Abstract: A composite material comprises a filled skutterudite matrix of formula (I) IyCo4Sb12 in which (I) represents at least one of Yb, Eu, Ce, La, Nd, Ba and Sr, 0.05?y<1; and GaSb particles within the filled skutterudite matrix, wherein the composite material comprises 0.05-5 mol % GaSb particles. Compared with conventional materials, the composite material exhibits a substantially increased Seebeck coefficient, a slightly decreased overall thermal conductivity, and a substantially increased thermoelectric performance index across the whole temperature zone from the low temperature end to the high temperature end, as well as a greatly enhanced thermoelectric efficiency.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses are disclosed to substantially compensate for various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within a communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods estimate the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods remove the estimates of the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver from one or more communications signals within the communications receiver to substantially compensate for the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions.

Abstract: Imbalance and distortion cancellation for composite analog to digital converter (ADC). Such an ‘ADC’ is implemented using two or more ADCs may be employed for sampling (e.g., quantizing, digitizing, etc.) of an analog (e.g., continuous time) signal in accordance with generating a digital (e.g., discrete time) signal. Using at least two ADCs allows for the accommodation and sampling of various signals having a much broader dynamic range without suffering degradation in signal to noise ratio (SNR). Generally, the signal provided via at least one of the paths corresponding to at least one of the respective ADCs is scaled (e.g., attenuated), so that the various ADCs effectively sample signals of different magnitudes. The ADCs may respectively correspond to different magnitude and/or power levels (e.g., high power, lower power, any intermediary power level, etc.). Various implementations of compensation may be performed along the various paths corresponding to the respective ADCs.

Abstract: A milling cutter employed to mill top and bottom edges of a workpiece comprises a handle and a cutting head formed on an end of the handle. The cutting head comprises a first processing end coupled to the handle and a second processing end formed on an end of the first processing end away from the handle. The first processing end comprises a first cutting portion extending along a clockwise direction for chamfering the top edge of the workpiece, and the second processing end comprises a second cutting portion extending along a counterclockwise direction for chamfering the bottom edge of the workpiece.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to protected metal anode architecture and method of making the same, providing a protected metal anode architecture comprising a metal anode; and a composite protection film formed over and in direct contact with the metal anode, wherein the metal anode comprises a metal selected from the group consisting of an alkaline metal and an alkaline earth metal, and the composite protection film comprises particles of an inorganic compound dispersed throughout a matrix of an organic compound. The present disclosure also provides a method of forming a protected metal anode architecture.

Abstract: Various pipeline ADCs are disclosed that substantially compensate for interference or distortion that results from imperfections with various ADC modules of the pipeline ADCs. The pipeline ADCs include various ADC stages and various compensation stages that are coupled to the various ADC stages. The various ADC stages convert their corresponding analog inputs from an analog signal domain to a digital signal domain to provide various digital output signals and various analog residual signals to subsequent ADC stages. The various compensation stages compensate for interference or distortion that is impressed onto the various analog residual signals which results from imperfections within previous ADC stages.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses are disclosed to substantially compensate for various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within a communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods estimate the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods remove the estimates of the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver from one or more communications signals within the communications receiver to substantially compensate for the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions.

Abstract: The present invention discloses SNP markers associated with PCOS and provides probes, chips, primers, kits and methods for detecting the SNP markers. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of SNPs in predicting or diagnosing the risk of PCOS.

Abstract: Various pipeline ADCs are disclosed that substantially compensate for interference or distortion that results from imperfections with various ADC modules of the pipeline ADCs. The pipeline ADCs include various ADC stages and various compensation stages that are coupled to the various ADC stages. The various ADC stages convert their corresponding analog inputs from an analog signal domain to a digital signal domain to provide various digital output signals and various analog residual signals to subsequent ADC stages. The various compensation stages compensate for interference or distortion that is impressed onto the various analog residual signals which results from imperfections within previous ADC stages.

Abstract: Method and apparatuses are disclosed to substantially compensate for various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within a communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods estimate the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver. Each of these apparatuses and methods remove the estimates of the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions within the communications receiver from one or more communications signals within the communications receiver to substantially compensate for the various unwanted interferences and/or distortions.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a designation of one or more items of digital media; receiving a communication regarding the one or more items of digital media; associating the one or more items of digital media with the communication based on the designation; and setting a privacy level for the communication and the one or more items of digital media on a social-networking system based on a privacy setting of a user on the social-networking system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described that result in an improved acquisition of a received communication signal containing a large frequency offset. The method and apparatus raises a derotated sequence of data to a power of an integer provide a sinusoidal spectral component. The method and apparatus determines a cross product based upon the sinusoidal spectral component to provide a phase error. The method and apparatus determines an oscillator signal based upon the phase error. The method and apparatus adjusts the received communication signal based upon the oscillator signal to compensate for the large frequency offset to provide the derotated sequence of data.

Abstract: Various multi-lane ADCs are disclosed that substantially compensate for impairments present within various signals that result from various impairments, such as phase offset, amplitude offset, and/or DC offset to provide some examples, such that their respective digital output samples accurately represent their respective analog inputs. Generally, the various multi-lane ADCs determine various statistical relationships, such as various correlations to provide an example, between these various signals and various known calibration signals to quantify the phase offset, amplitude offset, and/or DC offset that may be present within the various signals. The various multi-lane ADCs adjust the various signals to substantially compensate for the phase offset, amplitude offset, and/or DC offset based upon these various statistical relationships such that their respective digital output samples accurately represent their respective analog inputs.

Abstract: A measuring device has a micro-electromechanical capacitive sensor which has electrodes which move toward and away from each other for measurement of a mechanical deflection of a test mass. The measuring device has a charge integrator which has an operating amplifier which has at least one amplifier input connected to the sensor and an amplifier output which is fed back to the amplifier input via an integration capacitor. The amplifier input is connected via a high-resistance electrical resistor to a terminal for an electrical common-mode reference potential. In addition to the amplifier input, the operating amplifier has an auxiliary input. The amplifier output is connected to the auxiliary input via a deep pass.

Abstract: A cathode current collector includes a porous metallic or conductive ceramic support and an oxide catalyst in the form of nanowires formed over the support. The nanowire catalyst may be oriented substantially perpendicular to surfaces of the substrate. An example oxide catalyst is cobalt oxide, and an example substrate is nickel foam.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a p-type skutterudite material and a method of making the same, comprising providing a p-type skutterudite material having a general formula: IyFe4-xMxSb12/z(J) wherein I represents one or more filling atoms in a skutterudite phase, the total filling amount y satisfying 0.01?y?1; M represents one or more dopant atoms with the doping amount x satisfying 0?x?4; J represents one or more second phases with the molar ratio z satisfying 0?z?0.5; wherein second phase precipitates are dispersed throughout the skutterudite phase.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed to compensate for impairments within a data converter such that its output is a more accurate representation of its input. The data converter includes a main data converter, a reference data converter, and a correction module. The main data converter may be characterized as having the impairments. As a result, the output of the main data converter is not the most accurate representation of its input. The reference data converter is designed such that the impairments are not present. The correction module estimates the impairments present within the main data converter using its output and the reference data converter to generate corrections coefficients. The correction module adjusts the output of the main data converter using the corrections coefficients to improve the performance of the data converter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed to compensate for impairments within a data converter such that its output is a more accurate representation of its input. The data converter includes a main data converter, a reference data converter, and a correction module. The main data converter may be characterized as having the impairments. As a result, the output of the main data converter is not the most accurate representation of its input. The reference data converter is designed such that the impairments are not present. The correction module estimates the impairments present within the main data converter using its output and the reference data converter to generate corrections coefficients. The correction module adjusts the output of the main data converter using the corrections coefficients to improve the performance of the data converter.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is disclosed to map a sequence of data to Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) constellation symbols. The method and apparatus encodes only a portion of the sequence of data and leaves a remaining portion of the sequence of data unencoded. The encoded portion of the sequence of data and the remaining unencoded portion of the sequence of data are then mapped into modulation symbols of the QAM constellation. The encoded portion of the sequence of data selects subsets of the QAM constellation, and the remaining unencoded portion of the sequence of data determines a specific modulation symbol within each subset of the QAM constellation.