Abstract: Present invention teaches the method of using a keratin hydrolysis peptide (“KHP”) solution to improve the efficacy of fertilizer usage and absorption by cotton plants. By selectively choosing specific weights of feathers and water, and treating the mixture to a high-temperature high-pressure hydrolysis process, the resulting solution is confirmed to contain at least 253 peptides and then infused to the fertilized soil in which the cotton seeds are planted and grown. Optionally, the KHP solution can be diluted by water, as disclosed in the specification, for applying to the fertilized soil around the cotton plants.

Abstract: Techniques for executing additional analytics at an access control point are provided. A target at an access control point attempting to traverse the access control point is identified. The target is provided an indication that traversal of the access control point is delayed. Additional analytics resources are directed to the access control point. Additional analytics are run on the target using the additional analytics resources. The target is allowed to traverse the access control point once the additional analytics have completed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, performed by at least one processor of an information processing system, of analyzing a pathological image. The method includes receiving a pathological image, detecting an object associated with medical information, in the received pathological image by using a machine learning model, generating an analysis result on the received pathological image, based on a result of the detecting, and outputting medical information about at least one region included in the pathological image, based on the analysis result.

Abstract: A photorefraction vision screening device for examining visual diseases by performing pupil detection and refraction test of the eye includes a measurement light irradiator configured to irradiate measurement light to an eye to be examined; a measurement light controller configured to control light-emitting elements of the measurement light irradiator; an image detector configured to detect an image formed on the retina of the eye to be examined by the measurement light having been irradiated from the light-emitting elements of the measurement light irradiator and having passed through the pupil of the eye to be examined; and a calculation part configured to calculate refractive power of the eye to be examined based on the image of the measurement light detected by the image detector.

Abstract: Methods and systems for pre-processing immunocytochemistry images for machine learning are provided. The pre-processing method includes receiving paired positive and negative multi-protein images and segmenting stains of the paired multi-protein images. The method also includes labelling each image pixel corresponding to a cell of the paired multi-protein images and translating image pixel information of the labelled image pixels to tabular form to generate a table of cell coordinates and geometrical characteristics for each of the paired multi-protein images. The method further includes generating two cell-paired tables for each of the paired multi-protein images based on Euclidean distance-based pairing prior to input for the machine learning, where the Euclidean distance-based pairing is based on the cell coordinates in the table of cell coordinates and geometrical characteristics for each of the paired multi-protein images.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a drain, a source, a gate electrode, and a nanowire between the source and drain. The nanowire has a first section with a first thickness and a second section with a second thickness greater than the first thickness. The second section is between the first section and at least one of the source or drain. The first nanowire includes a channel when a voltage is applied to the gate electrode.

Abstract: A method of operating a plurality of communications nodes in a 10BASE-T1S Ethernet network. The plurality of communications nodes are configured to implement a physical layer collision avoidance, PLCA, process. At least two of the communications nodes are candidate beacon generators. The method comprises: for each of the at least two candidate beacon generators, determining a time delay since a last received beacon, comparing the determined time delay with a threshold value associated with the candidate beacon generator, and if the time delay exceeds the threshold value then setting that candidate beacon generator as an in-use beacon generator; and the in-use beacon generator transmitting a beacon to define the start of a PLCA cycle, thereby triggering a transmit opportunity for each of the other communication nodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated circuit. The integrated circuit includes first and second source/drain regions arranged on or within a substrate. A first gate is arranged over the substrate between the first source/drain region and the second source/drain region. A first middle-end-of-the-line (MEOL) structure is arranged over the second source/drain region and a second MEOL structure is arranged over a third source/drain region. A conductive structure contacts the first MEOL structure and the second MEOL structure. A second gate is separated from the first gate by the second source/drain region. The conductive structure vertically and physically contacts a top surface of the second gate that is coupled to outermost sidewalls of the second gate. A plurality of conductive contacts are configured to electrically couple an interconnect wire and the first MEOL structure along one or more conductive paths extending through the conductive structure.

Abstract: A semiconductor device assembly that includes first and second semiconductor devices connected directly to a first side of a substrate and a plurality of interconnects connected to a second side of the substrate. The substrate is configured to enable the first and second semiconductor devices to communicate with each other through the substrate. The substrate may be a silicon substrate that includes complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) circuits. The first semiconductor device may be a processing unit and the second semiconductor device may be a memory device, which may be a high bandwidth memory device. A method of making a semiconductor device assembly includes applying CMOS processing to a silicon substrate, forming back end of line (BEOL) layers on a first side of the substrate, attaching a memory device and a processing unit directly to the BEOL layers, and forming a redistribution layer on the second side of the substrate.

Abstract: The semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a first dielectric layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer, a first etching stop layer, a second etching stop layer, a second dielectric layer, a first via and a second via. The first metal layer and the second metal are embedded in the first dielectric layer. The first etching stop layer is disposed on the first dielectric layer. The second etching stop layer is disposed on the first etching stop layer. The second dielectric layer is disposed on the second etching stop layer. The first via and the second via are embedded in the second dielectric layer. A width of the second etching stop layer is smaller a width of the first etching stop layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is an all-solid-state battery assembly including an all-solid-state battery configured such that a plurality of electrode layers and a plurality of solid-electrolyte layers are laminated in a lamination direction, a housing accommodating the all-solid-state battery, a pressure adjusting part that adjusts a pressure applied to the all-solid-state battery, and a displacement acquisition unit that measures, determines or acquires a change in a thickness of the all-solid-state battery in the lamination direction.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of implementing a radio access network (RAN)-core convergence mobile network based on cloud native, the method comprising: extending a first open RAN base station including an open RAN-central unit-control plane (O-CU-CP) and a cloud-based second open RAN base station having converged functions of a core network into a service-based architecture (SBA) of the core network; authenticating and accepting user equipment (UE) through the extended SBA; and extending the UE to the SBA through radio resource setting and protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment.

Abstract: A transfer head may include a plurality of brackets and a plurality of front pickup shafts and rear pickup shafts slidably coupled to the plurality of brackets along a first axis, wherein at least one of the plurality of front pickup shafts and the rear pickup shafts are couplable to a pick-up gear. The transfer head may include a first axis pitch-change sub-system configured to slide the plurality of front pickup shafts relative to the plurality of rear pickup shafts. The transfer head may include a second axis pitch-change sub-system comprising: a cam comprising a plurality of cam slots configured to engage the plurality of brackets, wherein a movement of the cam causes a change in pitch between the plurality of brackets and a corresponding change in pitch between the plurality of the front pickup shafts and the rear pickup shafts along the second axis.

Abstract: A method and a system for automatic evaluation of online debate arguments are provided. The method includes: defining multiple persona knowledge dimensions; tailor-making a prompt template according to the defined persona knowledge dimensions to generate a persona knowledge eliciting prompt; inputting the persona knowledge eliciting prompt to a pretrained language model to elicit persona knowledge; associating the elicited persona knowledge and the context and argument in the prompt to construct a knowledge-aligned prompt; and utilizing the knowledge-aligned prompt to fine-tune a debate evaluation model to evaluate persuasiveness/impact of the online debate arguments.

Abstract: A curable composition and a use thereof. The curable composition can be applied to a product or an element that generates heat during driving, storage and/or maintenance, or has possibilities of ignition or explosion, capable of effectively responding to the heat, ignition, and explosion. For example, the composition is applied to an article comprising a plurality of products or elements as described above, thereby being capable of responding to abnormal heat generation, explosion, and ignition occurring in any one element or product, and preventing or minimizing propagation of such heat generation, explosion, and ignition to other adjacent elements or products. Also, the curable composition provides excellent handling properties, storage stability and flame retardancy. In addition, the curable composition or the cured product can stably maintain the above characteristics for a long period of time while achieving the above characteristics by using a non-capsulated phase change material.

Abstract: An example Geiger mode avalanche photodiode includes a first semiconductor alloy forming a compositionally graded gain region configured to form a conduction band having free electrons, a valence band having free holes, and a bandgap between the valence band and the conduction band that varies in size across the graded gain region; a second semiconductor alloy forming an absorber region; and a semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the combination of soluble ?-glucan and immune suppression-relieving agents that affect the tumor microenvironment. Soluble ?-glucan promotes an immunostimulatory environment, which allows enhanced effectiveness of anti-angiogenics, checkpoint inhibitors including non-tumor targeting antibodies.

Abstract: According to various embodiments, a gaming controller for a mobile device includes a first hardware gaming controller configured to be manipulated by a user's left thumb and/or fingers to generate a left controller input; and a second hardware gaming controller configured to be manipulated by a user's right thumb and/or fingers to generate a right controller input. The first hardware gaming controller is mechanically securable to a side portion of a housing, and the second hardware gaming controller is mechanically securable to an opposing side portion of the housing. One of the first hardware gaming controller and the second hardware gaming controller is a primary game controller configured to combine the left controller input and the right controller input into a single controller input representation for providing to the mobile device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the combination of soluble ?-glucan and anti-cancer agents that affect the tumor microenvironment. Soluble ?-glucan promotes an immunostimulatory environment, which allows enhanced effectiveness of anti-cancer agents.

Abstract: A method for controlling a power beam process includes carrying out a plurality of test power beam processes using a power beam on one or more test components and determining a plurality of power distributions corresponding to the plurality of test power beam processes. The method includes determining a plurality of beam parameters, generating derived features based on the plurality of beam parameters, and determining a plurality of process characteristics of each test power beam process. The method further includes generating a comprehensive dataset, dividing the comprehensive dataset into a test dataset and a training dataset, and determining a plurality of key discriminative features from the plurality of derived features of a set of training power distributions of the training dataset.