Abstract: A device implementable on a firearm includes a monolithic upper receiver, comprising an upper receiver portion and a handguard portion, which is configured to accommodate non-proprietary barrel assemblies dimensioned according to United States military standard (mil-spec) barrel assembly dimensions and non-proprietary bolt carrier groups (BCGs) dimensioned according to mil-spec BCG dimensions. The device also includes a charging handle assembly configured to be coupled to an operating rod of a gas system of the firearm and forward of a BCG of the firearm. The device further includes a barrel locking system including a locking plate and a locking screw. When the locking screw is screwed into a threaded hole on the locking plate, the locking plate engages with a side of a barrel extension of the barrel assembly in a radial directions perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the barrel assembly.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for improving or maintaining the barrier integrity of gingival tissue comprising administering an oral care composition comprising a curcurninoid, to the oral cavity of a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Medical imaging devices, systems, and methods thereof. The medical imaging system may include a movable station and a gantry. The movable station includes a gantry mount rotatably attached to the gantry. The gantry includes an outer C-arm slidably mounted to and operable to slide relative to the gantry mount, an inner C-arm slidably coupled to the outer C-arm and, an imaging signal transmitter and sensor attached to the C-arms. The two C-arms work together to provide a full 360 degree rotation of the imaging signal transmitter. In embodiment, the imaging signal transmitter and imaging sensor are offset from a center axis of the medical imaging system such that the portable medical imaging system is operable to capture an enlarged field of view.

Abstract: A receiving structure providing real-time information as to the materials constituting its contents includes a box body, a first side plate, and a second side plate. The box body, the first side plate, and the second side plate forming a receiving space, and the receiving space receives materials. A discharge port is formed between the second side plate and the first side plate, the discharge port is in communication with the receiving space, and the discharge port is configured to take out the material. A material checking unit is provided on the first side plate, the material checking unit detects and enables real time identification of the materials in the receiving structure.

Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to a fluid transfer system. The fluid transfer system may include a chamber containing a fluid absorbing material in contact with a device. The fluid transfer system may also include a reservoir including rows of bendable support members, the reservoir connected to the chamber for transport of a fluid from the reservoir to the fluid absorbing material. The fluid transfer system may further include a mass including rows of protrusions configured to engage with the rows of bendable support members, the mass configured to be arranged in the reservoir such that forces acting on the mass include a gravitational force on the mass, a floating force exerted by the fluid on the mass, and a contact force exerted by the rows of bendable support members on the mass.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a substrate and a first isolation structure which has a first corner. The semiconductor device also includes a first well region with a first conductive type. The semiconductor device includes further includes a gate structure over the first well region and covers a portion of the first corner of the first isolation structure. In addition, the semiconductor device includes a first doped region and a second doped region disposed on two opposites of the gate structure. Each of the first doped region and the second doped region has the first conductive type. The semiconductor device also includes a first counter-doped region in the first well region with a second conductive type different from the first conductive type. The first counter-doped region covers the first corner of the first isolation structure.

Abstract: Devices, Systems, and Methods for controlled movement of the robot system. The surgical robot system may include a robot having a robot base, a robot arm coupled to the robot base, and an end-effector coupled to the robot arm. The robot may include a plurality of omni-directional wheels affixed to the robot base allowing multiple-axis movement of the robot. The robot may further include sensors for detecting a desired movement of the robot base and a control system responsive to the plurality of sensors for controlling the multiple-axis movement of the robot by actuating two or more of the plurality of omni-directional wheels.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for sidelink measurement configuration and report for open-loop sidelink power control. In one embodiment, the SL measurement report configuration configures a first measurement report, and wherein the reference threshold is an absolute reference threshold. In another embodiment, the reference threshold is an SL measurement result in an SL measurement report previously sent to the transmitting UE. In some embodiments, the reporting condition is the layer-3 (L3) filtered SL RSRP measurement being the offset higher or lower than the reference threshold. In yet another embodiment, the reporting condition is an explicit request of measurement report from the transmitting UE. In one embodiment, the SL measurement report includes one or more elements comprising a Boolean indicator, a delta value between the L3 filtered SL RSRP measurement and the reference threshold, and an absolute value of the L3 filtered SL RSRP measurement.

Abstract: A keyboard assembly for a portable information handing system. The keyboard assembly includes a plurality of keys, the plurality of keys being arranged in a typewriter style layout to allow a user to enter text content into the portable information handling system; and, a keyboard carrier, the plurality of keys being mounted to the keyboard carrier, the keyboard carrier determining when a key of the plurality of keys is actuated and generating information regarding the key of the plurality of keys, the keyboard carrier comprising a venting portion, the venting portion being located beneath a set of keys of the plurality of keys, the venting portion comprising a plurality of venting apertures.

Abstract: A light guide plate and a backlight module adapted to an illuminated keyboard are provided. The light guide plate includes a single-key light guide region. The single-key light guide region corresponds to a single key. Four diagonal regions of the single-key light guide region has a plurality of microstructures. The area sum of the plurality of microstructures is smaller than the area sum of the four diagonal regions of the single-key light guide region. Through the area control of a plurality of microstructures, the plurality of microstructures of a plurality of keys guide the light to make the brightness of each of the keys is even.

Abstract: Mechanism of relay UE discovery and relay UE selection and reselection for remote UE data transmission with a serving base station via relay UE is proposed. A method operable for relay UE selection and reselection of remote UE is provided. The UE considers additional criteria such as relay load other than purely radio signal quality (e.g., RSRP) criteria. The relay load can serve different purpose for relay UE and remote UE. The relay load can be the criteria for UE to become a relay UE or not. It can be the criteria for a remote UE to select another UE as its relay UE.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a charging device and a method for positioning an electronic device. The method includes: in response to determining that a positioning request signal from an electronic device is received, enabling multiple antennas; controlling each antenna to receive a first radio frequency signal broadcast by the electronic device, and determining an arrival angle of the first radio frequency signal and a distance between the electronic device and the charging device based on the first radio frequency signal received by each antenna; and determining a relative position between the charging device and the electronic device based on the arrival angle and distance.

Abstract: A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from one or more peer UEs. The controller determines a Sidelink (SL) Discontinuous Reception (DRX) configuration set, and applies the SL DRX configuration set to enable a DRX operation for SL communications with the peer UEs via the wireless transceiver; wherein the SL DRX configuration set is determined based on one of the following: one or more types of one or more SL services which the UE is participating with the peer UEs; one or more SL DRX configurations received from the peer UEs; and control information received from a Base Station (BS).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for pulling a live stream, and electronic devices and storage mediums. The method includes: receiving a third-party business stream pull request for a target live stream from a third-party business client, determining a source business domain name and a live stream name of the target live stream based on the third-party business stream pull request, searching one or more local live streams for the target live stream according to the source business domain name and the live stream name, where the one or more local live streams are at a first node of the content delivery network, and forwarding, in response to a presence of the target live stream in the one or more local live streams, the target live stream to the third-party business client.

Abstract: A method of UE prioritizing and multiplexing simultaneous sidelink relay data for Logical Channel Prioritization (LCP) procedure in new radio (NR) system is proposed. UE can provide traffic prioritization based on traffic category when UE has simultaneous traffic from more than one traffic categories to transmit. The sidelink relay traffic prioritization is then used for transmission interface and resource selection, and data multiplexing prioritization on the basis of sidelink relay architecture. Specifically, a method on how to perform the corresponding logical channel prioritization (LCP) operation for MAC PDU multiplexing is provided. LCP restriction is considered to determine which classes of traffic can be multiplexed into the same MAC PDU together. Priority of multiplexing is also applied to determine the order and the amount of traffic to be included in the MAC PDU.

Abstract: An amplifying apparatus includes a zero point generating circuit, a level shift circuit, a transistor, and an amplifying circuit. A first terminal of the zero point generating circuit is coupled to an output terminal of the amplifying apparatus. A first terminal of the level shift circuit is coupled to the output terminal of the amplifying apparatus. A first terminal of the transistor is coupled to a supply voltage. A second terminal of the transistor is coupled to the output terminal of the amplifying apparatus. A control terminal of the transistor is coupled to a second terminal of the level shift circuit. An input terminal of the amplifying circuit is coupled to an input terminal of the amplifying apparatus. An output terminal of the amplifying circuit is coupled to the output terminal of the amplifying apparatus.

Abstract: A wireless charging transmit end is provided in this application, which includes a dual-polarized antenna which includes at least one dual-polarized element and a signal processing apparatus. Each dual-polarized element includes a first linearly polarized element and a second linearly polarized element that are mutually orthogonal and respectively receive a first wireless signal and a second wireless signal from the receive end. The signal processing apparatus obtains a first energy signal and a second energy signal based on a waveform relationship between the first wireless signal and the second wireless signal. The first energy signal is sent to the receive end by the first linearly polarized element, and the second energy signal is sent to the receive end by the second linearly polarized element. The first energy signal and the second energy signal are combined into an energy signal matching the receive end.

Abstract: A shift register circuit including a flip-flop chain and a control circuit is provided. The flip-flop chain is configured to receive an input signal and output an output signal. The control circuit is coupled to the flip-flop chain. The control circuit is configured to receive the input signal and the output signal and output a control signal to activate the flip-flop chain according to edge transitions of the input signal and the output signal. In addition, a method for controlling a shift register circuit is also provided.

Abstract: A method and a system for recommending a location-based digital content are provided. The system includes a serving system having a database that stores a plurality of location-based digital contents and relevant hashtags. The system provides a browser program executed in a user device. The browser program is used to connect to the serving system for browsing the location-based digital contents provided by the serving system. In the method, the serving system receives position information from the user device so as to determine a geographic range. After querying the database, location-based digital contents within the geographic range can be obtained. The hashtags associated to the location-based digital contents within the geographic range can be obtained and displayed on the user interface for recommending the location-based digital contents within the geographic range to the user.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a method for minimizing electrostatic charges in a semiconductor substrate. The method includes depositing photoresist on a semiconductor substrate to form a photoresist layer on the semiconductor substrate. The photoresist layer is exposed to radiation. The photoresist layer is developed using a developer solution. The semiconductor substrate is cleaned with a first cleaning liquid to wash the developer solution from the photoresist layer. A tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) solution is applied to the semiconductor substrate to reduce charges accumulated in the semiconductor substrate.