Abstract: In one embodiment, an isolation device has a substrate, a metal plate, a conductive layer, first and second isolation layers are disclosed. The conductive layer may be formed within the substrate. The conductive layer may be arranged coupled to the metal plate, so as to receive a capacitively coupled signal from the metal plate. The first and second isolation layers may be sandwiched between the metal plate and the conductive layer. In another embodiment, an isolation device comprising a semiconductor substrate, a topmost metal layer and a plurality of additional metal layers is disclosed. The isolation device further comprises an isolation capacitor formed using the topmost metal layer and a conductive layer coupled to at least one of the plurality of additional metal layers.

Abstract: A method for displaying graphic layers is provided. The method includes: receiving a plurality of graphic layers; assigning sequence numbers to the graphic layers according to an overlay order; assigning a weight value to each graphic layer according to a manner; establishing a layer order according to the sequence numbers and the weight values; and displaying the graphic layers according to the layer order.

Abstract: A driving substrate and a driving method thereof and a liquid crystal display device. The driving substrate includes driving electrodes and a control chip. A time period of a frame is divided into at least a first time period, a second time period and a third time period. The control chip configured to: in the first time period, apply a first group of data voltages to respective driving electrodes to control corresponding pixels to be equivalent to liquid crystal lenses having first curvatures; in the second time period, apply a second group of data voltages to the respective driving electrodes to control the corresponding pixels to be equivalent to liquid crystal lenses having second curvatures; and in the third time period, apply a third group of data voltages to the respective driving electrodes to control the corresponding pixels to be equivalent to liquid crystal lenses having third curvatures.

Abstract: A sintered Ti alloy comprising: 4 to 6 wt. % iron; 1 to 4 wt. % aluminium or 1 to 3 wt. % copper; >0 to 0.5 wt. % silicon; >0 to 0.3 wt. % boron; >0 to 1 wt. % lanthanum, and the balance being titanium with incidental impurities. In the associated powder metallurgy formation process, the boron and lanthanum content is preferably introduced into a blended powder mixture in the form of lanthanum boride (LaB6).

Abstract: A security control (SC) system including one or more security control (SC) computing devices for automating security controls between computer networks is provided. The SC system is configured to receive a request to access a service including a system identifier that identifies a computer system requesting access to a service controlled by the one or more SC computing devices, build a token request based on the request, and correlate the token request to at least one security policy associated with the system identifier. The SC system is also configured to generate an access token in response to the token request, wherein the access token is included in an authorization request, and invoke the service using the authorization request. The SC system is further configured to validate the access token using the at least one security policy and authorize access to the service based on the at least one security policy.

Abstract: A belt for a lifting system includes a tension member extending along a longitudinal length of the belt. The tension member is formed from a layer of polyethylene material in tape or film form. A jacket at least partially encloses the tension member. The jacket defines a traction side of the belt configured to interface with a traction sheave of a lifting system. An elevator system includes a hoistway, an elevator car located in the hoistway and movable therein, and a belt operably connected to the elevator car to suspend and/or drive the elevator car along the hoistway. The belt includes a tension member extending along a longitudinal length of the belt. The tension member is formed from a layer of polyethylene material. A jacket at least partially encloses the tension member, defining a traction side of the belt configured to interface with a traction sheave of an elevator system.

Abstract: In one example a system to manage inter-vehicle communication in a decentralized vehicle-to-vehicle network comprises a plurality of sensors to detect context information about driving conditions proximate a first vehicle; a communication interface to manage communications between the first vehicle and a second vehicle; and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the communication interface and comprising processing circuitry, to receive context information from the plurality of sensors; determine, from the context information, when the first vehicle is approaching a dead zone in which contact with a communication network may be lost; and in response to a determination that the first vehicle is approaching a dead zone in which contact with a communication network may be lost, to activate a synchronization frame broadcast module to broadcast a synchronization frame via the communication interface. Other examples may be described.

Abstract: Systems and methods of providing DMRS for a UE are generally described. The DMRS locations in a resource unit of a Physical Resource Allocation of a shared channel are randomly determined, and the DMRS sequences randomly generated before transmission from a master UE to a wearable UE. The DMRS locations are disposed on different subcarriers and symbols in the resource unit and are repeated every k subframes or m resource units within the same subframe. In situations in which the collision/contention probability is relatively small, DMRS in control channels may be used rather than in the shared data channel.

Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided for network cell discovery. In an embodiment, a method in a mobile device includes receiving, at the mobile device, at least one parameter from a first network component, wherein the at least one parameter is associated with a discovery signal (DS) generated by and transmitted from a second network component, wherein the parameter specifies a time period between successive transmissions of the DS, an offset within the time period, and a duration of each transmission of the DS; receiving, at the mobile device, according to the time period and the offset, the DS from the second network component; and suspending reception on a first carrier radio resource during a gap in successive transmissions on the first carrier radio resource and receiving a signal on a second carrier radio resource during the gap, wherein the gap is determined according to the parameter.

Abstract: Examples herein provide a method. The method includes printing first color patches at a first location on a first side of a print medium. The method includes generating an international color consortium (“ICC”) profile of the first side by characterizing the first color patches using a spectrophotometer. The method includes printing, using the ICC profile of the first side, second color patches at a second location on the first side of the print medium. The method includes printing third color patches on a second side of the print medium, the third patches being a registered mirrored copy of the second patches. The method includes generating an ICC profile of the second side by characterizing the registered second and third patches using the spectrophotometer.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for intra coding a block having pixels assigned to groups. An apparatus includes a video encoder for encoding a block in a picture using intra prediction by dividing pixels within the block into at least a first group and a second group and encoding the pixels in the first group prior to encoding the pixels in the second group. A prediction for at least one of the pixels within the second group is obtained by evaluating the pixels within the first group and the second group.

Abstract: A series of protein A mutants having high alkali resistance, and methods of using the protein A mutants are provided. The protein A mutants have a high binding affinity for regions of immunoglobulin proteins other than the complementarity determining regions. The protein A mutants can be coupled to a solid support for immunoglobulin isolation, or conjugated to a label for immunoglobulin detection. This series of protein A mutants have high chemical stability under alkaline conditions of pH 13-14, and can also be used as chromatography ligands for purification procedures that use alkaline solutions under harsh conditions, such as Clean-In-Place (CIP). Also provided are methods of immunoglobublin separation and purification, and alkali regeneration of affinity chromatography medium that uses protein A as a ligand.

Abstract: A method for rapidly detecting S. typhimurium in milk through a Raman spectrum based on heavy water marking. The method comprises the steps of adding to-be-detected milk possibly containing S. typhimurium into culture media containing heavy water for culturing, then collecting cultured S. typhimurium cells and conducting Raman spectrum scanning, and analyzing and processing an obtained original Raman spectrum, so that S. typhimurium in the to-be-detected milk is detected. According to the method of the invention, D2O marking is adopted, and the Raman spectrum is used for rapidly detecting S. typhimurium in milk, so that the method has the advantages of being short in detection time (4-8 h), high in sensitivity, low in cost, easy to operate, convenient and fast to implement and the like; the detection limit is 104-108 cfu/mL, interference from the matrix in a milk sample is small, and the method is an ideal method for rapidly detecting S.

Abstract: A method for controlling rotational speed applied to a smart fan includes acquiring environmental temperature from a temperature sensor and radiation intensity of human body from an infrared sensor. A result of analysis is generated by determining whether the acquired environmental temperature is within a predetermined temperature range and the acquired radiation intensity is greater than a predetermined value. A working status of the smart fan can be changed according to the result when the smart fan is in automatic mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a portable folding solar power generation cloth bag, comprising: a left lining plate (3) and a right lining plate (4) fixed above a lower cloth cover (1), the left lining plate (3) and the right lining plate (4) being separately provided with a through hole (17); a left solar assembly (5) and a right solar assembly (6), wherein same are fixed above the left lining plate (3) and the right lining plate (4) respectively, a junction box (18) of the left solar assembly (5) being embedded into the through hole (17) of the left lining plate (3), a junction box (18) of the right solar assembly (6) being embedded into the through hole (17) of the right lining plate (4), and a connecting line (22) between the left solar assembly (5) and the right solar assembly (6) penetrating through the lower cloth cover (1) and reaching a position below the lower cloth cover (1); and an upper cloth cover (7) covering the upper sides of the left solar assembly (5) and the right solar assembly (6), the upper cloth cover (

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for predicting favored wireless service areas for drones are disclosed. A controller for a drone includes a service area identifier to identify favored wireless service areas during a flight of the drone. The favored wireless service areas are predicted by a model developed remotely from the drone. The controller also includes a service area selector to select one of the favored wireless service areas during the flight. The controller also includes a route manager to adjust a flight path of the drone during the flight based on the selected one of the favored wireless service areas.

Abstract: A network controller may configure one or more channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) configurations for transmitting RSs to user equipments (UEs) for tracking. A CSI-RS configuration may specify a set of CSI-RS resources for transmitting RSs in two consecutive slots. The set of CSI-RS resources may include a plurality of one-port CSI-RS resources configured according to the CSI-RS configuration. The CSI-RS configuration may specify a quasi co-location (QCL) configuration including a set of QCL parameters, where a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) has a QCL relationship with the RS with respect to the set of QCL parameters. The network controller may signal the one or more CSI-RS configurations to UEs.

Abstract: Novel three-dimensional molecular clusters and methods of their synthesis are provided. The three-dimensional molecular clusters may be perfunctionalized polyhedral boranes and carboranes. The three-dimensional clusters may be configured to manipulate the photophysical properties of other materials, including, for example, for use as photooxidants or as components in organic light-emitting diode materials. Methods are also provided for synthesizing and perfunctionalizing such three-dimensional clusters. The three-dimensional clusters may also be configured for use as organomimetic materials.

Abstract: Implementations provide self-consistent, temporary, secure storage of information. An example system includes fast, short-term memory storing a plurality of key records and a cache storing a plurality of data records. The key records and data records are locatable using participant identifiers. Each key record includes a nonce and each data record includes an encrypted portion. The key records are deleted periodically. The system also includes memory storing instructions that cause the system to receive query parameters that include first participant identifiers and to obtain a first nonce. The first nonce is associated with the first participant identifiers in the fast, short-term memory. The instructions also cause the system to obtain data records associated with the first participant identifiers in the cache, to build an encryption key using the nonce and the first participant identifiers, and to decrypt the encrypted portion of the obtained data records using the encryption key.

Abstract: A method for sharing application data includes sending a sharing request to a server by a first terminal for sharing application data to be shared from a first application; receiving a user information list and an application list returned by the server; from the user information list, selecting a user identification for receiving the application data to be shared; from the application list, selecting an application identification, for receiving the application data to be shared; and sending the application data to be shared to a second terminal based on the user identification and the application identification, such that the application data to be shared is received and displayed by the second terminal through a second application corresponding to the application identification.