Abstract: An antenna is provided for a wearable personal computing device, such as an earbud. The antenna integrates with other components of the wearable device, such as an input control. For example, the antenna may at least partially surround a portion of a touchpad input at a surface of the device that is exposed when the device is worn. In one example, the antenna shares a ground plane with the touchpad. In another example, the antenna includes two nested traces, wherein a first trace is connected to ground and a second trace is connected to an antenna feed.

Abstract: A data compression device and a compression method are provided. The data compression device includes a quantization table processing unit and a quantization unit. The quantization table processing unit determines a target quantization table in which a quantization coefficient satisfies a data distortion rate and a compression ratio of a preset condition according to a target compression ratio. By constructing different quantization tables for different data, a distortion rate is greatly reduced based on satisfying a compression ratio, and issues that the distortion rate and the compression ratio cannot be simultaneously satisfied in the prior art are alleviated.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and manufacturing techniques directed to a user equipment (UE) that can be bezel-less and has a loop antenna system for radiating and sensing millimeter-waves. The UE includes a housing and a display within the housing. The display is disposed within a display layer across a primary plane defining a front surface of the user equipment. The loop antenna system is within the housing and is configured to radiate a field of millimeter-waves within the spatial region and sense a reflection of the millimeter-waves by an object within the spatial region. Described manufacturing techniques include multi-layer fabrication techniques that are applicable to printed circuit boards and/or integrated circuit (IC) devices.

Abstract: This application provides an electronic module and an electronic device. The electronic module includes a first component, a second component, and a plurality of terminals. The first component includes a package substrate and a chip mounted on the package substrate. The second component includes a circuit board and a mount base mounted on the circuit board. Each terminal includes a body part, and a first bent part and a solder ball that are respectively connected to two opposite ends of the body part. In each terminal, the body part passes through and is fastened to the mount base, the first bent part presses against a corresponding first solder pad on the package substrate, and the solder ball is connected to a corresponding second solder pad on the circuit board.

Abstract: Various arrangements for remote sensing using cross-circular polarization are presented. In some embodiments, an RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) emitter is present that emits circular-polarized RF (Radio Frequency) waves having a first polarization. A circular-polarized passive RFID tag may be present that is configured to receive, modulate, and output circular-polarized RF waves that have a second polarization opposite from the first polarization.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel engineered Ebolavirus GP proteins and polypeptides, scaffolded vaccine compositions that display the engineered proteins, and polynucleotides encoding the engineered proteins and scaffolded vaccine compositions. The invention also provides methods of using such engineered Ebolavirus GP proteins and vaccine compositions in various therapeutic applications, e.g., for preventing or treating Ebolavirus infections.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel scaffolded HIV-1 vaccine immunogens. Some of the scaffolded immunogens contain a soluble gp140 trimer linked to the N-terminus of the nanoparticle subunit and a T-helper epitope that is fused via a short peptide spacer to the C-terminus of the nanoparticle subunit. Some other immunogens of the invention contain a soluble gp140 trimer protein that is linked to a stable nanoparticle via a short peptide spacer that is a T-helper epitope. Some of the scaffolded immunogens contain a gp140 trimer immunogen presented on a nanoparticle platform formed with I3-01 protein, E2p, or variants of protein 1VLW. Also provided in the invention are nucleic acids that encode the various vaccine immunogens described herein, and expression vectors and host cells harboring the nucleic acids. The invention further provides methods of using the scaffolded HIV-1 vaccine immunogens for preventing or treating HIV infections.

Abstract: Devices are provided that include radar circuits arranged to send and receive radar signals that can be used to, for example, detect gestures performed in the vicinity of the device. Arrangements of the circuits and associated antennas allow for the device to have no bezel or a minimal bezel.

Abstract: An equalization time configuration method is applied to a processor system in which a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus or a Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX) bus is used. The equalization time configuration method includes determining a working physical layer (PHY) type of a master chip and a working PHY type of a slave chip, determining an equalization time of the slave chip in a fourth phase of equalization based on the working PHY type of the master chip, and determining an equalization time of the master chip in a third phase of the equalization based on the working PHY type of the slave chip.

Abstract: An antenna is provided for a wearable personal computing device, such as a smartwatch. The antenna integrates with other components of the wearable device, such as a second antenna. For example, the first antenna may be a coupled loop antenna in proximity to a second antenna that may be a monopole antenna, without causing interference between the two antennas. In one example, the first antenna shares a common ground with the second antenna.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an image decompression method, device, and display terminal. The method includes: a step of acquiring image compression data; a step of performing inverse quantization on the image compression data based on a preset inverse quantization factor to obtain inversely quantized data; wherein the inverse quantization factor is in integer form; and a step of performing an inverse discrete cosine transformation (DCT) on the inversely quantized data to obtain image data; wherein the inverse DCT includes bit-shift operations and addition operations.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel compounds capable of binding to PCSK9, thereby modulating PCSK9 biological activity. Also provided are compositions comprising these compounds, methods of preparing the compounds, and methods for use of the compounds in the treatment of PCSK9-related conditions and diseases.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an integrated microfluidic device for nucleic acid amplification and microarray detection. In one aspect, the device comprises: (1) a microchip configured to process reagents, comprising a plurality of reservoirs, channels, valves, and/or fluid interfaces; (2) an amplification chamber for PCR, carried out in a detachable tube assembled on the microchip through a joint; and (3) a microarray chamber comprising a microarray and a reaction chamber. In some embodiments, these features are interconnected to allow transportation of reagents for nucleic acid amplification and hybridization detection functions in a closed system. In one aspect, the integrate device herein overcomes the problem of contamination during the amplification and hybridization reactions.

Abstract: A power control method and apparatus, and a device. The method includes: determining, by a network device, whether there is to-be-received uplink data in a first scheduling period on a first receive channel; and in response to determining that there is no to-be-received uplink data in the first scheduling period on the first receive channel, controlling, by the network device, a state of the first receive channel in the first scheduling period to be an off state. This reduces power consumption of the network device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel compounds capable of binding to PCSK9, thereby modulating PCSK9 biological activity. Also provided are compositions comprising these compounds, methods of preparing the compounds, and methods for use of the compounds in the treatment of PCSK9-related conditions and diseases.

Abstract: A perforating device includes a release sub, a rotating segment, a first centralizer, a braking segment, a casing collar locator, a traction mechanism, a second centralizer, a flex joint, a power supply segment, a shock absorber, a perforator, and a tail segment, which are in threaded connection sequentially to each other. The first joint assembly includes a first joint, a guide key, a connecting sleeve including a locking groove, a second joint, and an outer pipe; the first joint of the first joint assembly is in threaded connection to the cable bridle, and the second joint is in threaded connection to the outer pipe. The connecting sleeve is disposed inside the outer pipe and is connected to the first joint through the guide key. The second joint assembly includes a plurality of locking claws, a third joint, and a head.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for detection of input to a wireless device, such as earbuds or other wearable devices, based on RF signals between the earbuds and/or between an earbud and other devices, such as a host device. For example, gestures may be detected using signal strength, such as by using a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), between two earbuds and/or between an earbud and a host device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a metal structure, or antenna radiator, for an accessory that is configured to function as both an antenna and an input control. The device may be a wearable device with a first surface shaped to be in contact with the human body and a second surface shaped to be exposed when the device is being worn. The antenna radiator may be located internally within the housing of the device and coupled to a printed circuit board (“PCB”). The PCB may be located between the antenna radiator and the surface of the housing such that the PCB may shield the antenna radiator from antenna loss due to the human body. An electric field may extend between the PCB and the antenna radiator. The fringe electric field may improve cross-head and cross-body connectivity between the accessory and another device.

Abstract: The present invention provides MDM2 inhibitor compounds of Formula I, wherein the variables are defined above, which compounds are useful as therapeutic agents, particularly for the treatment of cancers. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions that contain an MDM2 inhibitor.

Abstract: An equalization time configuration method, applied to a processor system in which a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) bus or a Cache Coherent Interconnect for Accelerators (CCIX) bus is used, includes determining a working physical layer (PHY) type of a master chip and a working PHY type of a slave chip, determining an equalization time of the slave chip in a fourth phase of equalization based on the working PHY type of the master chip, and determining an equalization time of the master chip in a third phase of the equalization based on the working PHY type of the slave chip.