Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing assistance to visually impaired and/or hearing-impaired users accessing a video conference. The systems and methods include initiating a virtual meeting hosting a plurality of participants, detecting a presence of at least one impaired participant from the plurality of participants, loading one or more audio visual settings for providing assistance to the at least one impaired participant, and automatically providing adjustments for one or more audio visual elements provided to the at least one impaired participant, based on the one or more audio visual settings.

Abstract: A method allowing collaboration between a plurality of (at least 3) operators that limits the need for monetary exchanges is proposed. The method includes provisioning a first communication resource by a management entity of a first operator to a management entity of a second operator in an infrastructure (Infra) including at least a third operator. The method is implemented by the management entity of the first operator and includes receiving a cooperation index relating to a previous instance of provision of a resource, the determination of a cooperation flow depending on the received cooperation index and on a datum relating to a provided resource and provision of the first resource to the management entity of the second operator depending on the determined cooperation flow.

Abstract: A field effect transistor includes a substrate; an electron channel layer disposed on the substrate; a barrier layer disposed on the electron channel layer; a hole channel layer disposed on the barrier layer; a p-type doped semiconductor material layer disposed on the hole channel layer; a source electrode including a first portion in ohmic contact with the electron channel layer and a second portion in ohmic contact with the p-type doped semiconductor material layer; a drain electrode in ohmic contact with the electron channel layer; and a gate electrode disposed facing the p-type doped semiconductor material layer, between the source and drain electrodes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for delivering assistance to impaired users within a virtual conferencing system, and more particularly, to providing assistance to hearing-impaired users to control the virtual conferencing system while using sign language. The systems and methods for providing assistance to impaired users includes initiating a virtual meeting, detecting one or more hand gestures within a predefined area, interpreting the one or more hand gestures to determine one or more commands, and updating one or more controls for the virtual meeting based on the one or more commands.

Abstract: A power conversion system, an energy storage system and a power supply method are provided. The power conversion system includes a battery management system and an auxiliary power supply. A positive electrode of the auxiliary power supply is connected to a positive electrode of a battery rack. The auxiliary power supply is configured to obtain power from the battery rack, convert the power obtained from the battery rack, and supply the converted power to the battery management system and a load in the power conversion system. The battery management system is configured to sample a voltage of the battery rack and a current of the battery rack, and control charging and discharging of the battery rack based on the voltage and the current.

Abstract: Several methods are described to jointly use the ABT (Asymmetric Binary Tree) partitioning mode and Matrix-based Intra Prediction (MEP). In a first embodiment, we propose to forbid the use of the MIP intra prediction mode, for block sizes that are resulted from ABT partitioning. In a second embodiment, we propose to allow the MIP intra prediction for block sizes not equal to a power of two in width or height, by extending the block before MIP and crop the predicted block to the original size after MIP. In a third embodiment, we propose to adapt the down-sampling of the boundary reference samples and the up-sampling of the reduced predicted blocks, to the block sizes introduced by ABT partitioning.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that train a machine-learned language encoding model through the use of a contrastive learning task. In particular, the present disclosure describes a contrastive learning task where the encoder learns to distinguish input tokens from plausible alternatives. In some implementations, on each training example the proposed method masks out some subset (e.g., 15%) of the original input tokens, replaces the masked tokens with samples from a “generator” (e.g., which may be a small masked language model), and then trains the encoder to predict whether each token comes from the original data or is a replacement produced by the generator.

Abstract: A projection system includes a light source configured to emit a light in response to an image data, a phase light modulator configured to receive the light from the light source and to apply a spatially-varying phase modulation on the light, thereby generating a projection light and steering the light on a reconstruction field, wherein the reconstruction field is a complex plane on which a reconstruction image is formed, and a controller configured to control the light source, control the phase light modulator, initialize (401) the reconstruction field to an initial value, and iteratively for each of a plurality of subframes within a frame of the image data: set (402) the reconstruction field to the initial value for the first iteration or set (402) the reconstruction field to a subsequent-iteration reconstruction field value for any subsequent-iteration, map (403) the reconstruction field to a modulation field, wherein the modulation field is a complex plane of the phase light modulator which modulates a ph

Abstract: A dried animal digest composition can include dried animal digest particles having an animal fat content of about 16 wt % or less and a moisture content of about 3 wt % or less. The dried animal digest particles in this example have a volume diameter particle size distribution where D10 is from about 20 ?m to about 50 ?m, D50 is from about 60 ?m to about 150 ?m, and D90 is from about 160 ?m to about 275 ?m. Furthermore, the dried animal digest composition is substantially devoid of silicon dioxide flow aid.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to methods of using selective inhibitors of VEGFR2 and FGFR1 to promote lipid storage and fat increase, and for treatment of a wasting syndrome.

Abstract: A method of training a neural network based three-dimensional (3D) encoder is provided. A training dataset is generated using a plurality of 3D models of a 3D model dataset. To generate a first sample of the training dataset, an image generator with multi-view rendering is used to generate a plurality of image candidates of a first 3D model. A word is chosen from metadata associated with the first 3D model. A language model is used to generate one or more text descriptions using the selected word and a plurality of prompts. A point cloud is generated by randomly sampling points in the 3D model. The first sample is generated to include a first image randomly selected from the plurality of image candidates, one or more text descriptions, and the point cloud is generated. The 3D encoder is trained using the training dataset including the first sample.

Abstract: The present invention provides binding agents comprising at least three binding domains, wherein a first binding domain binds to a T cell-specific antigen and a second binding domain and a third binding domain bind to a claudin, and methods of using these binding agents or nucleic acids encoding therefor for treating cancer.

Abstract: A testing platform for evacuated tube high-temperature superconducting magnetic levitation (HTS maglev) under a high-speed operation state, including an evacuated tube, a supporting platform assembly, a model train and a gantry. The supporting platform assembly is arranged in the evacuated tube, and is provided with a permanent magnet track and a stator winding. A mover and a cryogenic dewar are arranged at a bottom of the model train, and multiple superconducting bulks are arranged in the cryogenic dewar. A side wall of the model train is made of a metal material. The gantry is arranged on the supporting platform assembly, and permanent magnets are arranged on upright posts of the gantry. A testing method using the testing platform is also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a blockchain consensus method, apparatus, device, and storage medium and relate to the field of blockchain technology. The method includes determining, from a plurality of sub-blockchains, a target sub-blockchain to which a target block belongs, and adding the target block to the target sub-blockchain, where the target block is generated based on transaction data or obtained by synchronizing with other nodes; obtaining, from the plurality of sub-blockchains, a sequence of valid blocks for each of the plurality of sub-blockchains, where each sequence of valid blocks includes at least one valid block; and globally ranking the obtained valid blocks based on a logical clock corresponding to each of the obtained valid blocks, to obtain a global blockchain.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide for charge state control of multiply-charged anions in a front end, high pressure ion guide. In some example aspects, a mass spectrometer system is provided comprising a first vacuum chamber (121) maintained at a pressure above about 500 mTorr. At least one ion guide (106) is disposed within the first vacuum chamber, the at least one ion guide comprising a plurality of rods extending along a central longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A foldable drone landing pad includes a first landing platform, a second landing platform, at least one hinge mechanism, a chipset, a rechargeable battery, and a plurality of drone tracking features. The first landing platform and the second landing platform each includes a frame and a plurality of panels that fully enclose the frame. The first landing platform and the second landing platform are foldably mounted to each other by the hinge mechanism. The chipset and the rechargeable battery are internally mounted to the first landing platform. The plurality of drone tracking features is integrated to the first landing platform and the second landing platform and include a GPS, a lighting system, proximity sensors, an infrared beacon, and wireless communication modules. The chipset and the plurality of drone tracking features are electrically connected to the rechargeable battery. The plurality of drone tracking features is electronically connected to the chipset.

Abstract: A surfactant package may include an alpha olefin sulfonate primary surfactant; a betaine or sultaine co-surfactant; water; and optionally one or more solvents and/or co-solvents. A well treatment fluid may include an aqueous fluid, the surfactant package, and a friction reducer. A method of treating a portion of a subterranean formation may include introducing the well treatment fluid into a portion of the subterranean formation.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a device and method for measuring the relative permeability of propped fractures in shale considering probability distribution, comprising a gas cylinder, a water pump, a booster pump, a rock slab holder, a differential pressure sensor, a directional X-ray source, an X-ray detector, an X-ray shielding box, a tee, a liquid meter, a gas meter, an electronic balance, and a vacuum pump; the inlet of rock slab holder is respectively connected with the gas cylinder and the water pump by the pipe, the outlet is connected with the liquid meter and the vacuum pump by the tee, and the differential pressure sensor is connected with both ends of the rock slab holder; the booster pump is connected with the rock slab holder by the pipe; the inlet of the gas meter is connected with the liquid meter, and the outlet is connected to the external atmosphere.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving, by a service stack recovery engine, an error message indicating a failed service in a plurality of services executed in a cloud platform, determining, by the service stack recovery engine, a set of services for recovery in response to the error message, and, for each service in the set of services, identifying, by the service stack recovery engine, an error handler that is associated with a service recovery type in a set of service recovery types, the error handler including a set of error handling operations to be executed to recover the failed service, and transmitting, by the service stack recovery engine, the error handler to a service recovery agent associated with the respective service, the service recovery agent executing error handling operations of the error handler to recover the service.

Abstract: Aspects of the technology disclosed herein relate to methods for preparing and analyzing nucleic acids. In some embodiments, methods for preparing nucleic acids for sequence analysis (e.g., using next-generation sequencing) are provided herein.