Abstract: A pyrene-triazine compound, a mixture containing same, a formulation, an organic electronic component, and applications. The pyrene-triazine compound comprises a triazine structure of three strong electron affinity nitrogen atoms and a pyrene fused ring structure. Because the triazine structure has great optoelectronic performance and a planar structured pyrene derivative has great carrier transport performance and optoelectronic performance, the application of the pyrene-triazine compound in the organic electronic component produces a light-emitting component having high efficiency and an extended service life.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a shallow trench isolation (STI) structure surrounding a pair of semiconductor fins; forming a dummy gate layer over the STI structure and the semiconductor fins; etching a first portion of the dummy gate layer to form a trench through the dummy gate layer until the STI structure is exposed, in which the trench extends between the semiconductor fins along a lengthwise direction of the semiconductor fins; forming an insulating structure in the trench through the dummy gate layer; after forming the insulating structure extending through the dummy gate layer, patterning the dummy gate layer to form a pair of dummy gate structures each of which is across a respective one of the semiconductor fins; and replacing the dummy gate structures with a pair of metal gate structures.

Abstract: Integrated active-matrix light-emitting pixel arrays based devices and methods of forming the integrated pixel arrays based devices are provided. In one aspect, a device includes a semiconductor substrate having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side and an array of active-matrix light-emitting pixels formed on the first side, each of the light-emitting pixels including at least one light-emitting element and at least one non-volatile memory coupled to the at least one light-emitting element. The at least non-volatile memory includes at least one transistor, and the at least one light-emitting element includes multiple layers epitaxially grown on a semiconductor surface of the semiconductor substrate on the first side. The device can further include scanning drivers and data drivers formed on the first side of the semiconductor substrate and coupled to the light-emitting pixels through corresponding word lines and data lines formed on the first side.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, first and second source/drain features, and a dielectric plug. The substrate has a semiconductor fin. The first and second source/drain features are over first and second portions of the semiconductor fin, respectively. The dielectric plug is at least partially embedded in a third portion of the semiconductor fin. The third portion is in between the first and second portions of the semiconductor fin. The dielectric plug includes a first dielectric material and a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material.

Abstract: An illumination system comprises a blue light source, an excitation light source, a first dichroic element and a wavelength converting element. The blue light source provides a blue light beam. An excitation light source provides an excitation beam. The first dichroic element is disposed on transmitting paths of the blue light beam and the excitation beam. The wavelength converting element is disposed on a transmitting path of the excitation beam and adapted to convert the excitation beam into an excited beam. The excitation beam passes through the first dichroic element to the wavelength converting element and converted into the excited beam. The excited beam is transmitted to the first dichroic element and reflected. A wavelength of the blue light beam is greater than a wavelength of the excitation beam, and the blue light source and the excitation light source are disposed on the same side of the first dichroic element.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method, apparatus for processing a disk bad sector, and a computer storage medium. The method includes: obtaining a target disk that is to be processed, and detecting bad sector data in the target disk; combining bad sector areas represented by the bad sector data, to obtain a usable area different from the bad sector areas in the target disk; and determining, according to a detection result, whether the target disk is usable, reconstructing storage space of the target disk based on the usable area if the target disk is usable, and setting an access parameter for the reconstructed storage space. The technical solutions provided by the present disclosure can improve processing efficiency of a faulty disk while saving a disk resource.

Abstract: A gimbal for controlling an optical device includes a rocker and a controlling assembly. The rocker is configured to receive an action instruction and generate a control instruction based on the action instruction. The action instruction includes a long press when a rocker handle of the rocker is deviated from a middle position, and the control instruction includes a back-to-middle control instruction instructing the rocker handle to return to the middle position. The controlling assembly is configured to receive the control instruction from the rocker, and generate a performing instruction based on the control instruction for controlling the optical device.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a conductive feature, a first metal-based etch-stop layer over the underlying structure, a metal-free etch-stop layer over the first metal-based etch-stop layer, a second metal-based etch-stop layer over the metal-free etch-stop layer, an interlayer dielectric layer over the second metal-based etch-stop layer, and an interconnect structure extending through the first metal-based etch-stop layer, metal-free etch-stop layer, and the second metal-based etch-stop layer, wherein a bottom portion of the conductive interconnect structure directly contacts the conductive feature. The first metal-based etch-stop layer may include a first metallic component having one of aluminum, tantalum, titanium, or hafnium, and the second metal-based etch-stop layer may include a second metallic component the same as or different from the first metallic component. The first metal-based etch-stop layer and the second metal-based etch-stop layer may both be free of silicon.

Abstract: A one-piece axle and a method of manufacture. The method may include providing a one-piece axle blank that has a shaft and a flange. The shaft may have a hole that may extend along an axis. The flange may extend radially outward from an end of the shaft. The shaft may be radially forged against a first mandrel to axially elongate the shaft.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a molecular marker, a kit and an application for early diagnosis and prediction of sepsis acute kidney injury (AKI). TCONS_00024536 is highly expressed in the blood of sepsis AKI patients. By detecting the expression level of TCONS_00024536 in the blood of patients, whether the patients suffer from sepsis AKI or the probability of suffering from sepsis AKI can be judged. The present invention is of great significance for specific and sensitive early diagnosis and prediction of sepsis AKI.

Abstract: A method includes providing a substrate having a gate structure over a first side of the substrate, forming a recess adjacent to the gate structure, and forming in the recess a first semiconductor layer having a dopant, the first semiconductor layer being non-conformal, the first semiconductor layer lining the recess and extending from a bottom of the recess to a top of the recess. The method further includes forming a second semiconductor layer having the dopant in the recess and over the first semiconductor layer, a second concentration of the dopant in the second semiconductor layer being higher than a first concentration of the dopant in the first semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for advanced coding on retransmission of data and/control information. The systems methods, and instrumentalities may include one or more of the following: chase combining for retransmission; incremental redundancy (IR) hybrid automatic repeat request (IR-HARQ); or incremental freezing (IF) HARQ. IF-HARQ may use lower coding rates and/or increased mother codeword length. IF-HARQ for retransmission with joint encoding and transmission of failed data and/or control message(s) (e.g., new control message(s)) may be used. This may include one or more of the following: increased priority for retransmission data and mapping retransmitted data to more reliable bit channels; or allocating more PC frozen bits for retransmitted data. A HARQ decision may be provided. For example, a decision may be made between the use of chase combining (CC) HARQ, IR-HARQ, or IF-HARQ. For IF-HARQ, additional decisions may be made.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to novel CD133-binding agents. The disclosure is also directed to uses of novel CD133-binding agents for detecting CD133-expressing cells and/or quantitating levels of cellular CD133 expression, for targeting CD133-expressing cells, for decreasing levels of CD133 in CD133-expressing cells and for treating or preventing cancer.

Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to microemulsion compositions comprising polydatin, which are useful as cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical compositions for application to the skin and/or hair. The microemulsion compositions comprise: (a) polydatin; (b) optionally, niacinamide; (c) optionally, baicalin; (d) one or more oils; (e) water; and (f) one or more emulsifiers. Furthermore, the ratio of the total amount of the one or more emulsifiers to the total amount of the one or more oils is typically 1.7 to 2.5.

Abstract: A multilayer flashing water ball apparatus includes a water ball main body, a base and a light transmissive plate module. The water ball main body is light transmissive and includes a platform with an installation slot. The base is secured onto the bottom portion of the water ball main body and includes light emitting elements for emitting light toward the installation slot. The light transmissive plate module includes at least three light transmissive plates inserted into the installation slot. The surfaces of the light transmissive plates include continuous corresponding patterns formed thereon, and such patterns are visually related to each other to form a serious of motion sequence. The bottom portions of the light transmissive plates correspond to the light emitting elements. With the light source of the light emitting elements flashes sequentially, the continuous corresponding patterns inside the water ball main body generate a dynamic visual effect.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for multi-frequency focusing signal processing in wellbore logging. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a harmonic frequency set to evaluate a resistivity of a formation at a wellbore location, where the harmonic frequency set includes at least one harmonic frequency of a fundamental frequency. The method also includes selecting a waveform from a library of waveforms based on the obtained harmonic frequency set, where the library of waveforms includes a plurality of waveforms having different frequency spectrums. The selected waveform corresponds to a predicted conductivity of the formation. The method further includes generating, based on the selected waveform, a binary waveform for use in evaluating the resistivity of the formation at the wellbore location.

Abstract: A method determining a retinal pigment epithelium identifies a plurality of regions using captured image data of the eye and fits a curve into at least some of the regions. A curve score is determined associated with the fitted curve using at least a distance between the fitted curve and at least some of the regions in which a contribution of the regions to the curve score is biased towards (asymmetric) regions below the fitted curve. These steps are repeated whereupon one of the fitted curves is selected, using the corresponding associated curve score, for classifying some of the regions as forming at least a part of a retinal pigment epithelium.

Abstract: The present invention provides an effective and less invasive approach for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including a step of administering intrathecally to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a lysosomal storage disease associated with reduced level or activity of a lysosomal enzyme, a composition comprising a replacement enzyme for the lysosomal enzyme.

Abstract: A resistive random access memory overcomes the low durability of the conventional resistive random access memory. The resistive random access memory includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an enclosing layer and an oxygen-containing resistance changing layer. The first and second electrodes are separate from each other. The enclosing layer forms a first via-hole. The oxygen-containing resistance changing layer is arranged for the first via-hole. The first and second electrodes and the enclosing layer jointly enclose the oxygen-containing resistance changing layer. Each of the first electrode, the second electrode and the enclosing layer is made of an element not containing oxygen.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a solid oxide fuel cell features a functional layer for reducing interfacial resistance between the cathode and the solid electrolyte.