Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first to sixth regions, a first gate, a first metal contact and a second metal contact. The second region is disposed opposite to the first region with respect to the first gate. The first metal contact couples the first region to the second region. The fourth region is disposed opposite to the third region with respect to the first gate. The second metal contact is coupling the third region to the fourth region. The fifth region is disposed between the first gate and the second region, and is disconnected from the first metal contact and the second metal contact. The sixth region is disposed between the first gate and the first region, and is disconnected from the first metal contact and the second metal contact.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a material set including a build material for 3-D printing including particles of a polymer comprising polymer chains having at least one reactive group that is protected with a protecting group. The material set further includes an inkjet composition including a de-protecting agent for removal of the protecting group, and a liquid carrier.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for commercial satellite operations with secure enclave for payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed method comprises generating, by a secure enclave of a host satellite operation center (SOC), hosted commands according to service specifications for at least one hosted user. The method further comprises generating, by a SOC operation portion of the host SOC, host commands according to service specifications for a host user. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the host SOC, the host commands and the hosted commands to a vehicle. In addition, the method comprises reconfiguring a host/hosted payload on the vehicle according to the host commands and the hosted commands. Additionally, the method comprises generating, by the host/hosted payload, host telemetry and hosted telemetry. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the vehicle, the host telemetry and the hosted telemetry to the host SOC.

Abstract: A device comprises a high voltage n well and a high voltage p well over a buried layer, a first low voltage n well over the high voltage n well, wherein a bottom portion of the first low voltage n well is surrounded by the high voltage n well, an N+ region over the first low voltage n well, a second low voltage n well and a low voltage p well over the high voltage p well, a first P+ region over the second low voltage n well and a second P+ region over the low voltage p well.

Abstract: The present application provides an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for a long duration flight. An exemplary UAV may include a UAV body assembly. The UAV may also include a flight control system (FCS) coupled to the UAV body assembly. The UAV may further include a motor coupled to the UAV body assembly at one end and coupled to a propeller at the other end. The FCS is communicatively connected to the motor. A center of gravity (CG) of the UAV is at a point between 21% and 25% of a mean aerodynamic chord (MAC) of the UAV.

Abstract: An execution method of a firmware code, a memory storage device and a memory control circuit unit are disclosed. The method includes: executing a firmware code in a read only memory; after executing a first part of the firmware code, querying reference information in a reference memory according to index information in the firmware code; and determining, according to the reference information, to continuously execute a second part of the firmware code or switch to execute a replacement program code in the reference memory, so as to complete a startup procedure.

Abstract: Antibodies that specifically bind naloxone or naltrexone are disclosed. Also disclosed are conjugates used in the production of the antibodies, as well as methods of producing the antibodies. Also disclosed are methods of using the antibodies in direct assays for naloxone or naltrexone. Further disclosed are methods of reducing naloxone or naltrexone interference in opiate assays using the antibodies.

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a gate driver circuit. The gate driver circuit receives an input signal and a signal corresponding to a current through a switch, and produces, using the input signal, an output signal for controlling the switch. In response to the input signal being de-asserted, the gate driver circuit may turn the switch off at a normal turn-off rate when the current through the switch is less than an overcurrent (OC) threshold, and at an OC turn-off rate that is slower than the normal turn-off rate when the current through the switch is greater than the OC threshold.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of 3-D printing comprising: applying a layer of build material onto a print platform, wherein the build material comprises particles of a polymer comprising polymer chains having at least one reactive group that is protected with a protecting group; printing a de-protecting agent at selected locations on the layer of build material; and coalescing particles of the polymer at the printed locations on the layer of build material to form a coalesced polymer layer.

Abstract: A method includes the following operations: disconnecting at least one of drain regions that are formed on a first active area, of first transistors, from a first voltage; and disconnecting at least one of drain regions that are formed on a second active area, of second transistors coupled to the first transistors from a second voltage. The at least one of drain regions of the second transistors corresponds to the at least one of drain regions of the first transistors.

Abstract: The present invention relates compounds of Formula (A) as NK-1 receptor antagonists, as well as their preparation and uses, and further relates pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their uses as modulators of dysfunctional glutamate transmission. The present invention also relates to the uses of the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions in treating or preventing certain disorders and diseases which relate to NK-1 receptor in humans. More specifically, the compounds and/or pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are believed to potentially offer therapeutic benefits to patients who suffer, among others, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomit (CINV) and/or post-operative nausea and vomit (PONV).

Abstract: In some examples, a method measures values of a property of a build material aged in a heated environment, and computes, using a predictive model for each of a plurality of recyclability ratios, output values of the property over a plurality of generations of the build material, each recyclability ratio of the plurality of recyclability ratios representing relative amounts of fresh build material and used build material. The method further includes presenting the output values of the property over the plurality of generations to enable selection of a recyclability ratio to use in building a part using the build material.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for secured independent hosted payload operations are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed method for payload operations comprises receiving, by a command receiver on a vehicle, host commands from a host satellite operations center (SOC). The method further comprises commanding a hosted payload on or off according to the host commands. Also, the method comprises reconfiguring a host payload according to the host commands. In addition, the method comprises transmitting, by a host payload antenna, host user data to a host user antenna. Additionally, the method comprises receiving, by a hosted payload antenna on the vehicle, hosted commands from a hosted payload (HoP) operation center (HOC). Also, the method comprises reconfiguring the hosted payload according to the hosted commands. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the hosted payload antenna, hosted user data to a hosted user antenna.

Abstract: A double-sided aspheric diffractive multifocal lens and methods of manufacturing and design of such lenses in the field of ophthalmology. The lens can include an optic comprising an aspheric anterior surface and an aspheric posterior surface. On one of the two surfaces a plurality of concentric diffractive multifocal zones can be designed. The other surface can include a toric component. The double-sided aspheric surface design results in improvement of the modulation transfer function (MTF) of the lens-eye combination by aberration reduction and vision contrast enhancement as compared to one-sided aspheric lens. The surface having a plurality of concentric diffractive multifocal zones produces a near focus, an intermediate focus, and a distance focus.

Abstract: A multi-slug staged method for plugging a fractured formation includes: determining an average opening of fractures around a well as D, an average particle size of bridging particles for first-stage plugging as D1 that is slightly less than D, and average particle sizes of plugging particles for second to last-stage plugging as D2-Dn, where Dn is small enough to form a tight plugging layer; and sequentially injecting a plugging slurry only containing the bridging particles having the average particle size of D1, plugging slurries containing the plugging particles having the average particle sizes of D2-Dn-1, and a plugging slurry containing the plugging particles having the average particle size of Dn into the fractures to achieve the fractured formation plugging.

Abstract: A method to create and run a program in a computer including includes: connecting a preset USB-HID device to a computer, wherein the USB-HID device is provided with a first storage area, stores working codes in the first storage area in binary form; the USB-HID device injects a control instruction to the computer, such that the computer creates a text document or opens a command line program according to the control instruction; if the computer creates a text document, the USB-HID device inputs the working codes in the form of keyboard sequence to generate an application corresponding to the working codes, and controls the computer to run the application; and if the computer opens a command line program, the USB-HID device inputs the working codes in the form of keyboard sequence, such that the computer directly runs the working codes through the command line program.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure provides systems, devices, methods and computer readable media for dynamic configuration and enforcement of access lanes to I/O controllers. The System may include a plurality of Input/Output (I/O) controllers and a plurality of lanes. The system may also include a lane mapping module configured to multiplex at least one of the I/O controllers to at least one of the lanes based on a configuration. The system may further include a first processor configured to detect a change request, the change request to modify the configuration from an existing configuration to a new configuration; and a second processor configured to: verify that the new configuration is valid based on a stock keeping unit (SKU) associated with the system; and, if the verification is successful, store the new configuration in non-volatile memory and reset the system.

Abstract: The present invention relates compounds of Formula (A) as NK-1 receptor antagonists, as well as their preparation and uses, and further relates pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their uses as modulators of dysfunctional glutamate transmission. The present invention also relates to the uses of the compounds or pharmaceutical compositions in treating or preventing certain disorders and diseases which relate to NK-1 receptor in humans. More specifically, the compounds and/or pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention are believed to potentially offer therapeutic benefits to patients who suffer, among others, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomit (CINV) and/or post-operative nausea and vomit (PONV).

Abstract: Compositions including polyamides and methods of employing compositions including polyamides are described herein. For instance, composition for three-dimensional (3D) printing can include a polymer build material comprising of at least two polyamides including a first polyamide and a second polyamide, where the first polyamide is present in an amount ranging of from about 95% to about 99% of a total weight of the polymer build material and where the second polyamide is present in an amount ranging of from about 1% to about 5% of the total weight of the polymer build material.

Abstract: A keyboard includes an elastic element disposed above a bottom case, a light emitter, a light receiver, a pressing element, and a keycap. When a force toward the bottom case is applied to a top surface of the elastic element, a relationship between a force to move the top surface and a distance from the top surface to the bottom case is in a negative correlation in a path of the top surface from a first position to a second position, and a relationship between a force to move the top surface and a distance from the top surface to the bottom case is in a positive correlation in a path of the top surface from the second position to a third position. The light emitter, the light receiver, and the pressing element are disposed above the elastic element. The keycap is disposed above the pressing element.