Abstract: This application discloses a method for processing group information. When an upper limit of a number of people in a target group needs to be expanded, an expansion request is transmitted based on triggering by a first user on the target group. The expansion request includes an identification of the target group, and the expansion request is configured to request for expanding an upper limit of a number of group members of the target group. A second user with expansion permission may configure the upper limit of the number of the target group based on the expansion request. In response to a configuration by the second user on the target group, an expansion response is transmitted to a client of the first user, where the expansion response is configured to indicate a result of expansion on the target group.

Abstract: A system receives an access token generated by a user performing authentication via an authentication device, for example, a smart card. The system obtains a personalized virtual machine assigned to the user. The system exchanges the access token for a temporary certificate having an expiry time. The system provides the temporary certificate that includes verifiable user identity to a personalized virtual machine. The system provides the user with access to the personalized virtual machine. The system allows the user to present verifiable user identity and connect to any of a plurality of systems without requiring the user to authenticate again using the authentication device. After the expiry time of the temporary certificate is exceeded, the system denies subsequent requests from the user to connect to any of the plurality of systems.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for measuring quantities (e.g., relative frequencies) of sequence end motifs of cell-free DNA fragments in a biological sample of an organism for measuring a property of the sample (e.g., fractional concentration of clinically-relevant DNA) and/or determining a condition of the organism based on such measurements. Different tissue types exhibit different patterns for the relative frequencies of the sequence end motifs. The present disclosure provides various uses for measures of the relative frequencies of sequence end motifs of cell-free DNA, e.g., in mixtures of cell-free DNA from various tissues. DNA from one of such tissue may be referred to as clinically-relevant DNA.

Abstract: Methods are provided. In some embodiments, a method of forming a contact structure on a semiconductor substrate includes disposing a selective metal silicide layer on a surface of a contact structure by maintaining a first temperature of a substrate and providing a first carrier gas, a first metal-containing precursor, and a first hydrogen-containing precursor to a first deposition chamber. The method includes disposing a partially selective metal layer on a surface of the selective metal silicide layer and one or more surfaces of a cavity by maintaining a second temperature of the substrate and providing a second carrier gas, a second metal-containing precursor, and a reducing agent to the first deposition chamber or a second deposition chamber. The second metal-containing precursor and the reducing agent are introduced to the first deposition chamber or the second deposition chamber at a chamber pressure of about 50 T to about 150 T.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a touch-sensitive key protective film, a mobile phone shell, and a protective film sticking device. The touch-sensitive key protective film is stuck to an end face of a touch-sensitive key disposed on a side edge of the mobile phone. The touch-sensitive key protective film is an obround membrane, including a conductive adhesive layer, an explosion-proof film layer, a glass layer, and an oil-resistant layer that are sequentially arranged, where the conductive adhesive layer is bonded to the end face of the touch-sensitive key disposed on the side edge of the mobile phone, a thickness of the explosion-proof film layer is 0.08-0.12 mm, and the thickness of the glass layer is 0.18-0.22 mm. The touch-sensitive key protective film is bonded to the touch-sensitive key disposed on the side edge of the mobile phone through the conductive adhesive.

Abstract: A wave spectrum calculation method based on GNSS wave measuring buoy is provided, which includes: placing GNSS drift buoys in the sea, collecting buoy position data; then obtaining three-dimensional velocity data of ocean waves; performing high pass filtering on velocity data of a sliding window to remove noise signals and trend terms, retaining wave motion data; calculating a cross spectrum and wave direction spectrum. The present disclosure solves limitations of traditional GNSS measurement methods applied to ocean buoy wave measurement, such as limited observation distance, high cost, tedious measurement and average calculation accuracy, and a need for correction services. The measurement accuracy is high and no additional correction services are required, which is more suitable for wave measurement, the wave spectrum algorithm in this method can adapt to more complex observation environments and incorporate results of a velocity measurement algorithm into a matched wave spectrum algorithm.

Abstract: The present application relates to a material display method and apparatus, an electronic device, a storage medium, and a program product. The method comprises: obtaining captured first video images and obtaining a trajectory image according to position information of a target recognition object in the captured first video images; obtaining a plurality of target unit effect images according to the trajectory image; and generating a target element according to the plurality of target unit effect images, and displaying the target element in a captured second video image, wherein the target element has a main body which is a solid geometric structure comprising a plurality of geometric surfaces, and the plurality of target unit effect images are attached to the plurality of geometric surfaces respectively to display the plurality of target unit effect images on the plurality of geometric surfaces.

Abstract: A display substrate, a manufacturing method therefor, and a display device are disclosed. The display substrate includes multiple circuit units constituting multiple unit rows and multiple unit columns, multiple data signal lines and multiple data connection lines, the data connection lines include first connection lines extending along a first direction and second connection lines extending along a second direction, and the first connection lines are connected to the second connection lines; and in at least one circuit unit, the first connection lines are connected to the data signal lines through first connection holes, and at least one data signal line is provided between two first connection holes adjacent in the first direction.

Abstract: A method, a device and a storage medium for evaluating wind energy resources in complex terrain are provided, and the method includes: obtaining a climate field based on observation data of wind speed; obtaining an anomaly field; superimposing a climate field interpolation result and an outlier interpolation result with a consistent spatial resolution to obtain a wind speed interpolation result; performing a deviation correction on the wind speed interpolation result and the observation data of wind speed to obtain a final result; calculating an average effective wind power density; and estimating a wind power density based on a daily average wind speed. An accuracy of wind speed data is improved; the wind energy resources are evaluated in situations including complex terrain and lack of hourly wind speed data; and a high-precision data set of the wind energy resources is established to improve an evaluation accuracy of the wind energy resources.

Abstract: Some aspects of this disclosure include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for wireless local area network (WLAN) link adaptation. Some aspects of this disclosure include fast feedback (FB) contents to improve WLAN link adaptation that can address the challenges of ultra-high reliability (UHR) wireless communications. Fast FB contents can include a feedback sequence number (FBSN) that identifies a reference packet and FB data corresponding to the receipt of the reference packet by the receiving device. The FB data can include link adaptation parameters corresponding to the receiving device that the transmitting device can use to adjust (e.g., adapt) subsequent transmissions to the same receiving device. Some aspects include an indicator that informs a receiving device whether to provide a Negative Acknowledgement (NACK) frame (e.g., control packets) with FB contents or not.

Abstract: A dual-purpose air pump comprised a pump body, a housing which is provided with an accommodating cavity receiving the pump body, a bottom of the housing has an air inlet and outlet, the pump body is rotationally mated with the housing, the pump body has a twirling part protruding from the housing; an outer side wall of the pump housing is provided with a limiting table, the housing is provided with a locking device which can move to and from an upper part of the limit table, the pump body has a power switch, and the housing has a switch trigger capable of turning off the power switch when the pump body is rotated. The pump body is built into the housing for use or removed from it for separate use, and a mechanical switch can still work when the pump body is built into the housing.

Abstract: Techniques for contextual adjustment of insulin adjustment curves are provided. In some embodiments, the techniques may involve identifying a reference insulin absorption parameter for a patient based on demographic information. The techniques may further involve determining an adjusted insulin absorption parameter based on the reference insulin absorption parameter and context of the patient. The techniques may further involve delivering insulin to the patient based on the adjusted insulin absorption parameter.

Abstract: A mining mobile communication system includes a first subsystem configured for communication in a licensed frequency band.

Abstract: The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, ester, stereoisomer, tautomer, solvate, hydrate, or combination thereof: which inhibit the Apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 (ASK-1), which associated with autoimmune disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory diseases, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from ASK-1 related disease. The invention also relates to methods of treating an ASK-1 related disease in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention. The present invention specifically relates to methods of treating ASK-1 associated with hepatic steatosis, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcohol steatohepatitis disease (NASH).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for a service mesh to simulate and address a situation in which there are several transactions among services with an asynchronous relationship between the services is provided. The computer-implemented method includes identifying that the situation occurs with a response provided to a user upon a user invocation of one of the services, analyzing the situation to determine that the asynchronous relationship between the services caused an error in at least one of the several transactions, recording data of a next user invocation of the one of the services, modifying the data of the next user invocation of the one of the services to correct the error and to thereby generate modified data, simulating an execution of the next user invocation of the service using the modified data and confirming that the modified data corrects the error based on results of the simulating.

Abstract: A side-exposed embedded trace substrate includes a dielectric layer, a first wiring layer and a first wiring layer embedded in the dielectric layer. An outer surface of the first wiring layer is not higher than a surface of the dielectric layer, and the first wiring layer includes a pad having a groove to increase a side-exposed area of the pad. The contact area between the substrate and the solder during package welding is increased so that the welding reliability is enhanced, the problem of poor welding or poor reliability caused by trace embedding may be avoided, and poor filling of the packaging material due to insufficient gap between the device and the pad during packaging may be prevented.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication at a transmitting wireless device and related apparatus are provided. In the method, the device determines, based on the first parameter associated with a Forward Error Correction (FEC) process and a second parameter associated with a probabilistic shaping process, the transport block (TB) size for a TB associated with a signal to be transmitted, and performs the probabilistic shaping process on a first set of data bits of the signal on the TB to obtain a second set of transmit bits. The TB cyclic redundancy check (CRC) is inserted into the TB before or after the probabilistic shaping process, and the probabilistic shaping process is applied on the TB level across multiple code blocks (CBs) associated with the TB or on the CB level individually inside each CB of the multiple CBs. The device further transmits the signal using the second set of transmit bits.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for implementing an intelligent vehicle-collision simulation sandbox and intelligently analyzing behaviors of surrounding objects with a current vehicle to simulate possible collisions of the current vehicle and surrounding objects and display intelligently calculated collision probabilities of the surrounding objects.