Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a noise reduction device includes a housing; and a slit located inside the housing and having a unit cell located therein, the unit cell comprising a sound absorbing layer configured to absorb noise generated from a sound source inside the housing, and a meta-material panel layer located on one surface of the sound absorbing layer, the meta-material panel layer comprising a sound meta-material.

Abstract: An example method for restricting read access to content in the component circuitry and securing data in the supply item is disclosed. The method identifies the status of a read command, and depending upon whether the status disabled or enabled, either blocks the accessing of encrypted data stored in the supply chip, or allows the accessing of the encrypted data stored in the supply chip.

Abstract: A biodegradable dental preparation comprising at least one water-soluble fiber from hyaluronic acid or a physiologically acceptable salt thereof and at least one fiber from a non-polar derivative of hyaluronic acid is disclosed. The dental preparation may comprise an antimicrobial agent. The dental preparation may be useful in the treatment of periodontal disease or in the treatment of injuries in the periodontium and oral mucosa. Methods of preparing the dental preparations, fibers thereof, and related compositions thereto, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical order filling system uses a physical parameter that occurs during attaching cap to a pharmaceutical container to determine if the cap is properly engaged. The physical parameter may be torque on the cap when placed on the container. An order processing device receives a pharmaceutical order and sends the order to a dispensing device that fills the container with a pharmaceutical in the pharmaceutical order. A cap device is configured to apply the cap the container containing the pharmaceutical from the dispensing device, wherein the cap device is configured to sense the physical parameter, e.g., torque, to the cap when applying the cap to the container.

Abstract: A connector module that is provided with an input port and an output port that are configured to be connected to an external member, and is to be mounted on a substrate, the connector module including: a bus bar that is separated from the substrate and connects a terminal of the input port and a terminal of the output port to each other; and an insulating member that is interposed between the bus bar and the substrate.

Abstract: Wireless communications may be used for repetition of one or more transmissions. At least some wireless devices may use and/or require different quantities of repetitions of one or more transmissions based on one or more factors such as received signal strength and/or other channel condition(s). The quantity of repetitions may be less than or equal to a maximum quantity of repetitions that may be indicated by a base station.

Abstract: A method for configuring a sidelink (SL) feedback resource is provided. The method includes the following. A first terminal device obtains resource pool configuration information, where the resource pool configuration information includes resource pool indication information of a transmission resource of a SL data channel and resource pool indication information of a transmission resource of a SL feedback channel. The SL data channel is for transmitting first SL data, and the SL feedback channel includes a first-type SL feedback channel and a second-type SL feedback channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing a semiconductor light emitting device, the method comprising: providing a growth substrate on which a first semiconductor region, an active region and a second semiconductor region are sequentially formed; bonding a first light transmitting substrate to the second semiconductor region; removing the growth substrate from the first semiconductor region; attaching a second light transmitting substrate through an adhesive layer to the first semiconductor region from which the growth substrate is removed; laser ablating the first light transmitting substrate from the second semiconductor region; exposing part of the first semiconductor region, and forming a first flip chip electrode and a second flip chip electrode on the exposed first semiconductor region and the exposed second semiconductor region, respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a MEMS micromirror with a high duty cycle, a micromirror array, and a preparation method thereof, wherein a plurality of first movable combs and a plurality of first fixed combs of the MEMS micromirror are located under the silicon layer of the reflector, which improves the duty cycle and effectively reduces the size of the MEMS micromirror while achieving large angle deflection in two directions. The silicon layer of the reflector has a reinforcing rib underneath, which effectively improves surface smoothness of the MEMS micromirror when the latter is still or moving. In addition, the MEMS micromirror has a variety of electrode lead-out forms including a double-sided electrode structure, and the electrode lead-out form during actual implantation can be selected as needed, which is conducive to the commercialization of MEMS micromirrors and micromirror arrays.

Abstract: An interconnectable construction element has a body section, a first socket coupled to a first end of the body section, and a magnetic ball. The first socket has a recess in communication with an opening. The opening extends from a first lateral side of the first socket at least to a distal end thereof. The magnetic ball is individually rotatably receivable into the recess of the first socket for forming a magnetic connection with another interconnectable construction element having another magnetic ball.

Abstract: The invention relates to a new group of aromatic sulphonamides derivatives of formula (I) and their synthesis and use for modulation of the activity of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI). More particularly, the invention provides small molecule inhibitors of PDI A3 that display antiplatelet, antithrombotic and anticancer activities.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion apparatus includes a plurality of avalanche diodes and a light shielding portion. The plurality of avalanche diodes is disposed in a semiconductor layer having a first surface and a second surface facing the first surface. The light shielding portion has an opening. The light shielding portion covers at least part of the first surface. Each of the plurality of avalanche diodes includes a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type disposed at a first depth, and a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type disposed at a second depth deeper than the first depth with respect to the second surface. The semiconductor layer includes a plurality of uneven structures provided on the first surface. In a planar view from a direction perpendicular to the first surface, the second semiconductor region overlaps the light shielding portion, and the first semiconductor region is included in the opening.

Abstract: In a first and second corrugated portions of a first and second heat transfer plates, first front-side convex portions that are convex toward one side in a first direction and first back-side convex portions that are convex toward the opposite side in the first direction are alternately formed along a second direction. In at least one end of both ends of each of the first front-side convex portions in the second direction, a first front-side protruding portion protruding toward another first front-side convex portion is provided. The first front-side protruding portion is contactable with the second heat transfer plate. In at least one end of both ends of each of the second front-side convex portions in the second direction, a second front-side protruding portion protruding toward another second front-side convex portion is provided. The second front-side protruding portion is contactable with the first heat transfer plate.

Abstract: A lighting fixture comprising a processing circuitry configured to: determine a current time using a fallback time determination method upon one or more preceding time determination methods failings, the fallback time determination method being different than the preceding time determination methods; and perform a time-based operation on one or more light sources of the lighting fixture upon one or more rules that designate times for performing the time-based operation being met by the determined current time.

Abstract: An accelerated processing device is provided which comprises a plurality of compute units each including a plurality of SIMD units, and each SIMD unit comprises a register file. The accelerated processing device also comprises LDS in communication with each of the SIMD units. The accelerated processing device also comprises a first portion of cache memory, in communication with each of the SIMD units and a second cache portion of memory shared by the compute units. The compute units are configured to execute a program in which a storage portion of at least one of the register file of a SIMD unit, the first portion of cache memory and the LDS is reserved as part of another of the register file, the first portion of cache memory and the LDS.

Abstract: Front-end circuitry is difficult to design for high sample rate, wide bandwidth receivers with high performance requirements on noise and linearity. One exemplary front-end circuitry is integrated on-chip with the RF ADC in a receiver, and the circuitry implements ESD protection, attenuation, and gain. The circuitry includes a multi-tap filter with LC circuits, and the filter implements a highly linear filter. Advantageously, the capacitors in the LC circuits are also used for ESD protection. Additionally, tunable attenuator cells are implemented across the multi-tap filter to provide a wide range of variable attenuation. The circuitry can further include a fixed or variable gain stage at the output. The resulting circuitry offers variable gain and attenuation while meeting bandwidth, noise, and linearity requirements.

Abstract: In secure computation, an exponential function is calculated at high speed. A secure exponential function computation system (100) receives [a] as an input and calculates [exp (a)]. The minimum value subtraction unit (11) calculates [a?]:=[a]??. A bit decomposition unit (12) generates a bit representation [a?0], . . . , [a?u-1] of u upper bits of a? from [a?]. A selective product unit (13) calculates a total product [f?] of values that are [a?i?fi:1]. An upper bit calculation unit (14) calculates a total product [??] of [a?i?2?_i:1] for 0?i<u. A lower bit calculation unit (15) calculates [a??]:=[a?]??2i-t[a?i]. An exponential function calculation unit (16) calculates [w]:=[exp (a??)]. A result calculation unit (17) calculates [w][f?][??]exp (?).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a near field communication (NFC) and a Bluetooth-based digital price display system, and providing a digital price indicator communicating with a server to change information in real time, display information on a product, and replace a tag with an application installed in the digital price indicator.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a derivation unit, and a determination unit. The acquisition unit acquires voltage information indicating a voltage applied to a heat generation unit that heats a sheet in an image forming apparatus. The derivation unit derives a fluctuation range in the voltage indicated by the voltage information acquired by the acquisition unit. The determination unit determines whether or not there is an indication of a malfunction in the heat generation unit using the fluctuation range derived by the derivation unit and a reference fluctuation range.

Abstract: Variable-focus lenses are arranged as a lens pair that work on opposite sides of a see-through optical combiner used in a mixed-reality head-mounted display (HMD) device. An eye-side variable-focus lens is configured as a negative lens over an eyebox of the see-through optical combiner to enable virtual-world objects to be set at a close distance. The negative lens is compensated by its conjugate using a real-world-side variable-focus lens configured as a positive lens to provide for an unperturbed see-through experience. For non-presbyopes, the powers of the lenses are perfectly offset. For presbyopes, the lens powers may be mismatched at times to provide simultaneous views of both virtual-world and real-world objects on the display in sharp focus. Responsively an eye tracker indicating that the user is engaged in close viewing, optical power is added to the real-world-side lens to push close real-world objects optically farther away and into sharp focus for the presbyopic user.

Abstract: A system for producing fluid for peritoneal dialysis (PD) is disclosed. The system includes a fluid path including two or more PD concentrate connectors that are each connected to a source of PD concentrate fluid, and an inlet connector connected to a fluid line arranged for transportation of effluent fluid from a patient. The system also includes a forward osmosis (FO)-unit including a draw side and a feed side separated by a FO-membrane. The FO-unit is fluidly connected to the fluid path and receives one or more PD concentrate fluids at the draw side and the effluent at the feed side. Water is transported from the effluent to the one or more PD concentrate fluids through the FO-membrane via an osmotic pressure gradient between the draw side and the feed side, thereby diluting the one or more PD concentrate fluids into a diluted PD concentrate fluid.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing an organ or body tissue is disclosed, comprising: a container unit comprising a container body defining a storage region, wherein the container body includes an opening to enable the organ or body tissue to be admitted to, and removed from, the storage region; and a surgical drape (802) comprising: a securing portion (804) which is securable to the container unit, a peripheral outer portion (808) which surrounds the securing portion, and a frangible portion (810) separating the securing portion from the peripheral outer portion; wherein the securing portion is securable to the container body to enable the drape to extend around a portion of the periphery of the opening with the peripheral outer portion of the drape arranged outward of the opening; and wherein the frangible portion extends around the securing portion to enable the peripheral outer portion to be separated from the securing portion by tearing the frangible portion.

Abstract: Wireless communication techniques for power saving are described. A wireless device may be configured with one or more power saving configurations, such as a dormant state. During a dormant state, downlink channel monitoring (e.g., on a secondary cell) may be stopped and/or a beam failure recovery procedure may be performed.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for light projection in the interior of an automotive vehicle. The method includes sensing, by at least one sensor, the presence of an object or person in the interior of the vehicle, wherein the sensor comprises a plurality of image sensing devices. A protection zone is defined by using the data of the at least one sensor, thus obtaining a three-dimensional protection zone. A first light pattern is projected with a first pattern zone by means of a first projector associated to a first image sensing device. A second light pattern is projected with a second pattern zone by means of a second projector associated to a second image sensing device, wherein the first pattern zone and/or the second pattern zone are projected over the protection zone and wherein the light pattern forms a projected image on an interior surface of the automotive vehicle.

Abstract: Disclosed are an organic light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus including the same. The organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer located between the first electrode and the second electrode and including an emission layer, wherein the emission layer includes a host compound, a first dopant compound, and a second dopant compound, and the second dopant compound is represented by Formula 1, A-(Ar1)n11??Formula 1 wherein, in Formula 1, A is a group represented by Formula 1-1, wherein, in Formulae 1 and 1-1, Ar1, n11, M, CY1 to CY5, R1 to R5, and a1 to a5 are the same as described in the specification.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a main body forming a machine room; a cooking chamber arranged below the machine room; an intermediate flow path including a first suction port and formed between the machine room and the cooking chamber; and a fan configured to suction air into the intermediate flow path, wherein the machine room includes a second suction port through which air is suctioned, and an opening portion connected to the intermediate flow path, the opening portion includes a first opening portion and a second opening portion arranged at a farther distance from the fan than the first opening portion, and the second opening portion has an area larger than an area of the first opening portion.

Abstract: A flex circuit that may accommodate movement of an image sensor within a camera. The flex circuit generally includes a plurality of planar segments between a first end that is fixed relative to the image sensor and a second end that is fixed relative to one or more camera components. One or more of the planar segments twists when the image sensor is moved within the camera.

Abstract: Provided is a method and a device for detecting open and closed states of a platen cover plate of an image reading apparatus. The method includes: controlling a scanning element to scan light at an edge of a platen to obtain a signal value representing a light intensity; determining whether an absolute difference value between the signal value and a preset standard value is greater than a preset tolerance value; sending a prompt signal to prompt a user to close the platen cover plate in response to the absolute difference value being greater than the preset tolerance value; and continuing to perform scanning work on a manuscript on the platen in response to the absolute difference value being not greater than the preset tolerance value. The influence on quality of the scanned image due to incomplete closing of the platen cover plate is prevented.

Abstract: The present invention relates to motorized platforms wearable by a user, for enhancing the speed of walking while maintaining stability and reducing overall weight, due to a simplified structure and relatively modest number of components.

Abstract: This invention relates to inhibitory peptides which bind to ?-synuclein molecules and inhibit ?-synuclein amyloidogenic aggregation, ?-synuclein cytotoxicity, and spread of ?-synuclein. Methods of making and using the inhibitory peptides (e.g. to treat subjects having conditions or diseases that are mediated by ?-synuclein, such as Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or MSA) are described.

Abstract: A memory device according to one embodiment includes a memory cell array, bit lines, amplifier units, a controller, and a register. The memory cell array includes a memory cell that stores data nonvolatilely. The bit lines are connected to the memory cell array. The sense amplifier units are connected to the bit lines, respectively. The controller performs a write operation. The register stores status information of the write operation. The memory cell array includes a first storage region specified by a first address. The plurality of sense amplifier modules include a buffer region capable of storing data.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a control device for a machine tool that can reliably chop chips while suppressing vibration of the machine tool. A control device (1) for a machine tool machines by relatively oscillating a tool and a workpiece, the control device comprising: an oscillation command generation unit (13) that calculates an oscillation amplitude and an oscillation frequency from a machining condition and generates an oscillation command; and a position-speed control unit (17) that relatively oscillates the tool and the workpiece on the basis of a superimposed command generated by superimposing the oscillation command generated by the oscillation command generation unit (13) on a position command or a position deviation. The oscillation command generation unit (13) changes the oscillation amplitude and/or the oscillation frequency during machining.

Abstract: A recognition apparatus includes a classification unit that estimates a non-linguistic and para-linguistic information label to be imparted by an n-th listener from an acoustic feature amount of speech data to be recognized using an n-th classification model, and an integration unit that integrates estimation results of the non-linguistic and para-linguistic information labels for N listeners and obtains non-linguistic and para-linguistic information estimation results as a recognition apparatus for the speech data to be recognized, and the n-th classification model is a classification model trained using training speech data and a non-linguistic and para-linguistic information label imparted to the training speech data by the n-th listener as training data.

Abstract: Provided herein are a power system based on a beta source and an operating method thereof. The system includes a power generating section including a plurality of beta source-based generators, a power storage section including a plurality of power storages to store electrical energy which is generated from the generators, a multiplexer configured to select at least some of the storages, an optical power learning section to receive electrical signals provided from the storages, and estimate a state of charge (SOC) of each of the storages, through machine learning, an optimal power selecting section to select a power storage, which provides the optimal power, based on the SOC of each of the storages, an output section including a plurality of output devices to output power provided from the storage selected by the optimal power selecting section, and a de-multiplexer to select at least one output device of the output devices.

Abstract: There is provided an air conditioning system that can reduce a power consumption while maintaining constant temperature controlling capability. To this end, a water air conditioning system includes a heat source unit to cool water, a utilization heat exchanger to exchange heat between air and the water cooled by the heat source unit, a secondary pump to cause the water to flow in the utilization heat exchanger, a water temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the water cooled by the heat source unit, and airflow volume changing means to increase an airflow volume of the air passing through the utilization heat exchanger when the temperature of the water cooled by the heat source unit becomes higher.

Abstract: A poly(arylene ether) copolymer is the product of oxidative copolymerization of monomers including a monohydric phenol and a dihydric phenol of the formula wherein R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as defined herein. The poly(arylene ether) copolymer includes less than 0.1 weight percent of incorporated amine groups. A method of the manufacture of a poly(arylene ether) copolymer is also disclosed. A curable composition including the poly(arylene ether) copolymer and cured products derived therefrom are also described.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a generation unit configured to generate a new pair of a public key and a secret key paired with the public key in a case where a predetermined condition is satisfied, a provision unit configured to externally provide information including at least the public key generated by the generation unit, a first reception unit configured to receive, from an external apparatus after the information is provided by the provision unit, an authentication request including information generated using at least the public key, a transmission unit configured to transmit, to the external apparatus, an authentication response as a response to the authentication request in a case where the authentication request is received, and a second reception unit configured to receive, from the external apparatus after the authentication response is transmitted to the external apparatus, configuration information including a communication parameter.

Abstract: Techniques for utilizing model and hyperparameter optimization for multi-objective machine learning are disclosed. In one example, a method comprises the following steps. One of a plurality of hyperparameter optimization operations and a plurality of model parameter optimization operations are performed to generate a first solution set. The other of the plurality of hyperparameter optimization operations and the plurality of model parameter optimization operations are performed to generate a second solution set. At least a portion of the first solution set and at least a portion of the second solution set are combined to generate a third solution set.

Abstract: In the method for producing a plating stack, a plating layer A mainly composed of a second metal is deposited on an object to be plated S mainly composed of a first metal by a substitution reaction, then a plating layer B mainly composed of a third metal is deposited on the plating layer A, and then a plating layer C mainly composed of the second metal, the third metal, or a fourth metal is deposited on the plating layer B by a redox reaction. A concrete configuration of plating layers includes, for example, the plating layer A is gold, platinum or silver, the plating layer B is palladium, and the plating layer C is palladium.

Abstract: A composition including a compound of formula (I) and one or more mitochondrial electron transport system complex III inhibitor(s) selected from the group consisting of azoxystrobin, coumoxystrobin, enoxastrobin, flufenoxystrobin, picoxystrobin, pyraoxystrobin, pyraclostrobin, mandestrobin, pyrametostrobin, triclopyricarb, kresoxim-methyl, trifloxystrobin, dimoxystrobin, fenaminstrobin, metominostrobin, orysastrobin, famoxadone, fluoxastrobin, fenamidone, pyribencarb, metyltetraprole, cyazofamid, amisulbrom, fenpicoxamid, and florylpicoxamid.

Abstract: A golfer-oriented information providing method includes steps of inputting needs information regarding a golf swing to a computer, inputting swing attention points and advice information with an information provision priority, inputting reference golf swing information, importing first needs information of a first golfer, inputting first golf swing information of the first golfer, retrieving first reference golf swing information based on the first needs information by the computer, extracting a difference between the first reference golf swing information and the first golf swing information regarding the swing attention points of the first needs information, and selecting the advice information based on a magnitude of the difference and the information provision priority and providing the selected advice information to the first golfer.

Abstract: There is provided herein, an electronic circuit board assembly for a tip section of a multiple viewing elements endoscope, the assembly including a base board configured to carry a first metal frame to support a front looking viewing element and a second metal frame to support a side looking viewing element; and a flexible illumination circuit board comprising a front foldable panel configured to carry three sets of front illuminators for essentially illuminating the field of view (FOV) of the front looking viewing element, and a side foldable panel configured to carry a set of side illuminators for essentially illuminating the field of view (FOV) of the side looking viewing element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to delivery and release compositions, systems, and methods of use thereof. In particular, the present disclosure relates to degradable polymeric systems including a first epoxy-containing monomer and a second, different epoxy-containing monomer, wherein the degradable polymeric system is crosslinked, and wherein one of the first epoxy-containing monomer and the second, different epoxy-containing monomer includes one or more ester groups; delivery systems incorporating degradable polymeric systems; and methods for providing cargo to a petroleum reservoir.

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for TRP handover may include a wireless communication device receiving at least a first reference signal (RS), and a second RS. The wireless communication device may determine a first channel quality associated with the first RS, and a second channel quality associated with the second RS. The wireless communication device may transmit, to a wireless communication node, a report including information associated with at least one of the first RS or the second RS.

Abstract: An estimation device includes: an obtainer that obtains first content associated with a first time and second content associated with a second time, the second time preceding the first time by a predetermined amount of time; a determiner that, by applying first processing for determining a type of content to each of the first content and the second content, obtains first type information indicating a type of the first content and second type information indicating a type of the second content; a calculator that, using the first type information and the second type information, calculates confidence level information indicating a confidence level of the first type information; and an outputter that, using the confidence level information calculated by the calculator, outputs specifying information specifying the type of the first content derived from the first type information.

Abstract: A telecommunication network associated with a wireless telecommunication provider can be configured to select RAN components for use by a UE in an open RAN. Hardware/software of a telecommunication network automatically selects one or more RUs, DUs, and CUs (which may come from different vendors) to use for a communication session with a UE. In some configurations, an application on the UE specifies the desired performance (e.g., bandwidth requirements, processing requirements, latency requirements, . . . ). For example, if an application requests a large throughput of data, a Massive MIMO RU can be selected for use, whereas if a moderate throughput is specified, then a traditional 4×4 antenna can be selected for the communication session. Similarly, if the network load is high, then multiple DUs can be activated by the telecommunication network to work together and provide necessary processing power.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a glass material, and a preparation method and a product thereof. The glass material contains a lithium salt crystalline phase and a phosphate crystalline phase. For the entire material, the crystallinity is 40-95%, the lithium salt crystalline phase accounts for 40-90 wt % of the entire material, and the phosphate crystalline phase accounts for 2-15 wt % of the entire material, wherein the lithium salt crystalline phase is one or more of lithium silicate, lithium disilicate and petalite, and the phosphate crystalline phase is aluminum phosphate or/and aluminum metaphosphate. After the glass material of the present invention is toughened, the Vickers hardness (Hv) is 900 kgf/mm2 or above. The glass material or a substrate of the present invention is suitable for protective members such as mobile terminal equipment and optical equipment and has high hardness and strength.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method includes selecting a first secure physical uplink channel and a second secure physical uplink channel for multiplexing based on the first secure physical uplink channel and second secure physical uplink channel overlapping, generating a secret key based on selecting the first secure physical uplink channel and the second secure physical uplink channel for multiplexing in accordance with the first secure physical uplink channel overlapping the second secure physical uplink channel in time, generating multiplexed information based on multiplexing the first secure physical uplink channel and the second secure physical uplink channel, and encrypting the multiplexed information based on the secret key.

Abstract: An information security system that incorporates time, feedback, and/or varying trust in analyzing and responding to attacks. A solution can defer processing of a request for a period of time, which can be sufficient to allow the request to be approved or disproved. The solution can be configured to automatically approve or disprove the request after the period of time if no affirmative response is received. Trust for an entity can be periodically determined and can automatically decay over time. Feedback can be used as part of the approval/disproval process and/or to reevaluate trust.

Abstract: Mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses including an inverting, rolling conveyor region (“tractor”) at the distal end that are configured to grab and remove thrombus material. In particular, described herein are mechanical thrombectomy apparatuses that are adapted to prevent premature deployment of the tractor, e.g., by including a tractor hold (e.g., a housing, a lock, a clamp, etc.) or the like to secure the outer end of the tractor against and/or relative to the elongate inversion support.