Abstract: Light output from an LED light source is increased or reduced in response to adjustment of a triac-based dimmer having a triac holding current to maintain conduction of the dimmer. An LED controller to control the light output includes a voltage-controlled impedance to provide an adaptive holding current that causes a triac current of the dimmer to be greater than the triac holding current, particularly when the dimmer is adjusted for significantly low light output (e.g., less than 5%, 2%, or 1% of full power light output). The adaptive holding current also allows for smooth increase of the light output starting from low light output, without perceivable flicker or shimmer. In one example, the voltage-controlled impedance is a resistive-like impedance that is placed on a secondary side of a transformer providing power to the LED light source. In another example, the voltage-controlled impedance is not pulse width modulated.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a device and a computer program product of storage management. According to example implementations of the present disclosure, in response to data to be replicated from a first storage zone to a second storage zone, a utilization rate of resources associated with the replication is determined; the utilization rate of the resources is compared with a predetermined threshold utilization rate; and in response to the utilization rate of the resources being less than the threshold utilization rate, the replication of the data is initiated from the first storage zone to the second storage zone. Therefore, the present disclosure can automatically adjust replication behaviors for various scenarios, thereby realizing a more flexible data replication policy, and enabling more efficient use of various resources.

Abstract: Disclosed are a composition for a black matrix and a method for preparing the same, a display substrate, and a display device. The composition for a black matrix comprises an adhesive, a light-shielding material, a solvent, a first dye and a monomer, wherein the light-shielding material comprises light-shielding particles, and an electrically insulating material and a base material with which the light-shielding particles are coated sequentially; and the adhesive, the first dye and the light-shielding material are bonded by the monomer.

Abstract: Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-conjugated glucocorticoid prodrugs, methods of preparation, and use for the treatment of diseases and disorders are disclosed. In particular, PEG-conjugated dexamethasone compounds and methods of using them for treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, including but not limited to lupus, are disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle for public rental, comprising a vehicle body, the vehicle body is provided with a pickproof device, and the pickproof device comprises a detector and a controller; the detector is configured to detect characteristic information; and the controller is coupled to the detector and configured to determine whether the vehicle is in an abnormal state according to the characteristic information.

Abstract: Arrangements of the present disclosure provide a mask and a control method thereof. The mask includes a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a functional layer between the first substrate and the second substrate. The functional layer is mainly formed of uniformly arranged functional particles. The functional particles are gathered and arranged under a vertical electric field. The functional particles are opaque. The mask further includes a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, and a second electrode disposed on the second substrate. The first electrode and the second electrode form a plurality of evenly distributed vertical voltage generation units.

Abstract: A mask and a method for manufacturing a display substrate are provided. The mask includes a transparent substrate and a light shielding layer on the transparent substrate. The light shielding layer include a first opening pattern, and the transparent substrate includes a first region, where an orthographic projection of the first region onto the light shielding layer overlaps the first opening pattern, and a light converging structure is provided at least part of a marginal region of the first region, and is constructed in such a manner that light incident on the at least part of the marginal region converges to a central region of the first opening pattern.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a substrate for a display panel, a display panel and a display device. The substrate according to the present disclosure comprises a base doped with upconverting ions capable of converting an infrared light beam into a visible light beam, the base is made of microcrystalline glass, and the microcrystalline glass comprises at least one of matrix materials NaYF4 and NaGdF4. The substrate according to the present disclosure may be used for any of a color filter substrate, an array substrate and a coverplate of the display panel.

Abstract: The present application proposes an improved position sensor, a conveying device comprising the same and a method for position correction by using the same. The position sensor includes at least two light emitters, a light receiver array and a pedestal, the pedestal having a central plane and at least two sloping surfaces tilting towards a center of the pedestal at opposite edges, the at least two light emitters being arranged on the at least two sloping surfaces respectively, and the light receiver array being arranged on the central plane of the pedestal.

Abstract: A mask plate and a photo spacer and methods for preparing the same, and a display panel comprising the photo spacer are disclosed. In the mask plate, at least one exposure area is formed, the at least one exposure area comprising a central region and a peripheral region, wherein light transmittance of the central region is greater than light transmittance of the peripheral region.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained within the housing as a contact module. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending from the base. The contacts are arranged with two rows contacting sections respectively exposed upon two opposite surfaces of the mating tongue, and one row mounting sections for mounting to a same plane of a printed circuit board. Each contact has a linking section between the contacting section and the mounting section. The contacts are grouped by one grounding contact associated with a pair of neighboring differential pair signal contacts in an isosceles triangular configuration wherein the grounding contact is located at the top apex. The linking section of grounding contact of the outermost group is widened compared with those of the remaining contacts for lowering the corresponding impedance.

Abstract: An input/output (I/O) panel assembly is adapted to be mounted to a computer chassis. The I/O panel assembly includes a wall panel defining a number of openings adapted to receive different I/O connectors. At least one securing plate is removably mounted to the wall panel to cover the number of openings.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and an antiviral drug preparation, each comprising at least one water-insoluble antiviral drug and at least one water-soluble carrier material, wherein the water-insoluble antiviral drug is dispersed through the water-soluble carrier material in nano-disperse form. The present invention further provides processes for preparing the compositions and drug preparations, and also aqueous nano-dispersions obtained by combining water and the compositions.

Abstract: A high side current sensing amplifier architecture is simplified and improved over prior art current sensing amplifier circuits by using chopping only, without requiring auto-zeroing, and by using a simpler (and faster) switched capacitor filter instead of an auto-zeroing integrator filter. Also, VIP (positive DC sense node) is merged with the VDDHV (power supply) node, such that the integrated circuit package requires only a single node (package pin) to accommodate both the VIP and VDDHV connections for the current sensing amplifier circuit, resulting in being able to use a smaller integrated circuit package. A small resistor is coupled between VIP and VDDHV to reduce the offset considerably. A low latency time high voltage level shifter is provided which is essential for precise chopping operation.

Abstract: A service orchestration method and apparatus in SDN, and a storage medium are described. The method includes: determining whether a current SDN open network platform resource meets an SDN open network platform resource requested by an SDN application after receiving a request of using the SDN open network platform resource sent from the SDN application via an external application interface, determining whether an application engine function module and an application extension function module meet an execution of the SDN application when the requested resource is met, and loading an application engine function of the application engine function module or an application extension function of the application extension function module when meeting; and applying for the resource required by the SDN application from a controller layer of the SDN, and allocating the applied resource to the loaded application engine function or application extension function.

Abstract: Provided are an intelligent reservation method and device for a seat, and a computer-readable storage medium. The intelligent reservation method for a seat includes: sending a seat information acquisition request; receiving and displaying seat distribution information and seat usage status information of a target site fed back by a server-end device for the seat information acquisition request; receiving a reservation request for a target seat inputted by a user, and sending the reservation request; and receiving and displaying a reservation success message or a reservation failure message fed back by the server-end device for the reservation request.

Abstract: A device for multi-parameter integrated monitoring of a deep submarine turbidity current primarily includes cement pile pore-pressure monitoring, optical turbidity monitoring, floating ball flow velocity monitoring, and turbidity current sediment sampling, can observe the turbidity, excess pore pressure, flow velocity, and other parameters of the turbidity current, can fulfill simultaneous and real-time transmission for in-situ monitoring, and can complete multiple tasks at the same observing position, so that the situation where the sampling position and the observing position are different due to the movement of an apparatus along with a ship during ordinary work is avoided.

Abstract: Light output from an LED light source is increased or reduced in response to adjustment of a triac-based dimmer having a triac holding current to maintain conduction of the dimmer. An LED controller to control the light output includes a voltage-controlled impedance to provide an adaptive holding current that causes a triac current of the dimmer to be greater than the triac holding current, particularly when the dimmer is adjusted for significantly low light output (e.g., less than 5%, 2%, or 1% of full power light output). The adaptive holding current also allows for smooth increase of the light output starting from low light output, without perceivable flicker or shimmer. In one example, the voltage-controlled impedance is a resistive-like impedance that is placed on a secondary side of a transformer providing power to the LED light source. In another example, the voltage-controlled impedance is not pulse width modulated.

Abstract: Memory sharing techniques are provided for offloading an application from a host processor to an integrated sensor hub (ISH). A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes allocating a shared region of memory to be accessed by the host processor and by the ISH, in connection with the execution of a location application. The method also includes storing a location database in the shared region of memory. The location database is divided into segments, where each segment is associated with an area, for example, defined by a range of latitudes and longitudes. The method further includes transferring, through a direct memory access (DMA), one or more of the segments between the shared memory region and a second memory associated with the ISH. The method further includes executing at least a portion of the location application on the ISH, based on the data segments stored in the second memory.

Abstract: An amplifier includes a differential positive input, a differential negative input, and a transistor. The transistor is communicatively coupled to the differential positive input and differential negative input at a source of the transistor. The transistor is configured to track input common mode of the differential positive input and differential negative input.