Abstract: A rear-entry ankle brace includes an elastomeric component defining an inside elbow channel configured to span an ankle joint. A channel opening extends the length of the elastomeric component for direct insertion on top of a leg. One or more leg straps are used to adjustably tension first and second rear edges of the channel opening toward one another and secure the brace to the lower leg. Two foot straps are used to adjustably tension first and second bottom edges of the channel opening toward one another and secure the brace to the mid-foot. The foot straps overlap on the bottom to define a plantar surface of the brace and cross over each other on the topside of the elastomeric component and are secured to a leg strap. A pair of stabilizing stirrups optionally are included on the inside surfaces of the elastomeric component and receive the malleoli.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor core that includes an instruction decode circuit and a control circuit. The instruction decode circuit is configured to decode instructions, including a plurality of store instructions used to store information in a memory hierarchy. The control circuit is configured, after a particular store instruction is decoded, to preserve store information related to the particular store instruction, including a first program counter value for the particular store instruction. In response to decoding a subsequent load instruction with a corresponding second program counter value, the control circuit is configured to determine, using the first and second program counter values, whether a dependency has been established between the subsequent load instruction and the particular store instruction. In response to a determination that the dependency has been established, the control circuit is configured to use the preserved store information to perform the subsequent load instruction.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein generally relate to a method and system for secure distribution of symmetric encryption keys using quantum key distribution (QKD). In at least one embodiment, there is provided a method for secure communication, comprising: establishing one or more secure keys at a first and second ground station using a quantum key distribution (QKD) protocol; transmitting from the first station to the second station a plurality of encryption keys, wherein the transmitting comprises: encrypting, at the first station, the plurality of encryption keys using at least one of the one or more of secure keys to generate an encrypted batch of keys; transmitting the encrypted batch of keys to the second station; and decrypting, at the second station, the encrypted batch of keys using the at least one secure key to access the plurality of encryption keys.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that function as inhibitors of PARG (Poly ADP-ribose glycohydrolase) enzyme activity: wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, W, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, c are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which PARG activity is implicated.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to predicting a next fetch address based on a current fetch address and history information. In some embodiments, tracking circuitry generates history information based on respective addresses corresponding to multiple control transfer instructions in a stream of executed instructions. Prediction circuitry may predict a next fetch address based on a current fetch address and the history information, including to: index into a first prediction table based on at least a portion of the current fetch address and at least a portion of the history information, compare tag data for an indexed location in the first prediction table with a tag that includes at least a portion of the current fetch address, and in response to a comparison hit in the first prediction table, provide a predicted next fetch address from the first prediction table.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for providing subscriber-specific dynamic content by one or more server computing device in an operator network. The server computing device may configure a gateway device for at least one user local area network (LAN) to access a dynamic content service, receive a dynamic content request from the gateway device, access data sources supporting the dynamic content service to retrieve information about a user device, and determine whether any service disruption condition has been met. If a service disruption condition has been met, the server computing device may generate subscriber-specific dynamic content based on the service disruption condition met, and send the generated subscriber-specific dynamic content to the gateway device for presenting to the user device.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a hand held base assembly that includes circuitry including memory and firmware executed by a processor or microcontroller of the circuitry; and a cartridge assembly that includes memory that is read by the firmware of the handheld base assembly. The cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together to define the electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person. An enclosed air passageway is defined by the cartridge assembly and by the handheld base assembly, which isolates the airflow from the electronics of the device. The enclosed air passageway extends between the opening of the mouthpiece for taking a breath and a diaphragm of the handheld base assembly, movement of the diaphragm changing the air pressure within an enclosed interior space having a pressure sensor for trigging the pressure sensor when a breath is taken.

Abstract: An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed on a display panel substrate. A display panel may extend continuously across the display or multiple display panels may be tiled in two dimensions to cover a larger display area. Interconnect substrates may have outwardly facing contacts that are electrically shorted to corresponding inwardly facing contacts such as inwardly facing metal pillars associated with the display panels. The interconnect substrates may be supported by glass layers. Integrated circuits may be embedded in the display panels and/or in the interconnect substrates. A display may have an active area with pixels that includes non-spline pixels in a non-spline display portion located above a straight edge of the display and spline pixel in a spline display portion located above a curved edge of the display.

Abstract: An electronic device display may have pixels formed from crystalline semiconductor light-emitting diode dies, organic light-emitting diodes, or other pixel structures. The pixels may be formed on a display panel substrate. A display panel may extend continuously across the display or multiple display panels may be tiled in two dimensions to cover a larger display area. Interconnect substrates may have outwardly facing contacts that are electrically shorted to corresponding inwardly facing contacts such as inwardly facing metal pillars associated with the display panels. The interconnect substrates may be supported by glass layers. Integrated circuits may be embedded in the display panels and/or in the interconnect substrates. A display may have an active area with pixels that includes non-spline pixels in a non-spline display portion located above a straight edge of the display and spline pixel in a spline display portion located above a curved edge of the display.

Abstract: An exemplary renewable-energy system including a back end system coupled to an isolated DC power source and a generator powered by a renewable energy source and including first circuitry configured to convert first AC power from the generator to DC power and to provide the DC power to a DC power bus, the first circuitry further configured to initiate operation using power from the isolated DC power source. The example system further includes a front end system comprising an inverter coupled to an isolated DC power source generator. The inverter includes a ground isolation monitor interrupter (IMI) circuit coupled to the DC power bus and configured to receive the DC power and convert the DC power to second AC power for provision to a power grid. The isolated power source generator ground-isolates third AC power of the power grid for conversion to DC power for the isolated DC power source.

Abstract: This disclosure concerns electrically conducting poly(pyrazoles). The concept of oligomerizing and polymerizing substituted aminopyrazole derivatives combined with a monomer activation procedure involving base-mediated conversion of the protonated pyrazole ring nitrogen to amine salt was developed. This disclosure concerns the specific chemistries needed for the synthesis of a pyrazole monomer used in the polymer synthesis. The procedure used for blending the novel polypyrazoles with other compounds needed for construction of solar cells for testing was developed. This disclosure concerns the concept of using these types of heteroatom-rich, electron-deficient oligomers or polymers as n-dopable or p-dopable electron acceptors in photovoltaic cells. This disclosure concerns synthesizing the starting monomer compounds and polypyrazoles.

Abstract: A sound damping composition comprises an acrylic vibrational damping polymer disposed on a surface of a filler. The acrylic vibrational damping polymer has a glass transition temperature, Tg, ranging from ?60° C. to less than 10° C., as calculated by the Fox equation, and has a non-crosslinked component having a Tg less than ?10° C. The weight ratio of the acrylic vibrational damping polymer to the filler is less than 1:1. A thermoplastic resin composition comprises the sound damping composition and a thermoplastic resin, where the sound damping composition is present in an amount of at least 10 wt % relative to the total weight of the thermoplastic resin composition. Articles produced from the resin composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor core that includes an instruction decode circuit and a control circuit. The instruction decode circuit is configured to decode instructions, including a plurality of store instructions used to store information in a memory hierarchy. The control circuit is configured, after a particular store instruction is decoded, to preserve store information related to the particular store instruction, including a first program counter value for the particular store instruction. In response to decoding a subsequent load instruction with a corresponding second program counter value, the control circuit is configured to determine, using the first and second program counter values, whether a dependency has been established between the subsequent load instruction and the particular store instruction. In response to a determination that the dependency has been established, the control circuit is configured to use the preserved store information to perform the subsequent load instruction.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a hand held base assembly that includes circuitry including memory and firmware executed by a processor or microcontroller of the circuitry; and a cartridge assembly that includes memory that is read by the firmware of the handheld base assembly. The cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together to define the electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person. An enclosed air passageway is defined by the cartridge assembly and by the handheld base assembly, which isolates the airflow from the electronics of the device. The enclosed air passageway extends between the opening of the mouthpiece for taking a breath and a diaphragm of the handheld base assembly, movement of the diaphragm changing the air pressure within an enclosed interior space having a pressure sensor for trigging the pressure sensor when a breath is taken.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a hand held base assembly that includes circuitry including memory and firmware executed by a processor or microcontroller of the circuitry; and a cartridge assembly that includes memory that is read by the firmware of the handheld base assembly. The cartridge assembly and the handheld base assembly are configured to removably couple together to define the electronic device for producing an aerosol for inhalation by a person. An enclosed air passageway is defined by the cartridge assembly and by the handheld base assembly, which isolates the airflow from the electronics of the device. The enclosed air passageway extends between the opening of the mouthpiece for taking a breath and a diaphragm of the handheld base assembly, movement of the diaphragm changing the air pressure within an enclosed interior space having a pressure sensor for trigging the pressure sensor when a breath is taken.

Abstract: A live auction platform for real time display of multimedia content of an item up for auction and contemporaneous streaming of live auction participant video according to the participant's bid status and real time updating of a communication thread among auction participants concerning the status of the auction and the bidding participants, with display of a participant video stream with the display and updating of the communication thread.

Abstract: A multi-degree branch predictor is disclosed. A processing circuit includes an instruction fetch circuit configured to fetch branch instructions, and a branch prediction circuit having a plurality of prediction subcircuits. The prediction subcircuits are configured to store different amounts of branch history data with respect to other ones, and to receive an indication of a given branch instruction in a particular clock cycle. The prediction subcircuits implement a common branch prediction scheme to output, in different clock cycles, corresponding predictions for the given branch instruction using the different amounts of branch history data and cause, instruction fetches to be performed by the instruction fetch circuit.

Abstract: Methods comprise deactivating pathogens within a nostril of a nose of a living individual as the living individual breathes air through the nostril.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, method, reagents, and kits for conducting assays as well as process for their preparation are described. They are particularly well suited for conducting automated analysis in a multi-well plate assay format.

Abstract: A processor may include a conditional instruction prediction tracking circuit. During fetch of a conditional instruction from memory to an instruction cache of the processor, the conditional instruction prediction tracking circuit may predict whether the conditional instruction is biased. Responsive to a prediction that the conditional instruction is biased, the conditional instruction prediction tracking circuit may cause the conditional instruction to be executed according to the predicted bias. Sometimes the conditional prediction tracking circuit may cause the conditional instruction to be re-coded such that it may be executed as an unconditional instruction.