Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for testing blood coagulation indicators, including a blood sample receiving and preprocessing unit, and the blood preprocessing part is configured to remove or neutralize the anticoagulation effect of the artificially added anticoagulant in the blood sample; a reacting unit in which the blood undergoes a clotting process; a blood coagulation indicator analyzing and computing unit which may measure an electrical signal passing through the blood sample during the course of testing to obtain measurement results reflecting a time measurement function; and a result displaying unit. Further disclosed is a method for testing coagulation indicators of a blood sample using the apparatus.

Abstract: An electromigration (EM) sign-off methodology that utilizes a system for analyzing an integrated circuit design layout to identify heat sensitive structures, self-heating effects, heat generating structures, and heat dissipating structures. The EM sign-off methodology includes a memory and a processor configured for calculating adjustments of an evaluation temperature for a heat sensitive structure by calculating the effects of self-heating within the temperature sensitive structure as well as additional heating and/or cooling as a function of thermal coupling to surrounding heat generating structures and/or heat dissipating elements located within a defined thermal coupling volume or range of the heat sensitive structures.

Abstract: Neural representations may be used for multi-view reconstruction of scenes. A plurality of color images representing a scene from a plurality of camera poses may be received. For each point of a plurality of points along a ray, a signed distance and a color value may be determined as a function of a feature volume, a first neural network, and a second neural network. A predicted output color may be determined as a function of the density. At least one of the first neural network, the second neural network, the feature volume, or the transformation parameter may be adjusted based on the predicted output color and a corresponding target color obtained based on one of the color images. A three-dimensional representation of the scene may be displayed based on at least one of the first neural network, the second neural network, the feature volume, or the transformation parameter.

Abstract: A centrifugal-to-axial mixed flow blower includes a blower enclosure defining a blower chamber and a centrifugal impeller supported on an impeller seat to suspend in the blower chamber. The centrifugal impeller includes a plurality of blades and a radially outward declined flow passage defined between any two adjacent blades and communicable with the blower chamber. The blower chamber is communicable with a rectangular air outlet of a heat dissipation system via a frame passage of a flow guide frame connected to below the blower enclosure. Air stream centrifugally drawn in by the centrifugal impeller passes through the declined flow passages to radially outward and downward flow into the blower chamber and then passes through the frame passage to flow axially through the rectangular air outlet into the heat dissipation system, so as to realize the effects of reduced noise, changing centrifugal vortical flow into axial flow, and decreased flow loss.

Abstract: A frame pool having a plurality of vertical support tubes, a plurality of horizontal support tubes, a pool body comprising a pool bottom and a pool wall, and a reinforcing band having a continuous annular shape and provided between the inner side of the vertical support tubes and an outer surface of the pool wall. The reinforcing band entirely or partially covering the perimeter of the pool body and being fitted with the pool wall. A fixing band having a continuous annular shape is provided about an outer surface of the reinforcing band and of the vertical support tubes. At least one fixing device is fixedly coupled to the reinforcing band, wherein the fixing band passes through the fixing device.

Abstract: A fan electrical connection structure includes a fan having a fan frame, which has a circuit board and an electrical connection section provided therein. The electrical connection section includes a plurality of metal terminals and is extended in a direction parallel to an air flow passage defined in the fan frame. The metal terminals respectively have an end electrically connected to the circuit board and another end extended into the electrical connection section. With the above arrangements, parts for electrical connection in the fan are simplified and can be easily connected or disconnected by a user with only one hand.

Abstract: An operation method of an optical sensor comprising receiving an ambient light by a light-sensing device. Record a signal generated by the light-sensing device after receiving the ambient light by a operation unit. A flicker frequency of the ambient light is determined by the operation unit. A signal operation parameter is set according to the flicker frequency, and the signal operation parameter comprises a sampling time difference, which is the starting time interval of two corresponding integration time periods of a plurality of integration time periods. Furthermore, the light-sensing device and the operation unit start the calculation of the intensity of the ambient light, so that the flicker component of an ambient light source may be eliminated from the light sensing result to produce a stable sensing result.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to improved lifetime of a data storage device utilizing an energy assist element. Rather than applying the same current to each energy assist element of a device, each energy assist element has a write current specific to the energy assist element. The unique applied current results in the corresponding energy assist elements having substantially the same temperature during operation. Obtaining substantially the same temperature during operation provides predictable and repeatable device performance and increases the lifetime of the entire data storage device as all energy assist elements should have substantially the same lifetime.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for preparing taurine. According to the method, ethylene oxide reacts with hydrogen sulfite to generate isethionate, after the isethionate and ammonia are subjected to an ammonolysis reaction under a microwave condition, ammonia removal is conducted to obtain a taurine salt solution, the taurine salt solution is converted into a taurine solution through acidification or ion exchange or ion membrane or heating, and taurine is extracted through concentration and crystallization. According to the present invention, the reaction time can be shortened, and the reaction temperature and pressure can be reduced, thereby achieving high yield and reducing energy consumption.

Abstract: A system for evaluating a heat sensitive structure of an integrated circuit design including a memory for retrieving and storing integrated circuit design layout data, thermal data, process data, and one or more operational parameters, a processor capable of accessing the memory and identifying a target region having a nominal temperature Tnom, first and second heat generating structures within a first impact range of the target region, calculating the temperature increases ?Th1 and ?Th2 in the target region as a result of thermal coupling between the target region and the first and second heat generating structures, and conducting one or more parametric evaluations of the target region at an adjusted evaluation temperature TE=Tnom+?Th1+?Th1 after which a network interface transmits the result(s) of the parametric evaluation(s) for use in a design review.

Abstract: A multi-modal antenna for use in magnetic resonance applications, the multi-modal antenna including an elongate first conductive element, an elongate second conductive element at least partially aligned with and spaced from the first conductive element and a dielectric material at least partially separating the first and second conducting elements so that the first and second conductive elements are electromagnetically coupled and/or electrically connected, and wherein at least one of the first and second conducting elements are configured to be electromagnetically coupled and/or electrically connected to an RF system so that the multi-modal antenna can at least one of transmit and receive RF electromagnetic signals for performing magnetic resonance imaging or spectroscopy.

Abstract: A method for interconversion between protocols, including the following steps: pre-establishing a publication/subscription list; when a packet published by a publisher is received, searching the publication/subscription list for a protocol type of the packet; extracting a packet data payload from the packet; determining whether a size of the packet data payload is less than a preset combination threshold; if yes, sending the packet data payload to a packet data payload queue of the publisher, and combining a packet data payload in the packet data payload queue when a size of the packet data payload queue reaches a preset transmission threshold or no new packet is received after a preset waiting duration; searching the publication/subscription list for all subscribers corresponding to the publisher; and performing protocol conversion on the packet one by one based on protocol types used by the corresponding subscribers, and sending protocol-converted packets to the corresponding subscribers.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to improved lifetime of a data storage device utilizing an energy assist element. Rather than applying the same current to each energy assist element of a device, each energy assist element has a write current specific to the energy assist element. The unique applied current results in the corresponding energy assist elements having substantially the same temperature during operation. Obtaining substantially the same temperature during operation provides predictable and repeatable device performance and increases the lifetime of the entire data storage device as all energy assist elements should have substantially the same lifetime.

Abstract: A centrifugal-to-axial mixed flow blower includes a blower enclosure defining a blower chamber and a centrifugal impeller supported on an impeller seat to suspend in the blower chamber. The centrifugal impeller includes a plurality of blades and a radially outward declined flow passage defined between any two adjacent blades and communicable with the blower chamber. The blower chamber is communicable with a rectangular air outlet of a heat dissipation system via a frame passage of a flow guide frame connected to below the blower enclosure. Air stream centrifugally drawn in by the centrifugal impeller passes through the declined flow passages to radially outward and downward flow into the blower chamber and then passes through the frame passage to flow axially through the rectangular air outlet into the heat dissipation system, so as to realize the effects of reduced noise, changing centrifugal vortical flow into axial flow, and decreased flow loss.

Abstract: Backup management methods, systems, devices, and media are disclosed. A network device is connected to a terminal device. The network device determines whether a backup task associated with the terminal device exists, where the backup task is used to store to-be-backed-up target data in the terminal device in a destination storage device, and the destination storage device is connected to the network device. If the network device determines that the backup task exists, the network device indicates the terminal device to start the backup task, to store the target data in the destination storage device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a hybrid (mixed) formulation composition for 3D additive manufacturing and a manufacturing process. The hybrid formulation composition possesses capability of UV radiation curing and thermal curing. The hybrid formulation composition is designed to be cured by UV radiation in the 3D printing/additive manufacturing process and then post cure by heat to get its final properties. The hybrid formulation composition consists of acrylates (oligomer, monomer, and diluent), photoinitiators, and isocyanate-containing prepolymers which comprises polyols (di-ol, tri-ol) and isocyanates. The hybrid formulation composition may also include reaction accelerator, dye, pigment, and fillers. The finished products of the hybrid formulation composition possess rubber-like properties and can be used in the applications such as shoe sole, toys, medical, and wearables goods . . . etc.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include a method for controlling a plurality of execution mechanisms. The method may include: determining a dependency relationship of synchronous motions among the plurality of execution mechanisms, wherein the dependency relationship represents motions of a second group of execution mechanisms in the plurality of execution mechanisms depending on motions of a first group of execution mechanisms in the plurality of execution mechanisms; determining an execution order of the first group of execution mechanisms and the second group of execution mechanisms according to the dependency relationship; determining rotation angles of joints coupled to corresponding execution mechanisms; and sequentially controlling the joints to respectively rotate by the determined rotation angles according to the determined execution order.

Abstract: A method for positioning an underwater glider based on a virtual TDOA of a single beacon is provided. In the method, a positioning beacon periodically sends positioning messages, where the positioning message includes longitude, latitude and depth information of the positioning beacon; the underwater glider receives the positioning messages and records TOAs at which the positioning messages arrive at an acoustic positioning signal receiving module; and the underwater glider parses the positioning messages and stores positioning message data, creates virtual beacons based on beacon information and attitude information of the underwater glider, corrects the TOAs, and calculates a position of the underwater glider according to a TDOA algorithm. According to the method, the underwater glider passively listens to and receives the positioning messages without sending a positioning request to the positioning beacon, making the entire positioning process energy-saving with a certain degree of concealment.