Abstract: Predicting failures in a storage system that includes a plurality of storage devices, including: gathering information describing a plurality of blocks within the storage devices; developing, using the information describing the plurality of blocks within the storage devices and information describing known dead block conditions, a block lifespan model; and determining, in dependence upon the information describing the plurality of blocks within the storage devices and the block lifespan model, a predicted lifespan for the plurality of blocks within the storage devices.

Abstract: A waterproof air pump, an inflatable product, and a production method and a utilizing method for the inflatable product are provided. The waterproof air pump includes a waterproof shell and an air pump body removably connected in the waterproof shell. The waterproof shell includes a lower shell and a waterproof upper cover. The lower shell and the waterproof upper cover are removably connected in a relative sealing. The air pump body and the lower shell are removably connected. An air outlet of the air pump body communicates with an air outlet of the lower shell. The outer wall of the lower shell is sealingly connected to the inflatable product. The air outlet of the lower shell is located in the inner cavity of the inflatable product, and the waterproof upper cover is exposed outside the inflatable product.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of medicine, in particular to a composition and use of an SGLT-2 inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blockers, and specifically to a fixed-dose compound composition and use of a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). The fixed-dose compound composition is used for the treatment of patients with diabetes and hypertension, and also benefits patients with chronic kidney diseases, preventing or delaying the deterioration of renal failure in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD), and preventing cardiovascular (CV) death or death from kidney diseases. In addition, the fixed-dose compound composition has good synergy and good stability, is convenient to carry or administer, significantly reduces the cost of medication, also avoids the risk of excessive and missing administration, and improves the compliance of patients with medication.

Abstract: Provided is a large-storage capacity gene mutation library construction method, capable of synthesizing relatively few oligomer sequences, then assembling same to create a large-storage capacity gene mutation library.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes techniques of detecting objects in a video. The techniques comprises extracting features from each frame of the video; generating a first attentive feature by applying a first attention model on at least some of features extracted from any particular frame among the plurality of frames, wherein the first attention model identifies correlations between a plurality of locations in the particular frame by computing relationships between any two locations among the plurality of locations; generating a second attentive feature by applying a second attention model on at least one pair of features at different levels selected from the features extracted from the particular frame, wherein the second attention model identifies a correlation between at least one pair of locations corresponding to the at least one pair of features; and generating a representation of an object included in the particular frame.

Abstract: A backlight module and a display device are disclosed. The backlight module includes a back plate and a light plate arranged on the back plate. A cavity is defined between the back plate and the light plate. The backlight module further includes a heat radiation material layer that is arranged in the cavity and attached to the side of the light plate facing the back plate. A gap is defined between the heat radiation material layer and the back plate.

Abstract: An application of a hydrogel in the preparation of products for the treatment of bacterial infection is disclosed. Ferrous ion was used in the antibacterial activity test of Staphylococcus aureus and showed a strong bactericidal effect, which the survival rate of Staphylococcus aureus is less than 0.001%, as well as the survival rate of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was less than 0.01%. Ferrous ion hydrogel was used for the treatment of keratitis and skin wound infection. Ferrous ion hydrogel for the treatment of keratitis and skin wound infection, which can significantly reduce the risk of pulmonary MRSA infection, prevented the dissimilation of MRSA to the lung, and alleviated systemic inflammation in the body in a timely and effective manner, revealing the therapeutic potential of ferrous compounds for treatment of Staphylococcus aureus infections, including MRSA.

Abstract: A point cloud encoding and decoding method and a point cloud decoder are provided in the disclosure. The point cloud encoding includes the following. Geometry information and attribute information of points in a point cloud are obtained. Prediction values of the attribute information of the points in the point cloud are determined according to the geometry information of the points in the point cloud. Residual values of the attribute information of the points in the point cloud are determined according to the prediction values of the attribute information of the points in the point cloud. The residual values of the attribute information of the points in the point cloud are processed with a first encoding process, where lossless encoding is performed on a residual value of attribute information of at least one point in the point cloud in the first encoding process.

Abstract: The system for frequency modulation based on Direct Current (DC) controllable load for a high-voltage plant includes a frequency modulator and a DC-controllable load for the high-voltage plant connected to the frequency modulator. The frequency modulator includes a centralized rectifier configured to adjust power of loads in the DC-controllable load in response to a frequency modulation command. The DC-controllable load is configured to respond to an adjustment of the power of loads performed by the centralized rectifier.

Abstract: Disclosed is a traffic flow forecasting method based on a multi-mode dynamic residual graph convolution network, including following steps: constructing a relationship matrix and an adaptive matrix to learn the site dependence relationship for historical traffic data of traffic stations; using multi-mode dynamic graph convolution to extract traffic characteristics corresponding to different traffic modes; embedding the graph convolution into the gated cyclic neural network to realize the combination of space dependence and time dependence of traffic flow; connecting the network by using the dynamic residual, and combining the input traffic data with the decoding data to obtain the final forecasting value. The application utilizes two different methods to construct adjacency matrix, effectively captures traffic flow characteristics corresponding to different traffic modes, and dynamically fuses traffic flow characteristics of two different modes.

Abstract: Described herein are reactive polyurethane elastomers which may be included in photopolymerizable compositions. Such compositions may be useful in three dimensional printing. Also described are methods of making these polyurethane elastomers. It has been found that the instantly describe elastomers allow for production of 3D printed objects with a unique combination of increased resilience while maintaining requisite strength numbers, making them particularly suitable in a number of industries including shoe soles and medical devices.

Abstract: A component configured to dispense scent in a vehicle interior may comprise a scent-dispensing apparatus configured for at least one scent-dispensing cartridge (removable/replaceable) containing scent media. The apparatus may comprise an actuator operable in a bypass mode or for selection/actuation of a cartridge. A selected cartridge may be actuated from a sealed state to prevent airflow to an unsealed state to allow airflow across/through scent media and into the vehicle interior. The actuator may comprise a mechanism (e.g. slider, cam mechanism); each cartridge may comprise a valve mechanism actuated by the actuator; each mechanism may comprise a spring. The scent-dispensing apparatus may comprise a retainer to retain the scent-dispensing cartridge for use and to release the scent-dispensing cartridge for removal and a plunger to present the scent-dispensing cartridge to facilitate removal. The component may comprise a console, overhead console, floor console, center console, etc.

Abstract: A photon counting computed tomography (CT) method including, but not limited to, receiving a first forward model including a set of first parameters and a set of second parameters corresponding to a plurality of materials and path lengths by scanning a slab at plural tube voltages and plural tube currents of an X-ray tube; evaluating an image quality of a material decomposition image reconstructed by the set of first parameters and the set of second parameters; and updating at least one second parameters from the set of second parameters if the image quality of the material decomposition image does not satisfy a predetermined threshold, wherein the update of the at least one second parameter from the set of second parameters is achieved by updating the at least one second parameter from the set of second parameters to an energy dependent parameter from a constant value. Processing circuitry that is part of a photon counting computed tomography (CT) can implement the method.

Abstract: The present application provides a pin shaft dismounting and mounting device, a frame body connecting structure and work machine. The pin shaft dismounting and mounting device for dismounting and mounting a pin shaft on a connecting seat, the pin shaft is provided with a through hole along the axial direction, and the device includes: a linear drive mechanism, including telescopic rods; and a pull rod configured to pass through the through hole, a first end of the pull rod being provided with an end cap structure, a connecting structure is disposed between a second end of the pull rod and an end portion of each telescopic rod. By the pin shaft dismounting and mounting device, a frame body connecting structure and work machine, the pin shaft may be dismounted and mounted conveniently and the problems of wear and deformation of the piston rod are solved.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for enhancing antigen-specific immunity in a subject are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions including an effective amount of an immuno-stimulatory cardiolipin as an adjuvant in combination with an antigen and methods of use thereof for stimulating protective immunity to the antigen in a subject are provided. Administration of the combination of the antigen and cardiolipin adjuvant is effective to enhance antigen-specific immunity in a subject to a greater degree than administering to the subject the same amount of the antigen alone. The active agents can be administered together or separately. In preferred forms the cardiolipin is cardiolipin species (C18:2)4. In preferred forms the antigen is formulated as a vaccine, such as an influenza vaccine. A preferred amount by weight of each reagent is about 10-40% cardiolipin to about 90-60% antigen(s), inclusive.

Abstract: Provided are a point cloud encoding method and decoding method, and an encoder and a decoder. The encoding method comprises: processing attribute information of a target point in a point cloud, so as to obtain a predicted residual of the attribute information of the target point; quantizing the predicted residual on the basis of a quantized weight of the target point and a quantized stride of the target point, so as to obtain a quantized residual of the attribute information of the target point, wherein the quantized weight of the target point is the weight used when weighting the quantized stride of the target point; and encoding the quantized residual, so as to obtain a code stream.

Abstract: Disclosed are a beacon timeslot allocation method, apparatus, and device. The method includes: determining, based on a type of a beacon frame sent by a node in a system on a highspeed radio frequency (HRF) link, a node sending a standard beacon frame as a first-type node, and a node sending a simplified beacon frame as a second-type node; and in a process of sending a beacon frame on the HRF link by one first-type node, scheduling at least one first-type node and/or second-type node that have/has not been scheduled to perform sending on a highspeed power line carrier (HPLC) link yet to send a beacon frame on the HPLC link, where the scheduled first-type node and/or second-type node do/does not include the one first-type node or a node on a path between the one first-type node and a central coordinator (CCO) in the system.

Abstract: Disclosed by the present invention is a multi-hazard accident coupling three-dimensional simulation system for a major oil and gas infrastructure, including an accident three-dimensional simulation module, an accident chain evolution prediction module, a model unit, and a database module. On the basis of an existing Natech accident analysis method, a Natech accident multi-hazard coupling link of a major infrastructure for oil and gas storage and transportation is considered, and all potential accident link possibilities are identified. In daily management, the accident probabilities and accident consequences of various units under multi-hazard coupling are analyzed to provide a basis for reasonable arrangement of safety protection facilities and emergency evacuation drill.

Abstract: A point cloud decoding method, a point cloud encoding method, and a decoder are provided in implementation of the disclosure. The decoding method includes the following. A bitstream of a point cloud is parsed to obtain an initial reconstructed value of attribute information of a target point in the point cloud. The initial reconstructed value is converted into an initial luma value and an initial chroma value. A final chroma value is obtained by filtering the initial chroma value with a Kalman filtering algorithm. A final reconstructed value of the attribute information of the target point is obtained based on the final chroma value and the initial luma value. A decoded point cloud is obtained according to the final reconstructed value of the attribute information of the target point.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for correcting for signal variations in pixels of a main photoelectric conversion element in a radiation detection apparatus due to focal spot position drifts. Edge reference detectors are positioned next to a main detector, in a fan beam coverage but outside a scan field of view. The signal variations of the edge reference detectors under an anti-scatter-grid shadow are used to estimate a real-time focal spot movement, which is used to estimate a shadow/signal variation on the main detector that are in the scan field of view.