Abstract: The present invention relates to a flooring material formed by sequentially accumulating a surface layer film, a printing layer and a back layer sheet. The surface layer film includes a thermoplastic polyurethane resin (A) having a Shore hardness of 40-80 D, a softening point of 100-150° C., and a light transmittance of greater than or equal to 90%. The back layer sheet includes a thermoplastic polyurethane resin (B) having a Shore hardness of 40-80 D and a softening point of 100-150° C.

Abstract: Low cost and low power LED lamps exhibit current harmonic contents due to their nonlinear characteristics. A large scale lighting network requires tens to hundreds LED lamp installations, the resultant harmonic currents pollute the grid seriously. Furthermore, light intensity fluctuations are becoming a concern nowadays to many users, as a safety and a health problems. This phenomenon is mainly caused by heavy loads as they lead to voltage fluctuations and deteriorating in PQ and hence visual flickering in LED lamps. A single phase transformer-less unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) topology is provided with its controls to mitigate all PQ problems in a network.

Abstract: A muffler valve device for a vehicle may include a chamber fixed at a surface of the wall, a guide rod provided in the chamber and attached at the surface of the wall, a fixing member attached at one end portion of the guide rod and fixing the chamber, a valve disposed slidably on the guide rod between the surface of the wall and the fixing member, and an elastic member located between the valve and the fixing member to provide an elastic force to the valve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a detergent composition for preparing an envelope type detergent, the detergent composition including: a) a non-ionic surfactant; b) an anionic surfactant; c) a film forming water-soluble polymer; d) an alkali builder; and e) a plasticizer, and an envelope type detergent prepared therefrom.

Abstract: Software that selects portions of unlabeled text for labeling, by performing the following operations: (i) receiving a set of unlabeled input text for classification with respect to a particular domain, wherein the domain includes a labeled corpus for which topics of a set of topics correspond to labels from the corpus, and wherein the topics include statistical probability distributions of words in the corpus; (ii) performing topic modeling on the input text to associate portions of the input text with respective classifications, wherein the classifications include statistical probability distributions of topics of the set of topics in the respective portions of the input text; and (iii) applying a machine learning-based selection strategy to the portions of the input text and their respective classifications to identify one or more portions of the input text for labeling.

Abstract: A backside illuminated image sensor includes a substrate having a frontside surface, a backside surface and a recess formed in a backside surface portion thereof, pixel regions disposed in the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the frontside surface of the substrate, a bonding pad disposed on a frontside surface of the insulating layer, and a second bonding pad disposed in the recess and electrically connected with the bonding pad.

Abstract: In some examples, a controller comprises a bucketization logic to receive a bucketization indication from a host processor, and in response to the bucketization indication, partition data stored in a memory of a storage device into buckets, wherein a first bucket of the buckets comprises data items that share a first common characteristic. The bucketization logic is to send data items of the first bucket to the host processor for processing by the host processor using a first code module configured for the first common characteristic of the first bucket.

Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission signal. The method comprises receiving soft bits from a wireless communication physical channel uplink signal, said received soft bits being deemed to comprise HARQ LLRs and soft decoding said HARQ LLRs to output a hard ACK/NACK decision. The method includes processing said HARQ LLRs based on said hard ACK/NACK decision such that the processed HARQ LLRs map to a same or identical constellation point or points if the physical channel uplink signal contains an ACK or NACK transmission signal. The method also includes using said processed HARQ LLRs to determine if the physical channel uplink signal contains an ACK or NACK transmission signal or to determine if the physical channel uplink signal comprises discontinuous transmission (DTX).

Abstract: Provided is an integrated circuit structure and a method for manufacturing the same. The integrated circuit structure comprises a substrate; a plurality of interconnecting structures on the substrate, each of the interconnecting structures comprises side surfaces and a top surface, the side surfaces directly define air gaps therebetween isolating the interconnecting structures from each other; and a planar protective layer on top of the plurality of interconnecting structures covering all of the air gaps. The protective layer comprises a sheltering film and a supporting film.

Abstract: A backside illuminated image sensor includes a substrate having a frontside surface, a backside surface and a recess formed in a backside surface portion thereof, pixel regions disposed in the substrate, an insulating layer disposed on the frontside surface of the substrate, a bonding pad disposed on a frontside surface of the insulating layer, an anti-reflective layer disposed on the backside surface of the substrate, and a second bonding pad disposed in the recess and electrically connected with the bonding pad. The anti-reflective layer includes a metal oxide layer disposed on the backside surface of the substrate, a first silicon insulating layer disposed on the metal oxide layer, and a second silicon insulating layer disposed on the first silicon insulating layer. The second silicon insulating layer includes a first portion disposed on an inner side surface of the recess and a second portion disposed on a bottom surface of the recess.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display substrate including a display area and a pad area disposed around the display area; a signal wiring disposed over the display area and the pad area on the display substrate; at least one wiring pad including: a pad pattern portion disposed on the pad area of the display substrate and electrically connected to the signal wiring; and a separation pattern portion separated from the pad pattern portion by a separation space; and a printed circuit board attached to the pad area of the display substrate, the printed circuit board including a lead wiring connected to the at least one wiring pad.

Abstract: Systems and methods for commanding, controlling, and guiding automated guided vehicles (“AGVs”). Automated systems translate AGV commands according to AGV manufacturers. AGVs can be summoned and destinations be determined automatically.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric drive system for a bike comprising a portable electric friction drive device (1) and a bike bracket (13) configured to be mounted on a bike. A first drive device attachment point (3?) is located at a rear part of the friction drive device. A second drive device attachment point (4?) is located between the front part of the friction drive device and the rear part of the friction drive device so that the friction drive device is configured to rest against the second bracket attachment point (4). An inclination control arrangement (2) is configured to control the inclination of the imaginary line between the second drive device attachment point and a contact point (9?) of the drive wheel (9) by adjusting the tilt of the friction drive device over the second drive device attachment point. Further, the invention relates to a portable electric friction drive device.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an animal model of human disease. More specifically, this disclosure relates to a rodent model of mood disorders such as unipolar depression and an anxiety disorder. Disclosed herein are genetically modified rodent animals that carry a humanized G protein-coupled receptor 156 (GPR156) gene that encodes a mutant human GPR156 protein comprising Asp at an amino acid position corresponding to position 533 in a full length wild type human GPR156 protein.

Abstract: Systems and methods for commanding, controlling, and guiding automated guided vehicles (“AGVs”). Automated systems translate AGV commands according to AGV manufacturers. AGVs can be summoned and destinations be determined automatically.

Abstract: An analog to digital converter (ADC) device includes ADC circuitries, a calibration circuitry, and a skew adjustment circuitry. The ADC circuitries are configured to convert an input signal according to interleaved clock signals, in order to generate first quantization outputs. The calibration circuitry is configured to perform at least one calibration operation according to the first quantization outputs, in order to generate second quantization outputs. The skew adjustment circuitry is configured to determine maximum value signals, to which the second quantization outputs respectively correspond during a predetermined interval, and to average the maximum value signals to generate a reference signal, and to compare the reference signal with each of the maximum value signals to generate adjustment signals, in order to reduce a clock skew of the ADC circuitries.

Abstract: A power amplifier may comprise: an element for amplifying an electrical signal received through an input terminal, and outputting the amplified electrical signal through an output terminal; a first impedance adjustment circuit connected to the input terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to a frequency of a fundamental component at the input terminal; a second impedance adjustment circuit connected to the input terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to a frequency of a multiplied harmonic component at the input terminal; a third impedance adjustment circuit connected to the output terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to the frequency of the fundamental component at the output terminal; a fourth impedance adjustment circuit connected to the output terminal of the element and adjusting impedance with respect to the frequency of the multiplied harmonic component at the output terminal; a first frequency separation circuit which prevents an imped

Abstract: Provided are 4?-arylmethoxy isoindoline compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, clathrates, stereoisomers, and prodrugs thereof. Methods of use, and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds are disclosed.

Abstract: A detector has an internal sensing space, and includes a light source unit for emitting light into the sensing space, a reflector for reflecting the light, a sample supply for providing a sample into a path of the light, a first sensor unit for sensing the light reflected by the reflector, and a second sensor unit for sensing at least one of scattered light and fluorescence by the sample. The light source and the first and second sensor units are arranged in the sensing space.