Abstract: A multi-layer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body and a pair of external electrodes. The ceramic body includes a pair of main surfaces perpendicular to a first axis, a pair of end surfaces perpendicular to a second axis, a pair of side surfaces perpendicular to a third axis, and internal electrodes drawn to the end surfaces, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The external electrodes each include an end-surface-covering portion that covers one of the end surfaces, and a main-surface-covering portion that is formed to be continuous from the end-surface-covering portion and covers a part of the main surface. The main-surface-covering portion includes a conductive resin layer, and first and second convex portions formed on the basis of a shape of the conductive resin layer, each swelling toward the center in the direction of the second axis, and disposed apart from each other in the third axis direction.

Abstract: An electrically powered bicycle equipment has an attachment/detachment seat for an electric power supply unit, and a latch assembly for holding the electric power supply unit in the seated state includes a slider having a head and a back. Either the electric power supply unit or the equipment has a sliding seat for the slider, the other one has a retaining seat for the head. The sliding seat accommodates the back of the slider, which has a peripheral groove and a ring gasket housed in the peripheral groove. The groove has two aligned sections and a deeper intermediate section between them. When the slider is in the fully advanced position, a gasket portion bridges the intermediate section between the two aligned sections, and when the slider moves back, the gasket portion can curve towards the bottom of the intermediate section of the peripheral groove.

Abstract: A memory is provided that is configured to practice two different modes of read operation, such as both a normal read operation and a burst-mode read operation. In one example, the memory is a pseudo-dual-port memory. The memory may include an address comparator to perform a time-division multiplexing to first compare a read address to a stored address and then to compare a write address to the stored address.

Abstract: Provided are a spectral filter, and an image sensor and an electronic device including the spectral filter. The spectral filter includes: a first metal reflective layer; a second metal reflective layer provided above the first metal reflective layer; a plurality of cavities provided between the first and second metal reflective layers, the plurality of cavities including first patterns corresponding to different center wavelengths; and a plurality of lower pattern films provided below the first metal reflective layers, the plurality of lower pattern films including second patterns corresponding to the different center wavelengths.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that provide for dynamic resource avoidance and slot aggregation. The described techniques enable a user equipment (UE) in a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system to select resources for varying transmission of a data packet (e.g., over multiple slots). The UE may determine a set of candidate transmission time intervals (TTIs) for transmission of the data packet based on a resource map, which may involve selecting resources that are unoccupied by other UEs as indicated by the resource map or preempting other UEs based on traffic priority or latency. The UE may transmit a reservation indication indicating resources to be reserved for subsequent transmissions (e.g., retransmission) and a UE receiving the reservation indication may update its resource map.

Abstract: A wafer carrier includes a pocket sized and shaped to accommodate a wafer, the pocket having a base and a substantially circular perimeter, and a removable orientation marker, the removable orientation marker comprising an outer surface and an inner surface, the outer surface having an arcuate form sized and shaped to mate with the substantially circular perimeter of the pocket, and the inner surface comprising a flat face, wherein the removable orientation marker further comprises a notch at a first end of the flat face.

Abstract: A touch sensing unit includes a first electrode including a plurality of first main patterns arranged in a first direction and a first outer pattern arranged on one sides of the plurality of first main patterns, a second electrode including a plurality of second main patterns arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction and a second outer pattern arranged on one sides of the plurality of second main patterns, a first compensation pattern extending along an edge of the first outer pattern, and a first signal wire connected to at least one of the first outer pattern and the first compensation pattern. The first compensation pattern includes a first compensation connection part protruding toward the first outer pattern and connected to the first outer pattern.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01083849. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01083849. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01083849 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01083849 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: An electrosurgical apparatus is provided including a connector, a flexible shaft, and a distal tip. The connector may further be coupled to an electrosurgical generator and gas supply. The distal tip of the electrosurgical apparatus may be grasped by a grasping tool, such that the orientation and position of the distal tip relative to the shaft may be manipulated to achieve a plurality of positions. The electrosurgical apparatus provides electrosurgical energy and inert gas to an electrode within the distal tip of the electrosurgical apparatus to generate a plasma beam. In one aspect, the distal tip is configured as a sheath that is extendable and retractable over the electrode to expose the electrode when the sheath is in a first position and conceal or cover the electrode when the sheath is in a second position.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing device includes: a setting unit configured to set a last order time on a per group basis, a group being formed by one or more customers; a notification unit configured to notify a terminal device used by staff of seating information that can specify a table occupied by the group whose remaining time to the last order time is shorter than a predetermined threshold; and a clearing unit configured to accept a clearing of the notification by the notification unit, from the terminal device.

Abstract: New methods of producing aluminum fluoride from cryolite are disclosed. A method may include a step of reacting cryolite bath materials with aluminum sulfate, thereby producing a reactant product, the reactant product comprising aluminum fluoride. The method may further include a step of removing impurities from the reactant product, thereby creating a purified product comprising the aluminum fluoride. The removed impurities may comprise at least one of sodium (Na), magnesium (Mg), and calcium (Ca). In one embodiment, due to the removing step, the purified product contains not greater than 0.2 wt. % of calcium.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to mTOR inhibitors. Specifically, the embodiments are directed to compounds and compositions inhibiting mTOR, methods of treating diseases mediated by mTOR, and methods of synthesizing these compounds.

Abstract: A laser blast shield for preventing damage to a first wall of a workpiece opposite a second wall being cut by a laser includes a metal substrate having a micro-textured topology and a highly reflective and thermally conductive metal coating deposited over the micro-textured surface to facilitate spreading of residual laser energy penetrating the second surface and absorption of the laser energy throughout the body of the blast shield.

Abstract: Described is a pressure relief mechanism, a battery cell, a battery, an electric apparatus, and a manufacturing method thereof. A pressure relief mechanism is provided on a housing plate of a battery cell and includes: a connecting portion, where the connecting portion is located at an outer peripheral region of the pressure relief mechanism and is configured to connect the housing plate; a first part, where an end of the first part is connected to the connecting portion, and another end protrudes obliquely toward an interior of the battery cell; a weak portion, where the weak portion is provided at the protruding end of the first part; and a second part, where an outer edge region of the second part is connected to the weak portion, and the outer edge region extends obliquely away from the interior of the battery cell.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel garden bean cultivar MaCallan and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a bean plant by crossing the bean plants of the invention with themselves or another bean plant. The invention also provides bean plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom.

Abstract: A control system includes a control unit configured to control a control object and communicate with an external device, and a relay unit configured to relay access from the external device to the control unit. The relay unit includes a reception unit configured to receive an authentication request from a request source, an authentication unit configured to authenticate validity of the request source upon receipt of the authentication request by the reception unit, and an access management unit configured to control a restriction level of access from the external device to the control unit when the validity of the request source is authenticated by the authentication unit.

Abstract: A prediction calculation unit calculates a predicted position from a trajectory of a tracking target. A drive calculation unit calculates an imaging direction of an imaging unit that images the tracking target, the imaging direction in which the predicted position is included in an angle of view of the imaging unit when the predicted position calculated by the prediction calculation unit deviates from the angle of view. Therefore, for example, the number of movements can be reduced as compared with the case where the imaging direction always follows the tracking target so that the tracking target is at the center of the angle of view, and the tracking operation can be performed efficiently. Further, when the predicted position is within the angle of view, the imaging direction of the imaging device is fixed even if the position of the tracking target moves, so that the position of the tracking target can be detected with high accuracy.

Abstract: A delivery system for delivering a stent-valve may include an inner shaft including a distal tip, a stent-valve crimped onto the inner shaft, a distal sheath disposed over at least a lower portion of the stent-valve, and a proximal sheath disposed over at least an upper portion of the stent-valve. The distal sheath has a proximal free end with an angled proximal edge defining a short side and a long side of the distal sheath. The proximal sheath is actuatable independently from the distal sheath, and moveable proximally to release the upper portion of the stent-valve. The distal sheath is moveable distally to release the lower portion of the stent-valve. The angled proximal edge releases a first side of the lower portion of the stent-valve before an opposite second side.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for authentication permissions with respect to an action. The method includes receiving, by an identity provider, an indication of a set of capabilities for a plurality of microservices comprised in a distributed computing environment, determining, by the identity provider, a set of permissions for actions permitted for a requesting entity, generating, by the identity provider, a permissions identifier comprising an indication of the set of permissions permitted for the requesting entity, and providing, by the identity provider, the permissions identifier to one or more microservices of the plurality of microservices.

Abstract: A machine and process for remotely controlling a vessel. The system may include a land-based computing system configured to communicate control signals via a communications system that communicates the control signals to the vessel and a controller network on the vessel configured to control at least certain functions of the vessel. The controller network may further be configured to receive the control signals from the land-based computing system. The controller may include a switch including an input port and multiple output ports. A remote control computing device may be configured to control the vessel via at least one other computing device. A one-way Ethernet cable may be communicatively coupled between one of the output ports of the switch and the remote control computing device. The control signals may be received by the switch being communicated to the remote control computing device via the one-way Ethernet cable.

Abstract: A method for forming resistance on circuit board is provided and includes the following steps. First, a substrate is provided. Next, a second metal layer is provided on the substrate, and the first metal layer is covered by the second metal layer. Then, a resistance is formed on the second metal layer, and the resistance is directly above the first metal layer. Thereafter, the second metal layer is cut so that the edge of the second metal layer is aligned with that of the first metal layer. The second metal layer is separated from the first metal layer. Next, the second metal layer is pressed with a circuit board, and the resistance is attached to a dielectric layer of the circuit board. Then, the second metal layer is etched to form a circuit pattern on the resistance.

Abstract: A computing system can provide a messaging service enabling a plurality of users to transmit and receive messages in connection with an automated peer-to-peer transaction service. The system can identify, within exchanged messages between a first user and a second user of the messaging service, a transaction trigger indicating a transaction request by the first user. Based on identifying the transaction trigger within the exchanged messages, the system automatically executes a transaction from a digital wallet of the second user to a digital wallet of the first user.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate including a cell area and a peripheral circuit area, a plurality of cell transistors in the cell area, a peripheral circuit in the peripheral circuit area, a first etch stop film covering the cell transistors, a second etch stop film covering the peripheral circuit and defining a bottom plug space passing therethrough, a capacitor structure in the cell area and including lower electrodes passing through the first etch stop film and respectively connected to the cell transistors, a peripheral circuit contact in the peripheral circuit area, the peripheral circuit contact passing through the second etch stop film and electrically connected to the peripheral circuit, and an insulating liner on a side wall portion of the second etch stop film defining the bottom plug space, the insulating liner surrounding a portion of a side wall of the peripheral circuit contact may be provided.

Abstract: Tags for transaction records can be generated to represent characteristics of the transaction records not represented by typical characteristics of the records. Once generated, the transaction records can be modified to include the tags. Responsive to requests for transaction information, a set of transactions can be identified based on tags of the transactions and information about the transactions can be provided to a user interface.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method (20) for grouping luminaires (101a-d), the luminaires (101a-d) being arranged as a grid (100) of a plurality of luminaires (101a-d), each of the luminaires (101a-d) comprises one or more sensors (103, 105, 107); the method (20) comprising the steps of: supplying (21) output signals of said one or more sensors (103, 105, 107) to a controller (109), preferably wirelessly forwarding (23) sensor information signals (130) including timestamps and luminaire IDs to a central database, correlating (25) the sensor information signals (130) over a defined period of time, and generating (27) grouping information based on the correlations found, wherein the grouping information relates to a spatial arrangement of the luminaires (101a-d).

Abstract: The technology described herein is directed to compositions comprising CAGE and at least one active compound, e.g., for oral or parenteral administration.

Abstract: Disclosed are: damage-resistant ECMCs that need to work and remain elastic between minus 120° C. and positive 300° C.; ECMCs that need to be able to contain a flame of 1900° C. for more than 90 minutes; and composite structures, especially highly stressed structures. One of the characteristic problems of ceramic matrices is their fragility. Indeed, when a fracture starts, it propagates easily in the matrix. Disclosed are elastic ceramic matrix composites (ECMCs), for which: the ceramic matrix is split into solid “ceramic microdomains” (CMDs); the CMDs are connected to one another by a dense network of “elastic microelements” (EMEs); and the bonds between the EMEs and the CMDs are strong chemical bonds, preferably covalent.

Abstract: A power generation process is disclosed, the process comprises dissolving a solute (10) into an unsaturated stream (140) to produce a high concentration stream (130) and converting latent mixing energy present in a high concentration input stream (130) into power by passage through a power unit (20) in which the concentration of the high concentration input stream (130) is reduced. The process comprises using a reduced concentration output stream (140) derived from the high concentration input stream (130) following passage through the power unit (20) as the unsaturated stream (140). A first fraction of the high concentration stream (130) is passed to the power unit (20) for use as the high concentration input stream (130) and a second fraction of the high concentration stream (130) is output from the process.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of drug discovery and therapeutics, including systems and methods to predict drug function, to classify or prioritize drugs based on predicted function, and to test known and novel compounds for function in a vertebrate system. The present disclosure also relates to compounds identified using the disclosed systems and methods, the novel mechanisms of action of the compounds, and applications of the compounds as therapeutics, e.g., as cancer therapeutics.

Abstract: Described herein is a computer implemented method. The method comprises receiving, from a server application, project data defining a plurality of tasks and a plurality of iterations, each iteration having a start time and an end time and displaying, on a display, a timeline graphical user interface including a plurality of task timelines, each task timeline corresponding to one of the plurality of tasks. The method further comprises detecting a first user input, the first user input associated with a particular task and, in response to detecting the first user input, displaying a plurality of available drop zones in the particular task's timeline, each available drop zone corresponding to an available iteration, an available iteration being an iteration that the particular task can be assigned to.

Abstract: In one aspect, a centering sleeve is disclosed herein that includes a hub defining a central opening extending in an axial direction between a first axial end and a second axial end. At least one of the first axial end or the second axial end includes a plurality of fluid grooves on an axially outer surface. Both the first axial end and the second axial end can include the plurality of fluid grooves.

Abstract: The hand sanitizer may be a hand foam sanitizer or a hand gel sanitizer. Each of the hand sanitizers includes at least one stabilizing agent, at least one skin care agent, and a volume of disinfecting micelle capsules suspended therein. Each disinfecting capsule has a polymer shell which defines a hollow core. The polymer shell includes an antimicrobial material. The antimicrobial material may have a concentration of between 0.5 wt % and 95 wt % of the polymer shell. In order to make the hand foam sanitizer, at least one foaming agent is added to produce a foam by air foaming. The hollow core of each disinfecting capsule may be filled with a material, such as at least one disinfectant, at least one fragrance, at least one supplemental skin care agent, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A computer system that includes one or more processors configured to execute a secure sovereign manager that controls remote execution of commands on a sovereign cloud computing platform. The secure sovereign manager is configured to create an escorted session for an unqualified user for invoking commands on the sovereign cloud computing platform. The unqualified user does not have sovereign-trusted credentials that define qualifications required for accessing the sovereign cloud computing platform. The escorted session is asynchronously supervised by a qualified user that has sovereign-trusted credentials. The secure sovereign manager is configured to receive an indication of approval or denial of invocation of a received command. Based on at least receiving an indication of approval, the secure sovereign manager invokes the received command on the sovereign cloud computing platform.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and techniques for routing data through a mesh network and for self-healing of the mesh network.

Abstract: A network device queue manager receives a request to execute a workload on a node of a cloud computing environment, where the cloud computing environment comprises a plurality of nodes; determines that the workload is to be executed by a dedicated processor resource; identifies a set of one or more shared processor resources associated with the node, wherein each shared processor resource of the set of shared processor resources processes device interrupts; selects a processor resource from the set of one or more shared processor resources to execute the first workload on the first node; bans the selected processor resource from processing device interrupts while executing the workload; and executes the workload with the selected processor resource.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed for harmonic reduction with filtering. In example aspects, the apparatus includes a filter circuit with first and second filter ports, first and second lattice filters, and first and second signal manipulator circuits. The first signal manipulator circuit includes a first port, a second port, and a third port coupled to the first filter port. The first signal manipulator circuit splits an input signal into multiple split signals, shifts a phase thereof to produce at least one phase-shifted split signal, and provides the phase-shifted split signal to the first and second ports. The first lattice filter is coupled to the first port, and the second lattice filter is coupled to the second port. The second signal manipulator circuit includes a first port coupled to the first lattice filter, a second port coupled to the second lattice filter, and a third port coupled to the second filter port.

Abstract: Provided is a hammering test system. A hammering test system includes a hammering test device including a target, a traveling mechanism for automatically traveling on a to-be-tested surface, a marking mechanism configured to perform marking on the to-be-tested surface, an adsorbing mechanism for adsorbing to the to-be-tested surface, and a hammering test mechanism configured to conduct a hammering test on the to-be-tested surface, and a surveying instrument capable of performing automatic tracking and distance and angle measurements of the target. A hammering test is conducted by causing the hammering test device to travel to a desired position while adsorbing to a to-be-tested surface by the adsorbing mechanism. When it is determined that there is an abnormality, a marking is marked on the to-be-tested surface. The surveying instrument automatically tracks the target, and when conducting a hammering test, makes distance and angle measurements of the target.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of post-operative cognitive dysfunction. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of treating post-operative cognitive dysfunction in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an APJ receptor agonist.

Abstract: Compositions and methods of use thereof for delivering nucleic acid cargo into cells are provided. The compositions typically include (a) a 3E10 monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding, cell-penetrating fragment thereof; a monovalent, divalent, or multivalent single chain variable fragment (scFv); or a diabody; or humanized form or variant thereof, and (b) a nucleic acid cargo including, for example, a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide, a functional nucleic acid, a nucleic acid encoding a functional nucleic acid, or a combination thereof. Elements (a) and (b) are typically non-covalently linked to form a complex.

Abstract: Distribution and collection panel comprising an upper screen (4), a collector (5), a separation plate (6) with outlet openings (11), a distributor (7), a lower screen (8), an injection/withdrawal tank (9) adjacent to the separation plate, and a jet breaker element (12) perpendicular to the flow (E) of a main fluid and comprising two solid jet breaker plates (13) that are: extended on either side of the injection/withdrawal tank; juxtaposed with the lower screen; disposed beneath the outlet openings (11); designed to direct the main fluid in the distributor in a direction orthogonal to the direction of the flow (E), the ratio I/L of the width I of the solid jet breaker plate to the width L of the lateral part of the separation plate being at least 0.1.

Abstract: A control method, a controller, and a control system including a converter and the controller are provided to improve load responsiveness of control by the converter. The converter has a primary circuit that includes a voltage generation circuit for generating a square wave and a resonant circuit for converting a waveform of the generated square wave, and a secondary circuit that is electromagnetically coupled to the primary circuit and that generates an induced electromotive force. The controller controls the voltage generation circuit by a control target power factor. To implement power factor-based control, the controller controls the voltage generation circuit, based on a derived power factor derived from an active power and an apparent power relevant to the resonant circuit in the primary circuit or a derived power factor derived from a phase of the primary circuit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides materials and methods to link imaging and sequencing measurements of a single cell. Sequencing information can be linked with phenotypic measurements that are not directly encoded in the genome such as morphological features, protein expression & localization, organelle dynamics, or the metabolic composition of a cell.

Abstract: Disclosed are a memory device including a vertical stack structure, a method of manufacturing the same, and/or an electronic device including the memory device. The memory device including a vertical stack structure includes an oxygen scavenger layer on a base substrate, a recording material layer on the oxygen scavenger layer and in direct contact with the oxygen scavenger layer, a channel layer on the recording material layer, a gate insulating layer on the channel layer, and a gate electrode on the gate insulating layer. The oxygen scavenger layer includes an element that forms oxygen vacancies in the recording material layer and does not include oxygen.

Abstract: A delivery management device includes a hardware processor functioning as a delivery planning unit, a charging planning unit, and a delivery management unit. The delivery planning unit serves to create a delivery plan on the basis of delivery information. The charging planning unit serves to determine whether or not en-route charging is necessary. The en-route charging is performed to charge a battery mounted on a moving body midway through a delivery route defined in the delivery plan. The delivery management unit serves to determine whether or not to re-plan the delivery plan including the en-route charging. The determination is made on the basis of a deterioration state of the battery. Also, the determination is made in a case where the en-route charging is determined as being necessary and where a battery deterioration amount is set as a priority item.

Abstract: A corrugated cardboard pest repellent system for repelling and/or exterminating various pests around, within, or between layers of a corrugated cardboard construct while reducing the risk of contamination of goods or exposure by handlers. The corrugated cardboard pest repellent system generally includes one or more liners secured by an adhesive to one or more layers of a corrugated medium that has been treated by a pest repellent. The pest repellent is positioned on the underside of each crest of the one or more layers of the corrugated medium to prevent incursion of pests into the corrugated medium. Multiple layers may be stacked to form various constructs including a single face corrugated cardboard construct, a single wall corrugated cardboard construct, a double wall corrugated cardboard construct, and a triple wall corrugated cardboard construct. The resulting constructs may be utilized for various purposes, including forming various types of containers, padding, or liners.

Abstract: A touch sensor includes a sensor electrode group; and a touch integrated circuit coupled to the sensor electrode group for executing touch detection and configured to generate frame data indicative of a detection level of each of two-dimensional positions in the sensor electrode group. The touch integrated circuit is connected to an external processor different from the touch integrated circuit via a first bus. The touch integrated circuit supplies the frame data to the external processor via the first bus. The external processor feeds determination data resulting from performing predetermined processing on the frame data back to the touch integrated circuit. The touch integrated circuit performs an operation based on the determination data.

Abstract: A rotary machine assembly for a turbomachine, such as a rotor, having a rotor wheel where a plurality of circumferentially spaced female dovetail slots are obtained. The rotary machine assembly also comprises a plurality of blades. Between each blade and the adjacent one there is an interface angle. Each blade comprises a male dovetail, configured to fit with a corresponding female dovetail slot of the rotor wheel along an insertion direction. The female dovetail slots are shaped so that the insertion direction of each male dovetail is convergent with the rotation axis of the rotor wheel, so as to form with it an insertion angle, so as to insert gradually all the male dovetails into the female dovetail slots and packing them also gradually. A method for assembling a rotary machine assembly, which does not require any specific tool, is also disclosed.

Abstract: An integrated circuit semiconductor element includes: a substrate; a complementary field effect transistor (FET) (cFET) formed over the substrate and having a quadruple-gate structure, in which nano sheet stacked structures are sequentially stacked; and a planar FET having a mono-gate structure or a zebra fin FET (ZE FINFET) having a triple-gate structure, which are formed over the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01091554. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01091554. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01091554 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01091554 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods.

Abstract: A multipulse-induced spectroscopy method based on a femtosecond plasma grating includes: pre-exciting a sample on a stage by providing a femtosecond pulse to form the femtosecond plasma grating; providing a post-pulse on the sample at an angle to excite the sample to generate a plasma, wherein the post-pulse comprises one or more femtosecond pulses, there is a time interval between the femtosecond pulse and the post-pulse, and the time interval is less than a lifetime of the femtosecond plasma grating; and receiving and analyzing a fluorescence emitted from the plasma to determine element information of the sample.