Abstract: A method, including: identifying static application features of an application; identifying resource access features of the application; labeling a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) miss threshold of a runtime feature of the application; determining utilization of larger pages during the runtime based on the TLB miss threshold; and setting the TLB miss threshold based on the determined utilization of the larger pages.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for de-duplicating data in executable files in a container image are disclosed. The method may include receiving a request to read a file in a first layer in a container image including a plurality of layers, wherein the file is a delta file which is from an updated executable file based on a base executable file, the base executable file is in a lower layer than the first layer in the container image, and the delta file includes block mappings between the updated executable file and the base executable file and different data between the two files, and blocks included in the two files are based on respective file structure. The method may also include restoring the updated executable file based on the delta file and the base executable file. The method may further include returning data in the updated executable file.

Abstract: An embodiment includes generating a caller list of callers that issue requests for calling a designated program at runtime. The embodiment also includes generating an authorized caller list of authorized callers allowed to call the designated program, wherein the authorized callers are selected from among callers on the caller list. The embodiment also includes generating an authorization key for each of the authorized callers that the designated program will require as a condition for completing call requests.

Abstract: A method for preparing acetic acid by catalyst including the following steps is provided, S1. preparing the hydrotalcite carrier by hydrothermal method; S2. ion exchange; S3. liquid phase reduction; S4. placing the CoPd/LDH catalyst obtained in S3 in a two-channel fixed bed step-by-step continuous reactor, carrying out the reaction at 100-400° C. and 0.1-20 MPa, synthesizing acetic acid by alternating feeding of CH4+H2+H2O and CO2+H2+H2O, with the alternating time of 50-300 s. The present invention replaces the traditional process of acetic acid production including the steps of methane and carbon dioxide reforming to produce syngas. The process flow is short, the reaction conditions are mild, and the energy consumption and cost are greatly reduced.

Abstract: An upper extremity wearable device includes a pressure sleeve configure to wrap a forearm, a middle finger stimulating electrode and a ring finger stimulating electrode disposed on an inner surface of the pressure sleeve. The middle finger stimulating electrode covers a middle finger stimulating point which is measured from an ulnar styloid process, moving two lateral units, and moving four longitudinal units. The ring finger stimulating electrode covers a ring finger stimulating point which is measured from the ulnar styloid process, moving one lateral unit, and moving five longitudinal units. The lateral unit is a distance from the position of the pressure sleeve corresponding to the ulnar styloid process to a radial styloid process dividing four. The longitudinal unit is a distance from the position of the pressure sleeve corresponding to the ulnar styloid process to an olecranon process dividing twelve.

Abstract: An electrode structure for electronic muscle stimulation (EMS) includes a conductive fabric layer, a water retention fabric layer, and an insulation cover. The conductive fabric layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The water retention fabric layer is connected to the first surface of the conductive fabric layer, in which the EMS points of the electrode structure are consisted of the water retention fabric layer. The insulation cover is disposed on the first surface of the conductive fabric layer and surrounding the edges of the water retention fabric layer.

Abstract: An aluminum borate whisker reinforced and toughened non-metallic matrix composite is provided, which specifically includes a non-metallic material reinforced and toughened with aluminum borate whiskers. The composite exhibits a higher bending strength and fracture toughness and a higher wear resistance. A method for preparing the composite is also provided. The method includes mixing the aluminum borate whiskers and the non-metallic material to form a mixture; and sintering the mixture by a vacuum hot press method, or molding the mixture.

Abstract: The single crystal furnace charging system includes a control system configured to send a charging request, a material preparation system configured to receive the charging request and prepare materials based on the charging request, a feeding system configured to receive the charging request, obtain the materials, and compare an actual feeding amount with a preset feeding amount to obtain a difference between the actual feeding amount and the preset charging amount, in response to the difference being within a first preset threshold, charge a single crystal furnace. The single crystal furnace charging system further includes a calibration system configured to obtain a total charging weight, and obtain a difference between the total charging weight and a preset charging amount of the single crystal furnace, in response to the difference being within a second preset threshold, update a total charging amount to the total charging weight.

Abstract: A horizontally oriented calibration jig for a wafer gripper arm of an ion implanter is disclosed. The calibration jig is mounted within the process chamber of the ion implanter. The calibration jig includes a mounting plate that spans a diameter of the wafer gripper arm, a support stand passing through the mounting plate, and a calibration plate at a bottom end of the support stand. The perimeter of the calibration plate includes a plurality of notches. The calibration plate is rotated. If any finger of the wafer gripper arm falls into a notch, the rotating calibration plate stops. The finger is then adjusted until it does not fall into a notch.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes ultrasound imaging systems and methods that may be used to image, for example, breast tissue. An ultrasound imaging system according to one embodiment may include a probe, a sensor attached to the probe and operatively associated with a position tracking system, a processor configured to receive probe position data from the position tracking system. The user interface may be configured to provide instructions for placement of the probe at a plurality of anatomical landmarks of a selected breast of the subject and receive user input to record the spatial location of the probe at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks. The processor may be configured to determine a scan area based on the spatial location of the probe at each of the plurality of anatomical landmarks and generate a scan pattern for the selected breast. The processor may be further configured to monitor movement of the probe.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical imaging apparatus. The apparatus comprises an ultrasound acquisition unit including an ultrasound probe for acquiring ultrasound image data of a patient. An image data interface is provided for receiving 3D medical image data of the patient and a position determining unit for determining a position of the ultrasound probe. A calibration unit determines a transfer function between the ultrasound image data and the 3D medical image data at a plurality of positions (C) of the ultrasound probe and provides a corresponding plurality of calibrated transfer functions and calibration positions. A computation unit synchronizes the ultrasound image data and the 3D medical image data on the basis of a position of the ultrasound probe and the plurality of calibrated transfer functions, said computation unit is further adapted to weight the calibrated transfer functions on the basis of a position of the ultrasound probe.

Abstract: A method for enhancing sports performance and alleviating sarcopenia with a Streptococcus thermophiles ST7 fermentation product composition is disclosed. The administration of an effective amount of the Streptococcus thermophiles ST7 fermentation product composition to an individual in advance can increase the ATP content of the individual's muscle cells and lower indices related to fatigue and muscle damage, thereby enhancing the individual's sports performance and improving or preventing sarcopenia and its symptoms.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for drying objects are provided. The apparatus can comprise a housing configured to provide an airflow channel having an airflow inlet and an airflow outlet, an airflow generating element configured to effect an airflow through the airflow channel, and one or more radiation energy sources configured to generate infrared radiation and direct the infrared radiation toward an exterior of the housing. At least a portion of at least one of the one or more radiation energy sources does not contact the airflow channel or the airflow, thereby maintaining an operating temperature of the radiation energy source within a predetermined range.

Abstract: Disclosed are a readout circuit, an offset voltage eliminating method and device, a computer device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. The readout circuit includes an object quantizer and an offset voltage elimination circuit. The offset voltage elimination circuit includes a correction circuit and a calibration circuit, an input of the correction circuit is connected to an output of the object quantizer, a compensation input of the calibration circuit is connected to an output of the current compensator, and a reference input of the calibration circuit is connected to the output of the object quantizer.

Abstract: A movable object includes a body, one or more propulsion units carried by the body and configured to effect movement of the movable object, and an electrical plug for power and signal transmission. The electrical plug includes at least one signal pin configured to communicate signal, a plurality of power pins configured to transmit electrical power, and a plug substrate configured to support the at least one signal pin and the plurality of power pins. The plurality of power pins include at least one power pin having a first polarity and at least one power pin having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity. The one or more propulsion units are provided with electrical energy via the electrical plug. The plurality of power pins and the at least one signal pin include a first set of power pins and signal pins, and a second set of power pins and signal pins.

Abstract: A method for simulating a particle transport may include recording transport paths of inputted particles and determining an uncertainty of each of lattice cells based on the transport paths of each batch of the inputted particles, a lattice cell being a qualified lattice cell if an uncertainty of the lattice cell does not exceed a first threshold; determining a standard-reaching rate of lattice cells in a region of interest (ROI), the ROI including at least one lattice cell, the standard-reaching rate of lattice cells in the ROI being equal to a ratio of the number of qualified lattice cells to a total number of lattice cells in the ROI; and if the standard-reaching rate of lattice cells in the ROI exceeds a second threshold, stopping inputting particles, and outputting the transport paths of the inputted particles.

Abstract: The invention discloses a use of Bacillus coagulans BC198 or its metabolites for prevention or adjuvant treatment of intestinal lesion-related pathological changes or flora imbalance caused by chemotherapy, that is, by administering an effective amount of Bacillus coagulans BC198 to an individual receiving chemotherapy is capable of effectively improving disorders of weight loss, loss of appetite, diarrhea, shortening of length of large intestine, inflammation, intestinal tissues lesion and imbalance of intestinal flora caused by chemotherapeutic drugs, in other words, the Bacillus coagulans BC198 disclosed in the invention can be used as an adjuvant product, a dietetic food product for chemotherapy, or other compositions for improving side effects or enhancing therapeutic effects.

Abstract: A sensor includes: a substrate, a chip, and a protective layer. The chip is arranged on a surface of the substrate, the protective layer includes a silica gel protective layer, a silica gel active layer, and a strength-increasing protective layer. the silica gel protective layer is coated on the chip and adheres to the substrate; the silica gel active layer is coated on an outer surface of the silica gel protective layer, and adhesion of the silica gel active layer is greater than adhesion of the silica gel protective layer; the strength-increasing protective layer is coated on and adheres to an outer surface of the silica gel active layer, and the strength-increasing protective layer adheres to the substrate; and a strength of the strength-increasing protective layer is greater than a strength of the silica gel protective layer.