Abstract: According to at least one aspect, a series of images of a scene are obtained, such as by a head mounted display. The scene includes a medical device and a tracking device, and the series of images including at least the tracking device. Relative pose information indicative of a relative spatial relationship between the tracking device and the medical device is accessed, the 3D representation of the patient is registered with the medical device using the series of images of the scene and the relative pose information, and a mixed reality visualization of the 3D representation of the patient and the medical device generating, based on results of the registering. The mixed reality visualization can further include a visual indication indicative of an alignment of the patient with the 3D representation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for determining responses to dangerous situations based on the degrees of danger. The method includes generating predicted danger information of a crime scene and predicting current danger information of the crime scene based on pieces of report content information and pieces of field police report content information, calculating information about a range of dispatched police force based on pieces of dispatched police report content information, calculating information about a current field police force status and a range of the field police force based on the field police report content information, and determining a response to the crime scene based on supportable resource information for the crime scene, the predicted danger information, the current danger information, the dispatched police force range information, and the information about the current field police force status and the range of the field police force.

Abstract: The disclosure provides disinfection devices and lighting devices. For example, there is provided a lighting device configured to be driven by an HFAC power supply, the lighting device comprising a light, a first circuit comprising a first secondary coil electrically connected to the light and configured to be coupled to an HFAC power supply, a second circuit electrically connected to the light and comprising a secondary coil configured to be coupled to an HFAC power supply, a HFAC to DC converter, a DC to AC driver, a clock pulse generator and a transformer.

Abstract: The present specification discloses modified anti-PD-L1 antibodies that abolishes Fc-related effector function and enhances clearance rate while maintaining therapeutic efficacy for neurodegenerative disease modification. The present specification also discloses nucleic acid sequences and expression constructs encoding such modified anti-PD-L1 antibodies as well as methods of making such modified anti-PD-L1 antibodies. In addition, the present specification discloses methods of treatment and uses that employ an administration regime of the disclosed anti-PD-L1 antibodies that ensures the antibodies are present for only a specific period of time and then are sufficiently cleared from the body to ensure treatment efficacy is maintained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for predicting whether a human subject having breast cancer will be resistant to, or sensitive to, therapy with a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor, the method comprising: a) measuring the gene expression in a sample obtained from the breast tumour of the patient to obtain a sample gene expression profile of at least the following modules: (i) a luminal vs.

Abstract: A check valve for cryogenic fluid includes: a valve body which is formed to have an inlet and an outlet open at both ends thereof, a valve seat which is formed inside the valve body to communicate with the inlet; a disk which is pivoted up and down at the upper end thereof about a pivot axis provided in the valve body to open and close the valve seat; and a sealing member which is made of a metal material shrinkable by cryogenic fluid introduced through the inlet, is provided in the circumferential direction of the valve seat, and when the disk closes the valve seat, is brought into close contact with the edge portion of the disk to produce sealing effects.

Abstract: Described are various embodiments of an ultrasonic structural health monitoring device, system and method. In one embodiment, an ultrasonic structural health monitoring device is described to monitor a structure. The device comprises a bottom electrode disposable on the structure; a piezoelectric medium disposed on the bottom electrode; a top electrode disposed on the piezoelectric medium; an acoustic insulation layer; and a connector to bring electrical excitation for the piezoelectric medium and to collect a generated electric response therefrom representative of structural health.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of oilfield plugging agents, and in particular to a plugging agent for oil extraction in an oilfield and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention are an energy-saving dishwasher and a control method therefor. The inner container is arranged inside the housing, the inner container is internally provided with a manifold type dish rack for placing dishes and spraying steam to perform steam cleaning on the dishes, and the manifold type dish rack is placed on a supporting frame fixed to the inner container. A water storage tank, a steam/hot water integrated generating device and a water pump are arranged below the inner container, and the steam/hot water integrated generating device includes a generating assembly and a control assembly. The manifold type dish rack is configured to place the dishes and simultaneously sprays steam to clean the dishes. The steam/hot water integrated generating device is configured to generate steam and hot water, heating is performed to generate the steam, and then relative cooling is performed to generate the hot water.

Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes a substrate and a first pixel and a second pixel, which are disposed adjacent to each other in a first direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate. Each of the first pixel and the second pixel is provided in plurality and is alternately and repeatedly arranged in the first direction. The first pixel includes a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel, which are sequentially arranged in the first direction. The second pixel includes a fourth sub-pixel, a fifth sub-pixel, and a sixth sub-pixel, which are sequentially arranged in the first direction. The first to third sub-pixels include sub-pixels having colors different from each other. The fourth to sixth sub-pixels include sub-pixels having colors different from each other. The third sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel include sub-pixels that are disposed adjacent to each other and have the same color.

Abstract: There is provided an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method comprises decoding information on whether or not to perform motion information refinement from a bitstream, obtaining second motion information for first motion information on a current block on the basis of the information and reconstructing at least one of the current block and a neighboring block of the current block by using at least one of the first motion information and the second motion information.

Abstract: In a blockchain-based SDP access control method and apparatus, an SDP connection initiation host submits identity authentication request information to a blockchain system node, receives an authentication result feedback after verification; sends, to the blockchain system node, a query request for an SDP connection accepting host list that can be accessed, the query request including an authentication result of the blockchain system node for the SDP connection initiation host; after verifying the query request, the blockchain system node queries the SDP connection accepting host list that can be accessed by the SDP connection initiation host, and records the SDP connection accepting host list to a blockchain ledger; the SDP connection initiation host initiates a connection request to the SDP connection accepting host, queries the SDP connection accepting host list that can be accessed by the SDP connection initiation host; and if so, then access service is provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for generating cortical excitatory neurons, cortical excitatory neurons generated by such methods, and composition comprising such cells. The present disclosure also provides uses of the cortical excitatory neurons and composition comprising thereof for preventing and/or treating neurodegenerative disorders.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a tissue cultured Cannabis plantlet, including methods for producing, and using same.

Abstract: An instruction processing apparatus including a processor configured to execute a process including issuing, by an instruction scheduler, instructions that can be executed; holding, by a register file, data used by the instructions; executing, by an execution unit including a plurality of stages, the instructions issued by the instruction scheduler; detecting, by a detector, early termination in which an execution result of an intermediate stage, which is before a final stage among the plurality of stages, is the same as an execution result of the execution unit; and transferring, by a bypass controller, the data output from the register file or the execution result from the execution unit, to an input of the execution unit, and in response to the detector detecting the early termination, bypassing the execution result of the intermediate stage to the input of the execution unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a fault prediction method and apparatus for a power conversion device, and a power conversion system. The method includes: acquiring multiple output voltages of a detecting coil in a preset time period, wherein an electromagnetic induction is generated between the detecting coil and a switching-on circuit of a switching transistor in the power conversion device; extracting each output frequency corresponding to each output voltage of the detecting coil; predicting time when the power conversion device fails according to a change trend of each output frequency. The apparatus includes a detecting coil and a data processing device; the detecting coil is connected to the data processing device and is a closed coil; the data processing device is configured to: acquire an output voltage of the detecting coil, extract corresponding output frequency, and predict time when the power conversion device fails according to a change trend of each output frequency.

Abstract: A fluid supply apparatus that can eliminate the need for a power supply source, and store fluid efficiently. The apparatus may comprise a first balloon that is formed of an elastic body to be capable of storing the fluid, a second balloon that is formed of an elastic body to be capable of storing the fluid, and has a larger contraction force than a contraction force of the first balloon, a support member that supports both of the first balloon and the second balloon, and a casing that houses the first balloon and the second balloon, and defines inflation ranges of the first balloon and the second balloon, in which the support member has a flow path formed to permit fluid communication between an interior of the first balloon and an interior of the second balloon.

Abstract: A method for multitask learning based on Hermitian operators is described. The method includes training a multitask machine learning (MTML) model to map an input representation of a material onto a complex wave function state vector. The method also includes inferring, by a trained, MTML model, observable property matrices for each observable property of the material. The method further includes converting the observable property matrices into complex Hermitian operators. The method also includes predicting target properties of the material according to the complex Hermitian operators and the complex wave function state vector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video encoding and decoding method. A video decoding method for the same may include: obtaining granularity information; determining a sharing region based on the granularity information; and generating a prediction block of a current block by using motion information of the sharing region when the current block corresponds to the sharing region.

Abstract: Provided is a quantitative determination method for sulfur compounds in a target group selected from a plurality of groups, e.g., a group including cysteine and related reactive sulfurs, including the steps of: performing an LC/MS/MS measurement of a standard substance having a known concentration of a base compound, e.g.