Abstract: A wearable device that enables adjustable resistance to the extremity of a user using an attachment system and associated eddy current braking system. The wearable resistive device can be used for physical therapy made necessary due to weakness caused by neuromuscular diseases, such as stroke and cerebral palsy, orthopedic disorders, general disuse, or even for overall fitness.

Abstract: A vital sign detection system includes a radar device, a nonreciprocal network, a first antenna and a second antenna. An output signal from the radar device is delivered to the first antenna via the nonreciprocal network and then transmitted to a first side of a biological subject via the first antenna. A first reflection signal from the first side of the biological subject is received by the first antenna and then delivered to the second antenna via the nonreciprocal network and then transmitted to a second side of the biological subject via the second antenna. A second reflection signal from the second side of the biological subject is received by the second antenna and then delivered to the radar device via the nonreciprocal network for vital sign detection with random body movement cancellation.

Abstract: A method of removing at least one cationic dye from an aqueous solution. The method includes contacting the aqueous solution with an adsorbent comprising a water-insoluble membrane disposed on a substrate. The water-insoluble membrane comprises cross-linked humic acid, at least one alginate, and hydroxyethyl cellulose. The contacting forms a treated aqueous solution having a lower concentration of the at least one cationic dye relative to the aqueous solution.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor fin protruding from a substrate, a gate electrode over the semiconductor fin, a gate insulating layer between the semiconductor fin and the gate electrode, source and drain regions disposed on opposite sides of the semiconductor fin, a first stressor formed in a region between the source and drain regions. The first stressor is a grading strained stressor including multiple graded portions formed at graded depths. The first stressor is configured to create one of a graded compressive stress or a graded tensile stress.

Abstract: A road boundary detection system includes: an optical scanner configured to emit a light to an object to acquire measurement data reflected from the object; and a processor configured to extract a plurality of straight lines in order of a priority on each of the plurality of straight lines when a higher priority is given to a straight line including more of the contact points, based on the measurement data, configured to calculate a score of each straight line by assigning a score to the contact point included in the extracted straight lines and by assigning a score to a non-contact point included in other straight line having the same angle as the contact point, and configured to select a road boundary according to the priority of the calculated score of each straight lines.

Abstract: In a three-dimensional object-manufacturing apparatus, a Hamilton path-calculating part generates, on the basis of three-dimensional shape data representing a shape of a three-dimensional object, a voxel model representing an internal structure for forming the three-dimensional object. The Hamilton path-calculating part also determines whether a Hamilton path can be established in the voxel model. When it is determined that a Hamilton path cannot be established in the voxel model, a subvoxel-generating part divides the voxels to generate subvoxels. The Hamilton path-calculating part establishes a Hamilton path in the voxel model. A tool path data-generating part generates a tool path for forming a forming material based on the established Hamilton path. A three-dimensional object-forming unit implements the forming of the three-dimensional object on the basis of the tool path.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for silicon nanoparticles, safety devices, solid propellants, and the like.

Abstract: Indazole compounds which are useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease states associated with glutamate dysfunction.

Abstract: Adeno-associated virus rh.20 sequences, vectors containing same, and methods of use are provided.

Abstract: A method for treating a patient suffering from one of septic shock, acute kidney injury, severe hypotension, cardiac arrest, and refractory hypotension, but not from myocardial infarction, is provided. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective dose of Angiotensin II, or Ang II, to the patient.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to the design of a system that implements an up-conversion mixer. This system includes a regulator-based linearized transconductance (gm) stage, which converts a differential intermediate frequency (IF) voltage signal into a corresponding pair of IF currents. It also includes a pair of current mirrors, which duplicates the pair of IF currents into sources of a set of switching transistors. The set of switching transistors uses a differential local oscillator (LO) signal to gate the duplicated pair of IF currents to produce a differential radio frequency (RF) output signal. Finally, a combination of capacitors and/or inductors is coupled to common source nodes of the set of switching transistors to suppress higher order harmonics in an associated common source node voltage signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating infectious, inflammatory and post-traumatic disorders by administering various compounds newly discovered to have TLR4 inhibitory activity. In addition to methods of treatment, the present invention further provides for pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, together with a suitable pharmaceutical carrier. Because TLR4 is the most upstream receptor in the pro-inflammatory LPS signaling cascade, treatments of the invention, which inhibit or antagonize TLR4 action, may avoid the pitfalls associated with other cytokine inhibitors that act further down the pathway and accordingly play a less specific (and perhaps non-critical) role.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying FOV and OOS tiles of the video content. The FOV and OOS tiles are received from a video server. The FOV and OOS tiles are encoded using AVC and a first layer of SVC, respectively. Further embodiments include providing the FOV and OOS tiles for presentation on a display, detecting a change in a field of vision, and identifying other FOV tiles of the video content, which comprise a portion of the OOS tiles. Also, embodiments include requesting the portion of the OOS tiles and receiving the portion of the OOS tiles from the video server over the communication network, which are encoded using an enhancement layer of SVC and then provided, to the display, according the enhancement layer in conjunction with the providing of the OOS tiles according to the first layer. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing the OFDM out-of-band emissions (OOBE) and Inter-Numerology Interference (INI) in a mixed-numerology OFDM-based system by utilizing a transmitter windowing operation that smooths the inherent rectangular pulse shape of the OFDM signals. The technique retains the main design of the OFDM receivers and provides backward compatibility for the existing OFDM-based systems. The guard band and the multi-window parameters that control the guard duration are jointly optimized regarding the numerology, the use case and the power offset between the users. To fully exploit and further increase the potential of adaptive guards, an interference-based scheduling algorithm is proposed as well.

Abstract: A magnetic nanoparticle including a TRPV1 agonist, as well as methods of preparation and use, are described herein. A magnetically responsive pharmaceutical can include a core region having a magnetic nanoparticle (MNPs) and a TRPV1 protein agonist. Further, an exterior coating comprising a polymer can be formed around the core region. The magnetically responsive pharmaceutical can be administered to a recipient and directed to a target region using an external magnetic field.

Abstract: A three-dimensional display apparatus 3 comprises a display panel 5 (display element) and a parallax barrier 6 (optical element). The display panel 5 displays a left-eye image and a right-eye image respectively in first subpixels 11L and second subpixels 11R. The parallax barrier 6 transmits at least part of the left-eye image toward the left eye, and at least part of the right-eye image toward the right eye. A first sertain number of the first subpixels 11L and of the second subpixels 11R are each successively arranged in each column. A region in which the first subpixels 11L are arranged and a region in which the second subpixels 11R are arranged are displaced from each other by a second sertain number between two adjacent columns. The first sertain number is greater than the second sertain number and is not a multiple of the second sertain number.

Abstract: A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or isomer thereof, of Formula I: wherein R is hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, or substituted alkenyl; R1 is hydrogen, alkoxy, or substituted alkoxy; R2 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl; and R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, or substituted alkyl.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting placement of an object in a digital image are provided. The system receives a digital image and processes the digital image to generate one or more candidate regions within the digital image using a first neural network. The system then selects a proposed region from the one or more candidate regions using the first neural network and assigns a score to the proposed region using the first neural network. Lastly, the system processes the proposed region using a second neural network to detect an object in the proposed region.

Abstract: Provided is a classification optimization method for steel grade family of a steel rolling model, including: step 1: calculating the deformation rate and deformation resistance of a rolled piece according to rolling process data; step 2: reversing the “equivalently measured” deformation resistance according to the measured roll force; step 3: drawing a scatter plot of data on a graph, and judging whether layer division is reasonable according to distribution characteristics; and step 4: for the unreasonable division of steel grade family, optimizing the existing classification of steel grade family using a new algorithm called line clustering, determining steel grade codes that need to be divided into new family, searching for the shortest distance from a sample point to the curve of each cluster centre based on a Nelder-Mead algorithm, dividing all data points into k subsets according to the principle of proximity, fitting a power curve to each data subset using a least square method, repeating the above ste

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the engraftment and proliferation of cells in fat-associated lymphoid clusters (“FALCs” or “milky spots”), which may be used to generate functional ectopic tissue. The present disclosure further provides methods and compositions for grafting and proliferating cells, in FALCs by activating the lymphotoxin beta receptor (LT?R) and/or NF-?B-inducing kinase (NIK) signaling pathway. The present disclosure also provides for methods and compositions to establish ectopic liver tissue in FALCs (milky spots) and to use such ectopic liver tissue for therapeutic benefit, and provides methods and compositions to generate ectopic kidney tissue in FALCs, which can be used in a subject for therapeutic benefit.