Abstract: A method for vehicle motion forecasting includes the following steps. A lane graph structure is generated according to a raw map data. Multiple occupancy flow graphs which are homogeneous to data format of the lane graph structure are established according to trajectory data of a plurality of vehicles in multiple consecutive frames and the lane graph structure. Multiple temporal edges between the occupancy flow graphs are established according to the trajectory data of the vehicles in the consecutive frames to construct a temporal occupancy flow graph. Feature aggregation is performed on the temporal occupancy flow graph to generate multiple updated node features, and a motion forecasting of an ego-vehicle is generated according to the updated node features.

Abstract: A memory system or a method for estimating channel information to be used for error decoding. The memory system or the method a) performs one or more read operations on a page selected from among the plurality of pages using a target read threshold, b) obtains the target read threshold, a historical read threshold voltage set associated with failed read operations of the selected page, checksum values, and asymmetric ratios of ones count and zeros count which are associated with the historical read threshold voltage set, c) provides the obtained target read threshold, historical read threshold voltage set, checksum values and asymmetric ratios as input information to a neural network, and d) predicts, by the neural network, channel information at the target read threshold based on the input information and a set activation function.

Abstract: A memory system and method for data reclaim which reads data from a memory using a preset voltage threshold based on a page type being read; records an initial set of program voltages for successful reads of the data from the memory; determines an initial distribution of the initial set of program voltages, over time subsequent sets of the program voltages for successful reads of the data from the memory; determines subsequent distributions of the subsequent sets of the program voltages; and based on program voltage variations of the subsequent distributions from the initial deviation, recycles the data in the memory.

Abstract: A response interaction system for intelligently interacting with a low-voltage user includes: a distribution network and system master station, an intelligent electric meter, a mobile APP, an intelligent interaction terminal, an intelligent gateway, and a low-voltage user load. In the process of the low-voltage user participating in the demand response, the distribution network and system master station publishes a demand response plan and a demand response notification through the mobile APP, the low-voltage user receives the demand response plan and the demand response notification through the mobile APP, the low-voltage user is connected to the intelligent interaction terminal through the mobile APP and controls a load to operate or not operate through the intelligent gateway, to perform the demand response task.

Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed to bulk iron-nitride materials having a polycrystalline microstructure having pores including a plurality of crystallographic grains surrounded by grain boundaries, where at least one crystallographic grain includes an iron-nitride phase including any of a body centered cubic (bcc) structure, a body centered tetragonal (bct), and a martensite structure. The disclosure further describes techniques producing a bulk iron-nitride material having a polycrystalline microstructure, including: melting an iron source to obtain a molten iron source; fast belt casting the molten iron source to obtain a cast iron source; cooling and shaping the cast iron source to obtain a bulk iron-containing material having a body-centered cubic (bcc) structure; annealing the bulk iron-containing material at an austenite transformation temperature and subsequently cooling the bulk iron-containing material; and nitriding the bulk iron-containing material to obtain the bulk iron-nitride material.

Abstract: Decoding method and memory system that classify check nodes in a matrix having irregular check node weights into different groups according to the check node weights, apply different scaling factors to respective constant node to variable node (C2V) messages in the different groups of the check nodes, and optionally add a compensation term to at least one of the C2V messages of the MS decoder.

Abstract: Technologies for the prevention and/or treatment of pneumococcal infections.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electronic device, communication method and computer program product in a wireless communication system. An electronic device on user side is provided, comprising a processing circuitry configured to receive a configuration on a plurality of timing advances (TAs) associated with a plurality of transmit and receive points (TRPs), wherein the plurality of TAs have different values; and transmit uplink transmission frames to the plurality of TRPs simultaneously, wherein the uplink transmission frame transmitted to each of the TRPs is applied with a TA associated with the TRP.

Abstract: This disclosure provides, among other things, a device for splitting and pooling a biological sample. In some embodiments, the device is capable of being switched back and forth between: (i) a pooling state in which some of the sample is pooled in one or more compartments; and (ii) a split state in which each pooled sample of (i) is split into multiple compartments. Various implementations of the device as well as a method of use are also provided. A device for collecting a sample from multi-well plate is also provided.

Abstract: A memory system having a memory block and a memory controller in communication with the memory block. The memory controller is configured to: read and decode codewords from the memory block, determine a fail bit count (FBC), a strong correct (SC) rate indicating a percentage of failed bits correctable through log likelihood ratios (LLRs), and a number of spare bytes in the codewords decoded from the memory, predict a soft decoding error based on a fixed FBC, a fixed SC rate, and the number of spare bytes, and determine soft errors in the codewords read from the memory block based on the predicted soft decoding error.

Abstract: A privacy calculation unit includes a first calculation subunit, a storage subunit, and a communication subunit. The first calculation subunit includes circuitry to calculate first domain conversion ciphertexts sequentially. The storage subunit is configured to store the calculated first domain conversion ciphertexts received from the first calculation subunit. The first domain conversion ciphertext is an intermediate ciphertext when first to-be-converted data is converted from a first privacy-preserving computation domain to a second privacy-preserving computation domain.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for reducing a latency of a decoder in a non-volatile memory are described. An example method includes receiving a noisy codeword that is based on a transmitted codeword generated from a low-density parity-check (LDPC) code, the LDPC code having an associated parity matrix comprising a plurality of columns of circulant matrices, performing a sorting operation that sorts the plurality of columns of circulant matrices in a descending order of a first quality metric to generate a plurality of sorted columns of circulant matrices, the first quality metric indicative of a number of errors in a corresponding column of circulant matrices, and iteratively processing the plurality of sorted columns of circulant matrices to determine a candidate version of the transmitted codeword.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems, methods, and compositions provided herein relate to methods of simultaneously analyzing multiple analytes in a single sample using a single assay. Some embodiments relate to simultaneous analysis of DNA and RNA in a single sample, for example, to the simultaneous generation of DNA and RNA libraries.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure belong to the field of valve sealing, and in particular, relate to a test device for simulating sealing performance of a one-way valve. A box is provided with a gas inlet pipe and a gas outlet pipe, the gas inlet pipe is communicated with a gas source, a detection device is communicated with the gas outlet pipe, the detection device is used to detect detection gas input into the box by the gas source, a sleeve is connected to the gas inlet pipe, one end of the sleeve is communicated with the gas source, the other end of the sleeve has a gas outlet, one end of a fitting piece is used to block the gas outlet, and the other end of the fitting piece is connected to a driving member, which is used to drive the fitting piece to move and rotate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multifunctional acoustic device includes a cover enclosing an accommodating cavity and an acoustic member. The cover has a sound hole. The acoustic member includes a housing, a vibration system having a diaphragm, and a magnetic circuit system driving the diaphragm. The diaphragm divides a space of the housing into a front acoustic cavity and a rear acoustic cavity. The multifunctional acoustic device includes a sound channel communicating the front acoustic cavity to an outside of the sound hole and a sealing element located on an outer side of the cover. The sealing element is arranged covering a peripheral side of the sound hole and the sound channel so that the acoustic member communicates with the outside only through the sound channel.

Abstract: An emotion estimation apparatus includes preparation biological information acquisition circuitry acquires, separately from subjects who are in a preparation space, first biological information indicating a physical state of each subject and analyzes the first biological information, preparation emotion information acquisition circuitry acquires emotion information indicating an emotion of each of the subjects, association construction circuitry constructs association information in which the first biological information and the emotion information corresponding to the first biological information are associated with each other, estimation biological information acquisition circuitry acquires second biological information indicating a physical state of any one subject of the subjects who is present in an estimation space, estimation circuitry extracts the emotion information associated in the association information with the first biological information that is equal to the second biological information, and

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a leveling control method for a multi-point support platform, which comprises the steps: respectively measuring and obtaining a load-bearing interaction matrix and a deformation interaction matrix of the platform to construct a load-bearing and deformation joint control matrix; calculating the optimal loads of the legs and measuring the current loads of the legs to obtain the load deviation rates of the legs, and determining if the platform warrants leveling in combination with the two-dimensional inclination angles of the platform; constructing a platform geometry and leg load joint control equation according to the two-dimensional inclination angles of the platform, the load deviations of the legs and the load-bearing and deformation joint control matrix, calculating the actuation quantities of the legs and performing synchronous leveling; and determining the load deviation rates of the legs and the two-dimensional inclination angles of the platform cyclically and performing

Abstract: Decoding method and memory system that classify check nodes in a matrix having irregular check node weights into different groups according to the check node weights, apply different scaling factors to respective constant node to variable node (C2V) messages in the different groups of the check nodes, and optionally add a compensation term to at least one of the C2V messages of the MS decoder.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for processing defect information of a product, which includes the following steps of: acquiring defect information on a current film layer and defect information on historical film layers; determining whether defect information exists at a target location of the historical film layer if defect information exists at a target location of the current film layer; if defect information exists for a corresponding location to the target location in at least one of the historical film layers, deleting the defect information detected at the target location in the current film layer; and if no defect information exists for the target location in any of the historical film layers, retaining the defect information detected at the target location in the current film layer.

Abstract: The present embodiments provide for a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) Multiple Antigen Presenting System (MAPS) immunogenic composition comprising an immunogenic polysaccharide which induces an immune response, where at least one M. tuberculosis peptide or polypeptide antigen is associated to the immunogenic polysaccharide by complementary affinity molecules. In some embodiments, the immunogenic polysaccharide can be an antigenic capsular polysaccharide of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Type 5 (CP5) or Type 8 (CP8), or a combination of Type 5 or Type 8 capsular polysaccharide from Staphylococcus aureus, or alternatively, a different immunogenic capsular or noncapsular polysaccharide, and where the protein or peptide M. tuberculosis antigens are indirectly linked via an affinity binding pair. The present M. tuberculosis-MAPS immunogenic compositions can elicit both humoral and cellular immune responses to the immunogenic polysaccharide and one or multiple M. tuberculosis antigens at the same time.