Abstract: A method for removing noise from a noisy image includes a few important steps. The noise level of the noisy image is first estimated based on the smooth blocks of the image. The original image is divided into many small blocks. Each of these blocks is then converted from a two dimensional matrix to vector, which is a one dimensional array. The converted vectors are next grouped and then a matrix recovery process based on a principal component analysis (PCA) has been performed in order to remove the noise, wherein the key is to determine the number of principal components to retain during the denoising process. Next, the denoised vectors are converted back to the denoised blocks, and the denoised blocks are used to reconstruct a denoised image with a better image quality.

Abstract: The present invention provides a touch signal detection circuit. The touch signal detection circuit includes: a processing unit, at least one linear transmitting electrode, and at least two linear receiving electrodes; the transmitting electrode is perpendicular to the receiving electrode, the receiving electrode is perpendicular to a source driver line of a display screen, and each receiving electrode and each transmitting electrode form one node mutual capacitance; the processing unit acquires capacitance change values of at least two node mutual capacitances, and acquires a location of a touch signal according to the capacitance change values of the at least two node mutual capacitances.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds and assays for the identification and validation of compounds for use in the treatment of muscular mystrophy (MD), or a form thereof, in which said compounds increase the post-transcriptional expression of a target gene (i.e., mIGF1, ITGA7, or UTRN).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for the smoothing of a mesh surface is disclosed whereby neighboring vertices of a target vertex are identified, for example, by identifying the neighboring vertices within a desired distance from the target vertex. A normal of the target vertex is determined as a function of, for example, the features of a set of neighbor triangles corresponding to the set of neighboring vertices. A local coordinate system is then established. Unknowns in a quadratic surface function are then solved as a function of the position of the neighboring vertices with respect to the local coordinate system and new x and y coordinates in the local coordinate system are determined for the target vertex. These new x and y coordinates are entered into the quadratic surface function to obtain a new smoothed z coordinate for the target vertex.

Abstract: A method for calibration of a capacitive touch screen and a capacitive touch apparatus are disclosed. The calibration method includes obtaining a temporary reference capacitance value of a touch detection point of the capacitive touch screen when the capacitive touch screen powers up. A first difference between a backup reference capacitance value of the touch detection point and the temporary reference capacitance value of the touch detection point is obtained and a reference capacitance value of the touch detection point is determined according to the first difference and a first preset threshold.

Abstract: A method of determining a path comprises obtaining a path in a road net, the road net comprising a plurality of nodes; calculating, with a processing device, an event displacement probability within coverage of the path, wherein the event displacement probability is used to describe a possibility of displacement of an event that could have occurred within the coverage of the path, to outside the coverage of the path to occur; and changing the path based on the event displacement probability.

Abstract: A method of determining a path comprises obtaining a path in a road net, the road net comprising a plurality of nodes; calculating, with a processing device, an event displacement probability within coverage of the path, wherein the event displacement probability is used to describe a possibility of displacement of an event that could have occurred within the coverage of the path, to outside the coverage of the path to occur; and changing the path based on the event displacement probability.

Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term. computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.

Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of air sterilizing and purification and in particular relates to a plasma air sterilizing and purifying device and an air sterilizing and purifying method. The plasma air sterilizing and purifying device comprises a plasma reactor, a pulse power supply, a fan component, a control device, a power adaptor, and a housing case, wherein the reactor is provided with positive electrodes formed by several nickel-chromium alloy wires or nickel-chromium alloy belts, and the two ends of each positive electrodes are fixed in the corresponding grooves on the micro-discharge preventive conductor rail; and a pulse power supply has a digital control circuit with an oscillator, an error amplifier and a PWM comparator inside which converts signals into a digital control current to control the width of the high-voltage pulse.

Abstract: The invention provides a dual-mode voltage-controlled oscillator (DMVCO), a frequency synthesizer and a wireless receiving device, and pertains to the technical field of integrated circuit of radio frequency wireless receiver. The DMVCO and the frequency synthesizer can operate in a wideband mode and a quadrature mode. When operating in the quadrature mode, a quadrature signal is provided for a Single Sideband Mixer of the frequency synthesizer by a quadrature coupling of a first voltage-controlled oscillator unit and a second voltage-controlled oscillator unit in the DMVCO in the overlapped frequency band so that the frequency synthesizer can cover a higher output frequency band. Therefore, the tuning range of the DMVCO of the invention is wide, and the frequency synthesizer using the DMVCO is low in power consumption, simple in structure and has good frequency spur performance.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the technical field of air sterilizing and purification and in particular relates to a plasma air sterilizing and purifying device and an air sterilizing and purifying method. The plasma air sterilizing and purifying device comprises a plasma reactor, a pulse power supply, a fan component, a control device, a power adaptor, and a housing case, wherein the reactor is provided with positive electrodes formed by several nickel-chromium alloy wires or nickel-chromium alloy belts, and the two ends of each positive electrodes are fixed in the corresponding grooves on the micro-discharge preventive conductor rail; and a pulse power supply has a digital control circuit with an oscillator, an error amplifier and a PWM comparator inside which converts signals into a digital control current to control the width of the high-voltage pulse.

Abstract: An engine cooling system includes an engine, a coolant tank, a radiator, a cooling module for cooling the radiator, and connecting pipes connecting the engine, the coolant tank and the radiator to form a loop. The cooling module includes a motor and an impeller. The motor includes a stator and a rotor. The stator forms 2P stator poles, wherein P is a positive integer. The rotor includes a shaft, a rotor core, and windings wound around the rotor core. The rotor core includes n teeth and forms n winding slots between the teeth. A slot has a radial depth less than one of the other slots. The number of winding slots n is a multiple of the number of stator poles. The windings includes coils each of which is wound about n/2P teeth.

Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.

Abstract: A travel information server estimates travel demand with mobility data. The server identifies activity types of users based, at least in part, on mobility data of the users. The mobility data has been collected over time and indicates at least locations and corresponding times at the locations. Travel information is generated with the mobility data for each of the activity types. The travel information for a first of the activity types is adjusted based, at least in part, on travel-related event data that corresponds to the first activity type to generate an adjusted travel information for the first activity type. The travel-related event data indicates an event that potentially influences travel for a short term. computing an estimated travel demand with a combination of the adjusted travel information for the first activity type and the travel information for at least a second of the activity types.

Abstract: The invention provides a dual-mode voltage-controlled oscillator (DMVCO), a frequency synthesizer and a wireless receiving device, and pertains to the technical field of integrated circuit of radio frequency wireless receiver. The DMVCO and the frequency synthesizer can operate in a wideband mode and a quadrature mode. When operating in the quadrature mode, a quadrature signal is provided for a Single Sideband Mixer of the frequency synthesizer by a quadrature coupling of a first voltage-controlled oscillator unit and a second voltage-controlled oscillator unit in the DMVCO in the overlapped frequency band so that the frequency synthesizer can cover a higher output frequency band. Therefore, the tuning range of the DMVCO of the invention is wide, and the frequency synthesizer using the DMVCO is low in power consumption, simple in structure and has good frequency spur performance.

Abstract: A DC motor 12, has a stator housing 16 accommodating a permanent magnet stator and a rotor 15 rotatably mounted confronting the stator. The rotor 15 has a shaft 21, a rotor core 22 fitted to the shaft and having laminations forming salient poles or teeth 27. A commutator 23 is fitted to the shaft adjacent one end of the rotor core and windings 24 are wound about the teeth and terminated on segments of the commutator 23. The windings is formed by a number of coils with each coil being wound around a single tooth of the rotor and each tooth supporting a single coil. Brush gear comprising a plurality of brushes 26 in sliding contact with the commutator 23, transfers electrical power to the windings.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention comprise methods and systems for brightness preservation using a smoothed gain map.

Abstract: An accurate image interpolation method based on direction detection and device thereof are disclosed. The image interpolation method based on direction detection includes the following steps: step a, detecting an interpolating direction of a pixel to be processed to obtain interpolating direction information of the pixel; step b, utilizing the result of detecting an interpolating direction to interpolate the pixel to be processed. Another step a? between the step a and step b is also included: utilizing the interpolating direction information of the pixel adjacent to the pixel to be processed for correcting the result of step a; at step b, utilizing the detection result of interpolating direction corrected at the step a? to interpolate the pixel to be processed.