Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microfluidic device, including a bottom substrate, an electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) chip, a circuit board, a dielectric film, and a motor. The EWOD chip is disposed on the bottom substrate, and the circuit board is arranged on the EWOD chip. The circuit board includes a circuit area that is electrically connected to the EWOD chip, and the empty area is adjacent to the circuit area and the EWOD chip is exposed. The dielectric film is disposed on the empty area of the circuit board and covers the exposed EWOD chip. The motor is disposed under the bottom substrate, and one end of the motor has a magnetic structure, so that the magnetic structure can move closer to or away from the bottom substrate.

Abstract: A graft injector assembly includes a coating disposed on an interior surface of an injector body to form a lumen. The lumen is structured to store a graft comprising corneal tissue and to allow the graft to exit distally from the injector body, preferably with minimal or no damage to the corneal tissue. The corneal tissue may include a Descemet membrane and endothelial cells, which may be used in Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty (DMEK). In one example, the assembly includes an organosilane coating disposed on a glass injector body.

Abstract: A multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar device for scanning at least one moving object in space, comprising a transmitting antenna array having a plurality of transmitters, a receiving antenna array having a plurality of receivers, and a processor. The transmitters transmit electromagnetic wave signals with predetermined timing delays to the moving object, the electromagnetic wave signals are configured with random sequences. The receivers receive the electromagnetic wave signals reflected by the moving object, each receiver includes a plurality of matched filters corresponding to the plurality of transmitters, each matched filter obtains the electromagnetic wave signals with the predetermined timing delays from a corresponding transmitter and outputting a value. The processor accumulating the value outputted by each matched filter of each receiver and calculating a 3D cubic aggregate result for showing an existence probability of the at least one moving object in space.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for predicting diabetic retinopathy progression. The system includes an image-capturing module and a processing unit. The image-capturing module is configured to capture a first fundus image of a user at a first time and a second fundus image of the user at a second time different from the first time. The processing unit is configured to receive the first fundus image and the second fundus image, compare the first fundus image and the second fundus image and indicate a difference between the first fundus image and the second fundus image. The processing unit is also configured to provide a prediction in a diabetic retinopathy progression of the user based on the difference. A method for predicting diabetic retinopathy progression is also provided in the present disclosure.

Abstract: An intelligent rescue method applied to a vehicle-mounted device and an airborne rescue device to enable semi-automatic warning and rescue of a broken-down, crashed, drowned, or stranded vehicle, enables communication between the vehicle-mounted device and the rescue device. The vehicle-mounted device determines by sensors a type of emergency of a vehicle, and performs a first assistance action and sends the rescue device a distress signal corresponding to the type of the emergency of the vehicle. The rescue device receives the distress signal and takes off from an initial position of the vehicle to a target position in response to the distress signal. Once the rescue device reaches the target position, the rescue device performs a second action for assistance.

Abstract: Provided is a pixel structure. The pixel structure includes: a first electrode, a second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer that are disposed on one side of a substrate and successively stacked, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a pixel electrode and the other of the first electrode and the second electrode is a common electrode, and the second electrode includes a plurality of electrode branches sequentially arranged in a first direction, wherein each of the electrode branches includes a first end portion, a body portion, and a second end portion that are successively connected in a second direction, the body portion including at least one body segment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a therapeutic endoscope. The therapeutic endoscope includes a main body, an image sensor unit connected to the main body, and a cover attached to the main body. The cover includes a first opening adjacent to the image sensor unit, a second opening opposite to the first opening, and a sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. The sidewall of the cover includes a third opening connecting the first opening and the second opening. The present disclosure also relates to a cover for a therapeutic endoscope.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes six lens elements which are, in order from an object side to an image side along an optical path: a first lens element, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, a fifth lens element and a sixth lens element. Each of the six lens elements has an object-side surface facing toward the object side and an image-side surface facing toward the image side. The first lens element has negative refractive power, and the object-side surface of the first lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The image-side surface of the second lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof. The fourth lens element has negative refractive power. The image-side surface of the sixth lens element is concave in a paraxial region thereof and has at least one critical point in an off-axis region thereof.

Abstract: A vapor chamber including a first plate, second plate, plurality of first support structures, plurality of second support structures, and at least one tubular heat transfer structure is provided. The first plate and the second plate define an interior cavity having a first, second, and third portion, the first, second, and third portion each have a first, second, and third depth, respectively, the plurality of first support structures is disposed in the first portion, the plurality of support structures is disposed in the second portion and the third portion, respectively, the at least one tubular heat transfer structure is disposed in the first portion and includes a first working fluid having a first working fluid circulation path, the first portion, the second portion, and the third portion include a second working fluid having a second working fluid circulation path different from the first working fluid circulation path.

Abstract: Efficiently processing multiple non-overlapping layer images in display processing units is disclosed herein. In this regard, in some exemplary aspects, a display processing unit comprising a plurality of memory access pipeline circuits and a layer mixer circuit is provided. For each non-overlapping layer image of a plurality of non-overlapping layer images, a memory access pipeline circuit obtains image configuration data for the non-overlapping layer image, and fetches the non-overlapping layer image from an image data storage device based on the image configuration data. The memory access pipeline circuit then outputs each pixel of the non-overlapping layer image as part of an intermediate preblend image data stream based on the image configuration data. The layer mixer circuit blends the intermediate preblend image data stream and a background layer image data stream comprising a background layer image as a display data stream, and outputs the display data stream to a display device.

Abstract: This application provides a method for controlling a transmit power and a communication device. The method includes: obtaining, based on a temperature of a radio frequency device in a first time period and an operating temperature threshold of the radio frequency device, a transmit power threshold of the radio frequency device in the first time period; and controlling a transmit power of the radio frequency device in the first time period to be less than or equal to the transmit power threshold in the first time period. According to the method, a baseband unit apparatus may determine the transmit power threshold through the temperature of the radio frequency device, and the transmit power threshold of the radio frequency device is allowed to dynamically change with a real-time temperature change of the radio frequency device.

Abstract: The electronic lock components include a bracket and an electronic lock body. The bracket includes an extension disposed on a side edge of the bracket and perpendicular to the bracket. The electronic lock body includes: a back cover body, including a buckle disposed on a surface of the back cover body facing away from the bracket and adjacent to a side edge of the back cover body, and the buckle including a cantilever portion, and the cantilever portion including a stop portion and a hook coupled to and located beneath the stop portion; and a main cover body, including a pushing portion disposed on an inner surface of a sidewall of the main cover body and facing the stop portion.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a device having a semiconductor substrate including a frontside and a backside. On the frontside of the semiconductor substrate are a first source/drain region and a second source/drain region. A gate electrode is arranged on the frontside of the semiconductor substrate and includes a horizontal portion, a first vertical portion, and a second vertical portion. The horizontal portion is arranged over the frontside of the semiconductor substrate and between the first and second source/drain regions. The first vertical portion extends from the frontside towards the backside of the semiconductor substrate and contacts the horizontal portion of the gate electrode structure. The second vertical portion extends from the frontside towards the backside of the semiconductor substrate, contacts the horizontal portion of the gate electrode structure, and is separated from the first vertical portion by a channel region of the substrate.

Abstract: An electronic lock components includes a bracket configured to be mounted on a door panel and an electronic lock body configured to be assembled on or disassembled from the bracket. The bracket includes an elastic piece, and a portion of the elastic piece is inclined downward. The electronic lock body includes: a back cover body, having a through hole therethrough, in which when the back cover body is leaned against the bracket and then moved downward, one end of the portion of the elastic piece is able to be stuck in the through hole; and a main cover body, including a pushing piece having a convex portion facing the through hole, in which when the pushing piece is pushed toward the through hole, the convex portion is able to push the end of the portion of the elastic piece away from the through hole.

Abstract: A host system operates to manage a storage device. The host system initiates an abort of a command when the command has been fetched from a submission queue (SQ) of the host system and the SQ entry has been fetched from the SQ and the host system has not received a corresponding command completion response from the storage device. The host system sends an abort request to the storage device, and issues a cleanup request to direct a host controller to reclaim host hardware resources allocated to the command. The host system adds a completion queue (CQ) entry to a CQ and sets an overall command status (OCS) value of the CQ entry to indicate completion of the abort request.

Abstract: A transmission mechanism for an electronic door lock is provided. The transmission mechanism includes a gear box, a motor module, a transmission gear set, a transmission rod, a clutch transmission module and a motion detection circuit board. A returning detection module is installed on the motion detection circuit board. The returning detection module is used to detect the actuation state of the clutch transmission module.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is drawn to a method for producing a nanoframe of Prussian blue (PB) or an analogue thereof (PBA). The producing method comprises: (a) mixing a nanocube of PB or PBA with an acid solution to form a mixture; and (b) heating the mixture of the step (a) in an oil bath at 80-100° C. for 0.5 hours-1 month to produce the nanoframe of PB or PBA. Also encompassed herein is a method for treating a cancer in a subject in need thereof, which comprises administering an effective amount of a nanocube or a nanoframe of PB or PBA to the subject.

Abstract: A vapor chamber including a first plate, second plate, plurality of support structures, and plurality of heat transfer structures is provided. The first plate and the second plate define an interior cavity having a first portion, a pair of second portions, and a pair of third portions. The pair of second portions and pair of third portions surround the first portion. A length of the pair of third portions defines a longitudinal direction and is greater than a width of the pair of second portions. The plurality of heat transfer structures is disposed in the first portion and the plurality of support structures is disposed throughout the interior cavity. A position of the structure length of each of the plurality of heat transfer structures is in line with the longitudinal direction so that working fluid flows from the pair of third portions to and through the first portion unhindered.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure includes a dielectric layer having a first dielectric surface and a second dielectric surface opposite to the first dielectric surface. The dielectric layer defines a recess in the first dielectric surface, and the recess includes a sidewall of the dielectric layer. A first conductive layer contacts a bottom surface of the dielectric layer. The sidewall of the dielectric layer is directly over the first conductive layer. A second conductive layer contacts the first conductive layer and the dielectric layer. The second conductive layer vertically extends from the first conductive layer to above the dielectric layer. A third conductive layer contacts the second conductive layer. The third conductive layer is laterally separated from a sidewall of the second conductive layer that faces the third conductive layer by a non-zero distance.