Abstract: The disclosure relates to an X-ray tube, comprising a cathode and an anode, the cathode and anode being accommodated in a housing which provides a vacuum environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel antibodies, particularly antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to the type III deletion mutant, EGFRvIII. The invention also relates to human monoclonal antibodies directed against deletion mutants of epidermal growth factor receptor and particularly to EGFRvIII. Diagnostic and therapeutic formulations of such antibodies, and immunoconjugates thereof, are also provided.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment is directed to a method for controlling a rectifier. The method includes applying a first control signal to a first switch of the rectifier to cause a first current to flow through a first inductor of the rectifier, applying a second control signal to a second switch of the rectifier to cause a second current to flow through a second inductor. The second control signal and the first control signal have a phase difference. The method includes detecting that the first current falls to a first minimum value at a first time, detecting that the second current falls to a second minimum value at a second time, determining a first difference between the first time and the second time, and determining whether to adjust the second control signal based on the first difference to bring the phase difference closer to a target phase difference.

Abstract: A method detects mechanical equipment parts. The method includes: obtaining an image of a part; extracting a feature from the image using a machine learning model, identifying a type of surface defect on the basis of the feature to obtain an identification result; and determining whether to replace the part on the basis of the identification result and a predetermined standard of the part. The method reduces the difficulty of detecting a part, can accurately identify a surface defect of the part and determine whether the part needs to be replaced, thereby improving the work efficiency, and shortens the time for mechanical equipment to stop operating for maintenance, thus improving the operating efficiency of the mechanical equipment. The method is automatically executed by a computer, thereby avoiding manually checking errors, improving the accuracy of detection results, and thus improving the reliability of operation of the mechanical equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for restoring stem cell properties to stem cells in need thereof. Stem cells that have diminished or substantially no stem cell properties are cultivated on extracellular matrix that is produced by cells that are capable of producing CCN1/Cyr61 to produce a rescued stem cell culture. The rescued stem cell culture exhibits restored stem cell properties including responsiveness to differentiation inducers and/or adipogenesis inducers. The rescued stem culture can be used in autologous stem cell based therapies.

Abstract: This application relates to a resource scheduling method, a resource scheduling system, a server, and a storage medium. The resource scheduling method includes receiving a virtual machine application request sent by a terminal, wherein the virtual machine application request includes a target virtual machine label. The resource scheduling method further includes comparing the target virtual machine label with a current virtual machine label of each host computer in a cluster to determine a target host computer, wherein the target host computer includes no virtual machine label matching the target virtual machine label, enabling the target host computer to create a first virtual machine, and setting a label of the first virtual machine as the target virtual machine label.

Abstract: At least one example embodiment is directed to a method for controlling a rectifier. The method includes applying a first control signal to a first switch of the rectifier to cause a first current to flow through a first inductor of the rectifier, applying a second control signal to a second switch of the rectifier to cause a second current to flow through a second inductor. The second control signal and the first control signal have a phase difference. The method includes detecting that the first current falls to a first minimum value at a first time, detecting that the second current falls to a second minimum value at a second time, determining a first difference between the first time and the second time, and determining whether to adjust the second control signal based on the first difference to bring the phase difference closer to a target phase difference.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing baseline wander correction (BLWC) with the aid of differential wander current sensing includes filters and a correction circuit. The filters are positioned in a front-end circuit of a receiver and coupled to a set of input terminals of the receiver, and filter a set of input signals on the set of input terminals to generate a set of differential signals on a set of secondary terminals, for further usage by the receiver. The correction circuit is positioned in the frontend circuit and electrically connected to the set of input terminals and the set of secondary terminals, and performs BLWC on the set of differential signals according to the set of input signals. In the correction circuit, amplifiers and resistors form a differential wander current sensor to sense differential wander current, and a set of current mirrors generate corresponding baseline wander compensation current to perform BLWC.

Abstract: Provided are methods, systems, computer program products for scheduling jobs. The method may include receiving a request for allocating resources for a first job, a job comprising information regarding maximum amount of resources required by the job; determining a type of the first job; obtaining at least one backfill of the first job based on the determined type; allocating the maximum amount of resources from system resources to the first job; searching a second job in waiting jobs to be allocated resources, the second job being suitable to be allocated used resources by the first job from the maximum amount of resources allocated to the first job during the at least one backfill; allocating the resources unused by the first job from the maximum amount of resources allocated to the first job to the second job in response to the first job running to the at least one backfill.

Abstract: This invention relates to a rubber compound for tire treads, comprising: 30 to 70 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight rubber (phr) of a cyclopentene ring-opening rubber having a Tg of ?120° C. to ?80° C. and a ratio of cis to trans of 5:95 to 40:60; and 20 phr to 60 phr of a high vinyl polybutadiene rubber.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining influence of applications on system performance includes collecting, by a processor, for several applications that are executing on a computing system, respective instrumentation data during multiple time-segments. The method further includes determining, for each of the applications, a performance value and a robustness value for each of the time-segments based on the respective instrumentation data. Further, using the performance value and robustness value for each time-segment, multiple health-waveforms are generated, where a health-waveform is generated for each respective application. The method further includes determining, by the processor, an influence-factor of a first application on a second application, the first application and the second application are executing on the computing system.

Abstract: A method of operating an electric power assisted steering system of the kind in which an electric motor applies an assistance torque to a part of the steering system as a function of an assistance torque signal, the assistance torque reducing the force required by the driver to turn a steering wheel, comprises during normal operation generating an assistance torque signal that is dependent on the torque applied by the driver, and during a fault operation in which the torque applied by the driver is not reliably known to the system generating an assistance torque signal that is derived from a first term that has a value that varies as a function of the angular position of the steering relative to a changeable datum, the angular position of the changeable datum being updated in the event that the direction of rotation of the steering changes.

Abstract: The invention discloses a fan-out multi-device hybrid integrated flexible micro-system and an associated fabrication method in the field of microelectronics. The flexible microsystem uses microelectromechanical system (MEMS) chips and/or integrated circuit (IC) chips as the device units, flexible isolation trenches filled with flexible polymer as a flexible connection between the device units, and metal wiring layers to provide electrical interconnections between the device units. The disclosed multi-device hybrid integrated flexible micro-system completed by a fan-out method not only retains excellent electrical performance of silicon-based devices, but also realizes flexibility of the overall micro-system, and has stable structure and reliable performance.

Abstract: Method, systems and apparatuses may provide for technology that divides an application into a plurality of portions that are each associated with one or more functions of the application and determine a plurality of transition probabilities between the plurality of portions. Some technology may also receive at least a first portion of the plurality of portions, and receive a relation file indicating the plurality of transition probabilities between the plurality of portions.

Abstract: A method for forming a semiconductor device is disclosed. A semiconductor substrate having thereon an NMOS region, a PMOS region, and a non-silicide region is provided. An NMOS transistor is formed within the NMOS region and a PMOS transistor is formed within the PMOS region. A stress memorization technique (SMT) layer covering the NMOS region, the PMOS region, and the non-silicide region is formed. The SMT layer is removed from the PMOS region. A stress is transferred from the SMT layer into an N-channel of the NMOS transistor. The SMT layer is removed from the NMOS region, while leaving the SMT layer in the non-silicide region intact. A self-aligned silicidation (SAC) process is performed to form a salicide layer in the NMOS region and the PMOS region.

Abstract: The present invention provides an imaging probe for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes structures using high resolution imaging use combined high frequency ultrasound (IVUS) and optical imaging methods such as optical coherence tomography (OCT) and to accurate co-registering of images obtained from ultrasound image signals and optical image signals during scanning a region of interest.

Abstract: The invention discloses a apparatus and a method for rapid measurement of heat capacity of a thin film material. Specifically, the apparatus comprises a control device, a clock synchronizer, a flat peak laser device, a rapid thermometer and a heat capacity output device; the control device and the clock synchronizer are signally connected, and the clock synchronizer is signally connected to the flat peak laser device and the rapid thermometer; In the working state, the control device sends a start signal to the clock synchronizer, and the flat peak laser device and the fast thermometer coordinately cooperate; the flat peak laser device irradiates a laser with a spatially flat peak to the surface of the sample; At the same time, the rapid thermometer captures the surface temperature of the sample at a certain point in time during the heating process of the sample, and inputs the measured data into the heat capacity output device to obtain the desired heat capacity parameter.

Abstract: Aspects of the invention include a computer-implemented method that includes converting runtime data points that are indicative of an influence of the runtime data points on a robustness and performance of a computing system. The runtime data points are clustered, wherein each cluster respectively represents a temporal state of the computing system. Each cluster is translated into a three-dimensional representation based on a probability density of the runtime data points of each cluster. A time-based vector is generated, where the vector describes a transition from a first three-dimensional representation to a second three-dimensional representation. Each three-dimensional representation traversed by the time-based vector represents a respective state of the computing system. The time-based vector is compared with a baseline vector. An anomaly alert is issued based at least in part on the comparison.

Abstract: A route management system (100) and a management method thereof. The route management system (100) is used for at least one agricultural machine (202) to provide an operation route for the operation of the agricultural machine (202), and includes an environment analyzing module (102) and an operating route planning module (103). The environment analyzing module (102) analyzes the information of at least one to-be-operated area (201) and generates at least one environment data. The operating route planning module (103) is communicatively connected to the environment analyzing module (102) to plan, according to the environment data, at least one operating route of the to-be-operated area (201). The agricultural machine (202) can operate in the to-be-operated area (201) according to the operation route.

Abstract: Method, systems and apparatuses may provide for technology that divides an application into a plurality of portions that are each associated with one or more functions of the application and determine a plurality of transition probabilities between the plurality of portions. Some technology may also receive at least a first portion of the plurality of portions, and receive a relation file indicating the plurality of transition probabilities between the plurality of portions.