Abstract: A vehicle shift system, including a shift pedal, a sensor configured to generate a first signal when the shift pedal moves in a first direction, and a controller coupled to the sensor and configured to control a transmission to change from a first transmission setting to a second transmission setting in response to the first signal.

Abstract: Method and server system for providing recommendations during a chat session are disclosed. The method includes: processing instant messages transmitted during a chat session between a first user and one or more second users to obtain one or more keywords of a current conversation between the first user and the one or more second users; selecting at least one of the one or more keywords in accordance with a determination that the at least one keyword has remained relevant to the current conversation for at least a threshold time period; identifying one or more information items relevant to the at least one keyword in accordance with the selection of the at least one keyword; and providing the one or more information items to at least one of the first and second users for display within a conversation interface displaying the current conversation between the first and second users.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a network connection method performed by a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal acquires a graphic code on a user-specified intelligent device after receiving a graphic code recognition instruction. The mobile terminal then displays a network connection interface based on the acquired graphic code for configuring a target wireless access point identifier and a target wireless access point password. After receiving a configuration completion instruction through the network connection interface, the mobile terminal sends a user-specified intelligent device identifier, a user-specified target wireless access point identifier, and a user-specified target wireless access point password to a server, so that the user-specified intelligent device can establish a network connection to a target wireless access point.

Abstract: An information transmission method, apparatus and system, which relate to the field of terminal information interaction provides a cross-terminal information transmission manner that does not need a wireless data link, and is reliable and secure. A first terminal transfers information through vibration and a second terminal obtains, by detecting the vibration, the information transferred by the first terminal.

Abstract: A seismic survey apparatus includes a body, a proof mass, at least one sensor arranged to detect movement of the proof mass relative to the body. In addition, the seismic survey apparatus includes electronic circuitry connected to the at least one sensor. The electronic circuitry is configured to receive and process an output of the sensor. A power supply is arranged to provide electrical power to the electronic circuitry with the power supply being an integral part of the proof mass.

Abstract: Provided are: a method of predicting sensitivity to a molecularly targeted drug; a method of selecting a patient who is determined to have high responsiveness to administration of a drug; and a reagent to be used in these methods.

Abstract: A film-stretching apparatus in accordance with an aspect of the present invention includes a stretching furnace which has (i) an entrance through which a material film is transferred into the stretching furnace and (ii) an exit through which the material film having been stretched is transferred out of the stretching furnace, an airflow in the entrance being controlled so as to be directed toward an outside of the stretching furnace.

Abstract: A separator for a lithium-ion battery includes a substrate, a coating, and a middle layer formed between the substrate and the coating. The middle layer includes a part of the substrate and a part of the coating. The substrate contains a base polymer, a first polymer, and a first inorganic material. The coating contains a second polymer and a second inorganic material. The first polymer and the second polymer independently contain an acid radical in a side chain thereof. The first inorganic material is reactive with the first polymer via a first neutralization reaction, and the second inorganic material is reactive with the second polymer via a second neutralization reaction. A method for preparing a separator for a lithium-ion battery and a lithium-ion battery are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing snow through liquefaction, and the objective of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for removing snow through liquefaction that can melt snow suctioned by a snow suction means into water, thereby enhancing energy efficiency. The apparatus comprises: a snow suction means that includes a stirring part that forcibly crushes and stirs external snow and a suction part that forcibly suctions the snow that is stirred in the stirring part; a water spray means that sprays water into the suction part to melt the snow suctioned by the snow suction means; a storage part that stores the water into which the snow is melted by the water spray means; and a heating means that is located below the storage part and applies heat to the water stored in the storage part, wherein the heated water in the storage part is pumped and supplied to the water spray means.

Abstract: A handy type electric carriage comprises a vehicle body comprising a main vehicle frame, two driving wheels pivoted to the main vehicle frame at two sides, and two front wheel sets provided at two sides in front of the two driving wheels and pivoted to the main vehicle frame; and a footrest unit connected to the vehicle body, the footrest unit comprising a foot board connected to the main vehicle frame, and two first auxiliary wheels at left and right sides of the foot board. The main vehicle frame is situated in an unfolded or folded state due to a positioning mechanism. The front wheel sets and the main vehicle frame are pivoted in a manner of quick-release structure. Thereby, reduction in volume and easier to carry are provided for the handy type electric carriage, and providing easy and labor-saving shifting of the carriage is achieved.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and a storage medium are provided for multimedia processing. For example, multimedia information to be processed and configuration information of the multimedia information are acquired. The configuration information includes one or more special effect processing conditions. An attribute status of the multimedia information is acquired; and when the attribute status of the multimedia information matching with the special effect processing conditions, special effect processing is performed on the multimedia information.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-layered porous film which includes a functional layer having a controlled thickness in a length-wise direction thereof and which is suitable as a separator for batteries. The multi-layered porous film includes a base film, and a functional layer containing both an inorganic filler and a binder resin, the functional layer being formed on the base film, wherein a difference between a maximum basis weight and a minimum basis weight of the multi-layered porous film in a length-wise direction thereof is equal to or smaller than 2 grams/m2, the basis weight being measured every 100 meters interval. The separator fabricated by cutting a film roll comprised of a multi-layered porous film into pieces each having a given length has small lot-based fluctuation in quality, and makes it possible to fabricate a battery having a small fluctuation in quality.

Abstract: To provide a technology for controlling weeds and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for obtaining an expression from characters. The method may include: extracting N words under test from a text under test in an arrangement order; inputting an i-th node in the first-level operation, each node of a first node to an i?1 th node in the first-level operation, and a predefined set of operators into a sub-network of a recurrent neural network to obtain nodes of a second-level operation; determining a valid operator in the first-level operation according to the nodes of the second-level operation; performing multi-level operations until the number of valid operators in a M-level operation is determined to be 0 according to the obtained nodes of the M+1-level operation; and generating the expression from the text under test according to valid operators in the first-level operation to the M?1-level operation and words corresponding to valid nodes.

Abstract: To provide a technology for controlling weeds and the like.

Abstract: A core-shell gel particle of the invention contains a crosslinked hyaluronic acid, has a higher equilibrium swelling capacity at the surface than at the center, the equilibrium swelling capacity showing a change curve with an inflection point from the center to the surface, and has a probe pushing force of 20 nN or less from the surface to a depth of 800 nm.

Abstract: There is provided a transparent substrate with an antifouling film that, when used as a cover member with an antifouling film of an electrostatic in-cell touch panel-type liquid crystal device, can reduce the whitening of a liquid crystal screen while fully maintaining an antifouling property and touch sensitivity. The transparent substrate with an antifouling film includes: a transparent substrate; and an antifouling film provided as an outermost layer on one main surface of the transparent substrate, wherein a surface shape of the antifouling film is a rugged shape whose arithmetic mean roughness Ra is 0.01 ?m or more, and surface resistivity measured on the surface of the antifouling film is 1.0×109 to 1.0×1013?/.

Abstract: Provided is a knock type writing instrument provided with a simple mechanism allowing a stable fretting operation or the like. A knock type writing instrument 1 is provided with: a shaft cylinder 2; a refill 5 arranged inside the shaft cylinder 2; a spring 6 biasing the refill 5 backward; an operation part 20 pressed forward against a biasing force of the spring 6 in a knocking operation; and a main rotor 30, and is switchable between a writing state and a non-writing state with the knocking operation. The knock type writing instrument 1 is further provided with: a knock locking member 50 movable forward and backward inside the shaft cylinder 2 due to gravity; and a locking part 60 provided on a side of the shaft cylinder 2 and capable of being locked with the knock locking member 50. When a front end of the shaft cylinder 2 is directed upward, the knock locking member 50 moves backward to be locked with the locking part 60 to prevent forward movement of the operation part 20.

Abstract: A detection device includes: a detector having an inherent detection area to detect entry of a detection target into the inherent detection area; a restrictor for restricting the inherent detection area to a specific set detection area; a body having a detector opening part; a detector fixer for fixing the detector; and a restrictor fixer whose position is fixed to the detector fixer and to which the restrictor is fixed, the restrictor fixer configured so that a relative position between the detector and the restrictor is fixed by fixing a position of the restrictor to the detector fixer via the restrictor fixer. The detector and the restrictor whose positions are thus fixed are assembled to the body so that a circumferential edge of the detector opening part is located outside the set detection area while the restriction of the inherent detection area by the restrictor is maintained.