Abstract: The invention relates to extracorporeal blood circuits, and components thereof (e.g., hollow fiber membranes, potted bundles, and blood tubing), including 0.005% to 10% (w/w) surface modifying macromolecule. The extracorporeal blood circuits have an antithrombogenic surface and can be used in hemofiltration, hemodialysis, hemodiafiltration, hemoconcentration, blood oxygenation, and related uses.

Abstract: Antibodies and meditopes that bind to the antibodies are provided, as well as complexes, compositions and combinations containing the meditopes and antibodies, and methods of producing, using, testing, and screening the same, including therapeutic and diagnostic methods and uses.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical component having micro-structures is described. The method detects a crystallization temperature within a crystallization temperature interval for fully filling the molding material into a mold cavity to rapidly produce the optical element having a micro-structure with a large area.

Abstract: Concepts and schemes pertaining to shift coefficient and lifting factor design for NR LDPC code are described. A processor of an apparatus may generate a quasi-cyclic-low-density parity-check (QC-LDPC) code and encode data using the selected codebook. In generating the QC-LDPC code, the processor may define a plurality of sets of lifting factors, generate a respective table of shift values for each lifting factor of the plurality of sets of lifting factors, and generate the QC-LDPC code using a base matrix and the shift coefficient table.

Abstract: A method for processing a biomedical material using a supercritical fluid includes introducing the supercritical fluid into a cavity. The supercritical fluid is doped with a hydrogen isotope-labeled compound, an organic metal compound, an element selecting from a halogen element, oxygen, sulfur, selenium, phosphorus or arsenic, or a compound containing the element. The biomedical material in the cavity is modified by the supercritical fluid at a temperature above a critical temperature of the supercritical fluid and a pressure above a critical pressure of the supercritical fluid.

Abstract: A computing device is provided with a drive slot with a connector for engaging a corresponding connector of a HDD, and a first locking element. The computing device includes a removable a HDD carrier for insertion into the drive slot having a bracket, a handle and an enclosure slidably attached to the bracket for securing the HDD. The handle includes a second locking element extending therefrom and configured to receive the first locking element to restrict the removable HDD carrier to vertical motion. The first locking element engages with the second locking element when the handle is in the loading position and the bracket moves relative to the enclosure to secure the hard disk drive in the bracket and connect the connector of a hard disk drive to the connector located at the drive slot when the handle transitions from the loading position to the locked position.

Abstract: An electrical connector is used for electrically connecting a chip module to a circuit board, and includes a body for upward supporting the chip module. The body is provided with multiple accommodating holes. Multiple terminals are respectively accommodated in the accommodating holes correspondingly. Each terminal is provided with at least one soldering portion in contact with a solder and being soldered to the circuit board. A first portion and a second portion are formed by extending upward from the at least one soldering portion and are located at two opposite sides of the solder. An elastic arm bends upward and extends from the second portion for abutting the chip module. When the chip module presses the elastic arm downward, the elastic arm abuts the first portion. Therefore, two conductive paths are formed in parallel to each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a sensor for measuring skin conductivity and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the sensor includes: a base board made of a flexible material; an electrode provided on a surface of the base board, and transmitting an electrical signal; and an uneven structure provided on the electrode, and configured to increase an electrical contact area with skin via sweat secreted onto a surface of skin.

Abstract: A magnetic apparatus includes a first conductive feature. The first conductive feature conducts a current. The first conductive feature directs an electron having an energy ranging from 50 to 250 MeV in response to a magnetic field generated by the current. The first conductive feature includes a first leg and a second leg. The first leg is integrated with the second leg. The second leg and the first leg define a first space, wherein the electron penetrates the first space and is redirected in the first space.

Abstract: Systems for electronic media distribution includes a differential versioning server configured to receive a first media file including a first set of data with a first set of attributes and a second media file including a second set of data with a second set of attributes, generate a first differential data file as a function of differences between the first media file and the second media file, and generate a first differential metadata file including an encoding data set configured to enable a media decoder to regenerate the second media file by applying the first differential data file to the first media file. Systems for electronic media distribution may also include a receiver communicatively coupled to a differential versioning decoder configured to receive the first media file and the first differential data file and generate the second media file by applying the first differential data file to the first media file.

Abstract: A MEMS device and methods of forming are provided. A dielectric layer of a first substrate is patterned to expose conductive features and a bottom layer through the dielectric layer. A first surface of a second substrate is bonded to the dielectric layer and the second substrate is patterned to form a membrane and a movable element. A cap wafer is bonded to the second substrate, where bonding the cap wafer to the second substrate forms a first sealed cavity comprising the movable element and a second sealed cavity that is partially bounded by the membrane. Portions of the cap wafer are removed to expose the second sealed cavity to ambient pressure.

Abstract: An electronic payment platform is modified to support merchant loyalty programs by implementing a database and user interfaces for both merchant and consumer participation. As transactions are processed, the electronic payment platform evaluates each transaction to determine if the consumer, and more particularly the payment instrument used in the transaction, is registered. If so, and the merchant is currently offering an award based on satisfying certain criteria, the current transaction data is added to previous qualifying transactions to determine if an award should be granted. If so, the electronic payment platform manages distribution of funds to a designated payment instrument of the consumer.

Abstract: A touch display apparatus is provided, which includes a panel and a circuit. The panel is configured for display, active stylus sensing and touch sensing, which includes a sensing layer having sensing blocks arranged in an array of rows and columns. The circuit is coupled to the panel, and is configured to drive the panel to perform display and active stylus sensing with respect to a first reference voltage at a first stage of a frame period and to drive the panel to perform touch sensing with respect to a second reference voltage at a second stage of the frame period.

Abstract: Disclosed is an automatic hair transplant apparatus including a needle module in which a hair follicle is inserted, a supplying case which has a magazine shape into which the needle module is inserted like a bullet of a gun, a withdrawing case which has a magazine shape into which the needle module is inserted like a bullet of a gun, and a hair transplanter on which the supplying case and the withdrawing case are mounted and which transplants hair follicles into a scalp by sequentially operating needle modules in the supplying case one by one and inserts needle modules from which hair follicles are removed into the withdrawing case.

Abstract: A method of slicing and printing colour 3D model is disclosed. The method includes following steps: loading a model data corresponding to a colour 3D model; adding a pollution-blocking structure next to the colour 3D model; executing a slicing process to the pollution-blocking structure and the colour 3D model for generating a plurality of pollution-blocking slices and a plurality of model slices and configuring colour each of the model slices; and, controlling a modeling nozzle (100) of a multi-colour 3D printer (1) to print the pollution-blocking slices and the model slices layer by layer and controlling a coloring nozzle (102) of the multi-colour 3D printer (1) to color each of the model slices.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device and a method of controlling same. The method of controlling the electronic device: displays a UI including a security index showing that the electronic device is in a state operating in a secure mode; compares the security index to a reference security index and determines whether the security index has been falsified; and when the security index is a falsified security index, shows that the security index is a security index that has been falsified.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device structure includes providing a substrate and forming a gate electrode on the substrate. A first contact structure is formed in and on the gate electrode. The first contact structure comprises a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is formed in the gate electrode, and the second portion is formed on the first portion.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I) is provided, wherein in formula (I), R1 and R2 each independently represents hydrogen, O—R3 or S—R4, at least one of R1 and R2 is O—R3 or S—R4, and R3 and R4 are independently a C1 to C10 alkyl group, such that the C1 to C10 alkyl group is non-substituted or substituted with at least one selected from the group consisting of —OH, —NH2, halogen, ester, ether, and carboxylic acid, and M being a metal or a metal-containing compound. The compound represented by formula (I) is shown to have higher specificity to tumor cells, and is therefore suitable for carrying anti-cancer drugs and/or nuclear imaging agents.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for constructing a long fragment DNA library, comprising the following steps: 1) breaking a long fragment DNA into target fragments of 3-10 kb by transposase, then amplifying the target fragments, and obtaining target fragment amplification products containing dUTP; 2) amplifying the dUTP in the products by removing the target fragments, fragmenting the target fragments secondarily into DNA short fragments of 300-1200 bp; 3) connecting both ends of the DNA short fragments with sequencing linker single chains A and sequencing linker single chains B respectively; and obtaining connecting sequencing linker products; and 4) PCR amplifying the connecting sequencing linker products, to obtain amplification products.

Abstract: An apparatus for reverse mounting an electronic device in a server housing is provided. The apparatus includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a coupling. The first bracket couples to the device body and extends outward from the device body toward a front rail of the server housing. The first bracket includes a first end configured to releasably couple to front rail of the server housing. The second bracket includes a protrusion that extends outward from the device body in an opposite direction relative to the first bracket. The coupling includes a first portion that couples to a rear rail of the server housing and a second portion defining a channel that receives the protrusion of the second bracket.