Abstract: A storage device is disclosed. The storage device may include a storage for a data and a controller to manage access to the data in the storage. A mechanism may automatically manage a bias mode for a chunk of the data in the storage, the bias mode including one of a host bias mode and a device bias mode.

Abstract: Backplane architectures for metasurface antennas and methods for driving amplifiers with the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metasurface antenna includes: a plurality of radio-frequency radiating antenna elements; a plurality of tuning elements coupled to the plurality of radio-frequency radiating antenna elements, wherein each tuning element of the plurality of tuning elements is associated with one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements; a plurality of amplifiers coupled to the plurality of radio-frequency radiating antenna elements, wherein each amplifier of the plurality of amplifiers is associated with one antenna element of the plurality of antenna elements; and drive circuitry coupled to the plurality of antenna elements, the plurality of amplifiers and the plurality of tuning elements, configured to drive individually each of the plurality of antenna elements and the plurality of amplifiers.

Abstract: A memory system and method for performing adaptive prefetch in a memory system are provided. The method includes receiving a first data request including a first address of a first data page stored in a memory device; and performing a lookup operation using an adaptive prefetch table, to determine whether a prefetch operation should be performed based on the received first data request. The adaptive prefetch table includes an entry for the first data page corresponding to the received first data request, and the entry for the first data page includes an address of a predicted next page, and a weight factor of the predicted next page.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for utilizing prefetch cache for a memory device. A method of a memory system includes receiving a data request including an address of a data page stored in a memory device; performing a first lookup operation using a device cache, to determine whether the data page is stored in the device cache; and performing a second lookup operation using a prefetch cache, to determine whether the data page is stored in the prefetch cache.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for performing early prefetch in a memory system. A method includes receiving a data request including an address of a data page stored in a memory device; storing the data request at a first position in a request queue; accessing the data request stored at the first position and performing a first lookup operation for the data request; updating the device request queue, which includes moving the data request stored at the first position to a second position in the request queue; and accessing the data request stored at the second position and performing a second lookup operation for the data request.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an improved system and methods implemented by the system for training a model that capable of identifying a hormone receptor status of a subject via the whole slide images (WSIs) of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stain of his/her biopsies. The method comprises steps of: (a) obtaining multiple WSIs having known hormone receptor information; (b) dividing each of the WSIs into a plurality of patches; (c) selecting and combining the patches that express the abnormal H&E stain into a combined image; and (d) training a plurality of combined images independently with the aid of the known hormone receptor information of the WSIs, thereby constructing the model. Also disclosed herein is a method for identifying a hormone receptor status of a subject by using the method and model implemented in the present system.

Abstract: A method is provided for building a model to determine breast lesions in a subject. The method involves sequential process of image processing, segmentation, object detection, and masking on obtained mammographic images to obtain local images and extracted feature information of breast lesions. Following this, classification and training are conducted using the local images and feature information to establish the model. Also provided herein is a method for diagnosing and treating breast cancer with the aid of the model.

Abstract: An accelerator is disclosed. The accelerator may include an on-chip memory to store a data from a database. The on-chip memory may include a first memory bank and a second memory bank. The first memory bank may store the data, which may include a first value and a second value. A computational engine may execute, in parallel, a command on the first value in the data and the command on the second value in the data in the on-chip memory. The on-chip memory may be configured to load a second data from the database into the second memory bank in parallel with the computation engine executing the command on the first value in the data and executing the command on the second value in the data.

Abstract: A storage device is disclosed. The storage device may include a storage for a data and a controller to manage access to the data in the storage. A mechanism may automatically manage a bias mode for a chunk of the data in the storage, the bias mode including one of a host bias mode and a device bias mode.

Abstract: An accelerator is disclosed. The accelerator may include an on-chip memory to store a data from a database. The on-chip memory may include a first memory bank and a second memory bank. The first memory bank may store the data, which may include a first value and a second value. A computational engine may execute, in parallel, a command on the first value in the data and the command on the second value in the data in the on-chip memory. The on-chip memory may be configured to load a second data from the database into the second memory bank in parallel with the computation engine executing the command on the first value in the data and executing the command on the second value in the data.

Abstract: Antennas with tunable elements and methods for using the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, an antenna comprises: a plurality of radio-frequency (RF) radiating antenna elements, wherein each antenna element of the plurality of RF radiating antenna elements comprises a tunable element, circuitry connected to the tuning element to set a voltage on the tunable element. In some embodiments, the circuitry comprises a voltage storage structure, a first transistor having a first gate connected to the voltage storage structure, a first source connected to the tunable element, and a first drain for coupling to a constant voltage source, and a data voltage input terminal operable to apply a voltage to the voltage storage structure and to the first gate to determine current through the first transistor.

Abstract: An accelerator is disclosed. The accelerator may include an on-chip memory to store a data from a database. The on-chip memory may include a first memory bank and a second memory bank. The first memory bank may store the data, which may include a first value and a second value. A computational engine may execute, in parallel, a command on the first value in the data and the command on the second value in the data in the on-chip memory. The on-chip memory may be configured to load a second data from the database into the second memory bank in parallel with the computation engine executing the command on the first value in the data and executing the command on the second value in the data.

Abstract: Antennas with integrated varactor circuits are described. The antenna may comprise metasurface antennas. In some embodiments, an antenna comprises an array of antenna elements, wherein each antenna element comprises a iris and a varactor diode integrated on an integrated circuit (IC) chip coupled across a portion of the iris. The antenna can also comprise a plurality of transistors, each transistor coupled to a distinct one of the varactor diodes in the array of antenna elements to provide a tuning voltage to the one varactor diode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microcapsule composition in which polydopamine-coated calcium carbonate microspheres are encapsulated by forming an alginate gel on the surface of a spheroid conjugated thereto, and a method of preparing the same, and it is confirmed that according to the method of preparing the microcapsule, the drug or physiologically active material was individually microencapsulated by gradually forming an alginate gel on the surface of the spheroid containing the drug or physiologically active material, a drug or a bioactive material is placed in the center of a capsule in a very simple way, and a capsule of a very small size can be manufactured in a short time compared to the conventional encapsulation method by adjusting the size of the capsule.

Abstract: Monitoring and compensating for environmental and other conditions affecting antenna elements of an antenna is described. The conditions may affect radio frequency (RF) liquid crystal of the antenna elements. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises a physical antenna aperture having an array of surface scattering antenna elements that are controlled and operable together to form a beam for the frequency band for use in holographic beam steering and a compensation controller to perform compensation on the antenna elements based on monitored antenna conditions.

Abstract: A holographic antenna integrated with photovoltaic cells and method for use of the same are described. In one embodiment, the method for using an antenna comprises receiving position data indicative of an antenna aperture of an antenna after the antenna has been placed in a position to increase capture of solar energy by one or more photovoltaic (PV) structures integrated into a surface of the antenna aperture; and in response to the position data, electronically steering an array of antenna elements of the antenna to redirect a beam toward a satellite based on the position of the antenna while maintaining the position of the antenna for increased capture of the solar energy.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a soybean plant with mutations in FAD2-1A and FAD2-1B. Moreover, the present invention is directed to seeds from said plants with altered ratios of monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats. In particular, the present invention is directed to plants where the plants exhibit elevated levels of oleic acid.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes systems and methods for testing bundles of fiber optic fibers, such as fiber optic trunk cables, for correct polarity of connections at each end of the bundle of fibers while preventing the fiber optic fibers from contacting any other components during testing. The systems include a processor, a plurality of signal generators interfaced with a plurality of signal generator ports, a sensor interfaced with a sensor input port, a first selector switch, and a display, the processor operable to stimulate the plurality of signal generators one at a time in a first sequence to produce a signal, the first sequence based on a position of the first selector switch, the processor further operable to cause the display to display an output of the sensor.

Abstract: Monitoring and compensating for environmental and other conditions affecting antenna elements of an antenna is described. The conditions may affect radio frequency (RF) liquid crystal of the antenna elements. In one embodiment, the antenna comprises a physical antenna aperture having an array of surface scattering antenna elements that are controlled and operable together to form a beam for the frequency band for use in holographic beam steering and a compensation controller to perform compensation on the antenna elements based on monitored antenna conditions.