Abstract: An axially flexible compressor includes a stationary scroll, a movable scroll and a gas-discharge cover. The stationary scroll mates with the movable scroll. The stationary scroll includes a first spiral wall. The stationary scroll mates with the gas-discharge cover. The stationary scroll is located at least partially in the gas-discharge cover. The compressor includes a sealing member and an elastic member. The sealing member is located between a circumferential side wall of the stationary scroll and an inner wall of the gas-discharge cover. The stationary scroll defines a gas-discharge hole. An outer wall is located at a position away from the first spiral wall and away from the gas-discharge hole. The elastic member is located between the gas-discharge cover and a side of the stationary scroll away from the movable scroll. The elastic member is in contact with the stationary scroll and the gas-discharge cover.

Abstract: An image processing method is provided. In the method, a target video frame set is acquired from video data of a plurality of video frames. The target video frame set includes a subset of the video frames that is selected based on characteristics of the subset of the video frames. A global color feature of a reference video frame is acquired. An image semantic feature of the reference video frame is acquired. An enhancement parameter of the reference video frame is acquired for each of at least one image information dimension according to the global color feature and the image semantic feature. Image enhancement is separately performed on the video frames in the target video frame set according to each enhancement parameter of the reference video frame to obtain target image data for each of the video frames in the target video frame set.

Abstract: A bismuth ferrite film material, a method for integrally preparing a bismuth ferrite film on a silicon substrate at a low temperature, and an application, includes: magnetron sputtering a bottom electrode, a buffer layer and a bismuth ferrite film on one surface of a Si substrate in sequence from bottom to top at a processing temperature of 300-400° C.; reducing the temperature to room temperature; and a top electrode is deposited via magnetron sputtering on the surface of the bismuth ferrite film; the buffer layer mentioned hereof is a conductive oxide which matches the lattice of bismuth ferrite and is of a perovskite structure (AB03). According to the present invention, the temperature for preparing the bismuth ferrite film material can be reduced to 450° C. or below, and the bismuth ferrite film material has a high spontaneous electric polarization.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system includes a first compressor having a first capacity, a second compressor having a second capacity, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected. The first compressor and the second compressor are arranged in parallel. The first compressor includes a first lubricant sump. The second compressor includes a second lubricant sump. The first lubricant sump is fluidly connected to the second lubricant sump via a lubricant transfer conduit. A flow restrictor is disposed in the lubricant transfer conduit. The flow restrictor is configured to reduce a refrigerant flow between the first compressor and the second compressor.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system includes a first compressor having a first capacity, a second compressor having a second capacity, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected. The first compressor and the second compressor are arranged in parallel. The first compressor includes a first lubricant sump. The second compressor includes a second lubricant sump. The first lubricant sump is fluidly connected to the second lubricant sump via a lubricant transfer conduit. A flow restrictor is disposed in the lubricant transfer conduit. The flow restrictor is configured to reduce a refrigerant flow between the first compressor and the second compressor.

Abstract: A heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR) system includes a first compressor having a first capacity, a second compressor having a second capacity, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator fluidly connected. The first compressor and the second compressor are arranged in parallel. The first compressor includes a first lubricant sump. The second compressor includes a second lubricant sump. The first lubricant sump is fluidly connected to the second lubricant sump via a lubricant transfer conduit. A flow restrictor is disposed in the lubricant transfer conduit. The flow restrictor is configured to reduce a refrigerant flow between the first compressor and the second compressor.

Abstract: A system for tracking medication compliance includes a blister pack, a blister pack tray, an end user computing device, and a communications cloud. The blister pack is modified with conductive ink for transmitting data relating to medications stored in the blister pack. The blister pack tray is adapted to receive the blister pack and to receive data transmitted from the blister pack. The end user computing device is adapted to mechanically connect to the blister pack tray, whereby the end user computing device is configured to receive data relating to medications stored in the blister pack, and wherein the computing device is configured to run software to identify changes in the status of medications stored in the blister pack. The communications cloud includes a medication compliance tracking server and a medication compliance tracking database.

Abstract: The present application discloses a cork coding method and device, a cork tracing method and device, and an electronic device, wherein, the cork coding method comprises: acquiring an original image of a to-be-coded cork with an original character code; identifying the original character code in the original image; determining whether the original character code is matched with a character already inputted into a database; extracting an original texture feature of an to-be-coded cork from the original image, if the original character code is not matched with the character in the database; and establishing a one-to-one correspondence between the original texture feature and the original character code.

Abstract: A SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) magnetic sensor includes: a piezoelectric thin film; a seed layer; an interdigital transducer arranged respectively on each side of the piezoelectric thin film, the interdigital transducer comprising an interdigital electrode made from magnetic materials, and reflector grids located at both ends of the interdigital electrode; an underlying substrate arranged at the seed layer opposite to the piezoelectric thin film. A manufacturing method for the sensor is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for preparing an ultrasonic material, including: 1) mixing methyl ethyl ketone with ethyl alcohol to prepare an azeotropic mixture; uniformly mixing carbon nanotube powders with a dispersant in the azeotropic mixture to yield a dispersoid; drying the dispersoid to yield dry carbon nanotube powders; 2) mixing the dry carbon nanotube powders in 1) with a light-cured resin to form a sizing mixture; 3) evenly distributing the sizing mixture in 2) over a plane of a mask image projection based stereo lithography apparatus to form a sizing mixture layer; 4) switching a design model of focused light-induced ultrasonic material to a two-dimensional image; projecting the two-dimensional image on a surface of the sizing mixture layer in 3); 5) exposing the sizing mixture layer in 3) under visible light and solidifying the sizing mixture layer; and 6) repeating 3)-5) to complete printing of the ultrasonic material.

Abstract: A SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) magnetic sensor includes: a piezoelectric thin film; a seed layer; an interdigital transducer arranged respectively on each side of the piezoelectric thin film, the interdigital transducer comprising an interdigital electrode made from magnetic materials, and reflector grids located at both ends of the interdigital electrode; an underlying substrate arranged at the seed layer opposite to the piezoelectric thin film. A manufacturing method for the sensor is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention generally concerns formulations having a pH that inhibits aspartyl isomerization at an Asp-Asp motif in a therapeutic protein contained in such a formulation.

Abstract: The present invention generally concerns formulations having a pH that inhibits aspartyl isomerization at an Asp-Asp motif in a therapeutic protein contained in such a formulation.

Abstract: A humidity control and air-conditioning system for a vehicle having a plurality of heat exchangers which are coated with desiccant. The heat exchangers are configured to alternate between a cooling mode and a regeneration mode. In the cooling mode cooled refrigerant is circulated in the heat exchanger and air is passed over the heat exchanger thus cooling and drying the air. In the regeneration mode the heat exchanger is heated by heat generated by an engine and air is passed over the heat exchanger to assist in removing moisture from the desiccant.

Abstract: A conductive write line of a memory device includes a resistive heating portion for setting and resetting a phase-change material (PCM) storage cell of the device. A dielectric interface extends between the resistive heating portion of the write line and a side of the storage cell, and provides electrical insulation while allowing for thermal coupling between the resistive heating portion and the storage cell. A width of the resistive heating portion of the write line may be less than a width of the storage cell and/or may be less than a width of adjacent portions of the write line, between which the resistive heating portion extends. The side of the storage cell may define a channel of the storage cell through which the write line passes, such that the resistive heating portion is located within the channel.

Abstract: A conductive write line of a memory device includes a resistive heating portion for setting and resetting a phase-change material (PCM) storage cell of the device. A dielectric interface extends between the resistive heating portion of the write line and a side of the storage cell, and provides electrical insulation while allowing for thermal coupling between the resistive heating portion and the storage cell. A width of the resistive heating portion of the write line may be less than a width of the storage cell and/or may be less than a width of adjacent portions of the write line, between which the resistive heating portion extends. The side of the storage cell may define a channel of the storage cell through which the write line passes, such that the resistive heating portion is located within the channel.

Abstract: In one embodiment, when a problem with a consumer electronic device owned by a user is identified, a diagnostic procedure is provided to control the diagnosis of the potentially faulty consumer electronic device by a testing consumer electronic device. The testing consumer electronic device is a local device owned by the user that is operable to diagnose problems associated with the potentially faulty consumer electronic device. In one embodiment, the testing consumer electronic device and the potentially faulty consumer electronic device are part of a home network enabling their communication during the diagnosis. In another embodiment, the testing consumer electronic device and the potentially faulty consumer electronic device can communicate only during the diagnosis using a special purpose connectivity means. In yet another embodiment, the testing consumer device and the potentially faulty consumer electronic device can communicate using their user interfaces.

Abstract: Remote resource management of local devices through a remote resource management service provider is described. The remote resource management service provider performs resource management operations on a local device upon an indication that resource management on the local device is necessary to perform a specific service.

Abstract: The provisioning of user preferences to a device or service is described. According to one embodiment of the invention, upon detecting a coupling of a device, a presumed user of the device is determined. The user preferences of the presumed user are retrieved and used to configure the device. In addition, particular services are loaded and unloaded from the device based on the user preferences of the presumed user of the device.

Abstract: In one embodiment, when a problem with a consumer electronic device owned by a user is identified, a diagnostic procedure is provided to control the diagnosis of the potentially faulty consumer electronic device by a testing consumer electronic device. The testing consumer electronic device is a local device owned by the user that is capable of diagnosing problems associated with the potentially faulty consumer electronic device. In one embodiment, the testing consumer electronic device and the potentially faulty consumer electronic device are part of a home network. The home network enables communication of the testing consumer electronic device and the potentially faulty consumer electronic device during the diagnosis. In another embodiment, the testing consumer electronic device and the potentially faulty consumer electronic device can communicate only during the diagnosis using a special purpose connectivity means.