Abstract: Methods, computer systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for processing a perspective view range image generated from sensor measurements of an environment. The perspective view range image includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a two-dimensional grid and including, for each pixel, (i) features of one or more sensor measurements at a location in the environment corresponding to the pixel and (ii) geometry information comprising range features characterizing a range of the location in the environment corresponding to the pixel relative to the one or more sensors. The system processes the perspective view range image using a first neural network to generate an output feature representation. The first neural network comprises a first perspective point-set aggregation layer comprising a geometry-dependent kernel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, devices and systems for associating consumable data with an assay consumable used in a biological assay. Provided are assay systems and associated consumables, wherein the assay system adjusts one or more steps of an assay protocol based on consumable data specific for that consumable. Various types of consumable data are described, as well as methods of using such data in the conduct of an assay by an assay system. The present invention also relates to consumables (e.g., kits and reagent containers), software, data deployable bundles, computer-readable media, loading carts, instruments, systems, and methods, for performing automated biological assays.

Abstract: There is provided a display substrate, including: a base; light-emitting units on a side of the base; a flat light-shielding functional layer, including a black matrix and a first planarization layer, on a side of the light-emitting units away from the base, light outgoing openings being provided in the black matrix and being in one-to-one correspondence with the light-emitting units, and the first planarization layer at least filling the light outgoing openings; and a color filter layer, including color filter patterns in one-to-one correspondence with the light outgoing openings, on a side of the flat light-shielding functional layer away from the base, an orthographic projection of each color filter pattern on the base covering an orthographic projection of the light outgoing opening corresponding to the color filter pattern on the base. A method for manufacturing a display substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus are further provided.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for retrieving a 3D map is provided. The method for retrieving a 3D map includes: obtaining binary data of a plurality of 3D map descriptors, where the plurality of 3D map descriptors correspond to at least one 3D map point of a 3D map; obtaining a retrieval descriptor, where the retrieval descriptor is a feature that corresponds to a real environment and that is extracted from visual information collected by a sensor of an electronic device; and performing retrieval in the binary data of the plurality of 3D map descriptors based on binary data of the retrieval descriptor, to obtain at least one target 3D map descriptor, where a length of binary data of each of the plurality of 3D map descriptors is different from a length of the binary data of the retrieval descriptor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to window display methods and electronic devices. In one example window display method, an electronic device displays a first window and a second window, where a screen direction of the electronic device is a first direction, the screen direction is one of a portrait direction, a landscape direction, a reverse portrait direction, and a reverse landscape direction, and a display direction of the first window is the first direction. When detecting that the screen direction of the electronic device changes from the first direction to a second direction, the electronic device keeps a display direction of the second window unchanged, and rotates the first window, so that the display direction of the first window is the second direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fixed-position defect doping method for a micro-nanostructure based on a self-alignment process, including: S1, sequentially forming a sacrificial layer and a photoresist layer on a surface of a crystal substrate; S2, performing a lithography on the photoresist layer to form a mask hole according to a micro-nano pattern; S3, performing an isotropic etching on the sacrificial layer through the mask hole, and amplifying the micro-nano pattern to the sacrificial layer; S4, performing an ion implantation doping on an exposed crystal surface below the mask hole; S5, removing the photoresist layer, and depositing a mask material; S6, removing the sacrificial layer, and transferring a micro-nano amplified pattern in the sacrificial layer to a mask material pattern; and S7, etching an exposed crystal surface, and removing the mask material on the surface and forming a specific defect by annealing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for microbial remediation of underground water petroleum hydrocarbon contamination by regulating soil buffer capability, which comprises detecting the soil particle size of contaminated site soil, dividing the contaminated site soil into coarse-grained soil and fine-grained soil; dividing the contaminated site soil into high buffer capacity soil and low buffer capacity soil; and adjusting the composition and ratio of a biostimulant solution added to the contaminated site soil based on the classification of the contaminated site soil. The detecting step includes classifying soil with a particle size between 0.075 mm and 60 mm and a mass greater than or equal to 50% of the total mass as coarse-grained soil; and classifying soil with a particle size not greater than 0.075 mm and a mass greater than or equal to 50% as fine-grained soil.

Abstract: A memory device is provided, including a memory array, a driver circuit, and recover circuit. The memory array includes multiple memory cells. Each memory cell is coupled to a control line, a data line, and a source line and, during a normal operation, is configured to receive first and second voltage signals. The driver circuit is configured to output at least one of the first voltage signal or the second voltage signal to the memory cells. The recover circuit is configured to output, during a recover operation, a third voltage signal, through the driver circuit to at least one of the memory cells. The third voltage signal is configured to have a first voltage level that is higher than a highest level of the first voltage signal or the second voltage signal, or lower than a lowest level of the first voltage signal or the second voltage signal.

Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, an application display method includes: starting an application on an electronic device; detecting a switching operation of switching a screen orientation of the electronic device from a portrait orientation to a landscape orientation; in response to detecting the switching operation, changing a window orientation of display resource information of the application to the portrait orientation; and sending the changed display resource information to the application, so that the application loads a portrait layout of an application window in the landscape orientation.

Abstract: A display panel includes a base, a plurality of sub-pixels and a plurality of gate control lines that are disposed on the base. Each sub-pixel includes a pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor and at least one first switching transistor electrically connected to a control electrode of the driving transistor. Each pixel circuit is electrically connected to at least two gate control lines. A first switching transistor includes an active layer. The active layer includes an active layer body and at least one extension portion, and the active layer body includes at least one channel portion and at least one conductive portion. An extension portion is electrically connected to a conductive portion of the active layer body. At least a portion of an orthogonal projection of the extension portion on the base is overlapped with an orthogonal projection of a gate control line on the base.

Abstract: A hierarchical porous polymeric material and its preparation method in the field of porous polymeric materials provided. The preparation method comprises: (1) mixing hydrophobic silica particles, an initiator, a polymerizable monomer, a crosslinking agent, a co-crosslinking agent and a pore-forming agent together, uniformly stirring to obtain a reaction mixture; (2) adding water into the reaction mixture and stirring until a gel emulsion is formed; and (3) carrying out staged thermal polymerization on the gel emulsion to obtain the hierarchical porous polymeric material. The present application can effectively regulate and control the contents and sizes of pores and throats, and obtain a material with hierarchical micro-porous structures. The good heat transfer and zero explosion in the polymerization process enable high product qualification rate. The wet material has rich pores, small resistance in mass transfer process and fast drying rate.

Abstract: This disclosure describes methods, non-transitory computer readable storage media, and systems that utilize image-guided model inversion of an image classifier with a discriminator. The disclosed systems utilize a neural network image classifier to encode features of an initial image and a target image. The disclosed system also reduces a feature distance between the features of the initial image and the features of the target image at a plurality of layers of the neural network image classifier by utilizing a feature distance regularizer. Additionally, the disclosed system reduces a patch difference between image patches of the initial image and image patches of the target image by utilizing a patch-based discriminator with a patch consistency regularizer. The disclosed system then generates a synthesized digital image based on the constrained feature set and constrained image patches of the initial image.

Abstract: Methods and systems for delivering data for cluster computing are described herein. A worker device may receive a dataset and store the dataset in a local storage media. This may prevent the need for the dataset to be sent over a network each time the applications are used to perform a task. Each application may be able to access the dataset in the local storage area. This may prevent the need to copy the dataset to memory associated with each application. A worker device may store a dataset, for example, if it determines that the frequency of updates to the dataset satisfy a threshold. The worker device may receive updates to the dataset via a messaging system and may store the updated data in the local storage media.

Abstract: A coated member, an electronic device, and a method for manufacturing the coated member are provided. The coated member comprises a substrate, a color layer formed on a surface of the substrate, and an interference layer formed on a surface of the color layer. A coordinate L* corresponding to a color space presented by the color layer in a CIE LAB color system is within a preset range. When the coordinates of L* are within the preset range, the color of the coated member may be the same or may be different from the color of the color layer. Light passes through the interference layer and then enters the color layer. The color layer reflects and refracts the light. The reflected light enters the interference layer. The interference layer interferes with the reflected light, so that the coated member appears to be a target color.

Abstract: Provided are a display substrate and a preparation method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a first display region and a second display region within the first display region, wherein the first display region includes a plurality of emitting units, and the second display region includes a plurality of electrophoretic units, the plurality of emitting units are configured to realize display, and the plurality of electrophoretic units are configured to realize switch between a display state and a transparent state.

Abstract: A control process of inclusions in ultra-clean rare earth steel, wherein the content of rare earth elements REM in the ultra-clean rare earth steel, the total oxygen content T[O]m, the total sulfur content T[S]m in the steel, and the total oxygen content T[O]r in a rare earth metal or alloy added to the steel are controlled to satisfy the following formula: ?500<REM?(m*T[O]m+n*T[O]r+k*T[S]m)<?30, where REM is the content of rare earth elements in the steel, in ppm; T[O]m is the total oxygen content in the steel, in ppm; T[O]r is the total oxygen content in a rare earth metal or alloy added to the steel, in ppm; T[S]m is the total sulfur content in the steel, in ppm; m is a first correction coefficient, with a value of 2-4.5;n is a second correction coefficient; and k is a third correction coefficient.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method of fabricating a graded metallic structure by additive manufacturing and the graded metallic structure thereof. The method comprises preparing a material powder in a supply container, the material powder is partitioned into a plurality of longitudinal volumes and comprises different metallic powders, performing an additive manufacturing process comprising supplying layers of the material powder from the supply container, displacing the layers of material powder to a fabrication platform and fusing the layers of material powder on the fabrication platform to form the graded metallic structure, wherein at least one longitudinal volume has a varying transverse cross-sectional area and at least one longitudinal volume has a varying longitudinal cross-sectional area, such that the fused metallic powders in the graded metallic structure are graded along the longitudinal and the transverse.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for detecting the mutation and methylation of tumor-specific genes in ctDNA, and this method can simultaneously detect the mutation (including point mutation, insertion-deletion mutation, HBV integration and other mutation forms) and/or methylation of tumor-specific genes in ctDNA in one sample. Not only the sample size requirement is low, but the MC library prepared by this method can support 10-20 subsequent detections. The results of each test can represent the mutation status of all the original ctDNA specimens and the methylation modification status of the region covered by the restriction sites, without reducing the sensitivity and specificity. The present invention has important clinical significance for early tumor screening, disease tracking, efficacy evaluation, prognosis prediction and the like, and has great application value.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for wireless communication. In an aspect, a controller wireless device establishes a wireless communication link with a remote wireless device according to a configuration profile for a wireless communications standard, receives, from the remote wireless device, a first request to increase a transmit power level of the controller wireless device, determines whether a signal strength metric for the wireless communication link is below a first signal strength threshold, whether a reliability metric for the wireless communication link is below a first reliability threshold, or both, and based on the signal strength metric being below the first signal strength threshold, the reliability metric being below the first reliability threshold, or both, increases the transmit power level of the controller wireless device.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for using a variety of hypothesis tests to identify errors within tables and other structured datasets. For example, systems disclosed herein can generate a modified table from an input table by removing one or more entries from the input table. The systems disclosed herein can further leverage a collection of training tables to determine probabilities associated with whether the input table and modified table are drawn from the collection of training tables. The systems disclosed herein can additionally compare the probabilities to accurately determine whether the one or more entries include errors therein. The systems disclosed herein may apply to a variety of different sizes and types of tables to identify different types of common errors within input tables.