Abstract: De novo designed polypeptides that bind to IL-2 receptor ?c heterodimer (IL-2R?c), IL-4 receptor ?c heterodimer (IL-4R?c), or IL-13 receptor ? subunit (IL-13R?) are disclosed, as are methods for using and designing the polypeptides.

Abstract: Disclosed are (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetate, a waterborne polyurethane, and preparation methods thereof. The (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetate could be used as a modified monomer for preparing a waterborne polyurethane, and substituents at a C2 position of the (2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolan-4-yl)methyl 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroacetate are two fluorine atoms and one bromine atom. When it is used for preparing the waterborne polyurethane, fluorine and bromine groups are introduced into the structure of the waterborne polyurethane, and the resultant waterborne polyurethane exhibits good moisture resistance and flame retardance.

Abstract: A material for manufacturing contact lenses comprises a first composition, a second composition, at least one hydrophilic monomer and at least one photoinitiator. The first composition and the second composition are respectively represented by the following formula (1) and formula (2). Z1 is a first silicone hydrogel monomer, n1 is ranged between 1 and 1.5, and o1 is ranged between 1 and 2; and Z2 is a second silicone hydrogel monomer, n2 is ranged between 1 and 5, and o2 is ranged between 1 and 2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to verifying an initial object estimation of an object. A two-dimensional (2D) image representative of an environment including one or more objects may be obtained. The 2D image may be inspected to detect edges of an object. The edges may be processed to verify or update an initial object estimation to increase the accuracy of an object detection result.

Abstract: A seismically suspended isolation device is installed in a suspended configuration at a fixed end and comprises a first support module, a second support module, a first displacement suppressing module and a second displacement suppressing module. The first support module includes a first fixing element, a first moving element, and at least one first roller. The first roller is disposed between the first fixing element and the first moving element. The second support module includes a second fixing element, a second moving element, and at least one second roller. The second roller is disposed between the second fixing element and the second moving element. The first support module and the second support module are stacked together in an orthogonal manner, so that the seismically suspended isolation device generates motion in the first direction and the second direction when the seismically suspended isolation device subjected to an external force.

Abstract: A lock device of a vehicle comprising: a base plate; a guide plate rotatably disposed on the base plate; a pawl rotatably disposed on the base plate, the pawl being engageable with the guide plate in an unlocking position and disengageable from the guide plate between a half-locked and fully-locked position; a ratchet rotatably disposed on the base plate for retaining a striker when in the half-locked or the fully-locked position when the pawl is engaged with the ratchet; and a release member rotatably disposed on the base plate, the release member engagable with the guide plate; the release member is configured to drive the guide plate to engage with the pawl and drive the pawl to decouple from the ratchet.

Abstract: A backflow gas heating and throttling device, and a surface throttling system, where the surface throttling system includes a Christmas tree, a backflow gas heating and throttling device, and a gas collection pipeline connected in sequence. A pipeline between the Christmas tree and the backflow gas heating and throttling device and the gas collection pipeline are both provided with a valve, a thermometer, and a pressure gauge, and the gas collection pipeline is further provided with a flow meter. The backflow gas heating and throttling device includes a gas inlet pipe, a heat pipe, a guide cone, an outer throttle pipe, an annular cover, a tapered pipe, a gas outlet pipe, a throttle plate I, a throttle plate II, and a heating rib, thereby increasing the natural gas temperature before throttling and further heating the natural gas during throttling to prevent hydrate generation from causing blockage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a melt index of less than 15 g/10 min, a density from 0.91 to 0.945 g/cm3, a CY-a parameter at 190° C. from 0.2 to 0.6, an average number of long chain branches per 1,000,000 total carbon atoms of the polymer in a molecular weight range of 500,000 to 2,000,000 g/mol of less than 5, and a maximum ratio of ??/3? at an extensional rate of 0.03 sec?1 in a range from 3 to 15. The ethylene polymers have substantially no long chain branching in the high molecular weight fraction of the polymer, but instead have significant long chain branching in the lower molecular weight fraction, such that polymer melt strength and bubble stability are maintained for the fabrication of blown films and other articles of manufacture.

Abstract: A cellulose fiber composite recycled resin having excellent strength, and a method for producing the same. The cellulose fiber composite recycled resin contains a recycled resin and a mixture of fibrous cellulose, at least one of resin powders and resin pellets, and at least one substance selected from the group consisting of phthalic acid, phthalates, derivatives of phthalic acid, and derivatives of phthalates. For producing this composite resin, at least one of resin powders and resin pellets are added to a slurry of cellulose fibers to obtain a first mixture, a recycled resin is mixed into the first mixture to obtain a second mixture, and the second mixture is kneaded, wherein part or all of the cellulose fibers are fine fibers.

Abstract: A vapor-phase/liquid-phase fluid heat exchange unit includes: a first cover body having a first and a second side, a vapor outlet and a liquid inlet, the vapor outlet and the liquid inlet being in communication with the first and second sides; and a second cover body having a third and a fourth side, the first and second cover bodies being correspondingly mated with each other to together define a heat exchange space. A working fluid and a fluid separation unit are disposed in the heat exchange space. The fluid separation unit partitions the heat exchange space into an evaporation section corresponding to the vapor outlet and a backflow section corresponding to the liquid inlet.

Abstract: A connecting device includes a floating connector, a case, and an elastic sheet. The floating connector has a channel configured to let a liquid pass through it. The elastic sheet includes a first extending structure, a second extending structure, and a curved structure. The first extending structure is affixed to the case. The second extending structure is connected to the floating connector. The head end and the tail end of the curved structure are respectively connected to the first extending structure and the second extending structure.

Abstract: Eyewear having a light array and vibration sensors for indicating to a user when to turn left and right, such as when the eyewear is operating a navigation map application, that improves the user experience of eyewear devices for users having partial blindness or complete blindness. To compensate for partial blindness, the front portion of the eyewear frame, such as the bridge, may include the light array, where the left portion of the light array is illuminated to indicate to the user to turn left. The right portion of the light array is illuminated to indicate to the user to turn right. To compensate for complete users having complete blindness, the eyewear has a vibration device on each side of the eyewear, such as in the temples, which selectively vibrate to indicate when the user should turn left and right.

Abstract: Operations to recognize clock ports within a simulation circuit component and/or recognize a clock signal within simulation waveforms are described. One or more of the operations include generating a plurality of output values at an output port of a circuit simulation component by applying, during a simulation, a plurality of input values to a first input port of the circuit simulation component. The operations also include calculating a correlation vector based on bit sequences in the input values and bit sequences in the output values. The first input port is determined to be a clock port by applying a machine learning model to the correlation vector.

Abstract: A method includes conducting an electromigration (EM) check process on a schematic design, conducting a mitigating process to mitigate one or more electromigration violations identified during conducting the EM check process, and generating a layout design of the schematic design after at least one iteration of a design process including the EM check process and the mitigating process. The EM check process includes selecting at least some circuits in the schematic design as selected circuits for electromigration check, and checking electromigration compliance in the selected circuits. The mitigating process includes one of modifying some circuit layout of the selected circuits, modifying the schematic design, or modifying both the schematic design and some circuit layout of the selected circuits.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a server management apparatus, comprising: a server information acquisition unit configured to acquire, from a plurality of servers respectively, server information on a server and hardware component information on hardware components included in the server, using an identifier of a control board of the server as a key; an analysis unit configured to analyze the server information and the hardware component information, and acquire information indicating whether or not firmware of any of the server and the hardware components needs to be updated; and a structured file generation unit configured to generate a structured file that hierarchically stores, in a readable format, the server information and the hardware component information, the structured file including a header describing the information indicating whether or not the firmware of any of the server and the hardware components needs to be updated.

Abstract: A device includes a first package connected to an interconnect substrate, wherein the interconnect substrate includes conductive routing; and a second package connected to the interconnect substrate, wherein the second package includes a photonic layer on a substrate, the photonic layer including a silicon waveguide coupled to a grating coupler and to a photodetector; a via extending through the substrate; an interconnect structure over the photonic layer, wherein the interconnect structure is connected to the photodetector and to the via; and an electronic die bonded to the interconnect structure, wherein the electronic die is connected to the interconnect structure.

Abstract: An example method of input/output (IO) between system software executing in a computer and a storage device includes: sending, from the system software, IO commands to the storage device; handling, by the system software, IO completion messages from the storage device in an interrupt mode; determining, while processing the IO commands, a first value for a measure of IO operations per second (IOPs) of the storage device; determining, by a device driver of the system software, that a first condition is met, the first condition being that the measure of IOPs satisfies a threshold for enabling a polling mode; determining, by the device driver, that a second condition is met, the second condition being that a timer started in an interrupt mode has not expired; and maintaining, by the device driver, the interrupt mode in response to the second condition despite the first condition.

Abstract: In some examples, a method comprises determining, at an electronic device having a first component of a first component type, a unique identifier associated with the first component. In some examples, in accordance with a determination that the unique identifier does not match the expected identifier of the component of the first component type in the electronic device, determining that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies one or more eligibility criteria. In some examples, in accordance with the determination that the first component associated with the unique identifier satisfies the one or more eligibility criteria, authenticating an association of the first component with the electronic device, including updating an installation counter associated with the first component, and updating the expected identifier for the component of the first type based on the unique identifier of the first component.

Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to usage maximization of a physical qubit layout of a quantum computer. A system can comprise a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise an identification component that identifies a quantum circuit, and a scheduler component that maps the quantum circuit to a physical qubit layout. In an embodiment, the scheduler component can combine plural quantum circuits, including the quantum circuit into a composite circuit, and map the composite circuit to the physical qubit layout. In an embodiment, an obtaining component can assign the quantum circuit to a temporary storage bucket and can identify whether the temporary storage bucket meets a threshold where the scheduler component can proceed to analyze the quantum circuit.

Abstract: A touch structure includes at least one touch functional layer group and at least one protective pad layer. The at least one touch functional layer group includes an organic layer and a conductive layer that are sequentially stacked. The at least one protective pad layer is arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one touch functional layer group. A protective pad layer is located between a conductive layer and an organic layer of a corresponding touch functional layer group. An orthographic projection of the protective pad layer on the organic layer at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection of the conductive layer on the organic layer.