Abstract: The present invention provides QMAX based devices, kits, and methods for rapid, easy to use, and/or inexpensive detection of assaying.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mannuronic diacid oligosaccharide composition, comprising a mannuronic diacid of Formula (III) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein n is an integer from 1 to 9, m is 0, 1 or 2, and m? is 0 or 1, and wherein the total weight of mannuronic diacids wherein n=1-5 is 80-95% of the total weight of the composition, and the ratio of the total weight of mannuronic diacids wherein n=1-3 to the total weight of mannuronic diacids wherein n=4-7 is between 1.0 and 3.5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cost-effective method to fabricate a multifunctional collimator structure for contact image sensors to filter ambient infrared light to reduce noises. In one embodiment, an optical collimator, includes: a dielectric layer; a substrate; a plurality of via holes; and a conductive layer, wherein the dielectric layer is formed over the substrate, wherein the plurality of via holes are configured as an array along a lateral direction of a first surface of the dielectric layer, wherein each of the plurality of via holes extends through the dielectric layer and the substrate from the first surface of the dielectric layer to a second surface of the substrate in a vertical direction, and wherein the conductive layer is formed over at least one of the following: the first surface of the first dielectric layer and a portion of sidewalls of each of the plurality of via holes, and wherein the conductive layer is configured so as to allow the optical collimator to filter light in a range of wavelengths.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a virtual character, an electronic device and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The method includes: performing mesh simplification on an initial model of a virtual character to obtain a mesh-simplified model; obtaining a first target model by performing white model mapping rendering on an area of each material type on the mesh-simplified model, and obtaining a second target model by performing hyper-realistic rendering on the area of each material type on the mesh-simplified model; and establishing a bidirectional mapping between the first target model and the second target model, and obtaining a target virtual character through iterative updating of the bidirectional mapping.

Abstract: A query processing device that reduces the calculation cost for checking whether a query complies with restrictions. A query dividing section generates subqueries by dividing an input query for each of a plurality of organizations. A score computing section computes an organization score by evaluating an organization-specific risk that is the risk of determination that the subquery does not comply with organization rules of the organization corresponding to the subquery, on the basis of history information relating to a determination track record resulting from determining, regarding each organization, whether or not the input query complies with the organization rules of each organization. A subquery control section sequentially transmits the subqueries to rule check devices in transmission order according to the organization score, and response information is received regarding the subquery from the rule check devices.

Abstract: A high-contrast display screen LED device and a manufacturing method therefor are disclosed. The LED device includes a housing including a bottom and a side wall, the bottom and the side wall forming a unit cavity with an opening; an LED chip arranged in the unit cavity; a transparent encapsulation layer covering the LED chip; a lens arranged on the encapsulation layer, a position of the lens is corresponding to a position of the LED chip; and an opaque light shield layer covering the encapsulation layer and partially wrapped around the lens; light from the LED chip is emitted after being converged by the lens.

Abstract: Provided are a nozzle device for a plant protection unmanned aerial vehicle and a droplet diameter control method thereof. The nozzle device for a plant protection unmanned aerial vehicle includes a flexible nozzle body, a magnetostrictive sleeve, and a coil. The flexible nozzle body is provided with a nozzle exit, a periphery of the flexible nozzle body is provided with a guide surface at a position corresponding to the nozzle exit, the magnetostrictive sleeve is sleeved on the periphery of the flexible nozzle body and abutted against the guide surface. The coil is wound around the periphery of the magnetostrictive sleeve. When the coil is supplied with a current to generate a magnetic field, the magnetostrictive sleeve can move relative to the guide surface, the guide surface squeezes the nozzle exit to deform the nozzle exit, thus adjusting the size of the nozzle exit.

Abstract: Methods and systems for generating a sparse neural radiance field and for real-time image rendering via the sparse neural radiance field are provided. An example method for generating a sparse neural radiance field involves encoding source images of a scene, decoding feature information for a set of target views based on the encoded source image features, and mapping the decoded feature information for the set of target views to a sparse three-dimensional representation of a scene. An example method for real-time image rendering via a sparse neural radiance field involves determining the parts of the sparse neural radiance field to be used to render the image based on the rendering view, retrieving the appropriate feature information stored in the sparse neural radiance field, and decoding the retrieved feature information into a rendered image.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electrical device, a method for controlling a solid state circuit breaker electrical device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: in a closed state of a mechanical switch of the electrical device, closing one of a plurality of electronic switches of the electrical device within a predetermined time period before a zero-crossing point of an input voltage of a bus circuit to which the electrical device is connected; acquiring a current value or a voltage value of a sampling resistor in the electrical device within the predetermined time period; and in response to determining that the current value or the voltage value as acquired is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, causing an indication component to indicate that there is no short circuit fault in the bus circuit.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an underwater fitness belt, including one or more fixing floats, a plurality of sets of adjustable floats, and a fixing strap; each set of the plurality of sets of adjustable floats includes two symmetrically shaped adjustable floats; and the plurality of sets of adjustable floats are capable of being connected through the fixing strap and are capable of being unconnected.

Abstract: An automatic transparent soil preparation box includes an AB liquid mixing module, a refractive index measurement module and a solid particle spreading module which are arranged in a box body. The AB liquid mixing module is configured to inject A/B liquid into a model tank and stir and mix the A/B liquid; the refractive index measurement module is able to suck an AB mixture sample from the model tank and measure a refractive index of the AB mixture sample; the solid particle spreading module is configured to spread solid particles into the model tank and stir and mix the solid particles and an AB mixture. The preparation box integrates functional modules such as liquid mixing, refractive index measurement and solid particle spreading into the preparation box, the preparation process is basically fully automated, the test personnel mainly focus on a test, thereby improving the test efficiency.

Abstract: A method of forming source/drain regions of semiconductor devices is disclosed. The method includes forming a fin structure on a substrate, forming a polysilicon structure on the fin structure, removing a portion of the fin structure adjacent to the polysilicon structure to form an opening, and forming a S/D region in the opening. The forming the S/D region includes exposing the fin structure in the opening to a first flow rate of a precursor gas during a first phase of a gas flow cycle, a second flow rate of the precursor gas during a second phase of the gas flow cycle. The exposing the fin structure in the opening to the precursor gas, the etching gas, and the plasma is performed in an in-situ process.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to video coding and particularly to methods and systems for sample mapping in image and video coding using Low Dynamic Range (LDR) samples. For example, the disclosure describes implementations of mapping functions for conversion of samples from an original bit depth to an LDR bit depth during an encoding and decoding process of videos or images and the signaling of such mapping functions in a bitstream.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to video coding and particularly to methods and systems for signaling of Low Dynamic Range (LDR) in video or image bitstream. For example, the disclosure describes implementations of manners for signaling whether LDR is applied and which one of LDRs is applied to a block at various singling levels, either explicitly or implicitly.

Abstract: The present invention provides indole-containing macrocyclic compounds and the uses thereof, and particularly relates to compounds represented by formula (II) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

Abstract: An integrated railway movement dispatching and train operation control method, comprising: sensing in-transit information of a signal system; constructing an integrated railway movement dispatching and train operation control minimum system; optimizing a time-saving train driving strategy online; optimizing a multi-train driving strategy in a virtual formation mode; and generating an integrated railway movement dispatching and train operation control adjustment solution.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to sample clipping in video or image and particularly to methods and systems for sample clipping in video or image based on Low Dynamic Range (LDR) coding. For example, an encoder or decoder may determine a sample clipping range for a bock and apply a sample clipping procedure based on the sample clipping range during one of various stages of encoding or decoding process of the block. The sample clipping range may be derived from an LDR selected for encoding the block.

Abstract: The present invention provides a double-crosslinked fibrin gel, which is a solid hydrogel composed of a network structure with a blocking function and a network structure with an adhesion function, where the network structure with the blocking function is a three-dimensional fibrin network, and the network structure with the adhesion function is a three-dimensional photosensitive gel network; each channel of the photosensitive gel network has a group of the fibrin network inside, and each group of the fibrin network has overall continuity; on the whole, the three-dimensional fibrin network disperses disorderly throughout a surface and an interior of the solid hydrogel. The present invention further provides a raw material composition, a kit for preparing the double-crosslinked fibrin gel, and an application of the kit to prepare an in-situ rapid clotting and hemostatic material.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. An organic light-emitting layer includes a doped region and an undoped region, and the undoped region is located between the doped region and the hole blocking layer. When the display panel is in a low grayscale display state, an exciton concentration distribution curve of the organic light-emitting layer includes a first peak located in the doped region and a second peak located in the undoped region, and a peak value of the second peak is less than a peak value of the first peak.