Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of porous membrane material preparation, and specifically relates to a reverse osmosis composite membrane with an ultrathin desalting layer and a preparation method thereof; the intermediate layer is introduced after modifying the polysulfone base membrane, the modified polysulfone base membrane support layer may strengthen the bonding to the desalting layer through a covalent bond, and the thickness of the desalting layer is reduced to be ?10 nm, so that the desalination rate of the membrane is not greatly affected while increasing the membrane flux. Compared with the membrane having a conventional thickness of the desalting layer, the water flux of the reverse osmosis composite membrane with an ultrathin desalting layer may be increased by about 0.5 times, while the desalination rate has a small change.

Abstract: An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on one or more determined input manner characteristics of user electronic-scribed input, associate the user electronic-scribed input with a function to be performed using the user electronic-scribed input.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (10) for detecting body-related temperature changes are provided. The method comprises measuring a skin-surface temperature at a first temperature sensor element (12) at a measuring rate (S21) and measuring an ambient temperature at a second temperature sensor element (13) at the measuring rate (S22). The method also comprises calculating a plurality of first change rates for the skin-surface temperature and a plurality of second change rates for the ambient temperature over a time interval (S23). The method further comprises determining, based on the plurality of first change rates and the plurality of second change rates, whether an ambient temperature change rate is faster than a skin-surface temperature change rate by a threshold (S24). The method additionally comprises selecting whether or not to trigger an alarm based on a result of the determining (S25). With the methods and apparatuses (10), the number of false alarms may be significantly reduced.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products disclosed herein provide improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection. A method may include receiving data including wireless signal strength collected by one or more devices, monitoring the data including the wireless signal strength to determine if the wireless signal strength of a wireless signal source increases over time in a manner to satisfy a predefined threshold in order to be indicative of a UAV, determining a trajectory of the UAV based upon the data including the wireless signal strength, and generating an alert based on, at least, the trajectory of the UAV as indicated by the data including the wireless signal strength.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and computer program products disclosed herein provide improved unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) detection. A method may include receiving data including wireless signal strength collected by one or more devices, monitoring the data including the wireless signal strength to determine if the wireless signal strength of a wireless signal source increases over time in a manner to satisfy a predefined threshold in order to be indicative of a UAV, determining a trajectory of the UAV based upon the data including the wireless signal strength, and generating an alert based on, at least, the trajectory of the UAV as indicated by the data including the wireless signal strength.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for assisting a user in locating and/or identifying a vehicle that a user has requested. In some examples, the vehicle may be a self-driving or autonomous car. In some examples, the vehicle may not necessarily arrive at the exact location requested by the user, but may be in close proximity to the requested location. Location information of the vehicle, such as a detected real-time location, photographs of the environment surrounding the vehicle, and/or directions to the vehicle may be provided to the user who has requested the vehicle. The user may then efficiently identify the vehicle that was sent for pickup. A key may be associated with the pickup request. The assigned vehicle may communicate the key to the user, for example, by flashing a series of lights indicative of the key, so that the user can identify the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for estimating body temperature may be provided, including receiving a measured body skin temperature and a measured environment temperature; and estimating the body temperature based on the measured body skin temperature and the measured environment temperature by using the following equation: Tb=f(Ts?Te)*(A+B*Ts+C*Te)+Ts wherein, Tb denotes the body temperature, Ts denotes the measured skin temperature, Te denotes the measured environment temperature, A, B and C are parameters, f is a function such that f(x) is less than x when x is greater than 1.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses (10) for detecting body-related temperature changes are provided. The method comprises measuring a skin-surface temperature at a first temperature sensor element (12) at a measuring rate (S21) and measuring an ambient temperature at a second temperature sensor element (13) at the measuring rate (S22). The method also comprises calculating a plurality of first change rates for the skin-surface temperature and a plurality of second change rates for the ambient temperature over a time interval (S23). The method further comprises determining, based on the plurality of first change rates and the plurality of second change rates, whether an ambient temperature change rate is faster than a skin-surface temperature change rate by a threshold (S24). The method additionally comprises selecting whether or not to trigger an alarm based on a result of the determining (S25). With the methods and apparatuses (10), the number of false alarms may be significantly reduced.

Abstract: An apparatus, the apparatus comprising at least one processor, and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on one or more determined input manner characteristics of user electronic-scribed input, associate the user electronic-scribed input with a function to be performed using the user electronic-scribed input.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving, by an apparatus, an indication of availability of proximity-based communication with a separate apparatus, receiving historical operation condition information, determining, based, at least in part, on the historical operation condition information, an operational nexus indicative of copresence of the apparatus and the separate apparatus across a plurality of different operation conditions, and performing an action associated with coupling the apparatus with the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the operational nexus is disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus comprises at least one processor, and at least one memory, having computer-readable code stored thereon, the at least one memory and the computer program code being configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to disable touch-sensitivity of a first touch-sensitive region, to enable touch-sensitivity of a second touch-sensitive region, and to be responsive to receipt, while the touch-sensitivity of the first touch-sensitive region is disabled, of a user input gesture, at least part of which is in respect of the second touch-sensitive region, to cause a graphical user interface to be displayed on a display panel, wherein the first and second touch-sensitive regions are configured to detect at least one type of touch input gesture and are configured such that the touch-sensitivities of the first and second touch sensitive regions are independently controllable.

Abstract: A method comprising receiving, by an apparatus, an indication of availability of proximity-based communication with a separate apparatus, receiving historical operation condition information, determining, based, at least in part, on the historical operation condition information, an operational nexus indicative of copresence of the apparatus and the separate apparatus across a plurality of different operation conditions, and performing an action associated with coupling the apparatus with the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the operational nexus is disclosed.