Abstract: An extendable baton has a base section, at least one extendable section and a control rod. The base section may be tubular and have a lengthwise axis and an annular recess on an inner surface of a distal end and a release button on a proximal end. The extendable section may be tubular and nest inside the base section. The extendable section includes a locking clutch including a single slot disposed on the proximate end, a clutch plate disposed at least partially within the slot, the clutch plate including a locking portion, which engages the annular recess and a control aperture portion having an aperture, and at least one spring disposed to bias the clutch plate outwardly from the slot of the extendable section. The control rod is insertable through the aperture to retract the clutch plate when the release button is depressed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a catalyst for preparing hydrocarbons from carbon dioxide by one-step hydrogenation and a method for preparing same. The catalyst includes nano-metal oxides and hierarchical zeolites, where the mass fraction of the nano-metal oxides in the catalyst is 10%-90%, and the mass fraction of the hierarchical zeolites in the catalyst is 10%-90%. The catalyst has excellent catalytic performance, good reaction stability and high selectivity for desired products, and in the hydrocarbons, C2=-C4= reach up to 80%, C5+ reach up to 80%, and aromatics reach up to 65%.

Abstract: Pixel structure, driving method thereof and display device are disclosed. The pixel structure includes: light-emitting device having first electrode coupled to corresponding first voltage line. Driving chip includes: receiving circuit configured to decode first digital clock signal on first control line in display phase to obtain first address data and light emission data; address storage circuit configured to store reference address data before the display phase; data processing circuit configured to output PWM signal and current control signal corresponding to each light-emitting device according to the light emission data when the first address data is the same as the reference address data; current output circuit configured to output driving current according to the current control signal; and gating circuit configured to sequentially receive the PWM signal corresponding to each light-emitting device and transmit the driving current to the output terminal when the PWM signal is in active-level state.

Abstract: A method (of manufacturing a semiconductor device) includes: forming active regions including spacing apart neighboring active regions resulting in corresponding gaps; forming gate structures (overlying the active regions and the gaps) including locating intra-gap segments of the gate structures over the gaps, arranging each intra-gap segment to include two end regions separated by a central region, and at intersections between active regions and gate structures that is designated to be non-functional (flyover intersection), preventing formation of a functional connection between the two; and removing selected portions of at least some of the intra-gap segments including removing central regions of first selected intra-gap segments substantially without removing portions of corresponding end regions of the first selected intra-gap segments, and removing central regions and portions of end regions of second selected intra-gap segments for which corresponding end regions of the second intra-gap segments abut fl

Abstract: Semiconductor structure and its fabrication method are provided. The method includes providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a first region having a first metal structure and a second region having a second metal structure; forming a device layer on each of top surfaces of the substrate, the first metal structure and the second metal structure; forming a first through hole in the device layer at the first region, where the first through hole exposes at least a portion of surfaces of the first metal structure, and forming a second through hole in the device layer at the second region, where the second through hole passes through the first device and exposes at least a portion of surfaces of the second metal structure; and using a selective metal growth process, forming a first plug in the first through hole and forming a second plug in the second through hole.

Abstract: A display control method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, orientations and display statuses of a first screen and a second screen; determining, by the terminal, whether a trigger event used for adjusting the display statuses of the first screen and the second screen occurs; and when the trigger event occurs, displaying, by the terminal, adjusted display content on the first screen and the second screen based on the orientations and the display statuses of the first screen and the second screen. By obtaining an orientation and a display status of a terminal screen, when the trigger event occurs, the terminal can adjust the display status of the screen in a timely manner, so that a user can perform an interaction operation and interaction display between different screens.

Abstract: A direction selective unidirectional clutch assembly for a fluid meter counter module assembly is characterized by a drive selector mechanism to couple a direction selection drive shaft to a unidirectional clutch to select one of a first flow direction and a second flow direction of flow of the fluid to drive a counter module. The direction selection draft is coupled to a rotating member (e.g. impeller) driven by flow of the fluid and rotates in a direction that is responsive to the direction of rotation of the rotating member. A pair of gears are mounted to slide along the direction selection draft between a first position and a second position. A direction changing gear is mounted at the second position. Further provided is a flow meter with a direction selective unidirectional clutch assembly.

Abstract: Method and system for a laser welding process employing the use of a single pulsed fiber laser source configured to generate a radiative output with a wavelength spectrum extending from about 1.8 microns to about 2.6 microns. In a specific case, the laser output from the single pulsed fiber laser source is focused onto the interface of the two pieces of materials at least one of which includes any of glasses, inorganic crystals, and semiconductors.

Abstract: A fingerprint acquisition apparatus includes a plurality of photoelectric conversion units and a first shading pattern. The first shading pattern includes at least one first shading block including a first opening, and an orthographic projection of the first opening in the first shading block on the base substrate is within an orthographic projection of a target photoelectric conversion unit corresponding to the first shading block on the base substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a macrocyclic kinase inhibitor, wherein the compound, or a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is as shown in formula I. Experiments show that the new compound as shown in formula I disclosed in the present invention exhibits an excellent TRK inhibitory activity, has a significant inhibitory effect on TRKA-mutant cell growth, and exhibits an excellent inhibitory effect on in vivo tumor growth, thus providing a new choice for the clinical treatment of diseases associated with abnormal TRK activity.

Abstract: A lubricant composition that comprises a hydrocarbon base oil, a polar viscosity improver; and an esterified polyalkylene glycol: R1[O(R2O)n(R3O)m(C?O)R4]p, wherein R1 is a linear alkyl having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl having 4 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl with 6 to 30 carbon atoms; R2O is an oxypropylene moiety derived from 1, 2-propylene oxide; R3O is an oxybutylene moiety derived from butylene oxide, wherein R2O and R3O are in a block or a random distribution; R4 is a linear alkyl with 1 to 18 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl with 4 to 18 carbon atoms or an aryl with 6 to 18 carbon atoms; n and m are each independently integers ranging from 0 to 20 wherein n+m is greater than 0, and p is an integer from 1 to 4. The lubricant composition may have a viscosity index of at least 150, a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. from 2 to 5 centistokes and a kinematic viscosity at ?20° C. of at most 600 centistokes.

Abstract: A cuvette with at least one side having materials with thermal conductivity of at least 5 W/m-K, such as sapphire, for holding contact lenses or intra-ocular lenses during optical measurements. The cuvette may further include a backstop to ensure consistent measurements and a pedestal to minimize optical measurement variations.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for modifying the enabled features of a hardware component at the time of use. An apparatus includes a processor and memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to obtain a feature of the hardware component that is not enabled and generates an encrypted code associated with the feature of the hardware component to be enabled. The apparatus processes a payment for the cost of enabling the hardware component and enables the feature of the hardware component in response to the association of the payment processed with the encrypted code for the feature of the hardware component.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an electrode structure of a back contact cell, a back contact cell, a back contact cell module, and a back contact cell system. The electrode structure includes: first fingers, configured to collect a first polarity region; second fingers, configured to collect a second polarity region; a first busbar, disposed on a side of the back contact cell close to a first edge and connected to the first fingers; first pad points; and first connection electrodes, respectively connected to the first busbar and the first pad points. A distance between each of the first pad points and the first edge is greater than a distance between the first busbar and the first edge. The electrode structure can improve the reliability, reduce the costs, increase the product yield, and ensure excellent photoelectric conversion efficiency.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an integrated transformer and a power converter, the integrated transformer includes: a magnetic core, including an upper cover, a lower cover, a first winding column and a second winding column; a printed wiring board, disposed between the upper cover and the lower cover, and including a first through hole corresponding to the first winding column and a second through hole corresponding to the second winding column; and a first winding, a second winding, a third winding and a fourth winding; the first winding and the third winding are wound on the first winding column and the second winding column respectively, the second winding and the fourth winding are provided at positions corresponding to the first through hole and the second through hole on the printed wiring board, and magnetic flux directions within the first winding column and the second winding column are opposite.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of recovering a complete and dense point cloud from a partial point cloud. The method includes: constructing a sparse but complete point cloud from the partial point cloud through a contrastive teacher-student neural network; and transforming the sparse but complete point cloud to the complete and dense point cloud. In some embodiments, the contrastive teacher-student neural network has a dual network structure comprising a teacher network and a student network both sharing the same architecture. The teacher network is a point cloud self-reconstruction network, and the student network is a point cloud completion network.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from an entity of a non-terrestrial network (NTN), a system information block (SIB) that indicates information relating to one or more NTN SIBs that are to include at least one of ephemeris information or feeder link timing advance information. The UE may receive, from the entity of the NTN, the one or more NTN SIBs based at least in part on the information. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A vending machine comprises a shelf for holding goods; an automatic payment terminal connected to the shelf for receiving payment of selling the goods; and at least one biometric reader that is connected to the automatic payment terminal for performing electronic bill payment of the goods. A method of selling goods automatically comprises step of providing goods on a shelf of a vending machine; reading biometric data of a user in order to identify the user; processing payment of the user according to the biometric data; and releasing the goods after receiving the payment.

Abstract: Presently disclosed are systems and methods for beamforming training in WLANs. In various embodiments, there are unified MIMO beamforming training procedure, which includes a training period in which an initiator transmits multiple unified training frames for performing a transmit-beamforming training of the initiator and a receive-beamforming training of one or more responders; a feedback period in which each responder replies with a beamforming-feedback response; and an acknowledgement period during which the initiator transmits respective acknowledgement frames to the one or more responders from which responses were received. Rules for restricted random access in various slots of the feedback period may be implemented, to address response contention between multiple qualifying responders.

Abstract: A testing probe structure for wafer level testing semiconductor IC packaged devices under test (DUT). The structure includes a substrate, through substrate vias, a bump array formed on a first surface of the substrate for engaging a probe card, and at least one probing unit on a second surface of the substrate. The probing unit includes a conductive probe pad formed on one surface of the substrate and at least one microbump interconnected to the pad. The pads are electrically coupled to the bump array through the vias. Some embodiments include a plurality of microbumps associated with the pad which are configured to engage a mating array of microbumps on the DUT. In some embodiments, the DUT may be probed by applying test signals from a probe card through the bump and microbump arrays without direct probing of the DUT microbumps.