Abstract: An access control list (ACL) management method is provided. The ACL management method is used in a file system and includes: storing an ACL pattern, where the ACL pattern corresponds to a subtree of a directory tree in the file system and includes a root access control list (RACL), the ACL of the root node of the subtree is the RACL, the ACL of each non-root directory of the subtree is the same inherited directory access control list (DACL) generated according to the RACL, and the ACL of each non-root file of the subtree is the same inherited file access control list (FACL) generated according to the RACL. A data storage device and a computer-readable medium for executing the ACL management method are also provided.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided to implement a visual analytics pipeline. The mechanisms generate, from an input database of records, a chronology-aware graph data structure of a plurality of records based features specified in an ontology data structure. The chronology-aware graph data structure has vertices representing one or more of events or records based features corresponding to events, and edges representing chronological relationships between events. The mechanisms execute a chronology-aware graph query on the chronology-aware graph data structure to generate a filtered set of vertices and corresponding features corresponding to criteria of the chronology-aware graph query.

Abstract: Sub-millimeter scale three-dimensional (3D) structures are disclosed with customizable chemical properties and/or functionality. The 3D structures are referred to as drop-carrier particles. The drop-carrier particles allow the selective association of one solution (i.e., a dispersed phased) with an interior portion of each of the drop-carrier particles, while a second non-miscible solution (i.e., a continuous phase) associates with an exterior portion of each of the drop-carrier particles due to the specific chemical and/or physical properties of the interior and exterior regions of the drop-carrier particles. The combined drop-carrier particle with the dispersed phase contained therein is referred to as a particle-drop. The selective association results in compartmentalization of the dispersed phase solution into sub-microliter-sized volumes contained in the drop-carrier particles. The compartmentalized volumes can be used for single-molecule assays as well as single-cell, and other single-entity assays.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coil module, comprising: a vibrating membrane suspended on an air chamber defined and supported by a first substrate, at least one planar coil, embedded in the vibrating membrane, and at least a soft magnet, embedded in the vibrating membrane and disposed surrounding at least a portion of a contour of the planar coil; wherein a substantial portion of the planar coil locates at substantially the same plane where a portion of the soft magnet is arranged. A microspeaker and a method for preparing the same are also disclosed.

Abstract: A voltage generating device includes a low-dropout voltage regulator and a control signal generator. The low-dropout voltage regulator provides an output voltage to a power distribution network. The low-dropout voltage regulator has a feedback circuit. The feedback circuit divides the output voltage to generate a feedback voltage according to a voltage dividing ratio, and the feedback circuit sets the voltage dividing ratio according to multiple control signals. The control signal generator is coupled to the feedback circuit and the power distribution network, and generates the control signals by comparing a sensing voltage at a reference terminal of the power distribution network with multiple threshold voltages.

Abstract: Sub-millimeter scale three-dimensional (3D) structures are disclosed with customizable chemical properties and/or functionality. The 3D structures are referred to as drop-carrier particles. The drop-carrier particles allow the selective association of one solution (i.e., a dispersed phased) with an interior portion of each of the drop-carrier particles, while a second non-miscible solution (i.e., a continuous phase) associates with an exterior portion of each of the drop-carrier particles due to the specific chemical and/or physical properties of the interior and exterior regions of the drop-carrier particles. The combined drop-carrier particle with the dispersed phase contained therein is referred to as a particle-drop. The selective association results in compartmentalization of the dispersed phase solution into sub-microliter-sized volumes contained in the drop-carrier particles. The compartmentalized volumes can be used for single-molecule assays as well as single-cell, and other single-entity assays.

Abstract: A flexible paper-based sensor for detecting meat products is provided, which is prepared through steps of mixing a UCNPs-cDNA signal probe with an Apt-MIL-53(Fe)@Cu2+ capture probe to prepare a detection probe; and dropwise adding the detection probe onto a central area of a paper-based substrate to obtain the flexible paper-based sensor. A method for detecting tetracycline residues in meat products using such sensor is also provided.

Abstract: Sub-millimeter scale three-dimensional (3D) structures are disclosed with customizable chemical properties and/or functionality. The 3D structures are referred to as drop-carrier particles. The drop-carrier particles allow the selective association of one solution (i.e., a dispersed phased) with an interior portion of each of the drop-carrier particles, while a second non-miscible solution (i.e., a continuous phase) associates with an exterior portion of each of the drop-carrier particles due to the specific chemical and/or physical properties of the interior and exterior regions of the drop-carrier particles. The combined drop-carrier particle with the dispersed phase contained therein is referred to as a particle-drop. The selective association results in compartmentalization of the dispersed phase solution into sub-microliter-sized volumes contained in the drop-carrier particles. The compartmentalized volumes can be used for single-molecule assays as well as single-cell, and other single-entity assays.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a pseudo-labeled training dataset by at least one of: (1) extracting a set of intermediate outputs from an automatic speech recognition model based on applying the automatic speech recognition model to the set of unlabeled speech data, clustering the set of intermediate outputs into different clusters, and generating a first set of pseudo-labels comprising cluster assignments associated with the different clusters and which correspond to the unlabeled speech data, or (2) generating a set of decoded word sequences for the unlabeled speech data by applying the automatic speech recognition model to the set of unlabeled speech data, and generating a second set of pseudo-labels associated with the unlabeled speech data by applying the automatic speech recognition model to both (i) the set of decoded word sequences and (ii) the set of unlabeled speech data.

Abstract: A myopia management soft contact lens design derive from analysis of overnight orthokeratology procedure that is to obtain the corneal height data before and after treatment according to reference position of cornea before and after treatment by mathematical calculation and then superimpose data with reference position of cornea, and then obtain corresponding central optical zone size and peripheral treatment zone size by obtaining the difference between corneal changes before and after treatment using corneal height data and tangential curvature data, and then calculate power change data before and after corneal treatment by using position of central optical zone and peripheral treatment zone to match the axial curvature data, the algorithm, and then use the power change data to distinguish different myopia power correction ranges to analyze the corresponding different power profile, and then apply this power profile to front curved surface of lens for the manufacture of soft contact lenses.

Abstract: Techniques and systems disclosed herein may relate to a server processing work requests of a work requester. For example, the work requester may generate a plurality of work requests comprising functions of an application to be executed by a dependency-aware (DA) server, determine processing dependencies associated with the work requests, communicate, to the DA server, the processing dependencies, and enqueue the work requests on a dependent queue and a conditioned dependent queue based on processing dependencies associated with the DA server. The DA server may then select one of the work requests from the dependent queue or the conditioned dependent queue for processing and processing the selected work request.

Abstract: A thermally conductive and breathable membrane that oligo-layer graphene with a solid weight ratio of 1˜30 wt % and a polyrotaxane with a solid weight content of 0.05 to 10 wt % relative to the thermal conductive and breathable membrane to a polyurethane resin, in addition to the moisture permeability and waterproofness of polyurethane resin, the oligo-layer graphene also increase the thermal conductivity, and the dispersibility of oligo-layer graphene is improved by adding polyrotaxane and the extensibility of polyurethane resin is improved, making the formed thermal conductive and breathable membrane enable to maintain extensibility without increasing the membrane thickness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel antibody, an antigen-binding fragment thereof and the uses of the antibody and fragment, wherein the antibody and the fragment comprise specific complementarity-determining regions (CDRs) and/or specifically bind to human CD73 at specific epitopes.

Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.

Abstract: A method for managing an application icon, a terminal device, and a storage medium. In a scenario of installing an application on the terminal device, whether a target closed circle exists in closed circles in a direction from inside to outside in an icon grid is determined, where the icon grid is formed by arranging all current application icons of the terminal device in a grid manner, the closed circles are rectangular circles centered on a center of the icon grid, and a free position for an application icon exists on the target closed circle. If the target closed circle exists, a target application icon is added at the free position on the target closed circle to ensure that the application icons remain in an aggregated and compact visual form.

Abstract: Buffing of a footwear component allows for an alteration of the component surface to achieve an intended surface for aesthetics and/or manufacturing purposes. The buffing is performed in a system having a vision module, a sidewall buffing module, an up surface buffing module, and a down surface buffing module. Each of the buffing modules are adapted for the unique shape and sizes of a footwear component to effectively and automatically buff the footwear component.

Abstract: A tool posture control device includes a plurality of airbags, a gas supply module and a controller. A tool is allowed to be disposed among the airbags. A gas supply module connects the airbags. The controller is electrically connected to the gas supply module and configured to control the gas supply module to provide a plurality of gas to the airbags respectively according to a target bending angle value of the tool.

Abstract: A voltage regulator includes a first portion with a first converter phase and a second portion with second and third converter phases, and a compensation inductor. The first converter phase receives an input voltage and provides an output voltage through a first inductor. The second converter phase receives the input voltage and provides the output voltage through a first primary winding of a first coupled inductor. The first coupled inductor includes a first secondary winding magnetically coupled to the first primary winding. The third converter phase receives the input voltage and provides the output voltage through a second primary winding of a second coupled inductor. The second coupled inductor includes a second secondary winding magnetically coupled to the second primary winding. The compensation inductor, first secondary winding, and of the second secondary winding are coupled in series between a ground plane.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: forming a substrate over the substrate, the substrate defining a logic region and a memory region; depositing a bottom electrode layer across the logic region and the memory region; depositing a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ) layer over the bottom electrode layer; depositing a first conductive layer over the MTJ layer; depositing a sacrificial layer over the first conductive layer; etching the sacrificial layer in the memory region to expose the first conductive layer in the memory region while keeping the first conductive layer in the logic region covered; depositing a second conductive layer in the memory region and the logic region; patterning the second conductive layer to expose the MTJ layer in the memory region; and etching the patterned second conductive layer and the MTJ layer to form a top electrode and an MTJ, respectively, in the memory region.

Abstract: A circuit includes a voltage divider circuit configured to generate a feedback voltage according to an output voltage, an operational amplifier configured to output a driving signal according to the feedback voltage and a reference voltage and a pass gate circuit including multiple current paths. The current paths are controlled by the driving signal and connected in parallel between the voltage divider circuit and a power reference node.