Abstract: Disclosed herein is a buoyant structure for offshore deployment. The buoyant structure comprises a first deck having a first channel through the first deck; a second deck having a second channel through the second deck, wherein the first deck and second deck are coupled to each other and arranged spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of floatable substructures coupled to and around at least one of the first deck and the second deck, the plurality of floatable substructures arranged spaced apart from one another, wherein the first channel and the second channel are aligned to receive at least a portion of a tower of a wind turbine.

Abstract: Provided are an alternating current field based defect identification method and an array detection probe. The evaluation method includes the following steps: obtaining a magnetic field Bx signal in direction X and a magnetic field Bz signal in direction Z; removing a background magnetic field of each of the magnetic field Bx signal in the direction X and the magnetic field Bz signal in the direction Z, and obtaining a magnetic field Bx1 signal in the direction X and a magnetic field Bz1 signal in the direction Z without background magnetic fields; drawing an array image of the Bx1 signal and an array image of the Bz1 signal; and locating a distortion zone corresponding to disturbance at the same time and position in the array image of the Bx1 signal and the array image of the Bz1 signal.

Abstract: A vehicle-road cooperation precise positioning method based on an electrified highway includes measuring position information of its own positioning point by using a roadside positioning module; determining absolute coordinates of all points on a communication line according to the position information; acquiring a contact signal when a vehicle-road connection information system comes into contact with the communication line, and determining position information of a contact point according to the contact signal and the absolute coordinates; and based on a conversion algorithm, determining current vehicle mass center position coordinate information according to the position information of the contact point and parameter information of the vehicle-road connection information system.

Abstract: A method of forming a microelectronic device includes forming a microelectronic device structure. The microelectronic device structure includes a stack structure comprising insulative structures and electrically conductive structures vertically alternating with the insulative structures, pillar structures extending vertically through the stack structure, an etch stop material vertically overlaying the stack structure, and a first dielectric material vertically overlying the etch stop material. The method further includes removing portions of the first dielectric material, the etch stop material, and an upper region of the stack structure to form a trench interposed between horizontally neighboring groups of the pillar structures, forming a liner material within the trench, and substantially filling a remaining portion of the trench with a second dielectric material to form a dielectric barrier structure.

Abstract: Shear-assisted extrusion processes for forming extrusions of a desired composition from a feedstock material are provided. The processes can include applying a rotational shearing force and an axial extrusion to the same location on the feedstock material. Devices for this can include a die tool defined by a die face extending from a rim of the die face inwardly at an angle greater than zero in relation to a sidewall of the die tool in at least one cross section; and/or a die tool defining an opening configured to receive feedstock material for extrusion and further defining a die face defining a recess within the die face and contiguous with the opening. Shear-assisted extrusion processes are also provided that can mix different portions of the feedstock material within a recess about the opening prior to feedstock material entering the opening; and extruding the mixed portions.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for improving service discovery. The method comprises determining identification information of a service instance by a network node according to a profile of the service instance registered at the network node. The network node can resolve address information of the service instance based at least in part on the identification information. The method further comprises storing the address information in the profile of the service instance. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the maintenance of a NF profile can be improved and the service discovery and the resource configuration in a network may be optimized.

Abstract: Systems for weather sensing and forecasting, and associated devices and methods, are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a system for predicting a subject's perception of weather conditions is provided. The system can generate an individual profile for the subject, the individual profile including health information of the subject. The system can receive weather data including a first weather condition for a target location. The system can compare the individual profile to a plurality of different user profiles to identify one or more similar user profiles. Each similar user profile can (1) be associated with a user having similar health information as the subject, and (2) include weather perception data indicating how the user perceived a set of second weather conditions. Based on the weather data and the similar user profile(s), the system can generate a prediction of the how the subject will perceive the first weather condition.

Abstract: Some embodiments include an assembly having conductive structures distributed along a level within a memory array region and another region proximate the memory array region. The conductive structures include a first stack over a metal-containing region. A semiconductor material is within the first stack. A second stack is over the conductive structures, and includes alternating conductive tiers and insulative tiers. Cell-material-pillars are within the memory array region. The cell-material-pillars include channel material. The semiconductor material directly contacts the channel material. Conductive post structures are within the other region. Some of the conductive post structures are dummy structures and have bottom surfaces which are entirely along an insulative oxide material. Others of the conductive post structures are live posts electrically coupled with CMOS circuitry. Some embodiments include methods of forming assemblies.

Abstract: A test system and a test method for replacing natural gas hydrate with carbon dioxide are disclosed, relating to the technical field of exploitation of natural gas hydrates. The test system comprises a sample reaction vessel, a sample boundary condition loading device, a methane gas supply device, a carbon dioxide gas supply device, an output article collection and measurement device, and a data acquisition control device. A sample-sealing rubber sleeve and an upper sample-sealing plate are arranged in an inner cavity of the vessel, the sample-sealing rubber sleeve, a lower tray and the upper sample-sealing plate form a sample-sealing space. An axial pressure loading plate is arranged on the upper sample-sealing plate, and an upper cover plate is provided with an axial pressure loading injection hole. A side shrouding is provided with a confining pressure loading injection hole and a product discharge hole.

Abstract: An article includes an optical transforming layer and a guide region positioned inside and adjacent to at least a portion of a perimeter of the optical transforming layer. The guide region comprises an inlet end positioned adjacent to a first surface of the optical transforming layer and an outlet end positioned adjacent a second surface of the optical transforming layer. The guide region propagates light from the inlet end to the outlet end such that the light is directed from the first surface to the second surface. The guide region includes a phase-separated glass comprising a continuous network phase and a discontinuous phase. A relative difference in index of refraction between the continuous network phase and the discontinuous phase is greater than or equal to 0.3%. The discontinuous phase comprises elongated shaped regions aligned along a common axis and having an aspect ratio greater than or equal to 10:1.

Abstract: A method for transferring a media item from a portable device to a head-worn device for display in an augmented reality mood board comprises receiving user input at the portable device to transfer the media item from the portable device to the head-worn device, and transmitting, via a short-range data transmission protocol, a low-resolution representation of the media item, from the portable device to the head-worn device. A link to a higher-resolution representation may also be transmitted to the head-worn device, to enable the head-worn device to obtain the higher-resolution representation. The transmission of the low-resolution representation may commence as soon as initiation of the gesture is detected by the portable device.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are disclosed for a horizontally scalable system for managing container clusters. A monolithic management system may perform a first task on a first level of a cloud computing server system. The monolithic management system may perform a second task on a second level of a cloud computing server system. The monolithic management system may invoke instances of a container manager on a level of the cloud computing server system below the second level. The instances of the container manager may update container clusters of the cloud computing server system. The instances of the container manager may be associated with container clusters and the instances of the container manager update their associated container clusters.

Abstract: A method for manipulating a gallery of extended reality (XR) media items displayed in a field of view of the head-worn device. The gallery of XR media items is associated with an anchor user interface element. User selection input is detected at a perceived location of the anchor user interface element. Subsequent user motion input moves the perceived location or orientation of the gallery of XR media items in the field of view of the head-worn device. Rotation or translation of the anchor user interface elements results in a corresponding rotation and/or translation of all of the items in the gallery of XR media items.

Abstract: A multifunctional and visual rock triaxial testing system is provided. The multifunctional and visual rock triaxial testing system includes an axial loading system, a high-energy accelerator computerized tomography (CT) scanning system, a turntable system, a triaxial pressure cell, a fluid fracturing pump, a temperature pump, a confining pressure loading pump, a power oil source, and an integrated control console, where the turntable system is configured to drive the high-energy accelerator CT scanning system to rotate, so as to scan an internal structure of a rock sample; and the triaxial pressure cell and the fluid fracturing pump are configured to conduct compression and fracturing tests on the rock sample, respectively.

Abstract: A display panel, a method for manufacturing the display panel, and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes: a driving backboard including a substrate, a functional circuit and a first electrode electrically connected with the functional circuit; a connection structure located at a side of the driving backboard, the connection structure includes a first connection portion, and the first connection portion includes a first base material and a first connection metal. The first base material is not in contact with the first electrode, the first connection metal is at least partially located on a surface of the first base material away from the substrate, and the first connection metal is electrically connected to the first electrode.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, methods, and programming describing various pipelines for determining an immunophenotype of a tumor depicted by a digital pathology image based on immune cell density in the tumor epithelium and/or the tumor stroma and/or spatial information across all or part of the image. One or more machine learning models may be implemented by some or all of the pipelines. The pipelines may include a first pipeline using density thresholds for immunophenotyping, a second pipeline using immune cell density in tumor epithelium and tumor stroma for immunophenotyping, a third pipeline using spatial information of the digital pathology image for immunophenotyping, and a fourth pipeline that combines aspects of the second and third pipelines for immunophenotyping.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses for display. An example display apparatus includes a picture generation unit, an imaging reflector, a detection unit, and at least one processor. The picture generation unit is configured to generate an image, and send image light of the image to the imaging reflector. The imaging reflector is configured to reflect the image light to generate a virtual image of the image. The detection unit is configured to collect first signal light transmitted through the imaging reflector, where the first signal light is light reflected by an eye of a user viewing the virtual image. The at least one processor is configured to determine a location of the eye of the user based on the first signal light collected by the detection unit, where a propagation direction of the image light reflected by the imaging reflector is parallel to a propagation direction of the first signal light.

Abstract: A feedstock may include at least 1 wt % of aluminum scrap composition comprising: an extrudable floated fragmentizer aluminum scrap composition, an extrudable fragmentizer aluminum scrap composition, an extrudable secondary aluminum scrap composition; or a mixture of at least two thereof. A feedstock may include at least 0.01 wt % of an alloying element composition at least partially intermixed relative to the aluminum scrap composition, the alloying element composition comprising: silicon, copper, iron, magnesium, chromium, manganese, zinc, oxygen; a rare earth element, or a mixture of at least two thereof.