Abstract: A method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes collecting a set of data from a plurality of sensors that is monitoring a system, wherein the plurality of sensors includes sensors of a plurality of different modalities, detecting an instance of out-of-distribution data in the set of data by providing the set of data as an input to a machine learning model that generates as an output an indicator that the instance of out-of-distribution data is out-of-distribution with respect to the set of data, identifying a root cause for the instance of out-of-distribution data, and initiating an action to remediate the root cause of the instance of out-of-distribution data.

Abstract: A method and device for managing establishment of a communications link between an external instrument (EI) and an implantable medical device (IMD) are provided. The method stores, in a memory in at least one of the IMD or the EI, a base scanning schedule that defines a pattern for scanning windows over a scanning state. The method enters the scanning state during which a receiver scans for advertisement notices during the scanning windows. At least a portion of the scanning windows are grouped in a first segment of the scanning state. The method stores, in the memory, a scan reset pattern for restarting the scanning state. Further, the method automatically restarts the scanning state based on the scan reset pattern to form a pseudo-scanning schedule that differs from the base scanning schedule and establishes a communication session between the IMD and the EI.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a system for parameter adjustment of street lamps in a smart city based on an Internet of Things, the method is realized by the system, which includes a user platform, a service platform, a management platform, a sensor network platform and an object platform, the method is executed by the management platform, comprising: issuing a data acquisition instruction to receive road images acquired by the object platform; issuing a parameter determination instruction to determine irradiation intensities of the street lamps on a road based on the road images; acquiring navigation routes of vehicles by communicating with navigation systems of the vehicles; determining road segments where the vehicles are coming and estimated times when the vehicles arrive at the road segments; and adjusting the irradiation intensities of the street lamps at the road segments in a preset time in advance.

Abstract: An optical film includes a grid layer having a first surface, a second surface, light-shading portions, and light-transmitting portions. The light-shading portions and the light-transmitting portions are located between the first surface and the second surface, and the light-shading portions and the light-transmitting portions are alternately arranged along the first surface. Each light-shading portion has a third surface, a fourth surface, a fifth surface, a sixth surface, and a seventh surface. An angle between the fourth and third surfaces is A1, an angle between the fifth and third surfaces is A2, an angle between the sixth and second surfaces is A3, and an angle between the seventh and second surfaces is A4. Wherein 85°<A1?90°, 85°<A2?90°, 0°<A3<85°, 0°<A4<85°, A2?A4, and A1?A3. A display device is also provided.

Abstract: The disclosed and claimed subject matter is directed to an etching composition that includes (A) phosphoric acid and (B) a mixture that includes (i) a silicon-containing compound and (ii) an aqueous solvent. In some embodiments, the etching compositions include additional ingredients. The etching compositions are useful for the selective removal of silicon nitride over silicon oxide from a microelectronic device having such material(s) thereon during its manufacture.

Abstract: A robot including a resource sharing circuit, configured to operate according to a resource utilization limit, and comprising a processor, configured to receive resource data representing a resource utilization of the robot; if the resource utilization of the robot is within a predetermined range, operate according to a first operational mode, wherein an upper limit of the predetermined range is defined by a tolerance relative to the resource utilization limit; if the resource utilization of the robot is outside of the predetermined range, operate according to a second operational mode; wherein the first operational mode includes controlling a communication circuit to send a first wireless signal representing an availability to accept a task; and wherein the second operational mode includes controlling the communication circuit to send a second wireless signal representing an availability to allocate a task to an external device for remote processing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a near-field acoustic platform capable of synthesizing high resolution, arbitrarily shaped energy potential wells. A thin and viscoelastic membrane is utilized to modulate acoustic wavefront on a deep, sub-wavelength scale by suppressing the structural vibration selectively on the platform. This new acoustic wavefront modulation mechanism is powerful for manufacturing complex biologic products.

Abstract: A method for video coding is provided. The method includes obtaining a first reference picture and a second reference picture associated with a current prediction block, obtaining a first prediction L0 based on a first motion vector MV0 from the current prediction block to a reference block in the first reference picture, obtaining a second prediction L1 based on a second motion vector MV1 from the current prediction block to a reference block in the second reference picture, determining whether a bidirectional optical flow (BDOF) operation is applied, and calculating a bi-prediction of the current prediction block based on the first prediction L0 and the second prediction L1, and first gradient values and second gradient values.

Abstract: A processing method of formic acid soldering includes providing a solder, performing a formic acid providing step, performing a soldering step and performing a cooling step. The solder is disposed at a soldering object. In the formic acid providing step, a water-containing formic acid vapor extracted from a formic acid source is introduced to a soldering object so as to form a water-containing formic acid atmosphere surrounding the soldering object. In the soldering step, the solder and the soldering object are soldered in the water-containing formic acid atmosphere at a soldering temperature so as to form a soldered object with high temperature. In the cooling step, the soldered object with high temperature is cooled by a cooling method so as to form a soldered object. A range of a moisture content of the formic acid source is greater than or equal to 0.1 wt % and less than 15 wt %.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for cutting and trimming dental molds and oral appliances by receiving a digital model of teeth, determining a cutting loop path and applying a drape wall to the cutting loop to generate a simplified tooth base in a dental mold having an inner arch curve and an outer arch curve. The oral appliance may be formed on the dental mold and a cutter may be applied using a sweeping motion across the inner and outer arch curves.

Abstract: A method of treating microbial biomass includes mixing the microbial biomass in a liquid to form a suspension, the microbial biomass having an initial color, and exposing the suspension to light to form treated microbial biomass, the treated microbial biomass having a treated color. The treated color is lighter than the initial color. The microbial biomass can also have an initial taste and odor that are stronger than a treated taste and odor of the treated microbial biomass.

Abstract: A light guide plate has a bottom surface and a light-emitting surface opposite to the bottom surface, and comprises light-guiding lenses, accommodating regions, and separating portions. The light-guiding lenses are arranged along a first direction and a second direction, and form a light-guiding lens array, where the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are parallel to the bottom surface and the light-emitting surface. The accommodating regions are arranged in the light-guiding lenses, respectively, and are configured to dispose at least one light-emitting component. Each of the separating portions is located between adjacent two of the light-guiding lenses, and the plurality of light-guiding lenses are arranged along the first direction or the second direction on two sides of each of the separating portions. The present invention further provides a backlight module.

Abstract: The present application discloses a method, system, and computer system for deleting, auditing, and/or performing disaster recovery for personal identifiable information (PII). The method includes determining to delete from a dataset PII data corresponding to an individual, determining a PII key associated with the individual, and performing a lookup with respect to the dataset for PII data associated with the individual using the PII key.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel and a driving circuit is provided. The display panel is configured to display an image frame. The driving circuit is coupled to the display panel. The driving circuit is configured to output a gate signal to drive the display panel to display the image frame during a driving period. The driving period includes a first period, a second period, and a third period. The gate signal has a first voltage level during the first period and a second voltage level during the second period. The second voltage level is greater than the first voltage level.

Abstract: Described herein is a method for controlling insects where a composition including an insecticide and a polymer are applied to soil, where the polymer is formed from an initiator and a plurality of C2 to C6 alkylene oxide units, and where the initiator is an aliphatic polyol with at least three hydroxyl groups. Also described herein is a composition including an insecticide and a polymer, where the polymer is formed from an initiator and a plurality of C2 to C6 alkylene oxide units, and where the initiator is an aliphatic polyol with at least three hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: A memory operation method, comprising: when a first super block of a memory device is a open block (or in programming state), obtaining a first read count of one of a plurality of first memory blocks in the first super block, wherein the first read count is a number of times that data of one of the first memory blocks is read out; determining whether the first read count is larger than a first threshold; and when the first read count is larger than the first threshold, moving a part of the data in the first super block to a safe area in the memory device, wherein the part of the data comprises data in the first memory block.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for coating a magnetic powder core with sodium silicate, including: using polyoxyethylene laurylether phosphate as a dispersant for sodium silicate and lignosulfonate as a dispersant for a metal magnetic powder, mixing a dispersed sodium silicate solution and a dispersed metal magnetic powder, coating the dispersed metal magnetic powder, and drying: adding an insulating adhesive and a lubricant, subjecting the resulting mixture to a compression molding, and finally, carrying out a high-temperature annealing treatment to obtain a sodium silicate coated magnetic powder core.

Abstract: A RF shielding socket, including a first tab shield portion on a first side of the socket; a second tab shield portion on a second side of the socket; an extension shield portion extending along a first direction between the first tab shield portion and the second tab shield portion, the extension shield portion including a plurality of clips, each of the clips protruding from the extension shield portion in a second direction traverse to the first direction; a plurality of pins positioned on a third side of the socket, the third side extending between the first side and the second side, a subset of the plurality of pins include a tabbed feature protruding from a body of the respective pin, wherein the tabbed feature of each of the subset of the plurality of pins is in contact with at least one of the clips of the plurality of clips.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a display module, including a display substrate and a FPC board; the display substrate includes a first base substrate, first bonding terminals, first impedance-test bonding terminals, and an antenna radiation structure; the FPC board includes a second base substrate, second bonding terminals, second impedance-test bonding terminals, and an antenna receiving structure; the first bonding terminals are bonded and connected to the second bonding terminals; the first impedance-test bonding terminals are bonded and connected to the second impedance-test bonding terminals; the antenna radiation structure has two ends respectively connected to two first impedance-test bonding terminals; the antenna receiving structure has two ends respectively connected to two second impedance-test bonding terminals; and the two first impedance-test bonding terminals connected to the antenna radiation structure are respectively bonded and connected to the two second impedance-test bonding terminals connected