Abstract: Described herein is an oral appliance. The oral appliance includes upper and lower trays that each include at least one axial spring configured to contact a palatal/lingual surface of at least one tooth, where each axial spring is coupled to the respective upper or lower tray, and where each axial spring is configured to produce and transmit intermittent, cyclic forces to the palatal/lingual surface of the tooth to promote palatal and upper/lower jaw development. The upper and lower trays each include an expansion mechanism to enable adjustment of the size of the upper and lower trays to account for palatal expansion and upper and lower jaw development. The oral appliance includes first and second adjustable hinge arms that are removably connected to the upper and lower trays so that the oral appliance advances the mandible to provide temporary relief from sleep disordered breathing, sleep apnea and/or snoring.

Abstract: A handheld, steerable catheter robotic system includes a catheter having a flexible outer sheath, at least one flexible multi-lumen assembly and a robotic instrument for performing a surgical procedure. The catheter is removably insertable into an instrument channel of an endoscope. The flexible multi-lumen assembly extends through the outer sheath. The robotic instrument is operatively and removably attachable to a distal end of the multi-lumen assembly such that the robotic instrument is teleoperable. The catheter robotic system also includes a handle operatively and removably attachable to a proximal end of the catheter. The handle is configured for hand-held operation and includes a joystick for steering the robotic instrument.

Abstract: This application provides a circuit board, an electronic device, and a production method for a circuit board. The circuit board includes: a board body; an electronic component, welded to a surface of the board body by using soldering tin; and a reaction particle, disposed on the surface of the board body and adjacent to a weld leg for welding the electronic component. When the circuit board is energized and in an environment with water, the reaction particle reacts with the weld leg to form an insoluble protection layer on an outer surface of the weld leg, and the insoluble protection layer isolates the weld leg from water to prevent dendrite corrosion of the weld leg.

Abstract: Multi-port semiconductor memory cells including a common floating body region configured to be charged to a level indicative of a memory state of the memory cell. The multi-port semiconductor memory cells include a plurality of gates and conductive regions interfacing with said floating body region. Arrays of memory cells and method of operating said memory arrays are disclosed for making a memory device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tubular heating element for use in an apparatus for heating aerosolizable material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosolizable material. The tubular heating element further includes a heating material layer that is heatable by penetration with a varying magnetic field on a tubular support. The tubular heating element has a wall thickness of no more than one millimeter. Further, the tubular heating element can include a protective layer. The heating layer includes a ferromagnetic material based on cobalt or nickel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user equipment (UE) and a scheduling node, as well as to the corresponding methods. In particular, a downlink control information (DCI) signaling carries a Transmission Configuration Indication (TCI) indicator specifying that two or more TCI states are configured and a frequency-domain resource assignment indicating frequency-domain resources allocated for the two or more TCI states. For each TCI state of the two or more TCI states, one or more regions in frequency domain is/are determined, each region having an integer multiple of a precoding resource block group (PRG), said integer being equal to or larger than 1, wherein regions of different TCI states do not overlap. The data are received or transmitted for each TCI state on the frequency-domain resources in the determined frequency-domain region.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for soft-segregation of resource pool for V2X communication apparatuses. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus which comprises circuitry, which, in operation, allocates a resource from a plurality of resources based on resource allocation information, the resource allocation information indicative of a likelihood of allocating the resource from the plurality of resources based on a transmission profile relating to a signal; and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits the signal to a target communication apparatus using the allocated resource.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for generating and querying an index associated with targeted communications. A method may include receiving candidate identifiers, rates of targeted communication, and traits associated with the candidate identifiers. A method may include generating a candidate index including one or more dimensions associated with candidate traits. A method may include receiving a query associated with desired candidate traits, determining if one or more candidates appear in the dimensions associated with the desired traits, and intersecting the dimensions to determine if one or more candidates appear in all of the dimensions associated with the desired candidate traits. A method may include generating a result set based on the results of an intersecting computation. A method may include removing candidates from the result set and transmitting targeted communications on behalf of or to the candidates remaining on the result set.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to interworking between core networks (CNs) and more particularly, to a method for supporting interworking between CNs and to apparatus and computer program products adapted for the same purpose. According to one aspect, an apparatus for supporting interworking between core networks (CNs) includes: a storage device configured to store a computer program comprising computer instructions; and a processor coupled to the storage device and configured to execute the computer instructions to: —a) in response to a CN registration state change for a user equipment (UE), determine whether the UE subscribes to a notification service for the CN registration state change; and —b) if subscribing to the notification service, notify the CN registration state change of a network function (NF) node performing a function associated with the CN registration state change.

Abstract: Example communication methods and communications apparatus are described. One example method includes determining power of a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) by a terminal device. The terminal device sends the DMRS based on the determined power. In embodiments of this application, the power of the DMRS can be flexibly determined for different communication statuses.

Abstract: A system for axial positioning of a rotating shaft is provided herein. The system includes a first wheel. The system also includes a second wheel positioned adjacent to the first wheel such that the first wheel and second wheel are configured to rotate in opposite directions. The second wheel is also positioned such that first wheel and second wheel are configured to exert axial force tangential to the first wheel and the second wheel to a shaft positioned between the first wheel and the second wheel. Each of the first wheel and the second wheel each comprise a plurality of rollers positioned tangentially along a circumference of the first wheel and the second wheel.

Abstract: The various embodiments disclosed herein relate to surgical robot positioning systems and devices that aid in the gross positioning of surgical devices during surgical procedures. For example, a gross positioning system for use with a robotic surgical device may include a positioning body, a yaw mechanism operably coupled to the positioning body at a yaw rotational joint, a pitch mechanism operably coupled to the positioning body at a pitch rotational joint, and a plunge mechanism operably coupled to the pitch mechanism, where the plunge mechanism is configured to slide and to be coupleable to the robotic surgical device.

Abstract: Methods for performing non-invasive thrombolysis with ultrasound using, in some embodiments, one or more ultrasound transducers to focus or place a high intensity ultrasound beam onto a blood clot (thrombus) or other vascular inclusion or occlusion (e.g., clot in the dialysis graft, deep vein thrombosis, superficial vein thrombosis, arterial embolus, bypass graft thrombosis or embolization, pulmonary embolus) which would be ablated (eroded, mechanically fractionated, liquefied, or dissolved) by ultrasound energy. The process can employ one or more mechanisms, such as of cavitational, sonochemical, mechanical fractionation, or thermal processes depending on the acoustic parameters selected. This general process, including the examples of application set forth herein, is henceforth referred to as “Thrombolysis.

Abstract: Handheld surgical systems having an adjustable, ergonomic handheld controller and a series of interchangeable surgical instruments with dexterous, end-effectors for performing a surgical procedure, e.g., removing brain tumor tissue from confined spaces, and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The end-effector may be actuated in one or more degrees of freedom via a tendon routing system comprising a plurality of antagonistic pairs of tendons extending from the end-effector to a plurality of independently rotatable capstan shafts disposed within a housing of the interchangeable instrument and configured to be releasably and operatively coupled to one or more motors disposed within the handheld controller.

Abstract: A pelvic prolapse treatment belt may include a main structural member having an inner and outer layer. The main structural member may include a plurality of through-hole regions positioned to be located on respective sides of a wearer's spine and a single through hole positioned at an approximate center of a rear of the main structural member. A compression pad may be attached to the main structural member. The compression pad may be configured for placing over a pelvic cavity of the wearer. A single strap may be attached to a bottom end of the compression pad and have a length sufficient for extending over the wearer's intergluteal cleft. The single strap may be sized for inserted through the single through-hole and have a distal end attached to a waist strap. The waist strap may include attachment features for attaching to the outer side of the main structural member.

Abstract: An apparatus is described herein that comprises a toilet seat assist system configured to be mounted to a toilet. The seat has a forward end portion and an aft end portion, an upper portion and a lower portion, a base having an upper portion connected to the lower portion of the seat, and a lower portion, at least one forward pivot mechanism connecting the seat to the base, at least one non-electric biasing energy storage mechanism connected to the upper portion of the base and the lower portion of the seat, the non-electric biasing energy storage mechanism being configured to move the aft end portion of the seat between a lowered position and a raised position. Corresponding methods also are disclosed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a stack of alternating interlayer insulating layers and conductive layers on a substrate. Each of the conductive layers extends in a first direction less than a previous one of the conductive layers to define a landing portion of the previous one of the conductive layers. An insulating plug is in one of the conductive layers under one of the landing portions, and a contact plug extends from an upper surface of the one of the landing portions.