Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and a device for managing a stateful application on a server. The method includes, in response to receiving a first request from a client for initializing the stateful application, allocating a storage resource to the stateful application. The method further includes, in response to receiving a second request from the client for processing data, storing the data in the storage resource. The method also includes enabling the stateful application to process the stored data.

Abstract: A resistive memory apparatus and a setting method for a resistive memory cell thereof are provided. The setting method includes: performing a first setting operation on the resistive memory cell, and performing a first verifying operation on the resistive memory cell after the first setting operation is finished; determining whether to perform a first resetting operation on the resistive memory cell according to a verifying result of the first verifying operation, and performing a second verifying operation on the resistive memory cell after the first resetting operation is determined to be performed and is finished; and determining whether to perform a second resetting operation on the resistive memory cell according to a verifying result of the second verifying operation, and performing a third verifying operation on the resistive memory cell after the second resetting operation is determined to be performed and is finished.

Abstract: A resistive memory and a resistance window recovery method for a resistive memory cell thereof are provided. During a first period, an over reset voltage difference is applied between a top electrode and a bottom electrode of the resistive memory cell, wherein the over reset voltage difference falls in a reset complementary switching (reset-CS) voltage range of the resistive memory cell. During a second period, a set voltage difference is applied between the top electrode and the bottom electrode of the resistive memory cell to increase a compliance current of the resistive memory cell. During a third period, a reset operation is performed on the resistive memory cell.

Abstract: A resistive random access memory is provided. The resistive memory cell includes a substrate, a transistor on the substrate, a bottom electrode on the substrate and electrically connected to the transistor source/drain, several top electrodes on the bottom electrode, several resistance-switching layers between the top and bottom electrode, and several current limiting layers between the resistance-switching layer and top electrodes. The cell could improve the difficulty on recognizing 1/0 signal by current at high temperature environment and save the area on the substrate by generating several conductive filaments at one transistor location.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for estimating distribution of urban road travel time in considering operation state of taxi, and belongs to the technical field of urban transportation planning and management. The distributions of path travel time are respectively estimated according to different operation states of the taxi. When the distribution of the path travel time is estimated, adjacent road sections in the road network are not independent. In the present invention, the Markov model is added to describe the correlation of the travel time distribution between the adjacent road sections, so as to increase science and accuracy of the estimation result. In the present invention, the weight is set according to the proportion of the number of the vehicles under two different operation states to obtain the final distribution of the path travel time.

Abstract: A computer program product configured to implement a method for processing database data in a distributed database system, wherein the distributed database system comprises a plurality of computing nodes communicatively coupled via computer networks, the method comprising: creating a plurality of different data replicas wherein each of the data replicas is created in the following way: sorting the database data according to at least one data attribute; generating a row key based on the at least one data attribute; and using the sorted database data with the row key as the data replica, storing different data replicas in different computing nodes; and creating an index for each of the data replicas according to its row key.

Abstract: Provided are a nimodipine water-soluble derivative, and a preparation method and a use thereof, belonging to the field of pharmaceutical chemistry. The nimodipine water-soluble derivative has the structural feature of general formula I and has a relatively high water solubility, and can be converted into nimodipine by an internal enzyme in blood or in the body, so that the nimodipine water-soluble derivative can be used as a nimodipine prodrug and a calcium ion antagonist for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Abstract: An example system includes a bask input/output system (BIOS) and a battery having a fuel gauge timer. The BIOS is associated with a real-time clock, and the BIOS uses timer information from the fuel gauge timer to update the real-time clock.

Abstract: A Doherty power amplifier (100) includes: a first amplification circuit (110), including a main power amplification branch and at least one auxiliary power amplification branch; a delay device (383), connected in the main power amplification branch; a combiner network (140), configured to: perform impedance inversion on the first amplification circuit (110), and couple an output end of the main power amplification branch and an output end of the at least one auxiliary power amplification branch to a load (160); and a first power divider (130), connected to an input end of the main power amplification branch and an input end of the at least one auxiliary power amplification branch, and configured to allocate an input signal of the first power divider (130) to the main power amplification branch and the at least one auxiliary power amplification branch.

Abstract: A data read method and a non-volatile memory apparatus using the same are provided. The data read method includes: obtaining a first read current and a second read current from a memory cell pair of the non-volatile memory; performing a calculation operation according to the first read current and the second read current to obtain a calculation result; and determining a logical state of the memory cell pair according to the calculation result. The calculation operation includes at least a signal addition operation and a signal multiplying operation.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, a device and an electronic apparatus for generating hot news. According to one embodiment of the invention, the heat parameter of a news piece can be determined by taking into account the timeliness and the content of the news. A method of generating hot news is disclosed to include the following steps: a timeliness parameter of a piece of news is first determined, where the timeliness parameter indicates that the heat parameter of the news decreases over time; a content heat parameter of the news is also determined, where the content heat parameter is determined based on the content of the news; and based on a weighted sum of the timeliness parameter and the content heat parameter, the heat parameter of the news is determined to generate hot news.

Abstract: A resistive random access memory is provided. The resistive random access memory includes a bottom electrode over a substrate, a top electrode, a resistance-switching layer, an oxygen exchange layer, and a sidewall protective layer. The top electrode is disposed over the bottom electrode. The resistance-switching layer is disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The oxygen exchange layer is disposed between the resistance-switching layer and the top electrode. The sidewall protective layer containing metal or semiconductor is disposed at sidewalls of the resistance-switching layer, and the sidewalls of the resistance-switching layer is doped with the metal or semiconductor from the sidewall protective layer.

Abstract: A process for converting light paraffins to heavier paraffinic hydrocarbon fluids is disclosed. The process involves: (1) oxidation of iso-paraffins to alkyl hydroperoxides and alcohols; (2) conversion of the alkyl hydroperoxides and alcohols to dialkyl peroxides; and (3) radical-initiated coupling of paraffins and/or iso-paraffins using the dialkyl peroxides as radical initiators, thereby forming heavier hydrocarbon products. Fractionation of the heavy hydrocarbon products can then be used to isolate fractions for use as hydrocarbon fluids.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing a feed derived from a biomass source that contains nitrogen in the form of fatty amides, e.g., derived from hydrothermal processing of a biomass source feed, while reducing/minimizing the amount of heteroatom removal performed during subsequent/concurrent hydroprocessing. Optionally, the feed can also contain free fatty acids. This is accomplished in part by first exposing the feed to a catalyst comprising a rare earth oxide, alkali oxide, and/or alkaline earth oxide, which can remove the nitrogen heteroatoms from the compounds within the feed or can convert the nitrogen to a form readily removed in subsequent hydroprocessing. The catalyst may also suitable for catalyzing coupling (such as condensation) or conversion reactions of amides, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives, and/or other molecules in the feed suitable for participating in the coupling reaction.

Abstract: Methods of making metal oxide-graphene composites are disclosed. The methods can include, for example, providing a composition including graphene oxide and at least one substrate, the composition being dispersed in a liquid medium. The methods can also include, for example, providing a composition including graphene oxide and at least one substrate, heating the composition, and cooling the composition. Compositions useful for performing the methods and composites obtained by the process are also disclosed.

Abstract: A resistive random access memory is provided. The resistive random access memory includes a bottom electrode, a top electrode, a resistance-switching layer, an oxygen exchange layer, and a sidewall protective layer. The bottom electrode is disposed over a substrate. The top electrode is disposed over the bottom electrode. The resistance-switching layer is disposed between the bottom electrode and the top electrode. The oxygen exchange layer is disposed between the resistance-switching layer and the top electrode. The sidewall protective layer as an oxygen supply layer is at least disposed at sidewalls of the oxygen exchange layer.

Abstract: A system includes a memory storing instructions and a processor in communication with the memory. When executing the instructions, the processor may be configured to establish a communication with a mobile device via a network and identify a user identity associated with a user of a service from the mobile device. The processor may be configured to obtain a user profile associated with the user identity and identify a trigger event indicating an intention of the user to initiate a service request for a service from the mobile device. The processor may also be configured to determine, based on the user profile and the trigger event, a promotion associated with the user identity and generate a message relating to the promotion to be sent to the mobile device.

Abstract: A process for converting paraffins, especially light paraffins, e.g. C3-C8 paraffins, to higher boiling range paraffinic liquid hydrocarbons comprises endothermically dehydrogenating the light paraffin combined with a thermally coupled, exothermic reaction such as olefin oligomerization to supply heat for the endothermic conversion.

Abstract: Provided is a character segmentation and recognition method. The method includes: collecting image data to obtain a to-be-recognized image; positioning a character line candidate region on the to-be-recognized image; obtaining pre-set character line prior information, where the character line prior information includes the number of characters, character spacing and a character size; obtaining a corresponding segmentation point template based on the character line prior information; obtaining credible degrees of different positions on the character line candidate region traversed by the segmentation point template; determining a position with the highest credible degree as an optimal segmentation position; segmenting the character line candidate region based on the segmentation point template and the optimal segmentation position to obtain multiple single character regions; and performing character recognition on each of the single character regions to obtain a corresponding recognition result.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of mechanical manufacturing technology, relating to a locking device. The locking device comprise a casing with a first end and a second end; a hole is formed on the first end, and the second end has an opening; a rod is provided within the casing; and a fastener is provided on the end portion of the rod outside the casing; a raised member located outside the casing is provided at a second end portion of the rod, the raised member having a diameter greater than a diameter of the opening and a gap being formed between the raised member and the casing; a spring is sleeved on the rod, and a first shaft is provided at the second end portion. An opening and closing mechanism having the locking device is further provided for the opening or closing of a fairing.