Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes accessing an image captured by an imaging system that includes an aperture and an optical sensor, wherein the imaging system blurs the image; and de-blurring the image by applying an Airy-disk correction that attributes at least part of the blurring in the image to a circular aperture rather than to a pinhole aperture.

Abstract: Monoclonal antibodies that bind and inhibit the activity of human GDF15 are disclosed. The antibodies can be used to treat body weight loss, including cachexia, associated with the over-expression of human GDF15.

Abstract: A medium- and/or large-format (M/L), rechargeable battery pack used for powering attached equipment may include features to protect the battery pack from external fire. For example, the features may protect the battery pack due to exposure to fire from outside of the end device, e.g., a vehicle, due to a fuel spill. According to another aspect of the embodiments, the M/L rechargeable battery pack may include a high current terminal/power connector for the battery pack. The embodiment optimizes the battery pack output power connector assembly, improves and solves poor connection designs that can cause fire hazards from sparks, and provides water ingress protection.

Abstract: Methods and devices for encrypting network time protocol keys in communication networks are disclosed. A method comprises obtaining an original NTP key, obtaining a local encryption key for encrypting the original NTP key, encrypting the original NTP key using the obtained local encryption key and saving the encrypted NTP key.

Abstract: A barrier structure for bearing a high-energy impact and construction method thereof are provided. The barrier structure includes a supporting pile array arranged between two opposite mountain slope surfaces. The supporting pile array is arranged in a straight line and includes two or more supporting piles. The two or more supporting piles are fixed at a lower part of a mountain. A barrier net is connected to the two or more supporting piles. The barrier net passes through the supporting pile array and extends to the two opposite mountain slope surfaces. The barrier net is fixed on the two opposite mountain slope surfaces. Pull plates are disposed on the two opposite mountain slope surfaces, and one side of each of the pull plates is fixed to a corresponding slope surface of the two opposite mountain slope surfaces through reverse prestressed anchor cables.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a PET system attenuation correction method based on a flow model. The flow model adopted is a completely reversible model, the forward and reverse mappings share the same parameters, and the structure itself is a consistency constraint. The model utilizes the spatial correlation of adjacent slices, and adopts the structure of multi-slice input and single-slice output. The model consists of multiple reversible blocks, each of which consists of a enhanced affine coupling layer and a reversible 1×1 convolutional layer, and uses several small u-nets to learn the transformation parameters of the enhanced affine coupling layer. The present invention avoids additional CT or MR scanning, saves scanning cost for the patient, and reduces the damage of CT radiation to the patient; compared with similar methods, higher quality non-attenuation-corrected PET image can be obtained.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to model training methods, scene recognition methods, and related devices. One example method includes obtaining a first image, recognizing an image of a target object irrelevant to scene recognition in the first image by using an object detection model, performing masking on a region in which the target object is located in the first image to obtain a third image, then generating a plurality of sample object images that are irrelevant to the scene recognition through an image generative model, combining the sample object image and the third image to obtain a target image, inputting the target image to a first convolutional neural network for training, and inputting the third image to a second convolutional neural network for training to obtain a scene recognition model.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate, a plurality of photosensitive transistor units, a plurality of photosensitive ESD protection units, and at least one common signal line. The base substrate includes a display region, a peripheral region located at a periphery of the display region, and a binding region located at a side of the display region. The plurality of photosensitive transistor units, the plurality of photosensitive ESD protection units and the at least one common signal line are located in the peripheral region. The plurality of photosensitive transistor units is connected with binding pins in the binding region through a plurality of signal lines. At least one photosensitive ESD protection unit is connected with, and located between, at least one signal line and the common signal line.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides neural fields for sparse novel view synthesis of outdoor scenes. Given just a single or a few input images from a novel scene, the disclosed technology can render new 360° views of complex unbounded outdoor scenes. This can be achieved by constructing an image-conditional triplanar representation to model the 3D surrounding from various perspectives. The disclosed technology can generalize across novel scenes and viewpoints for complex 360° outdoor scenes.

Abstract: A butterfly door hinge and a vehicle having the same are provided, which includes a mounting base, a door connecting arm, a hinge connecting arm, and a limiting assembly, wherein the hinge connecting arm has one end hinged with the mounting base, and the other end hinged with the door connecting arm; the limiting assembly includes a planar limiting portion arranged on the mounting base, and a limiting body arranged on the door connecting arm, the limiting body having a spiral-type outer contour. In the disclosure, first the hinge connecting arm is used to constrain the door to swing along a fixed point, and then a posture of the door is constrained through a frictional fit between the limiting body and the planar limiting portion.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor device includes at least the following steps. A sacrificial substrate is provided. An etch stop layer is formed on the sacrificial substrate. A portion of the etch stop layer is oxidized to form an oxide layer between the sacrificial substrate and the remaining etch stop layer. A capping layer is formed on the remaining etch stop layer. A device layer is formed on the capping layer. A first etching process is performed to remove the sacrificial substrate. A second etching process is performed to remove the oxide layer. A third etching process is performed to remove the remaining etch stop layer. A power rail is formed on the capping layer opposite to the device layer.

Abstract: A method of treating fatty liver-related diseases in a patient includes administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of medicament manufactured from a FGF21 polypeptide, FGF21 fusion protein, or dual-fusion protein of FGF21 polypeptide and GLP-1 or a functional variant thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to a plasma processing apparatus. The plasma processing apparatus includes a processing chamber including a substrate support operable to hold a substrate, a main plasma source coupled with the processing chamber, a plate, a cavity, and an edge plasma generator. The cavity is housed within the plate and spaced radially outward from a dielectric sidewall of the main plasma source.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for rendering a visual effect on a graphical element, including: generating an initial visual effect based on the graphical element; computing a mask shape based on the graphical element; generating a mask based on the mask shape from the graphical element; masking the initial visual effect based on the mask to generate a masked visual effect; and combining the masked visual effect with the graphical element into a combined graphical element and visual effect.

Abstract: The present application provides a shared energy storage scheduling method and system based on energy frequency regulation and load demand. The method includes: establishing an objective function of a shared energy storage system participating in cooperative scheduling of energy frequency regulation and load demand; inputting relevant parameters of a grid side, a user side and the shared energy storage system into the objective function; solving the objective function according to an objective function constraint condition and a switching cost of a load importance degree and in combination with a mixed integer linear programming algorithm, to obtain a shared energy storage configuration scheme; configuring the shared energy storage system according to the shared energy storage configuration scheme, and controlling the shared energy storage system to participate in energy cooperative scheduling of the grid side and the user side according to a hierarchical control strategy of the shared energy storage system.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes: providing a wafer-bonding stack structure having a sidewall layer and an exposed first component layer; forming a photoresist layer on the first component layer; performing an edge trimming process to at least remove the sidewall layer; and removing the photoresist layer. In this way, contaminant particles generated from the blade during the edge trimming process may fall on the photoresist layer but not fall on the first component layer, so as to protect the first component layer from being contaminated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for image processing are described. Embodiments of the present disclosure receive an image comprising a first region that includes content and a second region to be inpainted. Noise is then added to the image to obtain a noisy image, and a plurality of intermediate output images are generated based on the noisy image using a diffusion model trained using a perceptual loss. The intermediate output images predict a final output image based on a corresponding intermediate noise level of the diffusion model. The diffusion model then generates the final output image based on the intermediate output image. The final output image includes inpainted content in the second region that is consistent with the content in the first region.

Abstract: The invention relates to the field of medicinal chemistry, in particular to a substituted diaryl compound shown as a formula (I), a preparation method of the substituted diaryl compound, a medicinal preparation containing the substituted diaryl compound and medical application of the substituted diaryl compound. Pharmacological test results show that the substituted diaryl compound disclosed by the invention has a good inhibition effect on cells of human lung cancer (A549), human ovarian cancer (SKOV3), human melanoma (A375) and human colon cancer (LOVO).

Abstract: The present application discloses techniques for live streaming based on virtual images. The techniques comprise providing a live streaming interface, the live streaming interface including a virtual character; generating a target motion instruction for the virtual character, the target motion instruction being generated based on an input operation other than image capture; and controlling, in response to the target motion instruction, the virtual character to perform a target motion associated with the target motion instruction. According to the techniques of the present application, few computing resources are occupied.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to auditory nerve stimulation to create the perception of sound in the brain of a subject such as an animal or human being. In one form, a system includes an implantable electrode array including a plurality of spaced apart micro-needles. The system also includes a first electrical lead electrically coupled to and extending from the implantable electrode array, and an auditory signal device configured to produce one or more electrical signals representative of communications received from an external processor. An interposer is configured to electrically couple the implantable electrode array and the auditory signal device in an arrangement where one or more electrical signals produced by the auditory signal device may be transmitted through the first electrical lead to the implantable electrode array. Various novel stimulation strategies can be employed, such as place modulated stimulation signals.