Abstract: A processing system including at least one processor may generate a binary traffic vector from a traffic flow in a communication network. The binary traffic vector may comprise a plurality of elements, each associated with a respective time period and comprising one of: a first value or a second value. For each time period the traffic flow comprises a transfer of a data unit, a corresponding element comprises the first value, and for time period the traffic flow does not comprise a transfer of a data unit, a corresponding element comprises the second value. The processing system may then apply a traffic flow record comprising the binary traffic vector as an input to a deep learning classifier trained to classify traffic flow records into traffic categories, and determine a traffic category from an output of the deep learning classifier in accordance with the traffic flow record as the input.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and an electronic device driving method. The electronic device includes a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines. The plurality of gate lines are sequentially scanned during an active period in a frame period, and the plurality of gate lines are maintained at a low level voltage during a blank period in the frame period. Voltage polarities of the plurality of data lines during a first time period of the blank period are respectively identical with voltage polarities of the plurality of data lines during the active period.

Abstract: A blood processing apparatus including a blood supply unit, a centrifuge, a light irradiation unit, a filtering device, and a blood collection unit, which is characterized in that blood is introduced into the centrifuge and centrifuged, the centrifuged blood is passed through a transparent tube provided in the light irradiation unit while being irradiated with light applied, from the outside of the transparent tube, by a light irradiation device configured to include an infrared lamp with a wavelength of 830±5 nm, a red light-emitting diode (LED) lamp with a wavelength of 635±6 nm, a blue LED lamp with a wavelength of 420±5 nm, a green LED lamp with a wavelength of 530±5 nm, a yellow LED lamp with a wavelength of 585±5 nm, and ultraviolet (UV) lamps, and the blood irradiated with the light is filtered using the filtering device and collected in the blood collection unit.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered compositions of topically acting corticosteroids for the treatment of inflammation of the gastrointestinal tracts such as eosinophilic esophagitis. The present invention also provides a method for treating conditions associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention as orally disintegrating tablets comprising a topically active corticosteroid adsorbed onto a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as silicified microcrystalline cellulose.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, applying a model to a first unlabeled traffic item to generate a classification of the first unlabeled traffic item as a first class of traffic items or a second class of traffic items, generating a first score that is representative of a first confidence of the classification, determining that the first score is greater than a first threshold, and responsive to determining that the first score is greater than the first threshold, refining the model in accordance with at least the classification, resulting in a modified model. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a refractive optical element on a substrate may provide less expensive and more compact optics for an X-ray system. The method includes coating the substrate with a resin and providing radiation to a portion of the resin to cause two photon polymerization of the resin. The method further includes forming, by two photon polymerization, a first surface of a polymer refractive optical element from the resin. The first surface is disposed along an optical axis of the refractive optical element and the first surface has a roughness of less than 100 nanometers. Further, the method includes forming, by two photon polymerization, a second surface of the polymer refractive optical element. The second surface is disposed along the optical axis of the refractive optical element and the second surface has a roughness of less than 100 nanometers.

Abstract: Test case selection methods are disclosed. A feature of a candidate test case and respective features of a set of test cases are extracted. The set of test cases is clustered into a plurality of clusters based on the respective features of the set of test cases. At least one cluster related to the candidate test case is determined from the plurality of clusters based on the feature of the candidate test case. At least one test case similar to the candidate test case is selected from a plurality of test cases included in the at least one cluster.

Abstract: An elevator car, an elevator car door and an elevator system. The elevator car includes an elevator car door and a jamb, the elevator car door having a gap communicating with an exterior of the elevator car when in a closed state, wherein the elevator car further comprises a fire-proof seal disposed on the elevator car door and/or the jamb, and intumescing to at least partially fill the gap when the temperature of an environment in which the fire-proof seal is located exceeds a preset value.

Abstract: Test case selection methods are disclosed. A feature of a candidate test case and respective features of a set of test cases are extracted. The set of test cases is clustered into a plurality of clusters based on the respective features of the set of test cases. At least one cluster related to the candidate test case is determined from the plurality of clusters based on the feature of the candidate test case. At least one test case similar to the candidate test case is selected from a plurality of test cases included in the at least one cluster.

Abstract: The present teachings include a method of measuring an entire film thickness. The method may include forming a polymeric film (10) and measuring the thickness of the film (10) with a camera (20) collecting spatial and spectral images of a plurality of points at one time. The camera may collect a line image from a line of the film. The camera may be a hyperspectral near-infrared camera. In analyzing raw data collected during the measuring step, fringes of the raw data may be corrected using a classical least squares analysis.

Abstract: One or more computer processors group a plurality of predictors contained in training data into a plurality of predictor groups. The one or more computer processors create a plurality of sample sets, wherein each sample set in the plurality of sample sets contains one or more predictors selected from a respective predictor group in the plurality of predictor groups. The one or more computer processors create a cluster model for each created sample set in the plurality of created sample sets. The one or more computer processors generate a score for a record with one or more missing values utilizing at least one created cluster model of the created cluster models and at least one created sample set of the created sample sets.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for enhancing a fingerprint image, identifying a fingerprint, and starting-up a application program. The method for enhancing the fingerprint image includes: removing a background texture of a fingerprint image of a current frame to obtain a pure fingerprint image; performing a first preprocessing on the pure fingerprint image to obtain a first pre-processed image; obtaining an effective area of the first pre-processed image; performing direction field estimation and direction field correction on the effective area; and performing a second pre-processing on the effective area after direction field correction to obtain an enhanced fingerprint image. With the solution of this embodiment, the number of fingerprint collections is reduced, the quality of fingerprint images is improved, the complexity of fingerprint collection is reduced, the efficiency of fingerprint unlocking is improved, and the user experience is improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for controlling a photoelectric pod. The method for controlling the photoelectric pod includes: selecting one or more of three control modes: a mouse control, a touch screen control, and a joystick control according to current situation of the photoelectric pod for control operations.

Abstract: A receiver architecture is described for phase noise compensation in the presence of inter-channel interference (ICI) and inter-symbol interference (ISI), particularly for time-frequency packing (TFP) transmissions. The receiver includes a coarse phase noise (PN) estimator, a PN compensation module, an ICI cancellation module, an ISI compensation module, a FEC decoder, and an iterative PN estimator. The iterative PN estimator receives log likelihood ratio (LLR) information from the decoder and provides an iterative PN estimation to the PN compensation module. The decoder also provides LLR to the ISI compensation module, and to at least one other receiver for another subchannel that is immediately adjacent in frequency. The ICI cancellation module receives decoder output from at least one adjacent subchannel, which the ICI cancellation module uses to provide a ICI-cancelled signal.

Abstract: A method including: obtaining a detected representation of radiation redirected by each of a plurality of structures from a substrate additionally having a device pattern thereon, wherein each structure has an intentional different physical configuration of the respective structure than the respective nominal physical configuration of the respective structure, wherein each structure has geometric symmetry at the respective nominal physical configuration, wherein the intentional different physical configuration of the structure causes an asymmetric optical characteristic distribution and wherein a patterning process parameter measures change in the physical configuration; and determining a value, based on the detected representations and based on the intentional different physical configurations, to setup, monitor or correct a measurement recipe for determining the patterning process parameter.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to orally administered compositions of topically acting corticosteroids for the treatment of inflammation of the gastrointestinal tracts such as eosinophilic esophagitis. The present invention also provides a method for treating conditions associated with inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract in an individual. The method comprises administering to an individual in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention as orally disintegrating tablets comprising a topically active corticosteroid adsorbed onto a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier such as silicified microcrystalline cellulose.

Abstract: A receiver architecture is described for phase noise compensation in the presence of inter-channel interference (ICI) and inter-symbol interference (ISI), particularly for time-frequency packing (TFP) transmissions. The receiver includes a coarse phase noise (PN) estimator, a PN compensation module, an ICI cancellation module, an ISI compensation module, a FEC decoder, and an iterative PN estimator. The iterative PN estimator receives log likelihood ratio (LLR) information from the decoder and provides an iterative PN estimation to the PN compensation module. The decoder also provides LLR to the ISI compensation module, and to at least one other receiver for another subchannel that is immediately adjacent in frequency. The ICI cancellation module receives decoder output from at least one adjacent subchannel, which the ICI cancellation module uses to provide a ICI-cancelled signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides polyethylene-based compositions suitable for packaging applications, films, and articles. In one aspect, a polyethylene-based composition suitable for packaging applications comprises (a) at least 97% by weight, based on the total weight of the polyethylene-based composition, of a polyethylene composition comprising: (i) from 25 to 37 percent by weight of a first polyethylene fraction having a density in the range of 0.935 to 0.947 g/cm3 and a melt index (I2) of less than 0.1 g/10 minutes; and (ii) from 63 to 75 percent by weight of a second polyethylene fraction; and (b) 90 to 540 ppm, based on the total weight of the polyethylene-based composition of a calcium salt of 1,2-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid; wherein the polyethylene composition has less than 0.10 branches per 1,000 carbon atoms when measured using 13C NMR, wherein the density of the polyethylene-based composition N is at least 0.965 g/cm3, and wherein the melt index (I2) of the polyethylene-based composition is 0.

Abstract: Small molecule regulators of steroid receptor coactivator (SRC) family proteins are provided, as well as methods for their use in treating or preventing SRC-related diseases. The SRC-related diseases can include cancer, metabolic disorders, human immunodeficiency virus, neurodegenerative disorders, and/or inflammatory diseases. Also provided are methods for regulating SRC family proteins in a cell.