Abstract: An expandable liner and a method for running the same are provided. The expandable liner includes a base pipe, wherein the base pipe is provided with a passage extending through an axial direction of the base pipe, a connection structure disposed at both ends of the base pipe, and screen openings on a wall of the base pipe; a porous expandable layer is fixedly attached to an exterior of the base pipe and made of a non-memory foamed and compressible material. The expandable liner and the method, by adopting a non-memory porous expandable layer, realize a sand-control performance and a wellbore-supporting capability of a prior art technology where memory materials are used, which significantly reduces costs in manufacturing, operating and running.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and products associated with in vitro and in vivo protease activity measurements and enzyme profiling. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to measuring remotely triggered protease activity. In particular, the disclosure relates to methods of in vivo processing of exogenous molecules followed by detection of signature molecules as representative of the presence or absence of active enzymes associated with disease or conditions. The disclosure also relates to products, kits, and databases for use in the methods of the disclosure.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a system for echo intensity calibration based on continuous wave weather radar data. The system includes a communication module used for establishing a network protocol or local protocol-based communication link between a radar receiver and a radar terminal computer; a main control module which is in communication connection with the communication module to receive radar data of the radar receiver or a control signal of the radar terminal computer and execute an echo intensity calibration strategy; and a storage module which temporarily stores continuous wave weather radar data, and aircraft echo power values that are identified by the main control module within a period of time.

Abstract: A light source device, including a first light source, providing a first light beam in a first time period of a first period; and a second light source, providing a second light beam in a second time period of the first period, is provided. The first light beam and the second light beam have the same color temperature. The first light beam and the second light beam are emitted alternately in the first period, and a color rendering index of mixed light of the first light beam and the second light beam is greater than or equal to 85.

Abstract: An information processing device, including a resistive analog neuromorphic device element having a pair of electrodes and an oxide layer provided between the pair of electrodes, and a parallel circuit having a low resistance component and a capacitance component. The parallel circuit and the resistive analog neuromorphic device element are connected in series.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video decoding method, according to embodiment of the invention, image decoding method comprises, acquiring a reconstructed luma block of a current block, determining whether a cross-component adaptive loop filter is applied to the current block, acquiring a reconstructed chroma block of the current block, to which an adaptive loop filter is applied, when the cross-component adaptive loop filter is applied to the current block and acquiring a final reconstructed chroma block of the current block, to which the cross-component loop filter is applied, using the reconstructed luma block and the reconstructed chroma block, to which the adaptive loop filter is applied.

Abstract: Disclosed are an image encoding method using a skip mode and a device using the method. The image encoding method may comprise the steps of: judging whether there is residual block data of a prediction target block on the basis of predetermined data indicating whether residual block data has been encoded; and, if there is residual block data, restoring the prediction target block on the basis of the residual block data and an intra-screen predictive value of the prediction target block. Consequently, encoding and decoding efficiency can be increased by carrying out the encoding and decoding of screen residual data only for prediction target blocks where there is a need for a residual data block in accordance with screen similarity.

Abstract: Disclosed is an LPC residual signal encoding/decoding apparatus of an MDCT based unified voice and audio encoding device. The LPC residual signal encoding apparatus analyzes a property of an input signal, selects an encoding method of an LPC filtered signal, and encode the LPC residual signal based on one of a real filterbank, a complex filterbank, and an algebraic code excited linear prediction (ACELP).

Abstract: The present invention provides a simpler method for sharpening a tip of an emitter. In addition, the present invention provides an emitter including a nanoneedle made of a single crystal material, an emitter including a nanowire made of a single crystal material such as hafnium carbide (HfC), both of which stably emit electrons with high efficiency, and an electron gun and an electronic device using any one of these emitters. A method for manufacturing the emitter according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises processing a single crystal material in a vacuum using a focused ion beam to form an end of the single crystal material, through which electrons are to be emitted, into a tapered shape, wherein the processing is performed in an environment in which a periphery of the single crystal material fixed to a support is opened.

Abstract: Described are a process and a system for processing aromatics-rich fraction oil. The process includes: (1) introducing an aromatics-rich fraction oil into a fifth reaction unit for hydrosaturation, followed by fractionation, to provide a first light component and a first heavy component; (2) introducing a deoiled asphalt and an aromatics-comprising stream including the first heavy component into a hydrogen dissolving unit to be mixed with hydrogen, and introducing the mixed material into a first reaction unit for a hydrogenation reaction; (3) fractionating a liquid-phase product from the first reaction unit to provide a second light component and a second heavy component; (41) introducing the second light component into a second reaction unit for reaction; and (42) introducing the second heavy component into a delayed coking unit for reaction; or using the second heavy component as a component of low sulfur ship fuel oil.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray generator including a plurality of X-ray sources, an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays radiated from the plurality of X-ray sources and generate a plurality of pieces of projection data, and a processor configured to apply log projection to each of the plurality of pieces of projection data, to apply weighted projection to the log-projected projection data, to apply a bidirectional ramp filter to the weighted-projected projection data, and to generate a tomographic image reconstructed based on each of the projection data to which the bidirectional ramp filter is applied.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of decoding an image. The method includes generating an inter prediction block by performing inter prediction with respect to a current block, generating an intra prediction block by performing intra prediction with respect to the current block, determining a first weight and a second weight, and generating a final prediction block by respectively applying the first weight and the second weight to the inter prediction block and the intra prediction block. The generating of the intra prediction block includes generating the intra prediction block using a predefined intra prediction mode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for distributed image data processing. The method for distributed image data processing includes performing machine learning on an original image to produce a plurality of different task outputs, combining the plurality of task outputs to extract at least one final output, and compressing the final output and transmitting the final output to a server.

Abstract: A Unified Speech and Audio Codec (USAC) that may process a window sequence based on mode switching is provided. The USAC may perform encoding or decoding by overlapping between frames based on a folding point when mode switching occurs. The USAC may process different window sequences for each situation to perform encoding or decoding, and thereby may improve a coding efficiency.

Abstract: There is provided an video encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The video decoding method comprises acquiring a bitstream including a predetermined context element, performing at least one of a context model determination, a probability update, and a probability interval determination on the predetermined syntax element, and arithmetically decoding the predetermined syntax element on the basis of a result of the performance.

Abstract: This disclosure is generally directed to electrochemical readout of rapid diagnostics related to use of CRISPR effector systems. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a nucleic acid detection system. Generally, the system comprises: (1) a detection CRISPR system comprising an effector protein and one or more guide nucleic acid (gNA) strands designed to bind to corresponding target nucleic acid molecules; (2) an effector strand and (3) an electrode.

Abstract: A treatment system and method for cephalosporin wastewater are disclosed. The treatment system includes: a flocculation and sedimentation device, an alkali reaction tank, a PAC reaction tank, a PAM reaction tank, a wastewater heat exchanger, a wastewater heater and an oxidation reactor that are connected with each other in sequence, wherein the wastewater heat exchanger is provided with a material inlet, a material outlet, a heat source inlet and a heat source outlet. An oxidized water from the oxidation reactor enters the wastewater heat exchanger from the heat source inlet, the heat source outlet is connected with a product canister, the product canister is connected with a membrane filtration device to realize concentration treatment of a landfill leachate, the material inlet is connected with the PAM reaction tank, and the material outlet is connected with the wastewater heater.

Abstract: The present invention relates to bifunctional compounds, compositions, and methods for treating diseases or conditions mediated by aberrant histone deacetylase (HCADC) (e.g., HDAC3) activity.

Abstract: A magnetic-field melting solder that melts by the action of an AC magnetic field is provided. The magnetic-field melting solder includes solder material; and magnetic material composing of ferrite or Ni, a proportion of the magnetic material to the entire magnetic-field melting solder being 0.005% to 5% by weight. A joining method using the magnetic-field melting solder includes providing the magnetic-field melting solder between an electrode on a substrate and an electrode of an electronic component, and joining together the electrode on the substrate and the electrode of the electronic component by generating an AC magnetic field around the substrate and thereby melting the magnetic-field melting solder.

Abstract: A reflector including a substrate and a plurality of alternating layers of two materials having different indices of refraction disposed on the substrate, wherein the reflector exhibits a central peak in reflectance vs wavelength and the reflectance of the high-energy side-lobes is increased in intensity and the reflectance of the low-energy side-lobes is reduced in intensity and method for making the reflector is disclosed.