Abstract: Example communication methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a transmitting end first encapsulates, according to a first wireless communication protocol, to-be-transmitted data, then performs encapsulation according to a second wireless communication protocol. The transmitting end sends, by using a wireless communication technology corresponding to the second wireless communication protocol, a data frame obtained through encapsulation. Correspondingly, after receiving the data frame by using the wireless communication technology corresponding to the second wireless communication protocol, a receiving end first decapsulates the data frame according to the second wireless communication protocol, and then performs decapsulation according to the first wireless communication protocol to obtain the data sent by the transmitting end.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for detection and remediation of an identified attempt of impersonation of a digital entity. The methods may include authenticating a call received by a user device. The methods may include instantiating an entity-operated application on the user device. The methods may include detecting one or more keywords indicating that the call is associated with a predefined entity. The methods may include generating and transmitting a one-time token to the predefined entity. The methods may include identifying, during the call, a first voice and a second voice, the second voice being different from the first voice. The methods may include processing words identified as being uttered by the second voice into groups of text utterances using a natural language processing (“NLP”) model. The methods may include detecting, during a predetermined time period, if any text utterances from the groups of text utterances correspond to the one-time token.

Abstract: A front light module configured to be disposed on a display panel to illuminate the display panel is provided. The front light module includes a light source and a light guide plate. The light guide plate has a first surface facing away from the display panel, a second surface facing the display panel, and a light incident surface facing the light source. The light incident surface connects the first surface and the second surface. The first surface has multiple sets of optical micro-structures. Each of the sets of the optical micro-structures includes multiple optical micro-structures disposed or distributed asymmetrically.

Abstract: A culture medium for hepatoma organoid culture, comprising an MST1/2 kinase inhibitor, at least one cell culture additive selected from N2 and B27, a hepatocyte growth factor, an ITS cell culture additive, Y27632, dexamethasone, Neuregulin-1, insulin, an epidermal cell growth factor, GlutaMAX, and non-essential amino acids. The application further relates to a hepatoma organoid culture method and an application thereof. By using the culture medium for hepatoma organoid, effective and rapid expansion of the hepatoma organoid can be achieved, and the organoid obtained by such expansion maintains the pathological characteristics of a patient, improves the culture success rate and the expansion rate of the hepatoma organoid, and provides a research basis for individualized treatment of the patient.

Abstract: A front light module which includes a light guide plate, a light-emitting component and a barrier layer is provided. The light guide plate has a light incident surface and a light exiting surface which is adjacent to the light incident surface, and the light-emitting component emits the light toward the light incident surface. The barrier layer which includes the materials with silicon bonding is located on the light exiting surface of the light guide plate. The water vapor transmission rate of the barrier layer is lower than 0.1 g/m2/day.

Abstract: An ejector for a laundry treatment appliance includes a housing with a flow channel for allowing water flow to flow therethrough. The housing defines a gap which communicates the flow channel with the outside atmosphere. An axis of an ejection hole of the flow channel located upstream of the gap is coaxial with an axis of an injection hole located downstream of the gap. Backflow water is discharged from the ejector's gap. Since the ejection hole and injection hole are on opposite sides of the housing, and because their diameters are approximately equal water flowing to the injection hole covers as much of the injection hole as possible. The waterway's inlet end downstream of the injection hole is closed to maintain pressure. During supply of water, water flow is prevented from passing through the gap and relieving pressure.

Abstract: Methods for reducing resistivity of metal gapfill include depositing a conformal layer in an opening of a feature and on a field of a substrate with a first thickness of the conformal layer of approximately 10 microns or less, depositing a non-conformal metal layer directly on the conformal layer at a bottom of the opening and directly on the field using an anisotropic deposition process. A second thickness of the non-conformal metal layer on the field and on the bottom of the feature is approximately 30 microns or greater. And depositing a metal gapfill material in the opening of the feature and on the field where the metal gapfill material completely fills the opening without any voids.

Abstract: A transcript of a conference (e.g., a video conference, an audio conference, or a telephone call with two or more participants) is processed to extract a conference summary. The transcript includes strings that are associated with respective timestamps and respective speaker identifiers. Speaker segments—sequences of consecutive strings attributed to the same speaker—are identified in the transcript. A speaker segment is selected based on its duration in time and one or more strings are selected from with the selected speaker segment for inclusion in the conference summary. A short video conference summary or a short audio conference summary is then generated using timestamps from the transcript associated with strings (e.g., sentences) that have been selected for inclusion in the conference summary. The short video or audio summary may be presented to users to enable efficient storage and transmission of information from the conference within a unified communications system.

Abstract: A display includes a light guide plate, a first optical adhesive, a light source element, and a display panel. The light guide plate includes a light guide substrate and an enhancement layer disposed on the light guide substrate. At least a portion of the enhancement layer is interposed between a first surface of the light guide substrate and the first optical adhesive. A difference between the refractive index n1 of the light guide substrate and the refractive index n2 of the at least a portion of the enhancement layer is ?n1. ?n1=n1?n2. A difference between the refractive index n3 of the first optical adhesive and the refractive index n2 of the at least a portion of the enhancement layer is ?n2. ?n2=n3?n2, ?n1?0, ?n2?0, and ?n1??n2.

Abstract: The present application discloses a lithium nickel manganate positive electrode material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The lithium nickel manganate positive electrode material has a molecular formula of Li?Ni?Mn2-?M?O4-?/N, where 0.95???1.1, 0.4???0.6, 0.0005???0.02, 0???0.2, M is a single-crystal dispersing element, and M is at least one of V, Nb, Ta, Mo or W; N represents a coating layer, and the coating layer includes a P compound and/or an Al compound, and a coating amount of N is 500-10000 ppm. By means of adding a small amount of a single-crystal dispersing element (V, Nb, Ta, Mo or W), a high-voltage nickel manganese material having good dispersity of single crystals is prepared. By means of uniformly coating the P compound and/or the Al compound to the lithium nickel manganate positive electrode material, the direct contact between the positive electrode material and an electrolyte, is avoided.

Abstract: A water intake device for a washing apparatus, and a washing apparatus. The water intake device includes a first water intake assembly, a second water intake assembly, a communication assembly, a first flow limiting member and a second flow limiting member, the first flow limiting member and the second flow limiting member are arranged on the first water intake assembly in the direction of a water flow, and the flow rate of the first flow limiting member is less than the flow rate of the second flow limiting member. The communication assembly includes a communicating pipeline coupling the first water intake assembly and the second water intake assembly, and a connection control valve controlling the communicating pipeline to be connected or disconnected. The joint between the first water intake assembly and the communication pipeline is located between the first flow limiting member and the second flow limiting member.

Abstract: A one-way data migration system may shift authentication data from a legacy database to a current database. The system may include one or more databases, a mobile device, a mobile device processor, a backend server, a backend receiver, a backend processor, and a backend transmitter. The backend transmitter may transmit requests to the mobile device. The backend receiver may receive the usernames and passwords. The backend processor may authenticate the input usernames and passwords using a hash previously stored within a first database. The backend processor may create a current or updated hash for the password. The system may change the underlying pathway from a pathway associated with the hash previously stored within the first database to a current pathway associated with the current hash. A second database may store the current hash. Following storage of the current hash, the processor may flag the username and/or password as migrated.

Abstract: A computing device learns a directed acyclic graph (DAG). (A) A target variable is defined from variables based on a topological order vector and a first index. (B) Input variables are defined from the variables based on the topological order vector and a second index. (C) A machine learning model is trained with observation vectors using the target variable and the input variables. (D) The machine learning model is executed to compute a loss value. (E) The second index is incremented. (F) (B) through (E) are repeated a first plurality of times. (G) The first index is incremented. (H) (A) through (G) are repeated a second plurality of times. A parent set is determined for each variable based on a comparison between the loss value computed each repetition of (D). The parent set is output for each variable to describe the DAG that defines a hierarchical relationship between the variables.

Abstract: A computing device learns a directed acyclic graph for a plurality of variables. (A) A target variable and zero or more input variables are defined based on a predefined topological order vector and a first index. (B) A machine learning model is trained with observation vectors using the target variable and the input variables. (C) The machine learning model is executed using the observation vectors with the target variable and the input variables to compute a residual vector. (D) The first index is incremented. (E) (A) through (D) are repeated a first plurality of times. A parent set is determined for each variable by comparing the residual vector computed each repetition of (C) to other residual vectors computed on other repetitions of (C). The parent set is output for each variable to describe a directed acyclic graph that defines a hierarchical relationship between the variables.

Abstract: A computing device learns a best topological order vector for a plurality of variables. (A) A topological order vector is defined. (B) A target variable and zero or more input variables are defined based on the topological order vector. (C) A machine learning model is trained with observation vectors using values of the target variable and the zero or more input variables. (D) The machine learning model is executed with second observation vectors using the values of the target variable and the zero or more input variables to compute a loss value. (E) (A) through (D) are repeated a plurality of times. Each topological order vector defined in (A) is unique in comparison to other topological order vectors defined in (A). The best topological order vector is determined based on a comparison between the loss values computed for each topological order vector in (D).

Abstract: A computing device learns a directed acyclic graph (DAG). (A) A target variable is defined from variables based on a topological order vector and a first index. (B) Input variables are defined from the variables based on the topological order vector and a second index. (C) A machine learning model is trained with observation vectors using the target variable and the input variables. (D) The machine learning model is executed to compute a loss value. (E) The second index is incremented. (F) (B) through (E) are repeated a first plurality of times. (G) The first index is incremented. (H) (A) through (G) are repeated a second plurality of times. A parent set is determined for each variable based on a comparison between the loss value computed each repetition of (D). The parent set is output for each variable to describe the DAG that defines a hierarchical relationship between the variables.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel, a flexible light guide having a Young's modulus of about 10 to 1000 MPa, a light emitting element, and an optical layer is provided. The flexible light guide includes a light source portion, a light entrance portion, and a middle portion. The middle portion is bent, so that the light source portion and the light entrance portion are disposed at the opposite sides of the display panel. The light emitting element is disposed adjacent to the light entrance portion of the flexible light guide with a light emitting surface facing the side edge of the flexible light guide. The optical layer is in contact with a surface of the light source portion and a difference of refractive index between the flexible light guide and the optical layer is in a range of 0.1 to 0.2.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an isolated monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds specifically to leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor 4 (LILRB4). In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, modulates the activation of LILRB4. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, activates LILRB4. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, suppresses activation of LILRB4. In certain embodiments, the antibody or antigen-binding fragment, when bound to LILRB4, specifically blocks binding of ApoE to LILRB4. In another aspect, there is provided a method of treating or ameliorating the effects of a cancer in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof or an engineered cell as provided herein.

Abstract: A transcript of a conference (e.g., a video conference, an audio conference, or a telephone call with two or more participants) is processed to extract a conference summary. The transcript includes strings that are associated with respective timestamps and respective speaker identifiers. Speaker segments—sequences of consecutive strings attributed to the same speaker—are identified in the transcript. A speaker segment is selected based on its duration in time and one or more strings are selected from with the selected speaker segment for inclusion in the conference summary. A short video conference summary or a short audio conference summary is then generated using timestamps from the transcript associated with strings (e.g., sentences) that have been selected for inclusion in the conference summary. The short video or audio summary may be presented to users to enable efficient storage and transmission of information from the conference within a unified communications system.