Abstract: A conducting structure is provided and includes a first layer; a first terminal on the first layer; a second layer overlapping the first layer via the first terminal; a second terminal on the second layer; a first hole which penetrates the second layer and the second terminal; an organic insulating layer located between the first terminal and the second layer, and having a second hole connected to the first hole; and a connecting material provided in the first and second holes to electrically connect the first terminal and the second terminal to each other, wherein a diameter of the second hole is greater than a diameter of the first hole.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of semiconductor manufacturing, and in particular, to a method for forming a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The method for forming a semiconductor structure comprises: forming an interconnect layer and a conductive layer covered on a surface of the interconnect layer; forming a protective layer covering a surface of the conductive layer away from the interconnect layer; forming a trench penetrating the protective layer and the conductive layer; and filling a dielectric layer in the trench, and forming an air gap in the dielectric layer, the air gap extending from the trench in the conductive layer into the trench in the protective layer.

Abstract: Provided is a compound of formula (I): or a stereoisomer or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing, wherein A, B, X1, X2, X3, and X4 are as defined herein. Also provided is a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising a compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing. Also provided are methods of using a compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer or tautomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of any of the foregoing.

Abstract: Provided is an embolic protection device with dual-layer filter meshes, including an elastic base frame, a first filter mesh and a second filter mesh. The two ends of the first filter mesh are the first open end and the first closed end respectively. The distance between the first closed end and the elastic base frame is greater than the distance between the first open end and the elastic base frame. The first open end is connected with the elastic base frame, and the first filter mesh is provided with a plurality of first filtering holes. The second filter mesh is provided with a plurality of second filtering holes.

Abstract: A complex of curcumin with a polyphenolic macrocyclic host is disclosed. The macrocyclic host is a resorcin[4]arene. In one approach, the polyphenolic macrocyclic host is calix[8]arene. In another approach, the polyphenolic macrocyclic host is tert-butylcalix[8]arene.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image processing method and an electronic device, which relate to the field of image processing technologies. An electronic device draws a first layer, renders the first layer, and buffers the rendered first layer in a buffer queue. The electronic device finishes drawing the first layer before a first time, and the electronic device draws a second layer, renders the second layer, and buffers the rendered second layer in the buffer queue before the first time, where the first time is a time of arrival of a first vertical synchronization signal for triggering the electronic device to draw the second layer.

Abstract: An implant trial head includes a distal end, a proximal end including an opening in an exterior surface, and a cavity extending from the opening into the implant trial head. The cavity includes an asymmetric groove in an interior wall of the cavity, the groove aligned substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the implant trial head, and a cross-sectional diameter of the asymmetric groove. The implant trial head includes an O-ring positioned in the asymmetric groove.

Abstract: Rotational atherectomy devices and systems can remove or reduce stenotic lesions in blood vessels by rotating one or more abrasive elements within the vessel. The abrasive elements are attached to a distal portion of an elongate flexible drive shaft that extends from a handle assembly that includes a driver for rotating the drive shaft. In particular implementations, individual abrasive elements are attached to the drive shaft at differing radial angles in comparison to each other (e.g., configured in a helical array). The centers of mass of the abrasive elements can define a path that spirals around the drive shaft in a direction that is opposite to the wind direction of filars of the drive shaft, and opposite to the direction of rotation.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to an enzymatic method including the steps of adding water to a reactor vessel with gentle mixing and minimal heating, adding osmotic protectant solution, adding plant material to the reactor, adding cell wall degrading enzymes at 0.1% wt/wt based on plant weight, heating the reactor now filled with plant material, osmotic protectant solution and enzyme blend solution to 30° C.-35° C., adding the enzyme mixture to the reactor and starting the timer for up to 2 hours, adding bulk density enhancer, further mixing the product, and drying the finished product containing protoplasts. The protoplast containing product may be provided in a dietary supplement for human use having antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Abstract: Proposed is a recliner for a vehicle, the recliner including a mobile flange including a support portion having a multistage structure having stages with different outer diameters, an eccentric ring installed in a seating space of the mobile flange by being fitted with the support portion of the mobile flange, the eccentric ring including a corresponding end corresponding to the multistage structure of the support portion and formed on an inner surface being in contact with the support portion, a gear plate including an external gear configured to engage with the internal gear of the mobile flange, and a cam disposed between the eccentric ring and the gear plate and configured to press the gear plate to one side.

Abstract: A seat adjusting structure includes a seat body. A damping force unit is installed at an upper end of the seat body, and a cab connecting plate is installed at a lower end of the seat body. An electronic controller and a seat weight sensor are installed between the damping force unit and the cab connecting plate. A rigidity unit and an operator presence indicator are installed at a lower part of the damping force unit, and a seat damper is installed above the cab connecting plate. The operator presence indicator detects whether an operator exists, while the seat weight sensor detects whether the weight of the operator is within a set range. The electronic controller receives detection signals from the operator presence indicator and the seat weight sensor and controls the damping force unit and the rigidity unit to adjust the rigidity and damping force of the seat damper.

Abstract: A tool system includes a magnetic tool base; mounting handles, each with an inner magnet and a lower magnet; interchangeable tool portions, each detachably attachable to a mounting handle; such that an interchangeable tool portion and a mounting handle form an assembled tool that is held together by the inner magnet, and such the assembled tool is secured in an upright position on the magnetic tool base by the lower magnet.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that includes a bottom plate and a standing wall erected over the bottom plate, and a conversion mechanism that includes a first coupler coupled to the standing wall and a second coupler by which the first coupler is coupled to the bottom plate, and configured to convert a tensile force to act on the first coupler toward a side of the standing wall into a pulling force to act on the bottom plate from the second coupler.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to video coding and particularly to methods and systems for providing signaling schemes for restricting motion vector difference (MVD). An exemplary method includes receiving a coded video bitstream; obtaining, from the coded video bitstream, a motion vector difference (MVD) for a current video block; determining whether the MVD is signaled for only one prediction direction; in response to determining that the MVD is signaled for only one prediction direction, restricting the MVD to a pre-defined direction; and decoding, based on the MVD, the current video block.

Abstract: A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device includes a first housing, a second housing, a rolling mechanism, a flexible display screen, and a support plate mechanism. The flexible display screen can be retracted or expanded relative to the rolling mechanism. When the flexible display screen is completely expanded, a second support surface of a support plate and a first support surface of the second housing support the flexible display screen with their whole surfaces, thereby preventing the flexible display screen from collapsing and deforming.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a resource scheduling method, which can support reduction of transmission resource overheads in resource scheduling. The method is applied to a wireless local area network, where a next generation protocol followed by the wireless local area network predefines locations of resource units possibly allocated from a to-be-assigned frequency domain resource. The method includes: generating, by a sending end, resource scheduling information, where the resource scheduling information includes a bit sequence to indicate an actual allocation of a resource unit(s) from the to-be-assigned frequency domain resource, and at least some bits in the bit sequence are to indicate whether one or more of said resource unit locations possibly allocated for the to-be-assigned frequency domain resource is\are the actually allocated resource unit(s).

Abstract: A computing system identifies a target player. The computing system generates rookie priors for the target player based on characteristics of the target player. The computing system generates time series data points for the player based on at least one of the rookie priors and historical statistics of the target player. The computing system projects a game position of the target player based on the historical statistics of the target player. The computing system projects next game projections for the target player based on at least one of the rookie priors, the time series data points, the game position, and the historical statistics of the target player. The computing system generates a contribution of the target player to a team's production based on the next game projections.

Abstract: A method including inserting into a mold a first tool having a first surface. The method further includes printing a second tool from a polymer material and inserting the second tool into the first tool. The second tool having a smaller wall thickness than the first tool and including a second surface opposing and in contact with the first surface of the first tool and a third surface formed on an opposite side of the second tool than the second surface.

Abstract: Some embodiments include a method of forming a conductive structure. A metal-containing conductive material is formed over a supporting substrate. A surface of the metal-containing conductive material is exposed to at least one radical form of hydrogen and to at least one oxidant. The exposure alters at least a portion of the metal-containing conductive material to thereby form at least a portion of the conductive structure. Some embodiments include a conductive structure which has a metal-containing conductive material with a first region adjacent to a second region. The first region has a greater concentration of one or both of fluorine and boron relative to the second region.

Abstract: A connection structure for toy tents having a first connection component, a second connection component and a connection buckle, the first connection component and the second connection component are clamped together, the connection buckle is clamped with the first connection component and the second connection component, an outer hemisphere of the first connecting assembly is clamped with an outer hemisphere of the second connecting assembly and an inner hemisphere of the first connecting assembly is clamped with the inner hemisphere of the second connecting assembly.

Abstract: Optical switch trees are commonly used to route light from one input channel to multiple possible output channels one at a time. As the number of output channels increases, the number of wire-bonding pads increases and the drive electronics becomes more complicated. The optical switch tree comprises an array of optical switches arranged in a plurality of rows of optical switches, each connected by a row bus, which are connected to a first multiplexer and a common power source; and a plurality of columns of optical switches, each connected by a column bus, which are connected to a second multiplexer and a common ground. A control processor selects one of the plurality of columns of optical switches to connect to the common ground, and selects one of the plurality of rows of optical switches to connect to the common power source, thereby selecting a single optical switch in the array of optical switches to activate.

Abstract: An inspection system for in situ evaluation of an additive manufacturing (AM) build part is provided. The inspection system comprises a build plane induction coil sensor configured and positionable so that during construction of the build part, the sensor's magnetization and sensor coils surround at least the last-produced layer of the AM build part in the build plane. The inspection system further comprises an energization circuit and a central processing system. The central processing system comprises a communication processor configured for sending command signals to the energization circuit and receiving impedance data from the build plane induction coil sensor, and energization controller configured for determining energization commands for transmission to the energization circuit, and an induction data analyzer configured for processing build part impedance data using complex impedance plane analysis and for identifying anomalies in the AM build part.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a conductive pattern includes forming a conductive metal material layer and a conductive capping material layer on a substrate, forming a photoresist pattern as an etching mask on the conductive capping material layer, forming a first conductive capping pattern by etching the conductive capping material layer with a first etchant, forming a conductive metal layer and a second conductive capping pattern by etching the conductive metal material layer and the first conductive capping pattern with a second etchant, and forming a conductive capping layer by etching the second conductive capping pattern with a third etchant. The second conductive capping pattern includes a first region overlapping the conductive metal layer and a second region not overlapping the conductive metal layer, and the forming of the conductive capping layer includes etching the second region of the second conductive capping pattern to form the conductive capping layer.

Abstract: Systems and apparatus are described for enhanced communication within a wireless node network. A system includes a server and multiple nodes, where each node can generate sensed data about or around the node and receive external data from another node according to a server tracked logical connection between those nodes. At least a subset of the nodes can connect to the server using a first connectivity mode or an intermediary connectivity mode. In the first connectivity mode, a first node of the subset can transmit a message directly to the server without using intermediary ones of the nodes (where the message includes sensed data about or around the first node). In the intermediary connectivity mode, the first node can receive the external data from the another node and transmit the external data to the server (where the external data is sensed data about or around the another node).

Abstract: A metal recovery method includes crushing a photovoltaic module or a photovoltaic sheet-like structure to form debris; and sorting the debris, wherein the photovoltaic sheet-like structure is obtained by removing a glass substrate and a frame member from the photovoltaic module, and includes at least a photovoltaic cell, a metal pattern wired from the photovoltaic cell, and an encapsulant to encapsulate the photovoltaic cell and the metal pattern.

Abstract: A method includes beginning to broadcast primary media content at a primary media server. Concurrently with beginning to broadcast the primary media content, beginning to stream the primary media content into a primary media queue at a secondary media server. At the secondary media server, broadcasting secondary media content from a secondary media queue until the primary media queue includes sufficient content to satisfy a fill threshold. In response to determining that the fill threshold has been satisfied, switching from broadcasting the secondary media content from the secondary media queue to broadcasting the primary media content from the primary media queue.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reductant injection system and method for a selective catalytic reduction reaction whereby urea is injected directly to an exhaust line where a denitrification reaction occurs without using an additional urea decomposition reactor and, thus, conversion from urea to ammonia can occur very fast.

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.

Abstract: A dosed magnetic circuit calculation program for a computer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of artificial honeycombs, in particular to an artificial nest for solitary bees and an application method of the artificial nest. The artificial nest comprises a main enclosure tube, hanging rings, a plurality of trapping hollow tubes and tightening mechanisms used for clamping the trapping hollow tubes. The hanging rings are arranged at an outer sidewall of the main enclosure tube. The tightening mechanisms are annularly arranged at an inner sidewall of the main enclosure tube, and the trapping hollow tubes are fixed in a ring of each tightening mechanism in an axis direction of the main enclosure tube. Each tightening mechanism comprises a connecting steel wire and fastening springs. The sidewall of the main enclosure tube is provided with fixing holes for fixing the tightening mechanisms.

Abstract: Example aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems and methods that enable improved adversarial training of machine-learned models. An adversarial training system can generate improved adversarial training examples by optimizing or otherwise tuning one or hyperparameters that guide the process of generating of the adversarial examples. The adversarial training system can determine, solicit, or otherwise obtain a realism score for an adversarial example generated by the system. The realism score can indicate whether the adversarial example appears realistic. The adversarial training system can adjust or otherwise tune the hyperparameters to produce improved adversarial examples (e.g., adversarial examples that are still high-quality and effective while also appearing more realistic). Through creation and use of such improved adversarial examples, a machine-learned model can be trained to be more robust against (e.g.

Abstract: A continuous fiber reinforced resin composite material of the present disclosure is a continuous fiber reinforced resin composite material containing continuous reinforcing fibers and a thermoplastic resin, wherein a peak temperature of tan ? at an interface between the continuous reinforcing fibers and the thermoplastic resin in the continuous fiber reinforced resin composite material is 80° C. or higher.

Abstract: The prevent disclosure relates to a lane keeping control apparatus and a method thereof. An exemplary embodiment provides a lane keeping control apparatus including a processor configured to calculate a steering angle control amount for following a target path for lane keeping control while driving a vehicle, and to adjust the steering angle control amount depending on a change directionality of a target path error that is an error between the target path and the vehicle, and a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.

Abstract: A rechargeable energy storage system includes a plurality of battery cells and a wall structure disposed adjacent to the plurality of battery cells and having an inner layer and an outer layer. An interior reinforcement structure includes a first sheet metal member and a second sheet metal member each having a plurality of vertical sections and a plurality of horizontal sections. The first and second sheet metal members define an aligned load transfer section wherein one of the plurality of horizontal sections of the first sheet metal member is vertically aligned with one of the plurality of horizontal sections of the second sheet metal member. The first and second sheet metal members define a crush region wherein one of the plurality of horizontal sections of the first sheet metal member is vertically misaligned with all of the plurality of horizontal sections of the second sheet metal member.

Abstract: A method for determining a location of an arrhythmogenic foci (632) in or near a heart (101) includes the steps of positioning a locator assembly (100) within the heart (101), the locator assembly (100) including a plurality of electrodes (102) that receive electrical signals from the heart (101), generating a first signal array (733) from the electrical signals received by the plurality of electrodes (102) to determine an actual location of the arrhythmogenic foci (632), artificially stimulating the heart (101) based on the actual location determined by the first signal array (733) to generate a second signal array (733), and confirming the actual location of the arrhythmogenic foci (632) by comparing the first signal array (733) with the second signal array (735). In some embodiments, the locator assembly (100) includes a plurality of bipolar electrodes (102).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a network node, information configuring an active bandwidth part (BWP) that does not include a bandwidth associated with one or more of a synchronization signal block (SSB) or a control resource set zero (CS0). The UE may perform, based at least in part on a radio frequency (RF) retune mode, an RF retune to a union bandwidth that covers the active BWP and the bandwidth associated with one or more of the SSB or the CS0. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A system for obtaining dark current images includes one or more processors and one or more hardware storage devices storing instructions that are executable by the one or more processors to configure the system to perform various acts. The acts include obtaining a first image frame, generating a first low-pass filtered image by applying a low-pass filter to the first image frame, and generating a first estimated dark current image by subtracting the first low-pass filtered image from the first image frame.

Abstract: A thermal insulation system for an aerospace duct through which high temperature fluid, greater than 500 F, passes. The thermal insulation system can experience pressures less than 80 kilopascals and can be included in a turbine engine. The thermal insulation system includes at least a first foil layer confronting the duct, an insulation layer confronting the first foil layer, a second foil layer confronting the insulation layer, and at least one coating applied to any one of the layers.

Abstract: A gas sensor (1) is described comprising a light source (2), and a detector (4), a first reflector (7), which is concave and arranged to reflect and concentrate light emitted from the light source (2) to a first light spot (31), and an interference filter (5). The gas sensor comprises a second reflector (8), a third reflector (9), which is concave, and a reflector base (37) with a dome shaped surface (17) with the first and third reflectors facing the light source (2) and the detector (4). During operation of the gas sensor (1), the detector (4) is illuminated by light from the light source (2), which in an optical path from the light source (2) has been reflected at least once in each one of the first reflector (7), the second reflector (8), and the third reflector (9). The gas sensor (1) is configured for detection of a first wavelength portion of the light.

Abstract: A method includes: receiving a layout of an integrated circuit; identifying, based on the layout, at least a first net and at least a second net, wherein the first net extends through the integrated circuit along a vertical direction, and the second net terminates at a middle portion of the integrated circuit along the vertical direction; dividing the integrated circuit into a plurality of grid units, wherein the first net is constituted by a first subset of the plurality of grid units, and the second net is constituted by a second subset of the plurality of grid units; estimating a first thermal conductivity of each of the first subsets of grid units; estimating a second thermal conductivity of each of the second subsets of grid units; and estimating an equivalent thermal conductivity of the integrated circuit based on combining the first thermal conductivity and the second thermal conductivity.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit configured to perform ultra wide band (UWB) communication; a second wireless communication circuit configured to perform different wireless communication; and a processor configured to: perform first UWB communication for position detection through a first UWB communication channel with a plurality of first external electronic devices using the first wireless communication circuit, detect a first event corresponding to a handover of the position detection to a second external electronic device while the first UWB communication is performed, and based on the first event, stop the position detection through the first UWB communication channel, and transmit communication information to the second external electronic device using the second wireless communication circuit, wherein the communication information is used by the second external electronic device to perform a second UWB communication with the plurality of first external electronic dev

Abstract: A display panel, a preparation method, and a display device are disclosed, including an array substrate, an organic light emitting diode (OLED) light emitting device disposed on a side of the array substrate, and a scattering layer disposed on a side of the OLED light emitting device away from the array substrate, wherein the scattering layer has a plurality of micropores.

Abstract: Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing financial service requests. The method includes obtaining, by a prediction manager, a financial service request (FSR) from a client; obtaining historical information associated with the FSR; generating prediction model inputs using the FSR and the historical information; identifying FSR agent comments associated with the FSR; generating a request vector using the FSR agent comments; generating an FSR authenticity index using the request vector and the prediction model inputs; applying a first machine learning model to the FSR authenticity index and the prediction model inputs to generate a first prediction; providing the first prediction to a first approver; and obtaining first approver comments from the first approver.

Abstract: Exemplary semiconductor structures may include a silicon-containing substrate. The structures may include a layer of a metal nitride overlying the silicon-containing substrate. The structures may include a gallium nitride structure overlying the layer of the metal nitride. The structures may include an oxygen-containing layer disposed between the layer of the metal nitride and the gallium nitride structure.

Abstract: A method for fractionating a sulfuric acid process stream having at least 1 wt % sulfuric acid, using a treatment system comprising three filtration assemblies each having membranes that are suitable to pass less than 10% salt in a standard test such that average passage of sulfuric acid from the first and third filtration assemblies is less than 30% and average passage of sulfuric acid from second filtration assembly is more than 70%. The system produces a fraction of the stream with a pH between 4 and 10, and a second fraction that contains at least 20 weight percent of sulfuric acid.

Abstract: A lifting system (10) for a subsea pipeline (18) comprises paired subsea foundations (20) that are spaced apart from each other to define a gap between them through which the pipeline extends. A removable lifting frame (12) is mounted on the foundations to bridge over the pipeline disposed in the gap. The lifting frame comprises a pair of feet (32) that are cooperable with respective support formations (34, 36) on the foundations. One support formation defines a hinge component to restrain one of the feet for pivotal movement. The other support formation defines a platform on which the other foot can rest in any of various positions within a support area. This compensates for differences in level, spacing or alignment between the foundations. The lifting frame (12) can be transferred to another location by dismounting it from a first pair of foundations and then mounting it onto a second pair of like foundations in a corresponding manner.

Abstract: A two-handle automatic faucet includes a faucet body, a solenoid valve core, a controller, and a sensor. The solenoid valve core, the controller and the sensor are mounted to the faucet body. The controller is electrically connected to the solenoid valve core and the sensor. The controller controls action of the solenoid valve core according to a sensor signal of the sensor, so as to correspondingly control water flow of the two-handle automatic faucet. The controller and the solenoid valve core are installed to the faucet body, thus, it is convenient for a user to install the finished product of the two-handle automatic faucet.

Abstract: A product bag suspension assembly includes a rod having a first end, a second end, and a body extending between the first end and the second end. A platform is operatively coupled to the second end of the rod and defines an aperture arrangement configured to receive a mounting device of a product bag. The rod is configured to suspend the product bag in an upright position when the product bag is coupled to the platform.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including a mounting part capable of attaching/detaching a device capable of at least storing a captured image is provided. The image capturing apparatus obtains, if a device mounted in the mounting part has a function of executing image analysis processing for a part or a whole of an image captured by the image capturing apparatus, a processing time that is a time from a predetermined timing associated with a start of the image analysis processing to completion of the processing, if the device is caused to start executing the image analysis processing, obtains a result of the image analysis processing by accessing the device after an elapse of the processing time from the predetermined timing associated with the start.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining, by an autonomous driving system, input information relating to an autonomous vehicle (AV). The method may include determining, by the autonomous driving system, one or more driving signals that describe operations of the AV. The method may include instructing the AV to move according to the driving signals and simulating, by a virtual driving system, movement of the AV based on the driving signals, wherein the simulating the movement of the AV occurs concurrently with the AV moving according to the driving signals as instructed.