Abstract: The present invention relates to fluidic systems for controlling one or more fluids and/or one or more reagents. These systems can be used in combination with one or more devices for assaying, processing, and/or storing samples. In particular, the systems and related methods can allow for dispensing fluid in a controlled manner and/or introducing pause(s) when implementing assays or processes.

Abstract: A device is described having a first surface having a plurality of first areas and a second surface having a plurality of second areas. The first surface and the second surface are opposed to one another and can move relative to each other from at least a first position where none of the plurality of first areas, having a first substance, are exposed to plurality of second areas, having a second substance, to a second position. When in the second position, the plurality of first and second areas, and therefore the first and second substances, are exposed to one another. The device may further include a series of ducts in communication with a plurality of first second areas to allow for a substance to be disposed in, or upon, the plurality of second areas when in the first position.

Abstract: A body cleaning head includes an outer case provided with a suction port and provided therein with a reflow passage communicating with the suction port; an a water pipe assembly provided within the reflow passage; the water pipe assembly includes a pipe bracket fixedly provided within the outer case, a water discharge hose is inserted and fitted within the pipe bracket and an end of the water discharge hose adjacent to the suction port is protruded from the pipe bracket, and around the protruded end, an elastic body and a slide sleeve are provided, the elastic body is located between the pipe bracket and the slide sleeve, and the slide sleeve is axially movable relative to the pipe bracket. A body cleaning tool is further provided.

Abstract: An array substrate and a touch screen are disclosed. The array substrate includes an array formed of a plurality of driving electrodes and a plurality of sensing electrodes, which have the same electrode structure. The electrode structure includes a T-shaped electrode trunk and a plurality of electrode branches, which are symmetrically distributed and connected to the electrode trunk, forming two parts, i.e., a first sub-electrode and a second sub-electrode, symmetrical with respect to the electrode trunk. The sensing electrodes include first sensing electrodes and second sensing electrodes. One first sensing electrode and one second sensing electrode are disposed in two intervals of three sequentially adjacent driving electrodes respectively. Branches of a driving electrode are disposed in gaps between adjacent branches of adjacent sensing electrodes. In the array substrate, the sensing area between driving electrodes and sensing electrodes is increased and the capacitive coupling therebetween is improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a simpler paper fastener, comprising: an upper binding piece in shape of a long strip, binding strips, a lower binding piece in shape of a long strip, wherein there are two binding strips, which are respectively connected to the two ends of the upper binding piece, the two ends of the lower binding piece each have a binding hole. Most importantly, the distance between the middle parts of the two ends of the lower binding piece is equal to or less than the length of the upper binding piece. In the present disclosure, by modifying the length of the lower binding piece without mounting two sliding pieces thereon, an embodiment of the present invention reduces manufacturing processes of a traditional paper fastener and improves the fixing effect of binding.

Abstract: A device is described having a first surface having a plurality of first areas and a second surface having a plurality of second areas. The first surface and the second surface are opposed to one another and can move relative to each other from at least a first position where none of the plurality of first areas, having a first substance, are exposed to plurality of second areas, having a second substance, to a second position. When in the second position, the plurality of first and second areas, and therefore the first and second substances, are exposed to one another. The device may further include a series of ducts in communication with a plurality of first second areas to allow for a substance to be disposed in, or upon, the plurality of second areas when in the first position.

Abstract: A method and manufacture for graphics processing in which a first line of raw Bayer data and a second line of raw Bayer data are received. Each two-by-two array of a plurality of non-overlapping two-by-two arrays of the first line of raw Bayer data and the second line of raw Bayer data is mapped as a separate corresponding texel to provide a plurality of texel. At least one operation is performed on at least one of the plurality of texels.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a die suitable for extrusion of thermoplastic vulcanizate, in particular for co-extrusion of multiple materials comprising a thermoplastic vulcanizate. The die comprises a pool die plate, an orifice die plate, and a profile die plate. By utilizing the die according to the present disclosure in extrusion, the flow of extrudate can be well controlled and balanced due to the design of flow pool and through orifice, thereby an extruded article achieves good shape performance, for example, good surface smoothness, and an undesired effect like edge tear, warpage, die moustache, silver line in the extrusion can be avoided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for performing CT imaging on a region of interest of an object under examination, comprising: acquiring the CT projection data of the region of interest; acquiring the CT projection data of region B; selecting a group of PI line segments covering the region of interest, and calculating the reconstruction image value for each PI line segment in the group; and combining the reconstruction image values in all the PI line segments to obtain the image of the region of interest. The present invention further discloses a CT imaging device using this method and a data processor therein. Since the 2D/3D slice image of the region of interest can be exactly reconstructed and obtained as long as the X-ray beam covers the region of interest and the region B, it is possible to use a small-sized detector to perform CT imaging on the region of interest at any position of a large-sized object, which reduces to a great extent the radiation dose of the X-ray during the CT scanning.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques for performing filtering in a graphics processing unit (GPU), The GPU may include a texture engine and a texture memory configured to store pixels and filter coefficients and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to: store filter coefficients as a texture memory object (TMO) in the texture memory accessible to the texture engine in response to a first instruction, retrieve the filter coefficients from the texture memory in response to a second instruction, store pixels from the texture memory in a texture cache of the texture engine in response to the second instruction, and filter the pixels using the retrieved filter coefficients.

Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms to mitigate noise in a signal line extending across rails arranged in a split plane configuration. In an embodiment, respective sides of a first rail and a second rail define opposite sides of a boundary region between the rails. The first rail forms a groove and the second rail forms a branch portion that extends at least in part into the groove. In another embodiment, one or more signal lines each extend across the boundary region and proximate to the branch portion, the one or more signals each to communicate a respective signal while the first rail is at a first voltage and while the second rail is at a second voltage. The branch portion and groove contribute to a reduced impedance discontinuity across the boundary region, which mitigates the creation of signal noise in the one or more signal lines.

Abstract: A computer system and a method for adaptive thermal resistance-capacitance (RC) network analysis of a semiconductor device for use in a portable device are provided. The method includes the steps of: receiving a device input file and a plurality of specific effective heat transfer coefficients (HTCs) associated with the portable device; repeatedly performing a thermal analysis of the portable device based on the device input file and a current effective HTC to estimate a target die temperature of the semiconductor device; calculating a target effective HTC based on the device input file and the target die temperature; and updating the current effective HTC with the target effective HTC; and generating an output file recording the target die temperature of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: A temperature indicating system for a vending machine includes a detecting module, a control module coupled to the detecting module, and an indicating module coupled to the control module. The detecting module is configured to receive a temperature signal after detecting a compressor of the vending machine, convert the temperature signal to a temperature value, and send the temperature value to the control module. The control module is configured to control the indicating module to indicate the temperature value.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a gene expression signature for predicting risk of developing therapy-related myelodysplasia or acute myeloid leukemia (t-MDS/AML) after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (aHCT) is provided. In another embodiment, a method for predicting a risk for development of t-MDS/AML after aHCT is provided. Such a method may include providing a biological sample that contains CD34 cells from a subject; detecting a test expression level of a set of two or more genes of a gene expression signature; comparing the test expression level of a set of corresponding training expression levels that include a training case expression level and a training control expression level; and predicting a high risk of developing t-MDS/AML when the test expression level is at or about the training case expression level or predicting a low risk of developing t-MDS/AML when the test expression level is at or about the training control expression level.

Abstract: Device and a method of forming a device are presented. The method includes providing a substrate prepared with isolation regions. The substrate includes first, second and third regions. The first region includes a memory region, the second region includes a high voltage (HV) region and the third region includes a logic region. An additional dielectric layer covering the substrate and the isolation regions is formed. A first select region is selectively processed while protecting first non-select regions. The first select region is one of the first, second and third device regions. A first gate dielectric is formed on the select region. Top substrate active area and isolation regions of the first non-select regions are not exposed during processing of the first select region and forming the first gate dielectric.

Abstract: This disclosure describes an apparatus configured to process graphics data. The apparatus may include a fixed hardware pipeline configured to execute one or more functions on a current set of graphics data. The fixed hardware pipeline may include a plurality of stages including a bypassable portion of the plurality of stages. The apparatus may further include a shortcut circuit configured to route the current set of graphics data around the bypassable portion of the plurality of stages, and a controller positioned before the bypassable portion of the plurality of stages, the controller configured to selectively route the current set of graphics data to one of the shortcut circuit or the bypassable portion of the plurality of stages.

Abstract: Methods for fabricating integrated circuits having improved active regions are provided. In an embodiment, a method for fabricating an integrated circuit includes providing a semiconductor substrate having an upper surface and including active regions and isolation regions formed in a low voltage device area and in a high voltage device area. The method includes selectively forming voids between the isolation regions and the active regions in the high voltage device area to expose active side surfaces. The method further includes oxidizing the upper surface and the active side surfaces to form a gate oxide layer over the low voltage device area and the high voltage device area.

Abstract: A high-linearity CMOS input buffer circuit is provided for neutralizing non-linearity of follower circuits' transconductance and output impedance resulting from input signals' variation. In doing so, the linearity of CMOS input buffer is improved. The buffer circuit includes a CMOS input follower circuit, a linearity improvement circuit of follower transistor, a current source load, and a linearity improvement circuit of load impedance. The buffer circuit is fabricated in standard CMOS process, featuring low cost, simplicity and strong linearity at high frequency. It has wide applications in analog and hybrid analog-digital CMOS ICs requiring high linearity input buffer.

Abstract: A terminal, a color changing method, and a color changing apparatus that relate to the field of communications technologies are provided, so as to resolve a technical problem of a waste of materials due to production of a terminal shell. A color changing unit is disposed inside a terminal, where the color changing unit can change a color when receiving electrical energy, and a transparency value of a shell is greater than a first preset transparency value, so that a technical problem of a waste of materials due to production of a terminal shell can be effectively resolved, which can reduce manufacturing materials and is conducive to environmental protection.

Abstract: A side stand magnetic motor and a cooling fan using the side stand magnetic motor are disclosed and are related to telecommunications device accessory technologies, so as to provide a motor that can effectively and fast dissipate heat generated by a coil of the side stand magnetic motor. The side stand magnetic motor includes a stator, where the stator includes a body and a coil disposed on the body; the magnetic motor further includes an engine base for fastening the stator, a thermally conductive structure of a heat transfer material is disposed on the stator, and the thermally conductive structure is in contact with and is connected to the engine base.