Abstract: A neural network parameter quantization method includes obtaining a parameter of each neuron in a to-be-quantized model to obtain a parameter set, clustering parameters in the parameter set to obtain types of classified data, and quantizing each type of classified data in the types of classified data to obtain at least one type of quantization parameter, where the at least one type of quantization parameter is used to obtain a compression model, and precision of the at least one type of quantization parameter is lower than precision of a parameter in the to-be-quantized model.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a substrate and at least one contact plug. The substrate has an epi-layer. The contact plug is formed on the epi-layer and includes a silicide cap disposed on the epi-layer; a conductive pillar disposed on the silicide cap such that the conductive pillar electrically connects to the epi-layer via the silicide cap; and a hybrid liner. The hybrid liner surrounds the conductive pillar and includes a lower portion abutting the silicide cap and having a nitride material and an upper portion abutting the conductive pillar and having an oxidized nitride material. Due to the hybrid liner, a semiconductor structure with increased capacitance and decreased resistivity can be obtained.

Abstract: A power factor correction and direct current (DC)-DC multiplexing converter is provided. One end of an inductor is selectively connected to a mains supply or a positive electrode of a battery. A first rectifier bridge arm with a first intermediate node and a second rectifier bridge arm with a second intermediate node are separately connected between a first node and a second node, the first intermediate node is connected to the other end of the inductor, and the second intermediate node is connected to a neutral point. A first semiconductor switch controls conduction between the first node and the second node. A second semiconductor switch controls conduction between the second node and a negative direct current bus. A third semiconductor switch controls conduction between the neutral point and a negative electrode of the battery. The positive and negative direct current buses are configured to provide a direct current output.

Abstract: Motion compensation along different directions is disclosed. A method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video and a bitstream representation of the current video block, optical flow associated with the current video block in an optical flow-based motion refinement process or prediction process. The optical flow is derived along directions that are different from a horizontal direction and/or a vertical direction. The method also includes performing the conversion based on the optical flow.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of battery technology, and discloses battery test tooling, and a use method and a control method for battery test tooling. The battery test tooling can improve the versatility of the battery test tooling. The battery test tooling comprises: a bracket, at least two sets of driving assemblies, and pressing members, wherein the driving assemblies are mounted on the bracket; and each set of driving assembly is provided with the pressing member, a pressing face on the pressing member that is away from the bracket being used to abut against a battery to be tested; and each of the pressing members is movable in a direction away from or approaching the bracket under the drive of the driving assembly. The battery test tooling provided in the present application is used to test the battery to be tested.

Abstract: Hydantoin based compounds useful as inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly macrophage elastase (MMP-12) are described. Also described are related compositions and methods of using the compounds to inhibit MMP-12 and treat diseases mediated by MMP-12, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), emphysema, acute lung injury, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), sarcoidosis, systemic sclerosis, liver fibrosis, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), arthritis, cancer, heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), acute kidney injury (AKI), chronic kidney disease (CKD), Alport syndrome, and nephritis.

Abstract: Provided are a pharmaceutical composition of a GLP-1 receptor and a GIP receptor dual agonist, and a use thereof. Specifically, the pharmaceutical composition comprises a GLP-1 analogue as shown in general formula (I), and a buffer such as a phosphate buffer; the composition may further comprise an osmoregulator such as propylene glycol, sodium chloride or mannitol. The pharmaceutical composition has good biological activity and stability. The general formula (I) is: R1-X1-X2-Glu-Gly-Thr-Phe-Thr-Ser-Asp-X10-Ser-X12-X13-X14-X15-X16-X17-X18-X19-X20-Glu-Phe-X23-X24-Trp-Leu-X27-X28-X29-X30-Pro-Ser-Ser-Gly-Ala-Pro-Pro-Pro-Ser-R2.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery welding system and a control method therefor. The battery welding system includes a welding module including a welding apparatus, a driving assembly and a plurality of range finders, wherein at least some of the range finders are connected to a driving end of the driving assembly, and the driving assembly drives the range finders to move in a first direction such that a separation distance between the range finders in the first direction changes. In the battery welding system in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the driving assembly driving the range finders to move enables the separation distance between the range finders in the first direction to change, so that the separation distance between the range finders can correspond to a separation distance between regions to be welded on the battery without disassembling the range finders.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an underwater detection method for contact leakage of a tunnel joint of a dam culvert, including: obtaining an underwater image sequence of the culvert by an underwater robot; preprocessing and registering the underwater image sequence; extracting particle information appearing in the underwater image sequence based on the registered underwater image sequence; constructing a three-dimensional fluid velocity distribution map based on the particle information, and determining leakage situation according to the three-dimensional fluid velocity distribution map; and superimposing the three-dimensional fluid velocity distribution map on a preconfigured three-dimensional culvert model, and rendering and displaying it.

Abstract: A skin manufacturing post-treatment device for an automobile collision dummy device includes a post-treatment mechanism, where the post-treatment mechanism includes a rotary operation table that is provided with a cutting station, a grinding station, a skin patching station and a removal station in a circumferential direction; the cutting station is configured to cut an injection molding residual material on a surface of a dummy skin, and the grinding station is configured to grind a cut position to form a frustum-shaped patching recess; and the skin patching station is configured to fill the patching recess with a welding skin patching material, and the removal station is configured to clean a skin patching position.

Abstract: A method of video processing is described. The method of video processing includes: performing a conversion between a video comprising video blocks and a coded representation of the video; wherein the coded representation conforms to a format rule, wherein the format rule specifies that context adaptive coding of a block vector predictor (BVP) index of a first video block coded using a block vector (BV) prediction mode and an index for inter mode coding used for coding a second video block is performed by sharing a same context; wherein the BVP index is to an entry in a history-based motion vector predictor list used for generating a block vector predictor for the first video block.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to a bandpass filter including a first, second, third and fourth resonators, wherein the second and third resonators are in parallel, wherein the first resonator includes a first and second terminals, wherein the second resonator includes a second resonator top terminal and a second resonator bottom terminal, wherein the third resonator includes a third resonator top terminal and a third resonator bottom terminal, wherein the fourth resonator includes a third terminal and a fourth terminal; wherein the first terminal is coupled to the second resonator top terminal, wherein the second terminal is coupled to the third resonator top terminal, wherein the third terminal is coupled to the third resonator bottom terminal, wherein the fourth terminal is coupled to the second resonator bottom terminal; a first inductor coupled to the first and third terminals; and a second inductor coupled to the second and fourth terminals.

Abstract: An example method of video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video, that one or more samples of the video outside the current block are unavailable for a coding process of the conversion. The coding process comprises an adaptive loop filter (ALF) coding process. The method also includes performing, based on the determining, the conversion by using padded samples for the one or more samples of the video. The padded samples are generated by checking for availability of samples in an order.

Abstract: A vibration control method, includes: displaying an element control region including first control elements that includes one or more anchor elements and non-anchor elements; receiving a triggering operation performed on a first control element; and outputting a vibration associated with at least one acted control element based on the triggering operation acting on at least one of the first control elements, wherein, based on the at least one acted control element being an anchor element, the outputting the vibration includes outputting an anchor vibration; and the method further includes determining output information corresponding to the at least one acted control element based on the anchor vibration, and wherein, based on the at least one acted control element being a non-anchor element, the method further includes determining the output information based on the anchor vibration, a layout of the element control region, and an operation track of the triggering operation.

Abstract: A method for making smart glasses includes obtaining a monocoque temple pre-form made as a one-piece seamless shell structure with shell walls enclosing a hollow compartment. The hollow compartment has an open end and a bottom opposite the open end. The method further includes inserting a first pre-assembled smart glasses components module into the hollow compartment through the open end of the hollow compartment and disposing the first pre-assembled smart glasses components module at a bottom of the hollow compartment. The method further includes inserting a second pre-assembled smart glasses components module through the open end of the hollow compartment, electrically connecting the second pre-assembled smart glasses components module to the first pre-assembled smart glasses components module, and attaching the monocoque temple pre-form to a frame of the smart glasses.

Abstract: The present invention is an integrating sphere-based fluorescence detection system for real-time quantitative PCR device comprising various components, including PCR sample reaction plate, illumination sources configured to produce excitation light, detection source configured to detect fluorescence emission light produced, in response to the excitation light from the sample reaction plate, an integrating sphere configured to direct the excitation light to the sample plate uniformly and to direct the fluorescence emission light from the sample holder along a response path to the imaging module. The system may enhance the quality of excitation light hitting samples in the sample holder.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing a disease. The pharmaceutical composition can comprise a polymer-drug nanoaggregate having a polymer and at least one bioactive agent that can comprise STING polypeptide, a nucleic acid encoding said STING polypeptide, a STING inhibitor, a STING activator, a STING agonist, a STING antagonist, a STING modulating molecule, or a combination thereof. The pharmaceutical composition can be a vaccine or an adjuvant for a vaccine. This disclosure is also directed to a method for treating or preventing a disease using the pharmaceutical composition. The disease can include infectious diseases caused by viruses or other pathogens, for example, influenza, rabies, or respiratory illnesses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by coronaviruses, such as MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV, and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 and its variants.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for discovery and reuse of a high value pipeline segment are provided. Aspects include defining a set of datasets associated with a processing pipeline based on a set of data operations of the processing pipeline. Aspects also include generating a library of pipeline segments based on the processing pipeline and at least one dataset of the set of datasets. In some aspects, generating the library of pipeline segments includes adding a pipeline segment of the processing pipeline to the library based on one or more characteristics of a dataset generated by the pipeline segment, where the dataset is included in the set of datasets.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and devices for image processing that support enhanced variable aperture (VA) camera operations. In a first aspect, a method of image processing includes determining first image statistics for first image data representing a first scene captured at a first aperture; and determining whether the first image data satisfies a first criteria. When the first image data satisfies the first criteria, the image processing includes determining an updated lens shading correction (LSC) corresponding to the first aperture based on the first image statistics and on a current LSC corresponding to the first aperture; and determining a first output image frame based on the updated LSC and the first image data. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Provided in the present disclosure is a compound of formula (I), or an N-oxide, solvate, pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof, which is an extrahepatic targeted cationic lipid compound with high efficiency and low toxicity. Further provided are a composition containing the aforementioned compound, and the use thereof in the delivery of a therapeutic or prophylactic agent.