Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a mobile terminal, the display panel includes a substrate and a thin film transistor layer, the thin film transistor layer including a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer and a first metal layer, the insulating layer being disposed on the substrate and the semiconductor layer and covering the semiconductor layer, the first metal layer being disposed on the insulating layer, the insulating layer including at least one via hole, the first metal layer being connected to the semiconductor layer through the via hole, and an included angle between a sidewall of the via hole and a bottom surface of the insulating layer being greater than or equal to 85 degrees and less than or equal to 90 degrees.

Abstract: Provided are an image processing device and an operating method of the same. The image processing device includes a memory storing one or more instructions, and at least one processor processing circuitry, and memory storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the image processing device to obtain a neural network model corresponding to a quality of an input image and viewing information related to the input image. The at least one processor is configured to generate training data, based on the quality of the input image and the viewing information. The at least one processor is configured to train the neural network model by using the training data. The at least one processor is configured to obtain an image quality processed output image from the input image, based on the trained neural network model.

Abstract: The invention relates to an ice bucket (1) comprising: a base (2) for resting on a surface; a central body (3); a plurality of tanks (4), associable with said central body (3), adapted to contain ice and bottles to be refrigerated; means for the rotatable connection between said central body (3) and said base (2) to allow the rotation of said tanks (4) and selectively make said bottles available to a plurality of users.

Abstract: In an approach, a processor performs document layout analysis on a document generating a plurality of textual regions; extracts characteristics from each of the plurality of textual regions and associates the respective characteristics to the respective textual region as metadata; classifies each of the plurality of textual regions as an optical character recognition (OCR) region, non-OCR valuable region, or non-OCR non-valuable region using a classifier; performs OCR on each OCR region generating an OCR output; identifies associated constant OCR data from a constant OCR data repository for each non-OCR valuable region; merges the associated constant OCR data with the OCR output generating a complete OCR data for the received document; performs data extraction on the complete OCR data to identify data fields and key-value pairs generating extracted data; and determines whether the extracted data is valid based on a set of rules.

Abstract: Methods of hyperthermic treatment, including heating a tissue to a temperature range of 40° C. to 45° C., and exposing the heated tissue to a magnetic field having a field strength that is capable of extending the lifetime of a free radical entity within the heated tissue. The prolonged lifetime of the free radical entity in the heated tissue enhances the therapeutic effects of the treatment, leading to improved outcomes in various medical applications.

Abstract: A platform, device and process for capturing images of the surface of a gaming table and determining the quantity, identity, and arrangement of chips bet at a gaming table. Image data is captured corresponding to the one or more chips positioned in at least one betting area on a gaming surface of the respective gaming table and the data is processed to use a machine learning based approach to classify the chips using a combination of a depth information channel and at least one of a red channel, the green channel, and the blue channel.

Abstract: Auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes a housing to contain a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament, the housing having a distal end and a proximal end with an orifice to apply against an injection site. A spring means, upon activation, can push the needle from inside the housing through the orifice and past the proximal end, operate the syringe to supply the dose of medicament, and retract the syringe with the needle after delivering the medicament. An activating means can lock the spring means in a pressurized state prior to manual operation and capable of, upon manual operation, releasing the spring means for injection.

Abstract: A device and system thereof to provide early warning and potential shutdown of a charging consumer device including a rechargeable battery (i.e., lithium-ion) in the event of a possible thermal runaway are disclosed herein. Such a device includes a sensor to detect degassing of emitted carbon dioxide or hydrogen gas at a nanoparticle level as an indication of the initiation of such a possible flame presence due to such a thermal runaway event. Such a system thus incorporates such an overall device present within a close proximity to a rechargeable battery (or batteries) as a means to provide an early warning of such a potentially catastrophic situation to permit a user the capability of detaching or unplugging such a rechargeable battery and/or at least the chance to move the consumer device to a safer location. The method of utilizing such a device and system thereof is encompassed herein as well.

Abstract: In a blood pump for supporting cardiac performance, including a stent-like housing which has a first axial end and a second axial end, a pump rotor mounted rotatably in the housing, in particular an impellor, and a flexible drive shaft, which can be coupled to a motor in order to drive the pump rotor to rotate, whereby blood is sucked in on an intake side of the pump rotor through an intake tube of the blood pump and is ejected on a discharge side of the pump rotor, the blood pump has a flow directing means arranged downstream of the pump rotor in order to selectively direct the blood conveyed by the pump rotor to the first or to the second axial end of the housing while maintaining the direction of rotation of the pump rotor.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a nonaqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode mixture layer supported on the positive electrode current collector. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode mixture layer supported on the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode mixture layer includes a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions, and negative-electrode-side carbon nanotubes. The positive electrode mixture layer includes a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions, and positive-electrode-side carbon nanotubes. The expansion rate during charging of the negative electrode is 10% or more.

Abstract: A method for laser welding a metal foil stack to a metal substrate includes clamping the foil stack against a support surface of a substrate and irradiating the stack with a beam of laser pulses to weld the foils to the substrate. The beam is a composite beam including a center beam and a surrounding annular beam. An initial series of the laser pulses are incident on the stack at mutually distinct locations on a top surface of the stack, and a subsequent series of the laser pulses are incident on the stack at mutually distinct locations on a side of the stack. The resulting weld nuggets penetrate deeply into the stack, with an average penetration depth that exceeds an average pitch between the weld nuggets. The method is capable of welding more than 100 foils to the substrate. Welded assemblies have been demonstrated to withstand large shear forces.

Abstract: A connector module includes: 1) a first terminal module comprising a row of first terminals; 2) a second terminal module comprising a row of second terminals; and 3) a first holder, wherein the first terminal module and the second terminal module are respectively installed on the top and bottom of the first holder. The connector module further includes: 4) a third terminal module comprising a row of third terminals; 5) a fourth terminal module comprising a row of fourth terminals; and 6) a second holder, wherein the third and fourth terminal modules are respectively installed on the top and bottom of the second holder.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating designs, images, videos, patterns, or altered surfaces may include a frame having an opening, a rotatable structure having a mount affixation point, a mount affixed at the mount affixation points, a turning mechanism that rotates the rotatable structure, and, e.g., a camera or a mounted on the mount. The rotatable structure can generate at least one of a design, an image, a video, a pattern, or an altered surface. The method may include using such an apparatus to generate a design, an image, a video, a pattern, or an altered surface.

Abstract: A user equipment may receive from a network node a payload notification configuration comprising baseline notification priorities levels and notification priority increment values associated with identifiers of traffic flows. The user equipment may generate a status message, comprising status indications corresponding to payload corresponding to the traffic flows received by the user equipment, to be transmitted according to uplink control channel occasion resources. The user equipment may prioritize status indications in the status message according to baseline notification priorities indicated in the payload notification configuration and based on capacity of the occasion resources to accommodate the status indications.

Abstract: A dual piston adjuster for a shock absorber has a first damping piston and a second damping piston. A first fluid path includes a first cross-sectional flow area and provides fluid communication of a working fluid to bypass the damping pistons. A second fluid path provides fluid communication of the working fluid from the first fluid path through the first damping piston and the second damping piston in series. A third fluid path includes a second cross-sectional flow area and provides fluid communication of the working fluid from the second fluid path at a location between the first damping piston and the second damping piston to bypass the second damping piston. A first adjustable valve is provided to selectively adjust a first pressure drop of the working fluid in the first fluid path and a second adjustable valve is provided to selectively adjust a second pressure drop of the working fluid in the third fluid path.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed that includes: receiving, at a mempool node of distributed mempool network (DMP) implementing a distributed hash table (DHT), a request to update routing information of the mempool node; initializing a set of random walks within a key space of the DHT; generating a first record in an first table based at least in part on a first identification information stored in a second of a long-distance table type; generating a second record in a third table of the long-distance table type by at least performing a first random walk of the set of random walks, the second record containing a second identification information and an address associated with the second identification information; generating a third record in a fourth table of a short-distance table type by at least obtaining records from a table maintained by a second mempool node of the DMP network.

Abstract: Technologies and techniques for reducing the construction space necessary for a heating element of a motor vehicle and to improve the cooling of such a heating element. A coolant distributor device may be provided for a motor vehicle, such as a hybrid electric motor vehicle or a battery-electric vehicle, including a basic body with coolant lines, arranged running in the basic body, wherein a heating element is arranged in and/or on the basic body.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a computing-aware traffic steering method, apparatus and system in a mobile network. According to the present disclosure, there is provided a computing-aware traffic steering method of mobile network control plane, the method including: in a case where it is confirmed that there is no target data network access identifier (DNAI) mapped to a service ID when a PDU session establishment request including the service ID of a user terminal (UE) is made, transmitting the service ID and user plane path information to a computing-aware traffic steering mobile user plane controller (CATS-MUP-C) using segment routing; reconfiguring a user plane path for accessing an Anycast IP address corresponding to the service ID in conjunction with the CATS-MUP-C; and completing the PDU session establishment using the Anycast IP address.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds of Structural Formula I. Compounds of Structural Formula I inhibit aldehyde dehydrogenase isoform 1a3 (ALDH1a3) and are useful for treating cancer, for example, metastatic or chemoresistant cancer, such as metastatic cancer resistant to chemotherapy. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising compounds of Structural Formula I and uses of compounds of Structural Formula I for treating cancer, for example, metastatic or chemoresistant cancer.

Abstract: The disclosure comprises a power management system. The system includes a cable bracket that functions as a modular power connector to a chassis of a processor. The cable bracket can comprise a lock device such that the lock device to interlock the cable bracket with the chassis. The lock device is configured to engage and disengage from the chassis. The bracket can be configured to function as an electrical conduit between the chassis of the processor and a power bus bar and wherein the bracket comprises a first electrical connector configured to engage the chassis and a second electrical connector configured to engage the power bus bar. The bracket further comprises at least one lock device to secure the cable bracket to the chassis.