Abstract: This invention relates to the field of contaminated plastic waste decomposition. More specifically, the invention comprises methods and systems to decompose contaminated plastic waste and transform it into value-added products.

Abstract: A digital microfluidic apparatus and a driving method therefor. The digital microfluidic apparatus comprises a digital microfluidic chip (10), a thermal control apparatus (20), and an elastic support apparatus (30). The digital microfluidic chip (10) is provided with a droplet channel (91), and the droplet channel (91) is configured to allow droplets (90) to move therein; the thermal control apparatus (20) is disposed on one side of the digital microfluidic chip (10), and is configured to generate at least two independent and non-interference hot zones in the droplet channel (91), and control the temperature of each hot zone; and the elastic support apparatus (30) is disposed on the side of the thermal control apparatus (20) away from the digital microfluidic chip (10), and is configured to drive the thermal control apparatus (20) to be pasted on the surface of the digital microfluidic chip (10).

Abstract: A method, computer system, and a computer program product for workload scheduling is provided. The present invention may include determining a spare resource on each of a plurality of hosts for a plurality of workloads. The present invention may include obtaining an average resource consumption on the plurality of hosts based on a historical resource consumption association with the plurality of workloads. The present invention may include determining a boost action based on the spare resource and the average resource consumption, the boost action comprising a number of tasks among the plurality of tasks assigned to a respective one of the plurality of hosts. The present invention may include dispatching the number of tasks to the respective one of the plurality of hosts based on the boost action.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a humidity-stiffening polymer material, and a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The humidity-stiffening polymer material includes the following raw materials: a monomer, an ionic liquid, a salt, a cross-linking agent and an initiator, wherein the monomer includes benzyl methacrylate, the ionic liquid includes an imidazole-based ionic liquid, and the salt includes a hygroscopic salt. The method for preparing the humidity-stiffening polymer material includes: mixing the raw materials to obtain a precursor liquid, performing reaction on the mixture after degassing, and drying the mixture to obtain the humidity-stiffening polymer material. The humidity-stiffening polymer material is applied to actuators, soft robots and wearable biomedical devices based on bionic design.

Abstract: A block of data intended for a set of receiving computer systems comprising a first system and a second system is divided into a set of equal-size portions. A first portion of the set of portions is transmitted from a first file server storing the block of data to the first system. The first portion is relayed from the first file server to a second file server concurrently with the transmitting. The first portion of the set of portions is transmitted from the second file server to the second system.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a humidity-stiffening polymer material, and a preparation method therefor and a use thereof. The humidity-stiffening polymer material includes the following raw materials: a monomer, an ionic liquid, a salt, a cross-linking agent and an initiator, wherein the monomer includes benzyl methacrylate, the ionic liquid includes an imidazole-based ionic liquid, and the salt includes a hygroscopic salt. The method for preparing the humidity-stiffening polymer material includes: mixing the raw materials to obtain a precursor liquid, performing reaction on the mixture after degassing, and drying the mixture to obtain the humidity-stiffening polymer material. The humidity-stiffening polymer material is applied to actuators, soft robots and wearable biomedical devices based on bionic design. The present disclosure provides a humidity-stiffening polymer material, and a preparation method therefor and a use thereof.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, computer program products for resource scheduling are provided. The method comprises: receiving a workload request; publishing the information of the workload to a workload billboard accessible to a plurality of computer hosts, each of the plurality of computer hosts being associated with a corresponding proxy configured to manage the resource scheduling of the computer host; receiving a request to schedule at least a portion of the workload from a proxy; and sending the portion of the workload to the computer host associated with the proxy.

Abstract: A method for displaying information to the occupants of a vehicle includes setting a display-hosting region on a window of a vehicle and obtaining a number of driving parameters of the vehicle. Points of interest (POI) information, such as landmarks, and commercial and other desired locations, which satisfy a number of preset conditions according to the number of the driving parameters are obtained. Facial images and face parameters of occupants are obtained, and POI and associated information can be displayed according to the number of facial parameters. The POI information is displayed to one or more display regions.

Abstract: A processing circuitry, a method to be performed at the processing circuitry, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computing system. The processing circuitry is to determine a first mapping between a first set of data parameters and first computing units of a computing network; select, based on the first mapping and on first data having a first workload associated therewith, one or more of the first computing units to execute the first workload, and send for execution the first workload to the one or more of the first computing units; determine a second mapping based on a change in computing units from the first computing units to second computing units, the second mapping between a second set of data parameters and the second computing units; and select, based on the second mapping and on second data having a second workload associated therewith, one or more of the second computing units to execute the second workload.

Abstract: A block of data intended for a set of receiving computer systems comprising a first system and a second system is divided into a set of equal-size portions. A first portion of the set of portions is transmitted from a first file server storing the block of data to the first system. The first portion is relayed from the first file server to a second file server concurrently with the transmitting. The first portion of the set of portions is transmitted from the second file server to the second system.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, computer program products for resource scheduling are provided. The method comprises: receiving a workload request; publishing the information of the workload to a workload billboard accessible to a plurality of computer hosts, each of the plurality of computer hosts being associated with a corresponding proxy configured to manage the resource scheduling of the computer host; receiving a request to schedule at least a portion of the workload from a proxy; and sending the portion of the workload to the computer host associated with the proxy.

Abstract: A method for displaying information to the occupants of a vehicle includes setting a display-hosting region on a window of a vehicle and obtaining a number of driving parameters of the vehicle. Points of interest (POI) information, such as landmarks, and commercial and other desired locations, which satisfy a number of preset conditions according to the number of the driving parameters are obtained. Facial images and face parameters of occupants are obtained, and POI and associated information can be displayed according to the number of facial parameters. The POI information is displayed to one or more display regions.

Abstract: An electronic device with irregularly-shaped display also includes a storage device, and at least one processor. The display screen includes a corner and first, second, and third display areas. The first display area is the outermost display area and the third display area is the innermost. The first display area displays a first color, and the third display area displays a second color. The processor can set the color of the middle display area (the second display area) according to the first color and the second color.

Abstract: An optical lens composition and a manufacturing method of an optical lens are provided. The manufacturing method of the optical lens includes molding an optical lens composition by injection molding, and the optical lens composition including a polymer mixture and a functional material; wherein the polymer mixture includes a styrene-butadiene copolymer.

Abstract: An electronic device with irregularly-shaped display also includes a storage device, and at least one processor. The display screen includes a corner and first, second, and third display areas. The first display area is the outermost display area and the third display area is the innermost. The first display area displays a first color, and the third display area displays a second color. The processor can set the color of the middle display area (the second display area) according to the first color and the second color.

Abstract: A twin-shaft hinge comprises a twin-shaft body, a first shaft, a first brake lining, a second shaft and a second brake lining: the twin-shaft body has mounting holes opened at its both flanks, each of which has retainers outside its opening's both sides, and a hold-down groove in one mounting hole and between two retainers; the first shaft has a pivot part, a holder linking the pivot part, and a stopper between the pivot part and the holder; the second shaft has a pivot part and a holder only; the first brake lining or the second brake lining is coupled with a pivot part and inserted into a mounting hole for one stopper. With the twin-shaft body, the first shaft, and the second shaft mutually coordinating, a first device body on one electronic device is turned to a second device body's rear side.

Abstract: A hinge comprises a twin-shaft body, a first shaft, a first connecting part, a second shaft, and a second connecting part: the twin-shaft body is designed to have mounting holes on its both sides for the holes securely inserted into the first shaft and the second shaft which are coupled with the first connecting part and the second connecting part separately for the connecting parts turning around the shafts and turning angles restricted by two pairs of retainers and stoppers, each of which is designed on one shaft and one connecting part, respectively; the first connecting part is effective in enabling rotation of an electronic device's first device body which turns to a specific angle and drive the twin-shaft body to turn around the second shaft for the electronic device's first device body over the second device body.

Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating frame having a plurality of parallel partitioning boards spaced from each other in a direction, with a positioning slot defined between two of the partitioning boards adjacent to each other. A pair of terminals is received in each positioning slot. Each pair of terminals includes a first terminal and a second terminal. Each of the first and second terminals includes a body having a first end and a second end. A welding portion extends from the second end. A bend is formed between the body and the welding portion. The first end includes a resilient contact portion having a contact end. The contact ends of each pair of terminals together define a coupling space for coupling with one of a plurality of contact blades of a connector.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a card receiving space for selectively receiving one of two or more different electronic cards. A protective board is mounted on the bottom wall defining the card receiving space and slideable in a front/rear direction of the housing. First terminals and second terminals are mounted in the card receiving space. The protective board is not moved and the first terminals are in electrical contact with contacts of an electronic card when the electronic card is inserted into the card receiving space. When another electronic card is inserted into the card receiving space, the protective board is moved rearward to press the first terminals into guide slots in the protective board, allowing electrical connection of another electronic card with the second terminals while preventing electrical connection with the first terminals.