Abstract: The present invention discloses a reconfigurable wideband phase-switched screen (PSS) based on an artificial magnetic conductor (AMC). Gap capacitance between patches is controlled by changing the capacitance of varactors, so that periodic units have a plurality of continuous frequency points. A phase difference between two adjacent frequency bands is 143°-217°, so that the periodic structure absorbs incident electromagnetic waves in a wide frequency band, and the broadband PSS is implemented with a relative bandwidth of 45.2%. The AMC structure according to the present invention is simple in structure and easy to process, with a thickness less than one twentieth of the working wavelength, and greatly reduces size and costs.

Abstract: A connection structure of the adapter and the connector includes an adapter and a connector engaging with the adapter in a snap-fit manner. The adapter is provided with a mounting hole. A first positioning boss is disposed on the inner wall of the mounting hole. The connector includes a connector housing and a ferrule flange. The connector housing engages with the adapter in a snap-fit manner. A sliding recess and a first positioning recess that communicate with each other are disposed on the connector housing in the axial direction of the connector housing. The first positioning boss is configured to selectively match the sliding recess or the first positioning recess. A first end of the ferrule flange engages with the outer end face of the connector housing in a snap-fit manner. A second end of the ferrule flange extends into the adapter.

Abstract: A cascode structure, an output structure, an amplifier and a driving circuit are provided. A bias voltage of a common-gate structure in the cascode structure is provided by the cascode structure, bias voltages of transistors in the output structure are all provided by the output structure, the amplifier includes the cascode structure and/or the output structure described above, the driving circuit includes the amplifier described above.

Abstract: The present invention provides a high-throughput vapor deposition apparatus and a vapor deposition method. A rotary workbench (2) is located in a reaction chamber (1); a gas introduction device (3) is located in the reaction chamber (1) and above the rotary workbench (2); a plurality of through holes (31) is provided on the gas introduction device (3); a gas isolation structure (4) divides an upper chamber (11) into an isolation gas chamber (111) and a reaction gas chamber (112) which are isolated from each other; an isolation gas is introduced into the isolation gas chamber (111) via an isolation gas introduction channel (5), and a reaction gas is introduced into the reaction gas chamber (112) via a reaction gas introduction channel (6), for carrying out thin film deposition on an area of a substrate corresponding to the reaction gas chamber (112).

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a lockable optical connector. The connector includes an adapter member, an inner frame member, an outer frame member, an annular compression member, and a lock member. The inner frame member non-rotatably couples to the adapter member. The outer frame member retains the coupling between the inner frame member and the adapter member and physically couples to the adapter member, to provide a first locking mechanism. The annular compression member is disposed proximate the outer frame member and the locking member couples to the external surface of the inner frame member, compressing the annular compression member against the outer frame member to provide a second locking mechanism. A sealing element may be disposed between the outer frame member and the adapter member and a sealing element may be disposed between the outer frame member and the inner frame member to provide a weather-proof and water-tight lockable optical connector.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods for trait introgression involving crossing a donor plant comprising a trait of interest to an intermediate recurrent parent plant followed by crossing of the intermediate recurrent parent plant to one or more recipient parent plants. The present method may be used to introgression a desired trait of interest into the genome of an elite cultivar in fewer backcross generations, thereby accelerating new line production and reducing costs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds and methods useful as inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) for the treatment or prevention of inflammatory diseases and other diseases involving elevated levels of cytokines and proinflammatory mediators.

Abstract: This application provides a network slice charging method and an apparatus. The method includes: A network slice management network element receives a first request including a charging requirement of a network slice, which includes a charging type being network slice usage charging. The network slice management network element sends to a network slice subnet management network element, a second request including the charging requirement. The network slice management network element receives first charging data of the network slice which is collected based on the charging requirement, and includes usage of the network slice. The network slice management network element sends the first charging data to a charging network element for the charging network element to perform network slice charging.

Abstract: This application provides a network slice charging method and an apparatus. The method includes: A network slice management network element receives a first request including a charging requirement of a network slice. The network slice management network element sends to a network slice subnet management network element, a second request including the charging requirement. The network slice management network element receives first charging data of the network slice, which is collected based on the charging requirement. The network slice management network element sends the first charging data to a charging network element for the charging network element to charge the network slice.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to hyaluronic acid nanoparticles containing an anticancer agent such as a NADPH oxidase (NOX) inhibitor for targeted delivery to cancerous cells or tumors. In certain embodiments, the nanoparticles are made up of hyaluronic acid conjugated to hydrophobic moieties. In certain embodiments, the hydrophobic moieties are steroid based compounds, such as 5beta-cholanic acid.

Abstract: A method for controlling video coding includes obtaining a target rate for an image data unit to be encoded using one or more coding parameters. The one or more coding parameters are determined based on the target rate and a rate control model associated with one or more model parameters. The method further includes determining the one or more model parameters associated with the rate control model based on an encoding of one or more reference image data units using one or more reference coding parameters, determining the one or more coding parameters for encoding the image data unit based on the target rate and the rate control model associated with the one or more determined model parameters, and using the one or more determined coding parameters to encode the image data unit.

Abstract: A potential generating circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor. Potential at a substrate of the first transistor varies with a first parameter. The first parameter is any one of a supply voltage, an operating temperature, as well as a manufacturing process of the potential generating circuit. Potential at a substrate of the second transistor varies with the first parameter. A gate of the first transistor is connected to a drain of the first transistor. The substrate of the first transistor serves as a first output of the potential generating circuit. A gate of the second transistor is connected to a drain of the second transistor. The substrate of the second transistor serves as a second output of the potential generating circuit.

Abstract: Provided are a control circuit and a delay circuit. The control circuit includes a control unit, a first feedback unit, and a second feedback unit. The first feedback unit outputs a first feedback signal according to a voltage of the control unit and a first reference voltage. The second feedback unit outputs a second feedback signal according to a voltage output by the first feedback unit and a second reference voltage. The control unit is configured to adjust a voltage of the second terminal of the control unit according to the first feedback signal and adjust a voltage of a third terminal of the control unit according to the second feedback signal, to make a change value, changing along with a first parameter, of a current of the control unit be within a first range.

Abstract: Provided are a fiber-optic adapter assembly and a fiber-optic connection device. The fiber-optic adapter assembly includes a plurality of unitary adapters that are stacked and an elastic clipping body. The elastic clipping body includes a U-shaped elastic clip. The U-shaped recess of the elastic clip clips no less than two unitary adapters that are stacked. The elastic clipping body includes a first elastic clipping body. The outer surface of the elastic clip of the first elastic clipping body is exposed out of the unitary adapters and provided with a mounting portion. The mounting portion is detachably connected to a fiber-optic box.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for obtaining management data, where the method includes: a first network element receiving a request message from a second network element, where the request message indicates a tenant identifier and at least one managed object instance, where the tenant identifier corresponds to at least one network slice service identifier; the first network element determining a first managed object instance in the at least one managed object instance based on the network slice service identifier, where the second network element has permission to obtain management data in the first managed object instance; and the first network element obtaining management data corresponding to the network slice service identifier from the first managed object instance.

Abstract: A voltage generating circuit includes a first transistor and a second transistor. Voltage of a substrate of the first transistor varies with a first parameter. The first parameter is any one of a supply voltage, an operating temperature, as well as a manufacturing process of the voltage generating circuit. A gate of the first transistor is connected to a drain of the first transistor. The substrate of the first transistor serves as an output of the voltage generating circuit. A gate of the second transistor is connected to a drain of the second transistor.

Abstract: A drive circuit and a memory chip are provided. The drive circuit includes: an amplification module, working under a first voltage domain; an output module, working under a second voltage domain, a power supply voltage of the second voltage domain being greater than a power supply voltage of the first voltage domain, and an output terminal of the output module being an output terminal of the drive circuit; a connection module, connected to an output terminal of the amplification module and an input terminal of the output module; and a feedback module, an input terminal of the feedback module being connected to the output terminal of the output module, and an output terminal of the feedback module being connected to an input terminal of the amplification module.

Abstract: A control circuit and a delay circuit are provided. The control circuit includes a control unit and a feedback unit. The feedback unit is configured to output a feedback signal according to a voltage of the control unit and a reference voltage; a first terminal of the feedback unit is connected to a first terminal of the control unit, a second terminal of the feedback unit serves as an input terminal of the reference voltage, and an output terminal of the feedback unit is connected to a second terminal of the control unit. The control unit is configured to adjust a voltage of the second terminal of the control unit according to the feedback signal, so as to allow a current variation of the control unit with a first parameter to be within a first range.

Abstract: Disclosed is a polarization maintaining connector. The PM connector includes an outer frame, a ferrule structure and an adjustment member. The outer frame forms a main structure of the PM connector. The ferrule structure is provided with a channel for a fiber core to pass through. The ferrule structure is at least partially disposed inside the outer frame and forms a slidable and rotatable connection with the outer frame. The adjustment member forms an axially slidable connection with the ferrule structure and is circumferentially non-rotatable relative to the ferrule structure. The adjustment member is relatively rotatable to the outer frame and has a rotating state and a holding state. The adjustment member keeps relatively rotatable to the outer frame when in the rotating state and keeps relatively secured to the outer frame when in the holding state.

Abstract: Examples methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture corresponding to a spectral nonlocal block have been disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first convolution filter to perform a first convolution using input features and first weighted kernels to generate first weighted input features, the input features corresponding to data of a neural network; an affinity matrix generator to: perform a second convolution using the input features and second weighted kernels to generate second weighted input features; perform a third convolution using the input features and third weighted kernels to generate third weighted input features; and generate an affinity matrix based on the second and third weighted input features; a second convolution filter to perform a fourth convolution using the first weighted input features and fourth weighted kernels to generate fourth weighted input features; and a accumulator to transmit output features corresponding to a spectral nonlocal operator.