Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus, a device, and methods for improving optical analysis of a thin layer of a sample between two plates, particularly for multiple wavelengths.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for audio processing. In some examples, an apparatus for media processing includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receive audio inputs associated with a layered description for a space of interest in an audio scene. The space of interest includes a plurality of subspaces. The layered description includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer has a common node with a first value that is a common attribute value of two or more subspaces in the plurality of subspaces. The second layer has individual nodes respectively associated with each of the plurality of subspaces. The processing circuitry determines the plurality of subspaces of the space of interest based on the layered description, and renders an audio output based on the audio inputs in response to a location of a subject of the audio scene being in the space of interest.

Abstract: A detection circuit, a driving circuit, and a display panel and a driving method therefor are provided. The detection circuit includes an acquisition circuit and a processing circuit. The acquisition circuit includes a test transistor and an energy storage element, where, for the test transistor, a control end is configured to be coupled to the data signal terminal, a first end is configured to be written with a detection signal, and a second end is coupled to the energy storage element; and a structural characteristic of the test transistor is identical to a structural characteristic of the driving transistor. The processing circuit is coupled to the second end of the test transistor, and configured to detect a voltage at the second end of the test transistor as a detection voltage and regulate the data signal according to the detection voltage.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video processing. In some examples, an apparatus for video processing includes processing circuitry. For example, processing circuitry determines a frame interval for a current block in a current frame within a sequence of frames. The frame interval indicates a group of frames in the sequence of frames with collocated blocks of the current block that satisfy an error metric requirement comparing to the current block. Further, the processing circuitry determines a replacement block based on the collocated blocks in the group of frames, and replaces the current block in the current frame with the replacement block.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a head-mounted wireless headset and a communication method thereof, and relate to the communication field. A specific solution is as follows: The head-mounted wireless headset includes: a first headphone, including: a first short-range wireless communication chip and a first radio frequency antenna, where the first short-range wireless communication chip is coupled to the first radio frequency antenna; a second headphone, including: a second short-range wireless communication chip and a second radio frequency antenna, where the second short-range wireless communication chip is coupled to the second radio frequency antenna; and a data bus, separately connected to the first short-range wireless communication chip and the second short-range wireless communication chip, and configured to provide a physical link required for communication between the first short-range wireless communication chip and the second short-range wireless communication chip.

Abstract: A high-frequency composite impactor including a high-frequency axial and a torsional impact assembly is disclosed. The high-frequency axial impact assembly includes an upper self-excited oscillation cavity, a lower self-excited oscillation cavity, an adjustment block and a lock nut. The torsional impact assembly includes an upper end cover, a reversing switch, a pendulum, a lower shell, a lower end cover, a nozzle, a connecting block and a retaining ring. The high-frequency axial impact assembly converts the flowing drilling fluid into a pulsed jet to achieve a high-frequency axial impact. The torsional impact assembly enables a torsional impact through a shunt, and finally enables a high-frequency composite impact, which can effectively reduce the stick-slip of the drill string, jump drilling and other downhole accidents. By reducing the friction between the drill string and the borehole wall, the impactor can reduce WOB loss, increase the ROP, and improve the drilling efficiency.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and system for texture coordinate prediction for mesh compression are provided. The process may include receiving, for a mesh, a coordinate of a first vertex and a coordinate of a prediction candidate vertex in a three dimensional (3D) space. The process may include determining a stretch perpendicular distance associated with the first vertex and the prediction candidate vertex, the stretch perpendicular distance being based on a conversion of the 3D space into a two dimensional (2D) space, and determining a 2D texture coordinate of the first vertex based on the stretch perpendicular distance associated with the first vertex and the prediction candidate vertex. The process may also include determining a residual of a predicted coordinate of the first vertex and an actual 2D coordinate of the first vertex; and compressing the mesh based on entropy coding the residual.

Abstract: The present application discloses a system and a device for functional connectivity matrix processing based on feature selection using a filtering method, which comprises the following steps: acquiring a preprocessed resting state brain functional magnetic resonance image of a subject; extracting time series; calculating a Pearson correlation coefficient to obtain a Pearson correlation coefficient matrix; vectorizing the Pearson correlation coefficient matrix; calculating quantitative correlation indices using a filtering method, and selecting a quantitative correlation index based on a preset threshold; performing weighting processing a selected functional connectivity feature by using the corresponding quantitative correlation index with high correlation with a disease diagnosis result to obtain a functional connectivity matrix; and obtaining a prediction result from the functional connectivity matrix.

Abstract: For the problem of difficult roof anchor withdrawal at the end of a working face, a static crushing directional anchor withdrawal method at the end of a large-mining-height working face is provided. The method includes the following steps: designing key parameters of boreholes for static crushing, including a borehole position, a spacing between boreholes, a borehole depth, and a borehole diameter at the end of a working face; then determining parameters of a static crushing agent grouting technology device for the construction of a static crushing process; and carrying out an anchor withdrawal operation at the end.

Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of petrochemical industry, and discloses a method for selective hydrogenation of butadiene extraction tail gas and a selective hydrogenation apparatus thereof.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for mesh coding (e.g., compression and decompression). In some examples, an apparatus for mesh coding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry decodes a plurality of initial maps in two-dimension from a bitstream carrying a three-dimensional (3D) mesh frame. The processing circuitry determines at least two sampling rates associated with different portions of the plurality of initial maps and recovers from the plurality of initial maps and based on the at least two sampling rates associated with the different portions of the plurality of initial maps to obtain a plurality of recovered maps. A first portion of the plurality of initial maps is recovered based on a first sampling rate, and a second portion of the plurality of initial maps is recovered based on a second sampling rate. The processing circuitry reconstructs the 3D mesh frame based on the plurality of recovered maps.

Abstract: A processing circuitry decodes a plurality of maps in 2D from a bitstream carrying a mesh frame. The mesh frame represents a surface of an object with polygons. The plurality of maps includes a decoded geometry map and a decoded attribute map with an adaptive 2D atlas sampling applied. The processing circuitry determines at least a first sampling rate and a second sampling rate according to syntaxes signaled in the bitstream. The first sampling rate is applied to a first region of the mesh frame and the second sampling rate is applied to a second region of the mesh frame during the adaptive 2D atlas sampling. The processing circuitry reconstructs, based on the plurality of maps, at least a first vertex of the mesh frame according to the first sampling rate, and a second vertex of the mesh frame according to the second sampling rate.

Abstract: An aluminum borate whisker reinforced and toughened non-metallic matrix composite is provided, which specifically includes a non-metallic material reinforced and toughened with aluminum borate whiskers. The composite exhibits a higher bending strength and fracture toughness and a higher wear resistance. A method for preparing the composite is also provided. The method includes mixing the aluminum borate whiskers and the non-metallic material to form a mixture; and sintering the mixture by a vacuum hot press method, or molding the mixture.

Abstract: Coding information of a mesh is received. The coding information includes a plurality of first coordinates and a plurality of second coordinates corresponding to a plurality of vertices and a texture map that are associated with the mesh. A respective first coordinate and a respective second coordinate associated with each of the plurality of vertices are normalized by adjusting the respective first coordinate based on a first factor and the respective second coordinate based on a second factor. The first factor and the second factor are associated with at least one of (i) a bit depth value indicating a coded range of the first coordinates and the second coordinates and (ii) a size of the texture map. The normalized respective first coordinate and the normalized respective second coordinate are expanded based on the first factor and the second factor respectively.

Abstract: The invention relates to a low-power microwave coring machine suitable for lunar rocks and a use method. The low-power microwave coring machine suitable for lunar rocks comprises an equipment platform, wherein the support framework front plate and the support framework rear plate are mounted on the equipment platform in a sliding manner, a rear end surface of the support framework rear plate is connected with a front end of the microwave generator mounted on the equipment platform, a rear end of the microwave generator is sequentially connected with the fixed waveguide, the rotary waveguide, the power divider and the drill drum, the high-precision slip ring structure is mounted on the drill drum, the gear ferrules are arranged on an outer wall of the rotary waveguide and an outer wall of the drill drum.

Abstract: A method and apparatus comprising computer code configured to cause a processor or processors to obtain a mesh sequence comprising a plurality of meshes corresponding to volumetric data of at least one three-dimensional (3D) visual content, obtain a frame of the mesh sequence corresponding to the volumetric data, the frame including a plurality of vertices of a mesh of the mesh sequence, determine a motion field comprising motion vectors of the plurality of vertices of the mesh, and encode the volumetric data based on the motion field.

Abstract: Whether each of a plurality of duplicate vertices is skippable in a mesh is determined. One or more skippable duplicate vertices of the plurality of duplicate vertices in the mesh are excluded to generate an updated mesh. Vertices of the updated mesh are divided into a plurality of vertex groups, where the plurality of vertex groups includes a first vertex group. A prediction mode of the first vertex group is determined at least based on estimation errors of vertices in the first vertex group of the updated mesh. Each of the estimation errors indicates a difference between a respective vertex in the first vertex group and a corresponding reference vertex in the reference frame. Prediction information of the vertices in the first vertex group is generated based on the determined prediction mode.

Abstract: The present invention is related to correct the errors in instruments, operation, and others using intelligent monitoring structures and machine learning, and others.

Abstract: A method of assaying an analyte in a sample is disclosed. The method includes having a sample holder with a sample contact area for contacting a sample with an analyte, having a plurality of calibration structures on the sample contact area of the sample holder, imaging a part of the sample contact area that has the calibration structures, and using an algorithm that includes an image, calibration structures in the image, and artificial intelligence and/or machine learning to identify the analyte and/or determine the analyte concentration.

Abstract: A plurality of vertices corresponding to a mesh of a current frame that is positionally tracked is divided into a plurality of vertex groups based on a predetermined constant integer. The plurality of vertex groups includes a first vertex group. A first position of a current vertex in the first vertex group is estimated based on a second position of a reference vertex in a reference frame that is different from the current frame. An estimation error indicating a difference between the reference vertex in the reference frame and the current vertex in the first vertex group is determined. A prediction mode of vertices in the first vertex group is encoded based at least on the estimation error between the reference vertex and the current vertex. Prediction information of the vertices in the first vertex group is generated based on the encoded prediction mode of the vertices of the first vertex group.