Abstract: An evaporator coil system includes a segmented evaporator coil. The segmented evaporator coil includes a primary segment and a secondary segment. A first plurality of evaporator circuit lines are fluidly coupled to the primary segment and a second plurality of evaporator circuit lines are fluidly coupled to the secondary segment. A suction line includes a first connection fluidly coupled to the primary segment and a second connection fluidly coupled to the secondary segment. A valve is arranged in fluid communication with the secondary segment so as to selectively restrict refrigerant flow through the secondary segment.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method may include (1) receiving, at a hardware accelerator that supports an ANN, an activation data set that is to undergo a convolution operation via a filter kernel of the ANN, (2) receiving, at the hardware accelerator, an argument indicating that the filter kernel exceeds at least one boundary of the activation data set when slid across a certain position during the convolution operation, (3) determining, based at least in part on the argument, that the hardware accelerator is to generate padding data at the boundary of the activation data set in connection with the certain position of the filter kernel, and then (4) performing, at the hardware accelerator, the convolution operation by processing a portion of the activation data set and the padding data when the filter kernel slides across the certain position. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A microphone device may include: a substrate wafer, a support member bonded to a front surface of the substrate wafer, a single-crystal piezoelectric film provided over the support member, a top electrode and a bottom electrode. The single-crystal piezoelectric film may have a first surface and an opposing second surface. The top electrode may be arranged adjacent to the first surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric film. The bottom electrode may be arranged adjacent to the second surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric film. The substrate wafer may have a through-hole formed therein. The through-hole of the substrate wafer may be at least substantially aligned with at least one of the top electrode and the bottom electrode.

Abstract: A warm mission-mode reset may be performed in a portable computing device. Assertion of a signal indicating an error condition may be detected. In response to detection of the signal indicating an error condition, a signal indicating a request to preserve memory contents may be provided to a DRAM subsystem. Then, in response to a signal acknowledging the DRAM subsystem is preserving the memory contents, a system reset signal may be asserted.

Abstract: Systems and processes are provided to generate and transmit a thumbnail image for a video searching function including a video input configured to receive a video signal, a processor configured to decode the video signal to generate a video program, to generate a plurality of thumbnail images in response to the video program, to determine a subset of the plurality of thumbnail images in response to a client request and to couple the subset of the plurality of thumbnail images to a network interface, and the network interface configured to transmit and receive data on a local area network, the network interface being operative to receive the client request from a client device and to transmit the subset of the plurality of thumbnail images to the network interface for transmission to the client device.

Abstract: A Biorefinery System (BIOSYS) that effectively treats all human activity-derived waste (black water, grey water, and food waste streams) using biological systems and that produces as process by-products: recovered potable water, liberated free oxygen, edible protein cake (with and without lipids), soil amendments, and machinery lube oils. Additionally, the system captures and chemically binds carbon dioxide into microbial cells and associated by-products, thus producing recovered usable returned cabin air.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include: a substrate wafer, a bonding layer at least partially covering a front surface of the substrate wafer, a plurality of silicon pillars bonded to the front surface of the substrate wafer by the bonding layer, a single-crystal piezoelectric film having a first surface and an opposing second surface, a top electrode arranged adjacent to the first surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric film, and a bottom electrode arranged adjacent to the second surface of the single-crystal piezoelectric film. The single-crystal piezoelectric film may be supported by the plurality of silicon pillars such that the second surface of the piezoelectric film and the front surface of the substrate wafer enclose a cavity therebetween.

Abstract: Embodiments herein describe coupling traditional fan and shaper control along with aggregated knowledge of the temperature history of a hardware device to optimally manage the temperature of the hardware device to preserve its expected life while also providing the lower power, best performing solution possible. In one embodiment, a cooling application manages the expected life by trading off performance and power versus temperature to achieve a desired (or accepted) lifetime. In one embodiment, the cooling application calculates a historical temperature value for the hardware device which is then used to determine the expected life of the hardware device.

Abstract: A system and method for design of polymeric carrier for controlled release of molecules is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of input parameters of a polymeric carrier, a solvent, and molecules to be released from the polymeric carrier from a database and performing Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations to estimate thermodynamic and transport properties of the polymeric carrier, the solvent and the molecules to be released using on one or more input parameters from the plurality of input parameters. Based on the estimated thermodynamic and transport properties, swelling and degradation kinetics of the polymeric carrier and release kinetics of the molecules to be released from the polymeric carrier is estimated and generating a proposed formulation based on difference between estimated released kinetics and the targeted release kinetics of the molecules.

Abstract: A beam control method, a base station and a user equipment are provided. The method includes: determining, by a base station, a type of a physical channel; and transmitting or receiving, by the base station, a signal of the physical channel by using a corresponding type of beam according to the type of the physical channel.

Abstract: A method for managing a persistent storage system includes obtaining, by a first node in a node cluster, a write request, wherein the node cluster comprises the first node and a second node, processing the write request, storing data associated with the write request in a persistent storage system, updating a block-based change list based on the storing, making a first determination that a synchronization schedule is triggered, and in response to the first determination: initiating a block-based change list synchronization to the second node.

Abstract: Various arrangements for generating thumbnail images for video content as the video content is being received are presented. Video content may be initially received. A thumbnail generation process may be woken from a sleep state based on a predefined time period elapsing. The received video content may be monitored for a next-received I-frame. A thumbnail image may be created from the I-frame and may be mapped to a timestamp. The thumbnail generation process may then be caused to enter the sleep state for the predefined time period.

Abstract: The present invention relates to prepare pharmaceutical compositions comprising pimavanserin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, processes for manufacturing said pharmaceutical compositions comprising pimavanserin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also pharmaceutical compositions comprising pimavanserin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson's disease psychosis.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining predicted available bandwidths for an end user device, monitoring buffer occupancy of a buffer of the end user device, determining bit rates for portions of media content according to the predicted available bandwidths and according to the buffer occupancy, and adjusting bit rates for portions of media content according to the predicted available bandwidths and according to the buffer occupancy during streaming of the media content to the end user device over a wireless network. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the disclosure, techniques herein provide for auto discovery of network proxies. In particular, in one embodiment, a controller in a computer network receives, from both source devices and destination devices, corresponding Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) information and associated transaction identifiers (IDs) for packets sent by the source devices and for packets received at the destination devices. The controller may then correlate particular source TCP/IP information to particular destination TCP/IP information based on associated transaction IDs being the same, and can compare the correlated source TCP/IP information and destination TCP/IP information in order to determine whether a proxy device exists (e.g., and which particular type of proxy device exists) between the source device and the destination device.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a system includes an energy source and an integrated circuit that is coupled to one or more memory devices via a plurality of memory channels. A memory controller in the integrated circuit is programmable with a plurality of identifiers corresponding to the plurality of channels, and is further programmable with a command and a first identifier associated with the command. Responsive to the command, the memory controller is configured to perform one or more calibrations on a subset of the plurality of channels for which corresponding identifiers of the plurality of identifiers match the first identifier. Other ones of the plurality of channels, for which the corresponding identifiers do not match the first identifier, do not perform the calibration.

Abstract: An HVAC system includes a variable-speed compressor which compresses refrigerant flowing through the HVAC system, a blower which provides a flow of air through the HVAC system at a controllable flow rate, and a controller communicatively coupled to the variable-speed compressor and the blower. The controller receives a demand request, which includes a command to operate the HVAC system at a predefined setpoint temperature. In response to receiving the demand request, a setpoint temperature associated with the HVAC system is adjusted to the predefined setpoint temperature. A speed of the variable-speed compressor is decreased to a low-speed setting. Based on the decreased speed of the variable-speed compressor, an air-flow rate is determined to provide by the blower. The controllable flow rate of the flow of air provided by the blower is adjusted based on the determined air-flow rate.

Abstract: The present invention provides, in certain aspects, novel 7-dehydrocholesterol (7DHC) derivatives that are useful in treating or preventing cancer, as well as in treating or preventing uncontrolled angiogenesis, in a subject. In certain embodiments of the present invention, the subject is a human. In other aspects, the present invention provides a method of preparing compounds of the invention, or a salt or solvate thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are a channel state information feedback and a control method and device therefor, which are used for realizing large-scale CSI feedback under an antenna system, wherein a UE may only need to feedback some pieces of PMI information, so that the complexity of the UE feeding back CSI is reduced, and the flexibility for a network side to control the UE to feed back the CSI is better. The channel state information (CSI) feedback control method provided in the present application comprises: a base station determining that there is a need to control a user equipment (UE) to feed back CSI, the CSI at least comprising a first precoding matrix indicator (PMI) and a second PMI, the first PMI and the second PMI corresponding to the same precoding matrix; and the base station sending trigger signaling of CSI feedback to the UE, wherein indication information used for instructing whether the UE feeds back the first PMI and/or the second PMI is comprised.

Abstract: An exemplary product line system includes a common platform and a plurality of component families, each of which includes a plurality of interchangeable component species configured for use with the common platform. The common platform includes an inside drive assembly and a chassis assembly including a chassis and an outside drive assembly. A lockset assembled from the system includes the common platform and a plurality of modular components. Each of the modular components corresponds to a respective one of the component families, and is provided as a selected species of the corresponding component family. The lockset has a function defined by the set of component species installed to the lockset. The function of the lockset can be changed by altering the set of component species installed to the lockset without disassembling the chassis assembly.