Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprises a display area; a non-display area surrounding the display area; a first edge; and a first insulating layer. The non-display area includes a binding area disposed between the display area and the first edge, and the binding area includes a plurality of bonding pads. The first insulating layer includes a plurality of through-holes disposed at the binding area and one-to-one corresponding the plurality of bonding pads, and a through-hole at least partially exposes a corresponding bonding pad. The first insulating layer includes a sub-edge arranged adjacent to the first edge, and a distance between the sub-edge and the first edge is D1, and the bonding pad has a first bonding pad edge arranged adjacent to the first edge, and a distance between the first bonding pad edge and the first edge is D2, where D1?D2.

Abstract: An optical amplification system includes: a first amplification module configured to amplify at least a conventional band (C band) optical signal; a second amplification module configured to amplify a longer wavelength band (L band) optical signal; an attenuator configured to attenuate at least the C band optical signal to obtain a first optical signal and a second optical signal, where the attenuator is further configured to output the first optical signal to the second amplification module and output the second optical signal to a wavelength division multiplexing module, which is configured to combine and output the C band optical signal and the L band optical signal.

Abstract: An illustrative example spring includes a curved shape body having a length. The body includes a cavity that extends along at least a majority of the length. The body has a cross-section across the length that is different at a plurality of locations on the body along the length.

Abstract: An illustrative example elevator system includes a frame, a first elevator cab, a second elevator cab, and a plurality of sheaves associated with the first and second elevator cabs, respectively. A suspension assembly suspends the first and second elevator cabs within the frame. The suspension assembly has two ends in a fixed position relative to the frame. The suspension assembly includes a positive drive load bearing member along a first portion of a length of the suspension assembly and at least one other second load bearing member. A machine includes a drive sprocket that moves the positive drive load bearing member to cause movement of the first and second elevator cabs relative to the frame.

Abstract: An array substrate includes: a display region, a non-display region surrounding the display region, at least one notch in the non-display region, and multiple gate lines. The gate lines include regular gate lines and irregular gate lines. The regular gate line is located in the display region and extends in a first direction. The irregular gate line includes a regular section located in the display region and extends in the first direction and an irregular section located in the non-display region around the notch. The regular section and the irregular section of the same irregular gate line are electrically connected. The irregular section includes a first sub-section and/or a second sub-section. The first sub-section and the second sub-section of the same irregular section are electrically connected to each other. A resistivity of the first sub-section is greater than a resistivity of the second sub-section.

Abstract: An assembly 28 for actuating and controlling braking of a car of an elevator system is provided. The assembly includes at least one braking device 20 mounted on the car, supported between the car and a hoistway for movement with the car within the hoistway, and configured to apply a braking force to the car. The assembly also includes at least one corresponding actuator 34 supported by the hoistway and configured to selectively engage the braking device to prevent movement of the car.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes a substrate; pixel rows including first pixel rows disposed in the first display area and second pixel rows disposed in the second display area; a gate driving circuit including first gate driving units disposed the first non-display area and electrically connected to the first pixel rows, and second gate driving units disposed in the second non-display area and electrically connected to the second pixel rows; touch electrodes disposed in the first display area and the second display area; and a touch electrode detection circuit including detection units disposed in the second non-display area and electrically connected to the touch electrodes. The second gate driving units and a portion of the detection units are arranged along a first axis; and the first axis is between the first irregularly-shaped boundary and the second irregularly-shaped boundary of the non-display area.

Abstract: A display panel comprises a display area including touch control signal lines and touch control electrodes, and a non-display area. The display area includes at least one notch, a first display area and a second display area. The touch control electrodes include first touch control electrodes and second touch control electrodes disposed at the first display area and the second display area, respectively. The touch control signal lines include first touch control signal lines and second touch control signal lines disposed at the first display area. A first touch control electrode is electrically connected to at least one first touch control signal line, and a second touch control electrode is electrically connected to at least one second touch control signal line via a connecting portion.

Abstract: A guidance mechanism for an elevator car is constructed and arranged to move along a lane defined at least in-part between two opposing first and second lane structures of a stationary structure. The guidance mechanism includes a first support structure supported by the first lane structure. The first support structure includes a first retainer face disposed between the elevator car and the first lane structure that substantially faces the first lane structure, and is spaced from the first lane structure. A first retention device of the mechanism is disposed, at least in part, between the first retainer face and the first lane structure. The first retention device is supported by the elevator car and is constructed and arranged to contact the first retainer face for limiting lateral movement of the elevator car away from the first lane structure and toward the second lane structure.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprises a display area; a non-display area surrounding the display area; a first edge; and a first insulating layer. The non-display area includes a binding area disposed between the display area and the first edge, and the binding area includes a plurality of bonding pads. The first insulating layer includes a plurality of through-holes disposed at the binding area and one-to-one corresponding the plurality of bonding pads, and a through-hole at least partially exposes a corresponding bonding pad. The first insulating layer includes a sub-edge arranged adjacent to the first edge, and a distance between the sub-edge and the first edge is D1, and the bonding pad has a first bonding pad edge arranged adjacent to the first edge, and a distance between the first bonding pad edge and the first edge is D2, where D1?D2.

Abstract: An optical amplification system includes: a first amplification module configured to amplify at least a conventional band (C band) optical signal; a second amplification module configured to amplify a longer wavelength band (L band) optical signal; an attenuator configured to attenuate at least the C band optical signal to obtain a first optical signal and a second optical signal, where the attenuator is further configured to output the first optical signal to the second amplification module and output the second optical signal to a wavelength division multiplexing module, which is configured to combine and output the C band optical signal and the L band optical signal.

Abstract: A display panel comprises a display area including touch control signal lines and touch control electrodes, and a non-display area. The display area includes at least one notch, a first display area and a second display area. The touch control electrodes include first touch control electrodes and second touch control electrodes disposed at the first display area and the second display area, respectively. The touch control signal lines include first touch control signal lines and second touch control signal lines disposed at the first display area. A first touch control electrode is electrically connected to at least one first touch control signal line, and a second touch control electrode is electrically connected to at least one second touch control signal line via a connecting portion.

Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating a respiratory disease, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises one or more components selected from picrinine, vallesamine, scholaricine, and 19-epischolaricine. The pharmaceutical composition has a good protective effect on the respiratory system, and can be used in treatment of a relevant disease.

Abstract: A thin glass article is provided that has a first face, a second face, one or more edges joining the first and second faces, and a thickness between the first and second faces, where the faces and the one or more edges together form an outer surface of the thin glass article. The thin glass article has an ion-exchanged surface layer on its outer surface. The ion-exchanged surface layer is non-uniform, wherein the non-uniform ion-exchanged surface layer has an associated compressive surface stress which varies between a minimum and a maximum value over the outer surface and/or a depth of layer which varies between a minimum and a maximum value over the outer surface. A method for producing a thin glass article and a use of a thin glass article are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in an array. A region between any two adjacent columns of sub-pixels is a column spacing region. The column spacing region includes a first column spacing region with signal touch line and a second column spacing region. In each column of sub-pixels adjacent to the first column spacing region, adjacent ends of any two adjacent sub-pixels close to the first column spacing region are aligned in a sub-pixel column direction. In each column of sub-pixels adjacent to the second column spacing region, adjacent ends of at least two adjacent sub-pixels close to the second column spacing region are misaligned in the sub-pixel column direction.

Abstract: A system monitors optical performance of an optical link within an optical network. The system includes an optical transmitter having an expanded-spectrum pilot-tone modulator for modulating an expanded-spectrum pilot tone onto a high-speed data signal to generate an expanded-spectrum optical signal and an optical receiver for receiving the expanded-spectrum optical signal and for detecting and decoding the expanded-spectrum pilot tone to enable monitoring of the optical performance of the optical link.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device. The display panel includes sub-pixels, an insulation layer including a first via hole, a flat layer including a second via hole, and a touch electrode including a third via hole overlapping the first via hole, the edge of each touch electrode in the first direction is between adjacent sub-pixels, each first sub-pixel is adjacent to the edge of the touch electrode; in the first direction, a center point of the first via hole is deviated by more than 1 ?m away from a first edge relative to a center point of the second via hole, a center point of the third via hole is deviated by more than 1 ?m away from the first edge relative to the center point of the second via hole, and the first edge is an edge of a closest touch electrode to the first sub-pixel in the first direction.

Abstract: An elevator control system is configured to control an elevator car constructed and arranged to move along a hoistway defined by a stationary structure. The elevator system may include a communication pathway and a hoistway control system supported by the stationary structure and configured to send a continuous brake command signal over the pathway. A car control system is carried by the elevator car and is configured to receive the continuous brake command signal and initiate a brake Ustop mode upon a loss of the brake command signal, and independent of the hoistway control system.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device. The display panel includes sub-pixels, an insulation layer including a first via hole, a flat layer including a second via hole, and a touch electrode including a third via hole overlapping the first via hole, the edge of each touch electrode in the first direction is between adjacent sub-pixels, each first sub-pixel is adjacent to the edge of the touch electrode; in the first direction, a center point of the first via hole is deviated by more than 1 ?m away from a first edge relative to a center point of the second via hole, a center point of the third via hole is deviated by more than 1 ?m away from the first edge relative to the center point of the second via hole, and the first edge is an edge of a closest touch electrode to the first sub-pixel in the first direction.

Abstract: An illustrative example elevator assembly includes a first elevator cab and a second elevator cab. An H frame supports the first elevator cab and the second elevator cab. The H frame has a plurality of vertically oriented beams and at least one horizontally oriented beam extending between the vertically oriented beams. The at least one horizontally oriented beam is spaced from ends of the vertically oriented beams and the H frame does not have any horizontally oriented beam at either end of the vertically oriented beams. At least one linear actuator is coupled with the first elevator cab and the second elevator cab. The linear actuator is configured to selectively cause movement of the elevator cabs relative to the H frame.