Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a system. The apparatus comprises a memory array including word lines defining a staircase structure, and a staircase etch stop layer including: a sandwich etch stop layer disposed on a top region the staircase and including a first etch stop layer and a third etch stop layer of a first material, and a second etch stop layer sandwiched between the first etch stop layer and the third etch stop layer and made of a second material having etch properties different from the first material; a precut etch stop layer disposed at a region of the staircase structure below the top region and including the second etch stop layer and the third etch stop layer and not the first etch stop layer; and contact structures extending through a dielectric layer and the staircase etch stop layer and landing on the word lines at the staircase structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bone conduction based sound generating lollipop, a processing method and a system thereto. The bone conduction based sound generating lollipop includes a housing, a trigger, a controller and a sound generating component. The sound generating component, the controller and the trigger are integrated in a packaging cavity formed by the housing, and a separate packaging of the sound generating component is eliminated. When a supporting component of the housing enters a human oral cavity, the trigger sends an opening instruction to the controller, the controller drives the sound generating component to vibrate, and then a vibration signal is transmitted to a human auditory system in a bone conduction manner after passing through the supporting component of the housing and an edible object attached to the supporting component, and passing through an oral tissue or teeth of the human body.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bone conduction-based clamping device and processing method. The device includes a handle, a clamping structure provided on one side of the handle, and a sound generating processor provided inside the handle. A user puts food into his mouth cavity by clamping the food with the clamping structure, and a vibration signal generated by the sound generating processor is transmitted to the food by the clamping structure and then transmitted to the user’s auditory system by an oral tissue or teeth of the user, thereby avoiding the pressing feeling caused by wearing in a pressing manner. Putting the clamping structure into the user’s mouth cavity can also reduce sound leakage, improve sound quality and protect privacy. In addition, the food can be replaced by the clamping structure, thereby guaranteeing hygiene and health, improving the usage rate of the device, and realizing multi-user sharing.

Abstract: A method of estimating employee turnover rates obtains original employee data from a preset data source. First data processing is applied to the original employee data to obtain first processed employee data. A training set and a first verification set are selected from the first processed employee data. The training set is used to train a machine learning model to obtain a turnover estimation model. The first verification set is used to verify the turnover estimation model to obtain a first estimation result. The turnover estimation model is optimized according to the first estimation result to obtain an optimized turnover estimation model. Updated employee data and a corresponding employee turnover rate of a second time period are obtained. The method helps to replenish manpower in time and avoids over-recruitment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for correcting and encrypting space coordinates of a three-dimensional model.

Abstract: A memory device with a three-dimensional (3D) staircase memory stack includes dummy connectors proximate semi-isolated connectors. The memory device includes multiple wordlines stacked in a 3D staircase stack, which includes a wordline at an edge of a region of the staircase. The memory device includes vertical connectors through an isolation layer on the 3D staircase stack to connect the wordlines with conductive lines in an access layer. A wordline at the edge of the region of the staircase has a vertical connector that will be adjacent a connector on one side and not on the other side. The memory device includes at least one dummy vertical connector on the edge side of the vertical connector of the wordline on the edge, wherein the dummy vertical connector does not electrically connect a wordline of the 3D staircase stack to a conductive line in the access layer.

Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for prolonging survival and/or reducing or inhibiting tumor growth in a cancer subject receiving a regimen of one or more chemotherapeutic agents, an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEHi) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of cyclo-oxygenase (“COX”)-1, COX-2, and 5-lipoxygenase (“5-LOX”). The methods and compositions decrease toxicity and/or adverse side effects in subjects receiving a regimen of one or more chemotherapeutic agents.

Abstract: A light receiving and emitting module includes a sub-mount platform, a photoelectrical conversion component, a lens and a base. The sub-mount platform is made of silicon-based material and has first and second contact surfaces. The photoelectrical conversion component is disposed on the first contact surface. The lens is disposed on the second contact surface. The sub-mount platform is disposed on one side of the base. The first contact surface and second contact surface have therebetween a height difference, such that the photoelectrical conversion component matches the center of the lens. Further provided is a light receiving and emitting device including the light receiving and emitting module, a printed circuit board and a plurality of conducting wires. The conducting wires are electrically connected to the photoelectrical conversion component and printed circuit board. The conducting wires are disposed on at least two sides of the light receiving and emitting module.

Abstract: A terminal portion structure of an optical transmission element includes a light guiding component, glass protection layer and convex lens. The light guiding component includes a core and a cladding enclosing the core. The cladding is of a lower refractive index than the core, allowing light signals to be transmitted in the light guiding component by total internal reflection. The glass protection layer covers at least a terminal portion of the light guiding component. The convex lens is disposed on one side of the glass protection layer. The cross section of the terminal portion of the light guiding component tilts relative to the axial direction of the light guiding component. The optical axis of the convex lens is perpendicular to the axial direction of the light guiding component. The focal point of the convex lens is located at the cross section of the terminal portion of the core.

Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for prolonging survival and/or reducing or inhibiting tumor growth in a cancer subject receiving a regimen of one or more chemotherapeutic agents, an inhibitor of soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEHi) and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that inhibits one or more enzymes selected from the group consisting of cyclo-oxygenase (“COX”)-1, COX-2, and 5-lipoxygenase (“5-LOX”). The methods and compositions decrease toxicity and/or adverse side effects in subjects receiving a regimen of one or more chemotherapeutic agents.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for storage management. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. According to the method, in response to receiving a request related to managing the at least one directory entry in the file system, at least one directory entry in a file system may be determined by a file system in a storage system, where each of the at least one directory entry is represented by digital numbers. An index for each of the at least one directory entry may be managed in the file system by the file system, where an index key for the index comprises the digital numbers themselves. In other embodiments, a computer-implemented system and a computer program product for managing the index are disclosed.

Abstract: Detecting deadlock in a distributed computing environment. Potential deadlocks between resources of nodes in a computing cluster by determining resource reverse pairs of the resources for each transaction from trace or log files using data analytics. The potential deadlocks are identified offline by matching a global or local resource between the nodes in sub-transactions of each transaction as recursively identified from a transaction resource chain.

Abstract: Disclosed are means of treatment of liver failure and augmentation of liver regeneration by utilization of immune modulation through administration of immunocytes and mesenchymal stem cells. In one embodiment liver failure is treated by cord blood mononuclear cells administered allogeneic to the host that have been pretreated with hepatogenic cytokines.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for storage management. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method is disclosed. According to the method, in response to receiving a request related to managing the at least one directory entry in the file system, at least one directory entry in a file system may be determined by a file system in a storage system, where each of the at least one directory entry is represented by digital numbers. An index for each of the at least one directory entry may be managed in the file system by the file system, where an index key for the index comprises the digital numbers themselves. In other embodiments, a computer-implemented system and a computer program product for managing the index are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments for detecting deadlock in a distributed computing environment. Potential deadlocks between resources of nodes in a computing cluster by determining resource reverse pairs of the resources for each transaction from trace or log files using data analytics. The potential deadlocks are identified offline by matching a global or local resource between the nodes in sub-transactions of each transaction as recursively identified from a transaction resource chain.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of producing biological products or increasing production of such products through expression in a plant of a bacterial or plant glycolate catabolic cycle gene, such as glycolate dehydrogenease (GDH), glycolate oxidase (GO), or malate synthase (MS) in combination with a plant gene, such as farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPS), squalene synthase (SQS), or PLAS. Also provided are plants, plants parts and compositions produced through methods of the present invention. The invention leads to two to five fold increase of end product yield.

Abstract: A static testing and calibrating method for PID link of control system of wind turbine includes following steps. A PID control link of the PID link of the control system of wind turbine is tested. A PID regulator response characteristics is tested. The PID link of control system is calibrated by applying test results of the PID control link and the PID regulation response characteristics.

Abstract: A method of calculating voltage and power of large-scaled photovoltaic power plant includes following steps. Environment models of varies locations within the photovoltaic power plant are obtained. A photovoltaic display model is established by establishing a photovoltaic cell model, combining the photovoltaic cell model with the environment models, determining a combination of the environmental data on photovoltaic panels and the photovoltaic cell model, and determining a quantitative relationship between a photovoltaic cell power generation state and photovoltaic environment. An inverter model is obtained by modeling inverters connected to photovoltaic cells. A grid-side model is obtained. An electrical energy and voltage forecast model is constructed by integrated the photovoltaic display model, the inverter model, and the grid-side model.

Abstract: A method of simulating wind field of extreme arid region based on WRF includes following steps. A mode parameter optimization scheme for wind energy simulation is selected, wherein the mode parameter optimization scheme is selected by selecting a group of mode parameter optimization schemes of different ground floors, land process, and planet boundary layers having great influence on simulation of the boundary layer of wind field, and comparing the mode parameter optimization schemes. A wind energy simulation of the extreme arid region is performed during a preset length of time using the selected mode parameter optimization scheme. Simulation configuration of the wind field for the extreme arid region is obtained through results of the wind energy simulation.

Abstract: A static testing and calibrating method for PID link of control system of wind turbine includes following steps. A PID control link of the PID link of the control system of wind turbine is tested. A PID regulator response characteristics is tested. The PID link of control system is calibrated by applying test results of the PID control link and the PID regulation response characteristics.