Abstract: A data transmission and compression method arranged to compress and transmit data between an edge device and a remote server. The method includes collecting data at the edge device, wherein the data is attributed to a plurality of signal signatures, generating a data matrix at the edge device, and transforming the data matrix, wherein transforming the data includes using a wavelet transform. The method further includes compressing the data, wherein compressing the data includes utilising an autoencoder, and transmitting the encoded compressed data to the remote server via a communication channel. The method further includes, at the remote server, decompressing the data utilising an autoencoder, reconstructing the signal signatures using an inverse wavelet transform, and storing the reconstructed data signatures in a datastore on the remote server.

Abstract: A pairing module comprising a memory storing contact center information that i) identifies a first set of available agents that are available to be paired with a contact and ii) identifies a first set of available contacts that are waiting to be paired with an available agent. The pairing module further comprises a contact/agent (C/A) pair selector that functions occasionally read the memory to obtain contact center information and then use the obtained contact center information to pair available agents with available contacts.

Abstract: A method of screening for a stevia plant with high steviol glycoside content, that includes detecting from the genome of a test stevia plant the presence and/or the absence of the following genetic feature: (1) homozygous for the allele wherein the base at the position corresponding to position 290 of SEQ ID NO: 1 is T, and the presence and/or the absence of the following genetic feature: (2) homozygous or heterozygous for the allele wherein the base at the position corresponding to position 40 of SEQ ID NO: 2 is A.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for determining a pure electric available power and a vehicle, the method being applied to a vehicle including a fuel cell, the vehicle further including a battery pack and a motor, the fuel cell and the battery pack being electrically connected to the motor, wherein the method includes: monitoring a current travelling state of the vehicle and a current on-off state of the fuel cell; acquiring a maximum peak power outputted by the motor, a maximum output power of the battery pack and a starting-up power of the fuel cell; and according to the current travelling state, the current on-off state of the fuel cell, the maximum peak power, the maximum output power and the starting-up power, determining the pure electric available power.

Abstract: The disclosed system and method provide an artificial intelligence (AI) model trained using clustering and reinforcement learning. Data in a dataset can be loaded for de-identification, along with data scope answers. The data can be audited, and once audited, the audited data and the data scope answers can be provided to a strategy recommendation engine including the trained AI model. The engine can determine a cluster corresponding to the dataset and assesses strategies for data de-identification based on the determined cluster. The strategies can be ranked and provided as output, providing the ability to better de-identify the dataset by indicating which techniques will be the most effective. Additionally, the system and method can automatically implement a top-ranked strategy satisfying certain criteria as a determined optimal approach for data de-identification. Clustering and reinforcement learning may efficiently and automatically glean information from unlabeled data.

Abstract: Configuration data is obtained and is useable by a decoder to reconstruct a first representation of an image at a first level of quality using a second representation of the image at the first level of quality. The second representation is based on a representation of the image at a second, lower level of quality. The configuration data comprises a value of a configuration parameter, the value having a variable bit-length. The configuration data is arranged into a sequence of bytes comprising a variable-length element arranged to store the value of the configuration parameter. The variable-length element comprises at least one given byte having one or more predetermined bits arranged to indicate whether or not the variable-length element comprises one or more additional bytes to the at least one given byte. The sequence of bytes is output for processing by the decoder.

Abstract: A method for acquiring an object's attention information includes: displaying a three-dimensional (3D) virtual image in a virtual scene, the 3D virtual image being a 3D image corresponding to a virtual object in the virtual scene mapped from a physical object; determining a target object of the 3D virtual image displayed in a display area; and based on the target object, determining an attention focus object of the 3D virtual image, the attention focus object belonging to at least a part of the 3D virtual image.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with identifying a document type of an unidentified document based on image features are described. In one embodiment, image pairs are formed by pairing the unidentified document with anchor images from a plurality of anchor images, wherein each anchor image is a known document type. For each image pair, first visual features are extracted from the unidentified document and second visual features are extracted from the paired anchor image. A similarity function is applied to compare the first visual features and the second visual features, and a similarity score is generated for each image pair based on the comparing. The most similar anchor image from the image pairs, which has a greatest similarity score, is identified. The document type of the unidentified document is then predicted as the known document type associated with the most similar anchor image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pixel comprising: a photodiode comprising a portion of a substrate of a semiconductor material, extending vertically from a first face of the substrate to a second face of the substrate configured to receive light; a layer of a first material covering each of the lateral surfaces of the portion; a layer of a second material covering the portion on the side of the first face, first and second material having refractive indexes lower than that of the semiconductor material; and a diffractive structure disposed on a face of the photodiode on the side of the second face.

Abstract: A non-cementitious loss control composition and a method for preparing a non-cementitious loss control composition is provided. The method comprises adding bentonite to water to form a gel slurry and adding a cross linking agent to the gel slurry. The method further comprises adding a binding agent to the gel slurry and the cross linking agent and adding a strengthening agent to the binding agent, the gel slurry and the cross-linking agent. Further, the method comprises adding a bridging agent to the strengthening agent, the binding agent, the gel slurry and the cross linking agent. The method further comprises adding a retarder to the bridging agent, the strengthening agent, the binding agent, the gel slurry and the cross linking agent, where the loss control composition is a lightweight thixotropic composition that is prepared in a density range of 10 Pounds Per Gallon (ppg) to 16 ppg.

Abstract: A rotor blade, the rotor blade comprising a cavity and one or more nozzles for the expulsion of compressed air from the rotor blade cavity thereby resulting in rotation of the rotor blade. The rotor blade further comprises a pressure regulating arrangement, the pressure regulating arrangement being operable to release compressed air from the rotor blade cavity.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic circuit (or circuit module) (100) is disclosed. The electronic circuit comprises a transistor (1) and a resistor (2), the transistor comprising a source terminal (11), a drain terminal (12), a gate terminal (13), and a first body (10) of material providing a controllable semi-conductive channel between the source and drain terminals, and the resistor comprises a first resistor terminal (21), a second resistor terminal (22), and a second body (20) of material providing a resistive current path between the first resistor terminal and the second resistor terminal. The method comprises: forming the first body (10); and forming the second body (20), wherein the first body comprises a first quantity (100) of a metal oxide and the second body comprises a second quantity (200) of said metal oxide. Corresponding electronic circuits are disclosed.

Abstract: A method of controlling state of electric assist bicycle is provided. The method obtains position information of a target user. The method generates a state switching instruction according to the position information of the target user. The method controls the electric assist bicycle to switch from an unlocking state to a locking state according to the state switching instruction or controlling the electric assist bicycle to switch from the locking state to the unlocking state according to the state switching instruction. A related control device and a related control system are provided.

Abstract: This application describes methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for microarchitecture-aware program sampling. An exemplary method includes receiving one or more traces collected from one or more microarchitectures executing a computer program for evaluating hardware configurations; training a machine learning (ML) model with multi-task learning based on the one or more traces as one or more training tasks; generating a plurality of embedded vectors representing the computer program; and updating, based on the trained ML model, the plurality of embedded vectors.

Abstract: The gasoline blending is a critical aspect in oil refinery operations. There are multiple blending rules in prior art to predict the chemical or physical property of the blend. But none of the prior method focuses on obtaining the best blending rule for each feature used in creating the soft-sensor. A method and system for generating a soft-sensor for getting desired property of a blend by optimizing a set of blending rules for each feature used for creating soft-sensor have been provided using data from individual components of the blend. The method comprises automated soft-sensor creation using multiple data sources. Further, the method involves finding best blending rule for each feature used for building the soft-sensor or the blending model to predict property of the blend. The soft-sensor developed using data of components used for blending is adapted to predict mixture or blend property with limited tuning.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an AI based system and method for generating warning alerts for a location to be excavated. The method comprises obtaining, from at least one external source, at least one underground asset map of the location to be excavated. For each of the at least one underground asset map, the method comprises locating a region of interest within the underground asset map corresponding to an identified underground utility service provider and extracting at least one feature within the region of interest. The at least one extracted feature is then compared with a plurality of features stored in a repository corresponding to the identified underground utility service provider, to determine a match. In response to the determination, the extracted feature is identified as a risk feature corresponding to the identified underground utility service provider and one or more warning alerts indicative of risk assets are generated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a perovskite solar cell comprising at least an electrode, an electron transport layer, a hole transport layer, a perovskite layer and a passivation layer. In the perovskite solar cell, the passivation layer may contain a passivator, the passivatormay comprise an aza fused bicyclic compound and/or an organic salt formed from the aza fused bicyclic compound and an acid, each fused ring in the aza fused bicyclic compound may be independently a five-membered or six-membered saturated ring, unsaturated ring or aromatic ring, the fused ring of the aza fused bicyclic compound may contain 1-5 nitrogen atoms, and the fused ring may be an unsubstituted ring or a ring substituted with one or two substituents having 1-3 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A vehicle trim bar assembly for a vehicle, comprising: a molding element, wherein the molding element comprises an inner boundary that defines an aperture; a frame releasable coupled to the molding element, the frame comprising at least one retaining member, wherein the at least one retaining member couples to the molding element within the inner boundary of the aperture such to retain the frame in an inserted condition to the molding element; and a cover coupled to the frame and configured and arranged such to cover the aperture and to provide access to the aperture upon demand.

Abstract: Systems and methods for non-invasive ventilation are provided. The systems may include a gas source that provides breathing gases to a patient through one or more of a primary flow path (PFP) and a flushing flow path (FFP). The system may include a control assembly configured to open and restrict gas flow through the PFP. When the PFP is open, a significant portion of the gas flows through the PFP while the remaining gas flows through the FFP. When the PFP is restricted, a significant portion of the gas flows through the FFP. Increased flow through the FFP may have a high velocity (especially relative to the flow through the PFP). Gas delivered through the FFP may be used to flush dead space. One or both flow paths may contribute to inspiratory positive airway pressure (IPAP), expiratory positive airway pressure (EPAP), and/or positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a distributed antenna system and a signal transmission method. A first remote cascaded chain corresponding to a first channel set and a second remote cascaded chain corresponding to a second channel set are obtained by means of division, such that when a distributed antenna system needs to support multi-channel MIMO, remote units in the first remote cascaded chain and remote units in the second remote cascaded chain only need to be configured with communication link modules, the number of which is less than the number of channels, and the multi-channel MIMO is jointly supported by using the remote units in the first remote cascaded chain and the remote units in the second remote cascaded chain, such that the multi-channel MIMO capability of an overlapping region can be realized.