Abstract: Toughened polyamide composition including: (a) at least one polyamide; (b) at least one toughener component; and (c) at least one siloxane-based component having a viscosity of 1 mm2/s-100,000 mm2/s providing toughened polyamide composition with good impact strength; process for producing the toughened polyamide composition; and articles made from the toughened polyamide composition.

Abstract: An exemplary system accesses a three-dimensional (3D) model of an anatomical structure, applies a first detection process to the 3D model to detect a single-layer anatomical feature in the anatomical structure, applies a second detection process, different from the first detection process, to the 3D model to detect a non-single-layer anatomical feature in the anatomical structure, and provides a representation of the anatomical structure based on the 3D model, the detected single-layer anatomical structure, and the detected non-single-layer anatomical structure. In some implementations, the representation of the anatomical structure and a representation of a potential path to be traversed by a medical instrument in the anatomical structure are displayed.

Abstract: An acoustic fluid monitoring system, as well as a method for monitoring fluid flow within a pipe using the acoustic fluid monitoring system, are provided herein. The system includes a first sensing probe and a second sensing probe that are acoustically coupled to the outer surface of a wall of a pipe through which a fluid is flowing. The first sensing probe operates at a first resonance frequency, and the second sensing probe operates at a second resonance frequency. The first sensing probe and the second sensing probe are configured to record a first acoustic signal and a second acoustic signal, respectively, corresponding to an acoustic wave propagating through the pipe wall. Characteristics of the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal, as well as the relationship between the first acoustic signal and the second acoustic signal, relate to one or more properties of the fluid flowing through the pipe.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for ultra-reliable low latency communications (URLLC) indications with multi-physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and/or multi-physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) grants. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving, from a network entity, downlink control information (DCI) scheduling a plurality of transmissions of a first priority, wherein the DCI comprises at least one field indicating one or more parameters to apply when at least one previously scheduled transmission of a second priority collides with: one or more of the plurality of transmissions of the first priority, or one or more transmissions acknowledging the one or more of the plurality of transmissions of the first priority; and applying the one or more parameters to process the plurality of the transmissions of the first priority.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive configuration information indicating an uplink gap. The UE may transmit a reference signal in the uplink gap. The UE may perform at least one of a self-interference measurement or a beam pair calibration for full-duplex communication based at least in part on the reference signal. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A coaxial waveguide-based geotechnical multi-point deformation sensor and an adjustable gauge-length measurement method are provided. The coaxial waveguide-based geotechnical multi-point deformation sensor includes an outer conductor, open at opposite ends and hollow inside; magnetic metal support frames, inside the outer conductor, sequentially spaced along an axial direction of the outer conductor and each having a through-hole; an inner conductor inside the outer conductor and passing through each through-hole; and annular magnets, surrounding the outer conductor and configured to move along it, driving the nearest magnetic metal support frame to follow its movement. Each magnetic metal support frame acts as a reflection point. By reconstructing the interference spectra of any two reflection points, a gauge-length can exist between any two of the magnetic metal support frames.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided. The display apparatus includes a touch device configured to detect a touch; a first processor configured to receive data of first touch trajectory sequence information when a touch occurs, the first touch trajectory sequence information comprising information of at least one first touch trajectory point; and generate a first image data comprising data of a first touch trajectory image, wherein the data of the first touch trajectory image is generated based on the first touch trajectory sequence information; and a second processor configured to receive data of second touch trajectory sequence information when the touch occurs, the second touch trajectory sequence information comprising information of at least one second touch trajectory point; receive the first image data from the first processor; and generate a third image data based on the first image data and at least a portion of the second touch trajectory sequence information.

Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a substrate, at least one conductive layer(s) located on a side of the substrate, and a protective layer located on a side of the at least one conductive layer. A conductive layer includes a plurality of pad groups, and a pad group includes a plurality of conductive pads. The protective layer includes a plurality of openings; a portion of the conductive layer exposed by an opening is a conductive pad. A maximum dimension of the conductive pad in a direction parallel to the substrate is greater than or equal to 1.5 times a minimum distance between an edge of the conductive pad and an edge of the conductive layer, and less than or equal to 30 times the minimum distance between the edge of the conductive pad and the edge of the conductive layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a video transmission method, a video transmission apparatus, an electronic device, and a readable medium, belongs to the field of information transmission technology, and can solve the problem of security of information transmission. The video transmission method of the present disclosure includes: acquiring block data of a video stream to be transmitted; generating an encryption key for an rth block with a block data digest of an (r?1)th block, wherein r is an integer greater than or equal to 2; encrypting block video data of the rth block with the encryption key for the rth block, to obtain block encrypted video data of the rth block; and transmitting the block encrypted video data of the rth block to a receiving end.

Abstract: A method for generating a subtitle, an electronic device, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes the following. A song audio signal is extracted from target video data. A target song corresponding to the song audio signal and a time position of the song audio signal in the target song are determined. Lyric information corresponding to the target song is obtained, where the lyric information includes one or more lyrics, and the lyric information further includes a starting time and duration of each lyric and/or a starting time and duration of each word in each lyric. A subtitle is rendered in the target video data based on the lyric information and time position to obtain target video data with a subtitle.

Abstract: A system may create a localized machine learning model including one or more customized local parameter values using a global model and variance data. The localized machine learning model may be used by a device or cohort of devices to perform evaluations of data. The localized model may be trained based off a global model that is adjusted and then trained a certain number of steps, where the number of steps is based at least in part on the variance data.

Abstract: A method performed by a first node (111), for handling provision of a service to a device (130). The first node (111) receives (301) a request from a second node (112) operating in the communications system (100). The request requests an authorization for the provision of the service with a first quality of service (QoS), and for provision of the service with one or more alternative qualities of service (QoSs). The request further requests a bit rate associated to each of the first QoS and the one or more alternative QoSs. The first node (111) determines (302) one or more allowed QoSs, amongst the first QoS and the one or more alternative QoSs, and, for each allowed QoS, an associated bit rate. The first node (111) then sends (303) a response to the second node (112) to the received request. The response indicates the one or more allowed QoSs and the respectively associated bit rate.

Abstract: A pre-charge circuit. The precharge circuit may include a switching device for controlling a voltage to be supplied to a battery; and a heterogeneous thermistor circuit, coupled to the switching device. The heterogeneous thermistor circuit may include a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) component; and a polymer positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) component, arranged in electrical series with the NTC component and the switching device.

Abstract: The present disclosure described herein provides, inter alia, a serum-free and xeno-free culture medium capable of supporting the prolonged expansion of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) and a kit comprising the same. The present disclosure also provides a method for expanding mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) using the culture medium as disclosed as well as a substantially homogeneous population of MSCs produced by said method.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure may include a top transistor, a bottom transistor stacked below the top transistor, a back-end-of-line (BEOL) memory device electrically coupled to and above the top transistor, and a backside memory device electrically coupled to and below the bottom transistor.

Abstract: In some examples, the disclosure describes device that includes a moveable carriage, a supply manifold releasably coupled to the moveable carriage utilizing a locking mechanism, and a trigger arm coupled to the supply manifold to move the supply manifold a distance away from the moveable carriage while the locking mechanism is in an unlocked position.

Abstract: A camera device with image compensation and autofocus function, comprising a first carrying member, a second carrying member, a camera module, a first optical compensation component, a third carrying member, and an autofocus component. The second carrying member is movably assembled to the first carrying member. The first optical compensation component comprises a first force interaction member disposed at the first carrying member and a second force interaction member disposed at the second carrying member, which generate force interaction, allowing the second carrying member to move in the direction of a first axis or/and a second axis intersecting with an optical axis of the optical lens for optical compensation for the optical lens. The third carrying member bears the optical lens and is movably disposed on the second carrying member. The third carrying member could move along an optical axis of the optical lens.

Abstract: One embodiment of a method for monitoring performance of a trained machine learning model includes receiving at least one of one or more first inputs or one or more first outputs of the trained machine learning model during a first time period, receiving at least one of one or more second inputs or one or more second outputs of the trained machine learning model during a second time period, and computing a data drift score based on the at least one of the one or more first inputs or the one or more first outputs, the at least one of the one or more second inputs or the one or more second outputs, and a predefined policy.

Abstract: A mobile power source that has a battery pack including at least two battery cell assemblies each having frame that has a first support member and a second support member, each of the first and second support members including a plurality of cylindrical recesses that receive the plurality of battery cells to support the battery cells. Bus bars are coupled to the first support member via injection molding and each is configured to electrically connect to at least two battery cells. The bus bars each include an elongated conductive body that has a base and fingers extending laterally away from the base. Each of the fingers extend within a first plane, and the base extends within a second plane that is parallel to the first plane and offset therefrom.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure that includes a metal level, a via located directly on top of a first portion of the metal level, wherein the via is tapered such that a smaller critical dimension is located at a top portion of the via and a larger critical dimension is located at a bottom portion of the via, and the bottom portion of the via is located adjacent the metal level, a dielectric cap located on top of a second portion of the metal level on which the via is not located directly thereon, and a next metal level that is located directly on the top portion of the via.