Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for determining a degree of response to a physical activity. Acquire a physical activity signal measured by a sensing unit in the physical activity. Determine first data of a first physical activity feature set based on the physical activity signal. Determine a recognition of the degree of response to the physical activity based on the first data of the first physical activity feature set by a mathematical model describing a relationship between the first physical activity feature set and the degree of response to a physical activity. A portion of a first mechanism of the mathematical model adopts at least one portion of a second mechanism of a first neural network model associated with the second physical activity feature set.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, materials and devices for approximation of blood volume in a fluid, such as in a biological fluid collected during a surgical procedure. The method and devices include the use of a RBC flocculant, such as polyDADMAC, and an approximate blood hematocrit for the type of animal, as well as a calculated RBC packing ratio corresponding to the collection device being used. Also provided is a Blood Indicator Panel (BIP), comprising a series of markings calculated from an observed red blood settlement volume, the average animal type hematocrit, and a calculated RBC packing ratio “?” value for the collection device. Pediatric (about 200 ml or 250 ml size container), adult human (about 1,000 ml-1,500 ml) and veterinary (about 500 ml-2,500 ml) collection containers are also disclosed, that include a RBC flocculant, for use in approximating blood volume in a fluid.

Abstract: A wideband receiver system comprises a wideband analog-to-digital converter (ADC) module and a digital frontend (DFE) module. The wideband ADC is configured to concurrently digitize a band of frequencies comprising a plurality of desired channels and a plurality of undesired channels. The DFE module is coupled to the digital in-phase and quadrature signals. The DFE module is configured to select the plurality of desired channels from the digitized band of frequencies, and generate an intermediate frequency (IF) signal comprising the selected plurality of desired channels and having a bandwidth that is less than a bandwidth of the band of frequencies, where the generation comprises frequency shifting of the selected plurality of desired channels. The IF signal may be a digital signal and the DFE is configured to output the IF signal via a serial or parallel interface.

Abstract: Provided microorganisms genetically modified to overexpress an imine/enamine deaminase to enhance the production of lysine and lysine derivatives by the microorganism. Also provided a method of generating such microorganism, and methods of producing lysine and lysine derivatives using the genetically modified microorganisms.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a system of vertebral compression fracture detection. The method of vertebral compression fracture detection includes: recombining a plurality of anatomical images captured in at least a spine segment of a target individual into a 3D image; using a multi-planar reconstruction method to reformat the 3D image to obtain at least one sagittal reformatted image; using a classification model to determine whether the sagittal reformatted image covers the middle section of the vertebral column or not; using a vertebral detection method to detect each vertebral body in the sagittal reformatted image covering the middle section of the vertebral column; using a keypoint localization method to localize a plurality of keypoints of each vertebral body which was detected in the sagittal reformatted image; evaluating the compression fracture grade of each vertebral body in the sagittal reformatted image.

Abstract: An encoder includes: circuitry; and memory coupled to the circuitry. In operation, the circuitry: derives a base motion vector to be used in predicting a current block to be encoded; derives a first motion vector different from the base motion vector; derives a motion vector difference based on a difference between the base motion vector and the first motion vector; determines whether the motion vector difference is greater than a threshold; modifies the first motion vector when the motion vector difference is determined to be greater than the threshold, and does not modify the first motion vector when the motion vector difference is determined not to be greater than the threshold; and encodes the current block using the first motion vector modified or the first motion vector not modified.

Abstract: A first communication device transmits a null data packet (NDP) to a second communication device as part of a multi-user beamforming training transmission sequence and receives a first packet from the second communication device responsive to transmitting the NDP. The first packet includes an aggregate media access control protocol data unit (A-MPDU) having a plurality of fragments of beamforming training information that was generated by the second communication device based on the NDP. The first communication device determines that one or more of the fragments were not correctly received by the first communication device and generates a bitmap to indicate a set of at least one fragment that is to be retransmitted by the second communication device. The first communication device transmits a second packet having the bitmap to the second communication device to prompt the second communication device to retransmit the set of at least one fragment.

Abstract: A display device includes readout line, first circuit, second circuit, and third circuit. Readout line includes first side and second side. First side is opposite to the second side. Each of first circuit, second circuit, and third circuit is coupled to readout line. Each of first circuit and third circuit is located at first side of readout line. First circuit resets according to first scan signal at first stage. Second circuit is located at second side of readout line. Second circuit and first circuit are arranged in dislocation manner. Second circuit reads first light sensing signal to output to readout line according to first scan signal at first stage. Third circuit and second circuit are arranged in dislocation manner, and third circuit is directly adjacent to first circuit. Third circuit senses light so as to generate second light sensing signal according to second scan signal at first stage.

Abstract: A fidelity retaining type coring device for a rock sample, comprising a rock core drilling tool, a rock core sample storage barrel, and a rock core sample fidelity retaining cabin.

Abstract: Provided herein are bivalent, bispecific binding proteins that specifically bind to two different HIV-1 Env protein epitopes.

Abstract: Video processing methods and apparatuses for coding a current block include receiving input data of a current block, splitting the current block into sub-blocks, deriving motion information for the sub-blocks, performing motion compensation for the sub-blocks using the motion information to derive a final predictor, deriving and storing a representative motion vector for each grid in the current block, and encoding or decoding the current block using the final predictor. The representative motion vector for grids in a weighted area is determined by combining the motion vectors of the sub-blocks if the motion vectors of the sub-blocks are in different lists. The representative motion vector for grids in the weighted area is determined as one of the motion vectors of the sub-blocks if the motion vectors of the sub-blocks are in the same list.

Abstract: A display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display substrate includes a base substrate, a first display region, and a second display region, and a light transmittance of the first display region is greater than that of the second display region A plurality of sub-pixels are arranged on the base substrate and in the first display region, wherein the sub-pixels include a first pixel driving circuit and a first light-emitting device, and the first pixel driving circuit includes a compensation transistor, a switching transistor, and a light-emitting device initialization transistor each having an active layer. A scan signal line is provided in the first display region . An orthographic projection of the scan signal line on the base substrate overlaps with that of the active layer of each of the compensation transistor, the switching transistor and the light-emitting device initialization transistor on the base substrate.

Abstract: An image decoder has circuitry coupled to a memory. The circuitry splits a current image block into a plurality of partitions. The circuitry predicts a first motion vector from a set of uni-prediction motion vector candidates for a first partition of the plurality of partitions, and decodes the first partition using the first motion vector.

Abstract: The present invention is generally related to a novel catalytic composition and a method for the production of 1,4 -butynediol by catalytic ethynylation of formaldehyde, the said method is known as the Reppe reaction. The invented catalyst with lower copper content would provide an advantageous combination of improved utilization efficiency of copper, reduced copper leaching and enhanced filterability, and has minimal to no impact on catalytic activity.

Abstract: Semiconductor device structures having dielectric features and methods of forming dielectric features are described herein. In some examples, the dielectric features are formed by an ALD process followed by a varying temperature anneal process. The dielectric features can have high density, low carbon concentration, and lower k-value. The dielectric features formed according to the present disclosure has improved resistance against etching chemistry, plasma damage, and physical bombardment in subsequent processes while maintaining a lower k-value for target capacitance efficiency.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a new field sequential single LCD projector, includes an LED light source, a collecting and collimating device, a light-combining and color-filtering device, an intermediate reflector, a focusing device, a light-homogenizing device, an outgoing lens, a LCD light valve, a field lens, an imaging reflector and a projection lens which are arranged in sequence according to the light traveling direction. The LED light source includes a red light source, a green light source and a blue light source. Compared with the existing full-color light valve technology, under the same technical condition, the efficiency of the light valve is greatly improved, the power of the light source is greatly reduced, and the image color gamut is greatly improved, so that the projector can output higher brightness and has vast market adaptability.

Abstract: Embodiments of an apparatus and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method of multi-link communications involves at an access point (AP) multi-link device, allocating Association IDs (AIDs) to non-AP multi-link devices, including allocating one of the AIDs to each of the non-AP multi-link devices, and at the AP multi-link device, generating a first indication element for the AIDs to indicate a buffered data configuration at the AP multi-link device for the non-AP multi-link devices.