Abstract: Methods for forming a dual-phase magnetic component from an initial component comprising a non-magnetic austenite composition are provided. The method may include: forming a coating on a portion of the surface of the initial component to form a masked area while leaving an unmasked area thereon. Thereafter the initial component may be heated to a treatment temperature such that nitrogen diffuses out of the unmasked area of the initial component to transform the non-magnetic austenite composition to a magnetic phase in the unmasked area. Thereafter, the initial component may be cooled from the treatment temperature to form a dual-phase magnetic component having a magnetic region corresponding to the unmasked area and a non-magnetic region corresponding to the masked area.

Abstract: A method includes transcoding a first block from a spatial region. The first block is associated with a first block tree pattern defining a structure of splitting a block into smaller blocks. A bit string of bits for the first block tree pattern is included in an encoded bitstream. The method determines a location of the first block in the spatial region when the first block tree pattern of the first block can be reused for a second block tree pattern of a second block. The spatial region includes blocks and the location is based on the first block being in the spatial region. Information for the second block is included in the encoded bitstream that indicates the location of the first block in the spatial region. The location allows the bit string for the first block tree pattern to be retrieved for use to decode the second block.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for relay (re) selection. The method which may be performed by a first terminal device comprises generating a message targeting at least a second terminal device. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the message may include an indicator used to determine which of the first terminal device and the second terminal device is to perform relay selection or reselection. The method further comprises transmitting the message towards the second terminal device.

Abstract: Provided are antibodies that specifically bind to T-cell immunoglobulin domain and mucin domain 3 (Tim-3). The anti-Tim-3 antibodies can be used to treat, prevent or diagnose immune, cancerous, infectious diseases or other pathological disorders that may be modulated by Tim-3-mediated functions.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for fallback of data transmission. The method includes: detecting a trigger condition relating to a wireless network characteristic, while the user equipment is in a non-connected RRC state with a network device; and controlling a data transmission according to the detection of the trigger condition.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first stack of alternating first word line layers and first insulating layers over a semiconductor layer. The first stack includes a first array region and a first staircase region adjacent to the first array region. The semiconductor device includes a second stack of alternating second word line layers and second insulating layers, where the second stack includes a second array region over the first array region and a second staircase region adjacent to the second array region and over the first staircase region. The first stack further includes a first transition layer over the first word line layers. The first transition layer includes a first dielectric portion in the first array region that surrounds the first channel structure and a first conductive portion. The first transition layer is disposed between two adjacent first insulating layers of the first insulating layers.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a flexible display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein the flexible display panel includes: an array substrate; an organic light emitting layer disposed on the array substrate; a dam disposed on the array substrate and disposed to surround the organic light emitting layer; and an encapsulation layer covering the organic light emitting layer and the dam, wherein the dam comprises a first side surface close to the organic light emitting layer, and a second side surface away from the organic light emitting layer, and the second side surface is disposed with at least one of a groove, a stepped structure, or a sharp corner structure.

Abstract: A read head includes a permanent magnet (PM) layer formed up to 100 nm behind a free layer where PM layer magnetization may be initialized in a direction that adjusts free layer (FL) bias point, and shifts sensor asymmetry (Asym) closer to 0% for individual heads at slider or Head Gimbal Assembly level to provide a significant improvement in device yield. Asym is adjusted using different initialization schemes and initialization directions. With individual heads, initialization direction is selected based on a prior measurement of asymmetry. The PM layer is CoPt or CoCrPt and has coercivity from 500 Oersted to 1000 Oersted. The PM layer may have a width equal to the FL, or in another embodiment, the PM layer adjoins a backside of the top shield and has a width equal to or greater than that of the FL.

Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a thermally-conductive base and at least one heat pipe. The thermally-conductive base has a heat absorbing surface, a heat dissipation surface and at least one accommodation hole. The heat dissipation surface faces away from the heat absorbing surface, and the at least one accommodation hole extends from the heat absorbing surface to the heat dissipation surface. The at least one heat pipe is located in the at least one accommodation hole and has a first surface and a second surface which are exposed to outside. The second surface faces away from the first surface, and the first surface and the heat dissipation surface are substantially coplanar and directly connected to each other so as to form a same plane together.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method implemented by a first terminal device. The method includes the step of transmitting, over a sidelink, to a second terminal device, a first message for controlling discontinuous reception (DRX) status of the second terminal device. The corresponding apparatus, system, device, computer-readable storage and carrier, etc. thereof are also provided.

Abstract: A method for preparing Portland cement includes: respectively weighing iron slag, copper slag, vanadium slag, and nickel slag and grinding, to yield prefabricated iron slag, prefabricated copper slag, prefabricated vanadium slag, and prefabricated nickel slag; weighing mica and kaolinite, mixing, and grinding to obtain aluminous raw materials; evenly mixing the prefabricated iron slag and the aluminous raw materials, and calcining, to yield an iron-aluminum eutectic mineral; weighing the marble, fluorite, dolomite, and quartz, evenly mixing the marble, fluorite, dolomite, and quartz with the prefabricated copper slag, prefabricated vanadium slag, and prefabricated nickel slag to yield a first mixture; grinding the iron-aluminum eutectic mineral to yield powders, and calcining a second mixture of the first mixture and the powders, to yield the cement clinker; and cooling the cement clinker, and grinding a third mixture of the cooled cement clinker and the gypsum, to yield the Portland cement.

Abstract: The invention provides a suspension modifier directly added into fracturing fluid for real-time proppant modification during fracturing and the application thereof, relating to the field of oil and gas production technologies. The suspension modifier is a controlled release nanoemulsion and comprises surface hydrophobic modifier, surfactant, cosurfactant and water. The suspension modifier is directly added into clear-water or active-water fracturing fluid while the proppant is added into water. After stirring, the suspension modifier is capable of self-assembling and being adsorbed on the proppant surface, so that the proppant surface becomes hydrophobic and aerophilic. The invention no longer requires the proppant to be pretreated, and the bubble-suspended proppant can be obtained directly by adding the suspension modifier to the clear-water or active-water fracturing fluid, and meanwhile adding the proppant to the fracturing fluid.

Abstract: The present application relates to an occluded pedestrian re-identification method, including steps of obtaining global features and local features of occluded pedestrians, and recombining the local features into a local feature map; obtaining a heat map of key-points of pedestrian images and a group of key-point confidences, obtaining a group of features of the pedestrian key-points by using the local feature map and the heat map; obtaining a local feature group by using the global features to enhance each key-point feature in the group of features of pedestrian key-points according to Conv, and an adjacency matrix of key-points is obtained through the key-points, the local feature group and the adjacency matrix of key-points are used as the input of GCN to obtain the final features of pedestrian key-points.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a method includes: obtaining configuration information indicating first codebook subset information and second codebook subset information, wherein the first codebook subset information is associated with a first reference signal resource subset, the second codebook subset information is associated with a second reference signal resource subset, and the first reference signal resource subset and the second reference signal resource subset are respectively associated with different transmission configuration indication states; and sending a channel state information (CSI) report to a network device, wherein the CSI report is based on the first codebook subset information and the second codebook subset information.

Abstract: A continuous logging method and device is provide, where the method includes obtaining drilling fragment samples and full-diameter core samples, and screening out target rock cuttings from the drilling fragment samples; performing a micro-indentation experiment on the target rock cuttings to obtain a static parameter thereof; performing a triaxial compression experiment on the full-diameter core samples to obtain a dynamic parameter and a static parameter thereof; determining a first correspondence between the static parameter of the target rock cuttings and the dynamic parameter of the full-diameter core samples; determining a second correspondence between logging data and the static parameter of the target rock cuttings based on the first correspondence; and drawing a formation mechanical property profile based on the second correspondence. The method solves the problem of conventional methods which cannot draw a continuous and complete profile of the mechanical property of the whole well section.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes: a substrate; a light-emitting layer, and a low refractive index film layer and a high refractive index film layer. The light-emitting layer includes a plurality of light-emitting units arranged at intervals and a pixel definition block arranged between adjacent light-emitting units. The low refractive index film layer and the high refractive index film layer are arranged on the side of the light-emitting layer. The low refractive index film layer includes a plurality of microstructures, and the high refractive index film layer covers at least a part of surfaces of the microstructures. The orthographic projections of the microstructures on the light-emitting layer cover the light-emitting units in corresponding positions. In the thickness direction of the display panel, a plurality of total internal reflection interfaces are formed between the microstructures and the high refractive index film layer.

Abstract: A laser diode includes a substrate, an epitaxial structure, an electrode contacting layer and an optical cladding layer. The epitaxial structure is disposed on the substrate, and is formed with a ridge structure opposite to the substrate. The electrode contacting layer is disposed on a top surface of the ridge structure. The optical cladding layer has a refractive index smaller than that of the electrode contacting layer The optical cladding layer includes a first cladding portion which covers side walls of the ridge structure, and a second cladding portion which is disposed on a portion of the top surface of the ridge structure. A method for manufacturing the abovementioned laser diode is also disclosed.

Abstract: A display panel and a production method thereof. A display panel includes an array substrate, a first electrode layer, an organic functional layer, and a second electrode layer, which are stacked. The first electrode layer includes at least one electrode block, and the second electrode layer is connected with at least one auxiliary electrode. The auxiliary electrode is located on the array substrate or located in the array substrate. The auxiliary electrode includes a first material layer, and the first material layer includes a bottom surface facing the array substrate, and a side surface intersecting the bottom surface of the first material layer, an angle between the bottom surface of the first material layer and the side surface of the first material layer is greater than or equal to 60° and less than or equal to 160°.

Abstract: An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a read-only memory (ROM) that stores a first characteristic value of a public key. The control method includes the following steps: reading the public key and a plurality of boot codes of the electronic device from an external storage device; executing the boot codes; and verifying the public key according to the first characteristic value. The public key is used to verify the boot codes, and the number of bits of the first characteristic value is smaller than the number of bits of the public key. The ROM is disposed on a first chip, and the external storage device is disposed on a second chip.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a power supply apparatus having power limiting mechanism. A switch transistor is controlled by a control voltage such that a power supply unit supplies a power to a powered device when the switch transistor is controlled to be conducted, wherein the switch transistor has an operation current, an operation voltage and an operation power under conduction. A voltage detection circuit detects the operation voltage. A power-limiting circuit performs analog-to-digital conversion on the operation voltage, generates a current-limiting signal related to a current-limiting value according to the operation voltage based on a predetermined voltage-current curve and performs digital-to-analog conversion on the current-limiting signal to generate a reference voltage.