Abstract: Compositions and methods are described herein for transdifferentiation of multipotent stromal cells into cells that can express insulin.

Abstract: Provided are a binder composition, an electrode, a battery and a power consuming device. The binder composition comprises a fluoropolymer A and a copolymer B, wherein the copolymer B comprises a structural unit derived from a monomer containing a cyano group and a structural unit derived from a monomer containing an ester group. The binder of the present application has a strong bonding force, and the cycling performance of the secondary battery comprising same is excellent.

Abstract: Systems and methods of monitoring inventory of a product storage facility include an image capture device configured to move about the product storage areas of the product storage facility and capture images of the product storage areas from various angles. A computing device coupled to the image capture device obtains the images of the product storage areas captured by the image capture device and processes the obtained images of the product storage areas to detect individual products captured in the obtained images. Based on detection of the individual products captured in the images, the computing device analyzes each of the obtained images to detect one or more adjacent product storage structures (shelves, pallets, etc.) and identifies and selects a single image that fully shows a product storage structure of interest and fully shows each of the products stored on the product storage structure of interest.

Abstract: A multi-viewpoint image processing system includes a processing apparatus and a display apparatus, the processing apparatus includes an acquisition module and an encoding module, wherein the acquisition module is configured to acquire K viewpoint images, and a viewpoint image includes M rows and N columns of pixels; the encoding module is configured to receive the K viewpoint images, encode the K viewpoint images to generate a plurality of encoded images, and send the plurality of encoded images to the display apparatus; the display apparatus is configured to receive the plurality of encoded images and obtain M pieces of display information according to the plurality of encoded images, an i-th piece of display information including i-th rows of pixels of the K viewpoint images, i=1, 2, . . . , M; and perform stereoscopic display according to the M pieces of display information.

Abstract: A distributed display method provides different parts of an application interface that are collaboratively displayed on a plurality of terminals, so that manners for collaborative display between the plurality of terminals are more flexible and richer. A first terminal displays a first interface including a first part and a second part. When the first terminal detects that a preset condition is met, the first terminal displays a second interface, where the second interface includes the first part and does not include the second part; and the first terminal notifies a second terminal to display a third interface, where the third interface includes the second part and does not include the first part.

Abstract: A virulence factor FsPL gene from the sugarcane pokkah boeng disease and use thereof are provided. The virulence factor FsPL gene from the sugarcane pokkah boeng disease has a sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1. The present invention reveals a gene FsPL that is related to the pathogenicity of F. sacchari. Preliminary analysis shows that the deletion of the gene affects the ability of hyphae to penetrate and further affects the pathogenicity of pathogens. This provides a basis for the molecular mechanism of the pathogen infection and pathogenic process.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for content capturing. The method includes, in response to a capturing start instruction, presenting a capturing start page which including at least a capturing control; in response to detecting a trigger instruction for the capturing control, switching from the capturing start page to a capturing page for video capturing, the capturing page including at least a stop control and a pause control, and the stop control being presented in a more prominent way than the pause control; and in response to detecting a trigger instruction for the stop control, switching from the capturing page to a video editing page, the video editing page being used to edit a captured video. In this way, it is possible for users to quickly perform video capturing and directly enter the editing page to complete editing of a work.

Abstract: A method for distributing an equity reward for federated learning based on an equity theory includes the following steps: applying Adams' equity theory to federated learning, analyzing, by a participant, all factors invested in a federated task comprehensively, then giving an expected reward for this task, calculating, by the task publisher, the reputation of the participant; participating, by the participant, in each round of a training task using a local data to evaluate data contribution, model contribution, and a waiting-time allowance of the participant, then combining contribution results of the three factors to evaluate the contribution of the participant; after a global model converges, dynamically adjusting weights of the three factors according to an objective function of the equity reward, with a goal that an actual reward of the participant is as close as possible to the expected reward, and obtaining and distributing the actual reward of the participant.

Abstract: Provided are an overhead line detection method and system based on a cable inspection robot. The cable inspection robot is suspended on the overhead line. An imaging unit and a laser emission unit are disposed at the front end of the cable inspection robot. The imaging unit is at a first angle to the overhead line. The laser emission unit is at a second angle to the overhead line.

Abstract: A method for recognizing a reference point associated with a fiducial marker including the steps of: obtaining or receiving image data of the fiducial marker; determining the degree of which the image data of the fiducial marker is aligned with one or more reference images; of which if the degree of alignment is determined to be less than an acceptable threshold predicting a set of coordinates of the reference point associated with the fiducial marker; incorporating the set of coordinates with the image data to form a modified image data; and determining the degree of which the modified image data of the fiducial marker is aligned with one or more reference images.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are microelectronic structures including bridges, as well as related assemblies and methods. In some embodiments, a microelectronic structure may include a substrate and a bridge.

Abstract: Provided is a method for compensating a displayed picture in a display screen. The display screen includes a plurality of regions, each of the plurality of regions including a plurality of pixels; the method includes: determining transformation matrices corresponding to pixels in the plurality of regions based on texture complexities of pictures to be displayed in the plurality of regions; acquiring compensated grayscales by compensating grayscales of pixel points in the pictures to be displayed in the plurality of regions based on the transformation matrices corresponding to the pixels in the plurality of regions.

Abstract: A display method comprises: acquiring multiple frames of images to be displayed, one frame of two adjacent frames of the images to be displayed being an image in an odd-numbered row, the other frame being an image in an even-numbered row, the resolution of the image in the odd-numbered row being M*(a*N), the resolution of the image in the even-numbered row being M*(a*N) or (M?1)*(a*N), and a being 1 or 2; and causing an odd-numbered display group to display the image in the odd-numbered row, and causing an even-numbered display group to display the image in the even-numbered row, the odd-numbered display group comprising M*(a*N) odd-numbered display units, the even-numbered display group comprising (M?1)*(a*N) even-numbered display units, the odd-numbered display unit in the i-th row comprising a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel in a pixel unit in the i-th row.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method in which one or more processing devices perform operations may include obtaining a field image of a railcar collected from a field camera system and applying a machine-learning algorithm to the field image to generate a machine-learning algorithm output. The method may also include performing a post-processing operation on the machine-learning algorithm output to generate a filtered machine-learning algorithm output. Further, the method may include detecting a defect of the railcar using the filtered machine-learning algorithm output.

Abstract: A preparation method of a flexible polyurethane foam includes the following steps of: (1) subjecting an epoxidized vegetable oil, a benzoylformic acid, a basic catalyst, and an inert solvent to a ring-opening reaction in a first microchannel reactor of a microchannel reaction device to obtain a vegetable oil polyol; (2) subjecting the vegetable oil polyol obtained in the step (1), a propylene oxide and an inert solvent to an addition polymerization reaction in a second microchannel reactor of the microchannel reaction device to obtain a vegetable oil polyol for flexible polyurethane foam; and (3) using the vegetable oil polyol for flexible polyurethane foam obtained in the step (2) as the unique polyol, and subjecting the same and an isocyanate polyol to a foaming reaction to obtain the flexible polyurethane foam.

Abstract: Compositions and methods are described herein for transdifferentiation of multipotent stromal cells into cells that can express insulin.

Abstract: A method and associated computer program for predicting an electrical characteristic of a substrate subject to a process. The method includes determining a sensitivity of the electrical characteristic to a process characteristic, based on analysis of electrical metrology data including electrical characteristic measurements from previously processed substrates and of process metrology data including measurements of at least one parameter related to the process characteristic measured from the previously processed substrates; obtaining process metrology data related to the substrate describing the at least one parameter; and predicting the electrical characteristic of the substrate based on the sensitivity and the process metrology data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for determining abnormal information associated with a vehicle. The systems may perform the methods to obtain real-time information associated with a bicycle and obtain reference information associated with the bicycle. The systems may also perform the methods to determine, based on the real-time information and the reference information, abnormal information associated with the bicycle, and transmit the abnormal information associated with the bicycle.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are disclosed for regulating access of consumers (e.g., applications, containers, or VMs) to resources and services (e.g., storage). In one embodiment, this regulation occurs through the movement of consumers between different providers of a resource or service, such as a cloud service provider. Moving consumers includes, for example, determining the cost of moving the consumer from a first provider to a second provider. According to various embodiments, the cost of moving the consumer is compared to cost and performance criteria associated with moving the consumer from the first provider to the second provider. Cloud-based services may be priced as templates, reserved instances, or a combination.

Abstract: Various approaches for managing computational resources in a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) cluster include identifying the hosts associated with the HCI cluster for providing one or more computational resources thereto; for each of the hosts, determining a revenue and/or an expense for allocating the computational resource(s) to the HCI cluster; and determining whether to clone, suspend or terminate each host in the HCI cluster based at least in part on the associated revenue and/or expense.