Abstract: A power combiner/divider circuit can be structured having a base structure with the addition of an odd-mode capacitor and a low pass network at an end of the base structure or structured having a base structure with the addition of an inductor and a high pass network at an end of the base structure. The power combiner/divider circuit can be implemented as a port coupled to multiple ports with low pass networks or high pass networks arranged at the ends of paths to the multiple ports. In embodiments using low pass base structures or low pass networks coupled to the base structures, inductors in such low pass sections can be positively coupled on a pair-wise basis.

Abstract: A package has a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die, a redistribution structure and a metallic bolstering pattern. The second semiconductor die is disposed beside the first semiconductor die and spaced apart from the first semiconductor die with a distance. The redistribution structure is disposed over the first semiconductor die and the second semiconductor die and is electrically connected with the first and second semiconductor dies. The metallic bolstering pattern is disposed between the redistribution structure and the first and second semiconductor dies. The metallic bolstering pattern is disposed on the redistribution structure and located over the first and second semiconductor dies, and the metallic bolstering pattern extends across the distance between the first and second semiconductor dies and extends beyond borders of the first and second semiconductor dies.

Abstract: A charging method and apparatus are provided. In a process of performing constant voltage charging on a battery at a charging voltage that is greater than an end-of-precharge voltage and less than a maximum charging voltage, the charging apparatus determines a current relaxation time and controls a charging current and a charging voltage based on the current relaxation time, to adaptively charge the battery. This better adapts to a change inside the battery in the charging process, effectively improves safety and reliability of the battery in the charging process, enhances cycle performance of the battery, and prolongs battery life.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wipe. Upper and lower layers of the wipe are melt-blown fiber webs, and an intermediate thereof is a wood pulp fiber web, wherein an adhesive is attached to the surfaces of the melt-blown fiber webs and to the interiors thereof that are adjacent to the surfaces, and the melt-blown fiber of the melt-blown fiber webs penetrates into the wood pulp fiber web. Also disclosed is a manufacturing method for the wipe. When the wipe is used, fluffiness and piling phenomena are prevented, such phenomena being caused by mutual disengagement of cementation between the melt-blown fibers under the action of external force since the surface melt-blown fibers are subject to multiple instances of friction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of intelligent household appliances, and more particularly, to a method for controlling an article delivery device, the method including: detecting whether an article delivery device is in a wireless charging area, and charging the article delivery device according to a battery power of the article delivery device, controlling the article delivery device to be loaded according to a received user instruction and a target position after the battery power of the article delivery device reaches a set threshold value, and controlling the article delivery device to move to the target position after the article delivery device is loaded.

Abstract: An imaging system is provided. A method for installing the imaging system is provided. The imaging system may include a first modality imaging apparatus. The first modality imaging apparatus may have a detector including a scintillator unit, a photodetector unit, a circuit unit, a supporting block, and a supporting board. The supporting block may be disposed on an end of the scintillator unit. The supporting board may be disposed between the photodetector unit and the circuit unit.

Abstract: The present invention is a resonant vibratory agitation mechanism for installing inside bioreactor containers for agitating and degrading biodegradable waste. It either comprises of a sole layer of horizontally arranged springs with at least one vibration motor installed inside each of the springs, or comprises of a central frame, a plurality of vibration motors fixed on the central frame and a plurality of layers of horizontally or diagonally arranged extension springs. It provides sound waves, vibrations, resonant vibratory frequencies and heat for agitating and degrading biodegradable waste inside a bioreactor container. It saves costs to fabricate a bioreactor container by assembling a plurality of cylindrical drum barrels on top of a receiving tank. A closed-loop recirculation of water, heat, nutrients, O2 and CO2 may be established by integrating the present bioreactor system with wicking beds, hydroponics/aeroponics growing beds, a stove unit and a greenhouse.

Abstract: A single-ended output circulator includes a three-core optical fiber head having first, second, and third optical fiber cores; a walk-off crystal having a first surface facing towards the second end of the three-core optical fiber head tube and a second surface facing away from the second end of the three-core optical fiber head tube; a plurality of half-wave plates each having a first surface coupled to the second surface of the walk-off crystal and a second surface facing away from the second surface of the walk-off crystal; a collimating lens having a first end and a second end; a reflection mirror configured to reflect light beams from the collimating lens; an optical prism between the collimating lens and the reflection mirror and configured to transmit a light beam along a propagation direction according to a polarization direction of the light beam; and a polarization rotator.

Abstract: A method for medical imaging is provided. The method may include automatically determining that a positioning procedure of a subject has been finished based on image data of the subject captured by an image capturing device. The method may also include obtaining status information of a medical device. The method may further include causing the medical device to perform a scan on the subject based on a determination result that the positioning procedure of the subject has been finished, the status information of the medical device, and a starting signal of the scan.

Abstract: Methods and systems for performing assays in compartmentalized nano-volumes to screen for functional bispecific or multispecific biologics, including: providing a plurality of at least two distinct types of cells, wherein two or more first-type cells are engineered to express substantially a single genetic-variant per cell for a bispecific or multispecific biologic in a secreted form, wherein two or more second-type cells are selected or engineered to produce a positive reporter molecule signal that is triggered by a functional variant of the said biologic expressed by a first-type cell; providing a plurality of compartmentalized nano-volumes, wherein two or more nano-volumes are each provided with substantially one first-type cell, and one or more second-type cell(s); incubating the said nano-volumes over a period of time to allow the expression and secretion of the said biologics inside the said nano-volumes; collecting data representing the positive reporter molecule signal triggered by secreted biologics

Abstract: A polypeptide conjugate for use in a method for binding and/or internalization of the polypeptide conjugate to a mammalian cell having a transferrin receptor (TFRC) and/or receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). The polypeptide conjugate may be used in a method for targeting of a drug delivery system or diagnostic delivery system.

Abstract: A device receives a transaction request concerning a transaction and a transaction card from a transaction terminal, and determines, based on the transaction request, information concerning the transaction card. The device sends, based on the transaction request and to a user device, a query concerning possession of the transaction card by a user of the user device, where the query includes an instruction for the user to confirm possession of the transaction card via a component of the user device. The device receives, from the user device and after sending the query to the user device, a response concerning possession of the transaction card by the user, and determines, based on the response and the information concerning the transaction card, whether the user has possession of the transaction card. The device performs, based on determining whether the user has possession of the transaction card, at least one action.

Abstract: The application discloses a method, system and related device of implementing vehicle automatically weighing, so as to achieve the automatically weighing of the unmanned vehicle. The method includes: controlling, by a vehicle controller, a vehicle to drive automatically and stop at a weighing position; weighing, by a weighbridge sensor, the vehicle when sensing the vehicle stopping at the weighing position, and sending weighing end information to the vehicle controller; and controlling, by the vehicle controller, the vehicle to start and leave the weighing position when receiving the weighing end information.

Abstract: A method of detecting L-shaped target objects within a point cloud includes rotating a target point cloud through a plurality of rotation angles and generating at least one weighted histogram for each of the plurality of rotation angles, wherein the weighted histogram includes a first plurality of bins, each bin having a width defined in a first axis, wherein each bin is weighted based on a number of points located within the bin and a distance between points in a direction perpendicular to a width of the bin. A score is generated for each of the plurality of rotation angles based on the at least one weighted histogram and determining whether a target point cloud is L-shaped based on the generated scores.

Abstract: A phase change material switch includes a phase change layer disposed on a metal liner. A gate dielectric layer is disposed on the phase change layer. A metal gate liner is disposed on the gate dielectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an aging-resistant rubber composition and a processing method therefor and use thereof. The rubber composition includes a rubber matrix and compounding components, and in parts by weight, every 100 parts of said rubber matrix comprise 50-99 parts of a halogenated butyl rubber, 0-50 parts of a highly branched polyethylene P1, and 0-50 parts of P2 obtained by the polarization modification of said highly branched polyethylene P1, and the sum of P1 and P2 in parts by weight is 1-50 parts; and said compounding components comprise a vulcanization system.

Abstract: A method for controlling stretching of a mask includes: obtaining actual position information of at least one opening of the mask; determining an actual offset of each opening according to actual position information of the opening and preset position information of a light-emitting region of a sub-pixel corresponding to the opening; determining whether the actual offset of the opening is less than or equal to a theoretical maximum offset of the opening; and in response to determining that the actual offset of the opening is less than or equal to the theoretical maximum offset of the opening, generating a first end command for ending a process of stretching the mask.

Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) networking authentication system and a method thereof are provided. The IoT networking authentication system includes an idle IoT apparatus and a networked IoT apparatus. The idle IoT apparatus encrypts a connection request according to a key to generate a connection request ciphertext and sends the connection request ciphertext. The networked IoT apparatus receives the connection request ciphertext and decrypts, according to the key, the connection request ciphertext to obtain the connection request. The networked IoT apparatus authenticates the idle IoT apparatus according to the connection request to generate an authentication result. The networked IoT apparatus determines, according to the authentication result and a networking condition, whether to allow the idle IoT apparatus to join an IoT network, so as to generate a connection response. The networked IoT apparatus outputs the connection response to the idle IoT apparatus.

Abstract: A 5A5B6C tricyclic spironolactone derivative is provided with a formula XI: The present invention also relates to its preparation method and its applications in the areas of insecticide, nematicide, fungicide and anti-viral agent. The 5A5B6C tricyclic spironolactone derivatives in the present invention are high-performance, broad-spectrum, low-toxicity and low-ecological risk compounds with a wide range of applications in the areas of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and health.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure that includes a metal layer in a first interlayer dielectric that is above a semiconductor device. The semiconductor structure includes an embedded memory device on the metal layer. The embedded memory device has a first metal contact surrounded by a second interlayer dielectric. Additionally, the semiconductor structure includes a thin film transistor on the first metal contact. The thin film transistor is surrounded by a third interlayer dielectric. The third interlayer dielectric is over a portion of the embedded memory device and a portion of the second interlayer dielectric. The semiconductor structure includes a first portion of a channel of the thin film transistor covered a gate structure, where the channel is a layer of indium tin oxide.