Abstract: A method of manufacturing a polymer printed circuit board contains steps of: A. providing a material layer consisting of polymer; B. forming circuit pattern on the material layer; C. depositing metal nanoparticles on the LIG of the circuit pattern so as to use as a metal seed; D. pressing the circuit pattern; and E. forming a metal layer on the LIG of the circuit pattern. In the step of B, the circuit pattern includes laser induced graphene, and the laser induced graphene is porous. Thereby, the circuit pattern is adhered on the material layer securely and has outstanding electric conductivity after being pressed in the step D.

Abstract: An air purifier is provided, including a box body and a filter screen inside the box body, an air suction device, a water mist generator, the water mist generator being disposed at one side of the filter screen, the air suction device being configured to inhale outdoor air into an interior of the box body, and the water mist generator being configured to form an ionized water layer.

Abstract: An electroless plating catalyst contains: carbon material powders which include oxygen functional groups. The oxygen functional groups at least consisting of any one of lactol, ester, hydroxyl, epoxy, and ketone, wherein the carbon material powders include oxide of any one of graphene, graphite, carbon nanotube, carbon black, and activated carbon. Oxygen content of the carbon material powders is 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a total weight of carbon powder material. The carbon material powders include a combination, and the combination is any one of nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), boron (B), fluorine (F), and phosphorus (P), wherein a content of the combination is 1 wt % to 20 wt % of the total weight of the carbon powder material.

Abstract: An electroless plating catalyst contains: carbon material powders which include oxygen functional groups, wherein the carbon material powders include oxide of any one of graphene, graphite, carbon nanotube, carbon black, and activated carbon with/without oxidization treatment. Oxygen content of the carbon material powders is 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a total weight of carbon powder material. The carbon material powders include a combination, and the combination is any one of nitrogen (N), sulfur (S), boron (B), fluorine (F), and phosphorus (P), wherein a content of the combination is 1 wt % to 20 wt % of the total weight of the carbon powder material.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, in electronic format, a set of predetermined workforce related inputs, generating, using a stochastic model, a core-staff assignment, a float-pool assignment, and an overtime and agency cover for a hospital unit based on the set of predetermined inputs, generating a core-staff workings pattern and a float-pool working pattern for the hospital unit based on the core-staff assignment, the float-pool assignment, and a predetermined set of schedule rules, and employing the core-staff workings pattern and a float-pool working pattern to construct a workforce schedule in the electronic format for the hospital unit. Generally, the approach herein can consider from budget level to implementation level for a hospital in workforce scheduling, includes solutions for nurse absence and high-low patient census situations, and can accommodate different shift start time and/or shift length designs for both optimization and implementation purpose.

Abstract: The present application discloses a facial image processing apparatus. The facial image processing apparatus includes a memory; and one or more processor. The memory and the at least one processor are communicatively connected with each other. The memory stores computer-executable instructions for con trolling the one or more processors to automatically identify a facial feature from a facial image; automatically extract an image portion defining the facial feature from the facial image; perform a detail enhancement process on the image portion to obtain a detail-enhanced image portion corresponding to the image portion; and perform an image composition process to compose the detail-enhanced image portion and the facial image to obtain an enhanced facial image.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a polymer printed circuit board contains steps of: A. providing a material layer consisting of polymer; B. forming circuit pattern on the material layer; C. depositing metal nanoparticles on the LIG of the circuit pattern so as to use as a metal seed; D. pressing the circuit pattern; and E. forming a metal layer on the LIG of the circuit pattern. In the step of B, the circuit pattern includes laser induced graphene, and the laser induced graphene is porous. Thereby, the circuit pattern is adhered on the material layer securely and has outstanding electric conductivity after being pressed in the step D.

Abstract: A blind guiding apparatus comprises a first wearable assembly on which a voice recognition unit, a central processing unit, a GPS unit, a voice output unit and a Braille display unit are disposed. The blind guiding apparatus provides real-time positioning and navigating functions for a blind user walking outside, wherein the Braille display unit allows the user to confirm a destination address recognized by the voice recognition unit so as to avoid error in navigation.

Abstract: A virtual fitting method, a pair of virtual fitting glasses and a virtual fitting system are provided. The virtual fitting method includes: acquiring characteristic data of a target piece of clothing and acquiring an image of the target piece of clothing based on the characteristic data; combining the image of the target piece of clothing with a body feature image of a user, to obtain a fitting image of the user wearing the target piece of clothing; and displaying the fitting image.

Abstract: A patient appointment schedule is generated for an open access time window (typically a single day). A no show likelihood is assigned for each time slot based on past patient no show (missed appointment) information, and time slots whose no show likelihood exceeds a threshold are designated as open access time slots. The patient appointment schedule is displayed. During scheduling, an unfilled time slot may be allocated to a patient so as to be converted to a filled time slot, or conversely a filled time slot may be deallocated so that the filled time slot is converted to an unfilled time slot. However, unfilled open access time slots are allocated to patients only during the open access time window, so as to accommodate patients who should be seen on the same day they call.

Abstract: A method 200 for creating a human resources plan for a hospital system is provided. At Step 202, one or more inputs 46, 48, 50 related to one or more health care services that are each associated with at least one of hospital data and target data are received. At Step 204, variations of the one or more inputs 46, 48, 50 are simulated. At Step 206, the one or more inputs 46, 48, 50 are optimized from the simulated input variations. At Step 208, one or more output human resource plans 78 are created from the optimized inputs.

Abstract: There are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure an electronic lock and an electronic lock recognizing method. The electronic lock comprises: an acquisition module, a storage module and a processing module; the acquisition module is configured to acquire first depth information of a user; and the processing module is configured to compare the first depth information with second depth information of the storage module, and determine that the user is a household member if the first depth information is consistent with the second depth information.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a hexagonal boron nitride laminate contains steps of: a) Dissolve dielectric polymers in solvent. b) Mixing h-BN powder to form a well-mixed h-BN coating slurry. c) Coating slurry on substrates and dried at 100-150° C. The substrates can directly be etched or processed to form electric circuits. Substrates can also be completely etched or detached to attain a free standing laminate. Thereby, a hexagonal boron nitride laminate exhibit thermal conductivity of 10 to 40 W/m·K, which is significantly larger than that currently used in thermal management. In addition, thermal conductivity of hexagonal boron nitride laminates increases with the increasing mass density, which opens a way of fine tuning of its thermal properties. For heat dissipation application, hexagonal boron nitride laminate coating can significantly enhance the performance of LED light bulb.

Abstract: A method and device for monitoring fatigued driving. The device comprises a processor, a monitoring unit an alarm unit and an inflating unit connected to the processor. The processor is used to obtain a monitor result, transmit, according to the monitor result, an alarm instruction to the alarm unit, and transmit an air inflation instruction to inflating unit upon obtaining the monitor result again after transmitting the alarm instruction. The monitor unit is used to monitor, in real time, a driving state of the driver, and transmit data indicating the driving state of the driver; the alarm unit (12) is used to receive the alarm instruction, and provide the alarm according to the alarm instruction; and the inflating unit is used to receive the air inflation instruction, and fill air according to the air inflation instruction.

Abstract: A wearable apparatus, including: an image collector (11), configured to acquire facial images and body images of an interaction partner who is interacting with the user of the apparatus; a controller (12) connected with the image collector and configured to analyze the facial images and the body images to achieve analysis results; and an output device (13) connected with the controller and configured to output the analysis results. The wearable apparatus is portable and of low cost, and capable of determining the psychological situation of the current interaction partner according to the images information of the interaction partner based on simple operations. An information processing method and an information processing apparatus of the wearable apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a folder management method and device. The method comprises: displaying a folder icon on the touchscreen display, and displaying a drag mark in a first position of the folder icon; detecting a first drag operation to the drag mark, where the first drag operation is used to increase a size of an icon of an application in a folder; and when the first drag operation is detected, displaying, on the touchscreen display, an icon that is of at least one application in at least two applications and that is inside the folder icon, wherein the icon is enlarged for display. In this way, icons, of some applications, in the folder icon can be enlarged for display, which facilitates management of applications in the folder.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing hexagonal boron nitride laminates contains steps of: a) Dissolving dielectric polymers in solvent. b) Mixing h-BN powder to form a well-mixed h-BN coating slurry. c) Coating slurry on substrates and dried at 100 to 150° C. d-1) For free standing h-BN film, peel off h-BN dielectric polymer layer from substrate in water batch by roll to roll process. d-2) For h-BN film on substrates, heat compression of the substrates and hBN laminates at 100 to 250° C. for multi-layer structures. Thereby, hexagonal boron nitride laminates exhibit thermal conductivity of 10 to 40 W/m·K, which is significantly larger than that currently used in thermal management. In addition, thermal conductivity of hexagonal boron nitride laminates increases with the increasing mass density, which opens a way of fine tuning of its thermal properties.

Abstract: There are provided in embodiments of the present disclosure an electronic lock and an electronic lock recognizing method. The electronic lock comprises: an acquisition module, a storage module and a processing module; the acquisition module is configured to acquire first depth information of a user; and the processing module is configured to compare the first depth information with second depth information of the storage module, and determine that the user is a household member if the first depth information is consistent with the second depth information.

Abstract: A system (10) for multi-stage shared decision making includes a patient decision data store (60) that stores patient preferences (66) and patient rationales (68) associated with a decision regarding a first stage (64) of a treatment pathway (62). The system (10) further includes a support tool assistance system (20) that educates the patient regarding the stored preferences (66), rationales (68) and the treatment pathway (62) for making a decision regarding a next stage of the treatment pathway (62). An understanding score is calculated based on testing of the patient relative to the literacy level (72) of the patient regarding the preferences (66), rationales (68) and treatment pathway (62). Scores below a threshold score (74) result in updating educational materials for the patient, reeducation and retesting. Once the score meets the threshold (74), the patient is allowed to proceed to the next stage of decision making on the treatment pathway (62).