Abstract: An estimation method includes: obtaining a first voice feature group of a plurality of persons who speak a first language; obtaining a second voice feature group of a plurality of persons who speak a second language; obtaining a voice feature of a subject; correcting the voice feature of the subject according to a relationship between the first voice feature group and the second voice feature group; estimating, from the voice feature of the subject that has been corrected, an oral function or a cognitive function of the subject by using an estimation process for an oral function or a cognitive function based on the second language; and outputting a result of estimation of the oral function or the cognitive function of the subject.

Abstract: Disclosed are a tricyclic fused heterocyclic compound having a PDE3/4 dual inhibitory effect represented by formula (I), a stereoisomer, a solvate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use thereof in the preparation of a drug for treating/preventing PDE3/4-mediated diseases. Each group in formula (I) is as defined in the description.

Abstract: An estimation device includes: an instructor that instructs a speaker to repetitively utter two syllables containing (i) a sound including a velar plosive in a consonant or a sound including an alveolar fricative in a consonant, and (ii) a sound including an alveolar plosive in a consonant; a voice obtainer that obtains a voice of the speaker; an estimator that analyzes a voice feature of the voice obtained, and estimates an oral function of the speaker based on the voice feature analyzed; and a presenter that presents a condition of the oral function of the speaker which has been estimated.

Abstract: ROS-responsive prodrugs and methods of making thereof are disclosed. These prodrugs can contain two captopril moieties and one cinnamaldehyde moiety that are linked by a thioacetal linking moiety; upon cleavage of the thioacetal linking moiety by ROS, the prodrugs can release two captopril or captopril derivatives and one cinnamaldehyde or cinnamaldehyde derivative. Pharmaceutical formulations in a unit dosage form suitable for the delivery of the prodrugs to a subject in need thereof are disclosed. The pharmaceutical formulations may include one or more additional anti-inflammatory active agents in their free form. The pharmaceutical formulation can be administered by oral administration, parenteral administration, inhalation, mucosal administration, or a combination thereof. Methods for preventing or treating an inflammatory disease or disorder, or treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms associated with an inflammatory disease or disorder in a subject are also disclosed.

Abstract: An oral function evaluation method includes: obtaining voice data obtained by collecting a voice of an evaluatee uttering a syllable or a fixed phrase that includes (i) two or more morae including a change in a first formant frequency or a change in a second formant frequency or (ii) at least one of a flap, a plosive, a voiceless sound, a double consonant, or a fricative; extracting a prosody feature from the voice data obtained; calculating an estimated value of an oral function of the evaluatee, based on the prosody feature extracted and an oral function estimating equation calculated based on a plurality of training data items; and evaluating an oral function deterioration state of the evaluatee by assessing the estimated value using an oral function evaluation indicator.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a phthalide derivative, the structure of said derivative is represented by Formula (I) or Formula (II). The present invention also discloses the preparation method and use of said derivative. The phthalide compound obtained through structure modifications in the present invention enhances the chemical stability and pharmacological activity of the phthalide compound, facilitating the improvement of the druggability of such compounds.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for discriminating ore prospecting types based on compositional change of epidote, in particular including the following steps: metallogenic zone delineation; sample collection and analysis: collecting bedrock samples containing epidote from the metallogenic zone according to certain sampling units; trace element analysis and testing; data processing and interpretation: processing obtained initial recorded data using LADRlib software; and ore prospecting type discrimination.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a phthalide derivative, the structure of said derivative is represented by Formula (I) or Formula (II). The present invention also discloses the preparation method and use of said derivative. The phthalide compound obtained through structure modifications in the present invention enhances the chemical stability and pharmacological activity of the phthalide compound, facilitating the improvement of the druggability of such compounds.

Abstract: A motor includes a stator, and a rotor rotatable to the stator. The stator includes a magnetic core, a plurality of windings, and at least one shielding member mounted to one of opposite ends of the magnetic core. The magnetic core includes a yoke portion and a plurality of teeth extending from the yoke portion. The windings are correspondingly wound on the teeth. Said at least one shielding member is grounded. The rotor and said at least one shielding member cooperatively bound a shielding space for the windings.

Abstract: An apparatus and method reduce distortion in a processed signal. The apparatus includes a first receive path, a second receive path, a summation unit, and a compensation unit. The first receive path is configured to process a received analog signal into a first digital signal. The second receive path is configured to process the received analog signal with a phase shift into a second digital signal. The summation unit is configured to sum the first and second digital signals to form a processed digital signal. The compensation unit is configured to identify a conjugate of the processed digital signal, apply a weighting factor to the conjugate of the processed digital signal to form a weighted signal, and subtract the weighted signal from the processed digital signal to reduce the distortion.

Abstract: An apparatus for matching impedance for use in a wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a forward path carrying a transmission signal to an antenna. The apparatus further comprises a quadrature feedback path configured to extract and feed back in-phase and quadrature phase components from each of a forward signal being transmitted toward the antenna and a reverse signal reflected from the antenna. A tunable matching network (TMN) is coupled to the forward path, having a plurality of tunable elements for matching an internal impedance to an impedance of the antenna. A controller is configured to calculate TMN input impedance's amplitude and phase based on the in-phase and quadrature phase components from each of the forward signal and the reverse signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for envelope tracking calibration for use in a wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a transmission signal path configured to carry a transmission signal to an antenna. An envelope signal path configured to feed an envelope signal with an envelope tracking power amplifier. A controller is configured to transmit a normal envelope signal being generated in a normal operation mode and measure a first Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR) corresponding to the normal envelope signal. The controller is further configured to transmit a comparison envelope signal being generated in a comparison operation mode and measure a second ACLR corresponding to the comparison envelope signal. The controller is configured to calculate a time misalignment between the transmission signal path and the envelope signal path based on a difference between the first and second ACLRs.

Abstract: An apparatus for envelope tracking calibration for use in a wireless communication is provided. The apparatus includes a transmission signal path configured to carry a transmission signal to an antenna. An envelope signal path configured to feed an envelope signal with an envelope tracking power amplifier. A controller is configured to transmit a normal envelope signal being generated in a normal operation mode and measure a first Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR) corresponding to the normal envelope signal. The controller is further configured to transmit a comparison envelope signal being generated in a comparison operation mode and measure a second ACLR corresponding to the comparison envelope signal. The controller is configured to calculate a time misalignment between the transmission signal path and the envelope signal path based on a difference between the first and second ACLRs.

Abstract: A motor core component (10) comprising a plurality of poles (12) and an annular or ring-shaped yoke (16). The yoke (16) is manufacturing by bending or folding a belt component (26) comprising a plurality of yoke portions (14), allowing for greater material utilization during production. At least a portion of the poles (20) are a separate component from the yoke portions (14), such that field coils may be wound around the pole bodies (18) prior to assembling the poles (12) and yoke (16) together, thereby allowing for more convenient winding and a higher slot fill ratio.

Abstract: A permanent magnet motor (10) with reduced torque ripple and noise comprises a stator (20) and a rotor (30) divided into a plurality of rotor units (33). The rotors units include a plurality of structural features (38, 39, 40) to attach a plurality of magnetic components (35, 36). The rotor units are circumferentially staggered so that each rotor unit incrementally offsets from an adjacent rotor unit, thereby reducing the changes in magnetic flux as the rotor (30) spins, and thus reducing output ripples. The total offset between two end rotor units may be configured to be between a circumferential width of an outer surface of a structural feature (39) and an average circumferential width of a magnetic component (35).

Abstract: An apparatus and method reduce distortion in a processed signal. The apparatus includes a first receive path, a second receive path, a summation unit, and a compensation unit. The first receive path is configured to process a received analog signal into a first digital signal. The second receive path is configured to process the received analog signal with a phase shift into a second digital signal. The summation unit is configured to sum the first and second digital signals to form a processed digital signal. The compensation unit is configured to identify a conjugate of the processed digital signal, apply a weighting factor to the conjugate of the processed digital signal to form a weighted signal, and subtract the weighted signal from the processed digital signal to reduce the distortion.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for detecting an interferer in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a signal having P tones, each of the P tones being associated with a frequency, determining a first signal quality of each of the P tones, determining a second signal quality of each of the P tones, and detecting the interferer that occupies the same frequency as one of the P tones based on the respective first signal quality and the respective second signal quality. The first signal quality and second signal quality behave differently when the interferer is present. The detecting the interferer includes determining a discrepancy in the behavior of the first signal quality and the second signal quality.

Abstract: A system for detection and avoidance of victim services in ultra-wideband (UWB) systems is provided. A detect and avoid module may calculate power averages of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing tones. The power of tones may be measured and compared with power averages of corresponding tones. If a measured tone power exceeds an average power of a corresponding tone by a dynamic threshold, the tone may be identified as associated with an interferer. The threshold may be inversely related to the gain level of an automatic gain control module. The UWB subsystem may be configured with known bands of victim services of other radio frequency systems, and a tone identified as associated with an interferer that is within a known victim service band may be identified as a victim service. The UWB subsystem may attenuate or otherwise suppress transmission within the victim service band to avoid interfering with the victim service.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer-readable medium for detecting an interferer in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes receiving a signal having P tones, each of the P tones being associated with a frequency, determining a first signal quality of each of the P tones, determining a second signal quality of each of the P tones, and detecting the interferer that occupies the same frequency as one of the P tones based on the respective first signal quality and the respective second signal quality. The first signal quality and second signal quality behave differently when the interferer is present. The detecting the interferer includes determining a discrepancy in the behavior of the first signal quality and the second signal quality.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable medium for detection and avoidance of victim services in ultra-wideband systems is provided. A detect and avoid module may calculate power averages of OFDM tones. The power of tones may then be measured and compared with power averages of corresponding tones. If a measured tone power exceeds an average power of a corresponding tone by a dynamic threshold, the tone may be identified as associated with an interferer. The threshold may be inversely related to the gain level of an automatic gain control module. The ultra-wideband subsystem may be configured with known bands of victim services of other RF systems, and a tone identified as associated with an interferer that is within a known victim service band may be identified as a victim service. The UWB subsystem may attenuate or otherwise suppress transmission within the victim service band to avoid interfering with the victim service.