Abstract: In a well related to the production of hydrocarbons, an injection apparatus including: a base pipe including a radial port; an in-flow control device including a flow restriction device and a housing, with the housing being external and concentric of the base pipe. The housing includes a closed end portion and an open, opposite end portion and a housing channel communicating the opposite end portion. The flow restriction device is disposed at an intermediate location along the housing channel and adapted to control a rate of flow along the housing channel. A fluid transmissive screen is concentric of the base pipe and extends from the open, opposite end portion of the housing. A check valve assembly is interposed between the opposite end portion of the housing and a screened space.

Abstract: Network service provisioning is described. Network service provisioning to a device includes a mechanism for ensuring that network services are available based upon one or more of appropriate traffic control, billing, and notification policies. Ensuring that the policies are properly enforced on a device is a focus of this paper. The enforcement policies can be on the device or in the network.

Abstract: A method of fabricating semiconductor packages includes forming an insulating polymer layer on a substrate to cover a plurality of conductive patterns on the substrate, planarizing the insulating polymer layer by pressing the insulating polymer layer downward by using at least one pressure member, and patterning the planarized insulating polymer layer to expose at least parts of the plurality of conductive patterns.

Abstract: Power supply rejection (PSR) peaking in Low Dropout (LDO) voltage regulators can lead to reduced bandwidth and efficiency. The present invention is directed to a new design method by combining power transmission lines (PTL) with LDOs for enhancing its bandwidth and efficiency. This approach is applicable for LDOs regulating high speed I/O drivers. The PTL combined with decoupling capacitors on the package or board are used to mitigate the PSR peaking. This methodology is demonstrated using printed circuit board test vehicles with off-the-shelf components. When compared to conventional approaches, the PTL solution showed ˜80% lower power supply noise.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for preparing prebiotic oligosaccharides by non-enzymatic methods of glycosylation of monosaccharides and/or disaccharides or by hydrolysis of polymeric sugars to monosaccharides and simultaneous glycosylation of hydrolytic products. The methods may include mixing one or more types of monosaccharides and/or disaccharides with a water-deficient system at a temperature sufficient to form one or more types of prebiotic oligosaccharides. Also provided are methods of preparing prebiotic oligosaccharides comprising mixing starch, cellulose and/or lignocellulosic biomass with a water-deficient system at a temperature sufficient to form one or more types of prebiotic oligosaccharides that collectively make up at least 25% of the products of the synthesis.

Abstract: A multilayer composite membrane consists essentially of a porous support layer, an inorganic porous layer, a polymer porous layer, and a separation layer. The inorganic porous layer consists of inorganic particles and is disposed on the porous support layer. The polymer porous layer is disposed on the inorganic porous layer. The separation layer is disposed on the polymer porous layer.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for acquiring a plurality of differently-weighted images of a subject using a single pulse sequence. The method includes determining imaging parameters for a pulse sequence that includes a diffusion weighted module and an anatomical imaging module. The imaging parameters include at least a repetition time (TR), a mixing time (TM), an echo time (TE), and a diffusion weighting b-value, with at least two different values of at least TM, TE, and diffusion weighting b-value. The method also includes performing a pulse sequence using the imaging parameters to acquire MR image data from a subject. The different values of at least TM, TE, and diffusing weighting b-value are used to acquire the MR image data. Furthermore, the method includes reconstructing, from the MR image data, a plurality of images of the subject, including at least a T1-weighted image, a T2-weighted image, and a diffusion-weighted image.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optically pumped vertical cavity laser structure operating in the mid-infrared region, which has demonstrated room-temperature continuous wave operation. This structure uses a periodic gain active region with type I quantum wells comprised of InGaAsSb, and barrier/cladding regions which provide strong hole confinement and substantial pump absorption. A preferred embodiment includes at least one wafer bonded GaAs-based mirror. Several preferred embodiments also include means for wavelength tuning of mid-IR VCLs as disclosed, including a MEMS-tuning element. This document also includes systems for optical spectroscopy using the VCL as disclosed, including systems for detection concentrations of industrial and environmentally important gases.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a TDC includes: a clock input configured to receive a reference clock that is synchronized with a first event; a clock generation circuit configured to generate a first clock at a first output of the clock generation circuit based on the reference clock, the first clock having a second frequency lower than the reference clock; a data input configured to receive an input stream of pulses, where the input stream of pulses is based on the first event; a sampling circuit having an input register, the sampling circuit coupled to the data input, the sampling circuit configured to continuously sample the input stream of pulses into the input register based on the reference clock; and output terminals configured to stream time stamps based on the input stream of pulses at the second frequency, where the stream of time stamps is synchronized with the first clock.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing a surgical procedure within a body cavity. The systems include a cannula having a tubular body with ports located at first and second ends thereof, wherein the second end is configured to be inserted into the cavity. The systems further include one or more tools configured to be inserted into the cannula through the ports on the first end, extend through the body of the cannula, and protrude from the ports on the second end. The tools each include a shaft with a working element on a distal end of the shaft, at least portions of which are capable of articulation relative to the shaft, rotation relative to the cannula, and are configured to perform tasks in the cavity. The working element may be produced with an additive manufacturing technique.

Abstract: A system and method capable of detecting damage in a belt before catastrophic failure of the belt occurs. The system includes a belt having at least a first conductive component and/or at least a first dielectric component, and one or more pulleys to which the belt is mounted. At least a first of the pulleys has at least one conductive component that, in combination with the first conductive component or the first dielectric component of the belt, defines an electrical element. At least a portion of the electrical element is located within the belt so as to be physically responsive to transitory and permanent distortions of the belt resulting from extrinsic and/or intrinsic sources. Electrical potential is applied through the electrical element so as to generate an electrical signal from the electrical element corresponding to a physical response of the belt to a transitory and/or permanent distortion.

Abstract: The mobile terminal provided by the present disclosure includes a terminal body and a control unit. The terminal body is provided with a flash lamp. A zoom lens is provided in an advancing direction of a light of the flash lamp. The control unit is configured to control the flash lamp to switch between a flash mode and a flashlight mode according to an input command. The zoom lens has a plurality of operating states and can converge the light of the flash lamp in at least one operating state. Thus, the mobile terminal can be used as a flash and as a flashlight having a relatively large irradiation distance and further as a flashlight with adjustable irradiation distance.

Abstract: System and methods to provide ceiling-only suppression fire protection of up to fifty feet (50 ft.) of rack storage of cartoned unexpanded plastic commodities and less hazardous commodities, such as for example, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, Class 4 and/or combinations thereof beneath a ceiling having a maximum ceiling height up to fifty-five feet (55 ft.). The systems and methods provide for hydraulic and system parameters that include a hydraulic design area based upon five to no more than twelve hydraulically most remote sprinklers spaced at a preferred sprinkler-to-sprinkler spacing of eight to ten feet (8-10 ft.) coupled to two to four branch lines tied to a common cross main supply pipe of firefighting fluid.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a three-dimensional moving image generation module for generating a moving image of an experiment target person; an object extraction module for extracting the experiment target person, separately from a background, from the moving image; an object definition module for defining an object by measuring a length, a size and a weight center of the object and extracting a depth image of the object; a behaviour pattern definition module for defining a basic behaviour pattern of the object by cumulatively analyzing a movement speed and movement time of the weight center of the corresponding object, and changes in the extracted depth data when the object defined by the object definition module is extracted by the object extraction module; and a behaviour pattern analysis module for analyzing and identifying a lasting time and a frequency of the basic behaviour pattern with respect to the object.

Abstract: A system and method for operating a wireless communication node. The system configures the node to receive a signal encoded by one or more codeword sets and configures the node to remap subpackets of the incoming signal for transmission over a second communication link. Incoming signals are parsed into subpackets, and the subpackets are encoded and remapped. The encoded and/or remapped subpackets are then transmitted over a communication link.

Abstract: A method of communication using a wireless network is disclosed. A wireless transmission of a signal is received at a first node. The signal has a frequency signature. The frequency signature of the received signal is compared with a frequency signature of a previously received signal from a second node. If it is determined that the frequency signature of the received signal and the frequency signature of the previously received signal are within a predetermined range of similarity, the received signal and the previously received signal are accepted as having been transmitted by the second node.

Abstract: The disclosure is related to EMM-37 materials, processes of making, and uses of the same as well as structure directing agents useful for the preparation of the EMM-37 materials, processes and intermediates for making such structure directing agents.

Abstract: A wavelength multiplexing device is disclosed. When light is irradiated on a first longitudinal end region of a metal nano-structure, surface plasmon polaritons are generated in the first longitudinal end region. The surface plasmon polaritons and the light are coupled with each other to form first coupled surface plasmon polaritons, wherein the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure. When the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons reach a two-dimensional material layer, excitons are induced in the two-dimensional material layer, wherein the induced excitons and the first coupled surface plasmon polaritons are coupled with each other to form second coupled surface plasmon polaritons. The second coupled surface plasmon polaritons propagate along and on a surface of the metal nano-structure toward a second longitudinal end thereof.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to zero volt mass spectrometry probes and systems. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system including a mass spectrometry probe including a porous material, and a mass spectrometer (bench-top or miniature mass spectrometer). The system operates without an application of voltage to the probe. In certain embodiments, the probe is oriented such that a distal end faces an inlet of the mass spectrometer. In other embodiments, the distal end of the probe is 5 mm or less from an inlet of the mass spectrometer.

Abstract: Provided is a method of transmitting channel rank information (RI) when the number of bits for transmitting the channel RI to be transmitted through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is three or more. The method includes mapping channel RI to be transmitted to a channel RI bit string of 3 bits or more, Reed-Muller coding and rate-matching the channel RI bit string using a basis sequence having a 32-bit code length, and generating modulation symbols by applying the bit sequence that has been Reed-Muller coded and rate-matched to a modulation mapper. Accordingly, the method of transmitting downlink channel RI can be employed when five or more antennas are used for downlink transmission or several carrier bands are used by carrier aggregation as specified in Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE)-advanced following 3GPP LTE release 10.