Abstract: A method for providing two-channel-based high-availability in a cluster of nodes is disclosed. In an embodiment, a method comprises: initiating, by a local control plane executing on a first node, a first state for an underlay control channel and a second state for a management control channel; detecting a bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) control packet from a second node; determining whether the BFD control packet has been received from the underlay control channel; in response to determining that the BFD control packet was received from the underlay control channel: parsing the BFD control packet to extract a first diagnostic code; updating the first state with the first diagnostic code; determining whether both the first state and the second state indicate a need to switch services configured on the second node; in response to the determining, initiating a switchover of services configured on the second node.

Abstract: An approach for determining a heart rate of a subject is performed by at least one processor and includes obtaining video data of the subject; detecting a face of the subject in the video data; selecting at least one region of interest (ROI) included in the face; acquiring photoplethysmography (PPG) signals based on the at least one ROI; and determining the heart rate of the subject based on the PPG signals

Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for query matching of sentences based on co-attention scores. Two or more query inputs to a neural network are received. A correlation factor between the two or more query input is identified based on attention weights. A feature vector is generated based on the attention weights. A probability value corresponding to the two or more query inputs is determined based on the generated feature vector.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided that includes iteratively sampling candidates from medical records and evaluating whether ones of the candidates better explain a member from the medical records. The iterations replace the member with the candidates and depending on whether the candidates better explain the member from the medical records may be weighted in a next iteration.

Abstract: Systems and methods for marker-free motion capture are provided. A method includes: obtaining a plurality of videos of a body of a person; estimating a three dimensional (3D) pose of the person based on the plurality of videos without depending on any marker on the person, the estimating including obtaining a set of 3D body joints; obtaining an animation of motion of the set of 3D body joints that corresponds to motion of the person during a time period; performing an analysis of the motion of the set of 3D body joints; and indicating a rehabilitation evaluation result of the analysis or a rehabilitation training suggestion, based on the analysis, via a display or a speaker.

Abstract: A wireless network connection management method includes at least one universal integrated circuit card (UICC) starting a search timer when utilizing a non-priority subscriber identity module (SIM) to establish a connection with a non-priority wireless network; the at least one UICC sending a search command to a wireless communication device in response to a first condition, wherein the first condition is that the search timer expires; a wireless communication device searching for and obtaining a current network status, and sending a reply message indicating the current network status to the at least one UICC; and in response to that the current network status indicates that a signal strength of a priority wireless network is greater than a specific signal strength, the at least one UICC informing and switching to the priority wireless network, and transmitting an update command to the wireless communication device.

Abstract: There is included an apparatus and system including an intra-heartbeat (HB) extraction code configured to extract intra-HB features from electrocardiography (ECG) signals, and an inter-HB extraction code configured to extract inter-HB features from the ECG signals, and at least one attention mechanism code configured to control at least one of the intra-HB extraction code and inter-HB extraction code based on at least one attention mechanism.

Abstract: An illumination system includes a light source, a wavelength conversion element and a light guide column. The light source provides an excitation beam. The wavelength conversion element has a wavelength conversion portion for converting the excitation beam into a converted beam. The light guide column is disposed between the light source and the wavelength conversion element and located on a transmission path of the excitation beam. The light guide column has a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, a third end and a fourth end opposite to the third end. The third and fourth ends respectively face the light source and the wavelength conversion element. The third end receives the excitation beam. The excitation beam exits the first or fourth end, and the converted beam enters the light guide column through the fourth end and exits the first end. A projection device is also provided.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for handling failure at one of several peer centralized components of a logical router. At a first one of the peer centralized components of the logical router, the method detects that a second one of the peer centralized components has failed. In response to the detection, the method automatically identifies a network layer address of the failed second peer. The method assumes responsibility for data traffic to the failed peer by broadcasting a message on a logical switch that connects all of the peer centralized components and a distributed component of the logical router. The message instructs recipients to associate the identified network layer address with a data link layer address of the first peer centralized component.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an illumination system and a projection device applying the illumination system. The illumination system includes a laser light source, a wavelength conversion module, and a spot region modulation module configured to shift a transmission path of a laser beam. When the wavelength conversion module rotates, the spot region modulation module moves, in a first period of time, the laser beam in a wavelength conversion region of the wavelength conversion module along a first shift path, so that the laser beam forms a first spot region in an irradiation region in the wavelength conversion region. The spot region modulation module causes, in a second period of time, the laser beam to form a second spot region in an irradiation region in a non-conversion region of the wavelength conversion module. A size of the first spot region is greater than a size of the second spot region.

Abstract: A light source module includes a light source, first and second lens elements, a reflector, and a first diffuser. The light source emits a beam focused by the first lens element on a first focal point. The reflector is disposed on a beam transmission path. The first lens element is between the light source and the reflector. The first diffuser is between the first lens element and the reflector and includes a first diffusion plate and a first drive mechanism. The first diffusion plate is at/near the first focal point. The beam is transmitted to the reflector by the first diffusion plate. The first drive mechanism is between the first diffusion plate and the first lens element, and moves/rotates the first diffusion plate. The second lens element has a second focal point, coinciding with the first focal point, at a light-incident side. The reflector is at the light-incident side.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin structure protruding from a first isolation insulating layer provided over a substrate, a gate dielectric layer disposed over a channel region of the fin structure, a gate electrode layer disposed over the gate dielectric layer, a base semiconductor epitaxial layer disposed over a source/drain region of the fin structure, and a cap semiconductor epitaxial layer disposed over the base semiconductor epitaxial layer. The cap semiconductor epitaxial layer has a different lattice constant than the base semiconductor epitaxial layer, and a surface roughness of the cap semiconductor epitaxial layer along a source-to-drain direction is greater than zero and smaller than a surface roughness of the base semiconductor epitaxial layer along the source-to-drain direction.

Abstract: A projection apparatus and an illumination system that includes an excitation light source, a beam filter module, a wavelength conversion module and a homogenizing element are provided. The beam filter module includes a light effective region and is disposed on a transmission path of an excitation beam. The wavelength conversion module includes a wavelength conversion region and is disposed on a transmission path of the excitation beam reflected by the light effective region. The wavelength conversion region converts the excitation beam into a conversion beam. The conversion beam from the wavelength conversion module passes through the light effective region and then forms at least one color light. An optical axis of the excitation beam incident on the light effective region and a normal line of the light effective region are respectively not parallel to a central axis of the homogenizing element.

Abstract: Provided is an illumination system for providing an illumination beam. The illumination system includes at least one light source, a movable reflective element, a lens element, and a light uniformizing element. The light source is configured to emit at least one beam. The beam is reflected by the movable reflective element, and then passes through the lens element and the light uniformizing element to form an illumination beam. An optical effective area of the beam on the lens element is configured to be larger than that of the beam on the movable reflective element by motion of the movable reflective element. The optical effective area is an area of a union of each beam that irradiates the lens element or the movable reflective element at different times. A projection device is also provided. The illumination system and projection device provide a uniformized illumination beam and improve the projection effect.

Abstract: A dual-SIM UE data transmission method and device, a storage medium, and a user equipment are provided. The dual-SIM UE includes a first SIM card and a second SIM card. The method includes: determining a request of a radio transmission or reception of the second SIM card while the first SIM card is in a connection state, wherein the first SIM card is connected with a first serving base station; requesting a time gap of a non-data transmission or a radio frequency circuit chain from the first serving base station based on the request of the radio transmission or reception; and performing the radio transmission or reception of the second SIM card at least by the time gap of the non-data transmission or the radio frequency circuit chain.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of training a neural network for organ segmentation may be provided. The method may include: collecting a set of digital sample images from a database; inputting the collected set of digital images into a neural network recognition model; and training the neural network recognition model to recognize a first object in a first digital image as a specific object based on the first object being similar to a second object in a second digital image. The method may comprise predicting a signed distance map (SDM) in conjunction with a segmentation map.

Abstract: An image capture method for flash photography includes: capturing at least one first image while a strobe device is operating under a first strobe intensity setting for emitting main flash, capturing at least one second image while the strobe device is operating under a second strobe intensity setting different from the first strobe intensity setting, and generating an output image by blending the at least one first image and the at least one second image.

Abstract: Provided is a ceramic composite including boron nitride (BN) and titanium diboride (TiB2) for use in 2-D and 3-D heating element applications. The ceramic composite can be used in heater applications without a protective coating. The ceramic composite may be corrosion resistant against oxygen and moisture up to, for example, a temperature of 900° C., and may offer increased corrosion resistance against molten or vapor metal, including aluminum. The ceramic composite may be sufficiently rigid and may not require additional dielectric structural support. The ceramic composite may be sufficiently fracture resistant to enable machining of intricate and complex patterns and designs with a high aspect ratio of the coil length to width or thickness. The ceramic composite may be used with any heater shape, orientation, and size.

Abstract: An illumination system, including a light source, a reflective optical element, a polarization conversion element, a beam splitting element, and a homogenizing element, is provided. The light source provides a first light beam having a first polarization state and a second light beam having a second polarization state. The reflective optical element is disposed on a transmission path of the first light beam and the second light beam. The polarization conversion element is disposed between the light source and the reflective optical element. The beam splitting element is disposed between the light source and the polarization conversion element. The beam splitting element includes at least one first region and at least one second region. The homogenizing element is disposed on a transmission path of a light beam reflected by the beam splitting element. A projection device having the illumination system is also provided.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method for handling failure at one of several peer centralized components of a logical router. At a first one of the peer centralized components of the logical router, the method detects that a second one of the peer centralized components has failed. In response to the detection, the method automatically identifies a network layer address of the failed second peer. The method assumes responsibility for data traffic to the failed peer by broadcasting a message on a logical switch that connects all of the peer centralized components and a distributed component of the logical router. The message instructs recipients to associate the identified network layer address with a data link layer address of the first peer centralized component.