Abstract: An encoder, an encoding system and an encoding method are provided. The encoder includes: a first interface circuit to read pre-generated statistical information of a to-be-encoded image; a rate control circuit to determine a target bit rate of an image tile in the to-be-encoded image based on the statistical information of the to-be-encoded image; a first encoding circuit to perform tier-1 encoding on a code block of the image tile to obtain a bit stream of the image tile; and a second encoding circuit to perform tier-2 encoding on the bit stream of the image tile based on the target bit rate to truncate the bit stream of the image tile. The statistical information of the image tile in the to-be-encoded image is pre-calculated, and the bit stream of the image tile is truncated based on the statistical information, thereby reducing the system bandwidth required by the encoder.

Abstract: A water outlet valve assembly and a humidifier including the water outlet valve assembly are provided. The water outlet valve assembly is disposed at a water outlet of a water tank and includes a body and a pressure limiting portion. The body includes a housing and a valve core assembly. A flow passage is formed in the housing. The valve core assembly is capable of blocking the flow passage. The pressure limiting portion is disposed on the valve core assembly and applies a weight of the pressure limiting portion to the valve core assembly, and the pressure limiting portion provides the valve core assembly with a downward pre-tightening force, thus allowing the valve core assembly to block the flow passage. The water outlet valve assembly provides a pre-tightening force to the valve core assembly through the pressure limiting portion to be able to block the flow passage.

Abstract: Modern day-to-day life depends on reliable operation of network devices in a wide range of service network such as an electric grid. An analysis and control system executes a complex technical analysis to determine maintenance optimizations for the service network. The system arrives at the optimizations after taking into consideration the maintenance tasks to be performed across a time-dependent network topology and service sensitivity of the network devices to service outage.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a slice splitter and a slice encoder. The slide splitter is configured to split video data into a plurality of slices. Each slice contains a plurality of data blocks and each data block contains a plurality of data points. The slice encoder includes one or more video encoding circuits and is configured to encode the data blocks in a plurality of data streams concurrently to obtain encoded data streams and combine the encoded data streams into a combined data stream.

Abstract: Encoding apparatuses are provided. The encoding apparatus includes: a first buffer configured to buffer a quantized coefficient of an image block that is input by a quantization circuit; an information generation circuit configured to detect the quantized coefficient of the image block sequentially to obtain run-length encoding information; a second buffer configured to buffer the run-length encoding information generated by the information generation circuit; and a processing circuit configured to: when the second buffer stores run-length encoding information, read the run-length encoding information from the second buffer, read the quantized coefficient corresponding to the run-length encoding information from the first buffer, and output the run-length encoding information and the corresponding quantized coefficient to an entropy encoding circuit.

Abstract: An encoding method includes obtaining an image frame to be encoded. The image frame includes one or more image blocks. The method further includes determining one or more complexities of the one or more image blocks. Each of the one or more complexities corresponds to one of the one or more image blocks. The method also includes encoding the one or more image blocks based on the one or more complexities.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for determining a location of an intelligent base station.

Abstract: The invention discloses an intraoral retractor for a temporomandibular joint and relates to the technical field of medical instruments. The invention comprises a retraction mechanism, a main connecting rod and an operating mechanism; wherein the retraction mechanism and the main connecting rod are bent overall, one end of the retraction mechanism is a supporting end, and the other end is connected with the main connecting rod; a draw hook in a withdrawn state is provided in the supporting end, the operating mechanism is disposed at a tail end of the main connecting rod, and the operating mechanism can enable the draw hook to thrust out of the retraction mechanism and move up and down in the supporting end. The invention has a small size with the overall structure designed as a small bent pipe, the bending angle fits features of a human body, only a small incision is required for the retractor to enter the oral cavity of a patient, so the patient may suffer less pain, and no scar is left on the patient's face.

Abstract: A video decoder includes a stream dividing circuit configured to divide a stream to obtain a plurality of sub-streams, a processing circuit including a plurality of processing units configured to perform entropy decoding and inverse quantization on the plurality of sub-streams in parallel to obtain inversely quantized data, an inverse transform circuit configured to inversely transform the inversely quantized data to obtain inversely transformed data, and an output circuit configured to output a decoded video according to the inversely transformed data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for extracting ?-polylysine (?-PL) and its hydrochloride salt from fermentation broth, which belongs to the field of bio-separation engineering. ?-PL and its hydrochloride salt are produced from fermentation broth through sequential solid-liquid separation, ultrafiltration, two-stage ion exchange, nanofiltration, evaporation concentration and drying techniques. Technologies of membrane filtration and two-stage ion exchange are applied to the preparation of ?-PL and its hydrochloride salt in the present invention, and the invention are characterized by reduced cost, improved automation, and increased product yield and purity, and the method of the present invention would be more suitable for industrial production.

Abstract: An image processing method includes reading a portion of pixel data of an array of pixels stored in a first memory. The array of pixels includes a first number of successive rows of pixels and a second number of successive columns of pixels. The portion of the pixel data corresponds to a sub-array of the array of pixels. The image processing method further includes storing the portion of the pixel data into a second memory, and transmitting a sub-portion of the portion of the pixel data from the second memory to an image data processor. The sub-portion of the portion of the pixel data corresponds to at least one pixel matrix in the sub-array.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for determining a location of an intelligent base station.

Abstract: A satellite signal processing apparatus includes a digital frontend circuit configured to process a radio frequency signal received from an antenna to obtain a baseband signal, a buffer configured to buffer the baseband signal obtained from the digital frontend circuit, a pseudo-code broadcast circuit storing pseudo-codes of a plurality of satellites, and a baseband signal processing channel coupled to the pseudo-code broadcast circuit and configured to perform a work task based on a pseudo-code broadcasted by the pseudo-code broadcast circuit and the baseband signal obtained from the buffer.

Abstract: A thermal ablation includes a thermal ablation apparatus configured to perform thermal ablation on a targeted tissue according to plan data of a treatment during a therapy mode of the thermal ablation system. An MR apparatus is configured to perform T2* weighted MR imaging of the targeted tissue to assess a therapeutic response of the thermal ablation during an assessment mode of the thermal ablation system. A control apparatus is configured to switch the thermal ablation system between the therapy mode and the assessment mode. The thermal ablation apparatus is activated to perform the thermal ablation in the therapy mode. The thermal ablation apparatus is deactivated to terminate the thermal ablation and the MR apparatus is activated to perform the T2* weighted MR imaging in the assessment mode.

Abstract: Modern day-to-day life depends on reliable operation of network devices in a wide range of service network such as an electric grid. An analysis and control system executes a complex technical analysis to determine maintenance optimizations for the service network. The system arrives at the optimizations after taking into consideration the maintenance tasks to be performed across a time-dependent network topology and service sensitivity of the network devices to service outage.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a slice splitter and a slice encoder. The slide splitter is configured to split video data into a plurality of slices. Each slice contains a plurality of data blocks and each data block contains a plurality of data points. The slice encoder includes one or more video encoding circuits and is configured to encode the data blocks in a plurality of data streams concurrently to obtain encoded data streams and combine the encoded data streams into a combined data stream.

Abstract: The present disclosure presents a system, method, and apparatus for capacity determination in a micro grid, and a tangible computer readable medium. The micro grid comprises multi-type energy supply devices to provide both electricity and thermal energy, In embodiments of the present disclosure, a capacity determination process for minimizing both annual integrated cost for the micro grid and annual energy outage cost, is performed under constraints on electricity supply/demand balance and thermal energy supply/demand balance, and operation constraints on the multi-type energy supply devices, to determine respective numbers or energy supply capacity of the multi-type energy supply device. With embodiments of the present disclosure, it may achieve an optimal capacity termination which could provide a significant cost saving and at the same time guarantees the operation reliability of the micro grid.

Abstract: A solar charger for charging a power battery is provided, comprising: a photo-sensitive unit configured to detect light intensity; a charging unit configured to receive a voltage transformed from solar energy and to boost the voltage for charging the power battery; a switch unit coupled between the charging unit and the power battery and configured to disconnect the charging unit from the power battery or connect the charging unit with the power battery; and a control unit coupled to each of the photo-sensitive unit, the switch unit, and the charging unit, and configured to switch on the charging unit and the switch unit when the light intensity is higher than a first predetermined value to charge the power battery.

Abstract: An engine control system is structured for operating a turbocharged engine system and includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is structured to switch the engine system from operation in a parasitically loaded mode where fuel pressurized by a fuel pump is dumped to a low pressure space, to operation in a second mode, where an engine load increase is detected. Turbocharger lag in the engine system is limited during increasing the engine load by way of exhaust energy produced in response to the parasitic loading. Related methodology is disclosed.

Abstract: A membrane distillation arrangement (100) comprising: at least two dividers (120), each divider (120) having a top (122) and a base (124) and at least one side (126) which extends between the top (122) and the base (124); at least one transfer element (132) selected from a membrane, heat transfer component or combination thereof, each transfer element (132) having a top (134) and a base (136), each transfer element (132) being supported between two dividers (120); a plurality of perimeter seals (130), at least one perimeter seal (130) extending around the perimeter of the top (134) or the base (136) of each transfer element (132), each perimeter seal (130) forming a substantially fluid tight seal and a fluid flow space (140, 141) between the respective top (134) or base (136) of each transfer element (132) and a respective adjacent face of a divider (120).