Abstract: A method for transmitting web-conference content over a network connection is disclosed. In one embodiment, such a method conducts a web conference over a network connection. The method monitors characteristics of the network connection in order to determine bandwidth of the network connection during the web conference. The method implements, on the network connection, a “raw” mode wherein audio data of the web conference is transmitted over the network connection in an original format. Upon detecting a low bandwidth condition on the network connection, the method toggles from the “raw” mode to a “saving” mode where audio data of the web conference is converted to text at a first end of the network connection, transmitted over the network connection as text, and converted from text back to audio data at a second end of the network connection. A corresponding system and computer program product are also disclosed.

Abstract: A silica-encapsulated nano-phase change material and its preparation method are provided. An n-octadecane SiO2 nanoscale phase change material is prepared by sol-gel and microemulsion coupling under alkaline conditions using silica as the shell material and n-octadecane as the core material in a microcapsule and using ethyl n-silicate as the silica source, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide as the emulsifier, and water and ethanol as the solvents. The materials prepared have a particle size of about 500 nm, a phase transition temperature of 27.7° C., a latent heat of phase transition of 159.74 J/g, and an elevated thermal decomposition temperature of 50° C. increase compared with that of the existing n-octadecane.

Abstract: A handheld end of an endoscope includes a housing, an insertion end positioning assembly and a self-locking assembly. The self-locking assembly is hinged to the housing. The housing includes an insertion port. The insertion end positioning assembly includes a positioning member, a first positioning nut and a threaded steel tube. The positioning member is inserted into the insertion port. The threaded steel tube is in threaded fit with the first positioning nut. The first positioning nut is fixed in the positioning member. The insertion end positioning assembly further includes a through hole and a fixing member. The fixing member is fit with the through hole to abut against the threaded steel tube. The threaded steel tube is fit with the positioning member to fix an axial position of the positioning member. A second nut is fit with a fixing screw to fix a rotational position of the positioning member.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provides a method and apparatus for preventing heat damage to a thermal imaging camera. The method includes: obtaining a thermal imaging picture of the thermal imaging camera; detecting whether the thermal imaging picture shows that a high-temperature object appears in the picture of the thermal imaging camera; confirming that the thermal imaging picture shows that a high-temperature object appears in the picture, generating a heat damage alarm signal, and closing a baffle if the baffle is not closed currently. In the present application embodiments, after detecting a heat damage alarm signal, that is, after detecting that a high-energy radiating object enters an image picture, the baffle is closed immediately, thereby avoiding the risk of the sensor being permanently burnt due to directly face to the high-energy radiating object.

Abstract: Provided are a separator thickness adjustment device and method, and a winding electrode assembly production system. The separator thickness adjustment device includes: a mounting base; an active roller and a passive roller disposed at the mounting base in parallel to each other, in which each of the active roller and the passive roller is rotatable about its own axis, a gap is formed between the active roller and the passive roller, a separator passes through the gap, and a position of the passive roller relative to the active roller is adjustable to change a size of the gap; a first drive component configured to drive the active roller to rotate about its own axis to move the separator; and a second drive component configured to drive the passive roller to move towards or away from the active roller.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for distributing instructions in a reconfigurable processor. The reconfigurable processor includes an instruction fetch module, an instruction sync control module and an instruction queue module. The method includes: configuring a format of a Memory Sync ID Table of each instruction type, obtaining a first memory identification field and a second memory identification field of each instruction, obtaining one-hot encodings of first and second memory identification fields, obtaining a sync table and executing each instruction of a plurality of to-be-run instructions.

Abstract: A self-locking device of an endoscope is provided. The endoscope includes a housing and a toggle assembly. The toggle assembly includes a toggle support, an elastic support and a toggle handle. The toggle handle is sleeved on the toggle support. An inner side of the toggle support is provided with a toggle lever and a friction piece. One end of the toggle lever is hinged to the toggle handle, and the other end of the toggle lever is not connected to the friction piece. The toggle lever has an L-shaped cross section, with a middle bend fixed to the toggle support. The toggle lever is hinged to the toggle support through a first pin. When being stressed, the toggle lever is rotatable around the first pin, so as to push the friction piece to move.

Abstract: A battery, a powered device, and a method and device for preparing a battery are provided. In some embodiments, the battery includes: a first battery cell and a second battery cell, wherein a pressure relief mechanism of the first battery cell and a pressure relief mechanism of the second battery cell are arranged opposite to 5 each other in a first direction; a box body accommodating the first battery cell and the second battery cell; and a partition component configured to partition the first battery cell and the second battery cell in the first direction, wherein the partition component includes a first wall and a second wall arranged opposite to each other, the first wall is provided with a first through hole, the second wall is provided with a second through hole.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, apparatus, system, and computer program product manages updates to images. A computer system determines shared layers present between the images selected for update management. The images comprise executable code that are run to create containers. The computer system detects a change in a shared layer in the shared layers for an image in the images. The computer system updates the shared layer in the shared layers in a set of the images having the shared layer in response to detecting the change to the shared layer for the image. According to other illustrative embodiments, a computer system and a computer program product for managing updates to images are provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an omni-directional horizontally oriented deflecting tool for a coiled tubing, which includes an inner central pipe, an outer central pipe, a conical outer cylinder, a piston outer cylinder, an anchoring mechanism, a sealing mechanism, a reversing mechanism and a steering mechanism. The anchoring mechanism includes a cone, an O-shaped sealing ring I, a cone spring, a slip, a slip spring, a slip seat, a claw I and a pin shaft I, and the sealing mechanism includes a piston, an O-shaped sealing ring II, a claw II, a pin shaft II, an upper rubber cylinder seat, a rubber cylinder, a connecting cylinder, a lower rubber cylinder seat and a gasket.

Abstract: The present application relates to a system and method for vehicle battery management, a storage medium, and a server system. The system for vehicle battery management includes: a communications subsystem configured to receive battery signal data in a distributed message queue; a metadata management subsystem configured to store battery information; and a distributed processing subsystem configured to parse the battery signal data based on the battery information, to obtain parsed data and alarm data. In this way, centralized battery management can be implemented, thereby overcoming disadvantages in terms of alarms/warnings generated by the batteries themselves.

Abstract: Methods and systems for training a model include distinguishing hidden states of a monitored system based on condition information. An encoder and decoder are generated for each respective hidden state using forward and backward autoencoder losses. A hybrid hidden state is determined for an input sequence based on the hidden states. The input sequence is reconstructed using the encoders and decoders and the hybrid hidden state. Parameters of the encoders and decoders are updated based on a reconstruction loss.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a battery frame, a battery group, a battery pack, and a method for assembling a battery group. The battery frame according to the embodiments of this application includes at least two frames. The at least two frames are sequentially connected along a first direction. Among the at least two frames, any two adjacent frames are rotatably connected to each other, so that the battery frame is foldable. The foldability of the battery frame according to the embodiments of this application diversifies the battery frame effectively.

Abstract: An energy Internet system, an energy routing conversion device, and an energy control method, relating to a field of energy information. An alternating-current (AC) side energy routing conversion device of the energy Internet system includes a plurality of first route ports, and a direct-current (DC) side energy routing conversion device includes a plurality of second route ports, where each second route port is connected to a corresponding first route port by means of a corresponding DC busbar. A plurality of energy devices are connected to a DC busbar by means of corresponding first AC/DC converters or first DC converters. The AC side energy routing conversion device and the DC side energy routing conversion device collect energy information of the energy devices and adjust energy of the energy devices on a basis of energy balance constraint conditions.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for simulating vehicle data and improving driving scenario detection is provided.

Abstract: File system performance enhancement is provided. Information related to a container of the computer accessing a file in a layer of a file system of an image corresponding to the container is recorded to form recorded file system layer access information. The recorded file system layer access information is shared with another file system of a container image corresponding to a different container on the computer. The container image is a same image as the image corresponding to the container that accessed the file to perform an operation associated with a cloud application.

Abstract: A method for depositing an oxide film on a substrate by a cyclical deposition is disclosed. The method may include: depositing a metal oxide film over the substrate utilizing at least one deposition cycle of a first sub-cycle of the cyclical deposition process; and depositing a silicon oxide film directly on the metal oxide film utilizing at least one deposition cycle of a second sub-cycle of the cyclical deposition process. Semiconductor device structures including an oxide film deposited by the methods of the disclosure are also disclosed.

Abstract: A battery assembly includes a protection member and a battery module including at least two batteries arranged side by side along a first direction and having a first outer surface and a second outer surface opposite to each other along a second direction. The protection member is in the form of a letter U with two vertical portions having different lengths, wherein a first protection section covers the end covers of batteries in the battery module, a part of a second protection section covers the first outer surface, and a third protection section abuts against an end cover of a battery corresponding to the second outer surface. The protection member can prevent the airflow, the flame and the like sprayed during thermal runaway, and control a thermal diffusion range during thermal runaway.

Abstract: A serverless computing-based, continuous gateway watch of a data store for data change process is provided. The process includes the gateway interface of the computing environment receiving a watch request from a user system to monitor the data store for data change. Based on receiving the watch request, the gateway interface invokes a serverless setup service to establish a connection between the gateway interface and the data store of the computing environment to be monitored for data change. Based on receiving, at the gateway interface, a data change indication from the data store, the gateway interface invokes a serverless message process service to mutate the data change indication from the data store into a mutated data change message indicative of a data change at the data store for return to the user system pursuant to the watch request, with the serverless message process service terminating thereafter.