Abstract: An article includes a composition including a high heat amorphous thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature of greater than 180° C.; a poly(phenylene ether) oligomer; a flow promoter comprising a polyester, a poly (carbonate-ester), an aromatic poly ketone, poly(phenylene sulfide), or a combination thereof; and a mineral filler, wherein particular amounts of each component can be as defined herein. The article further includes a metal layer disposed on a surface of the composition. The articles of the present disclosure can be especially useful in consumer electronics applications.

Abstract: A tannic acid curing agent and a preparation method thereof are provided. The present invention uses tannic acid as a raw material and the long fatty chain of 10-undecenoyl chloride is introduced into the tannic acid structure to obtain the tannic acid curing agent. The preparation method includes the following steps: mixing tannic acid, 10-undecenoyl chloride, a catalyst and a solvent for a substitution reaction to obtain undecylenyl tannic acid, in which the catalyst includes an acid binding agent and 4-diaminopyridine, and the solvent includes ethyl acetate and N, N-dimethylformamide; mixing the undecylenyl tannic acid, a mercapto compound, a solvent and a photoinitiator for an addition reaction under an ultraviolet irradiation to obtain the tannic acid curing agent, in which the mercapto compound is a mercapto carboxylic acid compound or a mercapto alcohol compound.

Abstract: The audio processing method may include: utilizing a first convolution layer circuit and a second convolution layer circuit to perform convolution processing on an audio mixture signal, respectively, in order to generate an input feature map; performing separation processing corresponding to a predetermined neural network model on the input feature map to obtain a first output feature map and a second output feature map respectively corresponding to a first type and a second type; and utilizing a first deconvolution layer circuit and a second deconvolution layer circuit to perform deconvolution processing on different portions of the first output feature map, respectively, and utilizing the first deconvolution layer circuit and the second deconvolution layer circuit to perform deconvolution processing on different portions of the second output feature map, respectively, in order to generate corresponding processing results, for generating multiple audio output signals.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a resistor is described. First and second division lines are formed in a first surface of a substrate to define device areas. First and second electrodes are formed on the first surface and respectively on the device areas. Third electrodes, fourth electrodes, and resistive layers are formed on a second surface of the substrate and respectively on the device areas. The substrate is diced from the second surface by a cutting tool to form bar structures to expose opposite first and second side surfaces of the device areas. First and second terminal electrodes are formed to respectively cover the first and second side surfaces. The bar structures are diced from the second surface by the cutting tool to separate the device areas. The cutting tool is aligned with the first and second division lines respectively while dicing the substrate and the bar structures.

Abstract: A reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition comprising 20-80 weight percent of a poly(phthalamide) component comprising 15-55 weight percent of a crystalline poly(phthalamide), and 5-45 weight percent of an amorphous poly(phthalamide); 0.5-60 weight percent of a reinforcing filler; and 0.1-50 weight percent of an additive composition; wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition and totals 100; and wherein the reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition has a capillary melt viscosity, measured according to ASTM D3835 (2015) at 320° C., at 5000 s?1, that is at least 10% lower than that of the same reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition without the amorphous poly(phthalamide), and a warpage that is at least 15% lower than that of the same reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition without the amorphous poly(phthalamide).

Abstract: An air treatment device and an air conditioner indoor unit are provided. The air treatment device has an air outlet frame of a purification air duct. The air outlet frame has a ventilation hole and a cooperation hole. A water tank drawer is moveable on the air outlet frame and has two spaced-apart cooperation protrusions on a bottom wall thereof. A safety locking member of the air treatment device has a rotating shaft and a locking member. The rotating shaft is rotatable in the cooperation hole to switch the locking member between a locking position of the locking member and a movement-permitting position of the locking member. At the locking position, the locking member engages the cooperation protrusions to prevent the displacement of the cooperation protrusions. At the movement-permitting position, the locking member is located between the two cooperation protrusions to avoid engagement with the cooperation protrusions.

Abstract: A reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition comprising 20-80 weight percent of a poly(phthalamide) component comprising 15-55 weight percent of a crystalline poly(phthalamide), and 5-45 weight percent of an amorphous poly(phthalamide); 0.5-60 weight percent of a reinforcing filler; and 0.1-50 weight percent of an additive composition; wherein weight percent is based on the total weight of the reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition and totals 100; and wherein the reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition has a capillary melt viscosity, measured according to ASTM D3835 (2015) at 320° C., at 5000 s?1, that is at least 10% lower than that of the same reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition without the amorphous poly(phthalamide), and a warpage that is at least 15% lower than that of the same reinforced poly(phthalamide) composition without the amorphous poly(phthalamide).

Abstract: A method, device and computer readable medium are provided for determining the closing time of a circuit breaker. In an embodiment, the method includes: sampling a voltage signal of a target phase in the three-phase voltage signal of the circuit breaker; determining a first time period according to a voltage value of the sampled voltage signal, a voltage signal in the first time period including a voltage jump point of the voltage value; finding a voltage jump point of a voltage value in the first time period according to a change in the voltage value of the voltage signal in the first time period; and determining the closing time of a target phase of the circuit breaker according to the found sampling time of the voltage jump point.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition includes 5-90 weight percent of poly(arylene ether ketone); 10-90 weight percent of poly(phenylene ether); 0-50 weight percent of an inorganic filler; and 0-5 weight percent of an additive composition, wherein the amount of each component is based on the total weight of the composition, and totals 100%.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition includes a poly(phthalamide), a poly(etherimide-siloxane), and optionally, an additive composition. The respective amounts of each component are further described herein. A method for the manufacture of the composition includes melt-mixing the components of the composition, and optionally, extruding the composition. Articles including the thermoplastic composition are also described.

Abstract: Sensing of scene-based occurrences is disclosed. In one example, a vision sensor system comprises (1) dedicated computer vision (CV) computation hardware configured to receive sensor data from at least one sensor array and capable of computing CV features using readings from multiple neighboring sensor pixels and (2) a first processing unit communicatively coupled with the dedicated CV computation hardware. The vision sensor system is configured to, in response to processing of the one or more computed CV features indicating a presence of one or more irises in a scene captured by the at least one sensor array, generate data in support of iris-related operations to be performed by a second processing unit and send the generated data to the second processing unit.

Abstract: An improved disposable electrochemical test sensor designed to facilitate reducing volume of fluid samples. It has a short fluid chamber having two electrodes that functions as three electrodes (one working electrode, one reference electrode and one blank electrode). The chamber provides a reservoir from which a sample fluid can be quickly drawn into the chamber through capillary action. The novel potential reverse and curve-fitting technology of the test sensor provided by the present invention can effectively eliminate most common interferents existing in the fluid samples.

Abstract: A coating layer includes a composite of a fluoropolymer and a high heat thermoplastic polyimide, the thermoplastic polyimide having 5 to 1000 units of the formula (I): wherein each V is the same or different, and is a substituted or unsubstituted tetravalent C4-40 hydrocarbon group, and each R is the same or different, and is a substituted or unsubstituted C2-20 divalent organic group A method of manufacturing a coating composite, coated substrates and articles are also described.

Abstract: A varnish includes an isolated as-synthesized polyetherimide having a glass transition temperature of 180° C. or more, a solvent in an amount effective for the polyetherimide to remain in solution at a selected temperature, and an inorganic particulate composition wherein the amount of polyetherimide, inorganic particulate composition, and solvent total 100 wt %. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing the varnish, articles prepared from the varnish, and methods of manufacturing such articles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a multispectral color imaging device, an automatic calibration method based on a reference reflective surface, and a method for eliminating background signals. A multispectral color imaging device including a light house module comprising a light source and a light intensity collection device surrounding the light source; an integrating sphere module including an integrating sphere, a light inlet on one side of the integrating sphere, a light outlet on the top of the integrating sphere, a sample holder gateway on the other side of the integrating sphere and a sample holder having access to the interior of the integrating sphere; and a filter wheel module including a camera, a filter wheel below the camera, and a lens below the filter wheel. The device and calibration methods of the present invention together improve the accuracy and stability of the measurement.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lanosterol prodrug compound, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and an isomer thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the lanosterol prodrug compound and the use thereof in the preparation of a drug for treating cataracts. The lanosterol prodrug compound has a better permeability than lanosterol.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a computer-readable storage medium for color quality assessment of a batch-sample image based on multispectral imaging. The method comprises: selecting an operation area on a reference image and locating a corresponding operation area on a batch-sample image, wherein the reference image is used for color comparison with the batch-sample image to determine whether the batch-sample image satisfies a pass requirement; generating and comparing the color-information items obtained from the reference image and from the batch-sample image respectively and determine whether the batch-sample image satisfies the pass requirement based on one or more thresholds. This method can be applied to automatically and precisely assess the quality of mixed-color fabrics in textile industry, which is more objective, reliable, and cost-effective, as compared to conventional methods for color quality assessment.

Abstract: An air duct having first to third air ducts, each of the first to third air ducts has a duct structure having a first end and a second end, the duct structure of the each of the first to third air ducts are separable from each other, a cross sectional area of the first end is greater than a cross sectional area of the second end, a plurality of cross sectional areas between the first end and the second end decrease progressively from the first end to the second end, and the first to third air ducts are communicated successively in a direction such that the second end of the duct structure of the third air duct is arranged closer to the second end of the duct structure of the first air duct and further from the first end of the duct structure of the first air duct.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition includes a poly(phthalamide), a poly(etherimide-siloxane), and optionally, an additive composition. The respective amounts of each component are further described herein. A method for the manufacture of the composition includes melt-mixing the components of the composition, and optionally, extruding the composition. Articles including the thermo-plastic composition are also described.

Abstract: The present application provides a method for recommending a teacher to a target student in a network teaching system. The method comprises: obtaining characteristic information of the target student; retrieving at least one candidate teacher from a teacher database according to the characteristic information of the target student, so as to obtain a candidate teacher list including the at least one candidate teacher; calculating, for the target student, a probability of reserving a course provided by each candidate teacher in the candidate teacher list; and ranking the at least one candidate teacher in the candidate teacher list based on the calculated probability and providing the target student with the ranked candidate teacher list.