Abstract: An aerosol-generating article for an aerosol-generating system is provided, the article including: a storage portion having an outlet; an aerosol-forming substrate contained within the storage portion; and a vaporisable barrier to seal the outlet, in which the barrier includes one or more polymers, has a polymer content of greater than or equal to 1 percent by weight, is configured to be vaporised during a first heating cycle of the article during first use of the article in the system, further includes one or more metal salts, and the salts are selected from the group consisting of metal alginates, metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates, and metal undecanoates. An aerosol-generating system, and a method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating article, are also provided.

Abstract: A capacitor structure, a semiconductor memory device including the same, a method for fabricating the same, and a method for fabricating a semiconductor device including the same are provided. The capacitor structure includes a lower electrode, an upper electrode, and a capacitor dielectric film which is interposed between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, wherein the lower electrode includes an electrode film including a first metal element, and a doping oxide film including an oxide of the first metal element between the electrode film and the capacitor dielectric film, and the doping oxide film further includes a second metal element including at least one of Group 5 to Group 11 and Group 15 metal elements, and an impurity element including at least one of silicon (Si), aluminum (Al), zirconium (Zr) and hafnium (Hf).

Abstract: A method includes depositing an interlayer dielectric (ILD) over a source/drain region, implanting impurities into a portion of the ILD, recessing the portion of the ILD to form a trench, forming spacers on sidewalls of the trench, the spacers including a spacer material, forming a source/drain contact in the trench and removing the spacers and the portion of the ILD with an etching process to form an air-gap, the air-gap disposed under and along sidewalls of the source/drain contact, where the etching process selectively etches the spacer material and the impurity.

Abstract: A method for improving machine performance based on machine application identification can include training an application identification model. The method can also include receiving one or more images from a camera positioned on a machine performing an application, and feeding each of the one or more images into the trained application identification model. The trained application identification model provides a predicted application corresponding to the application being performed by the machine. The model also provides a probability that the predicted application corresponds to the application being performed by the machine. Application optimization parameters, based on the predicted application, are retrieved and distributed to the machine when the probability is greater than a selected confidence threshold.

Abstract: Methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions through the use of boron-containing small molecules are disclosed.

Abstract: A chemical vapor deposition furnace for depositing silicon nitride films is disclosed. The furnace having a process chamber elongated in a substantially vertical direction and a wafer boat for supporting a plurality of wafers in the process chamber. A process gas injector inside the process chamber is provided with a plurality of vertically spaced gas injection holes to provide gas introduced at a feed end in an interior of the process gas injector to the process chamber. A valve system connected to the feed end of the process gas injector is being constructed and arranged to connect a source of a silicon precursor and a nitrogen precursor to the feed end for depositing silicon nitride layers. The valve system may connect the feed end of the process gas injector to a cleaning gas system to provide a cleaning gas to remove silicon nitride from the process gas injector and/or the processing chamber.

Abstract: A server may receive, from a terminal device, a change instruction for changing a password of a communication device different from the server and the terminal device. The server may, in a case where the change instruction is received from the terminal device, send first authentication information to the terminal device. The first authentication information may be inputted to the communication device by a user of the terminal device after the first authentication information has been sent to the terminal device. The server may, in a case where the first authentication information is inputted to the communication device, receive the first authentication information from the communication device. The server may, in a case where the first authentication information is received from the communication device, send a change permission notification to the communication device. The change permission notification may be a notification to permit the communication device to change the password.

Abstract: A control system including: a first wireless telephone terminal; a second wireless telephone terminal; and a wireless mobile object, wherein the first wireless telephone terminal includes a call placement/reception unit that establishes a voice channel over a mobile communication network with the second wireless telephone terminal and the wireless mobile object by using a multi-point call function of controlling a voice call among a plurality of points, and a control unit that controls the wireless mobile object by transmitting a control signal to the wireless mobile object through the voice channel, and that transmits, to the second wireless telephone terminal through the voice channel, a change signal for changing a user who maneuvers the wireless mobile object when strength of radio waves from the wireless mobile object decreases to less than a threshold value.

Abstract: A robotic work tool system (200) for defining a working area perimeter (105). The robotic work tool system (200) comprises a robotic work tool (100) and a controller (210). The robotic work tool (100) comprises a position unit (175) and a sensor unit (170). The controller (210) is configured to receive, from the sensor unit (170), edge data indicating whether the robotic work tool (100) is located next to a physical edge (430). The controller (210) is further configured to control the robotic work tool (100) to travel along the physical edge (430) while the edge data indicating that the robotic work tool (100) is located next to the physical edge (430) and to receive, from the position unit (175), position data while the robotic work tool (100) is in motion. The controller (210) is configured to determine, based on the edge data and position data, positions representing the physical edge (430) and to define, based on the determined positions, at least a portion of the working area perimeter (105).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of managing tachograph data based on a blockchain network. The method of managing tachograph data based on a blockchain network includes: allocating, by a tachograph, the block number of a block to be generated for tachograph data collected while a vehicle is driving; generating a block by using a server seed allocated by a server and a seed count value, which is a variable whose value changes each time the tachograph generates a block in an offline state; and transmitting the block hash value and block data of the generated block to the server.

Abstract: A simulation device for the screw joint simulation of a nutrunner includes a test connecting element rigidly connected to a brake unit. The nutrunner can be coupled to the test connecting element and activated to exert a torque that rotates the test connecting element about an axis of rotation. Activation of the brake unit brakes the test connecting element. A torque transducer includes a rotational angle transducer for measuring a rotational angle by which the test connecting element rotates about the rotation axis. The simulation device includes a zero mark, and the brake unit can be adjusted to a zero angle with respect to the zero mark.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for dynamic field of view selection in video. An apparatus includes a processor and memory that stores code executable by the processor to capture a 360-degree video using a 360-degree camera system, detect a direction that a user is looking within the 360-degree video captured using the 360-degree camera system, and set a field of view for the 360-degree video based on the detected direction that the user is looking.

Abstract: A parallel processor system for machine learning includes an arithmetic unit (ALU) array including several ALUs and a controller to provide instructions for the ALUs. The system includes a direct-access memory (DMA) block containing multiple DMA engines to access an external memory to retrieve data. An input-stream buffer decouples the DMA block from the ALU array and provides aligning and reordering of the retrieved data. The DMA engines operate in parallel and include rasterization logic capable of performing a three-dimensional (3-D) rasterization.

Abstract: A detection system (200) includes an illumination system (210), a first optical system (232), a phase modulator (220), a lock-in detector (255), and a function generator (230). The illumination system is configured to transmit an illumination beam (218) along an illumination path. The first optical system is configured to transmit the illumination beam toward a diffraction target (204) on a substrate (202). The first optical system is further configured to transmit a signal beam including diffraction order sub-beams (222, 224, 226) that are diffracted by the diffraction target. The phase modulator is configured to modulate the illumination beam or the signal beam based on a reference signal. The lock-in detector is configured to collect the signal beam and to measure a characteristic of the diffraction target based on the signal beam and the reference signal. The function generator is configured to generate the reference signal for the phase modulator and the lock-in detector.

Abstract: A system that is mountable to an unmanned vehicle and a method of operation is provided. The system includes an attachment plate configured to couple to the unmanned vehicle, the attachment plate having a first feature. A control module is configured to removably couple to the attachment plate, the control module having one or more processors and a power source, the control module having a pin arranged to move from a first position to a second position when the control module is coupled to the attachment plate, the one or more processors being energized when the pin is moved from the first position to the second position. A payload having an energetic element is provided, the payload being coupled to the control module.

Abstract: Method, systems and devices for transmitting system information in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The wireless communication method comprises transmitting a specific information associated with system information, SI, related to a first wireless terminal in a cell, wherein the SI related to the first wireless terminal comprise an instance different from the instance the SI related to a second wireless terminal.

Abstract: A translation support device includes a storage device and a control device. The storage device stores therein an original document file in which original document data is recorded, and a translated document file in which translated document data, representing a translated document translated from an original document represented by the original document data, is recorded. The control device includes a processor, and acts as a detector and a generator, when the processor executes a control program. The detector detects, through comparison between the original document file and the translated document file, a same portion contained in common in both of the files, as an untranslated portion. The generator generates untranslated portion information indicating the untranslated portion.

Abstract: In some implementations, a flowline connector assembly may include a first flowline member having a first cylindrical passageway, and a second flowline member having a second cylindrical passageway. The flowline connector assembly may include a pin, configured to be inserted into the first cylindrical passageway and the second cylindrical passageway, including a stop extending radially outward from an outer surface of the pin, where a first side of the stop is configured to contact a face of the first flowline member when the pin is inserted into the first cylindrical passageway. The flowline connector assembly may include a collar configured for threaded engagement at a first end with an outer surface of the first flowline member, wherein an inner surface of the collar is configured to contact a second side of the stop to connect the first flowline member with the second flowline member.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for a doll comprising: a doll body, where the doll body comprises a highly polished flat front surface, a flat rear surface, and a side surface sandwiched between the front surface and the rear surface, where a length and a width of the front surface of the doll body is significantly greater than a width of the side surface; and a doll head connected to the doll body, where the doll head is adjustable in position relative to the doll body, and where a width and a length of the doll head is substantially greater than the width of the side surface; one or more detachable garments configured to be detachably attached to the highly polished flat front surface of the doll body; and a stand, where the doll body is detachably attached to the stand to display the doll in an upright position.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area in which pixels are located, and a non-display area, first and second electrodes in the display area and spaced from each other, light emitting elements between the first and second electrodes, connection electrodes electrically connected to the light emitting elements, a fan-out line electrically connected to the pixels in the non-display area, a first pad electrode on the fan-out line, a pad connection electrode on the fan-out line and the first pad electrode, and electrically connecting the fan-out line and the first pad electrode, and a second pad electrode at a same layer as at least one of the connection electrodes, and contacting the first pad electrode.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a virtual force sensor of a robot manipulator, wherein in a plurality of poses, the method comprises: applying an external wrench to the robot manipulator ascertaining an estimate of the external wrench, ascertaining a respective cost function based on a difference between the determined estimate of the external wrench and a specified external wrench, ascertaining a respective calibration function by minimizing the respective cost function, and storing the respective calibration function in a data set of all calibration functions with assignment of the respective calibration function to a respective pose for which the respective calibration function was ascertained.

Abstract: Passive cooling article (120) includes a plurality of first elements (122) defining a high absorbance in the atmospheric window wavelength range and defining high average reflectance in the solar wavelength range and a plurality of second elements (124) defining a low absorbance in the atmospheric window wavelength range and defining high average reflectance in the solar wavelength range, wherein the plurality of first (122) and second (124) elements are interspersed to form a major structure having a first major surface (130) comprising the first element outer surfaces (126) and the second element outer surfaces (128), wherein the first element outer surfaces (126) face a first direction toward a first end region (136) of the major structure (130) and the second element outer surfaces (128) face a second direction toward a second end region (136) of the major structure. The article (120) may be applied to a substrate (104), for example, on a generally vertical surface of a vehicle or stationary structure.

Abstract: A display device comprises a substrate; a first electrode on the substrate; a bank layer on the substrate and comprising an opening exposing the first electrode; a spacer on the bank layer and having a first thickness; a protrusion on the bank layer, spaced apart from the spacer, and having a second thickness smaller than the first thickness; and an emissive layer on the first electrode exposed by the bank layer, wherein the protrusion comprises a first protrusion pattern and a second protrusion pattern spaced apart from the first protrusion pattern with a valley hole therebetween.

Abstract: A method for raising a temperature of a battery module for a vehicle. The method including generating heat in one or more resistors of the battery module by supplying one or more voltages from at least a part of cells of the battery module. The battery module includes the cells coupled in series, and the one or more resistors configured to generate heat after being energized and cause temperature of the cells to be raised. Voltages of the cells are subjected to monitoring and controlling by a cell monitoring unit of the battery module.

Abstract: A method of selectively etching a metal component of a workpiece further comprising a ferromagnetic insulator component. The method comprises contacting the metal component with an etchant solution. The etchant solution comprises a basic etchant and a solvent. The method is useful in the context of the fabrication of semiconductor-superconductor-ferromagnetic insulator hybrid devices, for example. The etchant solution may not attack the ferromagnetic insulator component. Also provided is a composition for etching a metal, and a kit comprising the composition and a composition for depositing a styrene-acrylate co-polymer on a surface.

Abstract: A dustpan with handle combination is described which includes a slider plate apposed to a front surface of the handle. Slits through which stoppers are connected to the handle are provided to limit the range of movement of the slider plate. When the slider plate is extended downwards to a first position in use, the slider plate and handle lock against the back plate, below the rectangular block, at an obtuse angle for sweeping dirt. When the slider plate is retracted upwards to a second position, the dustpan rotates downwards with respect to the handle to a reflex angle ergonomically preferable for emptying dirt. When the slider plate is retracted upwards with the dustpan resting on a surface and the handle rotated forwards around the connecting means, the handle locks against the back plate at a convenient resting angle. When the slider plate is retracted upwards during non-use, the dustpan will rotate to align with the handle when laid flat or hung for space-saving during storage.

Abstract: A system for generating combustion gases in a turbine engine may comprise a combustion chamber and a fuel injection system configured to inject a metal-based fuel into the combustion chamber. A metal-based fuel source may be configured to deliver the metal-based fuel to the fuel injection system. The metal-based fuel may comprise a metal powder.

Abstract: The controller comprises a displacement controller and a rotating speed controller. The displacement controller includes a vibration force compensation control module and a dead-time vibration compensation module. The vibration force compensation control module receives actual displacements and a rotor mechanical angle and outputs corresponding vibration compensation forces. The vibration force compensation control module comprises a first neural network band-pass filter, a second neural network band-pass filter, a third PID controller, and a fourth PID controller. The dead-time vibration compensation module receives a rotor electrical angle and an actual quadrature-direct axis currents and an actual direct axis current and outputs a quadrature-direct axis compensation voltages and a direct axis compensation voltage.

Abstract: Provided are a capsule endoscope apparatus for supporting a lesion diagnosis and a lesion diagnosis supporting method using the same. The capsule endoscope apparatus for supporting lesion diagnosis includes an imaging unit configured to capture one or more images of an inside of a body, a control unit configured to detect a suspected lesion region in the images and perform a precision diagnosis procedure when a suspected lesion region corresponding to a value equal to or greater than a certain threshold is detected, an image processing unit configured to process the images in the precision diagnosis procedure, and a communication module configured to transmit and receive processed images to another capsule endoscope apparatus or a terminal by using a wireless communication method.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a connecting device for a leg part and a supporting member, i.e., a beam, and more specifically, it is possible to secure a pair of leg part more easily and robustly to the beam using a fixing bolt, and it also relates to a leg member and a beam member connecting device so that the volume can be reduced by folding the leg member under the beam member during storage.

Abstract: A method for preparing a tooth crown may include generating a 3D model of an external surface of a patient's tooth and generating a 3D model of an external surface of a first crown based on the 3D model of the external surface of the patient's tooth. The method may also include preparing the patient's tooth to receive the first crown while generating the 3D model of the external surface. A 3D model of the prepared tooth my be generated. A 3D model of an internal surface of the first crown may also be generated. The 3D model of the external surface and the 3D model of the internal surface may form a 3D model of the first crown.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application relate to a resistive memory device and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes: providing a base; forming bit line trenches in the base; forming a resistive material layer on a sidewall and the bottom of the bit line trench; and forming a bit line structure in the bit line trench through filling, wherein a variable resistor structure includes the bit line structure and the resistive material layer.

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a technique for the seamless transfer of services provided by a first Multi-Access/Mobile Edge Computing device (“MEC”) to a User Equipment (“UE”), to a second MEC. Context information associated with a given application for which services are provided by the first MEC may be cached by the UE based on a determination that the second MEC should provide the services, and the UE may provide the cached information to the second MEC in order to seamlessly continue receiving services. The providing of the cached information to the UE and/or to the second MEC may be performed with an elevated priority level, in order to facilitate the seamless providing of the services relating to the application, thus resulting in minimal to no interruption of the user experience associated with the application.

Abstract: A transmit-received (TR) switch is designed such that the receiver-side shunt PIN diode acts as a switchable shunt diode while the switch operates in transmit mode and acts as a limiter while the switch operates in receive mode. This is achieved using a DC Schottky diode between the receiver-side shunt network and the biasing network. While the switch operates in receive mode, received radio frequency (RF) signals that exceed a power threshold cause the Schottky diode to become forward biased, causing the shunt PIN diode to act as a limiter that protects the receiver from excessively high RF signal power. This approach affords a high level of protection using a small number of components and without adding insertion loss to the RF signal path.

Abstract: An objective of the present invention is to provide a structure of a touch panel which may be efficiently produced while avoiding degradation of visibility. A touch panel device includes: a piezo film having a piezoelectric effect; a touch detecting section disposed at a first face of two faces of the piezo film, the two faces extending orthogonally to a thickness direction of the piezo film, wherein the touch detecting section has an electrode structure which is patterned for enabling detection of a touch position; an insulating layer formed on a second face of the two faces of the piezo film by means of a layer application process, the second face being opposite to the first face; and a conductive layer formed on the insulating layer.

Abstract: Systems and a method determine an amount of printing material powder for 3D printing an object a multi-object printing job. Data on the following is received: a 3D-model of the object, a volume and a surface of the object, data on a thickness of a powder, on characteristics of the build chamber, a volume of a no build zone and a volume of a net build zone, an estimation of a volume of recyclable interstitial powder, on a powder density and on a solid density of the printing material and on a recycling ratio. The following quantities are determined: a volume of the powder layer around the object, a dilated object contribution, the amount of used powder due the dilated object, the amount of lost powder in the no build zone, the amount of lost powder in the net build zone and the amount of printing material required.

Abstract: A wheel assembly configured to detachably connect to a downhole tool to thereby reduce friction between the downhole tool and a sidewall of a wellbore through which the downhole tool is conveyed. The wheel assembly may include an axle configured to contact a sidewall of the downhole tool, wherein the axle comprises a bore extending therethrough, a wheel rotatably connected to the axle such that the wheel extends around at least a portion of the axle and the bore, and a fastener configured to be disposed at least partially within the bore and extend out of the bore into the sidewall of the downhole tool to detachably connect the axle to the downhole tool.

Abstract: A vehicle braking device includes: an electric cylinder in which a piston driven by an electric motor slides in a cylinder to supply fluid; a hydraulic pressure output unit connected to the electric cylinder by way of a first liquid passage, the hydraulic pressure output unit pressurizing or depressurizing a hydraulic pressure in the first liquid passage and outputting the hydraulic pressure to a supply liquid passage connected to a first wheel cylinder; and a control unit that causes at least one of the electric cylinder and the hydraulic pressure output unit to generate the hydraulic pressure in the first wheel cylinder according to a relative position between the piston and the cylinder.

Abstract: A printing platform includes a printing engine with one or more printheads arranged such that the ink drops are jetted vertically upwards against the action of gravity; and a substrate transportation system where the normal to the surface in contact with the substrate is parallel and with opposite direction to the travelling direction of the jetted ink drops. It is necessary to counteract the weight of the substrate during the printing process to avoid it from falling under the action of gravity. This is achieved through any of a mechanical element that interferes with the falling of the substrate and that keeps it in place; or a system that generates adhesion forces between the element that transmits the motion to the substrate, typically a conveyor belt, and the substrate through the action of electrostatic forces, an air pressure differential between both faces of the substrate, or any other suitable mechanism.

Abstract: A method is provided for sealing a seam in a self-aligned contact (SAC) layer that is disposed on a gate of a semiconductor structure. The method includes depositing a filler in the seam to seal the seam.

Abstract: An anti-attack shock collar is a collar for an animal, and comprises an electronics unit; a power supply operable to create a potential difference between a first and a second terminal; at least one flexible strap secured at one position along its length to the electronics unit, having opposing ends which are releasably fastenable to each other to form a closed loop, and comprising first and second electrodes which are exposed or partially exposed on the exterior of the collar and are electrically connected to the first and second terminals of the power supply respectively; and a water sensor configured to detect the presence of water on a portion of the collar and, if water is detected on the portion of the collar, cause the electronics unit to prevent the power supply from being operated to create a potential difference between the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for designing and manufacturing a component in a computer-aided design and manufacturing environment is disclosed. A method includes obtaining a geometric model of a component from a geometric model database, and determining at least one orientation parameter value associated with the geometric model of the component. The at least one orientation parameter value is associated with an orientation parameter that defines orientation of the component during additive manufacturing of the component. The method includes performing volumetric analysis of the component based on the at least one orientation parameter value associated with the component using the geometric model of the component.

Abstract: A partially deformable impeller has at least two blades, wherein a periphery of each blade is deformable, the periphery being an outermost 5 to 20 percent of a width of the blade. In some embodiments, a catheter blood pump incorporates the partially deformable impeller.

Abstract: A mower is provided and includes: a case; a charging circuit provided in the case, and a combination of a wheel assembly and a charging interface assembly arranged on the case. The combination is electrically connected to the charging circuit. The combination includes: a wheel assembly; and a charging interface assembly electrically connected to the charging circuit. The wheel assembly and the charging interface assembly are integrated molding structure.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for verifying an identity of a user through contextual knowledge-based authentication. The system described uses contextual knowledge-based authentication. By verifying an identity of a user through contextual knowledge-based authentication, the verification is both more secure and more intuitive to the user.

Abstract: An ozone generator and an ozone generating method, where the ozone generator includes a dielectric substrate, a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the dielectric substrate, and a second electrode disposed on the dielectric substrate and corresponding to the first electrode. The first electrode comprises a plurality of first finger portions and a plurality of superficial structures integrally formed on the plurality of first finger portions.

Abstract: An electric hydraulic brake includes: wheel brakes configured to supply braking force to wheels of a vehicle; a main braking unit including a reservoir which stores brake oil, and a master cylinder configured to form pressure of the brake oil in conjunction with a main brake motor; and a hydraulic controller comprising at least one pump configured to pump the brake oil in conjunction with an auxiliary brake motor, and configured to selectively transmit the pressure of the brake oil formed in the master cylinder or the pump to the wheel brakes. The hydraulic controller includes at least one auxiliary flow path which is connected at a first end thereof to the reservoir and is connected at a second end thereof to an inlet of the pump to transmit hydraulic pressure from the reservoir to the pump directly through the at least one auxiliary flow path.

Abstract: A system and method for the detection and mitigation of data source compromises in an adversarial information environment. The system and method feature the ability to scan for, ingest and process, and then use relational, wide column, and graph stores for capturing entity data, their relationships, and actions associated with them. Furthermore, meta-data is gathered and linked to the ingested data, which provides a broader contextual view of the environment leading up to and during an event of interest. Data quality analysis is conducted on the data as it is ingested in order to identify various data source metrics and determine if a data source may be compromised. The results of the data quality analysis, the identified metrics, the gathered data, and meta-data are used to manage the reputation of the contributing data sources. The system can make recommendations on data sources based on the data source reputation scoring.

Abstract: The invention relates to a panel in the form of a strip or tile for producing of a floor covering, the panel comprising two pairs of opposite sides defining—two opposite edges for the assembly at an angle, of which one edge comprises male coupling means provided from a side wall of the panel, and an opposite edge comprises complementary female coupling means provided from a side wall of the panel; two opposite edges for vertical assembly, of which one edge comprises a male coupling means provide provided from a bottom face of the panel, and an opposite edge comprises complementary female coupling mead provided from a top face of the panel. According to the invention, the male coupling means of the edges for vertical assembly comprise two parallel groves that extend along the edge and open onto a lower face of the panel so as to define an inner male groove.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for selecting training examples to increase the efficiency of supervised active machine learning processes. Training examples for presentation to a user may be selected according to measure of the model's uncertainty in labeling the examples. A number of training examples may be selected to increase efficiency between the user and the processing system by selecting the number of training examples to minimize user downtime in the machine learning process.