Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided for improving metal dusting corrosion, abrasion resistance and/or erosion resistance for various materials, preferably for applications relating to high-temperature reactors, including dense fluidized bed reactor components. In particular, cermets comprising (a) at least one ceramic phase selected from the group consisting of metal carbides, metal nitrides, metal borides, metal oxides, metal carbonitrides, and mixtures of thereof and (b) at least one metal alloy binder phase are provided. Ceramic phase materials include chromium carbide (Cr23C6). Metal alloy binder phase materials include ?-NiAl intermetallic alloys and Ni3Sn2 intermetallic alloys, as well as alloys that contain ?-Cr and/or ??-Ni3Al hard phases. Preferably, bimetallic materials are provided when the cermet compositions are applied using a laser, e.g.

Abstract: An illustrative example embodiment of an elevator sheave assembly includes a plurality of polymer rings that are secured together. The plurality of polymer rings includes at least two polymer rings that each have an outer circumferential surface that defines a portion of a belt guiding surface adjacent a flange at a longitudinal end of the sheave assembly. The at least two polymer rings each include a bearing supported inside the ring.

Abstract: Provided is a method of increasing the effective tiller number of a rice plant, including overexpressing a gene having a nucleic acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 in the rice plant. The gene encodes a protein which interacts with MOC1 in the rice plant.

Abstract: A geothermal development system includes a ground lifting system, a large-diameter shaft, an underground high temperature and high pressure heat transfer pool, a heat transfer diversion channel, a hot mine blasting fracture reservoir formed by an inlet blasting tunnel and a main tunnel, and a removable sealing device. The injection pipe and the collection pipe are set along the large diameter silo wall in the geothermal development system. The injection pipe is connected to the collection pipe through the heat transfer diversion channel in the dry hot rock. The circulation main roadway is arranged around the underground high temperature and high pressure heat transfer pool. Multiple blasting roadways are set along the main roadway level to form hot mine blasting fracture reservoir with loose blasting by caving method. A movable sealing device is arranged above the blasting layer of the large-diameter shaft.

Abstract: An energy-efficient adaptive 3D sensing system. The adaptive 3D sensing system includes one or more cameras and one or more projectors. The adaptive 3D sensing system captures images of a real-world scene using the one or more cameras and computes depth estimates and depth estimate confidence values for pixels of the images. The adaptive 3D sensing system computes an attention mask based on the one or more depth estimate confidence values and commands the one or more projectors to send a distributed laser beam into one or more areas of the real-world scene based on the attention mask. The adaptive 3D sensing system captures 3D sensing image data of the one or more areas of the real-world scene and generates 3D sensing data for the real-world scene based on the 3D sensing image data.

Abstract: The invention provides a three-way catalytic converter preheating control method and system, a vehicle and a storage medium. The includes when the temperature of an exhaust pipe of the hybrid electric vehicle is lower than a first temperature threshold value, sending a first work instruction; the high-low pressure conversion module outputting a first working voltage according to the first working instruction so as to start preheating of a catalyst in a three-way catalytic converter; when working data of the hybrid electric vehicle meets the switching condition, sending a second working instruction to make the high-low voltage conversion module outputs a second working voltage and stops outputting the first working voltage so as to stop the electric heating. According to the invention, two working modes can be provided, and the power battery can be used for electrically heating the catalyst in advance through the high-low pressure conversion module.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, devices, and storage medium for generating a time-lapse photography video with a neural network model. The method includes obtaining a training sample. The training sample includes a training video and an image set. The method includes obtaining through training according to the training sample, a neural network model to satisfy a training ending condition, the neural network model comprising a basic network and an optimization network, by using the image set as an input to the basic network, the basic network being a first generative adversarial network for performing content modeling, generating a basic time-lapse photography video as an output of the basic network, using the basic time-lapse photography video as an input to the optimization network, the optimization network being a second generative adversarial network for performing motion state modeling, and generating an optimized time-lapse photography video as an output of the optimization network.

Abstract: Disclosed herein include circuits, compositions, nucleic acids, populations, systems, and methods enabling cells to sense, control, and/or respond to their own population size. In some embodiments, an orthogonal communication channel allows specific communication between engineered cells. Also described herein, in some embodiments, is an evolutionarily robust ‘paradoxical’ regulatory circuit architecture in which orthogonal signals both stimulate and inhibit net cell growth at different signal concentrations. In some embodiments, engineered cells autonomously reach designed densities and/or activate therapeutic or safety programs at specific density thresholds. Methods of treatment are also provided in some embodiments.

Abstract: In a method for performing visual programming, applicable to a terminal, a target role in a visual layout region of a target interface is determined. An event building block set is displayed in an event building block triggering region of the target interface. In response to detecting a selection operation on a first event building block in the event building block set, the first event building block corresponding to the target role is added to a visual programming region of the target interface. In response to detecting a selection operation on a first function building block in at least one function building block corresponding to the first event building block displayed in a function building block triggering region of the target interface, the first function building block corresponding to the target role is added to the visual programming region.

Abstract: An image processing device and method for more easily performing a write operation on an image. Write information corresponding to a feature of an image of processing target is searched for based on relevant information that associates the write information with the feature of the image. For example, it is furthermore possible to search for write information corresponding to the feature of an image of the processing target based on the learning result of the user's behavior. The present invention can be applied to, for example, an information processing device, an image processing device, electronic equipment, an image processing method, a program, or the like.

Abstract: This application provides a wireless communication method and a communications apparatus, to implement semi-static codebook feedback at a sub-slot granularity. The method includes: determining a candidate opportunity set, where a quantity of candidate opportunities included in the candidate opportunity set is a maximum quantity of non-overlapping data transmission opportunities included in a data transmission opportunity set, the data transmission opportunity set corresponds to a first set, the first set includes one or more downlink sub-time units, and the one or more downlink sub-time units correspond to a target uplink sub-time unit; and sending or receiving feedback information in the target uplink sub-time unit, where the feedback information includes a hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the candidate opportunity set.

Abstract: Plasma processing apparatus and associated methods are provided. In one example, a plasma processing apparatus can include a plasma chamber configured to be able to hold a plasma. The plasma processing apparatus can include a dielectric window forming at least a portion of a wall of the plasma chamber. The plasma processing apparatus can include an inductive coupling element located proximate the dielectric window. The inductive coupling element can be configured to generate a plasma from the process gas in the plasma chamber when energized with radio frequency (RF) energy. The plasma processing apparatus can include a processing chamber having a workpiece support configured to support a workpiece. The plasma processing apparatus can include an electrostatic shield located between the inductive coupling element and the dielectric window. The electrostatic shield can be grounded via a tunable reactive impedance circuit to a ground reference.

Abstract: A method for decoding a picture, a method for encoding a picture, an encoder, and a decoder are provided. The method for encoding a picture includes (i) determining a width and a height of a coding block in the picture; (ii) if the width and the height are equal to N, where N is a positive integer power of 2, determining a matrix-based intra prediction (MIP) size identifier indicating that an MIP prediction size equal to N; (iii) deriving a group of reference samples of the coding block; and (iv) deriving an MIP prediction of the coding block based on the group of reference samples and an MIP matrix corresponding to the MIP size identifier.

Abstract: A mark for overlay error measurement and overlay error measurement is provided. The mark includes a first pattern and a second pattern. The first pattern is disposed on a first surface of a substrate. The second pattern is disposed on a second surface of the substrate. The second surface of the substrate is opposite to the first surface of the substrate. The first pattern overlaps at least a portion of the second pattern, and the first pattern and the second pattern collaboratively define a first overlay error.

Abstract: This application is directed to coding video data that includes a plurality of image samples of a video frame. Each image sample corresponds to one of a luma sample and a chroma sample. Each image sample is filtered using an adaptive in-loop filter having a filter length and a set of filter coefficients. A set of related image samples are identified in the filter length of each image sample. For each related image sample, a respective clip value index and a corresponding filter coefficient are identified. A difference of each related image sample and the respective image sample is clipped based on the respective clip value index that corresponds to a respective clipping boundary value equal to 2 to a power of a respective clipping number. The respective image sample is modified with the clipped difference of each of the related image samples based on the respective filter coefficient.

Abstract: An embodiment is a sealing assembly for a twin swing gate of a vehicle, the sealing assembly including a first gate of which an outside end portion is hinge-connected to a vehicle, a second gate of which an outside end portion is hinge-connected to the vehicle and configured to be rotated in a direction opposite to rotation of the first gate, and a center bar unit along a height direction of the vehicle on an inside end portion of the first gate, the center bar being configured to rotate in conjunction with opening or closing the first gate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides human CD33 antibodies and antibody glucocorticoid receptor agonist conjugates and methods of using the conjugates for the treatment of myeloid cell associated diseases.

Abstract: A toilet armrest, including a fixed seat and an armrest body; a first limit part is formed on the armrest body, the fixed seat is formed with a second limit part to limit the armrest body continues to swing at a lower limit position; a first clamp part is formed on the armrest body, a second clamp part is formed on the fixed seat; at least one of the first clamp part and the second clamp part is capable of being elastically deformed, so that the first clamp part passes through the second clamp part to provide resistance when the armrest body is swung into or out of the lower limit position. It enables the armrest to be securely swung to the side of the toilet seat for use by those with limited mobility, or to be swung to a position that avoids the toilet seat.

Abstract: A method can include receiving Stoneley wave data acquired by a sonic tool disposed in a borehole in a formation; performing an inversion using the Stoneley wave data to generate formation and borehole information; and identifying an interval along the borehole for performance of a downhole acquisition operation by a downhole tool using a machine learning model and the formation and borehole information as input to the machine learning model.

Abstract: Glasses containing silicon dioxide (SiO2) and/or boron oxide (B2O3) as glass formers and having a refractive index nd of greater than or equal to 1.80, as measured at 587.56 nm, a density of less than or equal to 5.5 g/cm3, as measured at 25° C., and a high transmittance to, particularly to blue light, are provided. Optionally, the glasses may be characterized by a high transmittance in the visible and near-ultraviolet (near-UV) range of the electromagnetic spectrum and/or good glass forming ability.