Abstract: In order to more accurately and precisely diagnose conditions affecting joint spacing, a joint space quantification system is disclosed that identifies each bone in a three-dimensional medical image, generates a three-dimensional computer model that includes a three-dimensional representation of each bone, and identifies bone distances (e.g., shortest distances, centroid distances, etc.) between each three-dimensional representation. The joint space quantification system may then identify conditions affecting joint spacing (and quantify the severity of those conditions), for example by comparing the identified bone distances to previous bone distances of the patient and/or the bone distances of patients diagnosed with conditions affecting joint spacing.

Abstract: A method of recycling fibers from post-consumer nylon fabrics is performed as follows. Post-consumer nylon textiles are crushed to obtain crushed textiles, which are fed to a two-stage screw machine, and transported to a compression zone, a melting zone, and a metering zone in sequence. Then the crushed textiles are subjected to water cooling, air cooling, granulation and drying to obtain nylon fabric chips, which are subjected to secondary granulation. The nylon fabric chips and a nylon-6 masterbatch are fed into a composite core screw and a skin screw to obtain a mixed melt, which is fed into a spinning box and compounded to obtain a coated filament bundle. The coated filament bundle is ejected for monomer suction, and subjected to primary cooling by lateral blowing, cluster oiling, secondary cooling, stretched shaping and winding to obtain recycled fibers.

Abstract: A shielding shell used to at least partially surround signal terminals includes a first side wall, a second side wall and a third side wall. The second side wall connects the first side wall and the third side wall. The first side wall and the third side wall are disposed face to face. An end of at least one of the first side wall, the second side wall and the third side wall includes a deflection portion bent inwardly. The deflection portion is used to guide insertion of the shielding shell into a mating connector. As a result, a better shielding effect on the signal terminals can be provided. Besides, it is easy to guide insertion of the shielding shell into the mating connector.

Abstract: A water dance device with display screen effect primarily comprises a box body therein are disposed a rotating water spray unit, a swinging water spray unit, a multicolored water spray unit, an intermittent water spray unit, a fogging device, and a laser projector. The rotating water spray unit and the swinging water spray unit are disposed to provide rotating and swinging water jets; the multicolored water spray unit is disposed to provide water jets of various colors; the intermittent water spray unit is disposed to provide single projectile water jets; and the fogging device is disposed to provide a foggy veil for the laser projector to project texts or images thereon. Providing various forms of water dance performance composed in its box body and advertising effect, the present invention may be placed in businesses, stores and shops for achieving the purpose of attracting potential customers.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a system includes an active network element having circuitry for executing a primary application and a transmission control protocol (TCP) module, multiple standby network elements having circuitry for executing a secondary copy of the primary application and a secondary TCP module, and a network connection coupled to one or more of the active and standby network elements, wherein the active network element and standby network elements are coupled to transfer data and acknowledgments via their respective TCP modules, and wherein the standby network elements are reconfigurable to communicate via the network connection to a peer regardless of the failure of one or two of the network elements.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to compositions and methods of reversing senescence in T cells by interrupting vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) signaling and/or inhibiting phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3 kinase) inhibitor signaling and uses in managing cancer and chronic viral infections. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates methods of reversing T cell senescence by mixing T cell in vitro with an agent that prevents VIP from interacting with VIP receptors and/or a PI3 Kinase inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates the expansion of senescent T cells by mixing with a PI3 kinase inhibitor, an agent that block VIP and VIP receptor signaling, a VIP degrading enzyme, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Animal feed or animal feed additives comprising one or more polypeptides having lysozyme activity. Polypeptides having lysozyme activity, polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides nucleic acid constructs, vectors, and host cells comprising the polynucleotides as well as methods of producing and using the polypeptides.

Abstract: A method of performing a computational process using a quantum computer includes measuring a coupling strength of each trapped ion in an ion chain and each motional mode of the ion chain, wherein the trapped ions comprises first trapped ions that are addressable by laser beams, and second trapped ions that are not addressable by laser beams, computing a first map of the first trapped ions to the motional modes, wherein the motional mode comprises first motional modes that are allocated by the first map and second motional modes that are unallocated by the first map, measuring frequencies of the first motional modes, computing a second map of the first trapped ions to the second motional modes, measuring frequencies of the second motional modes, and outputting the measured frequencies of the motional modes, to be used for computing a pulse to be applied to the ion chain.

Abstract: Disclosed is an integrated circuit die of a memory buffer integrated circuit that is placed aggregately closer to the solder balls that connect to the input (i.e., host command/address—C/A) signals than the output solder balls (i.e., memory device C/A) signals. This decreases the length of the host C/A signals from the memory controller to the memory buffer device when the memory module is placed in a system.

Abstract: The present disclosure, a method performed by a Radio Unit, RU, is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a Digital Unit, DU, an instruction to receive a reference signal; receiving, from a terminal device, the reference signal in accordance with the instruction; and transmitting, to the DU, a positioning signal based on the received reference signal.

Abstract: Systems and methods for integrating a messaging client application with a content management system are provided. In some examples, a method can include receiving messaging content at a content management system from a messaging client application via an application programming interface, the content management system and the messaging client application being on different cloud-based systems. The method can include associating the messaging content with a workspace in the content management system, the workspace including a plurality of users that are authorized to access the workspace to collaborate with each of the plurality of users. The method can further include providing access to the messaging content to the plurality of users that are authorized to access the workspace of the content management system. The method also can include embedding the messaging content in the workspace of the content management system.

Abstract: A light structure including a first housing having a light engine including at least one lighting scheme comprised of LEDs; and a second housing for containing driver electronics. The driver electronics including at least a mixing integrated circuit (IC) for controlling current to the at least one lighting scheme, and a near field communication (NFC) circuit having a near field communication (NFC) receiver and memory for storing instructions for sending pulse width modulation (PWM) signals from the NFC circuit to the mixing integrated circuit. The NFC receiver can receive an external command signal that the instructions stored in the memory of the NFC circuit employ to provide for an NFC control signal including at least one of the PWM signals to the mixing integrated circuit (IC). The mixing integrated circuit (IC) receiving the control signal sets current to control light characteristics for light being emitted by the light engine.

Abstract: Methods for forming a dielectric film comprising silicon and carbon onto at least a surface of a substrate includes introducing into a reactor one or more compounds represented by the structure of Formula IA and compounds represented by the structure of Formula IB: as defined herein.

Abstract: A method of using an ion trap quantum computer includes performing a first measurement of bright-state population of each ion in an ion chain, the each ion coupled to one of motional modes of the ion chain, while varying laser coupling frequency, computing mode frequency of the one of the motional mode based on the measured bright-state population in the first measurement, performing a second measurement of bright-state population of each ion in the ion chain, and computing coupling strength of the each ion and the one of the motional mode by fitting the bright-state population of the each ion measured in the second measurement to a value of the bright-state population computed based on the computed mode frequency of the one of the motional modes and non-zero temperature effect of the motional modes.

Abstract: A circuit board includes a first surface, a second surface and a number of metal pads. The metal pads are arranged on the first surface and/or the second surface. The metal pads on a same side of the circuit board are arranged at intervals along a first direction. The metal pads include a first ground metal pad, a second ground metal pad and a signal metal pad. The circuit board further includes an adjustment opening. The adjustment opening is located beside the signal metal pad along the first direction and is close to the signal metal pad. The adjustment opening is configured to reduce the dielectric constant of the circuit board to improve high frequency performance of at least part of the metal pads. An electrical connector having the circuit board is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for performing at least a portion of a computational process includes computing a pulse function of a pulse to be applied to a first pair of trapped ions in a first ion chain based on a phase-space condition, wherein the phase-space condition is derived using equi-spaced synthetic frequencies in a frequency interval that includes a range set by a highest and a lowest motional mode frequency of the first ion chain, generating the pulse based on the computed pulse function, and applying the generated pulse to each of a second pair of trapped ions in a second ion chain to perform an entangling gate operation between the second pair of trapped ions in the second ion chain.

Abstract: A light-emitting keyboard module with a metal base material flexible copper-clad double-sided circuit board, comprising a double-sided circuit board, a trigger layer, a light-guiding film, an elastic conducting member, an LED light and a keycap. The trigger layer is arranged on the double-sided circuit board, and conducting contacts are arranged under the trigger layer corresponding to a position of the double-sided circuit board. A conduction pressing point is arranged at a position corresponding to the conducting contact above the trigger layer, the LED light is arranged on the double-sided circuit board. The trigger layer is provided with a first through hole, the light-guiding film is arranged above the trigger layer, the light-guiding film is provided with a second through hole. The light-guiding film is provided with a third through hole, an elastic conducting member is arranged at a position corresponding to the third through hole double-sided.

Abstract: A method for improving an accuracy of a loop branch prediction algorithm by a bypass circuit, comprising: adding a bypass circuit to a loop branch prediction algorithm; and for three pcs entering a pipeline, enabling pc1 fetched in an if0 stage to enter a hybrid branch predictor, and registering pc1; obtaining branch prediction information in an if1 stage, and making a comparison in an if2 stage to obtain a prediction result, registering the prediction result obtained in the if2 stage, and processing pc2 and pc3 in a same way.