Abstract: A method for growing bulk boron arsenide (BA) crystals, the method comprising utilizing a seeded chemical vapor transport (CVT) growth mechanism to produce single BAs crystals which are used for further CVT growth, wherein a sparsity of nucleation centers is controlled during the further CVT growth. Also disclosed are bulk BAs crystals produced via the method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a voltage reference source circuit for generating a reference voltage, the voltage reference source circuit comprises a starting circuit, a current generating circuit, and an output voltage reference circuit electrically connected in sequence. The starting circuit provides a starting voltage for the voltage reference source circuit to prevent the voltage reference source circuit from operating in zero state area. The current generating circuit generates a working current for the output voltage reference circuit; and the output voltage reference circuit is used to realize the reference voltage output with zero temperature coefficient according to the working current output by the current generating circuit. A low power consumption power supply system is also disclosed.

Abstract: Wirelessly powered photodynamic therapy devices are disclosed and systems and methods using such devices are also disclosed. In an embodiment, a photodynamic therapy system comprises: an implantable illumination device comprising a light source configured to emit light having a spectrum which overlaps with an absorption peak of an absorption target and a receiver antenna coupled to the light source and configured to extract power from a radiofrequency power signal incident on the implantable illumination device; and a transmitter comprising an antenna, a powering module configured to generate a drive signal which causes the antenna to generate the radiofrequency power signal, and a dosimetry module coupled to the antenna and configured to detect a radiofrequency signal backscattered from the implantable illumination device and determine an indication of the power extracted by the implantable illumination device from the radiofrequency signal backscattered from the implantable illumination device.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing and packaging a special-shaped cigarette includes the following steps: designing inner packaging case paper capable of being folded into a special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity; folding the inner packaging case paper to form the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity; filling an interior of the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity with an ordinary cigarette; and shelving for a certain period of time, so that a cross section of the ordinary cigarette changes from a circle to a special shape, and the ordinary cigarette is accommodated in the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity. A diameter of an inscribed circle of the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity is less than a diameter of the ordinary cigarette, and a material of the inner packaging case paper is a paperboard or a food grade PVC sheet.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing and packaging a special-shaped cigarette includes the following steps: designing inner packaging case paper capable of being folded into a special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity; folding the inner packaging case paper to form the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity; filling an interior of the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity with an ordinary cigarette; and shelving for a certain period of time, so that a cross section of the ordinary cigarette changes from a circle to a special shape, and the ordinary cigarette is accommodated in the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity. A diameter of an inscribed circle of the special-shaped cigarette accommodating cavity is less than a diameter of the ordinary cigarette, and a material of the inner packaging case paper is a paperboard or a food grade PVC sheet.

Abstract: Hybrid use of dual policies is provided to improve a communication system. In a multiple access scenario, when an inactive user equipment (UE) transitions to an active state, it may be become a burden to a radio cell on which it was previously camping. In some embodiments, hybrid load balancing is provided using a hierarchical machine learning paradigm based on reinforcement learning in which an LSTM generates a goal for one policy influencing cell reselection so that another policy influencing handover over active UEs can be assisted. The communication system as influenced by the policies is modeled as a Markov decision process (MDP). The policies controlling the active UEs and inactive UEs are coupled, and measureable system characteristics are improved. In some embodiments, policy actions depend at least in part on energy saving.

Abstract: Wirelessly powered photodynamic therapy devices are disclosed and systems and methods using such devices are also disclosed. In an embodiment, a photodynamic therapy system comprises: an implantable illumination device comprising a light source configured to emit light having a spectrum which overlaps with an absorption peak of an absorption target and a receiver antenna coupled to the light source and configured to extract power from a radiofrequency power signal incident on the implantable illumination device; and a transmitter comprising an antenna, a powering module configured to generate a drive signal which causes the antenna to generate the radiofrequency power signal, and a dosimetry module coupled to the antenna and configured to detect a radiofrequency signal backscattered from the implantable illumination device and determine an indication of the power extracted by the implantable illumination device from the radiofrequency signal backscattered from the implantable illumination device.

Abstract: A method and an image processing device for generating an image filter are proposed. The method includes the following steps. A first image is received and inputted into a pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) model, and the image filter corresponding to the first image is obtained based on an output result of the pre-trained CNN model.

Abstract: A method and an image processing device for generating an image filter are proposed. The method includes the following steps. A first image is received and inputted into a pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) model, and the image filter corresponding to the first image is obtained based on an output result of the pre-trained CNN model.

Abstract: There is provided a metamaterial textile for providing wireless sensor network and method of designing such. The metamaterial textile comprising a sheet of metamaterial textile cut into a comb shape comprising long base with a plurality of metamaterial textile teeth extending along and from the base, wherein a gap is present between every two adjacent teeth, whereby, the metamaterial textile is configured to enable propagation of radio-surface plasmons wave along the metamaterial textile for providing wireless sensor network. The metamaterial textile is configured to control the height of the radio-surface plasmons wave by changing number of the metamaterial textile teeth, and changing dimensions of the metamaterial textile teeth and changing dimensions of the gaps.

Abstract: Wirelessly powered photodynamic therapy devices are disclosed and systems and methods using such devices are also disclosed. In an embodiment, a photodynamic therapy system comprises: an implantable illumination device comprising a light source configured to emit light having a spectrum which overlaps with an absorption peak of an absorption target and a receiver antenna coupled to the light source and configured to extract power from a radiofrequency power signal incident on the implantable illumination device; and a transmitter comprising an antenna, a powering module configured to generate a drive signal which causes the antenna to generate the radiofrequency power signal, and a dosimetry module coupled to the antenna and configured to detect a radiofrequency signal backscattered from the implantable illumination device and determine an indication of the power extracted by the implantable illumination device from the radiofrequency signal backscattered from the implantable illumination device.

Abstract: A motion estimation method and a motion estimator are provided. The motion estimation method includes the following steps of for each respective block of the current frame, selecting a candidate set associated with the current frame and a previous frame, and determining a motion vector according to the candidate set for the each respective block of the current frame. The candidate set includes at least one spatial candidate block in the current frame and temporal candidate blocks in the previous frame. The step of selecting the candidate set includes: selecting the spatial candidate block directly adjacent to the each respective block from the current frame and selecting the plurality of temporal candidate blocks directly adjacent to a reference block from the previous frame.

Abstract: Described herein are in vitro cancer metastasis models that recapitulate biological facets of organ specificity as indicated by the behavior of human colorectal cancer cells when on substrata of liver and lung biomatrix scaffolds, organ-specific matrix extracts generated by novel decellularization strategies. Tumor cells spontaneously formed colonies that mimicked in vivo metastatic lesions in terms of histology, biology and genetic and other phenotypic traits. Not to be bound by theory, it is postulated that responses of tumors to radiation or chemotherapeutic agents proved dependent on the matrix substratum used; thus, thus the scaffolds are believed to provide a powerful tool for cancer research and diagnosis.

Abstract: A motion estimation method for a frame rate converter includes generating a plurality of unidirectional motion vectors (MVs) based on a first original frame and a second original frame; classifying each of the plurality of unidirectional MVs as a reliable MV or a mismatch MV; mapping the reliable MV onto one of a plurality of blocks of an interpolation frame; classifying each of the plurality of blocks as a high confidence block or a low confidence block based on whether there is at least one reliable MV mapped onto the block; and determining an assigned MV for each of the high confidence block by selecting one of the at least one reliable MV mapped onto the high confidence block.

Abstract: A motion estimation method is provided which includes for each respective block of the current frame, selecting a candidate set associated with the current frame and a previous frame, the candidate set comprising at least one spatial candidate block in the current frame and a plurality of temporal candidate blocks in the previous frame, wherein the step of selecting the candidate set comprises: selecting the at least one spatial candidate block directly adjacent to the each respective block from the current frame; and selecting the plurality of temporal candidate blocks directly adjacent to a reference block from the previous frame; and determining a motion vector according to the candidate set for the each respective block of the current frame.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and a method for motion estimation. The motion estimation apparatus includes a candidate set generation circuit and a motion vector (MV) determination circuit. The candidate set generation circuit selects to add motion vectors of adjacent blocks into a motion vector candidate set of a current block of a current frame. The current block and one of the adjacent blocks belong to the same row (or the same column), and the one of the adjacent blocks is a block of the current frame or a block of a previous frame. The motion vector determination circuit is coupled to the candidate set generation circuit to receive the motion vector candidate set. The motion vector determination circuit determines the motion vector of the current block of the current frame according to the motion vector candidate set.

Abstract: An electrical discharge machining tool of a ring sector for an aircraft turbomachine is provided. The ring sector includes an abradable member and a support element to which the abradable member is fixed; and one or more gripping holes opening on a radially outer surface of a central body of the support element. The machining tool includes at least two machining sets chosen from groove, notch, opening, length-cutting, or abradable element electro-machining sets. The machining tool also has a gripping device for the ring sector by the gripping holes. The gripping device is configured to move the ring sector from one of the electro-machining sets to another of the electro-machining sets.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical discharge machining tool of a ring sector for an aircraft turbomachine. The ring sector comprises an abradable member and a support element to which the abradable member is fixed. The ring sector comprises one or more gripping holes opening on a radially outer surface of a central body of the support element. The machining tool comprises at least two machining sets chosen from groove, notch, opening, length-cutting, or abradable element electro-machining sets. The machining tool also has a gripping device for the ring sector by means of the gripping holes. The gripping device is configured to move the ring sector from one of the electro-machining sets to another of the electro-machining sets.

Abstract: An antihypertensive pharmaceutical composition is provided, which contains levamlodipine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and indapamide. In the present invention, levamlodipine and indapamide are administrated in combination for treating hypertension, a good synergistic antihypertensive effect is achieved, and the edema side effect due to sodium and water retention caused when levamlodipine is administrated alone and the side effect of glucose metabolism interference caused when indapamide is administrated alone are mitigated.

Abstract: A levamlodipine compound pharmaceutical composition is provided, which contains levamlodipine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and chlorthalidone. In the present invention, levamlodipine and chlorthalidone are administrated in combination for treating hypertension, a high synergistic antihypertensive effect is achieved, and the edema side effect due to sodium and water retention caused when levamlodipine is administrated alone is mitigated. In addition, levamlodipine increases insulin sensitivity of an organism, and resists the side effect of increase in blood glucose level caused by chlorthalidone. The pharmaceutical composition of levamlodipine and chlorthalidone overcomes the disadvantage that levamlodipine takes effects slowly in hypertension repression.