Abstract: A method for the isolation, storage and retrieval of mature retinal cells is disclosed. The Method is applicable to adult mammalian cone cells, and more particularly human cone cells, and to healthy as well as pathological or otherwise altered cone cells. A kit for the isolation, storage and retrieval of mature retinal cells is also described.

Abstract: One or more system, apparatus, method, and computer readable media is described below for automated data type precision control capable of improving rendering quality on a graphics processor. Perceptible rendering quality is dependent at least in part on number format precision (e.g., FP16 or FP32) employed for shader program variables. In accordance with embodiments, shader variables implemented in lower precision data formats are tracked during shader compile to identify those that might trigger a floating point overflow and/or underflow exception. For shaders including one or more such variable, resources are provided to automatically monitor overflow and/or underflow exceptions during shader execution. In further embodiments, shader code is automatically re-generated based, at least in part, upon occurrences of such exceptions, and an increased number format precision specified for one or more of the tracked shader variables.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power supply system and a power conversion device. The power conversion device is used for converting electric energy outputted by a power supply module, and the power conversion device includes an electric energy conversion module and a switching module. The electric energy conversion module is configured to convert the electric energy output from the power supply module into a single-phase two-wire output or a single-phase three-wire output, and includes a half-bridge circuit, a bridge conversion circuit and a neutral line. The switching module is coupled with the electric energy conversion module, and is configured to control the electric energy conversion module to provide the single-phase two-wire output or single-phase three-wire output.

Abstract: A code book is generated for mapping source to target code words which allows encoding source data at reduced probability of incorrect decoding, e.g. for DNA storage. The target code words are grouped (102) into subsets and comprise identifying and remaining portions. The identifying portions of target code words corresponding to a same subset are identical. A first code symbol set of source code words is selected (103) for addressing the subsets. For the subsets, neighboring subsets are determined (104). The identifying portions of the target code words of neighboring subsets differ from those of the corresponding subset by up to a predetermined amount of symbols. Source code words are assigned (105) where the corresponding first code symbols address the same subset to said subset such that an amount of target code words of said subset having their remaining portions identical to their neighboring subsets corresponds to an optimization criterion.

Abstract: A correction message for regional GNSS data includes data from several stations in a network. The correction message has at least one cluster message. The cluster message contains cluster elements relating to a subset of GNSS stations.

Abstract: A bipod with a mechanism for compressively popping up from rear-ends of pipes, comprising: a bracket assembly; at least two pop up inner leg assemblies pivotally connected to the bottom of the bracket assembly; wherein the pop up inner leg assembly comprises: an out pipe accommodating a compression spring and an inner leg; an inner leg having a first state of completely retracting into the out pipe and a second state of completely protruding from the out pipe; a compression spring located inside the out pipe and abutting against one end of the inner leg towards the out pipe; a switch unit for releasing and locking the inner leg; wherein, in use, the inner legs are released from the first state and pop up into the second state with the elastic force of the compression spring when the switch unit is triggered.

Abstract: A method for the isolation, storage and retrieval of mature retinal cells is disclosed. The Method is applicable to adult mammalian cone cells, and more particularly human cone cells, and to healthy as well as pathological or otherwise altered cone cells. A kit for the isolation, storage and retrieval of mature retinal cells is also described.

Abstract: A new, improved grid spacer for a nuclear fuel assembly is provided, comprising several straps which intersect each other alternatively to form a plurality of grid cells and fuel rods reside in some of the grid cells; the grid spacer further comprises mixing elements set at the corner of the grid cells in which the fuel rods have resided; wherein the mixing element comprises a mixing vane stretching towards the direction of the fuel rod and a flow funnel set on the bended edge of the mixing vane continuously and extending towards adjacent grid cells; the mixing vane and the flow funnel set across two sides of two adjacent grid cells respectively, and the flow funnel introduces the coolant in the grid cell at its side to the mixing vane, then the mixing vane introduces the coolant to the grid cell at its own side.

Abstract: A code book is generated for mapping source to target code words which allows encoding source data at reduced probability of incorrect decoding, e.g. for DNA storage. The target code words are grouped (102) into subsets and comprise identifying and remaining portions. The identifying portions of target code words corresponding to a same subset are identical. A first code symbol set of source code words is selected (103) for addressing the subsets. For the subsets, neighboring subsets are determined (104). The identifying portions of the target code words of neighboring subsets differ from those of the corresponding subset by up to a predetermined amount of symbols. Source code words are assigned (105) where the corresponding first code symbols address the same subset to said subset such that an amount of target code words of said subset having their remaining portions identical to their neighboring subsets corresponds to an optimization criterion.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of GNSS data derived from multi-frequency code and carrier observations are presented which make available correction data for use by a rover located within the region, the correction data comprising: the ionospheric delay over the region, the tropospheric delay over the region, the phase-leveled geometric correction per satellite, and the at least one code bias per satellite. In some embodiments the correction data includes an ionospheric phase bias per satellite. Methods and apparatus for determining a precise position of a rover located within a region are presented in which a GNSS receiver is operated to obtain multi-frequency code and carrier observations and correction data, to create rover corrections from the correction data, and to determine a precise rover position using the rover observations and the rover corrections.

Abstract: A motor vehicle sub-frame is provided. That motor vehicle sub-frame includes a front cross member, a rear cross member and first and second side rails connected to the front and rear cross members at each side of the sub-frame. The side rails both include a first component having a first extrusion axis and a second component having a second extrusion axis. The first and second components are joined together so that the two components effectively form an at least partially closed or boxed construction providing enhanced bending and torsion resistances while minimizing component weight.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of GNSS signals are presented. These include GNSS processing with predicted precise clocks, GNSS processing with mixed-quality data, GNSS processing with time-sequence maintenance, GNSS processing with reduction of position jumps in low-latency solutions, GNSS processing with position blending to bridge reference station changes, and GNSS processing with delta-phase correction for incorrect starting position.

Abstract: Code word sequences obtained from data transmission/storage channels, e.g. nucleic acid storage systems, encounter code symbol insertion and deletion errors. A data processing device recovers valid code words from corrupted code word sequences. The valid code words belong to at least one code book of channel modulated code words of identical length. A code word sequence is obtained, presumed code word boundaries for the sequence are determined depending on the identical length, code words corresponding with the boundaries are compared with the code book to identify valid code words, and a section of the sequence is identified as not containing a valid code word. Then shifted code word boundaries are determined for the section assuming at least one insertion or deletion error, and code words corresponding with the shifted boundaries are compared with the code book to identify recovered valid code words.

Abstract: Following transmission of a watermarked audio signal over an acoustic path causing echoes, reverberation and/or noise, watermark detection correlation result peak values are concentrated within a limited temporal range around main correlation result peaks, which limited temporal range is much smaller than the total correlation length. The watermark detection is based on the following: given np correlation result peak values v=(v1, v2, . . . , vnp) in an average or expected probability distribution for correlation result values for unmarked content, the probability is calculated that within windows covering the limited temporal range there are np or more values from a correlation result value set greater than or equal to these peaks v.

Abstract: Techniques related to graphics rendering are discussed. Such techniques may include predicting primitive intersection information for tiles of a frame, rendering the frame on a tile-by-tile basis based on the predicted primitive intersection information, and re-rendering any tiles with predicted primitive errors.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for determining position of a rover antenna, comprising: obtaining rover GNSS data derived from code observations and carrier phase observations of GNSS signals of multiple satellites over multiple epochs, obtaining precise satellite data for the satellites, determining a virtual base station location, generating epochs of synthesized base station data using at least the precise satellite data and the virtual base station location, and applying a differential process to at least the rover GNSS data and the synthesized base station data to determine at least rover antenna positions.

Abstract: A rapid preparation method of high-quality hot water, includes steps of: a) calculating a temperature difference between an inlet water temperature and an predetermined outlet water temperature, determining an adjacent heating power pair from heating curves of the pipeline heater according to the temperature difference and a predetermined flow rate, wherein the heating power pair is corresponding to one of time points in a slow nonlinear heating area K, then selecting the heating power pair for preparing to heat water in the pipeline heater; and b) inputting the water with the predetermined flow rate into the pipeline heater, heating with one of the heating power pair selected in the step a) in such a manner that the water in the pipeline heater is heated according to the K area of the pipeline heater, obtaining the water with the target water temperature from an outlet.

Abstract: The invention relates to generating regional tropospheric correction information for correcting observations useful for estimating phase ambiguities and/or a position of global or regional navigation satellite systems (NSS) receiver(s). For each of a plurality of reference stations, at least one troposphere correction parameter is estimated by evaluating NSS observation equations using i) precise satellite information or the information derived from the precise satellite information, and ii) received multiple-frequency-signals-based raw observations or a linear combination thereof. The regional tropospheric correction information is then generated based on the estimated troposphere correction parameter(s) per reference station, the tropospheric correction information comprising a regional tropospheric delay function(s) and coefficients representing a tropospheric delay affecting a NSS signal passing through the troposphere in a region of interest.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for processing of GNSS signals are presented. These include GNSS processing with predicted precise clocks, GNSS processing with mixed-quality data, GNSS processing with time-sequence maintenance, GNSS processing with reduction of position jumps in low-latency solutions, GNSS processing with position blending to bridge reference station changes, and GNSS processing with delta-phase correction for incorrect starting position.

Abstract: Accuracy information for an ionosphere model is generated. Phase residual information of a parameter estimation procedure is obtained and coordinates of pierce points are computed on a sphere around the earth. The coordinates indicate where signals pierce the sphere. Phase residual information is mapped for each pierce point. A grid of equidistant points is put on the sphere and the pierce points are identified. For each selected grid point, vertical accuracy information is computed based on vertical residual information, and a scale factor is computed based on the vertical accuracy information. The accuracy information for the ionosphere model is generated based on the vertical accuracy information computed for the selected grid points and an overall scale factor computed based on computed scale factors.