Abstract: A standard deviation based method for detection and quantification of stiction in a control valve in a process control loop is provided, the process control loop having a sensor for measuring a process parameter or variable (PV) and a controller for controlling the control valve, whereby the controller compares the process parameter or variable (PV) to a set point value (SP) for a stable operation of the process and provides an output signal (OP) for controlling the control valve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a one-pot process for the production of poly carbodiimide cured polymers. comprising a reaction of (a) at least one polycarbodiimide with two or more carbodiimide functionalities per molecule. (b) at least one polyol with two or more hydroxyl functionalities per molecule, and (c) at least one cyclic carboxylic anhydride.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and apparatus for adjusting a virtual face model, an electronic device and a storage medium, so as at least to solve the technical problems of tedious operation steps and poor user experience of conventional solutions for adjusting a virtual image. A specific implementation solution includes: a real human face in a reality scene is identified to obtain a first virtual face model of the real human face in a virtual scene; in response to a face-pinching operation acting on the real human face, the face-pinching operation is identified to determine at least one to-be-adjusted key point in the first virtual face model and an adjustment manner of the at least one to-be-adjusted key point; and the first virtual face model is adjusted to a second virtual face model based on the adjustment manner of the at least one to-be-adjusted key point.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein, wherein a first implantable medical device (IMD) uses normal conductive communication to transmit message(s) intended for a second IMD, during a first period of time that a first trigger event is not detected. The first IMD, in response to detecting the first trigger event, starts a timer or counter and transitions to using boosted conductive communication to transmit one or more messages intended for the second IMD during a second period of time. In response to the first IMD either detecting a second trigger event, or detecting based on the timer or counter that a specified amount of time or cardiac cycles elapsed since the timer or counter was started, the first IMD transitions back to using normal conductive communication to transmit one or more messages intended for the second IMD during a third period of time. Other embodiments are also disclosed herein.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sharing an application between terminals, and a terminal, so as to facilitate user operations at a receiving end. The method includes: generating, by a first terminal according to an application that has been installed, a shared application installation package of the application; sending, by the first terminal, the shared application installation package to a second terminal, so that the second terminal installs the shared application installation package; determining, by the first terminal, shared data of the application that has been installed, where the shared data is data that is from an application server and required for the application to run; and sending, by the first terminal, the shared data to the second terminal, so that the second terminal uses the shared data when running the shared application.

Abstract: Crystal forms of Entrectinib and preparation method therefor, such as crystal form A and crystal form B of Entrectinib are provided. Compared with existing crystal forms of Entrectinib, the crystal form has better solubility, chemical and crystal form stability, is free of static electricity, has good fluidity, is easy for large-scale preparation, and can be better suitable for preparing pharmaceutical formulations and large-scale production.

Abstract: A prone cushion having at least one layer of material, a neck portion, and a torso portion being designed to support a user who is reclining in a prone position. The prone cushion may be adapted to have an upper layer and a bottom layer. The prone cushion my have a leg cavity for storing a height adjustment leg. The height adjustment leg may be stowed in the leg cavity when not in use, or may be placed under the prone cushion to adjust the height while in use. The density of the cushion may vary along the length of the cushion by inserting a plurality of holes into the at least one layer of material.

Abstract: A guiding and positioning device for assisting in computed tomography-guided needle biopsy (CT-GNB) includes a control mechanism and an actuating mechanism, where the actuating mechanism includes a base and a support frame; one of the two head ends of the support frame is provided with a locking mechanism; a positioning apparatus includes a first guide rail in an arc shape, and the first guide rail is slidably provided with a guiding apparatus configured to guide different puncture angles in a same plane; the guiding apparatus includes a deflection drive mechanism slidable along the first guide rail, and a first translation mechanism and a second translation mechanism that are arranged perpendicular to each other; and the second translation mechanism is slidably provided with a guiding mechanism configured to guide a puncture through a visible laser space.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described for tracking and enabling access to information about key access patterns for database tables managed by a database service of a service provider network. Storage nodes can store data as key-value pairs (or key-document pairs), where the records or documents of a database are addressed by a unique key for each record. The storage nodes over time receive requests to perform various operations (for example, to get, put, update, or delete data in a table) associated with records stored by the storage nodes. Key access information extractors collect information regarding the keys accessed and send the information to a key tracking service. Key tracker nodes of the service can collect the data and send it to aggregator nodes. The aggregator nodes can determine a frequency with which such requests are received for keys of a partition or table to which the aggregator node is assigned.

Abstract: There is provided a solution for rendering a transparent polyhedron. In a method, obtaining reflected light colors of respective positions on a back face of the transparent polyhedron; sampling on a background image or an ambient map according to the refracted light directions of respective positions on the back face to obtain refracted light colors; obtaining colors of respective positions on the back face according to the reflected light colors and the refracted light colors of respective positions on the back face; obtaining colors of respective positions on a front face of the transparent polyhedron; weighted-mixing the colors of respective positions on the back face and the colors of respective positions on the front face according to a first weighting coefficient to obtain rendering colors of respective positions of the transparent polyhedron; rendering the transparent polyhedron according to the rendering colors of respective positions of the transparent polyhedron.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to bio-ink printer components, methods of printing bio-inks, and multi-fluid live cell printing systems. In one example, a bio-ink printer component can include a bio-ink and a bio-ink ejector fluidly connected or connectable to the bio-ink. The bio-ink can include a buffer solution that is suitable for live cells, and a polymer that includes polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl sulfate, polyethylene glycol, polyester, poly(dimethylsiloxane), cellulose, polysaccharide, or a combination thereof. The bio-ink ejector can include an ejection nozzle and a thermal resistor positioned to heat the bio-ink to form a vapor bubble to eject a droplet of bio-ink from the ejection nozzle.

Abstract: A message transmitting method and apparatus provide for a subtle reminder function. Head portraits of at least two user accounts are displayed in a first chat interface. The at least two user accounts include a first user account and a second user account. An interaction message is generated in response to an interaction with the head portrait of the second user account. The interaction message is transmitted to the second user account. The interaction message is used to trigger the display of an animation of the head portrait of the second user account in a second chat interface. This provides for a new interaction between user accounts, and can provide a subtle reminder function.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for sharing an application between terminals. The method includes: generating, by a first terminal according to an application that has been installed, a shared application installation package of the application; sending, by the first terminal, the shared application installation package to a second terminal; determining, by the first terminal, shared data of the application that has been installed, where the shared data is data that is from an application server and required for the application to run; and sending, by the first terminal, the shared data to the second terminal. In the embodiments of the present invention, when sharing an application, two terminals not only share an installation package of the application, but also share shared data of the application.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sunscreen cosmetic for application to a user's skin. The sunscreen cosmetic is provided with a mineral including zinc oxide, titanium dioxide, or a combination of both. The sunscreen cosmetic also includes a high buffering-capacity agent configured to react with an external acidic source coming in contact with the cosmetic and to inhibit release of zinc ions from the zinc oxide and/or to inhibit release of titanium ions from the titanium dioxide.

Abstract: A method includes displaying a physiological parameter measurement interface comprising a plurality of physiological parameter identifiers, receiving a physiological parameter measurement operation, wherein the physiological parameter measurement operation comprises an operation of selecting, among the physiological parameter identifiers, a first physiological parameter identifier and a second physiological parameter identifier; and measuring, in response to the physiological parameter measurement operation, a first physiological parameter and a second physiological parameter of a measured object using a physiological parameter sensor of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method includes sending, by an application that is to obtain a verification code, a verification code obtaining request to a server, where the application that is to obtain a verification code is installed on a terminal, and where applications installed on the terminal further include an input method application and a short message service (SMS) message application; receiving, by the SMS message application, an SMS message that includes a verification code and that is sent by the server; and reading, by the input method application, the verification code in the SMS message, where the terminal does not allow an application other than the input method application and the SMS message application to read an SMS message in the terminal.

Abstract: Various embodiments relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide a light adjustment method and a terminal to resolve a problem that an existing light therapy device cannot flexibly adjust light based on a light requirement of a user and cannot more intelligently adjust a circadian rhythm of the user. In those embodiments, an awake time period and a sleep time period of a user is determined by the terminal, and parameter thresholds in the awake time period and the sleep time period is determined by the terminal. In those embodiments, a light parameter in a current time period is obtain by the terminal, and based on the light parameter in the current time period, a light parameter of light emitted by a light source device is then adjusted by the terminal.

Abstract: The core active components of the present composition, termed as de-ironizing inducers (DII), has a reducing agent and a precipitating agent. Molar ratios of the reducing agent with the precipitating agent range from 1:3-6 and the core components in the skincare product range from 0.1% to 10% w/w. The pH value of the skincare product is between 6.6 and 7.4. The skin care products can safely and effectively 5 remove iron in the skin, which has been shown to accelerate the visible signs of aging. The core components can also be used in combination with conventional skincare product compounds to achieve better anti-aging effects.

Abstract: A flood risk prediction method includes: collecting basic meteorological hydrological data of a basin by using a data collection and storage box; calibrating a basin hydrological model and a machine learning model; obtaining a meteorological simulation series under M groups of climate change scenarios and driving the basin hydrological model and the machine learning model to simulate a basin hydrological process under a future scenario; establishing a water and heat coupling balance equation of the basin to obtain annual average underlying surface feature parameters of the basin; extracting feature values of a flood duration and a flood volume and with the feature parameters as co-variates, establishing a joint probability distribution function; obtaining a joint return period of the flood duration and the flood volume; based on a dataset of the shared socioeconomic pathway, deriving a social economic exposure degree of future flood risk increase.