Abstract: A device for bending a kirschner wire comprises: a retaining slot for fixing a kirschner wire, with a contact for applying a bending force to a steel needle fixed by the retaining slot being disposed at a lateral of the retaining slot. Compared with the prior art in which clamping heads are used to clamp a steel needle first and then the steel needle is forcibly bent in the clamped state in most cases, which may be time-consuming and strenuous, the present invention provides not only a device for bending and chipping off an orthopedic steel needle in one time, which is applicable to cases where chipping off of steel needles is required, but also a device capable of only bending a steel needle, which is low in requirement on material and low in manufacturing cost as the force for bending a steel needle is far smaller than the force for chipping off the same, and thus is applicable to cases where only bending of steel needles is required.

Abstract: A request sending method, which includes receiving a request instruction sent by a user, wherein the request instruction includes request numerical information and a requested object identifier; splitting, according to a requested object limiting rule, a specific numerical value indicated by the request numerical information into at least two request numerical values conforming to the limiting rule; and successively sending, for the at least two request numerical values conforming to the limiting rule, requests to a requested object indicated by the requested object identifier. The deficiency of poor experience that is caused by the need of initiating a numerical data sending request for multiple times by a user is avoided. The present disclosure further discloses a request sending apparatus.

Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing extending in a horizontal direction and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The electrical connector is provided with a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity which are arranged in an up-and-down arrangement in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. Each conductive terminals comprises a first contact portion extending upwardly into the first receiving cavity and a second contact portion extending downwardly into the second receiving cavity. The conductive terminals are used to electrically connect a pair of first and second electrical components which are respectively inserted into the first and second receiving cavity via the first and second contact portions. The electrical connector is provided with the receiving cavity for inserting the second electrical component, thereby facilitating the assembly of the second electrical component and the electrical connector.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and system are presented. The methods include, for instance: identifying, by one or more processor, a current task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, an indicator of a commencement of a switching event, where the switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a new task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, behavior analysis data relating to a plurality of past switching events, where each past switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a target task. The behavior analysis data includes a timestamp for each past switching event. The method also includes determining, by the one or more processor, based on the behavior analysis data, at least one recommended task, where the at least one recommended task includes at least one target task.

Abstract: Provided are an array substrate and a manufacturing method therefor, and a display panel. The array substrate comprises: a base substrate; a data line and a passivation layer which are formed on the base substrate; a common electrode layer formed on the passivation layer; and a shielding electrode layer and a barrier layer which are formed on the base substrate, wherein the shielding electrode layer is arranged between the data line and the passivation layer, the barrier layer is arranged between the data line and the shielding electrode layer, the shielding electrode layer is grounded, and the barrier layer is made of a material with an insulation function.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for feeding electronic components for insertion onto circuit boards, the apparatus comprising: a vibratory bowl configured for receiving electronic components and for lining up the electronic components onto a moveable conveyor, the vibratory bowl is configured for vibrating and guiding each of the electronic components towards an opening in the vibratory bowl where each of the electronic components is transferred to the conveyor; a component processing unit configured for checking operation of each of the electronic components lined up along the conveyor and for removing any defective electronic component failing the operation check; and a component feeder configured for transferring each of the electronic components that are non-defective to a machine for handling insertion of the electronic components onto circuit boards.

Abstract: A semiconductor element has a metal protective layer and a metal oxide protective layer formed on the substrate to prevent the Si substrate surface from forming an amorphous layer; and a transition layer to reduce lattice difference between the metal oxide protective layer and the III-IV-group buffer layer, thus improving crystal quality of the III-IV-group buffer layer. A fabrication method can avoid formation of amorphous layers and cracks surrounding the Si substrate surface. A light-emitting diode (LED) element or a transistor element can be formed by depositing a high-quality multi-layer buffer structure via PVD and forming a GaN, InGaN or AlGaN epitaxial layer thereon.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly and a connecting member thereof, the connecting member comprises: a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface which are opposite. A first connecting portion comprising two first protruding ribs spaced apart from each other and protruding upwardly from the upper surface of the base portion and two first latching grooves respectively provided at opposite inner sides of the two first protruding ribs, and the two first latching grooves extends along a front-rear direction. A second connecting portion comprising four upright extending walls spaced apart from each other and extending downwardly out from the lower surface of the base portion and four first latching flanges respectively extending horizontally out from the four upright extending walls. A resilient latching arm extending out from one end of the base portion, having a first positioning portion provided to an upper surface thereof and a second positioning portion provided to a lower surface thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for feeding electronic components for insertion onto circuit boards, the apparatus comprising; a vibratory bowl configured for receiving electronic components and for lining up the electronic components onto a moveable conveyor, the vibratory bowl is configured for vibrating and guiding each of the electronic components towards an opening in the vibratory bowl where each of the electronic components is transferred to the conveyor; a component processing unit configured for checking operation of each of the electronic components lined up along the conveyor and for removing any defective electronic component failing the operation check; and a component feeder configured for transferring each of the electronic components that are non-defective to a machine for handling insertion of the electronic components onto circuit boards.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thin film transistor array substrate, a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. The thin film transistor array substrate comprises: a base substrate, and arranged on the base substrate, a common electrode and a plurality of subpixel units in a matrix. Two gate signal lines are provided between two adjacent rows of subpixel units, and two adjacent columns of subpixel units form a set of subpixel unit columns. Each set of the subpixel unit columns sharing a data signal line located between two columns of subpixel units. The thin film transistor array substrate further comprises: at least one metal wire arranged in a gap between adjacent sets of the subpixel unit columns and connected to a low-level potential. A projection of the metal wire on the base substrate and a projection of the common electrode on the base substrate have an overlapping region.

Abstract: A degradable polymer composition comprises a polyurethane comprising ester groups in a backbone of the polyurethane and carboxylic acid groups attached to the backbone of the polyurethane; and a filler comprising one or more of the following: a powder comprising particles having an average particle size of about 5 microns to about 500 microns; or a fiber having an average length of about ? inch to about 5 inches. Also disclosed are articles comprising the composition. A method to degrade the article includes exposing the article to a fluid at a temperature of about 25° C. to about 300° C.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an elastic composite comprises forming a preform from a filler filled one-dimensional elastic structure that comprises a filler and a matrix material forming a pattern that provides elasticity to the one-dimensional elastic structure; and forming the elastic composite from the preform via one or more of the following: sintering; compression molding; or hot isostatic pressing.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to systems and methods for analyzing a sample from a surface. In certain aspects, the invention provides systems that include a sample introduction member that has an inlet, an outlet, and an opening along a wall of the sample introduction member. The sample introduction member may be configured such that the opening couples with a surface that includes a sample in a manner in which molecules of the sample enter the sample introduction member via the opening and exit the sample introduction member via the outlet. A mass spectrometer is configured to receive the molecules of the sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to kits and methods of modifying the prokaryotic genome a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)-Cas system that utilized one nicking Cas nuclease and crRNAs. The kid and methods delete or replace portions of the prokaryotic genome. In some embodiments, an entire gene or multiple genes may be deleted or replaced.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating housing, a detecting contact and a metallic shell shielding around the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a base portion and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base portion. The metallic shell surrounds the meting tongue to form a receiving cavity opening forwardly. The conductive terminals have contacting sections exposed in the receiving cavity. The metallic shell has a resilient contacting portion contacting or disconnecting with the detecting contact so as to obtain detecting function.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus of channel estimation using time-domain parameter extraction are disclosed. The wireless channel can be modeled by a multipath model with a limited number of parameters in the continuous time domain. In the discrete time domain, the multipath model leads to channel impulse responses that have a limited number of channel taps with non-negligible energy. Extracting the time-domain parameters and then reconstructing the channel yields channel estimates that have better accuracy. Time-domain parameter extraction also has lower computational complexity than existing methods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a compatible and magnetic absorption-type electronic building block, which comprises a circuit board, a plug connector and a socket connector, wherein the plug connector and the socket connector both comprise an insulation body and a conductive terminal, and the insulation body is arranged with a mounting body and two support feet. A bottom of the mounting body is arranged with an open region, and the mounting body is provided with a butting panel, a top panel and a rear cover. The electronic building block of the invention can not only implement electronic circuit module splicing, but also implement a complex three-dimensional modeling function due to the above specially designed structure. Moreover, the electronic building block can be seamlessly spliced to a common plastic building block in a market.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and system are presented. The methods include, for instance: identifying, by one or more processor, a current task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, an indicator of a commencement of a switching event, where the switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a new task, obtaining, by the one or more processor, behavior analysis data relating to a plurality of past switching events, where each past switching event includes a transition originating from the current task and concluding at a target task. The behavior analysis data includes a timestamp for each past switching event. The method also includes determining, by the one or more processor, based on the behavior analysis data, at least one recommended task, where the at least one recommended task includes at least one target task.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly and a connecting member thereof, the connecting member comprises: a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface which are opposite. A first connecting portion comprising two first protruding ribs spaced apart from each other and protruding upwardly from the upper surface of the base portion and two first latching grooves respectively provided at opposite inner sides of the two first protruding ribs, and the two first latching grooves extends along a front-rear direction. A second connecting portion comprising four upright extending walls spaced apart from each other and extending downwardly out from the lower surface of the base portion and four first latching flanges respectively extending horizontally out from the four upright extending walls. A resilient latching arm extending out from one end of the base portion, having a first positioning portion provided to an upper surface thereof and a second positioning portion provided to a lower surface thereof.

Abstract: Techniques are described for interacting with a nature inspired virtual environment to present information to the user. The information can be presented to the user by using a collection of icons in the virtual environment. The virtual environment and the collection of icons can resemble a scene from nature. As a result, the additional information is presented to the user without disrupting the visual appearance of the nature inspired virtual environment.