Abstract: The disclosure provides an apparatus, a method and a storage medium for address assignment. The address assignment apparatus comprises: a gateway configured to generate an address signal that enables address assignment; an address assignment line coupled to the gateway to receive the address signal, the address assignment line is provided with a plurality of switches; a plurality of connection units disposed in series along the address assignment line and each adapted to be connected to a bus device, each of the plurality of switches is located within one of the plurality of connection units, each of the plurality of connection units is further adapted to: couple the address assignment line to the bus device, control an on-off state of a switch located within the connection unit according to a switch control signal from the connected bus device to control a delivery of the address signal to a downstream connection unit.

Abstract: A computer implemented method for setting a playback speed of media content comprising audio, the media content having a defined normal playback speed, the method comprising: receiving an indication that the media content is to be played at a speed different from the normal playback speed of the media content, analysing the audio for determining a type of audio; and determining a playback speed different from the normal playback speed depending on the determined type of audio, and setting the playback speed of the media content to the determined playback speed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that are amylin receptor antagonist compounds, compositions that include the subject compounds, methods for preparing and using the amylin receptor antagonists, and compositions containing the amylin receptor antagonists for treating, preventing, or ameliorating Alzheimer's disease. Aspects of the present disclosure include a method of inhibiting activity of an amylin receptor by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an amylin receptor antagonist.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that are amylin receptor antagonist compounds, compositions that include the subject compounds, methods for preparing and using the amylin receptor antagonists, and compositions containing the amylin receptor antagonists for treating, preventing, or ameliorating Alzheimer's disease. Aspects of the present disclosure include a method of inhibiting activity of an amylin receptor by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an amylin receptor antagonist.

Abstract: A method for constructing a multiplex PCR library for high-throughput targeted sequencing: first acquiring a targeted DNA product by means of a high-specificity multiplex PCR reaction, and then digesting with a specific endonuclease, such that a specific molecular barcode is produced at the tail end of the PCR product; thus, the library construction process is more efficient, and the accuracy and sequencing depth of the obtained data are also ensured.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds with increased metabolic stability for inhibiting a virus infection, such as a Baltimore Group IV RNA virus infection, such as rhinovirus, coxsackievirus, norovirus and coronavirus. Aspects of the present disclosure also include methods of treating the virus infection in a subject with compounds with increased metabolic stability.

Abstract: A docking station includes a station body and a liquid feeding assembly. The station body has a docking region and guiding assembly on a side of the station body. The guiding assembly is in the docking region. The guiding assembly is configured to be in guiding fit with a mating assembly of a cleaning device. The liquid feeding assembly is on the station body and includes a liquid feeding connector. The liquid feeding connector has a liquid outlet oriented toward the docking region. The liquid outlet is configured to be butted and communicated with a connector of the cleaning device under the guiding fit of the guiding assembly and the mating assembly.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for providing log information, an electronic device, and a computer program product.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods for inhibition of herpesviruses. In some cases, the subject compounds inhibit a herpesvirus in a cell. Also provided are compounds, compositions and methods for treating a herpesvirus in an individual. In some cases, the methods include administering to an individual a therapeutically effective amount of a subject compound to treat the individual for the herpesvirus. In certain embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are cytomegalovirus (CMV) inhibitors. In certain embodiments, the compounds disclosed herein are human cytomegalovirus (CMV) inhibitors.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of ecological environmental protection, resource development and utilization and new materials, and particularly relates to a method and device for rapidly forming artificial clay and artificial organic ecological mud. The method comprises the following steps: raw material and water storage preparation; preparing nutrient aqueous solution; preparing mineral muddy water; preparing flocculent mineral solution; and reacting and dehydrating to form artificial clay or artificial organic ecological mud. The device comprises a grinding mill, a feeding system, a silo, a belt conveyor, an agitator, a dehydration system and a reservoir. In accordance with the present disclosure, the formation period of natural clay is greatly shortened by artificial means, making the clay become a renewable resource.

Abstract: A light shield device, a light shield control method, an electronic device and a vehicle are provided. The light shield device includes a controller module and a light shield structure, the light shield structure includes an accommodating cavity, an electrowetting material being in the accommodating cavity and having a light-shielding property, and at least one fluid tube which is communicated with the accommodating cavity; and the controller module is configured to apply a voltage to the light shield structure, so that wettability of a surface of the at least one fluid tube is changed to allow the electrowetting material to fill the at least one fluid tube.

Abstract: A method, a device and a computer program product for managing data backup are provided. The method comprises: obtaining a first set of performance parameters of a backup client prior to performing a data backup, the backup client being configured to transmit data to a backup server for backup and record information about the data in a cache to avoid duplicate data being transmitted to the backup server; determining, from a plurality of sets of historical performance parameters collected during multiple historical data backups performed by the backup client, at least one set of historical performance parameters similar to the first set of performance parameters; determining, from the at least one set of historical performance parameters, a set of historical performance parameters indicating the best performance; and adjusting, based on the set of historical performance parameters, an available capacity of the cache to be used in the data backup.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides non-peptidic heterocycle-containing amylin receptor antagonist compounds, compositions that include the subject compounds, methods for preparing and using the amylin receptor antagonists, and compositions containing the amylin receptor antagonists for treating, preventing, or ameliorating Alzheimer's disease. Aspects of the present disclosure include a method of inhibiting activity of an amylin receptor by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an amylin receptor antagonist.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds and methods for inhibiting a virus infection, such as a Baltimore Group IV RNA virus infection, such as rhinovirus, coxsackievirus, norovirus and coronavirus. Aspects of the present disclosure also include methods of treating a virus infection in a subject.

Abstract: A method for storing and transmitting data by using a vehicle key, an intelligent vehicle data management apparatus, a cloud data management apparatus, and a vehicle key are provided. The method includes: The vehicle key receives and stores first data from an intelligent vehicle, where the first data is non-real-time processing data from the intelligent vehicle; and the vehicle key sends the first data to cloud. In this way, while data transmission costs of the intelligent vehicle are reduced, user experience of the intelligent vehicle is improved.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds that are amylin receptor antagonist compounds, compositions that include the subject compounds, methods for preparing and using the amylin receptor antagonists, and compositions containing the amylin receptor antagonists for treating, preventing, or ameliorating Alzheimer's disease. Aspects of the present disclosure include a method of inhibiting activity of an amylin receptor by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of an amylin receptor antagonist.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, device and computer program product for managing a backup system. In a method for managing a backup system, at least one backup attribute of a backup demand on the backup system is determined, the at least one backup attribute describing at least one aspect of a demand on the backup system from a user of the backup system. A plurality of backup records of a plurality of historical backup operations performed on the backup system are obtained, respectively. Data distribution associated with the at least one backup attribute is determined based on the plurality of backup records.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, a device and a computer program product for managing backup data. The method comprises receiving a first request from a user for managing backup data on a first virtual machine management platform. The method further comprises sending a second request comprising a user identifier and a platform identifier to a backup server. The method further comprises receiving, from the backup server, a first virtual machine identifier of the first virtual machine used by the user on the second virtual machine management platform and backup records corresponding to the first virtual machine identifier. The method further comprises determining, based on the first virtual machine identifier, whether a second virtual machine matched with the first virtual machine is present in the first virtual machine management platform.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing video are provided. The method includes receiving a text-based description of active scenes and representing the text-based description as a word embedding matrix. The method includes using a text encoder implemented by neural network to output frame level textual representation and video level representation of the word embedding matrix. The method also includes generating, by a shared generator, frame by frame video based on the frame level textual representation, the video level representation and noise vectors. A frame level and a video level convolutional filter of a video discriminator are generated to classify frames and video of the frame by frame video as true or false. The method also includes training a conditional video generator that includes the text encoder, the video discriminator, and the shared generator in a generative adversarial network to convergence.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for providing log information, an electronic device, and a computer program product.