Abstract: Systems and methods for accessing block storage devices are provided. In particular, a computing device may receive a write request including an uncompressed data and an uncompressed block address associated with the uncompressed data, generate compressed data by compressing the uncompressed data, determine a plurality of mapping candidates of compressed data blocks in the block storage devices based on the uncompressed block address, select a compressed data block from the plurality of mapping candidates that has sufficient capacity to store the compressed data, write the compressed data to the selected compressed data block, update metadata of the selected compressed data block to link the uncompressed block address to a compressed block address of the selected compressed data block, and write the selected compressed data block back to a respective block storage device of the block storage devices.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for processing one or more images. For instance, aspects include a process that can include determining a first region of interest corresponding to a first object depicted in an image obtained using at least one camera. The first region of interest is associated with at least one element of a multi-point grid associated with a multi-point depth sensing system. The process can include determining a first extended region of interest for the first object. The first extended region of interest is associated with a plurality of elements including the at least one element and one or more additional elements of the multi-point grid. The process can further include, based on the plurality of elements associated with the first extended region of interest, determining representative depth information representing a first distance between the at least one camera and the first object depicted in the image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, acid co-crystal, hydrate or other solvate thereof, said method comprising reacting a compound of the formula II with a compound of the formula III according to the following reaction scheme: wherein LG, A, n, m and p are as defined in the Summary of the Invention.

Abstract: A drive method for a display panel, and a display apparatus. The drive method includes: when current original gray-scale values corresponding to sub-pixels in the same region are the same in a plurality of continuous display frames, converting the current original gray-scale values into a first target gray-scale value and a second target gray-scale value; in a current display frame of the plurality of continuous display frames, controlling a data voltage corresponding to the first target gray-scale value to be input to a first sub-pixel unit in the region, and controlling a data voltage corresponding to the second target gray-scale value to be input to a second sub-pixel unit in the region, where each of the first sub-pixel unit and the second sub-pixel unit includes at least one sub-pixel.

Abstract: A high-throughput 3D printing system for preparing multi-component, small sized samples, includes a raw material supply module, providing a various kinds of metal powders for printing small sized samples; the first mixer module, mixing the metal powders obtained from the raw material supply module to generate the first blended metal powders; the second mixer module, mixing the first mixed metal powders, in order to generate the second blended metal powders for printing small sized samples; the first printing module, printing the secondary blended metal powder into a small-sized sample; a control module, controlling other functional modules of the high-throughput 3D printing system for generating small-size samples.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a computer-implemented method for genetic placement of analog and mix-signal circuit components. Embodiments may include receiving an unplaced layout associated with an electronic circuit design and grouping requirements. Embodiments may also include identifying one or more instances that need to be placed in the unplaced layout and areas of the unplaced layout configured to receive the instances. Embodiments may further include analyzing one or more instances that need to be placed in the unplaced layout and the areas of the unplaced layout configured to receive the instances, wherein analyzing is based upon a row-based data structure. Embodiments may also include determining a location and an orientation for each of the one or more instances based upon the genetic algorithm and generating a placed layout based upon the determined location and orientation for each of the instances.

Abstract: Antimicrobial modified defensin or defensin-like peptides, modified C-terminal fragments of a defensin or defensin-like peptides and nucleic acids encoding the same are disclosed. Compositions comprising the defensin variant peptides and methods of their use to control microbial infections of plants and vertebrate subjects as well as contamination of feedstuffs and foodstuffs are also disclosed.

Abstract: A controller of a buck-boost conversion circuit and a mode switching method thereof are provided. The controller control operations of multiple switches of the buck-boost conversion circuit to convert an input voltage into an output voltage and provide an output current. The controller includes a slope compensation circuit, a control loop, and a mode switching circuit. The slope compensation circuit generates a slope compensation signal according to a mode switching signal of a current cycle. The control loop is coupled to the slope compensation circuit and the switches respectively, and is configured to generate multiple switch control signals according to the slope compensation signal, a feedback voltage related to the output voltage, and a current sense signal related to the output current to control the operations of the switches respectively. The mode switching circuit is coupled to the slope compensation circuit and the control loop.

Abstract: A reference device determination method and a device, and network-side equipment are provided.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method may include: A first session management network element determines an offloading point in a visited network based on first information, where the first information indicates that offloading is allowed in the visited network, and the first session management network element is a network element deployed in the visited network; and the first session management network element sends an offloading rule to the offloading point, where the offloading rule is for offloading a packet to the visited network. According to this application, after accessing the visited network through HR roaming, a terminal device may access a service in the visited network by using the offloading point determined by the first session management network element, to implement local offloading in the visited network.

Abstract: A display panel includes a driving backplane, a plurality of light-emitting devices spaced apart at a side of the driving backplane a pixel definition layer located at a same side of the driving backplane as the light-emitting device and provided with a plurality of openings and a lens layer located at a side of the light-emitting device away from the driving backplane. The lens layer includes a separating lens and an intermediate lens, the separating lens is provided with a light-transmitting hole, and the intermediate lens is located within a range surrounded by the light-transmitting hole and is spaced apart from a sidewall of the light-transmitting hole. The display panel further includes a dielectric layer covering the lens layer and filling the light-transmitting hole, and a cover plate located at a side of the dielectric layer away from the driving backplane.

Abstract: A method of uniformly applying multicolor paint which comprises two or more paints of different colors in discrete domains. The method includes applying the multicolor paint to a paint roller cover and rolling the paint roller cover on a surface to form a painted surface. The paint roller cover comprises a foam having a surface extending between a first edge and a second edge and a groove on the surface wherein a portion of the groove is positioned at an angle relative to an edge of the foam and has a groove depth of 1 to 15 millimeters and an average cell size in the range of about 0.03 to about 0.5 cm, wherein the average cell size of the foam is within 25% of the average domain size in the multicolor paint.

Abstract: An information processing method, an information processing apparatus, a terminal and a network device are provided. The information processing method includes: receiving a beam indication signaling sent by a network device; sending and/or receiving a channel and/or a reference signal corresponding to a target beam according to the beam indication signaling and beam configuration information, where the beam indication signaling includes: at least one activated transmission configuration indicator TCI state group; and the beam configuration information includes: at least one associated beam parameter corresponding to at least one channel and/or at least one reference signal.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and apparatus. The method may include receiving, by a second session management network element in a visited network, from a first session management network element in a home network, indication information, wherein the indication information indicates that traffic routing is allowed in the visited network. The method may further include sending, by the second session management network element and based on the indication information, IP address information of the visited network to a user plane network element in the visited network, wherein the IP address information is information used to determine an extension mechanisms for domain name system DNS client subnet option, or the IP address information is a local DNS server address.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for an unmanned aerial system inspection system. One of the methods is performed by a UAV and includes receiving, by the UAV, flight information describing a job to perform an inspection of a rooftop. A particular altitude is ascended to, and an inspection of the rooftop is performed including obtaining sensor information describing the rooftop. Location information identifying a damaged area of the rooftop is received. The damaged area of the rooftop is traveled to. An inspection of the damaged area of the rooftop is performed including obtaining detailed sensor information describing the damaged area. A safe landing location is traveled to.

Abstract: A model determination apparatus is configured to execute the following operations. Multiple candidate models are validated based on first adversarial validation data to generate a first accuracy corresponding to each of the candidate models, wherein the first adversarial validation data is generated by a first adversarial attack adjustment performed on validation data based on an initial model. A second adversarial attack adjustment is performed on the validation data based on each of the candidate models to generate a plurality of second adversarial validation data corresponding to each of the candidate models respectively. The candidate models are validated based on the corresponding second adversarial validation data to generate a second accuracy corresponding to each of the candidate models. At least one output model is selected from the candidate models based on the first accuracy and the second accuracy corresponding to each of the candidate models.

Abstract: The present application discloses a device control permission setting method and apparatus, and a computer device and a storage medium. The method includes: obtaining device authentication information of a second Internet of Things device which belongs to a different Internet of Things system from a first Internet of Things device, and authenticating the second Internet of Things device on the basis of the device authentication information; and if the authentication is passed, obtaining device control information of the second Internet of Things device, and setting a device control permission of the second Internet of Things device to the first Internet of Things device on the basis of the device control information.

Abstract: A circuit for controlling a switching mode power supply having a power switch. The switching mode power supply includes a power switch. The control circuit includes a feedback pulse circuit, and a light load pulse circuit. When the load of the switching mode power supply is above a certain load level, the feedback pulse circuit provides a feedback pulse signal to control the power switch operating at a frequency which increases as a load of the switching mode power supply increases. When the load of the switching mode power supply is under the certain load level, the light load pulse circuit provides a light load pulse signal to control the power switch operating at different switching frequencies wherein the different switching frequencies includes at least two switching frequencies.

Abstract: An inter-cell measurement reporting method, a device, an apparatus, and a storage medium are provided. The method performed by the terminal device includes: receiving measurement reporting configuration and indication information of a to-be-measured cell sent by a network device; determining a to-be-measured cell according to the indication information; measuring the to-be-measured cell according to the measurement reporting configuration to obtain a first measurement result; reporting the first measurement result to the network device. The embodiments of the present disclosure may save a signaling overhead.

Abstract: Tissue product compositions and methods for treating a patient are provided. The tissue product composition may include a flowable carrier including a hyaluronic acid based material and acellular tissue matrix particles mixed within the carrier. Methods of producing the tissue product composition and an injection device filled with the tissue product composition are also provided.