Abstract: A process gas is flowed from an input metal gas line that is electrically grounded to an output metal gas line via a connecting tube which is electrically insulating. Couplings between the metal gas lines and the connecting tube are sealed with gas couplings. Each gas coupling includes a sealing gasket, and a clamp compressing the sealing gasket between an end of the respective metal gas line and a corresponding end of the connecting tube. The process gas is delivered to a semiconductor processing tool via the output metal gas line. At least one operation is performed at the semiconductor processing tool that utilizes both the process gas delivered to the process tool via the output metal gas line and an electrical voltage of at least 2 kilovolts. The connecting tube may be sapphire. The sealing gaskets may be polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) sealing gaskets.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer-readable storage media are disclosed. In an example method, segmentation of to-be-encoded information bits of a length N into respective quantities of different types of segments is performed. The different types of segments are among (b?a+1) types of segments that correspond to (b?a+1) different segment code lengths. The (b?a+1) types of segments comprise a minimum-length segment that has the minimum segment code length of 2{circumflex over (?)}a and a maximum-length segment that has the maximum segment code length of 2{circumflex over (?)}b. The respective quantities of the different types of segments are determined based on the length N and a code rate in an orderly manner, wherein the orderly manner comprises firstly determining a quantity of the maximum-length segments and lastly determining a quantity of the minimum-length segments. Polar code encoding is performed on the respective quantities of the different types of segments of the to-be-encoded information bits.

Abstract: An antibody may be capable of specifically binding CD137 or an antigen binding fragment thereof, wherein the light chain variable region and the heavy chain variable region have one or more mutations. The antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof may be used in preparing a drug. The antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof may specifically bind CD137, and may include a light chain variable region VL and a heavy chain variable region VH, wherein compared to a sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 103, the VL comprises one or more VL amino acid mutations, and the VL amino acid mutation occurs at one or more positions: V3, A10, K44, D71, and/or V77.

Abstract: Fabricating a vertical-channel junction field-effect transistor includes forming an unintentionally doped GaN layer on a bulk GaN layer by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition, forming a Cr/SiO2 hard mask on the unintentionally doped GaN layer, patterning a fin by electron beam lithography, defining the Cr and SiO2 hard masks by reactive ion etching, improving a regrowth surface with inductively coupled plasma etching, removing hard mask residuals, regrowing a p-GaN layer, selectively etching the p-GaN layer, forming gate electrodes by electron beam evaporation, and forming source and drain electrodes by electron beam evaporation. The resulting vertical-channel junction field-effect transistor includes a doped GaN layer, an unintentionally doped GaN layer on the doped GaN layer, and a p-GaN regrowth layer on the unintentionally doped GaN layer. Portions of the p-GaN regrowth layer are separated by a vertical channel of the unintentionally doped GaN layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a device, a storage medium, and a computer program product for short-range wireless communication. The method includes: A receiving device receives a data frame from a sending device; generates a feedback frame for the data frame, where the feedback frame includes an encoded access code of the data frame, and the encoded access code indicates whether the data frame is correctly received; and sends the feedback frame to the receiving device.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and computer-readable storage media are disclosed. In an example method, segmentation of to-be-encoded information bits of a length N into respective quantities of different types of segments is performed. The different types of segments are among (b?a+1) types of segments that correspond to (b?a+1) different segment code lengths. The (b?a+1) types of segments comprise a minimum-length segment that has the minimum segment code length of 2{circumflex over (?)}a and a maximum-length segment that has the maximum segment code length of 2{circumflex over (?)}b. The respective quantities of the different types of segments are determined based on the length N and a code rate in an orderly manner, wherein the orderly manner comprises firstly determining a quantity of the maximum-length segments and lastly determining a quantity of the minimum-length segments. Polar code encoding is performed on the respective quantities of the different types of segments of the to-be-encoded information bits.

Abstract: A label printing and attaching system includes a label printing device and a label attaching device. The label printing device has an ink tape supply mechanism for supplying an ink tape with a label pattern. A label tape supply mechanism of the label printing device is adapted to supply a label tape that includes a carrier tape and blank label paper adhered to the carrier tape. The label printing device further includes a heat transfer machine adapted to heat transfer the label pattern on the ink tape onto the blank label paper of the label tape to obtain a desired label. The label attaching device has a label picker adapted to pick up the label with the printed label pattern from the label tape, and a moving device adapted to move the label picker to place the picked label with the printed label pattern onto a product.

Abstract: This application provides a short-range wireless communication method and a related device. The method includes: generating a transmission frame. The transmission frame includes a frame header and a data domain, phase shift keying modulation is used for the frame header, and quadrature amplitude modulation or phase shift keying modulation is used for the data domain. The method includes sending the transmission frame. In this application, the phase shift keying modulation is used for the frame header of the transmission frame, and the phase shift keying modulation or the quadrature amplitude modulation with a same bandwidth is used for the data domain.

Abstract: A method includes determining, based on a length of to-be-encoded information bits and a code rate, a code length N after encoding; determining, based on N, a minimum segment code length and a maximum segment code length, a reserved segment quantity of each type of segments in segments of b?a+1 types of segment code lengths and a reserved code length corresponding to N, where the minimum segment code length is 2{circumflex over (?)}a, and the maximum segment code length is 2{circumflex over (?)}b; determining a segment quantity of each type of segments based on N, the reserved code length, a segment code length of each type of segments, and the reserved segment quantity, where N corresponds to S segments, and a segment code length of an ith segment in the S segments is greater than or equal to a segment code length of an (i+1)th segment in the S segments.

Abstract: Provided are compositions and methods for treating cancer comprising the use of a immunoconjugate in combination with a cytotoxic agent or cytotoxic therapy. The immunoconjugate in combination with a cytotoxic agent or cytotoxic therapy shows synergistic effects in cancer treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for synthesizing (S)-nicotine and an intermediate thereof, which belongs to the field of synthesizing a heterocyclic compound. A chiral amino group is introduced into 4-hydroxy-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone by transaminase chiral catalysis in the presence of an amino donor to obtain (S)-4-amino-4-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol. An N-methylation reaction is performed on (S)-4-amino-4-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol with a methylating agent to obtain (S)-4-(methylamino)-4-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanol. The intermediate is reacted with an acylating agent or a halogenating agent to convert an alcoholic hydroxyl group into a sulfonate group or a halogen. Finally, a ring closure reaction is performed to obtain (S)-nicotine in an alkaline condition. The raw materials are cheap and readily available, the reaction conditions are mild, the operation is simple, and the cost is low.

Abstract: Provided are proteinaceous heterodimers, pharmaceutical compositions, medicaments and/or kits comprising the proteinaceous heterodimers, methods for producing the proteinaceous heterodimers, and uses thereof.

Abstract: Example wireless communication methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a Bluetooth sending apparatus generates and sends a first Bluetooth data frame to a Bluetooth receiving apparatus. The first Bluetooth data frame includes a first access code, a first synchronization code, and a first data field, and the first synchronization code is located before the first data field. When performing at least one of autocorrelation or cross-correlation, the first synchronization code provides a higher success rate of at least one of synchronization detection or data receiving than the first access code.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an antibody, or an antigen binding fragment or variant thereof, which binds to CD27 and exhibits at least one of the following properties: specifically binds to CD27 with a KD of 10?8 M or less; activates and/or increases CD27 mediated NF-?B activity; stimulates CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cell proliferation; binds to human CD27 expressed on a cell surface; stimulates secretion of IFN-? by CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells. The present disclosure also provides a method for preparing and using said antibody.

Abstract: Provided by the present application is a preparation, which comprises an antibody specifically bound with CD137 or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the CD137 antibody comprises a light chain variable region VL and a heavy chain variable region VH, wherein the VL comprises an amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NO: 1-11, and the VH comprises an amino acid sequence shown in any one of SEQ ID NO:12-22. Also provided by the present application are a kit comprising the preparation, and a use of the preparation or the kit in the preparation of a drug, the drug being used for the treatment of a cancer.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of determining a survival predictor score of a subject having mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). The present invention also provides methods of predicting the survival outcome of a subject having MCL and provides methods of selecting a treatment for a subject having MCL.

Abstract: A composition including an immunoconjugate and a chemotherapeutic agent. The immunoconjugate includes 1) one or more interleukins, and 2) an Fc domain consisting of a first Fc subunit and a second Fc subunit. The first Fc subunit associates with the second Fc subunit to form a dimer. The one or more interleukins are fused to the Fc domain and the chemotherapeutic agent includes a fluorouracil and/or an oxaliplatin.

Abstract: An iron core structure in a transformer which can show different leakage inductance values between primary and secondary windings includes an iron core, and the primary and secondary windings. A first core member of the iron core includes first and second side legs on either side of a first center leg, a second core member butted against the first includes third and fourth side legs on either side of a second center leg. The primary winding is arranged on the center leg, and the secondary winding is arranged on the side legs. The first and third side legs define a gap therebetween, there is a second gap defined between second and fourth side legs. Effective magnetic resistance of the side legs is increased, the primary and secondary windings show different leakage inductance values, and can meet diversified needs of power stage control circuits.

Abstract: In embodiments of the invention, the invention provides a method for distinguishing between lymphoma types based on gene expression measurements. In embodiments, the invention distinguishes between PMBCL and DLBCL based on gene expression signatures, and can further distinguish between DLBCL subtypes. In embodiments of the invention, the distinctions are used in methods of treatment.

Abstract: Fabricating a regrown GaN p-n junction includes depositing a n-GaN layer on a substrate including n+-GaN, etching a surface of the n-GaN layer to yield an etched surface, depositing a p-GaN layer on the etched surface, etching a portion of the n-GaN layer and a portion of the p-GaN layer to yield a mesa opposite the substrate, and passivating a portion of the p-GaN layer around an edge of the mesa. The regrown GaN p-n junction is defined at an interface between the n-GaN layer and the p-GaN layer. The regrown GaN p-n junction includes a substrate, a n-GaN layer on the substrate having an etched surface, a p-GaN layer on the etched surface, a mesa defined by an etched portion of the n-GaN layer and an etched portion of the p-GaN layer, and a passivated portion of the p-GaN layer around an edge of the mesa.