a same TCI state. A wireless device may perform, via the plurality of cells and using one or more parameters associated with the TCI state, at least one of transmission or reception.

Abstract: Transaction systems and methods are disclosed. A system may include a controller having a transaction detection circuit to interpret a transaction request value, wherein the transaction request value includes a transaction description for one of a proposed or an imminent transaction, and a cryptocurrency type value and a transaction amount value. A transaction locator circuit then determines a transaction location parameter in response to the transaction request value, wherein the transaction location is a geographic value or a jurisdiction value. A transaction execution circuit then provides a transaction implementation command in response to the transaction location parameter.

Abstract: A method for transmitting a set of conforming data frames in a specialized data network, the method comprising providing, from a data source, at least one specialized header frame to a data destination by way of the specialized data network, generating, at the data source, a set of conforming data frames, and providing at least a subset of the conforming data frames to the data destination by way of the specialized data network.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for correcting artifacts in computed tomography data is provided. The method includes inputting a sinogram into a trained sinogram correction network, wherein the sinogram is missing a pixel value for at least one pixel. The method also includes processing the sinogram via one or more layers of the trained sinogram correction network, wherein processing the sinogram includes deriving complementary information from the sinogram and estimating the pixel value for the at least one pixel based on the complementary information. The method further includes outputting from the trained sinogram correction network a corrected sinogram having the estimated pixel value.

Abstract: Described herein are complete lifecycle management processes for IoT/M2M devices, which are commissioned and de-commissioned in a given system without requiring a user/human administrator. A delegated life-cycle management process is described, wherein devices rely upon a delegatee, which may have more computing and battery resources than the devices. Further, a Trust Enabling Infrastructure (TEI) is described herein, which may belong to a different trusted domain than the given device and its delegatee. A device in response to powering on for the first time, registers with a trust enabling infrastructure (TEI) and generates one or more credentials based on the registration with the TEI so as to define a trust relationship with the TEI. After the registration, the device receives one or more security components and policies from the TEI and installs the one or more security components so as to define a secure environment.

Abstract: A traction battery assembly according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a thermal exchange plate having a plurality of coolant channels distributed within the thermal exchange plate according to a first pattern, and a thermal interface material disposed on a surface of the thermal exchange plate according to a second pattern. The first pattern mimics the second pattern.