Abstract: A DC-DC boost converter includes an input receiving an input voltage and an output producing an output voltage. A switching stage is formed by a low-side transistor arranged between a switching node and a ground node, and a high-side transistor arranged between the switching node and the output. The high-side transistor includes a body diode having an anode coupled to the switching node and a cathode coupled to the output. The converter is controlled in an asynchronous operation mode where the low-side transistor is driven alternately to a conductive state and a non-conductive state, and the high-side transistor is driven steadily to a non-conductive state. A variable load circuit is selectively coupled between the two output terminals when the converter is in the asynchronous operation mode in order to sink a load current having a value that is a function of a value of the input voltage.

Abstract: Protection for a secure boot procedure can be provided in addition to cryptographic verification of boot firmware associated with the boot procedure. While the boot firmware is being verified and executed at a secure sub-system, an open sub-system can be put into a halt state, during which the open sub-system is prevented from performing the boot procedure. The open sub-system is still prevented from performing the boot procedure even if the boot firmware is verified and/or executed unless the open sub-system is put into the resume state again.

Abstract: A device built to process a wireless interface communication type application is provided. The device includes a host controller circuit built to process device applications, that use the wireless interface communication type application, and built to process a host driver that communicates wired based on a first interface protocol. The device further includes a wireless interface controller circuit built to process a wireless interface for the wireless interface communication type application and built to process a controller driver that communicates wired with the host controller circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for transmitting power. The system comprises a first component which includes a first cable winch configured to rotate to at least partially wind and unwind a first cable on the first cable winch. The system comprises a second component which includes a second cable winch configured to rotate to at least partially wind and unwind a second cable on the second cable winch. The first component comprises a first engagement device and the second component comprises a second engagement device configured to selectively engage with the first engagement device to couple and decouple the first cable winch and the second cable winch to and from each other, respectively. The present disclosure further relates to an assisting device and a method of operating a system.

Abstract: Antibodies having enhanced biodistribution and/or pharmacokinetics obtained through disruption of one or more clusters of surface-exposed positively charged amino acids are provided. Also provided are methods of enhancing the biodistribution and/or pharmacokinetics of an antibody. The enhanced antibodies find use in immunotherapy, radiotherapy, and in vivo imaging.

Abstract: A product comprising two or more artificial transcription repressors (ATRs), or polynucleotides encoding therefor, selected from groups (a), (b), (c) or (d): (a) an ATR comprising a DNA-binding domain operably linked to a KRAB domain or homologue thereof; (b) an ATR comprising a DNA-binding domain operably linked to a DNMT3A, DNMT3B or DNMT1 domain or homologue thereof; (c) an ATR comprising a DNA-binding domain operably linked to a DNMT3L domain or homologue thereof; and (d) an ATR comprising a DNA-binding domain operably linked to a SETDB1 domain or homologue thereof, wherein at least two of the ATRs are selected from different groups (a), (b), (c) or (d).

Abstract: A control module, for a resonant switched-capacitor converter having first, second, third and fourth cascaded switches and generating an output voltage, includes a timing circuit generating a clock, a controller generating first and second control signals indicating, respectively, first and second control quantities, the difference between which being a function of the difference between a reference quantity and a feedback quantity depending on the output voltage, first and second delay circuits that generate first and second logic signals and, respectively, third and fourth logic signals, the first and third logic signals being delayed with respect to the clock as a function of, respectively, the first and second control quantities, the second and fourth control signals being respectively the logic negation of the first and third logic signals, and a driver that controls the first, second, third, and fourth switches based on, respectively, the first, second, third, and fourth logic signals.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of a substrate; the substrate comprises hollow fibre membranes, each of which has a side wall, comprising a base material, and an inner lumen, which is delimited by the side wall; the base material comprises a polysulfone or a derivative thereof; the substrate is placed in contact with graphene oxide in the presence of a liquid so as to obtain an intermediate compound, from which the liquid is at least partially removed and which is thermally treated so that the graphene oxide is at least partially fixed to the substrate and a treated material is obtained comprising treated fibres.

Abstract: Current sensing in switching power converters. At least one example is a method comprising: discharging an inductor of a buck converter using a low-side FET during a discharge mode of a first cycle; providing, during the discharge mode, a signal indicative of instantaneous current to a voltage regulator, the signal indicative of instantaneous current proportional to current through the inductor during at least a portion of the discharge mode; charging the inductor using a high-side FET during a charge mode, the charge mode in a second cycle subsequent to the discharge mode; and providing, during the charge mode, an emulated signal to the voltage regulator, the emulated signal generated based on the current through the inductor in the discharge mode.

Abstract: A system (100) for storing, identifying and localizing supports (20, 21) for tissue samples embedded in paraffin, comprising—a plurality of supports (20, 21), wherein each one is provided with a respective RFID tag (201), said supports (20, 21) being each a histology cassette (20) configured to contain a tissue sample embedded in paraffin, or a slide (21); —a plurality of trays (1), wherein each tray (1) is provided with a respective RFID tag (101), and is configured to contain a plurality of said supports (20, 21), ach tray (1) being provided with a plurality of seats (11), each seat (11) being configured to receive a respective support (20, 21) and each support (20, 21) being adapted to be arranged at a respective seat (11); —at least one component (3) provided with a plurality of RFID antennas (10, 31), said plurality of RFID antennas (10, 31) comprising an RFID antenna (10) for reading the RFID tag (101) of a tray (1) of said plurality of trays, and RFID antennas (31) for reading the RFID tags (201) of th

Abstract: Sensorised wheel hub unit and a method for detecting, in real time, forces and moments applied to an outer ring of the wheel hub unit in which piezoresistive ceramic plates are made of one piece with welded metal plates housed within respective recesses formed in an outer surface of the outer ring over respective races for rolling elements that there is a gap between the plates and a base wall of each recess; the temperature of the outer ring and the amplitude and frequency of first electrical signals (S1) associated with the sensors relating to the same race are analysed to determine a frequency value equal to the frequency of the first signal having the maximum amplitude and as many amplitude values (D1-Dn) as there are sensors associated with that race and each equal to the maximum amplitude of the first signal from each sensor, corrected according to temperature.

Abstract: A power and energy management (PEM) method for managing power consumed by a plurality of power devices on a network. The method includes: a monitoring step (S1) to determine whether PEM is required based on the power available on the network and the power consumption of the power devices on the network; a monitor step (S2) to determine the operating status of each of the power devices on the network; a step (S4) of determining a strategy for operating the power devices in response to a determination in the monitoring step that PEM is required; a step (S5) of determining a coordination strategy for recharging of any storage devices on the network in response to a determination in the first network monitoring step that PEM is not required; and controlling (S6) devices on the network to operate at a power consumption level and/or to recharge based on the above steps.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for unipolar programming of memory cells in a semiconductor device. A memory has a plurality of self-selecting memory cells and circuitry configured to program a self-selecting memory cell of the plurality of self-selecting memory cells to a first data state or a second data state by applying a current pulse to the self-selecting memory cell. The current is a set pulse or a reset pulse. The set pulse and the reset pulse have a same polarity.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and related technologies for threat attribution are described. A method includes accessing network traffic to determine an incident based on a correlation of events as being associated with a same coordinated attack. The incident includes indicators of compromise (IoCs) and a Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTPs). The method also includes computing a first probability function based on the IoCs, wherein the first probability function comprises a first set of probability of attributions for a first list of known threat actors, and computing a second probability function based on the TTPs, wherein the second probability function comprises a second set of probability of attributions for a second list of known threat actors.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein to prioritize delivery of power to electrical components associated with a vehicle and an electrically powered accessory. A power distribution unit may assess real-time power needs for the electrical storage system associated with the vehicle and electrical storage device of the electrically powered accessory and direct incoming power to the electrical storage system associated with the vehicle and the electrical storage device of the electrically powered accessory based on a prioritization of various factors.

Abstract: An ultrasonic welding system and method for making welds on a strip made of polymeric material. The system includes a supporting structure, N welding equipment mounted thereon, and a processor. Each N welding equipment includes a pair of welding heads made of a sonotrode, including a sonotrode welding surface, and an anvil, including an anvil welding surface. One of the two welding heads is movable with respect to the other between a non-operating position and a welding position. A control member is operatively associated with the sonotrode and configured to vibrate the sonotrode at a nominal ultrasonic vibration frequency and to detect a current value of the vibration frequency. A vibration sensor is mounted on the movable welding head. The processor monitors the alignment condition between the sonotrode welding surface and the anvil welding surface by cooperating with the control member and with the vibration sensor.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems for producing a formulation additive associated with a digital asset, methods for producing a formulation additive associated with a digital asset, apparatuses for generating a digital asset, computer-implemented methods for generating a chemical passport, computer program elements for generating a digital asset, uses of a formulation additive associated with a digital asset, uses of a digital asset, products produced from the formulation additive and associated with a digital asset, a digital asset including one or more decentral identifiers) and data related to the environmental impact data, apparatuses for producing a product associated with the digital asset and methods for producing a product associated with the digital asset.

Abstract: A composition including a plurality of particles, the plurality of particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound; and about 0.5% to about 10% by weight a cationic polymer; wherein the plurality of particles comprises individual particles, each individual particle having a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes compositions and methods for detecting the presence of: a coronavirus or an immune response relevant to a coronavirus infection including T cells responsive to one or more coronavirus peptides or proteins comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of: one or more amino acid sequences selected from those sequences set forth in Tables 1 to 10 (SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3522), or a subsequence, portion, homologue, variant or derivative thereof; a fusion protein; a pool of 2 or more peptides; or a polynucleotide that encodes one or more peptides or proteins, comprising, consisting of, or consisting essentially of one or more amino acid sequences set forth in Tables 1 to 10 (SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 3522), or a subsequence, portion, homologue, variant or derivative thereof. The disclosure further provides vaccines, diagnostics, therapies, and kits, comprising such proteins or peptides.

Abstract: A process for operating an oxidizable combustion gas cleaning unit in a metallurgical plant, including the steps of: (a) passing an oxidizable combustion gas from a metallurgical reactor, in particular a blast furnace gas from a blast furnace, in a packed bed scrubber arrangement through a packed bed in countercurrent with a washing water or in a spray scrubber arrangement to remove cyanide compounds, in particular hydrogen cyanide, and to increase the removal of chloride compounds, in particular hydrogen chloride, from the combustion gas by solubilizing the cyanide and chloride compounds in the washing water, (b) collecting the washing water containing solubilized cyanide and chloride compounds at a bottom end of the packed bed or spray scrubber arrangement, and (c) collecting a cleaned oxidizable combustion gas at a top of the packed bed or spray scrubber arrangement, wherein a base is added to the washing water before step (a).