Abstract: Improved electrochemical yarn energy harvesters that convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. These harvesters include an ionically conducting electrolyte, and an electronically conducting material, and a material that can undergo charge injection, which can also be the electronically conducting material. At least one device electrode is either twisted, twisted and coiled, or twisted and plied.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and methods of forming the same are described. The structure includes a through silicon via (TSV) disposed in an interconnect structure and a substrate, a guard structure located in the interconnect structure surrounding the TSV, and an active region surrounding the guard structure. A space between the guard structure and the active region is free of dummy devices.

Abstract: A mouse model may be used in evaluation of the change in intelligence level. The mouse model may be a mouse model with high intelligence level. The mouse chromosome of the mouse model with high intelligence level at least includes all or a portion of chromosome 1 originated from wild-type mouse. The evaluation includes performing a test which may be an open field test, sucrose preference test, water maze test, space exploration Y maze test, active avoidance Y maze test, and/or fatigue rotarod test.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a curable composition, which comprises: (A) at least one unreactive blocked diisocyanate; (B) at least one unreactive blocked diamine; (C) at least one reactive component; and (D) at least one photo-initiator, wherein component (B) is formed by blocking diamine with a ligand; to a process of forming a 3D-printed object from the same and a 3D-printed object prepared therefrom.

Abstract: In an approach, a processor performs document layout analysis on a document generating a plurality of textual regions; extracts characteristics from each of the plurality of textual regions and associates the respective characteristics to the respective textual region as metadata; classifies each of the plurality of textual regions as an optical character recognition (OCR) region, non-OCR valuable region, or non-OCR non-valuable region using a classifier; performs OCR on each OCR region generating an OCR output; identifies associated constant OCR data from a constant OCR data repository for each non-OCR valuable region; merges the associated constant OCR data with the OCR output generating a complete OCR data for the received document; performs data extraction on the complete OCR data to identify data fields and key-value pairs generating extracted data; and determines whether the extracted data is valid based on a set of rules.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a three-dimensional (3D) memory device includes first and second memory arrays disposed on a semiconductor layer. The 3D memory device can also include a staircase structure disposed between the first and second memory arrays. The staircase structure includes first and second staircase regions. The first staircase region includes a first staircase structure that contains a first plurality of stairs descending in a first direction. The second staircase region includes a second staircase structure that contains a second plurality of stairs descending in a second direction. The 3D memory device can also include a contact region disposed between the first and second staircase regions. The contact region includes a plurality of contacts the extending through an insulating layer and into the semiconductor layer.

Abstract: An IC device includes first and second power rails extending in a first direction and carrying one of a power supply or reference voltage, a third power rail extending between the first and second power rails and carrying the other of the power supply or reference voltage, and a plurality of transistors including first through fourth active areas extending between the first and second power rails, a plurality of gate structures extending perpendicularly to the first direction, and first and second conductive segments extending in the second direction across the third power rail. Each of the second and third active areas is adjacent to the third power rail, each of the first and second conductive segments is electrically connected to S/D structures in each of the second and third active areas, and the plurality of transistors is configured as one of an AOI, an OAI, or a four-input NAND gate.

Abstract: Previous electrochemically-powered yarn muscles cannot be usefully operated between extreme negative and extreme positive potentials, since strokes during electron injection and during hole injection partially cancel because they are in the same direction. Unipolar-stroke carbon nanotube yarn muscles are described in which muscle strokes are additive between extreme negative and extreme positive potentials, and stroke increases with potential scan rate. These electrochemical artificial muscles include an electrically conducting twisted or coiled yarn and a material that dramatically shifts the potential of zero charge of the electrochemically actuated yarn.

Abstract: An optical device includes a range finding module. The range finding module includes a first light condenser unit, a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit. The first light condenser unit defines an optical axis and a hole disposed along the optical axis. The first light condenser unit, the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit are sequentially arranged along the optical axis. The light is emitted by the light emitting unit, passes through the hole, reaches an object, is reflected by the object, is converged by the first light condenser unit and is received by the light receiving unit to generate an electrical signal.

Abstract: This application pertains to antibody or antigen binding fragment that specifically recognizing FasL, and methods of manufacture and uses thereof.

Abstract: A method and system for optimizing the charging process of lithium-ion batteries by utilizing a determined parameter (e.g., Lyapunov Exponent) as a cell degradation (e.g., anode overpotential) indicator are disclosed. The system and method enable intelligent charging, which may involve integrating a controller that adjusts the charging current in real-time (or near real time or otherwise) based on the cell degradation indicator, calculated from probing the battery. This approach has various possible benefits to which the method and system may be tuned including extending battery lifespan, charge timing, and safety.

Abstract: Provided is an efficient and energy-saving building slurry stirring device. The device includes a grouting assembly, which includes a base, a storage tank, a discharge pipe, a grouting pump and a control box. The storage tank is arranged at the top of the base, the discharge pipe is located at one side of the storage tank, the grouting pump is arranged on the discharge pipe, and the control box is fixed to the top of the base. When the fluidity of a grouting material in the storage tank is reduced due to solidification, the stirring assembly can stir the grouting material in the storage tank. Then, the stirring assembly stops stirring the grouting material to save energy. After the grouting is completed, an inner wall of the storage tank can be cleaned by the stirring assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of key value pairs (KVPs) used in a document processing system. In embodiments, KVPs are obtained from multiple extractors of a document processing system. A score is computed for the KVPs by computing an effectiveness metric for each KVP from the multiple KVPs. In response to the computed score being below a predetermined threshold, a model retraining process is performed to generate a new set of KVP extractors, and provide the new set of KVPs to the document processing system.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve methods, which may be to manage control of a battery such as through charging, comprising obtaining a value indicative of at least one of a dynamic state of equilibrium, periodic behavior, quasi-periodic behavior, chaotic behavior and random behavior of a battery, which may involve electrodynamic parameters of Lyapunov Exponent, Correlation Dimension, Sample Entropy and Hurst Exponent, among others, the value obtained from a voltage measurement or a current measurement from the battery, and based on the value, operating the battery to maintain the battery within one of the dynamic states.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device, pertains to the field of display technologies. The present disclosure provides a display panel at least including a display region. The display panel includes a base substrate and a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the base substrate, a sub-pixel at least includes a light emitting device, and the light emitting device is located in the display region. The light emitting device includes a first electrode, a light emitting layer, and a second electrode provided in sequence in a direction facing away from a base substrate. The display panel further includes a heat conduction structure disposed on a side of the first electrode facing away from the light emitting layer, and orthographic projections of the heat conduction structure and the first electrode on the base substrate are at least partially overlapped with each other.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods of forming the same are provided. In an embodiment, an exemplary method includes depositing a dummy gate material layer over a first fin-shaped active region, patterning the dummy gate material layer to form a dummy gate electrode, wherein the dummy gate electrode has a footing feature at an interface between the first fin-shaped active region and the dummy gate electrode, oxidizing the footing feature and a sidewall portion of the dummy gate electrode to form a dielectric gate spacer, and replacing a remaining portion of the dummy gate electrode with a gate structure.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided and includes a multi-bit cell having multiple bit cells disposed in multiple cell rows. The bit cells include M bit cells, M being positive integers. A first bit cell of the bit cells and a M-th bit cell of the bit cells are arranged diagonally in different cell rows in the multi-bit cell. The multi-bit cell includes first to fourth cell boundaries. The first and second boundaries extend in a first direction and the third and fourth boundaries extend in a second direction different from the first direction. The first bit cell and a second bit cell of the bit cells abut the third cell boundary, and the first bit cell and a (M/2+1)-th bit cell of the bit cells abut the first cell boundary.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotatable ultrasonic vibration device. The ultrasonic vibration device includes: a shell; a hollow locking rod having a center hole; a piezoelectric transducer surrounding the hollow locking rod; a first amplitude-change pole mounted in the center hole, one end of the first amplitude-change pole being fixedly connected to the hollow locking rod, and at least a portion of the length of the first amplitude-change pole being located in the space surrounded by the piezoelectric transducer; an instrument rod connected to the other end of the first amplitude-change pole, an instrument working portion being located outside the shell and connected to the instrument rod, and the instrument rod being rotatable relative to the first amplitude-change pole; and a rotation transmission assembly rotatably mounted on the shell and matched with the instrument rod to transmit rotation torque to the instrument rod.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for processing a logistics waybill and a storage media. The method includes: acquiring a sales order to be delivered; splitting the sales order into multiple sub-orders according to the sales order and inventory information of multiple plant areas when the sales order needs to be split and arranged for shipment; planning and obtaining the logistics waybill according to shipment quantities and shipping addresses of the multiple sub-orders and a delivery address of the sales order; binding vehicle information of a delivery vehicle receiving the logistics waybill with the logistics waybill; generating a first instruction and sending the first instruction to a current pickup plant area based on position information of the delivery vehicle before the delivery vehicle arrives at the current pickup plant area; and generating (S106) reconciliation settlement information when the logistics waybill is signed for.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide techniques for monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of key value pairs (KVPs) used in a document processing system. In embodiments, KVPs are obtained from multiple extractors of a document processing system. A score is computed for the KVPs by computing an effectiveness metric for each KVP from the multiple KVPs. In response to the computed score being below a predetermined threshold, a model retraining process is performed to generate a new set of KVP extractors, and provide the new set of KVPs to the document processing system.