Abstract: A method for video encoding is provided. The method includes: partitioning, by an encoder, a video frame into multiple blocks; deriving, by the encoder, an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block in the multiple blocks; determining, by the encoder, cost values for the initial MV and each of a plurality of MV candidates; obtaining, by the encoder, updated cost values by decreasing a cost value for the initial MV or increasing cost values for the MV candidates; and deriving, by the encoder a refined MV based on the updated cost values.

Abstract: A method for video decoding is provided. The method includes: deriving, by a decoder, an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; determining, by the decoder, a cost value for the initial MV; obtaining, by the decoder, an updated cost value by decreasing the cost value for the initial MV; and deriving, by the decoder, a refined MV based on the updated cost value.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for reducing the decoding latency introduced by LMCS. In one method, one or more luma prediction sample values are selected from an output of a bilinear filter of Decoder-side Motion Vector Derivation (DMVR), the one or more selected luma prediction sample values are adjusted into luma prediction sample values with the same bit depth as an original coding bit depth of an input video, the luma prediction sample values with the same bit depth as the original coding bit depth of the input video are used to derive a scaling factor for decoding one or more chroma residual samples, the scaling factor is used to scale one or more chroma residual samples, and one or more chroma residual samples are reconstructed by adding the one or more scaled chroma residual samples and their corresponding chroma prediction samples.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a base assembly of voice coil motor and a voice coil motor. The base assembly includes a base body having a first elastic piece connecting area, a lower elastic piece disposed on the first elastic piece connecting area, and a first terminal disposed in the base body. The first terminal has: a first conductive part disposed in the base body; a first terminal connecting part disposed on one side of the first conductive part and extending toward a direction away from the first conductive part, wherein a part of the first terminal connecting part protrudes from the first elastic piece connecting area and is contacted and connected with the lower elastic piece; and an engaging part disposed on one side of the first terminal connecting part and extending toward a direction away from the first terminal connecting part.

Abstract: An imaging self-positioning system includes a robotic actuator for manipulating an imaging tool or medical probe and a sensory component for maintaining a normal orientation above patient a treatment site. The imaging tool, typically an US probe, is grasped by an end-effector or similar actuator, and a sensory component engaged with the imaging tool senses an orientation of the tool relative to the treatment surface, and the robotic actuator disposes the imaging tool for maintaining a normal or other predetermined angular alignment with the treatment surface. The treatment surface is a patient epidermal region adjacent an imaged region for identifying anatomical features and surgical targets. A medical probe such as a biopsy needle may accompany the end-effector for movement consistent with the probe, either manually or robotically advanced towards the surgical target.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a bainite geological drilling pipe, comprising the following chemical elements in percentage by mass: 0.14-0.22% of C, 0.2-0.55% of Si, 2.1-2.9% of Mn, 0.01-0.04% of Nb, 0.015-0.04% of Al, 0.001-0.005% of B, 0<N?0.007%, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, wherein a content ratio of Al to N is Al/N?3. In addition, the present disclosure further provides a manufacturing method for the bainite geological drilling pipe, comprising the following steps: (1) performing smelting and casting on molten steel to obtain a pipe blank; (2) performing heating, piercing, continuous rolling and sizing on the pipe blank to obtain a pipe body; and (3) performing two-stage air cooling on the pipe body; in first-stage air cooling, performing air circular blowing cooling on the outer surface of the pipe body, the temperature before cooling is greater than or equal to Ar/3+50° C., the cooling rate is 5-15° C./s, and cooling to a temperature range from Bs-100° C. to Bs-50° C.

Abstract: A bit-width representation method of prediction refinement with optical flow (PROF), apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining a reference picture I associated with a video block within the video signal, obtaining prediction samples I(i,j) of the video block from a reference block in the reference picture I, controlling internal bit-widths of a PROF derivation process for various representation precisions of internal PROF parameters by applying right-shifting to the internal PROF parameters based on different bit-shift values, obtaining prediction refinement values for samples in the video block based on the PROF derivation process being applied to the video block based on the prediction samples I(i,j), and obtaining prediction samples of the video block based on the combination of the prediction samples and the prediction refinement values.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of medicine and specifically to an application of naringin combined with rapamycin in preparation of medications for treating hyperlipidemia. Naringin achieves anti-inflammatory and lipid-lowering effects by inhibiting the formation of oxLp-NLRP3 complexes. The present disclosure has been substantiated through cellular experiments and animal experiments, it demonstrates that naringin effectively intervenes in the early progression of hyperlipidemia by neutralizing oxLp and inhibiting the formation of oxLp-NLRP3 complexes. The inhibitory effect of naringin on oxLp-NLRP3 complexes contributes to unleashing the therapeutic potential of rapamycin in hyperlipidemia, providing a combined strategy for the prevention and treatment of hyperlipidemia-related diseases in clinical applications.

Abstract: An all-solid-state battery includes a positive electrode layer including a positive electrode active material layer and a positive electrode current collector; a negative electrode layer including a negative electrode active material layer and a negative electrode current collector; a solid electrolyte layer; and an insulating film, in which the insulating film has therein a through-hole in which a laminate in which the positive electrode active material layer, the solid electrolyte layer, and the negative electrode active material layer are sequentially stacked is housed, the laminate and the insulating film are arranged between the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector, and an external shape of the insulating film is larger than external shapes of the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector when viewed in a plan view in a laminating direction of the laminate.

Abstract: A method for video coding is provided. The method includes: deriving an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; deriving a plurality of MV candidates for decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR); determining cost values for the initial MV and each of the MV candidates; obtaining updated cost values of both the initial MV and the MV candidates by adjusting at least one of the cost values to favor the initial MV; and deriving a refined MV based on the updated cost values of both the initial MV and the MV candidate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an intra sub-partition (ISP) method of decoding a video signal.

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: Provided is a battery including a battery element having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and further including an exterior body covering the battery element, in which at least one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the solid electrolyte layer includes a solid electrolyte represented by Formula (1) of Li3+aE1-bGbDcXd-e, and a moisture content in a housing space between the battery element and the exterior body is less than 1100 ppmv.

Abstract: A method for video coding is provided. The method includes: deriving an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; deriving, by a decoder, an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; determining, by the decoder, cost values for the initial MV and each of a plurality of MV candidates; obtaining, by the decoder, updated cost values by decreasing a cost value for the initial MV or increasing cost values for the MV candidates; and deriving, by the decoder, a refined MV based on the updated cost values.

Abstract: Signaling resource overhead associated with current communication link adaptation mechanisms can be quite large and such mechanisms typically rely upon a channel state information (CSI) feedback process that can result in poor scheduling performance. Embodiments are disclosed in which a first device channel state information characterizing a wireless communication channel between the first device and a second device, and trains a machine learning (ML) module of the first device using the CSI as an ML module input and one or more modulation and coding scheme (MCS) parameters as an ML module output to satisfy a training target. By applying the concepts disclosed herein, overhead associated with feedback for MCS selection may be reduced compared to conventional link adaptation procedures, because, once ML modules at a pair of devices have been trained, the MCS selection by the ML modules can be done without requiring the ongoing feedback of CSI.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of updating an inter-predicted current block using a neighboring affine block. The electronic apparatus first identifies a pixel within the inter-predicted current block, the pixel having a first inter-predicted pixel value. Next, the electronic apparatus determines a motion vector difference for the pixel based on a set of affine parameters of the neighboring affine block and then a pixel value difference for the pixel according to the motion vector difference. The pixel value difference is an inner product of the pixel value gradient vector and the motion vector difference as the pixel value difference. Finally, the electronic apparatus updates the first inter-predicted pixel value with the pixel value difference as a second inter-predicted pixel value.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for deriving constructed affine merge candidates. The method includes obtaining a first reference picture and a second reference picture associated with an inter mode coded block, where the first reference picture is before a current picture and the second reference picture is after the current picture in display order, obtaining a first motion vector from the inter mode coded block to a reference block in the first reference picture, obtaining a second motion vector from the inter mode coded block to a reference block in the second reference picture, applying bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) or decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) to the inter mode coded block based on a mode information of the inter mode coded block, and predicting a bi-prediction of the inter mode coded block based on the applied BDOF or DMVR.

Abstract: A method of video coding comprises independently generating a respective intra prediction for each of a plurality of corresponding sub-partitions. Each respective intra prediction is generated using a plurality of reference samples from a current coding block. Illustratively, no reconstructed sample from a first sub-partition of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions is used to generate a respective intra prediction for any other sub-partition of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions, and each of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions has a width less than or equal to 2.

Abstract: Current radio frame structures in Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR) have some restrictions. A frame structure is disclosed herein that aims to provide more flexibility. Embodiments of the flexible frame structure include different parameters that are flexible, i.e. that are configurable. A non-exhaustive list of parameters that may be configurable include: length of the frame; length of a subframe (if a subframe is even defined); length of a slot and/or number of symbol blocks in a slot (if a slot is even defined); length of the CP and/or data portion in a symbol block, or ratio of CP to data portion, which may vary between symbol blocks; downlink/uplink switching gap length, etc.

Abstract: An approach for managing data set access based on data set relevance. The approach monitors data set access activities associated with a user. The approach detects access of a first data set by the user. The approach determines a group of data sets associated with the first data set based on a data set mapping associated with the user. The approach recalls one or more data sets of the group of data sets from a slower storage device to a faster storage device.