Abstract: The present disclosure provides a monitoring, tracing, early-warning and control system and method for virus spreading in a building. Indoor and outdoor environmental parameters of the building can be monitored in real time. Human physiological indexes are obtained in real time to determine a human health state, and moving trajectories of people and droplet spreading trajectories are obtained. Therefore, suspected infected persons and their close contacts are timely and accurately identified, and countermeasures are taken for the suspected infected persons and the close contacts. In addition, a spreading risk in a current indoor environment can be assessed, the indoor environment is ventilated and purified according to a spreading risk assessment result, and local areas of the suspected infected persons and the close contacts are effectively ventilated and purified, so as to reduce the spreading risk.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request from a client system associated with a user, generating a response to the user request which references one or more entities, generating a personalized recommendation based on the user request and the response, wherein the personalized recommendation references one or more of the entities of the response, and sending instructions for presenting the response and the personalized recommendation to the client system.

Abstract: A power management circuit included in a computer system regulates a voltage level of a power supply node used by other circuits in the computer system. The power management circuit includes a control circuit and multiple phase circuits coupled to the regulated power supply node via corresponding inductors. The control circuit selectively activates particular ones of the multiple phase circuits allowing them source respective currents to the regulated power supply node. The control circuit also selectively activates particular ones of other phase circuits that are external to the power management circuit and coupled to the regulated power supply node via their own corresponding inductors. Once activated, the external phase circuits source respective currents to the regulated power supply node via their corresponding inductors.

Abstract: The present invention provides a terrace detection device and a use method of the terrace detection device. The terrace detection device comprises a target vehicle, a measuring vehicle and a controller, wherein the target vehicle comprises a first mobile vehicle and a target, and the target is mounted on the first mobile vehicle; the measuring vehicle comprises a second mobile vehicle and a measuring head, and the measuring head is mounted on the second mobile vehicle; and The controller is electrically connected with the measuring vehicle and the target vehicle, respectively, and is used for controlling the first mobile vehicle and the second mobile vehicle to move from a first established measuring range to a second established measuring range. Therefore, the to-be-measured terrace is estimated integrally, so that the accuracy of the acquired terrace data is improved.

Abstract: A power converter is disclosed. The power converter includes a switching circuit configured to source current to a switch node that is coupled, via an inductor, to a regulated power supply node. A DC resistance sensing circuit includes a first filter and a second filters. The first filter circuit is configured to filter a voltage level of a first terminal of the inductor to generate a first filtered signal, while the second filter circuit is configured to filter a voltage level of a second terminal of the inductor to generate a second filtered signal. A control circuit is configured to adjust the operation of the switching circuit using a voltage level of the regulated power supply node, the first filtered signal, and the second filtered signal.

Abstract: The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and disease resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding corn plants containing one or more markers that are associated with resistance to fungi. The invention further includes germplasm and the use of germplasm containing at least one marker associated with resistance to southern rust (SR) infection for introgression into elite germplasm in a breeding program, thus producing novel SR resistant germplasm.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request from a client system associated with a user, generating a response to the user request which references one or more entities, generating a personalized recommendation based on the user request and the response, wherein the personalized recommendation references one or more of the entities of the response, and sending instructions for presenting the response and the personalized recommendation to the client system.

Abstract: A nano-composite includes a thermoplastic copolymer includes a polycarbonate copolymer including repeating siloxane units and a plurality of quantum dots. A method of making a polymer film includes forming a masterbatch composition by combining (1) a first thermoplastic copolymer including a polycarbonate copolymer including repeating siloxane units and (2) a plurality of quantum dots; combining the masterbatch composition with a second thermoplastic polymer to form a mixture; and forming the polymer film from the mixture. The polycarbonate copolymer has a siloxane content of from 15 wt % to 65 wt %.

Abstract: A metal article comprises two metals, and a first hole and an oxide layer are set correspondingly on the surfaces of the two metals. To avoid the electrolytic corrosion on the interface between the two metals during the formation of the first hole, the disclosure provides a method of manufacturing the metal article. By putting a metal substrate in a first electrolyte including an etching agent and a passivating agent and applying electricity on the metal substrate, the metal article with the first hole is formed without electrolytic corrosion. The disclosure also provides a metal composite, which is formed by setting a material part in the first hole of the metal article.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video and audio signal processing chip, a video and audio signal processing device including the same, and a video and audio signal processing method. The video and audio signal processing chip includes a signal detection module, a storing unit and a controller. The signal detection module is configured to detect and store video and audio signals. The controller is configured to: transfer the video and audio signals from the signal detection module to the storing unit; and transmit the video and audio signals stored in the storing unit to a host.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request from a client system associated with a user, generating a response to the user request which references one or more entities, generating a personalized recommendation based on the user request and the response, wherein the personalized recommendation references one or more of the entities of the response, and sending instructions for presenting the response and the personalized recommendation to the client system.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a control circuit and a voltage regulator circuit coupled to a regulated power supply node. The voltage regulator circuit is configured to generate a power signal on the regulated power supply node using a reference voltage level. The apparatus further includes a control circuit that is configured to determine an operating mode using results of a comparison of a threshold value and a load current being drawn from the regulated power supply node by a load circuit. The control circuit may be further configured to set, in a first operating mode, the reference voltage level independently of the load current, and set, in a second operating mode, the reference voltage level using the load current.

Abstract: A power converter circuit that includes multiple phase circuits may employ coupled inductors to generate a particular voltage level on a regulated power supply node. In response to an initiation of an active time period, the phase circuits cycle, out of phase with each other, between on-times and off-times. To maintain the phase relationship between the operation of the phase circuits, each phase circuit generates a ramp current that is compared to the current flowing in its corresponding inductor and then halts an off-time based on a result of the comparison.

Abstract: This application discloses a method of displaying information in a program interface of an application performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a virtual keyboard control and an extension bar control in the program interface; in response to an input operation in the virtual keyboard control, displaying at least one character string in the extension bar control, the at least one character string being determined according to the input operation in the virtual keyboard control; and in response to a select operation on a target string among the at least one character string in the extension bar control, displaying a function interface of applying a target function to the target string. This embodiment allows a user to quickly switch between function interfaces when using an application, thereby reducing operation steps of the user and improving human-computer interaction efficiency.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving a user request from a client system associated with a user, generating a response to the user request which references one or more entities, generating a personalized recommendation based on the user request and the response, wherein the personalized recommendation references one or more of the entities of the response, and sending instructions for presenting the response and the personalized recommendation to the client system.

Abstract: Embodiments for optimizing resource usage in a distributed computing environment. Resource usage of each task in a set of running tasks associated with a job is monitored to collect resource usage information corresponding to each respective task. A resource unit size of at least one resource allocated to respective tasks in the set of running tasks is adjusted based on the resource usage information to improve overall resource usage in the distributed computing environment.

Abstract: A machine learning architecture employs two machine learning networks that are joined by a statistical model allowing the imposition of a predetermined statistical model family into a learning process in which the networks translate between and data types. For example, the statistical model may enforce a Gaussian conditional probability between the latent variables in the translation process. In one application, MRI images may be translated into PET images with reduced mode collapse, blurring, or other “averaging” type behaviors.

Abstract: A power management circuit included in a computer system regulates a voltage level of a power supply node used by other circuits in the computer system. The power management circuit includes a control circuit and multiple phase circuits coupled to the regulated power supply node via corresponding inductors. The control circuit selectively activates particular ones of the multiple phase circuits allowing them source respective currents to the regulated power supply node. The control circuit also selectively activates particular ones of other phase circuits that are external to the power management circuit and coupled to the regulated power supply node via their own corresponding inductors. Once activated, the external phase circuits source respective currents to the regulated power supply node via their corresponding inductors.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprising: a homopolycarbonate; a poly(carbonate siloxane) component present in an amount effective to provide 0.5-20 wt % total siloxane content; an antimicrobial agent comprising silver zirconium phosphate, silver phosphate glass, or a combination thereof; optionally, an additive composition; each based on the total weight of the composition which totals to 100 wt %.