Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for coaxial nozzles, capsule fabrication systems comprising coaxial nozzles, and methods of capsule fabrication using capsule fabrication systems. In certain embodiments, coaxial nozzle configurations, capsule fabrication systems, and methods as described herein can be used for multi-layered capsule fabrication.

Abstract: A method of handling a radio resource for a first communication device in a wireless communication system includes transmitting at least one notification frame to a second communication device, to indicate a radio resource rearrangement; applying the radio resource rearrangement; determining at least one radio resource threshold according to the radio resource rearrangement; receiving a packet from the second communication device and determining whether the second communication device applies the radio resource rearrangement according to the received packet and the at least one radio resource threshold; and performing a specific operation when determining the second communication device does not apply the radio resource rearrangement, to communicate with the second communication device via the rearranged radio resources.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and kits for evaluating predicting whether an individual IPF has slowly or rapidly progressive IPF.

Abstract: A semiconductor device manufacturing method is presented. The method entails providing a semiconductor structure comprising a substrate, one or more semiconductor fins on the substrate, and a trench isolation structure around each semiconductor fin, wherein the trench isolation structure comprises a first component intersecting an extension direction of the semiconductor fin and a second component parallel with the extension direction; etching the trench isolation structure to expose a portion of the semiconductor fin; forming a patterned buffer layer on the semiconductor structure covering the second component and having an opening exposing the first component; forming an insulation layer in the opening, with upper surfaces of the insulation layer and the semiconductor fin substantially on the same horizontal level; and removing the buffer layer. This inventive concept reduces, if not eliminates, oxide loss in Single Diffusion Break (SDB) region.

Abstract: A visible light communication emission device with improved response frequency is provided, comprising a substrate, wherein an inductance coil module is provided on the substrate, a LED chip matrix formed by series connection of a plurality of LED chips is provided on the inductance coil module, and the inductance coil module and the LED chip matrix are connected in series, wherein inductance value L of the inductance coil module is configured to be: L=1/(?2C), with C representing capacity in the device provided by LED chips and ? representing frequency, wherein the inductance coil module comprises more than one inductance coil whose composition materials from inside to outside are successively Cr, Al, Cr, Ti, and Ag.

Abstract: Embodiments of present invention provide a method of splicing optical fibers. The method includes holding a first and a second fiber respectively by a first and a second rotary clamp; aligning axes of the first and second fibers to a common reference; moving the first and second fibers that are being held by the first and second rotary clamps onto a splicing machine; and causing the first and second fibers being spliced together by the splicing machine. A fiber splicing apparatus or system is also provided for performing the method thereof.

Abstract: A photovoltaic power generation system includes at least one photovoltaic power generation microgrid and a central server configured to communicate with the photovoltaic power generation microgrid via Internet.

Abstract: A method and device for incident situation prediction. Using the method, a list of objects of interest is generated and stored in a call controller, where each object of interest in the list of objects of interest is associated with at least one of a plurality of incident types. The call controller receives an image stream of an incident and classifies the image stream as one of the plurality of incident types. The call controller selects a subset of objects of interest from the list of objects of interest, the subset of objects of interest associated with the one of the plurality of incident types. The call controller determines whether the image stream includes an object from the subset of objects of interest and generates a notification associated with the object. The notification is transmitted to a set of incident scene devices associated with the incident.

Abstract: A method of handling a radio resource for a first communication device in a wireless communication system includes transmitting at least one notification frame to a second communication device, to indicate a radio resource rearrangement; applying the radio resource rearrangement; determining at least one radio resource threshold according to the radio resource rearrangement; receiving a packet from the second communication device and determining whether the second communication device applies the radio resource rearrangement according to the received packet and the at least one radio resource threshold; and performing a specific operation when determining the second communication device does not apply the radio resource rearrangement, to communicate with the second communication device via the rearranged radio resources.

Abstract: A communicating device includes: a first packet detector and a second packet detector, wherein the first detector is arranged to detect a first preamble included in a first response packet over a first sub-channel; and the second packet detector is arranged to detect a second preamble included in a second response packet over a second sub-channel. The second sub-channel is different from the first sub-channel, and the first packet detector and the second packet detector co-exist in the communicating device.

Abstract: A communicating method of a communication device for connecting to a first network and a second network includes: when a rescheduling condition is reached, rescheduling a wake up period of the communication device for the first network at least according to a wake up period of the communication device for the second network; wherein the wake up period of the communication device for the first network is rescheduled by making the communication device a master device in the first network through adjusting a preference parameter of the first network.

Abstract: A method of method of allocating a protection duration of a radio subsystem for a transmitting station of a wireless communication system includes transmitting a frame to at least one receiving station of the wireless communication system, wherein the proprietary frame indicates the protection duration allocated for the radio subsystem.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide tone mapping of images and video from one dynamic range to an available dynamic range of a display device while preserving or enhancing image details. According to one embodiment, an enhanced tone mapping module is configured to decrease a luminance of an image or video from a high dynamic range to a standard dynamic range. Conversely, according to one embodiment, an enhanced inverse tone mapper to increase a luminance of an image or video from a standard dynamic range to a high dynamic range.

Abstract: A reflective type passive infrared motion detection system includes a housing, a sensor element and a reflecting element. The sensor element is disposed on the housing. The reflecting element is disposed on the housing and has a plurality of reflecting tiers. Each reflecting tier has a plurality of reflecting curved surfaces, the reflecting curved surfaces are arranged along a first axial direction in sequence, and the reflecting tiers are arranged along a second axial direction in sequence. The reflecting curved surfaces respectively have different azimuth angles. An aperture width of each reflecting curved surface along a direction perpendicular to the second axial direction is positively correlated with a reciprocal of a cosine value of the corresponding azimuth angle. An aperture length of the reflecting curved surfaces of each tier along a direction of the second axial direction is positively correlated with square of a distance of the corresponding infrared source.

Abstract: An embodiment method includes: a first service atom receives a second packet sent by a central switching device, where a first service packet is encapsulated in the second packet and the second packet further includes a first service path identifier. The first service atom performs first service processing according to information in the first service packet, to obtain a first processing result. The first service atom queries a first path switching entry according to the first processing result and the first service path identifier. The first service atom sends a third packet to the central switching device, where a source device identifier of the third packet is a device identifier of the first service atom, a second service packet is encapsulated in the third packet, and the third packet includes the second service path identifier.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods are kits for evaluating predicting whether an individual IPF has slowly or rapidly progressive IPF.

Abstract: Methods for reducing platinum drug-induced toxicity in a cell expressing Organic Cation Transporter 2 (OCT2), methods for reducing platinum drug-induced toxicity in a subject, methods for treating cancer, methods for increasing efficacy of platinum drug treatment in a subject, and pharmaceutical compositions are described. The described methods and compositions include an OCT2 inhibitor where the OCT2 inhibitor is buflomedil or a salt thereof, dolutegravir or a salt thereof contains an imidazole, or is miconazole or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A method and device for incident situation prediction. Using the method, a list of objects of interest is generated and stored in a call controller, where each object of interest in the list of objects of interest is associated with at least one of a plurality of incident types. The call controller receives an image stream of an incident and classifies the image stream as one of the plurality of incident types. The call controller selects a subset of objects of interest from the list of objects of interest, the subset of objects of interest associated with the one of the plurality of incident types. The call controller determines whether the image stream includes an object from the subset of objects of interest and generates a notification associated with the object. The notification is transmitted to a set of incident scene devices associated with the incident.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of bypassing data and a mobile device to establish a shared data path via a shared memory of the mobile device between network modules. The network modules may exchange data packets via the shared memory, and a processing unit of the mobile device enters into a sleep mode when the network modules exchange the data packets via the shared memory SM. The power consumption of the mobile device is therefore reduced.

Abstract: A storage module and method for configuring the storage module with memory operation parameters are provided. In one embodiment, a storage module is provided comprising a memory and a controller. The controller is configured to receive a selection of one of a plurality of sets of memory operation parameters stored in the storage module and perform at least one of a read operation and a write operation on the memory in accordance with the selected set of memory operation parameters.