Abstract: An ice making assembly includes an ice mold and a pump assembly for urging an ice-building spray into the ice mold to form an ice billet. A controller operates the pump assembly to provide the ice-building spray at a first flow rate until the ice billet reaches a predetermined thickness and then operates the pump assembly to provide the ice-building spray at a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate.

Abstract: A metastable state detection device and method, and an ADC circuit are disclosed. The metastable state detection device includes: a delay unit which is configured to receive a synchronization signal and delay the synchronization signal based on preset step delay values; a first flip-flop unit including a first clock input terminal, a first data input terminal and a first data output terminal, wherein the first clock input terminal is configured to receive a clock signal; the first data input terminal is configured to receive the delayed synchronization signal; a second flip-flop unit including a second clock input terminal, a second data input terminal and a second data output terminal; a processing module connected to the second data output terminal, which is configured to receive a target clock signal and detect a metastable state of the first flip-flop unit according to the target clock signal.

Abstract: An ADC sampling data identification method and system, integrated circuit and decoding device are disclosed. The ADC sampling data identification method includes in the integrated circuit, converting sampling data from n time interleaved ADC chips into serial data, generating a preamble sequence, combining the serial data with the generated preamble sequence to obtain new serial data, sending the new serial data to a decoding device, generating a clock signal that matches the new serial data, and sending the clock signal to the decoding device; and in the decoding device, receiving the new serial data and the clock signal from the ADC integrated circuit, obtaining the preamble sequence for combining according to an agreement with the ADC integrated circuit, and identifying a start position of the sampling data from the time interleaved ADC chips.

Abstract: There is provided a computing device, systems and methods for automatic generation of a portfolio. The computing device receives an index comprising index holdings and characteristics. The device then automatically projects the index to a target index providing a proforma benchmark characterizing a future state of the index holdings. The target index is based on expected future events impacting the index and includes a list of projected constituents, characteristics defining each of the constituents. The computing device predicts, using a machine learning model, a liquidity score associated with each of the constituents, the liquidity score for a particular constituent based on prior liquidity scores for other constituents in a past time period with one or more similar characteristics to the characteristics of the particular constituent. In response, an optimized portfolio is generated providing an optimized set of constituents with associated weighting tracking the target index.

Abstract: A display panel having an adjusting layer and an elastic layer and a method of manufacturing the display panel are disclosed. Structures of stacked layers of a non-display region of the display panel are patterned. The patterned structures and a portion of an encapsulation layer form the adjusting layer. The adjusting layer makes a position of a neutral plane of a pad bending region approach to a position of a layer where a source/drain electrode is disposed.

Abstract: A guidewire delivery device may include a housing, which may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending through the distal end of the housing and the proximal end of the housing, and a slot disposed between the distal end of the housing and the proximal end of the housing. The tab may be moveable with respect to the slot. The guidewire delivery device may include a penetration cannula coupled to the tab and extending in a distal direction. The guidewire delivery device may include an adapter proximal to and in fluid communication with the penetration cannula.

Abstract: A lens assembly includes a first lens, a second lens, a third lens, a fourth lens, and a fifth lens, all of which are arranged in order from an object side to an image side along an optical axis. The first lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the object side. The second lens is with refractive power. The third lens is with negative refractive power. The fourth lens is with positive refractive power and includes a convex surface facing the image side. The fifth lens is with negative refractive power and includes a concave surface facing the image side. The lens assembly satisfies: 1.5<f/D1<3.5; wherein f is an effective focal length of the lens assembly and Di is an effective optical diameter of the first lens.

Abstract: A needle cover for protecting a needle mounted on a tip of a barrel of a medical injection device, may include an inner shield, and an outer shield surrounding at least partially the inner shield, and fixed to said inner shield, wherein the needle cover may include an outer shield including a body including a first open end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, the body defining a cavity to receive an inner shield therein, a first undercut defined adjacent the first open end of the body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a needle cover (1) for protecting a needle (45) mounted on a tip (42) of a barrel (41) of a medical injection device (40), wherein the tip (42) extends from a distal face (44) of the barrel, the needle cover (1) comprising: an inner needle shield (10) extending along a longitudinal axis (B), comprising an inner proximal connection part (12) configured to sealingly contact the tip (42) of the barrel (41), an outer needle shield (20) surrounding at least partially the inner needle shield (10), and fixed to said inner needle shield, the needle cover (1) being characterized in that it comprises at least one actuator (30) integral with the outer needle shield (20), the at least one actuator (30) comprising a proximal inner surface (35) which is tilted relative to the longitudinal axis (B), the actuator (30) being radially movable inwardly relative to the longitudinal axis (B) to slidingly engage the proximal inner tilted surface (35) with the distal face (44) of the barrel (41) so

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for identifying a boundary of a sedimentary facies, a computer device and a computer readable storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring a preliminary marked result of the sedimentary facies in a seismic attribute map; acquiring a color-based K-means classification result of the seismic attribute map by using a maximal between-cluster variance and a K-means clustering; acquiring a super-pixel classification result of the seismic attribute map according to a SLIC super-pixel segmentation; and performing a region growing fusion on the super-pixel classification result by taking the preliminary marked result and the K-means classification result as constraints, to determine an identification result of the boundary of the sedimentary facies in the seismic attribute map.

Abstract: The removing device is configured to remove a needle cover removably mounted on a distal tip of an injection device comprising a barrel. The removing device comprises a housing including a holder configured to hold the injection device and a needle cover remover configured to remove the needle cover from the injection device, a first abutment member provided on the holder and being configured to abut against the injection device, a second abutment member provided on the needle cover remover, and being configured to abut against the needle cover, and displacement means configured to displace the needle cover remover relative to the holder in a translational direction so that the first and second abutment members translationally move away from each other in order to separate the needle cover from the injection device.

Abstract: An ADC sampling data identification method and system, integrated circuit and decoding device are disclosed. The ADC sampling data identification method includes in the integrated circuit, converting sampling data from n time interleaved ADC chips into serial data, generating a preamble sequence, combining the serial data with the generated preamble sequence to obtain new serial data, sending the new serial data to a decoding device, generating a clock signal that matches the new serial data, and sending the clock signal to the decoding device; and in the decoding device, receiving the new serial data and the clock signal from the ADC integrated circuit, obtaining the preamble sequence for combining according to an agreement with the ADC integrated circuit, and identifying a start position of the sampling data from the time interleaved ADC chips.

Abstract: An example intent-recognition system comprises a processor and memory storing instructions. The instructions cause the processor to receive speech input comprising spoken words. The instructions cause the processor to generate text results based on the speech input and generate acoustic feature annotations based on the speech input. The instructions also cause the processor to apply an intent model to the text result and the acoustic feature annotations to recognize an intent based on the speech input. An example system for adapting an emotional text-to-speech model comprises a processor and memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to receive training examples comprising speech input and receive labelling data comprising emotion information associated with the speech input. The instructions also cause the processor to extract audio signal vectors from the training examples and generate an emotion-adapted voice font model based on the audio signal vectors and the labelling data.

Abstract: A metastable state detection device and method, and an ADC circuit are disclosed. The metastable state detection device includes: a delay unit which is configured to receive a synchronization signal and delay the synchronization signal based on preset step delay values; a first flip-flop unit including a first clock input terminal, a first data input terminal and a first data output terminal, wherein the first clock input terminal is configured to receive a clock signal; the first data input terminal is configured to receive the delayed synchronization signal; a second flip-flop unit including a second clock input terminal, a second data input terminal and a second data output terminal; a processing module connected to the second data output terminal, which is configured to receive a target clock signal and detect a metastable state of the first flip-flop unit according to the target clock signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a blade and a rotor of a rotor craft, and a rotor craft. The blade includes a blade root, a blade tip, and an upper aerofoil and a lower aerofoil disposed vertically opposite to each other. One sides of the upper aerofoil and the lower aerofoil are connected to form a front edge, and other sides of the upper aerofoil and the lower aerofoil are connected to form a tail edge. The upper aerofoil is defined by an upper aerofoil characteristic line formed by (kx, ky, kz) defined by a plurality of coordinate pairs. The lower aerofoil is defined by a lower aerofoil characteristic line formed by (kx, ky, kz) defined by a plurality of coordinate pairs.

Abstract: A rigid corneal contact lens comprises a front-surface optical zone and a back-surface optical zone: the front-surface optical zone comprises a front-surface central zone (1) and a defocusing zone (2) at the periphery of the front-surface central zone (1); the front-surface central zone (1) is spherical; the defocusing zone (2) has a radius of curvature decreasing from the outside of the front-surface central zone (1) continuously and a minimum radius of curvature which ranges from 95% to 50% of the radius of curvature of the front-surface central zone (1). Because of the structure of a human eye, the phenomenon of peripheral hyperopic defocus exist in human eyes, that is, central image points for an image are projected on macula foveal of retina and peripheral image points are projected behind retina. As shown in experimental evidences, peripheral hyperopic defocus is the main cause of myopia development which can be moderated by restraining peripheral hyperopic defocus.

Abstract: An example intent-recognition system comprises a processor and memory storing instructions. The instructions cause the processor to receive speech input comprising spoken words. The instructions cause the processor to generate text results based on the speech input and generate acoustic feature annotations based on the speech input. The instructions also cause the processor to apply an intent model to the text result and the acoustic feature annotations to recognize an intent based on the speech input. An example system for adapting an emotional text-to-speech model comprises a processor and memory. The memory stores instructions that cause the processor to receive training examples comprising speech input and receive labelling data comprising emotion information associated with the speech input. The instructions also cause the processor to extract audio signal vectors from the training examples and generate an emotion-adapted voice font model based on the audio signal vectors and the labelling data.

Abstract: Provided herein is a method for making an cDNA library, comprising adding an affinity tag-labeled GMP to the 5? end of targeted RNA species in a sample by optionally decapping followed by incubating the sample with an affinity tag-labeled GTP and a capping enzyme, enriching for RNA comprising the affinity tag-labeled GMP using an affinity matrix that binds to the affinity tag, reverse transcribing the enriched RNA to produce a population of cDNAs, and adding a tail to the 3? end of the population of cDNAs using a terminal transferase, to produce an cDNA library.

Abstract: The application discloses an array substrate, a method for manufacturing the array substrate and a display device. The array substrate includes a base substrate, a thin-film transistor layer and an anode layer formed on the base substrate. The anode layer includes first anodes in a display area of the base substrate and being connected with thin-film transistors of the thin-film transistor layer, and second anodes in a camera area of the base substrate and being connected with the first anodes within a preset range of the camera area by a metal connection layer.

Abstract: A foldable organic light emitting diode (OLED) display panel and an OLED display screen are provided. The foldable OLED display panel is provided with an effective display area and a non-display area. The effective display area has a folding region, a first display area and a second display area. The first display area and the second display area are disposed adjacent two lateral sides of the folding region, respectively. The foldable OLED display panel has a first spacer, a second spacer, and an encapsulation layer. The encapsulation layer is provided with a first organic layer and a first inorganic layer. The first organic layer is coated within the folding region and restricted to the folding region by the first spacer and the second spacer. The first inorganic layer is disposed on the first organic layer and completely covers the effective display area.