Abstract: A thin-film deposition apparatus comprises a chamber; a carrier in the chamber; a showerhead on the carrier, wherein the showerhead comprises multiple first gas-dispensing holes, multiple second gas-dispensing holes and multiple plasma-generating portions; and a first gas inlet system for providing a first process gas, wherein the first process gas outputted from the multiple first gas-dispensing holes.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for preventing interference from simultaneous data transmissions in a remote control system. A controlled terminal is typically configured to receive control data from a controlling terminal and to transmit feedback data to a monitoring terminal. To prevent interference caused by the simultaneous transmissions of control data and feedback data. The controlling terminal can transmit the control data to the monitoring terminal, which then transmits the control data to the controlled terminal. Such transmission of the control data may be carried out in a way that does not interfere with the transmission of the feedback data.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system architecture and method for guaranteeing network information security, the system architecture including the Internet, a program fragmentation processing unit and an authentication unit. The method includes: acquiring a first set and a second set of 13-bit decimal data, judging whether the data is in line with EAN13 and serial number coding principles, if yes, encrypting the two sets of data, to generate a third set of data, obtaining three sets of data codes and using them as new IP addresses, upon program fragmentation processing on the new IP addresses, an authentication center decrypting the three sets of data, if a computation result is “0”, transmitting information to a target user, that is, an interviewee, after encryption of the three sets of data, and storing three sets of data codes divided into three lines, used for network addressing.

Abstract: A reference signal generating circuit is provided that generates a reference signal corresponding to an input signal for power factor compensation of a power converter. The reference signal generating circuit includes a detector sampling the input signal according to a reference clock to detect and hold the maximum input signal and a phase measuring unit measuring a phase of the sampled input signal based on the sampled input signal and the detected maximum input signal. The circuit also includes a reference signal generating unit configured to generate a reference signal having a specific value in response to the measured phase.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, a network element, and a system for determining a target RAT. The method includes: receiving, by an access network element, access control information of a UE that is sent by a mobility management network element, where the access control information includes an identity of a PLMN and a radio access technology RAT allowed and/or a RAT not allowed by the PLMN; and determining, by the access network element, a target RAT for the UE according to the access control information.

Abstract: A method including utilizing HARQ process grouping and subframe grouping to carry ACK/NACK transmissions, wherein the HARQ process grouping divides HARQ processes into one or more groups, and the subframe grouping divides a radio frame into one or more groups. The method may further include carrying ACK/NACK transmissions.

Abstract: Some embodiments include compositions and methods of using or identifying compounds that modulate the activity of the granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor (GCFR). Some embodiments include use of compounds to treat certain disorders, such as hematopoietic or neurological disorders.

Abstract: A method of increasing blood cholecyctokinin level is described. The method includes administering to a subject in need of increasing blood cholecyctokinin level a therapeutically effective amount of palmitoleic acid, a salt thereof, or an ester thereof.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are isolated insecticidal proteins and nucleic acids. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The insecticidal proteins find use in controlling or killing lepidopteran, coleopteran, dipteran, fungal, hemipteran, and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

Abstract: A method for detecting malicious HTTP redirections. The method includes obtaining, based on a single client IP address, HTTP flows triggered by visiting a website, extracting a sequence of URLs where a downstream URL is extracted from a child HTTP request that is triggered by a parent HTTP request containing an immediate upstream URL, analyzing the URL sequence to generate a statistical feature, and classifying, based on the statistical feature, the HTTP flows as containing at least one malicious HTTP redirection triggered by visiting the website.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a casing, a first sliding tray module, a second sliding tray module, a switch module and a main board. The first sliding tray module includes a first belt unit, a baffle is disposed on one end of the first belt unit. The switch module includes an elastic piece and a switch. The first sliding tray module and/or the second sliding tray module slide/slides in or out to make the elastic piece and the baffle touched or untouched. The switch generates a switch signal according to whether the elastic piece and the baffle being touched or untouched. While the elastic piece and the baffle are untouched, the main board is configured to generate a detecting time according to the switch signal, and while the detecting time is longer than a safe time, the main board generates a warning signal through the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention typically provides one-component polyurethane grout compositions and more specially to grout composition useful for seepage control and quick stoppage of water leakage under high water pressure environment, wherein the composition comprises a isocyanate prepolymer and auxiliary components selected from a plasticizer, a silane coupling agent, a catalyst, a cell stabilizer, an anionic surfactant, a filler, a blowing agent or a mixture thereof. The invention also provides the isocyanate prepolymer composition, obtained by reacting a polyfunctional isocyanate, with a polyfunctional polyol comprising at least one polyether polyol containing relatively low amount of ethylene oxide units, and optionally other polyfunctional polyols such as polyester polyols, biorenewable polyols or a mixture thereof, and at least a monofunctional hydroxyl containing compound, wherein the NCO content of said prepolymer is 3%˜18%.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds having structural Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which are inhibitors of the Renal Outer Medullary Potassium (ROMK) channel (Kir1.1). The compounds of Formula I are useful as diuretics and natriuretics and therefore are useful for the therapy and prophylaxis of disorders resulting from excessive salt and water retention, including cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and chronic and acute heart failure.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body having a base and a tongue, multiple terminals fixed on the insulating body and divided into an upper row and a lower row, upper and a lower grounding sheets abutted on upper and lower surfaces of the tongue, and a middle shielding sheet disposed on the insulating body and located between the upper and lower row of terminals. Each side, close to the base, of the tongue has a retaining slot. Each terminal has a contact portion extending forward and partially exposed from the tongue and a soldering portion extending backward from the base. Each side of the upper and lower grounding sheet has a fixing portion. The fixing portions are fixed in the retaining slots. The middle shielding sheet has reserved portions corresponding to the retaining slots, and the fixing portions are partially located in the reserved portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector for mating with a mating connector includes an insulating body and multiple terminals. The insulating body has a base, a tongue protruding forward from the base, and multiple terminal slots run from the tongue backward and through the base. The terminals are disposed in the terminal slots respectively. Each of the terminals has a retaining portion retained at the base, a contact portion extending forward from one end of the retaining portion to the tongue, and an urging portion disposed between the retaining portion and the contact portion. The urging portion is higher than an upper surface of the tongue. When the electrical connector mates with the mating connector, the mating connector presses against the urging portion downward, such that the contact portion electrically contacts the mating connector.

Abstract: A cable connector assembly comprising: an electrical connector including a plug portion, a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected to the plug portion and fixed at a rear end of the plug portion, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) lamp mounted on the PCB, a metal shell enclosing the PCB and having a receiving hole, and an optical element disposed on the plug portion in front of the LED lamp; and a cable electrically connected with the electrical connector; wherein the LED lamp has a curved sidewall facing the optical element and a rear sidewall facing the cable, an upper end of the LED lamp extending through the receiving hole of the metal shell.

Abstract: A communication method includes receiving data messages at a specified one of a plurality of communication devices in a ring network and detecting a status of the ring network. The communication method also includes changing a port of the specified communication device from a blocking state to a forwarding state in response to detecting a failure in the ring network. The communication method further includes filtering and forwarding the received data messages in the ring network, where the received data messages that originated from the specified communication device are blocked from further forwarding at the specified communication device. In addition, the communication method includes changing the port of the specified communication device from the forwarding state to the blocking state in response to detecting a recovery of the ring network.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

Abstract: Road signs having a front face with directional indicia or other informational indicia thereon are provided with a photoluminescent composition containing rare earth materials. The photoluminescent composition is applied to at least a portion of the area of the front face of the road signs. In a preferred embodiment, the composition containing the rare earth materials is applied by silk screening. A clear coat composition is applied over the previously applied photoluminescent composition to discourage wearing and fading of the rare earth material. In at least one preferred embodiment, the front face of the road signs includes a reflective material that meets Federal Department of Transportation specification requirements, and the rare earth material composition is silk screened on the surface of the reflective material.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a touch sensor having a single ITO layer is disclosed by the invention, including steps of: a) performing cleaning processing on a glass substrate; b) forming an index matching layer on the glass substrate, portions of the index matching layer corresponding to sensor cutting marks and sensor binding regions being at least partially removed, via a peelable adhesive disposed at sites corresponding to the sensor cutting marks and the sensor binding regions on the glass substrate or the index matching layer; c) forming an ITO layer on the partially removed index matching layer; and d) etching the ITO layer so as to form an pattern of the single ITO layer of the touch sensor. A touch sensor having a single ITO layer manufactured by the method and a touch screen including the touch sensor are further disclosed by the invention.