Abstract: This disclosure provides isolated antibodies, for example, monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to the C-C Motif Chemokine Receptor 8 (CCR8) expressed on the surface of a cell and mediate depletion of the CCR8-expressing cell by anti-body-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC). The disclosure provides methods for treating a subject afflicted with a cancer comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-CCR8 antibody as monotherapy or in combination with an anti-cancer agent such as an immune checkpoint inhibitor, for example, an anti-PD-1 or anti-PD-L1 antibody.

Abstract: There is provided a mower comprising a base and a height adjustment means. The height adjustment device is a linkage comprised of a front axle, a rear axle and a connecting rod. The base is supported at a position on the front axle offset relative to the front wheel rotation axis, and is supported at a position on the rear axle offset relative to the rear wheel rotation axis. Between the base and the connecting rod is disposed a first elastic member that can apply a first elastic tension so that the base has a rising tendency when being in a low position. Between the base and at least one of the front axle and the rear axle, there is disposed a second elastic member that can apply a second elastic tension.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery electrode. The battery electrode comprises a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a plurality of transition metal oxide nanoparticles. The plurality of transition metal oxide nanoparticles are chemically bonded to the plurality of carbon nanotubes through carbon-oxygen-metal (C-O-M) linkages, wherein the metal being a transition metal element. The present invention also relates a method for making the battery electrode and a hybrid energy storage device using the battery electrode.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a mounting member including two support rails extending side by side. The two support rails include a first section and a second section in an extension direction thereof. The first section is adapted to carry a device with a first size, and the second section is adapted to carry a device with a second size. Grooves are provided on a top surface of the support rails so as to avoid interference between the bottom surface of the device and the top surface of the support rails. The disclosure also discloses a device assembly including a plurality of devices and the mounting member. The mounting member of the present disclosure allows the plurality of devices to be directly mounted on the two support rails without the need of additional support rails or spacers, thereby reducing the number of parts and improving the integrity and ease of installation of the device assembly.

Abstract: Provided are a traditional Chinese medicine for dispersing lung qi and detoxicating, a preparation method therefor, use thereof, and an analysis method. The traditional Chinese medicine contains a traditional Chinese medicine active extract. The active extract is composed of a first extract and, a second extract, herein the first extract is a water extract or an alcohol-water extract of ephedra, bitter apricot seed, raw gypsum, coix seed, rhizome of swordlike atractylodes, patchouli, Polygonum cuspidatum, verbena, reed rhizome, lepidium seed, pummelo peel, and artemisia annua, the second extract is a water extract or an alcohol-water extract of licorice, and the first extract and the second extract are separately obtained. This traditional Chinese medicine may be used for treating coronavirus diseases, such as novel coronavirus pneumonia.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and a method are provided. The apparatus comprises a plurality of processing modules configured to operate in series to refine a raw image captured by a camera, the modules comprising a first module and a second module, each of which independently implements a respective trained artificial intelligence model, wherein: the first module implements an image transformation operation that performs an operation from the set comprising: (i) an essentially pixel-level operation that increases sharpness of an image input to the module, (ii) an essentially pixel-level operation that decreases sharpness of an image input to the module, (iii) an essentially pixel-block-level operation on an image input to the module; and the second module as a whole implements a different operation from the said set.

Abstract: A method for displaying a picture in a virtual scene is provided. In the method, the virtual scene of a virtual environment is displayed. The virtual scene includes a first virtual vehicle. A target virtual vehicle of at least one second virtual vehicle is determined based on a distance between the first virtual vehicle and each of the at least one second virtual vehicle. Each of the at least one second virtual vehicle is located behind the first virtual vehicle in the virtual environment. An auxiliary picture is displayed in the virtual scene. The auxiliary picture of the target virtual vehicle is from a point of view associated with the first virtual vehicle.

Abstract: Aspects presented herein relate to methods and devices for graphics processing including an apparatus, e.g., a GPU. The apparatus may receive a plurality of primitives associated with one or more frames in a scene, a portion of the scene being associated with an upscaled sample space and/or a downscaled sample space. The apparatus may also perform a binning pass for the plurality of primitives, the binning pass being associated with an unscaled sample space, where the binning pass sorts each of the primitives into one or more bins associated with each of the one or more frames. Further, the apparatus may perform one of one or more rendering passes for each of the one or more bins. The apparatus may also rasterize each of the plurality of primitives based on at least one of the upscaled sample space or the downscaled sample space.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application are a thin film transistor, a manufacturing method therefor, a display panel, and a display device. The thin film transistor includes a base substrate, and a metal conductive material, a first silicon-based intermediate layer and a first gate insulating layer sequentially located on the base substrate, where the first silicon-based intermediate layer is bonded to the metal conductive material and the first gate insulating layer by means of chemical bonds.

Abstract: A hole plug includes a main body having an inner surface, a perimeter, and which further includes a center axis that is substantially perpendicular to the inner surface and defines an axial direction. Additionally, a securing member extends axially from the inner surface and includes a base directly secured to the inner surface of the main body and a cantilevered protuberance at least partially axially spaced from the inner surface. Furthermore, the protuberance at least partially extends along a circumferential path that is a parallel curve of the perimeter positioned inward from the perimeter.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an organic light-emitting display panel, a method for preparing the same and a display device. The method includes: providing a substrate, where the substrate includes a non-display area and a display area surrounding the non-display area; forming a barrier layer and a pixel circuit on the substrate, where an orthographic projection of the pixel circuit on the substrate and an orthographic projection of the non-display area on the substrate do not overlap; patterning the barrier layer in the non-display area to form at least one via hole penetrating the barrier layer; patterning the substrate by using the barrier layer as a mask in the non-display area to form a groove; forming a light emitting layer on the pixel circuit; and forming a thin film encapsulation layer covering the light emitting layer and the side wall of the draw-in structure on the light emitting layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a communication method, a communication circuit and a communication system. A first device can modulate, according to communication data to be sent, parameters of a current signal to be processed, so as to form a communication signal and output same to a second device, and the second device can parse the communication signal so as to obtain communication data.

Abstract: A method for controlling a virtual vehicle includes displaying, on a graphical user interface, a virtual vehicle in a virtual environment, and controlling the virtual vehicle to drive in the virtual environment in response to a control operation input into the graphical user interface. The method further includes determining whether movement of the virtual vehicle in the graphical user interface based on the control operation meets a predefined condition, and, in response to a determination that the movement of the virtual vehicle in response to the control operation meets the predefined condition, controlling the virtual vehicle independently of the control operation to move away from a road boundary.

Abstract: A spur dike type fishway inlet includes an upstream flow block wall, an extra water supply nozzle, and an artificial fish reef. The upstream flow block wall is arranged upstream of a fishway inlet; the starting end of the upstream flow block wall is connected with the upstream side wall of the fishway inlet through a connecting shaft and a hydraulic strut. The extra water supply nozzle is installed in the fishway inlet and is connected to the upstream of a power station through a pipeline to directly supply water to a high water head. The artificial reef is set up within the shielding range of the upstream flow block wall. A device for luring the fish by adopting fish target keeping behavior is provided.

Abstract: A device includes an enclosure and logic. The enclosure includes a plurality of capacitive touch sensor arrays disposed at least on two of a top side, a bottom side, a left side, a right side, a front side, and a back side of the device. The enclosure also includes a first display on the front side of the device. The logic receives touch interaction information from the plurality of capacitive touch sensor arrays and initiates an action based at least in part on the touch interaction information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for graphics processing are described. A device may receive an image including a set of pixels. The device may render a first subset of pixels in each bin of a set of bins during a first rendering pass, and defer rendering a second subset of pixels and a third subset of pixels in each bin of the set of bins during the first rendering pass. The second subset of pixels may include edge pixels and the third subset of pixels may be between the first subset of pixels and the second subset of pixels. The device may render the second subset of pixels and the third subset of pixels in each bin of the set of bins during a second rendering pass based on rendering the first subset of pixels. The device may then output the image based on the first and second rendering pass.

Abstract: A method for making a metallogenic series map of mineral deposits is disclosed. The method includes making a list of mineral varieties and mineral producing areas, determining typical mineral deposits, making a geotectonic map, determining a mineral deposit model by combining the typical mineral deposits and metallogenic geotectonic background conditions, compiling a synthem-stratum-magma-mineralization histogram, obtaining regional metallogenetic regularities, selecting a geographic layer as a base map, and making the metallogenic series map of mineral deposits on the basis of the base map according to the regional metallogenetic regularities. The metallogenic series map of mineral deposits of the present disclosure is a regional metallogenetic map which not only reflects the mineral variety, scale, type and epoch of mineral deposits in different geotectonic environments but also reflects the relationship between mineral deposits and mineral deposit combinations to form a “five-in-one” legend.

Abstract: In accordance with the present disclosure, macrocyclic compounds of formula (I) have been discovered that bind to PD-L1 and are capable of inhibiting the interaction of PD-L1 with PD-1 and CD80. These macrocyclic compounds exhibit in vitro immunomodulatory efficacy thus making them therapeutic candidates for the treatment of various diseases including cancer and infectious diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a control system suitable for controlling a ceiling structure of a carrier. The control system includes: a processing module; a sensor module, electrically coupled to the processing module and senses an external wind-force; and a driving device, electrically coupled to the processing module and controls unfolding and folding of the ceiling structure, wherein when the processing module determines through the sensor module that the external wind-force is greater than a predetermined wind-force threshold, the driving device is controlled such that the ceiling structure shelters at least part of the carrier. Also disclosed is a carrier including a ceiling structure, and a control method suitable for controlling a ceiling structure of a carrier.