Abstract: A method enables communication between a process client and a wireless process server to carry out an area-specific process in an area. The method includes a step of transmitting a message from a wireless process server to a wireless communication device operated by the process client. The message includes information related to the area-specific process for enabling the process-client to better arrange time before the area-specific process is scheduled to carry out in the area. In a specific embodiment, the wireless communication server sends a message to notify the process client about a location and an estimate time for the process client to carry out the area-specific process. In another preferred embodiment, the communication system enables the process client to employ a wireless communication device owned by the process client.

Abstract: Methods and systems for detecting systemwide service issues by using anomaly localization. In an example, a method includes receiving time-series monitoring data for multiple services, the time-series monitoring data including multiple dimensions and an error metric; for the monitoring data from each service, evaluating scopes within the monitoring data based on an objective function for a time-series of the error metric to identify at least one anomalous scope, each scope including at least one dimension and a value for the dimension; based on evaluating the scopes, generating a ranked list of scopes for each service based on objective function scores for the scopes; correlating the ranked lists of scopes across the multiple services to identify a cross-service anomaly; and generating an alert for the services based on the cross-service anomaly, the alert indicating at least one scope as a potential root cause for the cross-service anomaly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of processing a semiconductor substrate in a processing chamber, such as a chemical vapor deposition chamber. The chemical vapor deposition chamber includes a spindle mechanism that cooperates with one or more carrier ring forks to move the semiconductor substrate from one station to another station. The methods include monitoring one or more spindle operation parameters and carrying out one or more maintenance steps on the spindle mechanism based on the results of monitoring the one or more spindle operation parameters. The monitored spindle operation parameters provide an indication of undesirable vibration of the semiconductor substrates in the processing chamber. The vibration of the semiconductor substrates in the processing chamber is undesirable because it promotes generation of unwanted particles that deposit onto a surface of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for aligning a master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) system. The method includes ramping up a pumping power input into a laser amplifier chain of the MOPA system until the pumping power input reaches an operational pumping power input level; adjusting a seed laser power output of a seed laser of the MOPA system until the seed laser power output is at a first level below an operational seed laser power output level; and performing a first optical alignment process to the MOPA system while the pumping power input is at the operational pumping power input level, the seed laser power output is at the first level, and the MOPA system reaches a steady operational thermal state.

Abstract: A circuit includes a voltage divider circuit configured to generate a feedback voltage according to an output voltage, an operational amplifier configured to output a driving signal according to the feedback voltage and a reference voltage and a pass gate circuit including multiple current paths. The current paths are controlled by the driving signal and connected in parallel between the voltage divider circuit and a power reference node.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrophilic/oleophobic sponge, a preparation method and use thereof, and belongs to the technical field of functional material preparation. In the present invention, a modified solution is obtained by mixing a nanoparticle suspension with a modifier solution; the nanoparticle suspension includes silica-encapsulated Fe3O4 nanoparticle suspension and/or nano-silica ethanol suspension; the modifier solution includes chitosan-acetic acid aqueous solution and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) aqueous solution. The sponge is soaked in the modified solution, mixed and crosslinked with glutaraldehyde aqueous solution to obtain the hydrophilic/oleophobic sponge, conferring good oil-water separation ability on the sponge. The sponge effectively separates a heavy water layer from oil-water mixtures with such light oils as lubricating oil, engine oil, pump oil, crude oil, gasoline, and sunflower seed oil in a simple gravity-driven manner.

Abstract: A device for removing unwanted objects from cut tobacco in a cut tobacco production line is disclosed, which includes: a raw cut tobacco feeding and conveying unit (N1), a heavy unwanted object removal unit (N2), a cut tobacco dispersion and recovery unit (N3), a moderate unwanted object removal unit (N4), a cut tobacco humidification unit (N5) and a light unwanted object removal unit (N6). An unwanted object removal method using the cut tobacco unwanted object removal device is also disclosed. The device and method of the disclosure can effectively remove unwanted objects from cut tobacco.

Abstract: Systems and methods for image processing are described. Embodiments of the present disclosure receive an image having a plurality of object instances; encode the image to obtain image features; decode the image features to obtain object features; generate object detection information based on the object features using an object detection branch, wherein the object detection branch is trained based on a first training set using a detection loss; generate semantic segmentation information based on the object features using a semantic segmentation branch, wherein the semantic segmentation branch is trained based on a second training set different from the first training set using a semantic segmentation loss; and combine the object detection information and the semantic segmentation information to obtain panoptic segmentation information that indicates which pixels of the image correspond to each of the plurality of object instances.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are described herein for performing sequencing of one or more biological samples in at least two flow cells on a sequencing device. A sequencing system may comprise one or more of a scheduling engine, the sequencing device, and a display. The scheduling engine may maintain scheduling information of a state of compute resources and non-compute resources. The sequencing device may receive the scheduling information from the scheduling engine; determine the state of the compute resources and non-compute resources; determine a sequencing analysis priority associated with performing analysis of the at least two flow cells on the sequencing device; and perform the sequencing task related to the one or more biological samples in the at least two flow cells according to the sequencing analysis priority. The display may display real-time feedback associated with completion of the sequencing task for each flow cell.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method to deliver a reminder message. The method includes a step of triggering a delivery of the reminder message upon detecting or sensing a reminder message required event-or-activity to prevent a person from forgetting or losing a person item. In an exemplary embodiment, the step of sensing the reminder message required event-or-activity includes a step of detecting or sensing an activity when the person preparing to leave a place for a next destination.

Abstract: A communication method includes: a first device obtains transmission states of first n data packets by using a first protocol layer entity, where the first protocol layer entity includes a radio link control (RLC) layer entity or an entity above an RLC layer; the first device starts a timer if transmission states of m data packets in the first n data packets are transmission failures, where n and m are both positive integers, and m is less than or equal to n; and the first device determines a radio resource configuration parameter used to transmit a subsequent data packet, or sends a first message to a second device, where the first message is used to indicate a state of the timer, and the state of the timer is used to determine the radio resource configuration parameter used to transmit the subsequent data packet.

Abstract: Disclosed are a rod-shaped sodium ion positive electrode material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The material comprises a rod-shaped base material and nanofibers inserted into the base material. C—Na is loaded on the nanofibers. The chemical general formula of the rod-shaped sodium ion positive electrode material is Na(FeaTb)PO4/CNF-c(C—Na), and 0.001?c?0.1, wherein T is at least one of Ni, Co, Zn, Mn, Fe, V, Ti or Mo, 0.9?a<1, 0<b?0.2, and 0.001?c?0.1. In the present invention, on one hand, some transition metal elements are doped to improve the electrochemical performance thereof, and on the other hand, a modulator is added to synthesize the rod-shaped sodium ion positive electrode material, and the C—Na loaded nanofibers are added to adjust the proportion of large and small rod-shaped materials, so that the composition of a single Na(FeaTb)PO4 rod-shaped nanostructure is optimized.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a positioning method, including: obtaining a current local topology map established based on objects in an environment currently observed by a robot, obtaining a full topology map pre-established based on objects in a full environment in a preset area, the current local topology map and the full topology map including nodes representing the objects; matching a node pair to be associated constructed by two nodes in the current local topology map and two nodes in the full topology map; if a degree of association of the node pair to be associated is greater than a threshold, determining that the node pair to be associated is an associated node pair; and determining a pose of the robot according to one of a plurality of search ranches, with a largest number of associated node pairs.

Abstract: This application discloses a photovoltaic power generation system control method, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a switching apparatus, to reduce a loss of the photovoltaic power generation system. The switching apparatus includes: a switching unit, a detection unit, and a controller. The switching unit includes a first output end, a second output end, a first input end connected to each first DC/DC converter in a one-to-one correspondence, and a second input end connected to each second DC/DC converter in a one-to-one correspondence. The first output end is connected to an input end of a first DC/AC converter, and the second output end is connected to an input end of a second DC/AC converter. The detection unit is separately connected to the first DC/AC converter, the second DC/AC converter, a plurality of first DC/DC converters, and a plurality of second DC/DC converters.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed. An example vehicle disclosed herein includes a steering assist system, a steering wheel, and a steering controller to detect a request to move the steering wheel of the vehicle to a first rotational position, the steering wheel having a second rotational position, actuate, via the steering assist system, the steering wheel towards the first rotational position, determine, based on a relationship between a first parameter and a second parameter, a third rotational position, the third rotational position having an angular offset from the first rotational position, the first parameter corresponding to a position of the steering system, the second parameter corresponding to a load on the steering system, and in response to reaching the third rotational position, disengage the steering assist system, the disengagement causing the steering wheel to rotate to the first rotational position.

Abstract: A display including a screen, a bracket, a hanging element and a fixing element is provided. The support is connected to the screen and has a top end and a bottom end. The hanging element is disposed on the top end. The fixing element is disposed at the bottom end. When the hanging element is hung on an upper edge of a plate, the fixing element is fixed on a surface of the plate.

Abstract: A whole-vehicle-based method for evaluating extreme pressure and antiwear properties of grease includes injecting the grease onto a key bearing pin and causing the engineering machine to operate without load is disclosed. The method includes causing the engineering machine to operate under a load of 10% to 150% rated load at least once, viewing and analyzing a wear condition of a surface of the bearing pin, and issuing a whole-vehicle-based evaluation report of extreme pressure and antiwear properties of grease. The engineering machine is caused to operate once under a load of 10% to 150% rated load for 0.5 min to 100 h.

Abstract: A wafer metrology system having a continuous dynamic sampling scheme configured to optimize a sampling rate for AVI of process wafers in an IC fabrication flow based on acceptable quality levels. For a stable process, the process wafers may be sampled at a lower rate without negatively affecting quality control.