Abstract: Described herein are thermoelectrochemical cells which have high Seebeck coefficients, as well as various implementations for said thermoelectrochemical cells. For instance, in some embodiments, the presently described thermoelectrochemical cell may be used to convert low grade heat into electrical energy. In some embodiments, the output electrical energy may have an oscillatory nature. The magnitude of the output energy and the characteristics of the oscillations may be tuned by adjusting electrode pore sizes, thermoelectrochemical cell temperature gradient and the material of at least one of the electrode, electrolyte and separator.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide enhanced low-density hollow glass bead (HGB) fluids, as well as methods for utilizing such HGB fluids for wellbore drilling operations, completion operations, and workover operations. Such low-density HGB fluids include the following combination of constituents: a base oil, an oil viscosifying agent, HGBs at a concentration in a range between 20 vol % and 60 vol %, an organophilic clay, a clay activator, a surfactant, and (optionally) an H2S scavenger. Moreover, the low-density HGB fluids are suitable for use as lower-density cap fluids for pressurized mudcap drilling (PMCD) operations, alternative drilling fluids for managed pressure drilling (MPD) operations, alternative drilling fluids for conventional drilling operations corresponding to very-low-pressure or highly-depleted reservoirs, and/or lightweight fluids for wellbore workover operations.

Abstract: A receiver circuit that limits the frequency of a clock signal used in a computer system is disclosed. An embodiment of the receiver circuit includes a front-end circuit configured to generate an equalized signal, a clock generator circuit configured to generate a clock signal using a plurality of samples of the equalized signal, and a measurement circuit. The measurement circuit is configured to monitor a frequency of the clock signal and activate an indication signal in response to determining that the frequency of the clock signal exceeds a threshold frequency. In response to activation of the indication signal, the clock generator circuit is configured to set the frequency of the clock signal to a particular frequency.

Abstract: Fabrication of an electronic circuit is facilitated by providing a computer tool to enhance design of the electronic circuit to meet a design criteria. The computer tool facilitates obtaining one or more hybrid logical entities, where a hybrid logical entity includes a pull-up circuit and a pull-down circuit formed of transistors with different transistor types for pull-up versus pull-down, and different voltage thresholds for pull-up versus pull-down. Further, the facilitating includes incorporating the hybrid logical entity into the electronic circuit design to produce a revised electronic circuit design. The method further includes initiating manufacture of the electronic circuit pursuant, at least in part, to the revised electronic circuit design.

Abstract: An assembly and method for delivery of an analyte sensor including a reusable applicator having a proximal portion and a distal portion are disclosed. The reusable applicator can include a housing, a sensor carrier configured to releasably receive the first analyte sensor, a sharp carrier configured to releasably receive a sharp module, and an actuator movable relative to the housing.

Abstract: A swirler assembly for a combustor includes at least one swirler including a plurality of swirl vanes arrayed about an axis of the swirler. The plurality of swirl vanes includes a first ring of first sub-vanes and a second ring of second sub-vanes, the first ring of first sub-vanes and the second ring of second sub-vanes being separated by a gap therebetween.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and products for power reduction by removal of redundancy in clock pathways of VLSI circuits includes: calculating, based on a circuit design data file, a timing budget for an LCB (local clock buffer) and an associated group of latches receiving a clock signal from the LCB, where the circuit design data file includes a structural representation of a circuit design and timing data, identifying, based on the timing budget, a delay element to remove, the delay element included within a delay element chain associated with the LCB, and removing the delay element from the circuit design.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one compound of Formula (I), and methods of using the compounds of Formula (I) for treatment or prophylaxis of lysosomal storage diseases, neurodegenerative disease, cystic disease, cancer, or a diseases or disorders associated with elevated levels of glucosylceramide (GlcCer), glucosylsphingosine (GlcSph) and/or other glucosylceramide-based glycosphingolipids (GSLs).

Abstract: Dynamic campaign optimization systems and methods may be used to continuously test many alternative campaign configurations while allowing all configurations, including configurations formerly identified as successful and unsuccessful, to be re-tested in order to identify successful configurations that may previously have been identified as unsuccessful.

Abstract: A routing tool for routing nets within an integrated circuit design that includes: a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor and storing programming for the routing tool and a number of sets of equivalent wire codes. When the processor, alone or working with other processors, executes the programming, the routing tool routes each net in the integrated circuit design to satisfy parameters specified by a wire code associated with each net. Upon failure to route a net based on a current wire code assignment, the routing tool attempts to route the net using another wire code from a set of equivalent wire codes that includes the current wire code.

Abstract: Embodiments of a system and a method for detecting moisture within a structure can use a cementitious panel including a moisture sensor. The moisture sensor can comprise a moisture-sensing, passive RFID tag. A reader can be used to periodically interrogate the RFID moisture-sensing tag to determine whether the RFID moisture-sensing tag has been subjected to moisture. Systems and methods for detecting moisture within a structure can use at least one such cementitious panel in a structural assembly, such as a roof assembly, for example, to help detect a leak in the roof assembly through periodic monitoring of the installed cementitious panel(s).

Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods for performing timing analysis of circuit designs. According to an embodiment, a method includes assigning a timing margin to a non-scan latch of a circuit design and performing a timing analysis on the circuit design using the timing margin for the non-scan latch to produce timing results for the circuit design. The timing results include a slack value. The method also includes calculating a credit based on the slack value and updating the slack value based on the credit.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may receive first energy consumption information relating to a set of hardware components of a computing system. The device may receive second energy consumption information relating to a set of virtual machines associated with the computing system. The device may receive third energy consumption information relating to a set of software elements associated with the computing system. The device may determine an energy consumption of the computing system based on the first energy consumption information, the second energy consumption information, and the third energy consumption information. The device may identify, based on the energy consumption of the computing system, an energy optimization associated with a usage context of the computing system. The device may transmit a set of instructions to alter one or more parameters of the computing system to implement the energy optimization for the computing system.

Abstract: Scan chain optimization utilizing constrained single linkage clustering is disclosed. In an embodiment, a physical design tool identifies a placement of a plurality of latches in a circuit layout; generates, based on the placement, a set of latch clusters by applying constrained single-linkage agglomerative clustering to the plurality of latches; optimizes the set of latch clusters by redistributing latches across clusters; and generates a set of scan chains corresponding to the optimized set of latch clusters.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a system and a method for producing Hydrogen Peroxide in situ for sterilization of objects. In the system and the method, Hydrogen Peroxide solution of 30-35% concentration is processed to reach a target concentration value in a range of 90-95% of the resulting concentrated Hydrogen Peroxide.

Abstract: A receiver circuit that limits the frequency of a clock signal used in a computer system is disclosed. An embodiment of the receiver circuit includes a front-end circuit configured to generate an equalized signal, a clock generator circuit configured to generate a clock signal using a plurality of samples of the equalized signal, and a measurement circuit. The measurement circuit is configured to monitor a frequency of the clock signal and activate an indication signal in response to determining that the frequency of the clock signal exceeds a threshold frequency. In response to activation of the indication signal, the clock generator circuit is configured to set the frequency of the clock signal to a particular frequency.

Abstract: A process of treating a feed in an adsorption separation zone comprising at least two adsorbent beds and a trim bed is disclosed. The process comprises displacing feed from a first adsorbent bed to a trim bed by feeding a desorbent from a second adsorbent bed to the first adsorbent bed while displacing spent desorbent from the trim bed. After discontinuing the first adsorbent bed displacement, an adsorber trim fluid to the first adsorbent bed to recover the remaining treated feed in the head. After discontinuing adsorber trim fluid to the first adsorbent bed; a trim displacement fluid is passed to the trim bed to displace feed from the trim bed.

Abstract: A phase detector circuit for use with a multi-level signaling communication protocol on a serial communication link is disclosed. The phase detector circuit employs multiple phase and logic circuits to detect data state changes between adjacent ones of voltage levels corresponding to different data states in the communication protocol, and generates early/late signals using the detected data state changes. The phase detector circuit statistically filters data state transitions between non-adjacent voltage levels to improve phase locking and reduce recovered clock jitter.

Abstract: A receiver circuit that limits the frequency of a clock signal used in a computer system is disclosed. An embodiment of the receiver circuit includes a front-end circuit that generates an equalized signal, a clock generator circuit that generates a clock signal using a plurality of samples of the equalized signal, and a measurement circuit. The measurement circuit monitors a frequency of the clock signal and generates an indication signal in response to determining that the frequency of the clock signal exceeds a threshold frequency. The clock generator circuit uses the indication signal to adjust a frequency of the clock signal.

Abstract: Techniques for a dynamic radar mode modulation feature are described herein. A computer system associated with a device may implement a first radar configuration for a radar sensor. The first radar configuration may correspond to a first mode and comprise a first frame per second rate and a first difference threshold. The computer system may receive first data from the radar sensor in the first radar configuration. The computer system may determine a presence of an object within a field of view of the radar sensor based on the first data and the first difference threshold. The computer system may instruct the device to turn on based on determining the presence of the user. The radar sensor may be instructed to implement a second radar configuration associated with a second mode.