Abstract: A method for reinforcing soft ground by post-grouting combined with pressurized vacuum preloading is proposed, by pre-burying prefabricated vertical drains and air-boosted pipes in granular material piles, and the air-boosted pipes are used as grouting pipes to reduce the number of times of piling, which not only improves the construction efficiency, but also reduces the structural disturbance of the soil and the influence of smear effect, thus reducing the impact on the radial permeability and the radial consolidation coefficients. The method does not use geotextile bags for granular materials, which can avoid the problem of forming a localized clogging area around the geotextile bags, and the method not only improves the efficiency of vacuum transfer in a pre-consolidation stage, but also improves the grouting effect in the later stage, effectively enhances the strength of soft soil and makes granular material piles and the surrounding soil form composite ground.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to tuning configuration parameters for graphics pipeline for better user experience. A device for graphics processing, comprising: hardware engines; a graphics pipeline at least partly implemented by the hardware engines; and a tuner, coupled to the hardware engines and the graphics pipeline, the tuner to: collect statuses of the device during runtime for a previous frame; determine configuration parameters based on the collected statuses, the configuration parameters associated with three-dimensional 3D rendering, pre-processing and video encoding of the graphics pipeline; and tune the graphics pipeline with the determined configuration parameters for processing a next frame.

Abstract: A computer-implement method comprises: training a classifier with labeled data from a dataset; classifying, by the trained classifier, unlabeled data from the dataset; providing, by the classifier to a policy gradient, a reward signal for each data/query pair; transferring, by the classifier to a ranker, learning; training, by the policy gradient, the ranker; ranking data from the dataset based on a query; and retrieving data from the ranked data in response to the query.

Abstract: A method for viewing angle adjustment according to one embodiment may include: displaying a first image in a virtual scene at a first viewing angle when the terminal is at a first position; detecting a terminal position change from the first position to a second position; determining a viewing angle adjustment sensitivity based on one of: whether there is a press operation on a region of a touchscreen of the terminal; or whether a displaying mode of the virtual scene is a panorama mode; determining an angle variation reflecting viewing angle change based on: a position variation from the first position to the second position, and the viewing angle adjustment sensitivity; determining a second view angle based on the angle variation and the first viewing angle; and displaying a second image in the virtual scene at the second viewing angle when the terminal is located at the second position.

Abstract: An alkali metal ion modified titanium silicalite zeolite for gas phase epoxidation of propylene and hydrogen peroxide and a preparation method thereof. The method includes, at first step: preparing an alkali metal hydroxide modification solution; at second step: conducting controlled hydrothermal treatment on a TS-1 zeolite matrix by using an alkali metal hydroxide solution; and at third step: conducting post-treatment on the hydrothermally modified TS-1 zeolite, including solid-liquid separation, washing, drying and calcining. In the washing process, the modified TS-1 zeolite wet material is washed with a low concentration alkali metal hydroxide solution; alkali metal ions are reserved on the silicon hydroxyl of the modified titanium silicalite zeolite; and an infrared characteristic absorption band of a framework titanium active center modified by the alkali metal ions is in a range above 960 cm?1 and below 980 cm?1.

Abstract: A device for removing unwanted objects from cut tobacco in a cut tobacco production line is disclosed, which includes: a raw cut tobacco feeding and conveying unit (N1), a heavy unwanted object removal unit (N2), a cut tobacco dispersion and recovery unit (N3), a moderate unwanted object removal unit (N4), a cut tobacco humidification unit (N5) and a light unwanted object removal unit (N6). An unwanted object removal method using the cut tobacco unwanted object removal device is also disclosed. The device and method of the disclosure can effectively remove unwanted objects from cut tobacco.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting reference signalling, the reference signalling being based on a reference pilot sequence, the reference pilot sequence being one of a set of reference pilot sequences, wherein at least one reference pilot sequence of the set is based on two or more complementary subsequences. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: A method for chemical toughening a thin glass article with a thickness of at most 0.07 mm is provided. The method includes immersing the glass article into a bath of molten salt having a certain toughening temperature for a certain toughening time to form a toughened glass article; lifting the toughened glass article out of the bath of molten salt; post-toughening dwelling the toughened glass article for a certain dwelling time at a dwelling temperature that is higher than a melting point of the bath of molten salt and lower than a transition temperature (Tg) of the toughened glass article; and cooling and cleaning the toughened glass article.

Abstract: Chemically toughened glass articles are provided that include a first compressive stress region extending from a first surface, a second compressive stress region extending from a second surface, and a chamfer structure at an edge, which connects the first and second surfaces. The first compressive stress region has a first compressive stress of 100 to 2000 MPa and a first 60% depth (F60D). The second compressive stress region has a second compressive stress of from 100 to 2000 MPa and a second 60% depth (S60D). The chamfered structure has a first ratio of average chamfer height (Havg) to a total chamfer height variation (TCHV) that is at least 250 ?m2.

Abstract: A method for controlling lane changing of a vehicle, including: receiving a lane changing instruction (step 101); acquiring a speed parameter of the vehicle (step 102); according to the speed parameter, determining a controlling coefficient of a predetermined controller (step 103); acquiring a position-deviation parameter and a heading-angle parameter of the vehicle; if the position-deviation parameter is greater than or equal to a first threshold, or, if the heading-angle parameter is greater than or equal to a second threshold, according to the controlling coefficient, the position-deviation parameter and the heading-angle parameter, determining a target steering-wheel steering angle of the vehicle; and according to the target steering-wheel steering angle, controlling the vehicle to perform a lane changing operation, till the position-deviation parameter is less than the first threshold, and the heading-angle parameter is less than the second threshold (step 105).

Abstract: A preparation method of a flexible polyurethane foam includes the following steps of: (1) subjecting an epoxidized vegetable oil, a benzoylformic acid, a basic catalyst, and an inert solvent to a ring-opening reaction in a first microchannel reactor of a microchannel reaction device to obtain a vegetable oil polyol; (2) subjecting the vegetable oil polyol obtained in the step (1), a propylene oxide and an inert solvent to an addition polymerization reaction in a second microchannel reactor of the microchannel reaction device to obtain a vegetable oil polyol for flexible polyurethane foam; and (3) using the vegetable oil polyol for flexible polyurethane foam obtained in the step (2) as the unique polyol, and subjecting the same and an isocyanate polyol to a foaming reaction to obtain the flexible polyurethane foam.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide an uplink resource pre-application method and a related device. An electronic device may predict encoding duration of a to-be-sent data packet in an application (APP), determine an encoding completion moment of the to-be-sent data packet, and send an uplink scheduling request to a network device before the encoding completion moment of the to-be-sent data packet, to apply for an uplink resource for the to-be-sent data packet in advance. In this way, a latency of sending uplink data by the electronic device may be reduced, and power consumption of the electronic device may be reduced.

Abstract: A current control device and a power conversion system employing the current control device are provided. The current control device controls N power conversion unit(s), where N is a positive integer. The N power conversion units are connected in parallel when N is greater than 1. Each power conversion unit includes a signal input terminal and a current-controlled output terminal electrically connected to an external circuit. The current control device includes a first current sensor and an error compensator. The first current sensor samples a current flowing through the external circuit and acquires a sampling value. The error compensator receives the sampling value and a reference value and generates a compensation value accordingly, and outputs N current command(s) to the N power conversion unit(s) respectively according to the reference value and the compensation value.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting node in a millimeter-wave communication network. The method includes transmitting communication signaling in a transmission timing structure, the communication signaling including leading reference signaling in a leading time interval at the beginning of the transmission timing structure and including trailing reference signaling in a trailing time interval at the end of the timing structure. The leading reference signaling starts with a first reference signaling time-domain sequence, and the trailing reference signaling ending with the first reference time-domain signaling sequence. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes communicating using a first set of one or more signaling beams, wherein communicating includes performing beamforming for one or more signaling beams of the first set based on a set of beam signaling characteristics. Each beam signaling characteristic pertains to a reference beam. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: This application discloses a viewing angle adjustment method and device, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The method may include: detecting, by a terminal by using a sensor in the terminal, that the terminal changes from a first position to a second position, the terminal displaying a first image in a virtual scene at a first viewing angle when the terminal is located at the first position, and the first image displaying an object targeting identifier; determining a second viewing angle according to the first position, the second position, the first viewing angle, a second variation quantity from the first viewing angle to the second viewing angle corresponding to a first variation quantity from the first position to the second position; and displaying, by the terminal, a second image in the virtual scene at the second viewing angle when the terminal is located at the second position, the second image also displaying the object targeting identifier.

Abstract: An alkali metal ion modified titanium silicalite zeolite for gas phase epoxidation of propylene and hydrogen peroxide and a preparation method thereof. The method includes, at first step: preparing an alkali metal hydroxide modification solution; at second step: conducting controlled hydrothermal treatment on a TS-1 zeolite matrix by using an alkali metal hydroxide solution; and at third step: conducting post-treatment on the hydrothermally modified TS-1 zeolite, including solid-liquid separation, washing, drying and calcining. In the washing process, the modified TS-1 zeolite wet material is washed with a low concentration alkali metal hydroxide solution; alkali metal ions are reserved on the silicon hydroxyl of the modified titanium silicalite zeolite; and an infrared characteristic absorption band of a framework titanium active center modified by the alkali metal ions is in a range above 960 cm?1 and below 980 cm?1.

Abstract: An antenna and a fabrication method of the antenna are provided. The antenna includes a plurality of sub-antennas arranged in an array. A sub-antenna of the plurality of sub-antennas includes a first substrate and a second substrate that are disposed opposite to each other, a dielectric function layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a ground metal layer disposed on a side of the first substrate facing towards the dielectric function layer, and a metal connector. The first substrate of each sub-antenna is coplanar with each other, and the second substrate of each sub-antenna is coplanar with each other. A spliced region is formed between adjacent two sub-antennas of the plurality of sub-antennas, and in the spliced region, two first substrates of the adjacent two sub-antennas are connected by the metal connector.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting synchronisation signaling in a synchronisation time interval, the synchronisation time interval covering at least 10 allocation units. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of operating a transmitting radio node in a wireless communication network. The method includes transmitting first synchronisation signaling having one or more first pairs of allocation units carrying broadcast signaling, and transmitting second synchronisation signaling having one or more second pairs of allocation units carrying broadcast signaling, wherein broadcast signaling carried on the first and second pairs of allocation units are cross-wise associated. The disclosure also pertains to related devices and methods.