Abstract: The present disclosure relates to image rendering methods apparatuses, and electronic devices. One example method includes obtaining, by a central processing unit (CPU), an image command stream used to render an image frame, comparing the image command stream with a previous image command stream, and, when a same drawing command exists in the two image command streams, instructing a graphics processing unit (GPU) to render the image frame based on a previously generated drawing target.

Abstract: To leverage an amount of unused bandwidth at a hardware encoder to generate motion estimation data, a processing unit includes a hardware encoder configured to perform a first encoding job including encoder sessions to encode a captured frame, determine motion estimation data for a rendered frame, and encode the rendered frame. Further, the processing unit includes a pre-processing circuitry configured to determine a set of motion estimation parameters based on an encoder delay associated with the performance of the first encoding job by the hardware encoder. The hardware encoder is then configured to perform a second encoding job using the determined set of motion estimation parameters.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, apparatus, electronic device and storage medium for storing data. After target data is obtained, a first data feature of the target data is extracted, the first data feature representing a data volume of the target data; the target shard number is obtained based on the first data feature, the target shard number representing the number of storage units for storing target data; a corresponding storage engine is obtained based on the target shard number, and the target data is stored in the storage engines in shards. The matched target shard number is obtained based on the first data feature of the target data, and a corresponding storage engine for storage is obtained based on the target shard number.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for intelligently identifying an execution environment to execute a computing job. An execution time of the computing job in each execution environment of a plurality of execution environments is predicted by applying a set of existing machine learning models matching execution context information and key parameters of the computing job and execution environment information of the execution environment. The predicted execution time of the machine learning models is aggregated. The aggregated predicted execution times of the computing job are summarized for the plurality of execution environments. Responsive to a selection of an execution environment from the plurality of execution environments based on the summary of the aggregated predicted execution times of the computing job, the computing job is executed in the selected execution environment. Related data during the execution of the computing job in the selected execution environment is collected.

Abstract: The disclosure provides techniques for facilitating video creations. The techniques comprise turning on a first camera on a first side of a terminal; turning on a second camera on a second side of the terminal; capturing, by the first camera, a first video; capturing, by the second camera, a second video; displaying the first video and the second video concurrently, wherein the displaying further comprises displaying the first video in a first area and the second video in a second area during a first time period, and in response to a first instruction to switch video content, displaying the second video in the first area and the first video in the second area during a second time period; and creating a timeline including the first time period, the second time period, and a time stamp of the video content switch in the first area.

Abstract: An opto-electronic device includes: (1) a substrate including a first region and a second region; and (2) a conductive coating covering the second region of the substrate. The first region of the substrate is exposed from the conductive coating, and an edge the conductive coating adjacent to the first region of the substrate has a contact angle that is greater than about 20 degrees.

Abstract: The present application provides a model gradient update method and device, for use in improving the accuracy of model training. A central server repeatedly executes a gradient update process until a stop condition is satisfied. One gradient update process comprises: receiving first gradients respectively sent by multiple nodes, the first gradients being obtained by each node using sample data to train a model to be trained of the node one or more times; obtaining a second gradient one the basis of the multiple first gradients and the probability of each node in the present gradient update process, the probability of each node in the present gradient update process being determined by an Actor-Critic network one the basis of the probability of each node in the last gradient update process; and sending the second gradient to the multiple nodes, respectively.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for the treatment of peripheral artery disease and cardiopulmonary diseases or disorders are provided. In accordance with the instant invention, methods of inhibiting, treating, and/or preventing peripheral artery disease or symptoms associated therewith are provided. In a particular embodiment, the methods inhibit, treat, and/or prevent claudication associated with peripheral artery disease.

Abstract: The present application relates to the technology field of assessment of aging state of oil paper insulation of the large power transformer and quantitative diagnostic, specifically estimating parameters of the circuit through the initial slope of the recovery voltage. It includes an improved mathematical model for solving parameters of the dielectric response equivalent circuit by using the peak of the recovery voltage, the peak time and the initial slope characteristics; transforming the identification of parameters of the equivalent circuit into a mathematical optimization problem, and then solving the mathematical optimization problem using a particle swarm algorithm. The design of the present application can significantly reduce the sampling data of the recovery voltage, and the measured data in the field and the calculated data of different capacity RVM experiments on real transformers have good consistency, which is conducive to the diagnosis of state of oil paper insulation of the transformer.

Abstract: A method for sample alignment is applied to a first participant system, where a first trusted execution environment is deployed at the first participant system. The method includes, in the first trusted execution environment, obtaining at least one first sample identifier of the first participant system; through the first trusted execution environment, obtaining at least one second sample identifier of the second participant system from the second trusted execution environment, where the second trusted execution environment is deployed at the second participant system; in the first trusted execution environment, determining the first initial intersection of the at least one first sample identifier and the at least one second sample identifier and performing the shuffle processing on all first target sample identifiers in the first initial intersection to obtain the first target intersection; and based on the first target intersection, determining the first sample alignment result.

Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a video processing method and device, terminal and storage medium. The method includes: turning on a first camera located at a first side of a terminal so as to obtain a first video stream through the first camera; turning on a second camera located at a second side of the terminal so as to obtain a second video stream through the second camera; receiving a switching command and performing a preset switching operation on the first video stream and the second video stream according to the switching command; recording receiving time of the switching command; and generating timeline information according to the receiving time and the preset switching operation. In the method of the disclosure, by recording the receiving time of the switching command and generating the timeline information, more flexible choices may be provided for subsequent video presentation and editing.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a tetra-specific antibody monomer having a N-terminal and a C-terminal, comprising in tandem from the N-terminal to the C-terminal, a first scFv domain at the N-terminal, a Fab domain, a Fc domain, a second scFv domain, and a third scFv at the C-terminal, wherein the first scFv domain, the Fab domain, the second scFv domain, and the third scFv domain each has a binding specificity against a different antigen. In one embodiment, the antigen is a tumor antigen, an immune signaling antigen, or a combination thereof. Multi-specific antibodies comprising the disclosed tetra-specific antibodies are also provided.

Abstract: An opto-electronic device includes: (1) a substrate including a first region and a second region; and (2) a conductive coating covering the second region of the substrate. The first region of the substrate is exposed from the conductive coating, and an edge the conductive coating adjacent to the first region of the substrate has a contact angle that is greater than about 20 degrees.

Abstract: A double-Flash switching device and a server is provided by the present application. The device includes: a target chip; a first Flash chip and a second Flash chip, wherein they are individually burnt with a firmware of the target chip, and are connected to the target chip by using a bus; a jumper cap, wherein the jumper cap has a first pin, a second pin and a third pin, the first pin is connected to an enabling pin of the first Flash chip, the second pin is connected to ground, and the third pin is connected to an enabling pin of second Flash chip; and an insulated-gate-type field-effect transistor, wherein two different electrodes of the insulated-gate-type field-effect transistor are connected to first pin and third pin, and insulated-gate-type field-effect transistor is configured to be switched on or switched off to cause two different electrodes to have different electrical levels.

Abstract: An electrowetting effect-based solar-driven high efficiency humidification system and a working method. A photovoltaic power generation module and an electrowetting high efficiency humidification module are combined, which conform to a solar energy transfer principle in a PV/T device, while liquid droplets are also sprayed at regular intervals on an upper surface of a heat exchange flow channel in the PV/T device, the principles of acceleration of liquid droplet internal flow and a change to surface hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity by electrowetting technology are used, liquid drop evaporation is accelerated, and highly efficient humidification of air is achieved. By means of coupled utilization of electrowetting technology and a PV/T system, water is saved while a large amount of moist air and clean electric energy which can be used for actual production are obtained.

Abstract: Disclosed are a high-elongation meta-aramid fiber, a preparation method and an apparatus. The high-elongation meta-aramid fiber is prepared by: adding isophthaloyl chloride to a m-phenylenediamine solution, reacting at a stirring speed of 20-30 r/min, and adjusting the pH of the achieved reaction liquid to obtain a first slurry; adding isophthaloyl chloride to a m-phenylenediamine solution, reacting at a stirring speed of 25-35 r/min, adjusting the pH of the achieved reaction liquid, filtering insoluble matter, adding an initiator and isophthaloyl chloride at a stirring speed of 25-35 r/min for reaction, and adjusting the pH of the achieved reaction liquid to obtain a second slurry; uniformly mixing and then de-foaming the two slurries, and producing the high-elongation meta-aramid fiber through a wet spinning process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-specialty VR scene verification system oriented to a smart subway. The system includes a cloud server, an intelligent dispatching subsystem TIDAS, and a VR subsystem. The VR subsystem includes a VR workstation and a VR device. The VR workstation is respectively connected to the cloud server, the intelligent dispatching subsystem TIDAS and the VR device, and the VR workstation is provided with an on-board controller simulation subsystem, a 3D animation simulation subsystem, and an integrated supervisory control subsystem ISCS. The VR workstation is configured to restore signals and an integrated supervisory control device of a real line according to an actual line and to perform VR virtual scene demonstration. The VR device is configured to operate a device in the VR virtual scene so as to achieve the manual system intervention, fault injection and verification of an output of the system.

Abstract: A method for real-time firmware configuration and a debugging apparatus are provided. When a demand for updating or debugging a target processor raises, in the method, a computer system generates a firmware debugging request that is attached with a firmware data with a specific debugging function. The computer system then loads the firmware data to a programmable logic unit of the debugging apparatus. After the real-time firmware configuration is completed, the computer system issues a debugging command to the programmable logic unit. The programmable logic unit obtains at least one debugging action after resolving the debugging command. The at least one debugging action is performed in the target processor when the target processor receives the at least one debugging action. A debugging result is returned after the at least one debugging action is completed.

Abstract: An opto-electronic device includes: (1) a substrate including a first region and a second region; and (2) a conductive coating covering the second region of the substrate. The first region of the substrate is exposed from the conductive coating, and an edge the conductive coating adjacent to the first region of the substrate has a contact angle that is greater than about 20 degrees.

Abstract: A high temperature resistant wire is provided. The high temperature resistant wire comprises a carbon nanotube wire and a boron nitride layer coated on a surface of the carbon nanotube wire. The boron nitride layer is coaxially arranged with the carbon nanotube wire. A working temperature of the high temperature resistant wire in the air ranges from 0K to 1600K. A working temperature of the high temperature resistant wire in vacuum ranges from 0K to 2500K. A detector using the high temperature resistant wire is also provided.