Abstract: The present invention is provided with a four-wavelength light emitter that emits four kinds of wavelengths of light toward a predetermined site on a living body; a light receiver that receives the four kinds of wavelengths of light transmitted through the predetermined site on the living body; a received light intensity information acquirer that acquires received light intensity information for the four wavelengths on the basis of an optical signal received by the light receiver; an absorbance time change value acquirer that finds time change values of the absorbances corresponding to the four wavelengths on the basis of the received light intensity information of the four wavelengths; a calibration data table that stores calibration data for finding a predetermined component in blood based on the absorbance time change values; and a component concentration acquirer that finds the concentration of the predetermined component in the blood.

Abstract: A copolymer is formed by reacting (A) aromatic monomer, an oligomer thereof, or a polymer thereof, with (B) aliphatic monomer, an oligomer thereof, or a polymer thereof. The aromatic monomer has a chemical structure of in which each of R1 is independently H or CH3, and n=1-4.

Abstract: Shear-assisted extrusion processes for forming extrusions of a desired composition from a feedstock material are provided. The processes can include applying a rotational shearing force and an axial extrusion to the same location on the feedstock material. Devices for this can include a die tool defined by a die face extending from a rim of the die face inwardly at an angle greater than zero in relation to a sidewall of the die tool in at least one cross section; and/or a die tool defining an opening configured to receive feedstock material for extrusion and further defining a die face defining a recess within the die face and contiguous with the opening. Shear-assisted extrusion processes are also provided that can mix different portions of the feedstock material within a recess about the opening prior to feedstock material entering the opening; and extruding the mixed portions.

Abstract: Described is a model-free deep reinforcement learning (DRL) control system and technique. In embodiments, the DRL control system and technique may be used in a real-time manufacturing process. In embodiments, a DRL control system and technique may be used for controlling a fiber drawing system. The DRL-based control system predictively regulates a fiber diameter to track dynamically varying reference trajectories.

Abstract: A tensor data processing method is provided. The method comprises receiving an input tensor including at least one of an outlier and a missing value, the input tensor being input during a time interval between a first time point and a second time point, factorizing the input tensor into a low rank tensor to extract a temporal factor matrix, calculating trend and periodic pattern from the extracted temporal factor matrix, detecting the outlier which is out of the calculated trend and periodic pattern, updating the temporal factor matrix except the detected outlier, combining the updated temporal factor matrix and a non-temporal factor matrix of the input tensor to calculate the real tensor and recovering the input tensor by setting data corresponding to a position of the outlier or a position of the missing value of the input tensor from the data of the real tensor as an estimated value.

Abstract: A system for few-view computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction is described. The system includes a preprocessing module, a first generator network, and a discriminator network. The preprocessing module is configured to apply a ramp filter to an input sinogram to yield a filtered sinogram. The first generator network is configured to receive the filtered sinogram, to learn a filtered back-projection operation and to provide a first reconstructed image as output. The first reconstructed image corresponds to the input sinogram. The discriminator network is configured to determine whether a received image corresponds to the first reconstructed image or a corresponding ground truth image. The generator network and the discriminator network correspond to a Wasserstein generative adversarial network (WGAN). The WGAN is optimized using an objective function based, at least in part, on a Wasserstein distance and based, at least in part, on a gradient penalty.

Abstract: A chip packaging method and a chip packaging structure is disclosed. The method includes: attaching at least two chips to one side of substrate by adhesive layer, wherein device surface of the chip faces the substrate, and the substrate is provided therein with substrate wiring structure and/or chip; performing thinning treatment on the at least two chips provided on one side of the substrate, wherein the thinning treatment includes etching only the chips to reduce the thickness of the chips; plastically sealing the chips having undergone the thinning treatment to form a plastically sealed arrangement layer, and stacking at least two such plastically sealed arrangement layers on the substrate along plastic sealing direction; and punching the chips having undergone the thinning treatment to form first interconnection hole connecting the chips having undergone the thinning treatment to the substrate wiring structure, the chip in substrate, or the plastically sealed arrangement layer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a memristor array, comprising metal wires and memristors; the metal wires are arranged laterally and vertically; a memristor is arranged at the intersection of every two metal wires; the connection/disconnection of the metal wires is judged according to the resistance values of the memristors; and an adder is constituted according to the resistance value states of the memristors. The present invention provides a memristor-CMOS hybrid multiplication core circuit, in which one input of multiplication can be stored in a memristor network, one part of operation is completed in a memory network, the other part of operation is completed through a CMOS circuit, thereby reducing frequent data calls by half, and the power consumption of the CMOS circuit is further reduced by reducing competitive adventure in the operation process, thereby greatly reducing the overall energy consumption.

Abstract: A cathode particle includes a core and an additive. The core includes a lithium (Li) transition metal (M) oxide. The additive, which may be a coating, is disposed at least on an outer surface of the core. The additive includes at least one of selenium (Se), phosphorus (P), boron (B), or tellurium (Te). The additive substantially prevents oxygen anion redox and oxygen loss in an outer portion of the core. The additive may be present below the outer surface of the core. At least a portion of the additive may occupy at least some oxygen vacancies in the core. The cathode particle may have a gradient morphology with the concentration of the additive increasing with radial distance from the center of the cathode particle. The core may have a single-crystalline structure. The core may be LixCoO2 or LixNi1?y?zMnyCozO2.

Abstract: A system for imaging, including a source of coherent light; a polarization state generator for generating polarized optical photons from the light originating in the source of coherent light; a sample environment; a polarization state analyzer for permitting photons having a desired polarization to interact with a detector; and an imaging unit for generating an image based on the interactions of the photons with the detector. The sample environment includes a plurality of electromagnets, each connected to one or more power supply components; and a controller, connected to the electromagnets and including software for generating and controlling a desired magnetic field created by each of the electromagnets in concert with each other.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for recognizing an object. An object recognition method performed by an object recognition apparatus includes receiving reflected light in which light is reflected by a recognition pattern disposed on an object and passes through a lens, identifying the recognition pattern disposed on the object from the reflected light, and comparing the identified recognition pattern with recognition patterns defined for respective objects and determining an object viewed by a user based on a result of the comparison, wherein the recognition pattern is a pattern in which different colors are arranged adjacently.

Abstract: A three-dimensional track planning method based on improved particle swarm optimization algorithm is disclosed. During the process of searching an optimal three-dimensional track in a track space, Different inertia weights are set in different particle swarm iterative evolution stages. A maximum inertia weight is used to make global convergence in a set early stage of evolution, and a minimum inertia weight is used to make local convergence in a set late stage of evolution. Disturbance mutation operation in a motion process of particles is added based on swarm diversity. Infeasible particles are selected based on constraints. Constraint violation functions of infeasible particles are compared, and infeasible particles with small constraint violation functions are kept.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an inhibitor of DJ-1 (PARK7) for use in a method of treatment or prevention of immunoaging in a subject. In particular, the present invention relates to an inhibitor of DJ-1 for use in a method of treatment or prevention of an immunoaging-related disease in a subject, for use in a method of treatment or prevention of a premature aging disease in a subject, or for use in a method of treatment or prevention of vaccination inefficiency in a subject. In particular embodiments, the subject has been selected to have or has a premature aging disease, such as progeria, or the subject is an elderly subject.

Abstract: Described are a process and a system for hydrotreating a deoiled asphalt. The process includes: (2) introducing a deoiled asphalt and an aromatics-containing stream into a first reaction unit for hydrogenation reaction, wherein the first reaction unit comprises a mineral-rich precursor material and/or a hydrogenation catalyst, and the first reaction unit is a fixed bed hydrogenation unit; (21) fractionating the liquid-phase product from the first reaction unit to provide a first light component and a first heavy component; (31) introducing the first light component into a second reaction unit for reaction, to provide a gasoline component, a diesel component and/or a BTX feedstock component; and (32) introducing the first heavy component to a delayed coking unit for reaction; or using the first heavy component as a low sulfur ship fuel oil component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro-object extraction method using diffusiophoresis enabling collection and extraction of micro-objects by using the concentration difference of a solution including the micro-objects to be extracted, and a micro-object identification method using same, wherein the present invention has the following advantages: desired micro-objects can be easily extracted only with a simple device by using diffusiophoresis; the collection and extraction of micro-objects can be easily controlled by changing the type of solution injected into a micro-channel; and energy usage is efficient by using self-powered energy by diffusiophoresis without separate external power required for extracting micro-objects.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor-based temperature sensor and a method of operating the semiconductor-based temperature sensor. A temperature sensor includes an electrical temperature signal generator configured to generate a first electrical temperature signal that changes according to temperature and a second electrical temperature signal that changes according to temperature at a different rate from that of the first electrical temperature signal, a differential signal generator configured to generate a differential electrical temperature signal between the first electrical temperature signal and the second electrical temperature signal, and an analog digital converter (ADC) configured to convert the differential electrical temperature signal into digital temperature information.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a System on Chip (SoC) and a memory. The SoC includes a processor and a neural processing unit (NPU). The memory includes an enclave page cache (EPC), in which a validation table is stored, and at least one NPU enclave. The NPU enclave and the EPC have a trusted execution environment, which is isolated from an execution environment in which system software of the CPU is executed.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a bone implant is provided. The manufacturing method includes the following steps. Firstly, an implant body is provided, wherein the implant body is made of metal comprising titanium or an alloy comprising titanium. Then, a processing apparatus is provided, wherein the processing apparatus comprises an ultrafast laser source, a first wave plate and a second wave plate. Then, ultrafast laser light is emitted by the ultrafast laser source to the implant body through the first wave plate and the second wave plate to form a plurality of microstructures and a titanium dioxide film, wherein each microstructure has a height and a weight, the weight is less than 2 micrometers, and the height is less than 1 micrometer.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for selecting and receiving a stream in a distribution network-based multimedia streaming service are disclosed. According to the method, a receiving apparatus receives an index file for a channel from an index server and obtains a time difference between a current time of the receiving apparatus and the start time of the first streaming from the index file. Then, the receiving apparatus selects a fragment including a stream to be received among a plurality of fragments in which multimedia streams are divided and requests the selected fragment.

Abstract: The specificity of CD4+ TH responses of German cockroach (Bla g) antigens, and whether differences exist in magnitude or functionality as a function of disease severity, is disclosed. Also disclosed are novel German cockroach allergens and epitopes.