Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a controller to control a voltage regulator. The controller may have a first comparator circuit to compare a first reference voltage to a feedback voltage. In turn, the first comparator circuit may include: a first comparator having a first input terminal to receive the feedback voltage and a second input terminal to receive the reference voltage and an output node to output an error signal based on the comparison; and a first pre-charge circuit coupled between the first input terminal and the output node configured to pre-charge a first portion of a compensation network to a pre-charge level. The first controller may further include a second comparator circuit coupled to the first comparator circuit compare the error signal to a ramp signal and to generate a first control output to control a power train of the voltage regulator in a first mode of operation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a phospholipid-based NIR molecular beacon, having a phospholipid moiety; with an NIR fluorophore moiety covalently linked to a phospholipid glycerol backbone and a quencher moiety covalently linked to the phospholipid glycerol backbone. Additionally, provided herein is methods of analyzing a sample for the presence of a phospholipase and methods of identifying the activity of a phospholipase in vivo utilizing phospholipid-based NIR molecular beacon.

Abstract: The invention discloses a coiling device and a household appliance having same. The coiling device is configured to coil a power cord. The power cord comprises a first segment (91) and a second segment (92) connected to each other. The coiling device includes: a first coiling bobbin (10), provided with a first coiling groove, the first segment of the power cord being wound in the first coiling groove; and a second coiling bobbin (20), connected with the first coiling bobbin fixedly and provided with a second coiling groove, the second segment of the power cord being wound in the second coiling groove, and a winding direction of the second segment of the power cord being identical to that of the first segment of the power cord.

Abstract: A set of initialization parameters are generated for a wireless charging device. Parameters of an antenna circuit connected to an output of the control circuit are measured. The antenna circuit is modelled as first and second virtual antenna portions. The presence of a foreign object is detected by receiving, from a receiver device, characteristics for the antenna circuit and by measuring second parameters of the antenna circuit. The measured second parameters and the initialization parameters are used to determine characteristics for the first virtual antenna portion. A foreign object is detected based upon a comparison of the received characteristics for the antenna circuit and the determined characteristics for the first virtual antenna portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are LEDs and LED packages, and methods of making them, having improved resistance to infiltration by chemical entities comprising providing a coating on at least a portion of the LED chip or an LED chip package formed by co-polymerization of: (a) one or more hydrofluoroolefin monomer(s) selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hydrofluoroethylenes, hydrofluoropropenes, hydrofluorobutenes, hydrofluoropentenes and combinations of these; (b) optionally one or more chlorofluoroethylene monomers; (c) optionally one or more vinyl ester monomer(s); and (d) optionally one or more vinyl ether monomer(s), wherein at least a portion of said vinyl ether monomer is preferably a hydroxyl group-containing vinyl ether monomer and preferably at least one of (b) and (d) is present.

Abstract: A system for explaining added tax questions resulting from modified tax data for an electronic tax return preparation program includes a computing device having a completeness graph engine, an explanation engine, and a user interface controller. The computing device executes the completeness graph engine, which takes a first snapshot of input needs for a completeness graph corresponding to a tax topic, takes a second snapshot of input needs for the completeness graph corresponding to the tax topic after receiving modified tax data, and compares the first and second snapshots to identify an added variable in the completeness graph. An explanation engine analyzes the completeness graph and the modified tax data to generate an explanation asset for the added variable. A user interface controller generates a tax question corresponding to the added variable. The computing device presents the tax question and the explanation asset to a user.

Abstract: A multilayer semiconductor on insulator structure is provided in which the handle substrate and an epitaxial layer in interfacial contact with the handle substrate comprise electrically active dopants of opposite type. The epitaxial layer is depleted by the handle substrate free carriers, thereby resulting in a high apparent resistivity, which improves the function of the structure in RF devices.

Abstract: A system for explaining tax questions for an electronic tax return preparation program includes a computing device having a tax logic agent and a user interface controller. The computing device executes the tax logic agent, which analyzes a completeness graph to identify a required variable. The tax logic agent also determines whether an explanation asset is indexed to the required variable in the completeness graph, and sends an identity of the required variable to a user interface controller. The user interface controller generates a tax question corresponding to the required variable. When the tax logic agent determines that an explanation asset is indexed to the required variable in the completeness graph, the computing device presents the tax question and the explanation asset. When an explanation asset is not indexed to the required variable in the completeness graph, the computing device presents the tax question without the explanation asset.

Abstract: An intelligent power socket system is disclosed. The system is composed of a control module, a switched electricity receptacle module, a switched USB module and a dimming receptacle module. Each module has a power plug and a power socket. The control module can receive control commands from a smartphone by a user. The other three functional modules can be controlled by the control module through power line communication (PLC). The modules may be located at different places within an electricity supply division so that they can communicate through the power lines.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally discloses a three-dimensional (3D) image reconstruction capability. The 3D image reconstruction capability may be configured to support reconstruction of a 3D image of a scene. The 3D image reconstruction capability may be configured to support reconstruction of a 3D image of a scene based on lensless compressive image acquisition performed using a lensless compressive camera having a single aperture and a set of multiple sensors. The reconstructed 3D image of a scene may include (1) image data indicative of a set of multiple two-dimensional (2D) images reconstructed based on the set of multiple sensors of the lensless compressive camera (which may be represented as images) and (2) depth information indicative of depths at points or areas of an overlapping portion of the multiple images reconstructed based on the set of multiple sensors of the lensless compressive camera (which may be represented as a depth map).

Abstract: The present invention discloses method for preparing deoxycholic acid (DCA) or an ester thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Said compounds may be applied to remove a fat deposition.

Abstract: Disclosed in an embodiment of the disclosure is an interference rejection combining (IRC) method supporting transmit diversity, in which an N*N interference and noise covariance matrix corresponding to one subcarrier is generated from signals, in a transmit diversity mode, received at cell reference signal (CRS) resource positions via N receiving antennas, where N is greater than or equal to 3; Cholescy decomposition and upper triangular matrix inversion is performed on the N*N interference and noise covariance matrix to obtain an N*N block matrix; the N*N block matrix is expanded to a 2N*2N noise whitening matrix; and the received signals and channel estimation values are whitened according to the noise whitening matrix, and the whitened received signals and channel estimation values used to obtain a minimum mean square error-IRC (MMSE-IRC) processing result. Also disclosed are an IRC device supporting the transmit diversity, and a computer storage medium.

Abstract: A thin film transistor, a manufacturing method thereof, and a display device are provided. The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode (21), an active layer (23), a source electrode (241) and a drain electrode (242). The source electrode (241) and the drain electrode (242) are formed of at least two materials, the forming materials of the source electrode (241) and the drain electrode (242) can create a cell reaction in a corresponding etching solution so as to be etched, and material of the active layer (23) is not corroded by the etching solution. With the thin film transistor and manufacturing method thereof according to embodiments of the invention, a problem that an active layer is liable to be corroded in an etching procedure of a source electrode and a drain electrode can be solved, and thus the thin film transistor device can be manufactured by using a back channel etch process.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of photodetectors that are identically sized and fabricated in semiconductor material with identical semiconductor processing conditions. The photodetectors are organized into virtual high-low sensitivity groupings, each including a first photodetector and a second photodetector. A plurality of attenuators is disposed over the semiconductor material. Each one of the plurality of attenuators is disposed along an optical path between a microlens and the first photodetector of each virtual high-low sensitivity grouping such that all incident light directed into the first photodetector is directed through a respective one of the plurality of attenuators. There is no attenuator along a second optical path between a microlens and the second photodetector of each virtual high-low sensitivity grouping such that all the incident light directed into the second photodetector is not directed through one of the plurality of attenuators.

Abstract: There are provided methods and devices for determining a quality parameter characterizing an optical communication signal, the methods being performed by signal detection devices. At the transmitting end, there are obtained a signal power P1 of a first optical signal, a signal power P2 of a second optical signal, a signal power P3 of a third optical signal, optionally a signal power P4 of a fourth optical signal, and a total signal power Ps of a channel where the first, second, third and optional fourth optical signals are located. At a detection point, there are further obtained a signal power P1? of the first optical signal, a signal power P2? of the second optical signal, a signal power P3? of the third optical signal and optionally a signal power P4? of the fourth optical signal. There are then determined a signal deformation factor SDF and/or an optical signal to ASE noise ratio OSNR from the obtained signal powers.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory that cause the apparatus to perform receiving a video indicating a motion, generating a set of scalar representations of movement based, at least in part, on at least part of the video, and identifying at least one predetermined motion that correlates to the set of scalar representations of movement is disclosed.

Abstract: Additives to electrolytes that enable the formation of comparatively more robust SEI films on silicon anodes. The SEI films in these embodiments are seen to be more robust in part because the batteries containing these materials have higher coulombic efficiency and longer cycle life than comparable batteries without such additives.

Abstract: An eNodeB (eNB), user equipment (UE) and method for operating in enhanced coverage (EC) modes are generally described. The UE may determine whether or not a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) signal and an uplink signal allocated to different resources in a particular subframe overlap. The uplink signal may comprise another PUCCH signal or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) signal. The PUCCH signals may comprise a scheduling request or acknowledgement response/retransmission request. The UE may select one of the overlapping signals and transmit the selected signal on a resource allocated to the other signal instead of on a resource allocated to the one of the overlapping signals. The other signal may or may not be transmitted dependent on whether it is a PUCCH or PUSCH signal.

Abstract: Infrared-transparent visible-opaque fabrics for wearable personal thermal management.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a multilayered laminate, comprising (a) a support substrate having at least one releasable major surface; (b) a transparent overcoat formed of a first coating composition on the releasable major surface of the support substrate, wherein the first coating composition comprises an aqueous polymer dispersion having a particle size in the range of 30 to 400 nm; (c) a stone-like topcoat system on the transparent overcoat, wherein the stone-like topcoat system comprises a multicolored spot layer and a background color layer; (d) an adhesive primer coat formed of a second coating composition on the stone-like topcoat system, wherein the second coating composition comprises an aqueous polymer dispersion selected from aqueous acrylic dispersions, aqueous organic silicone dispersions and aqueous vinyl acetate dispersions, wherein the transparent overcoat in the multilayered laminate, when released from the support substrate, a gloss of at least 60% at 60°.