Abstract: In certain aspects, a method for training a model is disclosed. A model for measuring a geometric attribute of a hole structure in a semiconductor chip is provided by at least one processor. A plurality of training samples each including a pair of an optical spectrum signal and a reference signal corresponding to a same hole structure are obtained by the at least one processor. The reference signal is labeled with a labeled geometric attribute of the hole structure. An estimated geometric attribute of the hole structure is estimated using the model. A parameter of the model is adjusted based, at least in part, on a difference between the labeled geometric attribute and the estimated geometric attribute in each of the training samples by the at least one processor.

Abstract: A signature generation method performed by an electronic apparatus is provided. A message abstract is generated according to a to-be-signed message and eigenvalues of a plurality of signature parties, an eigenvalue of a signature party being based on a random number of the signature party. Public keys and sub signatures of the plurality of signature parties are obtained, and a sub signature of the signature party is based on the random number of the signature party, the message abstract, and private keys of the plurality of signature parties. An aggregation public key is generated according to the public keys of the plurality of signature parties, and a length of the aggregation public key is less than a length of the plurality of public keys after splicing. An aggregation signature is generated according to a sum value of the plurality of sub signatures and the message abstract.

Abstract: A device includes a first switch and a first diode connected in parallel between a midpoint and a first terminal of the hybrid power device, a second switch and a second diode connected in parallel between the midpoint and a second terminal of the hybrid power device, a third switch coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a third diode connected between the first terminal and the second terminal.

Abstract: Provided are astersaponin I, which is a novel triterpene saponin derivative isolated and identified from a Aster koraiensis Nakai (Korean starwort) extract, and a use thereof for preventing or treating a neurodegenerative disorder.

Abstract: A UV disinfection package includes a main body; a bracket fixedly installed in the main body, wherein the bracket includes a light-transmitting hole, a storage layer and a foot, the foot being fixedly connected to the storage layer, and the light-transmitting hole being provided on the storage layer; a UVC lamp group fixedly installed on the main body; a reflector fixedly connected to the UVC lamp group, and an aluminum film covering the inner wall of the main body.

Abstract: In the method for preparing single crystal superalloy test bars by using a Ni—W heterogeneous seed crystal, on the premise of ensuring that the single crystal superalloy has the required orientation, by reusing the seed crystal, it is achieved that the trouble caused by the need of preparing a new seed crystal when a single crystal superalloy is produced by the seed crystal method every time is avoided, and the production cost is significantly reduced. In the present disclosure, the formation of the stray grains in mushy zone could be avoided by using a Ni—W heterogeneous seed crystal without mushy zone and a built-in corundum tube.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for image processing. An image scaling circuit is configured to receive image data for a plurality of pixels corresponding to a first image. The image data includes color information and a transparency value for each of the plurality of pixels. The image scaling circuit updates the image data by selectively changing the color information for one or more of the pixels based at least in part on the transparency values. In updating the image data, the image scaling circuit may determine contextual information about the first image based at least in part on the transparency values. The image scaling circuit further generates an interpolated image based on the updated image data for the plurality of pixels. For example, the interpolated image may be a scaled version of the first image.

Abstract: The description is directed to ionizable lipids useful for enhancing the delivery of therapeutic agents in liposomes.

Abstract: Gas phase etching device and gas phase etching apparatus are provided. The gas phase etching device includes: a reaction chamber body, defining a space as a reaction chamber; a pedestal, disposed inside the reaction chamber for holding a workpiece; an inlet member, connected to the reaction chamber body for introducing etchants into the reaction chamber; a pressure regulating assembly, connected to the reaction chamber body for regulating a pressure inside the reaction chamber; a first temperature controller, connected to the reaction chamber body for controlling a temperature therein to a first temperature; and a second temperature controller, connected to the pedestal for controlling a temperature to a second temperature. The first temperature is a temperature that prevents the reaction chamber from being corroded by the etchants. The second temperature is a temperature under which the workpiece held by the pedestal satisfies a temperature requirement for directly performing a subsequent process.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing copper ammonia solutions by reacting a cuprous oxide with ammonia, carbon dioxide and an oxidant. The resulting copper-containing solution can then be used to formulate a variety of wood preserving products.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a medical image segmentation method. The medical image segmentation method includes acquiring a to-be-processed medical image set, the to-be-processed medical image set including a plurality of to-be-processed medical images corresponding to different time points, processing the to-be-processed medical image set in a time dimension according to the to-be-processed medical images and the time points corresponding to the to-be-processed medical images to obtain a temporal dynamic image, and extracting a target region feature from the temporal dynamic image by using a medical image segmentation model, to acquire a target region.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method, device and system for synchronously playing a message stream and an audio-video stream, and involves in the field of streaming media live broadcast technology. In the present disclosure, a stream-pulling terminal pulls an audio-video stream from an audio-video server and plays the audio-video stream, pulls a message stream from a message server and caches the message stream (201). Herein, each audio-video frame in the audio-video stream is supplemented with an audio-video timestamp, each message in the message stream is supplemented with a message timestamp, and time sources taken by the audio-video timestamp and of the message timestamp are synchronous time sources. The stream-pulling terminal determines a message synchronously played with an audio-video frame to be played in a cached message stream in accordance with the audio-video timestamp of the audio-video frame and the message timestamp of the message, and plays the message (202).

Abstract: Various downhole logging tools and methods of using and making the same are disclosed. In one aspect a method evaluating cement bond quality in a well is provided. In a well with a particular casing/tubing configuration, waveforms of acoustic energy returning from the tubing and the casing with the tubing present are recorded. A frequency spectrum from the recorded waveforms is determined. Amplitudes of the returning acoustic energy at one or more preselected frequency(s) of interest of a range of frequencies at which the amplitudes are noticeably affected by cement bond quality for the particular casing/tubing configuration are determined. The determined amplitudes are compared with one or more baseline amplitudes to look for indications of cement bond quality. Other aspects involve time domain analysis.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate, a gate, and a phosphorus containing dielectric layer. The gate is on the substrate. The phosphorus containing dielectric layer is on the gate. The phosphorus containing dielectric layer has a varied phosphorus dopant density distribution profile.

Abstract: A method for processing an account in a blockchain is provided. A freezing instruction with respect to a target account is received by a computer device. A freezing lock is generated by the computer device based on the received freezing instruction, the freezing lock including a freezing lock public key. A first freezing request is generated by the computer device based on the freezing instruction and the freezing lock public key. The first freezing request is transmitted by the computer device to a device in the blockchain. The first freezing request is a request based on which the target account is frozen by using the freezing lock and resource transfer of the target account is denied.

Abstract: Methods for spraying a coating composition, with or without a fire retardant, onto a wood product, and wood products produced by the methods are disclosed. The method comprises a two-component system comprising (i) one or more aliphatic isocyanate compounds; and (ii) one or more aliphatic amine compounds, and, optionally, one or more fire retardants which are stored separately and combined in a spray gun to form a mixture which is then sprayed onto the wood product to form an external coating on one or more surfaces of the wood product. Wood coated with the compositions disclosed herein have increased dimensional stability and are resistant to checking and/or splitting compared to untreated wood.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a high-density optical waveguide structure, a printed circuit board and a preparation method thereof. The high-density optical waveguide structure comprises an undercladding layer, a core layer and an upper cladding layer in sequence; wherein, the lower cladding layer is arranged at intervals. The trench is filled with an optical waveguide material to form a core layer. The waveguide structure integrates an optical waveguide into a PCB to realize photoelectric interconnection. The waveguide structure can better achieve higher parallel interconnection density, maintain good signal integrity, reduce device and device size, and at the same time, consume less power. The structure is configured to easily dissipate heat, enabling a simpler physical architecture and design, maximizing the wiring space of printed circuit boards, facilitating the fabrication of ultra-fine wire boards; and improving the wiring density and reliability of existing manufacturing methods.

Abstract: A broadcast-controlling method in an operating system and a mobile terminal are provided. The broadcast-controlling method includes obtaining a number of broadcast types registered by a first application, wherein the first application receives broadcast messages according to the registered broadcast types; determining whether the number of broadcast types is greater than a first threshold; determining the first application as an illegal broadcast-registering application when the number of broadcast types is greater than the first threshold; obtaining a receiver queue of a target broadcast; and optimizing the receiver queue according to determined illegal broadcast-registering applications.

Abstract: A data storage method and apparatus for a distributed database which includes receiving, by a first node, a record insertion request, where the record insertion request carries a first record, and determining, by the first node according to a mapping relationship between a foreign key identifier and a storage node, a first storage node on which a first associated record that corresponds to the first record is located, where a primary key identifier of the first associated record is same as a foreign key identifier of the first record, and inserting, by the first node, the first record to a second node in the first storage nodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a self-driven water collecting surface having a superhydrophilic-superhydrophobic structure, and a method for preparing the same, belonged to the technical field of water harvesting and superhydrophobic surfaces. The water collecting surface is a superhydrophobic surface with the distributed superhydrophilic region. The superhydrophilic region is a venation channel network structure consisting of hierarchical superhydrophilic channels. In the method, a pulsed laser is firstly adopted to form periodically distributed peak-pit microstructures and nanostructures, which is then modified with a low-surface-energy substance. Then, the low-surface-energy substance layer is removed by a pulsed laser again according to a venation channel network pattern. The laser scanned region is superhydrophilic, while the other regions are superhydrophobic. So that, the self-driven water collecting surface with the superhydrophobic-superhydrophilic structure is obtained.