Abstract: Methods of obtaining linked functional and sequence data for single cells, e.g., of a cellular sample, are provided. Aspects of the methods include functionally assaying partitioned single cells; visually indexing functionally-assayed, partitioned single cells using unique combinations of distinct nucleic acid-barcoded identifying particles; obtaining sequence data for the visually-indexed, functionally-assayed, partitioned single cells; and linking functional and sequence data for sequenced, visually-indexed, functionally-assayed, partitioned single cells. Also provided are compositions for practicing methods of the invention.

Abstract: Provided are systems, methods and computer-readable media for breathing signal analysis and event detection and systems, methods and computer-readable media for generating respiratory flow and/or effort signals from accelerometer signals using trained models. Breathing signal analysis may characterize at least one recorded signal as indicative of one of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Central Sleep Apnea (CSA). This analysis includes determining a frequency domain representation of an audio signal; sorting at least one frequency interval component into at least one corresponding frequency bin; determining a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) signal for each frequency bin during a candidate time period; and determining an indication of an OSA event or a CSA event.

Abstract: A premixer and a gas device. The premixer includes a premixer body, a gas distribution member, an adjustment shaft and a gas regulator. The premixer body has a gas channel. The gas distribution member is at least partially provided in the gas channel, and is provided with a first gas distribution hole and a second gas distribution hole respectively communicating with the gas channel. The figure formed by the first gas distribution hole and the figure formed by the second gas distribution hole are non-congruent figures. The gas regulator is provided at the adjustment shaft and located in the gas channel. The gas regulator can rotate synchronously with the adjustment shaft and rotate to completely or partially unblock or block the first gas distribution hole and/or the second gas distribution hole, to adjust the gas flow area of the first gas distribution hole and/or the second gas distribution hole.

Abstract: A premixer and a gas device. The premixer includes a premixer body and a gas regulator. The premixer body is provided with a gas channel. The gas regulator is rotatably provided in the gas channel, and the gas regulator is capable of rotating to adjust a gas flow area of the gas channel.

Abstract: A premixer includes a base and an adjustment assembly. The base is provided with an air channel, a gas channel and a gas-air mixed channel. The gas-air mixed channel communicates with the air channel and the gas channel. The regulate assembly includes an adjustment shaft, an air regulator provided at the adjustment shaft and a gas regulator provided at the adjustment shaft. The adjustment shaft is rotatably provided at the base. The air regulator is provided at the air channel, and configured to adjust air flow area of the air channel as the adjustment shaft rotates to adjust amount of air flowing into the gas-air mixed channel. The gas regulator is provided at the gas channel, and configured to adjust gas flow area of the gas channel as the adjustment shaft rotates.

Abstract: A premixer includes a premixer body provided with a gas channel; a gas distributor at least partially provided in the gas channel; an adjustment shaft at least partially rotatably provided in the gas channel; and a gas regulator provided within the gas channel and located at the adjustment shaft. The gas distributor is provided with a first gas distribution hole, a second gas distribution hole, a third gas distribution hole, and a fourth gas distribution hole, each communicating with the gas channel, the first gas distribution hole and the second gas distribution hole are spaced apart, the third gas distribution hole and the fourth gas distribution hole are spaced apart, and a pattern formed by the first gas distribution hole is non-congruent with a pattern formed by the third gas distribution hole.

Abstract: A premixer includes a premixer body provided with a gas channel; a gas distributor at least partially provided in the gas channel; an adjustment shaft at least partially rotatably provided in the gas channel; and a gas regulator provided at the adjustment shaft and located within the gas channel. The gas distributor is provided with a first gas distribution hole, a second gas distribution hole, and a third gas distribution hole, each communicating with the gas channel, the first gas distribution hole and the second gas distribution hole are spaced apart, and a pattern formed by the first gas distribution hole is non-congruent with a pattern formed by the second gas distribution hole; the gas regulator is synchronously rotatable along with the adjustment shaft.

Abstract: Cell handover method and apparatus are provided. The method applied to a first base station includes: transmitting a handover request message, wherein the handover request message includes a capacity indication message of a pre-configuration parameter; receiving a handover request acknowledgement message, wherein the handover request acknowledgement message includes the pre-configuration parameter, and a capacity of the pre-configuration parameter is determined based on the capacity indication message; and transmitting a handover command based on the handover request acknowledgement message.

Abstract: Described are pads and methods used in chemical-mechanical polishing (also referred to as chemical-mechanical planarization) of microelectronic substrates, the pads having a polishing surface that includes rigid sections and compliant sections.

Abstract: A communication method includes a control plane node transferring a first virtual media access control (MAC) address in a plurality of virtual MAC addresses on a plurality of user plane (UP) nodes from a first UP node in the plurality of UP nodes to a target UP node based on that the target UP node in the plurality of UP nodes in a virtual broadband network gateway (vBNG) system satisfies a target condition, where the target condition is related to a load of the target UP node.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a first electrocardiograph (ECG) electrode, a second ECG electrode, an ECG circuit board, and a conductive resilient sheet. The housing includes a back cover and a middle frame fixed with the back cover. The first ECG electrode is disposed at the back cover. The second ECG electrode is disposed at the middle frame. The ECG circuit board is disposed inside the back cover and inside the middle frame, and provided with a first branch electrically connected with the first ECG electrode and a second branch disposed adjacent to and extending toward the second ECG electrode. The conductive resilient sheet is fixed inside the middle frame and configured to make the second ECG electrode and the second branch be in a conducting state. The conductive resilient sheet is provided to make the second ECG electrode and the second branch be in a conducting state.

Abstract: A system for controlling a vehicle, including one or more communication modules and one or more processors operably coupled to the communication modules. The one or more processors are configured to individually or collectively: receive a geo-fence identifier associated with geo-fence information, where the geo-fence identifier uniquely identifies the geo-fence from other geo-fences; obtain one or more activity regulations for the vehicle based on the geo-fence identifier; and control operation of the vehicle according to the one or more activity regulations.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a solar cell, a method for preparing the solar cell, and a solar cell production line. The method includes providing a stack including an N-type silicon substrate having a boron-doped polysilicon layer near a first surface, with a tunneling oxide layer, a phosphorus-doped polysilicon layer, and a mask layer sequentially stacked as stated on an opposite second surface; forming through holes in the mask layer to expose the phosphorus-doped polysilicon layer; forming grooves at the through holes that extend through the phosphorus-doped polysilicon layer and the tunneling oxide layer and partially extend into the N-type silicon substrate, thereby separating a surface of the stack provided with the phosphorus-doped polysilicon layer into spaced emitter regions, and removing the mask layer.

Abstract: An electronic circuit includes an inverter and a controller. The inventor is configured to: obtain a DC heating voltage at an input side; convert the DC heating voltage into an AC heating voltage based on a manipulated variable; and make the AC heating voltage available at an output side. The controller is configured to: measure the DC heating voltage and a DC heating current that results from the DC heating voltage; determine a controlled variable based on the DC heating voltage and the DC heating current; and change the manipulated variable based on the controlled variable to control the controlled variable in an internal control circuit to a setpoint value.

Abstract: A premixer includes a housing having an inner cavity and an air inlet and a gas inlet in communication with the inner cavity, a liner arranged in the inner cavity and having an air flow channel and a gas flow channel in communication with the air inlet and the gas inlet, respectively, and a modulation plate arranged in the inner cavity and coaxially arranged with the liner. The modulation plate has an air outlet in communication with the air flow channel and a gas outlet in communication with the gas flow channel. One of the liner and the modulation plate is configured to rotate coaxially relative to another one of the liner and the modulation plate to modulate a first communication area between the air outlet and the air flow channel and a second communication area between the gas outlet and the gas flow channel.

Abstract: An electronic circuit is configured to provide an AC heating voltage for heating a filament of an X-ray tube. The electronic circuit contains an inverter configured on the input side to receive a DC heating voltage and to convert the DC heating voltage depending on a manipulated variable into an AC heating voltage and to make available the AC heating voltage on the output side. Similarly, the electronic circuit contains a controller configured to measure the AC heating voltage and an AC heating current resulting from the AC heating voltage and depending on the AC heating voltage and the AC heating current to determine a controlled variable. The controller is configured to vary the manipulated variable depending on the controlled variable, in order to regulate the controlled variable in a regulating circuit to a specified target value.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for retrieving image search results using embedding neural network models. In one aspect, an image search query is received. A respective pair numeric embedding for each of a plurality of image-landing page pairs is determined. Each pair numeric embedding is a numeric representation in an embedding space. An image search query embedding neural network processes features of the image search query and generates a query numeric embedding. The query numeric embedding is a numeric representation of the image search query in the same embedding space. A subset of the image-landing page pairs having pair numeric embeddings that are closest to the query numeric embedding of the image search query in the embedding space are identified as first candidate image search results.

Abstract: A refurbishment method is provided to restore and protect a semiconductor processing component used in a semiconductor reactor. The method includes removing parasitic deposits from a semiconductor processing component accumulated from the semiconductor reactor. A new protective coating is then applied to the semiconductor processing component.

Abstract: Disclosed are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and a ultrasound imaging method. The apparatus comprises: an ultrasound probe comprising a plurality of transducer elements; and a processor configured for: identifying the type and/or depth of an examination site, configuring the ultrasound probe into a first examination mode or a second examination mode based on the identified type and/or depth of the examination site, and generating an ultrasound image of the examination site based on the echo signals received by the ultrasound probe under the first examination mode or the second examination mode. This mode-specific optimization framework allows the first examination mode to suppress near-field grating/side lobe artifacts, while the second examination mode provides improved penetration performance, collectively enhancing image resolution.