Abstract: A biosensor system includes an array of biosensors with a plurality of electrodes situated proximate the biosensor. A controller is configured to selectively energize the plurality of electrodes to generate a DEP force to selectively position a test sample relative to the array of biosensors.

Abstract: A MEMS device is provided. The MEMS device includes a substrate having at least one contact, a first dielectric layer disposed on the substrate, at least one metal layer disposed on the first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer disposed on the first dielectric layer and the metal layer and having a recess structure, and a structure layer disposed on the second dielectric layer and having an opening. The opening is disposed on and corresponds to the recess structure, and the cross-sectional area at the bottom of the opening is smaller than the cross-sectional area at the top of the recess structure. The MEMS device also includes a sealing layer, and at least a portion of the sealing layer is disposed in the opening and the recess structure. The second dielectric layer, the structure layer, and the sealing layer define a chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the fields of microorgan-isms, feed, food and ecological restoration, in particular to a strain for degrading deoxynivalenol (DON) and the use thereof. The strain has the deposit number CCTCC No. M 2020565. The strain can grow by means of taking the toxic compound DON as a sole carbon source, and convert the DON into chemical components for itself. The reaction process is irreversible, the reaction conditions are moderate, and secondary pollu-tion cannot be caused. The strain provided in the present invention can be used for preparing a biological detoxification preparation for DON. The strain provided in the present invention can be used for degrading DON in feed and food raw materials, primary processing products, deep processing products and related processing byproducts. The strain provided in the present invention can be applied to various ecosystems such as soil or bodies of water polluted by DON to achieve the purposes of DON degradation and ecological restoration.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method in which a first set of one or more voltage pulses is applied to a piezoelectric device over a first time period. During the first time period, the method determines whether a performance parameter of the piezoelectric device has a first value that deviates from a reference value by more than a predetermined value. Based on whether the first value deviates from the reference value by more than the predetermined value, the method selectively applies a second set of one or more voltage pulses to the piezoelectric device over a second time period. The second time period is after the first time period and the second set of one or more voltage pulses differs in magnitude and/or polarity from the first set of one or more voltage pulses.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques for determining synchronization signal (SS)/physical broadcast channel (PBCH) block (SSB)-based measurement timing configuration (SMTC) for measurement objects for which a user equipment is to measure feedback information in one or more measurement gaps. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a circuit includes: an error amplifier; a temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor is coupled to the error amplifier; a discrete time controller coupled to the error amplifier, wherein the discrete time controller comprises digital circuitry; a multiple bits quantizer coupled to the discrete time controller, wherein the multiple bits quantizer produces a digital code output; and a heating array coupled to the multiple bits quantizer, wherein the heating array is configured to generate heat based on the digital code output.

Abstract: A laparoscopic image smoke removal method based on a generative adversarial network, and belongs to the technical field of computer vision. The method includes: processing a laparoscopic image sample to be processed using a smoke mask segmentation network to acquire a smoke mask image; inputting the laparoscopic image sample to be processed and the smoke mask image into a smoke removal network, and extracting features of the laparoscopic image sample to be processed using a multi-level smoke feature extractor to acquire a light smoke feature vector and a heavy smoke feature vector; and acquiring, according to the light smoke feature vector, the heavy smoke feature vector and the smoke mask image, a smoke-free laparoscopic image by filtering out smoke information and maintaining a laparoscopic image by using a mask shielding effect. The method has the technical effects of robustness and ability of being embedded into a laparoscopic device for use.

Abstract: A method for providing more reliable output when conducting a live product demonstration is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method initiates, on a client system, a live product demonstration by executing a function on a live demonstration server. In the event the function fails, the method saves a breakpoint associated with the live product demonstration. The method checks the availability of a standby demonstration server. In the event the standby demonstration server is available, the method automatically continues, from the breakpoint, the live product demonstration by executing the function on the standby demonstration server. If the standby demonstration server is not available, the method may return an error message to the client system. In the event the live demonstration server is recovered, the method may resume the live product demonstration by executing the function on the live demonstration server. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a circuit layer and a nanopore layer. The nanopore layer is formed on the circuit layer and is formed with a pore therethrough. The circuit layer includes a circuit unit configured to drive a biomolecule through the pore and to detect a current associated with a resistance of the nanopore layer, whereby a characteristic of the biomolecule can be determined using the currents detected by the circuit unit.

Abstract: A multifunctional sound device includes a housing, a sound unit, a vibrator, and coils. The housing includes an accommodating cavity, and the sound unit is accommodated in the accommodating cavity and is fixedly connected to the housing. The sound unit includes a frame, a vibration system, and a magnetic circuit system. The vibration system is disposed in the frame, and the magnetic circuit system drives the vibration system to reciprocally vibrate and generate sound along a first direction. The sound unit and the vibrator are assembled in the housing and share one magnetic system, which saves space and greatly reduces occupied space. Moreover, the magnetic circuit system interacts with the coils to drive the vibrator to vibrate in the second direction and the third direction, thereby enhancing vibration effect.

Abstract: A multifunctional sound device includes a housing, a sound unit, a vibrator, and a coil. The housing includes an accommodating cavity, and the sound unit is suspended in the accommodating cavity. The sound unit includes a frame, a vibration system, and a magnetic circuit system. The vibration system is fixed in the frame, and the magnetic circuit system drives the vibration system to vibrate and generate sound along a first direction, where the magnetic circuit system includes a magnetic gap. Since the speaker and the motor share one magnetic system, the sound unit and the vibrator are assembled in the housing, which greatly reduces occupied space. The sound unit and the vibrator form a dual-vibration system, and the sound unit cooperatively vibrates with the vibrator in addition to generating sound, which improves vibration effects and further avoids adding other components, thereby saving space.

Abstract: A protective film includes a transparent substrate layer and a transparent hardened layer covering a surface of the transparent substrate layer. The transparent hardened layer includes a first region covering a middle portion of the transparent substrate layer and a second region covering an edge of the transparent substrate layer, where hardness of the first region is greater than hardness of the second region. The transparent hardened layer includes the first region and the second region.

Abstract: Provided are a non-aqueous electrolyte and a preparation method thereof, and a secondary battery and an electric apparatus containing the same. The non-aqueous electrolyte contains a non-aqueous solvent and lithium ions, first cations, and first anions dissolved therein, where the first cation is a metal cation Men+ other than the lithium ion, n representing a chemical valence of the metal cation; the first anion is a difluoroxalate borate anion DFOB?; mass concentration of the first cations in the non-aqueous electrolyte is D1 ppm, and mass concentration of the first anions in the non-aqueous electrolyte is D2 ppm, both based on total mass of the non-aqueous electrolyte; and the non-aqueous electrolyte satisfies that D1 is 0.5 to 870 and that D1/D2 is 0.02 to 2. The non-aqueous electrolyte in this application enables the secondary battery to have good cycling performance, safety performance, and kinetic performance.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for user equipment (UE) idle mode operations. In embodiments, a UE wakes up more than once during a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) cycle. Inter-frequency measurement requirements may be relaxed based on DRX cycle length. Some embodiments include radiofrequency (RF) circuitry warm-up overhead reduction by on-duration separation with RF circuitry switching pattern adaption. Some embodiments include and RF circuitry warm-up overhead reduction by adaptive synchronization signal block (SSB) reference symbol down-selection. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A pressurization control method for blood pressure measurement is applied on a blood pressure measurement device, and includes connecting an airbag unit with a pump, a slow exhaust valve unit and a pressure sensor, wherein the slow exhaust valve unit has a nonlinear depressurization rate; controlling the pump to pressurize the airbag unit with a nonlinear inflation rate until pulses of a pressure signal outputted from the pressure sensor is interpreted to obtain a blood pressure measurement result, wherein the pump inflates the airbag unit with an inflation rate increasing nonlinearly upon a temporal sequence, and the slow exhaust valve unit depressurizes the airbag unit with a nonlinear depressurization rate upon the temporal sequence.

Abstract: A computing apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium thereof are provided. The apparatus receives a plurality of character motion data of a plurality of virtual characters. The apparatus classifies the virtual characters based on the character motion data to generate a plurality of frame update groups, and each of the frame update groups corresponds to a motion calculation period. At each frame, the apparatus selects one of at least one subset of each of the frame update groups to calculate a motion synthesis for each of the virtual characters.

Abstract: A precoding weight calculation method and a related apparatus to provide improved communication quality. First channel estimation values and a plurality of second channel estimation values are obtained based on a resource block group. A first equalization coefficient is obtained based on the first channel estimation values. A second equalization coefficient is obtained based on the second channel estimation values. A plurality of first equivalent channel coefficients are obtained based on the first equalization coefficient. A plurality of second equivalent channel coefficients are obtained based on the second equalization coefficient. A first precoding weight and a second precoding weight are obtained based on the plurality of first equivalent channel coefficients and the plurality of second equivalent channel coefficients.