Abstract: A tool connector is provided, including: a main body, including a connection portion including a through hole, a blocking member being movably received in the through hole; an adapter member, inserted in the main body and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the adapter member is located in the first position, the adapter member is abutted radially against the blocking member so that the blocking member is urged outwardly, and when the adapter member is located in the second position, the blocking member is not urged outwardly by the adapter member so that the blocking member is inwardly movable; an elastic member, disposed between the main body and the adapter member, urging the adapter member toward the first position; at least one detent member, disposed on the main body, configured to block the adapter member from detaching from the main body.

Abstract: A wall mounting device for mounting a scanner includes a bracket, a fastening element, a guiding element and a paper outlet tray. The scanner defines an inputting end and an outputting end. A lower end of the bracket has a scanner holder. An upper end of the scanner holder is opened freely to form an assembling hole. A lower end of the scanner holder defines an opening groove. The inputting end is exposed to the assembling hole. The outputting end is exposed to the opening groove. The fastening element is fastened to the bracket. The guiding element is mounted to the upper end of the scanner holder. The inputting end is corresponding to the guiding element through the assembling hole. The paper outlet tray is mounted to the lower end of the bracket. The outputting end is corresponding to the paper outlet tray through the opening groove.

Abstract: A high electron mobility transistor includes a substrate, a channel layer disposed on the substrate, a barrier layer disposed on the channel layer, a gate structure, a drain structure, and a source structure disposed on the barrier layer and arranged along a first direction, a passivation layer disposed on the barrier layer and between the gate structure, the drain structure, and the source structure, and a conductive plate structure between the gate structure and the drain structure. The conductive plate structure includes a plurality of protruding portions extending into the passivation layer and the barrier layer and arranged along the first direction, and a base portion on the passivation layer and the protruding portions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a use of Genipin-1-?-D-gentiobioside in preparation of a drug, specifically for use in a drug that treats respiratory inflammatory injury caused by coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, or Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. The present disclosure has discovered that Genipin-1-?-D-gentiobioside possesses the characteristics of reducing viral load, lung index, and inflammatory cytokines in lung tissue following coronavirus infection, respiratory syncytial virus infection, or Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. It also demonstrates a significant protective effect against death caused by coronavirus infection.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel and a cover plate disposed relative to the display panel. The display panel has a display area and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area. The cover plate includes a substrate. The cover plate includes a light-shielding structure disposed on the surface of the substrate. The light-shielding structure includes a first portion corresponding to the display area. The cover plate includes an anti-reflective layer disposed on another surface of the substrate. The anti-reflective layer corresponds to the display area and the peripheral area. The penetration rate of the portion of the cover plate that corresponds to the display area is in a range of 20% to 92%.

Abstract: Example network resource allocation methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes obtaining service requirement information of a live service and data stream attribute information of the live service in a first time period. The service requirement information describes a status of transmitting a data stream of the live service in a content delivery network in the first time period, and the first time period is after a current time. The method further includes obtaining, based on the service requirement information and the data stream attribute information, retrieval traffic and output traffic that are generated by the live service in the first time period. A network resource in the content delivery network is allocated based on the retrieval traffic and the output traffic.

Abstract: Present invention teaches the method of using a keratin hydrolysis peptide (“KHP”) solution to reduce the suppression of corn growth due to waterlogging stress. 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 soil containing the corn seeds or seedlings; the solution can also be sprayed to the leaf surface of corn seedlings at a growth period of the corn seedlings. Optionally, the KHP solution can be diluted by water, as disclosed in the specification, for applying to the soil or for spraying to leaf surface of corn seedlings.

Abstract: A recycling processing method for wind turbine blades, which uses an acidic degradation solution for recycling waste material from wind turbine blades, mainly using a hardware design that involves immersing waste material comprising composite material of fiberglass or carbon fiber in the acidic degradation solution, effectively causing the composite waste material to swell and separate to form degradable glass fiber cloth, which is finally cleaned and dried to achieve a glass fiber cloth with no surface residual glue and a resin degreasing rate of 99.6%. Accordingly, effectively achieving recyclables by carrying out a degradation process at normal temperature to save hardware costs, and enabling reclaiming the degradation solution using fractionation by distillation, which can then be reused. Hence, the recycling processing method has the advantages of involving a simple manufacturing process, high efficiency, and the ability to process waste materials on-site, without bearing the high cost of transportation.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for video coding. The method includes: partitioning video pictures into a plurality of CUs, at least one of which is further partitioned into two PUs including at least one geometric shaped PU; constructing a first merge list including a plurality of candidates, each candidate being a MV including a List 0 MV, and/or a List 1 MV; locating a first candidate for the first PU and a second candidate for the second PU according to a first index and a second index, respectively; obtaining a first uni-prediction MV for the first PU by selecting a List X1 MV of the first candidate according to a first binary reference list indication flag; and obtaining a second uni-prediction MV for the second PU by selecting a List X2 MV of the second candidate according to a second binary reference list indication flag.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to an integrated circuit (IC) device including a thin-film resistor (TFR) overlying a substrate and including a first film and a second film that are stacked in a direction transverse to a top surface of the substrate. The first film includes a first material having a negative temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR) within a temperature range. The negative TCR causes a resistance of the first film to decrease as a temperature of the first film increases. The second film includes a second material having a positive TCR within the temperature range. The positive TCR causes a resistance of the second film to increase as a temperature of the second film increases.

Abstract: The application discloses a power conversion system (PCS) parallel architecture and a synchronous control method. Among a plurality of corresponding PCS controllers of the PCS parallel architecture, when a target PCS controller is the first to issue a synchronization signal on a synchronization signal bus, the target PCS controller obtains control authority, the synchronization signal issued by the target PCS controller is taken as a system synchronization signal, and other PCS controllers that did not obtain control authority refer to the system synchronization signal for synchronizing with the system synchronization signal.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image capture that support image processing. In a first aspect, a method of image processing includes receiving first image data from a first image sensor; receiving second image data from a second image sensor of a second camera, wherein at least one of the first image data or the second image data is received through a variable aperture (VA) having an adjusted aperture setting applied by the first camera or the second camera; and/or determining a first output frame based on the first image data and the second image data by adjusting the second image data to match a characteristic of the first image data. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: The present invention is related to compositions and methods for gene therapy. Several approaches described herein utilize the Neisseria meningitidis Cas9 system that provides a hyperaccurate CRISPR gene editing platform. Furthermore, the invention incorporates full length and truncated single guide RNA sequences that permit a complete sgRNA-Nme1Cas9 vector to be inserted into an adeno-associated viral plasmid that is compatible for in vivo administration. Furthermore, Type II-C Cas9 orthologs have been identified that target protospacer adjacent motif sequences limited to between one-four required nucleotides.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes an insulator, a semiconductor fin, a gate stack, a gate contact, a source/drain material, and a source/drain contact structure. The semiconductor fin protrudes from the insulator. The gate stack is disposed on the semiconductor fin and the insulator. The gate contact is disposed on and electrically connected to the gate stack. The source/drain material is disposed on the semiconductor fin. The source/drain contact structure is disposed on and electrically connected to the source/drain material. The semiconductor fin extends along a first direction, the gate stack extends along a second direction different from the first direction. An offset S in the second direction between the gate contact and the source/drain contact structure satisfies: 0<S?(W/2+D/2), wherein W is a width of the semiconductor fin, and D is a dimension of the gate contact.

Abstract: A cantilever structure includes an anchor portion and a film structure. The film structure covers over a cavity and vibrates within the cavity. A length of the film structure is less than a width of the film structure. The anchor portion includes at least one protrusion protruding toward the cavity, and the film structure is anchored on the anchor portion with the at least one protrusion.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide a cooperative positioning system and method for an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) cluster based on ranging and information interaction. In some examples, the cooperative positioning system includes one master UUV, multiple slave UUVs, and a cooperative positioning apparatus. In some examples, the cooperative positioning method includes following steps. A master UUV and a slave UUV perform internal clock disciplining. The master UUV periodically packages a location of the master UUV and a covariance matrix of location estimation into a cooperative positioning data packet and broadcasts the cooperative positioning data packet to slave UUVs of a cluster. The slave UUV receives the cooperative positioning data packet. A cooperative positioning apparatus of the salve UUV constructs a state and a measurement equation according to data. The cooperative positioning apparatus calculates and obtains a cooperative positioning result by using an extended Kalman filter (EKF).

Abstract: The disclosure discloses an electronic atomization device, including a housing, and an atomization unit and a baking unit which are disposed in the housing. The atomization unit includes a first airflow passage configured for bringing out an atomizing gas, and the baking unit includes a baking cavity. The atomization unit and the baking unit are disposed side by side in a transverse direction of the housing, and the first airflow passage is communicated with the baking cavity to enable a mixture of a smoke with an atomizing gas. Through a combined use of the atomization unit and the baking unit, a comprehensive requirement of a user on taste and mouthfeel can be met. Further, the atomization unit and the baking unit are disposed side by side in the transverse direction of the housing, such that the electronic atomization device is more compact in overall structure.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods are provided. An exemplary method according to the present disclosure includes providing a workpiece including a semiconductor fin protruding from a substrate, a first placeholder gate and a second placeholder gate over channel regions of the semiconductor fin, and a source/drain feature disposed between the channel regions. The method also includes removing a portion of the first placeholder gate and a portion of the substrate directly disposed thereunder to form an isolation trench, forming a dielectric feature in the isolation trench, replacing the second placeholder gate with a metal gate stack, selectively recessing the dielectric feature, forming a first capping layer over the metal gate stack and a second capping layer over the recessed dielectric feature, and forming a source/drain contact over and electrically coupled to the source/drain feature.

Abstract: A semiconductor device having improved leakage current characteristics includes a semiconductor substrate with first and second nitride-based semiconductor layers so as to form a heterojunction therebetween with a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) region. A doped III-V nitride-based semiconductor layer is disposed over the second nitride-based semiconductor layer. The doped layer has a substantially inverted trapezoidal cross-sectional shape with a longer inverted trapezoid base as an upper surface of the doped III-V nitride-based semiconductor layer and a width of the cross-sectional shape decreasing as the distance away from the upper surface increases. A gate electrode is disposed on or above the doped III-V semiconductor layer and positioned on or above the longer inverted trapezoid base. At least two source/drain (S/D) electrodes are disposed over the second nitride-based semiconductor layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for inspecting wafer carriers is disclosed. In one example, the apparatus includes: a housing; a load port; a robot arm inside the housing; and a processor. The load port is configured to load a wafer carrier into the housing. The robot arm is configured to move a first camera connected to the robot arm. The first camera is configured to capture a plurality of images of the wafer carrier. The processor is configured to process the plurality of images to inspect the wafer carrier.