Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide video processing apparatuses and methods. The method receives, by a video processor, a video block of a video for in-loop filtering. The method then performs a wavelet-domain CNN filtering on video data of at least a part of the video block, by performing, by the video processor, a wavelet transform on the video data to obtain data in a wavelet domain comprising a plurality of wavelet subbands; filtering, by the video processor, the data in the wavelet domain by applying respective CNN models on the plurality of wavelet subbands, where the CNN models for the plurality of wavelet subbands are trained in the wavelet domain; and performing, by the video processor, an inverse wavelet transform on the filtered data to obtain reconstructed video data.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding with multi-direction intra prediction (MDIP). In one method, a decoder determines a blending parameter for the MDIP based a size of a coding unit. In another method, the decoder may determine a size of each coding block, and in response to determining that the size of the coding block is smaller than or equal to a first preset threshold, the decoder may determine that the MDIP mode is disabled for the coding block.

Abstract: A firmware upgrade method of a network storage includes inquiring, by the network storage, about a latest firmware version for the network storage from a firmware upgrade platform through a network, and based on the latest firmware version being inconsistent with a current firmware version of the network storage, downloading, by the network storage, the latest firmware version from the firmware upgrade platform through the network and performing a firmware upgrade based on the latest firmware version.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The method includes forming a first dielectric feature between first and the second fin structures, wherein each first and second fin structure includes first semiconductor layers and second semiconductor layers alternatingly stacked and in contact with the first dielectric layer. The method also includes removing the second semiconductor layers so that the first semiconductor layers of the first and second fin structures extend laterally from a first side and a second side of the first dielectric feature, respectively, trimming the first dielectric feature so that the first dielectric feature has a reduced thickness on both first and the second sides, and forming a gate electrode layer to surround each of the first semiconductor layers of the first and second fin structures.

Abstract: A light-emitting substrate includes: a substrate; and at least one coupling portion and at least one auxiliary cathode pattern disposed on the substrate. Each auxiliary cathode region is provided with a coupling portion and an auxiliary cathode pattern coupled to the coupling portion. The auxiliary cathode pattern includes at least one disconnection portion, and each disconnection portion includes first, second and third conductive pattern layers. An orthographic projection of an edge of the second conductive pattern layer on the substrate is located within orthographic projections of edges of the third and first conductive pattern layers on the substrate. A total perimeter of at least one orthographic projection, on the substrate, of at least one edge of at least one third conductive pattern layer in the at least one disconnection portion is greater than a perimeter of an orthographic projection of an edge of the auxiliary cathode region on the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method therefor, a displaying base plate and a displaying apparatus. The thin film transistor includes an active layer, a first insulating layer and a gate layer which are disposed in stack, wherein the active layer includes a source contact area, a drain contact area, and a channel area connecting the source contact area and the drain contact area; the channel area includes a first channel area, a first resistance area and a second channel area sequentially disposed in a first direction; the gate layer includes a first gate and a second gate which are separately disposed; an orthographic projection of the first gate on a plane where the active layer is located covers the first channel area; and an orthographic projection of the second gate on a plane where the active layer is located covers the second channel area.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for using simulated local demonstration data for robotic demonstration learning. One of the methods includes receiving perceptual data of a workcell of a robot to be configured to execute a task according to a skill template, wherein the skill template specifies one or more subtasks required to perform the skill, wherein at least one of the subtasks is a demonstration subtask that relies on learning visual characteristics of the workcell. A virtual model is generated of a portion of the workcell. A training system generates simulated local demonstration data from the virtual model of the portion of the workcell and tunes a base control policy for the demonstration subtask using the simulated local demonstration data generated from the virtual model of the portion of the workcell.

Abstract: A method for determining a total number of fibers in a muscle tissue based on panoramic scanning is described. A muscle tissue slide is panoramically scanned to obtain a panoramic digital slide using a panoramic scanner, and the panoramic digital slide obtained is segmented, counted and summed to realize the statistical effect on the total number of fibers in the muscle tissue; compared with dependence on an optical microscope, 5-10 fields of view of an image are represented as histological characteristics of the muscle fiber of an biological individual, and further compared with a method using a product of average muscle fiber density and muscle slide area as an estimated value of the total number of fibers of the slide, the present disclosure can realize full-field statistics of the muscle tissue, with a smaller error and a more accurate result.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions comprising an immediate release component comprising 4-((L-valyl)oxy)butanoic acid and a modified release component comprising 4-((L-valyl)oxy)butanoic acid and the pharmacokinetics of 4-((L-valyl)oxy)butanoic acid and ?-hydroxybutyrate following oral administration of the pharmaceutical compositions is disclosed.

Abstract: Methods of welding high manganese steel, the methods comprising: supplying at least one piece of high manganese steel; supplying the metal cored wire comprising a steel sheath with a core comprising powders of certain metal and carbon percentages and at least one of: i: sulfur in an amount less than 0.3 wt. %; or ii. phosphorous in an amount less than 0.03 wt. %; or a combination thereof; and the balance with iron; submerging the at least one piece of high manganese steel in a slag and arc stabilizer; and applying a current to the metal cored wire to produce a liquid alloy steel composition on the at least one piece of high manganese steel.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a methylcobalamin ophthalmic preparation and a preparation method and use thereof, belonging to the technical field of eye drops. The methylcobalamin ophthalmic preparation includes a methylcobalamin technical (TC) and proanthocyanidin, where the methylcobalamin TC and the proanthocyanidin have a mass ratio of (0.02-0.1):(0-0.5); and a dosage form of the methylcobalamin ophthalmic preparation is one or more of a drop, a hydrogel, and a liposome. In the present disclosure, the methylcobalamin is used as an active ingredient, and the proanthocyanidin is used as a synergist of the methylcobalamin; the methylcobalamin ophthalmic preparation can promote corneal nerve regeneration, accelerate corneal epithelial healing, and effectively inhibit corneal neovascularization to improve corneal perception.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical granulations having a functional coating surrounding a core containing 4-((L-valyl)oxy)butanoic acid are disclosed. The functional coatings provide for immediate release or modified release of 4-((L-valyl)oxy)butanoic acid. The pharmaceutical granulations can be used in oral pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: A full slag covering, spatter-free flux-cored welding wire, relating to the technical field of welding material formulations, which includes a flux core and a metal sheath, wherein the flux core is a slag system based on a neutral slag of calcium oxide-titanium dioxide-aluminum oxide; and molten drops are prevented from flying out to form spatters under the action of liquid slag in a welding process. The flux core is composed of rutile, fluoride, titanate, aluminum powder, manganese powder, chromium powder, molybdenum powder and iron powder, and mass percentages of respective components are: 15%-35% rutile, 15%-35% fluoride, 3%-7% calcium titanate, 5%-10% aluminum powder, 10%-20% manganese powder, 3%-5% chromium powder, 3%-15% molybdenum powder, and a remainder is iron powder or nickel powder. The present welding wire solves the technical problems of weld spatter and poor stability in the traditional welding process.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of aluminum wheel casting molds, and more particularly relates to a closed-loop control method and system for a mold temperature in a wheel casting process. The control method includes: step 1, acquiring data, that is, acquiring a plurality of mold position temperatures, and cooling pipeline opening and closing signals in a target wheel casting process according to a fixed frequency; step 2, storing, based on acquired mold opening and closing signals of casting equipment, the acquired data in a database in the form of a unique ID according to a single wheel casting process; step 3, calculating new process parameters based on the acquired plurality of position temperatures and time; and step 4, integrating the calculated process parameters, and issuing the process parameters to a PLC of a casting equipment to perform new casting.

Abstract: A method for reinforcing soft ground by post-grouting combined with pressurized vacuum preloading is proposed, by pre-burying prefabricated vertical drains and air-boosted pipes in granular material piles, and the air-boosted pipes are used as grouting pipes to reduce the number of times of piling, which not only improves the construction efficiency, but also reduces the structural disturbance of the soil and the influence of smear effect, thus reducing the impact on the radial permeability and the radial consolidation coefficients. The method does not use geotextile bags for granular materials, which can avoid the problem of forming a localized clogging area around the geotextile bags, and the method not only improves the efficiency of vacuum transfer in a pre-consolidation stage, but also improves the grouting effect in the later stage, effectively enhances the strength of soft soil and makes granular material piles and the surrounding soil form composite ground.

Abstract: A base die is configured to receive first data and first encoded data in a writing phase, perform first error checking and correction processing, wherein the first encoded data is obtained by performing a first error correction code encoding processing on the first data, and transmit second data to a memory die in the writing phase, wherein the second data includes a first data after the first error checking and correction processing; the base die is further configured to receive the second data from the memory die in a reading phase, perform second error correction code encoding processing on the second data to generate second encoded data, and transmit third data in the reading phase, wherein the third data includes the second encoded data and the first data after the first error checking and correction processing.

Abstract: An article is described comprising a first film layer comprising polylactic acid polymer (semicrystalline polylactic acid polymer; amorphous polylactic acid polymer; or a mixture thereof); a second (e.g. polyvinyl acetate) polymer having a Tg of at least 25° C.; plasticizer. In some embodiment, the film layer further comprises inorganic pigment and/or hydrolysis stabilizer. In other embodiments, the film has a net melting endotherm, ?Hnm1, of less than 10 J/g. Also described are methods of making a graphic film.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for automatic generation of livestream carousel widgets are disclosed and may be configured to retrieve a plurality of candidate livestreams based on first data related to one or more users and second data related to a plurality of livestreams, organize the retrieved plurality of candidate livestreams, input third data related to a first user and fourth data related to the retrieved plurality of candidate livestreams into a ranking model, output, from the ranking model, a value for each livestream of the organized plurality of candidate livestreams, based on the outputted value for each livestream, determine a rank for each livestream of the organized plurality of candidate livestreams, generate a livestream carousel widget including a number of candidate livestreams based on the determined rank, and transmit the generated livestream carousel widget for display on a user interface associated with the first user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure, there is provided a method, a system for adjusting the memory, and a semiconductor device. The method for adjusting the memory includes: acquiring a mapping relationship between a temperature of a transistor, an equivalent width-length ratio of a sense amplifier transistor in a sense amplifier and an actual time at which the data is written into the memory; acquiring a current temperature of the transistor; and adjusting the equivalent width-length ratio, based on the current temperature and the mapping relationship, so that the actual time at which the data is written into the memory corresponding to the adjusted equivalent width-length ratio is within a preset writing time.

Abstract: Technologies relating to RRAM crossbar array circuits with specialized interface layers for the low current operations are disclosed. An example apparatus includes: a substrate; a bottom electrode formed on the substrate; a first layer formed on the bottom electrode; an RRAM oxide layer formed on the first layer and the bottom electrode; and a top electrode formed on the RRAM oxide layer. The first layer may be a continuous layer or a discontinuous layer. The apparatus may further comprise a second layer formed between the RRAM oxide layer and the top electrode. The second layer may be a continuous layer or a discontinuous layer.