Abstract: A multi-chain measurement circuit is disclosed. The measurement circuit includes first and second chains of serially-connected buffer circuits coupled in parallel, each of which propagates an input signal. A set of storage circuits is configured to store logic values generated by the first and second sets of buffer circuits in response to the transitioning of a clock signal.

Abstract: Disclosed methods and system describe a server that uses AI modeling to predict negative cash flow at a user level. The server periodically retrieves data associated with the user, the data comprising monetary attributes associated with one or more accounts of the user; executes a deep neural network model trained based upon historical data associated with at least a subset of the users configured to predict a negative cash flow in one or more accounts of the user, a depth of the negative cash flow, and a duration of the negative cash flow; transmits, to a second server, the predicted values, whereby when the second server determines that a likelihood of account needs satisfies a threshold, the second server establishes an electronic communication session with an electronic device of the user; trains the deep neural network when the second server establishes the electronic communication session.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques are described to generate representations of molecules having one or more targeted properties. In one or more examples, an autoencoder can be trained to generate a latent space that represents a number of molecules. The latent space can be used to train a property prediction network that includes a number of property predictors. A latent space optimization process can use the property predictors to identify regions of the latent space that represent molecules having the one or more targeted properties.

Abstract: An embodiment of an adaptive video encoder may include technology to determine headset-related information including at least one of focus-related information and motion-related information, and determine one or more video encode parameters based on the headset-related information. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: Provided is a sealing structure for a horizontal rotary pyrolysis kiln. A movable heat-insulation sealing ring is disposed such that a heat-insulation cavity is formed between the movable heat-insulation sealing ring and a flexible sealing mechanism. The heat-insulation cavity can effectively block the heat dissipated from a kiln tail cover and a kiln tail, thereby effectively reducing the ambient temperature of the flexible sealing mechanism in the heat-insulation cavity. In this way, the service life of the flexible sealing mechanism is prolonged, and the effectiveness of sealing is thus ensured.

Abstract: Disclosed is a digital PCR chip with on-chip micro-slot array based on impedance detection and its manufacturing method. The a digital PCR chip with on-chip micro-slot array based on impedance detection includes a micro-slot array, a power management unit, a clock generation module, a digital control logic module, a driver module, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a backscatter module and a power-on-reset module, where the power management unit generates a standard voltage and current. The clock generation module generates clocks required for the digital module, the ADC, and an excitation for impedance test. The power-on-reset module generates a reset signal for a digital circuit, and the backscatter module completes wireless transmission of an ADC output signal to an upper computer, and the digital control logic completes sequential gating and time-division measurement of micro-slot cells.

Abstract: Disclosed methods and system describe a server that uses AI modeling to predict negative cash flow at a user level. The server periodically retrieves data associated with the user, the data comprising monetary attributes associated with one or more accounts of the user; executes a deep neural network model trained based upon historical data associated with at least a subset of the users configured to predict a negative cash flow in one or more accounts of the user, a depth of the negative cash flow, and a duration of the negative cash flow; transmits, to a second server, the predicted values, whereby when the second server determines that a likelihood of account needs satisfies a threshold, the second server establishes an electronic communication session with an electronic device of the user; trains the deep neural network when the second server establishes the electronic communication session.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an image processing method, an apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium, relating to the technical field of displays. The method comprises steps of: acquiring a first image and a second image that are adjacent in time-domain; determining dynamic pixels of the second image relative to the first image; determining overdrive gain values of the dynamic pixels; and performing overdrive processing on the second image according to the overdrive gain values. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, for the dynamic pixels, overdrive processing is performed on the image according to the overdrive gain value. Thus, the overdrive effect for the dynamic region of the image is optimized, the technical effect of the overdrive is ensured, and the motion blur problem of the image is effectively improved.

Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an electronic device with an embedded multi-layered heat slug. The electronic device in includes a substrate having a substrate body with a laminate layer. The substrate further includes a heat slug embedded within the substrate body. The heat slug includes a top layer having a first thermal conductivity and a first thermal expansion coefficient, a bottom layer having a second thermal conductivity and a second thermal expansion coefficient, and a core layer having a third thermal conductivity and a third thermal expansion coefficient. The third thermal conductivity is less than the first thermal conductivity and the second thermal conductivity, and the third thermal expansion coefficient is less than the first thermal expansion coefficient and the second thermal expansion coefficient. In certain embodiments, the top layer and the bottom layer comprise copper, and the core layer comprises copper-molybdenum.

Abstract: A signal angle and signal frequency estimation method, appartus, device and storage medium are provided. The signal angle and signal frequency estimation method comprises the steps: collecting initial data of a satellite signal by means of an antenna array (S10); substituting initial data into a signal function, and finding a solution to obtain the satellite signal (S20); and obstaning the angle and a frequency of the satellite signal according to the satellite signal (S30). According to the method, in consideration of the non-Gaussian noise environment as well as spatial domain sparse feature and frequency domain sparse feature of the satellite signal, the angle and a frequency of the satellite signal are estimated jointly, thereby facilitating subsequent obtaining and tracking the satellite signal by a satellite navigation receiver.

Abstract: A nonreciprocal Solar thermophotovoltaic (STPV) system includes an absorber configured to absorb broad-spectrum solar radiation and generate heat an intermediate emitter, and a single-junction photovoltaic cell configured to convert solar radiation to electrical energy. The intermediate emitter includes nonreciprocal radiative properties. The nonreciprocal radiative properties include absorbing light from the front side but only emitting light to the backside.

Abstract: Disclosed is a digital PCR chip with on-chip micro-slot array based on impedance detection and its manufacturing method. The a digital PCR chip with on-chip micro-slot array based on impedance detection includes a micro-slot array, a power management unit, a clock generation module, a digital control logic module, a driver module, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC), a backscatter module and a power-on-reset module, where the power management unit generates a standard voltage and current. The clock generation module generates clocks required for the digital module, the ADC, and an excitation for impedance test. The power-on-reset module generates a reset signal for a digital circuit, and the backscatter module completes wireless transmission of an ADC output signal to an upper computer, and the digital control logic completes sequential gating and time-division measurement of micro-slot cells.

Abstract: The present invention generally pertains to methods of identifying and characterizing host cell proteins. In particular, the present invention pertains to the use of size exclusion chromatography in non-denaturing or denaturing conditions to enrich a sample for host cell proteins and characterize the binding of host cell proteins to a protein of interest.

Abstract: An embodiment of an adaptive video encoder may include technology to determine headset-related information including at least one of focus-related information and motion-related information, and determine one or more video encode parameters based on the headset-related information. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to the field of biomedical materials, and in particular relates to a medical hydrogel, a preparation method and uses thereof, and a kit for preparing the medical hydrogel. The medical hydrogel of the present disclosure comprises a hydrogel skeleton, and a chelating agent chelated to the hydrogel skeleton; wherein the hydrogel skeleton comprises a polymer that is formed by the bonding of a polyethylene glycol derivative I having a structure shown in Formula (I) and a polyethylene glycol derivative II having a structure shown in Formula (II) and has multiple “long arms”. After tannic acid and/or citric acid as a chelating agent chelates with the hydrogel skeleton, a medical hydrogel can be obtained, which has good bacteriostatic properties, mechanical properties, adhesion properties, low swelling properties, and controllable gel formation rate and degradation rate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an image compression apparatus, an image compression method. The apparatus comprises: an image division module configured to divide a target image into one or more macro blocks; a macro block partitioning module configured to partition each of the macro blocks; a component determination module configured to determine, for each partition, a first component and a second component in each color channel; a color index determination module configured to determine, for each pixel, a color index of the pixel in a corresponding partition according to the first component and the second component; and a compressed code stream obtaining module configured to obtain a preset image compression ratio, and compress the macro block according to the number of partitions of the macro block, the first component and the second component and color indexes of all pixels to obtain a compressed code stream.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems to identify host cell protein (HCP) impurities in a sample containing high-abundance proteins. The HCP impurities can be enriched using interacting peptide ligands which have been attached to solid support. The HCP impurities can be eluted from the solid support. The isolated HCP impurities can be subjected to limited digestion to generate components of the isolated HCP impurities which can subsequently be identified using a mass spectrometer. The present invention also provides methods and systems to identify sequence variant (SV) peptides or proteins in a sample containing high-abundance proteins. The SV peptides or proteins can be enriched using interacting peptide ligands which have been attached to solid support. The SV peptides or proteins can be eluted from the solid support.

Abstract: Disclosed are a linkage device, a transceiver module and a plane stress field measuring device and method capable of achieving synchronous adjustment of distance and angle, and relates to the field of ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The existing technical means for measuring plane stress in the field of ultrasonic testing has the shortcomings that the same testing is only applicable for single materials and the deflection angles of transmitting and receiving transducers are inconsistent.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, system, device and medium for online monitoring of a plane stress field without baseline data based on a piezoelectric transducer array. Since Lamb waves have complex multi-mode characteristics, a suitable excitation frequency needs to be selected according to geometric dimensions of the structure to be measured, and then, only low-order mode Lamb waves are excited inside the measured structure to avoid serious waveform aliasing. For isotropic measured objects, anisotropic characteristics will be generated under the action of pre-stresses, that is, the propagation velocities of ultrasonic waves in all directions are different, but there is a linear relationship between velocity changes in different propagation directions and stresses. Therefore, there is still a linear relationship between the difference of velocity changes in different propagation directions and the stress.