Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for preparing a hollow fiber membrane by melt spinning-stretching and selective swelling, including: preparing a nascent hollow fiber by melt spinning in an inert gas protective atmosphere by using an amphiphilic block copolymer as a film forming material, and stretching the nascent hollow fiber in the cooling process, a stretch rate being controlled at 200-540 mm/min, and a stretch ratio being controlled at 150-600%; immersing the obtained hollow fiber in a swelling solvent, and treating the hollow fiber in a water bath at 65° C. for 1 h; and then transferring the hollow fiber into a long-chain alkane solvent, treating the hollow fiber at the same temperature for 1-12 h, and after the completion of the treatment, immediately taking out the hollow fiber and drying the hollow fiber to obtain the hollow fiber membrane with a bicontinuous porous structure.

Abstract: A depth image engine and a depth image calculation method are provided. The depth image engine comprises: a buffer, configured to receive a data flow of a first image; an image rotator, configured to perform, after the buffer receives the entire data flow of the first image, a rotation operation on the first image to generate a second image; and a depth value calculator, configured to receive the second image and a reference image to perform a matching calculation on the second image and the reference image to generate a depth image.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for improving film thickness uniformity, wherein a PECVD machine with twin chambers comprise a wafer heating platform, which is set to be a rotating platform with programmable speed control, by setting rotating speed of the platform, wafer is rotated for integral rounds within process time, so that a RF overlap between the twin chambers make consistent influence on edge regions of the wafer, and film around the wafer is evenly distributed, which not only eliminate abrupt change of film thickness caused by the RF overlap, but also reduce film thickness differences between edge regions and central regions of the film by a characteristic that the RF overlap improves film deposition rate, so as to ensure the film thickness more evenly in the range of the whole wafer.

Abstract: A method of designing a semiconductor device including the operations of analyzing a vertical abutment between a first standard cell block and a second cell block and, if a mismatch is identified between the first standard cell block and the second cell block initiating the selection of a first modified cell block that reduces the mismatch and a spacing between the first modified cell block and the second cell block, the first modified cell block comprising a first abutment region having a continuous active region arranged along a first axis parallel to an edge of the vertical abutment, and replacing the first standard cell block with the first modified cell block to obtain a first modified layout design and devices manufactured according to the method.

Abstract: A bearing assembly is disclosed herein. The bearing assembly includes an outer bearing ring including at least one first connection element. The assembly also includes a cap defining an axial portion and at least one radial portion defining a cavity configured to receive the outer bearing ring. The cap includes at least one second connection element configured to mate with the at least one first connection element. The cap is formed from an electrically insulating material to prevent EDM.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure further relates to methods of inhibiting viral replication including contacting one or more cells that have been infected with a virus with an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the virus comprises a flavivirus. Also disclosed is a method of treating and/or preventing a flavivirus infection and/or a condition resulting from a flavivirus infection including administering an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof under conditions effective to treat and/or prevent a flavivirus infection and/or a condition resulting from a flavivirus infection.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a compound of formula I-11 through multiple-step reactions:

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a sounding device including a frame, a vibration system, and a magnetic circuit system. The vibration system includes a diaphragm, and a voice coil. The magnetic circuit system includes a yoke, a magnet assembly, and a magnetic gap. The yoke includes a bottom wall, a side wall in an annular shape extending from an edge of the bottom wall toward the diaphragm, and a flange extending from an end of the side wall close to the diaphragm toward the frame. An end of the flange away from the side wall is fixed to the frame. Compared with the related art, the sounding device disclosed by the present disclosure has a better reliability.

Abstract: An adjustable bed includes a bed frame supporting a plurality of platforms having at least a head platform and a back platform, a back lifting assembly, a foot lifting assembly, a base frame pivotally and detachably connected to the bed frame, a bed frame tilting actuator pivotally connected to the bed frame and the base frame for operably adjusting the bed frame from the horizontal position to the sloping position relative to the base frame, or vice versa. The adjustable bed also includes a head platform tilting actuator pivotally connected to the head platform and the back platform for operably adjusting the head platform in a tilting position or a flat position relative to the back platform.

Abstract: A liquid crystal antenna substrate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a liquid crystal antenna and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The manufacturing method of the liquid crystal antenna substrate includes: forming a conductive pattern on a base substrate; coating a liquid photo-curable material at a side of the conductive pattern away from the base substrate; and using the conductive pattern as a mask to perform an exposure process from a side of the base substrate away from the conductive pattern, a portion of the liquid photo-curable material corresponding to the conductive pattern is cured to form spacers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in part, pyrazole carboxamide compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, useful for disruption of HBV core protein assembly, and methods of treating Hepatitis B (HBV) infection.

Abstract: Provided herein are antibodies including antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically recognizing Pseudomonas Psl. Also provided are methods of making and using these antibodies.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for remote assistance and device. 1. A method for remote assistance, the method comprising: determining a state of a machine deployed at a working site; adjusting a digital twin of the machine to be in the same state as the machine deployed at the working site; rendering the digital twin at a remote site using a remote rendering device to enable a remote person at the remote site to perform an operation on the digital twin; and mapping an effect of the operation rendered as visual assistance information onto the machine at the working site using a local rendering device deployed at the working site.

Abstract: A cage assembly is configured to be detachably cooperated with an engagement component having at least one through hole and at least one engagement portion. The cage assembly includes a main cage and a releasing component, the main cage includes at least one engaging structure configured to be inserted into the at least one through hole and engaged with the at least one engagement portion, and the releasing component is slidably disposed on the main cage and is configured to push the engagement component so as to force the at least one engagement portion to be released from the at least one engaging structure.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods, devices and computer-readable media for measuring traffic hit time during path switch. The method performed at a first device includes: sending, to a second device, operation administration and maintenance (OAM) frames with continuous sequence numbers; receiving from the second device response OAM frames; determining traffic hit start time and traffic hit stop time based on the received OAM frames; detecting an occurrence of the path switch, and determining that the path switch is completed before the traffic hit stop time; and in response to determining that the path switch is completed before the traffic hit stop time, calculating traffic hit time based at least on the traffic hit start time and the traffic hit stop time.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a device body and a power distribution module. The power distribution module includes a main body, a handle, at least one first frame and at least one first elastic member. The main body is detachably disposed on the device body. The handle is rotatably connected to the main body. The at least one first frame is slidably disposed on the device body. The at least one first elastic member is connected between the device body and the at least one first frame. The at least one first frame blocks the handle by an elastic force of the at least one first elastic member, so that the main body is limited on the device body. In addition, a power distribution module suitable for the electronic device is also provided.

Abstract: An electronic device, including a device body, a case, at least one power supply module, and a power distribution module, is provided. The case is disposed on the device body. The at least one power supply module is disposed in the case. The power distribution module includes a main body, a handle, and an anti-removal frame. The main body is detachably disposed on the device body. The handle is rotatably connected to the main body. The anti-removal frame is slidably disposed in the case. The power supply module is configured to push against the anti-removal frame, so that the anti-removal frame slides toward the handle and restricts the handle from rotating relative to the main body. In addition, a power distribution module configured for the electronic device is also provided.

Abstract: This application discloses a code block identification method and related apparatus. The method includes: obtaining a code block stream, where the code block stream includes a first code block; determining a to-be-identified bit pattern and comparing the to-be-identified bit pattern with a template bit pattern to obtain a quantity of inconsistent bits; and identifying the first code block as a first boundary code block when the quantity of inconsistent bits is less than or equal to a first threshold. The to-be-identified bit pattern includes a first bit pattern and corresponds to the first code block. The template bit pattern includes a first template bit pattern and corresponds to the first boundary code block.

Abstract: Blockchain nodes and methods for facilitating spectrum sharing are disclosed. The blockchain node is configured to: determine a spectrum price for a spectrum transaction between a service provider and a mobile network operator based on performance functions of the service provider and the mobile network operator; record spectrum transaction information based on the spectrum price in a blockchain, including: verifying back-block data of a block generated by a leader node in a blockchain network, the block recording the spectrum transaction information based on the spectrum price, the back-block data including only a part of the block; and adding the block generated by the leader node into the blockchain in response to the back-block data passing the verification.

Abstract: A controlled release fertilizer containing ammonium polyphosphate includes fertilizer core particles and fertilizer envelopes coated on a surface of the fertilizer core particles respectively. P (phosphorus) is only from ammonium polyphosphate, and ammonium polyphosphate has a degree of polymerization in a range of 5 to 20. A preparation method of the controlled release fertilizer includes steps of (1) weighing the phosphorus source, the nitrogen source, the potassium source and the multiple metallic medium and trace element sources in the above weight parts, pulverizing, and obtaining powders by sieving through a sieve with a mesh number of 80; (2) preparing fertilizer core particles; (3) preparing polyurethane envelopes on a surface of the fertilizer core particles respectively, and (4) adding the agglomerant in the above weight parts into the fertilizer core particles coated with the polyurethane envelopes and cooling to 20° C.