Abstract: Provided are multilayer structures as well as articles and laminates formed therefrom. A multilayer structure according to embodiments disclosed herein comprises a film and a metal layer comprising a metal deposited on an outer layer of the film. The outer layer of the film comprises a blend of a maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene and polypropylene homopolymer. The multilayer structure can exhibit an improved bonding strength between the outer layer and the metal layer in comparison to other multilayer structures.

Abstract: A prediction method applied to a terminal device includes determining, by the terminal device, that first information and second information meet a first preset condition. The first information is beam history information of at least one beam and/or frequency history information of at least one frequency, and the second information is position history information of the terminal device. The method further includes predicting, by the terminal device, a target beam set and/or a target frequency set based on the first information and the second information, where the target beam set is a subset of a beam set delivered by a network device, and the target frequency set is a subset of a frequency set delivered by the network device.

Abstract: A measurement method and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: the terminal device clusters at least two transmission (TX) beams based on TX beam historical information of the at least two TX beams, to obtain several TX beam categories; and the terminal device determines a target TX-RX beam pair based on the several TX beam categories and at least one receiving RX beam.

Abstract: The disclosure provides oncolytic herpes virus comprising a heterologous gene encoding E-cadherin. The disclosure further provides pharmaceutical compositions that comprise such oncolytic herpes virus, and methods of treatment using such oncolytic herpes virus.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for performing prediction based on merchant transaction data are described. In some embodiments, a method comprises: receiving, by one or more payment processing systems, from a plurality of merchant computing devices associated with a plurality of merchants, respectively, transaction data of transactions performed between the plurality of merchants and a plurality of customers; applying, by the one or more payment processing systems, an interpretable machine learning model framework to produce predictions based at least on the transaction data; determining whether to provide loan financing to merchants based on the predictions; and providing, by the payment processing system, loan financing to an account of at least one merchant in response to the determination, including configuring repayment terms individually for each of the merchants receiving the loan financing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel sp2-sp3 hybrid crystalline boron nitride and its preparation process. A novel sp2-sp3 hybrid crystalline boron nitride allotrope, named Gradia BN, is synthesized using sp2 or sp3 hybridized boron nitride as raw materials under high-temperature and high-pressure. The basic structural units of Gradia BN are composed of sp2 hybridized graphite-like structural units and sp3 hybridized diamond-like structural units. Gradia BN disclosed in the present disclosure is a class of new sp2-sp3 hybrid boron nitride allotrope, whose crystal structure can vary with the widths and/or crystallographic orientation relationships of internal sp2 and/or sp3 structural units, and may have variable physical properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a personal care composition. In particular, the present invention relates to a personal care composition for blurring benefits. Accordingly, the present invention discloses a personal care composition comprising: a) titanium di-oxide; and b) 8 to 60% by weight of a cross-polymer comprising adipic acid and neopentyl glycol.

Abstract: Provided is a system for communication. The system includes: a basic function module; at least one extended function module; a first near-field communication transceiving unit and a first near-field communication antenna unit, located on the basic function module; and at least one second near-field communication transceiving unit and at least one second near-field communication antenna unit, located on each of the at least one extended function module. The first near-field communication antenna unit and the at least one second near-field communication antenna unit respectively comprise a first loop antenna and a second loop antenna which are printed on a printed circuit board.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods related to robot services, related systems, and readable storage media. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method, including: acquiring images of an area to be served, wherein the area to be served includes serviceable grids obtained by performing equal-area grid division on the area to be served; performing pedestrian recognition on the images to acquire pedestrian heat of each serviceable grid within the preset time period; and marking a serviceable grid with the pedestrian heat exceeding a preset threshold and serviceable grids within a preset range centered on it as grids to be served, obtaining a sub-area to be served composed of the grids to be served.

Abstract: A control method and apparatus, which are applied to a vehicle with an electric power steering system. The electric power steering system comprises a first control subsystem and a second control subsystem. The method comprises: acquiring a front steering angle, a steering torque, a yaw rate and a vehicle speed of a vehicle; according to the front steering angle, the steering torque, the yaw rate and the vehicle speed, determining a vehicle yaw rate associated with a first control subsystem; determining, on the basis of the vehicle yaw rate, an expected deviation value associated with a second control subsystem; and determining a control parameter on the basis of the expected deviation value, such that the vehicle adjusts, according to the control parameter, the steering torque to run.

Abstract: Embodiments of structure and methods for forming a memory device are provided. In an example, a memory device includes a substrate, a stack above the substrate, a channel structure, and a source contact structure each extending vertically through the memory stack. The source contact structure includes (i) a plurality of first source contact portions each extending vertically and laterally separated from one another and (ii) a second source contact portion extending vertically over and in contact with the plurality of first source contact portions, the second source contact portion being laterally continuous.

Abstract: The present application discloses a conductive high-strength diamond/amorphous carbon composite material and a preparation process thereof. The diamond/amorphous carbon composite material is composed of an amorphous carbon continuous phase and multiple separate diamond phases embedded in the amorphous carbon continuous phase, wherein the diamond phases exhibit an ordered sp3 hybrid state, and the amorphous carbon continuous phase exhibits a disordered sp2 hybrid state. The present application further discloses a process for preparing the above diamond/amorphous carbon composite material. The process comprises using sp3 carbon powder or glassy carbon as a raw material to obtain the above-mentioned material by sintering. The diamond/amorphous carbon composite material shows good electrical conductivity, good electrical discharge machining ability, good chemical stability and light weight, and has broad application prospects in aerospace, automobile industry and biomedical equipment.

Abstract: An approach is provided for linearizing a network of features for machine learning tasks. The approach involves, for instance, receiving a graph representation of a network of a plurality of features. For example, a plurality of vertices of the graph representation, an edge connecting two vertices of the plurality of vertices, or a combination thereof respectively represents the plurality of features. The approach also involves determining a linear order of the plurality of features based on a selected criterion. The approach further involves generating a vector representation of the plurality of features based on the linear order. The approach further involves using the vector representation as an input, an output, or a combination thereof of a machine learning model.

Abstract: A communications method and apparatus are provided. A network device determines whether a first capability of a terminal device is less than or equal to a second capability of the terminal device. The first capability is a capability of the terminal device of working at a first frequency when the terminal device supports only a first radio access technology, and the second capability is a capability of the terminal device corresponding to the first frequency in a first frequency combination. When the first capability is less than or equal to the second capability, the network device sends a first message to the terminal device. The first message is used to indicate the terminal device to measure a second frequency, the first message does not include a configuration of a first measurement gap, and the first measurement gap is used to measure the second frequency.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a three-dimensional memory and a fabrication method thereof. The fabrication method comprises: forming a stack structure comprising alternately stacked dielectric layers and sacrificial layers; forming a gate line slit penetrating vertically penetrating the stack structure and extending in a first horizontal direction; and etching portions of the dielectric layers and the sacrificial layers adjacent to the gate line slit to form a plurality of recesses, wherein an aperture of each recess in a vertical direction is greater than a thickness of a corresponding sacrificial layer.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application disclose a booster circuit and a driving method thereof, a backlight module and a display device. The booster circuit includes: a booster sub-circuit and an oscillation elimination sub-circuit; wherein the booster sub-circuit includes a power supply element, an inductor, and a first switch; the booster sub-circuit is configured to provide, at a connection node, a voltage higher than a voltage provided from the power supply element; and wherein a parasitic capacitance occurs between the connection node and a ground terminal; the oscillation elimination sub-circuit is configured to prevent a current generated when the parasitic capacitance discharges from flowing through the inductor so as to eliminate an oscillation generated between the parasitic capacitance and the inductor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; stacked layers on the substrate including insulating layers and gate layers that are alternately stacked in a longitudinal direction and extending in a first lateral direction and a second lateral direction; a channel column array including a plurality of channel columns in the stacked layers; a dummy channel column array including a plurality of dummy channel columns in the stacked layers; and a gate isolating trench in the stacked layers, the gate isolating trench extends between the channel column array and the dummy channel column array along the second lateral direction. The first lateral direction and the second lateral direction are perpendicular to each other and are both perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical filed of new carbon materials and relates to a novel sp2-sp3 hybrid crystalline carbon named Gradia and its preparation process. A novel sp2-sp3 hybrid carbon named Gradia is synthesized using sp2 hybrid carbon as raw materials under high temperature and high pressure. The basic structural units of Gradia are composed of sp2 hybrid graphite-like structural units and sp3 hybrid diamond-like structural units. Gradia disclosed in the present disclosure is a class of new sp2-sp3 hybrid carbon allotrope, whose crystal structure can vary with the widths and/or crystallographic orientation relationships of internal sp2 and/or sp3 structural units.

Abstract: Disclosed is a nitrile derivative compound represented by formula (I), a stereoisomer, a deuterated product, a co-crystal, a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein each group is as defined in the description. The compound has dipeptidyl peptidase 1 inhibitory activity and can be used to prepare a drug for treating diseases including obstructive airway diseases, bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.

Abstract: This application provides a touch control method and an apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies. The method includes: (S601) obtaining, by a terminal, a first touch operation entered by a user on a touchscreen; (S602, S603, and S604) and mapping, by the terminal when the first touch operation is performed on a first preset area in a target interface, the first touch operation to a second touch operation, so that a target application responds to the second touch operation, where the target interface is any interface that is presented by the target application and that covers the first preset area, and the target application is running in the foreground.