Abstract: The present invention provides a transformed strain, comprising: a host cell; a first nucleotide sequence, located inside the host cell, the first nucleotide sequence encoding a PETase, which is derived from Ideonella; and a second nucleotide sequence, located inside the host cell, the second nucleotide sequence comprising a first chaperon nucleotide sequence or a second chaperon nucleotide sequence; wherein the first chaperon nucleotide sequence encodes a molecular chaperon protein (GroELS), and the second chaperon nucleotide sequence encodes a lipase secretion chaperone protein (LsC). The present invention also provides a method for degrading plastic, using said transformed strain for degrading a plastic having PET.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for a dynamic generation of a mesh service. An embodiment operates by receiving, by at least one processor, an input indicating a plurality of service containers, and retrieving a container image from a container repository responsive to the receiving of the input. The embodiment further operates by creating a new container image based on the container image and the plurality of service containers indicated in the input. In addition the embodiment operates by creating a component by calling an application programming interface (API) of an orchestration platform, and receiving, from the remote server, the additional user attribute data. Then the embodiment operates by creating the mesh service based on the new container image and the component.

Abstract: Disclosed is method of wafer-to-wafer bonding between at least one pair of semiconductor wafers having different substrate materials, and subsequent removal of a substrate of at least one wafer of the at least one pair of semiconductor wafers. In the embodiment, the method includes bringing at least one pair of semiconductor wafers of different substrate materials into direct physical contact at a temperature within ±10° C. of a bonding temperature required to bond the at least one pair of semiconductor wafers to one another, to thereby bond the at least one pair of semiconductor wafers to one another. The method further includes removing from at least one semiconductor wafer of the at least one pair of semiconductor wafers at least 90% of the substrate thickness over at least 90% of the area of the at least one semiconductor wafer at a temperature within ±10° C. of the bonding temperature required to bond the at least one pair of semiconductor wafers to one another.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for processing a data query from a user device. In an embodiment, a data storage operator receives the data query from the user device. The data storage operator determines that the data query is a snapshot query and the snapshot query does not have a skiptoken. The data storage operator then determines that the snapshot query satisfies snapshot conditions and takes a snapshot based on the snapshot query. The data storage operator stores the snapshot into the snapshot storage and extracts data from a data storage based on the snapshot. The disclosed system enables an intelligent data query by determining whether or not to perform snapshot query. When performing snapshot query, the snapshot is stored in the snapshot storage for future use. In such a case, the data query is efficient and accurate.

Abstract: The battery charging control circuit includes: a first battery and a second battery connected in series, a capacitor module, a charging module, and a control module. The control module is connected to: in a case that an electricity amount of only one of the first battery and the second battery reaches a first preset threshold, control to disconnect a path for the charging module to charge the first battery and the second battery and to connect a path for the charging module to charge the capacitor module; and in a case that a capacitor voltage of the capacitor module reaches a second preset threshold, control to disconnect the path for the charging module to charge the capacitor module and to connect a path for the capacitor module to charge a battery of the first battery and the second battery that has not reached the first preset threshold.

Abstract: The battery charging control circuit includes: a first battery and a second battery connected in series, a capacitor module, a charging module, and a control module. The control module is connected to: in a case that an electricity amount of only one of the first battery and the second battery reaches a first preset threshold, control to disconnect a path for the charging module to charge the first battery and the second battery and to connect a path for the charging module to charge the capacitor module; and in a case that a capacitor voltage of the capacitor module reaches a second preset threshold, control to disconnect the path for the charging module to charge the capacitor module and to connect a path for the capacitor module to charge a battery of the first battery and the second battery that has not reached the first preset threshold.

Abstract: Methods for generating patterned nanoparticle assemblies in thin films of supramolecular nanocomposites are provided that allow control over microdomain morphology, periodicity, and orientation by tuning the assembly kinetics and pathways of the system. Directed self-assembly (DSA) of block copolymers (BCPs) with nanoparticles formed on lithographically-patterned templates produce patterned supramolecular nanocomposite films and patterns of nanoparticles. DSA may be used to guide the formation of concentric rings with radii spanning approximately 150 nm to 1150 nm and ring widths spanning about 30 nm to 60 nm, for example. When plasmonic nanoparticles are used, ring nanodevice arrays can be fabricated in one step, and the completed devices produce high-quality orbital angular momentum (OAM).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase compensation method and apparatus for measuring an array antenna. The phase compensation method includes: an operation S1 of exporting measured far-field directivity patterns of a first array unit and a second array unit, to establish a coordinate system, so as to determine a spatial geometrical relationship between the first array unit and the second array unit; an operation S2 of determining a wave path difference between the first array unit and the second array unit based on the spatial geometrical relationship between the first array unit and the second array unit; and an operation S3 of performing phase compensation on the second array unit based on the wave path difference.

Abstract: An antibody or an antigen-binding fragment can specifically recognize IL-11 thereof. The antibody contains CDR sequence(s) selected from at least one of the following or an amino acid sequence having at least 95% identity thereto: heavy chain variable region CDR sequences: SEQ ID NOs: 1-33 and light chain variable region CDR sequences: SEQ ID NOs: 34-66. The antibody can specifically target and bind to IL-11, so as to block binding of IL-11 and an IL-11 receptor.

Abstract: A device has a substrate transparent to ultraviolet (UV) light, and at least one metalens formed of a material having large permittivity of UV light on the substrate. A device has a UV reflector, a UV transparent film on the reflector, and at least one metalens formed of a material having large permittivity of UV light on the film.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure provide a video coding apparatus and method, a video decoding apparatus and method and a video codec system. The video coding method includes: converting an integer-type 3D image feature into a 2D image sequence; and compressing the 2D image sequence to obtain a compressed bit stream.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing group marking on a uniform transform unit mode and an electronic device are provided. The method includes: marking group units according to uniform transform unit modes of coding units included in the group units; wherein when the uniform transform unit modes of the coding units in the group units have a first value, a flag is set to be of a second value, and the group units are marked by using the first flag; and marking the coding units in the group units according to the uniform transform unit modes of the coding units included in the group units. According to this disclosure, when the uniform transform unit modes of the coding units in the group units are identical, the uniform transform unit modes of the coding units in the group units are not marked, thereby saving storage capability, transmission capability and processing capability.

Abstract: Disclosed are phototransistors, and more specifically a detector that includes two or more phototransistors, conductively isolated from each other. Embodiments also relate to methods of making the detector.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention may be directed toward a method, a system, and a computer program product of adaptive calibration of sensors through cognitive learning. In an exemplary embodiment, the method, the system, and the computer program product include (1) in response to receiving a data from at least one calibration sensor and data from an itinerant sensor, comparing the data from the at least one calibration sensor and the data from the itinerant sensor, (2) in response to the comparing, determining, by one or more processors, the accuracy of the itinerant sensor, (3) generating, by the one or more processors, one or more calibration parameters based on the determining and based on a machine learning associated with preexisting sensor information, and (4) executing, by the one or more processors, the one or more calibration parameters.

Abstract: Systems and methods for training a neural network model are disclosed. In the method, training data is obtained by a deep neural network (DNN) first, the deep neural network comprising at least one hidden layer. Then features of the training data are obtained from a specified hidden layer of the at least one hidden layer, the specified hidden layer being connected respectively to a supervised classification network for classification tasks and an autoencoder based reconstruction network for reconstruction tasks. And at last the DNN, the supervised classification network and the reconstruction network are trained as a whole based on the obtained features, the training being guided by the classification tasks and the reconstruction tasks.

Abstract: Provided are spectrometers utilizing surface plasmons and surface plasmon resonance. The spectrometer includes a substrate including a region having a permittivity slope (varying permittivity), a dielectric spacer configured to correspond to the region having a permittivity slope, and a detector configured to face the region having a permittivity slope with the dielectric spacer therebetween. The region having a permittivity slope includes a region having a dopant concentration slope (varying concentration).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for processing a data query from a user device. In an embodiment, a data storage operator receives the data query from the user device. The data storage operator determines that the data query is a snapshot query and the snapshot query does not have a skiptoken. The data storage operator then determines that the snapshot query satisfies snapshot conditions and takes a snapshot based on the snapshot query. The data storage operator stores the snapshot into the snapshot storage and extracts data from a data storage based on the snapshot. The disclosed system enables an intelligent data query by determining whether or not to perform snapshot query. When performing snapshot query, the snapshot is stored in the snapshot storage for future use. In such a case, the data query is efficient and accurate.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a holding device and an electronic device assembly and an electronic apparatus having the same. The holding device is able to hold an insertion device. At least one holding structure of the holding device includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion, and the second holding portion is located closer to the insertion opening than the first holding portion. The first holding portion is configured to hold the insertion device at an installed position, and the second holding portion is configured to hold the insertion device at a non-installed position.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a phase compensation method and apparatus for measuring an array antenna. The phase compensation method includes: an operation S1 of exporting measured far-field directivity patterns of a first array unit and a second array unit, to establish a coordinate system, so as to determine a spatial geometrical relationship between the first array unit and the second array unit; an operation S2 of determining a wave path difference between the first array unit and the second array unit based on the spatial geometrical relationship between the first array unit and the second array unit; and an operation S3 of performing phase compensation on the second array unit based on the wave path difference.

Abstract: A method to train a machine learning model for in-vehicle air quality control in a knowledge-based system, executed by one or more computer processors, includes collecting data related to in-vehicle air quality from a plurality of probe cars where the data is collected by various on-board systems in each probe car. The method includes correlating the data related to in-vehicle air quality from each probe car with air quality measurements from each probe car, where the correlation is used to update the machine learning model. The method includes determining a situation when an in-vehicle air quality measurement of the air quality measurements is above a pre-determined in-vehicle air quality level and determining instructions for actions by one or more of the one or more on-board systems in each of the probe cars to maintain an in-vehicle air quality level at or below the pre-determined in-vehicle air quality level.