Abstract: An apparatus for optical fiber manufacturing process is provided, including a raw material providing structure, a dopant providing structure, and a preform forming substrate tube. The dopant providing structure is disposed at a downstream side of the raw material providing structure and in communication with the raw material providing structure. The dopant providing structure includes an outer tube, a first inner tube, a first dopant providing container, a second inner tube, and a second dopant providing container. The first inner tube is disposed in the outer tube. The first dopant providing container is disposed in the first inner tube. The second inner tube is disposed in the outer tube at a downstream of the first inner tube. The second dopant providing container is disposed in the second inner tube. The preform forming substrate tube is disposed at a downstream side of the dopant providing structure.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods and devices which utilize dummy gate profiling to provide a profile of a dummy gate which has narrowing in the dummy gate. The narrowing causes a neck in the dummy gate. When the dummy gate is replaced in a gate replacement process, the necking provides control of an etch-back process. Space is provided between the replacement gate and a subsequently formed self-aligned contact.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for multi-center effect compensation based on a PET/CT intelligent diagnosis system. The method includes the following steps: estimating multi-center effect parameters of a test center B relative to a training center A by implementing a nonparametric mathematical method for data of the training center A and the test center B based on a location-scale model about additive and multiplicative multi-center effect parameters, and using the parameters to compensate the data of the test center B to eliminate a multi-center effect between the test center B and the training center A. According to the present disclosure, the multi-center effect between the training center A and the test center B can be compensated, so that the compensated data of the test center B can be used in the model trained by the training center A, and the generalization ability of the model is indirectly improved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for diagnosing a neurological disorder based on at least one magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) image. The method includes identifying brain image regions that contain a respective portion of diffusion index values of at least one diffusion index. For each of the brain image regions, a characteristic parameter based on the respective portion of the diffusion index values is calculated. a diagnoses is then made for the brain using one of predetermined categories of the neurological disorder by performing classification on a combination of the characteristic parameters via a classifier.

Abstract: A touch front light module includes a touch light-guiding unit, a light-emitting unit, and a protective layer. The touch light-guiding unit includes a glass board, a touch layer disposed on a top surface of the glass board, and a microstructure layer disposed on a bottom surface of the glass board and which has a plurality of microstructures for light scattering. The light-emitting unit is disposed on a lateral side of the touch light-guiding unit and is configured to emit light to be incident on the lateral surface of the glass board. The protective layer is disposed on the touch layer. A touch display device including a display module and the touch front light module disposed on the display module is also disclosed.

Abstract: A mouse having a replaceable palm rest and a replaceable finger rest is provided. The mouse includes a mouse body, the replaceable finger rest, and the replaceable palm rest. The mouse body has two side portions opposite to each other and a rear side portion located between the two side portions. The replaceable finger rest is replaceably coupled to the side portions of the mouse body by magnetic attraction. The replaceable palm rest is replaceably coupled to the rear side portion of the mouse body by magnetic attraction. The replaceable palm rest presses downwardly against the replaceable finger rest when the replaceable palm rest is downwardly coupled to the rear side portion of the mouse body.

Abstract: Described are methods and systems for calibrating simulation models to generate digital twins for physical entities. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving a plurality of datasets for a plurality of corresponding physical entities. A calibration request is enqueued to a calibration requests queue for each received dataset and includes information indicating a dataset and a corresponding physical entity. A plurality of calibration engines and a plurality of corresponding simulation clusters for generating a plurality of calibration results for a plurality of calibration requests dequeued from the calibration requests queue can be deployed.

Abstract: A system includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to a detector array of an optical wafer characterization system. The processing unit is configured to perform one or more steps of a method or process including the steps of acquiring one or more target images of a target location on a wafer from the detector array, applying a de-noising filter to at least the one or more target images, determining one or more difference images from one or more reference images and the one or more target images, and up-sampling the one or more difference images to generate one or more up-sampled images. One or more wafer defects are detectable in the one or more difference images or the up-sampled images.

Abstract: A package structure of a semiconductor device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a bonding layer. The bonding layer bonds the first substrate and the second substrate. The bonding layer includes an inner bonding pad pattern and an outer bonding pad pattern formed in a dielectric layer. The outer bonding pad pattern surrounds the inner bonding pad pattern. The outer bonding pad pattern includes first bonding pads, the inner bonding pad pattern includes second bonding pads, a density of the first bonding pads is greater than that of the second bonding pads. The first bonding pads of the outer bonding pad pattern is distributed to form a plurality of pad rings surrounding the inner bonding pad pattern, and the first bonding pads of the plurality of pad rings are aligned in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a three-dimensional low-dose PET reconstruction method based on deep learning. The method comprises the following steps: back projecting low-dose PET raw data to the image domain to maintain enough information from the raw data; selecting an appropriate three-dimensional deep neural network structure to fit the mapping between the back projection of the low-dose PET and a standard-dose PET image; after learning from the training samples the network parameters are fixed, realizing three-dimensional PET image reconstruction starting from low-dose PET raw data, thereby obtaining a low-dose PET reconstructed image which has a lower noise and a higher resolution compared with the traditional reconstruction algorithm and image domain noise reduction processing.

Abstract: The invention provides CadA polypeptides with mutations that increase activity in alkaline pH compared to the wild-type lysine decarboxylase. The invention also provides methods of generating such mutant polypeptides, microorganisms genetically modified to overexpress the mutant polypeptides, and methods of generating such microorganism.

Abstract: Methods, computer program products, and/or systems are provided that perform the following operations: determining that a log multi-process debug mode is specified; obtaining a log file for debugging a source code, wherein the log file includes a plurality of log records; inserting a plurality of process identifier fields into each current log record in the log file; inserting a new log record into the log file for a created new process; and providing for performance of debugging for the source code based in part on the plurality of process identifier fields inserted into each current log record.

Abstract: A thermoplastic artificial leather is provided, which includes a first structure layer, a second structure layer, a plurality of recycled particles, and a third structure layer, in which the second structure layer is disposed on the first structure layer, the plurality of recycled particles disposed on the second structure layer, and the third structure layer is disposed to cover the plurality of recycled particles. According to above stacked structure, the thermoplastic artificial leather with environment friendly is formed, and the plurality of recycled particles is processed in a physical manner, which can solve the problem, the environmental protection issue, caused by the use of solvent to process the recycled particle in the prior art. Use of the material characteristics of each structure layer to reprocess the recycled particles, so the reprocess procedure without using any solvent, so the environmental pollution and the production cost are greatly reduced.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a processing method for a priority notification of an incoming call and a mobile device. The processing method for a priority notification of an incoming call is applied to a mobile device. The processing method includes: receiving an incoming call signal and generating a notification signal when a plurality of trigger conditions is met. The trigger conditions include: determining, according to the incoming call signal, that a repeated call is within a first preset time or a time interval between repeated calls is less than a second preset time, that a caller number corresponding to the incoming call signal is in a priority contact list, and that the mobile device is in a preset use situation. Then, a mandatory reminder mode is activated according to the notification signal to notify a user.

Abstract: Provided are certain URAT1 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use thereof.

Abstract: A display device including a substrate, a gate driving circuit, at least one ambient light sensing element and at least one ambient light sensing signal line is provided by the present disclosure. The substrate includes a peripheral region, and the gate driving circuit, the ambient light sensing element and the ambient light sensing signal line are disposed in the peripheral region. The ambient light sensing signal line is electrically connected to the ambient light sensing element, wherein the ambient light sensing signal line at least partially overlaps the gate driving circuit in a top view direction of the substrate.

Abstract: The invention discloses that a kefir peptide with an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID No: 2 or a fermentation product comprising the kefir peptide has an antidepressant activity, which means that by administering an effective amount of the kefir peptide or a composition comprising an effective amount of the kefir peptide to an individual with depressive behaviors is capable of effectively improving or alleviating the individual's depressive behaviors. Since the kefir peptide disclosed in the invention is not a chemical compound, the kefir peptide will not have side effects on the human body even taking it on a long-term basis.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses nucleotide sequences as shown by SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 and the nucleotide sequences having at least 90% homology therewith, which encode peptide antigens of SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the nucleotide sequences can be effectively expressed in human cells and produce the corresponding peptides, thereby inducing an immune-protective response accordingly. Thus, the nucleotide sequences of the present disclosure are expected to be developed as a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for processing a message. A statement sentence message and a message processing parameter associated with a user's session message are obtained. One or more first statement sentence nodes that are semantic-matched with the statement sentence message are determined in the knowledge map. One or more second statement sentence nodes corresponding to the message processing parameters are obtained from the knowledge map, based on the node relationship properties of the first statement sentence nodes. A response is generated based at least in part on statement sentences of the one or more second statement sentence nodes. The generated response is provided to the user.

Abstract: The invention provides microorganisms genetically modified to overexpress biofilm dispersal related polypeptides to enhance the production of lysine and lysine derivatives by the microorganism, method of generating such microorganism, and methods of producing lysine and lysine derivatives using the genetically modified microorganisms.