Abstract: The invention provides processes of purifying a peptide including a GCC agonist sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-251 described herein. The processes include a solvent exchange step before a freeze-drying (lyophilization) step.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a disk locked clock system and a feedforward microactuator compensator. The disk locked clock system is configured to estimate a timing error and generate a timing error signal. The feedforward microactuator compensator is configured to generate a microactuator compensation signal, without use of a vibration sensor signal, in response to the timing error signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of electrically aging a PMOS thin film transistor. The method includes applying a first voltage Vg with an amplitude of A volts to a gate of the PMOS thin film transistor; applying a second voltage Vs with an amplitude of (A?40) to (A?8) volts to a source of the PMOS thin film transistor; and applying a third voltage Vd with an amplitude of (A?80) to (A?16) volts to a drain of the PMOS thin film transistor. Application of the first voltage Vg, the second voltage Vs and the third voltage Vd is maintained for a predetermined time period, and Vd?Vs<0. In this way, reduction of a leakage current of the PMOS thin film transistor is achieved without changing a structural design of the thin film transistor.

Abstract: Human proximity detection techniques for wireless communication devices are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a memory and logic, at least a portion of the logic comprised in circuitry coupled to the memory, the logic to perform a connection establishment procedure to establish a wireless link with a human proximity reporting (HPR) device, identify heart rate information comprised in a human proximity report received from the HPR device via the wireless link, determine an initial HPR state based on the heart rate information, and select an initial operating mode for a feature of a human proximity monitoring (HPM) device based on the initial HPR state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A display substrate includes: a display driving signal line; and at least one set of testing pads, wherein each set of the testing pads includes: a plurality of light-on testing pads arranged successively and connected to the display driving signal line; and two pin-miss testing pads electrically connected to one another while not connected to the display driving signal line.

Abstract: The invention provides processes of purifying a peptide including a GCC agonist sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-251 described herein. The processes include a solvent exchange step before a freeze-drying (lyophilization) step.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a frequency analyzer circuitry, filter circuitry, and voice coil motor (VCM) control circuitry. The frequency analyzer circuitry is configured to detect one or more dominant frequencies of a position error signal (PES). The filter circuitry is configured to identify one or more filters in response to detecting the one or more dominant frequencies, apply the one or more identified filters to at least one of a microactuator control signal and PES, and generate a VCM compensation signal in response to the filtered PES or the microactuator control signal. The VCM control circuitry is configured to generate a VCM control signal in response to the VCM compensation signal.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a disk locked clock system and a feedforward microactuator compensator. The disk locked clock system is configured to estimate a timing error and generate a timing error signal. The feedforward microactuator compensator is configured to generate a microactuator compensation signal, without use of a vibration sensor signal, in response to the timing error signal.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a microactuator controller configured to generate a microactuator control signal, a feedforward microactuator compensator configured to generate a microactuator compensation signal, and a microactuator model filter configured to filter a modified microactuator control signal. The microactuator compensation signal is configured to be injected into the microactuator control signal to generate the modified microactuator control signal. The microactuator model filter generates a filtered modified microactuator control signal and injects the filtered modified microactuator control signal into a position error signal to generate a modified position error signal.

Abstract: Novel low-pressure nanofiltration membrane composites for rejecting organic compounds are prepared by interfacial polymerization on a microporous hollow fiber supporting membrane. The interfacial polymerization reaction is carried out using an essentially monomeric polyamine reactant having at least two amine functional groups per molecule, and an essentially monomeric amine-reactive polyfunctional aromatic or cycloaliphatic acyl halide having at least two acyl halide groups per molecule. The composite can be fabricated by stepwise polymerization reactions with different reactant recipes at each step.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of electrically aging a PMOS thin film transistor. The method includes applying a first voltage Vg with an amplitude of A volts to a gate of the PMOS thin film transistor; applying a second voltage Vs with an amplitude of (A-40) to (A-8) volts to a source of the PMOS thin film transistor; and applying a third voltage Vd with an amplitude of (A-80) to (A-16) volts to a drain of the PMOS thin film transistor. Application of the first voltage Vg, the second voltage Vs and the third voltage Vd is maintained for a predetermined time period, and Vd?Vs<0. In this way, reduction of a leakage current of the PMOS thin film transistor is achieved without changing a structural design of the thin film transistor.

Abstract: Human proximity detection techniques for wireless communication devices are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a memory and logic, at least a portion of the logic comprised in circuitry coupled to the memory, the logic to perform a connection establishment procedure to establish a wireless link with a human proximity reporting (HPR) device, identify heart rate information comprised in a human proximity report received from the HPR device via the wireless link, determine an initial HPR state based on the heart rate information, and select an initial operating mode for a feature of a human proximity monitoring (HPM) device based on the initial HPR state. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: Using verification IP (VIP), the related design IP (DIP) can be integrated into a system on a chip (SOC) without requiring the IP component. Using a normalized framework, a software module can be integrated into the VIP software stack enabling the customized management of the VIP beyond the standard specification defined behaviors. Then, the modified software stack can be used to manage both behaviors defined by the specification and the design specific behaviors. The VIP can then be used in place of the DIP for SOC development.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of producing bivalirudin using a peptide fragment or peptide fragments on solid phase peptide synthesis that minimizes, or eliminates, the production of bivalirudin molecules having too few or too many glycine residues.

Abstract: The invention provides processes of purifying a peptide including a GCC agonist sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 1-251 described herein. The processes include a solvent exchange step before a freeze-drying (lyophilization) step.

Abstract: A system and method that implement an object-oriented model for requirements of a hardware design in order to verify the design. The object-oriented model abstractly captures the design topology, capability, control, and status of the design. An object-oriented model or definition of a hardware design is based on one or more specifications or standards implemented with the design. With the object-oriented model, a system and method for storing and displaying data captured during a test run is implemented. Graphical displays are defined to show run information for abstract objects of the design. Predefined graphical displays may be altered to accommodate the features of the object-oriented model and new graphical displays may be defined for objects in the model.

Abstract: Novel low-pressure nanofiltration membrane composites for rejecting organic compounds are prepared by interfacial polymerization on a microporous hollow fiber supporting membrane. The interfacial polymerization reaction is carried out using an essentially monomeric polyamine reactant having at least two amine functional groups per molecule, and an essentially monomeric amine-reactive polyfunctional aromatic or cycloaliphatic acyl halide having at least two acyl halide groups per molecule. The composite can be fabricated by stepwise polymerization reactions with different reactant recipes at each step.

Abstract: In a system and method that simulates a design including a third party IP component, a driver for the IP component is compiled and executed in a workstation implementing the simulation platform for the design. The source code for the driver is modified to allow the simulation to reroute certain functions that would cause the simulator to hang until an event occurs that would unlock the simulation. The rerouting includes storing instruction location, state information, and any other context information needed to restore a paused function. The saved information is stored in a stack that is traversed upon detection of the event.

Abstract: A system and method that tests an IP component of a hardware design generates an abstract model of the IP component based on knowledge of the design and one or more protocols implemented with the IP component. A generic driver and associated interfaces are additionally generated or selected to test the IP component within the hardware design.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a controller configured to detect a seek failure of a read/write head. The controller is additionally configured to perform a seek recovery operation in accordance with a recovery sequence in response to the seek failure; the recovery sequence comprising a plurality of recovery procedures. Further, the controller is configured to determine if the seek recovery operation is successful and determine which of the recovery procedures provided the success. And, the controller is configured to dynamically calculate the success rate of each recovery procedure, modify the recovery sequence based on the success of the seek recovery operation and based on the success rate of recovery procedures providing the success.