Abstract: A patient interface including a plenum chamber, a first seal-forming structure for forming a seal around the patient's mouth, and a second seal-forming structure for forming a seal around the patient's nares. The patient interface further includes at least one stopper rib disposed in the cavity of the plenum chamber spaced apart from the first seal-forming structure in a rest position. The first seal-forming structure configured to contact the at least one stopper rib in an operational position. The at least one stopper rib configured to oppose compression of the first seal-forming structure in an anterior direction. The second seal-forming structure is not configured to contact the at least one stopper rib.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic module including a circuit including a transmitting part and a receiving part physically separated from the transmitting part. The electronic module also includes an element isolated from the circuit and configured to block electrical interference between the transmitting part and the receiving part.

Abstract: An aluminum plastic film for a lithium battery and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The method includes steps as follows: preparing a polyolefin adhesive; coating the polyolefin adhesive onto one surface of an aluminum foil layer; disposing an inner polyolefin layer onto the polyolefin adhesive; and drying the polyolefin adhesive, so that a polyolefin adhesive layer is formed between the aluminum foil layer and the inner polyolefin layer. Components of the polyolefin adhesive include a modified polyolefin polymer and a hardener. The modified polyolefin polymer has a modified group, a structure of the modified group contains maleic anhydride, and a molecular weight of the modified polyolefin polymer ranges from 100,000 g/mol to 200,000 g/mol.

Abstract: An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a substrate that has a top surface and a bottom surface. The optical device also includes a cover layer disposed on the substrate, and the cover layer has a top surface and a bottom surface. The top surface of the cover layer faces the bottom surface of the substrate. The optical device further includes a first meta structure disposed on the bottom surface of the substrate and a second meta structure disposed on the top surface of the cover layer. Moreover, the optical device includes a detector disposed on the bottom surface of the cover layer.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module including a battery cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, a pack frame for accommodating the battery module, a heat sink located between the battery cell stack and the pack frame, and a cooling fin between the two battery cells adjacent to each other. The cooling fin comprises a body part in contact with the battery cell, and an extension part extending to the upper side (z-axis) of the battery cell stack and located adjacent to the heat sink. The extension part has a bent part formed by bending in a direction different from the upper side (z-axis).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a network connection configuration method and an apparatus thereof.

Abstract: A server device which is self-adaptive to different placements and locations includes a chassis, a plurality of storage elements, and a storage cabinet. First and third slide rails are positioned at opposite sides of the storage cabinet along a first direction. Second and fourth slide rails are positioned at other two opposing sides of the storage cabinet. The storage cabinet is movably positioned in the chassis along a third direction. When the chassis is horizontal, the first slide rail and the third slide rail provide support for the storage cabinet and when the chassis is vertical, support is provided by the second and fourth slide rails. The problem of the storage cabinet being difficult to slide when the placement of the chassis is changed is reduced, and the server device is more flexible in its placement.

Abstract: A method for testing burning performance of a dark-colored cigarette using a dark-colored cigarette paper is provided. The dark-colored cigarette paper has a grayscale less than 255. The method includes: simulating, by a robotic arm, a cigarette smoking process and environment; acquiring, by a full-vision camera system, an image of a burn line and ash column region of the dark-colored cigarette; and analyzing a burning performance indicator of the dark-colored cigarette according to coordinate information of the burn line and ash column region. The method is based on a surface reflection characteristic of the dark-colored cigarette paper and a principle of optical reflection to light and highlight an edge of the dark-colored cigarette sample by a light source at a certain angle from a side. In this way, the method forms a chromatic aberration to localize the dark-colored cigarette sample, thereby testing the burning performance of the dark-colored cigarette sample.

Abstract: A tracer diffusion device includes: a first container, for holding a first fluid containing a tracer; a second container, for holding a second fluid; a drilling pipe; wherein, a first end of the drilling pipe is connected to the first container; a second end of the drilling pipe is extended into a borehole; and the second end of the drilling pipe is equipped with a first sealing capsule and a second sealing capsule; a plurality of through holes are arranged on the drilling pipe between the first sealing capsule and the second sealing capsule; a unidirectional driving device, arranged on the drilling pipe, for injecting the first fluid from the first container into the borehole between the first sealing capsule and the second sealing capsule; and a bidirectional driving device, arranged between the second container and the first sealing capsule.

Abstract: A technique for monitoring valve and pump efficiencies for positive displacement pumps. The techniques include utilizing a data acquisition system to attain intake and discharge pressure data in combination with real-time encoder position data. Thus, when combined, output from a pump may be monitored in real-time. As a result, pump life may be extended beyond an anticipated changeout schedule. By the same token, premature pump inefficiencies may also be detected for taking a pump offline in advance of expected life. In either circumstance, multi-pump operations may be substantially enhanced with cost and time savings realized.

Abstract: A method may include forming a dummy dielectric layer over a substrate, and forming a dummy gate over the dummy dielectric layer. The method may also include forming a first spacer adjacent the dummy gate, and removing the dummy gate to form a cavity, where the cavity is defined at least in part by the first spacer. The method may also include performing a plasma treatment on portions of the first spacer, where the plasma treatment causes a material composition of the portions of the first spacer to change from a first material composition to a second material composition. The method may also include etching the portions of the first spacer having the second material composition to remove the portions of the first spacer having the second material composition, and filling the cavity with conductive materials to form a gate structure.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure is provided. The semiconductor device includes forming nanowire structures stacked over a substrate and spaced apart from one another, and forming a dielectric material surrounding the nanowire structures. The dielectric material has a first nitrogen concentration. The method also includes treating the dielectric material to form a treated portion. The treated portion of the dielectric material has a second nitrogen concentration that is greater than the first nitrogen concentration. The method also includes removing the treating portion of the dielectric material, thereby remaining an untreated portion of the dielectric material as inner spacer layers; and forming the gate stack surrounding nanowire structures and between the inner spacer layers.

Abstract: A extended reality communication system, methods, apparatus, and computer program product are disclosed. The communication system provides for remote real-time communication between a proctor and an operator, where the operator is performing tasks on a local work object, such as a patient. The system incorporates a combination of haptic, virtual keyboard, VR, XR, and audio inputs to provide communication of instructions between the proctor and the operator that are projected as a holographic image in a field of view on the patient. The system includes a proctor station and an operator station communicatively coupled with one or more servers.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, device, computer system for obtaining respiratory signal. The method includes: filtering aliasing vital signs signals obtained by piezoelectric sensor to obtain target vital signs signals; performing a Fourier transform to obtain first frequency response, and generating an upper envelope according to each frequency point of the first frequency response; determining main peak frequency point and main peak amplitude according to the frequency point corresponding to the maximum value of flat tops; identifying the flat top corresponding to the main peak amplitude as main peak flat top; determining minimum value frequency point according to the minimum value between the main peak flat top and an adjacent flat top or flat bottom; and determining respiratory spectrum principal component interval according to the minimum value frequency point; reconstructing the respiratory spectrum principal component interval through an empirical wavelet function to obtain reconstructed respiratory signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a memory access interface device. A clock generation circuit generates reference signals. A transmitter transmits an output command and address signal to a memory device according to the reference signals. A signal training circuit executes a training process in a training mode that includes steps outlined below. A training signal is generated such that the training signal is transmitted as the output command and address signal. The training signal and the data signal generated by the memory device are compared to generate a comparison result indicating whether the data signal matches the training signal. The comparison result is stored. The clock generation circuit is controlled to modify a phase of at least one of the reference signals to be one of a plurality of under-test phases to execute a new loop of the training process until all the under-test phases are trained.

Abstract: A method for comprehensively analyzing and/or evaluating cigarette burning quality index is disclosed. The steps include collecting cigarette burning quality index data, filtering the cigarette burning quality index data, standardizing cigarette data, and measuring cigarette burning quality. The importance of the cigarette burning quality indicators can also be evaluated. The method for comprehensively analyzing and/or evaluating cigarette burning quality indicators can reflect general laws more accurately by maintaining the sample distribution through a singularity detection method, and analyzing correlations of each index with cigarette performance from multiple perspectives, to fuse them into a comprehensive measurement value. The importance ranking and weight of indicators can be obtained more completely and stably.

Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a substrate having a transistor forming region thereon; an insulating layer on the substrate; a first graphene layer on the insulating layer within the transistor forming region; an etch stop layer on the first graphene layer within the transistor forming region; a first inter-layer dielectric layer on the etch stop layer; a gate trench recessed into the first inter-layer dielectric layer and the etch stop layer within the transistor forming region; a second graphene layer on interior surface of the gate trench; a gate dielectric layer on the second graphene layer and on the first inter-layer dielectric layer; and a gate electrode on the gate dielectric layer within the gate trench.

Abstract: To program in a nonvolatile memory device including a cell region including first metal pads and a peripheral region including second metal pads and vertically connected to the cell region by the first metal pads and the second metal pads, a memory block is provided with a plurality of sub blocks disposed in a vertical direction where the memory block includes a plurality of cell strings each including a plurality of memory cells connected in series and disposed in the vertical direction. A plurality of intermediate switching transistors are disposed in a boundary portion between two adjacent sub blocks in the vertical direction. Each of the plurality of intermediate switching transistors is selectively activated based on a program address during a program operation. The selectively activating each of the plurality of intermediate switching transistors includes selectively turning on one or more intermediate switching transistors in a selected cell string based on the program address.

Abstract: A preparation method for a silver (Ag) and graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) co-modified zinc oxide (ZnO) nanocomposite material using a polymer network gel method includes: dispersing zinc oxide, bulk graphitic carbon nitride, and a soluble silver salt in water to obtain a first solution; adding glucose, a complexing agent, a polymer monomer, and a cross-linking agent into the first solution to obtain a second solution; performing a heating reaction on the second solution to obtain a three-dimensional network wet gel; drying the three-dimensional network wet gel to obtain a dry gel, and calcining the dry gel to obtain the Ag and g-C3N4 co-modified ZnO nanocomposite material. The preparation method has advantages of low cost, short period and simple steps; and the prepared nanocomposite material can be simultaneously applied to photocatalytic degradation of organic dye pollutants and photoexcitation detection of nitrogen dioxide gas at room temperature.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to selectively use one or more neural network layers. In at least one embodiment, one or more neural network layers are selectively used based on, for example, one or more iteratively increasing neural network performance metrics.