Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric antigen receptor comprising at least the following components: a) a peptidic structure capable of binding to a ligand; b) an extracellular spacing structure; c) a transmembrane domain; d) none or at least one co-stimulatory domain; and e) at least a TCR-derived activatory domain whereby a second TCR-derived activatory domain comprises the amino acid sequence RKGQRDLY (SEQ ID NO:1), which is capable to bind the lymphocyte specific Src kinase in a phosphorylation independent manner and its use in vectors for transducing T cells which are useful in the treatment of diseases, in particular tumors.

Abstract: A light-emitting element includes: a semiconductor structure including: an n-side semiconductor layer including an n-type nitride semiconductor layer; a p-side semiconductor layer including a p-type nitride semiconductor layer; and an active layer disposed between the n-side semiconductor layer and the p-side semiconductor, the active layer including a well layer made of a nitride semiconductor. The p-side semiconductor layer includes, in order from an active layer side, a first layer including Ga, Al, In, and N, a second layer containing Ga, Al, and N, and a third layer including Ga and N, the second layer being thinner than the first layer. A bandgap energy of the second layer is larger than a bandgap energy of the well layer. A p-type impurity concentration of the third layer is higher than a p-type impurity concentration of the first layer. A composition ratio of Al in the second layer is higher than a composition ratio of Al in the first layer.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 02050116 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 02050116, to the plants of soybean cultivar 02050116, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 02050116, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 02050116. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02050116. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 02050116, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 02050116 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating macular degeneration, containing a cell permeable nucleic acid complex as an active ingredient and, more specifically, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating macular degeneration comprising, a cell-permeable nucleic acid complex containing a bioactive nucleic acid targeting an NLRP3 gene; and a carrier peptide nucleic acid which are complementarily bound to said bioactive nucleic acid, as an active ingredient. The cell permeable nucleic acid complex, in which the bioactive nucleic acid targeting the NLRP3 gene and the carrier peptide nucleic acid are complementarily bound to each other, according to the present invention, has high cell permeability and thus inhibits the expression of NLRP3 without direct injection, and thereby is useful for preventing, ameliorating, or treating macular degeneration.

Abstract: A light filed (LF) display system for displaying holographic performance content (e.g., a live performance) to viewers in a venue. The LF display system in the venue includes LF display modules tiled together to form an array of LF modules. The array of LF modules create a performance volume (e.g., a stage) for displaying the performance content in the venue. The array of LF modules displays the performance content to viewers in viewing volumes. The LF display system can be included in a LF presentation network. The LF presentation network allows holographic performance content to be recorded at one location and displayed (concurrently or non-concurrently) at another location. The LF presentation network includes a network system to manage the digital rights of the holographic performance content.

Abstract: A system that generates and testing hypotheses about the spread of pandemic infections and updates a predictive model of the disease to reflect newly identified hypotheses and/or determinations that previously identified hypotheses are no longer suggested by the latest data. By coding, organizing, and sorting newly received data in a non-biased way, the disclosed system rapidly identifies new insights about the disease (and evidence challenging previously held assumptions about that disease) that can be communicated to public health officials, policymakers, and clinicians to better understand the nature of the disease and the effectiveness of clinical and public health interventions that are being used—or may be used—to control and treat the disease. The disclosed system also uses those new hypotheses (and evidence that previous hypotheses can be discounted) to adjust the predictive model to more accurately reflect the latest understanding of the disease and the effectiveness of potential interventions.

Abstract: A resin lens with enhanced anti-blue light performance and a preparation method thereof. Light transmittance of the lens at 415 nm is lower than 1%, light transmittance at 420 nm is 1.0-5.0%, light transmittance at 425 nm is 15-25%, blue light transmittance at 380-500 nm is 20-30%, visible light transmittance is greater than 88%, and a refractive index of the lens is 1.50, 1.56, 1.60, 1.67 or 1.74.

Abstract: Disclosed is a robot cleaner including a light source for irradiating light, a sensor for sensing that the light irradiated from the light source is reflected, and a controller that processes an image using the light sensed by the sensor to calculate a distance value of an individual location of the corresponding image, wherein it is determined that there is an obstacle when there is a dead zone in the image processed by the controller.

Abstract: A sensing device is provided. The sensing device includes a substrate, a first electrode, a sensing element and a second electrode. The first electrode is disposed on the substrate. The sensing element is disposed on the first electrode. The sensing element is electrically connected to the first electrode. The sensing element includes a plurality of sensing units that are separate from each other. The second electrode is disposed on the sensing element and is electrically connected to the plurality of sensing units. In addition, at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a hollow area, and the hollow area overlaps with a pitch between the plurality of sensing units. A method for manufacturing a sensing device is also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for forming a semiconductor structure. The method includes providing a substrate, forming a gate structure on the substrate, respectively forming an epitaxial layer on both sides of the gate structure, and performing a pre-amorphization doping step on the substrate. After the pre-amorphization doping step, a defect is generated in the epitaxial layer, an outer spacer is formed beside the gate structure, and a chemical cleaning step is performed to remove a part of the epitaxial layer, and the defect in the epitaxial layer is removed.

Abstract: A front curve design method for preparing a resin lens with a high refractive index. The method includes within a myopia power range of ?1.00 to ?15.00, designing the maximum design front curve to be ?4.00 D from ?1.00 to ?3.50; designing the maximum design front curve to be ?3.00 D from ?3.75 to ?5.50; designing the maximum design front curve to be ?2.00 D from ?5.75 to ?8.75; and designing the maximum design front curve to be ?1.50 D from ?9.00 to ?15.00. The method of the present invention is mainly suitable for resin lenses with a refractive index of 1.60, 1.67 or 1.74.

Abstract: A powered surgical device includes a power source and a motor coupled to the power source. The device may include a reload having a plurality of staples. The device may also include a transmission assembly movable by the motor. The device may also include a sensor configured to monitor operation of the transmission assembly and output sensor data. The device may also include a controller configured to: determine a position of the transmission assembly, and operate the motor based on the position of the transmission assembly to advance the transmission assembly to eject the plurality of staples from the reload. The controller is further configured to stop the motor once the plurality of staples is ejected from the reload for a preset period of time.

Abstract: A system of interlocking blocks and rods or tubes for rapid assembly of component infrastructures, where one or more of those components have electronics, power or other instrumentalities built into the component during manufacture, such as by 3-D printing, and the components thereof and methods therefor. The rods or tubes, blocks (for interlocking the rods/tubes) and through-holes allow not only structural stability but interconnectivity of electricity, power or other functionalities. The methodology of the present invention provides a paradigm for modeling more costly and complicated systems. Also, product packaging for products made pursuant to the present invention is scaled so as to be usable in the application of the parts.

Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor with spoof detection includes a plurality of lenses; a pixel array including a plurality of first photodiodes, a line between a center of each first photodiode and an optical center of each lens forms an optical axis; at least one apertured baffle-layer positioned between the image sensor and the plurality of lenses, each having a respective plurality of aperture stops, each aperture stop being center-aligned with the optical axis; and a plurality of second photodiodes intercalated with the plurality of first photodiodes; and a color filter layer between the pixel array and the plurality of lenses, said color filter layer includes a plurality of color filters positioned such that each second photodiode is configured to detect electromagnetic energy having passed through lens, a color filter, and at least one aperture stop not aligned along the optical axis.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for generating a repertoire of recombinant fusion polypeptides from immune cells, and uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a modular ribbon rack device that comprises a plurality of ribbon rack bars, a plurality of magnetic connectors connected to the ribbon rack bars and a ribbon bar backplate attached to the magnetic connectors. The magnetic connectors include an external plastic housing having a grooved cavity and at least one extruded notch.

Abstract: A plug-in connector element with a locking device (14) for releasably locking on a plug partner (12), wherein the locking device has a plurality of locking hooks (16, 18) which are distributed on the circumference of a main body (10) and which are detented at a front end in the plug-in direction and are pivotable in a radial direction between a locking position and a release position, characterized in that the locking hooks (16, 18) are designed as structural parts which are separated from each other and from the main body (10) and which are mounted on the main body such that they are each tiltable about an axis running at right angles to the insertion direction and at right angles to the radial direction, and which, at the end opposite the detent, are each supported resiliently on the main body in the axial direction.

Abstract: A golf hole extender having an increased ball retention diameter is described. In at least some embodiments, the golf hole extender includes a main body, a golf hole adapter, a main shaft, and one or more retention flaps. Such a golf hole extender may also include a lifting device and a carry facilitating device. A golf hole extender is typically capable of adjusting how the game of golf is played on a particular golf course by adjusting a given golf hole, or golf cup, which is the ultimate target for hitting the ball into in a game of golf. The golf hole extender may capture within its structure a golf ball struck in the direction of the golf hole extender, thereby effectively increasing the size of the golf hole. In this way, golfers of varied skill can play on the same hole with the hole presenting varied levels of difficulty for the golfers of varied skill.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automated optical tweezer (OT)-based mitochondrial transfer are provided. The system for automated optical tweezer-based mitochondrial transfer includes a microfluidic device and an optical tweezer micromanipulation system. The microfluidic device includes one or more confinement means for confining cells and a channel for flowing mitochondria near the confinement means. The optical tweezer micromanipulation system is configured to trap at least one of the mitochondria within the channel of the microfluidic device for transport of the mitochondria to one of the confined cells.

Abstract: A readout integrated circuit configured to read out sensing signals from an optical sensing panel is provided. The optical sensing panel includes a sensor array for fingerprint sensing. The readout integrated circuit includes a plurality of input terminals and a first discharging circuit. The plurality of input terminals are coupled to a plurality of output terminals of the optical sensing panel. The first discharging circuit is coupled to one of the plurality of input terminals. The first discharging circuit serves to discharge an output terminal included in the plurality of output terminals of the optical sensing panel by a first current during a readout period. The readout integrated circuit reads out a voltage of the output terminal as a sensing signal. The first discharging circuit includes a first switch element controlled by a control signal and a first current source which generates the first current.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a digital fingerprint generator and a digital fingerprint generation method.

Abstract: A robotic cleaner may include a body having a top surface, a navigation sensor extending from the top surface of the body, a protective cover defining a sensor cavity, the navigation sensor being at least partially received within the sensor cavity, and a cover liquid diverter extending from an upper portion of the protective cover, the cover liquid diverter being flared in a direction of the body.

Abstract: An auto-engageable coupling is disclosed for use in a pumping system that includes an electric motor and a pump driven by the electric motor. The auto-engageable coupling permits the transfer of torque from the motor to the pump, but prevents the pump from applying torque to the motor. In some embodiments, the auto-engageable coupling includes a drive plate connected to a motor shaft and a reaction plate connected to an output shaft. The drive plate and reaction plate are only coupled together to transmit torque from the motor to the pump when the motor is activated and rotating in a first, intended direction. When the motor is not activated and the pump is forced to rotate in a first direction, the drive plate and the reaction plate are disengaged to prevent the delivery of torque from the pump to the motor.

Abstract: A cell assembly includes a first cell sleeve and a first battery cell in a first section of the first cell sleeve. The cell assembly further includes a second battery cell in a second section of the cell sleeve and a first connector between the first battery cell and the second battery cell. The first connector electrically connects the first battery cell and the second battery cell. The first battery cell includes a first electrode tab at a first side of the first battery cell and a second electrode tab at a second side of the first battery cell. The second battery cell includes a third electrode tab at a first side of the second battery cell and a fourth electrode tab at a second side of the second battery cell.

Abstract: An information processing device of an embodiment includes a feature quantity acquiring unit, a range estimating unit, an associating unit, an integrating unit, and an output unit. The feature quantity acquiring unit acquires a feature quantity extracted from data consisting of a plurality of values. The range estimating unit estimates a range of the data in which an element to which a predetermined label is to be assigned may be present from the acquired feature quantity. The associating unit associates each label with at least one of a plurality of feature quantities. The integrating unit performs integration processing of integrating one or more ranges of the data estimated from each of one or more feature quantities that are associated with the label into one range of the data. The output unit outputs a correspondence relationship between the label and the range of the data that has been subjected to the integration processing.

Abstract: A second-life battery-based super multi-objective energy management method for a smart community microgrid, including: establishing a residual life decay model of the second-life battery based on a residual charge and discharge cycle number; establishing a super multi-objective energy management model based on residential energy consumption costs, the residual life decay model of the second-life battery, residential electricity consumption behaviors, and impacts of residential community load on an electricity distribution system; recording state information of the second-life battery in the smart community; collecting residential electricity consumption information in the smart community, and predicting a renewable energy output value of the smart community; and solving the super multi-objective energy management model by using a NSGA-III algorithm combining with the state information of the second-life battery and the renewable energy output value.

Abstract: A streaming ingest platform can improve latency and expense issues related to uploading data into a cloud data system. The streaming ingest platform can organize the data to be ingested into per-table chunks and per-account blobs. This data may be committed and may be made available for query processing before it is ingested into the target source tables. This significantly improves latency issues. The streaming ingest platform can also accommodate uploading data from various sources with different processing and communication capabilities, such as Internet of Things (IOT) devices.

Abstract: A display panel includes a color filter (CF) substrate including first support structures, a thin film transistor (TFT) substrate including second support structures, and a liquid crystal layer. Each of the first support structures resists against the TFT substrate, and each of the second support structures resists against the CF substrate to form a receiving space between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate, the receiving space contains the liquid crystal layer. The TFT substrate applies driving signals to the liquid crystal layer to modulate backlight received by the liquid crystal layer from a backlight source. The CF substrate allows light to be emitted as images by filtering the modulated backlight.

Abstract: A method performed by a UE for handling communication with a first RAN node associated with a first RAT, and a second RAN node associated with a second RAT, wherein the UE, the first RAN node and the second RAN node are operating in a wireless communication network. The UE is in inactive state in the first RAT when being registered through the first RAN node. The UE performs a registration through the second RAN node while retaining a stored inactive context related to the first RAN node, thereby having a dual registration to the first RAN node and the second RAN node. The UE further enters a state in the second RAT while remaining in the inactive state in the first RAT.

Abstract: Provided by the inventive concept or nanoplastic or microplastic particles, reference standard materials including nanoplastic or microplastic particles, methods of using, and methods of preparing the same. Uses of the nanoplastic and/or microplastic particles of the inventive concept include tracking of nanoplastic and/or microplastic particle dispersion/distribution in environmental and/or biological systems, as well as in organisms that are within the environment.

Abstract: A wick assembly for use with a heat pipe is disclosed. The wick assembly includes an end plug including a wick receiving area, a wick, and a crimp. A portion of the wick is positioned about the wick receiving area. The crimp is positioned about the portion of the wick and the wick receiving area. The end plug, the portion of the wick, and the crimp are diffusion bonded.

Abstract: A controller includes a first processor for a first power inverter. Computer-readable media is configured to store computer-executable instructions configured to cause the first processor to: generate a first clock signal and a second clock signal; identify a pulse width modulation method of the first power inverter and a pulse width modulation method of a second power inverter; identify and compare a switching frequency of the first power inverter and a switching frequency of the second power inverter; determine an optimized phase shift between the first power inverter and the second power inverter responsive to the pulse width modulation method of the first power inverter and the pulse width modulation method of the second power inverter and the switching frequency of the first power inverter and the switching frequency of the second power inverter; and synchronize the optimized phase shift between the first power inverter and the second power inverter.

Abstract: Methods of treatment for HIV employing T cells expressing both a chimeric antigen receptors targeted to HIV and a CMV-specific T cell receptor.

Abstract: Technologies are provided for database modification using a script component. In some embodiments, a method comprises executing, by a computing system comprising at least one processor, a script component comprising one or more functions to transform a database. The method also includes modifying, by the computing system, the database based on at least one transformation defined by the one or more functions in response to executing the script component.

Abstract: A soldering iron device includes a main body, where an end portion of the main body is provided with a tip, a heating core for heating the tip is provided in the main body, and a measuring element is provided in the main body; and the measuring element includes a mounting rod and a sensor, the sensor is provided on an end portion of the mounting rod, a measuring cavity is formed in the tip, the sensor is inserted into the measuring cavity, and the mounting rod extends toward a direction away from the tip. Compared with the prior art, since the sensor is not provided in the heating core, but is directly inserted into the tip, the present disclosure overcomes the heat transfer distance between the heating core and the tip and directly measures the temperature of the tip, which is highly accurate in measurement and strongly practicable.

Abstract: The inspection apparatus includes: a linear polarizer and a wave plate generating polarized light from light emitted from a light source; a polarization camera imaging the polarized light generated by the linear polarizer and the wave plate and transmitted through a molding product; and a determination unit determining a state of the molding product using an image captured by the polarization camera.

Abstract: Method for monitoring and controlling current distribution in load circuits of an installation control system of a technical installation, wherein a predetermined and constant output voltage is provided by a clocked power supply and distributed to the load circuits, where load circuits are protected by a switch actuated by a controller, a variation of the current in each load circuit is measured during a learning phase, a significant current profile with an associated tolerance range is derived and associated with the respective load circuit from the measured current variation which is continuously monitored by the control unit and a check is performed to determine whether a power capacity limit is reached by the clocked power supply while operate the installation, and the current consumed load circuits is reduced and/or switched off by actuating switches in load circuits in which a current variation exceeds an upper limit of the tolerance range.

Abstract: A first node and a second node are configured in a storage system, wherein the first node and the second node are communicatively coupled to a key server. One or more nodes of a set comprising the first node and the second node initiate a process to generate an encryption key to be shared between the first node and the second node in the storage system. A request for the encryption key is transmitted to the key server, from the one or more nodes of the set comprising the first node and the second node, in response to securing a common lock that is available.

Abstract: Provided is an olefin-based rubber composition having low hardness, good thermal conductivity, and good electrical insulation, and applying little load on a manufacturing facility. The olefin-based rubber composition of the present disclosure contains an ethylene-?-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer, at least two types of magnesium carbonate which are small-particle size magnesium carbonate with 0.3 to 5 ?m of an average particle size and large-particle size magnesium carbonate with 7-60 ?m of an average particle size, and a cross-linking agent, wherein the composition contains 400 to 1200 parts by mass of a total content of the two types of magnesium carbonate per 100 parts by mass of the ethylene-?-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer, Shore A hardness conforming to JIS K 6253-3 : 2012 of the olefin-based rubber composition after cross-linking is 80, and thermal conductivity conforming to ASTM D7984 of the olefin-based rubber composition after cross-linking is 2.0 W/m·K or more.

Abstract: Methods of administering a quantity of adhesive to bond orthodontic brackets is disclosed herein. The quantity of adhesive to bond a selected bracket to a tooth at a specific location thereon can be calculated based on a known geometry of the selected bracket and a digital model of the patient's teeth. A instruction guide can visually indicate with a graphic the amount of adhesive to dispense from a syringe or other device to bond the selected bracket to the surface of the tooth at a specific location planned in the digital model.

Abstract: A method of operating a semiconductor memory device programming selected memory cells to store bits of data in each of the selected memory cells includes foggy programming and fine programming.

Abstract: A method for extracting high-quality krill oil from krill includes the following steps: S1. performing extraction on krill with an organic solvent, and collecting an extracting solution; S2. adding alkaline water to the extracting solution to enable a free fatty acid to form a fatty acid salt to be separated from an oil phase, and performing oil-water phase separation and collecting the oil phase; and S3. purifying the oil phase to obtain the high-quality krill oil. In the present application, the preparation process for krill oil is optimized, organic solvent extraction and alkali refining are ingeniously combined, and process parameters are adjusted and optimized, thereby reducing the acid value of krill oil, and also ensuring the content of active ingredients such as phospholipid and astaxanthin in krill oil to the greatest extent, and improving the quality of krill oil.

Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes: an element body; a coil disposed in the element body; and a first external electrode disposed on a surface of the element body in which the first external electrode has a first electrode layer disposed on the surface of the element body and a first plating layer and a second plating layer disposed on the first electrode layer, and the first plating layer and the second plating layer are disposed so as to be scattered in a plurality of places on an edge of the first electrode layer.

Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.

Abstract: The present invention is a signal isolation device comprising: a first circulator; a second circulator connected to the first circulator; a first radio frequency switch connected to the second circulator; an adjustable radio frequency limiter connected to the first radio frequency switch; a low noise amplifier connected to the adjustable radio frequency limiter; a bandpass filter connected the low noise amplifier; a power splitter connected the bandpass filter; an attenuator connected to the power splitter; a second radio frequency switch connected to the power splitter; an active filter chain connected to the second radio frequency switch; a third circulator connected to the attenuator and the first circulator; a power detector connected to the third circulator; and a trigger generator connected to the power detector.

Abstract: A light emitting diode and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The light emitting diode according to exemplary embodiments includes a lower n-type semiconductor layer, an active layer, a p-type semiconductor layer, a high-concentration n-type semiconductor layer, and an upper n-type semiconductor layer. The high concentration n-type semiconductor layer can have a higher n-type doping concentration than that of the lower or upper n-type semiconductor layer. Oxygen concentrations on a lower surface and an upper surface of the high-concentration n-type semiconductor layer may be substantially same. An electron blocking layer may be interposed between the active layer and the p-type semiconductor layer.

Abstract: It relates to a solid composition in form of a water-in-oil emulsion comprising: (i) at least one silicone oil; (ii) at least two waxes having a melting point of greater than or equal to 65° C. including polyethylene wax and jojoba ester wax; (iii) at least 5 wt. % of pigment, relative to the total weight of the composition; and (iv) no less than 40 wt. % of an aqueous phase, relative to the total weight of the composition. It also relates to a cosmetic method for caring for and/or making up the skin.

Abstract: A system for load identification in collaboration with a cloud end includes: a smart Internet of Things electricity meter module, used for matching extracted feature quantity data with a first load feature library of the smart Internet of Things electricity meter module, and determining load feature data corresponding to unmatched feature quantity data in the feature quantity data as target load feature data; a use information front-end/acquisition module, used for calling the target load feature data and transmitting the target load feature data to a main station load identification module; and a main station load identification module, used for receiving the target load feature data, performing data direction processing on the target load feature data, determining an optimal matching strategy matching the feature data to be identified, and identifying an optimal matching solution corresponding to the feature quantity data to be identified in a second load feature library.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for user interface deployment that include a server with a cloud application and a client device with a client application. The cloud application is a fully functional application, such as a headless application, and transmits scene graph data including presentation data and behavior data for a first set of user interface elements viewable at the client device in a first operational state. The client application locally renders the first set of user interface elements on a client device display to locally render the portion of the scene graph related to the first operational state. In response to a user input, the client application transmits event or state data to the cloud application and may perform an action associated with the user input while awaiting receipt of updated scene graph data, possibly related to a subsequent operational state, reducing or eliminating the perception of latency.

Abstract: A dual-polarized, dual band antenna has first-band horizontal patches that are on a first layer with pairs of the first horizontal patches defining first electric dipoles for a first operating band. At least each subset of first-band vias are connected to a given one of the first-band horizontal patches and to the antenna ground layer to define first magnetic dipoles for the first operating band. First-band probes excite first magneto-electric dipoles. Second-band horizontal patches may be on a third layer with pairs of the second-band horizontal patches defining second electrical dipoles for a second operating band. At least each subset of the second-band vias are connected to a given one of the second-band horizontal patches and to the antenna ground layer to define second magnetic dipoles for the second operating band. Second-band probes excite the second magneto-electric dipoles as defined by the second electric dipoles and the second magnetic dipoles.