Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cable assembly and a manufacturing method therefore. The cable assembly provided by the present disclosure includes a first cable, a second cable and a shielding connection assembly. The first cable includes a first cable core and a first shielding layer. A first protective layer is wrapped around an outer side of the first cable core, and the first shielding layer is disposed on an outer side of the first protective layer. The second cable includes a second cable core and a second shielding layer. A second protective layer is wrapped around an outer side of the second cable core, and the second shielding layer is disposed on an outer side of the second protective layer. The shielding connection assembly includes at least one shielding device, and at least one shielding device is connected to the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques for generating images using a machine learning model. Features are extracted from a source image by a machine learning model. The source image comprises a portrait of a subject. A warp grid is generated based on the source image and a driving image by the machine learning model. The driving image depicts a pose or a visage. The warp grid indicates differences between the source image and the driving image. A warped source image is generated by applying the warp grid to the source image. A mask and a decoded image are generated based on the warp grid and the extracted features. An output image is generated based on the warped source image, the mask, and the decoded image. The output image depicts the subject having the pose or the visage.

Abstract: A theranostic nanocomplex comprising albumin, bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3), and superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) within a single nanoplatform and its use for tracking a cell, imaging a cell, and/or treating a disease, condition, or disorder is disclosed.

Abstract: A liner hanger includes an outer tube assembly, an inner tube and a torque transmitting assembly. The torque transmitting assembly has a torque strip fixedly arranged on the outer wall of the inner tube, a torque block fixedly arranged on the inner wall of the first outer tube, a transmission nut and a reverse-thread nut which are in axial sliding fit with the torque strip, and the outer peripheries of the transmission nut and the reverse-thread nut are threadedly connected with the first outer tube and the second outer tube respectively. The thread-rotating direction between the reverse-thread nut and the second outer tube is opposite to the thread-rotating direction between the transmission nut and the first outer tube, and the inner tube is configured to be capable of rotating forward, thereby moving the reverse-thread nut upward to disengage from the second outer tube.

Abstract: A method for identifying icing zones of typical micro-terrain and micro-climate on transmission lines, including: Step 1, generating a DEM map with a range of 1.5 km×1.5 km centered on the tower's latitude and longitude; Step 2, filtering the DEM map; Step 3, extracting typical terrain feature factors of the icing zone using the maximum gradient algorithm based on the DEM map obtained in Step 2; Step 4, performing basic calculations based on the terrain feature factors in Step 3; Step 5, analyzing the terrain features to propose quantitative values applicable to each micro-terrain and micro-climate zone, determining whether there are high mountain watersheds, terrain uplift, mountain passes, canyon wind corridors, and increased water vapor; thus solving the problem of identifying icing conditions in different types of micro-terrain and micro-climate transmission lines.

Abstract: A nucleic acid extraction and fluorescent PCR detection system, comprising: an extraction strip, an extraction strip loading device for loading the extraction strip, a sample holder loading device for loading and unloading samples, an extraction strip transfer gripper for driving the extraction strip to move to a preset position, a nucleic acid extraction device for purifying the samples to obtain nucleic acids, a PCR detection device for performing fluorescent PCR detection on the nucleic acids, and a control device, wherein the extraction strip loading device, the sample holder loading device, the extraction strip transfer gripper, the nucleic acid extraction device and the PCR detection device are all connected to the control device. The problems of relatively poor flexibility and relatively low detection efficiency of a nucleic acid extraction and detection system can be ameliorated, so that a sample detection process is more flexible and convenient.

Abstract: This application provides a switch power supply circuit and a terminal device, and the switch power supply circuit uses a second switch transistor to replace a diode in an asynchronous switch power supply circuit. A turn-on impedance of the switch transistor is very small, only tens of milliohms, so that a turn-on voltage drop in the switch power supply circuit is reduced from hundreds of millivolts to tens of millivolts, power loss of the switch power supply circuit is greatly reduced, and output efficiency is improved. Moreover, this solution uses a discrete component to form a control circuit to control a switch status of the second switch transistor without additionally setting a pulse width modulation (PWM) controller, and costs of the discrete component are far lower than costs of the PWM controller, reducing hardware costs of a switch power supply and simplifying a circuit design.

Abstract: A double-lock-rod electronic lock, including a driving unit, a transmission mechanism, a first locking rod and a second locking rod; an output end of the driving unit is connected to an input end of the transmission mechanism; the transmission mechanism includes a fixed shaft and a swing arm assembly rotatably connected around the fixed shaft, and the driving unit drives the swing arm assembly to perform reciprocating rotational swing; the swing arm assembly includes a first swing arm and a second swing arm which are oppositely disposed, the first swing arm is connected to the first locking rod, and the second swing arm is connected to the second locking rod; and the transmission mechanism is configured to be driven by the driving unit to cause the first locking rod and the second locking rod to move in opposite directions along their respective predetermined movement paths.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods for predicting treatment non-specific response (such as a placebo effect) in psychiatric patients with electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements, including, e.g., spatially normed alpha (8-12 Hz) power features.

Abstract: A negative electrode material includes silicon-based particles and graphite particles. In a case that a Dn50/Dv50 ratio of the graphite particles is A and a Dn50/Dv50 ratio of the silicon-based particles is B, the following conditional expressions (1) to (3) are satisfied: 0.1?A?0.65 (1); 0.3?B?0.85 (2); and B>A (3), where, Dv50 is a particle diameter of particles measured when a cumulative volume fraction in a volume-based distribution reaches 50%, and Dn50 is a particle diameter of particles measured when a cumulative number fraction in a number-based distribution reaches 50%. The present invention further provides a negative electrode plate, a lithium-ion secondary battery or electrochemical device containing the negative electrode plate, and an electronic device containing the lithium-ion secondary battery and/or electrochemical device.

Abstract: An optical power limiter, a method of fabricating the optical power limiter, a method of limiting optical power, a method of upper bounding information leakage in quantum cryptography, and a quantum cryptography system. The optical power limiter comprises an optical input port; an optical output port; an effective medium disposed between the input port and the output port; and a diaphragm disposed between the effective medium and the output port; wherein the effective medium has a thermo-optic coefficient such that a light beam entering the effective medium from the direction of the input port experiences a refractive index gradient in a direction perpendicular to a propagation direction in the effective medium as a result of absorption; and wherein the diaphragm is disposed in a path of the light beam for limiting how much of the light beam reaches the output port.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to perform operations comprising determining, by a computing system, a trigger event associated with a vehicle based on occurrence of a trigger condition associated with degradation of a feature relating to vehicle operation; determining, by the computing system, a trigger criticality associated with the trigger event; and selecting, by the computing system, a minimal risk maneuver (MRM) from a plurality of MRMs based on the trigger criticality, the MRM executable based on scenario conditions.

Abstract: Methods of analyzing antibodies in samples are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include contacting a sample with a plurality of plasmonic metal nanoparticles (MNPs) having a viral antigen binding moiety bound to its surface and a viral antigen that comprises two or more epitopes that bind to the viral antigen binding moiety to form a binding composition. In these embodiments, the methods include detecting an extinction signal intensity to identify antibody capabilities in the sample, including the quantity and quality of the antibody. Related systems and other methods are also provided.

Abstract: An upcycling system for converting plastic waste to value-added products such as sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and process of using same. The system includes a plug-flow reactor with catalytic hydrocracking functionality. Halloysite catalysts can be used to convert the plastic waste, for example marine plastic waste, into SAFs such as n-alkanes, iso-alkanes, cycloalkanes, and aromatics.

Abstract: A lithium manganese iron phosphate material and a preparation method thereof, a positive electrode sheet and a preparation method thereof, and a battery are provided. The lithium manganese iron phosphate material is LiFexMnyA(1-x-y)PO4, where 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0?1?x?y?0.2, and the doping element A is selected from at least one of Be, Ca, Mg, Ba and Sr; the lithium manganese iron phosphate material has the surface basicity value of 10~150 ?mol/g.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for image generation. The methods may include obtaining a first medical image and a second medical image of a target subject. The first medical image may be generated based on first scan data collected using a first imaging modality, and the second medical image may be generated based on second scan data collected using a second imaging modality. The methods may include generating a pseudo-second medical image by transforming the first medical image. The pseudo-second medical image may be a simulated image corresponding to the second imaging modality. The methods may further include determining registration information between the first medical image and the second medical image based on the second medical image and the pseudo-second medical image.

Abstract: Disclosed by the present disclosure is a vehicle discharge adapter, including a vehicle-end electrical connector, which includes a base and a male terminal assembly disposed in the base, and the male terminal assembly is configured to be electrically connected with a vehicle-end power supply device, and a mating cavity is formed at an end of the vehicle-end electrical connector; and a socket assembly, which is provided in the mating cavity, and the socket assembly includes a female terminal assembly, and the female terminal assembly is plugged with the male terminal assembly to form an electrical connection. Therefore, an external electrical load can be directly electrically connected to the vehicle discharge adapter, thereby realizing a vehicle-to-load discharging process.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for determining an index, server and medium. The method includes: receiving event information reported by a client at a preset event tracking position, wherein the preset event tracking position includes a start event generation position, a result event generation position and at least one subsequent event generation position corresponding to an index to be determined; performing duplicate removal processing on each piece of event information based on client identifier information in each piece of received event information, and determining a target result execution count and a total execution count corresponding to the index to be determined; and determining an index result corresponding to the index to be determined based on the target result execution count and the total execution count.

Abstract: Provided is a sound-absorbing block, preparation method thereof and sound-producing apparatus. The sound-absorbing block includes at least two sound-absorbing layers and at least three air permeating layers. Air permeating layers and sound-absorbing layers are alternately stacked to form multilayer structure. Outermost layer of sound-absorbing block is one of air permeating layers. Adjacent sound-absorbing layer and air permeating layer are adhered and fixed by bonding process or thermal fusion process. Sound-absorbing layer is prepared by mixing sound-absorbing material powder, adhesive and thickening agent with mass ratio of 100:(1-10):(1-10). Air permeating layer is made of porous air permeating material.