Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween, a first external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the first internal electrode, and a second external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the second internal electrode, wherein the first and second external electrodes include a first electrode layer disposed on the body and including one or more of copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), and alloys thereof and a second electrode layer disposed on the first electrode layer, including silver (Ag) and further including one or more of palladium (Pd), platinum (Pt), and gold (Au), wherein the first electrode layer does not include glass and an average thickness of the first electrode layer is 1 ?m or more and 10 ?m or less.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing notifications are provided. An example method includes, at a first device, detecting an event; in response to detecting the event, determining whether the first electronic device is actively connected to an audio device; in accordance with a determination that the first device is actively connected to the audio device, providing an audio output corresponding to the event; and in accordance with a determination that the first device is not actively connected to the audio device: determining whether a second device is actively connected to the audio device; in accordance with a determination that the second device is actively connected to the audio device, causing the second device to provide the audio output; and in accordance with a determination that the second device is not actively connected to the audio device, forgoing causing the second device to provide the audio output.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for treating a protein deficiency in the central nervous system of a subject in need thereof, comprising systemically administering to the subject a therapeutically effective dose of a fusion polypeptide comprising the first protein, wherein the fusion polypeptide comprises: (a) the first protein; (b) a second protein that provides extended circulation-lifetime in vivo and (c) blood brain barrier crossing facilitating peptide; wherein the fusion polypeptide crosses the blood brain barrier (BBB).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for surface plasmon resonance imaging are provided for imaging the surface plasmon resonance signals caused by the interaction of biomolecules. In particular, the method and apparatus can image the slightly spectral change in a surface plasmon resonance mode by comparing the light intensities of two bands in the frequency domain of the surface plasmon.

Abstract: A surface plasmon resonance sensor is provided, which comprises: a substrate; an adaptation layer disposed on the substrate and comprising a dielectric material; and a metal layer disposed on the adaptation layer, wherein the metal layer has a grating structure comprising plural metal lines. Furthermore, a surface plasmon resonance sensing instrument comprising the same and a method for detecting an analyte using the same are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for tracking medications, managing logging actions (e.g., for tracked medications), and/or displaying summaries of tracked medications.

Abstract: A probabilistic framework for compiler optimization with multithread power-gating controls includes scheduling all thread fragments of a multithread computer code with the estimated execution time, logging all time stamps of events, and sorting and unifying the logged time stamps. Time slices are constructed using adjacent time stamps of each thread fragment. A power-gating time having a component turned off for each time slice is determined. Power-gateable windows that reduce energy consumption of the time slice is determined according to the power-gating time. The compiler inserts predicated power-gating instructions at locations corresponding to the selected power-gateable windows into the power-gateable computer code.

Abstract: The present application provides a Capillary number-based method of isolating circulating rare cells from a blood sample from a subject using filtration parameters determined based on the measurement of hemorheological parameters of the sample. The present application also provides a method for determining filtration parameters in a microfluidic elasto-filtration process for isolating circulating rare cells from a blood sample from a subject. The present application further provides a device for isolating circulating rare cells from a blood sample from a subject and a non-transitory computer storage medium for performing methods described in the present application.

Abstract: One or more embodiments disclosed herein relate generally to flotation devices, and more specifically to modular flotation devices with a mechanism to removably attach to other modular devices. In one embodiments, an apparatus includes a first flotation module and a first connector coupled to the first flotation module. The first connector has a first end portion, a second end portion and a sidewall extended from the first end portion to the second end portion. The sidewall defines a plurality of circumferentially defined stepped portions configured to matingly engage a second connector of a second flotation module to couple the first flotation module to the second flotation module. The first connector is selectively operative as one of a female connector or a male connector with respect to the second connector.

Abstract: A method of allocating registers, includes for each of a plurality of live ranges of variables, calculating an energy saving value of each of the plurality of live ranges of the variables; classifying the plurality of live ranges of the variables into a plurality of queues according to the energy saving values of the plurality of live ranges of the variables; and assigning the plurality of live ranges of the variables in the plurality of queues into a plurality of registers.

Abstract: The present application provides a Capillary number-based method of isolating circulating rare cells from a blood sample from a subject using filtration parameters determined based on the measurement of hemorheological parameters of the sample. The present application also provides a method for determining filtration parameters in a microfluidic elasto-filtration process for isolating circulating rare cells from a blood sample from a subject. The present application further provides a device for isolating circulating rare cells from a blood sample from a subject and a non-transitory computer storage medium for performing methods described in the present application.

Abstract: A method of allocating registers, includes for each of a plurality of live ranges of variables, calculating an energy saving value of each of the plurality of live ranges of the variables; classifying the plurality of live ranges of the variables into a plurality of queues according to the energy saving values of the plurality of live ranges of the variables; and assigning the plurality of live ranges of the variables in the plurality of queues into a plurality of registers.

Abstract: The present invention provides an affine engine design to the microarchitecture of the graphic processing unit, in which an operand type detection is performed, and then physical scalar, affine, or vector registers and corresponding ALUs with maximum performance improving and energy saving are allocated to perform instruction execution. In runtime, affine and uniform instructions are executed by the affine engine, while general vector instructions are executed by a vector engine, thereby the affine/uniform instruction execution can be dispatched to the affine engine, so the vector engine can enter a power-saving state to save the energy consumption of the GPU.

Abstract: A probabilistic framework for compiler optimization with multithread power-gating controls includes scheduling all thread fragments of a multithread computer code with the estimated execution time, logging all time stamps of events, and sorting and unifying the logged time stamps. Time slices are constructed using adjacent time stamps of each thread fragment. A power-gating time having a component turned off for each time slice is determined. Power-gateable windows that reduce energy consumption of the time slice is determined according to the power-gating time. The compiler inserts predicated power-gating instructions at locations corresponding to the selected power-gateable windows into the power-gateable computer code.

Abstract: A projecting device includes a wireless controller configured for wirelessly detecting a gesture and accordingly generating a wireless signal; and a projector configured for receiving the wireless signal and accordingly controlling a projection image projected by the projector.

Abstract: A method comprises generating an intermediate representation of a pointer-based program; providing a control flow graph of the intermediate representation; selecting an analysis candidate from the intermediate representation as a traced variable and a root node; determining a definition site of the trace variable according to a use-define chain and the control flow graph; defining a node for each definition site variable; defining an edge by using each definition site variable and the traced variable; using each definition site variable of the definition site as a traced variable; repeating the steps of determining a definition site, defining a node, defining an edge and using each definition site to obtain a divergence relation graph; transforming the divergence relation graph into a directed acyclic graph; and determining whether the analysis candidate is divergent or not according to a divergent node and the directed acyclic graph.

Abstract: A method for code size reduction, which comprises determining basic blocks in an IR module; grouping the basic blocks having duplicate code into groups; providing weighting values corresponding to different instructions of the module, wherein the weighting values are determined based on a plurality of intermediate representation program codes; determining a weighted size of the module, wherein the weighted size of the module is determined by summing weighted sizes of the basic blocks of the module, and the weighted size of each basic block is determined by summing products of numbers of different instructions of the basic blocks and the corresponding weighting values; removing duplicates in one group to obtain a module having one processed group; determining a weighted size of the module having one processed group; and comparing the weighted size of the module to the weighted size of the module having one processed group.

Abstract: A transpose unit of an apparatus comprises a plurality of banks each having a plurality of storage units, a write circuit, a plurality of selectors, and a parallel-to-serial circuit. The write circuit is configured to perform selections on the plurality of banks for storing data from a source memory. Each selector comprises an output and a plurality of inputs respectively coupled with the plurality of storage units of a corresponding bank, and the outputs of the plurality of selectors connect in parallel with the parallel-to-serial circuit. The parallel-to-serial circuit has a serial output connecting to a destination memory.

Abstract: A method comprises generating an intermediate representation of a pointer-based program; providing a control flow graph of the intermediate representation; selecting an analysis candidate from the intermediate representation as a traced variable and a root node; determining a definition site of the trace variable according to a use-define chain and the control flow graph; defining a node for each definition site variable; defining an edge by using each definition site variable and the traced variable; using each definition site variable of the definition site as a traced variable; repeating the steps of determining a definition site, defining a node, defining an edge and using each definition site to obtain a divergence relation graph; transforming the divergence relation graph into a directed acyclic graph; and determining whether the analysis candidate is divergent or not according to a divergent node and the directed acyclic graph.