Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for treating a subject afflicted with a tumor derived from a renal cell carcinoma. The methods comprise administering a first dose to a subject of an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof and/or an anti-PD-L1 antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, and administering a second dose to the subject, wherein the subject exhibited differential expression in one or more biomarker genes, e.g., CTLA-4, TIGIT, and/or PD-L2, following administration of the first dose.

Abstract: Environmentally friendly refrigerant blends utilizing refrigerants including 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), 1,2-difluoroethylene, at least one hydrocarbon selected from the group consisting of propane, cyclopropane, propylene, isobutane, and n-butane, and optionally 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a). The blends have low GWP, low toxicity, and low flammability with low temperature glide for use in a hybrid, mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, or full electric vehicles for thermal management (transferring heat from one part of the vehicle to the other) of the passenger compartment providing air conditioning (A/C) or heating to the passenger cabin.

Abstract: The subject invention pertains to composite straight wall liquid storage tanks held in persistent compression to provide superior watertightness for the life of the tank, including ACI American Concrete Institute 350 code-compliant liquid-containing composite straight wall structures with an integral full-height galvanized steel shell diaphragm fully encased in continuous shotcrete. The provided tapered composite straight wall can incorporate epoxy-bonded diaphragm sheet joints at the floor, wall, L-shaped corner posts, and T-shaped bisecting wall junction plates to support watertight connections. The external envelope and, optionally, one or more internal or bisecting walls of the structure can be provided in persistent compression by compressive post-tensioning.

Abstract: A heat utilization system includes: a heat generating device of one aspect of the invention, includes: a heat generating device including a heat-generating element configured of a multilayer film for generating heat by occlusion and discharge of hydrogen, a heating unit for heating the heat-generating element, and a sealed container for containing the heat-generating element and the heating unit; and a heat utilization device for utilizing a heat medium heated by the heat generating device as a heat source. The heat generating device is configured to be attachable and detachable with respect to the heat utilization device.

Abstract: Provided is a temperature adjustment apparatus that performs thermal exchange with one or more objects by means of cooling water, the temperature adjustment apparatus comprising a distribution portion including a distribution channel through which the cooling water is distributed and a sensing system that senses a state of the distribution channel, wherein the sensing system includes a pressure sensor provided at at least one position in the distribution channel, that senses pressure of the cooling water and a sensing unit that senses a state of the distribution channel based on the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a retention circuit diagnostic system. The retention circuit diagnostic system includes a first retention circuit configured to output a retention signal for controlling a contactor, and a controller configured to transmit a first signal related to a state control of the contactor, and to transmit a second signal for activating the first retention circuit, and configured to diagnose the first retention circuit based on the retention signal.

Abstract: A position detection sensor is provided on an index table, and a load track drive unit is provided on a load track. A control unit controls the load track drive unit to radially move the load track to adjust a radial position of the pocket with respect to the load track, based on a signal from the position detection sensor. The object is to smoothly fill electronic components stored in a load track into pockets in an index table.

Abstract: A communication system in a mobile platform receives a signal and applies a plurality of Doppler offsets within a range of potential Doppler offsets. Spectral analysis is performed for correlators in each of the Doppler offset signals, and a signal with a best correlation score is used to identify the actual Doppler offset of the signal. The signal is padded by some predetermined length and correlators are segmented. A polynomial interpolator corrects the sample rate for each one of the Doppler offsets signals.

Abstract: The combined illumination system includes a first waveguide and a second waveguide. An output end of the first waveguide is coupled to an input end of the second waveguide. An LED light source is configured to emit light from an input end of the first waveguide and through the output end of the second waveguide to illuminate a workpiece. A laser light source is coupled to an input end of an optical fiber, and an output end of the optical fiber is coupled to the input end of the second waveguide. The laser light source is configured to emit laser light from the input end of the optical fiber through the output end of the second waveguide to illuminate the workpiece.

Abstract: A route planning system configured to create the route plan for an autonomous agricultural work machine and/or for a network of autonomous agricultural work machines. A given agricultural work machine may be operated in a semi-autonomous operating mode, in which a user is on board or resident in the agricultural work machine, or a fully autonomous operating mode, in which no user is assigned to the agricultural work machine. The generated route plan may be dynamically adapted depending on one or more events, with the dynamically adapted route plan being transmitted to the autonomous agricultural work machine. The user or an operator assigned to the given autonomous agricultural work machine may accept the adapted route plan for the given agricultural work machine.

Abstract: Disclosed are an illuminated touchpad including a protection layer, a touch module, and a Parallax-Barrier light source module. The touch module is disposed between the protection layer and the Parallax-Barrier light source module. The Parallax-Barrier light source module has a Parallax-Barrier pattern or is used to produce the Parallax-Barrier pattern. The Parallax-Barrier light source module further has multiple patterns and produces multiple illuminated patterns by the patterns, or the Parallax-Barrier light source module directly produces the illuminated patterns. By the Parallax-Barrier pattern, lights of the illuminated patterns pass through the touch module and the protection layer to form multiple stereoscopic images.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and non-transitory machine-readable media associated with mirroring data for a virtual environment. An apparatus can include a memory device and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory device. The processor can receive data for display from a different apparatus that is coupled to the apparatus, wherein the different apparatus is a physical apparatus. The processor can modify image data for a virtual environment using the data. A display system coupled to the processor can display the modified image data of the virtual environment to mirror the data from the different apparatus to the virtual environment.

Abstract: Described herein is a graphics processor having processing resources with configurable thread and register configurations. Program code can configure a number of registers and accumulators that will be used by hardware threads during execution of the program code by the graphics processor. Processing resources within the graphics processor can be configured to assign different numbers of registers and accumulators to hardware threads based on the configuration requested by program code to be executed by the processing resource.

Abstract: A simulation method for simulating the operation of a gas turbine (111) is disclosed. The method comprises a global search procedure and an iterative local search procedure, to calculate parameters to simulate the operation of the gas turbine (111). The output parameters can also be used for monitoring the operation of the gas turbine (111) and planning the maintenance. Also disclosed is a characterization system, for characterizing and simulating the operation of a gas turbine (111).

Abstract: An effective strategy provides an intuitive starting point for an enterprise network agent to resolve issues before the issues increase the probability of an outage. Being able to predict whether and when a current anomalous state will transform into an outage is valuable to an enterprise network agent tasked with network administration, including monitoring the network; configuring the network; recommending software or hardware licenses, updates, or additions; obtaining software or hardware licenses or devices; generating reports and alerts; and launching countermeasures in association with the enterprise network.

Abstract: In some aspects, systems and methods provide for forming groupings of a plurality of independently-specified computation workloads, such as graphics processing workloads, and in a specific example, ray tracing workloads. The workloads include a scheduling key, which is one basis on which the groupings can be formed. Workloads grouped together can all execute from the same source of instructions, on one or more different private data elements. Such workloads can recursively instantiate other workloads that reference the same private data elements. In some examples, the scheduling key can be used to identify a data element to be used by all the workloads of a grouping. Memory conflicts to private data elements are handled through scheduling of non-conflicted workloads or specific instructions and/or deferring conflicted workloads instead of locking memory locations.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for reconstructing a three-dimensional model based on a multi-view image and a device therefor. A method for reconstructing a three-dimensional model according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include obtaining n (n>1) multi-view images, and a first two-dimensional feature map and a first three-dimensional feature map, based on n depth maps for the n multi-view images; estimating a mesh through occupancy prediction based on the first two-dimensional feature map and the first three-dimensional feature map; and applying a texture estimated based on a second two-dimensional feature map and a second three-dimensional feature map obtained based on the n multi-view images and the n depth maps to the estimated mesh to obtain a texture-applied final model.

Abstract: A second input image is generated by applying a target augmented reality (AR) effect to a first input image. The first input image and the second input image are provided to a first visual-semantic machine learning model to obtain output describing at least one feature of the target AR effect. The first visual-semantic machine learning model is fine-tuned from a second visual-semantic machine learning model by using training samples. Each training sample comprises a first training image, a second training image, and a training description of a given AR effect. The second training image is generated by applying the given AR effect to the first training image. A description of the target AR effect is selected based on the output of the visual-semantic machine learning model. The description of the target AR effect is stored in association with an identifier of the target AR effect.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for voltage regulation for memory array test procedures are described. A system may utilize multiple voltage regulators to concurrently activate sets of antifuses and to compensate for voltage drops across the antifuses. Each voltage regulator may be associated with a respective region of memory cells. The memory system may apply an activation voltage to antifuse circuitry of a memory array. Respective voltage regulators for each region of memory cells may maintain the activation voltage across respective sets of antifuses of the antifuse circuitry, such that the activation voltage exceeds a respective threshold for each antifuse. Each antifuse of the respective sets of antifuses may be activated based on maintain the activation voltage using the multiple voltage regulators. The set of antifuses may transition from a resistive state to a conductive state based on activating the set of antifuses.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a storage array including memory cells arranged in a matrix array, each memory cell includes two memories, one P-channel field effect transistor and two N-channel field effect transistors alternately connected to the P-channel field effect transistor; a source of the P-channel field effect transistor is connected to a drain of a N-channel field effect transistor, a drain of the P-channel field effect transistor is connected to a source of the N-channel field effect transistor, and the two memories are respectively connected to the source of the P-channel field effect transistor and the source of the N-channel field effect transistor. The present disclosure can improve the density of the storage array and reduce the requirement for the drive capability of the field effect transistor.