Abstract: A station (STA) configured for operation in a WLAN may perform bit scrambling on input bits to generate scrambled input bits and may perform probabilistic constellation shaping using a shaping encoder on the scrambled input bits. The shaping encoder may encode a segment of the scrambled input bits for a modulation order and generate a shaped bit stream. In these embodiments, the STA may generate a QAM symbol stream with a QAM modulator. The QAM symbol stream may be generated at least from the shaped bit stream and from parity bits using the modulation order. The STA may generate the parity bits from the shaped bit streams with a forward-error correction (FEC) encoder and may transmit the QAM symbol stream within a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU). To address a potential byte boundary shift caused a decoding error at a receiving station, the STA may modify performance of the bit scrambling when probabilistic constellation shaping is performed.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the disclosure provide methods and systems for evaluating vegetation connectivity. In some embodiments, the disclosure provide a method including: acquiring vegetation patch vector data of a research area, extracting a geometric center from the vegetation patch vector data, and constructing the geometric center into a network node combination; constructing, according to a split-and-merge algorithm, the network node combination into Delaunay triangulation networks that are connected to but not overlap with each other; calculating and summarizing connectivity between a patch to which each node in the Delaunay triangulation network belongs and a patch to which an adjacent node belongs, to obtain overall connectivity between the patch to which each node belongs and the patch to which the adjacent node belongs; and performing spatial integrated expression processing on connectivity of each independent patch to obtain a spatial measurement result of vegetation connectivity of the research area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a NiTi alloy surface cutting process and a roughness adjustment method. Aiming at defects of difficult machining and unsatisfactory machining performance of Ni—Ti alloys, the present disclosure provides a surface cutting process of a difficult-to-machine nickel-titanium alloy, in which firstly, the nickel-titanium alloy is transformed from a two-phase state to a single-phase state using its transformation characteristic, and electrochemical nickel removal treatment is carried out on a surface of the alloy in the single-phase state so as to obtain a porous surface layer, and then a surface material with the porous surface layer is cut. The method provided by the present disclosure can effectively reduce machining difficulty of alloy materials, and can also obtain alloy workpieces with adjustable roughness, which is of great significance for NiTi alloy machining.

Abstract: A station (STA) configured for operation in a wireless local area network (WLAN) may implement an unequal Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) for Probabilistic Constellation Shaping using first and second shaping encoders. The first shaping encoder may encode a first segment of input bits for a first modulation order and generate a first shaped bit stream and the second shaping encoder may encode a second segment of input bits for a second modulation order to generate a second shaped bit stream. A first QAM symbol stream may be generated at least from the first shaped bit stream and from parity bits using the first modulation order and a second QAM symbol stream may be generated at least from the second shaped bit stream and from parity bits using the second modulation order. The STA may generate the parity bits from the first and second shaped bit streams with one or more LDPC encoders and may transmit the first and second QAM symbol streams within a PPDU.

Abstract: Provided are control method and device of an energy-storage coordinated floating wind turbine, relating to the technical field of wind turbines. The control method of an energy-storage coordinated floating wind turbine can construct a primary frequency regulation model of a floating wind farm based on a frequency response unit, construct a second frequency regulation model according to an energy storage system, further construct, according to the primary frequency regulation model and the second frequency regulation model, a frequency regulation model of a hybrid power system containing the floating wind farm, the energy storage system, and a pre-set thermal power unit, and design an overall frequency regulation control strategy of the hybrid power system based on the frequency regulation model of the hybrid power system.

Abstract: An array substrate, a preparing method thereof, a display panel and a display apparatus are disclosed. The array substrate includes: a base substrate (1); a driving circuit structure (2) on the base substrate (1); a planarization layer (3) and a plurality of electrode structures (4) successively located on a side, facing away from the base substrate (1), of the driving circuit structure (2); insulation structures (5) in gap areas between adjacent electrode structures (4); and pixel defining structures (6) on a side, facing away from the base substrate (1), of the insulation structures (5). The thickness of the insulation structures (5) is not smaller than the thickness of the electrode structures (4). An orthographic projection of the pixel defining structures (6) on the base substrate (1) at least completely covers the insulation structures (5).

Abstract: A method for preparing a microstructure on the surface of glass by titanium oxide nanoparticle-assisted infrared nanosecond laser, including the following steps: (1) dropwise applying a titanium oxide nanoparticle hydrogel onto the surface of a glass sample; (2) pressing another piece of glass on the surface of the hydrogel, so the hydrogel is evenly distributed between the two pieces of glass, and allowing the two pieces of glass to stand horizontally for a period of time to air-dry the hydrogel; (3) separating the two pieces of glass to obtain a glass with a uniform titanium oxide nanoparticle coating; (4) forming a microstructure using an infrared nanosecond laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm; and (5) performing after-treatment, including ultrasonically cleaning the sample with acetone, absolute ethanol and deionized water respectively for 10 min to remove titanium oxide nanoparticles attached to the surface, to obtain a glass sample with the microstructure.

Abstract: An on-line measurement-error correction device and method for the inner profile of a special-shaped shell, including a fixing device. A vertical moving device is fixed at the top of the fixing device and connected with a horizontal moving device connected with a distance monitoring device, which is movable vertically and horizontally under the drive of the vertical and horizontal moving devices. The distance monitoring device includes a displacement monitoring element fixedly arranged on a fixing support hinged with an electric push rod configured to displace to drive the displacement monitoring element to deflect so as to change a monitoring direction. The displacement monitoring element is driven to deflect by the electric push rod of the distance monitoring device to change a monitoring direction, and a distance between each longitudinal section surface point on the inner surface of the special-shaped shell and the displacement monitoring element can be gradually measured.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of signaling coding type is disclosed. The coding types include binary convolutional coding (BCC), legacy lifted Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) code, and lifted LDPC code having a length that is a multiple of the maximum legacy LDPC code. The number of bits used to indicate the coding type in a User Info field depends on whether multiple lifted LDPC codes are available for encoding, whether the lifted LDPC code is an optional coding type, or a payload size. The frame containing the User Info field is transmitted to another STA and the response contains a payload encoded using the indicated coding type.

Abstract: An embedded damping vibration attenuation turning tool holder for deep cavity machining and a method includes a tool holder and a damper; one end of the tool holder is connected with a turning blade; a side surface of the tool holder is provided with a square cavity; the damper is in interference fit in the square cavity; the damper includes a mass block, an elastic member and piezoelectric ceramic; at least one surface of the mass block that is in contact with an inner wall of the square cavity is connected with the piezoelectric ceramic; the elastic member is arranged between the piezoelectric ceramic and the mass block; and the piezoelectric ceramic is used for generating interaction with the inner wall of the square cavity under a vibration action of the tool holder, so as to absorb the vibration to generate electric energy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a NiTi alloy surface cutting process and a roughness adjustment method. Aiming at defects of difficult machining and unsatisfactory machining performance of Ni-Ti alloys, the present disclosure provides a surface cutting process of a difficult-to-machine nickel-titanium alloy, in which firstly, the nickel-titanium alloy is transformed from a two-phase state to a single-phase state using its transformation characteristic, and electrochemical nickel removal treatment is carried out on a surface of the alloy in the single-phase state so as to obtain a porous surface layer, and then a surface material with the porous surface layer is cut. The method provided by the present disclosure can effectively reduce machining difficulty of alloy materials, and can also obtain alloy workpieces with adjustable roughness, which is of great significance for NiTi alloy machining.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of diagnosis and prognosis, compositions for immunotherapies, methods of improving said compositions, and immunotherapies using the same (e.g., T cells, non-T cells, TCR-based therapies, CAR-based therapies, bispecific T-cell engagers (BiTEs), and/or immune checkpoint blockade).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods for identifying cell therapy patients as being likely or not likely to experience toxicity following the cell therapy. The methods are based on the discovery that pre-treatment covariates, such as serum IL-15 and MCP-1 levels in the patients or the viability of the cells being administered can be used predict the likelihood of the onset of such toxicities. Once the patient is identified as being likely or not likely to experience the toxicities, compositions and methods are also provided for monitoring and managing the toxicities.

Abstract: A method for preparing a microstructure on the surface of glass by titanium oxide nanoparticle-assisted infrared nanosecond laser, including the following steps: (1) dropwise applying a titanium oxide nanoparticle hydrogel onto the surface of a glass sample; (2) pressing another piece of glass on the surface of the hydrogel, so the hydrogel is evenly distributed between the two pieces of glass, and allowing the two pieces of glass to stand horizontally for a period of time to air-dry the hydrogel; (3) separating the two pieces of glass to obtain a glass with a uniform titanium oxide nanoparticle coating; (4) forming a microstructure using an infrared nanosecond laser with a wavelength of 1064 nm; and (5) performing after-treatment, including ultrasonically cleaning the sample with acetone, absolute ethanol and deionized water respectively for 10 min to remove titanium oxide nanoparticles attached to the surface, to obtain a glass sample with the microstructure.

Abstract: A nanosecond laser ablation and chemical thermal decomposition for preparing a super-hydrophobic micro-nano structure on stainless steel. The method solves the defects of long preparation cycle and complex process flow of a super-hydrophobic surface of stainless steel, and does not use fluorine-containing chemical reagents for modification.