Abstract: The purpose is to provide a tactile information conversion device, a tactile information conversion method, and a tactile information conversion program, which are usable for general purposes by presenting or sensing an arbitrary tactile feeling. In order to provide tactile information to an output unit capable of outputting physical quantities including electricity, force, temperature, vibration, and/or time and space, at least two or more of the physical quantities are selected according to a tactile feeling to be presented, tactile information for presenting the predetermined tactile feeling is generated based on the physical quantities that have been selected, and the tactile information that has been generated is output to the output unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe pre-catalysts comprising including one or more of indium oxide, indium hydroxide, indium oxyhydroxide, an active oxide, and a refractory oxide. Embodiments of the present disclosure also describe method of making pre-catalysts based on one or more of impregnation, precipitation or co-precipitation, ball milling, and metal-organic framework (MOF)-mediated synthesis. Embodiments of the present disclosure further describe methods of activating pre-catalysts and synthesizing one or more of methanol and olefins using catalysts obtained from the pre-catalysts.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of cloud computing, and specifically to a method, apparatus, device, and computer storage medium for upgrading an application. The method may include: determining, for a first thread executed by a first process of a first application, a first function invoked by the first thread; determining a second function corresponding to the first function in a second application, the first application to be upgraded to the second application, and the first function to be upgraded to the second function; replacing a first dynamic link library of the first application comprising the first function based on a second dynamic link library of the second application comprising the second function; and updating the first process based on the second dynamic link library, such that the updated first process runs the second function in the second application.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method for displaying an electronic map, an electronic device and a readable storage medium, and relates to the technical field of electronic maps, intelligent transportation, automatic driving, artificial intelligence technologies, etc. The specific implementation scheme is: after receiving a downsizing instruction from an electronic device, a server generates second map data under a second scale according to first map data under a first scale, and obtains third map data by repairing the second map data according to a neighboring relation of map elements, and the third map data is configured to eliminate a crack between adjacent map elements in the plurality of map elements contained in the second map data. After receiving the third map data, the electronic device renders and displays the electronic map in the second scale.

Abstract: Provided is a microfluidic device to more easily and effectively operate a valve by improving the structure of valves for controlling a fluid flow more simply and efficiently, which comprises a platform having at least one chamber, at least one flow channel connected to the chambers and transfer fluid, and a valve which opens or closes the flow channel, wherein the valve comprises a body installed in the platform, a blocking plate installed in the body and positioned to face the flow channel to selectively blocks the flow channel, a pressing rod installed to be movable at the inside of the body to press the blocking plate, and a fixing unit installed at the body and fix the pressing rod at a blocking plate pressing position.

Abstract: A smart faucet equipment providing water for washing and sanitizing liquid for dry hand wash. A user may activate different sensors to provide different liquid according to their requirement. The smart faucet equipment of the invention provides water or sanitizing liquid according to the sensors activated by the user. The smart faucet equipment of the invention provides control scheme of regulation of the time period for providing water or sanitizing liquid according to the user's requirement, whereby the user may wash his/her hands without manual operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an updating method, a terminal and an electronic device. The updating method may include: acquiring updated authority information; and transmitting a first update notification to a first data node, the first update notification comprising the updated authority information. When a control node transmits the first update notification to the first data node, such notification includes the updated authority information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a human-machine interaction processing method, an apparatus thereof, a user terminal, a processing server and a system. On the user terminal side, the method includes: receiving an interaction request voice inputted from a user, and collecting video data of the user when inputting the interaction request voice; obtaining an interaction response voice corresponding to the interaction request voice, where the interaction response voice is obtained according to expression information of the user when inputting the interaction request voice and included in the video data; and outputting the interaction response voice to the user. The method imbues the interaction response voice with an emotional tone that matches the current emotion of the user, so that the human-machine interaction process is no longer monotonous, greatly enhancing the user experience.

Abstract: Present disclosure provides a cooling device with safety features and methods for controlling temperature of the cooling device for safe cooling of target surface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an electronic device and an operating method thereof. The electronic device is for identifying an interested false image attributable to reflection in an indoor environment, and may be configured to obtain a color image and a depth image, detect an interested area indicative of at least one object in the color image, detect at least one reference surface in the depth image, and compare an interested depth of the interested area, detected based on the depth image, with a reference depth of the reference surface and process the interested area.

Abstract: A washable nano-stratified encapsulation barrier is provided. The washable nano-stratified encapsulation barrier includes a stratified inorganic layer including an aluminum oxide layer, and a silica-polymer layer provided in direct contact with the aluminum oxide layer and having silicon (Si)-oxygen (O) bond. An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a substrate; the washable nano-stratified encapsulation barrier and provided on the substrate; and an organic electronic device provided on the substrate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device that includes a SiC semiconductor substrate; a SiC epitaxial layer having an impurity concentration lower than that of the SiC semiconductor substrate; a first semiconductor layer including first semiconductor pillars and second semiconductor pillars; a second semiconductor layer; a device active region; a termination region; a channel stopper region having an impurity concentration higher than that of the SiC epitaxial layer; and a plurality of first chip end portions and a plurality of second chip end portions, and a surface of the first side surface is covered with an impurity region having an impurity concentration higher than those of the first semiconductor pillar and the SiC epitaxial layer and is connected to the channel stopper region.

Abstract: Described is a method of reducing uplink inter-cell interference in a cellular communications network. The method comprises identifying in a cell any user equipments (UEs) which are susceptible to interference (ISUs) from another UE, particularly another UE in a neighboring cell. The method includes identifying in said cell any UEs causing interference (ICUs) to at least one neighboring cell and, more particularly, causing interference to a UE in a neighboring cell. The identified ISUs and ICUs are combined into a priority list for frequency resource reservation or allocation in said cell. The method may include limiting the identification of ISUs and ICUs to a selected number of UEs within the cell.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing metallic lithium, and specifically a method for preparing lithium metal according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises: preparing lithium phosphate; preparinge a mixture by adding a chlorine compound to the lithium phosphate; heating the mixture; obtaining lithium chloride by reacting the lithium phosphate and the chloride compound in the mixture; producing molten lithium metal by electrolyzing the lithium chloride; and recovering the molten lithium metal is disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes a cell array including memory cells each including a bistable circuit that includes first and second inverter circuits, each having a first mode characterized by there being substantially no hysteresis in transfer characteristics and a second mode characterized by there being hysteresis in the transfer characteristics, and being switchable between the first and second modes, and a control circuit configured to, after powering off a first memory cell that store data that are not required to be retained, put the bistable circuit in a remaining second memory cell into the second mode, and supply a second power supply voltage that allows the bistable circuit in the second mode to retain data and is lower than a first power supply voltage supplied to the bistable circuit when data is read and/or written, to the bistable circuit in the second memory cell while maintaining the second mode.

Abstract: Provided are a green wave speed determination method, an electronic device and a storage medium, which relates to the field of artificial intelligence, particularly, the field of intelligent traffic technology. The implementation scheme is as follows: a stop position of a vehicle to be detected at an intersection and waiting time of an indicator light at the intersection are acquired; and a green wave speed of the vehicle to be detected is determined according to a traffic condition type, the stop position and the waiting time.

Abstract: A method for making a three-dimensional (3-D) module includes the steps of: A) forming a laminate of alternate ceramic tape layers and internal electrode layers on a substrate; B) etching said laminate to form first and second capacitor stacks at said first and second locations; C) firing said first and second capacitor stacks integrally; D) forming first and second pairs of external electrodes on said first and second capacitor stacks, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for ameliorating, preventing or treating an autoimmune skin disease, containing a Thalictrum (Thalictrum squarrosum steph) extract or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A method for preparing a modified cellulose aerogel for glycoprotein separation is provided. In this method, cellulose aerogel is employed as a substrate. The cellulose aerogel is known to have a three-dimensional network structure with extremely high porosity and specific surface area and extremely low density. So, by using the cellulose aerogel as a substrate, it is possible to provide the glycoproteins to be separated with more binding sites. PEI dendrimer has abundant functional groups and can easily be modified. By modifying the cellulose aerogel substrate with the PEI dendrimer, it is possible to improve the density of the phenylboronic acid bound to the substrate, thereby leading to higher affinity toward the glycoproteins to be separated.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a membrane electrode assembly including: a polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode catalyst layer formed on one side of the polymer electrolyte membrane; a cathode catalyst layer formed on the other side of the polymer electrolyte membrane; and a porous carbon layer formed on the cathode catalyst layer on the side opposite to the side contacting with the polymer electrolyte membrane and comprising a polymer binder and a carbon particle, and a fuel cell including the same. The present disclosure can prevent water evaporation from an electrolyte under low-humidity environment while minimizing decrease in performance under high-humidity operating environment and can improve fuel cell performance by facilitating the back diffusion of water generated at the cathode.