Abstract: The present application relates to an anode material, and an electrochemical device and an electronic device comprising the same. The anode material is a silicon-based anode material having a core-shell structure, where a core is silicon oxide, and the silicon oxide can be represented by the general formula SiOx (about 0<x<about 2); and where the shell disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the silicon oxide core comprises a silicate of element M, and M is selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Al, Ti, Zn and a combination thereof. The lithium-ion battery prepared from the anode material has high first coulombic efficiency and excellent cycle performance.

Abstract: A hybrid rotary guiding device, includes: rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is used to drive the head of a drill tool to rotate, the rotating shaft includes an upper shaft portion, a lower shaft portion, and a steerable portion, a separation distance exists between the upper shaft portion and the lower shaft portion in the axial direction, the upper shaft portion and the lower shaft portion are steerably connected by the steerable portion; the upper shaft portion is installed with at least three first hydraulic mechanisms, and the lower shaft portion is installed with at least three second hydraulic mechanisms, the second hydraulic mechanism is adapted to drive a pushing member against the wall of the well to guide the head of a drill tool, the first hydraulic mechanism and the second hydraulic mechanism are configured so that the first hydraulic mechanism can drive the second hydraulic mechanism to drive the pushing member.

Abstract: Described are benzoimidazole indolyl methane compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and use of the compounds to inhibit PCSK9-mediated ailments.

Abstract: A modularized respiratory treatment apparatus provides various respiratory pressure treatments. The apparatus may be formed by discrete connectable modules such as a flow generator module, alarm module and/or humidifier module. Each module may include its own external casing or housing to independently retain or enclose the respective components that serve the function of the module. Different modules may be adapted with different components and functionalities and may be readily coupled using standardized gas and electrical connection configurations that have flow and communication paths that extend through the modules. When coupled, operation of the respiratory treatment apparatus may be controlled by detection of different modules, such as the alarm module that generates visual and/or audible alarms based on detected conditions, so as to selectively enable or disable different respiratory treatments.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided that includes, in a same framework, storing an artificial intelligence (AI) model, loading the AI model into a serving platform, loading and testing a test unit against the AI model loaded into the serving platform, and collecting reports from results of storing the AI model, loading the AI model into the serving platform and testing the test unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an yttrium (Y)-added rare-earth permanent magnetic material and a preparation method thereof. A chemical formula of the material expressed in atomic percentage is (YxRE1-x)aFebalMbNc, wherein 0.05?x?0.4, 7?a?13, 0?b?3, 5?c?20, and the balance is Fe, namely, bal=100-a-b-c; RE represents a rare-earth element Sm, or a combination of the rare-earth element Sm and any one or more elements of Zr, Nd and Pr; M represents Co and/or Nb; and N represents nitrogen. In the preparation method, the rare-earth element Y is utilized to replace the element Sm of a samarium-iron-nitrogen material. By regulating a ratio of the element Sm to the element Y, viscosity of an alloy liquid can be reduced, and an amorphous forming ability of the material is enhanced.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure disclose a method for automatically annotating a target object in images. In one embodiment, the method comprises: obtaining an image training sample including a plurality of images, wherein each image of the plurality of images is obtained by photographing a same target object, and the adjacent images share one or more same environmental feature points; using one of the plurality of images as a reference image to determine a reference coordinate system, and create a three-dimensional space model based on the three-dimensional reference coordinate system; determining the position information of the target object in the three-dimensional reference coordinate system upon the three-dimensional space model being moved to the position of the target object in the reference image; and mapping the three-dimensional space model to image planes of each image, respectively, based on respective camera pose information determined based on environmental feature points in each image.

Abstract: Continuous permeable graphene films having 2 or more layers of graphene and wherein nanochannels or nanopores extend through said film. Each nanochannel is comprised of a fluidly connected series of gaps between edge mismatches of adjacent graphene grains within said 2 or more layer adjacent sheets, said nanochannels providing a fluid passage from one face of the permeable graphene film to the other. Also, membranes including a permeable support membrane overlaid by a continuous permeable graphene film and processes for the preparation of said membranes. Also the use of said membranes in water purification and desalination, for example.

Abstract: A flexible probe includes a probe body having a distal end and a proximal end, and comprises at least one flexible nanoelectronic thread having a distal end and a proximal end and a length therebetween, the nanoelectronic thread comprising at least one electrode positioned on a top surface of the nanoelectronic thread, and at least one nanoscale wire is partially encapsulated, having a first portion electrically connected to at least one of the electrodes and a second portion surrounded by a dielectric insulator, the probe further including at least one external trace electrically connected to the at least one nanoscale wire at the proximal end of the at least one nanoelectronic thread, the at least one external trace having a width larger than the width of the at least one nanoscale wire, and an interface connector near the proximal end of the probe body, electrically connected to the at least one electrode via the at least one nanoscale wire and the at least one external trace, wherein the at least one nano

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and computer program product in which a storage controller receives a request from a host to migrate a source dataset comprising a plurality of tracks to a cloud storage. A plurality of readers are initiated to read the plurality of tracks of the source dataset in parallel, wherein each of the plurality of readers reads different tracks from the source dataset and transmits the tracks that are read from the source dataset to a migrator. For each track received by the migrator from the plurality of readers, the track is appended sequentially to a migrate dataset to be stored in the cloud storage. Metadata that indicates a mapping of tracks of the source dataset to tracks of the migrate dataset is generated.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure and method for fabricating the same. The semiconductor device structure includes a semiconductor fin and a liner in contact with end portions of the semiconductor fin. A first source/drain contacts the liner and sidewalls of the semiconductor fin. A gate structure is in contact with and surrounds the semiconductor fin. A second source/drain is formed above the first source/drain. The method includes forming, on a substrate, at least one semiconductor fin having a first spacer in contact with an upper portion of the semiconductor fin, and a second spacer in contact with the first spacer and a lower portion of the semiconductor fin. The semiconductor fin is patterned into a plurality of semiconductor fins. A liner is formed on exposed end portions of each semiconductor fin of the plurality of semiconductor fins.

Abstract: The present application relates to an anode active material and an anode, an electrochemical device and an electronic device using the same. Specifically, the present application provides an anode active material, including a lithiated silicon-oxygen material and a coating layer, where the coating layer and the lithiated silicon-oxygen material at least have one or more structural units selected from formulae ?CF2?a, ?CHF?b and ?CH2?c therebetween, where a, b, and c are integers greater than or equal to 6. The anode active material of the present application has high stability and is suitable for being subjected to aqueous processing to obtain the anode.

Abstract: Methods are provided for selectively depositing Al and N containing material on a first conductive surface of a substrate relative to a second, dielectric surface of the same substrate. In some aspects, methods of forming an Al and N containing protective layer or etch stop layer for use in integrated circuit fabrication are provided.

Abstract: In some aspects, methods of forming a metal sulfide thin film are provided. According to some methods, a metal sulfide thin film is deposited on a substrate in a reaction space in a cyclical process where at least one cycle includes alternately and sequentially contacting the substrate with a first vapor-phase metal reactant and a second vapor-phase sulfur reactant. In some aspects, methods of forming a three-dimensional architecture on a substrate surface are provided. In some embodiments, the method includes forming a metal sulfide thin film on the substrate surface and forming a capping layer over the metal sulfide thin film. The substrate surface may comprise a high-mobility channel.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a living object detection method and apparatus and electronic device. The apparatus includes a processor to calculate a distance matrix according to variance of Fourier transform amplitude values of radio signals received by a radio signal receiver within a determined period of time; and to calculate a distance between an object among objects and the radio signal receiver according to the distance matrix. According to this disclosure, a position of a living object among the objects may be detected based upon the distance in multiple scenarios.

Abstract: A sensor for detecting a target analyte in a sample includes a pair of conducting electrodes that are separated by a gap. An insulator is disposed in the gap between the electrodes. Plural wells are defined by one of the electrodes and the insulator, to expose the other of the electrodes. The wells are configured to receive a sample including a target analyte. The target analyte, when present in the sample received in the wells, modulates an impedance between the electrodes. The modulated impedance, which is measurable with an applied electrical voltage, is indicative of the concentration of the target analyte in the sample. The wells can include antibodies immobilized inside the wells, to bind the target analyte, which can be a cytokine. Also provided are a method for label-free sensing of a target analyte in a sample, and a transcutaneous impedance sensor for label-free, in-situ biomarker detection.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide for a circuit. In some examples, the circuit includes a first charging path including a first capacitor coupled to a first output node. The circuit further includes a second charging path comprising a first switch and a second capacitor. The circuit further includes a third charging path comprising a second switch and a third capacitor. The circuit further includes a first discharging path comprising the second capacitor, a third switch coupled between the second charging path and a second output node, and a fourth switch coupled between the second charging path and a fourth node. The circuit further includes a second discharging path comprising the third capacitor, a fifth switch coupled between the third charging path and the second output node, and a sixth switch coupled between the third node and the fourth node.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a display panel, a method for manufacturing a display panel, and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a hole located in a display area of the display panel and penetrating the display panel, and an isolation structure located around the hole and partially penetrating the display panel, wherein a heat resistance of a material of the isolation structure is greater than that of a material adjacent to the isolation structure.

Abstract: A data processing method includes mapping original data in ARGB format into mapped data in RGB format, and sending the mapped data to a data receiving terminal through a first display serial interface (DSI) for the data receiving terminal to receive the mapped data through a second DSI and to inversely map the mapped data to obtain the original data.

Abstract: Vapor deposition processes such as atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes employing a deposition enhancing precursor can be used to form a variety of oxide and nitride films, including metal oxide, metal nitride, metal oxynitride, silicon oxide and silicon nitride films. For example, the methods can be used to deposit transition metal nitrides, transition metal oxides, and silicon oxides and nitrides. In some embodiments the deposition enhancing precursor comprises a Group II metal such as Mg, Sr, Ba or Ca. Atomic layer deposition processes may comprise a deposition cycle comprising a first sub-cycle in which a substrate is contacted with a deposition enhancing precursor and an oxygen or nitrogen reactant and a second sub-cycle in which the substrate is contacted with a metal or silicon precursor and an oxygen or nitrogen reactant. In some embodiments the methods advantageously enable improved thin film formation, for example increased deposition rates.