Abstract: According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method of operating a memory is provided. The method may include applying a bias voltage to a bottom select line of a second memory block of the memory during a first time period to turn on the bottom select transistor of the second memory block. The memory may include a first memory block and the second memory block, and the bottom select transistor is coupled to a bottom select line. The method may include performing a first erase operation during a second time period after the first time period by providing an erase operating voltage to a source line of the first memory block, and setting the bottom select line of the second memory block to a floating state.

Abstract: Methods of sequencing and producing nucleic acid sequences are provided. Accordingly there are provided methods of sequencing a nucleic acid sequence comprising L-nucleotides comprising subjecting the nucleic acid sequence comprising the L-nucleotides to a chemical sequencing method. Also provided is a method of reverse transcribing a ribose nucleic acid sequence into a deoxyribose nucleic acid sequence comprising catalyzing reverse transcription of the ribose nucleic acid sequence with a Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 DNA polymerase IV (Dpo4).

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for multi-person authentication and access control. One of the methods includes determining, by a system and using sensor data i) captured by one or more sensors and ii) that is different data than input data captured by one or more input devices, whether a number of people, who performed corresponding input actions, satisfies an access criteria a) for accessing a critical function and b) that requires two or more predetermined input actions; and performing, by the system, an action for the critical function in response to determining whether the number of people, who performed corresponding input actions, satisfies the access criteria a) for accessing the critical function and b) that requires the two or more predetermined input actions.

Abstract: A method performed by a charging function entity comprises sending a charging notify request comprising at least one information element to a network function entity. The at least one information element is used for determining which quota and/or usage reporting is required to be updated to the charging function entity. The method further comprises receiving a charging notify response from the network function entity. When validation of a part of the at least one information element is failed, the charging notify response comprises a first status code and error information related to the part of the at least one information element.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of sodium-ion batteries and discloses a sodium-chromium-titanium-manganese phosphate self-supporting electrode material, and a preparation method therefor and use thereof; the sodium-chromium-titanium-manganese phosphate self-supporting electrode material is a composite material of sodium-chromium-titanium-manganese phosphate and carbon, and the sodium-chromium-titanium-manganese phosphate has a chemical formula of Na3+xCrxTi1?xMn(PO4)3, wherein 0<x<1. The sodium-chromium-titanium-manganese phosphate self-supporting electrode material provided by the present disclosure has a brand-new chemical formula and crystal structure, and an electrode prepared thereby does not need a current collector, a binder, or additional conductive carbon, greatly improving the overall energy density of the electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally provides uses of certain mixed hydroxy- and methoxy-substituted flavones (HMFs) to reduce bitterness, astringency, or sourness, or to enhance sweetness of a ingestible composition, such as a flavored food or beverage product. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides uses of the HMFs disclosed herein to reduce the unpleasant taste of limonin, nomelin, or naringin, which can be present at elevated levels in certain citrus products.

Abstract: A method of DNA fragmentation is provided. The method comprising incubating a semi-solid biological sample which comprises the DNA with an auxiliary domain-directed nuclease having a binding affinity and selectivity to pre-defined sites in the DNA so as to yield a DNA fragment-of-interest, to thereby fragment the DNA.

Abstract: Provided herein is a general method for producing large (more than 400 aa long) D-amino acids proteins, also referred to as mirror image protein (with respect to their naturally occurring L-amino acids counterparts), including RNA/DNA manipulating enzymes, and uses thereof in a wide range of research, practical data storage and medicinal applications.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for indirect data forwarding. A method at a mobility management node comprises sending, to a serving gateway entity in the first system, a request for creating an indirect data forwarding tunnel. The request comprises an indication flag for indicating to the serving gateway entity that an indirect data forwarding tunnel is to be created with a user plane function entity in a second system. The method further comprises receiving a response for the request from the serving gateway entity.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for active threat tracking and response. One of the methods includes determining, using sensor data generated by one or more sensors located at one or more properties, that an active threat is in progress at the one or more properties; accessing a virtual model i) of the one or more properties ii) that includes a position of each of the one or more sensors; determining, using the sensor data and the virtual model and for each of two or more areas of the one or more properties, a threat level of the active threat at the respective area; and performing, using the threat level of the active threat at each of the two or more areas of the one or more properties, one or more monitoring system actions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing Network Address Translation (NAT) are provided. In some embodiments, a method of operating a function entity configured to support NAT includes enabling a Control Plane (CP) function to instruct a User Plane (UP) function to apply a NAT function for at least one specific service data flow. In this way, one or more benefits result such as: introducing a mechanism allowing CP function to instruct UP function to perform NAT function for one or more service data flow(s); when CP and UP function are separated, using NAT function can protect a private network from potential unlawful incursion, and delaying NAT IP address and port allocation and withdrawal at the service initiation and termination can save the public IP address space. Also, one or more improvements such as allowing the network operator to support NAT policies in the context of 4G/5G networks supporting CUPS are disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a method for replicating a mirror nucleic acid, comprising: reacting a mirror nucleic acid template, a mirror nucleic acid primer and mirror dNTPs/rNTPs in the presence of a mirror nucleic acid polymerase, so as to obtain the mirror nucleic acid.

Abstract: An FFT-IFFT-based anomalous point detection method with valid check is disclosed, which includes: if a difference between data indicated by a point on an original time series and data indicated by a corresponding point on a first time series, that is obtained by applying FFT, high frequency filtering, and IFFT to the original time series, is greater than a first preset threshold, performing interpolation on the point on the original time series to obtain a second time series; applying the FFT, the high frequency filtering, and the IFFT to the second time series to obtain a third time series; and determining the point on the original time series as an anomalous point of the original time series, if a difference between the data indicated by the point on the original time series and data indicated by a corresponding point on the third time series is greater than the first preset threshold.

Abstract: Provided is a method for replicating a mirror nucleic acid, comprising: reacting a mirror nucleic acid template, a mirror nucleic acid primer and mirror dNTPs/rNTPs in the presence of a mirror nucleic acid polymerase, so as to obtain the mirror nucleic acid.

Abstract: A technique includes receiving a request to process a job on a cluster. The job includes a plurality of ranks, the cluster includes a plurality of nodes, and the plurality of ranks can be equally divided among a minimal subset of nodes of the plurality of nodes such that all processing cores and the minimal set of nodes correspond to the plurality of ranks. The technique includes, in response to the request, scheduling processing of the job. The scheduling of the processing of the job includes distributing processing of the plurality of ranks across a set of nodes of the plurality of nodes greater in number than the minimal subset of nodes.

Abstract: Provided are an intelligent screen and a method and an apparatus for interactive control of smart home appliances based on an intelligent screen. The intelligent screen is provided with a communication contact which is configured to contact and communicate with one of smart home devices provided with corresponding contacts. The method includes: obtaining access information from a first smart home device establishing a communication control relationship via the communication contact, when the current application state of the communication contact is changed from an idle state to an active state; determining whether the intelligent screen is occupied by another application interface in the idle state; if yes, exiting the another application interface and then displaying a corresponding first control interface according to the access information; exiting the first control interface and then restoring the another application interface when the application state is changed from the active state to the idle state.

Abstract: A mounting substrate has a patterned metal layer defining a plurality of top metal bond pads for bonding to bottom metal bond pads of LED dies. A solder mask layer is formed over the mounting substrate, where the mask has openings that expose the top metal bond pads and protects metal traces on the substrate. The mask layer is a highly reflective white paint. The exposed top metal bond pads are then wetted with solder. The LED dies' bottom metal bond pads are then soldered to the exposed top metal bond pads, such that the mask layer surrounds each LED die to reflect light. A reflective ring is affixed to the substrate to surround the LED dies. A viscous phosphor material then partially fills the ring and is cured. All downward light by the LED dies and phosphor is reflected upward by the ring and solder mask layer.

Abstract: Methods of sequencing and producing nucleic acid sequences are provided. Accordingly there are provided methods of sequencing a nucleic acid sequence comprising L-nucleotides comprising subjecting the nucleic acid sequence comprising the L-nucleotides to a chemical sequencing method. Also provided is a method of reverse transcribing a ribose nucleic acid sequence into a deoxyribose nucleic acid sequence comprising catalyzing reverse transcription of the ribose nucleic acid sequence with a Sulfolobus solfataricus P2 DNA polymerase IV (Dpo4).

Abstract: A method for chunk based lot service inspection is provided. The method is implemented by a network device in a communication network. Data of IoT service may be received. The data may include a plurality of packets from a network node. The plurality of packets may be shaped into one or more chunks based on packet header information of each packet. Each chunk may include one or more packets. One or more characteristic parameters for each of the one or more chunks may be generated based on one or more properties of the one or more packets in said chunk. A cluster label may be identified for each chunk based on shaping the plurality of packets into one or more the one or more characteristic parameters of said chunk.

Abstract: Provided is a method for replicating a mirror nucleic acid, comprising: reacting a mirror nucleic acid template, a mirror nucleic acid primer and mirror dNTPs/rNTPs in the presence of a mirror nucleic acid polymerase, so as to obtain the mirror nucleic acid.