Abstract: A setting tool for a blind rivet, the setting tool including a shell as well as a drive unit, a pull unit, a clamping unit, and a nose part which are contained in the shell, wherein the clamping unit includes a plurality of clamping blocks angularly arrayed around a pulling direction in sequence; a plurality of clamping teeth are provided on an inner side, facing a mandrel of a blind rivet, of each clamping block; the clamping teeth at a front section of the clamping block are at least partially removed in advance to reduce or eliminate a concentrated stress or shear force acting on the front sections of the clamping blocks and generated due to unequal acting forces from the clamping sleeve and the blind rivet, wherein the unequal acting forces are caused by actual processing tolerance, design, or the fact that the mandrel of the blind rivet cannot be totally parallel to the axis R constantly during riveting.

Abstract: In some embodiments, there is provided an apparatus for reflecting at least one millimeter wave beam, the apparatus includes a metasurface configured with a plurality of metal-backed dielectric cuboids, wherein each of the metal-backed dielectric cuboids includes a dielectric material having a first surface of the dielectric material and an opposite, second surface of the dielectric material, wherein the first surface of the dielectric material is in a same plane as the second surface of the dielectric material, wherein the dielectric material comprises a cuboid defined at least by a width and a thickness, and a metal layer having a first surface of the metal layer and an opposite second surface of the metal layer, wherein the second surface of the dielectric material is disposed on the first surface of the metal layer.

Abstract: The provided is a helmet for mental state regulation. The device includes: a helmet, an electroencephalogram (EEG) acquisition module set to the helmet, a signal analysis module, a vagus nerve stimulation module and a vagus nerve stimulation ear clip; the EEG acquisition module is used to acquire an EEG signal of a target user in real time, and preprocess the acquired EEG signal; the signal analysis module is used to extract features of the preprocessed EEG signal, and the extracted EEG features are input into a mental state assessment model to obtain a mental state value of the target user; the vagus nerve stimulation module is used to determine stimulation parameters of the vagus nerve stimulation ear clip according to the mental state value of the target user, and adjust the stimulation parameters adaptively and dynamically by obtaining the EEG features in real time.

Abstract: A method for operating a device includes the following, performed by a processing unit of the device: receiving a message signaling an incoming phone call from a calling party via a server; generating a ringing message including at least one additional parameter specifying an enriched ring-back tone to be played, as a function of at least a status information available to the device; and transmitting the ringing message to the server for playing to the calling party the enriched ring-back tone.

Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for learning entity resolution rules for determining whether entities are matching. The method may include receiving historical pairs of entities. The method may also include determining a set of rules for determining whether a pair of entities are matching, where the set of rules comprises a plurality of conditions. The method may also include developing, using a deep neural network, an entity resolution model based on the historical pairs of entities. The method may also include receiving a new pair of entities. The method may also include applying the entity resolution model to the new pair of entities. The method may also include determining whether one or more rules from the set of rules are satisfied for the new pair of entities. The method may also include categorizing the new pair of entities as matching or not matching.

Abstract: A synthesis and preparation method for a nano-enhanced chip and its metal nano-composite materials required for laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry detection of small molecule metabolites are provided. The specific preparation method comprises: mixing basic chemical materials based on the chemical composition, size, and surface properties of the chip material. Ultrasonic, water bath, and centrifugation treatments are performed based on the properties of the material. A method for detecting small molecule metabolites based on the nano-enhanced chip is provided, wherein the chip is added as a matrix to proportionally diluted fluid samples, dried, and subjected to laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry analysis to obtain detection results.

Abstract: A method for improving skin comprising reducing the barrier function of skin, and applying a skin treatment composition to the skin. The skin treatment composition may include about 0.1 to about 25 wt. % of acetyl trifluoromethylphenyl valylglycine; about 0.5 to about 30 wt. % of a polyol; about 0.1 to about 30 wt. % of a silicone, fatty compound, or a mixtures thereof, wherein the skin treatment composition is an emulsion, and all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the skin treatment composition.

Abstract: A medical bed horizontal driving mechanism includes a bracket, a drum, an electric motor, and a position sensor. The bracket is configured to be fixedly connected to a bed frame of a medical bed. The drum is rotatably connected to the bracket. The drum is rotatable to drive a bed board of the medical bed to move relative to the bed frame. The electric motor is arranged in a cavity of the drum. A housing of the electric motor is fixedly connected to the bracket. An output shaft of the electric motor is connected to the drum to drive the drum to rotate relative to the bracket. The position sensor is arranged in the cavity of the drum. The position sensor can detect a rotational position of the drum and generate a position signal, which is used to control the electric motor.

Abstract: A polyethylene glycol-drug conjugate and a use thereof, specifically relating to a polyethylene glycol-drug conjugate as shown in formula A, a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; an intermediate for the preparation of the polyethylene glycol-drug conjugate, the stereoisomer thereof or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a pharmaceutical composition containing the polyethylene glycol-drug conjugate, the stereoisomer thereof or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a use of the polyethylene glycol-drug conjugate, the stereoisomer thereof or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the preparation of a drug.

Abstract: A method for managing skin tone comprising reducing the synthesis of melanin by applying a skin treatment composition to skin. The skin treatment composition may include about 0.1 to about 25 wt. % of acetyl trifluoromethylphenyl valylglycine; about 0.5 to about 30 wt. % of a polyol; about 0.1 to about 30 wt. % of a silicone, fatty compound, or a mixtures thereof, wherein the skin treatment composition is an emulsion, and all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the skin treatment composition.

Abstract: Aspects and embodiments provide an MRI scanner-compatible virtual reality system comprising: user equipment locatable within an MRI scanner bore, the user equipment being configured to provide a subject with an immersive virtual environment; the system further comprising: at least one sensor configured to track eye movement of the subject; wherein interaction of the subject with the immersive virtual environment is controlled by the tracked eye movement. Aspects and embodiments may be implemented in a manner which recognises that VR techniques, which typically rely upon dynamic movement of a VR subject, can be used to aid with maintenance of minimal motion of a subject to be placed within an MRI scanner bore. Implementations may be such that calmness of a subject can be increased and awareness of their physical surroundings diminished, thus allowing for successful MRI image acquisition whilst seeking to minimise distress, boredom and/or frustration experienced by the subject under study.

Abstract: A cloud data center tenant-level outbound rate limiting method includes: starting a timer, receiving and generating statistics of outbound packets of tenants in a current period, obtaining local traffic rate information of the tenants based on all the outbound packets of the tenants in the current period, and generating local bandwidth demand frames of the tenants based on the local traffic rate information of the tenants; when a timing of the timer reaches the end of the current period, sending the local bandwidth demand frames of the tenants to a switch; receiving a global bandwidth demand frame sent by the switch, and computing bandwidth budgets of the tenants based on the local traffic rate information of the tenants and the global bandwidth demand frames of the tenants; modifying rate limiting parameters, and limiting the rate of the outbound packets of the tenants in a next period.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polyethylene glycol conjugate drug, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. Specifically, the present invention relates to a polyethylene glycol conjugate drug represented by formula A or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preparing the polyethylene glycol conjugate drug or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, an intermediate for preparing the polyethylene glycol conjugate drug or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the polyethylene glycol conjugate drug or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and the use of the polyethylene glycol conjugate drug or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in the preparation of a drug.

Abstract: Logo candidates for a specific ISO data can be identified from external resources based on the enriched merchant data. Low quality images of the logo candidates are filtered out with image analysis including entropy ratio evaluations of the logo candidates. Also, the logo candidates are processed with high quality filtering including classification of the logo candidates with a deep learning classifier for distinguishing logos from non-logos. A logo from the logo candidates is selected to associate with the ISO data packets. A display having the selected logo associated with a transaction of the ISO data packets can be generated for display to users.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for low-resource entity resolution with transfer learning are provided herein. A computer-implemented method includes processing input data via a first entity resolution model, wherein the input data comprise labeled input data and unlabeled input data; identifying one or more portions of the unlabeled input data to be used in training a neural network entity resolution model, wherein said identifying comprises applying one or more active learning algorithms to the first entity resolution model; training, using (i) the one or more portions of the unlabeled input data and (ii) one or more deep learning techniques, the neural network entity resolution model; and performing one or more entity resolution tasks by applying the trained neural network entity resolution model to one or more datasets.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method of granting geographic-based access authorization, includes storing, with a first processor, an access credential, receiving, with the first processor, travel data for at least one travel plan for a user of the access credential, transmitting, with the first processor, the received travel data to an issuer of the access credential, updating, with a second processor, access rules based on the received travel plans, receiving, by the second processor from the first processor, an access request during travel, authorizing, by the second processor, access to the first processor in accordance with the updated access rules.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method according to one embodiment includes receiving a question in a natural language format; deriving a plurality of subqueries from the question; determining that a first subquery of the plurality of subqueries cannot be resolved utilizing a curated knowledge base; resolving the first subquery, utilizing unstructured text; and adjusting the curated knowledge base, utilizing the resolved first subquery.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antigen peptide with an infectious bronchitis virus (IBV)-specific neutralizing epitope, in which the peptide is a cyclic polypeptide, and the amino acid sequence of the peptide is CSCPYVSYGRFCIQPDGSIKQC. Also disclosed are an IBV specific antibody and a preparation method thereof. Further disclosed is an ELISA method as an alternative to the neutralization potency assay. The disclosure also discloses an ELISA detection kit, and using the established pELISA method to detect IBV antibodies, it is found that the method is positively correlated with anti-IBV neutralizing antibodies, which may be used to evaluate the immune effect of IBV vaccines on IBV infected chickens and to determine the antibody level, thereby benefiting the health management of chicken flocks.