Abstract: In situ-generated microfluidic isolation structures incorporating a solidified polymer network, methods of preparation and use, compositions and kits therefor are described. The ability to introduce in real time, a variety of isolating structures including pens and barriers offers improved methods of micro-object manipulation in microfluidic devices. The in situ-generated isolation structures may be permanently or temporarily installed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a driving method of a touch control module, a drive circuit of a touch control module, a touch control module, a touch control panel and a touch control device. The driving method comprises: in a touch control time period, providing touch control scan signals to each of the plurality of touch control electrodes, and meanwhile providing respective touch control scan signals to control lines and data lines connected with each of the plurality of pixel driving circuits. Since the touch control electrodes and the pixel driving circuits are provided with touch control scan signals synchronously, the influence of other capacitances except for the touch control sensors to the touch control electrodes during touch control scan period can be released or even eliminated.

Abstract: A clustered instrument panel on a display of a dashboard in a transportation apparatus is disclosed. The clustered instrument panel may be used to combine multiple individual instrument panels, such as the odometer, tachometer, temperature meter, battery meter, navigation screen and any other instrument panels that are traditionally presented separate and independent from other instrument panels. The individual instrument panels may be layered on top of each other to form the clustered instrument panel, with gradual increase in size from the first instrument panel to the nth instrument panel. Information associated with a given instrument panel in the clustered instrument panel may be presented in the gap area between the given instrument panel and the neighbor instrument panel in the clustered instrument panel. In one embodiment, the clustered instrument panel is a triple-circle meter.

Abstract: An in-cell touch display, a drive method thereof, and a display device. When the touch display is in a display phase, each common electrode region is supplied with a common electrode signal via a respective connection line, and the data lines are supplied with respective data signals. When the touch display is in a touch control phase, the plurality of common electrode blocks in each common electrode region are used as touch control driving electrodes and supplied with a touch control driving signal through the respective connection line, and at least a portion of the data lines are used as touch control sensing signal lines for transmission of generated touch control sensing signals.

Abstract: A contact structure of a semiconductor device is provided. The contact structure for a semiconductor device comprises a substrate comprising a major surface and a trench below the major surface; a strained material filling the trench, wherein a lattice constant of the strained material is different from a lattice constant of the substrate, and wherein a surface of the strained material has received a passivation treatment; an inter-layer dielectric (ILD) layer having an opening over the strained material, wherein the opening comprises dielectric sidewalls and a strained material bottom; a dielectric layer coating the sidewalls and bottom of the opening, wherein the dielectric layer has a thickness ranging from 1 nm to 10 nm; a metal barrier coating an opening of the dielectric layer; and a metal layer filling a coated opening of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bicyclic heterocycles, and pharmaceutical compositions of the same, that are inhibitors of one or more FGFR enzymes and are useful in the treatment of FGFR-associated diseases such as cancer.

Abstract: Device, and methods of using or making the device, for engineering cells in vitro are disclosed. In some aspects, a cell culture device comprises at least one glass or polymer surface configured for incubating cells in a culture medium; a charged molecule electrostatically bound to the surface; and a polyelectrolyte multilayer (PEM) electrostatically bound to the charged molecule, the PEM comprising one or more bi-layers of oppositely charged polyelectrolytes, and the PEM having a sufficient thickness to permit release of the charged molecule into the culture medium in a controlled released manner.

Abstract: A method for acquiring routing information by a first device is provided. The method includes: enabling a wireless connection function of the first device in an access point mode; establishing a wireless connection with a second device while the first device operates as an access point in the access point mode; receiving routing information sent by the second device via the wireless connection; switching the wireless connection function of the first device from the access point mode to a terminal mode; and sending the routing information to a router while the first device operates as a terminal in the terminal mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and system for generating a road network. An embodiment of the present invention provides a method comprising: identifying a target area to be refined in a road network skeleton; and refining the target area using at least one trajectory associated with the target area to generate the road network. Another embodiment of the present invention provides a corresponding system.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for image reconstruction are provided. According to an example of the methods, an image reconstruction may be performed to generate a first set of reconstructed data with a first set of projection data comprising a plurality of first projection data each corresponding to a respective projection angle of a plurality of projection angles. A second set of projection data comprising second projection data for each projection angle may be generated with the first set of reconstructed data. The first set of projection data may be corrected based on a shifting distance between the first projection data and the second projection data for each projection angle. Then, a second set of reconstructed data may be generated with the corrected first set of projection data, and a reconstructed image may be generated according to the second set of reconstructed data.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for image reconstruction are provided. The methods include: accessing a first set of projection data including a plurality of first projection data each corresponding to a respective projection angle of a plurality of projection angles, generating a first set of reconstructed data by image reconstruction with the first set of projection data, generating a second set of projection data comprising a plurality of second projection data each corresponding to a respective projection angle by projection calculation with the first set of reconstructed data, generating a third set of projection data by optimizing the first set of projection data based on a correlation between respective first projection data and respective second projection data corresponding to each projection angle, and generating a second set of reconstructed data by image reconstruction with the third set of projection data.

Abstract: In an approach for updating instructions of machine repairs to a user interface, a processor populates a quantity of machine components used to construct a machine model. A processor receives the machine model constructed from the quantity of machine components. A processor couples the machine model with a set of vital product data. A processor associates a set of instructions for a repair procedure with the machine model and the vital product data file. A processor generates a visual representation of the repair procedure specific to the machine model.

Abstract: A sensor device is constructed to maintain a high glass strength to avoid the glass failure at low burst pressure, resulting from the sawing defects located in the critical high stress area of the glass pedestal as one of the materials used for construction of the sensor. This is achieved by forming polished recess structures in the critical high stress areas of the sawing street area. The sensor device is also constructed to have a robust bonding with the die attach material by creating a plurality of micro-posts on the mounting surface of the glass pedestal.

Abstract: A sample collection device for a fluid sample includes: a body including a capillary channel having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is adapted to draw the fluid into the channel by capillary action; an air vent located in the vicinity of the second end and in fluid communication with the capillary channel; a barrier positioned within the capillary channel to prevent flow of the fluid by capillary action thereacross; and features on opposing sides of the body to form an axis of rotation, which is substantially perpendicular to the overall direction of the capillary channel from the first end to the second end. In a preferred embodiment, the sample collection device is adapted to rotate about the axis of rotation within a cartridge having a sample manipulation device to bring the first end into position with the sample manipulation device.

Abstract: A method of providing an antioxidant to a medical device and a kit are described.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for palette coding of a block of video data using a shared palette/palette prediction buffer are disclosed. The system receives a bitstream including compressed data associated with a current palette coded block and determines a palette predictor for the current palette coded block stored in a shared palette/palette predictor buffer. Reuse flags for entries of the current palette are used to update the current palette stored in the shared palette/palette predictor buffer. Any new signaled entry will be inserted to the shared palette/palette predictor buffer. An updated palette predictor for a next palette coded block is generated accordingly. A method of palette management and initialization for first palette-coded block in a high-level video structure is also disclosed. The high-level video structure may correspond to a slice, wavefront, sequence or picture.

Abstract: A preview system of an image capture apparatus has a processing circuit and a display apparatus. The processing circuit reads an input image, scales at least a portion of the input image to generate a first preview image, and derives a second preview image from a selected portion of the input image. The display apparatus displays the first preview image and the second preview image, concurrently. Besides, a preview method for an image capture apparatus includes at least the following steps: reading an input image; scaling at least a portion of the input image to generate a first preview image; deriving a second preview image from a selected portion of the input image; and displaying the first preview image and the second preview image on a display apparatus, concurrently.

Abstract: One embodiment relates to a method of automated adaptation of a transmitter equalizer. A multi-dimensional search space of tap settings for the transmitter equalizer is divided into multiple single-dimensional search spaces, each single-dimensional search space being associated with a single tap of the transmitter equalizer. The multiple single-dimensional search spaces are searched in series, and a tap for a single-dimensional search space is set before searching a next single-dimensional search space. Another embodiment relates to a transceiver with adaptation circuitry configured to implement the above-described method. Other embodiments, aspects, and features are also disclosed.

Abstract: An in-cell touch panel and a display device are disclosed, a common electrode layer is reused as self-capacitance electrodes in accordance with self-capacitance principle. A pattern of common electrode layer is designed such that the common electrode layer is partitioned into a plurality of mutually independent self-capacitance electrodes along strip-like slits and a direction crossing the slits. The touch sensing chip can determine a touch position by detecting capacitance value variation of self-capacitance electrodes in a touch period. The in-cell touch panel can save production costs and improve production efficiency, and also can avoid light leakage caused by cutting common electrode layer and influence on display effect.

Abstract: A method for displaying interface content and user equipment, which effectively improve interaction experience of a user when the user performs a flick operation on a touchscreen, and enhance pleasure in application interaction. A specific solution is acquiring an initial position and a movement direction of a touch point, determining a motion parameter of an interface element object in each grid on a screen according to the initial position and the movement direction, where the screen is divided in advance into multiple grids, and each grid includes a preset quantity of pixels, and moving the interface element object in each grid according to the motion parameter of the interface element object in each grid.