Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body that forms an image on a sheet; an image reading device provided downstream of the image forming apparatus main body to read an image formed on the sheet by the image forming apparatus main body; and a hardware processor that controls the image forming apparatus main body and the image reading device, wherein the hardware processor changes, in accordance with a secondary inspection result of secondary inspection in which a user performs visual check, a determination criterion for primary inspection of a read image that is a result of reading an image by the image reading device.

Abstract: A host-to-host chip includes: first and second ports coupled to first and second hosts respectively; and a host-to-host control circuit coupled to the first port and the second port. When the host-to-host chip is coupled to the second host, the host-to-host control circuit identifies whether the second host is an i-Phone or an Android smartphone. If the host-to-host control circuit identifies that the second host is an i-Phone smartphone, in response to a command from the host-to-host control circuit, the second host switches to host role from device role, and the host-to-host control circuit controls whether data is transmitted between the first host and the second host via a DMA path. If the host-to-host control circuit identifies that the second host is an Android smartphone, the host-to-host control circuit determines that data is transmitted between the first host and the second host in a pass-through mode.

Abstract: A customer premise equipment (CPE) includes a control circuit, a storage device, and a wireless communication circuit. The storage device stores a virtual subscriber identity module (SIM). When the control circuit enables virtual SIM functionality on the CPE, the wireless communication circuit establishes a wireless communication link with a cellular telephone network via the virtual SIM.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for detecting cholangiocarcinoma cells. The capture rate of the cholangiocarcinoma cells of the present disclosure is higher than 70%, and a plurality of octasaccharides with high affinity and specificity can be modified on the surface of magnetic beads to capture and analyze cholangiocarcinoma cells under test, wherein the cholangiocarcinoma cells can be circulating tumor cells in cholangiocarcinoma.

Abstract: Disclosed are derivatives of icariin. Disclosed are compounds having Formula I-VIII as defined herein. Methods of using these compounds for the treatment of cancer and inflammation are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present application discloses a display substrate having an array of a plurality of pixel areas. The display substrate includes a base substrate and a plurality of main spacers on the base substrate. The array of the plurality of pixel areas includes at least one group of pixel areas. Each of the at least one group of pixel areas includes a matrix of pixel areas. In each of the at least one group of pixel areas, each row of the plurality of pixel areas corresponds to at least one of the plurality of main spacers, and each column of the plurality of pixel areas corresponds to at least one of the plurality of main spacers.

Abstract: Provided is an encoder which includes circuitry and memory. Using the memory, the circuitry splits an image block into a plurality of partitions, obtains a prediction image for a partition, and encodes the image block using the prediction image. When the partition is not a non-rectangular partition, the circuitry obtains (i) a first prediction image for the partition, (ii) a gradient image for the first prediction image, and (iii) a second prediction image as the prediction image using the first prediction image and the gradient image. When the partition is a non-rectangular partition, the circuitry obtains the first prediction image as the prediction image without using the gradient image.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for manufacturing a high-performance composite active material of zinc oxide powder, which is a method for manufacturing a high-performance composite active zinc oxide material powder as an aid for an operation of shaping and vulcanization of rubber/plastic materials, generally carried out by mixing an alkali solution and a calcium compound, in combination with addition of a zinc salt to directly carry out a chemical reaction therewith through mixture so as to obtain a precipitation solution of a predetermined pH value, following a process of filtering to remove water to form an intermediate powder material, which is subjected to drying to form zinc oxide long crystal material exhibiting nanometer scale high performance composite activity, helping achieve a purpose of diversification of application of zinc oxide power in industry.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a slurry. The slurry includes an abrasive including a ceria compound; a removal rate regulator to adjust removal rates of the slurry to metal and to dielectric material; and a buffering agent to adjust a pH value of the slurry, wherein the slurry comprises a dielectric material removal rate higher than a metal oxide removal rate.

Abstract: A method for preparing tulathromycin, and two intermediate compounds shown in formula V and formula VI are provided.

Abstract: In one example embodiment, a PCBA, an optoelectronic module, an electrical coupling, and/or a high speed interconnect may include a first contact pad, a second contact pad adjacent to and spaced apart from the first contact pad, a first wire coupled to the first contact pad via a first ball bump, and a second wire coupled to the second contact pad via a double ball bump.

Abstract: A computing system can assign a transport request to a high capacity vehicle (HCV) corridor of a plurality of HCV corridors, where the HCV corridor is associated with a plurality of possible rendezvous locations and a plurality of possible routes that can be traveled by individual HCVs. The computing system can determine, from the transport request of the requesting user, an optimal pick-up location from the plurality of possible rendezvous locations of the HCV corridor for an HCV to rendezvous with the requesting user.

Abstract: Provided are a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, ether, ester, prodrug and solvate thereof. The compound can be used for preventing and/or treating cancers.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes providing a system that includes a susceptor configured to retain a semiconductor substrate, a heating element, and a reflector integrated with the heating element, where the reflector includes a surface defined by a plurality of circumferential ridges having a separation distance that varies from a top portion of the reflector to a bottom portion of the reflector. The method further includes heating the semiconductor substrate and forming an epitaxial layer on the heated semiconductor substrate, where the heating includes emitting thermal energy from the heating element and reflecting the thermal energy from the surface of the reflector onto the semiconductor substrate, where an amount of the thermal energy received by an edge of the semiconductor substrate is more than an amount of the thermal energy received by a center of the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A hybrid network system, a communication method and a network node are provided.

Abstract: The vehicle mounted perception sensor gathers environment perception data from a scene using first and second heterogeneous (different modality) sensors, at least one of the heterogeneous sensors is directable to a predetermined region of interest. A perception processor receives the environment percpetion data and performs object recognition to identify objects each with a computed confidence score. The processor assesses the confidence score vis-à-vis a predetermined threshold, and based on that assessment, generates an attention signal to redirect the one of the heterogeneous sensors to a region of interest identified by the other heterogeneous sensor. In this way information from one sensor primes the other sensor to increase accuracy and provide deeper knowledge about the scene and thus do a better job of object tracking in vehicular applications.

Abstract: A method relating to an image fusion includes acquiring a thermal infrared image and a visible image. The method also includes receiving a fusion parameter corresponding to a color space and generating, based on the fusion parameter, a fused image of the thermal infrared image and the visible image. The method further includes receiving a regulation parameter, the regulation parameter including a color scheme or a partial contrast, and adjusting the fused image according to the regulation parameter.

Abstract: A method includes powder forging and machining a workpiece that is fractured to divide the workpiece into separate components. In a green form in which the workpiece is formed of compacted powdered metal and has a body that is generally shaped as a parallelepiped with a pair of end faces. The body defines a bore, a pair of V-notches and a pair of channels. The V-notches are formed into the bore parallel to the central axis of the bore and cooperate to define a separation plane. Each of the channels is formed in an associated one of the end faces at a location where the separation plane intersects the end face. During forging, the channels are closed but create a stress riser that aids in directing the fracture when the components are separated from one another.

Abstract: A memory processing unit can be configured to compute partial products between one or more elements of a first matrix stored in a given row of a memory cell array and sequential bits of one or more elements of a second matrix. The partial products can be calculated first sequentially across the set of rows and second sequentially across the bit positions of the elements of the second matrix. Alternatively, the partial products can be calculated first sequentially across the bit positions of the elements of the second matrix first and second sequentially across the set of rows. The partial products for each column of elements can be accumulated and bit shifted to compute the dot product of the first and second matrix.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a pixel circuit including a lighting element, a current source, an amplitude control circuit, a pulse width control circuit, and an internal compensation circuit. The current source includes a driving transistor, and provides a driving current to the lighting element by the driving transistor. The amplitude control circuit includes a first switch, and provides a first voltage to the driving transistor by the first switch to determine magnitude of the driving current. The pulse width control circuit provides a second voltage to the first switch to determine a pulse width of the driving current. The internal compensation circuit is coupled with the current source and the amplitude control circuit, detects a threshold voltage of the first switch, and provides the driving current to an external compensation circuit to render the external compensation circuit detect a threshold voltage of the driving transistor.