Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods for training a decentralized model for making a personalized recommendation.

Abstract: A sidewall-punctured heated tobacco product (9), comprising a tobacco section (1) and a functional mouthpiece rod section (3). A vapor extraction section (2) is provided between the tobacco section (1) and the functional mouthpiece rod section (3). The tobacco section (1), the vapor extraction section (2), and the functional mouthpiece rod section (3) are wrapped and connected together by means of external wrapping and tipping materials. The vapor extraction section (2) is a cylinder comprising a hollow structure (2-1), and at least one sidewall through hole (2-2) communicated with the hollow structure (2-1) is formed on the sidewall of the cylinder. In use, the tobacco product (9) is inserted into a closed heating smoking set, and during vaping, vapor generated by the tobacco section (1) is mixed, after active migration, with air entering from the sidewall through hole (2-2) to form mainstream vapor.

Abstract: This application provides a data backup method. The method is applied to a data backup system including a primary cluster, a secondary cluster, and a control device. The control device controls, based on a first data backup policy, the primary cluster or the secondary cluster to back up, to the secondary cluster, a plurality of data sets related to a first service that are in the primary cluster and that are at a first moment, where the first data backup policy includes information about the plurality of data sets related to the first service and the first moment. In this way, the plurality of data sets related to the first service that are backed up to the secondary cluster may be consistent in a time dimension, and the secondary cluster may restore service running based on service data in a same time period when the primary cluster is faulty.

Abstract: Provided is a method of fabricating an image sensor device. An exemplary includes forming a plurality of radiation-sensing regions in a substrate. The substrate has a front surface, a back surface, and a sidewall that extends from the front surface to the back surface. The exemplary method further includes forming an interconnect structure over the front surface of the substrate, removing a portion of the substrate to expose a metal interconnect layer of the interconnect structure, and forming a bonding pad on the interconnect structure in a manner so that the bonding pad is electrically coupled to the exposed metal interconnect layer and separated from the sidewall of the substrate.

Abstract: A display panel having a plurality of subpixels is provided. The display panel includes a black matrix layer; a black adhesive layer on the black matrix layer; and a cover an a side of the black adhesive layer away from the black matrix layer. The black adhesive layer extends substantially throughout an entirety of a display region of the display panel, including a subpixel region and an inter-subpixel region. The black adhesive layer includes an optically clear adhesive and particles distributed throughout the optically clear adhesive. Light transmittance of the black adhesive layer is in a range of 40% to 80%.

Abstract: A method (700) of biasing a tunable laser (310) during burst-on and burst-off states includes receiving a burst mode signal (514) indicative of the burst-on state or the burst-off state and when the burst mode signal is indicative of the burst-on state: delivering a first bias current (IGAIN) to an anode of a gain-section diode (590a) disposed on a shared substrate of the tunable laser; and delivering a second bias current (IPH) to an anode of phase-section diode (590b) disposed on the shared substrate. The second bias current is less than the first bias current. When the burst mode signal transitions to be indicative of the burst-off state, the method also includes delivering the first bias current to the anode of the gain-section diode; and delivering the second bias current to the anode of the phase-section diode wherein the first bias current is less than the second bias current.

Abstract: A method for removing a portion of a crystalline material (e.g., SiC) substrate includes joining a surface of the substrate to a rigid carrier (e.g., >800 ?m thick), with a subsurface laser damage region provided within the substrate at a depth relative to the surface. Adhesive material having a glass transition temperature above 25° C. may bond the substrate to the carrier. The crystalline material is fractured along the subsurface laser damage region to produce a bonded assembly including the carrier and a portion of the crystalline material. Fracturing of the crystalline material may be promoted by (i) application of a mechanical force proximate to at least one carrier edge to impart a bending moment in the carrier; (ii) cooling the carrier when the carrier has a greater coefficient of thermal expansion than the crystalline material; and/or (iii) applying ultrasonic energy to the crystalline material.

Abstract: A separator for use in an electrochemical cell, such as a lithium-ion secondary battery, that includes a plurality of first inorganic particles, one or more second inorganic particles, a polymeric binder, wherein the weight ratio of the first inorganic particles to the second inorganic particles is in the range from 1:99 to 99:1 and the weight ratio of the combined first and second inorganic particles to the polymeric binder is in the range from 50:50 to 99:1. The inorganic particles being a type of Li-exchanged zeolite having a lithium (Li) concentration in the range of 0.1 wt. % to 20 wt. % and a sodium (Na) concentration that is lower than 5 wt. %, based on the overall weight of the Li-exchanged zeolite. The second inorganic particles being different in composition than the first inorganic particles and having a sodium (Na) concentration in the range of 0.005 wt. % to 1.0 wt. %.

Abstract: This application discloses example distributed cross-device collaboration methods, electronic devices, and communication system. One example method includes displaying, by a first device, first information in response to receiving a first operation of a user, wherein the first information comprises device information of the first device and application information of a first application, and the application information of the first application is used by a second device to determine that the first application is installed on the second device. In response to receiving a channel establishment request of the second device, the first device establishes a communication channel for display with the second device, wherein the device information of the first device is used to perform security verification when the first device establishes the communication channel for display with the second device. The first device displays the first application with the second device by using the communication channel for display.

Abstract: Electronic devices comprising a first layer, said first layer comprising a perovskite material; and a coating layer disposed on a surface of said first layer; wherein said coating layer comprises a coating oxysalt. Also provided herein are perovskite materials comprising: a coating layer on at least a portion of a surface of said perovskite material; wherein said coating layer comprises a coating oxysalt. Further provided herein are methods for forming a coating layer on a surface of a perovskite material comprising steps of: exposing said surface to a fluid having a precursor oxysalt dissolved therein such that said coating layer forms on said surface via a chemical reaction between said perovskite material and said precursor oxysalt; wherein said coating layer comprises a coating oxysalt.

Abstract: An image sticking test method and an image sticking test device. The image sticking test method includes: acquiring a first correspondence between a source-drain current of a preset drive transistor and time within a first preset time after a voltage of the preset drive transistor in an array substrate is switched from a first preset voltage to a second preset voltage; acquiring a second correspondence between a source-drain current of the preset drive transistor and time within a second preset time after the voltage of the preset drive transistor is switched from a third preset voltage to the second preset voltage; and acquiring a first image sticking test curve of the array substrate according to the first correspondence, the second correspondence and an image sticking evaluation formula, where the first image sticking test curve is a correspondence between time and an image sticking evaluation value.

Abstract: A method for steering binauralization of audio is provided. The method comprises steps of: receiving (410) an audio input signal, calculating (430) a confidence value indicating a likelihood that a current audio frame of the audio input signal comprises binauralized audio; determining (450) a state signal based on the confidence value; determining (460) a steering signal, based on the first confidence value, the state signal and an energy value of the audio frame; and generating (470) an audio output signal with steered binauralization by processing the audio input signal according to the steering signal.

Abstract: Updating a user social network profile of a user based on relevant activities posted by other users in a same social network.

Abstract: A leg assembly and a legged robot having same are provided. The leg assembly includes a first leg, a second leg, a motor, an output flange and a transmission component. The motor is arranged at a first end of the first leg, and an output shaft of the motor is connected to the output flange to drive the output flange to rotate. The first leg is pivotably connected to the second leg, and the transmission component is connected to the output flange and the second leg to drive the second leg to rotate relative to the first leg. The output flange is provided with a first limiting portion, the first leg is provided with a first stop portion and a second stop portion spaced apart and configured to stop the first limiting portion, and the first leg is provided with a second limiting portion configured to stop the second leg.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide an array substrate and a related display panel and a related display device. An array substrate includes a plurality of pairs of scan signal lines. A first scan signal line of the m-th pair of scan signal lines is configured to provide a first scan signal to a sub-pixel in a (2n?1)-th column from sub-pixels in the m-th. And a plurality of pairs of driving reset control signal lines. A second driving reset control signal line of the m-th pair of driving reset control signal lines is configured to provide a second driving reset control signal to the sub-pixel in the 2n-th column from the sub-pixels in the m-th row. The m and n are integers greater than or equal to 1. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the first scan signal line of the m-th pair of scan signal lines and the second driving reset control signal line of the m-th pair of driving reset control signal lines are the same signal line.

Abstract: An apparatus of an evolved NodeB (eNB) comprises one or more baseband processors to encode measurement gap configuration information including a measurement gap configuration information element MeasGapConfig to configure a network controlled small gap (NCSG) pattern for a user equipment (UE) device if the UE requires an NCSG and the UE is not configured with a primary secondary cell (PSCELL), and a memory to store the measurement gap configuration information.

Abstract: An image calibration method and a device are provided. The method includes: obtaining a pupil position offset of a user and a visual acuity of the user, where the pupil position offset of the user is an offset of a pupil of the user relative to an optical axis; and adjusting a to-be-displayed image based on the pupil position offset of the user and the visual acuity of the user. In this way, when the user wears a head-mounted display device improperly, a point seen by the user when the user looks straight ahead is a center point of an image displayed on a display.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition having functions of moisturizing, repairing and whitening and use thereof. The composition comprises Dendrobium candidum polysaccharide, a lotus extract and a Glycyrrhiza glabra extract. The lotus extract and the Glycyrrhiza glabra extract can inhibit pigmentation by inhibiting synthesis of melanin, inhibiting transfer of melanin globule, resisting oxidation and improving skin microcirculation, so as to exert the effect of special whitening. Through the synergistic synergy of the three components, and the compounded composition can reduce synthesis of melanin of skin's melanophores, promote expression of keratinocyte cell hydration-related factors, inhibit expression of inflammation-related factors, promote the ability of lipid synthesis and exert multiple effects of whitening, enhancement in moisturizing of the skin, alleviation in inflammation and discomfort of the skin, and improvement in barrier function of epidermis.

Abstract: A nitride-based semiconductor device includes a first nitride-based semiconductor layer, a single III-V group semiconductor layer, a third nitride-based semiconductor layer, a first source electrode and a second electrode, and a gate electrode. The second nitride-based semiconductor layer is disposed over the first nitride-based semiconductor layer. The single III-V group semiconductor layer is disposed between the first and second nitride-based semiconductor layers and doped to the first conductivity type. The single III-V group semiconductor layer has a high resistivity region and a current aperture enclosed by the high resistivity region, in which the high resistivity region comprises more metal oxides than the current aperture so as to achieve a resistivity higher than that of the current aperture. The third nitride-based semiconductor layer is disposed over the second nitride-based semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A package is disclosed. In one example, the package includes a first main face for mounting a heat sink and an opposing second main face for being mounted on a mounting base. The package comprises a carrier, an electronic component mounted at the carrier, and an encapsulant encapsulating at least part of the electronic component and at least part of the carrier. Electrically insulating material covers electrically conductive material of the carrier at said first main face. The encapsulant comprises at least one step at the first main face.