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An active CMOS biosensor chip for fluorescent-based detection is provided that enables time-gated, time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. In one embodiment, analytes are loaded with fluorophores that are bound to probe molecules immobilized on the surface of the chip. Photodiodes and other circuitry in the chip are used to measure the fluorescent intensity of the fluorophore at different times. These measurements are then averaged to generate a representation of the transient fluorescent decay response unique to the fluorophores. In addition to its low-cost, compact form, the biosensor chip provides capabilities beyond those of macroscopic instrumentation by enabling time-gated operation for background rejection, easing requirements on optical filters, and by characterizing fluorescence lifetime, allowing for a more detailed characterization of fluorophore labels and their environment. The biosensor chip can be used for a variety of applications including biological, medical, in-the-field applications, and fluorescent lifetime imaging applications.

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for condensing reported checkpoint log data that facilitates analysis of the checkpoint log data by minimizing extraneous results presented to a user. The apparatus includes a user interface to receive a query expression from a user based on one or more conditions and one or more parameters. A record handler retrieves a checkpoint log record from a storage device. A structuring module parses the checkpoint log record into log entries. A comparison module applies the query expression to each log entry. This application of the query expression may include applying the query expression to a particular portion of the log entry specified by an offset. The output module generates a condensed checkpoint log record including log entries that satisfy the query expression.

Multiple cooperative relays operate in a highly mobile environment and form a virtual antenna array. Multiple independent streams of data can be simultaneously transmitted in parallel to the destination receiver. Thus a higher spatial multiplexing gain can be obtained. Such exemplary embodiments might do so by allowing each relay to transmit a linear combination of antenna waveforms according to an independently and randomly generated coefficient vector. This randomized cooperation scheme may be useful in an environment in which a group of relay devices are close to the source device, and can therefore receive information at a high rate. Each relay device that receives the information without errors splits it into multiple streams. For example, if the relay devices receive B symbols and the number of streams is K, each stream contains B / K symbols. Each relay device then generates a random linear combination of all the streams and transmits this output simultaneously with the other relay devices.

There is provided a nanopore system including a nanopore in a solid state membrane. A first reservoir is in fluidic connection with the nanopore, the first reservoir being configured to provide, to the nanopore, nucleic acid molecules in an electrolytic solution. A second reservoir is in fluidic connection with the nanopore, with the nanopore membrane separating the first and second reservoirs. A pressure source is connected to the first reservoir to apply an external pressure to the first reservoir to cause nanopore translocation of nucleic acid molecules in the solution in the first reservoir. A voltage source is connected between the second and first reservoirs, across the nanopore, with a voltage bias polarity that applies an electric field counter to the externally applied pressure. Force of the externally applied pressure is greater than force of the electric field during nanopore translocation by the nucleic acid molecules.

Aircrafts troop seating is lightweight and minimizes protruding features on which gear might snag. High strength webbing straps are added to a light weight seat fabric to add strength where strength is required, thus reducing the overall weight. The webbing is of a type used for seatbelts and meets fire regardant requirements. Seat belt style tension adjusters allow adjustment of the seating stretch to improve comfort and crash protection. Internal hardware attachment points are provided to reduce protruding features.

A cold rolled, annealed TRIP steel sheet which has a composition including (in wt. %): C: 0.1-0.3; Mn: 4-10, Al: 0.05-5, Si: 0.05-5; and Nb: 0.008-0.1, the remainder being iron and inevitable residuals. The cold rolled sheet has an ultimate tensile strength of at least 1000 MPa, and a total elongation of at least 15%. The cold rolled sheet may have at least 20% retained austenite in its microstructure and may have greater than 50% lath-type annealed ferrite structure. The cold rolled sheet may have an ultra fine grain size of less than 5 micron for the retained austenite and ferrite.

Method and apparatus for analyzing radiation using analyzers and employing the spatial modulation of radiation dispersed by wavelength or along a line.

A vehicle transmission includes a differential gear set having five coaxial gear elements and an output member. Two of the gear elements are controllable via torque transmitting mechanisms such as electric motors to establish a plurality of speed ratios between the input shaft and the output shaft. Two of the other gear elements are selectively operatively connectable to an output shaft via a gear arrangement that allows for a plurality of speed ratios between the gear elements and the output shaft. Additional torque transmitting mechanisms such as clutches are selectively engageable to provide continuously variable speed ranges between the input shaft and the output shaft, fixed gear ratios and an electric drive mode. The various speed ratios enable a plurality of compound split operating modes as well as an input split mode.

The invention discloses a switch-capacitor integrator adopting novel C-class inverters and a switch-capacitor integrator realizing form of a pseudodifferential structure. The switch-capacitor integrator in a pseudodifferential structure comprises two novel C-class inverters (60) and capacitors such as a sampling capacitor CS, a compensation capacitor CC, an integrating capacitor CI, and the like, switches such as an NMOS switch S2, an NMOS switch S4, an NMOS switch S7, an NMOS switch S8, a CMOS switch S3, a CMOS switch S5, a bootstrap NMOS switch S1, a bootstrap NMOS switch S6, a bootstrap NMOS switch S9, and the like and a common mode feedback circuit (61) in the prior art, wherein the two novel C-class inverters (60) are respectively positioned in a positive branch and a negative branch of the integrator and differentially symmetrized to be in the pseudodifferential structure. The invention overcomes the effects of indexes of working efficiency, establishing time, integrating accuracy, power consumption, and the like on the switch-capacitor integrator by technical deviation through the bulk potential modulation effect of a bulk potential modulator in the novel C-class inverters and greatly improves the stability and the robustness of the integrator without obviously increasing the power consumption.

The present invention relates to a method for determining drive values for driving a lighting device at a desired brightness and color. The method comprising the steps of determining a first luminous flux weight ratio based on the desired color and a first drive current for driving each of the differently colored LEDs, determining a first luminous flux for each of the differently colored LEDs based on the desired brightness and the first luminous flux weight ratio, comparing, for each of the differently colored LEDs, the first luminous flux with a nominal luminous flux for a plurality of different drive currents, selecting, for each of the differently colored LEDs, a preferred drive current that at least can produce the first luminous flux, determining a second luminous flux weight ratio based on the desired color and the selected drive currents for each of the differently colored LEDs, determining a second luminous flux for each of the differently colored LEDs based on the desired brightness and the second luminous flux weight ratio, and determining a duty cycle for each of the differently colored LEDs at the selected drive currents, wherein the selected currents at the determined duty cycles produces the second luminous flux for each of the differently colored LEDs. The present invention provides for the possibility to limit the number of necessary computational steps for determining preferred drive currents. Furthermore, an increase in number of current level and / or differently colored LEDs would only slightly increase the computational cost.

The invention relates to a radiation curable composition comprising radiation curable components wherein the composition comprises at least two flame retardants and wherein the flame retardants belong to different classes of compounds, to a process for making three dimensional flame retardant articles and to a three dimensional article, made by rapid prototyping means, that passes the flame retardancy UL-94-V0 test.

The present invention relates to a high strength anti-seismic reinforcing steel bar and a preparation method thereof. The high strength anti-seismic reinforcing steel bar comprises the following chemical components, by mass, 0.20-0.25 wt% of C, 0.40-0.65 wt% of Si, 1.30-1.50 wt% of Mn, 0.020-0.030 wt% of V, 0.010-0.020 wt% of N, 0.25-0.40 wt% of Cr, 0.010-0.020 wt% of Nb, less than or equal to 0.045 wt% of S, less than or equal to 0.045 wt% of P, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The preparation method comprises: conveying a steel billet into a soaking segment, wherein a furnace temperature is 1150-1200 DEG C; heating for 70-100 min so as to achieve a steel rolling starting temperature of 1020-1100 DEG C; carrying out rough rolling, medium rolling and finishing rolling, wherein a finishing rolling temperature is 950-1000; and carrying out rapid water cooling after finishing rolling so as to reduce a surface temperature to 400-500 DEG C, and then naturally cooling, wherein a temperature after a cooling bed treatment is 680-730 DEG C. The high strength anti-seismic reinforcing steel bar has characteristics of stable mechanical property, good extensibility, good weldability, low strain timeliness, and anti-seismic qualification rate of more than 99.2%.