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  <xsd:element name="LockUpAndReleaseAgreementPercentageOfSharesToBeReleased" id="nlst_LockUpAndReleaseAgreementPercentageOfSharesToBeReleased" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="SingleReportableSegmentMember" id="nlst_SingleReportableSegmentMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
  <xsd:element name="PercentageOfLegalFeesPayable" id="nlst_PercentageOfLegalFeesPayable" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="TotalLicenseFeeNetOfTax" id="nlst_TotalLicenseFeeNetOfTax" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element name="SharePurchaseValue" id="nlst_SharePurchaseValue" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
  <xsd:element name="Hong10b51TradingPlanMember" id="nlst_Hong10b51TradingPlanMember" type="dtr-types:domainItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
</xsd:schema>
