Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for dynamically switching frame rates without changing a display refresh rate. An example method can include receiving, from a display device associated with a computing device, a set of control signals indicating a display refresh rate implemented by the display device; adjusting a frame rate associated with application data from one or more applications executed on the computing device; synchronizing, based on the set of control signals, the adjusted frame rate with two or more display refresh cycles, each display refresh cycle being based on the display refresh rate; providing, to the display device, a first frame at the adjusted frame rate, the first frame being generated based on the application data; and displaying the first frame at the display device implementing the display refresh rate.

Abstract: The application proposes a non-destructive testing method for the sealing degree of the small cigarette box packaging, which includes placing the small cigarette box to be tested in an airtight chamber, using a balance cabin to quickly form a stable negative pressure in the airtight chamber; The pressure change of the sealed chamber is continuously measured until equilibrium, and the data model is analyzed and established by using Darcy's law, Fick's diffusion law and the physical process of molecular kinetic theory. Through the non-destructive testing method for the sealing degree of the small cigarette box packaging of the present invention, the traditional destructive measurement (damaged small box packaging) for measuring the sealing degree of cigarette small box is changed into non-destructive testing; The test results have specific physical meaning; The test time of a single sample is reduced to ? of the time of destructive test.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing charged particle flooding in a charged particle beam apparatus are disclosed. According to certain embodiments, a charged particle beam system includes a charged particle source and a controller which controls the charged particle beam system to emit a charged particle beam in a first mode where the beam is defocused and a second mode where the beam is focused on a surface of a sample.

Abstract: A method of characterizing an effect of a compound on cardiomyocyte beating, including providing a system configured to culture, electrically pace, and monitor heating of beating cells: culturing two populations of immature cardiomyocytes in the system; adding a compound suspected of having an effect on cardiomyocyte maturation to one of the populations of immature cardiomyocytes; electrically pacing the two populations of immature cardiomyocytes according to a pulse profile that functionally matures immature cardiomyocytes until at least one of the two populations of cardiomyocytes is functionally mature; and Characterizing the compound as further driving maturation if the population with compound addition functionally matures before the other cardiomyocyte population.

Abstract: The present invention refers to oligonucleotides comprising 10 to 25 nucleotides, wherein at least one of the nucleotides is modified, and the oligonucleotide hybridizes with mRNA of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) of SEQ ID NO.1 and/or with pre-mRNA of ACE2 of SEQ ID NO.2 resulting in a reduction of the level of ACE2, ACE2 mRNA, ACE2 pre-mRNA or a combination thereof of 30 to 99% compared to an untreated control. The invention is further directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising such oligonucleotide. The oligonucleotide and the pharmaceutical composition are used in a method of preventing and/or treating a viral disease.

Abstract: A method includes acquiring multiple pieces of first received signal quality information at a receiver, where the multiple pieces of first received signal quality information represent qualities of signals received at the receiver, generating first conditional sample statistical values based on the multiple pieces of first received signal quality information and phase shift arrays corresponding to the signals, determining the first phase shift array that meets a communication requirement according to the first conditional sample statistical values, where the first phase shift array includes the phase shift value for at least one reflective element of an IRS, and configuring the IRS based on the first phase shift array.

Abstract: A low-oxygen heating-type cigarette assembly, comprising a low-oxygen heating-type smoking set (B) and a low-oxygen heating-type cigarette (A). The low-oxygen heating-type smoking set (B) comprises a heating section (4) and a smoke extracting member (2) detachably arranged with the heating section (4), wherein the heating section (4) is provided with a cigarette receiving chamber (4-1), and the smoke extracting member (2) comprises a hollow smoke extracting cone (2-1) and a smoke transmission tube (2-2).

Abstract: A camera module includes a circuit board, a lens assembly, and a first board. The circuit board includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first sidewall, and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall. Each of the first sidewall and the second sidewall connects the first surface to the second surface. The lens assembly is disposed on the first surface. The first board is connected to the first sidewall. The first board is inclined or perpendicular to the first surface. The first board is disposed on a side of the lens assembly.

Abstract: A cleaning robot includes a housing, a dust box and a dust extraction duct. The housing is enclosed to form a mounting chamber and is provided with a dust outlet. The dust box is arranged in the mounting chamber and configured to collect dust, and the dust box is provided with a dust collection port and a dust extraction port. The dust collection port and the dust extraction port are respectively disposed on two sides of a centerline of the dust box. One end of the dust extraction duct communicates with the dust extraction port, and the other end of the dust extraction duct is connected to the dust outlet of the housing.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for composition strategy searching based on dynamic priority and runtime statistics. A CPU may determine, based on a plurality of frames, a usage frequency of each of one or more composition groups. The one or more composition groups may be used for composing the plurality of frames. The CPU may subsequently assign/update a priority for each of the one or more composition groups based on the usage frequency, such that the CPU may analyze, as part of a frame composition procedure, at least one of the one or more composition groups in an order that is based on the priority of the one or more composition groups.

Abstract: Provided are a beam recovery processing method, a beam recovery method, a base station and a terminal. The beam recovery processing method includes: determining, by a transmitting end, a configuration information set for instructing a receiving end to perform a beam recovery; and transmitting, by the transmitting end, the configuration information set to the receiving end.

Abstract: Systems and methods for wireless communication systems are disclosed. In one aspect, the wireless communication method includes identifying, by a wireless communication device, a plurality of Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource configurations. The method includes sending, by the wireless communication device to a wireless communication node, based on a selected one of the plurality of PRACH resource configurations, a first message to initiate a random access process.

Abstract: A method of a shale gas reservoir stimulation by oxidation-induced rock burst includes performing a hydraulic fracturing stimulation on a shale gas well to be fractured; during the hydraulic fracturing, successively pumping slick water A, oxidizing fluid, glue liquid-containing slick water, catalytic decomposition fluid, and slick water B in a form of liquid slug. In the present invention, methane released by fracturing by the slick water A is mixed with oxygen generated by decomposition of hydrogen peroxide in the oxidizing fluid to induce oxidation-induced rock burst. Based on the physical properties and chemical thermodynamic properties of shale, a calculation method for the amount of fracturing fluid used and the radius of oxidation-induced rock burst is proposed, thereby realizing safe, efficient, and non-destructive multi-scale stimulation of hydraulic fractures-burst fractures-dissolution pores and fractures.

Abstract: Techniques are described to indicate beamforming related information to a smart node that forwards signals to a base station (BS) and/or a user equipment (UE). An example wireless communication method includes receiving, by a first network node from a second network node, a configuration information that indicates information about a number of spatial settings configured for the first network node, where each of the number of spatial settings corresponds to a spatial domain filter used by the first network node to communicate with one or more communication nodes.

Abstract: A wireless communication method comprises determining, by a wireless communication device, a slot based on a first offset; and sending, by the wireless communication device to a wireless communication node, an uplink transmission at the slot.

Abstract: A wireless communication method for use in a first wireless device is disclosed. The method comprises transmitting, to a second wireless device, configuration information associated with reserved resources within a plurality of resources.

Abstract: A system and method for disabling HARQ feedback is disclosed. In one aspect, a wireless communication method includes receiving, by a wireless communication device from a wireless communication node, at least one parameter and at least one threshold; and determining, by the wireless communication device, whether to disable feedback in at least one hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process according to the at least one parameter and the at least one threshold.

Abstract: Method, device and computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A method includes: receiving, by a wireless communication terminal from a wireless communication node, a Semi-Persistent Scheduling, SPS, activation; receiving, by the wireless communication terminal from the wireless communication node, an SPS downlink transmission corresponding to the SPS activation; and transmitting, by the wireless communication terminal to the wireless communication node, acknowledge information in response to a part of hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, processes for the SPS downlink transmission.

Abstract: Techniques are described to indicate characteristics (e.g., configuration related control information and/or scheduling related control information) of signals forwarded by a smart node to a base station (BS) and/or to a user equipment (UE). An example wireless communication method includes receiving, by a first network node from a second network node, a configuration information that configures the first network node, and transmitting, by the first network node to a communication node or to the second network node, a first signal comprising a first information according to the configuration information, where, prior to the transmitting, the first network node receives from the second network node or from the communication node a second signal comprising a second information that includes the first information.

Abstract: A device includes one or more processors configured to obtain output delay data based on a transmission from an audio output device. The output delay data indicates a playback delay associated with audio output by the audio output device. The one or more processors are further configured to determine, based on the output delay data and host delay data, a synchronization delay to coordinate audio output by the audio output device and video output at a display. The one or more processors are further configured to initiate sending of audio data to the audio output device and to send video data to the display. The video data is delayed, based on the synchronization delay, relative to the sending of the audio data.