Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of an object via execution of a machine learning model on one or more images of the object, capturing a plurality of snapshots of the 3D model of the object at different angles to generate a plurality of snapshot images of the object, fusing a feature into each of the plurality of snapshots to generate a plurality of fused snapshots of the 3D model of the object, and storing the plurality of fused snapshots of the 3D model of the object in memory.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for container image management are disclosed. In a method, a first group of operations that are performed in respective layers in a base image are obtained. A second group of operations that are performed in respective layers not comprised in the base image are obtained. The second group of operations are optimized based on a comparison between the first and second groups of operations. A destination container image is generated based on the optimized second group of operations and the base image.

Abstract: A display panel mainly comprises a substrate, a driving layer, a plurality of first electrodes, a light-emitting functional layer and a second electrode, wherein the substrate has a first pixel region and a second pixel region; the driving layer is arranged on one side of the substrate, and an orthographic projection thereof on the substrate covers the first pixel region and the second pixel region, and the driving layer located in the first pixel region is provided with recessed regions; the plurality of first electrodes are distributed in an array on the side of the driving layer that faces away from the substrate, both the first pixel region and the second pixel region are provided with the first electrodes, and the first electrodes and the recessed regions are distributed at intervals; the light-emitting functional layer covers the first electrodes; and the second electrode covers the light-emitting functional layer.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a casino patron engagement system that facilitates engagement among casino employees and casino patrons to engender patron loyalty.

Abstract: A network topology determining apparatus includes: an obtaining module, configured to obtain a connection relationship between a plurality of network elements in a network and a network grade of each network element, where the network grade is used to indicate an importance degree of the network element in the network; a first determining module, configured to determine a plurality of subnets based on the connection relationship between the plurality of network elements and the network grade of each network element; a second determining module, configured to determine location information of each network element in a descending order of the network grades of the network elements in the network based on a connection relationship between network elements in each subnet; and an establishment module, configured to establish a network topology based on the connection relationship between the plurality of network elements and the location information of each network element.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods, systems, and computer program products for managing a plurality of live comments. A plurality of live comments is obtained for a video, the plurality of live comments being associated with a plurality of fragments in the video, respectively. A plurality of features are extracted from the plurality of live comments, respectively. A knowledge base is generated for the plurality of live comments based on the plurality of features. With these embodiments, the live comments may be managed in an effective way. Further, the knowledge base may provide answers to a user query.

Abstract: A light emitter that operates through a display may cause display artifacts, even when the light emitter operates using non-visible wavelengths. Display artifacts caused by a light emitter that operates through a display may be referred to as emitter artifacts. To mitigate emitter artifacts, operating conditions for a display frame may be used to determine an optimal firing time for the light emitter during that display frame. The operating conditions used to determine the optimal firing time may include emitter operating conditions, display content statistics, display brightness, temperature, and refresh rate. Operating conditions from one or more previous frames may be stored in a frame buffer and may be used to help determine the optimal firing time for the light emitter during a display frame. Pixel values for the display may be modified to mitigate emitter artifacts.

Abstract: Intelligent layer control for building image files into new container images while avoiding redundant files stored between read-write and read-only image layers. Pre-commit processing module (PPM) filters updated files. Hash values of updated files are compared with hash values of original files. Where hash values are the same, PPM generates an OMD file that updates the inode metadata of original files with metadata of the updated file and removes the updated file. Hash values that are not the same, with differ values less than a threshold value, PPM generates an OMD file with updates to the inode metadata, content change flag and/or delta content info reflecting the updated file and removes updated file from container file system. OMD files are passed to storage driver whereby metadata and/or changes to content are overridden and merged with original file content generating a single unified user view of the container file system.

Abstract: Intelligent layer control for building image files into new container images while avoiding redundant files stored between read-write and read-only image layers. Pre-commit processing module (PPM) filters updated files. Hash values of updated files are compared with hash values of original files. Where hash values are the same, PPM generates an OMD file that updates the inode metadata of original files with metadata of the updated file and removes the updated file. Hash values that are not the same, with differ values less than a threshold value, PPM generates an OMD file with updates to the inode metadata, content change flag and/or delta content info reflecting the updated file and removes updated file from container file system. OMD files are passed to storage driver whereby metadata and/or changes to content are overridden and merged with original file content generating a single unified user view of the container file system.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetically-controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor includes: (a) mixing FeCl3 crystal powder with deionized water to obtain a FeCl3 solution; (b) completely immersing a carbon-based microsphere in the FeCl3 solution; transferring the carbon-based microsphere from the FeCl3 solution followed by heating to allow crystallization of FeCl3 on the surface of the carbon-based microsphere to obtain a FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere; (c) heating the FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere in a vacuum chamber until there is no moisture in the vacuum chamber; continuously removing gas in the vacuum chamber and introducing oxygen; and treating the FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere with a laser in an oxygen-enriched environment to obtain the magnetically controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor. A magnetically-controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor is further provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for container image management are disclosed. In a method, a first group of operations that are performed in respective layers in a base image are obtained. A second group of operations that are performed in respective layers not comprised in the base image are obtained. The second group of operations are optimized based on a comparison between the first and second groups of operations. A destination container image is generated based on the optimized second group of operations and the base image.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a magnetically-controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor includes: (a) mixing FeCl3 crystal powder with deionized water to obtain a FeCl3 solution; (b) completely immersing a carbon-based microsphere in the FeCl3 solution; transferring the carbon-based microsphere from the FeCl3 solution followed by heating to allow crystallization of FeCl3 on the surface of the carbon-based microsphere to obtain a FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere; (c) heating the FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere in a vacuum chamber until there is no moisture in the vacuum chamber; continuously removing gas in the vacuum chamber and introducing oxygen; and treating the FeCl3-carbon-based microsphere with a laser in an oxygen-enriched environment to obtain the magnetically controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor. A magnetically-controlled graphene-based micro-/nano-motor is further provided.

Abstract: Functionalized alignment beads each have a plurality of binding sites, the plurality binding sites including a first subset and a second subset of binding sites. The first subset of binding sites include a first nucleotide sequence selected to bind to a complementary first nucleotide sequence of a first probe that has a fluorophore and that targets the first nucleotide sequence in a sample or in a first targeting probe that targets the sample. The second subset of the plurality of binding sites include a second nucleotide sequence selected to bind to a complementary second nucleotide sequence of a second probe that has a fluorophore and that targets the second nucleotide sequence in a sample or in a second targeting probe that targets the sample. The fluorophore of the first probe has a same emission wavelength and/or same excitation wavelength as the fluorophore of the second probe.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods for image registration in fluorescence assays for the detection and quantitation of analytes in a sample using functionalized alignment beads as fiducial markers to improve image registration.

Abstract: A calibration slide for calibrating a multiplexed fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) system has a substrate having a surface and a first plurality of beads on the surface. Each bead of the first plurality of beads has at least one binding domain to be bound to a corresponding probe that has a tag and a targeting domain that binds to a binding domain.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) system includes contacting a calibration slide with a plurality of probes, obtaining one or more images of the calibration slide; and calibrating the FISH system based on the one or more images. The calibration slide has a surface with a first plurality of beads. Each bead of the first plurality of beads has one or more binding domains. Each probe has a tag and a targeting domain, and the targeting domain binds a binding domain from the at least one binding domain.

Abstract: A method of translating a first command to a target command includes receiving the first command in a first command format, acquiring a first utility intermediate representation framework (UIRF) including a plurality of a first set of node instances. The method also includes acquiring a first user utility intermediate representation framework (UUIRF) by parsing the first command into one or more command elements, representing each command element by a respective node instance of the first UIRF, the first UUIRF representing an intention of the first command, acquiring a target UUIRF based on a target format, the target UUIRF including a target set of node instances, entering information from each of the first set of node instances of the first UUIRF into a corresponding node instance of the target set of node instances in the target UUIRF, and constructing the target command based on the target UUIRF.

Abstract: A network topology determining apparatus includes: an obtaining module, configured to obtain a connection relationship between a plurality of network elements in a network and a network grade of each network element, where the network grade is used to indicate an importance degree of the network element in the network; a first determining module, configured to determine a plurality of subnets based on the connection relationship between the plurality of network elements and the network grade of each network element; a second determining module, configured to determine location information of each network element in a descending order of the network grades of the network elements in the network based on a connection relationship between network elements in each subnet; and an establishment module, configured to establish a network topology based on the connection relationship between the plurality of network elements and the location information of each network element.

Abstract: A vortex optical fiber for use in an illumination subsystem of an optical imaging system (e.g., a stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy system) includes an elongated optically transmissive medium having a set of regions including a core region, a trench region surrounding the core region, a ring region surrounding the trench region, and a cladding region, the set of regions having a doping profile providing a ?neff for vector modes in an LP11 mode group of greater than 1×10?4 in the visible spectral range so as to simultaneously guide stable Gaussian and orbital angular momentum (OAM) carrying modes at corresponding visible wavelengths.

Abstract: A computer implemented method using artificial intelligence for matching images with locations and directions by acquiring a plurality of panoramic images, detecting objects and their locations in each of the panoramic images, acquiring a floorplan image, detecting objects and their locations in the floorplan image, comparing the objects and locations detect in each of the panoramic image to the objects and locations detected in the floorplan image, and determining a location in the floorplan image where each panoramic image was taken.