Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing vinyl acetate, comprising a vinyl acetate synthesis process, a vinyl acetate refining process and a separation process of vinyl acetate and ethyl acetate, including an acetic acid evaporator, an oxygen mixer, a vinyl acetate synthesis reactor, a first gas separating tower, a second gas separating tower, a recovered gas compressor, a water washing tower, an absorption tower and a desorption tower, a recycling gas compressor; the vinyl acetate refining process comprising an acetic acid tower, a crude VAC tower, and a fine VAC tower, a rectifying tower, an ethyl acetate tower, a water phase receiving tank, an extracting and rectifying tower and an ethyl acetate phase separator.

Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of a floor composite material, and more particularly, the present application provides a composite material containing a PVC pre-coating film and a preparation method therefor. In the first aspect, the present application provides the method for preparing the composite material containing the PVC pre-coating film. The method comprises preparing the PVC pre-coating film by utilizing a PVC transparent film layer and a radiation-cured coating; performing high-temperature press fit on the PVC pre-coating film, a substrate material and a printed decorative layer; and then performing cooling and forming treatment to obtain the composite material containing the ultra-wear-resistant and easy-to-clean PVC pre-coating film.

Abstract: A charging system includes at least one first charging device and at least one second charging device that are cascaded. The first charging device includes at least one first accommodation portion for mounting a first energy storage device and a connecting port for connecting the second charging device or the first charging device. The second charging device includes at least one second accommodation portion for mounting a second energy storage device and a connecting port for connecting the first charging device or the second charging device. The first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion have different shapes or dimensions.

Abstract: A charging system includes at least one first charging device and at least one second charging device that are cascaded. The first charging device includes at least one first accommodation portion for mounting a first energy storage device and a connecting port for connecting the second charging device or the first charging device. The second charging device includes at least one second accommodation portion for mounting a second energy storage device and a connecting port for connecting the first charging device or the second charging device. The first accommodation portion and the second accommodation portion have different shapes or dimensions.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for accurately, efficiently, and flexibly generating harmonized digital images utilizing a self-supervised image harmonization neural network. In particular, the disclosed systems can implement, and learn parameters for, a self-supervised image harmonization neural network to extract content from one digital image (disentangled from its appearance) and appearance from another from another digital image (disentangled from its content). For example, the disclosed systems can utilize a dual data augmentation method to generate diverse triplets for parameter learning (including input digital images, reference digital images, and pseudo ground truth digital images), via cropping a digital image with perturbations using three-dimensional color lookup tables (“LUTs”).

Abstract: A current collector, a battery cover plate, and a battery structure are provided. The current collector includes a first connection portion and a second connection portion. The first connection portion is connected to an electrode post holder, and the first connection portion and the second connection portion are connected through a bending-resistant portion. The battery cover plate includes the above current collector, an electrode post, and a top cover plate. The electrode post body penetrates the top cover plate to be connected to a terminal. The terminal and the current collector are disposed on opposite sides of the top cover plate, and the first connection portion of the current collector is connected to the electrode post.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computer system are provided. A processor receives an indication of sensitive data in one or more files. A processor updates at least one bit in the virtual address space for the one or more files indicated to have sensitive data. A processor, in response to a program accessing the one or more files, evaluates a respective virtual address for the one or more files. A processor, in response to the at least one bit in the respective virtual address for the one or more files, marks intermediate data generated by the program as sensitive data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, system, and computer program product for dynamic update of a computer program in memory. According to the method, one or more processors obtain incremental information, the incremental information specifying an incremental update to at least one section of at least one target function in a computer program. One or more processors identify, based on the incremental information, the at least one target function to be updated from the computer program. One or more processors generate at least one updated copy of the at least one target function by updating the at least one section of the at least one target function based on the incremental information. One or more processors update the computer program based on the at least one updated copy of the at least one target function while the computer program is running.

Abstract: An optical element, comprising a light guide body. The light guide body comprises a plurality of light-incident parts arranged along a length extension direction of the light guide body, a light guide part and a light-emitting part; each light-incident part is provided with at least one light-incident unit; the light guide part is configured to guide light received by each light-incident unit to be emitted toward the light-emitting part; the shape of a forward projection plane of the light-emitting part is of a strip shape. The optical element can reduce the occupied space and improve the space utilization rate, facilitates reducing positioning mounting errors, has an appearance with a narrow and elongated shape, and can be applied in vehicle lamp modules, vehicle lamps and vehicles.

Abstract: A cage includes a first sub-part having a plurality of first partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of first pocket portions formed by adjacent first partitions. A second sub-part has a plurality of second partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of second pocket portions formed by adjacent second partitions. A first recess is provided on the first partition belonging to a first set of the plurality of first partitions. A second pin extends along an axial direction from the second partition belonging to a second set of the plurality of second partitions. The second pin is fixed in its corresponding first recess. The first set of first partitions includes any one or more of the plurality of first partitions. The second set of second partitions includes any one or more of the plurality of second partitions and correspond to the first set of first partitions respectively.

Abstract: A cage includes a first sub-part having a plurality of first partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of first pocket portions formed by adjacent first partitions. A first engaging portion is formed on at least one of the first partitions. A second sub-part includes a plurality of second partitions integrated as a whole and a plurality of second pocket portions formed by adjacent second partitions. A second engaging portion is formed on at least one of the second partitions. A pocket is formed by the first pocket portion and its corresponding second pocket portion. Each first engaging portion snaps with its corresponding second engaging portion. The cage overcomes the harmful umbrella effect found in a one-piece polymer prong-type cage, so that the bearing equipped with this cage can operate under very high speeds. The cage can be part of a ball bearing.

Abstract: A battery and a battery module are provided. The battery includes a housing, a cell, and a current collector plate. A holding chamber is defined in the housing and a pressure relief valve is arranged on the housing; the cell is arranged in the holding chamber; the current collector plate includes a first side and a second side disposed opposite each other; the first side defines a first recess, and the first recess is spaced from the end surface of the cell; the second side defines a second recess, and the pressure relief valve is disposed directly opposite to the second recess; an edge of the current collector plate is spaced from a wall of the holding chamber to define a connection channel, and the first recess and the second recess are connected through the connection channel.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermal coupling method for preparing ethylene by ethanol dehydration and device thereof. The device includes an ethanol dehydration reaction system, a quenching compression system, an alkaline washing system, a molecular sieve drying system and an ethylene purification and propylene refrigeration cycle system; ethanol dehydration reaction products in the ethanol dehydration reaction system serve as a heat source for preheating, vaporization and superheating of a raw material of ethanol; tower bottoms of an evaporation tower in the quenching compression system serve as a heat source for preheating of a feed stream of the evaporation tower and heating of an overhead gas of a quenching tower; products of ethylene in the alkaline washing system serve as a cold source for cooling of crude ethylene.

Abstract: A connector comprises an insulation housing, a shielding shell, an inner sheath, and an outer sheath. The shielding shell is sheathed on the insulation housing. The inner sheath is formed on the shielding shell by injection molding. The inner sheath includes a front end wrapped on the shielding shell and a retaining portion formed on the front end of the inner sheath and spaced from the shielding shell to form a gap therebetween. The outer sheath is formed on the shielding shell and the inner sheath by injection molding. The outer sheath includes an engaging portion embedded in the gap between the retaining portion and the shielding shell. The retaining portion holds the engaging portion on the shielding shell to prevent the formation of a gap between the front end of the outer sheath and the shielding shell.

Abstract: A method for preparing organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflower by electrodeposition is provided, which relates to the technical field of enzyme immobilization. An aqueous solution of a rare earth nitrate is mixed with a biological enzyme and a nitrate to obtain a mixed solution; the rare earth ions in the rare earth nitrate are one or more selected from La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Yb and Y ions; the biological enzyme is ?-amylase, horseradish peroxidase or laccase; then, the mixed solution is electrodeposited with a three-electrode system consisting of a working electrode, a counter electrode and a reference electrode to obtain an electrodeposited film on the surface of the working electrode; thereafter, the electrodeposited film is washed and dried successively to obtain organic-inorganic hybrid nanoflower.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media that utilizes a neural network having a hierarchy of hierarchical point-wise refining blocks to generate refined segmentation masks for high-resolution digital visual media items. For example, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems utilize a segmentation refinement neural network having an encoder and a recursive decoder to generate the refined segmentation masks. The recursive decoder includes a deconvolution branch for generating feature maps and a refinement branch for generating and refining segmentation masks. In particular, in some cases, the refinement branch includes a hierarchy of hierarchical point-wise refining blocks that recursively refine a segmentation mask generated for a digital visual media item.

Abstract: An on-off detection circuit for a flash switch includes an on-off detection module and a control module. An input end of the on-off detection module is connected with a power supply through the flash switch, the on-off detection module is configured to acquire a digital signal as a detection level according to an electromagnetic signal generated by input current. An input end of the control module is connected with an output end of the on-off detection module, to receive the detection level and determine an on-off state change of the flash switch according to the detection level.

Abstract: An image processing system auto white balances an image using an object in the image and a reference color distribution. Given an input image, a target object in the input image is identified. A reference color distribution for the object type of the target object from the input image is accessed. One or more image processing settings are determined that, when applied to the input image, minimize a difference in values between pixels of the target object and the reference color distribution. A white balanced image is generated by applying the one or more image processing settings to the input image, and the white balanced image is provided for presentation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for image segmentation are described. Embodiments of the present disclosure receive an image depicting an object; generate image features for the image by performing an atrous self-attention operation based on a plurality of dilation rates for a convolutional kernel applied at a position of a sliding window on the image; and generate label data that identifies the object based on the image features.