Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reducing power consumption of a system cache within a memory controller. The system cache includes multiple ways, and each way is powered independently of the other ways. A target active way count is maintained and the system cache attempts to keep the number of currently active ways equal to the target active way count. The bandwidth and allocation intention of the system cache is monitored. Based on these characteristics, the system cache adjusts the target active way count up or down, which then causes the number of currently active ways to rise or fall in response to the adjustment to the target active way count.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reducing leakage power in a system cache within a memory controller. The system cache is divided into multiple sections, and each section is supplied with power from one of two supply voltages. When a section is not being accessed, the voltage supplied to the section is reduced to a voltage sufficient for retention of data but not for access. The cache utilizes a maximum allowed active section policy to limit the number of sections that are active at any given time to reduce leakage power. Each section includes a corresponding idle timer and break-even timer. The idle timer keeps track of how long the section has been idle and the break-even timer is used to periodically wake the section up from retention mode to check if there is a pending request that targets the section.

Abstract: Imaging agents that comprise labeled substrates of the cystine/glutamate antiporter of cells, whereby the methods of use comprise introducing the labeled agents into cells via the cystine/glutamate antiporter, which are then reduced to a labeled cysteine, and subsequently detected in the cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of magenta dyes, their preparation methods and applications. The magenta dyes include the compounds which simultaneously contain carboxyl group, sulfonic acid group and the carbonyl propyl sulfurylsulfonic acid on the anthrapyridone skeleton, showing in the form of general formula (I) or their mixtures. In the general formula (I): A may be cation M4, or substituted or unsubstituted benzyl group, or substituted or unsubstituted naphthyl methyl; M1, M2, M3 are respectively cation or cationic groups; Sulfonic acid group (SO3M2)m may located any position of the benzene ring, of which m is an integer of 0-2. As containing carboxyl (or carboxylic benzyl ester or naphthoate), sulfonic acid groups and carbonyl propyl sulfuryl simultaneously, the magenta dyes of the present invention feature outstanding tone, brightness, light resistance, water resistance, ozone resistance as well as solubility and solution stability, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of certain polymers as a substrate for stem cell, such as pluripotent stem cell growth and/or culture. The present invention also relates to articles such as tissue culture materials and cell culture devices comprising at least one polymer hydrogel as described herein.

Abstract: A method of diagnostic imaging is disclosed comprising administering a medical formulation to a subject, the formulation comprising a contrast enhancement agent having structure I and salts thereof wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence a hydroxy group, a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, or a C1-C3 alkyl group, and b is 0-4; R2-R7 are independently at each occurrence hydrogen, a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, or a C1-C3 alkyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R1-R7 is a hydroxy group or a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group; and wherein Q is one or more charge balancing counterions; and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers and excipients. The subject is subjected to a diagnostic imaging technique such as magnetic resonance imaging. The technique may be used in a variety of diagnostic imaging regimes, such as imaging of circulatory systems, genitourinary systems, hepatobiliary systems, central nervous systems, tumors, and abscesses among others.

Abstract: A method and a kit for detecting myelin basic protein are provided. The method comprises administering an agent, which binds to myelin basic protein (MBP), to a subject at risk of or diagnosed with a myelin-associated neuropathy, and determining myelination by detecting the agent resided in the subject. The amount of the agent present in the subject is indicative of a myelin-associated neuropathy. A method of quantifying an amount of MBP present in a tissue sample is also provided, wherein the method comprises contacting the tissue sample with the same agent, detecting the agent present in the tissue sample; and quantifying an amount of the agent present in the tissue sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds shown in the general formula (I) or (III), the salts thereof or their mixtures, as well as their preparation method and application. In the general formula (I), X1 is H or CO2H; X2 is OH or phenyl group with 0-2 sulfonic acid substituents, and the sulfonic acid substituents are located at random positions of a benzene ring; when X2 is OH, X1 is H; when X2 is phenyl group with 0-2 sulfonic acid substituents, X1 is H or CO2H; n is an integer of 0-2; and in the general formula (III), n and m are respectively an integer of 0-2. The compounds and the mixtures not only have improved light resistance, ozone resistance and water resistance, but also have excellent water solubility and long-term stability in ink-jet ink.

Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention provides a contrast enhancement agent comprising an iron chelate having structure I and salts thereof wherein R1 is independently at each occurrence a hydroxy group, a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, or a C1-C3 alkyl group, and b is 0-4; R2-R7 are independently at each occurrence hydrogen, a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group, or a C1-C3 alkyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R1-R7 is a hydroxy group or a C1-C3 hydroxyalkyl group; and wherein Q is one or more charge balancing counterions. Also provided are a metal chelating ligand having structure IX and medical formulations comprising the contrast enhancement agent I.

Abstract: A system and a method for allocating Sounding Reference Signal (SRS) resources are provided in the present invention, the method includes: an e-Node-B (eNB) allocating a SRS bandwidth with 4n Resource Blocks (RBs) to a terminal, and equally dividing a time domain sequence of a SRS into t portions in the SRS bandwidth; the eNB configuring a time domain RePetition Factor (RPF) used by the UE, and the eNB configuring the UE to use one or more cyclic shifts in L cyclic shifts for each UE; then the eNB notifying the UE of a value of the time domain RPF, a location of a used frequency comb and a used cyclic shift by signaling, wherein n is a positive integer; the RPF satisfies a following condition: 48 × n RPF can be exactly divided by 12; t is an integer by which 48 × n RPF can be exactly divided; and L?t.

Abstract: A wafer having a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) submounts and a method for fabricating an LED submount are provided. Each of the plurality of LED submounts of the wafer includes: a substrate (201), including through vias (203a); an LED die (208) mounted in a cavity (204) on a first side of the substrate (201) and connected to the through vias (203a); a redistribution layer (205a) attached to a second side of the substrate (201) connected to the LED die (208) through the through vias (203a). The method includes providing a wafer as a substrate (201); providing a cavity (204) in the substrate (201) on a first side of the substrate (201); providing through vias (203a) in the substrate (201), providing a redistribution layer (205a) on the second side of the substrate (201), and mounting an LED (208) in the cavity (204), wherein the LED die (208) is connected to the redistribution layer (205a) through the through vias (203a).

Abstract: A printer includes a data receiving unit, a print mechanism, a print controlling module and a power management module. The data receiving unit is capable of receiving a file from a client. The print mechanism is used for printing out the file into hard copy. The print controlling module is connected to the print mechanism for processing the file. The power management module is capable of detecting activity of the data receiving unit and supplying power to the printing controlling module and the print mechanism. When no file is received by the data receiving unit for a predetermined time, the power management module is capable of cutting off the power to print management module and the print mechanism.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for reducing power consumption of a system cache within a memory controller. The system cache includes multiple ways, and individual ways are powered down when cache activity is low. A maximum active way configuration register is set by software and determines the maximum number of ways which are permitted to be active. When searching for a cache line replacement candidate, a linear feedback shift register (LFSR) is used to select from the active ways. This ensures that each active way has an equal chance of getting picked for finding a replacement candidate when one or more of the ways are inactive.

Abstract: The present invention relates to agents capable of binding to myelin basic protein in a subject. Also provided are methods for the detection of myelin-associated neuropathy comprising identifying a subject at risk of or diagnosed with a myelin-associated neuropathy, administering to a subject an agent that binds specifically to myelin basic protein, and determining myelination in the subject by detecting the agent present in the subject. A kit containing the agent or its derivatives for use in detecting myelin basic protein is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for removing burrs of battery electrode plates using inductively coupled plasma (ICP) dry etching, in which an induction coil is used for ionizing reaction gas. A DC bias is applied to accelerate the ionized reaction gas to bombard the burrs of electrode plate, removing burrs that formed in machining processes using physical bombardment. The equipment used in the present invention is an ICP etch system. The method according to the present invention can completely remove the burrs of electrode plate, thereby effectively preventing short circuits caused by burrs penetrating the membrane separator in the battery.

Abstract: A processing device includes a plurality of modulators, the plurality of modulators performing modulation according to a first modulation scheme, a combiner configured to combine outputs from the plurality of modulators, and a signal processor configured to receive a bit stream and convert the bit stream into a plurality of input signals for the plurality of modulators such that the combiner generates a modulated output according to a second modulation scheme. The plurality of modulators may be low order modulators and a modulation schemes of the modulated output may include, for example, rotated quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK), pulse amplitude modulation (PAM), high order quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM), and multi-resolution high order quadrature amplitude modulation (M-QAM).

Abstract: A turbine end intake structure for a turbocharger includes a turbine housing, a turbine having multiple blades and located in a turbine shell, and thermal insulation located between the turbine end of the turbocharger and another part. A flow-guiding channel for engine exhaust gases is provided on the turbine housing in communication with the interior of the turbine housing. An inner surface of the turbine housing matching peripheral edges of the blades is a cylindrical surface coaxial with the turbine, while the shape of the peripheral edges of the blades follows the cylindrical surface. Angle-cut portions are provided on the blades at positions corresponding to an intake port of the flow-guiding channel. The thermal insulation has an outwardly extending flow-guiding part, and a flow-guiding path for engine exhaust gases formed by the flow-guiding channel and the flow-guiding part is perpendicular to the angle-cut portions of the blades.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a class of compounds of general formula (I) or their salts of general formula (II): In formula (I)-(II), the substituents (A)p and (SO3H)n on the benzene ring are at the ortho, meta or para position, n is 0-2, and p is 0-3; M is selected from Li+, Na+, K+, NH4+ or organic ammonium salt N+R1R2R3R4, where R1, R2, R3, R4 are the same or different H, C1-18 alkyl groups, cyclohexyl groups, CH2CH2OH, CH(CH3)CH2OH or benzyl groups; where p>0, A stands for the same or different groups selected from: H, CN, NO2, NH2, F, Cl, Br, C1-18 alkyl group, cyclohexyl group, phenyl group, benzyl group, phenoxy group, C1-18 alkoxy group, C1-18 alkylthio group, SO2CH?CH2, SO2CH2CH2A1, NR6COR5 or NR6SO2R5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photosensitive detector with a composite dielectric gate MOSFET structure and its signal readout method. The MOSFET structure detector is formed on a p-type semiconductor substrate. N-type semiconductor regions locate on the two sides of the top part of the p-type semiconductor substrate to form a source and a drain. An underlying dielectric layer, a photo-electron storage layer, a top dielectric layer, and a control gate are stacked on the substrate in sequence. The top insulating dielectric layer can prevent the photoelectrons stored in the photo-electron storage layer from leaking into the control gate. The source and the drain are floating when photoelectrons are collected and injected into the photoelectron storing layer to be held therein. There is a transparent or semi-transparent window for detecting incident light forming on the substrate or gate surface.

Abstract: The invention is related to a weather-resistant dye and use thereof, which contains in molecules thereof not only chromophoric parent D, but also electron-accepting group Q which is linked with dye parent D through non-conjugated carbon link L to constitute D-L-Q dye molecule; the electron-accepting group Q has such a HOMO energy level that is lower than the HOMO energy level of the dye chromophoric parent D. The dye has sun-resistance and anti-ozone performances, which can be used as colorant in the ink, dope, lacquer, toner powder for laser printing, marker, paper, fabric, glass, porcelain or polymer.