Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an illuminator for disinfecting a surface. The surface defines a first plane. The illuminator includes a line emitter configured to emit light in a continuous line along at least a portion of at least one edge of the surface. The light has a peak wavelength in a range of 100 nm to 400 nm. The illuminator also includes a curved reflector surface and an exit aperture defining a second plane transverse to the first plane. The line emitter is positioned between the curved reflector surface and the exit aperture, and the curved reflector surface is configured to redirect the light from the line emitter through the exit aperture across the surface.

Abstract: A capacitor device is provided. The capacitor device includes a capacitor structure, a conductive line, an interlayer dielectric (ILD) and a first via conductor. The capacitor structure includes a lower electrode and an upper electrode. The conductive line is leveled with the lower electrode and electrically isolated from the lower electrode. The ILD is disposed over the capacitor structure and the conductive line. The first via conductor is adjacent to the capacitor structure and electrically coupled to the conductive line. A method for manufacturing a capacitor die is also provided.

Abstract: A packet sending method includes, after determining to send a packet based on a non-shortest path and determining that a second network device and a first network device on the non-shortest path belong to different groups, the first network device may send the packet to the second network device, and notify the second network device to send the packet based on a shortest path. After receiving the packet, the second network device may send the packet based on the shortest path, and notify another network device on the shortest path to send the packet based on the shortest path. In this way, in a process of sending the packet, after the packet passes through an inter-group path in the non-shortest path, a remaining path is the shortest path for sending the packet to a destination device.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a device layer, and a metallization structure. The substrate has a first surface. The device layer is over the first surface of the substrate. The device layer includes a plurality of passive component units. The metallization structure is over the device layer. The metallization structure includes a conductive bridge portion electrically connecting two adjacent passive component units.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining true coincidence events. The systems and methods may determine original coincidence events based on time of occurrence of a plurality of single events. The systems and methods may also determine random coincidence events by processing the plurality of single events based on cycle offsets of detector units that detect the plurality of single events. A difference of any two cycle offsets may be greater than a predetermined coincidence window width. The systems and methods may then determine the true coincidence events based on the original coincidence events and the random coincidence events.

Abstract: A method of forming an optical fiber, the method including heating a forming region of the optical fiber preform within a pressure device while exposing the forming region to a total pressure of about 500 atm or greater, directing the optical fiber preform in a downstream direction along a process pathway to form the optical fiber, and traversing the optical fiber through an aperture of a nozzle to maintain the total pressure of about 500 atm or greater within the pressure device.

Abstract: A radar system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing machine instructions. The processor obtains an ego velocity Vego of a radar system, a range R of an object in an environment of the radar system, and a radial velocity Vr of the object. The processor determines a simplified two-dimensional (2D) angular search grid and performs a grid-based direction-of-arrival algorithm using the simplified 2D angular search grid. In some implementations, the processor determines a ring of possible positions for a stationary object based on the ego velocity Vego, the range R, and the radial velocity Vr, and includes the ring of possible positions in the simplified 2D angular search grid. In some implementations, the processor determines an arc of possible positions for a moving object based on the range R, and includes the arc of possible positions in the simplified 2D angular search grid.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are an Apple Watch-based HTML5 somatosensory game method and device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: when a somatosensory game program is started, caching a game resource package from a server to a local device; after a somatosensory game is started, obtaining somatosensory data from a bound Apple Watch; generating a corresponding game instruction according to the somatosensory data; sending the game instruction to the somatosensory game program on the local device in real time; and synchronizing a game state of the somatosensory game to the server based on a preset synchronization mechanism. The Apple Watch-based HTML5 somatosensory game method of the present invention can provide better performance, lower delay, offline support and higher data security while reducing the dependence on the network and providing better player experience.

Abstract: Embodiments of wet processing systems and methods for uniform wet processing are disclosed. A method described in the present disclosure includes measuring one or more wafer characteristics of a wafer using a plurality of detectors and determining a wafer profile of the wafer based on the measured one or more wafer characteristics. The method also includes setting first and second sets of wet processing parameters of a wet processing system for respective first and second wafer regions based on the wafer profile, where a value of at least one wet processing parameter is different between the first and second sets of wet processing parameters. The method further includes performing wet processing on the wafer by dispensing one or more chemicals onto the first and second wafer regions according to the respective first and second sets of wet processing parameters.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for multi-carrier network operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of performing channel scrambling in a multi-carrier network, wherein the multi-carrier network includes a first component carrier (“CC”) and a second CC between a base station and a user equipment (“UE”) comprises receiving a Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier (“C-RNTI”) and a cell identification (“ID”) for at least one of the first CC and the second CC; and using the RNTI and the cell ID to perform scrambling of information transmitted on at least one of the first CC and the second CC.

Abstract: A structure for mounting a storage device to a server and providing a fast installation and removal of a storage device includes a carrier and a chassis. The carrier includes a rotatable handle with a cam on the axis of rotation and a frame. The cam is connected to the frame. The chassis includes an immovable limiting component. With the carrier mounted in the chassis, rotation of the handle clockwise or counterclockwise pushes the carrier to move, to lock or unlock the carrier because of the limiting component resting against the cam. The structure greatly improves the convenience of the installation and removal of the storage device. A computing device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A drilling device for geotechnical engineering investigation is provided, including an outer supporting ring seat, where a center of the outer supporting ring seat is rotatably connected with a middle supporting ring seat through a first supporting shaft rod; a center of the middle supporting ring seat is rotatably connected with an inner supporting ring seat through a second supporting shaft rod; the first supporting shaft rod and the second supporting shaft rod are vertically crossed; a second rotating motor is fixedly installed at one end of the first supporting shaft rod on an outer surface of the outer supporting ring seat; a pow output end of the second rotating motor is fixedly connected with the first supporting shaft rod, an other end of the first supporting shaft rod is provided with a first locking mechanism for position limitation.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, tautomer, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, wherein all the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are selective LPA receptor inhibitors.

Abstract: Systems and structures for venting and flow conditioning operations in charged particle beam systems. In some embodiments, a system may include a chamber configured to provide a vacuum environment; a vent valve; and a mass flow controller coupled to the chamber on a first side of the mass flow controller and to the vent valve on a second side of the mass flow controller.

Abstract: A method of enhancing an abnormal area of a ground-penetrating radar image based on hybrid-supervised learning includes the steps of: building a database including a real image set, a simulation image set and a simulation image label set; adopting a generative adversarial network; processing semi-supervised training and unsupervised training alternately to obtain a trained model, then inputting a real radar image with abnormal area that needs to be enhanced into the model and processing through the generative network to output an abnormal-area-enhanced image.

Abstract: A modal-conditioning, single-mode fiber generally includes a core portion and a cladding portion. The core portion includes a core and an inner cladding. The core comprises an outer radius r1 and a maximum relative refractive index ?1max. The inner cladding comprises an outer radius r2 and a relative refractive index ?2. The cladding portion surrounds the core portion and includes a low-index trench surrounding the inner cladding. The low-index trench includes an outer radius r3 and a minimum relative refractive index ?3min. The radius r2 of the inner cladding may be greater than 12 ?m and ?1max>?2>?3min. The fiber comprises a mode field diameter MFD greater than or equal to 12 ?m and less than or equal to 16 ?m at a wavelength of 1310 nm and a 30 mm diameter bend loss of less than or equal to 0.5 dB/turn at 1310 nm.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a multicore optical fiber connector adapter includes at least one multicore optical fiber stub that includes a plurality of optical cores, each optical core having an inner core and an outer core, a fiber coupling section having a first diameter, wherein the cores have a first pitch at the fiber coupling section, a multicore fiber coupling section having a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, wherein the cores have a second pitch at the multicore fiber coupling section that is less than the first pitch, and a taper section between the fiber coupling section and the multicore fiber coupling section. The multicore optical fiber connector adapter further includes at least one multicore ferrule comprising a passageway, a multicore connector, a plurality of optical fibers, and a multi-fiber ferrule.

Abstract: This application provides a motor, a watercraft propeller, and a watercraft. The motor includes: a housing with a cavity filled with insulating liquid; a stator fixed inside the cavity, with an inner rotating cavity on its inner side; and a agitation structure, rotating inside the inner rotating cavity, at least partially immersed in the insulating liquid, and configured to agitate the insulating liquid in a centrifugal or rotational form to contact and cool the stator. The agitation structure agitate the insulating liquid to the inner peripheral surface of the stator, allowing the stator to obtain the insulating liquid from the inner peripheral surface, ensuring uniform contact and heat exchange between the stator and the insulating liquid.

Abstract: A method for data transmission, a receiving end, a data source and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method may include acquiring a first transmission moment for key data of a newly accessed data source, and a second transmission moment for the key data of a previously accessed data source; generating a new first transmission moment according to the second transmission moment and a preset interval, in response to an interval between the first transmission moment and the second transmission moment being less than the preset interval; where the interval between the new first transmission moment and the second transmission moment is greater than or equal to the preset interval; and sending the new first transmission moment to the newly accessed data source, such that the newly accessed data source transmits the key data to the receiving end according to the new first transmission moment.