Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a positive electrode for a lithium-sulfur battery including: (1) mixing a sulfur-carbon composite and a binder to prepare a slurry for a positive electrode active material; (2) applying the slurry for the positive electrode active material to one surface of the current collector; (3) a first drying step of drying the current collector, to which the slurry is applied, using hot air and medium wave infrared radiation; and (4) a second drying step of drying the current collector, to which the slurry is applied, using a laser heat source after the first drying step (3).

Abstract: According to one embodiment, each of the first piece portions of a fixing ring is elastically deformed with a first bent portion to be bent toward a first surface side serving as a point of origin. In a map shape formed by projecting a plurality of broad portions and the first piece portions onto a virtual plane parallel to the first surface, each of the first bent portion intersects a straight line passing through a contact point of a circumscribed circle in contact with an outer circumferential edge of the broad portion on which the first piece portion is provided and a center point of the circumscribed circle. Each of the first piece portions is positioned between an inscribed circle in contact with an inner circumferential edge of the first piece portion and the first bent portion.

Abstract: A positive electrode and a lithium secondary including the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector, a first positive electrode active material layer and a second positive electrode active material layer sequentially stacked on the positive electrode current collector, wherein the first positive electrode active material layer and the second positive electrode active material layer include a bimodal positive active material, the first positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of single particles, and the second positive electrode active material layer includes small-diameter particles in the form of secondary particles. The positive electrode has improved capacity, efficiency, lifespan, output properties, and thermal stability.

Abstract: In response to a first channel associated with a first OLT and a second channel associated with a second OLT being enabled for target traffic, a traffic scheduler for scheduling the target traffic is determined by the first OLT. The first channel and the second channel correspond to a first wavelength and a second wavelength, respectively. The first OLT transmits channel configurations and offset information to an ONU, based on scheduling of a first group of data units and a second group of data units of the target traffic by the traffic scheduler on the first channel and the second channel, respectively. The channel configurations indicate channel identifications associated with the first channel and the second channel, and the offset information indicates timing information of the first group of data units and the second group of data units corresponding to physical frames transmitted on the first and second channels.

Abstract: A method includes generating multiple attention map for an image from outputs of a corresponding different one of multiple convolutional hidden layers of a neural network. A different weighted attention map is then generated from each of the attention map. The weighted attention maps are input to a first fully-connected neural network layer to generate a colorfulness metric, which may be used to augment human-perceived colorfulness of the image.

Abstract: An electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an electrolyte for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt having a molar concentration of 1.5 M to 2.0 M, an oligomer containing a unit represented by Formula 1 and having an acrylate group at an end thereof, a first additive represented by Formula 2, and an organic solvent.

Abstract: The cotton variety FM 1730GLTP is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 1730GLTP with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 1730GLTP and to plants of FM 1730GLTP reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 1730GLTP.

Abstract: A pouch-type secondary battery and a method of manufacturing same are capable of completely protecting a metal layer from moisture or air by forming an insulating coating layer including a conformal coating layer on the metal layer exposed at a cut surface of a battery case. The method includes a first step of preparing a battery case including an upper case and a lower case by cutting a laminate sheet including an outer coating layer, a metal layer, and an inner coating layer; a second step of receiving an electrode assembly between the upper case and the lower case; a third step of forming a sealing portion by contacting outer peripheries of the upper case and the lower case; and a fourth step of forming a conformal coating layer on a side surface of the sealing portion so as to prevent exposure of the metal layer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is proposed for accurately evaluating the performance of optical transmitters under test conditions (such as high bit-rate modulation formats) that compromise the operability of standard test equipment used for this purpose. The proposed apparatus and method are similar to the elements associated with existing testing standards based on an optical eye diagram, with an important distinction that allows for accurate measurements of the transmitter's performance to be made. In particular, the sampling point for collecting eye diagram data samples in the inventive arrangement is shifted by half a period with respect to the conventional mid-eye sampling point, eliminating the need to include representative reference equalizer in the test equipment and providing an evaluation not influenced by the test equipment, resulting in a more accurate measurement of transmitter-related distortions.

Abstract: A pattern fuse includes a lower film layer, an adhesive layer stacked on the lower film layer, a circuit pattern made of a conductive material and provided on the adhesive layer, an upper film layer stacked on the adhesive layer and the circuit pattern and a coating layer configured to cover the opening of the upper film layer, wherein the coating layer includes a flame retardant material. The upper film layer has an opening formed therein that is configured to allow a part or the entirety of the circuit pattern to be exposed therethrough. A method of manufacturing the pattern fuse is also provided.

Abstract: A network includes a first node having a processor that incorporates a U-turn indicator into a header of an Internet protocol (IP) packet for transmission along a first path towards a second node. The U-turn indicator indicates that the first node expects to receive the IP packet back from the second node. The first node also includes a transceiver that transmits the IP packet including the header having the U-turn indicator along the first path. In some cases, the transceiver (or another transceiver in another node) receives a packet comprising a U-turn indicator. The processor (or another processor in another node) detects the U-turn indicator in a header of the IP packet. The processor forwards the IP packet along a path to a destination node that does not include the node that originally transmitted the IP packet or drops the IP packet depending on whether an alternate path is identified.

Abstract: Systems and methods of controlling a point of sale (POS) device are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method comprises, by a first network node that is operationally coupled to a POS device over a one-to-one connection, with the POS device being operable to receive commands related to secured and unsecured functions of the POS device that are sent to the first network node over the network and then conditionally sent by the first network node to the POS device over the one-to-one connection, receiving, from the second network node, an indication that includes both a command related to the POS device and a network node identifier associated with the second network node so that the first network node is enabled to authorize the second network node to send the command to the POS device based on the network node identifier and an authorized network node identifier.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to power saving in a wireless communication network and, in particular, an apparatus and a method to determine a threshold to establish whether a cell of a group of cells supporting network coverage in an area of a wireless communication network should enter or exit a power saving mode. In particular, aspects may provide: prediction circuitry configured to predict a future load in a group of cells supporting network coverage in an area of a wireless communication network based on historical load data for the group of cells; and determination circuitry configured to determine, based at least on the predicted future load, at least one threshold load value for establishing whether a cell of the group of cells should enter or exit a power saving mode.

Abstract: Compounds for targeting and agents for imaging, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) are disclosed. Methods of synthesizing compounds and imaging agents, as well as methods for imaging PSMA are also disclosed. The imaging agents disclosed are suitable for PET and SPECT imaging.

Abstract: A locking cam for an axially adjustable steering column, the locking cam including: a hub; a leg extending from the hub in a first direction, the leg defining a set of teeth; and an arm extending from the hub to define a space between the arm and the leg. The arm includes an interface surface facing the leg, the interface surface interfacing with a mechanism of the adjustable steering column to pivot the locking cam. Each of the hub, the arm, and the leg are formed of a single, monolithic one-piece structure.

Abstract: Techniques to provide compression and/or decompression. A method includes obtaining a first set of control points specifying a first set of compression ratios corresponding to respective first regions of a compression domain, and minimum and maximum uncompressed values within the compression domain. The method can further include scaling the first set of control points based on the minimum and maximum uncompressed values to obtain a scaled set of control points, wherein a first scaled control point is located at the minimum uncompressed value, and a last scaled control point is located at the maximum uncompressed value. The method can further include adjusting at least one scaled control point such that a first slope does not exceed 1. The method can further include compressing or decompressing between the compression domain and a range of compressed values, wherein a respective compression ratio corresponds to a respective slope of the set of slopes.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image carrying member, a charging device, an exposure device, a developing device, and a control section. The developing device includes a development container for containing a non-magnetic one-component developer composed only of a toner, a developer carrying member having an outer circumferential surface on which a toner layer is formed, and a regulation blade that regulates a thickness of the toner layer. The control section executes speed reduction control to reduce a rotation speed of the developer carrying member at a time of warming-up before image formation to a first speed lower than a reference speed at a time of the image formation. In the speed reduction control, the control section raises the rotation speed of the developer carrying member at a first acceleration rate until the first speed is reached from a state where rotation of the developer carrying member is stopped.

Abstract: Power amplifier modules with controllable envelope tracking noise filters are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system includes a power amplifier module and an envelope tracker that provides the power amplifier module with a power amplifier supply voltage that changes based on an envelope of a radio frequency (RF) signal amplified by the power amplifier module. The power amplifier module includes a controllable filter that filters the power amplifier supply voltage to provide flexibility in filtering envelope tracking noise.

Abstract: Disclosed and described here are an adapter for a neuromonitoring system for placement of an electrode in a subject and a method for confirming placement of an electrode on an appropriate nerve fiber of a dorsal root ganglion during a dorsal root ganglion stimulation procedure.

Abstract: There is provided a vehicle control device including an imager that images a driver, and circuitry configured to detect a gesture action indicating that the driver is awake based on an image captured by the imager, and switch a driving mode in response to the detected gesture action.