Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a monolithic thin-film lead assembly and methods of microfabricating a monolithic thin-film lead assembly. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a monolithic thin-film lead assembly that includes a cable having a proximal end, a distal end, a supporting structure that extends from the proximal end to the distal end, and conductive traces formed on a portion of the supporting structure. The supporting structure includes one or more layers of dielectric material. The monolithic thin-film lead assembly further includes an interface formed on the supporting structure at the distal end of the cable. The interface includes electrodes and/or sensors in electrical connection with the conductive traces, and the supporting structure has at least one curved portion disposed between a first set of electrodes and a second set of electrodes, and/or between a first set of sensors and a second set of sensors.

Abstract: A model eye for evaluating a retinal imaging system includes a retinal cup and a resolution target. The retinal cup includes an interior surface having a bowl-like shape to represent a fundus of a human eye. The resolution target is disposed on the interior surface for assessing a spatial resolution of the retinal imaging system. The resolution target includes light and dark contrasting regions with straight edges separating the light and dark contrasting regions. At least two of the straight edges are orthogonal. An array of dark color microfeatures may be disposed in the light contrasting region and an array of light color microfeatures may be disposed in the dark contrasting region. The light and dark color microfeatures are variably sized for assessing the spatial resolution of the retinal imaging system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to thin-film lead assemblies and neural interfaces with stent-assisted deployment, and methods of microfabricating thin-film lead assemblies and neural interfaces. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a medical device having a thin-film neural interface, a stent, and a cable. The thin-film neural interface includes a first supporting structure, electrodes formed on the first supporting structure, and an encapsulation material encasing a portion of the first supporting structure. The cable includes a second supporting structure, conducive traces formed on the second supporting structure and electrically connected with the electrodes, and the encapsulation material encasing at least a portion of the second supporting structure. The stent is at least partially embedded in the encapsulation material encasing the portion of the first supporting structure, and the thin-film neural interface is helically wrapped around at least a portion of the stent.

Abstract: A scheduling method for a daily ecological flow variation of a river reach based on an overlap rate of suitable habitats for fish, includes: drawing a baseline flow-scheduled flow increment-fish habitat suitability overlap rate distribution map; and acquiring a daily mean flow of a current day to serve as a baseline flow, searching the baseline flow-scheduled flow increment-fish habitat suitability overlap rate distribution map to obtain a range of scheduled flow increments with an overlap rate of suitable habitats for fish greater than a preset value, and in combination with the baseline flow and the range of the scheduled flow increments, obtaining a flow scheduling range for a next day. The present disclosure quantitatively evaluates the overlap rate of the suitable spawning region of the fish in different flow variations under different baseline flows, thereby obtaining a constraint value for the ecological flow variation of the river reach.

Abstract: This application provides information processing methods, terminal devices, and distributed networks. In an implementation, after determining target information including at least one piece of text information and at least one piece of non-text information, a terminal device may determine, based on a predetermined playing speed and a predetermined time, at least one first location associated with at least one piece of non-text information. Text-to-speech is sequentially performed on the at least one piece of text information, to obtain and sequentially play speech information respectively corresponding to the at least one piece of text information. In response to speech information corresponding to first text information being played, target non-text information is sent to a second terminal device, so that the second terminal device displays the target non-text information.

Abstract: The technology disclosed extracts intensities from sequencing images for base calling target clusters and attenuates spatial crosstalk from neighboring clusters. The technology disclosed accesses a particular section from a plurality of sections of an image output by a sensor, the particular section of the image including at least one pixel depicting intensity emission values from a target cluster and neighboring clusters located across the sensor, and convolves the particular section of the image with a corresponding convolution kernel in a plurality of convolution kernels, to generate a feature map comprising a plurality of feature values. The technology disclosed further assigns a corresponding feature value to the target cluster based on feature values in the plurality of feature values adjoining a center of the target cluster, and processes the corresponding feature value assigned to the target cluster, to base call the target cluster.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to implantable neuromodulation devices and methods of fabrication, and in particular to anatomically contoured spinal cord stimulation leads for high density neural interfaces and methods of microfabricating the stimulation leads. Particularly, aspects are directed to a thin film lead assembly that includes a cable having: a first supporting structure formed of dielectric material, a first set of conductive traces formed on the first supporting structure, a second supporting structure formed of dielectric material, and a second set of conductive traces formed on the second supporting structure. The thin film lead assembly also includes an electrode assembly having: a third supporting structure formed of dielectric material, a first set of electrodes in electrical connection with the first set of conductive traces, and a second set of electrodes in electrical connection with the second set of conductive traces.

Abstract: An application permission management method, device, and medium. The method includes obtaining, by an electronic device, operation information of starting, by a user, a first application installed in the electronic device, sending a permission query request for the first application to a server, where the permission query request includes an identifier of the first application, receiving a permission authorization record of the first application sent by the server, and configuring permission of the first application on the electronic device based on the permission authorization record.

Abstract: A model eye for evaluating a retinal imaging system includes a retinal cup, a corneal plate, and a dummy retina. The retinal cup includes an interior concave surface. The corneal plate mates to the retinal cup to define an interior cavity with the interior concave surface of the retinal cup. The dummy retina is formed from a flexible material layer attached to the interior concave surface. The dummy retina mimics a human retina and the flexible material layer includes a plurality of peripheral notches in a perimeter of the flexible material layer to aid the flexible material layer to conform to the interior concave surface.

Abstract: The technology disclosed extracts intensities from sequencing images for base calling target clusters and attenuates spatial crosstalk from neighboring clusters. The technology disclosed accesses a particular section from a plurality of sections of an image output by a sensor, the particular section of the image including at least one pixel depicting intensity emission values from a target cluster and neighboring clusters located across the sensor, and convolves the particular section of the image with a corresponding convolution kernel in a plurality of convolution kernels, to generate a feature map comprising a plurality of feature values. The technology disclosed further assigns a corresponding feature value to the target cluster based on feature values in the plurality of feature values adjoining a center of the target cluster, and processes the corresponding feature value assigned to the target cluster, to base call the target cluster.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to connectors for high density neural interfaces and methods of microfabricating the connectors. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a connector having a core and a supporting structure wrapped around at least a portion of the core. The supporting structure may have a first layer of a high temperature liquid crystal polymer, and the second layer of a low temperature liquid crystal polymer that is reflowed to attach the supporting structure to the core. Conductive traces are buried between the first layer and the second layer, and the conductive traces terminate at conductive contacts formed on a surface of the first layer. The connector may have a predetermined shape or profile, which facilitates alignment and insertion of the connector into a header of a neurostimulator.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to implantable neuromodulation devices and methods of fabrication, and in particular to anatomically contoured spinal cord stimulation leads for high density neural interfaces and methods of microfabricating the stimulation leads. Particularly, aspects are directed to a thin film lead assembly that includes a cable having: a first supporting structure formed of dielectric material, a first set of conductive traces formed on the first supporting structure, a second supporting structure formed of dielectric material, and a second set of conductive traces formed on the second supporting structure. The thin film lead assembly also includes an electrode assembly having: a third supporting structure formed of dielectric material, a first set of electrodes in electrical connection with the first set of conductive traces, and a second set of electrodes in electrical connection with the second set of conductive traces.

Abstract: A medical device includes a sheath; a balloon disposed over at least a portion of the sheath; and a flexible framework including an expandable region and a non-expandable region. The expandable region is formed on an inflatable portion of the balloon and includes longitudinal extending arms, each arm including one or more layers of dielectric material, one or more conductive traces, and one or more electrodes electrically connected to the one or more conductive traces. The non-expandable region is formed on a non-inflatable portion of the balloon or the sheath and includes one or more layers of dielectric material, the one or more conductive traces, and one or more contacts electrically connected to the one or more conductive traces. A cable including a plurality of wires that are electrically connected to the one or more contacts.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to an implantable device. Specifically, a device includes a flexible connection component that includes a set of conductive filaments that connect a set of electrodes (or traces connected to the electrodes) and circuitry that receives and/or transmits electronic signals from and/or to the electrodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a method of producing a capsule. The method includes providing a mold, depositing parylene on the mold to form a parylene layer, scoring the parylene layer, and coating the parylene layer with a polymer to produce a capsule.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for implementing video effect addition. At a target application, an original video frame may be obtained from a video source; the original video frame may be provided to a video effect processing application, the video effect processing application being a Web application; and a processed video frame to which a video effect is applied may be obtained from the video effect processing application. At a video effect processing application, an original video frame may be obtained from a target application; a video effect may be applied to the original video frame to obtain a processed video frame; and the processed video frame may be provided to the target application.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to mapping catheters, and in particular to mapping catheters having thin film electrodes used in sensing electrical activity within a patient. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a medical device having a hollow core, a balloon disposed over at least a portion of the hollow core, and a flexible framework having one or more thin film elements formed on at least a portion of the balloon. The one or more thin film elements comprise a plurality of mapping electrodes.

Abstract: A display method, an apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: rendering, by a first container, a to-be-displayed page to generate to-be-displayed image data, and encrypting the image data; and writing, by the first container, encrypted image data into a buffer corresponding to the first container, and sending instruction information to a second container of a terminal, where the instruction information is used to instruct the second container to securely display the encrypted image data. Because the containers are isolated from each other, the malware in the first container cannot access the image data displayed in the second container, and the second container securely displays the encrypted image data. In this way, security of displaying the image data can be improved while ensuring that an image display function is not restricted.

Abstract: A method is used to generate a distortion model for a structured illumination microscopy (SIM) optical system. A sliding window is moved in relation to a plurality of images to define a plurality of sub-tiles. Each sub-tile represents a portion of the corresponding image. Parameters are estimated for each sub-tiles. The parameters include two or more parameters selected from the group consisting of modulation, angle, spacing, phase offset, and phase deviation. A full width at half maximum (FWHM) value associated with each sub-tile is estimated. A distortion model is estimated, based at least in part on a combination of the estimated parameters and FWHM values stored in the predetermined format and an estimated center window parameter. A two-dimensional image may be generated, based at least in part on the estimated distortion model. The two-dimensional image may include representations indicating where distortions occur in the optical system.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to branched proximal connectors for high density neural interfaces and methods of microfabricating the branched proximal connectors. Particularly, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a branched connector that includes a main body having a base portion of a supporting structure and a plurality of conductive traces formed on the base portion, and a plurality of plugs extending from the main body. Each plug of the plurality of plugs include an end portion of the supporting structure comprised of the one or more layers of dielectric material, and a subset of conductive traces from the plurality of conductive traces. Each trace from the subset of conductive traces terminates at a bond pad exposed on a surface of the end portion of the supporting structure.