Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are described for a HERF weapon that may emit high-energy radio waves at a target based on locational information and a frequency associated with the target. The HERF weapon may receive the frequency and locational information from a sensing system. The HERF weapon may emit a high energy pulse toward the target and on the frequency associated with the target to disable or destroy the target without affecting nearby devices. The HERF weapon may allow the user to avoid detection by using a frequency that corresponds to the target's operating frequency.

Abstract: A lateral power semiconductor device layout and a device structure belong to the technical field of power semiconductor devices. A method for designing a lateral power semiconductor device layout with high integrity and high cell density has the following advantages of reducing a specific on-resistance of the device, increasing a width of a channel per unit area, improving the current capability of the device, optimizing the static characteristic of the device, reducing the area of a drain region and the parasitic capacitance of the device, reducing the delay time of a cell switch caused by an excessively long gate electrode of a traditional finger cell, optimizing the dynamic characteristic of the device, optimizing the cell edge of the device and the curvature effect of a terminal, and reducing the pre-breakdown risk of the device.

Abstract: A system and method for utilizing data and computational information from on-vehicle and off-vehicle sources. The system comprises an assigning authority engine, a remote profile manager toolset, a plurality of databases, a plurality of cloud sources, a vehicle and a CVD within the vehicle. The dynamic, temporal combinations access data from the plurality of cloud sources comprising third party data and vehicle, timing, event, and/or positioning (“VTEP”) data to inform a plurality of instruction sets delivered by the assigning authority. One or more elements of the VTEP data is used as the basis to synchronize timing between the data, or computational outputs of two or more sources of electronic information. A single coherent information picture is generated from fusing data and computational information from the on-vehicle sources and the off-vehicle sources.

Abstract: “Herein disclosed is an ex vivo method of identifying a state of a tumor margin in a sample. The method comprises operating a system to generate an ultrasound image and a photoacoustic image, wherein the system comprises: a probe configured to deliver a pulsed laser from a laser source to a sample, wherein the laser source is operable to generate the pulsed laser; arrays coupled to the probe, wherein one of the arrays comprises transducing elements arranged thereon which are operable to transmit and collect ultrasound signals, and wherein one of the arrays comprises transducing elements arranged thereon which are operable to collect photoacoustic signals; and a data acquisition module which converts the ultrasound signals and the photoacoustic signals into the ultrasound image and the photoacoustic image, respectively.

Abstract: A leak detection system and assembly. In one embodiment, a refrigeration system includes a non-invasive ultrasonic flowmeter to monitor an ultrasonic signal. The result is a refrigeration system to trigger a leak detection alert.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are metabolically engineered cells capable of producing carotenoids from acid whey.

Abstract: Provided are photoacoustic imaging contrast agents that include at least one radiation-absorbing component comprising a copper-complexed and/or manganese-complexed chlorin and/or bacteriochlorin and/or a derivative thereof, or a combination thereof. Also provided are methods for using the disclosed photoacoustic imaging contrast agents either singly or in combination for generating an image of a volume, optionally a subject or a body part, cell, tissue, or organ thereof. Further provided are compositions and methods for multiplex photoacoustic imaging of a volume, optionally a subject or a body part, cell, tissue, or organ thereof using photoacoustic imaging contrast agents that include a plurality of the presently disclosed copper-complexed and/or manganese-complexed chlorins and/or bacteriochlorins and/or derivatives thereof simultaneously.

Abstract: Provided is a performance optimization method for a model training device, an electronic device, and a storage medium, relating to the fields of deep learning, large model training, and distributed parallel strategies. The method includes: determining communication timing of a current model training device with respect to a target model block at a target sorting position, so as to be able to perform synchronously collective communication with other model training devices of a plurality of model training devices with respect to model blocks at the target sorting position; and performing the collective communication on a backward gradient of the target model block at the communication timing.

Abstract: A DRAM is configured using a triple-mode memory cell that supports a computation mode, a memory mode, and a data conversion mode by one cell and converts modes as necessary, and an AI accelerator using the same is provided, so that a dataflow may be reconfigured according to a structure and a size of an AI neural network (so-called deep neural network) to be trained.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention relates to a method of fabricating a radiation emitter (100) comprising the steps of fabricating a lower layer stack (20) on top of a substrate (10), the lower layer stack (20) comprising a lower contact layer (21) and at least one lower reflector (22), fabricating an intermediate layer stack (30) on top of the lower layer stack (20), the intermediate layer stack (30) comprising at least one active layer (31) and at least one aperture layer (32), fabricating an upper layer stack (40) on top of the intermediate layer stack (30), the upper layer stack (40) comprising at least one upper reflector (42) and an upper contact layer (41), and forming a mesa that at least comprises a mesa section of the upper layer stack (40), by locally removing at least the upper layer stack (40).

Abstract: Methods for treating liver immune dysfunction in a subject are provided. The liver immune dysfunction may be induced by at least one tumor resulting from metastasis in the liver or at least one primary liver cancer. An exemplary method comprises administering to the subject a toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) agonist, for example, a TLR 9 agonist having the structure: 5?-TCG AAC GTT CGA ACG TTC GAA CGT TCG AAT-3. The TLR9 agonist is administered to the liver, for example, the TLR9 agonist may be administered to the liver using a locoregional therapy through the vasculature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a light-emitting device including a first luminescent material and a second luminescent material which emits visible light by irradiation with light from the first luminescent material, in which the second luminescent material contains at least a red phosphor which satisfies the following (A) and (B): (A) An emission spectrum has at least one emission peak having a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 20 nm or more and 65 nm or less, and (B) Chromaticity coordinates of a light emission color are present between two straight lines represented by the following equation (a) and equation (b) based on coordinates represented by (x, y) in a CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate system: (a) y=0.992?x, (b) y=1.000?x, and 0.290?y?0.350, an illumination device, an image display device, and an indicator lamp for a vehicle.

Abstract: A block copolymer is described, such as one including a first polymer block and a second polymer block that have different structures, wherein the first polymer block includes a first unit derived from an acrylic acid ester, and the second polymer block includes an inorganic material-containing random block, in which a second unit including an inorganic material-containing group and a third unit that is devoid of an inorganic material-containing group are connected to each other to provide a concentration gradient.

Abstract: Methods for distributing catalyst in a counter-current reactor may include passing the catalyst from a catalyst hopper to a perforated plate distributor; distributing the catalyst into a reaction zone of the counter-current reactor by passing the catalyst from a catalyst discharge zone, through the perforations of the perforated plate distributor, into the reaction zone, wherein the catalyst enters the perforations of the perforated plate distributor at a superficial velocity from 0.01 m/s to 10 m/s, and the superficial velocity is in a substantially downward direction; and passing a hydrocarbon feed stream into the reaction zone, wherein the catalyst moves in a substantially downward direction through the reaction zone, the hydrocarbon feed stream moves in a substantially upward direction through the reaction zone, and wherein contacting the catalyst with the hydrocarbon feed stream cracks one or more components of the hydrocarbon feed stream and forms a hydrocarbon product stream.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of Olfr164 for the prevention or treatment of sepsis, a method for the prevention or treatment of sepsis, a use of Olfr164 as a marker for selecting sepsis therapeutic agents, a screening method for sepsis therapeutics using same, and a transgenic animal in which Olfr164 is knocked out. The composition comprising Olfr164 inhibitor can effectively prevent or treat sepsis. Additionally, sepsis therapeutics can be effectively screened by comparing the expression level or activity of Olfr164 before and after administering the candidate substance.

Abstract: Provided are a nitrogen-doped composite having a high degree of ordering and a method for producing the same. The composite includes a carbon support and a nitrogen-doped nanoparticle supported on the carbon support, wherein the nanoparticle includes an alloy including platinum and a metal other than platinum and has a coercivity of 7 kOe or more.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe an ultra-high condition prescreening protein crystallization kit, comprising: (a) gold nanoparticles coated with PEG (polyethylene glycol); (b) ultra-high conditions scaled up to screen; (c) a plurality of cover slips with a recess; (d) a plurality of greased Linbro plates. Embodiments of the present disclosure also describe a modified hanging drop method for protein crystallization.

Abstract: A closed-loop motion monitoring and control system for structural mode control in a large, flexible space structure. The system uses combined sensor data to detect low-magnitude, low-frequency motion, estimate structure deformation constants, and damp structural vibrations with electromagnetic torque application.

Abstract: Controllers for dry eye treatment apparatus and methods are described herein which generally comprise a patch or strip affixed to the skin of the upper and/or lower eyelids to deliver heat to the one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying skin. The treatment strip or strips include one or more strips configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin in proximity to one or both eyes of a subject such that the one or more strips allow for the subject to blink naturally without restriction from the one or more patches. A controller is in communication with the one or more strips and is programmable to monitor a temperature of the one or more strips to provide a treatment therapy above a threshold temperature of, e.g., 39° C., and below a maximum temperature of, e.g., 48° C., over a treatment period of 12 minutes.

Abstract: A system, device and method to pick and/or place specimen containers. The system or device may include a mechanical pick and/or place head, or a vacuum-based pick and/or place head. The mechanical pick and/or place head may include a drive shaft with an engagement head to draw a single specimen container into a receiver and retain such until positioned to place such. The vacuum-based mechanical pick and/or place head may include a vacuum conduit to draw a single specimen container into a receiver and drive shaft that orients a portion of the receiver to retain such until positioned to place such. Various sensors may be employed, for example to detect frost, and a defroster employed.