Abstract: Positive reference spiked in collected sample for use in qualitatively and quantitatively detecting viral RNA.

Abstract: One or more systems, devices, computer program products and/or computer-implemented methods of use provided herein relate to detecting a closed ring in a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud via cycle basis. A system can comprise a memory configured to store computer executable components; and a processor configured to execute the computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components can comprise a filtering component that can filter a first undirected graph of a three-dimensional (3D) point cloud, by eliminating one or more edges of the first undirected graph that are longer than an adaptive threshold, wherein filtering the first undirected graph can produce a second undirected graph; and a detection component that can detect a minimum cycle basis of the second undirected graph to determine a cycle path that can traverse an irregular annular shape that is represented by the 3D point cloud.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ethylene polymer and a process for preparing the same, wherein the ethylene polymer has an average particle size of 50-3000 ?m, a bulk density of 0.28-0.55 g/cm3, a true density of 0.930-0.980 g/cm3, a melt index at a load of 2.16 Kg at 190° C. of 0.01-2500 g/10 min, a crystallinity of 30-90%, a melting point of 105-147° C., a comonomer molar insertion rate of 0.01-5 mol %, a weight-average molecular weight of 2×104 g/mol-40×104 g/mol, and a molecular weight distribution of 1.8-10. In the preparation process, raw materials containing ethylene, hydrogen gas and a comonomer are subjected to a tank-type slurry polymerization with an alkane solvent having a boiling point of 5-55° C. or a mixed alkane solvent having a saturated vapor pressure of 20-150 KPa at 20° C. as the polymerization solvent in the presence of a polyethylene catalytic system, at the molar ratio of hydrogen gas to ethylene of 0.01-20:1, preferably 0.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, along with methods of forming such, are described. The semiconductor device structure includes a first dielectric feature extending along a first direction, the first dielectric feature comprising a first dielectric layer having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposing the first sidewall, a first semiconductor layer disposed adjacent the first sidewall, the first semiconductor layer extending along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a second dielectric feature extending along the first direction, the second dielectric feature disposed adjacent the first semiconductor layer, and a first gate electrode layer surrounding at least three surfaces of the first semiconductor layer, and a portion of the first gate electrode layer is exposed to a first air gap.

Abstract: A semiconductor pattern includes a first pattern section and a second pattern section. Each of the first pattern section and the second pattern section includes a plurality of irregularly arranged first unit images and at least one set of second unit images disposed outside the first unit images. Each set of second unit images includes a plurality of second unit images that are equidistantly spaced apart from one another. The sets of second unit images of the first pattern section and the second pattern section form an outer part. The outer part has a plurality of sides, and each side is formed by one set of second unit images of the first pattern section and a corresponding set of second unit images of the second pattern section.

Abstract: A battery cell includes a first electrode assembly, a second electrode assembly and a housing. In a thickness direction of the battery cell, the first electrode assembly includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second electrode assembly includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface. A housing includes an accommodation cavity configured to accommodate the first electrode assembly and the second electrode assembly, the accommodation cavity includes a bottom wall, and the first surface and the third surface are both opposite to the bottom wall. The battery cell further includes: a first adhesive layer, including a first bonding side and a second bonding side. The first bonding side is bonded to both the second surface and the fourth surface, and the second bonding side is bonded to the housing.

Abstract: Semiconductor structures and methods for forming the same are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a plurality of first nanostructures formed over a substrate, and a dielectric wall adjacent to the first nanostructures. The semiconductor structure also includes a first liner layer between the first nanostructures and the dielectric wall, and the first liner layer is in direct contact with the dielectric wall. The semiconductor structure also includes a gate structure surrounding the first nanostructures, and the first liner layer is in direct contact with a portion of the gate structure.

Abstract: A method for preparing-3,3?-diaminobenzidine, the method comprising the following steps: subjecting 4,4?-biphenol and N,N-dimethylsulfamoyl chloride to an esterification reaction in a specified solvent at 40-70° C. to obtain 4,4?-biphenyl bis(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonate) as a first intermediate; subjecting the 4,4?-biphenyl bis(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonate) to a chlorination reaction with a chlorinating reagent under acidic conditions to obtain 3,3?-dichloro-4,4?-biphenyl bis(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonate) as a second intermediate; subjecting the second intermediate 3,3?-dichloro-4,4?-biphenyl bis(N,N-dimethylaminosulfonate) to an ammonolysis reaction with anammoniation reagent in the presence of a combined catalyst to obtain a crude product of 3,3?,4,4?-tetraaminobiphenyl, wherein the combined catalyst is a mixture of proline, a cuprous salt and a phase transfer catalyst; and subjecting the crude product of 3,3?,4,4?-tetraaminobiphenyl to a post-treatment to obtain a purified 3,3?,4,4?-tetraaminobiphenyl product.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for evaluating damage caused by secondary stress to a vacuum vessel, a terminal device, and a medium, to perform following steps: obtaining secondary stress of a vacuum vessel that passes a primary-stress failure evaluation; obtaining structural damage parameters of the vacuum vessel when determining, based on evaluation parameters for the primary-stress failure evaluation of the vacuum vessel and the obtained secondary stress, that the vacuum vessel meets a precondition for a progressive deformation; and determining, based on the obtained structural damage parameters, whether the vacuum vessel meeting the precondition for the progressive deformation experiences structural damage due to the progressive deformation. In this way, a vacuum vessel of a nuclear fusion reactor can be evaluated based on damage caused by the secondary stress.

Abstract: Systems and method are disclosed herein that relate to support for virtual Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) bridge management, Quality of Service (QoS) mapping, and TSN related scheduling in a cellular communications system. In some embodiments, a method performed by one or more network nodes of a cellular communications system operating as a virtual TSN bridge of a TSN network comprises providing, to a controller associated with the TSN network, parameters that relate to capabilities of the virtual TSN bridge. The parameters that relate to the capabilities of the virtual TSN bridge comprise a first parameter that defines a clock accuracy of an entity in the cellular communications system that operates gating control for the virtual TSN bridge and a second parameter that informs the controller associated with the TSN network that the virtual TSN bridge or a particular egress port of the virtual TSN bridge is restricted to exclusive gating.

Abstract: An antenna system includes an antenna body having one or more connection points between the antenna body and a ground; a tunable component having a changeable operating parameter that is a capacitance or a inductance, wherein the antenna body is connected to the tunable component through a first connection point; and a first filter, wherein the first filter are connected to the antenna body; wherein the first filter is connected in parallel with the tunable component, wherein a first end of the first filter is connected to the antenna body through the first connection point, and a second end of the first filter is connected to the ground, and wherein the first filter presents a high impedance characteristic in a low frequency band, and presents a low impedance characteristic in a high frequency band.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a source feature and a drain feature, a plurality of semiconductor nanostructures extending between the source feature and the drain feature, a gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of semiconductor nanostructures, a bottom dielectric layer over the gate structure and the drain feature, a backside power rail disposed over the bottom dielectric layer, and a backside source contact disposed between the source feature and the backside power rail. The backside source contact extends through the bottom dielectric layer.

Abstract: Systems and methods directed to returning personalized image-based search results are described. In examples, a query including an image may be received, and a personalized item embedding may be generated based on the image and user profile information associated with a user. Further, a plurality of candidate images may be obtained based on the personalized item embedding. The candidate images may then be ranked according to a predicted level of user engagement for a user, and then diversified to ensure visual diversity among the ranked images. A portion of the diversified images may then be returned in response to an image-based search.

Abstract: This application provides a spread spectrum clock negotiation method, and a peripheral component interconnect express device and system, to implement dynamic negotiation between a transmit end and a receive end on an SSC capability in the peripheral component interconnect express system. The method includes: A second PCIe device generates first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate whether the second PCIe device has a spread spectrum clock capability. The second PCIe device sends the first indication information to a first PCIe device. The first PCIe device determines, based on the first indication information, whether to perform spread spectrum clock on a reference clock of the first PCIe device.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving accuracy of a vision model. Images of an object with a first set of perspectives are received from a dataset used to train the vision model. A three-dimensional model of the object is then generated using the images of the object from the dataset. Using the three-dimensional model of the object, images of the object with a second set of perspectives are obtained. For example, the second set of perspectives may include different perspectives than the perspectives of the object from the images contained in the dataset. The dataset used to train the vision model may then be augmented with such images of the object with a second set of perspectives. In this manner, the dataset used to train the vision model includes a greater number of perspectives of the object thereby improving the accuracy of the vision model.

Abstract: A method for deep removal of divalent and trivalent scaling ions from heavy oil produced water is described. The method comprises performing divalent and trivalent scaling ion deep removal treatment on heavy oil produced water by using a macroporous weak acid resin, to reduce divalent and trivalent scaling ions in the heavy oil produced water to 50 ?g/L. The water quality of produced water treated using the method is superior to the boiler water standard, a silicon removal process in a conventional heavy oil produced water treatment process can be cancelled, and significant economic benefits are achieved.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for implementing cross-zone communication for computing zones executing different coding protocols. A server computer system may receive, via a proxy layer of a first instance of an application executing within a first computing zone according to a first set of coding protocols, a request for a service executed via a second instance of the application in a second computing zone according to a second, different set of coding protocols. The system may alter, via a remote layer of the first instance, a set of data specified in the request to comply with the second, set of protocols. The system may transmit, via the remote layer of the first instance to a remote layer of the second instance, the altered set of data. The system may advantageously provide a simplified development interface allowing for both development and testing within a local environment without deployment of multiple different services.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for cooling hot spots on a body coil assembly of an MRI system. In one embodiment, an airflow guide of a body coil assembly of an MRI system comprises a first surface that forms an air passage when the airflow guide is positioned on the body coil assembly, the air passage enclosed by the first surface and a second, outer surface of an RF coil of the body coil assembly, the airflow guide configured to channel cool air generated by a fan to the second, outer surface of the RF coil. The airflow guide may be arranged circumferentially around a portion of the RF coil at one or more ends of the RF coil. The airflow guide may be manufactured as a plurality of airflow guide segments that are glued together.

Abstract: A method for analyzing fuselage profile based on measurement data of an aircraft, including: acquiring point-cloud data of an aircraft via a laser scanner; selecting point-cloud data of a fuselage component from the point-cloud data of the aircraft; based on a weighted locally optimal projection (WLOP) operator and Ll median curve-skeleton concept of point cloud, extracting a medial axis from the point-cloud data of the fuselage component; uniformly sampling the medial axis into a plurality of skeleton points; extracting a discrete point set of a cross-section contour of the fuselage component; performing circle fitting on the discrete point set to obtain a fitted circle and parameters thereof; calculating a deformation displacement measurement indicator ? of the cross-section of the fuselage component to evaluate cross-section contour of the fuselage.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for estimating database management system performance, in which a performance change ratio of a DBMS can be determined once a first knob group, a second knob group, and a data volume of active data in data managed by the DBMS are obtained, without actually configuring the second knob group in the DBMS, executing a job by the DBMS, and then observing the execution. In other words, the performance change ratio of the DBMS can be estimated without interacting with the DBMS. DBMS security can be ensured, performance measurement approaches are provided for self-tuning and self-management of the DBMS, and reliable and stable running of the DBMS is ensured.