Abstract: Provided herein are methods for treating macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration, and photoreceptor degeneration in a subject including delivering to the subject electrical stimulation in the form of a ramp waveform, wherein the electrical stimulation is delivered through the skin around the eye. The methods provide for electrical stimulation at least most days per week.

Abstract: The present invention provides use of a steroid compound in preparing drugs for preventing and/or treating presbyopia. The steroid compound provided by the present invention is represented by formula (I). The steroid compound has the effect of treating, alleviating and preventing presbyopia, and can greatly alleviate and/or cure presbyopia to improve vision.

Abstract: A continuous carbon fiber composite filament impregnation pretreatment device includes a conveying assembly. The conveying assembly is arranged on a pretreatment device frame. Adhesive layer spray assemblies are provided on left and right sides of the conveying assembly. A plurality of multi-angle cleaning assemblies is sequentially arranged at a front end of the pretreatment device frame. The device overcomes the defects in the impregnation of a continuous fiber reinforced composite filament by pre-treating the surface of the filament and then spraying a thermoplastic adhesive layer onto the fiber surface during the fiber spreading process before impregnation treatment.

Abstract: Microfluidic apparatuses (e.g., systems, devices, etc.) and methods for microfluidic provide detection of polynucleotide concentration. These apparatuses may include removable, single-use or reusable microfluidic members that may include one or more channels, chambers and/or substrates for performing microfluidic maneuvers and are adapted for detection of polynucleotide concentration. For example, the microfluidic member may be a microfluidic cartridge that may be inserted, held and/or seated in a microfluidic driver apparatus that may oversee and control operations within one or more cartridges based in part on the detected concentration of polynucleotide.

Abstract: An ultrasonic transducer, a fingerprint recognition module, and an electronic device are provided, and belong to the field of ultrasonic detection technologies. The ultrasonic transducer includes a first electrode layer (01), a piezoelectric material layer (02), and a second electrode layer (03) that are sequentially stacked. The first electrode layer (01) includes a plurality of spaced first electrode blocks (011), the second electrode layer (03) includes a plurality of spaced second electrode blocks (031), and orthographic projection of each first electrode block (011) on the second electrode layer (03) overlaps at least one second electrode block (031). The first electrode layer (01) is disposed in a discretized manner, and a thickness of each first electrode block (011) is greater than a thickness threshold, so that a plurality of waveguide structures that can limit propagation paths of ultrasonic waves can be formed at the first electrode layer (01).

Abstract: Processes and systems for the production of heavy isoparaffinic hydrocarbons include feeding hydrogen and a mixed isoolefin stream, including C8-C12 olefins, isoolefins, and oligomers, and C8-C12+ hydrogenated hydrocarbons to a trickle-bed reactor system. The hydrogen and mixed isoolefin are reacted over a hydrogenation catalyst, producing a liquid effluent comprising hydrogenated hydrocarbons and unreacted olefins and oligomers, and a vapor effluent comprising hydrogenated hydrocarbons, hydrogen and unreacted olefins and oligomers. The liquid effluent is fed to a first heat exchanger, producing a cooled liquid effluent stream, which is combined with the vapor effluent, producing a mixed phase effluent. The mixed phase effluent is cooled in a second heat exchanger, producing a partially condensed effluent, which is fed to a drum, producing a vent stream, a hydrogenated product stream having greater than 95 wt % C8-C12 saturated hydrocarbons, and a hydrogenated recycle stream.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a trifluoromethyl aromatic compound, including: mixing a trichloromethyl aromatic compound with an organic alkali hydrofluoride to obtain a mixture, and subjecting the mixture to fluorination to obtain a reaction solution; subjecting the reaction solution to solid-liquid separation to obtain an organic alkali hydrochloride wet product and a filtrate, drying the organic alkali hydrochloride wet product, and condensing and recycling a gas generated during the drying to obtain a condensed product; and purifying the filtrate and the condensed product by rectification to obtain the trifluoromethyl aromatic compound.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of robot control, and provides a motion state control method and apparatus, a device, and a readable storage medium. The method includes the following steps: Step 301: Acquire basic data and motion state data, the basic data being used for representing a structural feature of a wheeled robot, and the motion state data being used for representing a motion feature of the wheeled robot. Step 302: Determine a state matrix of the wheeled robot based on the basic data and the motion state data, the state matrix being related to an interference parameter of the wheeled robot, the interference parameter corresponding to a balance error of the wheeled robot. Step 303: Determine, based on the state matrix, a torque for controlling the wheeled robot. Step 304: Control, by using the torque, the wheeled robot to be in a standstill state.

Abstract: A docking device for receiving a portable device. The docking device includes a base including a substantially planar upper surface for supporting a portable device. The docking device includes an array of a plurality of engagement members. Each engagement member in the plurality of engagement members includes a fixed body protruding upwardly from the substantially planar upper surface of the base. Each engagement member includes a spring including a fixed end portion and a free end portion for engagement with the portable device. The fixed end portion interfaces with the fixed body. The free end portion protrudes from the fixed end portion obliquely towards the substantially planar upper surface of the base. The free end being movable along a deformable gap between a first surface of the fixed body and a second surface of the spring.

Abstract: A video of medical scan images associated with an anatomical structure may be arranged into multiple image pairs. The multiple image pairs may be provided to a machine learning (ML) model successively and the ML model may determine respective first sets of image features associated with the multiple image pairs and, for each of the multiple image pairs, refine the first set of image features associated with the image pair based on the respective first sets of image features associated with one or more other image pairs. A motion field associated with the image pair may be determined based at least on the refined first set of image features associated with the image pair and a task may be performed based on the respective motion fields.

Abstract: The decision process of a first machine learning (ML) model may be explained based on a second ML model implemented on an apparatus. The apparatus may obtain a prediction about an image made based on the first ML model. The apparatus may further determine visual concepts associated with the image that may have been used by the first ML model to make the prediction, and determine respective contributions of the visual concepts to the prediction made by the first ML model. The apparatus may then generate, based on the second ML model, a textual description that explains the respective contributions of the visual concepts to the prediction made by the first ML model. The second ML model may determine respective image features associated with the visual concepts, map the determined image features to corresponding text features, and generate the textual description based at least on the text features.

Abstract: Methods and systems include determining that a query is relevant to information that is unknown to a pre-trained language model. Outputs from adapter layers are added to outputs of respective transformer layers of the language model to infuse the language model with the information, such that the language model generates a response to the query that accounts for the information that is unknown to the pre-trained language model. An action is performed based on the response.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for identifying recombinant variants (such as gene conversion variants) of genes such as RHD gene and RHCE gene, the copy numbers of recombinant variants, and gene variant status (for example, heterozygous or homozygous). In some embodiments, the disclosed systems, devices, and methods include steps of receiving sequence reads which align to a RHD gene or a RHCE gene, estimating a combined copy number of a RHD gene and a RHCE gene, estimating copy numbers of a RHD-specific base and a RHCE-specific base at each of a plurality of pre-determined differentiating sites of the RHD gene and the RHCE gene, and calculating a probability of a RHCE*CE-D(2)-CE gene conversion in the nucleic acid sample.

Abstract: The present technology includes methods and systems for forming advanced memory structures, and the resulting devices. Methods include forming a dielectric material layer over a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a bottom wall, of one or more features, where the first sidewall is spaced apart from the second sidewall and the bottom wall is disposed between the first sidewall and the second sidewall. Methods include depositing a liner material directly on the dielectric material layer on the first sidewall, the second sidewall, and the bottom wall. Methods include removing at least a portion of the liner material from the bottom wall. Methods include selectively depositing a conductive material on a remaining portion of the liner material.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a chip system and a collective communication method, and relate to the field of chip technologies. A specific solution is: The chip system includes a processor core, a task scheduler, and a first accelerator. The processor core is configured to: orchestrate all tasks of collective communication in an expected execution sequence, to obtain an orchestrated execution sequence of the tasks, and deliver the orchestrated execution sequence of the tasks and a synchronization task to the task scheduler, where the synchronization task is used to control the orchestrated execution sequence of the tasks. The task scheduler is configured to: schedule the tasks to the first accelerator in the orchestrated execution sequence of the tasks, and control the orchestrated execution sequence of the tasks based on the synchronization task. The first accelerator is configured to execute the tasks in the orchestrated execution sequence of the tasks.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for enhancing the ionic conductivity of a solid polymer electrolyte which comprise incorporating an additive that comprises at least one fluorinated sulfonamide compound selected from the group consisting of formulae (1) to (5) into the polymer matrix: and

Abstract: The embodiments of the present application provide a method, apparatus and system for thermal runaway processing and a storage medium. The method first obtains a battery parameter for each of a plurality of battery modules in a power battery pack, then determines that a thermal runaway is occurred in a first battery module based on the battery parameter for each of the plurality of battery modules; and then obtains a second battery module based on the first battery module, wherein the second battery module corresponds to at least one battery module excluding the first battery module in the power battery pack; and finally supplies power to a chiller system with the second battery module.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of communication technologies, and discloses a communication method and apparatus. The method includes: performing layering on first data, to obtain N layers of data, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 2; receiving modulation and coding indication information from a second communication apparatus, where the modulation and coding indication information indicates an MCS corresponding to each layer of data in P layers of data, the P layers of data belong to the N layers of data, and the MCS corresponding to each layer of data in the P layers of data; and separately performing coding and modulation on the P layers of data based on the MCS corresponding to each layer of data in the P layers of data.

Abstract: A method includes obtaining a current picture block, using a 4:4:4 sampling format for the current picture block. The current picture block includes three 2W×2H sample arrays, one 2W×2H sample array represents a first chrominance component, one 2W×2H sample array represents a second chrominance component, and one 2W×2H sample array represents a luminance component. The method further includes separately downsampling the first chrominance component and the second chrominance component of the current picture block to obtain a base layer picture block, where a 4:2:0 sampling format is used for the base layer picture block, obtaining a differential chrominance picture block based on the current picture block, where the differential chrominance picture block includes at least part of chrominance samples of the current picture block, encoding the base layer picture block to obtain a base layer bitstream, and encoding the differential chrominance picture block to obtain an enhancement layer bitstream.

Abstract: Decoding a current block includes obtaining at least one of a maximum motion vector (MV) precision or a minimum MV precision for a group of blocks. The group of blocks includes the current block. A block-level MV precision for decoding the current block is obtained. The block-level MV precision is such that it is limited by the at least one of the maximum MV precision or the minimum MV precision. An MV for the current block is decoded using the block-level MV precision. A prediction block is obtained for the block using the MV.