Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method includes: receiving, from the bitstream, a plurality of syntax elements associated with a coding unit, the plurality of syntax elements indicating the coding tree type of the coding unit, and whether the local dual tree mode is enabled for the coding unit; and in accordance with the determination that the coding tree type of the coding unit is a single tree, and the local dual tree mode is enabled for the coding unit: disabling the palette mode for the coding unit when the coding unit has the size equal to or less than a predefined threshold. The disabling palette mode for the coding unit may include: disabling the palette mode for both the luma component and chroma component of the coding unit, or disabling the palette mode for only the chroma component of the coding unit.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preventing or treating a peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in a subject in need thereof, including administering an effective amount of a chemokine C-C motif ligand 7 (CCL7) antagonist to the subject to inhibit CCL7 activity.

Abstract: An electrochemical apparatus, including a housing. The housing includes a main body part and a sealed part extending outward from an edge of the main body part. The main body part is configured to accommodate an electrode assembly. The sealed part includes a first outer edge, an outer arc edge, and a second outer edge. The outer arc edge connects the first outer edge and the second outer edge. The outer arc edge protrudes toward the main body part. A minimum curvature radius of the outer arc edge is rmin mm, satisfying: rmin?0.3, which can reduce the stress concentration at the outer arc edge of the sealed part under drop conditions, thereby reducing the risk of tear and damage to the sealed part of a battery under drop conditions, which otherwise causes safety accidents.

Abstract: Provided are a sound gathering device for voiceprint monitoring and a preparation method. The sound gathering device is a cone structure and includes a front end portion (1) and a rear end portion (2), the front end portion (1) is trumpet-shaped, an inner wall surface of the front end portion (1) is present a pattern array of a microstructure (3), and the microstructure (3) presenting the pattern array is formed through laser etching. A sound wave frequency monitored by the sound gathering device is 50 Hz˜10 kHz, and a sound wave enters the sound gathering device from an entrance of the front end portion (1), is reflected through the pattern array of the microstructure (3) on the inner wall surface of the front end portion (1), and is transmitted from an exit of the rear end portion (2), and a sound pressure of the exit of the rear end portion (2) is 4 times˜8 times a sound pressure of the entrance of the front end portion (1).

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video encoding. The method includes dividing a video block to multiple non-overlapped video subblocks, dividing a video block to multiple non-overlapped video subblocks, determining a first reference picture I(0) and a second reference picture I(1), determining first prediction samples I(0)(i, j)'s, determining second prediction samples I(1)(i, j)'s, determining horizontal and vertical gradient values of the first prediction samples I(0)(i, j)'s and second prediction samples I(1)(i, j)'s, determining motion refinements for samples in video subblock based on the BDOF when the video block is not coded in affine mode, determining motion refinements for samples in the video subblock based on the PROF when the video block is coded in affine mode, and determining prediction samples of the video block based on the motion refinements.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method includes: receiving, from the bitstream, a plurality of syntax elements associated with a coding unit, the plurality of syntax elements indicating the coding tree type of the coding unit, and whether the local dual tree mode is enabled for the coding unit; and in accordance with the determination that the coding tree type of the coding unit is a single tree, and the local dual tree mode is enabled for the coding unit: disabling the palette mode for the coding unit when the coding unit has the size equal to or less than a predefined threshold. The disabling palette mode for the coding unit may include: disabling the palette mode for both the luma component and chroma component of the coding unit, or disabling the palette mode for only the chroma component of the coding unit.

Abstract: A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by determining a co-located picture of the current coding unit; locating a spatial neighbor block of the current coding unit that corresponds to the co-located picture; determining a motion shift vector for the current coding unit from one or more motion vectors associated with the spatial neighbor block according to a predefined fixed order; and reconstructing a sub-block-based temporal motion vector for a respective sub-block of a plurality of sub-blocks in the current coding unit from a corresponding sub-block in the collocated picture based on the motion shift vector.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method includes: receiving the video signal that includes a first component and a second component; receiving a plurality of offsets associated with the second component; utilizing a characteristic measurement of the first component to obtain a classification category associated with the second component; selecting an offset from the plurality of offsets for the second component according to the classification category; and modifying the second component based on the selected offset. The first component can be a luma video component and the second component can be a chroma video component.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of decoding video data. The method comprises: receiving, from the video signal, a picture frame that includes a first component and a second component; determining a classifier for the second component from a set of samples of the first component associated with a respective sample of the second component; when the set of samples of the first component associated with the respective sample of the second component is divided by a virtual boundary, copying one or more central subsets of the set of samples of the first component to a first boundary position and a second boundary position of the set of samples of the first component; determining a sample offset for the respective sample of the second component according to the classifier; and modifying the value of the respective sample of the second component based on the determined sample offset.

Abstract: Methods of constraining and adjusting the applications of Combined Inter- and Intra-Prediction (CIIP) mode employed in video coding standards, such as the now-current Versatile Video Coding (VVC), are performed at a computing device. In one method, the computing device determines whether to apply decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) and bidirectional optical flow (BDOF) on a bi-prediction block. In another method, the computing device determines whether each CU among the neighboring CUs of the current CU is respectively CIIP-coded, and employing a unified criterion that does not depend upon a determination whether the current CU is intra- or CIIP-coded in the course of using the intra-mode of the neighboring CIIP-coded CU in the formation of the Most Probable Mode (MPM) candidate list for the current CU.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for decoding a video signal. A decoder obtains a reference picture I associated with a video block within the video signal. The decoder may further obtain reference samples I(i,j) of the video block from a reference block in the reference picture I. The decoder may also obtain a first down-sampling filter and a second down-sampling filter to respectively generate luma and chroma inter prediction samples of the video block. The decoder may further obtain a third down-sampling filter and a fourth down-sampling filter to respectively generate the luma and chroma inter prediction samples of the video block when the video block is coded by affine mode. The decoder may also obtain inter prediction samples of the video block based on the third and fourth down-sampling filters being applied to the reference samples I(i,j).

Abstract: A method includes: protecting a mask of a mask assembly by a frame thereon during translating the mask assembly to a position associated with a region of a substrate, the frame having height less than a focal plane associated with a selected particle size; directing extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation toward the mask; reflecting radiation carrying a pattern of the mask toward the mask layer; forming a feature of a semiconductor device in a layer underlying the mask layer according to the pattern.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of updating a most probable modes candidate list for a current block of video data. The electronic apparatus first identifies a neighboring block located at a predefined location relative to the current block and its associated matrix-based intra prediction mode. Next, the electronic apparatus determines a regular intra prediction mode corresponding to the matrix-based intra prediction mode for the neighboring block according to a predefined mathematical relationship between regular intra prediction modes and matrix-based intra prediction modes. Finally, the electronic apparatus inserts the regular intra prediction mode associated with the neighboring block into the most probable modes candidate list according to a predefined order.

Abstract: An ink formulation for manufacturing a non-weldable superalloy, the ink formulation including: a superalloy particle, the superalloy particle including a primary element of Ni, Co, Fe, or a combination thereof, and a secondary element including an element of Group 4 to Group 14, or a combination thereof, of the Periodic Table of the Elements, other than the primary element, wherein the superalloy particle has a size of less than 30 micrometers; a binder including a polymer, and a solvent.

Abstract: Implementations of the disclosure provide a video decoding apparatus and method for transform coefficient sign prediction on a video decoder side. The method may include receiving a bitstream including a sequence of sign signaling bits for a set of candidate transform coefficients. The method may further include generating a set of predicted signs for the set of candidate transform coefficients associated with a transform block of a video frame from a video. The method may also include decoding the sequence of sign signaling bits based on one or more contexts used to entropy-encode the sequence of sign signaling bits to obtain an indication of correctness of the predicted signs of the respective candidate transform coefficients. The method may additionally include estimating original signs for the set of candidate transform coefficients based on the set of predicted signs and the decoded sequence of sign signaling bits.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and electronic apparatus for modifying pages of an electronic document. The method is performed by the electronic apparatus and includes: displaying a plurality of first pages of a first electronic document on a first preview region and determining a first page change position located in the plurality of first pages according to a first operation event; displaying a plurality of second pages of a second electronic document on a second page preview region and determining at least one second page of the plurality of second pages according to a second operation event; and adding the at least one second page to the first page change position according to a third operation event.

Abstract: A VCO-Based Continuous-Time (CT) delta-sigma modulator (DSM) with a noise-shaping (NS) successive approximation register (SAR) quantizer for a 3rd order noise transfer function (NTF) is presented. An anti-aliasing filter (AAF) enables this new hybrid architecture. The 28 nm CMOS prototype NSQ VCO CT?? achieves 84.2 dB SNDR and 86.8 dB DR within a 1 MHz bandwidth while consuming 1.62 mW at 100 MS/s. The core circuit occupies only 0.024 mm2. No calibration or coefficient tuning is required.

Abstract: A detachable device includes a base, an object, and a latching structure. The object is detachably disposed over the base and has a fastening part. The latching structure is for detachably connecting the base and the object and includes a main body disposed on the base with a distance from the base. The main body includes a buckle part and a release part. The buckle part is for detachably buckling with the fastening part of the object. The release part is connected to the buckle part and is arranged on a side of the buckle part away from the fastening part. When being pushed by an external force, the release part drives the buckle part away from the fastening part, and the object is detached from the base.