Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing remote devices. In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of managing a remote device, comprising: obtaining a first identifier based on a name sequence in state information of the remote device, the first identifier being for indicating a template that provides the state information; obtaining a second identifier based on a numerical value sequence in the state information; sending a state access notification that comprises at least the first identifier and the second identifier; and providing the state information based on the first identifier and the second identifier in response to having received a result of activating the state access notification. In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for managing a remote device.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I wherein A1, A2, A3, A3, A4, A5, A6, L, R2, R7, X, Y and Z of Formula I are defined herein. The invention also includes use of these compounds in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment, prophylactic or therapeutic, of disorders and conditions related to the activity of beta-secretase protein. Such disorders include, for example, Alzheimer's Disease, cognitive deficits, cognitive impairment, schizophrenia and other central nervous system conditions related to and/or caused by the formation and/or deposition of plaque on the brain. The invention also comprises further embodiments of Formula I, intermediates and processes useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula I.

Abstract: A method of controlling a portable appliance includes measuring an input current supplied to a motor of the portable appliance and measuring a rotational speed of a shaft of the motor. The method also includes determining a current limit based on the rotational speed of the shaft using a substantially continuous function which relates a domain of rotational speeds to a range of current limits. The method further includes reducing, when the input current exceeds the current limit, the rotational speed of the shaft incrementally along the substantially continuous function until the input current is approximately equal to the current limit.

Abstract: A light regulating apparatus includes a converter, a load circuit, and a controller. The converter is configured to output a load current signal according to a controlling signal. The load circuit is driven by the load current signal. The controller is configured to generate the control signal. The controller includes an error calculation unit, a regulation unit, a feed forward compensation unit, and an addition unit. The error calculation unit is configured to generate a first error signal according to a reference current signal and a feedback signal. The regulation unit is configured to generate a regulating signal according to the error signal. The feed forward compensation unit is configured to generate a feed forward compensation signal according to the reference current signal. The addition unit is configured to generate the control signal according to the regulation signal and the feed forward compensation signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermal processing method for wafer. A wafer is placed in an environment filled with a gas mixture comprising oxygen gas and deuterium gas, and a rapid thermal processing process is performed on a surface of the wafer. As a result, a denuded zone is formed on the surface of the wafer, deuterium atoms, which may be released to improve characteristics at an interface of semiconductor devices in a later fabrication process, are held in the wafer, and bulk micro-defects are formed far from the semiconductor devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for determining pitch and yaw of an elongated interface object as it interacts with a touchscreen surface. A touch image is received, and this touch image has at least a first area that corresponds to an area of the touchscreen that has an elongated interface object positioned at least proximate to it. The elongated interface object has a pitch and a yaw with respect to the touchscreen surface. A first transformation is performed to obtain a first transformation image of the touch image, and a second transformation is performed to obtain a second transformation image of the touch image. The first transformation differs from the second transformation. The yaw is determined for the elongated interface object based on both the first and second transformation images. The pitch is determined based on at least one of the first and second transformation images.

Abstract: A Voltage Sourced Converter, VSC, for a High Voltage Direct Current, HVDC, power converter, the VSC comprises a bridge circuit for each of one or more phases of an AG network. The bridge circuit has two arms, each arm connecting the supply to a pole of a DC terminal, wherein each arm of the bridge circuit has one or more semiconductor modules capable of being switched between an on-condition, in which a capacitor of the module is in-line in the arm of the bridge circuit, and an off-condition, in which the capacitor is out of line. A DC current fault detection arrangement detects a fault arising at one or the other of the poles of the DC terminal within the DC converter or the DC grid. A controller responsive to the detection of the DC current fault switches one or more of the semiconductor modules in one of the arms of the bridge to the on and one or more of the semiconductor modules of the other arm of the bridge circuit to the off-condition.

Abstract: Present embodiments provide for a complementary nanowire semiconductor device and fabrication method thereof.

Abstract: A display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. A volume-variable structure is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The volume-variable structure effectively reduces the requirement on the deformation capacity of the spacer due to the liquid crystal margin, which is favorable for improving the surface strength of the display panel. The display panel can be used in a display device.

Abstract: A multi-focal length range image capturing device including a device body, an image capturing circuit, and a processing circuit is provided. The image capturing circuit performs image capturing based on a focal length setting value and generates an image signal. The processing circuit controls the image capturing circuit to be operated in one of plural image capturing modes. When the image capturing circuit is operated in a first image capturing mode, the image capturing circuit sets a focal length range thereof to a first preset focal length range, so as to select the focal length setting value within the first preset focal length range. When the image capturing circuit is operated in a second image capturing mode, the image capturing circuit sets the focal length range to a second preset focal length range, so as to select the focal length setting value within the second preset focal length range.

Abstract: Ferrous metal alloys including Fe, Co and optionally Ni with metalloids Si, B and P are provided that are substantially close to the peak in glass forming ability and have a combination of both good glass formability and good ferromagnetic properties. In particular, Fe/Co-based compositions wherein the Co content is between 15 and 30 atomic percent and the metalloid content is between 22 and 24 atomic percent at a well-defined metalloid moiety, have been shown to be capable of forming bulk glassy rods with diameters as large as 4 mm or larger. In addition, incorporating a small content of Ni under 10 atomic percent and additions of Mo, Cr, Nb, Ge, or C at an incidental impurity level of up to 2 atomic percent are not expected to impair the bulk-glass-forming ability of the present alloys.

Abstract: A retractable structure for air-conditioning vent has a retractable mechanism capable of retractably installing a vane into an installing hole of a main body. The retractable mechanism includes a plurality of connecting plates on the main body, and an end of the connecting plates is limited on the main body, and the other end of the connecting plate is passed through a plug hole formed on the vane, and each connecting plate has a bracket on a corresponding side, and a middle portion of the bracket is coupled to the connecting plate, and a first bracket portion and a second bracket portion disposed on both sides of the middle portion of the bracket respectively are outwardly protruded and then inwardly bent to form a stopper portion to stop the plug hole from automatically sliding down.

Abstract: Devices and methods for forming a device are disclosed. The method includes providing a crystalline-on-insulator substrate having a bulk substrate and a surface substrate separated by a buried insulator layer. The surface substrate is defined with a device region. A transistor having a gate is formed in the device region. A first diffusion region is formed adjacent to a first side of the gate and a second diffusion region is formed adjacent to and displaced away from a second side of the gate. At least a first drift isolation region is formed in the surface substrate adjacent to and underlaps the second side of the gate. A drift well is formed in the surface substrate encompassing the first drift isolation region. A device isolation region surrounding the device region is formed in the surface substrate. The device isolation region includes a second depth which is deeper than a first depth of the first drift isolation region.

Abstract: A calibration circuit including mode, bias, calibration, offset, resistance and code modules. The mode module selects operation in a first or second mode. The bias module generates, for the preamplifier, a first and second bias currents respectively while in first and second modes. The calibration module, during calibration of first mode, connects inputs of preamplifier together to receive a predetermined voltage. The offset module determines an offset based on output voltages of preamplifier or output voltage of comparator and generates a control signal based on whether the offset is within a predetermined range. The resistance module, based on control signal and during calibration of first mode, adjusts a resistance of a resistor in a first resistance set of preamplifier for the first mode. The code module generates a calibration code based on the resistance. The resistance module calculates a second resistance set for second mode based on the calibration code.

Abstract: A method of converting lignin to phenolic compounds and dicarboxylates in high yield is described. The method involves the use of peroxy acids to react with lignin at a moderated treatment conditions. The peroxy acids can be used along or in combination of other catalysts that have the capability to lower the molecular weight of lignin. A phenolic compounds yield is achieved (>60%) and these phenolic compounds represents high value precursors for various applications include but not limited to antioxidants, health improvement agents, anticorrosive agents, liquid fuel components and performance enhancing agents, resin and adhesives. Dicarboxylic acids can be used for polymer applications or hydrodeoxygenation to hydrocarbon fuel.

Abstract: An information processing method applied to a first electronic device is provided. The first electronic device is capable of running multiple applications including a first application, and is capable of establishing a connection with and transmitting data to a second electronic device by using the first application. The method includes: when the first application runs in foreground and one or more applications including the second application run in background, receiving a first predetermined operation performed on the first application by a user; in response to the first predetermined operation, controlling a display unit of the first electronic device to display a first interface of the second application; receiving a second predetermined operation performed on the first interface by the user; and in response to the second predetermined operation, determining first data which will be transmitted to the second electronic device. A corresponding first electronic device is further provided.

Abstract: A method for implementing networking of an access network includes: implementing networking of small cells within a range covered by a macro coverage cell to form a distributed cell when number of the small cells within the range covered by the macro coverage cell reaches a threshold; and communicating the small cells in the distributed cell with neighboring cells or core network CN through the macro coverage cell in the distributed cell, where the neighboring cells include another distributed cell, a conventional cell.