Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating allergic diseases, such as moderate-to-severe asthma and atopic dermatitis, methods of reducing daily dosage of oral-corticosteroid use, methods of suppressing the proliferation of innate lymphoid cells, methods of compromising the Type 1 and Type 2 immune responses with certain bispecific binding proteins (bsBp) capable of neutralizing 2 different alarmins. Exemplary bsBps, characteristics thereof, and methods of screening for additional therapeutic bsBps are also described herein.

Abstract: A line organizer (1) comprising: a base (2); a retainer (3) attachable to the base (2) for retaining a line between the base (2) and the retainer (3); a first connector (4) on the base (2); and a second connector (5) on the base (2). The line organizer (1) is a first line organizer (1), and the first connector (4) on the first line organizer (1) is attachable to the second connector (5) on a second said line organizer (1a) to connect the first and second line organizers (1,1a) to each other.

Abstract: A method and system for processing an image operates by: filtering a first real image to obtain a first feature map therefor with performances of image features improved; upscaling the obtained first feature map to improve a resolution thereof, the feature map with improved resolution forming a second feature map; and constructing, from the second feature map, a second real image having enhanced performances and a higher resolution than that of the first real image.

Abstract: A line organizer (1) comprising: a base (2); a retainer (3) attachable to the base (2) for retaining a line between the base (2) and the retainer (3); a first connector (4) on the base (2); and a second connector (5) on the base (2). The line organizer (1) is a first line organizer (1), and the first connector (4) on the first line organizer (1) is attachable to the second connector (5) on a second said line organizer (1a) to connect the first and second line organizers (1,1a) to each other.

Abstract: A method for rendering content includes initiating a rasterization of a complete version of webpage content, the webpage content including a set of webpage elements, and setting an original tile pixel resolution of the set of webpage elements to be the same as a screen pixel resolution of a display on a content display device. The method includes rasterizing the set of webpage elements at a lower tile resolution onto a tile buffer, the lower tile pixel resolution differing from the original tile pixel resolution by a scaling factor. The method includes scaling up the set of webpage elements rasterized at the lower tile pixel resolution to the screen pixel resolution of the display. Finally, the method includes compositing the rasterized set of webpage elements onto a display during the rasterization of the complete version of the webpage content, and then compositing the complete version of the webpage content.

Abstract: A yolk-shell-structured material (16, 59, 59a, 74) is disclosed as including a plurality of silicon nano-particles (12, 54, 54a, 62) and a cavity (16, 60, 80, 84) enclosed by a micron-sized shell (18, 72) made of carbon nano-particles (14, 56, 58). The yolk-shell structured material is formed as a micron-sized shell (18) made of carbon nano-particles (14) by (a) providing a micron-sized cornstarch core (10), (b) forming a layer of nano silicon-particle (12) on the cornstarch core (10), (c) forming a micron-sized shell (18) of carbon nano-particles (14) on the layer of nano silicon-particle (12), and (d) removing the cornstarch core (10) by heating.

Abstract: A yolk-shell-structured material (16, 59, 59a, 74) is disclosed as including a plurality of silicon nano-particles (12, 54, 54a, 62) and a cavity (16, 60, 80, 84) enclosed by a micron-sized shell (18, 72) made of carbon nano-particles (14, 56, 58). A method of forming a yolk-shell-structured material with silicon nano-particles (12) and a cavity (16) enclosed by a micron-sized shell (18) made of carbon nano-particles (14) is disclosed as including (a) providing a micron-sized cornstarch core (10), (b) forming a layer of nano silicon-particle (12) on the cornstarch core (10), (c) forming a micron-sized shell (18) of carbon nano-particles (14) on the layer of nano silicon-particle (12), and (d) removing the cornstarch core (10) by heating.

Abstract: A yolk-shell-structured material (16, 59, 59a, 74) is disclosed as including a plurality of silicon nano-particles (12, 54, 54a, 62) and a cavity (16, 60, 80, 84) enclosed by a micron-sized shell (18, 72) made of carbon nano-particles (14, 56, 58). A method of forming a yolk-shell-structured material with silicon nano-particles (12) and a cavity (16) enclosed by a micron-sized shell (18) made of carbon nano-particles (14) is disclosed as including (a) providing a micron-sized cornstarch core (10), (b) forming a layer of nano silicon-particle (12) on the cornstarch core (10), (c) forming a micron-sized shell (18) of carbon nano-particles (14) on the layer of nano silicon-particle (12), and (d) removing the cornstarch core (10) by heating.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying data on a display device. An example method of displaying data on a display device includes computing a texture based on a difference between a high quality (HQ) tile and a corresponding low quality (LQ) tile. The method also includes storing the texture into an alpha channel of the LQ tile. The method further includes compositing the LQ tile onto the display device when an attribute of the alpha channel satisfies a threshold.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for obtaining web content are disclosed. The method may include storing a history of webpages requested via a browser of the communication device and generating a bookmark for a webpage in response to the at least one webpage being requested more than a threshold number of times at a particular time. The bookmark is then stored in association with the particular time, and when the particular time occurs, the webpage is requested and rendered on the communication device so the webpage is rendered in advance of a user launching the browser.

Abstract: Unlike the GPU's FlexRender, a browser engine can intercept rendering at a higher level in the software stack, and because of the simpler nature of the browser tiles that need to be rendered, a browser engine can instruct the GPU to perform composition via traditional tiled-rendering or via direct rendering, where an output of the GPU is written to slower system memory, rather than the faster GPU memory.

Abstract: A line tensioner and methods of tensioning a line, the line tensioner with a first attachment portion for releasably fixing to a line. The first attachment portion has a slot with two opposing surfaces extending in a first direction from a throat towards a mouth. The line is receivable via the mouth into releasable gripping engagement with the two opposing surfaces. The line tensioner also has a bearing portion, with the line being slidably engagable with the bearing portion for tensioning the line. The line tensioner has a second attachment portion for releasably fixing to the line. The second attachment portion has a slot with two opposing surfaces extending in a second direction from a throat towards a mouth. The line is receivable via the mouth into releasable gripping engagement with the two opposing surfaces. The second direction is opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A method and system for processing an image operates by: filtering a first real image to obtain a first feature map therefor with performances of image features improved; upscaling the obtained first feature map to improve a resolution thereof, the feature map with improved resolution forming a second feature map; and constructing, from the second feature map, a second real image having enhanced performances and a higher resolution than that of the first real image.

Abstract: An example method of estimating a power consumption of one or more websites includes receiving browser metrics from a browser hosted on a device. The browser metrics correspond with accessing a single website. The method also includes estimating a power consumption by the device while accessing the single website based on the browser metrics.

Abstract: A yolk-shell-structured material (16, 59, 59a, 74) is disclosed as including a plurality of silicon nano-particles (12, 54, 54a, 62) and a cavity (16, 60, 80, 84) enclosed by a micron-sized shell (18, 72) made of carbon nano-particles (14, 56, 58). A method of forming a yolk-shell-structured material with silicon nano-particles (12) and a cavity (16) enclosed by a micron-sized shell (18) made of carbon nano-particles (14) is disclosed as including (a) providing a micron-sized cornstarch core (10), (b) forming a layer of nano silicon-particle (12) on the cornstarch core (10), (c) forming a micron-sized shell (18) of carbon nano-particles (14) on the layer of nano silicon-particle (12), and (d) removing the cornstarch core (10) by heating.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for selecting text displayed on a screen. An example method of selecting text displayed on a screen includes displaying a first widget marking a first boundary of a selected first portion of text displayed on the screen. The method also includes displaying a second widget marking a second boundary of the first portion. The method further includes displaying an extended area including user interface (UI) controls corresponding to the first widget. The method also includes updating, based on a selection of a UI control corresponding to the first widget, a location of the first widget to indicate an updated selection of a second portion of text displayed on the screen. The second portion of text is disposed between the first and second widgets.

Abstract: To detect a fetal mutation inherited from the mother without paternal genetic information, a property of each maternal haplotype can be measured in the cell-free mixture. A separation value between values of the property for the two maternal haplotypes can be compared to thresholds to determine which haplotype is inherited. As measurements of a paternal allele may not be available, embodiments can measure the property at some loci where the fetus is homozygous and some loci where the fetus is heterozygous, but account for such loci where the fetus is heterozygous in the selection of a threshold for determining inheritance of a maternal haplotype. To determine parental haplotypes, direct haplotyping can be performed, and loci within a specified of the mutation can be selected and used in haplotype block for the measurements. Targeted measurements of a region including the mutation using predetermined primer/probes that may be re-used across subjects.

Abstract: An example method of reducing a number of draw commands issued to a GPU includes generating a first scene graph including a first set of nodes for rendering objects in a first frame and generating a second scene graph including a second set of nodes for rendering objects in a second frame. The method further includes identifying a common portion of the first and second frames. The common portion corresponds to a plurality of nodes in the first and second scene graphs that are the same. The method also includes replacing the plurality of nodes in the second scene graph with a single node including a single draw command that represents draw commands in the plurality of nodes. The single draw command causes the GPU to display the texture in the second frame. The texture is based on a rendering of the common portion in the first frame.

Abstract: A method is described. The method includes selecting a camera block or a graphics processing unit (GPU) to analyze an image for image quality upon capturing the image by a camera on a mobile device. The method also includes analyzing the image for image quality based on the camera block or GPU selection. The method further includes generating a user notification upon detecting one or more problems with the image based on the image quality analysis.

Abstract: A method for surveillance of user access to a security critical resource is described. The method includes receiving a request to access the security critical resource that is pre-specified for surveillance. The method also includes prompting to capture a facial image with a user-facing camera. If a face is detected in the facial image, then the method further includes storing the facial image according to a pre-specified storage policy, and accessing the security critical resource.