Abstract: Adaptive multiplexing and transmit/receive diversity. A wireless device may include multiple antennas. A first set of antennas may be used for communication. One or more trigger conditions may be determined, and additional antennas may be activated for measurement. Based on the measurement(s), a second set of antennas may be selected and used for communication.

Abstract: An electrode plate is provided, which includes a metal base with a flow channel structure disposed between rib portions. A graphite layer wraps the bottom of the flow channel structure, the sidewalls of the flow channel structure, and the rib portions. A hydrophobic layer is disposed on the graphite layer overlying the bottom and the sidewalls of the flow channel structure, and not on the graphite layer overlying the rib portions. The hydrophobic layer on the bottom of the flow channel structure and the hydrophobic layer on the sidewalls of the flow channel structure have a substantially equal thickness.

Abstract: A method for making a miniaturized circuit includes: depositing a bottom metal layer including a first metal on a substrate; forming a patterned photoresist layer on the bottom metal layer to expose a first portion of the bottom metal layer and to cover a second portion thereof; plating a middle circuit pattern including a second metal on the bottom metal layer to cover the first portion of the bottom metal layer; plating a top circuit pattern including a third metal different from the first metal onto the middle circuit pattern to cover the middle circuit pattern; removing the patterned photoresist layer; and etching the second portion of the bottom metal layer with an etchant, so as to pattern the bottom metal layer into a bottom circuit pattern.

Abstract: A process for making a low-profile choke includes steps of: providing an etchable substrate; applying a masking layer on the etchable substrate; etching the etchable substrate through perforated patterns of the masking layer to permit the etchable substrate to be formed with an array of recessed patterns, each of which includes a core recess portion and a coil-patterned recess portion; filling a magnetic material and a conductive material respectively into the core recess portion and the coil-patterned recess portion of each of the recessed patterns to form in the etchable substrate a plurality of magnetic cores and a plurality of conductive coils; and slicing the etchable substrate to obtain a plurality of choke bodies.

Abstract: A bonding apparatus includes a wafer stage, a first chip stage, a first chip transporting device, a second stage and a second chip transporting device. The wafer stage is used for holding a wafer. The first chip stage is used for holding at least one first chip. The first chip transporting device is used for transporting the first chip from the first chip stage onto the wafer. The second chip stage is used for holding at least one second chip. The second chip transporting device is used for transporting the second chip from the second chip stage onto the wafer.

Abstract: A detecting method for blood is provided. The method includes the following steps. A sensing device including a base and at least one response electrode is provided, wherein the response electrode is spaced apart from a gate end of the base. Blood including blood cells and targets is disposed on the response electrode. The blood is separated into a first part and a second part, wherein the first part is in contact with the response electrode, and the blood cell count in the first part is less than that in the second part. A voltage is applied on the response electrode, such that an electric field is generated between the response electrode and the gate end of the base, and a detection current generated from the base is measured to detect a characterize of the targets.

Abstract: An optimized communication technique is provided. A transaction capability table records a first value representing practical transaction capability of a source module for transmitting a communication transaction to a destination module. Exchange of transaction capability regarding the destination module between the source module and at least one neighboring source module is taken into account in the first value. The source control logic circuit manages the transaction capability table and controls the source module to transmit a communication transaction to the destination module based on the first value recorded in the transaction capability table.

Abstract: A method for producing a casting using a gas-permeable casting mold comprising a cavity composed of a production cavity and a flow path, the flow path comprising a sprue through which a gravity-poured melt flows downward, and a runner connecting the production cavity to the sprue, comprising gravity-pouring a metal melt in a volume smaller than that of the entire cavity and larger than that of the production cavity into the gas-permeable casting mold; supplying a gas through the sprue to push the metal melt in the flow path, thereby pushing the metal melt upward in the production cavity, so that the production cavity is filled with the metal melt; in a hypothetical equilibrium state in which a hypothetical liquid fills the production cavity by the supplied gas, setting the volume of the metal melt to be poured to be equal to the volume of the hypothetical liquid, such that the surface height hs of the hypothetical liquid remaining in the flow path after filling the production cavity, the height h1 of the lowe

Abstract: A wearable device includes: a light source, a sensor and a processor. The light source selectively operates in an illuminating mode or a non-illuminating mode, and generates an auxiliary light passing through a physical body in the illuminating mode. The sensor captures detecting images from the physical body, wherein the detecting images include at least one illuminating image captured while the light source is in the illuminating mode, at least one pre-illuminating image captured before the illuminating image is captured while the light source is in the non-illuminating mode, and at least one post-illuminating image captured after the illuminating image is captured while the light source is in the non-illuminating mode. The processor generates physiological information of the physical body according to the illuminating image, the pre-illuminating image and the post-illuminating image.

Abstract: An optimized communication technique is provided. A communication controller has a retransmission list and a destination control logic circuit. The retransmission list records an identification number of a communication transaction that failed to transmit from a source module to a destination module. The destination control logic circuit manages the retransmission list. When a tracker is released from a queue of the destination module, the destination control logic circuit requests the source module to retransmit the communication transaction to the destination module according to the identification number recorded in the retransmission list.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a depolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycan composition and a preparation method and application thereof. The composition comprises one or more of depolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycans with weight-average molecular weight between 2000 Da and 12000 Da. The preparation method of the depolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycan composition comprises the steps of extracting and purifying holothurian glycosaminoglycan, depolymerizing the holothurian glycosaminoglycan and the like. Anti-tumor studies show that the depolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycan composition can remarkably inhibit tube formation of human umbilical vein endothelial cells in vitro and inhibit metastasis of melanomas and breast cancer in vivo. With its excellent anti-cancer properties, depolymerized holothurian glycosaminoglycan composition can be used as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and other health products.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system pertaining to the field of oil production engineering. According to the method, the crank complete-cycle operation uses a utility frequency driving mode, and the crank incomplete-cycle pumping operation and the crank incomplete-cycle no-pumping, operation use a variable, frequency driving mode. The system is provided with a utility frequency loop and a variable frequency loop which are provided with a common input terminal and a common output terminal. The common input terminal of the utility frequency loop and the variable frequency loop is connected to a utility frequency power supply circuit, and the output terminal is connected to a driving electric machine of the oil pumping unit. A frequency changer is configured in the variable frequency loop. An operation control unit is further configured outside the utility frequency loop and the variable frequency loop.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of forming the same, the semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first gradient layer, two source/drain structures, a second gradient layer, and a gate. The first gradient layer is disposed on the substrate. The two source/drain structures are separately disposed on the first gradient layer. The second gradient layer is disposed on the two source/drain structures and the first gradient layer, and a second portion of the second gradient layer directly contacts a first portion of the first gradient layer. The gate is disposed on the second gradient layer, between the two source/drain structures.

Abstract: In a ball movement state measuring system with a ball, a sensing module, a wireless communication module, a power supply and an induction coil, the speed, rotation speed, rotation axis and trace of the ball at first movement state are calculated based on first accelerated speed and first angular velocity of the ball at first movement state and first movement result is obtained by the processor. The speed, rotation speed, rotation axis and trace of the ball at second movement state are calculated based on speed and rotation axis of the ball at first movement state, second accelerated speed and environment parameter of the ball at second movement state and second movement result is obtained by the processor. The ball is forced by gravity, applied force and air resistance at first movement state, and the ball is forced by gravity, air resistance and centripetal force at second movement state.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the invention allow for improving measurement accuracy of monitoring devices, for example, to accurately determine speed from motion data measured by an accelerometer. In certain embodiments, this is accomplished by applying a classification process that resembles a random forest classification to recorded sample data to detect similarities to features associated with data for a known speed type, classifying sample data into speed types, and finally averaging the speed types to obtain a high accuracy estimate value for a final speed.

Abstract: A board, a mainboard, and a system and method for monitoring a temperature are provided. The board includes one or more temperature sensors and a connecting finger. The one or more temperature sensors are integrated on the board and are connected to the connecting finger. The connecting finger is plugged with a slot on an external mainboard to connect the board to the mainboard. Each of the one or more temperature sensors is configured to: convert an acquired ambient temperature to a current value, and output the current value to the mainboard in a case that the connecting finger is plugged with the slot.

Abstract: Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising retinoid, porous silica, silicone elastomer, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier.

Abstract: A carbon-based porous material microscopically exhibiting a three-dimension 1 cross-linked net-like hierarchical pore structure, a specific surface area of 500˜2,500 m2/g and a water contact angle greater than 90°. The surface of the carbon-based porous material has a through hierarchical pore structure with mesopores nested in macropores and micropores nested in mesopores, the content of mesopores is high, and there are more adsorption activity sites exposed on the surface of the material, so that the diffusion path for organic gas molecules in the adsorption process is shortened. At the same time, the absorption and desorption rates may also be accelerated and the desorption temperature may be lowered. Furthermore, benefits result for solving the desorption and recovery problems of organic gas molecules. Moreover, the defects of ordinary porous carbon materials being easily hygroscopic, having a weakened capacity to adsorb target gas molecules in a humid environment, etc. are further effectively solved.

Abstract: The invention provides an insert molded lens driving apparatus including a driving coil having two ends, wherein the lens holder includes multiple insert members for electrical connection partially embedded into the lens holder and spaced apart from each other. Each of the insert members electrically coupled to the driving coil and having a first connecting end extending along a first direction and a second connecting end extending along a second direction, which.

Abstract: In a ball movement state measuring system with a ball, a sensing module, a wireless communication module, a power supply and an induction coil, the speed, rotation speed, rotation axis and trace of the ball at first movement state are calculated based on first accelerated speed and first angular velocity of the ball at first movement state and first movement result is obtained by the processor. The speed, rotation speed, rotation axis and trace of the ball at second movement state are calculated based on speed and rotation axis of the ball at first movement state, second accelerated speed and environment parameter of the ball at second movement state and second movement result is obtained by the processor. The ball is forced by gravity, applied force and air resistance at first movement state, and the ball is forced by gravity, air resistance and centripetal force at second movement state.