Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a data processing method includes: obtaining a first operation command, where the first operation command is used to perform data processing in a relational database; determining an acceleration policy of the first operation command, wherein the acceleration policy is used to accelerate a processing process of the first operation command; and performing an operation of the first operation command based on the acceleration policy.

Abstract: There is provided a computer-implemented method for updating a search distribution of an evolutionary strategies optimizer using an optimizer neural network comprising one or more attention blocks. The method comprises receiving a plurality of candidate solutions, one or more parameters defining the search distribution that the plurality of candidate solutions are sampled from, and fitness score data indicating a fitness of each respective candidate solution of the plurality of candidate solutions. The method further comprises processing, by the one or more attention neural network blocks, the fitness score data using an attention mechanism to generate respective recombination weights corresponding to each respective candidate solution. The method further comprises updating the one or more parameters defining the search distribution based upon the recombination weights applied to the plurality of candidate solutions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated collection, filtration, and analysis system which is configured to automatically collect fluid samples from a surrounding open water environment, isolate floating particles of a target size range, and perform analysis on the collected particles in-situ. The particles may also be filtered by one or more parameters other than size, and also provided herein is a two-stage vortex filter specially adapted to isolate floating particles of a desired density range from a fluid.

Abstract: A squeeze mode giant electrorheological fluid damper is disclosed. The squeeze mode giant electrorheological fluid damper comprises a support, a container and a connecting structure, wherein the support comprises a bottom plate, guide shafts and a top plate, the guide shaft is vertically fixed on the bottom plate, and the top plate is slidably arranged on the guide shaft; the container comprises a container body and two spiral spring pieces coaxially arranged in the container body, the container body is fixed on the bottom plate, the bottoms of the two spiral spring pieces are fixed to the bottom of the container, the two spiral spring pieces are not in contact with each other and are spaced by 180°; the top of the connecting structure is fixedly connected with the top plate, and the bottom of the connecting structure is fixedly connected with the tops of the two spiral spring pieces.

Abstract: A squeeze mode giant electrorheological fluid damper is disclosed. The squeeze mode giant electrorheological fluid damper comprises a support, a container and a connecting structure, wherein the support comprises a bottom plate, guide shafts and a top plate, the guide shaft is vertically fixed on the bottom plate, and the top plate is slidably arranged on the guide shaft; the container comprises a container body and two spiral spring pieces coaxially arranged in the container body, the container body is fixed on the bottom plate, the bottoms of the two spiral spring pieces are fixed to the bottom of the container, the two spiral spring pieces are not in contact with each other and are spaced by 180°; the top of the connecting structure is fixedly connected with the top plate, and the bottom of the connecting structure is fixedly connected with the tops of the two spiral spring pieces.

Abstract: A multi-layer coded modulation technique is disclosed for a wireless communication system with non-ergodic channels, which is particularly advantageous for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems.

Abstract: A multi-layer coded modulation technique is disclosed for a wireless communication system with non-ergodic channels, which is particularly advantageous for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) systems.

Abstract: A technique for construction of finite-length low-density parity check (LDPC) codes is herein disclosed which advantageously provides a flexible tradeoff of low decoding thresholds and low error-floors.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed that improve the efficiency of a time division duplex communication system. The uplink transmission slots of a plurality of mobile stations are arranged in an order so as to take advantage of the short propagation delay to the closest mobile stations, thereby advantageously resulting in a time division duplex guard time which is potentially independent of cell size.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of manufacturing a golf club shaft and in particular to one including steps of prefabricating a conical tubular member having a larger end and a smaller end, connecting a handle grip with the larger end of the conical tubular member, and inserting a blowing tube into the handle grip and the conical tubular member for blowing pressurized gas into the handle grip and conical tubular member to harden the connection between the conical tubular member and the handle grip, whereby the golf club shaft is of sturdy strength and the handle grip will not be detached from the golf club shaft inadvertently.