Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a photolithographic mask is provided. The photolithographic mask includes at least one merged via pattern in the photolithographic mask for printing a merged via opening in a resist layer, wherein the at least one merged via pattern includes a compound shape having a first rectangular opening portion and a second rectangular opening portion that intersect at an angle.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a titanium nitride (TiN) layer on a silicon layer; performing a first treatment process by reacting the TiN layer with dichlorosilane (DCS) to form a titanium silicon nitride (TiSiN) layer; forming a conductive layer on the TiSiN layer; and patterning the conductive layer, the metal silicon nitride layer, and the silicon layer to form a gate structure.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for determining a network central node, and a node equipment. The method includes: acquiring a weighted average value of a node in a network, where the weighted average value is used for describing appropriateness of the node in the network as a central node; and determining a node having a maximum weighted average value in the network as the central node of the network. In this way, a technical problem of poor communication stability in the related art is solved.

Abstract: In various aspects, a base station and user equipment (UE) exchange an indication of UE capabilities and a monitoring schedule for the UE to monitor an integer M frequency band partitions for a predetermined signal. The base station performs one or more successful clear carrier assessments (CCAs) on an integer N frequency band partitions of the M frequency band partitions, wherein N<M, and maps one or more downlink transmissions to only the N frequency band partitions. Based on the mapping, the base station transmits the predetermined signal on only the N frequency band partitions, followed by a downlink signal during a transmission opportunity (TXOP). The UE cycles through the M frequency band partitions while monitoring for the predetermined signal according to the monitoring schedule, detects the predetermined signal on only the integer N frequency band partitions, and tunes to receive the downlink signal during the TXOP.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a functionality level of dialysis patients for assessing parameters and timing of care. In one embodiment, the method includes extracting patient data from one or databases corresponding to a pool of patients having end stage renal disease (ESRD); using a predictive model with the extracted patient data to generate, for each of the patients in the pool of patients, a respective patient functional status score; identifying a subset of the pool of patients having a respective patient functional status score that is lower than a predetermined threshold value and/or a patient functional status score that is trending downwards; and based on the identified subset of the pool of patients, providing one or more treatment plans, wherein the treatment plans include at least one of (a) commencing one of an interventional treatment plan, or (b) commencing palliative and/or hospice care, or (c) combinations thereof.

Abstract: An electronic device may be provided with a dielectric cover layer, a dielectric substrate, and a phased antenna array on the dielectric substrate for conveying millimeter wave signals through the dielectric cover layer. The array may include conductive traces mounted against the dielectric layer. The conductive traces may form patch elements or parasitic elements for the phased antenna array. The dielectric layer may have a dielectric constant and a thickness selected to form a quarter wave impedance transformer for the array at a wavelength of operation of the array. The substrate may include fences of conductive vias that laterally surround each of the antennas within the array. When configured in this way, signal attenuation, destructive interference, and surface wave generation associated with the presence of the dielectric layer over the phased antenna array may be minimized.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a curved display panel including a bending axis parallel to a first direction. The curved display panel includes: a first substrate; a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the first substrate, wherein each of the sub-pixels includes a longer edge and a shorter edge, the shorter edge is parallel to the first direction, the longer edge is parallel to a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are not parallel; a plurality of first metal lines disposed on a surface of the first substrate and extending in the first direction, wherein each of the sub-pixels is disposed corresponding to one of the first metal lines; and a first black matrix layer disposed on the surface of the first substrate, the first black matrix layer overlapping the first metal lines in a normal direction of the surface of the first substrate.

Abstract: A method for transmitting data on multiple carriers, a terminal device, and a network device is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, instruction information sent by a network device, where the instruction information is used to instruct the terminal device to perform cross-carrier time-frequency resource bundling; bundling, by the terminal device, time-frequency resources on a first type of carrier and a second type of carrier according to the instruction information; and sending or receiving, by the terminal device, data on the bundled time-frequency resources. The method for transmitting data on multiple carriers in the embodiments of the disclosure implements inter-carrier soft combination and decoding and increases a success rate of decoding.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of first forming a silicon layer on a substrate and then forming a metal silicon nitride layer on the silicon layer, in which the metal silicon nitride layer includes a bottom portion, a middle portion, and a top portion and a concentration of silicon in the top portion is greater than a concentration of silicon in the middle portion. Next, a conductive layer is formed on the metal silicon nitride layer and the conductive layer, the metal silicon nitride layer, and the silicon layer are patterned to form a gate structure.

Abstract: Disclosed are interest tag determining method and device for accurately promoting information for users in a group based on interest tags of the group. This includes obtaining a group identifier and a corresponding group name, obtaining user identifiers corresponding to the group identifier and first user contents of the user identifiers, concatenating the first user contents of the user identifiers corresponding to the group identifier to obtain a first group content of the group identifier, calculating probabilities that the first group content is under the topic identifiers, and determining interest tags of the group identifier according to the probabilities that the first group content is under the topic identifiers and an association relationship between the topic identifiers and the interest tags that is determined through pre-training.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a field effect transistor (FET) structure comprises a body structure, dielectric structures, a gate structure and a source or drain region. The gate structure is formed over the body structure. The source or drain region is embedded in the body structure beside the gate structure, and abuts and is extended beyond the dielectric structure. The source or drain region contains stressor material with a lattice constant different from that of the body structure. The source or drain region comprises a first region formed above a first level at a top of the dielectric structures and a second region that comprises downward tapered side walls formed under the first level and abutting the corresponding dielectric structures.

Abstract: Provided is a gene encoding alanyl-glutamine dipeptide biosynthetic enzyme and the application thereof. The nucleotide sequence of said gene is shown in SEQ ID NO: 1. Further, provided is an amino acid sequence encoded by the gene, and provided recombinant vector, recombinant E. coli, recombinant S. cerevisiae, and a self-flocculating recombinant S. cerevisiae containing the gene. Furthermore, provided is a method for carrying out bioconversion to synthesize alanyl-glutamine dipeptide by using said recombinant microorganisms. The application of the gene and recombinant batteries has the characteristics of high molar conversion rate, fast production rate and repeated recycling of the bacteria. It is a good choice for efficient, environmentally friendly and economical production of alanyl-glutamine dipeptide. In addition, through the recycling process, it is expected to reduce the cost of industrial production, solve the problems of difficult enzyme recovery, low utilization rate and unstable enzyme activity.

Abstract: A redistribution structure includes a first dielectric layer, a pad pattern, and a second dielectric layer. The pad pattern is disposed on the first dielectric layer and includes a pad portion and a peripheral portion. The pad portion is embedded in the first dielectric layer, wherein a lower surface of the pad portion is substantially coplanar with a lower surface of the first dielectric layer. The peripheral portion surrounds the pad portion. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the pad pattern and includes a plurality of extending portions extending through the peripheral portion.

Abstract: A communications terminal includes an antenna Which includes a circuit hoard, a radiator, two feeds, and two coupling structures. The radiator is disposed around an outer edge of the circuit board, and a ring-shape slot is formed between the outer edge of the circuit board and the radiator. A first feed is electrically coupled to a first coupling structure, the first coupling structure is coupled to the radiator along one direction, and a current in a first polarization direction is formed on the circuit board by using the radiator and the ring-shape slot. A second feed is electrically coupled to a second coupling structure, the second coupling structure is coupled to the radiator along another direction, and a current in a second polarization direction is formed on the circuit board by using the radiator and the ring-shape slot. A specific included angle is formed between the above two directions.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formula (I) and formula (II): (I) (II) wherein R1, R2, A, and B are as defined herein. Also disclosed is a method of blocking transmission of a Plasmodium parasite and a method of treating or preventing malaria comprising administering to an animal an effective amount of a first compound of formula (I) or (II) either alone or in combination with a second compound selected from elesclomol, NSC174938, NVP-AUY922, Maduramicin, Narasin, Alvespimycin, Omacetaxine, Thiram, Zinc pyrithione, Phanquinone, Bortezomib, Salinomycin sodium, Monensin sodium, Dipyrithione, Dicyclopentamethylene-thiuram disulfide, YM155, Withaferin A, Adriamycin, Romidepsin, AZD-1152-HQPA, CAY10581, Plicamycin, CUDC-101, Auranofin, Trametinib, GSK-458, Afatinib, and Panobinostat.

Abstract: A semiconductor package structure includes a first package including a bonding region and a periphery region surrounding the bonding region, at least one insulating structure disposed in the bonding region of the first package, a second package disposed over the first package and the insulating structure in the bonding region, and a plurality of connectors disposed between the first package and the second package. The plurality of connectors provide electrical connection between the first package and the second package. Further, the insulating structure penetrates the first package and is spaced apart from the plurality of connectors.

Abstract: An image processing method includes a transmitting terminal receiving a feedback message sent by a receiving terminal. The feedback message indicates a reception state of a received image frame sent by the transmitting terminal and received by the receiving terminal before the receiving terminal sends the feedback message. The method further includes acquiring a target image frame, encoding the target image frame according to a preset error correction mechanism to generate encoding data of the target image frame in response to the feedback message indicating a reception error, and sending the encoding data of the target image frame to the receiving terminal.

Abstract: A method of estimating a virtual contour of an insulating material is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: obtaining a first and a second images at a pair of diagonal locations of the insulating material respectively; determining a first and a second corner locations from the first and the second images respectively; selecting a first set of longitudinal end-point positions and a first set of transverse end-point positions within a range between a first specific distance and a second specific distance from the first corner location; selecting a second set of longitudinal end-point positions and a second set of transverse end-point positions within a range between the first specific distance and the second specific distance from the second corner location; and determining a first transverse axis direction, a first longitudinal axis direction, a second transverse axis direction and a second longitudinal axis direction based on these positions.

Abstract: In this disclosure, quantum algorithms are presented for simulating Hamiltonian time-evolution e?i(A+B)t in the interaction picture of quantum mechanics on a quantum computer. The interaction picture is a known analytical tool for separating dynamical effects due to trivial free-evolution A from those due to interactions B. This is especially useful when the energy-scale of the trivial component is dominant, but of little interest. Whereas state-of-art simulation algorithms scale with the energy ?A+B???A?+?B? of the full Hamiltonian, embodiments of the disclosed approach generally scale linearly with the sum of the Hamiltonian coefficients from the low-energy component B and poly-logarithmically with those from A.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for channel state information feedback and a storage medium are provided according to the present disclosure. The method includes: performing by a terminal channel measurement according to a reference signal; selecting M subbands from K subbands of a CSI reporting band, and reporting to a base station the M subbands' Relative Power Indicator (RPI) and Phase Indicator (PI) of a weighted coefficient associated with a precoding codebook index, where M and K are integers greater than or equal to 1, M<K; each subband is a set of R resource blocks RB, where R is an integer greater than or equal to 1.