Abstract: A method for small data transmission (SDT) in RRC_INACTIVE state and related devices are provided. The method includes receiving a SDT configuration, which is used for configuring SDT UL grant, wherein the SDT configuration comprises a SDT threshold; based on the SDT threshold, determining which type of SDT procedures is to be applied in RRC_INACTIVE state; upon reception of a Timing Advance (TA) command in the RRC_INACTIVE state, applying the TA command, and starting or restarting Timing Alignment Timer (TAT) for keeping uplink (UL) time alignment during SDT in the RRC_INACTIVE state; and applying the determined SDT procedure based on the started or restarted TAT, wherein the SDT configuration and/or the SDT UL grant is sustained even if the TAT expires. With this method, UL synchronization/timing maintenance in RRC_INACTIVE state is realized.

Abstract: Device and methods for detection of kidney cancer using urine samples are disclosed herein. The device and methods enable isolation and quantification of kidney tumor cells in urine samples from a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A contactless selection device, a light sensing structure thereof, and a biological particle selection apparatus are provided. The light sensing structure includes a substrate, an insulating layer, an electrode layer, and a photoelectric layer, the latter two of which are respectively formed on two opposite sides of the substrate. The photoelectric layer includes a plurality of collector regions, a plurality of base regions respectively formed in the collector regions, and a plurality of emitter regions that are respectively formed in the base regions. Each of the emitter regions includes a plurality of emitter pads formed in the corresponding base region. Each of the base regions, the corresponding collector region, and the corresponding emitter region are jointly formed as a vertical transistor. The insulating layer covers and separates the vertical transistors and an end of each of the emitter pads is exposed from the insulating layer.

Abstract: A key module includes a keycap, an indicator light source, a first backlight source and a second backlight source. The keycap includes an indication area and a character area. The indicator light source is configured to emit an indicating light of a first color toward the indication area. The first backlight source is configured to emit a first backlight of the first color toward the character area. The second backlight source is configured to emit a second backlight of a second color toward the character area, wherein the second color is different from the first color. As a result, the key module could display the light of different colors based on different operations, thereby being distinguishable from the color of the light emitted by the adjacent key module.

Abstract: A camera module includes a filter, a supporting base, a metal sheet, and a fixing member. The supporting base includes a first through hole, a first surface, and a second surface. A receiving groove is recessed from the second surface toward the first surface, an inner wall defining the receiving groove includes a bottom surface. The first through hole penetrates the first surface and the bottom surface. The metal sheet is received in the receiving groove and includes a second through hole. A central axis of the second through hole is collinear with a central axis of the first through hole. The metal sheet further includes a supporting platform exposed from the first through hole, the filter is mounted on the supporting platform and received in the first through hole. The fixing member is arranged on the supporting base to fix the metal sheet to the supporting base.

Abstract: A voice coil motor device includes a fixed component and a movable component. The movable component holds a lens. The movable component is accommodated in the fixed component. The fixed component includes a housing and a base. The housing defines a first hole and includes first side walls. The base defines a second hole. Centers of the first hole and the second hole are on an optical axis. The movable component is accommodated in the housing. The first hole receives the lens. One end of the movable component is received in the second hole of the base. The first side walls of the housing define a plurality of positioning holes, and the base includes a plurality of positioning posts. Each of the positioning posts is embedded in a corresponding one of the positioning holes.

Abstract: A fluororesin diaphragm valve includes a valve portion, a sealing mechanism and an adjusting mechanism for the opening degree of the valve. The valve portion includes a valve body, a valve shaft, and a valve upper cover. The valve body includes a square portion, an annular portion, and a valve chamber. The sealing mechanism includes a diaphragm, an upper valve body, a tightening ring and an annular portion of the valve body. The adjusting mechanism is installed on the top of the valve upper cover. The sealing mechanism is installed in the annular portion and at the minimum diameter area of the annular portion, having annular lattice-shaped ribbed plates with horizontal openings to increase the structural strength of the diaphragm seal and improve the heat dissipation effect.

Abstract: A method of subblock-based temporal motion vector prediction is performed at a computing device. The computing device acquires a video bitstream including data associated with multiple encoded pictures. While decoding a current picture in the video bitstream, the computing device selects, according to syntax elements signaled in the video bitstream, one reference picture as a collocated picture of the current picture, and determines a temporal vector between the collocated picture and the current picture from motion information of spatially neighboring blocks of a current code unit (CU) according to a fixed order. Next, the computing device splits the current CU into multiple sub-CUs, obtains a temporal motion vector predictor for each sub-CU from the temporal vector and motion information of a block in the collocated picture that corresponds to a respective subblock of the current picture and decodes the current CU according to the temporal motion vector predictors.

Abstract: Carbon fiber and method of forming the same are provided. The method modifies proportion of a finishing oil to control a relation between a surface tension and a particle size of the finishing oil, and thus penetration of the finishing oil into an interior of the carbon fiber is avoided. Therefore, the carbon fiber can have both low oil residues and a high strength.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the teachings herein include anomaly detection methods for a dynamic control system. An example method includes: using a g network to initialize a hidden state distribution of the system; receiving a measurement value of a sensor and a state value of a trigger at a current point of time; receiving a sampling point into an f network to perform a prediction to obtain a second sampling point; using an h network to map the second sampling point into a sensor measurement value space to perform a prediction to obtain a probability distribution of a measurement value of the sensor in the dynamic control system at the current point of time; and determining whether an anomaly exists in the dynamic control system by comparing the measurement value obtained from real-time monitoring and the probability distribution obtained from a prediction.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for decoding a video block in geometry partition mode (GPM). The method includes: partitioning the video block into first and second geometric partitions; obtaining a first prediction list for the first geometric partition and obtaining a second prediction list for the second geometric partition; obtaining motion vectors (MVs) for the first and second geometric partitions by applying a GPM with explicit motion signaling (EMS) to the first and second geometric partitions based on the first and second prediction lists; and obtaining prediction samples of the first and second geometric partitions based on the MVs.

Abstract: Methods for treating cancer and/or reducing sternness of cancer stem cells in a subject using a CD14 antagonist, which may be an anti-CD14 antibody.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding. The method for video coding includes: receiving, by a decoder, a residual coding rice constraint flag to provide general constraint controls for at least one of other flags; and in response to determining that a value of the residual coding rice constraint flag equals to 1, determining that a value of the at least one of other flags equals to 0.

Abstract: A computing device performs a method of decoding video data by generating a multi-model linear model (MMLM) including a first linear model between the minimum luma value and the threshold luma value, and a second linear model between the threshold luma value and the maximum luma value from a group of reference luma samples and a group of reference chroma samples; and reconstructing a respective sample value of the chroma block from a weighted combination of a respective first corresponding reconstructed sample value of the luma block using the multi-model linear model, and a respective second reconstructed sample value of a neighboring chroma block from an intra prediction mode.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for video coding with a low-delay transform skip residual coding (TSRC) method. The TSRC method includes: deriving, by an encoder, a rice parameter based on coded information of a current slice of a video. The coded information may include one or more of following parameters: a quantization parameter or a coding bit-depth associated with a slice, a picture, or a sequence of the video; or a hash ratio associated with the slice, the picture, or the sequence of the video.

Abstract: A light-emitting keyboard includes a bracket, keycaps, a circuit layer and a composite light-emitting layer. The keycaps are disposed on the bracket and connected to the bracket. The circuit layer is disposed between the keycaps and the bracket. The composite light-emitting layer is disposed under the bracket, and includes a substrate, a conductive layer and light sources. The substrate includes a connection portion and extension portions respectively connected to the connection portion. A gap is positioned between any two adjacent extension portions, and a width of the gap is greater than or substantially equal to a width of any of the two adjacent extension portions. The conductive layer is disposed on the substrate. The light sources are disposed on the extension portions.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for decoding a video signal. The method includes obtaining a first reference picture I associated with a video block, obtaining control point motion vectors (CPMVs) of an affine coding block based on the video block, obtaining prediction samples I(i, j) of the affine coding block, deriving PROF prediction sample refinements of the affine coding block based on the PROF, receiving an LIC flag that indicates whether the LIC is applied to the affine coding block, deriving, and when the LIC is applied, LIC weight and offset based on neighboring reconstructed samples of the affine coding block and their corresponding reference samples in the first reference picture, and obtaining final prediction samples of the affine coding block based on the PROF prediction sample refinements and the LIC weight and offset.

Abstract: A signal re-driving device, a data storage system and a mode control method are provided. The method includes the following steps. A first signal is received via a receiving circuit of the signal re-driving device. An analog signal feature is detected the receiving circuit. A first mode is entered according to the analog signal feature. The first signal is modulated and a second signal is outputted in the first mode. The second signal is sent via a sending circuit of the signal re-driving device. A digital signal feature is detected via the receiving circuit. And, the first mode is switched to a second mode according to the digital signal feature.

Abstract: A mobile device includes an NFC (Near Field Communication) antenna including a metal coil and a first dielectric substrate, a coupling metal element, and a second dielectric substrate. The metal coil is disposed on the first dielectric substrate. The coupling metal element is adjacent to the metal coil. The coupling metal element does not directly touch the metal coil. The coupling metal element is disposed on the second dielectric substrate. The coupling metal element is configured to adjust the operational frequency of the NFC antenna.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for forming a thin-form-factor semiconductor package. In one embodiment, a glass or silicon substrate is structured by micro-blasting or laser ablation to form structures for formation of interconnections therethrough. The substrate is thereafter utilized as a frame for forming a semiconductor package with embedded dies therein.