Abstract: The described technology is generally directed towards spammer location detection, and in particular, to locating a spammer that makes multiple calls from a given location via a cellular communications network. In some examples, network equipment can obtain call trace records associated with the multiple calls, identify a group of call trace records based on a shared call trace feature, aggregate data from call trace records within the group, and determine an estimated location based on the aggregated data.

Abstract: Methods and systems for techniques for device-to-device positioning are disclosed. In an implementation, a method of wireless communication includes performing, by a wireless device, a device-to-device communication according to one or more device-to-device positioning reference signals having a relationship with at least one of a set of resources, control information including at least one of device-to-device control information or device-to-device positioning control information, or device-to-device communication channel.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided for processing video data by using generative face video supplemental enhancement information (SEI) messages. An exemplary method for generating a face picture includes: receiving a bitstream; decoding coded information of the bitstream to obtain a base picture and a supplemental enhancement information (SEI) message; determining whether the SEI message applies to a neural network for generating a face picture; in response to the SEI message applies to the neural network for generating the face picture, determining a mode and a corresponding face information parameter used to code the face picture based on the SEI message; and generating the face picture based on the base picture and the face information parameter by the neural network.

Abstract: Compounds having formula (I), and enantiomers, and diastereomers, stereoisomers, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, are useful as kinase modulators, including RIPK1 modulation. All the variables are as defined herein.

Abstract: A video data processing method includes receiving a bitstream; decoding an index associated with a coding unit based on the bitstream, the index indicating a selection mode among at least four selection modes; determining whether a plurality of top neighboring samples and a plurality of left neighboring samples are available; determining four samples based on the index; determining two parameters based on the four samples; determining predicted samples of the coding unit based on the two parameters; and decoding the coding unit based on the predicted samples; wherein determining the four samples based on the index further comprises: determining the four samples based on an availability of the plurality of the top neighboring samples and the plurality of the left neighboring samples.

Abstract: Disclosed is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) positioning method based on a millimeter-wave radar, including a calibration stage and a positioning stage. The calibration stage includes: acquiring ground coordinates of the unmanned aerial vehicle; and extracting feature points from radar point cloud data and get the ground coordinates of the feature points. The positioning stage includes: acquiring radar point cloud data of a current frame and pre-processing; acquiring UAV motion data and fuse the data with radar point cloud data; extracting characteristic line segment from radar point cloud data; registering the characteristic line segment of the current frame with the characteristic line segment of the previous frame, and finding matching feature points and newly added feature points; and obtaining the ground coordinates of UAV and the ground coordinates of newly added feature points based on the ground coordinates of matched feature points on the map.

Abstract: The present invention provides a steel plate for an advanced nuclear power unit evaporator and a manufacturing method for the steel plate. The steel plate includes the following components in percentage by mass: 0.10%-0.14% of C, 0.10%-0.25% of Si, 0.25%-0.50% of Mn, P?0.006%, S?0.002%, 1.80%-2.10% of Cr, 1.00%-1.35% of Mo, 0.80%-1.20% of Ni, 0%-0.04% of Nb, 0.05%-0.10% of V, 0.03%-0.06% of Ti, 0%-0.02% of Alt, 0.001%-0.004% of Ca, 0.01%-0.03% of N, Sn?0.001%, H?0.0001%, and O?0.0020%, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a high temperature temper embrittlement resistance coefficient J=(Si+Mn)×(P+Sn)×104?50. The provided process procedures can ensure the comprehensive performance requirements of the steel plate for an advanced nuclear power unit evaporator.

Abstract: Implementations for providing event processing services for a plurality of services are described. An example method may comprise receiving, by a payment processing service, data indicative of a payment event associated with an ordering service. The method may comprise causing, based on an accounting rule specific to a payment option associated with the payment event, a first entry associated with a handover account and the payment event to be added to a data store. The method may comprise sending, to the ordering service, handover information indicating the handover account and the payment event. The ordering service may cause, based on the handover information, a second entry associated with the handover account and the payment event to be added to the data store. The handover account may facilitate satisfying accounting rules for payment events without the ordering service having to manage satisfaction of the accounting rules.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for processing chroma sampled pictures. An exemplary video processing method includes: determining whether a chroma component is included in a sequence of frames; and in response to a determination that the chroma component is included in the sequence, activating a sub-process for processing the sequence, wherein the sub-process comprises one or more of joint coding for chroma residues (JCCR), block differential pulse coded modulation (BDPCM), palette mode, or adaptive color transform (ACT).

Abstract: A method including determining that a memory unit is available for a channel for communication between a storage controller and a non-volatile storage device, the memory unit being for temporary storage for encoded data for transmission through the channel; allocating the memory unit to that channel; and updating a memory mapping entry corresponding to the memory unit. The memory mapping entry is stored in the storage controller. Updating a memory mapping entry may be based on reading/write tasks. The memory mapping entry may indicate a cross channel status, an operation mode and an identifier of the channel. The method may include determining the channel being stuck due to memory shortage and mapping more memory units to the channel.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a construction method of 3D printing and weaving integrated building, comprising: selecting basic building structural components, using finite element analysis after spatial modeling, and combining stress nephogram to set a discrimination domain value and optimize a structure space, obtaining a structural component skeleton; calculating and analyzing the structural component skeleton, determining a weaving range and weaving density of a wire according to weak areas and sizes under structural stress; and then determining a printing process and weaving process according to the structural component skeleton, the weaving range and the weaving density; preparing 3D printing material; 3D printing a matrix and weaving the wire according to the printing process and weaving process, constructing layer by layer, or printing segments, and then connecting segments by preset tenoning structural sections to form a 3D printing and weaving integrated building.

Abstract: Provided are a mutated HPV51 L1 protein or a variant thereof, a coding sequence thereof, a preparation method therefor, and a virus-like particle containing same, wherein the protein or the variant and the virus-like particle thereof are capable of inducing neutralizing antibodies against at least two types of HPV (for example, HPV51 and HPV69, or HPV51, HPV69 and HPV26). Also provided is the use of the above-mentioned protein and the virus-like particle for preparing a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine, wherein the pharmaceutical composition or the vaccine can be used to prevent infections of the at least two types of HPV and diseases caused by the infections, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.

Abstract: Disclosed are a measurement system for micro-mixing and a measurement method thereof. The measurement system comprises a mixing device, a light enhancement unit, an observation unit, an image acquisition unit, a display device and a tracer injection device; the light enhancement unit comprises a light-emitting device, a light-focusing device and a reflecting device; the observation unit comprises an observation window; the image acquisition unit comprises a distortion-free lens and an image acquisition device which are connected in sequence, and a central axis of the distortion-free lens is in alignment with a central axis of the observation window. The measurement method is performed in the measurement system provided by the present application. In the present application, the brightness of visual field is improved, the light interference on target image is shielded off, the process of micro-mixing can be observed in real time, and thereby the micro-mixing efficiency can be evaluated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method for encoding or decoding video. The method includes encoding or decoding, in a plurality of picture parameter sets (PPS) associated with pictures of a coded layer video sequence (CLVS), corresponding first PPS flags indicating whether pictures are allowed to be partitioned into a plurality of tiles or slices. In a first PPS, a corresponding first PPS flag with a first value indicates a first picture of the CLVS is unpartitioned, and in a second PPS, another corresponding first PPS flag with a second value being different from the first value indicates that a second picture of the CLVS is allowed to be partitioned.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a semiconductor die having opposite first and second sides and a conductive terminal along the first side; a conductive lead electrically coupled to the conductive terminal; a package structure that forms a top side of the electronic device and encloses a portion of the semiconductor die, the package structure including a first molding compound having a first thermal conductivity; and a thermally conductive layer on at least a portion of the second side of the semiconductor die, the thermally conductive layer including a second molding compound having a second thermal conductivity that is greater than the first thermal conductivity.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fine-grained detection of driver distraction based on unsupervised learning, belonging to the field of driving behavior analysis. The method includes: acquiring distracted driving image data; and inputting the acquired distracted driving image data into an unsupervised learning detection model, analyzing the distracted driving image data by using the unsupervised learning detection model, and determining a driver distraction state according to an analysis result. The unsupervised learning detection model includes a backbone network, projection heads, and a loss function; the backbone network is a RepMLP network structure incorporating a multilayer perceptron (MLP); the projection heads are each an MLP incorporating a residual structure; and the loss function is a loss function based on contrastive learning and a stop-gradient strategy.

Abstract: A method is provided. A bottom tier package structure is bonded to a support substrate through a first bonding structure, wherein the bottom tier package structure includes a first semiconductor die encapsulated by a first insulating encapsulation, and the first bonding structure includes stacked first dielectric layers and at least one stacked first conductive features penetrating through the stacked first dielectric layers. The support substrate is placed on a grounded stage such that the first semiconductor die is grounded through the at least one first stacked conductive features, the support substrate and the grounded stage. A second semiconductor die is bonded to the bottom tier package structure through a second bonding structure, wherein the second bonding structure includes stacked second dielectric layers and at least one stacked second conductive features penetrating through the stacked second dielectric layers. The second semiconductor die is encapsulated with a second insulating encapsulation.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first passivation layer over a circuit and. conductive pad over the first passivation layer, wherein the conductive pad is electrically connected to the circuit. A second passivation layer is disposed over the conductive pad and the first passivation layer, and has a first opening and a second opening. The first opening exposes an upper surface of a layer that extends underneath the conductive pad, and the second opening exposes the conductive pad. A first insulating layer is disposed over the second passivation layer and filling the first and second openings. A through substrate via extends through the insulating layer, second passivation layer, passivation layer, and substrate. A side of the through substrate via and the second passivation layer have a gap that is filled with the first insulating layer. A conductive via extends through the first insulating layer and connecting to the conductive pad.

Abstract: A signal pre-compensation method is provided. In the method, at least one target frequency subband is determined from a plurality of frequency subbands of a first optical signal and an optical signal of the at least one target frequency subband in the first optical signal is demodulated based on the at least one target frequency subband. A first electrical signal is obtained after demodulation, and a pre-compensation parameter is updated based on the at least one target frequency subband, the first electrical signal, and a second electrical signal. Herein the pre-compensation parameter is used to perform signal pre-compensation on the second electrical signal, and the first optical signal is generated after the pre-compensation is performed on the second electrical signal.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for 16 Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) modulation scheme in a Narrowband Internet of Things (NB-IoT) system. The method implemented at a network node in the NB-IoT system includes transmitting downlink power allocation for 16 QAM modulation scheme to a terminal device in the NB-IoT system, wherein the downlink power allocation indicates data-to-pilot power ratio information to be used for determining Narrowband Physical Downlink Shared Channel (NPDSCH) energy per resource element (EPRE).