Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating a target genome are disclosed.

Abstract: High resolution object detection systems and methods provide accurate, real-time, one-stage processing, and include a backbone network configured to receive an input image and generate multi-scale feature representations, a feature fusion block configured to fuse the multi-sale feature representations, a plurality of representation transfer modules configured to isolate and decouple sub-task networks and the multi-scale feature representations, and a cascade refinement module configured to process each representation transfer module output to refine predictions. The backbone network generates a plurality of image features corresponding to each of a plurality of image scales and includes a plurality of convolutional layers and a stem block after the first convolutional layer, wherein the stem block improves feature extraction performance. The feature fusion block generates feature outputs for each of a plurality of image scales.

Abstract: A first node includes a processor. The processor is configured to execute a computer program thereby causing the first node to generate a first message, and send the first message to a third node. The first message is useable to indicate information about a network environment change of a second node. The second node is configured to execute a first task.

Abstract: A method and a network device are disclosed for precision time protocol (PTP) clock synchronization. According to an embodiment, a network device determines first estimates of offsets between a slave clock of the network device acting as a PTP slave and a master clock of a PTP master, based on timestamps related to PTP messages communicated between the network device and the PTP master. The network device determines whether there is a change in at least one of a first path from the network device to the PTP master and a second path from the PTP master to the network device. When determining that there is a change in at least one of the first path and the second path, the network device updates the first estimate of the asymmetry based on the first estimates of the offsets.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for treating post-modeling data includes computing, sequentially for each category of a feature, a category importance (CI) value. The CI value is based on a model accuracy change when records of a category being examined are reassigned to a remaining set of categories of the feature according to a cumulative distribution of records among the remaining set of categories of the feature, wherein the remaining set of categories include all categories of the feature, except for the category being examined. A post-modeling category is performed to merge of each category having the CI value less than a CI value threshold.

Abstract: In a method for task execution, a first node receives from a second node a first message that includes first configuration information of a first task. The first node then executes the first task based on the first configuration information.

Abstract: A Cassegrain or quasi-Cassegrain structure objective lens is used in a polar MOKE metrology system. The quasi-Cassegrain reflective objective lens includes a primary concave mirror and a secondary mirror. The primary concave mirror has a wider diameter than the secondary mirror and defines an aperture through which the laser beam is configured to be transmitted toward the secondary mirror. The secondary mirror can be convex, concave, or have a flat surface.

Abstract: A metal wick material with hierarchical porous structures, which comprises primary pores, secondary pores, and tertiary pores, wherein the pore sizes of the primary pores are greater than those of the secondary pores and the pore sizes of the secondary pores are greater than those of the tertiary pores; the primary pores are obtained by 3D printing, the secondary pores are obtained by volatilizing a binder during a water bath heating process; and the tertiary pores are obtained by forming pores by diffusion and connection among metal powder particles during sintering. A method for fabricating the metal wick material having hierarchical porous structure, comprising: fabricating ordered primary pores having a three-dimensional network structure by a new-type powder extrusion 3D printing process; and then forming secondary pores and tertiary pores inside a macroporous framework by using subsequent treatment processes such as water bath heating and sintering, thus constructing a three-stage pore material.

Abstract: This application provides a satellite communication method and apparatus. A terminal obtains a level-1 broadcast signal from a satellite, where a beam status corresponding to the level-1 broadcast signal is an energy saving state, and the level-1 broadcast signal includes synchronization information. The terminal obtains a level-2 broadcast signal from the satellite, where a beam status corresponding to the level-2 broadcast signal is a broadband communication state. The terminal communicates with the satellite based on the level-2 broadcast signal.

Abstract: Volume leveler controller and controlling method are disclosed. In one embodiment, A volume leveler controller includes an audio content classifier for identifying the content type of an audio signal in real time; and an adjusting unit for adjusting a volume leveler in a continuous manner based on the content type as identified. The adjusting unit may configured to positively correlate the dynamic gain of the volume leveler with informative content types of the audio signal, and negatively correlate the dynamic gain of the volume leveler with interfering content types of the audio signal.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for identifying dangling records. The method includes obtaining a set of domains, determining whether a record associated with a domain comprised in the set of domains is dangling, and in response to determining that the record associated with the domain is dangling, providing, to a registrant, a notification that the record is dangling.

Abstract: A method for accelerated video editing that includes providing a video, segmenting, using a segmentation module, the video into a number of clips, and automatically computing, for each clip of the number of clips, corresponding metadata representing at least one attribute of the clip based on an analysis of contents of each clip of the plurality of clips. A profile script is generated based on the corresponding metadata, the profile script is generated to include one or more editing actions to be performed on a section of the video that corresponds to at least one identified clip from the number of clips. An editing tool is used to automatically edit the video based on the profile script to generate an edited video.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a system for randomly generating a porous medium model. The method includes following steps: setting a porosity, resolution and a size of a pre-generated porous medium model; initializing the porous medium model and generating position information of particles; extracting particle profile edges; obtaining filled particles; carrying out a collision detection on the filled particles and preset particles, and determining effectiveness of a particle generation position; presetting a cyclic pop-up condition, and if a judgment result meets the cyclic pop-up condition, continuing; otherwise, updating Fourier parameters; adding a particle configuration meeting the cyclic pop-up condition to a model generation area, and storing parameters; determining whether the generated model meets preset generation requirements, and if so, outputting a porous medium model.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to communication methods and communication apparatuses. In one example method, a first communication apparatus receives first configuration information, where the first configuration information includes first identification update information and information about a first update moment of a first cell of a second communication apparatus, and the first identification update information is used to determine first identification information used by the first cell at the first update moment or after the first update moment. The first communication apparatus communicates based on the first configuration information by using the first identification information at the first update moment or after the first update moment, where the first communication apparatus is in a coverage range of the first cell.

Abstract: A dynamic monitoring method for a rebound rate of wet spraying shotcrete includes converting a set of laser points obtained from scanning to a rock wall scanning surface relative coordinate system to form an initial geometric model of the rock face, calculating the initial rock wall volume, coarse spraying and fine spraying the shotcrete and performing the three-dimensional modeling calculations, and calculating the coarse spray rebound rate and the fine spray rebound rate, thereby solving the problem that at present, the estimated idealized data does not match the actual usage data, not only it is insufficient in quantification, but also the dynamic rebound rate of the wet spraying process is not understood, in which the rebound rate is inaccurately estimated, making it difficult to guide the adjustment of the shotcrete formula and the adjustment of the spray posture and speed, and thus the goal of process optimization cannot be achieved.

Abstract: A service steering method, an apparatus, and a system are provided. The system includes a cloud management platform node, a plurality of resource pools, and a steering node. Each resource pool includes a plurality of hosts configured to run services. An instance cluster corresponding to a target service of a target tenant is created in each resource pool, and an instance in the instance cluster is used to run the target service. In the method, the cloud management platform node obtains available resource information of each resource pool associated with the target service. The cloud management platform node generates, based on the available resource information of each resource pool, a steering plan of the target service. The steering node allocates service traffic of the target service in the time period to the plurality of resource pools according to the steering plan.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for modulating a target genome are disclosed. This disclosure relates to novel compositions, systems and methods for altering a genome at one or more locations in a host cell, tissue or subject, in vivo or in vitro. In particular, the invention features compositions, systems and methods for inserting, altering, or deleting sequences of interest in a host genome.