Abstract: An array substrate includes: a base substrate; a sub-pixel region on the base substrate in which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided, one of the first electrode and the second electrode being a common electrode, the other being a pixel electrode; an insulating layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; the sub-pixel region comprises right opposite overlapping regions between the first electrode and the second electrode that are disposed in different layers and non-right opposite overlapping regions; and hollowed-out regions are provided at least in regions of the insulating layer that correspond to the non-right opposite overlapping regions. The array substrate is used to provide a liquid crystal panel with low power dissipation.

Abstract: An integrated microgrid management system includes hardware operating as a node on an electrical power network. The node includes memory storing program code, a communications channel operatively connected to a plurality of controllable power devices, and a processor. In an embodiment, the processor is configured to implement a three-phase AC unbalanced model of a microgrid network, for both low and medium voltage networks. The processor is further configured to implement a topology processor that creates a map identifying controllable power devices that are connected to the network and how said controllable power devices are connected. The processor also implements an online power flow engine that uses the map and the three-phase AC unbalanced model of the network to generate commands to control the plurality of controllable power devices. Adaptive self-configuration logic and an optimization engine that performs multi-objective optimization are further disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. A capacitance compensation portion is arranged using a shading region, and the capacitance compensation portion is arranged opposite to a portion of a common electrode located within the shading region. Compared to the case where a common electrodes and a pixel electrode are overlapped only in a light transmitting region, the present invention enlarges the overlap area of the pixel electrode and the common electrode in the shading region, compensates the storage capacitance between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and reduces the voltage difference before and after jump of the voltage of the pixel electrode, and improves the flicker of a liquid crystal display panel. Moreover, as the capacitance compensation portions additionally provided in the pixel electrodes are located within the shading region, the aperture rate of pixel regions will not be influenced.

Abstract: A pressure regulator module for a chip-based microfluidic platform is provided. The module includes a microfluidic channel for passing flowable material from the inlet region through the outlet region and into a downstream compartment; one or more microvalves fluidly connected to the microfluidic channel and upstream of the outlet region; and one or more reservoirs fluidly connected to the microvalves, for receiving flowable material diverted by the microvalves, where a flow of flowable material passing from the inlet region toward the downstream compartment is at least partially diverted by the microvalves into the reservoirs as a result of a pressure increase in the microfluidic channel. In some versions, the microvalves are capillary burst valves. A microfluidic chip containing the module and a method of using the module are provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for fabricating an array substrate. The method includes providing a substrate; forming a first pattern on the substrate including a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of electrostatic discharge (ESD) lines, wherein an ESD line is configured to connect two signal lines; and removing a portion of each ESD line during a process for forming a second pattern over the first pattern to disconnect the two signal lines.

Abstract: An electronic device (300) is provided, having a housing (301). The housing has a cooling chamber (342) and a wireless-communication chamber (344). The cooling chamber comprises an electronic circuit (310) embedded in potting material. The potting material is arranged to conduct heat away from the electronic circuit. The wireless-communication chamber comprises a radio-frequency (RF) antenna (320) for wirelessly receiving one or more commands controlling the electronic device. The cooling chamber and the wireless-communication chamber are physically separated so that the radio-frequency antenna is free from potting material wherein the cooling chamber and the wireless-communication chamber share a common separation wall (340) formed from a non-conducting material to separate the cooling chamber and the wireless-communication chamber, and the separation wall (340) forms a non-zero angle with respect to a top opening of the housing (301; 401).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a TFT and a circuit structure to improve the characteristics of the threshold voltage drift of the TFT. The TFT includes a gate electrode, a semiconductor layer, an etch stop layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode connected to the semiconductor layer. The TFT further includes a stopping structure arranged over the etch stop layer. The stopping structure is electrically isolated from the source electrode and the drain electrode, and an orthogonal projection of the stopping structure onto the etch stop layer at least partially overlaps an orthogonal projection of the semiconductor layer onto the etch stop layer. The present disclosure improves the characteristics of the threshold voltage drift of the TFT.

Abstract: A method, a control device, and a control system for controlling a mirror display device are disclosed. The method for controlling the mirror display device includes: sensing luminance information of a viewing environment; calculating a luminance of a display image and a luminance of a reflection image based on the luminance information; and controlling the luminance of the display image and the luminance of the reflection image in the mirror display device based on the calculated result. The method for controlling the mirror display device enables the luminance of the display image and the luminance of the reflection image in the mirror display device to be changed in accordance with the luminance information of the viewing environment at the same time.

Abstract: In various example embodiments, a system and method for providing a graphical user interface on a client device are presented. The graphical user interface is configurable to operate in various operating modes. In a first operating mode, the graphical user interface displays search results received in a response to a search query. In a second operating mode, the graphical user interface displays individual search results, along with a primary image associated with the individual search result. In the second operating mode, a user may designate one or more search results for later review. Accordingly, in the third operating mode, the graphical user interface presents those search results that the user saved for review. While in the third operating mode, the user can choose whether to keep or remove a saved search result. Kept search results may then be purchased via the client device or from a different device if desired.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a pixel structure, an array substrate and a display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The pixel structure includes a pixel electrode layer and signal lines. The pixel electrode layer is divided into a plurality of domain display areas. Each domain display area includes a plurality of bar-like electrodes which extend with a given angle. The signal lines are in a layer different from the pixel electrode layer. Dividing lines of at least a part of the domain display areas in the pixel electrode layer are in areas covered by the signal lines.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid crystal lens and a display device, belongs to the field of display technology, and can solve a problem that strong lateral electric fields formed between strip electrodes of an existing liquid crystal lens influence the imaging effect. The liquid crystal lens of the present invention comprises: a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal layer provided therebetween; a plurality of layers of strip electrodes are provided on a surface, facing the second substrate, of the first substrate, and counter electrodes arranged at least opposite to the strip electrodes are provided on a surface, facing the first substrate, of the second substrate; wherein any two strip electrodes adjacent in a horizontal direction are arranged in different layers, the strip electrodes in different layers are insulated from each other and there is no overlap between their projections on the first substrate.

Abstract: An array substrate includes: a base substrate; a sub-pixel region on the base substrate in which a first electrode and a second electrode are provided, one of the first electrode and the second electrode being a common electrode, the other being a pixel electrode; an insulating layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; the sub-pixel region comprises right opposite overlapping regions between the first electrode and the second electrode that are disposed in different layers and non-right opposite overlapping regions; and hollowed-out regions are provided at least in regions of the insulating layer that correspond to the non-right opposite overlapping regions. The array substrate is used to provide a liquid crystal panel with low power dissipation.

Abstract: An array substrate includes: a base substrate; a sub-pixel region on the base substrate in which a first electrode and a second electrode are disposed; and a first insulating layer between the first electrode and the second electrode for insulating the first electrode and the second electrode. One of the first electrode and the second electrode is a common electrode and the other is a pixel electrode. A surface of at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a curved surface. The array substrate is intended to provide a liquid crystal panel and a display device with high light transmittance in sub-pixel regions. A manufacturing method of an array substrate is further disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor, an array substrate and a display device. The thin film transistor includes: a gate, an active layer, a source and a drain disposed on a base substrate. The source and the drain are disposed oppositely and electrically connected with the active layer respectively, and the orthographic projection of the active layer region (a) corresponding to the gap between the source and the drain on the base substrate is in a bend shape. For the thin film transistor, the sharp increase of switch-off current can be avoided by increasing the length of the active layer region corresponding to the gap between the source and the drain without increasing the area occupied by TFT.

Abstract: Methods, sensors, and systems for determining a concentration of glucose in a medium of a living animal are disclosed. Determining the glucose concentration may involve emitting excitation light from a light source to indicator molecules, generating a raw signal indicative of the amount of light received by a photodetector, purifying and normalizing the raw signal, and converting the normalized signal to a glucose concentration. The purification may involve removing noise (e.g., offset and/or distortion) from the raw signal. The purification and normalization may involve tracking the cumulative emission time that the light source has emitted the excitation light and tracking the implant time that has elapsed since the optical sensor was implanted. The purification and normalization may involve measuring the temperature of the sensor. The purification, normalization, and conversion may involve using parameters determined during manufacturing, in vitro testing, and/or in vivo testing.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus 2 for desalinating non-potable water. The apparatus has a first vapor producing module 5 configured to receive a heated working fluid for producing vapor from a volume of non-potable water for driving at least one first distillation module 10 for producing condensate 12. The apparatus also includes a second vapor producing module 14 configured to receive working fluid from the first vapor producing module 5 for producing additional vapor from a further volume of non-potable water 8?.

Abstract: Methods, sensors, and systems for determining a concentration of glucose in a medium of a living animal are disclosed. Determining the glucose concentration may involve emitting excitation light from a light source to indicator molecules, generating a raw signal indicative of the amount of light received by a photodetector, purifying and normalizing the raw signal, and converting the normalized signal to a glucose concentration. The purification may involve removing noise (e.g., offset and/or distortion) from the raw signal. The purification and normalization may involve tracking the cumulative emission time that the light source has emitted the excitation light and tracking the implant time that has elapsed since the optical sensor was implanted. The purification and normalization may involve measuring the temperature of the sensor. The purification, normalization, and conversion may involve using parameters determined during manufacturing, in vitro testing, and/or in vivo testing.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. A capacitance compensation portion is arranged using a shading region, and the capacitance compensation portion is arranged opposite to a portion of a common electrode located within the shading region. Compared to the case where a common electrodes and a pixel electrode are overlapped only in a light transmitting region, the present invention enlarges the overlap area of the pixel electrode and the common electrode in the shading region, compensates the storage capacitance between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, and reduces the voltage difference before and after jump of the voltage of the pixel electrode, and improves the flicker of a liquid crystal display panel. Moreover, as the capacitance compensation portions additionally provided in the pixel electrodes are located within the shading region, the aperture rate of pixel regions will not be influenced.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to liquid nitrogen pump equipment load testing and experimenting apparatus, and testing and experimenting method thereof, used for oil-gas fields or coalbed methane nitrogen foam fracturing equipment testing. A hydraulic damping apparatus unit and a pressure regulation unit are provided; the hydro-mechanical damping apparatus unit comprises a water tank, a pump unit apparatus, and a pipe manifold system connected in sequence.

Abstract: According to the prior art load distribution method, there was a drawback in that the time required from discovery of increase of load to the completion of countermeasures was long. In particular, upon receiving migration of data from other file devices, it was necessary to equalize not only the load accompanying normal processes but also the load accompanying the data migration processes. In a file system receiving migration of data from a plurality of file devices, a plurality of virtual NAS (VNAS) is provided within the file storage subsystem, and an associated VNAS for executing data migration from file devices and accesses from clients is respectively associated with each file storage subsystem. Then, the state of each VNAS is defined based on the state of progress of data migration in the file storage subsystem. According to the defined state, load distribution among VNAS is performed.