Abstract: A low water content cathode material, a preparation method thereof, and a lithium-ion battery are provided. The low water content cathode material includes: a cathode material core, and an outer film layer being coated outside the cathode material core, in which, the outer film layer includes at least one carbon-based layer formed by an oxygen-free carbon source. In the preparation method, by coating a cathode material precursor with an oxygen-free carbon source, a resulting cathode material itself has a water content of 600 ppm or below and has the function of a protective film, such that the cathode material has low water absorption when exposed to a humid environment, and can improve the safety performance of a lithium-ion battery.

Abstract: A self-propelled device includes a spherical housing and an internal drive system. The self-propelled device can further include an internal structure having a magnet holder that holds a first set of magnets and an external accessory comprising a second set of magnets to magnetically interact, through the spherical housing, with the first set magnets.

Abstract: A biomimetic desert beetle self-transporting bone microgrinding head and a preparation process thereof, and relates to the field of medical instruments. The microgrinding head includes a hydrophobic matrix or a matrix having a hydrophobic plating layer. The matrix has a hydrophobic surface on which several hydrophilic abrasive particles are uniformly distributed. A process for preparing the microgrinding head is: selecting diamond abrasive particles and conducting oxidization treatment of the diamond abrasive particles; forming a hydrophobic matrix by scanning a surface of the matrix with a laser; or alternatively obtaining a hydrophobic plating layer by a chemical modification method; and combining the oxidized diamond abrasive particles with the hydrophobic matrix or the hydrophobic plating layer by electroplating to obtain a microgrinding head.

Abstract: A funds processing method includes: acquiring payment information of a funds sharing service provisioned for a specific payment intention, where the payment information is obtained after order payment is made by using the funds sharing service as a payment mode; if an allocation instruction for target participating members of the funds sharing service is detected, performing funds allocation based on a quantity of members of the target participating members and a payment amount included in the payment information, to obtain funds shares of the target participating members; and performing deduction from balance amounts of the target participating members in the funds sharing service based on the funds shares.

Abstract: Provides is a method for detecting a complex target in pedestrian re-identification video streams based on an event-related potential (ERP). According to the method, video streams of a complex target in different scenarios are collected, and are made into experimental paradigms, and electroencephalogram (EEG) data of a subject during watching of a video content is collected. Then brain electrical activity mapping (BEAM) is analyzed, and ERP features are marked, including P300 and P300-D, which correspond to target emergence and target disappearance respectively. Positive and negative sample pairs are constructed, and essential features between classes are obtained based on a method of contrastive representation learning and a method of spatial-temporal feature attention extraction, so as to solve the extreme class imbalance problem of samples and the problem of how to distinguish between two similar classes in a video paradigm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to isolated polynucleotides or polypeptides that lead to improved plant oil yields. Disclosed herein is an isolated polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide that is distinguished from a wild-type Wrinkledt polypeptide by at least one amino acid substitution in the wild-type Wrinkledt amino acid sequence. In an embodiment, the at least one amino acid substitution comprises an amino acid substitution at a position corresponding to position 74 as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. In another embodiment, the substitution at position 74 is an amino acid substitution to a positively charged residue, wherein the positively charged residue is arginine or lysine.

Abstract: In some embodiments, an integrated chip is provided. The integrated chip includes a source region and a drain region disposed in a substrate. A gate is disposed over the substrate and between the source region and the drain region. A silicide structure is disposed over the drain region. A first silicide blocking segment and a second silicide blocking segment are disposed directly over the drain region. The silicide structure continuously extends over the drain region from a first sidewall contacting the first silicide blocking segment to a second sidewall contacting the second silicide blocking segment, in a cross-sectional view.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image processing device to which contrast improvement effect may be applied, an image processing system, and a method of operating the same. An example method of operating an image processing device includes receiving an image including a plurality of pixels, splitting the image into a plurality of first regions, calculating a histogram for a second region that is greater than a first region of the plurality of first regions, generating a contrast conversion function based on the histogram for each of the plurality of first regions, and converting contrast of a current pixel among the plurality of pixels based on M×M first regions among the plurality of first regions adjacent to the current pixel. M is a natural number greater than or equal to 2.

Abstract: The present invention provides a negative reactance synthesizer comprising: a DC power source; a first converter configured for shaping an input current under an AC input voltage that has a given peak value and converting a variable DC voltage to a fixed DC voltage; a second converter configured for converting the fixed DC voltage to a stack-up DC voltage being greater than the peak value of the AC input voltage and stacked on the AC input voltage to form the variable DC voltage; a first control circuitry configured to generate a first gate driver signal and a first complementary gate drive signal for controlling the first converter; and a second control circuitry configured to generate a second gate driver signal and a second complementary gate drive signal for controlling the second converter. The present invention provides a simple and low-cost solution to emulate a standalone negative reactance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a complex formed by metal lithium and a network skeleton material having a lithiophilic modification layer, a preparation method therefor and application thereof. The method of the present application can realize the industrial preparation of a complex of metal lithium and a network skeleton material having a highly lithiophilic modification layer, and the metal lithium and the carbon material in the complex as prepared are completely infiltrated with each other, such that there is no delamination or void in the complex. The conductive 3D carbon skeleton structure in the complex can provide a reserved space for metal lithium deposition, thereby alleviating the volume expansion of the metal lithium negative electrode. The conductivity of the carbon skeleton structure can reduce the current density on the electrode surface, thereby reducing the generation and growth of lithium dendrites.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid Ziegler-Natta catalyst component for use in olefin polymerization. The catalyst component comprises magnesium, titanium, halide, one or more dicylopentyldialkoxysilane compounds, one or more dialkylaminotrialkoxysilane compounds, and one or more internal electron donors comprising urea, phthalate and 1,3-diether. The catalyst components, according to present invention, are able to produce polypropylene polymers having high isotacticity with high melt flow rate.

Abstract: A camera monitor system includes: a panel disposed outside a vehicle, a fixing part fixed to an inner side of the panel, a camera assembly disposed at the fixing part and selectively accommodated in an opening of the panel, and a link unit coupled to the fixing part to transmit driving force of a driving unit to the camera assembly so that the camera assembly selectively protrudes to the outside of the panel.

Abstract: A device includes a first memory subarray, a first modulation circuit, a second memory subarray, a second modulation circuit and a control signal generator. The first modulation circuit is coupled to the first memory subarray. The second memory subarray is located between the first memory subarray and the first modulation circuit along a direction. The second modulation circuit is coupled to the second memory subarray. The control signal generator is configured to generate a first control signal to trigger the first modulation circuit according to a first length of the first memory subarray along the direction, and configured to generate a second control signal to trigger the second modulation circuit according to a second length of the second memory subarray along the direction.

Abstract: A printer head (200, 300, 400) for a 3D-printing apparatus, comprising a nozzle (210, 310, 450) arranged to deposit one or more adjacently arranged filaments of printing material to form at least one layer of an object to be produced. The nozzle comprises at least one exterior surface (220) configured to be brought into abutting contact with a peripheral edge (280) of the at least one layer, and configured to be guided along the peripheral edge of the at least one layer and on a predetermined distance into the at least one layer.

Abstract: A device fault diagnosis system includes: a data sampling chip, a first memory, and a processor, wherein the data sampling chip includes a plurality of data collection channels; the data sampling chip collects working data of monitoring positions electrically connected to respective data collection channels, in a device to be monitored, through the respective data collection channels; when determining that the working data of a first monitoring position is abnormal, generates an interrupt signal corresponding to the first monitoring position; and transmits the interrupt signal to the first memory; the first memory stores the working data of the first monitoring position within a preset time period starting from a moment when the interrupt signal is received, into a preset position; and the processor periodically polls the data sampling chip, and after determining that the data sampling chip generates the interrupt signal, reads the working data from the preset position.

Abstract: A method for processing a gasoline fraction includes the steps of: a) reacting the gasoline fraction in an aromatization unit, and separating the resulting reaction product to obtain a C4? component, a C5 component, a C6-C7 component, a C8 component and a C9+ component; b) reacting the resulting C6-C7 component and the C9+ component in a cracking and aromatics conversion unit, and separating the resulting reaction product to obtain a C4? component, a C5 component, a C6-C7 component, a C8 component and a C9+ component; and c) recycling at least a part of at least one of the C6-C7 component and the C9+ component from step b) to the cracking and aromatics conversion unit of step b) for further reaction. The method can convert the gasoline fraction into C8 aromatic hydrocarbon(s) and produce light olefins and a high-quality light gasoline as byproducts.

Abstract: A smart glass transmittance control system includes: a smart glass that decreases transmittance of the smart glass in response to the quantity of light introduced and increases the transmittance of the smart glass when electric power is applied; a power supply unit to supply the electric power to the smart glass; a control unit to control supply of the electric power from the power supply unit to the smart glass in order to control the transmittance of the smart glass according to a user request. In particular, the control unit controls the supply of the electric power from the power supply unit to the smart glass based on the driving environment of a vehicle, the quantity of light from an external light source, or the driving environment condition of the smart glass.

Abstract: A method for adjusting a gamma voltage of a display module is provided. The method includes: obtaining a gamma voltage of the display module at a basic refresh frequency; obtaining an associated relationship between the gamma voltage of the display module at the basic refresh frequency and a gamma voltage of the display module at a target refresh frequency; and determining the gamma voltage of the display module at the target refresh frequency based on the gamma voltage of the display module at the basic refresh frequency and the associated relationship.

Abstract: The highway sponge-type composite side ditch carbon neutralization system of the present invention includes three units, i.e., a silt pre-sedimentation channel, a filtering and oil-absorbing channel and an ecologic purification channel which are connected horizontally and successively. These three units work together to jointly complete the low-impact development functions of runoff collection, guide and drainage, purification and utilization, carbon emission is reduced by adopting various technical measures, the carbon sink effect is improved, and the full-life-cycle carbon neutralization effect from raw material production, construction to operation can be realized.

Abstract: A vertical support for a transport robot includes a column assembly and a driving assembly. The vertical support includes a fixed column frame and a movable column frame movably arranged on the fixed column frame. The driving assembly includes a traction assembly and a retractable assembly connected to the traction assembly. The traction assembly is connected to the carrying device and configured to drive a carrying device of the transport robot to move relative to the movable column frame. The traction assembly includes two sets of traction assemblies located at two opposed sides of the carrying device respectively, the retractable assembly is configured to drive the two sets of the traction assemblies to synchronously drive the carrying device to ascend or descend.