Abstract: A system for visualization and quantification of ultrasound imaging data according to embodiments of the present disclosure may include a display unit, and a processor communicatively coupled to the display unit and to an ultrasound imaging apparatus for generating an image from ultrasound data representative of a bodily structure and fluid flowing within the bodily structure. The processor may be configured to estimate axial and lateral velocity components of the fluid flowing within the bodily structure, determine a plurality of flow directions within the image based on the axial and lateral velocity components, differentially encode the flow directions based on flow direction angle to generate a flow direction map, and cause the display unit to concurrently display the image including the bodily structure overlaid with the flow direction map.

Abstract: An image sensor structure and a method of fabricating the structure are disclosed, in image sensor structure, at least one die is bonded to pixel substrate by bonding first bonding layer to second bonding layer, and the die includes signal processing circuit and/or storage device for photosensitive elements in pixel substrate. The die is bonded to the pixel substrate so that the signal processing circuit and/or storage device is/are coupled to photosensitive elements in pixel substrate. In this way, signal processing and/or storage functions of the image sensor can be provided without additional occupation of the area of the pixel substrate, allowing for more photosensitive elements to be arranged on the pixel substrate with the same area and thus resulting in a larger photosensitive area. Moreover, less wiring is needed on the 2D plane of the pixel substrate, helping in reducing interference with signals and delays and improving imaging quality.

Abstract: A tape laying device includes a tape transmission mechanism, a compaction head mechanism, a cutter mechanism, a heating mechanism and a motion mechanism. The tape transmission mechanism is configured to transmit the pre-impregnated tape. The compaction head mechanism, connected with the tape transmission mechanism, is configured to depress and drive the pre-impregnated tape transmitted by the tape transmission mechanism to follow a moving path so as to adhere the pre-impregnated tape onto the mould surface. The cutter mechanism is configured to cut the pre-impregnated tape. The heating mechanism, disposed downstream to the cutter mechanism, is configured to heat the pre-impregnated tape. The motion mechanism is used to have the cutter mechanism having an active path to move toward the moving path while the cutter mechanism cuts the pre-impregnated tape.

Abstract: A memory operation method, comprising: when a first super block of a memory device is a open block (or in programming state), obtaining a first read count of one of a plurality of first memory blocks in the first super block, wherein the first read count is a number of times that data of one of the first memory blocks is read out; determining whether the first read count is larger than a first threshold; and when the first read count is larger than the first threshold, moving a part of the data in the first super block to a safe area in the memory device, wherein the part of the data comprises data in the first memory block.

Abstract: A semiconductor die package includes an inductor-capacitor (LC) semiconductor die that is directly bonded with a logic semiconductor die. The LC semiconductor die includes inductors and capacitors that are integrated into a single die. The inductors and capacitors of the LC semiconductor die may be electrically connected with transistors and other logic components on the logic semiconductor die to form a voltage regulator circuit of the semiconductor die package. The integration of passive components (e.g., the inductors and capacitors) of the voltage regulator circuit into a single semiconductor die reduces signal propagation distances in the voltage regulator circuit, which may increase the operating efficiency of the voltage regulator circuit, may reduce the formfactor for the semiconductor die package, may reduce parasitic capacitance and/or may reduce parasitic inductance in the voltage regulator circuit (thereby improving the performance of the voltage regulator circuit), among other examples.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a method, a computing system, and a computer program product for managing prefetching of pages in a database system. The method comprises obtaining shared information associated with page access, wherein the shared information associated with the page access includes information associated with the page access from a plurality of computing nodes. The method further comprises determining whether to prefetch a number of pages into a global buffer pool based at least on the shared information associated with the page access using a sequential prefetching method.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes ultrasound systems configured to enhance flow imaging and analysis by adaptively adjusting one or more imaging parameters in response to acquired flow measurements. Example systems can include an ultrasound transducer and one or more processors. Using the system components, mean flow velocity magnitude and acceleration can be determined within a target region during an acquisition phase, which may include a cardiac cycle. One or more adjusted flow imaging parameters, such as adjusted ensemble length, temporal smoothing filter length and/or step size, can be determined based on the acquired flow measurements to increase the signal quality of newly acquired ultrasound echo signals. The adjusted flow imaging parameters can then be applied by the ultrasound transducer during a second acquisition phase.

Abstract: An aza-ergoline derivative and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The derivative has a structure as shown in formula (I). The aza-ergoline derivative has good affinity, agonistic activity or selectivity to a dopamine D2 receptor.

Abstract: A transmission device includes a daisy chain structure composed of at least three daisy chain units arranged periodically and continuously. Each of the daisy chain units includes first, second and third conductive lines, and first and second conductive pillars. The first and second conductive lines at a first layer extend along a first direction and are discontinuously arranged. The third conductive line at a second layer extends along the first direction and is substantially parallel to the first and second conductive lines. The first conductive pillar extends in a second direction. The second direction is different from the first direction. A first part of the first conductive pillar is connected to the first and third conductive lines. The second conductive pillar extends in the second direction. A first part of the second conductive pillar is connected to the second and third conductive lines.

Abstract: A federated learning method includes: providing importance parameters and performance parameters by client devices respectively to a central device, performing a training procedure by the central device, wherein the training procedure includes: selecting target devices from the client devices according to a priority order associated with the importance parameters, dividing the target devices into training groups according to a similarity of the performance parameters, notifying the target devices to perform iterations according to the training groups respectively to generate trained models, transmitting the trained models to the central device, and updating a global model based on the trained models, performing the training procedure again or outputting the global model to the client devices based on a convergence value of the global model and the number of times of performing the training procedure.

Abstract: A transmission device for suppressing the glass-fiber effect includes a circuit board and a transmission line. The circuit board includes a plurality of glass fibers, so as to define a fiber pitch. The transmission line is disposed on the circuit board. The transmission line includes a plurality of non-parallel segments. Each of the non-parallel segments of the transmission line has an offset distance with respect to a reference line. The offset distance is longer than or equal to a half of the fiber pitch.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a lenticular display. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film formed over an array of pixels. The display may have a number of independently controllable viewing zones. Each viewing zone displays a respective two-dimensional image. Each eye of the viewer may receive a different one of the two-dimensional images, resulting in a perceived three-dimensional image. The electronic device may include display pipeline circuitry that generates and processes content to be displayed on the lenticular display. Content generating circuitry may initially generate content that includes a plurality of two-dimensional images, each two-dimensional image corresponding to a respective viewing zone. Pre-processing circuitry may subsequently anisotropically resize each two-dimensional image. Pixel mapping circuitry may then be used to map the resized two-dimensional images to the array of pixels in the lenticular display.

Abstract: A ternary oxide based composite cathode material for a lithium-sulfur battery and a preparation method thereof are provided wherein the composite cathode material includes: sulfur and LiNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 or LiNixCoyMn1-x-yO2 (0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0<x+y<1), wherein a sulfur content is 50 wt. %-80 wt. %. The host has adsorption and catalytic effects on polar polysulfides, which can fix sulfur and promote electrochemical reactions, thereby preparing lithium-sulfur battery with high capacity and high stability.

Abstract: A computer implemented method processes a query. A number of processor units processes the query to identify a result set in response to receiving the query from a first client. The number of processor units stores, the result set in a shared cache assigned to a group of clients, wherein result set stored in the shared cache is accessible by the group of clients. The number of processor units returns the result set to a second client in the group of clients from the shared cache in response to receiving the query from the second client in the group of clients.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an optical integrated device and an optical time domain reflectometer. The optical integrated device includes: a packaging outer shell, a first collimator, an optical splitting device, a circulator assembly and a second collimator. The optical splitting device is provided close to the first collimator, is used to reflect a part of the detecting light from the first pigtail and couple the part of the detecting light to the third pigtail, and allows the other part of the detecting light to pass through the optical splitting device. The circulator assembly is provided close to the optical splitting device, the circulator assembly is used to couple the detecting light passing through the optical splitting device to the second pigtail, and couple the detecting light returned from the second pigtail to the third pigtail.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a lenticular display. The lenticular display may have a lenticular lens film formed over an array of pixels. The display may have a number of independently controllable viewing zones. Each viewing zone displays a respective two-dimensional image. Each eye of the viewer may receive a different one of the two-dimensional images, resulting in a perceived three-dimensional image. The electronic device may include display pipeline circuitry that generates and processes content to be displayed on the lenticular display. Content generating circuitry may initially generate content that includes a plurality of two-dimensional images, each two-dimensional image corresponding to a respective viewing zone. The two-dimensional images may be processed by per-view processing circuitry. Pixel mapping circuitry may be used to map the two-dimensional images to the array of pixels in the lenticular display. After pixel mapping, additional panel-level processing may be performed.

Abstract: A method includes forming a first transistor, which includes forming a first gate dielectric layer over a first channel region in a substrate and forming a first work-function layer over the first gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the first work-function layer includes depositing a work-function material using first process conditions to form the work-function material having a first proportion of different crystalline orientations and forming a second transistor, which includes forming a second gate dielectric layer over a second channel region in the substrate and forming a second work-function layer over the second gate dielectric layer, wherein forming the second work-function layer includes depositing the work-function material using second process conditions to form the work-function material having a second proportion of different crystalline orientations.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a stretchable composite electrode and a fabricating method thereof, and particularly relates to a stretchable composite electrode including a silver nanowire layer and a flexible polymer film and a fabricating method thereof.

Abstract: An electronic shelf label positioning system, an electronic shelf label and a guide rail. The electronic shelf label positioning system includes the electronic shelf label, the guide rail, a PDA and a background server. The electronic shelf label includes a main control SoC, a card reader IC, a screen and a power supply device. The main control SoC is configured to control the screen display and to communicate with an AP. The power supply device is configured to supply power to the electronic shelf label. The guide rail includes a guide rail identification area and a label area. The label area is installed with a plurality of wireless labels each having a unique non-repeated ID number. The guide rail identification area is installed with an identity recognition device, which includes a guide rail ID consisting of the ID numbers of the wireless labels sequentially arranged and summarized.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an electronic device and a manufacturing method thereof. The electronic device includes a package structure, a circuit structure, a bonding structure and an external element. The circuit structure is disposed on the package structure and is electrically connected to the package structure. The circuit structure has a recess. The bonding structure includes a first bonding pad and a second bonding pad. The second bonding pad is disposed in the recess, and the second bonding pad is disposed on the first bonding pad. The bonding structure is disposed between the circuit structure and the external element. The external element is electrically connected to the circuit structure through the bonding structure. A width of the first bonding pad is smaller than a width of the second bonding pad.