Abstract: A system used for conducting transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in a small animal is disclosed. The system may comprise: a miniaturized coil comprising C-shaped magnetic iron core having a first base and a second base, and having insulated copper wires wound around the magnetic iron core; and a stimulator that is configured to generate TMS pulses through the miniaturized coil. A method for conducting transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in a small animal is also disclosed. The method may comprise: placing a miniaturized coil proximate a skull of the small animal, and generating an E-field in a brain of the small animal using the miniaturized coil.

Abstract: In a heterogeneous computing environment, a validity flag indicates whether a given memory has a valid copy of a given data object. When the data object is required at a target memory for a scheduled task, another (source) memory having a valid copy of the data object is identified. A protocol guides selection of the source memory based on efficiency of data transfer to the target memory. A data transfer command is generated at runtime, when tasks have been scheduled among respective processors. Execution of the command copies the valid data object from the source memory to the target memory. Superior performance is achieved even in extremely heterogeneous environments. Performance results, variations, and applications are presented.

Abstract: The present invention provides hepcidin analogues with improved in vivo half lives, and related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: Integrated circuits including MOSFETs with selectively recessed gate electrodes. Transistors having recessed gate electrodes with reduced capacitive coupling area to adjacent source and drain contact metallization are provided alongside transistors with gate electrodes that are non-recessed and have greater z-height. In embodiments, analog circuits employ transistors with gate electrodes of a given z-height while logic gates employ transistors with recessed gate electrodes of lesser z-height. In embodiments, subsets of substantially planar gate electrodes are selectively etched back to differentiate a height of the gate electrode based on a given transistor's application within a circuit.

Abstract: Integrated circuits including MOSFETs with selectively recessed gate electrodes. Transistors having recessed gate electrodes with reduced capacitive coupling area to adjacent source and drain contact metallization are provided alongside transistors with gate electrodes that are non-recessed and have greater z-height. In embodiments, analog circuits employ transistors with gate electrodes of a given z-height while logic gates employ transistors with recessed gate electrodes of lesser z-height. In embodiments, subsets of substantially planar gate electrodes are selectively etched back to differentiate a height of the gate electrode based on a given transistor's application within a circuit.

Abstract: The invention provides a containment structure, the containment structure comprising a vessel with an upwardly facing opening defining a periphery; a lid in rotatable and slidable communication with the periphery; and a plurality of rods contained within the lid and in slidable communication with the periphery. Also provided is a method for sealing and unsealing a containment vessel defining a body with a longitudinal axis and a lid, the method comprising simultaneously moving the lid parallel to the longitudinal axis and orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to using octrees and trilinear interpretation to generate field-specific representations. In one embodiment, a method includes acquiring a latent vector describing an object. The method includes generating an octree from the latent vector according to a recursive network, the octree representing the object at a desired level-of-detail (LoD). The method includes extracting features from the octree at separate resolutions. The method includes providing a field as a representation of the object according to the features.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for the treatment and/or prevention of iron overload diseases such as hereditary hemochromatosis.

Abstract: The present invention provides hepcidin analogues with improved in vivo half lives, and related pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides neural fields for sparse novel view synthesis of outdoor scenes. Given just a single or a few input images from a novel scene, the disclosed technology can render new 360° views of complex unbounded outdoor scenes. This can be achieved by constructing an image-conditional triplanar representation to model the 3D surrounding from various perspectives. The disclosed technology can generalize across novel scenes and viewpoints for complex 360° outdoor scenes.

Abstract: Described herein are nucleic acid detection compositions and systems comprising an internal nuclease chain reaction (NCR) for signal amplification and methods of using these NCR-containing compositions and systems.

Abstract: A system for monitoring stored spent fuel rods is provided, the system comprising: canisters containing the spent fuel rods; and temperature measuring means positioned on external surfaces of the canisters. Also provided is a method for monitoring stored spent fuel rods contained in canisters, the method comprising measuring temperature of the canisters at a plurality of external surfaces of each of the canisters, recording time of temperature differences between said external surfaces, determining time of oxidation initiation of the spent fuel rods based on the recording time, and preventing oxidation from occurring.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display panel configured to produce light and a lens assembly that receives the light from the display panel. The lens assembly may include a first lens and a second lens. The second lens may be a removable lens that is configured to be selectively attached to the lens assembly. The lens assembly may also include a partially reflective mirror that is interposed between the first lens and the display panel, a reflective polarizer that is interposed between the first lens and the second lens when the second lens is attached to the lens assembly, and a quarter wave plate that is interposed between the reflective polarizer and the second lens when the second lens element is attached to the lens assembly.

Abstract: A portable communications device is adapted with a controlled self-erasing option to programmably store user content and key data based on a desired limited lifespan for such data. This allows for improved security in the event the device is misplaced or lost as the onboard user data eventually becomes physically destroyed and unreadable to a third party without requiring a remote access destruction capability.

Abstract: A controller is adapted for a portable communications device, such as a smartphone, with a user controlled self-erasing option to programmably store data locally only for limited periods of time until it can be uploaded to a cloud device. This allows for improved data storage management on the device including increased storage capacity.

Abstract: The disclosure provides compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of sickle cell disease.

Abstract: An article includes a substrate having a circuit forming surface and a non-circuit forming surface opposite the circuit forming surface. The article further includes a protective tape borne on the circuit forming surface. The protective tape includes a support layer and a curable adhesive layer borne on a major surface of the support layer. The curable adhesive layer includes a rubber elastomer and a thermal curing agent.

Abstract: A head-mounted device may have optical modules that present images to a user's left and right eyes. Each optical module may have a lens support structure that supports a display and a fixed lens. Vision correction lenses may be removably coupled to the fixed lenses to help customize the head-mounted device to the vision of a particular user. A user may view images on the displays through the removable and fixed lenses from eye boxes. The optical modules may include infrared light sources that supply infrared light to the eye boxes and infrared light sensors such as infrared cameras for gaze tracking and authentication. The lenses may have optical surfaces covered with coating that enhance optical performance and may have edge surfaces that are provided with structures to help reduce stray light reflections. The lenses may be configured to pass visible and infrared light.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions and systems comprising activators of type III accessory nucleases and methods of using these compositions and systems.

Abstract: A method comprising selecting at least one granola; mixing at least two additives with a selected granola and at least one sugar; coating the at least one granola with a dry corn syrup solid; generating a first moisture barrier that encapsulates a coated granola; dividing the granola cluster into at least one predetermined size; reducing a temperature associated with the granola cluster; generating a second moisture barrier that encapsulates the first moisture barrier that encapsulates the coated granola; and storing the coated granola cluster in a climate-controlled package for at least twelve hours.