Abstract: Disclosed are a sonotrode and its use for transdermal delivery of therapeutic or cosmetic compounds. The sonotrode 10 comprises a tubular neck 14 attached at a proximal end to a solid head 12 and ending at a distal end in a flared foot 16. When coupled to an ultrasonic transducer and applied to skin of a human or animal, the sonotrode enhances the delivery of compounds into the skin.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first and a second power rails extending in a row direction, a third power rail extending in the row direction between the first and second power rail, and a first cell arranged between the first second power rails. A cell height of the first cell in a column direction perpendicular to the row direction is equal to a pitch between the first and second power rails. The semiconductor device also includes a second cell arranged between the first and third power rails. A cell height of the second cell in the column direction is equal to a pitch between the first and third power rails. A first active region of the first cell includes a first width in the column direction greater than a second width, in the column direction, of a second active region in the second cell.

Abstract: A piezoelectric structure is disclosed which includes a single crystal having piezoelectric coefficients d31 and d32 of opposite magnitude, such that when an alternating electric field is applied in the Z direction, the piezoelectric structure expands in one of the X and Y directions and contracts in the other of the X and Y direction, a first electrode coupled to the single crystal, and a second electrode coupled to the single crystal, wherein the alternating electric field is input to the single crystal through the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first diffusion area for a first type transistor. The first type transistor includes a first drain region and a first source region. A second diffusion area for a second type transistor is separated from the first diffusion area. The second type transistor includes a second drain region and a second source region. A gate electrode continuously extends across the first diffusion area and the second diffusion area in a routing direction. A first metallic structure is electrically coupled with the first source region. A second metallic structure is electrically coupled with the second drain region. A third metallic structure is disposed over and electrically coupled with the first and second metallic structures. A width of the first metallic structure is substantially equal to or larger than a width of the third metallic structure.

Abstract: Antibodies and antigen-binding fragments that bind to TIGIT are disclosed. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for use in treating an immune-related disease (e.g., a cancer or an infection or infectious disease) by administering a composition disclosed herein.

Abstract: A tool holder bearing locking device has a stand and a locking collar mounted on a top of the stand. The locking collar has a main body, a retainer, multiple rollers, and an end cover. The main body has a chamber and multiple concave recesses annularly arranged around the chamber, communicating with the chamber, and connected with each other to form a multi-lobed groove. The retainer is mounted in the chamber and has multiple separating rods and multiple roller containing spaces formed between the separating rods. The rollers are respectively mounted in the roller containing spaces. The end cover is fastened on the top of the main body. The tool holder bearing locking device fastens a tool holder by the rollers.

Abstract: Glasses have a groove provided in a vertical direction on a bridge of a glasses frame. A support section of a nose pad of the glasses is connected to an end portion of a positioning section of the nose pad, the positioning section is slidably disposed in the groove, and the positioning section has a plurality of locking slots and a limiting slot. An adjustment mechanism of the glasses is disposed at the glasses frame, and a pressing member of the adjustment mechanism is disposed perpendicular to the groove, where one end of the pressing member protrudes from one side of the groove, and the other end penetrates through the groove and the limiting slot. A positioning member of the adjustment mechanism is connected to the other end of the pressing member. The positioning member moves from a positioning position to a release position by pushing of the pressing member.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for performing video retrieval together with video grounding. A word-based query for a video is and encoded into a query representation using a trained query encoder. One or more similar video representations are identified, from a plurality of video representations that are similar to the query representation. Each similar video representation represents a respective relevant video. A grounding is generated for each relevant video by forward propagating each respective similar video representation together with the query representation through a trained grounding module. The relevant videos or identifiers of the relevant videos are outputted together with the grounding generated for each relevant video.

Abstract: A protection system for a high-voltage component includes a switching circuit and a protection controller. The switching circuit changes a variable arrangement of multiple battery packs between a parallel arrangement and a series arrangement. The protection controller commands the switching circuit into the series arrangement in response to a recharging session, commands a current flow in the recharging session, measures a measured voltage between an input node and a floating chassis ground of the high-voltage component, advances a timer while the measured voltage indicates a presence of an improper voltage, and cancels the recharging session in response to the presence of the improper voltage for greater than an exposure time. The recharging session provides a direct-current fast-charging voltage to battery packs in the series arrangement, and is greater than the battery voltage.

Abstract: A projection system includes projection devices and a control device. Each projection device is configured to provide first, second, and third light beams of different wavelengths. The projection devices include processors and light valves. The processors include first, second, and third processors. The light valves include first, second, and third light valves. Each of the processors is connected to one of the light valves. The control device respectively provides first, second, and third signals to the first, second, and third processors. The first, second, and third processors respectively control the first, second, and third light valves to provide the first, second, and third light beams in turn according to the first, second, and third signals, so as to generate an image beam; in the same time sequence, the light beams provided by the first, second, and third valves controlled by the first, second, and third processors have different wavelengths.

Abstract: Disclosed is a projector, including a plurality of imaging modules and a control unit. The imaging modules are configured to provide the first light beam, the second light beam, and the third light beam of different wavelengths. The imaging modules include a first imaging module, a second imaging module, and a third imaging module. The control unit respectively provides a first signal, a second signal, and a third signal to the first imaging module, the second imaging module, and the third imaging module. The first imaging module to the third imaging module alternately provide the first light beam to the third light beam respectively according to the first signal to the third signal to form an image light beam. At the same time sequence, the light beams provided by the first imaging module to the third imaging module have different wavelengths.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and devices for treatment of subcutaneous fat by simultaneously transdermally inducing both ultrasonic transverse vibrations and ultrasonic longitudinal vibrations in subcutaneous tissue, for example for reduction of subcutaneous fat.

Abstract: A projection device and a projection method thereof are provided. The projection device includes a spatial modulator, a first optical actuator, a driving circuit, and a control circuit. The spatial modulator modulates a beam to generate an image beam. The driving circuit is coupled to the first optical actuator, determines a swinging mode of the first optical actuator according to an input video signal, and converts a display frame into sub-display frames corresponding to the swinging mode. The control circuit is coupled to the spatial modulator and the driving circuit, controls the spatial modulator to generate the image beam according to the sub-display frames, and outputs synchronization signals corresponding to the sub-display frames to the driving circuit. The driving circuit drives the first optical actuator to swing according to the synchronization signals and the swinging mode to change an optical path of the image beam to generate a projection image.