Abstract: A microwave heat treatment method for granulated blast furnace slag is provided, which includes the following steps: subjecting the granulated blast furnace slag to microwave heat treatment at a frequency of 900-930 MHz and then cooling the slag. Microwave rapid heating is utilized to remove the moisture in the granulated blast furnace slag, stress is generated inside the granulated blast furnace slag particles to promote the formation of cracks or the decomposition of the granulated slag particles into small particles. After the microwave reaches a certain power, the microwave is turned off, an air blower is turned on, and thermal stress is generated inside the granulated blast furnace slag particles, so that the particles are further promoted to generate cracks or fragmentation; and then the desired fine powder can be obtained by ball milling the granulated blast furnace slag after microwave heat treatment for a short time.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a MEMS microphone including a substrate including a back cavity; a capacitive system arranged on the substrate, the capacitive system including a back plate and a diaphragm opposite to the back plate, the diaphragm located on a side of the back plate close to the substrate; a support member located between the diaphragm and the back plate; a blocking portion arranged on a side of the back plate facing the diaphragm; wherein the diaphragm includes a vibration portion and a fixing portion surrounding the vibration portion and fixed to the substrate, the vibration portion and the back plate are fixedly connected by the support member, a projection of the blocking portion along a vibration direction of the diaphragm is located within the vibration portion of the diaphragm. Compared with the related art, MEMS microphone disclosed by the present disclosure has a high signal-to-noise ratio.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate and an antenna apparatus. The substrate includes a grounding area. The antenna apparatus includes a first radiating element, a second radiating element, a third radiating element, a first feeding structure, and a second feeding structure that are disposed in the clearance area adjacent to the grounding area. The first radiating element and the grounding area jointly form a slot antenna. The second radiating element is separated from the grounding area. The first feeding structure and the second feeding structure are located at the clearance area and are grounded. The second feeding structure is electrically coupled between the third radiating element and the ground. The antenna apparatus feeds a radiating element using the first feeding structure and the second feeding structure to obtain resonance modes at different frequencies, thereby implementing a dual-band dual-antenna function.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating dynamic conversational responses sensitive to different emotional contexts using machine learning models. The dynamic conversational responses may be generated in real time and reflect the likely emotional context by detecting socially close entities and events in user input.

Abstract: An optic fiber connector assembly, including at least one adapter and at least one connector, is provided. The adapter is correspondingly connected to the connector. The adapter includes a first housing, at least one sleeve disposed in the first housing, at least one bridging portion extending out of a side of the first housing, and at least one locking arm extending from the side and located next to the bridging portion. The sleeve extends from an inside of the first housing to the corresponding bridging portion. The connector includes a second housing, a ferrule disposed in the second housing in a penetrating manner, and a spring abutted between the second housing and the ferrule. The second housing is sleeved onto the bridging portion, the ferrule is inserted into the sleeve, and the locking arm is buckled onto the second housing.

Abstract: In various examples, a technique for audio-driven facial animation with adaptive speech includes determining that a rate of speech associated with an audio segment exceeds a threshold. The technique also includes based at least on the rate of speech exceeding the threshold, upsampling a first set of features associated with the audio segment into a second set of features that is different in size than the first set of features. The technique further includes generating, using one or more machine learning models and based at least on at least a subset of the second set of features, a facial animation output corresponding to the audio segment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monoclonal antibody platform designed to be coupled to therapeutic peptides to increase the half-life of the therapeutic peptide in a subject. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use thereof.

Abstract: An application server may identify a set of functions for the source code associated with an uninterruptable software service. In some examples, the subset of the set of functions may include one or more functions having a computational expense greater than a threshold. The application server may create a compilation template to compile a subset of the set of functions to a shared library, and may perform an instrumentation to identify the subset of the set of functions based on the shared library. The application server may create an optimized version of the shared library based on performing the instrumentation. The application server may then change one or more portions of the source code to repoint to the optimized version of the shared library based on creating the optimized version of the shared library.

Abstract: Methods and systems for dynamically updating machine learning models that provide conversational responses through the use of a configuration file that defines modifications and changes to the machine learning model are disclosed. For example, the configuration file may be used to define an expected behavior and required attributes for instituting modifications and changes (e.g., via a mutation algorithm) to the machine learning model.

Abstract: A method for evaluating rock drillability by a nano-indentation test on a rock cutting includes: conducting a nano-indentation test on a rock cutting sample, acquiring a displacement-load curve of an indenter, and calculating a micro-hardness under the nano-indentation test; calculating mineral composition of the rock cutting sample based on a statistical distribution characteristic of the micro-hardness, and transforming the micro-hardness under the nano-indentation test on the rock cutting sample into a macro-hardness; and calculating a rock drillability grade characterized by the micro-hardness under the nano-indentation test on the rock cutting sample based on a correlation between the macro-hardness of the rock cutting sample and the rock drillability grade. In the context of few downhole rock samples and high cost, the method overcomes the limitation of sample size and shape on conventional testing and solves the difficult problem of mechanical parameter testing of deep rocks.

Abstract: Provided is a metal-oxide thin-film transistor. The metal-oxide thin-film transistor includes a gate, a gate insulation layer, a metal-oxide semiconductor layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, and a passivation layer that are successively disposed on a base substrate; wherein the source electrode and the drain electrode are both in a laminated structure, wherein the laminated structure of the source electrode or the drain electrode at least includes a bulk metal layer and an electrode protection layer; wherein the electrode protection layer includes a metal or a metal alloy; the electrode protection layer is at least disposed between the metal-oxide semiconductor layer and the bulk metal layer; wherein a metal-oxide layer is disposed between the electrode protection layer and the bulk metal layer.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for generating dynamic interface options using machine learning models. The dynamic interface options may be generated in real time and reflect the likely goals and/or intents of a user. The machine learning model may provide these features by interpreting multi-modal feature inputs. For example, the machine learning model may include a first machine learning model, wherein the first machine learning model comprises a convolutional neural network, and a second machine learning model, wherein the second machine learning model performs a Weight of Evidence (WOE) analysis.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards techniques and configurations for layered interconnect structures for bridge interconnection in integrated circuit assemblies. In one embodiment, an apparatus may include a substrate and a bridge embedded in the substrate. The bridge may be configured to route electrical signals between two dies. An interconnect structure, electrically coupled with the bridge, may include a via structure including a first conductive material, a barrier layer including a second conductive material disposed on the via structure, and a solderable material including a third conductive material disposed on the barrier layer. The first conductive material, the second conductive material, and the third conductive material may have different chemical composition. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: A semiconductor package comprises a core layer, an integrated stack capacitor (ISC) on the core layer, one or more build-up layers on the core layer in which the ISC is embedded, and one or more metal layers on the core layer.

Abstract: A method for producing a low-cost fully biodegradable disposable straw. Natural plant powder is prepared. Deacetylated konjac gel is prepared. The taro starch-cassava starch is crosslinked. The raw material is stirred and mixed to obtain the mixed raw material, and the mixed raw material is heated. The heated raw material is added to the beverage straw manufacturing unit to obtain a straw crude. The straw crude is cut to obtain several straws. The quality inspection, the disinfection and the packaging of the straw are carried out, and the fully biodegradable straw is obtained, finally.

Abstract: Provided are antibodies capable of binding CD122, antibodies capable of binding CD132, and bispecific CD122/CD132 binding proteins in FIT-Ig or duobody format prepared with antigen binding fragments thereof. The antibodies and bispecific binding proteins are useful for treating or preventing diseases such as T cell dysfunctional disorders or cancers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, which has an antagonistic activity against gonadotropin-releasing hormone and can be used for the prevention or treatment of a sex hormone-dependent disease, such as benign prostatic hypertrophy, hysteromyoma, endometriosis, metrofibroma, precocious puberty, amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome, or dysmenorrhea, or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a hydrate or solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.

Abstract: Described are methods and systems are for generating dynamic conversational queries. For example, as opposed to being a simply reactive system, the methods and systems herein provide means for actively determining a user's intent and generating a dynamic query based on the determined user intent. Moreover, these methods and systems generate these queries in a conversational environment.

Abstract: The switching apparatus, configured to switch an objective lens of a microscope, includes a base, a rotation drive module secured onto the base, a transmission module connected to the rotation drive module, and a turntable fixedly connected to the transmission module and the objective lens. The transmission module includes a housing fixed onto the base, a coupler with one end detachably secured to an output shaft of the rotation drive module, a double lead worm fixedly connected to another end of the coupler, and a worm gear in mesh engagement with the double lead worm. The worm gear is fixedly connected to the turntable, and by disconnecting the coupler from the output shaft and rotating the coupler, the double lead worm moves along an axial direction to change a mesh engagement clearance between the double lead worm and the worm gear.

Abstract: In various examples, techniques are described for animating characters by decoupling portions of a face from other portions of the face. Systems and methods are disclosed that use one or more neural networks to generate high-fidelity facial animation using inputted audio data. In order to generate the high-fidelity facial animations, the systems and methods may decouple effects of implicit emotional states from effects of audio on the facial animations during training of the neural network(s). For instance, the training may cause the audio to drive the lower face animations while the implicit emotional states drive the upper face animations. In some examples, in order to encourage more expressive expressions, adversarial training is further used to learn a discriminator that predicts if generated emotional states are from real distribution.