Abstract: The described invention provides a method and/or system for analyzing data using population clustering through density based merging, and a method for guiding clustering strategy through entropy-based ranking score.

Abstract: A single-phase flip-flop comprising: a master latch comprising: a first circuit to generate a master latch signal in response to a first master logic operation on a flip flop input signal and a first clock signal, and a second circuit to generate a master output signal in response to a second master logic operation on the first clock signal and master latch signal; a slave latch comprising: a third circuit to generate a slave output signal in response to a first slave logic operation on the first clock signal and one of the master output signal and an inverted slave output signal; and wherein the master latch is configured to capture the flip-flop input signal during a first portion of the first clock signal and the slave latch is configured to capture the master output signal during a second portion of the first clock signal.

Abstract: A task mapping method of a NoC semiconductor device includes assigning a first task of a plurality of tasks for node control of the NoC semiconductor device to a first node of a first chip; computing tag values of second tasks of the plurality of tasks which are not assigned to the first node; and assigning the second tasks to a second node according to the tag values.

Abstract: A display device includes a display device including a substrate, and a display unit disposed on the substrate. An encapsulating unit encapsulates the display unit. The encapsulating unit includes a barrier organic layer. The barrier organic layer includes a plurality of organic materials and a plurality of inorganic materials. The inorganic materials are arranged in free volumes between the organic materials.

Abstract: In some aspects, improved hydrogel copolymers (e.g., comprising itaconic acid and N-vinylpyrrolidone) are provided and may be used, e.g., for oral delivery of a therapeutic protein. In some embodiments, improved methods for loading a therapeutic protein (e.g., a high isoelectric point protein) into a hydrogel copolymer are provided, and may comprise incubating the therapeutic protein and the hydrogel in a reduced ionic strength loading solution. In some embodiments, use of the reduced ionic strength loading solution can result in hydrogel copolymer-therapeutic protein compositions that display improved pharmacokinetic attributes, e.g., improved loading and/or release of a therapeutic protein.

Abstract: A zero-power digital chemical analyzer can include a chemically-selective percolation switch. The chemically selected percolation switch can include a positive electrode and a negative electrode separated from the positive electrode by a gap. A binding agent can be located at binding sites in the gap. The binding agent can be selective for binding to a target chemical compound. The binding sites can be distributed in the gap so that target chemical molecules binding to the binding sites can form an electrically conductive pathway via a natural percolation phenomenon between the electrodes when the ambient concentration of the target chemical compound reaches a threshold concentration.

Abstract: Optimal routes and speeds for a heavy-duty truck traversing a network of roads can be automatically determined so as to minimize fuel costs (and optionally other operating costs) while still making on-time delivery of freight to a destination. Route and speed optimization can be based on a network model in which edges correspond to road segments and each edge has an associated cost function that reflects fuel consumption for a truck traversing the corresponding road segment. Given a starting location, destination location, delivery deadline, and truck information, an efficient search algorithm can be executed by a computer to determine an optimal path and speed through the network model, subject to the constraint of arriving at the destination by the delivery deadline. A truck operator can follow the route to the destination, driving at the optimal speed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of preventing, inhibiting, reducing, or treating ischemia and reperfusion injury to tissues with glutarate compounds such as ?-ketoglutarate.

Abstract: The invention relates to oligopyridylamide alpha-helix mimetic compounds and their use to inhibit p53 aggregation and restore its tumor suppressor function for treating diseases, e.g., cancers, associated with p53 mutations, e.g., R248W p53 mutation.

Abstract: The present invention reduces encoding distortion in frequency domain encoding compared to conventional techniques, and obtains LSP parameters that correspond to quantized LSP parameters for the preceding frame and are to be used in time domain encoding from coefficients equivalent to linear prediction coefficients resulting from frequency domain encoding. When p is an integer equal to or greater than 1, a linear prediction coefficient sequence which is obtained by linear prediction analysis of audio signals in a predetermined time segment is represented as a[1], a[2], . . . , a[p], and ?[1], ?[2], . . . , ?[p] are a frequency domain parameter sequence derived from the linear prediction coefficient sequence a[1], a[2], . . . , a[p], an LSP linear transformation unit (300) determines the value of each converted frequency domain parameter {tilde over (?)}?[i] (i=1, 2, . . . , p) in a converted frequency domain parameter sequence {tilde over (?)}w[1], {tilde over (?)}w[2], . . .

Abstract: An implantable mesh for use in reconstructing tissue includes a mesh body and one or more extensions extending from the mesh body. Each mesh extension has a first end and a second end, wherein the first end of the mesh extension is integrated into or part of the mesh body. Each mesh extension is configured to permit multiple anchor points with surrounding tissue upon implantation. In one embodiment, a fixation device is at the second end of each mesh extension. Methods of using the implantable mesh are also provided.

Abstract: A multi-user CAx editing system may comprise a plurality of editing clients. The editing clients may be configured to maintain data consistency for geometric elements created within each local instance of a model of an engineering object. For example, each of the plurality of editing clients may include a synchronization module configured to identify one or more distinguishing parameters for each locally created geometric element and generate a unique persistent label for the geometric element, and communicate the unique persistent label and the distinguishing parameters to other editing clients. The communication may occur via a collaborative editing server. The other editing clients may find a geometric element within their local instance of the model that matches the distinguishing parameters and associate the unique persistent label with that geometric element. Subsequent references to the geometric element may be made by referring to the unique persistent label.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-pulsed jets generating apparatus including: at least one actuator that generates pulsed jets in a plurality of orifices according to a volume change of a plurality of cavities caused by vibration of at least one diaphragm; and a manifold connected to the at least one actuator so as to generate multi-pulsed jets by receiving the pulsed jets occurring in the plurality of orifices. The velocity and uniformity of the pulsed jets occurring in the plurality of injection ports can be controlled according to vibration phases of a plurality of diaphragms.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for related to mutant influenza viruses with increased fidelity.

Abstract: Systems and methods of determining physical conditions of a battery, such as state of charge (SOC), state of health (SOH), quality of construction, defect, or failure state include driving two or more acoustic signals of two or more amplitudes, each acoustic signal having two or more frequencies, into the battery and detecting vibrations generated in the battery based on the two or more acoustic signals. Nonlinear response characteristics of the battery for the two or more acoustic signals are determined from the detected vibrations. The physical conditions of the battery are determined based at least in part on the nonlinear response characteristics, using nonlinear acoustic resonance spectroscopy (NARS) or nonlinear resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (NRUS).

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of making compounds useful for production of paclitaxel and analogs or derivatives thereof.

Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating ultra-fast programmable networks in microgrid are disclosed to provide flexible and easy-to-manage communication solutions, thus enabling resilient microgrid operations in face of various cyber and physical disturbances. The system is configured to establish a novel software-defined networking (SDN) based communication architecture which abstracts the network infrastructure from the upper-level applications to significantly expedite the development of microgrid applications, develop three functions of the SDN controller for microgrid emergency operations, including time delay guarantee, failover reconfiguration and rate limit and create a hardware-in-the-loop cyber-physical platform for evaluating and validating the performance of the presented architecture and control techniques.

Abstract: A skin whitening composition includes amorphigeni or a salt thereof as an effective ingredient. Amorphigeni suppresses the expression of tyrosinase and induces autophagy on melanosomes. As such, it was confirmed that amorphigeni not only suppresses melanin production but also exhibits the effect of removing melanin previously produced by ?-MSH (melanocyte-stimulating hormone). Accordingly, amorphigeni can be advantageously used as a functional material for skin whitening and skin lightening.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and uses relating to inhibitors of stem cell factor. For example, provided herein are antibodies targeting stem cell factor and methods for treating fibrotic and tissue remodeling diseases.

Abstract: A method for testing firmware of an SSD includes: controlling a main memory to emulate volatile and non-volatile memories of the SSD, fetching a testing sequence and a testing criterion, fetching read/write operations from binary codes generated by compiling the firmware, determining whether the read/write operations are associated with a marker, executing the read/write operations when a result of determination is affirmative, otherwise discarding a read/write of data, monitoring whether processes of executing of the read/write operations meet the testing criterion, and generating a result of a test of the firmware when it is monitored that the testing criterion is met.