Abstract: Semiconductor devices are provided that use both silicon on insulator region and bulk region of a fully depleted silicon on insulator (FDSOI) device. For example, a semiconductor device includes a drain region that is disposed above a first type well and a first drain extension region that is disposed above the first type well and laterally spaced apart from the drain region. The semiconductor device further includes a second drain extension region that is disposed above the first type well and is laterally spaced apart from the drain region and the first drain extension region. The semiconductor device further includes a source region disposed above a second type well and laterally spaced apart from the second drain extension.

Abstract: A method of verifying a data packet by a data consumer may be provided. The method may include authenticating a first signature in a signature stack of a data packet, where the first signature corresponds to a hashed first content in a content stack, and the first signature is generated at a first network location. The method may additionally include authenticating a second signature in the signature stack of the data packet, where the second signature corresponds to second content in the content stack, and the second signature is generated at a second network location. The second content may include a processed version of the first content and may be generated at the second network location.

Abstract: A finFET LDMOS semiconductor device includes a first well disposed adjacent to a second well on a substrate and a third well disposed on the substrate, wherein the second well is disposed between the first well and the third well. Additionally, the finFET LDMOS semiconductor device includes a source disposed on the first well, a fin at least partially disposed on the first well and adjacent to the source, a drain disposed on the third well, a shallow trench isolation (STI) disposed at least partially in the third well, and a STI protection structure disposed on the substrate between the second well and the third well and along a side of the STI that is closest to the source, wherein the STI protection structure is configured to discourage a drain to source current from flowing along the side of the STI that is closest to the source.

Abstract: The present invention provides an agent for controlling Escherichia coli diarrhea comprising a Shiga toxin as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A method of performing a terminal-to-terminal communication includes performing a terminal-to-terminal transmission via a portion of a radio spectrum licensed for transmission of wireless data. The terminal-to-terminal transmission is transmitted without performing terminal-to-terminal discovery associated with the terminal-to-terminal transmission. The terminal-to-terminal transmission is configured to be received by a terminal without being routed through a base station. The method further includes checking for an acknowledgement sequence and checking for a negative acknowledgement sequence.

Abstract: A method of beamforming a transmission from an antenna array having rows of antenna elements and columns of antenna elements may include determining a first precoding matrix associated with a first orientation. The method may further include determining a second precoding matrix associated with a second orientation. The method may further include transmitting a transmission having beamforming based at least in part on the first precoding matrix and based at least in part on the second precoding matrix.

Abstract: A fin-shaped field-effect transistor device is provided. The fin-shaped field effect transistor device may include a semiconductor substrate having a top and a bottom surface. The fin-shaped field effect transistor device may also include a fin structure disposed on the top surface of the semiconductor substrate, where the fin structure includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite of the first sidewall. The first sidewall is adjacent to a first region of the top surface of the semiconductor substrate and the second sidewall is adjacent to a second region of the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. The fin-shaped field effect transistor device may also include an insulation layer disposed above the fin structure and the first and second regions of the top surface. The fin-shaped field effect transistor device may also include a conductor structure disposed above and adjacent to the insulation layer.

Abstract: The invention provides an antimicrobial fiber which exhibits excellent antimicrobial properties even without the addition of antimicrobial agents and can remain antimicrobial even after repeated washing. The antimicrobial fiber comprises a fiber having on a surface thereof a polyacetal copolymer (X) containing oxyalkylene groups, the molar amount of oxyalkylene groups in the polyacetal copolymer (X) being 0.2 to 5 mol % relative to the total of the molar amount of oxymethylene groups and the molar amount of oxyalkylene groups.

Abstract: An availability prediction apparatus includes an access section that accesses a storage section and a prediction section. The storage section stores availability specified periods occurred before a present time associated with respective frequencies of the availability specified periods, and the access section acquires the availability specified periods from the storage section. The prediction section predicts at least one target availability specified period within a prediction term, which begins at the present time and ends at a time later than the present time by a predetermined term. The prediction section includes a correlating section that correlates the availability specified periods with candidate periods included in the prediction term, and a selection section that specifies and selects one of the candidate periods having a highest occurrence probability as the target availability specified period.

Abstract: A control apparatus includes: a tentative target calculator that calculates a tentative target value for a first physical quantity, based on a control target value; a correction calculator that calculates a correction value; and a first target value calculator that calculates as a first target value by adding the correction value to the tentative target value. When a second sensor fails, the first target value calculator designates the tentative target value as the first target value without adding the correction value to the tentative target value. The control apparatus further includes a variation inhibitor that inhibits the designated first target value from greatly varying due to the failure in the second sensor.

Abstract: The present invention provides a trioxane composition which comprises trioxane as a main component, an antioxidant, and at least one alkaline organic compound selected from the group consisting of an amine compound having an alcoholic hydroxy group in the molecule thereof, a thiocarbamate compound, and an organophosphorus compound, wherein the amount of the alkaline organic compound contained is 0.01 to 10 ppm, based on the trioxane, and wherein the trioxane composition is a liquid.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for producing an oxymethylene copolymer by subjecting trioxane and 1,3-dioxolane to copolymerization using boron trifluoride or a coordination compound thereof as a catalyst, wherein the copolymerization is conducted in the presence of a steric-hindrance phenol in an amount of 0.006 to 2.0% by weight, based on the weight of the trioxane, using 0.01 to 0.07 mmol of boron trifluoride or a coordination compound thereof as a catalyst, relative to 1 mol of the trioxane, and wherein, at a point in time when the polymerization yield becomes 92% or more, the formed oxymethylene copolymer and a polymerization terminator are contacted to terminate the polymerization.

Abstract: A method of adjusting a transmission probability for device-to-device out-of-network discovery may include receiving, outside of network coverage, device-to-device discovery messages associated with a discovery resource pool. A count of idle resources, a count of resources associated with successfully received discovery messages, and a count of resources associated with discovery messages not successfully received may be detected for the discovery resource pool. A transmission probability associated with the discovery resource pool may be adjusted based at least in part on one or more of the count of idle resources, the count of resources associated with successfully received discovery messages, and the count of resources associated with discovery messages not successfully received. A device-to-device discovery message may be transmitted via the discovery resource pool based at least in part on the transmission probability.

Abstract: A vehicle management system for handling vehicle reservations of a vehicle-sharing service includes a reservation request input device, a reservation result transmitter, and a reservation processor. When a new vehicle reservation request is input to the reservation request input device, the reservation processor performs a simple process for a vehicle allocation which allocates a vehicle to the new vehicle reservation request, and the result transmitter transmits a reservation result to a user. When the time duration after the performance of the simple process and before the rental start time for the new vehicle reservation is equal to or greater than a threshold value, the reservation processor performs an optimization process to update the vehicle allocation for the new vehicle reservation request, quickly presenting a reservation result to the user while reducing an operation cost of the vehicle-sharing service.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a polydioxolane, which includes polymerizing a 1,3-dioxolane compound represented by the formula (1) in the presence of a cationic catalyst and a sterically hindered phenol in an amount of 10 to 1,500 ppm, based on the 1,3-dioxolane compound. In the formula (1), R1 to R6 are the same or difference and each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, an alkyloxy group, or an aryloxy group.

Abstract: A programmable cell includes a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate, a program gate, and a word line gate. The semiconductor-on-insulator substrate includes a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first doped source/drain region, a second doped source/drain region and a region comprising germanium. The program gate is disposed above the region comprising germanium and includes a first gate dielectric layer disposed below a gate conductor. The word line gate is disposed between the first doped source/drain region and the second doped source/drain region.

Abstract: A method of forwarding information in an information centric networking (ICN) network may be provided. A method may include determining a hit rate for each detected network device of one or more detected network devices. The method may further include selecting at least one network device of the one or more detected network devices having a greatest hit rate. Further, the method may include sending an interest packet to the at least one selected network device.

Abstract: A programmable cell includes a semiconductor-on-insulator substrate, a program gate, and a word line gate. The semiconductor-on-insulator substrate includes a semiconductor layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first doped source/drain region, a second doped source/drain region and a region comprising germanium. The program gate is disposed above the region comprising germanium and includes a first gate dielectric layer disposed below a gate conductor. The word line gate is disposed between the first doped source/drain region and the second doped source/drain region.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polyacetal resin composition comprising (A) a polyacetal resin and (B) zinc oxide, wherein the content of oxyalkylene constituent units other than an oxymethylene group in the polyacetal resin (A) is 0.1% by mass or more, and wherein the total surface area of the zinc oxide (B) in the polyacetal resin composition is 0.1 to 40 m2 per 100 g of the polyacetal resin (A); as well as an article molded therefrom.

Abstract: A power supply system is provided. The power supply system includes a first controller for controlling charge and discharge of a first electric storage apparatus and a second controller for controlling charge and discharge of a second electric storage apparatus. The first controller generates first scheduling data indicating transition of electric power to be charged and discharged from the first electric storage apparatus during a first prediction period. The second controller generates second scheduling data indicating transition of electric power to be charged and discharged from the second electric storage apparatus during a second prediction period containing the first prediction period. Generation of the first scheduling data is performed based on the second scheduling data previously generated by the second controller.