Abstract: A reduced calorie filling composition may include a chocolate component and an aqueous component. The chocolate component may be present in an amount from about 30% to about 70% by weight of the reduced calorie filling composition. The aqueous component may include water in an amount from about 9% to about 20% by weight of the reduced calorie filling composition. In addition, the aqueous component may include a sweetener component in an amount from about 5% to about 30% by weight of the reduced calorie filling composition. The aqueous component may also includes a humectant in an amount from about 2% to about 10% by weight of the reduced calorie filling composition. A confectionery product may be a finished reduced calorie confectionery product having a reduced calorie coating composition on the reduced calorie filling composition. The finished reduced calorie confectionery product may be a reduced calorie truffle.

Abstract: A method for behavior analysis includes: obtaining the profile information of a target object, where the profile information includes personal information of the target object, at least one captured image of the target object and image capturing information of the captured image, where the image capturing information includes a capture location; obtaining information of one or more Points of Interest (POIs) of a surrounding area of the capture location based on map data, where the surrounding area represents a preset geographic area including the capture location; and obtaining behavior data of the target object based on the information of the POIs and the profile information of the target object.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving data sent by a terminal in an inactive state, where the data includes to-be-sent data sent by the terminal and identification information of the terminal; determining an anchor base station of the terminal based on the identification information; and sending the data to the anchor base station, so that the anchor base station sends the data to a core-network device. The uplink data of the terminal is forwarded to the anchor base station by using a serving base station and through an interaction between the anchor base station and the serving base station that currently provides an air interface resource for the terminal, and is then transmitted to a core network.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to data transmission methods, network devices, and terminal devices. One example data transmission method includes receiving, by a first network node, a first report from a terminal device, where the first report is used to indicate an uplink data volume of a buffer of the terminal device, and sending, by the first network node, first indication information to a second network node, where the first indication information includes information about the uplink data volume of the buffer of the terminal device, or the first indication information is used to indicate a relationship between the uplink data volume of the buffer of the terminal device and a predefined data volume threshold.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a degradation rate of an artificial bone in vitro, a degradation method, and an artificial bone are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a variable resistor; and a wearable component, comprising: a metal wire electrically connected in series with the variable resistor and configured to generate an alternating magnetic field; and an insulating textile layer by which the outside of the metal wire is covered.

Abstract: A method for creating a road model for a driver assistance system of an ego vehicle includes recording the surroundings of the ego vehicle with at least one environment detection sensor. The method also includes detecting static and/or dynamic objects and creating a grid map having a plurality of grid cells. Static objects are entered into the grid map as occupied grid cells. The method also includes tracking the static objects and/or the dynamic objects. Information regarding a road profile is deduced based on the detections entered in the grid map and the tracked objects. A road model with the deduced information is created. The road model is provided to at least one driver assistance system.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for obtaining multi-dimensional information by picture-based integration and a related device. The method includes the following operations. A to-be-detected picture is acquired. The to-be-detected picture is detected and multiple pieces of feature information are extracted from the to-be-detected picture. Target feature information and associated feature information are selected from the multiple pieces of feature information, and the target feature information is associated to the associated feature information to generate multi-dimensional information. The multi-dimensional information includes multiple pieces of feature information associated with each other.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for timing advance (TA) synchronization for uplink (UL) data transmissions are provided. A base station transmits a TA instruction to a UE. The TA instruction indicates one of at least two TA options. The first TA option indicates direct initial grant-free (GF) uplink (UL) data transmissions. The second TA option indicates indirect initial GF UL data transmissions with the UE initiating TA reference signaling for updating a TA parameter of the UE. The UE performs an initial GF UL data transmission to the base station based on the TA instruction.

Abstract: In one aspect the disclosed technology relates to embodiments of a method (e.g., for automatic cine DENSE strain analysis) which includes acquiring magnetic resonance data associated with a physiological activity in an area of interest of a subject where the acquired magnetic resonance data includes one or more phase-encoded data sets. The method also includes determining, from at least the one or more phase-encoded data sets, a data set corresponding to the physiological activity in the area of interest where the reconstruction comprises performing phase unwrapping of the phase-encoded data set using region growing along multiple pathways based on phase predictions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a control circuit, a light source driving device and a display apparatus. The control circuit comprises a current source circuit configured to generate a current signal having a magnitude positively correlated with a temperature of a region where the control circuit is located; a conversion circuit coupled to the current source circuit and configured to convert the current signal generated by the current source circuit into a voltage signal; and a first comparison circuit coupled to the conversion circuit and configured to output a control signal for controlling brightness of a light source according to the voltage signal received from the conversion circuit, a magnitude of the control signal being negatively correlated with the temperature of the region where the control circuit is located, and the brightness of the light source being positively correlated with the magnitude of the control signal.

Abstract: This application provides a random access method and apparatus. The method includes: sending, to a network device, a random access signal and first information used for contention resolution; monitoring a first response and a second response, where the first response is a response to the random access signal and includes an uplink grant, and the second response is a response to the first information used for contention resolution; and when detecting the first response, and detecting the second response before a time domain position of the uplink grant, determining that random access succeeds; or when detecting the first response, sending second information used for contention resolution by using the uplink grant, and when detecting the second response or a third response, determining that random access succeeds, where the third response is a response to the second information used for contention resolution.

Abstract: This disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods that relate to obtaining image frames with variable resolutions in synchronization with a clock source. An example device may include an image sensor, a clock input, and a controller. The controller includes at least one processor and a memory. The at least one processor is operable to execute program instructions stored in the memory so as to carry out operations. The operations include receiving, by the clock input, a clock signal. The clock signal is a periodic signal defining at least one scan interval. The operations also include during the scan interval, causing the image sensor to capture a full resolution image frame. The operations yet further include during the scan interval, causing the image sensor to capture at least one reduced resolution image frame.

Abstract: This application provides a random access method and a communications apparatus, so that a terminal device can determine a type of random access to be performed. The method includes: determining at least one random access preamble from at least one 2-step random access preamble, or determining one type of random access preamble from at least one 2-step random access preamble and at least one 4-step random access preamble, and performing random access by using the determined random access preamble.

Abstract: Disclosed are polymeric compositions comprising polyhydroxyalkanoates. These compositions can comprise a blend comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) polymer, and a rubber polymer. The blend can comprise a biphasic mixture comprising a first phase comprising the PHA polymer, and a second phase comprising the rubber polymer dispersed with the first phase. The rubber polymer can be crosslinked, for example, through reaction with a free radical initiator. By incorporating the dynamically crosslinked rubber polymer, the polymer composition can exhibit one or more improved characteristics relative to PHA alone, including improved thermal stability, improved melt strength, improved flexibility, improved toughness, or a combination thereof. Also provided are articles formed at least in part from these polymeric compositions, as well as methods of making these polymeric compositions.

Abstract: A communication method and apparatus is provided, to properly schedule retransmission of an uplink resource in a scenario in which uplink resources overlap in time domain. The method includes: determining, by a terminal, that a priority of a first uplink resource is higher than a priority of a second uplink resource in the first uplink resource and the second uplink resource that have an overlapping part in time domain; and when determining to send a signal by using the first uplink resource on the overlapping part, indicating, by the terminal to a network device, whether a MAC PDU is formed for the second uplink resource or whether data is stored in a corresponding buffer for the second uplink resource.

Abstract: A method includes: triggering, by a terminal device, a scheduling request (SR); in response to determining that a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) carrying the SR and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) carrying a first data packet overlap in time domain of a first uplink resource and a processing status of the PUSCH on the first uplink resource is processing completed, sending, based on the processing status of the PUSCH on the first uplink resource, the PUCCH on an overlapping time domain resource. According to the method, when the PUCCH carrying the SR and the PUSCH overlap in time domain of the first uplink resource, the terminal device considers the processing status of the PUSCH on the first uplink resource, and may determine, based on the processing status of the PUSCH on the first uplink resource, to send the PUCCH or the PUSCH on the overlapping time domain resource.