Abstract: Provided are a thermal barrier coating and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the field of coating technology. The thermal barrier coating has a double-layer coating structure, and includes an intermediate layer attached to a surface of a metal bonding layer, and a top layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed by atmospheric plasma spraying YSZ porous microspheres, and the top layer is formed by atmospheric plasma spraying Yb—Gd codoped YSZ porous microspheres; the intermediate layer is in contact with the surface of the metal bonding layer, and the top layer is directly exposed to a high-temperature gas environment.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method to inject security semantics into database queries. The method includes receiving, by a database system, a query, wherein the query is received from a host and the query is generated by a first user account. The method also includes, generating an access plan for the query. The method further includes, determining a first portion of the access plan matches a first security syntax. The method includes, injecting, in response to determining the first portion of the access plan matches the first security syntax, the first security syntax into the access plan. The method further includes, executing the query. The method includes, returning a set of results of the query to the host.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method masks shard operations in a distributed database. The method includes performing a shard operation on a first table with a first column and a second column, where the shard operation divides the first table into a first shard with the first column and a second shard with the second column. The method also includes receiving a query, where the query is configured to perform at least a first command. The method further includes determining the first command is directed to the first column. The method includes updating the query to access the first shard in place of the first table. The method also includes executing the query and returning a set of results for the query to a source of the query.

Abstract: Methods that provide dynamic index management for a set of computing storage resources are disclosed herein. One method includes collecting, by a processor, a set of current performance data for a set of storage resources storing data and implementing a set of indexes for the data stored on the set of storage resources based on an optimized performance predicted for the set of storage resources based on the collected set of current performance data and a set of predicted performance data that identifies the set of indexes. Also disclosed herein are apparatus, systems, and computer program products that can include, perform, and/or implement the methods for providing dynamic index management for a set of computing storage resources.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure describe an approach for database query processing with database clients. According to the approach, a first set of queries are obtained from a plurality of clients in communication with a database server. A second set of queries are generated by normalizing the first set of queries. A set of access paths corresponding to the second set of queries are determined for retrieving data from at least one of the plurality of clients and the database server. Data is retrieved from at least one of the plurality of clients and the database server based on the set of access paths.

Abstract: Provided is a balun structure, including: a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer, a ground electrode, an unbalance electrode, and a balance electrode. The first dielectric layer, the ground electrode, the second dielectric layer are successively stacked, and the ground electrode has a coupling hole therein. The coupling hole extends from a surface facing the first dielectric layer to a surface facing the second dielectric layer. The unbalance electrode is disposed on a first side of the first dielectric layer, wherein the first side of the first dielectric layer is a side, distal from the ground electrode, of the first dielectric layer. The balance electrode is disposed on a first side of the second dielectric layer, wherein the first side of the second dielectric layer is a side, distal from the ground electrode, of the second dielectric layer.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for improving performance of a distributed database. A query is received to store version data in the distributed database. Upon receiving the query to store the version data, the version data is stored in a row of a data page of a main table of a heap organized table/index organized table of the distributed database, where the row of the data page of the main table of the heap organized table/index organized table of the distributed database contains a pointer pointing to a later/previous version of the version data if the later/previous version of the version data is stored in the data page thereby chaining version data bi-directionally.

Abstract: A method includes receiving, by a computing device, a Structured Query Language (SQL) query from a user; generating, by the computing device, execution structures from the SQL query; generating, by the computing device, test results by running the SQL query with the execution structures; building, by the computing device, logs which record information of the running of the SQL query; generating, by the computing device, a candidate execution structure using the information from the logs; normalizing, by the computing device, the SQL query using the candidate execution structure; running, by the computing device, the normalized SQL query in a database; and comparing, by the computing device, results of the normalized SQL query to the test results.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method to estimate computing cost of database queries. The method includes receiving a query. The method also includes generating one or more access plans for the query. The method further includes dynamically generating a learning model based on each of the generated access plans. The method includes estimating, by the learning model and for each of the one or more access plans, a predicted cost to execute the query. The method includes selecting, based on the predicted cost, a first access path associated with a lowest cost of the predicted costs and executing the query according the selected access path.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a holographic antenna and an electronic device, and belongs to the field of communication technology. The holographic antenna includes a resonant structure, which includes a first and a second dielectric substrate opposite to each other, a first electrode layer on a side of the first dielectric substrate close to the second dielectric substrate, a second electrode layer on a side of the second dielectric substrate close to the first dielectric substrate, and a tunable dielectric layer between the first and second electrode layers. The first electrode layer includes slit openings therein, and the second electrode layer includes patch electrodes thereon; orthographic projections of a slit opening and a patch electrode corresponding to each other on the first dielectric substrate at least partially overlaps with each other; and the orthographic projection of the slit opening on the first dielectric substrate at least includes an arc segment.

Abstract: An oil-soluble conductive agent and a preparation method therefor. Raw materials for preparing the oil-soluble conductive agent comprise the following components: 20 parts by weight of ethyl caprate or bis(2-ethylhexyl) sebacate, 1.8-2.2 parts by weight of ethyl methyl carbonate, and 2-8 parts by weight of fluorine-containing ion salt; and the fluorine-containing ion salt is selected from one or more of lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide, lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate, and lithium tetrafluoroborate. The oil-soluble conductive agent is apparently a colorless transparent liquid at 25° C. or higher, and the conductivity at 25° C. reaches 1×10?4 S/cm. The oil-soluble conductive agent can be completely dissolved in a base oil and improve the conductivity thereof, so as to have the effects of arc suppression, being anti-static, cooling, heat transfer, and conduction.

Abstract: Methods of assessing cytolysis of cancer cells are provided, which include: providing a cell-substrate impedance monitoring device operably connected to an impedance analyzer, adding target cells characterized as cancer cells to a well of the device adding effector cells to the well to form a test well, where the effector cells are immune cells obtained or derived from a same patient as the target cells; monitoring cell-substrate impedance of the test well before and after adding the effector cells and optionally deriving an impedance-based parameter from the impedance; and determining effectiveness of effector cell killing of the target cells by comparing the impedance or impedance-based curves over time.

Abstract: A phase shifter is provided. The phase shifter includes a plurality of phase shift units coupled in sequence. At least one phase shift unit of the plurality of phase shift units includes: a first conductive structure and a second conductive structure. The first conductive structure includes at least one first transmission line, and a second transmission line connected to the at least one first transmission line, the second transmission line being configured as an inductive load. The second conductive structure includes at least one third transmission line, each third transmission line being configured to form a capacitor with a first transmission line. The first transmission line, the third transmission line and the capacitor constitute at least a portion of a phase shift communication path of the phase shifter.

Abstract: There is provided a phase shifter having a phase shift region and a peripheral region, and including a first substrate, a second substrate and a dielectric layer between such two substrates; the first substrate includes a first dielectric substrate, a first electrode and a first auxiliary structure; the second substrate includes a second dielectric substrate, a second electrode and a second auxiliary structure; the phase shift region includes overlapping regions; the first electrode and the second electrode are located in the phase shift region, and have orthographic projections, on the first dielectric substrate, overlapped at least partially in the overlapping regions; the first auxiliary structure is in the peripheral region and on a side, close to the dielectric layer, of the first dielectric substrate; the second auxiliary structure is in the peripheral region and on a side, close to the dielectric layer, of the second dielectric substrate.

Abstract: A system for electronically and optically monitoring biological samples, the system including: a multi-well plate having a plurality of wells configured to receive a plurality of biological samples, each of the wells having a set of electrodes and a transparent window on a bottom surface of the well that is free of electrodes; an illumination module configured to illuminate the wells; a cradle configured to receive the multi-well plate, the cradle having an opening on the bottom that exposes the transparent windows of the wells; and an optical imaging module movable across different wells of a same multi-well plate to capture images through the windows.

Abstract: A balun structure and an electronic device. The balun structure includes: a dielectric substrate; a first grounding conductive layer, a first transmission line, a second transmission line, and a third transmission line, wherein at least one coupling structure is connected in series between a first end and a second end of the third transmission line. The coupling structure includes a first coupling part and a second coupling part, wherein in the same coupling structure, one end of the first coupling part facing the second coupling part has at least one first branch line, and one end of the second coupling part facing the first coupling part has at least one second branch line; and in the same coupling structure, the first branch line of the first coupling part is in coupling connection with the second branch line of the second coupling part.

Abstract: In a computer-implemented method for improving performance of a database optimizer, a processor calculates a first execution time for a database query executing through a first access path of a database system. A processor generates a second access path. A processor determines a second execution time via a simulation of the database query through the second access path. A processor determines that the second execution time is less than the first execution time. A processor, responsive to determining that the second execution time is less than the first execution time, sends the second access path to the database optimizer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a waveguide conversion device and wireless communication system. The waveguide conversion device includes: a waveguide cavity including a waveguide transmission cavity and a waveguide back cavity facing each other; a base substrate between the waveguide transmission cavity and the waveguide back cavity, the base substrate including at least a first substrate; and a conversion module on the first substrate and including a balanced antenna, a first differential strip-line and a second differential strip-line, wherein the balanced antenna is in a region where the waveguide transmission cavity faces the waveguide back cavity, the balanced antenna includes a first output port and a second output port; a first end of the first differential strip-line is connected to the first output port of the balanced antenna, and a first end of the second differential strip-line is connected to the second output port of the balanced antenna.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a computer-implemented method comprises identifying a theme of a process based on a set of communication information. The set of communication information is generated corresponding to performing the process. The method further comprises determining a plurality of roles in the process at least partly based on the set of communication information. The plurality of roles performs respective actions during performing the process. The method further comprises generating a framework of the process based on the theme and the plurality of roles. The framework comprises one or more branches. In other embodiments, a system and a computer program product are disclosed.

Abstract: A system for monitoring cells, which includes a device for monitoring cell-substrate impedance, the device having a plurality of wells on a nonconductive substrate, where each of the plurality of wells has an electrode array fabricated on the substrate for measurement of cell-substrate impedance; an impedance analyzer that measures cell-substrate impedance from the plurality of wells; electronic circuitry with multiple analogue-to-digital conversion channels, where the electronic circuitry electrically connects the electrode arrays to the impedance analyzer such that the electrode arrays are electrically monitored at millisecond time resolution; and a software program that analyzes the measured cell-substrate impedance.