Abstract: The present disclosure provides antibodies that bind to OX40 and antigen binding fragments thereof, and use of the antibodies and the antigen binding fragments in the treatment of diseases for example cancers. The antibodies or the antigen binding fragments include a heavy chain variable region including one or more CDRs having an amino acid sequence selected from amino acid sequences as set forth in SEQ ID NOs: 1-12.

Abstract: A method of decoding an encoded video. The method includes obtaining the encoded video bitstream and determining whether a chroma array type of a video sequence included in the encoded video bitstream is a first chroma array type indicating that the video sequence includes multiple color planes and that the multiple color planes are jointly. In addition, based on determining that the chroma array type is not the first chroma array type, the method further includes setting a value of at least one syntax element to zero without parsing the at least one syntax element from the encoded video bitstream, and based on the value of the at least one syntax element being zero, decoding the video sequence without applying at least one tool corresponding to the at least one syntax element.

Abstract: Provided are a flow guiding element, a heat collecting pump, and a dishwasher. The flow guiding element includes an annular portion and flow guiding pieces. The flow guiding pieces is connected to a periphery of the annular portion, and arranged in a circumferential direction of the annular portion. Each of the flow guiding pieces spirals upwards in the circumferential direction of the annular portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for encoding or decoding a video sequence includes applying a Cross-Component Linear Model (CCLM) to a video sequence, and applying an interpolation filter in the Cross-Component Linear Model (CCLM), wherein the interpolation filter is dependent upon a YUV format of the video sequence.

Abstract: The invention relates to a medical implant (100) extending along a plane (P) perpendicular to a first axis (A1), wherein the medical implant (100) comprises a felt material (F) comprising a plurality of fibers (101), wherein a density of said fibers (101) varies along said plane (P), and/or a percentage of said fibers (101) aligned in a circumferential direction (C) in respect of said first axis (A1) differs along said plane (P), a method for manufacturing the medical implant (100) by felting and a method for customizing the medical implant (100). Furthermore, the invention relates to s medical product (300) comprising the medical implant (100) and a transparent packaging (310) comprising printed markings (320), and to a felting instrument (200) comprising a felting needle (210) comprising at least one barb (211).

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry determines that a non-interleaved separate tree structure is used for coding different color components of coding tree units (CTUs) in a bitstream. The processing circuitry decodes a first color component of a plurality of CTUs from a first portion of the bitstream, and decodes a second color component of the plurality of CTUs from a second portion of the bitstream, the second portion is located after the first portion in the bitstream.

Abstract: In a method, coded information of a current block in a current picture of a video is received from a coded video bitstream. The coded information indicates that the current block is partitioned into at least a first partition and a second partition based on a geometric partition mode (GPM). The first partition is associated with an intra block copy (IBC) prediction mode, and the second partition is associated with an intra prediction mode. Prediction mode information for a first subblock of a plurality of subblocks of the current block is stored. The prediction mode information includes one of a DC mode, a Planar mode, and an intra prediction mode based on whether the first subblock is associated with one of the IBC prediction mode, the intra prediction mode, and both the IBC prediction mode and the intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and storage medium for performing a video quality assessment (VQA) are provided. The method includes obtaining a plurality of images of a video, the plurality of images being divided into one or more groups; determining first images among the plurality of images to which a parametric-based VQA is to be applied, the first images being all of the plurality of images; determining a first score based on applying the parametric-based VQA to each of the first images; determining second images among the plurality of images to which a sample-based VQA is to be applied; determining a second score based on applying the sample-based VQA to each of the second images; and outputting a final score for at least one image based on the first score and the second score.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video coding. In some examples, an apparatus includes processing circuitry that obtains motion information of a group of blocks in a picture from a coded video bitstream, the motion information indicating base motion vectors for the group of blocks, and the base motion vectors pointing to a reference picture in a prediction list. The processing circuitry determines a range of target motion vectors for the group of blocks along a particular coordinate direction according to the base motion vectors and a target difference, where, for any two motion vector within the range, a difference of integer-pixel parts thereof along the particular coordinate direction is equal to or less than the target difference. The processing circuitry further converts the base motion vectors into the target motion vectors according to the range for reconstructing samples of the group of blocks.

Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system is provided for coding video data. Video data having a coding tree unit size is received. The coding tree unit size associated with the video data is signaled by setting two or more flags. The video data is encoded/decoded based on the flags corresponding to the signaled coding tree unit size.

Abstract: A corn ear picking roller structure for strengthening stem grabbing includes a header, a seedling divider, a seedling pulling chain, a clamping chain, a seedling pressing plate, and an ear picking device. The seedling divider is connected to a front end of the header, the seedling pulling chain is connected to the header and located on a lower side of the seedling divider, the clamping chain is connected to the header and located on a lower portion of the seedling pulling chain, the ear picking device is connected to the header and located on one side of the seedling divider, and the seedling pressing plate is connected to a top end of the ear picking device. The ear picking device includes a left ear picking roller and a right ear picking roller, and each of the left and right ear picking rollers is provided with an inequilateral multi-edge structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure shows a surgical device for felting an implant to soft tissue of a patient. The surgical device includes at least one felting needle. The at least one felting needle is configured to move reciprocally. Further, the surgical device includes a connection interface for connecting the at least one felting needle to an actuator and for transferring a reciprocal motion from the interface to the at least one felting needle. The device includes a needle protection mechanism. The needle protection mechanism prevents the at least one needle from being damaged during the reciprocal motion due to a contact with a rigid structure.

Abstract: An implantable medical device including a first patch for electrical stimulation and/or electrical sensing of human or animal soft tissue is disclosed. The first patch includes a felt material. The felt material has a multitude of fibers that are entangled with each other. The felt material is suitable to be felted with fibers of human or animal soft tissue. The first patch includes fibers that are electrically conductive such that the soft tissue can be electrically stimulated and or electrical signals of the soft tissue can be sensed.

Abstract: Provided are a display substrate, a preparation method and a driving method thereof, and a display apparatus. The display substrate includes a circuit substrate, a plurality of elastic electrode pillars disposed on the circuit substrate, and a plurality of second addressing electrodes and a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on the elastic electrode pillars, the circuit substrate includes an addressing circuit and a plurality of first addressing electrodes, wherein the addressing circuit is configured to provide a first electrostatic voltage to the first addressing electrodes and a second electrostatic voltage to the second addressing electrodes; the first electrostatic voltage and the second electrostatic voltage are configured to control the deflection angle of the elastic electrode pillar.

Abstract: A method of video encoding includes determining that a coded video bitstream conforms to one of a Main 10 still picture profile or a Main 4:4:4 10 still picture profile and generating profile information that indicates that each of the image slices is to be intra coded and indicates the one of the Main 10 still picture profile or the Main 4:4:4 10 still picture profile. The method further includes constraining only one picture to be included in the coded video bitstream according to the one of the Main 10 still picture profile or the Main 4:4:4 10 still picture profile. The method also includes performing intra prediction on each of the image slices, and encoding the picture based on the intra prediction and according to the one of the Main 10 still picture profile or the Main 4:4:4 10 still picture profile to form the coded video bitstream.

Abstract: Disclosed is a less or minimally invasive fixation device for fixating a feltable textile (108) at a target site that includes an elongate tubular member, a needle and a drive assembly. The elongate tubular member has a proximal end and a distal end and an interior lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The needle assembly comprises at least one felting needle, which is arranged or arrangeable at the distal end of the elongate tubular member and is movable relatively to the elongate tubular member with a reciprocal motion. The drive assembly is arranged in the interior lumen of the tubular member and operably connected to the needle assembly for moving the at least one felting needle with the reciprocal motion when the at least one needle is located at the distal end such that the feltable textile can be fixated at the target site.

Abstract: A method of signaling an intra prediction mode used to encode a current block in an encoded video bitstream includes generating a first most probable mode (MPM) list corresponding to a zero reference line of the current block, wherein the first MPM list includes a first plurality of intra prediction modes; generating a second MPM list corresponding to one or more non-zero reference lines of the current block, wherein the second MPM list includes a second plurality of intra prediction modes, the second plurality of intra prediction modes including a subset of the first plurality of intra prediction modes; signaling a reference line index indicating a reference line used to encode the current block; and signaling an intra mode index indicating the intra prediction mode from among the first MPM list and the second MPM list.

Abstract: A method of video decoding includes acquiring a current and identifying, for a current block included in the current picture, a reference block included in a reference picture that is different from the current picture, where the current block is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks (CBSBs), and the reference block has a plurality of sub-blocks (RBSBs). The method includes, determining whether the reference picture for the RBSB is the current picture, and in response to determining that the reference picture for the RBSB is the current picture, determining a coding mode of the RBSB as an intra mode. The method further includes, in response to determining that the reference picture for the RBSB is not the current picture determining a motion vector predictor for the one of the CBSBs based on whether the coding mode of the corresponding RBSB is one of the intra mode and the inter mode.

Abstract: A method, computer program, and computer system for encoding or decoding video data, and indicating, with a syntax element, types of slices for all slices of a coded picture, the syntax element being coded using an unsigned integer.

Abstract: Methods and systems described herein relate to an improved platform that provides secure, encrypted communications across distributed computer networks when coordinating cryptography-based digital repositories in order to perform blockchain operations in decentralized applications. More specifically, the methods and systems provide this improved platform by introducing additional abstraction layers into a production service for computing signatures during multi-party computation (MPC) signing procedures.