Abstract: A preparation method of an alumina ceramic valve core ceramic chip and a product thereof. The alumina ceramic valve core ceramic chip is obtained by the steps of mixing alumina, a sintering aid and a toughening agent according to a raw material ratio, ball-milling, drying, cold isostatic pressing, sintering and the like. The alumina ceramic valve core ceramic chip is prepared by adopting nano alumina and zirconium oxide as the sintering aid, so that the material has excellent bending strength, fracture toughness, hardness and low wear rate, the bending strength can reach 357.8-360.06 MPa, the fracture toughness is 4.32-4.56 MPa1/2, the Vickers hardness is 1592.7-1614.8 MPa, the wear rate is 0.04-0.09%, and the alumina ceramic valve core ceramic chip is an ideal material for preparing a faucet valve core.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some examples, a user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station using multiple receivers and receive an indication from the base station to activate a second bandwidth part of a set of bandwidth parts configured for the UE. In response to the indication, the UE may switch from operating in a first bandwidth part to operating in the second bandwidth part and adjust a quantity of active receivers at the UE based on switching from operating in the first bandwidth part to operating in the second bandwidth part. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may adjust the quantity of active receivers at the UE based on monitoring for downlink grants from the base station.

Abstract: A suction sampler system for in situ collection of deep-sea floor organisms includes a pressure-retaining cylinder, a pressure compensation device, a cone component, semiconductor refrigeration components, a circuit cylinder and a collection cylinder. Two ends of the pressure-retaining cylinder are respectively equipped with a first and second seal mechanisms, and the cone component is arranged in the pressure-retaining cylinder. The pressure compensation device is connected to the pressure-retaining cylinder through a high-pressure pipe. The semiconductor refrigeration components are arranged outside the pressure-retaining cylinder. The circuit cylinder is equipped with a power supply and a controller, and the semiconductor refrigeration components are connected to the controller. A pressure sensor and a temperature sensor are arranged inside the pressure-retaining cylinder, and respectively connected to the controller.

Abstract: A method, network node and wireless device (WD) for suppressing impulsive noise are provided. According to one aspect, a method includes determining a moving difference of successive samples of a received signal, comparing the moving difference to a threshold, and setting the successive samples to a predetermined value when the moving difference exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: A network node and a method for the network node determine a physical distancing metric (PDM) associated with at least one wireless device (WD). The network node includes processing circuitry configured to determine a location of each wireless device (WD) of a plurality of WDs and determine the PDM based at least in part on the location of each WD of a subset of WDs of the plurality of WDs and a predetermined threshold, the location of each of WD of the subset of WDs being within a predefined area. Also, a WD and a method for the WD is provided. The WD includes at least a radio interface configured at least to receive a first message including physical distancing information based at least on the transmitted wireless signal.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology to improve an appearance of objects that enter a viewable area of a 360-degree video. The technology may include a head mounted display (HMD), a viewport comprising a viewable area within the HMD, and a memory to store objects of interest not currently in the viewable area.

Abstract: An intelligent understanding apparatus for real-time reconstruction of a large-scale scene light field includes the following. A data obtaining module obtains a 3D instance depth map, and obtain 3D voxels and voxel color information through simultaneous positioning and map generation. The model constructing module constructs and trains a real-time light field reconstruction network model using a ScanNet dataset. The real-time light field reconstruction network model extracts features of the 3D voxels and voxel color information, and obtain a semantic segmentation result and an instance segmentation result. The semantic segmentation module inputs the 3D voxel and voxel color information corresponding to the 3D instance depth map into the trained real-time light field reconstruction network model, and determine an output as a semantic segmentation result and an instance segmentation result corresponding to the 3D instance depth map.

Abstract: A mass transfer system comprises a flexible substrate, a display substrate, and an attaching device. The flexible substrate defines a plurality of wells configured to adsorb one of a plurality of LEDs. The display substrate defines a plurality of connecting pads configured to bond one of the LEDs. The attaching device is configured to attach the flexible substrate to the display substrate. The flexible substrate releases the LEDs after being attached to the display substrate to transfer the LEDs to the display substrate. An attaching device and a mass transfer method are also disclosed.

Abstract: Materials, designs, methods of manufacture, and devices are provided for an anode material for a rechargeable lithium-ion battery. For example, an anode material may include Li3±xV2±yO5±z, wherein 0?x?7, 0?y?1, and z may be based on the charge resulting from Li3±x and V2±y. Also, a cell can include a lithiated anode material. The lithiated anode material may include Li3±xV2±y O5±z. The lithiated anode material may be casted on a first substrate to form a lithiated anode, having a separator stacked on the lithiated anode. The separator may include electrolytes. A cathode can be stacked on the separator. The cathode being formed by casting a cathode material on a second substrate.

Abstract: A method for transceiving signals and a transceiver using the same are provided. The method includes: configuring a transmitting circuit to transmit a transmitting signal via a first transmitting channel of the transmitting circuit during a transmitting period of the transmitting signal; configuring a switch module to connect the first transmitting channel to a first transducer element of a probe during the transmitting period; and configuring the switch module to disconnect the first transmitting channel form the first transducer element and to connect the first transmitting channel to a second transducer element of the probe during the transmitting period.

Abstract: An apparatus used for increasing the level of CD4+T cells in a mammal. The mammal has a cancerous tissue. The apparatus comprises a cold treatment unit and a heat treatment unit. The cold treatment unit is used for cooling the cancerous tissue. The heat treatment unit is used for heating the cancerous tissue. A method for increasing the level of CD4+ T cells in the body of a cancer patient, comprising steps for cold treatment of the cancerous tissue and for heat treatment of the cancerous tissue.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an iPSC cell derived from a somatic cell comprising a Cbx family gene and the applications thereof. Also provided are methods for generating the somatic cells that have potential to become induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells (iPS cells) without oncogenic properties, and methods for generating iPS cells from the population of cells, which may then be used for transplantation and for cellular differentiation and interaction.

Abstract: A full-sea depth multi-point in-situ sampler includes a sampling assembly, a pressure-retaining assembly, a pressure-compensating assembly, and a cleaning assembly. The sampling assembly includes a handle, an extrusion valve, a needle valve core, a two-stage piston, a sampling tube, and a capturing device. The pressure-retaining assembly includes a pressure-retaining cylinder, a locking mechanism, a floating valve core, a support spring, and a drainage device. The pressure-compensating assembly includes a pressure-compensating cylinder, a piston, and an end cap. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning sleeve, a cleaning cylinder, and multiple trigger mechanisms. A sampling and transfer method based on the sampler is also provided.

Abstract: An embodiment of an adaptive video encoder may include technology to determine headset-related information including at least one of focus-related information and motion-related information, and determine one or more video encode parameters based on the headset-related information. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Described herein is a technique for deriving and using a member profile-to-job posting graph that includes a plurality of implicit facets that map member profiles to job postings. Each implicit facet is a combination of member profile attributes linked with job profile attributes, such that a member profile is linked to the implicit facet when the member profile has member profile attribute values that match those of the implicit facet, and a job posting is linked to the implicit facet when the job posting has job attribute values that match those of the implicit facet. Using the graph, information about the potential applicant pool for a new job posting can be derived and presented to the person who is creating the new job posting.

Abstract: In an approach for detecting vehicle identity and analyzing damage status using a single video, a processor provides an instruction for taking a video of a vehicle for a damage evaluation. A processor receives the video of the vehicle for the damage evaluation. A processor verifies the vehicle in the video being the same vehicle for the damage evaluation. A processor evaluates a damage status of the vehicle. A processor outputs a damage report based on the damage status of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and system for rapid and efficient mass transfer of a quantity of micro LEDs from storage onto a display substrate provides a micro LED which includes an electrode part, a luminous part, and a suspending part. The electrode part includes at least one electrode. The luminous part emits a certain color of light. The matter density of the suspending part is reduced to be less than that of a liquid holding the quantity of micro LEDs in suspension, and also less than the matter density of the other two parts of the micro LED. Even before illumination, the suspending part has the same color as the color of light to be emitted by that micro LED. A mass transfer system and a mass transfer method are disclosed.