Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a BIOS storage unit that stores at least a BIOS program, a main control unit that starts an OS by executing the BIOS program, and a sub-control unit that manages peripheral devices and is able to access the BIOS storage unit, wherein the BIOS storage unit has a first area that stores the current BIOS program and a second area for use in storing the BIOS update program, and wherein the sub-control unit has a BIOS update unit that stores the BIOS update program acquired by the main control unit in the second area during the BIOS update process, executes a restart, and enables the update program stored in the second area as the BIOS program.

Abstract: A projector includes a housing, a display controller, a display engine, and a drive assembly. The display controller is coupled to the housing. The display engine is enclosed in the housing and is coupled to the display controller. The drive assembly is coupled to the housing and is configured to selectively position the housing.

Abstract: According to one aspect, a method of operating a set of ferroelectric memory cells is provided. The method may include writing a first data bit having a first value to a first ferroelectric memory cell. The method may include writing a sign bit having the first value to second ferroelectric memory cell. The method may include receiving a read or a write-operation request. The method may include reading the sign bit from the second ferroelectric memory cell. The method may include, in response to the sign bit having a second value, inverting the first data bit from the second value to the first value. The method may include, in response to the sign bit having a second value, reading the first data bit with the first value from the first ferroelectric memory cell after the inverting.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a solution for visual data processing. A method for visual data processing is proposed. The method comprises: obtaining, for a conversion between visual data and a bitstream of the visual data with a neural network (NN)-based model, at least one subband in a plurality of subbands associated with a wavelet-based transform on the visual data; coding a first sample of a first subband in the plurality of subbands based on the at least one subband that is different from the first subband; and performing the conversion based on the coded first sample.

Abstract: A device and a photovoltaic device, both of which include a 3D perovskite layer and an organic 2D perovskite layer operationally connected to the 3D perovskite layer and defining a heterojunction interface. The photovoltaic device further includes an electrode layer, a hole transport layer operationally connected to and sandwiched between the electrode layer and the organic 2D perovskite layer, a substrate layer, and a tin oxide layer operationally connected to and sandwiched between the substrate layer and the 3D perovskite layer. Also provided is a method of making the photovoltaic device.

Abstract: An assessment apparatus and method for objective pain assessment are provided, wherein the apparatus includes a processor comprising a frequency-domain transformation module, a frequency-band segmentation module, a first assessment submodule, and a second assessment submodule. The frequency-domain transformation module generates a global time-frequency feature matrix, which is segmented by the frequency-band segmentation module in a frequency domain into five frequency bands associated with pain perception. The first assessment submodule extracts last time step features and an adjacency matrix from the time-frequency feature matrix and generates a first feature vector representing global association patterns among electrodes used for acquiring EEG signals.

Abstract: A battery securing component configured to be mounted on a vehicle body is provided. A battery is vertically disposed on the vehicle body. The battery securing component includes: a lifting column vertically arranged on a side of the battery, and a lower end of the lifting column being threadedly connected to the vehicle body to cause the lifting column to be capable of moving up and down by rotating; a pressing sleeve rotatably sleeved on the lifting column and configured to be moved up and down in synchronization with the lifting column; a pressing arm being formed on the pressing sleeve by protruding toward the battery, higher than the battery) and an elastic engaging structure configured to drive the pressing sleeve to rotate in synchronization with the lifting column, and arranged between the pressing sleeve and the lifting column.

Abstract: A mechanism for processing video data is disclosed. The method includes: determining, for a conversion between a visual data and a bitstream of the visual data, a wavelet-based transform module and a resizing operation; and performing the conversion based on the wavelet-based transform module and the resizing operation.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of operating a set of ferroelectric memory cells is provided. The method may include, in a first cycle, writing a first data bit to a first ferroelectric memory cell of the set of ferroelectric memory cells. The method may include, in the first cycle, writing a set of sign bits each having a first value to at least one second ferroelectric memory cell of the set of ferroelectric memory cells. The set of sign bits may indicate a polarity of the set of ferroelectric memory cells. The method may include, in a second cycle subsequent to the first cycle, reading the set of sign bits from the at least one second ferroelectric memory cell. The method may include, in the second cycle, performing an error-correction operation on the set of sign bits to determine the first value of the set of sign bits written in the first cycle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to novel perovskite solar cells, and the method of making and using the novel perovskite solar cells. More specifically, a triple cation perovskite solar cell device containing a multifunctional capping layer (MCL) of R1NH3+ and/or a thin layer of two-dimensional (2D) material of (R1NH3+)2(A+)n?1(M2+)n(X?)3n+1 on top of the commonly used ABX3 perovskite, with enhanced power conversion efficiency of 22.06% (from 19.94%) with long-term stability over 1000 hours under continuous illumination has been developed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device for live animal transport, comprising: a bottom plate, comprising a liquid guide plate and a non-liquid guide plate, wherein the liquid guide plate has a first end and a second end opposite the first end; a plurality of support members, symmetrically provided at predetermined intervals on the bottom plate at the first end and the second end of the liquid guide plate, and extending in a first direction perpendicular to the bottom plate; a plurality of pillars, one end of each pillar being nested in a corresponding one support member, and the plurality of pillars being capable of telescoping in the first direction; a plurality of beams, extending in a second direction from the first end of the liquid guide plate to the second end of the liquid guide plate, each beam being supported by the other end of the pillar at the first end of the liquid guide plate and the other end of the pillar at the second end of the liquid guide plate; side plates, provided on the bottom pla

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the technical field of semiconductors, and provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure includes: providing an initial structure, wherein the initial structure includes a dielectric layer and an initial metal interconnect structure, the initial metal interconnect structure penetrates the dielectric layer and covers a top surface of the dielectric layer; treating an exposed surface of the initial metal interconnect structure by using a first gas; cleaning the exposed surface of the initial metal interconnect structure by using a first liquid; and grinding to remove a partial structure of the initial metal interconnect structure, wherein a retained part of the initial metal interconnect structure forms a metal interconnect structure.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a controller that outputs notification information based on input information; and a processor that executes system processing based on an operating system (OS) and operation of thermal control processing by control of a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) using the notification information output from the controller. The controller accepts an operation signal indicative of an operated key according to a user's operation on a keyboard; determines whether the operated key is of a specific combination of keys based on the accepted operation signal; upon making a determination that the operated key is of the specific combination of keys, outputs, to the processor, a result of the determination as the notification information; and without another key being pressed after the result of the determination is output from the controller, the processor executes the thermal control processing based on the result of the determination.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to base station and beam joint prediction and handover assisted by artificial intelligence. There is provided a method for radio communication, comprising: predetermining that a radio link failure (RLF) or handover will occur by using an artificial intelligence (AI) model, wherein, the predetermination is based at least on radio link condition information related to a user equipment (UE), and the radio link condition information comprises at least information reflecting condition of a radio link between the UE and a serving base station (SBS).

Abstract: Provided are a method for wireless communication, and an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium. The electronic device may comprise a processing circuit which is configured to: obtain a plurality of pieces of positioning information of a user equipment, which are respectively related to each base station in a plurality of base stations, wherein the positioning information, which is related to each base station, of the user equipment is acquired on the basis of a reception signal of a reference signal which is transmitted between the base station and the user equipment, and is acquired by using a positioning model related to the base station, and the plurality of pieces of positioning information of the user equipment have the same form as each other; and on the basis of the plurality of pieces of positioning information of the user equipment, obtain a positioning result of the user equipment.