Abstract: Disclosed are a photodiode element, and a sensor and an electronic device including the same. The photodiode element includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a photoelectric conversion layer between the first electrode and the second electrode and having an absorption spectrum in a first wavelength spectrum, a light-emitting layer between the photoelectric conversion layer and the second electrode and having an emission peak wavelength belonging to the first wavelength spectrum, and a first charge transport layer between the photoelectric conversion layer and the light-emitting layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to microfluidic nanopore sensing devices. The microfluidic nanopore sensing device can include a common electrolyte chamber; a discrete electrolyte chamber separated from the common electrolyte chamber by a nanopore opening therebetween; and an electrical circuit including multiple electrodes, where the common electrolyte chamber is electrically associated with a first electrode to provide a first polarity and the discrete electrolyte chamber is electrically associated with a second electrode to provide a second polarity that is opposite the first polarity. The device can also include an inlet channel fluidly coupled to the discrete electrolyte chamber via an inlet port and an outlet channel separated from the inlet channel that is also fluidly coupled to the discrete electrolyte chamber by an outlet port. In this example, the inlet channel can be fluidly coupled to a second discrete electrolyte chamber via a second inlet port.

Abstract: Examples relate to an apparatus, device, method, and computer program for managing memory, and to a computer system comprising such an apparatus or device. The method comprises determining an impending access to a functionality provided by a virtual machine. The method comprises restoring a subset of memory pages associated with the virtual machine from a compressed memory pool to uncompressed memory according to a memory restoration template after determining the impending access to the virtual machine.

Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for managing pain of a subject. A system includes one or more physiological sensors configured to sense a physiological signal indicative of patient brain activity. The physiological signals may include an electroencephalography signal, a magnetoencephalography signal, or a brain-evoked potential. The system may extract from the brain activity signal one or more signal metrics indicative of strength or pattern of brain electromagnetic activity associated with pain, and generate a pain score using the one or more signal metrics. The pain score can be output to a patient or a process. The system may select an electrode configuration for pain-relief electrostimulation based on the pain score, and deliver a closed-loop pain therapy according to the selected electrode configuration.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for managing content. A content asset may be stored as a plurality of content segments. The plurality of content segments may comprise one or more identifiers that may be used to generate a manifest file for playback of the content asset.

Abstract: Intelligent hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback can better support link adaption. Thus, in addition to the traditional HARQ feedback, which is to relay acknowledgement (ACK) and negative acknowledgement (NAK) data based on a decoding result, a new state for the HARQ feedback can be represented as “ACK+”. Consequently, ACK+ can be used to indicate to the network that a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) of a current data packet is too conservative, and the user equipment (UE) is capable of supporting a more aggressive MCS.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method may include (1) providing, on a display screen of a computing device, a display that obscures an item of information in a secure field in a display layout without obscuring an entirety of the display; (2) detecting, by the computing device and after providing the display, a user action or user orientation; (3) in response, causing the display to show the item of information in the secure field; and/or (4) after causing the display to show the item of information in the secure field, (i) detecting, using at least a camera of the computing device, a change in orientation of the user relative to the computing device, and (ii) in response to detecting the change in orientation of the user, causing the display to again obscure the item of information in the secure field without obscuring the entirety of the display.

Abstract: A system and method for tissue fabrication involves the use of charge manipulation between two biomaterials to generate a shrinking response, which effectively enhances the resolution of bioprinted hydrogels. The charge manipulation can be utilized to generate tissue engineered thin, membranous tissues, such as the periosteum, which is approximately one hundred microns in thickness. Thin membranous tissues in the body also have relatively complex anatomies containing multiple cell populations, and no prior strategies allow for the effective and biomimetic generation of these tissues, which can have significant impact on tissue regeneration.

Abstract: An air handling unit of an HVAC system of a building including ducting through which airflow is controllably pushed by a supply fan of the HVAC system, at least one of a heating or cooling device within the ducting, an air handling unit controller configured to control operation of the at least one of the heating or cooling device within the ducting to generate condensation from air flowing through the air handling unit, and a collector tray placed within and/or integrated with the ducting below the at least one of the heating or cooling device and structured to collect the condensation, via gravity, for use in analysis of the condensation, wherein the at least one of the heating or cooling device, the air handling unit controller, and the collector tray are configured to collect the condensation including infectious disease particles from the air flowing through the air handling unit.

Abstract: A transfer device includes a transfer roller and a transfer counter roller. The transfer roller has an elastic layer, contacts with and separates from an image bearer including a belt-shaped elastic body, and nips a recording medium with the image bearer. The transfer counter roller has an elastic layer, is disposed facing the transfer roller, and nips the image bearer with the transfer roller. The transfer counter roller or the transfer roller is applied with a bias to transfer the toner image. Each of the elastic layers of the transfer roller and the transfer counter roller has an Asker C hardness of 75 or less. A difference in thickness between the elastic layers of the transfer roller and the transfer counter roller is ±3% or less.

Abstract: An operating method of a first terminal in a wireless communication system, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, may include transmitting sidelink data to a second terminal through a first radio bearer; reporting a count value to a base station when a certain condition is satisfied; receiving, from the base station, a sidelink radio resource control (RRC) reconfiguration message, based on the count value; generating a second radio bearer based on the RRC reconfiguration message; and transmitting the sidelink data to the second terminal through the second radio bearer.

Abstract: A sending device may send data intended for a target device. An intermediate device may intercept the data sent from the sending device and forward the communications to the target device. Security data (e.g., a security certificate for authentication) along with an encrypted version of the security data may be sent at the application layer such that it passes from the sending device, through the intermediate device, and to the target device without being analyzed or modified by the intermediate device. The target device may use the encrypted security data and the security data to verify the identity of the sending device.

Abstract: A method for ensuring that gene products used in cell therapy do not carry a risk of reduced efficacy or toxicity due to production of unintended variants. The method includes performing an in-silico analysis on the gene construct to identify and alter sequences likely to cause variants. Also, the method includes performing an in-vivo analysis consisting of RNA-sequence of construct based products. Variant detection may then be performed based on gapped reads from the RNA-sequence to determine variant expression levels, variant significance. The method may include repeating the in-silico analysis if identified variants are unacceptable.

Abstract: A vehicle including a powered running board, a motor for positioning the powered running board between a stowed position and a deployed position, a sensor configured to capture data of activity around the vehicle, and an electronic control unit configured to process the data captured by the sensor to detect an unauthorized event around the vehicle, and operate the motor to repeatedly move the powered running board in a predetermined pattern based on at least one of position and a speed in response to the sensor detecting an unauthorized event around the vehicle.

Abstract: A surgical retractor tool includes a handle and a blade extending transversely from a front end of the handle. The blade includes a proximal portion and a distal portion with respective proximal and distal tissue engaging surfaces. The distal tissue engaging surface may be skewed relative to the proximal tissue engaging surface such that the handle may be angled relative to a direction of retraction when the surgical retractor tool is used. A distal tip of the retractor may include a curved tongue that may be curved in a direction opposite the direction of retraction.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) operating in discontinuous reception (DRX) mode receives a DRX configuration, receives a reference signal resource configuration, determines, at least based on the DRX configuration and the reference signal resource configuration, whether an overlap exists between a reference signal occasion of a plurality of reference signal occasions of the reference signal resource configuration and an active time of the DRX configuration, receives or transmits at least based on a determined overlap, at least a first reference signal in the reference signal occasion, and receives or transmits, while remaining in an active state of the DRX configuration, at least based on the determined overlap, at least a second reference signal in remaining reference signal occasions of the plurality of reference signal occasions after expiration of the active time.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a scroll compressor and its lubricating oil supply system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for treating neuropathic phantom limb pain comprising the topical application of a pharmaceutical composition containing amitriptyline or one of the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: Modeling material formulations and formulation systems usable in additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object, featuring, when hardened, a Shore A hardness lower than 10 and/or a Shore 00 hardness lower than 40, are provided. Additive manufacturing processes utilizing these formulations and formulation systems, and three-dimensional objects obtainable thereby, are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for personalized genetic testing of disease in a subject, in particular for identifying and tracking genetic mutations identified in an individual subject to monitor for cancer or for the spread or recurrence of the disease. In some embodiments, custom assays, including custom panels designed to target sequence data corresponding to both subject-specific loci and other loci known for cancer-causing or therapy resistance mutations, are designed based upon the sequencing of a screening biopsy sample. Such custom assays are then run on subsequently obtained tissue samples, such as tissue obtained from a surgical resection of a primary or metastatic tumor or from a lymph node biopsy. The subsequently obtained tissue samples can be taken from the subject at various time points after an initial screening biopsy to further allow for extended monitoring of the subject for spread or recurrence of the disease.

Abstract: Provided is a means for imparting hydrophilicity to a surface of a sanitary facility by means other than hydrophilic particles. A sanitary facility having a hydrophilized organic surface, wherein the hydrophilized organic surface has at least an organic cationic group, and a zeta potential at pH=7 of the hydrophilized organic surface is more than ?40 mV.

Abstract: A hanging planter and light assembly for growing a plant and illumination includes a plurality of a posts, which is engaged to and extends between a bottom plate and a top plate. A chain engaged to and extending from the top plate is engaged to an article of mounting hardware mounted to a surface to hang the hanging planter and light assembly. A bulb can be threadedly inserted into a socket, which is engaged to a lower face of the top plate. A power cord operationally engaged to the socket is used to operationally engage the socket to a source of electrical current. A pot can be inserted into an orifice, which is positioned in the bottom plate. A plant can be grown in the pot and the bulb can provide illumination to an area proximate to the hanging planter and light assembly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-invasive Capacitance Level Detector useful for continuous detection of the level and/or mass of a non-conductive or weakly-conductive bulk material in a vessel, and methods of using the detector.

Abstract: A packet-filtering system described herein may be configured to filter packets with encrypted hostnames in accordance with one or packet-filtering rules. The packet-filtering system may resolve a plaintext hostname from ciphertext comprising an encrypted Server Name Indication (eSNI) value. The packet-filtering system may resolve the plaintext hostname using a plurality of techniques. Once the plaintext hostname is resolved, the packet-filtering system may then use the plaintext hostname to determine whether the packets are associated with one or more threat indicators. If the packet-filtering system determines that the packets are associated with one or more threat indicators, the packet-filtering system may apply a packet filtering operation associated with the packet-filtering rules to the packets.

Abstract: A handwashing device that provides an incentive for proper handwashing is presented. The handwashing device contains a housing, a brush layer, a processing unit, an activation element, an indicator element, and a timer switch. The housing is positioned within the brush layer. The processing unit is positioned within the housing. The processing unit, the activation element, the indicator element, and the timer switch are electronically connected to the processing unit. In the preferred embodiment, the housing may take the form of a rigid and waterproof electronics enclosure that houses the electronic components that constitutes the handwashing device. Additionally, the housing serves as a mounting implement for the brush layer to attach along where the brush layer conforms to the shape of the housing. In the preferred embodiment, the housing is constructed out of a light permeable material, such as, but not limited to translucent polycarbonate, or any other suitable material.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a controller which controls garbage collection for preparing one or more free blocks by writing valid data read from N blocks to one or more blocks of less than the N. The controller calculates a performance ratio between writing of data in response to a request from a host device and writing of data for the garbage collection in accordance with a data writable capacity remaining in a nonvolatile memory, calculates an average performance ratio from calculated performance ratios of M generations including a calculated latest performance ratio, and adjusts a performance cycle of the garbage collection by applying one of the calculated latest performance ratio and the calculated average performance ratio.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to radar transmissions and related componentry. As may be implemented in accordance with various embodiments, radar signals are generated and transmitted using both scanning and fixed beam analog signal codes concurrently/as combined for each radar signal. Reflections of the radar signals from a target are processed for ascertaining positional characteristics of the target.

Abstract: A sacrificial mixing assembly for a container and a method of operating the same. The mixing assembly includes an alignment assembly and a paddle assembly. The alignment assembly includes an alignment dish having a geometric shape substantially similar to a base of the container and an alignment shaft projecting from the dish surface. The paddle assembly includes an elongate section for engaging with the alignment shaft and a plurality of blades projecting from the elongate section for mixing contents contained within the container. The mixing assembly is containable within the container and rotatable about the alignment shaft. The alignment dish is dimensioned to interface with the base of the container to reduce annular motion about the alignment shaft during rotation of the paddle assembly about the alignment shaft.

Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring physiologic response to Valsalva maneuver (VM) are disclosed. An exemplary patient monitor may detect a natural incidence of a VM session occurred in an ambulatory setting using a heart sound (HS) signal sensed from the patient. The patient monitor may include a physiologic response analyzer to sense patient physiologic response during the detected VM session, and generate a cardiovascular or autonomic function indicator based on the sensed physiologic response to the VM. Using the physiologic response to the VM, the system may detect a target physiologic event using the sensed physiologic response to the VM.

Abstract: A snapshot is taken of at least a portion of a file system having a set of files to retain over a retention duration. The snapshot is taken at a level of the file system or a directory of the file system. A retention lock is applied to the snapshot to block, over the retention duration, operations involving deletion of the snapshot. The retention lock is not applied to the set of files.

Abstract: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system that comprises a shell casing, a wire, a spoon, a first bead, a second bead, and a fishhook. The wire passes through an approximate center of the shell casing. The spoon is slidably coupled to the wire. The first bead is engaged with an aperture defined by a rearward rim surface of the shell casing. The second bead is engaged with an aperture defined by a slug end of the shell casing. The fishhook is coupled to a portion of the wire that extends from the slug end of the shell casing, wherein the fishhook protrudes from the slug end of the shell casing.

Abstract: A personalized notification system for a vehicle comprising: a positioning system; a communication unit; a data gathering unit configured to gather information about a driver of the vehicle, the data gathering unit comprising biometric sensor(s) and/or behavioral sensor(s), the data gathering unit being also configured for determining contact(s) to be warned in case of an emergency in relation with the location of the vehicle, said contacts being obtained from a memory and/or from the remote center; a database containing logged data from the positioning system and the data gathering unit; an emergency detection unit configured to receive an alert from the vehicle regarding a vehicle emergency situation and notify the contact(s) to be warned in case of an emergency as defined in the last registered logged data.

Abstract: A resin reflective film, which containing two or more kinds of regions having different refractive indexes from each other, in which a film thickness of the resin film 20 to 5,000 µm, and a total reflectance is 60% or more and a diffuse reflectance is 60% or more for deep ultraviolet rays having a wavelength of 220 to 300 nm.

Abstract: An optical system includes a first lens group, a second lens group, and a lens drive device. The first lens group and the second lens group satisfy conditional expressions (1) to (5) below: ? 6 .0 ? ? ? ? < ? ? ? ? f ? / ? f2 ? ? ? ? < ? ? ? ? ? 2 .0 ih ? / ? f ? ? ? < ? ? ? 0 .4 0.7 ? ? < ? ? TTL/f ? ? ? < ? ? ? 1 .0 1 ? ? . ? ? 6 ? ? ? < ? ? ? Fno ? ? ? < ? ? ? 7 ? ? . ? ? 0 De2 ? ? ? < ? ? ? De1 ? .

Abstract: An asynchronous system and method which facilitates automatic real-feel video roleplay and simulates real situations. The system and method include displaying a video to a user and recording the user’s reactions and responses to the video. Further, system is configured to display a video of a person or an animated character listening and/or nodding their head while recording the user’s reactions and responses to give a real-feel. Additionally, the system and method analyze user’s responses and displays a next video based on the user’s response.

Abstract: A containment enclosure for shielding an outer cask containing an inner canister loaded with nuclear waste such as spent fuel rods. The enclosure includes a lower base portion at least partially embedded in a concrete pad and an upper radiation shielding portion defined by a shield jacket coupled to and supported by the lower base portion at a circumferential joint. Cavities of the base and shielding portions collectively define a contiguous containment space for the cask. A portion of the cask resides in each of the base and shielding portions which completely enclose and shield the cask to minimize radiation dosage of personnel in the environment surrounding the cask. The cask is cooled by a natural convectively-driven ambient cooling air ventilation system including air inlets at the circumferential joint of the enclosure. The concrete pad may be part of a spent nuclear fuel storage installation comprising plural cask containment enclosures.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for flipping substrates in vacuum between PVD sputtering of each side for increasing throughput are provided herein. In some embodiments disclosed herein, a module of a processing system for flipping a substrate in vacuum is provided. The module includes a clamp assembly for securing the substrate, a first motor assembly coupled to the clamp assembly for rotating the clamp assembly, and a second motor assembly coupled to the first motor assembly for raising and lowering the first motor assembly and the clamp assembly.

Abstract: A display device is providing and includes first substrate including first transparent substrate, and pixel electrode disposed in each of pixels on first transparent substrate; second substrate including second transparent substrate having first and second side surfaces, and common electrode disposed over pixels; and liquid crystal layer disposed between first and second substrates and including stripe-shaped polymer and liquid crystal molecules.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming a fin protruding above a substrate; forming a gate structure over the fin; forming a recess in the fin and adjacent to the gate structure; performing a wet etch process to clean the recess; treating the recess with a plasma process; and performing a dry etch process to clean the recess after the plasma process and the wet etch process.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel with a carrier plate comprising a multi-laminate plastic carrier material with a plurality N of layer sequences of the A-B-A type, wherein layer A comprises a first thermoplastic resin and layer B a second thermoplastic resin different from the thermoplastic resin of layer A and wherein N lies between ?3 and ?250.

Abstract: An implant system for treating fractures of a curved bone structure is proposed which comprises the following: an implant body which is provided to be arranged on the bone structure and to be in contact with the latter at least in some regions, wherein the implant body has a rod-like longitudinal extent, wherein the implant body has at least one middle piece which, at both ends, has at least one respective holding piece, wherein the holding pieces are each designed to be flexurally and/or torsionally resistant in such a way as to allow the respective holding piece to rest substantially flat along a particular region of the bone structure assigned to it, and wherein the at least one middle piece is designed to be elastic in such a way that the at least two holding pieces are bendable relative to each other about at least one flexion or torsion axis.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to, among other things, systems and methods for managing and/or verifying the integrity and/or provenance of digital content and/or media. Embodiments of the systems and methods disclosed herein may provide a mechanism for generating a secure records relating to digital content and/or other media by capturing records relating to creation and/or modification actions performed in connection with digital content and/or media and storing such records in a ledger. Trusted services that examine captured information recorded in trusted databases and/or ledgers and generate derivative information relating to associated content and/or media. When viewing content, trusted content applications may query the trusted service for derivative information relating to the content and/or media, providing users with an indication of the derivative information in connection with content and/or media playback.

Abstract: The Artificial Intelligence engine can perform one or more operations. A query can be submitted to the Artificial Intelligence engine to search directly for a set of targeted properties for an unnamed molecule having the set of targeted properties. An indication of a structure of one or more candidate molecules found to have the set of targeted properties with the Artificial Intelligence engine is generated by applying one or more machine learning algorithms. The indication of the structure of the one or more candidate molecules found to satisfy the set of targeted properties in 3-dimensional space is supplied to a user in response to the query for the set of targeted properties to the Artificial Intelligence engine.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a liquid ejection apparatus including: a liquid ejection head including a heating element, a first protection layer, a second protection layer that functions as a first electrode, a second electrode that is electrically connected to the first electrode, and an ejection port; and a control unit configured to perform control of setting a potential difference between potentials of the first and second electrodes to a predetermined value by changing at least one of the potentials of the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the control unit sets the potential difference to a first value in a case where printing is performed, and the control unit sets the potential difference to a second value different from the first value and feeds power to at least one of a plurality of the heating elements in a case where printing is not performed.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for capacitor structure includes: forming a dielectric layer on a first electrode, wherein the dielectric layer includes metal oxide layers doped with preset oxides, and part of the preset oxide and a metal oxide share oxygen atoms; and forming a second electrode on the dielectric layer, wherein the first electrode, the dielectric layer and the second electrode constitute a capacitor structure.

Abstract: An electrode body has a current collector having a first layer, first metal layer, and second metal layer; a first active material layer laminated on the first metal layer; a second active material layer laminated on the second metal layer; and a separator or a solid electrolyte layer which contacts at least one first active material layer and second active material layer. A first surface of the first layer has a first region wherein the first metal layer is laminated, a second region is exposed from the first metal layer when viewed in a lamination direction of the first metal layer, and a third region is exposed from the first metal layer when viewed in the lamination direction of the first metal layer and sandwiches the first and second region. A first metal layer length in the first direction is shorter than second metal layer length in the first direction.

Abstract: A portable electric fence energizer is described, having a housing and an electric pulse generating circuit located within the housing. The energizer further includes a post securing mechanism configured to secure the housing relative to an electrically conductive post. The post securing mechanism includes at least one electrical contact configured to contact the post when secured by the post securing mechanism. A conductive link between the electrical contact and the electric pulse generating circuit may be used to provide an earth connection for the energiser, or an output connection between the electric pulse generating circuit and a wire of the electric fence.

Abstract: A vehicle information processing apparatus includes a communication unit configured to communicate with a terminal of a first user, a storage unit configured to store an end-of-use position and an expected end-of-use time at which a second user of a vehicle ends use of the vehicle for each of a plurality of vehicles subjected to autonomous driving control and occupied by the second user, and a vehicle selection unit configured to acquire a boarding position and a boarding time at which the first user wants to get on a vehicle from the terminal via the communication unit and select at least one vehicle, of which the end-of-use position and the expected end-of-use time are in a predetermined relationship with the boarding position and the boarding time, from among the plurality of vehicles while referring to the storage unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for creating dipole moment model. The method is applied to a tested circuit and includes: performing a near-field measurement on the tested circuit, to obtain a near-field electric field and a near-field magnetic field related to the tested circuit; performing a two-dimensional divergence calculation on the near-field electric field and the near-field magnetic field, to obtain a near-field electric divergence field and a near-field magnetic divergence field; performing a convolution calculation on the near-field electric divergence field and the near-field magnetic divergence field with a digital filter; and building a dipole moment matrix equivalent to the tested circuit according to a result of the convolution calculation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (Ia), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, thereof: which inhibit coronavirus replication activity. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (Ia) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.