Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for providing a platform that facilitates communication between a messaging application and a web-based gaming application. The web-based gaming application is launched, via the platform, from the messaging application. Context of the messaging application from which the web-based gaming application was launched is determined. The context of the messaging application is communicated, via the platform, to the web-based gaming application. A feature of the messaging application is integrated, via the platform, into the web-based gaming application based on the context from which the web-based gaming application was launched.

Abstract: A beam generating device includes a semiconductor substrate, having an optical passband. A first array of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs) is formed on a first face of the semiconductor substrate and are configured to emit respective laser beams through the substrate at a wavelength within the passband. A second array of microlenses is formed on a second face of the semiconductor substrate in respective alignment with the VCSELs so as to transmit the laser beams generated by the VCSELs.

Abstract: A device for detecting points and/or regions of rotational electrophysiological activity in or on a heart comprises an input for receiving spatiotemporal electrophysiological data corresponding to a plurality of spatial locations in or on the heart, a time feature extractor for providing time values indicative of times of occurrence of a predetermined feature of a plurality of electric potential waveforms at the spatial location, a mapping unit for providing pairs of adjacent spatial locations; a directed graph generator for generating a directed graph comprising directed edges; a topological feature analyzer.

Abstract: Resistive random-access memory cell structures including a first and second resistive random-access memory element stacks, each including an anode and a cathode; a pass transistor having first and second source/drain terminals, and a gate terminal. The gate terminal is connected to the anodes of the first and second resistive random-access memory element stacks. An isolation layer is disposed upon the gate terminal. The isolation layer includes at least two vias, each defined by a perimeter extending from a top surface of the isolation layer to a bottom surface of the isolation layer, each perimeter exposes a portion of the gate. The first and second resistive random-access memory element stacks include a bottom electrode, a switching layer, a top electrode and a low-resistance film. The gate is the bottom electrode. The switching layer, top electrode and low resistance film are disposed in the vias.

Abstract: An alignment module for housing and cleaning masks. The alignment module comprises a mask stocker, a cleaning chamber, an alignment chamber, an alignment stage a transfer robot. The mask stocker is configured to house a mask cassette configured to store a plurality of masks. The cleaning chamber is configured to clean the plurality of masks by providing one or more cleaning gases into a chamber after a mask is inserted into the cleaning chamber. The alignment stage is configured to support a carrier and a substrate. The transfer robot is configured to transfer a mask from one or more of the alignment stage and the mask stocker to the cleaning chamber.

Abstract: A method of controlling output bitrate of a video encoder encoding a video sequence comprises: setting an allowable average bitrate, gathering encoding data by encoding video during a first time period and for each of a plurality of time intervals, storing a respective output bitratet, and a quantisation parameter used for encoding during the respective time interval. For each time interval, the output bitrate is normalised by calculating a corresponding normalised bitrate estimated for a predetermined nominal quantisation parameter as a function of the output bitrate and the quantisation parameter. An average normalised bitrate is calculated by averaging the normalised bitrates of the plurality of time intervals. A new quantisation parameter is calculated based on a comparison of the average normalised bitrate and the allowable average bitrate. The video sequence is encoded using the new quantisation parameter during a second time period subsequent to the first time period.

Abstract: Methods for laser welding one or more optical fibers to a substrate and assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of bonding an optical fiber to a substrate having at least one film layer on a surface of the substrate includes directing a laser beam into the optical fiber disposed on the at least one film layer. The optical fiber has a curved surface that focuses the laser beam to a focused diameter. The method further includes melting, using the focused diameter laser beam, a material of the substrate to create a laser bond area between the optical fiber and the surface of the substrate. The laser bond area includes laser-melted material of the substrate that bonds the optical fiber to the substrate. The at least one film layer has an absorption of at least 15% at a wavelength of the focused diameter laser beam.

Abstract: A releasable adhesive connection between two joint partners, which are materially bonded to one another by means of an adhesive, wherein the adhesive connection is releasable in a separating process by an introduction of heat. According to the disclosure, the introduction of heat is performed using a heated thermofluid. A first joint partner comprises at least one fluid chamber, which is filled at least in the separating process using the thermofluid and which indirectly or directly adjoins the adhesive with a chamber wall, so that in the separating process, the introduction of heat into the adhesive takes place by means of heat conduction from the thermofluid via the chamber wall into the adhesive.

Abstract: A plate for an article of footwear includes a substrate, a first strand portion attached to the substrate via first stitching, and a second strand portion disposed on the first layer. The first strand portion includes first segments that each extend between two different locations along the substrate to form a first layer on the substrate. The second strand portion includes second segments that each extend between two different locations along the substrate to form a second layer on the first layer.

Abstract: An electromagnetic flexure valve (1) including: a first pole piece (50a) and a second pole piece (50b); a flexure assembly (40) a portion of which is configured for movement between a first state adjacent the first pole piece and a second state adjacent the second pole piece; a coil (20) configured to receive electrical power from a power supply and to actuate the flexure assembly between the first and second states; and a biasing configuration configured to bias the flexure assembly into the first or the second state when the coil is not powered and irrespective of the current state of the flexure assembly such that a failsafe mode is provided.

Abstract: A method of determining the risk of metastasis of breast or lung cancer in a human subject who has or had breast or lung cancer is disclosed herein. The method is based on detecting in a sample from the subject the number of copies per cell of genes and/or genomic regions of a metastatic gene signature set disclosed herein, and determining alternations in the number of copies per cell of the genes and/or genomic regions in the signature set, as compared to the number of copies per cell in non-cancer cells, thereby determining the risk of breast/lung cancer metastasis.

Abstract: Provided herein are protein translation inhibitors and pharmaceutical compositions thereof that bind to an RNA Recognition motif in heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein A18 to inhibit binding to mRNA transcripts thereby inhibiting protein synthesis. Also provided is a method for treating a cancer by administering a pharmaceutically acceptable amounts of at least one of the protein translation inhibitors.

Abstract: A lighting system, including: light emitting elements; a reset switch operable in a first and second state; non-volatile reset memory configured to record the state of the reset switch when power is provided to the system; a wireless communication system; non-volatile communication memory configured to store default settings and configuration settings; a control system operable, in response to initial power provision to the control system, between: a configured mode when an instantaneous reset switch state matches the recorded state, the configured mode including: connecting the wireless communication system to a remote device based on the configuration settings, receiving instructions from the remote device, and controlling light emitting element operation based on the instructions; and a reset mode when the instantaneous reset switch state differs from the recorded state, the reset mode including: erasing the configuration settings from the communication memory and operating the system based on the default

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for setting a driving speed of a motor vehicle on a route. A control device of the motor vehicle sets the driving speed depending on an operating position limited by two extreme positions of a pedal device of the motor vehicle, which may be operated by a driver, wherein the control device detects the operating position of the pedal device, and depending on the detected operating position, determines in at least one specified driving mode a target driving speed corresponding to the respective operating position, and the control device sets the driving speed corresponding to the respective target driving speed by means of a closed loop control as long as the respective operating position is detected. The setting in this case takes place independently of a current condition of the route. The invention also includes a motor vehicle.

Abstract: Various embodiments of a gaming system and method are disclosed as enabling replacements for one or more portions of an offered award. An offered award may comprise a plurality of different award values (e.g., portions of the offered award), where one or more of the plurality of award values can be selected for replacement in an attempt to improve the selected award values with larger award values. The gaming system may randomly generate replacement award values that are equal to zero, lower in value, equal in value, or greater in value than the award values selected for replacement. In other words, one or more portions of an offered award can be put at risk in attempt to improve the offered award.

Abstract: A method for forming a plate includes attaching a first strand portion to a flexible substrate to form a first layer on the substrate and positioning a second strand portion on the first layer to form a second layer on the first layer in a plurality of discrete regions on the substrate. The method also includes positioning a plurality of traction elements into corresponding cavities formed into a first mold surface and positioning the substrate on the first mold surface to change a shape of the substrate. At least one of heat and pressure is applied to the first strand portion, the second strand portion, the substrate, and the traction elements to conform the substrate to the shape of the first mold surface and form the traction elements into the substrate at each of the discrete regions. The method also includes incorporating the substrate into an article of footwear.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media, for enforcing transaction permissions delegation in a computing environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive a permissions request, from a requesting computing system for a permissions certificate; transmit a login request to a user computing system associated with a user; receive an acceptance from the user in response to the login request; generate a permissions certificate data structure in response to the acceptance; and return the permissions certificate to the requesting computing system whereby the requesting computing system will be permitted to accomplish the transaction with a transacting party in place of the issuer computing system based on possession of the permissions certificate paired with a cryptographic signature based on a private cryptographic key associated with the requesting computing system.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to data storage devices, and more specifically, to a magnetic media drive employing a magnetic recording head. The head includes a trailing shield, a main pole, an STO disposed between the trailing shield and the main pole, and a non-magnetic conductive structure adjacent to the main pole and in contact with the STO. The STO includes an FGL and an SPL, and the FGL is disposed between the main pole and the SPL. The FGL includes a side extending over the main pole and at least a portion of the non-magnetic conductive structure. With the FGL disposed proximate to the main pole and over at least a portion of the non-magnetic conductive structure, current crowding and disturbance from the trailing shield are minimized.

Abstract: A lighting module, including: a baseboard configured to receive a user signal indicating a user lighting preference; a communication submodule configured to receive the user signal and convert the user signal to machine readable data indicating the user lighting preference; a control submodule communicably coupled to the wireless communication submodule for receiving the machine readable data, wherein the microcontroller submodule comprises: memory configured to store a lighting parameter provided by a provider, and a processor configured to generate lighting driver instructions based on the user lighting preference and the lighting parameter; and a lighting mode output submodule configured to output the lighting driver instructions to a lighting driver module of a lighting assembly for controlling light emitting elements of the lighting assembly.

Abstract: A method (100) to determine a present position (122) of an object (600). The method (100) comprises using (102) an optical positioning system (104) to determine a first preliminary position (112) and using (106) a radio-based positioning system (108) to determine a second preliminary position (114), determining (110) a supposed position (116) on the basis of one of the preliminary positions (112, 114) and combining (108) the supposed position (116) with a previous position (212) of the object to determine the present position (122) of the object, if the supposed position (116) is based on a different positioning system (104, 108) than a previous supposed position (116?). A positioning system (500) with combined optical and a radio-based determination of a position of a tracker (600) and a tracker (600) with an active light source (608).