Abstract: A dimming circuit and a lighting device includes a signal processing unit having a first controllable switch connected to a to-be-processed dimming signal, a first port of a controller, and a first voltage signal; the to-be-processed dimming signal and the first voltage signal controlling turning-on/off the first controllable switch, the to-be-processed dimming signal being converted into a second voltage signal, and outputted from the second terminal to the controller; and the controller, extracting a corresponding dimming control signal based on change of the second voltage signal, and outputting the dimming control signal to a to-be-dimmed terminal. This circuit converts a electrical signal implements dimming control in conjunction with the controller, and the controller only processes weak electrical signals, thereby guaranteeing the reliability of the output voltage of the dimming circuit, and preventing the output voltage of the dimming circuit from harming the to-be-dimmed terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound, a display panel and a display device. The compound has a structure represented by Formula I. The compound takes a spiro structure as a non-conjugated connecting unit, and a boron-containing group as an electron-accepting group. A light-emitting compound obtained by taking the group as a building block has a narrower half-peak width and higher color purity. The boron-containing spirt structure is connected with an electron-donating group to obtain a bipolar compound, and as a thermal activation delay fluorescence material, the bipolar compound can be used a light-emitting layer material, particularly a doped material, and can also be used as a fluorescent host material or a phosphorescent host material. The compound provided herein can achieve low drive voltages and high luminescence efficiencies when applied to organic electroluminescent devices.

Abstract: Provided are a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes an organic light-emitting device, which includes an anode, a cathode, a light-emitting layer between the anode and the cathode, and a capping layer located on a side of a light-exiting side electrode facing away from the light-emitting layer and containing an ultraviolet absorber for absorbing ultraviolet light. After absorbing the ultraviolet light, a molecular volume of the ultraviolet absorber is reduced. By adding the ultraviolet absorber, the organic material in the organic light-emitting device is protected from being damaged, and the service life of the organic light-emitting device is prolonged. Since the molecular volume of the ultraviolet absorber is reduced after absorbing ultraviolet light, the refractive index of the capping layer is increased, improving the light extraction efficiency and the light-emitting efficiency of the organic light-emitting device, and also prolonging the service life.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an azapyrene compound, a display panel and a display apparatus. The compound has a structure represented by Chemical Formula 1, in which X1-X4 are each a nitrogen atom or C—Ra, one or two of X1-X4 are a nitrogen atom; only one of X1 and X2 is a nitrogen atom; only one of X3 and X4 is N; Ra is mainly hydrogen, deuterium, or C1-C10 alkyl; Ar1 and Ar2 are each C6-C30 aryl or C3-C30 heteroaryl; m and n are 0, 1, 2, or 3, and when one of m and n is 0, the other one of m and n is not 0; and L1 and L2 are a single bond, C6-C30 arylene, or C3-C30 heteroarylene; p and q are 0, 1, or 2. The compound can be used as a CPL material to improve external quantum efficiency (EQE) of an organic light-emitting device and light-emitting efficiency.

Abstract: A weight loss system is presented herein. In one embodiment, the weight loss system that accelerates weight loss in a subject eating a caloric restricted diet with a minimum daily protein intake of about 3 oz. and engaging in daily physical activity equivalent to about 5,000 steps per day is presented. The weight loss system can comprise an effective amount of: an antimicrobial component that includes berberine, cinnamon and curcumin; fish oil; a probiotic component that includes Lactobacillus spp., Bifidobacterium spp., and Streptococcus spp.; an antioxidant, phytochemical component that includes apple extract, grape extract, green tea extract, and olive extract; and a vitamin component that includes vitamins A, B, C, D, and E. The weight loss system can stimulate a weight loss of at least 3% more than if not administered to the subject. Further presented herein is a method of facilitating weight loss in a subject and a method of improving the health of a subject participating in a weight loss program.

Abstract: An engine and a double-swirl mixing device thereof are provided. The double-swirl mixing device includes a mixing tube configured to mix exhaust gas with urea, a tapered mixer including a tapered tube having an outlet end extending into the mixing tube, and a plurality of tapered swirl plates which are arranged along a circumferential direction on a side wall of the tapered tube, and a fan-type blade arranged at the outlet end of the tapered tube, and a diameter of an inlet end of the tapered tube is smaller than a diameter of the outlet end of the tapered tube.

Abstract: A sterile packaging unit includes a disposable bioprocessing component (20) and a packaging (30). The disposable bioprocessing component (20) has a component wall that encloses a processing space and on which is secured a sensor system (40) with at least one sensor head (T, P, I, L, D) and with attached sensor electronics (42) that include a memory unit (44). The packaging (30) hermetically encloses the disposable bioprocessing component (20) and has a flexible packaging wall. The disposable bioprocessing component (20) and the packaging (30). are sterilized by being jointly irradiated with ionizing radiation. The sensor electronics (42) are connected electrically to a contact unit (34) extending through the packaging wall.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing parallel histogram calculation with application to palette table derivation are disclosed. An encoder calculates a first histogram for a first portion of pixel component value bits of a block of pixels. Then, the encoder selects a first number of the highest pixel count bins from the first histogram. Also, the encoder calculates a second histogram for a second portion of pixel component value bits of the block. The encoder selects a second number of the highest pixel count bins from the second histogram. A third histogram is calculated from the concatenation of bits assigned to the first and second number of bins, and the highest pixel count bins are selected from the third histogram. A palette table is derived based on these highest pixel count bins selected from the third histogram, and the block of pixels is encoded using the palette table.

Abstract: Provided are a nitrogen-heterocyclic compound, a display panel and a display apparatus. In an embodiment, the compound has a structure of Chemical Formula 1, in which X1 and X2 are each C or N, and at least one of X1 and X2 is N; X3 to X7 are N or —CRa, and one, two, three or four of X3 to X7 are N, where Ra is hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted C1-C20 alkyl, C1-C20 alkoxy, C1-C20 thioalkyl, C6-C30 aryl, or C3-C30 heteroaryl; and Ra is independently present or forms an aliphatic ring, an aromatic ring, or a heteroaromatic ring with adjacent carbon atoms; Ar1 and Ar2 are each C6-C30 aryl or C3-C30 heteroaryl; and L1 and L2 are each a single bond, C6-C30 arylene, or C3-C30 heteroarylene. The compound is suitable as a CPL material to improve external quantum efficiency (EQE) of an organic light-emitting device and light-emitting efficiency.

Abstract: A method for inducing reprogramming of neural stem cells from urine cells by introducing mRNAs of reprogramming factors Oct4, Sox2, Klf4, and Glis1 is disclosed. A composition for the prevention or treatment of neurological damage diseases with the neural stem cells induced by the method as an active ingredient is disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a latitude-free initial alignment method under a swaying base based on gradient descent optimization. Firstly, swaying base latitude-free alignment is regarded as a Wahba attitude determination problem to inhibit device noise interference, and an objective function is established based on a gravitational acceleration vector under an earth system; then an exact solution of the objective function is obtained through a gradient descent optimization method, and inertial system conversion quaternion estimation is achieved under the latitude-free condition; and finally, an attitude quaternion is determined by only using information of an accelerometer and a gyroscope of a strapdown attitude heading reference system, and therefore latitude-free initial alignment under the swaying base is achieved.

Abstract: Phosphor, a preparation method for the phosphor, and a light emitting device having the phosphor. The phosphor comprises an inorganic compound which at least comprises an element M, an element A, an element D, and an element R; the element M is one or two elements selected from the group consisting of Lu, La, Pr, Nd, Sm, Y, Tb, and Gd and must comprise Lu; the element A is Si and/or Ge; the element D is one or two elements selected from the group consisting of O, N, and F and must comprise N; the element R is Ce and/or Dy. Since the ionic radius of Lu3+ is smaller than that of La3+, when the inorganic compound comprises element Lu, the original ligand site would be contracted. In order to reduce lattice distortion due to the ligand site contraction, the adjacent ligand site expands, and the photochromic property is adjusted.

Abstract: Techniques provide for rebuilding data. Such techniques involve: obtaining health status information related to a first disk of a storage system, the first disk being divided into a plurality of disk units, and the health status information indicating a failure of a first disk unit of the plurality of disk units; determining a data block stored in the first disk unit based on a mapping between data blocks for the storage system and storage locations; and rebuilding the data block into a second disk of the storage system when maintaining accessibility of other data blocks in other disk units of the first disk than the first disk unit. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the data rebuilding efficiency when a disk fails partly and to continue utilizing the storage space portion in the disk that is not failed, without making the disk be offline temporarily.

Abstract: Pluggable pricing modules with functional extension points. A plurality of pricing methods are installed with a pricing service. The pricing service has a pluggable architecture to accept pricing methods including a set of pricing functions, and one or more extension points that provide programmatic hooks within an operational flow of the pricing service to provide optional interfaces to functional modules external to the pricing service. In response to a pricing request for a sales transaction, the pricing request including a pricing resolving selected pricing method for each sales item of the one or more sales items from the plurality of pricing methods. At least one of the one or more extension points are used to call an external functional module to interact with the operational flow of the pricing service. Aggregated results are provided to the source of the pricing request.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to a pluggable architecture for performance of pricing operations. An embodiment of a storage medium includes instructions for installing multiple pricing methods at a pricing service including a pluggable architecture for pricing methods, each pricing method including a set of pricing functions; receiving a pricing request for a sales transaction including one or more sales items, the pricing request including a pricing context for each sales item; and performing a price calculation for the sales transaction, including resolving a pricing method for each sales item, applying the set of pricing functions for the resolved pricing method for each sales item, the application of the set of pricing functions being based at least in part on the pricing context for the sales item, calculating a price for each sales item based upon an outcome of the pricing functions, and aggregating the calculated prices for the sales items.

Abstract: An industrialization method for comprehensive utilization of Stevia rebaudiana. The major improvement is in that the Stevia rebaudiana is extracted by using a high-concentration alcohol solution, then the extracted solution is purified by using an organic solvent, and the pH of the extracted solution is adjusted to be alkaline according to the acidic characteristic of chlorogenic acid to enable the chlorogenic acid to be formed into a salt and have an increased polarity so as to achieve effective separation of the chlorogenic acid and a glucoside component in an adsorption process. The method allows the high-quality stevioside and chlorogenic acid to be obtained, significantly improves the comprehensive utilization rate of Stevia rebaudiana, reduces the waste of natural Stevia rebaudiana resources, reduces the resource consumption in a production process, reduces waste discharge, and is a high-benefit green production process.