Abstract: A method of producing submicron carbon particles from oil ash. The method comprises pyrolyzing the oil ash to produce a pyrolyzed oil ash and milling the pyrolyzed oil ash to produce carbon particles having a mean particle size in the submicron regime. The method produces submicron carbon particles which have a very high carbon content (90 to 99 atom %) and a very low content of oxygen, the particles having a ratio of carbon to oxygen ratio of 10:1 to 99:1. The size of the particles may be controlled by the duration of the milling. The submicron carbon particles are devoid of functionalities containing carbon-oxygen double bonds as measured by Raman spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating subjects at risk for or with sensorineural hearing loss. Such compositions and methods include modulating the epigenetic status of the cell, or rate of protein degradation, to increase expression and/or levels of Atoh1 protein.

Abstract: Implementations described herein protect a substrate support from corrosive cleaning gases used at high temperatures. In one embodiment, a substrate support has a shaft having an outer wall. The substrate support has a heater. The heater has a body having a top surface, a side surface and a bottom surface extending from the outer wall of the shaft. The top surface is configured to support a substrate during plasma processing of the substrate. A covering is provided for at least two of the top surface, side surface and bottom surface. The covering is selected to resist corrosion of the body at temperatures in excess of about 400 degrees Celsius. A sleeve circumscribing the shaft, the sleeve and the outer wall of the shaft forming a space therebetween, the space adapted to flow a purge gas therethrough in a direction toward the body.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for cleaning one or more chamber components having contaminants. The method includes introducing a gas mixture to a remote plasma source, the gas mixture includes argon, an oxygen-containing gas and a nitrogen-containing gas. The argon to oxygen gas ratio in the gas mixture is about 0.2:1 to about 1:1 by volume. A plasma is formed from the gas mixture in the remote plasma source. The plasma includes oxygen radicals, argon radicals, and nitrogen radicals. The plasma is introduced to a process volume of the process chamber and exposes surfaces of one or more chamber components. The process volume of the process chamber has a pressure of about 10 mTorr to about 6 Torr and a temperature above 300° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for in situ seasoning of process chamber components, such as electrodes. The method includes depositing a silicon oxide film over the process chamber component and converting the silicon oxide film to a silicon-carbon-containing film. The silicon-carbon-containing film forms a protective film over the process chamber components and is resistant to plasma processing and/or dry etch cleaning. The coatings has high density, good emissivity control, and reduces risk of device property drift.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating subjects at risk for or with sensorineural hearing loss by modulating the rate of Atoh1 protein degradation to increase levels of Atoh1 protein.

Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure discloses system and method for reconstruction of FOV. Initially, presence of one of single object and distinct objects in FOV of image of sample comprising one or more objects is determined based on sharpness of one or more objects. A single optimal representation of FOV may be generated when presence of single object is determined. At least one of single optimal representation and a depth-based enhanced representation of FOV may be generated when presence of distinct objects is determined. For generating depth-based enhanced representation, one or more first optimal images associated with each of distinct objects in FOV may be retrieved. An optimal representation of each of distinct objects is generated based on corresponding one or more first optimal images. Further, optimal representation of each of distinct objects is placed at corresponding optimal depth associated with respective distinct object to generate depth-based enhanced representation.

Abstract: A method includes attaching semiconductor dies to die attach pads of first and second columns of the lead frame; enclosing the semiconductor dies of the respective columns in respective first and second package structures; trimming the lead frame to separate respective first and second lead portions of adjacent ones of the first and second columns of the lead frame; moving the first columns along a column direction relative to the second columns; and separating individual packaged electronic devices of the respective first and second columns from one another.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes computer-implemented method for monitoring a well operation, the method including: accessing a plurality of streams of data received from multiple sources during the well operation, wherein: the multiple sources include a well testing process, a biosteering process, a geosteering process, and a drilling process, and the well operation includes sidetracking and drilling one or more laterals from a motherbore; combining the plurality of streams of data on a single montage with a common horizontal axis to track the one or more laterals from the motherbore; and presenting the single montage on a display device to an operator running the well operation.

Abstract: There is disclosed patient derived xenograft (PDXs) cells/systems/models and/or derivatives, parental (unlabelled) and/or labelled, expressing a fluorescent protein or a luciferase, or a combination thereof; for evaluating therapies comprising nasopharyngeal carcinoma (EBV positive and/or EBV negative). In another embodiment, there is disclosed a method of evaluating the efficacy of an agent used to treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) comprising: preparing a non-human model; whereby the non-human model carries cells from NPC xenograft; labelling the cells from the NPC xenograft with gfp-luc2 marker using a lentiviral vector system; and growing the cells in short term in vitro culture; including adaptation of said culture into multi-well plates for use in further screening and/or evaluation assays; wherein the NPC xenograft is PDX.

Abstract: A method includes attaching semiconductor dies to die attach pads of first and second columns of the lead frame; enclosing the semiconductor dies of the respective columns in respective first and second package structures; trimming the lead frame to separate respective first and second lead portions of adjacent ones of the first and second columns of the lead frame; moving the first columns along a column direction relative to the second columns; and separating individual packaged electronic devices of the respective first and second columns from one another.

Abstract: A device, method and system for scanning communication systems of different types is provided. A mobile device comprises: first and second transceivers to communicate first and second communication systems of different types; a memory storing first and second scan lists for scanning first and second channels on the first and second communication systems; and a controller configured to: communicate, using the first transceiver, an indication of the first and second scan lists to a gateway device configured as a proxy for the mobile device to communicate with the first communication systems; receive, using the first transceiver, from the gateway device, a reply indicating that the gateway device is capable of scanning the first communication systems using the first scan list, but is not capable of scanning the second communication systems; and control the second transceiver to scan the one or more second communication systems using the second scan list.

Abstract: Systems and methods include a method for providing an integrated advanced visualization tool for geosteering underbalanced coiled tubing drilling (UBCTD) operations. Drilling operation data is received from different sources in real time during a drilling operation. The drilling operation data includes geological formation information recorded during the drilling operation, micropalaeontological test results of the drilling operation, drilling parameters being used during the drilling operation, cumulative productivity index calculations, and reservoir pressure information of reservoirs encountered during the drilling operation. The drilling operation data is analyzed to correlate elements of the drilling operation data by time and cumulative depth. A graph is generated in real time that includes multiple plots correlated as a function of cumulative depth over time.

Abstract: A device, method and system for scanning communication systems of different types is provided. A mobile device comprises: first and second transceivers to communicate first and second communication systems of different types; a memory storing first and second scan lists for scanning first and second channels on the first and second communication systems; and a controller configured to: communicate, using the first transceiver, an indication of the first and second scan lists to a gateway device configured as a proxy for the mobile device to communicate with the first communication systems; receive, using the first transceiver, from the gateway device, a reply indicating that the gateway device is capable of scanning the first communication systems using the first scan list, but is not capable of scanning the second communication systems; and control the second transceiver to scan the one or more second communication systems using the second scan list.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes computer-implemented method for monitoring a well operation, the method including: accessing a plurality of streams of data received from multiple sources during the well operation, wherein: the multiple sources include a well testing process, a biosteering process, a geosteering process, and a drilling process, and the well operation includes sidetracking and drilling one or more laterals from a motherbore; combining the plurality of streams of data on a single montage with a common horizontal axis to track the one or more laterals from the motherbore; and presenting the single montage on a display device to an operator running the well operation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a honeypot host (500) adapted in a network (90). The honeypot host (500) of the present invention is generally comprised of a computer system (10) and a honeypot system (300) incorporated in the computer system (10). The honeypot system (300) generally deploys at least one decoy host 80 to at least one unused Internet Protocol (IP) address (160) around the network (90). The honeypot system (300) is further adapted to be self-replicable. In the event that a honeypot system (300) in the network (90) is compromised, the honeypot system (300) is capable of self-terminating at least a portion of the compromised honeypot system (300) and self-replicating a new honeypot system (300). The honeypot system (300) is also further adapted to detect whether the current honeypot system (300) has been compromised. The present invention is also related in another aspect to a method for replicating a honeypot system (300) to replace a compromised honeypot system (300).

Abstract: A substrate support is disclosed. The substrate support has a dielectric body with a plurality of features formed thereon. A ledge surrounds the plurality of features about a periphery thereof. The features increase in number from a central region of the substrate support towards the ledge. A seasoning layer is optionally disposed on the dielectric body.

Abstract: A method of preparing porous nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets by pyrolysis of Albizia procera leaves. The nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets display enhanced electrochemical properties including large surface area and specific capacitance. Electrodes coated with the nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheets are particularly suitable for use in supercapacitors and solar cells.

Abstract: Exemplary support assemblies may include an electrostatic chuck body defining a substrate support surface. The substrate support assemblies may include a support stem coupled with the electrostatic chuck body. The substrate support assemblies may include a heater embedded within the electrostatic chuck body. The substrate support assemblies may include an electrode embedded within the electrostatic chuck body between the heater and the substrate support surface. The substrate support assembly may include a ceramic material characterized by a grain size of less than or about 5 ?m.

Abstract: Monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles comprising a capping agent layer of pamoic acid and colloidal suspensions thereof are disclosed. These gold nanoparticles have an average particle size of greater than 15 nm or less than 8 nm and demonstrate significant fluorescent properties. In addition, a method for the size controlled preparation of these monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles wherein pamoic acid acts as both a reducing and capping agent and wherein the size of the particles can be controlled by the pH of the process is disclosed. In addition, a method for the size controlled preparation of these monodisperse carboxylate functionalized gold nanoparticles utilizing seed mediated growth is disclosed.