Abstract: The invention relates to Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin Kexin type 9 (PCSK9) antagonists, such as antibodies and fragments, as well as methods, uses and combinations.

Abstract: A piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone comprises a support substrate, a piezoelectric element configured to deform and generate an electrical potential responsive to impingement of sound waves on the piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric element attached to the support substrate about a portion of a perimeter of the piezoelectric element, a sensing electrode disposed on the piezoelectric element and configured to sense the electrical potential, and slits defined in the piezoelectric element about the perimeter of the piezoelectric element, the slits defining a plurality of partial anchors securing the piezoelectric element to the support substrate to improve sensitivity of the piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone.

Abstract: A micro-controller chip is coupled to an external memory and includes a central processing unit (CPU), an address reorder circuit, and an address bus. The CPU is configured to provide a first internal address. The address reorder circuit calculates a unique identifier and a seed code to generate a base parameter and performs a reorder operation for the first internal address according to the base parameter to generate a first encryption address. The address bus is coupled between the address reorder circuit and the external memory to provide the first encryption address to the external memory. The external memory stores specific data according to the first encryption address.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, an antenna module and a conductive elastomer. The second housing is connected to the first housing. The antenna module includes a circuit board. The circuit board has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first surface faces the first housing and is provided with an antenna pattern. The antenna pattern includes a radiating portion and a grounding portion. The conductive elastomer is located between the antenna module and the first housing. One end of the conductive elastomer is connected to the grounding portion, and the other end of the conductive elastomer is connected to the grounding plane of the first housing.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for extracting entities from conversation transcript data. One of the methods includes obtaining a conversation transcript sequence, processing the conversation transcript sequence using a span detection neural network configured to generate a set of text token spans; and for each text token span: processing a span representation using an entity name neural network to generate an entity name probability distribution over a set of entity names, each probability in the entity name probability distribution representing a likelihood that a corresponding entity name is a name of the entity referenced by the text token span; and processing the span representation using an entity status neural network to generate an entity status probability distribution over a set of entity statuses.

Abstract: A piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone comprises a support substrate, a piezoelectric element configured to deform and generate an electrical potential responsive to impingement of sound waves on the piezoelectric element, the piezoelectric element attached to the support substrate about a perimeter of the piezoelectric element, a sensing electrode disposed on the piezoelectric element and configured to sense the electrical potential, and corrugations defined in the piezoelectric element about the perimeter of the piezoelectric element to release residual stress and improve sensitivity of the piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods for amplifying and quantifying a target nucleic acid from a sample. Compositions, kits, and methods enable the quantification of a target nucleic acid from a sample using an internal quantification standard disposed in the same reaction volume as the target nucleic acid, thereby eliminating the need for additional amplification reactions and processing to generate a standard curve. Compositions, kits, and methods also enable the comparison of target nucleic acid loads between two or more test samples by normalizing measured levels of the target nucleic acid in each sample according to relative levels of endogenous nucleic acid in each test sample.

Abstract: Systems, methods, devices, and related techniques for accelerating execution of diffusion models or of other neural networks that involve similar operations. Some aspects include accelerating inference computations in neural networks, including inference computations utilized in denoising (also referred to as “diffusion”) neural networks.

Abstract: Methods and systems for user-selected viewpoint rendering of a virtual meeting are provided herein. First image data generated by a first client device during a virtual meeting and second image data generated by a second client device during a virtual meeting is obtained. The first image data depicts object(s) captured from a first vantage point and the second image data depicts the object(s) captured from a second vantage point. A request is received from a third client device for third image data depicting the object(s) captured from a third vantage point. The third image data depicting the object(s) corresponding to the third vantage point is generated based on the first image data and the second image data. A rendering of the third image data is provided for presentation via a graphical user interface (GUI) of the third client device during the virtual meeting in accordance with the request.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiments, the disclosure is directed to a memory circuit which includes not limited to a first half sense amplifier circuit connected to a first plurality of memory cells through a first bit line and configured to receive a unit of analog electrical signal from each of the first plurality of memory cells and to generate a first half sense amplifier output signal corresponding to the first bit line based on a first gain of the half sense amplifier and an accumulation of the units of analog signals, a locking code register circuit configured to receive a locking data and to generate a digital locking sequence, and a source selector circuit configured to receive the digital locking sequence and to generate a first adjustment signal to adjust the first half sense amplifier output signal corresponding to the first bit line by adjusting the first gain.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, kits, and methods for quantifying a target nucleic acid from a sample. Compositions, kits, and methods enable the comparison of target nucleic acid loads between two or more test samples by normalizing measured levels (using a standard curve) of the target nucleic acid in each sample according to relative levels of endogenous nucleic acid in each test sample.

Abstract: A foldable miter saw with safety device includes a base unit having a working surface and an axial holder, and a cutting unit including a rotating member, a blade, a driving unit and a safety assembly that has a safety switch and a safety member. When the safety switch is not operated, the driving unit cannot drive the blade to rotate. During the period when the rotating member rotates to drive the blade from a working position to a folded position, a free end of the safety member can be rotated downward under the action of gravity, so that the safety member can rotate to an anti-touch position where the free end is relatively close to the safety switch so that the safety switch cannot be operated, and the driving unit cannot drive the blade to rotate, which can avoid accidentally touching the blade to rotate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the fabrication and use of phase-change material (PCM) membranes in microvalves for microfluidic systems. The microvalve may be fabricated by using a tissue-sectioning instrument to slice a thin membrane of PCM off of a block of PCM. The membrane may then be sandwiched between a plurality of microfluidic flow sections to act as a microvalve. At room temperature, the membrane may exist in a solid state to act as a zero-leakage seal and microvalve. Applying heat to the membrane may bring the membrane to a melting point, causing it to reach a liquid state. The microvalve in the liquid state may experience a surface tension effect by a material of the microfluidic flow sections, causing it to displace from a flow path and allow a fluid to pass from one microfluidic flow section to another.

Abstract: A hydro-blaster toy gun ballistic backspin control structure includes a backspin bullet tube having an interior provided with a passage, and an elastic adjusting piece mounted in the passage of the backspin bullet tube. The elastic adjusting piece is provided with multiple grooves that divide a bottom face of the elastic adjusting piece into multiple friction sections. A water bullet enters the backspin bullet tube and contacts the elastic adjusting piece. The water bullet contacts the friction sections and produces a friction force. When the water bullet leaves the friction sections and enters the grooves, the water bullet is forced by the friction force between the water bullet and the friction sections and produces backspin rates which produce centrifugal forces which force water of the water bullet outward through the grooves.

Abstract: A modulo divider and a modulo division operation method for binary data are provided, including: converting a first variant and a second variant to a variant set according to a first mapping table; generating a fifth variant and a sixth variant according to the variant set; generating a seventh variant and an eighth variant according to the variant set; updating the first variant according to one of the fifth variant and the sixth variant and updating the second variant according to the other one of the fifth variant and the sixth variant; updating the third variant according to one of the seventh variant and the eighth variant and updating the fourth variant according to the other one of the seventh variant and the eighth variant; and outputting the third variant as a result of a modulo division operation in response to determining the updating of the third variant being finished.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a substrate, first bumps, a first chip, metal pillars, second bumps and a second chip. The substrate includes first and second conductive pads which are located on a top surface of the substrate. Both ends of the first bumps are connected to the first conductive pads and the first chip, respectively. Both ends of the metal pillars are connected to the second conductive pads and one end of the second bumps, respectively. A cross-sectional area of each of the metal pillars is larger than that of each of the second bumps. The second chip is connected to the other end of the second bumps and located above the first chip.

Abstract: Example implementations relate to computing device locations and computing devices having audio components thereon that change operational states. In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can include instructions that when executed cause a processor of an electronic device to determine a default host computing device of a plurality of computing devices, request a location of a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices using a sensor of the default host computing device, and request a location of a second computing device of the plurality of computing devices using the sensor. The instructions when executed can cause the processor to determine a first audio loop potential associated with the first computing device and a second audio loop potential associated with the second computing device, assign the first computing device as an active client and assign the second computing device as an inactive client.

Abstract: A method of processing component carriers is disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of arrays each comprising a plurality of component carriers, providing a plurality of separator bodies, forming an alternating stack of the arrays and the separator bodies so that each adjacent pair of stacked arrays is spaced by a respective separator body, and carrying out at least one process, in particular at least one back-end process, using the stack. A separator sheet for spacing arrays and a method of using separator sheets for spacing arrays during processing the arrays are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrochromic element, device, and product, and a manufacturing method therefor. The electrochromic device (7) comprises: an electrochromic yarn (6), an ion storage yarn (18), and a power source (8), wherein the electrochromic yarn (6) contains a first flexible conductive yarn (5) and an electrochromic layer (4) coated on a surface layer of the first flexible conductive yarn (5); the ion storage yarn (18) contains a second flexible conductive yarn (1) and an ion storage layer (17) coated on a surface layer of the second flexible conductive yarn (1); and the first flexible conductive yarn (5) is electrically connected to a negative electrode of the power source (8), and the second flexible conductive yarn (1) is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the power source (8). The electrochromic device (7) can achieve a clear color development effect and make an electrochromic material have a good fastness.

Abstract: A piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems microphone can be mounted on a printed circuit board. The microphone can include a substrate with an opening between a bottom end of the substrate and a top end of the substrate. The microphone can include a single piezoelectric film layer disposed over the top end of the substrate and defining a diaphragm structure, the single piezoelectric film layer having substantially zero residual stress and formed from a piezoelectric wafer. The microphone can include one or more electrodes disposed over the diaphragm structure. The diaphragm structure is configured to deflect when subjected to sound pressure via the opening in the substrate.