Abstract: An implementation method for a high-dynamic-range image sensor is provided. A luminance component in a nonlinear image signal obtained by a nonlinear analog-to-digital conversion circuit is compressed to output an HDR image signal, thereby reducing a data transmission amount and improving a transmission frame rate. The number of bits of the HDR image signal may be the same as the number of bits of the image signal output by the image sensor using the linear analog-to-digital conversion circuit, thereby realizing high-speed and high-precision acquisition of the HDR image signal. By performing nonlinear compression on an extracted high-bit luminance signal, image details are retained as much as possible, and a high-quality image signal is output.

Abstract: The present invention provides an acceleration resource processing method and apparatus, and a network functions virtualization system. The method includes: receiving an acceleration resource request of a service, where the acceleration resource request includes an attribute parameter of an acceleration resource and a service acceleration resource scheduling policy, and the service acceleration resource scheduling policy is determined based on a service requirement of the service; and determining the acceleration resource of the service based on the attribute parameter of the acceleration resource and the service acceleration resource scheduling policy. According to this method, the acceleration resource is selected according to the service acceleration resource scheduling policy, so that a specific requirement such as latency sensitivity of a service can be met, thereby reducing a latency service and improving service performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides an acceleration resource processing method and apparatus, and a network functions virtualization system. The method includes: receiving an acceleration resource request of a service, where the acceleration resource request includes an attribute parameter of an acceleration resource and a service acceleration resource scheduling policy, and the service acceleration resource scheduling policy is determined based on a service requirement of the service; and determining the acceleration resource of the service based on the attribute parameter of the acceleration resource and the service acceleration resource scheduling policy. According to this method, the acceleration resource is selected according to the service acceleration resource scheduling policy, so that a specific requirement such as latency sensitivity of a service can be met, thereby reducing a latency service and improving service performance.

Abstract: A flue gas treatment device is provided. A wet electrostatic precipitator and a flue gas heater are integrated in an integrated flue housing of the flue gas treatment device, thus the occupied area of the flue gas treatment device is smaller than that of the solution with devices being arranged separately. Furthermore, since a bidirectional transition flue is not required to be arranged in the integrated flue housing, the flue gas has a good flow uniformity, and further it is not required to arrange a flow equalization orifice plate in the flue, thus the flue gas has a small resistance, thereby reducing the power consumption of the draught fan and increasing the efficiency of the power plant.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for managing interference are described and may include updating a covariance inverse value of a linear function to remove an effect on the linear function of a first set of channels associated with a first network entity, wherein the first set of channels are cancelled in response to performing a first cancellation procedure. Methods and apparatus for managing interference may further include performing a second cancellation procedure to cancel a second set of channels associated with a second network entity based at least in part on the updated covariance inverse value of the linear function.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program product for wireless communication, including receiving a plurality of chips in a time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) network; performing channel matched filtering, despreading, and descrambling on the plurality of chips to determine a plurality of received symbols for each of a plurality of cells; performing symbol-level inter-cell interference cancellation on the plurality of received symbols to determine a plurality of serving cell symbol estimates; and performing multi-user detection on the plurality of serving cell symbol estimates to determine a plurality of detected serving cell symbols.

Abstract: A flue gas treatment device is provided. A wet electrostatic precipitator and a flue gas heater are integrated in an integrated flue housing of the flue gas treatment device, thus the occupied area of the flue gas treatment device is smaller than that of the solution with devices being arranged separately. Furthermore, since a bidirectional transition flue is not required to be arranged in the integrated flue housing, the flue gas has a good flow uniformity, and further it is not required to arrange a flow equalization orifice plate in the flue, thus the flue gas has a small resistance, thereby reducing the power consumption of the draught fan and increasing the efficiency of the power plant.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for channel estimation includes determining two streams corresponding to odd and even samples of a received signal that is sampled at a first chip rate, performing least squares successive interference cancellation on each of the two streams to obtain odd and even raw channel estimates, interlacing the odd and even raw channel estimates to obtain interlaced channel estimates, interpolating additional samples in the interlaced channel estimates to create higher chip rate channel estimates, identifying a first set of tap positions based on the higher chip rate channel estimates, and applying matching pursuit to the first set of tap positions to identify a second set of tap positions, wherein the second set of tap positions includes fewer tap positions than the first set of tap positions.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication enables an inter-radio access technology (IRAT) neighbor cell measurement when a serving RAT signal strength is continuously below a first threshold value for a first length of time. The method also disables the IRAT neighbor cell measurement when the serving RAT signal strength is continuously above a second threshold value for a second length of time.

Abstract: The present invention encompasses a recombinant bacterium that is capable of producing L-homoserine and methods of using the bacterium for producing L-homoserine.

Abstract: In wireless communication systems, received signal estimation and detection is computationally intensive. During such processing, received signal matrices may be conditioned prior to inversion to improve stability. In particular, code domain conditioning, followed by time domain conditioning prior to inversion results in improved receiver performance. Such code and time domain conditioning may be particularly suited to a Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) system where code values are not averaged out of a received signal matrix.

Abstract: A chair includes a seat, a back, and a headrest; the back has several adjustment members thereon; a supporting frame is connected to the adjustment members in such a way as to be separable from the back; therefore, position and angle of the supporting frame can be adjusted by means of replacing the adjustment members with other ones that have different dimensions from the original ones; people are allowed to select and use another supporting frame having different shape and size from the original one according to their needs and situations; the seat and the headrest have the same structure as the back.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of 3-isopropyl-6-[4-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-[1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyridine to pharmaceutical compositions containing such crystal forms and to methods of treatment. 3-Isopropyl-6-[4-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-[1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyridine is a potent inhibitor of MAP kinases, preferably p38 kinase (MAPK14/CSBP/RK kinase). 3-Isopropyl-6-[4-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-[1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyridine is useful in the treatment of inflammation, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, reperfusion or ischemia in stroke or heart attack, autoimmune diseases and other disorders.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes useful in the preparation of certain ?3-adrenergic receptor agonists of the structural formula the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and the hydrates of said pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein HET is as described herein. The invention further provides intermediates useful in the preparation of such agonists, and processes useful in the production of such intermediates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel crystalline forms of 3-isopropyl-6-[4-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-[1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyridine to pharmaceutical compositions containing such crystal forms and to methods of treatment. 3-Isopropyl-6-[4-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-[1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyridine is a potent inhibitor of MAP kinases, preferably p38 kinase (MAPK14/CSBP/RK kinase). 3-Isopropyl-6-[4-(2,5-difluoro-phenyl)-oxazol-5-yl]-[1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a]pyridine is useful in the treatment of inflammation, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, reperfusion or ischemia in stroke or heart attack, autoimmune diseases and other disorders.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes useful in the preparation of certain &bgr;3-adrenergic receptor agonists of the structural formula 1

Abstract: The present invention provides processes useful in the preparation of certain &bgr;3-adrenergic receptor agonists of the structural formula the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and the hydrates of said pharmaceutically acceptable salts, wherein HET is as described herein. The invention further provides intermediates useful in the preparation of such agonists, and processes useful in the production of such intermediates.

Abstract: The present invention provides processes useful in the preparation of certain &bgr;3-adrenergic receptor agonists of the structural formula 1

Abstract: A polymer that when used with a suitable photoacid generator (PAG) forms a positive working photoresist. The polymer comprises of a tartaric polyanhydride backbone, an acetal protected 1,2 diol group; and a fused ring acetal group pendant to the backbone. The acetal protected .alpha.-hydroxy anhydride backbone structure, undergoes an efficient photoacid catalyzed cleavage, which gives rise to small molecular weight fragments which are readily dissolved in an aqueous base developer. This high contrast in solubility allows high resolution images to be produced. The fused rings offer etch resistance and can be comprised of either an adamantone or norcamphor ring structure. With the addition of a commercially available photo acid generator, the polymer formulation forms a positive working photoresist that offers high contrast and resolution.

Abstract: A water soluble polymer that when used with a suitable photoacid generator (PAG) forms a negative working water soluble photoresist. The polymer comprises of a backbone, such as polyvinyl ether, coupled by a linkage group to an acetal protected .beta.-keto acid group. With the addition of a number of commercially available photo acid generators, the polymer formulation forms a negative working photoresist that is water soluble. Exposure to radiation will cause a photoacid catalyzed deprotection of the acetal group, yielding a .beta.-keto acid which, upon heating, will undergo decarboxylation, which results in a water insoluble photoproduct and evolution of CO.sub.2 as a byproduct. This photochemically induced reaction results in a significant change in the polymer solubility parameter, and the product is no longer soluble in water.