Abstract: Methods for laser induced ablation spectroscopy (LIBS) are disclosed. Light from laser ablation can be gathered into a lightguide fiber bundle that is subdivided into branches. One branch can convey a first portion of the light to a broadband spectrometer operable to analyze a relatively wide spectral segment, and a different branch can convey a second portion of the light to a high dispersion spectrometer operable to measure minor concentrations and/or trace elements. Emissions can be analyzed using a plurality of spectrometers having distinct and/or complementary capabilities, and with a synergistic method using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.

Abstract: A multi-power management system and an operation method for the multi-power management system are provided. The multi-power management system includes multiple adapters and a power supply circuit. The adapters respectively provide multiple powers. The power supply circuit receives multiple input power values of the adapters, and calculates multiple input power value contribution ratios of the adapters according to the input power values. The power supply circuit further provides a control signal according to a sum of the output current values of multiple output current values of the powers and the input power value contribution ratios. The adapters adjust the output current values and multiple output voltage values respectively in response to the control signal.

Abstract: Apparatuses are described that provide for a mobile eye washing station. An example station includes a fluid storage cartridge that stores unused eye wash fluid and a nozzle assembly in fluid communication with the fluid storage cartridge. In operation, the nozzle assembly dispenses the unused eye wash fluid stored in the fluid storage cartridge via one or more nozzles of the nozzle assembly. The example station further includes a waste fluid collection basin that, in operation, collects eye wash fluid dispersed by the nozzle assembly. Due to contact with the fluid storage cartridge, the waste fluid collection basin compresses the fluid storage cartridge to drive fluid communication between the fluid storage cartridge and the nozzle assembly. The fluid storage cartridge is disposed vertically beneath the waste fluid collection basin.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for deploying network elements for a set of machines in a set of one or more datacenters. The datacenter set is part of one availability zone in some embodiments. The method receives intent-based API (Application Programming Interface) requests, and parses these API requests to identify a set of network elements to connect and/or perform services for the set of machines. In some embodiments, the API is a hierarchical document that can specify multiple different compute and/or network elements at different levels of compute and/or network element hierarchy. The method performs automated processes to define a virtual private cloud (VPC) to connect the set of machines to a logical network that segregates the set of machines from other machines in the datacenter set. In some embodiments, the set of machines include virtual machines and containers, the VPC is defined with a supervisor cluster namespace, and the API requests are provided as YAML, files.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of treating a subject having a cancer characterized by a modification at biomarker 1q21, which comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-CD46 antibody.

Abstract: Alkaline electrochemical cells are provided, wherein a long-chain surfactant is included in at least one component of the cell in order to delay anode shutdown. Methods for preparing such cells are also provided.

Abstract: A touch-controlled display panel comprising: a display screen comprising a displaying region and a non-displaying region surrounding the displaying region; first touch-control electrodes and first touch-control lead wires provided on one side of the display screen, wherein the first touch-control electrodes are insulated and separated from each other and are individually connected to different first touch-control lead wires, and orthographic projections of the first touch-control electrodes and the first touch-control lead wires on the display screen are located within the non-displaying region, and are adjacent to an edge of the display screen; and a driving module connected to all of the first touch-control lead wires and configured for, in response to a touch-and-sliding operation on the touch-controlled display panel by a finger, detecting variations of capacitances corresponding to the first touch-control electrodes and, according to the variations, determining a touch-and-sliding direction and a touch-a

Abstract: A method of controlling intra prediction for decoding or encoding of a video sequence, is by at least one processor and includes identifying whether an intra prediction mode of a current block has a wide angle direction, based on the intra prediction mode being identified to have the wide angle direction, filtering reference samples of the current block, using an edge-smoothing filter, and based on the intra prediction mode being identified to not have the wide angle direction, filtering the reference samples, using an edge-preserve filter.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods of modifying DNA methylation by contacting a catalytically inactive site specific nuclease fused to an effector domain having methylation or demethylation activity and one or more guide sequences.

Abstract: Some embodiments are directed towards an image sensor device. A photodetector is disposed in a semiconductor substrate, and a transfer transistor is disposed over photodetector. The transfer transistor includes a transfer gate having a lateral portion extending over a frontside of the semiconductor substrate and a vertical portion extending to a first depth below the frontside of the semiconductor substrate. A gate dielectric separates the lateral portion and the vertical portion from the semiconductor substrate. A backside trench isolation structure extends from a backside of the semiconductor substrate to a second depth below the frontside of the semiconductor substrate. The backside trench isolation structure laterally surrounds the photodetector, and the second depth is less than the first depth such that a lowermost portion of the vertical portion of the transfer transistor has a vertical overlap with an uppermost portion of the backside trench isolation structure.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for producing a printed article wherein a deposit liquid is provided to a substrate together with a carrier liquid. Also provided is a printed article obtained or obtainable by the process of the invention, such as a printed article. The invention further provides an apparatus suitable for carrying out the process of the invention, comprising devices configured to provide a flow of each of the deposit liquid and carrier liquid to a substrate, a flow channel for carrying each of the said liquids and an aperture through which at least the deposit liquid must pass. In some embodiments, the process of the invention is performed using the apparatus of the invention. The invention therefore also provides the use of the apparatus of the invention to perform the process of the invention.

Abstract: A system and method for real world autonomous vehicle trajectory simulation may include: receiving training data from a data collection system; obtaining ground truth data corresponding to the training data; performing a training phase to train a plurality of trajectory prediction models; and performing a simulation or operational phase to generate a vicinal scenario for each simulated vehicle in an iteration of a simulation. Vicinal scenarios may correspond to different locations, traffic patterns, or environmental conditions being simulated. Vehicle intention data corresponding to a data representation of various types of simulated vehicle or driver intentions.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor array includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, each transducer including a piezoelectric member. Each of the transducers includes an electret member, a receive (Rx) layer configured to exhibit a first d33 resonating mode coefficient and a transmit (Tx) layer configured to exhibit a second d33 resonating mode coefficient, the first coefficient being different from the second coefficient. The transducers are disposed on a flexible substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for providing durable forward confidentiality during communications between devices, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the method may include receiving an ephemeral entropy source identifier and a bit range identifier from a first user device, encrypting the ephemeral entropy source identifier and the bit range identifier, generating a ciphertext, transmitting the ciphertext to a second user device, receiving the ciphertext from the second user device, decrypting the ciphertext, obtaining the ephemeral entropy source identifier and the bit range identifier, identifying an ephemeral entropy source and a bit range, capturing a content from a stream of the ephemeral entropy source, generating a secret key using the content, identifying the ephemeral entropy source and the bit range, capturing the content from the stream, and generating the secret key using the content.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for generating information.

Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate allowing an increase in proportionate size of the display area includes gate driving units, signal test pads, a first function line, and a first-stage gate output signal line in a surrounding non-display area, the display area having pixels. The gate driving units include a first-stage gate driving unit with an output terminal electrically connected to one row of pixels. The first function line has a first function but can also multiplex as a connecting line between the first-stage gate output signal line and one test pad. The first-stage gate output signal line is electrically insulated from the first function line during the first function of the first function line but is electrically connected to the first function line when multiplexed.

Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for using flexible and efficient partitioning techniques are described. An exemplary method for visual media decoding includes applying, to a current visual media block, a partitioning process that splits the current visual media block into more than four sub-blocks; decoding, based on a bitstream representation, the more than four sub-blocks; and decoding, based on the more than four sub-blocks and the partitioning process, the current visual media block. Another exemplary method for visual media encoding includes receiving input data associated with a current visual media block; applying, to the input data, a partitioning process that splits the current visual media block into more than four sub-blocks; encoding, based on the partitioning process, the more than four sub-blocks; and generating, based on the encoding, a bitstream representation of the current visual media block.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a monitoring device comprising a test composition, a test element comprising a test portion to which the test composition is releasably adhered, a detection reagent, and a container comprising a first end with an opening and a second end opposite the first end. The test composition comprises a predetermined quantity of tracer analyte. The container is configured to receive the test portion and configured to be operationally coupled to an analytical instrument. The tracer analyte and the detection reagent each are capable of participating in one or more chemical reaction that results in the formation of a detectable product. A method of using the monitoring device to assess the efficacy of a washing process is also provided.

Abstract: An image rendering method for a computer product coupled to a display apparatus may include rendering an entire display region of the display apparatus with a first rendering mode to generate a first rendering mode sample image, determining a target region in the entire display region, rendering the target region with a second rendering mode to generate a second rendering mode sample image, and transmitting data of the first rendering mode sample image and the second rendering mode sample image. The second rendering mode comprises at least a value of an image rendering feature that is higher than that of the first rendering mode.

Abstract: This application provides a power control method including: receiving, by a second node, radio resource control (RRC) from a first node, where the RRC includes a power control parameter set configured for the second node, the power control parameter set includes a power control index, and the power control index is determined based on a transmission mode or a transmission capability of the second node; receiving downlink control information (DCI) including power control index indication information used to: when the first node schedules the second node, indicate a value of a power control index that is for uplink transmission and that is for the second node; determining a transmit power based on the power control index indication information and the power control parameter set; and sending a signal at the determined transmit power.