Abstract: Methods and systems for frame rate scalability are described. Support is provided for input and output video sequences with variable frame rate and variable shutter angle across scenes, or for input video sequences with fixed input frame rate and input shutter angle, but allowing a decoder to generate a video output at a different output frame rate and shutter angle than the corresponding input values. Techniques allowing a decoder to decode more computationally-efficiently a specific backward compatible target frame rate and shutter angle among those allowed are also presented.

Abstract: A method and system for determining an uncorrupted NMR response from a sample at a predetermined measurement pressure is provided. The method includes obtaining a sample and a filler fluid with a negligible NMR response, determining a volume of filler fluid based on a dimension of the sample and an interior volume of a pressure cell, injecting the volume of filler fluid at a first temperature into the pressure cell and then changing the temperature of the volume of the filler fluid to a second temperature. The method also includes inserting the sample into the volume of filler fluid within the pressure cell, displacing an upper surface of filler fluid to a predetermined level within the interior volume of the pressure cell. The method still further includes establishing the predetermined measurement pressure within the pressure cell and determining the uncorrupted NMR response from the sample at the predetermined measurement pressure.

Abstract: A memory device includes a first electrode, a selector layer and a plurality of first work function layers. The first work function layers are disposed between the first electrode and the selector layer, and a work function of the first work function layer increases as the first work function layer becomes closer to the selector layer.

Abstract: Novel Stevia rebaudiana plant cultivars, a process for preparing superior compositions comprising steviol glycosides, and the advantageous use of the compositions comprising steviol glycosides in consumables, including food and beverage products, are disclosed.

Abstract: The apparatus includes processing circuitry that receive a bitstream including a picture. The processing circuitry applies one or more first fixed filters with constant filter coefficients to samples in the picture to obtain one or more respective first filtered outputs of the samples in the picture. Subsequent to applying the one or more first fixed filters, the processing circuitry applies one or more second adaptive filters with changeable coefficients to the one or more first filtered outputs to obtain a second filtered sample of a current sample in the samples and decodes the picture based at least on the second filtered sample of the current sample in the picture. Each coefficient of the second adaptive filter can be applied to a corresponding one of the one or more first filtered outputs.

Abstract: The invention provides a silver-plated conductive nylon fiber and a preparation method thereof. The method includes: immersing a nylon fiber in an aqueous solution containing a polyphenolic compound at 60° C. to 70° C., adding a water-soluble oxidant into the solution, continuously reacting at 70° C. to 80° C., and obtaining a polyphenol grafted nylon fiber, where the polyphenolic compound contains a catechol group; immersing the polyphenol grafted nylon fiber into a solution containing silver ions at 15° C. to 25° C. for reaction, and raising the temperature to 70° C. to 80° C. for continuous reaction to obtain a surface-activated nylon fiber; and carrying out chemical silver plating treatment on the surface-activated nylon fiber to obtain the silver-plated conductive nylon fiber. The method does not require a heavy metal sensitizer and therefore is non-toxic and environment-friendly, and the fiber strength is maintained.

Abstract: An imaging lens assembly includes a lens element and a light blocking element. The lens element is configured to define an optical axis, and the optical axis passes through the lens element. The light blocking element includes a light through hole and a plurality of light diminishing structures. The optical axis passes through the light through hole, the light through hole is formed by connecting a plurality of sidelines to define a polygonal contour. The light diminishing structures are regularly disposed along the polygonal contour, wherein the light diminishing structures are configured to undulate at least one portion of each of the sidelines, so that the at least one portion of each of the sidelines is a non-straight line.

Abstract: Muconic acid is a molecule that can be converted into direct replacement chemicals for incumbent petrochemicals and performance-advantaged bioproducts. Disclosed herein are Pseudomonas putida KT2440 that are engineered to convert glucose and xylose, the primary carbohydrates in lignocellulosic hydrolysates, to muconic acid using a model-guided strategy to maximize the theoretical yield. Using adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and metabolic engineering in a strain engineered to express the D-xylose isomerase pathway, we demonstrated that mutations in the heterologous D-xylose:H+ symporter (XylE), increased expression of a major facilitator superfamily transporter (PP_2569), and overexpression of aroB encoding the native 3-dehydroquinate synthase, enable efficient muconic acid production from glucose and xylose simultaneously. Using the rationally engineered strain, we produced 33.7 g/L muconate at 0.18 g/L/h and a 46% molar yield (92% of the maximum theoretical yield).

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of building an optimized color flow high parameter reagent and reagent kit cytometry panel for detection of aberrant cells in acute myeloid leukemia is disclosed using a spectral flow cytometer with a least three excitation lasers and thirty-eight color detectors. In another embodiment, a graphical user interface is disclosed generated by a server computer from a fluorochrome database and displayed by a client computer to assist in the selection of a set of fluorochromes for use in an assay to analyze biological samples. The GUI can display spectra graphs to visually show how fluorochromes may overlap and can generate similarity indexes for the paired fluorochrome interference and a complexity index for overall many to many interferences generated by a selected group or set of fluorochromes.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a touch display panel, which includes a plurality of touch sub-units and a plurality of connection wires, wherein the plurality of touch sub-units include the touch sub-units extending in a first direction and a second direction, and two adjacent columns of the touch sub-units extending in the second direction are electrically connected via connection wires; in one of touch electrode repetition units, the connection wires distributed in the first direction are disposed in a misaligned manner in the second direction.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive downlink control information (DCI) that includes an indication to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) communication, associated with the DCI, using a single-frequency network (SFN) communication scheme in which each layer of the PUSCH communication is transmitted simultaneously from multiple antenna modules of the UE. The UE may transmit the PUSCH communication in accordance with the DCI. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a preparation method of peonidin-3-O-(6-p-coumaryl)glucoside and malvidin-3-O-(6-p-coumaryl)glucoside by separation. In the present disclosure, the preparation method includes alcohol extraction and concentration, macroporous resin purification, extraction, purification by preparative liquid chromatography, and separation by high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC). In this way, two high-purity monomers, peonidin-acylated anthocyanin and malvidin-acylated anthocyanin, are obtained by separation and purification from grapes. With the preparation method, at least 60 mg of the peonidin-3-O-(6-p-coumaryl)glucoside and at least 200 mg of the malvidin-3-O-(6-p-coumaryl)glucoside can be obtained from 10 kg of grape skins, both of which have a purity of not less than 98%. The preparation method has simple operations, a high processing capacity, and desirable repeatability, and provides a new idea for the development and utilization of grape resources.

Abstract: A portable, multi-function health detector, primarily comprises: a primary block (100), being configured to output and/or store detection data associated with various detection tasks, a primary interface (101), being installed on the primary block (100) and configured to establish adaptive connection with distinct, individual split detection blocks (200), and at least one split detection block (200), being connected to the primary block (100) through a split interface (201) that is adapted to the primary interface (101), so as to perform a specific kind of detection tasks, wherein, the primary block (100) is externally connected to at least one split detection block (200) through the primary interface (101) while having at least one built-in detection unit (104), in which, only when connected to the primary block (100), is the split detection block (200) enabled to perform the specific kind of detection tasks, and the specific kind of detection tasks performed by the split detection block (200) is different f

Abstract: A compound serving as a thyroid hormone ? receptor agonist and uses of the compound, also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound. The compound or the pharmaceutical composition is applicable in preparing a medicament for preventing, treating, or alleviating thyroid hormone ? receptor agonist-modulated diseases, and specifically applicable in preparing a medicament for treating nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Abstract: A method for replacing a background in a picture, a device, a storage medium and a program product provided in the embodiments relate to image processing technologies and include: acquiring a basic background image of a preset scene, where the basic background image is an image obtained by shooting the preset scene in advance; acquiring a captured picture obtained by currently shooting the preset scene, and determining a current background image of the preset scene according to the basic background image and the captured picture; replacing the current background image in the captured picture with a preset background image to obtain a final captured picture.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in analysing ultrasound image data of rectus abdominis muscles of a subject. The apparatus comprises a memory comprising instruction data representing a set of instructions, and a processor configured to communicate with the memory and to execute the set of instructions. The set of instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: obtain a sequence of ultrasound image data of the rectus abdominis muscles, the sequence of ultrasound image data having image data having been obtained using an ultrasound transducer tilted at different angles to the surface of the skin of the subject and thus having different angles of ingress of the ultrasound waves into the skin.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is provided to select an uplink transmission beam to communicate with a base station in a secondary cell of a carrier aggregation (CA) scheme. The UE can communicate with a first base station in a primary cell (PCell), and receive a command from the wireless network to activate a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission to a second base station in a secondary cell (SCell). The second base station can be in a being-activated state. The UE can determine whether an uplink spatial relation configuration is provided to the UE, and determine whether the UE supports beam correspondence. Based on the determinations, the UE can select an uplink transmission beam for the PUCCH transmission to the second base station.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of forming the semiconductor devices are described herein that are directed towards the formation of a system on integrated substrate (SoIS) package. The SoIS package includes an integrated fan out structure and a device redistribution structure for external connection to a plurality of semiconductor devices. The integrated fan out structure includes a plurality of local interconnect devices that electrically couple two of the semiconductor devices together. In some cases, the local interconnect device may be a silicon bus, a local silicon interconnect, an integrated passive device, an integrated voltage regulator, or the like. The integrated fan out structure may be fabricated in wafer or panel form and then singulated into multiple integrated fan out structures.

Abstract: An anastomosis protection device, including: a protective sleeve located inside a tubular tissue and positioned correspondingly to an anastomotic stoma; a first fixing assembly provided on an outer wall of the tubular tissue, wherein the first fixing assembly comprises at least one electromagnetic member; a power supply assembly electrically connected to the electromagnetic member, used for supplying power to the electromagnetic member, wherein the electromagnetic member is configured to become magnetic when powered on; and a second fixing assembly provided on an inner surface of the protective sleeve, wherein the second fixing assembly and the electromagnetic member of the first fixing assembly are relatively fixed by means of magnetic attraction. The device provides an extension and retraction space for the tissue.

Abstract: A system for updating a hypercube includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to update a cell of the hypercube. The processor is configured to determine a primary dimension value associated with the cell; determine a group of dependencies based at least in part on the primary dimension value, wherein a dependency of the group of dependencies comprises one or more primary dimension values and a pattern; for the dependency of the group of dependencies, determine a set of source locations based at least in part on the one or more primary dimension values and the pattern; and mark the set of source locations as invalid.