Abstract: A video encoding method includes: based on at least one of first distortion aware information about a current encoding unit and second distortion aware information about a corresponding reference encoding unit, determining a first predicted value of the current encoding unit using at least one interpolation filter, wherein the at least one type of interpolation filter may include an artificial intelligence (AI) interpolation filter; and encoding the current encoding unit based on the first predicted value of the current encoding unit.

Abstract: A device for concealing the steering wheel provided includes provided includes a slide mechanism, and a display. The slide mechanism is installed in a length direction of the center console. The steering wheel is located between the slide mechanism and the center console, the steering wheel is close to an end of the slide mechanism. The slide mechanism includes a slide base, and a slidable assembly. The slidable assembly moves reciprocally along the slide base. The display is fixed to the slidable assembly. The display is driven by the slidable assembly to be switched between a first position and a second position. The display is separated from the steering wheel when the display being located at the first positions. The display shields a side of the steering wheel away from the center console when the display being located at the second position.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of a glass fiber reinforced composition containing a recycled polypropylene includes a) unwinding from a package the continuous glass multifilament strands, b) applying an impregnating agent to the continuous glass multifilament strands to form the impregnated continuous multifilament strands and c) applying the sheath of a first polymer composition around the impregnated continuous multifilament strands to form the sheathed continuous multifilament strands, d) pelletizing the sheathed continuous multifilament strands to form pellets of the sheathed multifilament strands, e) homogenizing the pellets of the sheathed multifilament strands with a second polymer composition, wherein the first polymer composition comprises at least 80 wt % of a recycled polypropylene (PP1), and the second polymer composition includes at least 80 wt % of a second polypropylene (PP2), wherein the MFI of the PP1 and PP2 satisfy the following equation: 0.2?MFIPP1/MFIPP2?1.2.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an article comprising a layer with dispersed glass fibers and a layer with continuous glass fibers. The article according to the invention has superior stiffness and is suitable to be molded with mold of complex geometry. e.g. battery case in a vehicle. It is further preferred that the article is fire resistant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a glass fiber filled flame retardant polypropylene composition comprising (A) a polypropylene-based polymer, (B) a first flame retardant in an amount of 15 to 40 wt % of the total composition, wherein the first flame retardant is in the form of particles comprising ammonium polyphosphate and at least one phosphate selected from the group consisting of melamine phosphate, melamine polyphosphate, melamine pyrophosphate, piperazine phosphate, piperazine polyphosphate, piperazine pyrophosphate, 2-methylpiperazine monophosphate, tricresyl phosphate, alkyl phosphates, haloalkyl phosphates, tetraphenyl pyrophosphate, poly(2-hydroxy propylene spirocyclic pentaerythritol bisphosphate) and poly(2,2-dimethylpropylene spirocyclic pentaerythritol bishosphonate), (C) a second flame retardant in an amount of 0.1 to 15 wt % of the total composition, wherein the second flame retardant comprises an aromatic phosphate ester and (D) glass fibers in an amount of 5 to 40 wt % of the total composition.

Abstract: The disclosure presents a mining converged communication system. The system includes a first converged communication device and a plurality of service devices. The first converged communication device is configured to receive a first data packet from a first service device that initiates a service request in the plurality of service devices, determine a first target service device that receives the service request in the plurality of service devices, based on the first data packet, and send the first data packet to the first target service device. The first service device in the plurality of service devices includes any service device set on or under a mine, and the first target service device includes at least one service device set on and/or under the mine.

Abstract: A mining mobile communication system includes a first subsystem configured for communication in a licensed frequency band.

Abstract: A method for training a cross-domain classifier includes the following steps: (a) obtaining training samples from a first database and test samples from a second database; (b) performing an inference procedure to the test samples by the classifier to generate corresponding predicted labels; (c) for a certain category, obtaining the training samples and the test samples belonging to this category, and training an generative adversarial network (GAN) according to the obtained training samples and test samples; (d) performing a style conversion to the obtained training samples by the GAN to obtain synthetic samples; (e) merging the synthetic samples with the training samples to train the classifier; and repeating the above steps (b) to (e). The classifier will be suitable for cross-domain databases based on this iterative procedure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a 5G antenna and its 5G antenna housing 5G antenna housing comprising: an outside shell made of a polymer composition comprising at least:—a polymer selected from a list comprising: Polyethylene (PE), Polycarbonate (PC), Polypropylene (PP), Ethylene based elastomer Grafted polypropylene and a combination of those material,—glass fiber, an flame retardant film (3) having a rating of at least VTM2 and placed on the inner side of the outside shell in order to be between the outside shell and the 5G antenna.

Abstract: A sleep apnea assessment method includes the following steps. A sleep apnea assessment system is provided. A target ECG signal data of the subject is obtained. A data pre-processing step is performed so as to obtain a target ECG time-frequency data, and the target ECG time-frequency data is processed so as to obtain a plurality of target time-frequency segment data. An assessing step of apnea event is performed so as to output an assessing result of sleep apnea event of each of the plurality of target time-frequency segment data, and the assessing result of sleep apnea event is for assessing whether the subject has the sleep apnea event in any one of the plurality of target time-frequency segment data or not and predicting a probability of an occurrence of sleep apnea event of the subject.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods of transmitting and receiving a speech signal. The method of transmitting a speech signal includes extracting low frequency feature information from an input speech signal by using a first feature extracting network; and transmitting a speech signal corresponding to the low frequency feature information to a receiving end. The method of receiving a speech signal includes receiving a first speech signal transmitted by a transmitting end; extracting low frequency feature information from the first speech signal and recovering high frequency feature information based on the low frequency feature information, by using a second feature extracting network; and outputting a second speech signal including the low frequency feature information and the high frequency feature information.

Abstract: A video encoding method includes: based on at least one of first distortion aware information about a current encoding unit and second distortion aware information about a corresponding reference encoding unit, determining a first predicted value of the current encoding unit using at least one interpolation filter, wherein the at least one type of interpolation filter may include an artificial intelligence (AI) interpolation filter; and encoding the current encoding unit based on the first predicted value of the current encoding unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a polypropylene and glass fiber. The polymer composition according to the present invention has a white or light color and superior preservation of impact resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool part comprising a polymer composition. The tool part is suitable to be used in direct contact with water and/or in an environment with relative humidity equal to or higher than 55%. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the tool part. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the tool part. The present invention further relates to the use of the polymer composition for the preparation of the tool part.

Abstract: A percussion apparatus for sputum clearance includes a percussion unit, a drive unit, and a control unit, the percussion unit includes a percussion member and an angle detector, the angle detector is configured to detect an included angle between the reference plane and a horizontal plane, the control unit is electrically connected with the drive unit, and when the included angle conforms to a preset angle, the control unit controls the drive unit to drive the percussion unit to periodically percuss, which greatly saves the manpower and increase the efficiency of sputum clearance.

Abstract: A control circuit, a liquid crystal display drive module, and a liquid crystal display apparatus are disclosed. The control circuit includes: a first input end (101) and a second input end (102) that separately receive different external power source signals, and the control circuit sequentially controls the first input end (101) and the second input end (102) to input a power source signal to the drive chip, and sequentially controls the second input end (102) and the first input end (101) to power off.