Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for magnetic particle conjugates, methods of making the magnetic particle conjugates, methods of using magnetic particle conjugates, micelles (also referred to as a “magnetic composite nanocarrier” (MCNC)), methods of making micelles, methods of using micelles, and the like.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to a patterning structure including an underlayer and an imaging layer, as well as methods and apparatuses thereof. In particular embodiments, the underlayer provides an increase in radiation absorptivity and/or patterning performance of the imaging layer.

Abstract: A method and a device for transmitting a signal by using a polar code are provided. The method includes generating a first codeword by applying the polar code to an input signal, dividing the first codeword into a plurality of partial vectors, allocating a shaping bit to the input signal when at least one of the plurality of partial vectors does not satisfy a preset Hamming weight condition, generating a second codeword by applying the polar code to the input signal to which the shaping bit is allocated, and transmitting a signal based on the second codeword.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region and a second region, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, a barrier layer disposed on the semiconductor layer, a first source electrode, a first drain electrode, and a first gate electrode disposed therebetween, which are disposed on the barrier layer in the first region, a second source electrode, a second drain electrode, and a second gate electrode disposed therebetween, which are disposed on the barrier layer in the second region, and a ferroelectric pattern interposed between the first gate electrode and the barrier layer.

Abstract: An aluminum alloy material suitable for the manufacture of automotive body panels comprising: Si 0.6 to 1.2 wt %, Mg 0.7 to 1.3 wt %, Zn 0.25 to 0.8 wt %, Cu 0.02 to 0.20 wt %, Mn 0.01 to 0.25 wt %, Zr 0.01 to 0.20 wt %, with the balance being Al and incidental elements, based on the total weight of the aluminum alloy material. The aluminum alloy material satisfies the inequation of: 2.30 wt %?(Si+Mg+Zn+2Cu) wt %?3.20 wt %.

Abstract: Providing user assistance in a vehicle includes identifying a driving behavior of the vehicle based on an evaluation of information about manual operation of the vehicle and information about an environment surrounding the vehicle, and issuing an alert to a user prompting the user to implement corrective manual operation. The user assistance further includes receiving a traffic behavior model that describes a predominating driving behavior of a like population of reference vehicles, and issuing the alert to a user prompting the user to implement corrective manual operation in response to identifying that the driving behavior of the vehicle does not match the predominating driving behavior of the like population of reference vehicles. Under the corrective manual operation, the driving behavior of the vehicle matches the predominating driving behavior of the like population of reference vehicles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of accumulating and decoding a PBCH signal received by a 5G NR receiver, the method including: generating an inversion vector for negating at least one bit of a system frame number (SFN) included the received PBCH signal; performing accumulation over at least one frame by performing modulo addition on the generated inversion vector and the received PBCH signal; decoding the accumulated PBCH signals; and checking validity of the decode PBCH and reconstructing the SFN.

Abstract: A system for generating point clouds having surface normal information includes one or more processors and a memory having a depth map generating module, a point cloud generating module, and surface normal generating module. The depth map generating module causes the one or more processors to generate a depth map from one or more images of a scene. The point cloud causes the one or more processors to generate a point cloud from the depth map having a plurality of points corresponding to one or more pixels of the depth map. The surface normal generating module causes the one or more processors to generate surface normal information for at least a portion of the one or more pixels of the depth map and inject the surface normal information into the point cloud such that the plurality of points of the point cloud include three-dimensional location information and surface normal information.

Abstract: Described herein are nanoparticle compositions comprising binding agents, carrier proteins and an amount of paclitaxel derivative, and optionally a therapeutic agent. Also described herein are nanoparticle compositions comprising carrier proteins and an amount of paclitaxel, and optionally binding agents and/or a therapeutic agent, wherein the paclitaxel is present in an amount that is less than an amount that provides a therapeutic effect. Also disclosed herein are nanoparticles which contain (a) carrier protein, (b) a paclitaxel derivative, the paclitaxel derivative having reduced toxicity compared to paclitaxel, and optionally (c) a binding agent and/or (d) a therapeutic agent. Also described are methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a cancer therapeutic.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to tagging of materials and objects and analysis for authentication thereof. An example method includes analyzing separately a number of locations distributed across a given surface of a solid object according to one or more analysis technologies to determine feature data for each of the locations. The feature data are indicative of a respective chemical property and/or mechanical property of the solid object at each of the locations, corresponding to a feature tag, and the feature data depend on the one or more analysis technologies. The method also includes determining a tag signature for the solid object based on the feature data determined for each of the locations.

Abstract: A nuclear image processing method is provided. The method includes the following steps: inputting a normalized standard space nuclear image; selecting a voxel of the normalized standard space nuclear image and collecting the values of the neighbor voxels to form a voxel value set; conducting a data augmentation algorithm to generate a voxel distribution function; calculating an expected value of the distribution and calculating a first standard deviation of the portion over the expected value and a second standard deviation of the portion lower than the expected value; repeating the above steps to calculate the expected value, the first standard deviation and the second standard deviation of the necessary voxels, so as to form an image standardization template set including expected value template, first standard deviation template and the second standard deviation template.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of absence seizures. In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD for reducing absence seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; Doose Syndrome; CDKL5; Dup15q; Jeavons syndrome; Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) and brain abnormalities. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of regenerating an electron source, the electron source including at least one emission site fixed on a needle tip, and the emission site including a reaction product formed by metal atoms and gas molecules. The method includes regenerating the electron source in situ if an emission capability of the electron source satisfies a regeneration condition.

Abstract: The present application provides methods and compositions for AAV-mediated delivery of PYY and Glucagon-like Peptide 1 or an analog thereof (e.g., Exendin-4) to a subject (e.g., the saliva of a subject). In some embodiments, compositions and methods for topical delivery of Ex-4 and PYY peptides also are provided. Methods and compositions are useful to promote weight loss and/or altered lipid taste sensitivity, as well as for the treatment of diabetes.

Abstract: A control method and a control system are provided. A valve closing position of a valve device can be controlled according to the current flow direction or working mode of a refrigerant. A stroke of the valve device from a fully-opened position to a fully-closed position is defined as a total valve closing stroke. When the flow direction of the refrigerant is a forward direction, the valve device is controlled to operate at a first valve closing position, and when the flow direction of the refrigerant is a reverse direction, the valve device is controlled to operate at a second valve closing position. The first valve closing position is different from the second valve closing position, such that wear caused by valve closing can be reduced.

Abstract: Carbon nanotube (CNT) forests or sheets coated and/or bonded at room temperature with one or more coatings were measured to produce thermal resistances that are on par with conventional metallic solders. These results were achieved by reducing the high contact resistance at CNT tips and/or sidewalls, which has encumbered the development of high-performance thermal interface materials based on CNTs. Resistances as low as 4.9±0.3 mm2-K/W were achieved for the entire polymer-coated CNT interface structure.

Abstract: Autonomous driving includes evaluating information about an environment surrounding a vehicle, generating, based on the evaluation of the information about the environment surrounding the vehicle, a driving plan for performing a driving maneuver, and operating vehicle systems in the vehicle to perform the driving maneuver according to the driving plan. The autonomous driving further includes receiving a traffic behavior model that describes a predominating driving behavior of a like population of reference vehicles. Under the driving plan, a driving behavior of the vehicle matches the predominating driving behavior of the like population of reference vehiclesAutonomous driving includes identifying a driving behavior of a vehicle based on an evaluation of information about manual operation of the vehicle and information about an environment surrounding the vehicle, and operating vehicle systems in the vehicle to perform a driving maneuver according to a driving plan for performing the driving maneuver.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus that uses a brine from a well that is used to both generate electricity and recover valuable minerals present in the brine. The method and apparatus uses a hydrophobic membrane to separate water vapor from the brine to concentrate the brine that is then used to recover the minerals.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed that can rapidly and automatically determine the optimal exposure time for high-quality three-dimensional (3D) shape measurement with digital fringe projection technique. The method only requires capturing a fringe pattern image with one exposure time to automatically determine a single global optimal exposure time for high quality 3D shape measurement. The method can be extended to automatically determine a plurality of optimal exposure times for HDR image capture.

Abstract: A method for transmitting and receiving scheduling information in a communication system is disclosed. A method for operating a UE comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a control channel including scheduling information of first data in slot #n; receiving, from the base station, a data channel including the first data and second data in the slot #n; receiving, from the base station, a control channel in slot #n+k, the control channel including PI indicating a transmission position of the second data in the slot #n; and demodulating the data channel on the basis of the scheduling information and the PI. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.