Abstract: Provided is a method and system for normalizing catalog item data to create higher quality search results. In one example, the method may include receiving a record comprising an unstructured description of an object, identifying a type of the object from among a plurality of object types and identifying a predefined attribute of the identified type of object, extracting a value from the unstructured description corresponding to the predefined attribute and modifying the extracted value to generate a normalized attribute value, and storing a structured record of the object in a structured format comprising a plurality of values of a plurality of attributes of the object from the unstructured description including the normalized attribute value for the predefined attribute of the object.

Abstract: Disclosures of the present invention mainly describe a two-dimensional semiconductor device (TDSD), comprising: a two-dimensional semiconductor material (TDSM) layer, a superacid action layer and a superacid solution. The TDSM layer is made of a transition-metal dichalcogenide, and the superacid action layer is formed on the TDSM layer. Particularly, an oxide material is adopted for making the superacid action layer, such that the superacid solution is subsequently applied to the superacid action layer so as to make the superacid solution gets into the superacid action layer by diffusion effect. Experimental data have proved that, letting the superacid solution diffuse into the superacid action layer can not only apply a chemical treatment to the TDSM layer, but also make the TDSD have a luminosity enhancement. Particularly, the luminosity enhancement would not be reduced even if the TDSD contacts with water and/or organic solution during other subsequent manufacturing processes.

Abstract: A device for mixing a medical agent and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the device comprises (i) a housing defining a chamber configured to contain a fluid and having a longitudinal axis, (ii) a plunger assembly at least partially disposed within the chamber, the plunger assembly comprising a plunger and a stirring member extending along the longitudinal axis, and (iii) an actuating assembly operably coupled to the stirring member. The actuating assembly can have an active state in which the actuating assembly causes a distal end portion of the stirring member to rotate at a predetermined speed.

Abstract: A two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor with geometry structure and generating method thereof is disclosed herein and the method includes following steps: forming a nano-layer; disposing a 2D material on a substrate; forming a medium layer on the 2D material; transferring the medium layer and the 2D material to the nano-layer; removing the medium layer and leaving the 2D material on a surface of the nano-layer. In accordance with the generating method for 2D semiconductor with geometry structure, a nano microstructure is implemented to enhance and control the 2D materials for field emission and photon emission efficiency.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for detection of a scooter riding environment are described. A scooter alarm and pedestrian walkway detection system includes an alarm, a movement sensor configured to detect motion of a scooter and transmit motion data indicative of the motion to a processor, and an image capture device configured to detect features of a riding environment of the scooter and transmit riding environment data indicative of the features to the processor. The processor is configured to determine whether the riding environment of the scooter is a pedestrian walkway based on the motion data and the riding environment data. The processor is configured to activate the alarm in response to determining that the riding environment of the scooter is a pedestrian walkway.

Abstract: A light source device incudes a first light source module configured to emit first light having a wavelength in a first spectral range, a second light source module configured to emit polychromatic light comprising second light having a wavelength in a second spectral range and third light having a wavelength in a third spectral range, a third light source module configured to emit fourth light in the second spectral range, a first filter configured to transmit the first light and the third light, reflect the second light, and reflect the fourth light to a light exit to be outputted, and a second filter configured to transmit the third light and the fourth light, and reflect the first light to the light exit to be outputted. The first light source module is provided with a first isolation device for preventing the second light from entering the first light source module.

Abstract: An electric vehicle automatic charging system includes an electric vehicle including a receiving cavity with an opening and a shutter for closing the opening, a battery assembly receiving in the receiving cavity and a charging device. The battery assembly includes a battery pack including an electrode connecting member and a movable bracket including a magnetic member. The charging device includes a support table, a support plate, an electromagnetic fitting member being capable of generating a magnetic force for attracting the magnetic member, and a charger. When the shutter comes into contact with the support plate, the shutter changes from a closed state to an open state, the movable bracket drives the battery pack to move away from the receiving cavity along the support plate by the magnetic force until the electrode connecting member is electrically connected to the charger. An electric vehicle automatic charging method is also provided.

Abstract: The present application provides a lithium niobate having a p-type nanowire region or an n-type nanowire region and a method for preparing the same. The method includes heating and then cooling a multi-domain lithium niobate crystal to confine hydrogen ions of the multi-domain lithium niobate crystal in domain wall regions; and poling the multi-domain lithium niobate crystal that has been heated by applying a voltage, to reverse a direction of polarization of one or more domains of the multi-domain lithium niobate crystal. The lithium niobate includes a lithium niobate crystal and a p-type nanowire region or an n-type nanowire region located in the lithium niobate crystal and adjacent to a surface of the lithium niobate crystal. The present application also provides a method for converting the charge carrier type of the lithium niobate nanowire region.

Abstract: A device may monitor a session involving a first user equipment and a network. The device may determine that content associated with the session is cacheable based on a characteristic of the content. The device may determine a status of the first user equipment. The device may select, based on the status and the characteristic, the first user equipment to cache content data associated with the content and transmit a cache message to the first user equipment. The cache message may be configured to cause the first user equipment to cache the content data in a local data structure of the first user equipment. The device may perform an action associated with causing the first user equipment to provide the content to a second user equipment that requests the content via the network.

Abstract: Methods for generating transformed Methlyobacterium isolates are provided. Such methods can be used to develop novel Methylobacterium isolates having improved properties for use in a variety of industrial applications.

Abstract: An eccentric pipe-in-pipe downhole gas separator apparatus for separation of gas from liquid in a downhole well. The separator apparatus includes an outer tube having an inner diameter and an inner tube having an outer diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the outer tube. The inner tube is eccentric to the outer tube wherein a conduit having a crescent shaped cross-section is formed between the inner diameter of the outer tube and the outer diameter of the inner tube.

Abstract: A system and method for locating a traffic light at a host vehicle. A probe vehicle obtains image data on an intersection that includes the traffic light when the probe vehicle is at the intersection and identifies the traffic light in the intersection from the data. A remote processor creates an observed node in a digital map corresponding to the traffic light and updates a mapped position of a mapped node within the digital map based on an observed position of the observed node. The host vehicle uses the mapped node of the digital map to locate the traffic light when the host vehicle is at the intersection.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising receiving metadata comprising univariate time series data for each variable of a multivariate time series. The method comprises, for each variable of the multivariate time series, applying a hybrid and hierarchical model selection process to select an anomaly detection model suitable for the variable based on corresponding univariate time series data for the variable and covariations and interactions between the variable and at least one other variable of the multivariate time series, and detecting an anomaly on the variable utilizing the anomaly detection model selected for the variable. Based on each anomaly detection model selected for each variable of the multivariate time series, the method further comprises performing ensemble learning to determine whether the multivariate time series is anomalous at a particular time point.

Abstract: A light source device incudes a first light source module configured to emit first light having a wavelength in a first spectral range, a second light source module configured to emit polychromatic light comprising second light having a wavelength in a second spectral range and third light having a wavelength in a third spectral range, a third light source module configured to emit fourth light in the second spectral range, a first filter configured to transmit the first light and the third light, reflect the second light, and reflect the fourth light to a light exit to be outputted, and a second filter configured to transmit the third light and the fourth light, and reflect the first light to the light exit to be outputted. The first light source module is provided with a first isolation device for preventing the second light from entering the first light source module.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stage lamp lighting device. The stage lamp lighting device, includes: a light emitting device configured to emit monochromatic lights of at least two colors; a light combining device configured to combine the monochromatic lights of the at least two colors into one beam of light; and a light mixing device configured to mix the monochromatic lights of different colors in the beam of light emitted from the light combining device and convert the beam of light into a Gaussian beam. The light combining device and light mixing device are sequentially arranged in a light emission path of the light-emitting device. As the Gaussian beam has high luminance at a center thereof, thus the user requirement for the center luminance at a specific distance is satisfied.

Abstract: Operation of a vehicle that includes an autonomous operating system including an on-board map database includes operating in a travel lane employing a lane keeping control system and an adaptive cruise control system and monitoring a plurality of lane reference markers. Periodically, parameters are determined, including a first lateral offset for the vehicle based upon a forward-monitoring sensor and one of the lane reference markers, and a second lateral offset for the vehicle based upon a GPS sensor and the map database. A difference and an associated variance are determined, and an error in the map database is determined when the variance is greater than a threshold variance. The vehicle operator is alerted to actively control the vehicle based upon the detected error in the map database.

Abstract: A method to determine a curvilinear pattern of a patterning device that includes obtaining (i) an initial image of the patterning device corresponding to a target pattern to be printed on a substrate subjected to a patterning process, and (ii) a process model configured to predict a pattern on the substrate from the initial image, generating, by a hardware computer system, an enhanced image from the initial image, generating, by the hardware computer system, a level set image using the enhanced image, and iteratively determining, by the hardware computer system, a curvilinear pattern for the patterning device based on the level set image, the process model, and a cost function, where the cost function (e.g., EPE) determines a difference between a predicted pattern and the target pattern, where the difference is iteratively reduced.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a method to collect aggregate information or usage data quickly and efficiently with minimal lag. Additionally, the system can use this aggregate information internally for improved load balancing, better data placement, optimization, and enhanced debugging. The system can quickly look at aggregate information across a huge amount of data and drill down cheaply because the aggregate information is generated using existing processes. Aggregated statistics storage and collection may be built on top of an LSM tree used to store a persistent index for a cloud storage system. The statistics may also represent the result of an operation (e.g., max, min, sum, average) on selected parameter(s) or attribute(s) of stored data. Aggregate statistics values may be efficiently maintained during index merge and garbage collection processes or any other index management. As delta LSM trees are merged into a base LSM tree, the aggregates are updated in delta fashion.

Abstract: A cloud storage system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium to store blob table management instructions for execution by the processor. The blob table management instructions are configured to manage a plurality of storage requests for a blob stored in a storage stamp as snapshots in a blob table and selectively create a user snapshot of at least one of the snapshots in the blob table. When automatic snapshots are enabled, the blob table management instructions are configured to receive a first request to overwrite the blob. If the first request does not further specify a key of the one of the snapshots in the blob table, the blob table management instructions are configured to add a new snapshot to the blob table and maintain storage of a prior snapshot of the blob for a maximum period.