Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for authentication, including providing authentication at a computer system in accordance with some embodiments.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are antibodies and compositions used for binding to Gal3. Some embodiments allow for disrupting interactions between Galectin-3 (Gal3) and cell surface markers and/or proteins associated with neurological diseases and/or proteopathies, such as Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, disclosed herein are methods of treatment and uses of the antibodies or binding fragments thereof for the treatment of fibrosis, liver fibrosis, kidney fibrosis, cardiac fibrosis, pulmonary fibrosis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, sepsis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer, stomach cancer, hematological malignancy, neurological diseases and/or proteopathies. Furthermore, some embodiments provided herein can cross the blood-brain barrier and can be conjugated or otherwise associated with one or more payloads for the treatment of a neurological disease.

Abstract: A photonic assembly includes: an electronic integrated circuits (EIC) die including a semiconductor substrate, semiconductor devices located on a horizontal surface of the semiconductor substrate, first dielectric material layers embedding first metal interconnect structures, a dielectric pillar structure vertically extending through each layer selected from the first dielectric material layers, a first bonding-level dielectric layer embedding first metal bonding pads, wherein a first subset of the first metal bonding pads has an areal overlap with the dielectric pillar structure in a plan view; and a photonic integrated circuits (PIC) die including waveguides, photonic devices, second dielectric material layers embedding second metal interconnect structures, a second bonding-level dielectric layer embedding second metal bonding pads, wherein the second metal bonding pads are bonded to the first metal bonding pads.

Abstract: An integrated air valve structure includes a main body and two air valves. The main body is formed with two air passages not communicated with each other, a plurality of through holes disposed corresponding to the two air passages, and two valve mounting seats. One valve mounting seat is disposed corresponding to one of the through holes, the other valve mounting seat is disposed corresponding to two of the through holes belonging to the two air passages. The two air valves are disposed on the two valve mounting seats, each air valves includes an air plug facing at least one of the through holes, a valve body assembled with one of the two valve mounting seats for the air plug to move therein, and a coil disposed on the valve body for generating magnetic force to change a position of the air plug.

Abstract: A mobile phone and a wireless earphone for sonic ranging. The mobile phone performs an acoustic response test on the wireless earphone. The mobile phone generates a first audio sequence at a first time slot. The wireless earphone recognizes the first audio sequence to generate a second audio sequence. When the mobile phone recognizes the second audio sequence, the mobile phone estimates a length of elapsed time according to the time difference between a current time slot and the first time slot. When the mobile phone obtains the length of elapsed time, a distance between the wireless earphone and the mobile phone may be determined according to a delay compensation parameter and the length of elapsed time. Various potential applications can be implemented based on the invention without the needs for additional hardware circuits in the mobile phone.

Abstract: A battery module is provided that includes a battery cell including a first battery cell and a second battery cell distinguished from the first battery cell, a module frame that forms a cell accommodating part in which the battery cell is accommodated, and a cell cover member that forms a venting portion that discharges a fluid generated from the first battery cell from one side of the first battery cell in a vertical direction to the outside of the cell accommodating part.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, a method for manufacturing an electrode assembly, and a secondary battery including the electrode assembly. At a core part of the electrode assembly, the flatness fraction of a flat region of an electrode is between 3% and 13.5%. The electrode assembly may have a circularity of the electrode of 89% or greater. The electrode assembly may have an angle formed between the longitudinal end portion of the electrode and the curvature maximum point of the electrode between 40° and 98°. The deformation of the end portion of the electrode located at the core part and an adjacent electrode is reduced to address separator damage and reduce core collapse, core impingement, and core cracking.

Abstract: A front light module configured to be disposed on a display panel to illuminate the display panel is provided. The front light module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate has a first surface facing away from the display panel, a second surface facing the display panel, and a light incident surface facing the light source. The light incident surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The first surface has multiple sets of optical micro-structures. Each of the sets of the optical micro-structures includes multiple optical micro-structures disposed or distributed asymmetrically.

Abstract: This application provides a signal transmission method and a communication apparatus. In one example, first information is received. The first information includes a first field, the first field is used to determine a code length of a first mask, the code length of the first mask is comprised in a first value set, and the first value set comprises one or more of the following values: 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8. A reference signal is determined based on the first mask. The reference signal is sent or received.

Abstract: A cartridge includes a photosensitive drum being rotatable in a rotational direction about a rotational axis. The cartridge also includes a coupling operatively connected to the photosensitive drum The coupling includes a first projecting surface that extends in a direction away from the photosensitive, a second projecting surface that is downstream of the first projecting surface in the rotational direction, the second projecting surface extending in a direction that is away from the photosensitive drum, an inclined portion at least a part of which extends about the rotational axis and in the rotational direction between a position upstream of the first projecting surface in the rotational direction to a position adjacent to the first projecting surface, and a third projecting surface projecting outwardly in a direction perpendicular to the rotational axis.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel protein and biologically-active fragments and variants thereof with advantageous therapeutic and cosmetic uses. Also provided are methods of using the proteins, as well as methods of producing the proteins using a recombinant cell. Further provided are recombinant host cells transformed with a polynucleotide sequence that encodes the expression of the proteins.

Abstract: Disclosed is a “live streaming” warehouse management system based on Ultra-High Frequency (UHF) RFID technology, which belongs to the technical field of warehouse management. The system comprises a data processing center, an RFID-based automated sorting vehicle, an RFID gateway and an automatic sorting line; wherein the RFID-based automated sorting vehicle is equipped with a picking processor, the RFID gateway is equipped with a first verification processor, the automatic sorting line is further equipped with a DWS device, and the DWS device is equipped with a second verification processor. The data processing center merges various orders to generate an order fulfillment task based on a preset multi-dimensional order merging strategy.

Abstract: An optical lens assembly includes, from an object side to an image side, at least four optical lens elements. At least one of the at least four optical lens elements includes an anti-reflective coating. The at least one optical lens element including the anti-reflective coating is made of a plastic material. The anti-reflective coating is arranged on an object-side surface or an image-side surface of the at least one optical lens element including the anti-reflective coating. The anti-reflective coating includes at least one coating layer. One of the at least one coating layer at the outer of the anti-reflective coating is made of ceramics. The anti-reflective coating includes a plurality of holes, and sizes of the plurality of holes adjacent to the outer of the anti-reflective coating are larger than sizes of the plurality of holes adjacent to the inner of the anti-reflective coating.

Abstract: A video coding system that reorders prediction candidates is provided. A video coder receives data for a block of pixels to be encoded or decoded as a current block of a current picture of a video. The video coder identifies possible candidate prediction positions. The video coder computes a cost for each of the identified possible candidate prediction positions. The video coder assigns, based on the computed costs, a reordered index to each of N lowest cost candidate prediction positions from the identified possible candidate prediction positions. The video coder selects a candidate prediction position using the assigned reordered indices, wherein the selection is signaled in or parsed from the bitstream. The video coder encodes or decodes the current block by using the selected candidate prediction position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system for managing medical quality indicator, which includes a target medical information database, a data retrieving module, a data analyzing module and a data visualization module. The data retrieving module and the data analyzing module is connected to the target medical information database. The data analyzing module performs data confirmation and data exclusion to the plurality of structured data according to an operational definition, and performs computation to the plurality of structured data according to a viewing request, to obtain a set of statistical data. The data visualization module is connected to the data analyzing module and is used to display the set of statistical data through a user interface.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for classifying components include monitoring sensors to collect sensor data related to a state of a plurality of components; processing, by a computing system, the sensor data to generate an action sequence using a transformer-based policy network for each of the components. A risk score is generated for the action sequence using a Generative Adversarial Network (GAN), wherein the GAN includes a generator for generating action sequences and a discriminator to distinguish low-risk action sequences in accordance with a threshold. The low-risk action sequences are associated with components in the plurality of components based on the risk score. A status of the low-risk action sequences is communicated to the components.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions, methods, and kits that can be used to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in a sample undergoing testing. Nucleic acids of EBV can be isolated, amplified and detected with specificity, and without interference from non-EBV organisms. In some embodiments, nucleic acids used for amplification are isolated from human blood, or blood products. Nucleic acid isolation, amplification and detection steps can all be carried out using an automated instrument.

Abstract: An anti-twist structure of a voice coil motor includes a base, a lens housing, a first elastic sheet, a second elastic sheet, a magnet, and a yoke member. The lens housing has first margin wall and a second margin wall, and a first protrusion extends from the first margin wall. The height of the second protrusion is lower than the height of the first protrusion. The yoke member has a first wall, a connection wall, a second wall, and a side wall. The first wall is disposed above the first protrusion, and the second wall is disposed above the second protrusion. The lens housing has a deflectable angle relative to a horizontal reference line. When the lens housing deflects to a maximum value of the deflectable angle, the first margin wall abuts against the second wall and/or the first protrusion abuts against the first wall.

Abstract: An analysis method for optimizing number and position of screws used in long bone (fracture fixation) surgery, including the following steps. Perform a CT scan on a surgical patient to obtain a medical image to build a long bone 3D model. Analyze an X-ray image to obtain a long bone fracture condition and a bone quality condition. Select a bone plate 3D model from the model database. Import the bone plate 3D model into the long bone 3D model and set an initial fixation position of the bone plate 3D model. Instruct the first artificial intelligence to comprehensively analyze the conditions to automatically select alternative solutions in the model database. Then, use a computer-aided analysis system to analyze the stress distribution of the alternative solutions, and a first preferred solution is obtained through simulating analysis, thereby excluding incorrect or ineffective surgical plans to reduce the analysis time and patient wait time and increasing the surgery success rate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method for recovering an iron and aluminum from a red mud, which includes the following steps: providing a red mud, a mass percentage of an alumogoethite is not less than 20% and a mass percentage of Fe2O3 is not less than 40% in the red mud; mixing the red mud with a circulating mother liquor and an additive and performing a wet treatment above 260° C. to obtain an ore pulp; performing a liquid-solid separation on the ore pulp after the ore pulp is flash evaporated, to obtain a separated iron material and a separated liquid; performing a seed precipitation on the separated liquid after the separated liquid is refined, or performing a seed precipitation on the separated liquid after the separated liquid is combined with an existing refined liquid; and, preforming an iron separation on the separated iron material after washed to obtain an iron concentrate. The additive includes an alkaline earth metal compound.