Abstract: A method comprising: detecting a storage device failure in a storage array, the storage array including a plurality of storage devices, the storage device failure being a failure of one or more of the plurality of storage devices; wherein: the plurality of storage devices are configured to implement a supergroup including a plurality of subgroups; identifying ones of the plurality of subgroups that are affected by the storage device failure; and rebuilding the identified subgroups, wherein: (A) when a count of failed storage device is less than a first threshold, each of the identified subgroups is rebuilt based only on subgroup parity components for the subgroup without the use of supergroup parity components, and (B) when the count of failed storage devices is between the first threshold and the second threshold, each of the identified subgroups is rebuilt based on both subgroup and supergroup parity components.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides, in some aspects, nucleic acid-based molecular tools that enable the recording of molecular structure and soluble signals as well as the programmed assembly of molecular structures.

Abstract: Methods related to the geometric partition mode (GPM) in video coding are described. The proposed methods include: applying adaptive ordering of merge candidates with template matching (ARMC-TM) to derive GPM inter candidate lists, candidates list applying merge motion vector differences in GPM, enabling GPM for all-intra coding units (CUs), using inter and intra template costs in intra-prediction modes of GPM, using GPM partitions to generate templates in template matching, and using neighboring reconstructed samples and an edge criterion to derive top and left-edge intercepts to generate partitioning candidates.

Abstract: Methods are described to communicate source color volume information in a coded bitstream using SEI messaging. Such data include at least the minimum, maximum, and average luminance values in the source data plus optional data that may include the color volume x and y chromaticity coordinates for the input color primaries (e.g., red, green, and blue) of the source data, and the color x and y chromaticity coordinates for the color primaries corresponding to the minimum, average, and maximum luminance values in the source data. Messaging data signaling an active region in each picture may also be included.

Abstract: A method comprising: detecting a storage device failure in a storage array, the storage array including a plurality of storage devices, the storage device failure being a failure of one or more of the plurality of storage devices; wherein: the plurality of storage devices are configured to implement a supergroup including a plurality of subgroups; identifying ones of the plurality of subgroups that are affected by the storage device failure; and rebuilding the identified subgroups, wherein: (A) when a count of failed storage device is less than a first threshold, each of the identified subgroups is rebuilt based only on subgroup parity components for the subgroup without the use of supergroup parity components, and (B) when the count of failed storage devices is between the first threshold and the second threshold, each of the identified subgroups is rebuilt based on both subgroup and supergroup parity components.

Abstract: A device for applying stretching stress to cells includes a culture plate. Cell holes are formed on the culture plate, a bottom of each of the cell holes is covered with an elastic membrane, adjacent two sides of the elastic membrane are fixedly connected with a bottom of the culture plate, and other adjacent two sides are each fixedly connected with a traction mechanism. The bottom of the cell hole is covered with the elastic membrane, cells adhere to the elastic membrane, the elastic membrane is deformed by traction mechanism.

Abstract: Methods are described to communicate source color volume information in a coded bitstream using SEI messaging. Such data include at least the minimum, maximum, and average luminance values in the source data plus optional data that may include the color volume x and y chromaticity coordinates for the input color primaries (e.g., red, green, and blue) of the source data, and the color x and y chromaticity coordinates for the color primaries corresponding to the minimum, average, and maximum luminance values in the source data. Messaging data signaling an active region in each picture may also be included.

Abstract: Methods are described to communicate source color volume information in a coded bitstream using SEI messaging. Such data include at least the minimum, maximum, and average luminance values in the source data plus optional data that may include the color volume x and y chromaticity coordinates for the input color primaries (e.g., red, green, and blue) of the source data, and the color x and y chromaticity coordinates for the color primaries corresponding to the minimum, average, and maximum luminance values in the source data. Messaging data signaling an active region in each picture may also be included.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and bitstream syntax are described for the carriage of neural network topology and parameters as related to neural-network-based post filtering (NNPF) in image and video coding. Examples of NNPF SEI messaging as applicable to the MPEG standards for coding video pictures are described at the sequence layer and at the picture layer.

Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus for adaptive geometric partitioning for video encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding image data corresponding to pictures by adaptively partitioning at least portions of the pictures responsive to at least one parametric model. The at least one parametric model involves at least one of implicit and explicit formulation of at least one curve.

Abstract: Example communication methods and communication apparatus are described. In one example method, when a terminal device receives a first message and when access stratum (AS) security between the terminal device and a network device is not activated, the terminal device determines not to update the first information. The first information indicates a last used cell of the terminal device, and the first message indicates to release a radio resource control (RRC) connection between the terminal device and the network device. The terminal device releases the RRC connection.

Abstract: Given a sequence of images in a first codeword representation, methods, processes, and systems are presented for image reshaping using rate distortion optimization, wherein reshaping allows the images to be coded in a second codeword representation which allows more efficient compression than using the first codeword representation. Syntax methods for signaling reshaping parameters are also presented.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for encoding and decoding binary sets using adaptive tree selection. In one exemplary encoding method embodiment, picture data is encoded for a block in a picture; in which one of a plurality of trees structures is selected to code a binary set of data for indicating coefficient significance for the block. In another exemplary encoding method embodiment, picture data is encoded for a block in a picture, in which one or more trees are used to encode a binary set of data for indicating coefficient significance for the block, the one or more trees each having a plurality of nodes, at least one of the nodes of the one or more trees being modified responsive to at least one parameter.

Abstract: In a method to improve the coding efficiency of high-dynamic range (HDR) images, a decoder parses sequence processing set (SPS) data from an input coded bitstream to detect that an HDR extension syntax structure is present in the parsed SPS data. It extracts from the HDR extension syntax structure post-processing information that includes one or more of a color space enabled flag, a color enhancement enabled flag, an adaptive reshaping enabled flag, a dynamic range conversion flag, a color correction enabled flag, or an SDR viewable flag. It decodes the input bitstream to generate a preliminary output decoded signal, and generates a second output signal based on the preliminary output signal and the post-processing information.

Abstract: Provided herein are probes, methods and kits for detecting target molecule, e.g., in a multiplex manner at a single-cell or tissue level.

Abstract: A metadata-aided film-grain removal method and corresponding apparatus. An example embodiment enables a video decoder to substantially fully remove the film grain from a digital video signal that has undergone lossy video compression and then video decompression. Different embodiments may rely only on spatial-domain grain-removal processing, only on temporal-domain grain-removal processing, or on a combination of spatial-domain and temporal-domain grain-removal processing. Both spatial-domain and temporal-domain grain-removal processing may use metadata provided by the corresponding video encoder, the metadata including one or more parameters corresponding to the digital film grain injected into the host video at the encoder. Different film-grain-injection formats can be accommodated by the video decoder using signal preprocessing directed at supplying, to the film-grain removal module of the video decoder, an input compatible with the film-grain removal method implemented therein.

Abstract: There are provided methods and apparatus for video usability information (VUI) for scalable video coding (SVC). An apparatus includes an encoder (100) for encoding video signal data into a bitstream. The encoder specifies video user information, excluding hypothetical reference decoder parameters, in the bitstream using a high level syntax element. The video user information corresponds to a set of interoperability points in the bitstream relating to scalable video coding (340, 355).

Abstract: In a method to improve backwards compatibility when decoding high-dynamic range images coded in a wide color gamut (WCG) space which may not be compatible with legacy color spaces, hue and/or saturation values of images in an image database are computed for both a legacy color space (say, YCbCr-gamma) and a preferred WCG color space (say, IPT-PQ). Based on a cost function, a reshaped color space is computed so that the distance between the hue values in the legacy color space and rotated hue values in the preferred color space is minimized. HDR images are coded in the reshaped color space. Legacy devices can still decode standard dynamic range images assuming they are coded in the legacy color space, while updated devices can use color reshaping information to decode HDR images in the preferred color space at full dynamic range.

Abstract: A quantization parameter signalling mechanism for both SDR and HDR content in video coding is described using two approaches. The first approach is to send the user-defined QpC table directly in high level syntax. This leads to more flexible and efficient QP control for future codec development and video content coding. The second approach is to signal luma and chroma QPs independently. This approach eliminates the need for QpC tables and removes the dependency of chroma quantization parameter on luma QP.

Abstract: Given a sequence of images in a first codeword representation, methods, processes, and systems are presented for image reshaping using rate distortion optimization, wherein reshaping allows the images to be coded in a second codeword representation which allows more efficient compression than using the first codeword representation. Syntax methods for signaling reshaping parameters are also presented.