Abstract: Provided are compositions for use in treating a patient suffering from a mental disorder in particular major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorder and psychoactive substance abuse. Further provided are dosing regimens for treating these disorders.

Abstract: Systems and methods of quantum sensing include depositing a sample volume onto an ensemble of quantum defects, hyperpolarizing spins in the sample volume, performing a sensing sequence, and reading out information regarding electronic spin states of the quantum defects in the ensemble of quantum defects, which sense the hyperpolarized spins in the sample volume.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an integrated chip is provided. The integrated chip includes a source region and a drain region disposed in a substrate. A gate is disposed over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. A silicide structure is disposed over the drain region. A first silicide blocking segment and a second silicide blocking segment are disposed directly over the drain region. The silicide structure continuously extends over the drain region from a first sidewall contacting the first silicide blocking segment to a second sidewall contacting the second silicide blocking segment, in a cross-sectional view.

Abstract: A vehicle access system includes a step plate extendible in an ejection unit with a walk-on upper side and bottom side facing a subsurface in the extended state, and in which is aligned horizontally in a sliding step position and inclined to the horizontal in a ramp position; a sensor configured whereby an area in front of the access system is measured in terms of relative position to the step plate and measurement data is generated, based upon which the step plate is moved into sliding step or ramp positions; and an overrun protection element on the bottom side and swivel-mounted with a front surface arranged at its free end at the front in the extension direction and vertically arranged in the swiveled out position and with a floor surface facing away from, and parallel to the main extension plane of the bottom side in the swiveled out position.

Abstract: Methods to produce carbon black from low-yielding carbon black feedstocks are described. Carbon blacks produced from these carbon black feedstocks are further described. The advantages achieved with the methods are further described.

Abstract: Methods to produce carbon black from low-yielding carbon black feedstocks are described using a process that involves the use of electrical energy to cause formation of carbon black from a carbon black feedstock(s). Carbon blacks produced from these carbon black feedstocks are further described. The advantages achieved with the methods are further described.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate having an isolation ring extending in the direction substantially parallel to the surface of the substrate, an active region over the substrate and laterally enclosed by the isolation ring, a seal ring structure over the substrate, the seal ring structure laterally enclosing the active region and including at least a wiring layer and at least a via layer, and an encapsulant material laterally enclosing the seal ring structure.

Abstract: Example systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are directed to obtaining a power forecast to be provided to a grid operator of an electrical network, wherein the power forecast estimates an output of energy from power generation resources; determining a likely deviation from a nominal grid frequency during a forecast period indicating a likely imbalance penalty; determining whether to achieve a likely reduction in the imbalance penalty by (a) adjusting the power forecast or (b) controlling a battery energy storage system (BESS) associated with the power generation resources; in response to determining to achieve the likely reduction in the imbalance penalty by adjusting the power forecast: determining an adjusted power forecast; and providing the adjusted power forecast to the grid operator; and in response to determining to achieve the reduction in the imbalance penalty by controlling the BESS associated with the power generation resources: causing an adjustment to a charge rate or disc

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for compressing computer-readable data having improved efficiency can include obtaining, by a computing system including one or more computing devices, input data associated with the computing system; and encoding, by the computing system, the input data and added noise from a noisy channel to produce encoded data based at least in part on an encoder model, wherein encoding the input data and added noise includes additively combining the added noise and the input data to obtain noisy input data and rounding the noisy input data by a soft rounding function, the soft rounding function having a sharpness, to produce the encoded data, wherein the machine-learned encoder model is trained on training data, wherein the training data is encoded with the added noise from the noisy channel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high affinity, VNAR polypeptide cross reactive with primate transferrin receptors (“TfR”). This TfR-specific VNAR polypeptide was obtained by screening semisynthetic VNAR phage display libraries against recombinant human TfR-1. The VNAR polypeptides of the invention can be used alone or as a component in conjugates that target the transferrin/transferrin receptor transport system. The invention further includes use of this VNAR, its conjugates and other derivatives in diagnostic and therapeutic methods, e.g., to diagnose, treat and/or prevent a pathological condition, disorder or disease in which it is beneficial to deliver a heterologous biomolecule across the blood brain barrier or other membrane systems. This TfR-specific VNAR polypeptide can also be used to target other biological barriers such the intestines, the placenta or aberrant cells overexpressing TfR-1, for therapeutic benefit in treatment of certain cancer cells and tumors of various tissue types.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a doped region within the substrate; a pair of source/drain regions extending along a first direction on opposite sides of the doped region; a gate electrode disposed in the doped region, wherein the gate electrode has a plurality of first segments between the pair of source/drain regions; and a protection structure overlapping the gate electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an integrated circuit (IC) that includes a boundary region defined between a low voltage region and a high voltage region, and a method of formation. In some embodiments, the integrated circuit comprises an isolation structure disposed in the boundary region of the substrate. A first polysilicon component is disposed directly on an upper surface of the substrate alongside the isolation structure. A boundary dielectric layer is disposed on the isolation structure. A second polysilicon component is disposed on the sacrifice dielectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image recording device, wherein the image sensor acquires an image data set onto an image area of the image sensor. The position sensor detects a spatial position of the image area relative to a reference direction and provides position data that specify both an angle of rotation and a tilt angle of the image sensor. The evaluation unit determines, from the position data, a projective transformation that maps the image data set onto a projection plane, which is tilted with respect to the image area, in dependence on both the rotation and the tilt. The evaluation unit determines an image section in the projection plane for the image data set mapped onto the projection plane by a projective transformation and displays the image section with at least a region of the imaged scene that lies within the image section in the graphical user output interface.

Abstract: Lubricating compositions are described, the lubricating compositions comprising a base oil component and an additive component, wherein the additive component comprises a non-silicone anti-foaming agent.

Abstract: A glazing device for a vehicle has an illuminated glazing unit and has a flat outer glass element at least partly forming or continuing the outer body skin and a flat inner glass element. A one-piece or multipart elongated carrier profile component is arranged on an edge section of the inner glass element and holds a lighting device such that the lighting device couples light laterally into the inner glass element. The carrier profile component is attached to the inner glass element and/or the outer glass element, and/or the outer glass element covers the inner glass element or projects laterally beyond the inner glass element in such a way that an edge section of the outer glass element can be attached to a vehicle roof frame and is spaced apart from the edge section of the inner glass element.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a method of an integrated circuit structure having a conductive structure for circuit probe testing. The method includes providing an integrated circuit structure including a substrate, a dielectric structure disposed over the substrate, and a plurality of electrodes disposed over an upper surface of the dielectric structure. The method also includes forming a first dielectric layer over the dielectric structure and the plurality of electrodes, etching the first dielectric layer over each of the plurality of electrodes, forming a conductive layer over the first dielectric layer and the plurality of electrodes, and removing at least a portion of the conductive layer to form a plurality of conductive structures over the plurality of electrodes. Each of the plurality of conductive structures contacts a corresponding subset of the plurality of electrodes.

Abstract: An access system for a vehicle includes a step plate and an ejection unit effectively connected with the step plate, wherein the step plate is displaced along a displacement axis. The system has a shutdown unit permanently fastened to the vehicle, with a sickle-shaped, rotatable lever, rotatable from an operating position into a shutdown position and back again, a locking bolt arranged on the step plate, which is then reached behind by the lever and, by further rotating the lever along the displacement axis while performing a displacement movement, moved from an extended position toward a retracted position. The lever is in the shutdown position if the step plate has been completely retracted into the step plate arrangement, whereby the step plate is positively secured against a displacement in the extension direction of the step plate by the lever, which is manually rotated via an outwardly accessible contact area.

Abstract: A method includes forming an integrated circuit and a testing pattern over a die region of a wafer and a scribe line region of the wafer, respectively, in which the integrated circuit and the testing pattern are formed by a same fabrication process; connecting a via of a testing chip to a testing pad of the testing pattern; performing a testing process to the die region by detecting electrical properties of the testing pattern through the testing chip; after the testing process is completed, forming an interconnection structure over the integrated circuit, in which the interconnection structure includes conductive features electrically connected to the integrated circuit; and after the interconnection structure is formed over the integrated circuit performing an singulation process through the scribe line region of the wafer, such that the die region of the wafer is singulated into an individual die.

Abstract: A shelf stable hard tortilla shell includes a type 4 resistant starch (“RS4”) ingredient, a soluble fiber, a fine corn bran, corn masa, a plant-based protein. The shelf stable tortilla shell has a net carbohydrate content of less than 25% by weight of the tortilla shell and a moisture content of about 3% to about 11% by weight of the tortilla shell. The shelf stable tortilla shell optionally includes a fold support composition, coarse corn bran, corn grits, flavorant, coloring agent, and/or oil. A method of making a shelf stable tortilla shell includes providing a dough, forming the dough into a sheet and cooking (e.g., baking and/or frying) the sheet to form a hard taco shell, tostada or chip. The method can include gelatinizing at least some of the starch in the corn masa or in the corn bran.

Abstract: A monocular and/or a binocular system may be used to generate one or more images, or videos, of a subject's retina by scanning in one or two directions in one or two dimensions to, for example, measure and/or report fixation, smooth pursuit, and/or saccadic responses of the subject's eye. The scanning and/or image generation process may be optimized to correct for distortions in the subject's eye and/or improve SNR among one or a plurality of retinal images. In some cases, the retinal images may be used to train a retinal feature detection model and/or algorithm that may be used to make predictions and/or inferences regarding a visual pattern showing features of subsequently received retinal images. These models and/or predicted patterns present within the models may be used by the retinal feature detection model and/or algorithm to monitor features of the retina and, in some instances, track voluntary and/or involuntary eye motion.