Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media related to multi-stream video encoding for screen sharing a communications session. The system may determine an active pixel area and a remaining pixel area of a video region. of a video region. A first video stream of the active pixel area is generated at a first frame rate. A second video stream of the remaining pixel area is generated at second frame rate, where the second frame rate is a frame rate lower than the first frame rate. A client device may transmit the first video stream and the second video stream to a second client device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor structure and a manufacturing method, and more particularly to a 3D metal insulator metal (MIM) capacitor structure. The MIM capacitor structure includes a first capacitor electrode formed on a top surface of a substrate, a dielectric layer formed on top and side surfaces of the first capacitor electrode and on the top surface of the substrate, and a second capacitor electrode formed on top and side surfaces of the dielectric layer. The first capacitor electrode has a first width. The second capacitor electrode has a second width greater than the first width.

Abstract: A method including receiving a command to display a modal dialog. The modal dialog is displayed using both first and second scrolling frames. The first scrolling frame permits scrolling when a modal dialog height exceeds a first scrolling frame constraint. The second scrolling frame permits scrolling of a content section when a content section height exceeds a second scrolling frame constraint. The first scrolling frame constraint has a first and second priorities. The second scrolling frame constraint has a third priority. An orientation of the display screen is determined as being either in a portrait orientation or a landscape orientation. Responsive to determining the physical orientation, an applicable priority that is applicable to the first scrolling frame constraint is assigned. The applicable priority is the first priority in the portrait orientation, and is the second priority in the landscape orientation. After assigning the applicable priority, the modal dialog is displayed.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices having increased capacitance without increased fin height or increased chip area are disclosed. Grooves are formed across a width of the fin(s) to increase the overlapping surface area with the gate terminal, in particular with a length of the groove being less than or equal to the fin width. Methods of forming such grooved fins and semiconductor capacitor devices are also described.

Abstract: An example method facilitates modification and generation of User Interface (UI) display screens for webpages and web applications, such as process-based software applications. The example method includes receiving a first signal to access a webpage that includes a static UI display screen for a web application; serving the webpage in response to the signal; detecting the dynamic configuration functionality associated with the webpage, wherein the configuration functionality includes code and UI metadata provided in or with a dynamic layout file, the code and UI metadata including one or more rules and specifications for configuring schema used to generate rendering instructions for the dynamic part of the webpage.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses preparation of an L-amino acid deaminase mutant and application thereof, belonging to the technical field of gene engineering. Through pmirLAAD protein modification, analysis of a flexible loop structure around a binding site of the pmirLAAD product, and design of the best mutant, the modification method of the disclosure overcomes the defect that the catalytic efficiency of the previous wild-type enzyme is reduced due to product inhibition, and is tested by experiments. Compared with the control, the catalytic efficiency (1.61 mM?1·min?1) and the product inhibition constant (5.4 mM) of the finally obtained best mutant pmirLAADM4 are respectively increased by 5.2 times and 5.7 times. The yield of ?-ketoisovaleric acid can reach 96.5 g/L, and the transformation rate is greater than 97%. By adopting the method of the disclosure, the cost can be greatly reduced, and the industrialization process of production of ?-ketoisovaleric acid by an enzymatic transformation method is accelerated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting extracellular expression of proteins in B. subtilis using cutinase, which belongs to the technical fields of genetic engineering, enzyme engineering and microbial engineering. It teaches co-expressing a cutinase mutant and a target protein in B. subtilis to promote extracellular expression of the target protein which is naturally located inside cells. The target protein includes xylose isomerase, 4,6-?-glucosyltransferase, 4-?-glucosyltransferase, trehalose synthase, branching enzyme and the like. The invention can achieve extracellular expression of intracellularly localized target protein, improve the production efficiency, reduce the production cost and simplify the subsequent extraction process.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices having increased capacitance without increased fin height or increased chip area are disclosed. Grooves are formed across a width of the fin(s) to increase the overlapping surface area with the gate terminal, in particular with a length of the groove being less than or equal to the fin width. Methods of forming such grooved fins and semiconductor capacitor devices are also described.

Abstract: This application relates to the field of artificial intelligence, and provides an identity authentication method. The method includes: obtaining a biological feature extracted from a first registration object in a registration scenario; obtaining a biological feature extracted from a first recognition object in a recognition scenario; calculating a likelihood score based on the biological feature of the first registration object and the biological feature of the first recognition object; and determining, based on the likelihood score, whether an identity of the first recognition object is consistent with an identity of the first registration object. The likelihood score includes a posterior probability part and a marginal probability part.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a Thermobifida fusca cutinase mutant and a soluble expression method thereof, belonging to the technical field of enzyme engineering. In the present disclosure, the mutant D204C/E253C and disulfide isomerase DsbC of periplasmic proteins are co-expressed in mutant E. coli Origami B (DE3), but the recombinant E. coli Origami B (DE3)/pSCDsbC-D204C/E253C obtained is easily misfolded and forms a large number of inclusion bodies in the expression process, and the ratio of soluble expression is extremely low. The present disclosure further achieves highly soluble expression of the cutinase mutant D204C/E253C by co-expression with molecular chaperonin DsbC in the mutant E. coli Origami B (DE3), and has certain industrial application prospects.

Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement is provided. The semiconductor arrangement includes a dielectric layer defining an opening, an adhesion layer in the opening, and a conductive layer in the opening over the adhesion layer. A material of the conductive layer is a same material as an adhesion material of the adhesion layer.

Abstract: In an approach for detecting vehicle identity and analyzing damage status using a single video, a processor provides an instruction for taking a video of a vehicle for a damage evaluation. A processor receives the video of the vehicle for the damage evaluation. A processor verifies the vehicle in the video being the same vehicle for the damage evaluation. A processor evaluates a damage status of the vehicle. A processor outputs a damage report based on the damage status of the vehicle.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media related to multi-stream video encoding for screen sharing a communications session. The system may determine a sub-area and a remaining area of a display region. A first video stream of the sub-area is generated at a first frame rate. A second video stream of the remaining area is generated at second frame rate, where the second frame rate is a frame rate lower than the first frame rate. A client device may transmit the first video stream and the second video stream to a second client device.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses Stenotrophomonas pavanii capable of degrading polyethylene terephthalate, belonging to the technical field of microorganisms. The present disclosure provides a S. pavanii strain JWG-G1 capable of degrading polyethylene terephthalate (PET). After a seed solution of the S. pavanii is inoculated into an inorganic salt liquid medium containing 2 g/L polyethylene terephthalate at an inoculum size of 10% (v/v) and cultured for 5 d, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) particles can be partially degraded into monohydroxyethyl terephthalate and terephthalic acid that can be directly recycled. In addition, ester bond functional groups on the surface of the polyethylene terephthalate plastic particles can be reduced, and a weight loss rate of the polyethylene terephthalate plastic particles can reach 9.4%. Therefore, the S. pavanii JWG-G1 of the present disclosure has very high application prospects in the degradation of polyethylene terephthalate.

Abstract: A transport apparatus may include a patient bed unit for supporting the patient; a transferring unit for moving the patient bed unit along a first direction of the MRI device; and an elevating module for moving the patient bed unit along a second direction of the MRI device.

Abstract: Geographic proximity and network congestion are used to determine efficient routing of data in networks. If two devices are geographically close, then device-to-device communication may be possible. Data may thus be routed using device-to-device communication, which avoids consuming bandwidth in wide area networks and in cellular networks.

Abstract: A semiconductor arrangement is provided. The semiconductor arrangement includes a dielectric layer defining an opening, an adhesion layer in the opening, and a conductive layer in the opening over the adhesion layer. A material of the conductive layer is a same material as an adhesion material of the adhesion layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses Microbacterium oleivorans capable of degrading polyethylene terephthalate and an intermediate thereof, and belongs to the technical field of microorganisms. The present disclosure provides Microbacterium oleivorans JWG-G2 capable of degrading the polyethylene terephthalate. After Microbacterium oleivorans JWG-G2 is inoculated into an inorganic salt liquid medium containing 2 g/L polyethylene terephthalate plastic particles with an inoculation quantity of 1×108 CFU/mL to be cultivated for 5 d, the polyethylene terephthalate plastic particles can be partially degraded into monohydroxyethyl terephthalate and terephthalic acid capable of being directly recycled, ester bond functional groups on surfaces of the polyethylene terephthalate plastic particles can be reduced, and a weight loss ratio of the polyethylene terephthalate plastic particles can reach 5.6%.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which is a compound having protein kinase inhibitory activity as shown in formula (I). The compound is metabolized into an active small molecule td32-4 that inhibits tumor growth in vivo, so as to achieve the anti-tumor effect. Compared with td32-4, the compound of the present invention has significantly improved solubility and oral bioavailability, and shows strong anti-tumor activity in animal in vivo experiments. The present invention relates to a synthetic method for the compound of formula (I) and an application thereof in the field of pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: Provided is a method for improving impurities removal in the protein purification by affinity chromatography, comprising 1) loading a protein sample onto an affinity chromatography column, 2) washing the column with a wash buffer solution comprising Histidine or Imidazole, and a pH-adjusting agent.