Abstract: An apparatus includes an electric motor including a stator and a translator; a three-phase inverter electrically coupled to the electric motor; a power source electrically coupled to the three-phase inverter; and a controller communicatively coupled to the three-phase inverter. The controller is programmed to determine at least three measurements at different times of flux linkage from the electric motor, represent the measurements in Clarke coordinates, determine Clarke coordinates of a center of a circle defined by the Clarke coordinates of the measurements, and determine a position of the translator relative to the stator based on the Clarke coordinates of the center of the circle.

Abstract: New C2C3 random copolymer composition, which shows improved sealing behaviour due to low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high hot tack force. In addition, the inventive composition shows an excellent sterilization behaviour, i.e. retention of low haze level after sterilization. The present invention is furthermore related to the manufacture of said copolymer composition and to its use.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a light emitting diode. The light emitting diode may include a pixel unit. The pixel unit may include a first sub-pixel configured to emit white light. The first sub-pixel may include a first microcavity adjustment layer, a scattering layer, a first transparent electrode layer, a first emitting layer, and a first semi-transparent electrode layer. The scattering layer may be configured to reduce color cast of the first sub-pixel to be less than about 0.025 at viewing angles in a range of about ?50 degree to +50 degree.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a heated animal water supply container including a reservoir including an annular wall that defines a reservoir chamber and a basin coupled to the reservoir. The basing includes a base positioned beneath and coupled to the reservoir, an outer wall and, a heating system. The outer wall extends from the base, and the outer wall, the annular and the base define a trough configured to retain water. The base is planar between the outer wall and the annular wall. The heating system is coupled to the base and configured to transmit thermal energy to water within trough and reservoir chamber.

Abstract: A device includes a bottom housing that includes a printed circuit board, a processor formed on the printed circuit board, a probe tip coupled to the processor, and a first wall. The first wall includes a front side surface, a backside surface, and an opening extending from the front side surface to the backside surface. The printed circuit board is coupled to the front side surface of the first wall. The printed circuit board includes a plurality of electrical contacts located on the back surface and coupled to the processor. The electrical contacts on the backside surface of the printed circuit board are visible through the opening formed in the first wall of the bottom housing. The electrical contacts are sealed from fluid penetration and can connect to the electrical contacts of a battery connected to the device.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for asymmetric weighted bi-predictive merging in video coding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for decoding video data includes determining that a current video block of the video data is predicted from an asymmetric bi-predictive merge candidate, wherein different weights are used for a first reference block and a second reference block, and making, based on the determination, a determination between enabling and disabling a coding tool for the current video block. In a case that the current video block is predicted from an asymmetric bi-predictive merge candidate, the coding tool is not applied to the current video block.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to plant breeding and methods of identifying and selecting plants with disease resistance. Provided are methods to identify novel genes that encode proteins providing plant disease resistance and uses thereof. These disease resistant genes are useful in the production of resistant plants through breeding, transgenic modification, or genome editing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for filtering positioning data includes receiving positioning data outputted at a current moment by a positioning engine; and using an interacting multiple model (IMM) composed of two different filters to filter positioning data to be processed that is based on the received positioning data, to obtain filtered positioning data. Using the method and apparatus, the accuracy and robustness of positioning can be improved.

Abstract: This application provides an antenna apparatus. The antenna apparatus includes a signal processing module and an antenna. The signal processing module is configured to perform feeding for a signal received or to be sent by the antenna. The antenna is configured to send or receive the signal. The signal processing module is separately connected to the antenna and a radio frequency unit in a pluggable manner. In addition, the signal processing module includes at least a feeding network. By using the antenna apparatus provided in this application, signal processing components are integrated into a pluggable module. In this way, the antenna apparatus can use different signal processing modules as required by different scenarios.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and systems for wireless proximity sensing are described. In one example, a described system comprises: a transmitter configured for transmitting a first wireless signal through a wireless multipath channel of a venue; a receiver configured for receiving a second wireless signal through the wireless multipath channel; and a processor. The second wireless signal differs from the first wireless signal due to the wireless multipath channel that is impacted by a movement of an object in the venue.

Abstract: A point cloud encoding apparatus and a point cloud decoding apparatus are provided for effectively encoding and decoding point cloud data. The point cloud encoding apparatus is configured for obtaining auxiliary information of a union occupancy map corresponding to a point cloud group, where the point cloud group includes N frames of point clouds, N?2, and N is an integer; the union occupancy map is a union set of occupancy maps of N patches having a matching relationship in the N frames of point clouds; and the auxiliary information of the union occupancy map is used to determine auxiliary information of the N patches; and encoding a syntax element into a bitstream, where the syntax element includes the auxiliary information of the union occupancy map. The technical solutions provided in this application help reduce bitstream transmission overheads without affecting encoding and decoding performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for deriving a bulk viscosity of a molding material. The method includes a step of deriving a plurality of parameters in relation to pressures, specific volumes and temperatures (PVT) of the molding material under a plurality of cooling rates and a plurality of mechanical pressures; deriving an equilibrium pressure based on the plurality of parameters obtained from a first slowest cooling rate among the plurality of cooling rates; deriving a rate of volume change of the molding material; and obtaining the bulk viscosity of the molding material based on the rate of volume change.

Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to transport controlled video coding. An embodiment of an apparatus includes one or more processors to process data; a memory to store data, including data for video streaming; and a video processing mechanism including an encoder and a transport mechanism, wherein the video processing mechanism is to generate a prediction of channel throughput for a network channel, encode one or more bitstreams based on the prediction, including encoding a plurality of bitstreams including a first bitstream and a second bitstream if the prediction indicates an increase or decrease in channel throughput and encoding a single bitstream if the prediction indicates a stable channel throughput; and select a bitstream of the one or more bitstreams for a current frame.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a signal transmission method and a communications apparatus. The method includes: a terminal device receives information from a network device, wherein the information is used to indicate the terminal device to send a signal in a fallback transmission mode; the terminal device determines that transmission of the signal is failed; and then sends the signal to the network device in the fallback transmission mode.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a network security device is configured to monitor data traffic between a first device and a second device. The network security device may be configured to intercept a first initial message of a first encrypted handshaking procedure for a first secure communication session between the first device and the second device, the first initial message specifying a hostname that has been encrypted using first key information associated with the network security device, decrypt at least a portion of the first initial message using the first key information to determine the hostname, re-encrypt the hostname using second key information associated with the second device, and send, to the second device, a second initial message of a second encrypted handshaking procedure for a second secure communication session between the network security device and the second device, the second initial message specifying the hostname re-encrypted using the second key information.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for improving the accuracy of capacity measurement, including: determining an optimal state of capacity detection of a device; determining a current state of the device when a capacity detection cycle arrives; directly performing battery capacity detection if the current state is an optimal state, and finishing the capacity detection cycle upon completion of the detection; and if the current state is not an optimal state, executing the subsequent step; and storing related information about the current state of the device, switching the device to the optimal state, performing battery capacity detection on the device in the optimal state, and switching the device to a state prior to the detection upon completion of the detection.

Abstract: A magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) structure comprises a pinned layer on a bottom electrode. a barrier layer on the pinned layer, wherein a second metal re-deposition layer is on sidewalls of the barrier layer and the pinned layer, a free layer on the barrier layer wherein the free layer has a first width smaller than a second width of the pinned layer, a top electrode on the free layer having a same first width as the free layer wherein a first metal re-deposition layer is on sidewalls of the free layer and top electrode, and dielectric spacers on sidewalls of the free layer and top electrode covering the first metal re-deposition layer wherein the free layer and the top electrode together with the dielectric spacers have a same the second width as the pinned layer wherein the dielectric spacers prevent shorting between the first and second metal re-deposition layers.

Abstract: A method for using soft physiotherapy instrument is provided. The method comprises providing a soft physiotherapy instrument comprising a flexible sheet and a controller, applying the flexible sheet of on a user's skin, and turning on the controller and selecting a function button on the controller, inputting a current to a plurality of functional layers in the flexible sheet, and stimulating user's skin with the current.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for analyzing the signal of a neutral atom imaging unit, including: preparing a neutral atom imaging unit, which includes a semiconductor detector array and modulation grids disposed at intervals in front of the semiconductor detector array; preparing a neutral atom source plane, energetic neutral atoms emitted by the neutral atom source plane are received by the semiconductor detector array after passing through the modulation grids, and the modulation grids form a projection on the semiconductor detector array; obtaining a response function of the imaging unit according to the projection; calculating the data signal obtained by the neutral atom imaging unit; and performing inversion imaging on the neutral atom emission source according to the response function of the imaging unit and the data signal. The method well inverts the neutral atom emission source to obtain the intensity and size of the neutral atom emission source.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing rebaudioside N using an enzymatic method, comprising using rebaudioside A or rebaudioside J as a substrate, and making the substrate, in the presence of a glycosyl donor, react under the catalysis of a UDP-glycosyl-transferase and/or a UDP-glycosyltransferase-containing recombinant cell to generate rebaudioside N.