Abstract: A method is provided for initiating a first shared playback session at a first device of a host user. The method includes, in response to receiving the request from the second device: in accordance with a determination that the second device is a first type of device, providing, to the second device, a first joining method for joining the first shared playback session and in accordance with a determination that the second device is a second type of device, providing, to the second device, a second joining method, distinct from the first joining method for joining the first shared playback session.

Abstract: A deep neural network(s) (DNN) may be used to perform panoptic segmentation by performing pixel-level class and instance segmentation of a scene using a single pass of the DNN. Generally, one or more images and/or other sensor data may be stitched together, stacked, and/or combined, and fed into a DNN that includes a common trunk and several heads that predict different outputs. The DNN may include a class confidence head that predicts a confidence map representing pixels that belong to particular classes, an instance regression head that predicts object instance data for detected objects, an instance clustering head that predicts a confidence map of pixels that belong to particular instances, and/or a depth head that predicts range values. These outputs may be decoded to identify bounding shapes, class labels, instance labels, and/or range values for detected objects, and used to enable safe path planning and control of an autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: This disclosure pertains to the field of nanotechnology. The disclosure provides methods of preparing nanostructures using in situ prepared zinc dioleate and/or a metal halide. The nanostructures have high quantum yield, narrow emission peak width, tunable emission wavelength, and colloidal stability. Also provided are nanostructures prepared using the methods. And, nanostructure films and molded articles comprising the nanostructures are also provided.

Abstract: A tensegrity offshore wind power generation support structure is provided, relating to the technical field of offshore wind power. The support structure includes inclined columns, prestressed cables, a rigid support, a floating foundation and anchoring systems. A stable self-balancing space supporting structure is formed by the inclined columns and the cables; the inclined columns inclines outwards, upper parts of the inclined columns are connected with the prestressed cables; the bottom ends of the inclined columns are connected with the floating foundation; the middle parts of the inclined columns are connected with the rigid support; and the floating foundation is fixed with a seabed through the anchoring systems. According to the support structure, a tower in the traditional design is not needed, and all the cables are ensured to be in a tension state through the support of the inclined columns.

Abstract: Light source calibration methods and systems employed in source mask optimization are provided. The method includes: initializing a light source pattern and a mask pattern; using an SMO algorithm to iteratively optimize the light source pattern and the mask pattern; using a pre-established light source error correction model to correct the light source pattern after each iterative optimization, and updating the light source pattern after each iterative optimization with a corrected light source pattern in a current iteration process. The light source error correction model is established according to an input and output data set consisting of an input target light source pattern and an output actual light source pattern of a PIS. The method includes determining, according to an evaluation criterion or a condition of convergence of iteration of the SMO algorithm, whether the optimization meets a requirement.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a circuit board, a display substrate and a display apparatus, where the circuit board includes an input side and an output side oppositely arranged, and the output side is configured to electrically connected to a display substrate; the circuit board includes a plurality of signal lines extending in a direction from the input side to the output side, each of the signal lines includes a main body and a plurality of output branches, each of the output branches is connected to one end of the main body close to the output side and has a same line width, and a line width of the main body is greater than a sum of line widths of all the output branches.

Abstract: A 9B/10B encoding method is used for encoding a 9-bit source sequence set, including first type, second type and third type of 9-bit source sequence sets, into a 10-bit target sequence set. The first type of 9-bit source sequence set only includes 9-bit source sequences with difference values of 1 and ?1. After inserting 1-bit data “0” or “1” in each sequence, each sequence is encoded as a 10-bit target balanced sequence; the second type of 9-bit source sequence set alternatively includes only 9-bit source sequences with difference values of 3 or ?3. After inserting 1-bit data “0” or “1” into each sequence, each sequence is encoded into a pair of 10-bit target unbalanced sequences with a difference value of ±2; each sequence in the third type of 9-bit source sequence set is encoded as a pair of 10-bit target unbalanced sequences that are opposite numbers for each other.

Abstract: For assembling a heat pump, an apparatus includes a loading part located in an initial section of the fully automatic intelligent production line of an integrated thermal management module. The apparatus includes a first assembling part, located downstream of the loading part, that assembles a refrigerant side components of the heat pump. The apparatus includes a first testing part, located downstream of the first assembly part, that tests the refrigerant side components. The apparatus includes a second assembling part, located downstream of the loading part, that assembles the cooling water side components of the heat pump. The apparatus includes a second testing part, located downstream of the second assembling part, that tests the cooling water side components. The apparatus includes a finished product part, located downstream of the second testing part, that outputs a finished product.

Abstract: An elastic traction system, including a driving mechanism to provide traction power, a connecting rod connected to an output shaft of the driving mechanism and rotating along with the output shaft, a traction wheel arranged at an end of the connecting rod for rotating along with the connecting rod, a traction wire connected to the traction wheel, and an elastic traction bow connected to the traction wire. An elastic body is arranged at a front end of the traction wire to be connected to various traction tools, the other end of the traction wire is wound around the traction wheel, and the traction wheel is driven by the traction system to rotate, so as to complete a traction operation. The elastic traction bow implements elastic traction of a fracture reduction surgery, provides an elastic activity space for a surgical operation, and greatly facilitates carrying out various reduction operations during traction.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for designing and configuring reference signals in wireless communication systems are disclosed. An example method for wireless communication includes transmitting, by a wireless device to a network node, a sounding reference signal (SRS), where the SRS is determined by a first parameter and a cyclic shift parameter, and a value of the first parameter hops at a level of a first type of time unit and a value of the cyclic shift parameter hops at a level of a second type of time unit. Another example method for wireless communication includes receiving, by a wireless device from a network node, a configuration for an SRS resource, and transmitting an SRS in the SRS resource, where the configuration includes information associated with one or more time-domain orthogonal cover codes (TD-OCC) or a multiplexing type for multiple SRS ports in the SRS resource.

Abstract: A display substrate and a display apparatus are disclosed, the display substrate includes multiple light emitting output lines connected with a light emitting drive circuit and multiple scan output lines connected with a scan drive circuit; at least one light emitting output line includes at least two light emitting output parts connected with each other, a scan output line has an integrally formed structure, or, a light emitting output line has an integrally formed structure, at least one scan output line includes at least two scan output parts connected with each other, or at least one light emitting output line includes at least two light emitting output parts connected with each other, at least one scan output line includes at least two scan output parts connected with each other; at least two light emitting output parts located on a same light emitting output line are arranged in different layers.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to methods, systems, and devices related to wireless communication, and more specifically, to determine an association between demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports and phase tracking reference Signal (PTRS) ports for uplink transmission. A method of wireless communication, comprising receiving, by a wireless communication device, an indication with a number of bits; wherein the indication is indicated in a downlink control information (DCI); and determining, by the wireless communication device, an association between a number of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) ports and a number of phase tracking reference Signal (PTRS) ports according to the indication.

Abstract: A monolithic integrated multi-segment cascade optical frequency comb and its chip are disclosed, which belongs to the technical field of sensing detection, quantum information and optical communication technology. The optical frequency comb includes a first semiconductor passive mode-locking laser, a semiconductor optical amplifier, and a second semiconductor passive mode-locking laser sequentially integrated and connected; the first semiconductor passive mode-locking laser includes a first reverse bias absorption area integrated with an optogalvanic distribution grating and a first gain cavity length extender (coupled multi-ring or multi-disk); the second semiconductor passive mode-locking laser includes a second reverse bias absorption area and a second gain cavity length extender (coupled multi-ring or multi-disk); each structure is connected to each other by electrical isolation grooves.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication is described. The method includes receiving, by a user device from a base station, timing advance information including a first timing advance information and a second timing advance information; receiving, transmission resource information associated with transmission information; determining a first transmission timing for a first transmission associated with a first transmission resource information based on the first timing advance information and a second transmission timing for a second transmission associated with a second transmission resource information based on the second timing advance information; and transmitting, based on the determining, the first transmission in a first time period using a first transmission timing and a second transmission in a second time period using a second transmission timing.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, according to one embodiment, includes obtaining information about a plurality of remote storage systems. Each of the remote storage systems includes a cache. The method further includes generating a routing table based on the information, the routing table indicating potential write data migration paths from a cache of a local storage system to the caches of the remote storage systems. A write data migration plan is generated based on the routing table. The write data migration plan specifies which of the caches of the remote storage systems to migrate at least some write data originally intended to be stored on the cache of the local storage system to. In response to a determination that a first predetermined condition associated with the cache of the local storage system is met, the method includes causing the write data migration plan to be performed.

Abstract: Presented are systems and methods for determining downlink control information. A wireless communication device may receive a downlink signaling that includes a first indication field and a second indication field from a wireless communication node. The wireless communication device may simultaneously transmitting a first Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission and a second PUSCH transmission. The first PUSCH transmission can be indicated by the first indication field. The second PUSCH transmission can be indicated by one of the first indication field or the second indication field.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for multi-beam power control and detecting link recovery confirmation information are described. An exemplary method for wireless communication includes determining an association between a set of parameters and a plurality of beams; and performing, by a terminal and based on the association, one or more uplink transmissions, where the set of parameters comprises at least one of the following parameters: one or more open loop parameters, one or more closed loop parameters, one or more transmit power control (TPC) commands or one or more path loss reference signal (PL-RS) parameters.

Abstract: An electric field generating device includes n electrodes, an electrical signal generator and a control signal generator. The control signal generator is electrically connected to the electrical signal generator, and configured to control the electrical signal generator to apply a first electrical signal to m electrodes of the n electrodes, and apply a second electrical signal to at least two electrodes of n-m electrodes, to generate an electric field between the electrodes with the first electrical signal and the electrodes with the second electrical signal; where n is an integer not less than 3, 1?m<n, m is an integer, and a voltage of the second electrical signal is less than a voltage of the first electrical signal.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication includes transmitting, by a network device, a message that includes a cell switch command and N transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for one or more candidate cells or a target cell, where N is a positive integer. Another method of wireless communication includes transmitting, by a network device, a message indicating N transmission configuration indicator (TCI) states for one or more candidate cells or a target cell, where N is a positive integer such that the message excludes a cell switch command.

Abstract: A display substrate, a preparing method therefor, and a display apparatus are disclosed. The display substrate includes a display region (100), the display region (100) includes a plurality of sub-pixels, at least one sub-pixel includes a circuit unit disposed on the base substrate (101), the circuit unit at least includes a pixel drive circuit and a data signal line (60), the pixel drive circuit is connected with the data signal line (60); the base substrate (101) includes a base substrate conductive layer disposed between the first flexible layer (101A) and the second flexible layer (101C), the base substrate conductive layer at least includes a data fan-out line (70), and the data signal line (60) is connected with the data fan-out line (70) through a lapping via (DV1).