Abstract: Vulcanizates with desirable properties can be obtained from compounds incorporating polymers that include hydroxyl group-containing aryl functionalities. The functionalities can be incorporated by using any or all of appropriate initiators, monomers and terminating compounds. Such polymers exhibit excellent interactivity with both conventional and non-conventional fillers.

Abstract: A method for controlling and adjusting a machining parameter of a processing machine detects and acquires information of workpieces during processing, and calculates an error compensation depending on the detected information and a mathematical model. The error compensation is compared with a first preset value and a determination made as to whether the error compensation is greater than a first preset value. The machining parameter is adjusted when the error compensation is not greater than the first preset value, the processing machine can be stopped if greater. An apparatus, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for controlling the machining parameter are also disclosed.

Abstract: Topology discovery between compute nodes and interconnect switches including creating, on an interconnect switch, a virtual topology discovery device for a first port, wherein the interconnect switch is coupled to a compute node via the first port, and wherein the virtual topology discovery device comprises a port identifier for the first port; mapping the virtual topology discovery device to the first port; receiving an inventory request from the compute node via the first port; routing the inventory request to the virtual topology discovery device for the first port; and sending, from the virtual topology discovery device for the first port, the port identifier to the compute node.

Abstract: A method and system for achieving a link budget improvement in a diverse OFDM radio system by addressing the timing misalignment issue that can occur due to the differences in propagation time in signals between mobile stations and Radio Access Nodes. Timing misalignment is shared or split between the primary path to a primary Radio Access Node and a diverse path to a diverse Radio Access Node. The relative timing offsets between mobile stations are adjusted, the mobile stations are grouped into zones using a variety of different grouping techniques, and the transmission for each mobile station is scheduled, using one or more of a variety of scheduling techniques.

Abstract: A wax-polymer compound includes (a) a polymer component that is a polymerized unsaturated monomer, optionally copolymerized with a vinyl-aromatic monomer, and (b) a halogenated hydrocarbon wax component. The polymer component is grafted to the halogenated hydrocarbon wax component, and the wax-polymer compound has a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 100,000. A method of making the wax-polymer compound and a coated silica particle are also disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a voltage generating device and a calibrating method thereof. The voltage generating device includes a bandgap circuit, a regulator circuit and a calibrating circuit. The bandgap circuit provides a bandgap voltage. The regulator circuit generates an output voltage correspondingly according to the bandgap voltage. In a first stage of a calibration period, the calibrating circuit detects the bandgap voltage, and correspondingly sets a resistance of at least one resistor of the bandgap circuit according to the bandgap voltage. In a second stage of the calibration period, the calibrating circuit detects the output voltage, and correspondingly sets a resistance of at least one resistor of the regulator circuit according to the output voltage.

Abstract: The present invention provides an elastomeric composition comprising: at least one first elastomer; at least one first hydrocarbon polymer additive; and at least one second hydrocarbon polymer additive; wherein each of the first hydrocarbon polymer additive and the second hydrocarbon polymer additive is selected from the group consisting of: C5 aliphatic resins, C9 aromatic resins, mixed C5/C9 resins, pure aromatic monomer resins, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) resins, aromatic modified cycloaliphatic resins, coumarone indene resins, rosin resins, rosin esters, terpene resins, modified terpene resins, terpene phenolic resins, and hydrogenated resins thereof. The composition may further comprise a second elastomer which is immiscible with the first elastomer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for allowing software developers and the like to embed various different types of code and/or data manipulations into a software product. The embedded code manipulation instructions may be accessed and executed by test engineers or other users to induce fault paths and the like in the software product at run-time for analyzing the software's response to the induced fault paths. For instance, a user application of a software manipulation framework may expose a list of all of the instruction sets to a test engineer or the like in conjunction with one or more testing procedures to be performed on the software. Unless accessed by the test engineer, all of the testing probes may be represented by noops or placeholders at runtime to limit performance impact on the software.

Abstract: Vulcanizates with desirable properties can be obtained from compounds incorporating polymers that include hydroxyl group-containing aryl functionalities. The functionalities can be incorporated by using any or all of appropriate initiators, monomers and optional terminating compounds. Such polymers exhibit excellent interactivity with both conventional and non-conventional fillers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a probiotic powder comprising at least one probiotic bacterium, said method comprising: a) providing a probiotic biomass composition comprising at least one probiotic bacterium resulting from the culture of said probiotic bacterium in a whey-containing nutrient medium having a total solid content ranging from above 25% by weight to up to 35% by weight, based on the total weight of the said whey-containing nutrient medium; b) spray drying or freeze drying the said probiotic biomass provided at step a) so as to obtain the said probiotic powder.

Abstract: A material transport property measurement system includes an ellipsometry system, a heat capacity measurement system, and a controller. The ellipsometry system has a light source to generate a light which passes through a polarizer and shines on a sample. The sample reflects the light to an integrated polarization analyzer, which includes multiple polarizers with different polarization angles distributed from 0 to 180 degrees. A detector assembly includes multiple detectors corresponding to the multiple polarizers to detect light passing through the respective polarizers and generate multiple first electrical signals. The heat capacity measurement system measures a temperature parameter of the sample using a non-contact method, and outputs a second electrical signal. The controller analyzes the second and the multiple first electrical signals to obtain the transport properties of the material. A material transport property measurement method is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for rapid ellipsometry. The apparatus contains a light source, a polarizer, a sample stage, an integrated polarization analyzer, and a detector assembly. The light emitted by light source is polarized by the polarizer and shines on the sample mounted on sample stage. The light is reflected from the sample surface and passes through the integrated polarization analyzer. The analyzer contains multiple polarizers with different polarization angles from 0 to 180 degrees for transmitting light from the sample. The detector assembly includes multiple detectors corresponding one-to-one with the multiple polarizers, for independently determining the light intensity transmitted by each polarizer. The current invention provides a rapid ellipsometry apparatus that is highly efficient, with the fastest acquisition time down to nanosecond scale for obtaining dynamic parameters of the sample.

Abstract: A wax-polymer compound includes (a) a polymer component that is a polymerized unsaturated monomer, optionally copolymerized with a vinyl-aromatic monomer, and (b) a halogenated hydrocarbon wax component. The polymer component is grafted to the halogenated hydrocarbon wax component, and the wax-polymer compound has a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to about 100,000, A method of making the wax-polymer compound and a coated silica particle are also disclosed. A rubber composition includes a rubber elastomer comprising a polymerized unsaturated monomer and optionally a polymerized vinyl-aromatic monomer, the elastomer having a number average molecular weight of about 100,000 to about 1,000,000. It further includes a filler in an amount of about 5 to about 200 phr, the filler comprising carbon black, silica, or both; and a wax-polymer additive.

Abstract: An audio jack connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals fastened to the insulating housing, and a switch terminal assembly mounted to the insulating housing. The switch terminal assembly includes a first switch terminal having an elastic arm, and a second switch terminal. A tail end of the elastic arm is connected with a first touch portion. A connecting portion connected between the tail end of the elastic arm and the first touch portion is fastened with an insulating block. The second switch terminal has a second touch portion. An audio plug connector is inserted into the audio jack connector. After contact portions of the plurality of the conductive terminals contact corresponding docking positions of the audio plug connector, the audio plug connector pushes against the insulating block to move downward to make the first touch portion abut against the second touch portion.

Abstract: Controlling operation of a converter circuit regulating power transfer between first and second voltage sources includes comparing a detected power value in the converter circuit with a power command value; determining a converter gain based on detected first and second voltage levels of the first and second voltage sources; and determining operation signals for transmitting to switches in the converter circuit during a steady state to control switching time and duration. When the detected power value differs from the power command value, the method includes determining values of two or more variables associated with adjustment of switching time and duration based on the detected first and second voltage levels; and determining operation signals to transmit to the switches during a power transition state based on the determined values of the two or more variables to adjust switching time and switching duration of the switches, thereby regulating power transition.

Abstract: Techniques relating to communicating system events in universal serial bus (USB) power delivery (PD) devices are described. In an example, a USB PD controller receives a notification of a system event in a first device associated with the USB PD controller, the system event being based on one of a change in machine state of the first device and occurrence of a user interaction event in the first device. A PD protocol based message, indicative of the system event in the first device, is generated. The PD protocol based message provides for activation of a predefined profile setting in a second device, wherein the second device is to interface with the first device through the USB PD controller.

Abstract: Methods of, treatments using, and devices for restoring the regenerative capability for mesenchymal stem cells and isolating and expanding a small subpopulation of less defective mesenchymal stem cells from the bone marrow stromal cells of people with decreased quality and/or quantity of mesenchymal stem cells, such as elderly people.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antibodies, particularly antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to the type III deletion mutant, EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to human monoclonal antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to EGFRvIII. Diagnostic and therapeutic formulations of such antibodies, and immunoconjugates thereof, are also provided.

Abstract: In video quality control and estimation, the joint evaluation of compression artifacts and channel artifacts is a problem. The invention considers the joint perception of both a compression artifact level Dm(V) and a channel artifact level Dh(V) in a method for calculating overall distortion in a video being affected by compression artifacts and channel artifacts. The method comprises a step of adding a compression artifact level Dm(V) and a summand S that is derived from log (Dh(V)) multiplied with a factor that decreases with increasing compression artifact level Dm, such as D(V)=Dm(V)+c·(K?Dm(V))·log(Dh(V)). The result obtained is a measure for the overall distortion.

Abstract: Partitioning a circuit design can include determining, using a processor, a target area utilization and a target cut utilization by iterating over a range of timing violations and determining, using the processor, a worst allowed timing violation based upon the target area utilization and the target cut utilization. Circuit elements of the circuit design can be assigned to partitions, using the processor, for implementation of the circuit design in a multi-die integrated circuit based upon a partition cost calculated using the target area utilization, the target cut utilization, and the worst allowed timing violation.