Abstract: Techniques for managing a storage system involve at a second device: in response to receiving a command to failback a first device, determining a snapshot synchronized between the second device and the first device before a failure of the first device, wherein the first device has been failed over to the second device; causing the first device to be restored based on the snapshot; determining a change in latest data of the second device relative to the snapshot; and synchronizing the change to the first device.

Abstract: A vibration motor is disclosed. The vibration motor includes a housing; an elastic connecting piece; a fixed component; a vibrating component comprising a counterweight suspended in the housing by the elastic connecting piece; and a damping piece accommodated in the housing and fixed on the counterweight. One of the fixed component and the vibrating component includes coils, and the other includes a magnet. The counterweight includes a restricting protrusion extending from a side facing the elastic connecting piece for abutting against and restricting the damping piece.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating a condition of a battery includes a mode identifying unit configured to identify a usage mode of the battery during a period of time and its corresponding attenuation curve, according to recorded data on battery usage, stored usage modes of the battery and attenuation curves corresponding to the various usage modes, the attenuation curve representing a change of a fully charged capacity of the battery with battery usage; and a condition estimating unit configured to calculate battery degradation according to the recorded data, the identified usage mode and its corresponding attenuation curve, the degradation representing a quantity of the fully charged capacity of the battery that is reduced over the battery usage. The condition of the battery is estimated so as to rationally judge the residual value of the battery in operation.

Abstract: Techniques perform storage management. Such techniques involve: detecting a change of a size of storage space for a file system, the file system having one or more associated bitmaps, each active bit in the one or more bitmaps indicating data status in storage space not exceeding an upper size limit of the file system; in response to detecting the change, determining, based on the upper size limit, a first number of bits required for indicating the changed storage space; and in response to determining that the first number exceeds a second number of current active bits in the one or more bitmaps, allocating at least one additional active bit for the file system. Accordingly, the number of bits for indicating the file system can be dynamically adjusted based on the changes of the file system.

Abstract: Provided are immunomodulatory polynucleotides with sequences of SEQ ID NOs:1-12 which are TLR9 agonists. Therapeutic combinations comprising the immunomodulatory polynucleotides are provided too.

Abstract: Techniques for data synchronization involve obtaining a first bitmap about a first storage device, the first storage device including a group of storage areas, a bit in the first bitmap indicating whether data in a corresponding storage area of a first size in the group of storage areas is to be synchronized to a second storage device. The technique further involves, in response to a configuration of the first storage device being changed, determining a second size of a storage area in the group of storage areas. The technique further involves converting the first bitmap into a second bitmap based on the first size and the second size. In addition, the technique further involves synchronizing data from the first storage device to the second storage device based on the second size and the second bitmap.

Abstract: Techniques for data replication involve: in response to a first source state machine associated with a source file system being booted up, booting up a second source state machine associated with the source file system, the first source state machine performing a first operation for resizing a first storage area of data for replication from the source file system; transmitting a resizing message from the second source state machine to a destination file system, to enable the destination file system to perform a second operation for resizing a second storage area for storing the data to be replicated into the destination file system; and in response to the first operation and the second operation being successfully performed, enabling the data for replication from the source file system to be replicated into the destination file system.

Abstract: A weld kit is presented for use in creating a weld with limited access to a structure. The weld kit contains a back plate being a combination of a thermic material attached to a metallic material. Additionally, the weld kit has a lowering device secured to the back plate. A plurality of tacking nodes travel through both the thermic material and the metallic material of the back plate. The plurality of tacking nodes are operative to accept and distribute heat from a welding arc to create a tack weld at a location where at least one of the plurality of tacking nodes contacts a weld joint. The presented weld kit may be used to repair a damaged enclosed structure. Additionally, the presented weld kit may also be used to create an enclosed structure in a manufacture type environment.

Abstract: A vibration motor is disclosed. The vibration motor includes a housing; a fixed component accommodated in the housing; a vibrating component comprising a counterweight and a pole plate; and an elastic connecting piece for suspending the vibrating component in the housing. One of the fixed component and the vibrating component includes coils, and the other includes a magnet component. The pole plate includes a pole plate body part adhered to the counterweight and a fixation part positioned on two sides of the pole plate body, further, the fixation part is at least partially inserted into the counterweight.

Abstract: A system and method for performing location specific processing of a workpiece is described. The method includes placing a microelectronic workpiece in a beam processing system, selecting a beam scan size for a beam scan pattern that is smaller than a dimension of the microelectronic workpiece, generating a processing beam, and processing a target region of the microelectronic workpiece by irradiating the processing beam along the beam scan pattern onto the target region within the beam scan size selected for processing the microelectronic workpiece.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for inducing immune response in a subject, comprising: (a) an antigen with a concentration ranging from 1 ?g/ml to 100 ?g/ml; (b) CpG oligonucleotides having a sequence of 5?-tcgacgttcgtcgttcgtcgttc-3?, with a concentration ranging from 25 ?g/ml to 500 ?g/ml, and (c) an aluminum adjuvant with a concentration ranging from 25 ?g/ml to 500 ?g/ml. Such pharmaceutical composition can induce or boost immune response against antigen in the subject.

Abstract: A substrate integrated coaxial line (SICL) array is proposed in this invention. The SICL array includes at least a single channel. The inner conductor is between the first outer conductor layer and the second outer conductor layer. The first dielectric layer is between the first outer conductor layer and the inner conductor layer. The second dielectric layer is between the inner conductor layer and the second outer conductor layer. The metal vias columns are across the structure in vertical direction. The first outer conductor layer, the second outer conductor layer and the metal vias columns form the outer conductor. Many single channels in horizontal and vertical directions form the array, and adjacent channels share outer conductors. Vertically adjacent channels share outer conductor layers, and horizontally adjacent channels share metal vias. The SICL array can be used as board level/package level/chip level interconnects.

Abstract: The disclosed concept pertains to thermoplastic composites, e.g., nano-filler-polymer systems, for use in insulating and/or encapsulating an electrical component to provide electrical insulation, and a protective barrier from environmental conditions. The thermoplastic composites include a polymer, e.g., polymer matrix, micro-size and/or nano-size filler(s) and additive(s). The filler(s) is specifically selected with the intent of imparting improved dielectric properties to the thermoplastic composite, as compared to the polymer absent of the filler. The additive(s) impart environmental resistive properties to the thermoplastic composite.

Abstract: A vibration motor is disclosed. The vibration motor includes a housing; a fixed component accommodated in the housing; a vibrating component comprising a counterweight and a pole plate; and an elastic connecting piece for suspending the vibrating component in the housing. One of the fixed component and the vibrating component includes coils, and the other includes a magnet component. The pole plate includes a pole plate body part adhered to the counterweight and a fixation part positioned on two sides of the pole plate body, further, the fixation part is at least partially inserted into the counterweight.

Abstract: A vibration motor is disclosed. The vibration motor includes a housing; an elastic connecting piece; a fixed component; a vibrating component comprising a counterweight suspended in the housing by the elastic connecting piece; and a damping piece accommodated in the housing and fixed on the counterweight. One of the fixed component and the vibrating component includes coils, and the other includes a magnet. The counterweight includes a restricting protrusion extending from a side facing the elastic connecting piece for abutting against and restricting the damping piece.

Abstract: Methods for providing black frame insertion in a display system are provided, wherein the display system includes a display device, a driving module coupled to the display device and a processor coupled to the driving module. First, a control signal is generated and sent to the driving module by the processor to control the driving module to perform black frame insertion in a black frame insertion period. A control signal is generated by the processor and sent to the driving module to control the driving module to perform the black frame insertion in the black frame insertion period. Inserted image data for use in the black frame insertion is generated by the driving module to be displayed by the display device during the black frame insertion period in response to receiving the control signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for inducing immune response in a subject, comprising: (a) an antigen with a concentration ranging from 1 ?g/ml to 100 ?g/ml; (b) CpG oligonucleotides having a sequence of 5?-tcgacgttcgtcgttcgtcgttc-3?, with a concentration ranging from 25 ?g/ml to 500 ?g/ml, and (c) an aluminium adjuvant with a concentration ranging from 25 ?g/ml to 500 ?g/ml. Such pharmaceutical composition can induce or boost immune response against antigen in the subject.

Abstract: A system and method for performing location specific processing of a workpiece is described. The method includes placing a microelectronic workpiece in a beam processing system, selecting a beam scan size for a beam scan pattern that is smaller than a dimension of the microelectronic workpiece, generating a processing beam, and processing a target region of the microelectronic workpiece by irradiating the processing beam along the beam scan pattern onto the target region within the beam scan size selected for processing the microelectronic workpiece.

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a gas cluster ion beam (GCIB) system for processing structures on a substrate. A GCIB system comprises deflection plates for directing a GCIB towards a substrate, the GCIB system coupled to a substrate scanning device configured to move a substrate in three dimensions. The substrate is exposed to the GCIB while the substrate is being moved by the substrate scanning device. A controller is used to control a set of deflection operating parameters comprising a deflection angle ?, voltage differential of the deflection plates, frequency of the deflection plate power, beam current, substrate distance, pressure in the nozzle, gas flow rate in the process chamber, separation of beam burns, duration of the bean burn, and/or duty cycle of the beam deflector output.

Abstract: A weld kit is presented for use in creating a weld with limited access to a structure. The weld kit contains a back plate being a combination of a thermic material attached to a metallic material. Additionally, the weld kit has a lowering device secured to the back plate. A plurality of tacking nodes travel through both the thermic material and the metallic material of the back plate. The plurality of tacking nodes are operative to accept and distribute heat from a welding arc to create a tack weld at a location where at least one of the plurality of tacking nodes contacts a weld joint. The presented weld kit may be used to repair a damaged enclosed structure. Additionally, the presented weld kit may also be used to create an enclosed structure in a manufacture type environment.