Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, reagent kits, and compositions for performing a bisulfite conversion of DNA directly from a biological sample including a patient's urine sample or a slide-mounted FFPE tissue sample. For example, a method of performing a bisulfite conversion of DNA can comprise certain preliminary steps for processing the biological sample and transferring a portion of the processed sample into a reaction vessel containing a bisulfite mixture. The method can further comprise heating the reaction vessel containing the biological sample and the bisulfite mixture at several heating temperatures and subsequently holding the reaction vessel at a holding temperature for a holding period. The method can also comprise certain bisulfite removal steps, desulfonation steps, and removal of the desulfonation solution. A final elution step can yield the converted DNA for further downstream sequencing and analysis.

Abstract: Methods/structures of forming in-package inductor structures are described. Embodiments include a substrate including a dielectric material, the substrate having a first side and a second side. A conductive trace is located within the dielectric material. A first layer is on a first side of the conductive trace, wherein the first layer comprises an electroplated magnetic material, and wherein a sidewall of the first layer is adjacent the dielectric material. A second layer is on a second side of the conductive trace, wherein the second layer comprises the electroplated magnetic material, and wherein a sidewall of the second layer is adjacent the dielectric material.

Abstract: Using a biometric sensor coupled to a touchscreen, fingerprint data is collected from within a plurality of virtual key areas of the touchscreen. A virtual key area in the plurality of virtual key areas comprises an area of the touchscreen configured to display an input prompt and collect touch data responsive to the input prompt. Responsive to determining that the fingerprint data has above a threshold level of similarity with stored fingerprint data associated with each of the virtual key areas and that a sequence of the virtual key areas matches a stored key sequence, access to a protected resource is allowed.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for an inductor at a first level interface between a first die and a second die. In an example, the inductor can include a winding and a core disposed inside the winding. The winding can include first conductive traces of a first die, second conductive traces of a second die, and a plurality of connectors configured to connect the first die with the second die. Each connector of the plurality of connecters can be located between a trace of the first conductive traces and a corresponding trace of the second conductive traces.

Abstract: Disclosed are a vehicle anti-collision forewarning method, an in-vehicle computer device and a vehicle anti-collision forewarning system.

Abstract: A text conversation between at least two users is monitored. A first regarding a first topic is detected. A second message received subsequent to the first message regarding a second topic is detected. A third message received subsequent to the second message regarding the first topic is detected. In response to detecting that the third message regards the first topic of the first message, the third message may be displayed immediately adjacent the first message.

Abstract: This disclosure describes various configurations and components for bimetallic and trimetallic claddings for use as a wall element separating nuclear material from an external environment. The cladding materials are suitable for use as cladding for nuclear fuel elements, particularly for fuel elements that will be exposed to sodium or other coolants or environments with a propensity to react with the nuclear fuel.

Abstract: Embodiments may include inductors with embedded magnetic cores and methods of making such inductors. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit package may include an integrated circuit die with a multi-phase voltage regulator electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die. In such embodiments, the multi-phase voltage regulator may include a substrate core and a plurality of inductors. The inductors may include a conductive through-hole disposed through the substrate core and a plugging layer comprising a dielectric material surrounding the conductive through-hole. In an embodiment, a magnetic sheath is formed around the plugging layer. In an embodiment, the magnetic sheath is separated from the plated through hole by the plugging layer. Additionally, a first layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a first surface of the magnetic sheath, and a second layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a second surface of the magnetic sheath.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure provide techniques to locate target devices. An electronic message is sent to a set of landmark devices, signaling each landmark device to transmit echo-request packets to a target device and to other landmark devices and measure network-communication delays. Indications of the network-communication delays are received from the set landmark devices. A first sequence is formed by sorting the set of landmark devices relative to the network-communication delays between the target device and each landmark device. For each respective landmark device, an additional sequence is formed by sorting other landmark devices relative to the network-communication delays between the respective landmark device and the other landmark devices. A sequence-matching operation is applied to the first sequence and the additional sequences to form a ranking of the set of landmark devices relative to the target device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for a blockchain search system, and particularly, the present invention relates to methods for assuring the data integrity on blockchain hybrid storage. Furthermore, the present invention provides a cost-efficient update scheme to maintain the on-chain index and authenticated data structure and is efficient and scalable under various operational parameters.

Abstract: A variable valve driving mechanism of an engine, and the engine. The variable valve driving mechanism comprises a rocker arm (1) configured to control open and close of a valve (7) and a servo rocker arm (2) arranged in parallel to the rocker arm (1). A swing end of the servo rocker arm (2) extends to the top of the swing end of the rocker arm (1). A valve adjustment gap (1-2) provided in the swing direction of the servo rocker arm (2) and the rocker arm (1) is formed between the servo rocker arm (2) and the rocker arm (1). A gap compensating device telescopically filling the valve adjustment gap (1-2) and configured to adjust the valve (7) to be delayed to close or open in advance when extending to the valve adjustment gap (1-2) is provided between the servo rocker arm (2) and the rocker arm (1).

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices of the present disclosure involve techniques for cancelling base resistance error otherwise present in remote temperature sensors such as remote diode temperature sensors. In one or more embodiments, measurement logic configured to determine a temperature of or near a remote temperature sensor may be configured to determine an error cancelling coefficient and to calculate a temperature value, at least in part, responsive to the error cancelling coefficient. In some cases, error cancelling coefficients may be determined using one or more calibration techniques.

Abstract: A wind forecasting system configured to generate forecasted wind conditions for a time interval based on wind data derived from flight log data collected from a plurality of aerial vehicles operating in a first area. The forecasted wind conditions can be used by an aerial route management system to generate a flight plan for an aerial vehicle from a start location to an end location in the first area during the time interval.

Abstract: Embodiments may include inductors with embedded magnetic cores and methods of making such inductors. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit package may include an integrated circuit die with a multi-phase voltage regulator electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die. In such embodiments, the multi-phase voltage regulator may include a substrate core and a plurality of inductors. The inductors may include a conductive through-hole disposed through the substrate core and a plugging layer comprising a dielectric material surrounding the conductive through-hole. In an embodiment, a magnetic sheath is formed around the plugging layer. In an embodiment, the magnetic sheath is separated from the plated through hole by the plugging layer. Additionally, a first layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a first surface of the magnetic sheath, and a second layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a second surface of the magnetic sheath.

Abstract: A vehicle body structure and a vehicle are provided. The vehicle body structure includes two sill inner plates disposed at intervals along a left-right direction, two strengthening longitudinal beams disposed at intervals along the left-right direction, and at least one strengthening crossbeam. Each strengthening longitudinal beam is connected to one corresponding sill inner plate, and each strengthening crossbeam is connected to the two strengthening longitudinal beams.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure provide a way to pinpoint where a target device associated with an IP address is physically located within a geographical region. Network-communication delays between landmark devices and the target device are determined and used to generate sequences capturing relative delay relationships between the landmark devices and the target device. The sequences are used to determine a ranking via a sequence-matching approach. For each pair of landmark devices, a geographical boundary that divides the geographical region into a target partition and a second partition is determined. The target partition includes a first landmark device of the pair and the second partition includes a second landmark device of the pair. The target device is located where the target partitions for the pairs overlap. Network tomography can be applied to increase accuracy.

Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM) has a display and a wireless communication interface. The ATM may detect a proximity of a mobile computing device and exhibit on its display an indication of the proximity of mobile computing device to the ATM. The ATM may also be configured to detect when the mobile computing device and the ATM have established a wireless communication connection and display a visual cue on the display that the wireless connection has been established. The ATM is configured to synchronize the display of the ATM with a display of the mobile computing device. The displays may be synched temporally and positionally and may display the same or related content, such as an image or animation at the same time.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for fording depth estimation based on a real-time image recognition is provided according an embodiment of the present disclosure. In the method, a first image of a low-lying road being submerged under a bridge can be acquired. At least one second image of the low-lying road without being submerged can be determined. A fording depth of the low-lying road can be estimated based on the first image and the at least one second image.

Abstract: Techniques of protecting cored or coreless semiconductor packages having materials formed from dissimilar metals from galvanic corrosion are described. An exemplary semiconductor package comprises one or more build-up layers; first and second semiconductor components (e.g., die, EMIB, etc.) on or embedded in the one or more build-up layers. The first semiconductor component may be electrically coupled to the second semiconductor component via a contact pad and an interconnect structure that are formed in the one or more build-up layers. The contact pad can comprise a contact region, a non-contact region, and a gap region that separates the contact region from the non-contact region. Coupling of the contact pad and an interconnect structure is performed by coupling only the contact region with the interconnect structure. Also, a surface area of the contact region can be designed to substantially equal to a surface area of the interconnect structure.

Abstract: A system and method for instant tongue sampling and diagnosis includes acquiring a plurality of tongue images from a plurality of digital oral devices, and a current health conditions, building a diagnosis framework for diagnosing a current health condition of a user by: i) analyzing the collected tongue images with a visual recognition engine to determine tongue characteristics of each tongue captured in the tongue images, and ii) correlating the tongue characteristics with the current health condition, identifying tongue characteristics from a received image of the tongue using the visual image recognition engine, applying the diagnosis framework to the tongue characteristics of the tongue to diagnosis the current health condition of the user, and modifying a graphical user interface of the digital oral device to display a custom health report indicative of the current health condition of the user, in response to applying the diagnosis framework.