Abstract: There is provided a method for fabricating an optical printed circuit board. The method includes preparing a first printed circuit board portion with an array of optical fibers attached thereon, assembling an optical fiber connector with the first printed circuit board portion such that the optical fiber connector is arranged at ends of the array of optical fibers, and attaching one or more second printed circuit board portions to the first printed circuit board portion to form an optical printed circuit board with the optical fiber connector embedded therein. The optical fiber connector includes an engagement mechanism arranged for engagement with an external optical device.

Abstract: A wide-field imaging and hyperspectral collaborative early warning system and method are provided. The system includes: a primary imaging system, a digital micromirror array, a first collimation system, a second collimation system, a first reflector, a second reflector, a wide-field imaging optical filter, a narrow-band optical filter, a wide-field imager and a hyperspectral interferometer. The system and method have the advantages that the wide-field imaging general survey and fine spectrum detection can be realized synchronously, the functions are multiple, and the false alarm rate is low; the target spatial resolution of the fine spectrum identification is adjustable, the micro-control unit flipping solution is simple to operate, and quick adjustment is realized; the adaptability is strong, the flipping time of the corresponding micro-control unit is adaptively adjusted for the measured target with too low or too strong radiation intensity, and the dynamic range of the system is effectively improved.

Abstract: A catheter arrangement and use of a catheter arrangement in infusion therapy. The catheter arrangement includes a catheter with a housing body, a hollow needle, a tube fitted onto a distal end of the housing body, a valve element arranged in the housing body with a fluid passage, and a fluid-conducting path extending through the housing body, the fluid passage and the tube. The needle extends longitudinally through the fluid-conducting path in a state of readiness of the catheter arrangement, and is drawn out of the fluid-conducting path in a state of use of the catheter arrangement. The valve element has an elastic wall portion through which the fluid passage extends. The fluid passage can be shifted by a fluid-pressure-induced elastic deformation of the wall portion between an open state, in which the fluid passage is open, and a closed state, in which the fluid passage is closed.

Abstract: Provided is a doorbell system, including an indoor terminal, an outdoor terminal, and a power supply (100). The indoor terminal includes a bell controller (220) and an indoor bell (210) which are connected in parallel; the outdoor terminal includes an outdoor doorbell (310) and an outdoor switch (320); the indoor terminal, the outdoor terminal, and the power supply (100) are connected in series to form a closed loop; in response to the outdoor switch (320) being switched off, the bell controller (220) is turned on, the indoor bell (210) is short-circuited, and the power supply (100) powers the outdoor doorbell (310); and in response to the outdoor switch (320) being switched on, the bell controller (220) is turned off, and the power supply (100) powers the indoor bell (210).

Abstract: Embodiments of a power consumption control apparatus, a processor, and a power consumption control method are disclosed, directed to improving accuracy of power consumption regulation. The power consumption control apparatus includes a constant-frequency clock generator and a power consumption regulator. The power consumption regulator is connected to one or more processing units in a system-on-a-chip. The constant-frequency clock generator provides a constant-frequency clock signal for the power consumption regulator. The power consumption regulator obtains power consumption caused by the one or more processing units in a period of time, and regulates current power consumption of the one or more processing units based on the power consumption.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with doped shallow trench isolation (STI) structures and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. The method includes forming a fin structure on a substrate, forming a superlattice structure with first and second nanostructured layers arranged in an alternating configuration on the fin structure, depositing an oxide liner surrounding the superlattice structure and the fin structure in a first deposition process, forming a dopant source liner on the oxide liner, depositing an oxide fill layer on the dopant source liner in a second deposition process different from the first deposition process, performing a doping process to form a doped oxide liner and a doped oxide fill layer, removing portions of the doped oxide liner, the doped oxide fill layer, and the dopant source liner from sidewalls of the superlattice structure, and forming a gate structure on the fin structure and surrounding the first nanostructured layers.

Abstract: The disclosure provides methods for accurately quantifying optical properties of skin in subjects that have varying skin tones, and applications thereof.

Abstract: A projection method and a terminal device, including responding, by a transmit end, to a screen projection instruction, obtaining a real-time interface of an application program on which screen projection is to be performed and device information of one or more receive ends, obtaining a user experience score of each receive end of the one or more receive ends by scoring a visual effect, sound effect, and interaction complexity of each receive end based on the device information, obtaining, based on the user experience score, first data on which screen projection is to be performed and that is at least one of a video stream, an audio stream, or a user interface control, obtaining a control layout file of the user interface control in response to the first data having the user interface control, and sending, to a corresponding receive end, the first data and the control layout file.

Abstract: Disclosed is an angle grinder. An operation body is configured to control the polishing of an action head end, one end of a head housing is detachably connected to the operation body, the other end of the head housing is detachably connected to a front cover. One end of a rotor shaft extends out of the head housing and the front cover; a bearing is sleeved on the periphery of the rotor shaft; the front cover is located on the periphery of the bearing; and an installation stopper can be detachably installed on the rotor shaft and can rotate synchronously with the rotor shaft. One side of the bearing is in contact with the shoulder of the rotor shaft, and the other side of the bearing is contact with the installation stopper. The bearing can be clamped by the installation stopper and the shoulder of the rotor shaft.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a method of forming is provided. The semiconductor structure includes nanostructures separated from one another and stacked over a substrate, a gate stack wrapping around the nanostructures, and a dielectric fin structure laterally spaced apart from the nanostructures by the gate stack. The dielectric fin structure include a lining layer and a fill layer nested within the lining layer. The lining layer is made of a carbon-containing dielectric material, and a carbon concentration of the lining layer varies in a direction from the gate stack to the lining layer.

Abstract: A projection method and a terminal device, including responding, by a transmit end, to a screen projection instruction, obtaining a real-time interface of an application program on which screen projection is to be performed and device information of one or more receive ends, obtaining a user experience score of each receive end of the one or more receive ends by scoring a visual effect, sound effect, and interaction complexity of each receive end based on the device information, obtaining, based on the user experience score, first data on which screen projection is to be performed and that is at least one of a video stream, an audio stream, or a user interface control, obtaining a control layout file of the user interface control in response to the first data having the user interface control, and sending, to a corresponding receive end, the first data and the control layout file.

Abstract: The invention provides a laser shock processing method for small-hole component with different thickness. In this method, different process parameters are adopted for laser shock processing of small hole members with different thicknesses, and the empirical formula was obtained by statistical analysis of the experimental results, and the empirical formula I 0 = A ? e t B ? ? s 2 Z is the relationship between power density and thickness of small hole members. According to this formula, the power density of laser shock strengthening of orifice member with different thickness is determined, and the selection and determination method of process parameters related to this is put forward. According to this method, reasonable residual compressive stress distribution can be obtained after laser shock strengthening with appropriate technology, and good strengthening effect can be achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for channel switching in a wireless mesh network. The method comprises: any slave node in a wireless mesh network receiving a channel switching command broadcast by a master node to perform channel switching; the slave node determining whether the channel switching is successful; and if successful, searching for the master node or a mesh network containing the master node for networking; otherwise, exiting the current invalid mesh network, and scanning for a mesh network after the channel switching, and joining the detected mesh network. According to the present application, after channel switching is performed, a mesh network for a slave node is automatically configured, thereby making up for the defect of an existing mesh network protocol not supporting switching between different frequency bands, and realizing automatic re-establishment of a mesh connection after the channel switching is successful.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lignite char supported nano-cobalt composite catalyst and a preparation method thereof. In the method, lignite is used as a raw material, and a lignite char supported high dispersion nano-cobalt composite catalyst is obtained by a modified impregnation method followed by a high temperature pyrolysis process. The composite catalyst prepared by the present disclosure has a hierarchical pore structure, a high specific surface area, and uniformly dispersing nano-sized cobalts on the lignite char with controllable particle size, so that the obtained catalyst has an excellent catalytic activity for low-temperature CO2 methanation; moreover, the preparation process is simple and feasible, the raw materials used are cheap and easily available. Therefore, the composite catalyst is very suitable for industrial production and application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enhancing fragrance or perfume longevity of a composition by adding to the composition (a) a quaternary ammonium compound; (b) a cationic polysaccharide; (c) a nonionic polysaccharide; and (d) a fragrance material or perfume. In particular, the quaternary ammonium compound is a biodegradable quaternary ammonium compound. The composition has improved perfume longevity.

Abstract: A device and a method for switchable vibration modal ultrasonic are provided. The device includes a hollow shaft, an ultrasonic motor, a limit shell, an electromagnet, a moving tool head, a vibration source and a tool head. The structure design of the ultrasonic motor, the magnetostrictive materials and the drive coil combination of different functions are configured so that, without changing the condition of components, the ultrasonic can switch mode, namely the longitudinal vibration, torsional vibration, and longitudinal and torsional vibration in three different vibration modes. During the operation of the device, different vibration modes are excited without changing the parts, which meets the machining requirements of different vibration forms. Meanwhile, the operation is more convenient and faster, and the overall design structure of the device ensures the efficient and safe operation of the device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for receiving, by an automated review system, a legal document as a computer-readable file, and determining, by the automated review system, that the legal document is of a first type, and in response: converting the legal document to a set of images, extracting text data from one or more images in the set of images, the text data including sub-sets of text data, each sub-set of text data representing text in a respective clause of a set of clauses of the legal document, for each sub-set of text data receiving a prediction from a machine learning (ML) model in a set of ML models, the ML model being specific to a clause in the set of clauses, and outputting a set of predictions and respective prediction values for display in a user interface (UI).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to antibodies and Fc fusion proteins comprising Fc variants, and uses thereof. The Fc variants disclosed herein exhibit elevated affinity towards FcRn at pH 6.0, and/or rapidly disassociate from FcRn at pH 7.

Abstract: A bioprocess mixer (1), which comprises: —a support vessel (2) with at least one side wall (3, 4, 5, 6) and a bottom wall (7), where the walls define a support vessel inner volume (8), and at least a first (9) and a second (10) magnetic impeller drive unit; and —a flexible bag (11, 111) adapted to fit inside the support vessel inner volume, where the bag has at least one bag side wall (12, 112, 13, 113, 14, 15), a bag bottom wall (16, 116) and a bag top wall (17, 117) defining a bag inner volume (18), and at least a first (19) and a second (20) magnetic impeller rotatably attached to a bag wall in the bag inner volume.