Abstract: A method and system for recommending a merchant are provided. The method includes receiving financial transaction data documenting financial transactions between a plurality of account holders and a plurality of merchants and generating a merchant correspondence matrix that includes the plurality of merchants and a plurality of indicators of interactions associated with pairs of the plurality of merchants. The plurality of indicators of interactions tallying financial transactions conducted by the plurality of account holders at both of the merchants in a pair of the plurality of merchants. The method further includes receiving a query for a recommendation of a merchant from an account holder and generating a ranked list of merchants based on a recommender algorithm. The recommender algorithm inferring user preferences from attributes of the plurality of merchants that were visited by the cardholder.

Abstract: A data processing method is provided, and relates to the field of chip technologies. According to the method, when a data processing request of an application for a first storage space in a memory is received, a memory bypass flag corresponding to the first storage space is obtained. The memory bypass flag indicates a storage manner of using a cache, and the storage manner is set based on an access requirement of the application for the first storage space. Therefore, when associated data of the first storage space is processed based on the obtained memory bypass flag, the storage manner of using the cache for the associated data may be determined based on the access requirement of the application for the first storage space, so that a cache behavior is controlled based on the access requirement of the application, thereby improving a cache hit rate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for generating navigation information, an apparatus for generating navigation information, a device, a medium, and a product. The present disclosure relates to the technical field of computers, and specifically relates to the technical field of artificial intelligence, and the present disclosure may be applied to a map navigation scenario. A specific implementation includes: acquiring intersection feature information; determining a set of a complex intersection based on the intersection feature information; determining intersection type information corresponding to the complex intersection in the set of the complex intersection; and generating navigation information corresponding to the complex intersection in the set of the complex intersection based on the intersection type information.

Abstract: An audio processing apparatus and an audio processing method for dynamically adjusting an audio clock are provided. The audio processing apparatus includes a first interface, a buffer, a clock generator, a processor, and a second interface. The first interface receives audio data from the host. The buffer stores the audio data to generate a first audio packet and determines relationships between a data volume of the first audio packet and a first upper threshold and a first lower threshold. The second interface outputs the first audio packet and a clock signal to a codec apparatus. In response to the data volume of the first audio packet being less than the first lower threshold, the buffer outputs an underflow interrupt signal. In response to the data volume of the first audio packet being greater than the first upper threshold, the buffer outputs an overflow interrupt signal.

Abstract: In certain aspects, a semiconductor device includes a device layer, a dummy pad, a dielectric structure between the device layer and the dummy pad and extending in a vertical direction, and an interconnect structure between the device layer and the dielectric structure and extending in the vertical direction. The dielectric structure, the interconnect structure, and the dummy pad are overlaid.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a treadmill platform folding mechanism of a treadmill. The treadmill platform folding mechanism of the treadmill includes: two base frames, running decks, and a hinge; opposite openings are formed in two ends of opposite sides of the two base frames; one running deck is fixed on each of the two base frames; the hinge includes two hinge bodies; each hinge body includes a hinge seat, a hinge shaft, a hinge piece, and a sliding shaft; one end of the hinge seat of the single hinge body is plugged into the opening of the corresponding base frame, and a bolt vertically passes through the base frame and the hinge seat for fixing; the hinge shafts are arranged on upper sides of unfixed ends of the two hinge seats; sloping-upward strip-shaped through slots are also formed in the two hinge seats.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of forming a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure. The method of forming a semiconductor structure includes: providing an initial structure, where the initial structure includes a substrate and bit line structures arranged at intervals on the substrate; forming an initial protective structure, where the initial protective structure at least covers a part of sidewalls of each of the bit line structures, and the initial protective structure has a first height in a direction parallel to the bit line structures; forming a shielding structure, where the shielding structure at least covers a part of sidewalls of the initial protective structure; and removing at least a part of the initial protective structure exposed by the shielding structure by using the shielding structure as an etching selection layer, to form protective structures each having a second height.

Abstract: A powertrain and a vehicle. The powertrain includes an enclosure, a separator, a motor, a first liquid return channel, and a second liquid return channel. The separator separates an interior of the enclosure into a first cavity and a second cavity. The motor is located in the first cavity. The first liquid return channel is located on an outer side of the enclosure and communicates with the first cavity and the second cavity. The second liquid return channel is located on the outer side of the enclosure and communicates with the first cavity and the second cavity. In the embodiments, with two liquid return channels provided, a liquid return requirement can be met when the powertrain is installed or disposed at any angle or used on a slope, improving adaptability and safety of the powertrain.

Abstract: A method for accessing a wireless local area network (WLAN) includes a terminal receiving type information of the WLAN and identification information of the WLAN from an access point. The terminal determines a type of the WLAN based on the type information. The terminal sends, to the access point when the terminal determines that the type is a type I, a message requesting to access the WLAN. The message carries a virtual media access control (MAC) address, where the virtual MAC address identifies the terminal, and where the virtual MAC address is different from a device MAC address of the terminal.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an information processing method, an information control center device, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining semantic parsing information corresponding to a sound signal, the semantic parsing information including a designated time; performing a time prediction on the designated time based on a current time to determine an intended time; and generating a target instruction corresponding to the sound signal based on the intended time. With this method, the information control center device can process complex and diverse sound signals, and the designated time and target intention in a sound signal can be extracted from the semantic parsing information. Because of the time prediction on the semantic parsing information with the designated time, the designated time provided in the sound signal can be processed more accurately, and the voice interaction process is more accurate.

Abstract: The provided is a biomineralization material for treating dentin hypersensitivity and promoting epitaxial growth of enamel and a use thereof. The biomineralization material includes following raw materials in parts by weight: 5-72 parts of a film-forming protein or a PEGylated film-forming protein, 4-67 parts of a water-soluble disulfide bond exchanger and 1-21 parts of a pH regulator. The present application proposes for the first time that the disulfide bond exchanger (e.g., cysteine (Cys)) without any toxicity may react with the film-forming protein or PEGylated film-forming protein. When a protein nano-coating with a mineralization regulating function is formed, no large number of macromolecular protein aggregates can be generated to block the dentin pores. The biomineralization material can permeate deeply into the exposed dentin pores, with the depth of 200-500 ?m (the sealing depth of the protein coating reacting with TCEP is only about 40 ?m).

Abstract: A system including a processor and non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the processor, perform a method that includes training a machine learning model by using a training data set to determine taxonomy embeddings for taxonomies based on training features that include a context word vector, a center word vector, and a probability. The probability corresponds to a function between the context word vector and the center word vector. The taxonomy embeddings represent at least a first level of a taxonomy and a second level of the taxonomy. The machine learning model, as trained, is used to determine the taxonomy embeddings based on taxonomy identifiers and reduce the taxonomy embeddings by removing at least one taxonomy of the taxonomies that are below a threshold to thereby reduce the taxonomies. The threshold comprises a number of aggregate page views.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flexible printed circuit board comprising a first region extending along a first direction, wherein the first region comprises a binding area and a track area arranged adjacent to each other along the first direction, at least one side of the binding area is provided with a conductive functional area along a second direction, the conductive functional area is electrically connected to a grounding wire in the track area for grounding, and the second direction is arranged at an angle to the first direction; the flexible printed circuit board comprises a substrate layer, and the conductive functional area comprises two conductive layers located on at least one side of the substrate layer, and the two conductive layers are electrically connected with each other through a via hole. The present disclosure also relates to a display module and a display device.

Abstract: Devices and techniques are generally described for confidence score generation for label generation. In some examples, first data may be received from a first computing device. In various further examples, first label data classifying at least one aspect of the first data may be received. First metadata associated with how the first label data was generated may be received. In some cases, the first label data may be generated by a first user. In various examples, a first machine learning model may generate a first confidence score associated with the first label data based at least in part on the first data and second data related to label generation by the first person. In various examples, output data comprising the first confidence score may be sent to the first computing device.

Abstract: An optical information detection method includes: acquiring a first image captured by a first imaging device, wherein the first image comprises a target full-field projection pattern; extracting features from the first image to obtain first feature information; acquiring second feature information and first graphic information of a reference full-field projection pattern, wherein the first graphic information comprises zero-order information and/or secondary information; calculating a first mapping relationship between the first feature information and the second feature information; mapping the first graphic information to the target full-field projection pattern according to the first mapping relationship, to obtain second graphic information corresponding to the target full-field projection pattern; and calculating target optical information according to the second graphic information.

Abstract: The utility model discloses a pipe connection mechanism, a refrigeration system having the same, and a refrigeration appliance. The pipe connection mechanism is used for connecting a flexible pipe and a rigid pipe, and includes: a joint pipe and a sleeve sleeving the flexible pipe, wherein the joint pipe has a first pipe part fixedly connected to the rigid pipe, and a second pipe part forward inserted into the flexible pipe and stretching the flexible pipe in an interference manner; and the sleeve backward sleeves the second pipe part and the sleeve and the second pipe part clamp and fix the flexible pipe together. The refrigeration system includes a rigid pipe and a flexible pipe which are fixedly connected in a fit manner through the pipe connection mechanism.

Abstract: Systems and methods for secure user authentication are described. In certain embodiments, a client device such as a smartphone may be provisioned with a secure key and/or other secret information. The client device may be used to generate unique secure tokens and/or other credentials used in connection with an authentication process. A user may provide the generated tokens and/or other credentials to a service provider in connection with a request to access a managed service. The validity of the generated tokens and/or other credentials may be verified by an authentication service in communication with the service provider.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of energy storage technologies, and provides a current sharing method for a battery (11), an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring state parameters of battery packs (1) connected in parallel; comparing the state parameters of the battery packs (1) to obtain a comparison result; in a case where the state parameters of the battery packs (1) match, performing current sharing control on the battery packs based on a master-slave current sharing mode; and in a case where the state parameters of the battery packs (1) do not match, performing current sharing control on the battery packs based on a proportional current sharing mode.

Abstract: The deluge valve assembly includes: a deluge valve, in which the deluge valve includes a water inlet cavity, a water outlet cavity, and a diaphragm cavity. The water inlet cavity is suitable for communication with the fire protection pipe network so as to make water from the fire protection pipe network flow into the water inlet cavity; a water inlet pipeline, in which an inlet of the water inlet pipeline is connected with the water inlet cavity, and an outlet of the water inlet pipeline is connected with the diaphragm cavity; a water outlet pipeline, in which an inlet of the water outlet pipeline is connected with the diaphragm cavity; reinforcement members, in which at least two of the deluge valve, the water inlet pipeline, and the water outlet pipeline are connected through the reinforcement members. The deluge valve assembly has advantages of good performance in anti-vibration and reliability.

Abstract: A lighting device is disclosed that comprises a glass tube (10); a solid state lighting assembly in said glass tube, said assembly comprising an electrically insulating optical film (20) comprising at least one arcuate portion lining a part (12) of the inner surface of the glass tube, wherein the glass tube further comprises a further part (14) defining a light exit portion; and a plurality of solid state lighting elements (32) on a carrier (30), said carrier contacting said optical film; a thermally conductive member (40, 42) in between at least a part of the solid state lighting assembly and the glass tube for thermally coupling the solid state lighting elements to the glass tube; and a transparent or translucent electrically insulating cover (50, 60) contacting the electrically insulating optical film and covering the solid state lighting elements. A luminaire including such a lighting device and a lighting device assembly method are also disclosed.