Abstract: The present disclosure provides an integrated circuit (IC) structure that includes a substrate having a circuit region and a chip corner region; IC devices formed on the substrate within the circuit region; a passivation layer formed over the IC devices; and a polyimide layer formed over the passivation layer, wherein the passivation layer and the polyimide layer include a stress-release pattern formed in the chip corner region.

Abstract: A system configured to improve audio processing by performing dereverberation and noise reduction during a communication session. In some examples, the system may include a deep neural network (DNN) configured to perform speech enhancement, which is located after an Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) component. For example, the DNN may process isolated audio data output by the AEC component to jointly mitigate additive noise and reverberation. In other examples, the system may include a DNN configured to perform acoustic interference cancellation, which may jointly mitigate additive noise, reverberation, and residual echo, removing the need to perform residual echo suppression processing. The DNN is configured to process complex-valued spectrograms corresponding to the isolated audio data and/or estimated echo data generated by the AEC component.

Abstract: A controller for controlling a light source module including a first LED string and a second LED string includes a power input terminal operable for receiving electric power from a boost converter, a power output terminal operable for providing electric power to the light source module through a buck converter, a first input terminal operable for receiving a first pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, a second input terminal operable for receiving a second PWM signal, and a width monitoring terminal operable for receiving a width monitoring signal indicating a duration of a first state of the first PWM signal and a duration of a first state of the second PWM signal. The controller is operable for turning off the light source module if the width monitoring signal is greater than a width threshold signal.

Abstract: A method for preventing and treating brain injury associated with ferroptosis after intracerebral hemorrhage includes a step of administering human plasma exosomes to a subject. The human plasma exosome is derived from plasma of healthy young people. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating brain injury associated with ferroptosis after intracerebral hemorrhage includes the human plasma exosomes and pharmaceutical excipients. The human plasma exosomes reduce brain injury by inhibiting ferroptosis, and significantly enhance behavioral recovery of ICH patients. Moreover, the human plasma exosomes have no obvious side effects, nor cause organ toxicity, and are well tolerated and safe.

Abstract: An integrated haptic system may include a digital signal processor and an amplifier communicatively coupled to the digital signal processor and integrated with the digital signal processor into the integrated haptic system. The digital signal processor may be configured to receive a force sensor signal indicative of a force applied to a force sensor and generate a haptic playback signal responsive to the force. The amplifier may be configured to amplify the haptic playback signal and drive a vibrational actuator communicatively coupled to the amplifier with the haptic playback signal as amplified by the amplifier.

Abstract: The invention features diagnostic and therapeutic methods and compositions featuring androgen receptor variant proteins and nucleic acid molecules whose expression is increased in androgen related diseases or disorders.

Abstract: A photovoltaic tile, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a method for mounting photovoltaic tile. The photovoltaic tile includes color steel tiles, adjacent color steel tiles are fixedly connected to each other, the color steel tiles each include a male rib, a female rib, and a folding portion, the male rib and the female rib are respectively arranged at two opposite ends of the color steel tile along a width direction, the folding portion is arranged between the male rib and the female rib, and the female rib is fixedly connected to the male rib of an adjacent color steel tile to form a connecting end; fixing devices mounted on the folding portions; and photovoltaic modules each having two ends respectively connected to the fixing devices of adjacent folding portions. When the photovoltaic module is mounted on the color steel tile, the connecting end supports the photovoltaic module.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a nucleoside compound and an application thereof in the treatment of feline infectious peritonitis. The compound belongs to the GS-441524 analogues. The compound has little toxic effect on normal cat cells, while it has a significant inhibitory effect on feline coronavirus. The compound can be used to prepare feline coronavirus inhibitors for the treatment of feline infectious peritonitis. It has the advantages of good curative effect, high safety, and excellent water solubility, which makes it easier to be absorbed.

Abstract: An integrated haptic system may include a digital signal processor and an amplifier communicatively coupled to the digital signal processor and integrated with the digital signal processor into the integrated haptic system. The digital signal processor may be configured to receive a force sensor signal indicative of a force applied to a force sensor and generate a haptic playback signal responsive to the force. The amplifier may be configured to amplify the haptic playback signal and drive a vibrational actuator communicatively coupled to the amplifier with the haptic playback signal as amplified by the amplifier.

Abstract: A controller for controlling a light source module including a first LED array and a second LED array includes a first driving terminal and a second driving terminal. The controller is operable for turning on a switch between a power converter and the first LED array by the first driving terminal to deliver electric power from the power converter to the first LED array in a first sequence of discrete time slots, and for turning on a second switch between the power converter and the second LED array by the second driving terminal to deliver electric power from the power converter to the second LED array in a second sequence of discrete time slots, where the first sequence of discrete time slots and the second sequence of discrete time slots are mutually exclusive.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a multi-energy integrated short-term load forecasting method and system, which relates to the technical field of load forecasting. In the disclosure, after classifying the acquired relevant data of multi-energy integrated short-term load forecasting, the data after sample classification is used to train the multi-energy integrated short-term load forecasting model. The model is composed of multiple layers of temporal convolutional networks having multi-head self-attention mechanism and rotary position embedding. Finally, the trained model is used to carry out the multi-energy integrated short-term load forecasting. The disclosure can fully mine the coupling feature between multi-energy loads, improve the accuracy of multi-energy integrated short-term load forecasting, and further improve the management level and service efficiency of integrated energy demand side.

Abstract: A controller for controlling a light source module including a first LED array and a second LED array includes a first driving terminal and a second driving terminal. The controller is operable for turning on a switch between a power converter and the first LED array by the first driving terminal to deliver electric power from the power converter to the first LED array in a first sequence of discrete time slots, and for turning on a second switch between the power converter and the second LED array by the second driving terminal to deliver electric power from the power converter to the second LED array in a second sequence of discrete time slots, where the first sequence of discrete time slots and the second sequence of discrete time slots are mutually exclusive.

Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes an array substrate, a light-emitting element, a plurality of first connection pads, and a signal line. The array substrate includes a substrate and an array layer, and the array layer is disposed on one side of the substrate and includes a pixel circuit. The light-emitting element is disposed on one side of the array layer facing away from the substrate. The plurality of first connection pads are disposed on the substrate and coupled to the pixel circuit. The signal line includes a first wire segment and a second wire segment, the first wire segment is configured to connect a first connection pad and the second wire segment, or the second wire segment is configured to connect a first connection pad and the first wire segment. The display panel further includes an overlapping region.

Abstract: A photovoltaic tile, a photovoltaic power generation system, and a method for mounting photovoltaic tile. The photovoltaic tile includes color steel tiles, adjacent color steel tiles are fixedly connected to each other, the color steel tiles each include a male rib, a female rib, and a folding portion, the male rib and the female rib are respectively arranged at two opposite ends of the color steel tile along a width direction, the folding portion is arranged between the male rib and the female rib, and the female rib is fixedly connected to the male rib of an adjacent color steel tile to form a connecting end; fixing devices mounted on the folding portions; and photovoltaic modules each having two ends respectively connected to the fixing devices of adjacent folding portions. When the photovoltaic module is mounted on the color steel tile, the connecting end supports the photovoltaic module.

Abstract: A method for limiting Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) reporting from a User Equipment to a network node is provided where a User Equipment can transmit CQI reports to a network node, such as e.g. a base station, when the User Equipment is operating in low transmission and/or low reception activity mode. A limited CQI reporting is obtained by triggering the reporting according to one or more predefined rules, which to at least some extent depend on CQI specific information provided to the User Equipment from the network node. A User Equipment and a network node adapted to operate in accordance with the suggested method are also provided.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a method for judging and optimizing the comprehensive performance of a twin-screw rotor profile, belonging to the field of compressor design and manufacturing. The method determines the relationship among a contact line length, a leakage triangle and an area utilization coefficient of a compressor rotor profile by establishing an expression of a comprehensive performance index of the performance of the compressor rotor profile, so that during the design of the compressor rotor profile, the performance of the designed compressor rotor profile can be judged according to the method, so as to provide a reference index for optimizing the rotor profile, improve the design efficiency of the compressor rotor profile and provide a high-performance rotor profile for producing a high-performance compressor.

Abstract: Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of compositions and methods of treating or preventing various headache disorders or neuropathic pain by increasing the number of Treg cells in a subject. In particular, low dose IL-2, rapamycin, statin or Treg cell administration are shown to be useful in treating or preventing headache or neuropathic pain.

Abstract: A method of digital measuring the color of fabrics based on digital camera, includes: making plain fabric samples; obtaining ground-truth color of plain fabrics using a spectrophotometer; capturing a raw format digital image of the plain fabrics using the digital camera and extracting raw camera responses of the plain fabrics; capturing a raw format digital image of a target fabric and extracting the raw camera responses of a ROI in the target fabric; calculating a Euclidean distance and a similarity coefficient between the raw camera responses of the ROI in the target fabric and the plain fabrics; normalizing the Euclidean distance and the similarity coefficient; calculating a weighting coefficient of each color data of the plain fabrics based on the normalized Euclidean distance and similarity coefficient; weighting every color data of plain fabrics with a corresponding weighting coefficient; and summing the weighted color data of the plain fabrics.

Abstract: A method for limiting Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) reporting from a User Equipment to a network node is provided where a User Equipment can transmit CQI reports to a network node, such as e.g. a base station, when the User Equipment is operating in low transmission and/or low reception activity mode. A limited CQI reporting is obtained by triggering the reporting according to one or more predefined rules, which to at least some extent depend on CQI specific information provided to the User Equipment from the network node. A User Equipment and a network node adapted to operate in accordance with the suggested method are also provided.

Abstract: An integrated haptic system may include a digital signal processor and an amplifier communicatively coupled to the digital signal processor and integrated with the digital signal processor into the integrated haptic system. The digital signal processor may be configured to receive a force sensor signal indicative of a force applied to a force sensor and generate a haptic playback signal responsive to the force. The amplifier may be configured to amplify the haptic playback signal and drive a vibrational actuator communicatively coupled to the amplifier with the haptic playback signal as amplified by the amplifier.