Abstract: Precursors for forming a plurality of multielement materials of different compositions can be deposited on different portions of a common substrate according to a combinatorial approach. The substrate can be subjected to a thermal shock, thereby converting the deposited precursors into separate multielement materials on the substrate. The thermal shock can be a temperature greater than or equal to 500° C. and a duration less than 60 seconds. In some embodiments, each multielement material can be tested with respect to an electrical property, a chemical property, or an optical property. Based on the results of the testing, a composition of a multielement material can be determined for use in a predetermined application, such as use as a catalyst, a plasmonic nanoparticle, an energy storage device, an optoelectronic device, a solid-state electrolyte, or an ion conductive membrane.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a video generation method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes: determining current scenario identifying information for a target object; and determining a target animation video for the target object according to the scenario identifying information and an animation image corresponding to the target object, where the animation image includes displaying position information of at least a portion of mesh models of a target model corresponding to the target object being displayed in preset video frames, and the target animation video includes the preset video frames.

Abstract: Provided are a washing machine abnormal sound detection method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium. The method includes acquiring target sound data and target vibration data of a to-be-detected washing machine; selecting a matching sound analysis algorithm and a matching vibration analysis algorithm to analyze the target sound data and the target vibration data according to device identification information of the to-be-detected washing machine; determining the position at which an abnormal sound is generated in the to-be-detected washing machine and the cause of the abnormal sound according to the sound data analysis result and the vibration data analysis result.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes apparatuses, methods, and systems for storing non-volatile memory initialization failures. In an example, a method can include initializing a volatile memory die, initializing a first non-volatile memory die in response to initializing the volatile memory die, copying executable instructions from the first non-volatile memory die to the volatile memory die in response to initializing the first non-volatile memory die, initializing the second non-volatile memory die in response to initializing the first non-volatile memory die, and storing a failure record in the first non-volatile memory die in response to an error occurring during the initialization of the second non-volatile memory die.

Abstract: One or more reactants are flowed into thermal contact with a heating element in a reactor for a first time period. During a first part of a heating cycle, the one or more reactants are provided with a first temperature by heating with the heating element, such that one or more thermochemical reactions is initiated. The one or more thermochemical reactions includes pyrolysis, thermolysis, synthesis, hydrogenation, dehydrogenation, hydrogenolysis, or any combination thereof. The first heating element operates by Joule heating and has a porous construction that allows gas to flow therethrough. During a second part of the heating cycle, the one or more reactants are provided with a second temperature less than the first temperature, for example, by de-energizing the heating element. A duration of the first time period is equal to or greater than a duration of the heating cycle, which is less than five seconds.

Abstract: A system for in situ repair of a metal pipe has a pipe repair head, an actuation assembly, an electrical power supply, and a controller. The pipe repair head can have an arm extending along a radiation direction of the pipe and a Joule heating element coupled to a distal end portion of the arm. The actuation assembly can move the pipe repair head along the axial and/or circumferential directions of the metal pipe. The controller controls the actuation assembly to position the pipe repair head with respect to a surface portion of the inner circumferential wall. The controller can then control the electrical power supply to apply a current pulse to the Joule heating element so as to generate a temperature of at least 1000° C. proximal to the surface portion, thereby sintering a metal powder in a slurry on the surface portion to form a metal repair layer.

Abstract: A mitoxantrone liposome and capecitabine are used in treating nasopharyngeal carcinoma, in particular recurrent and/or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, in particular recurrent and/or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma, can be treated by administering a therapeutically effective dose of the mitoxantrone liposome and capecitabine to a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for LED display. A first signal is received that signals a timing for a next data transfer. In response to the first signal, a bit-based image block stored in a memory is transferred, via a bus connected thereto, to one of a pair of alternate buffers pointed to by a write buffer pointer, which is subsequently toggled to point to another of the pair of alternate buffers. A second signal is received that signals a timing for refreshing the LED display. In response to the second signal, the bit-based image block is retrieved from the one of the pair of alternate buffers pointed to by a read buffer pointer, which is then toggled to point to the other of the pair of alternate buffers. The lights of the LED display are then refreshed in accordance with control signals generated based on the bit-based image block.

Abstract: In some implementations, a memory device may receive, from a host device, a signal indicative of a potential event. The memory device may pause, based on the signal, a background operation of the memory device. The memory device may perform a write operation to write data to the memory while the background operation is paused, wherein a write speed associated with the write operation is an increased write speed, as compared to a default write speed, based on the background operation being paused during the write operation.

Abstract: An information display method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: acquiring, in response to detecting that an information display condition is satisfied, first information, where the first information includes a display text and a display timestamp, the display text is associated with a multimedia data stream played by at least one second platform associated with a first platform, or the display text is associated with a multimedia data stream invoked from the first platform; and displaying the display text in a display interface of the first platform, where the display text includes a first subtext and a second subtext, the first subtext is displayed in a different form from the second subtext in the display interface, and the first subtext is a subtext matched with the display timestamp.

Abstract: Method and system for building a machine learning model for finding visual targets from text queries, the method comprising the steps of receiving a set of training data comprising text attribute labelled images, wherein each image has more than one text attribute label. Receiving a first vector space comprising a mapping of words, the mapping defining relationships between words. Generating a visual feature vector space by grouping images of the set of training data having similar attribute labels. Mapping each attribute label within the training data set on to the first vector space to form a second vector space. Fusing the visual feature vector space and the second vector space to form a third vector space.

Abstract: A system for providing memory chip test pad access management to facilitate data security is disclosed. A host issues a command to access a non-volatile memory of a memory chip system via a test pad. A controller acknowledges the command by transmitting a response to the host to authenticate the host for access. The host then issues an authenticated command to modify a reserved byte of a protected memory partition of the non-volatile memory. The controller responds to the authenticated command and the reserved byte is modified. Firmware of the memory chip system monitors the modification of the reserved byte and notifies the memory chip system to activate a switch in an access control unit controlling access to the non-volatile memory. The switch is then activated, thereby closing a circuit to connect the test pad with the non-volatile memory. The host then access the non-volatile memory via the test pad.

Abstract: A system includes a camera sensor; a first memory component comprising a first memory type; a second memory component comprising a second memory type, wherein the second memory type has a higher access latency than the first memory component; a memory sub-system comprising a third memory component of a third memory type, wherein the third memory component has a higher access latency than the first memory component; and a processing device, operatively coupled with the first memory component, the second memory component, and the memory sub-system, to perform operations including: monitoring a capacity usage status of the first memory component; monitoring a dirty level of the second memory component; determining whether a combination of the capacity usage status and the dirty level satisfies a threshold criterion; and responsive to determining that the combination satisfies the threshold criterion, switching from sending data from the first memory component to the second memory component to sending the data fr

Abstract: Exemplary methods, apparatuses, and systems include an update performance manager for controlling performance of a wireless update by adjusting prioritization of internal operations for a memory subsystem. The update performance manager receives a first notification representing an initialization of a file transfer that includes an update file from a host using wireless communication. The update performance manager enters an update mode by reducing a priority of at least one internal operation of the memory subsystem in response to the first notification. The update performance manager receives the update file. The update performance manager programs the update file to memory. The update performance manager receives a second notification being a completion of the file transfer. The update performance manager resetting the priority of the at least one internal operation of the memory subsystem to a default value in response to the second notification.

Abstract: A system for providing memory chip test pad access management to facilitate data security is disclosed. A host issues a command to access a non-volatile memory of a memory chip system via a test pad. A controller acknowledges the command by transmitting a response to the host to authenticate the host for access. The host then issues an authenticated command to modify a reserved byte of a protected memory partition of the non-volatile memory. The controller responds to the authenticated command and the reserved byte is modified. Firmware of the memory chip system monitors the modification of the reserved byte and notifies the memory chip system to activate a switch in an access control unit controlling access to the non-volatile memory. The switch is then activated, thereby closing a circuit to connect the test pad with the non-volatile memory. The host then access the non-volatile memory via the test pad.

Abstract: A structure for emitting light is provided. The structure comprises an emissive layer (EML) positioned between electrodes. The EML is tuned such that emission of a transverse electric (TE) waveguide mode from the EML is promoted. The structure further comprises an optical component for diffracting the TE waveguide mode to emit light from the structure.

Abstract: The disclosure presents an electric fireplace having a housing, an interior chamber for housing simulated fuel, and a variable cover plate for sealing the interior chamber. The variable cover plate comprises an outer transparent medium and a variable film provided with a wire contact module. The variable film abuts the outer transparent medium via colloid; the wire contact module extends laterally from the variable film to connect to an electronic control system. The electronic control system is disposed on the housing and outside the back of the interior chamber. The electronic control system alters the appearance of the charcoal and flames on the variable cover plate by adjusting the fuzzy coefficient of the variable film. As a result, users can create various desired states, thus enhancing customization and user experience of the electric fireplace.

Abstract: Method and system for building a machine learning model for finding visual targets from text queries, the method comprising the steps of receiving a set of training data comprising text attribute labelled images, wherein each image has more than one text attribute label. Receiving a first vector space comprising a mapping of words, the mapping defining relationships between words. Generating a visual feature vector space by grouping images of the set of training data having similar attribute labels. Mapping each attribute label within the training data set on to the first vector space to form a second vector space. Fusing the visual feature vector space and the second vector space to form a third vector space. Generating a similarity matching model from the third vector space.