Abstract: A polymer contains a sulfonate group, a benzene ring, and an unsaturated double bond at the same time. The molar ratio of the sulfonate group, the benzene ring, and the unsaturated double bond is 3-8:5-20:10-120. The number average molecular weight of the polymer is 1000-15000 g/mol. The polymer, as a viscosity reducer, has a high resistance to high concentrations of calcium and magnesium ions, a good viscosity reduction effect on super heavy oil, and good natural sedimentation and dehydration properties. It is resistant to viscosity rebound, has good water solubility, and has a simple matching injection process, and is suitable for practical use in oil fields.

Abstract: Techniques for creating and using a firmware inventory service are disclosed. A firmware collection agent executing on a physical machine periodically collects information about the firmware of components on the physical machine at a collection frequency. The firmware information is provided to a firmware inventory service for storage in a searchable data repository. The firmware inventory service receives queries about the stored firmware information and displays firmware information responsive to the queries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound as shown in general formula (I) below (in formula (I), each of R1 and R2 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-10 linear or branched alkyl optionally having a substituent, or the two together form a cycloalkyl with 3 to 8 ring carbon atoms; each of R3 and R4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-10 linear or branched alkyl optionally having a substituent or a C6-12 aryl optionally having a substituent, or the two together form a cycloalkyl with 3 to 8 ring carbon atoms; X represents C or N; and Y represents a linear or branched alkenyl or alkynyl with 2 to 6 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, or carboxyl). The compound has good antibacterial properties against bacteria, especially gram-negative bacteria, has low drug resistance, and has good prospects for the effective treatment of various conditions.

Abstract: A method may include identifying primly camera speaker coordinates of a location of a speaker relative to a primary camera, converting the primary camera speaker coordinates to secondary camera speaker coordinates, the secondary camera speaker coordinates being of the location and relative to a secondary camera, and adjusting, using the secondary camera speaker coordinates of the secondary camera, a view setting of the secondary camera to track the location of the speaker.

Abstract: A nucleic acid absolute quantification system, including a polyethylene glycol acrylate compound or a polyethylene glycol maleimide compound, a polyethylene glycol-thiol compound, a primer for the target nucleic acid molecule; a nucleic acid amplification reagent and a fluorescent agent. A mass ratio of the polyethylene glycol acrylate compound or the polyethylene glycol maleimide compound to the polyethylene glycol-thiol compound is 1-30:10-1. A nucleic acid absolute quantification kit and method are also provided.

Abstract: Performing face detection with a lower resolution image and evaluating results against high and low thresholds. Results above the high threshold are accepted and results below the low threshold are discarded. Results between the two thresholds receive additional processing. Instead of face detection, head identification is used on the candidates. If the head size is above a limit, head identification is performed. If the head size is below the limit, a higher resolution version of the area is utilized for head identification. The results of the head identification are evaluated against a threshold and for results above the threshold, the original face detection results are accepted and below the threshold the original face detection results are discarded.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying and displaying whiteboard text and/or an active speaker in a video-based presentation, e.g., a video conference. Video images of an environment including a whiteboard may be captured by a video camera system. The video images may be analyzed to detect at least one text-containing area in the environment. Each text-containing area may be analyzed to determine whether it is an area of a whiteboard. When a text-containing area is identified as a whiteboard area, an area of view including the text-containing whiteboard area may be selected for display, e.g., a subset of the full frame captured by the video system. A video feed from the video camera system may be controlled to display the selected area of view at a client device, to provide a useful view of the whiteboard text and/or a speaking person located near the whiteboard text.

Abstract: A preparation method for EV-grade lithium sulfide includes: mixing and reacting sulfur powder, metallic lithium and a lithium-containing additive to obtain a crude lithium sulfide product, and then pulverizing and calcining the crude lithium sulfide product to remove excess sulfur powder to obtain the EV-grade lithium sulfide. The method being used for preparing the lithium sulfide is advantaged in simple process, strong operability, large-scale production, and being capable to meet the requirements for safe operation and EV-grade lithium sulfide, without toxic gas generation and secondary pollution.

Abstract: A preparation method for EV-grade lithium sulfide includes: mixing and reacting sulfur powder, metallic lithium and a lithium-containing additive to obtain a crude lithium sulfide product, and then pulverizing and calcining the crude lithium sulfide product to remove excess sulfur powder to obtain the EV-grade lithium sulfide. The method being used for preparing the lithium sulfide is advantaged in simple process, strong operability, large-scale production, and being capable to meet the requirements for safe operation and EV-grade lithium sulfide, without toxic gas generation and secondary pollution.

Abstract: Provided is a method of reconstructing multi-source long-time-series night light data and a system thereof, relating to the field of reconstructing ecological remote sensing data. Based on night light images of a first-generation satellite DMSP/OLS (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program/Operational Line-scan System) and a second-generation satellite NPP/VIIRS (National Polar-orbiting Partnership/Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite), a method of reconstructing a set of long-time-series night light data products is developed. Since satellite images that two generations of satellites have at the same time in a certain year use an inverse hyperbolic sine transform to fit NPP/VIIRS in 2013 into a data form of DMSP/OLS, and obtain an optimal fitting equation, thus producing a set of long-time-series data products from 1992 to 2021. The method can solve a fault problem between two generations of light data of DMSP/OLS and NPP/VIRS, and improve the accuracy of data reconstruction.

Abstract: Techniques are described for reducing capacity fragmentation by using an Automatic Defragmentation Service (ADS). More particularly, hypervisors (HVs) that are candidates to defragment are identified, an HV to defragment is selected, and one or more VM instances are migrated from the selected HV to a different HV. According to certain implementations, instead of migrating a VM to a new HV, the VM is live migrated to an existing HV.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a ?-lactam compound of formula (I), or a stereoisomer, a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and a lactamase inhibitor or an efflux pump inhibitor, and the use thereof for inhibiting microorganisms, particularly bacteria, especially Gram-negative bacteria, wherein each symbol in formula (I) is as defined in the description.

Abstract: A method may include identifying a target view of a video stream, obtaining a target exposure value for the target view, after obtaining the target exposure value, initiating a transition to the target view with the target exposure value from an initial view having an initial exposure value, and transitioning the video stream to the target view using the target exposure value.

Abstract: Methods and systems for synthesizing multicompartment capsules are disclosed, as well as multicompartment polymer capsules formed in accordance with disclosed techniques. At least one plurality of polymer capsules are formed via a capsule-forming process. A feed solution and a reservoir solution are provided, each comprising a biopolymer. The feed solution biopolymer and the reservoir solution biopolymer have opposite charges. Droplets of the feed solution are introduced into the reservoir solution, thereby forming via electrostatic complexation a plurality of polymer capsules. At least a portion of the resulting polymer capsules are then encapsulated in a larger polymer capsule via a similar process, wherein the feed solution utilized for the encapsulation process also comprises the formed smaller capsules.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining a frame of a video stream of multiple video streams of a video conference, obtaining face detection information identifying a face size and a face position of at least one face detected in the frame, and cropping and scaling the frame according to at least one crop and scale parameter using the face detection information to obtain a modified first frame. The at least one crop and scale parameter is based on frames of the multiple video streams. The frames include the frame. The method may further include presenting the modified frame.

Abstract: An electrified vehicle and associated inverter configured for powering two different types of external loads include first and second phase/line legs combined with a first neutral leg coupled to a vehicle chassis, and a second floating neutral leg that is not coupled to the vehicle chassis. The first/second phase legs and first neutral leg are coupled to a first receptacle configured to receive a corresponding plug to power a first load, such as a power tool or accessory. The first/second phase legs and the second neutral leg are coupled to a second receptacle configured to receive a corresponding plug to power a second load, such as a home or building having an earth grounding electrode. The inverter may include an isolation transformer between the loads and the traction battery, and/or may be configured to provide single phase, split-phase, or three-phase power for either or both of the neutral connections.

Abstract: A method of tracking a presenter during a videoconference, comprising: detecting, in a data stream, data indicating a presence of one or more persons at a videoconferencing endpoint, the data stream comprising a plurality of frames; detecting tracker initiation data (e.g., that a person is actively talking, or that a person has raised their hand, or both) in the data stream; determining a subject of interest responsive to the tracker initiation data, and tracking the subject of interest as they move while making a presentation.

Abstract: A method (1000) for operating cameras (202) in a cascaded network (100), comprising: capturing a first view (1200) with a first lens (326) having a first focal point (328) and a first centroid (352), the first view (1200) depicting a subject (1106); capturing a second view (1202) with a second lens (326) having a second focal point (328) and a second centroid (352); detecting a first location of the subject (1106), relative the first lens (326), wherein detecting the first location of the subject (1106), relative the first lens (326), is based on audio captured by a plurality of microphones (204); estimating a second location of the subject (1106), relative the second lens (326), based on the first location of the subject (1106) relative the first lens (326); selecting a portion (1206) of the second view (1202) as depicting the subject (1106) based on the estimate of the second location of the subject (1106) relative the second lens (326).

Abstract: A videoconferencing endpoint is described that uses a cascading sequence of convolutional neural networks to perform face detection and upper body detection of participants in a videoconference at the endpoint, where at least one member of the sequence of neural networks performs upper body detection, and where the final member of the sequence of neural networks performs face detection based on the results of the upper body detection. The models of the neural networks are trained on both large datasets of faces well as images that have been distorted by a wide-angle camera of the videoconferencing endpoint.

Abstract: A method may include identifying primly camera speaker coordinates of a location of a speaker relative to a primary camera, converting the primary camera speaker coordinates to secondary camera speaker coordinates, the secondary camera speaker coordinates being of the location and relative to a secondary camera, and adjusting, using the secondary camera speaker coordinates of the secondary camera, a view setting of the secondary camera to track the location of the speaker.