Abstract: A fan with increased heat-removing ability and reduced noise in operation includes a hub, a baffle, a first blade layer, and a second blade layer. The first blade layer includes a plurality of first blades, and the second blade layer includes a plurality of second blades. An orthogonal projection of each of the plurality of first blades on the baffle is located between orthogonal projections of adjacent two of the plurality of second blades on the baffle. A length of the plurality of first blades is greater or less than a length of the plurality of second blades to avoid any resonance. An electronic device including the fan is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for increasing expression level of recombinant proteins in Bacillus subtilis through co-expressing Bacillus-derived enhancer factor, belonging to the technical field of enzyme engineering. According to the present disclosure, genes encoding recombinant proteins are respectively co-expressed with Bacillus-derived PonA, PonA truncated forms, OppA or SppA, so as to improve the expression level of the recombinant proteins. The results show that the method provided by the present disclosure can increase the expression level of ultra-high temperature amylase, medium temperature amylase or sucrose isomerase at the shake flask level to 3.96 times, 1.49 times and 2.26 times. The expression level of ultra-high temperature amylase can be increased by 26% in high-density fermentation of a 3L bioreactor. The B. subtilis provides a new developable target as an recombinant protein expression host, and provides technical support for the optimization and modification of the enhancer factors.

Abstract: This application discloses a method for updating a virtual environment picture performed by a computer device. The method includes: displaying a first virtual environment picture of a virtual environment using a first observation position as an observation center, wherein a virtual character is located at a first position in the first virtual environment picture; in response to receiving a first directional operation on the virtual character, displaying a skill indicator in accordance with the first directional operation; and when at least a portion of the skill indicator is going to exceed the first virtual environment picture, replacing the first virtual environment picture with displaying a second virtual environment picture, wherein the virtual character is relocated from the first position in the first virtual environment picture to a second position in the second virtual environment picture so as to present the skill indicator in the second virtual environment picture.

Abstract: A smart device for reducing sound leakage includes a frame, a main sound-generating device, an auxiliary sound-generating device, and a controller. The controller is configured to generate a control signal based on an electrical signal of the main sound-generating device to trigger the auxiliary sound-generating device to generate sound, so that the sound generated by the auxiliary sound-generating device and sound generated by the main sound-generating device through the sound outlet hole are superposed on each other, or the sound generated by the auxiliary sound-generating device and sound leakage generated by the main sound-generating device through the sound leakage hole form a dipole effect and counteract each other. The smart device according to the present disclosure can further reduce the sound leakage to improve privacy of the smart device for reducing sound leakage, which can also achieve an effect of improving sound quality.

Abstract: This application discloses a method for operating virtual characters within a virtual environment performed by a computer device.

Abstract: Describes are shutter disks comprising one or more of titanium (Ti), barium (Ba), or cerium (Ce) for physical vapor deposition (PVD) that allows pasting to minimize outgassing and control defects during etching of a substrate. The shutter disks incorporate getter materials that are highly selective to reactive gas molecules, including O2, CO, CO2, and water.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes novel compounds, or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their medical uses. Compounds of the disclosure have activity as dual modulators of Janus kinase (JAK), alone, or in combination with one or more of an additional mechanism, including a tyrosine kinase, such as TrkA or Syk, and PDE4, and are useful in the in the treatment or control of inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other disorders and indications where modulation of JAK would be desirable. Also described herein are methods of treating inflammation, auto-immune diseases, cancer, and other conditions susceptible to inhibition of JAK and PDE4 by administering a compound herein described.

Abstract: Methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions through the use of boron-containing small molecules are disclosed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and an apparatus for training machine learning models, a computer device, and a storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a first training sample set and a second training sample set; performing, based on the first training sample set, multiple rounds of model training, to obtain a first machine learning model; and performing, based on the second training sample set, multiple rounds of model training, to obtain a second machine learning model. At least a part of the first machine learning model has a same structure as at least a part of the second machine learning model, at least a part of model parameters of the second machine learning model is used when the first machine learning model is trained, and at least a part of model parameters of the first machine learning model is used when the second machine learning model is trained.

Abstract: Embodiments of process kits for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process kit for use in a process chamber includes a tubular body having a central opening configured to surround a substrate support, wherein sidewalls of the tubular body do not include any through holes; and a top plate coupled to an upper end of the tubular body and substantially covering the central opening, wherein the top plate has a gas inlet and has a diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the tubular body, and wherein the tubular body extends straight down from the top plate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solid forms of a substituted benzoxaborole compound, specifically crystalline forms of a compound of formula I, compositions comprising crystalline forms of the compound of formula (I), and methods of their use.

Abstract: A method for predicting a scattered signal of an X-ray for an examination object includes: scanning each phantom in a scanning manner in which a scattering degree of each phantom in a plurality of phantoms is less than a reference scattering degree, so as to obtain first projection data of each phantom; scanning each phantom in a scanning manner in which the scattering degree of each phantom in the plurality of phantoms is equal to the reference scattering degree, so as to obtain second projection data of each phantom; obtaining a real scattered signal of each phantom by subtracting the first projection data of the phantom from the second projection data of the phantom; training a learning model based on the second projection data of each phantom and the real scattered signal of each phantom to obtain a trained learning model; and applying the trained learning model to projection data of the X-ray for the examination object to predict the scattered signal of the projection data of the X-ray.

Abstract: Embodiments of process kits for use in a process chamber are provided herein. In some embodiments, a process kit for use in a process chamber, includes: a top plate having a central recess disposed in an upper surface thereof; a channel extending from an outer portion of the top plate to the central recess; a plurality of holes disposed through the top plate from a bottom surface of the recess to a lower surface of the top plate; a cover plate configured to be coupled to the top plate and to form a seal along a periphery of the central recess such that the covered recess forms a plenum within the top plate; and a tubular body extending down from the lower surface of the top plate and surrounding the plurality of holes, the tubular body further configured to surround a substrate support.

Abstract: A gamified application is provided for users to feed animated virtual characters with images of real-world food items. The images fed to the virtual characters are to be uploaded to a data store in a cloud environment, for use in training a custom machine learning model. A server in the cloud environment receives a photo of a food item fed to a virtual character in an augmented reality environment in the gamified application executing on a user device, invokes the custom machine learning model to generate classification information for the photo, sends the classification information to the user device for verification by a user, and stores the verified information to the data store used for periodically training the machine learning model. Over time, the data store would include a large volume of food images with label data verified by a large number of users.

Abstract: A blending system includes a blender base and a container. The blender base includes a housing that houses a motor. The container is attachable to the blender base. The blending system includes a user device that communicates with the blender base. The user device may communicate with a remote computing device. The user device generates instructions and recipes for the blender base.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for displaying a virtual scene, a terminal, and a storage medium. The method includes displaying a virtual scene image on a terminal screen, the virtual scene image including a controlled virtual object in a virtual scene, controlling, in response to the controlled virtual object being located in a first region in the virtual scene, the controlled virtual object to be displayed at a first position on the terminal screen, and controlling, in response to the controlled virtual object entering a second region in the virtual scene, the controlled virtual object to be displayed at a second position on the terminal screen, the second position being offset relative to the first position.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to dynamic horizontal autoscaling for a multi-tenant service. According to an aspect, a computer-implemented method includes configuring a network computing element to route a plurality of requests from two or more clients to a service in a containerized-networked system. A horizontal service-level autoscaler monitors one or more aspects of the requests to the service from the two or more clients. A new pod including a set of running containers with shared resources in the containerized-networked system is created based at least in part on the horizontal service-level autoscaler determining that at least one of the one or more aspects of the requests exceeds a threshold. A new service mapping is created to accept subsequent requests from one of the two or more clients that triggered creation of the new pod.

Abstract: A processor may automatically generate one or more transcripts based on a media context. The processor may append at least one of the one or more transcripts to the media. The processor may modify the at least one of the one or more transcripts based on an adjustment to a weight factor.

Abstract: AI-based method and system are provided for embryo morphological grading, blastocyst embryo selection, aneuploidy prediction, and final live birth outcome prediction in In vitro fertilization (IVF). The method and system can employ deep learning models based on image data of one or more human embryos, where the image data include a plurality of images of the one or more human embryo at different time points within the first few days after the formation of the one or more embryos.

Abstract: A circuit board with anti-corrosion properties, a method for manufacturing the circuit board, and an electronic device are provided. The circuit board includes a circuit substrate, a first protective layer, and a second protective layer. The circuit substrate includes a base layer and an outer wiring layer formed on the base layer. The circuit substrate further defines a via hole connected to the outer wiring layer. The first protective layer is formed on the outer wiring layer and an inner sidewall of the via hole, and is made of a white oil. The second protective layer is formed on the first protective layer.