Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of preparing a round fiber optic cable includes applying a cable orientation guide to a portion of the fiber optic cable. The fiber optic cable includes a jacket, a first strength member, a second strength member, and an optical fiber. The strength members and the optical fiber are disposed within the jacket along a strength axis. Applying the cable orientation guide rotates the fiber optic cable such that the strength axis is positioned along a preferential axis. The method further includes forming a punched area in the jacket. The method also include removing a portion of the jacket forward of the punched area to provide a flat end face defined by the punched area for attaching the cable to a retention body of a fiber optic connector.

Abstract: A positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode plate, a battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and an apparatus including the positive electrode current collector are provided. In some embodiments, a positive electrode current collector is provided, including an organic support layer and an aluminum-based conductive layer disposed on at least one surface of the organic support layer, where the aluminum-based conductive layer contains Al and at least one modifying element selected from O, N, F, B, S, and P, an XPS spectrogram of the aluminum-based conductive layer with a surface passivation layer removed through etching has at least a first peak falling in a range of 70 eV to 73.5 eV and a second peak falling in a range of 73.5 eV to 78 eV, and a ratio x of peak intensity of the second peak to that of the first peak satisfies 0<x?3.0.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control method and a control system for a magnetic control capsule endoscopic apparatus. The method comprises: after the magnetic control capsule endoscopic apparatus is started, detecting a current motion mode thereof, where the motion mode comprises a vehicle-mounted mode and a normal mode; if the motion mode is configured as the normal mode, keeping a position of a magnetic ball unchanged, and directly entering an examination procedure; and if the motion mode is configured as the vehicle-mounted mode, after adjusting the position of the magnetic ball from a default position corresponding to the vehicle-mounted mode to a default position corresponding to the normal mode, entering the examination procedure. According to the method and the system, the position of the magnetic ball is adjusted, such that a plurality of application environments are adapted to, thereby improving the safety performance of the magnetic control capsule endoscopic apparatus.

Abstract: A tissue cutter includes a tissue cutting stent and a first reefing thread. The tissue cutting stent is expandable in a radial direction. The expanded tissue cutting stent is loudspeaker-shaped gradually opening from a proximal end to a distal end, and a loudspeaker-shaped accommodating space is formed inside the expanded tissue cutting stent. The tissue cutting stent is provided with a plurality of first threading holes at the distal end, and the plurality of first threading holes is arranged along a circumferential direction of the tissue cutting stent. The first reefing thread passes through the plurality of first threading holes. The first reefing thread has opposite first and second ends. The first end is secured to a starting threading hole in the plurality of first threading holes.

Abstract: A method for identifying a forest fire special dangerous terrain includes: obtaining raw digital elevation model (DEM) data of a valley and inverse raw DEM data of a ridge in a target area; extracting an elevation difference and a first derivative of a contour line within a preset range of the target area according to the raw DEM data and/or the inverse raw DEM data; calculating a danger level value of the target area based on the elevation difference and the first derivative of the contour line, in which, when the danger level value is greater than a preset threshold, it is determined that the target area is a dangerous terrain of a valley between two mountains or a narrow ridge.

Abstract: At least one target hash value is generated for a target version of a Web product from contents of a Web page displayed by the target version of the Web product. The target hash value is compared to at least one corresponding baseline hash value generated from a Web page displayed by a baseline version of the Web product. A difference between the target hash value and the baseline hash value indicates a difference between a user interface of the target version of the Web product and a user interface of the baseline version of the Web product. The user interface of the target version of the Web product is generated in response to the comparison between the target hash value and the baseline hash value.

Abstract: An intelligent speed regulation system of a connector production apparatus, including: a CCD detection system includes a CCD industrial camera and a CCD detection software module, wherein the CCD industrial camera is configured to shoot a connector plane picture; the CCD detection software module is configured to analyze and identify the connector plane picture, extract true position error value data and generate an error data table file; an intelligent speed regulation software unit configured to calculate an optimal operation speed value of the connector production apparatus according to the true position error value data of a connector; and a PLC apparatus configured to read the optimal operation speed value of the connector production apparatus, and control actions of mechanisms in the connector production apparatus to finish a speed regulation operation. The operation speed of the apparatus can be automatically adjusted according to quality of a connector product.

Abstract: A gaming device includes a display, a processor, and a memory storing a plurality of sets of reel strips which include configurable and non-configurable symbols. A free game series is initiated responsive to a trigger condition being met in a base game. A player selects from among a plurality of options defining a number of free games and a threshold number of configurable symbols that sets an additional feature trigger condition. The options are arranged such that for relatively more free games, the threshold number of configurable symbols increases. When the additional feature trigger condition is met, a plurality of additional feature game instances are initiated. The configurable symbols are held in place for feature game instances.

Abstract: A positive current collector, a secondary battery, and an electrical device are provided. In some embodiments, the positive current collector includes: a support layer; and a conductive layer located on at least one surface of the support layer, where the conductive layer includes a first metal portion configured to connect to a tab, where, along a thickness direction of the conductive layer, the first metal portion includes at least three sublayers, and melting points of the at least three sublayers rise stepwise in ascending order of distance from the support layer. In the embodiments of this application, the first metal portion includes at least three sublayers, and the melting points of the at least three sublayers rise stepwise in ascending order of distance from the support layer, thereby helping increase a bonding force between the conductive layer and the support layer and reducing the probability of peel-off and delamination between the layers.

Abstract: A POS system for managing information from POS terminals, includes a first terminal in a first store and generating first information in a first format including data fields each storing data related to an item purchased in a transaction, a second terminal in a second store and generating second information in a second format including data fields each storing data related to an item purchased in a transaction, a store server configured to manage the first and second information, and a management server configured to acquire the first and second information from the store server, when the items indicated in the first and second information are identical, modify the first and second information such that each information includes the same data fields, aggregate the data in the corresponding fields of the first and second information, and transmit the aggregated data to the store server or an external device.

Abstract: This application provides a current collector and a preparation method thereof, a secondary battery containing such current collector, a battery module, a battery pack, and an electric apparatus. The current collector in this application includes a support layer, a binder layer, and a metal layer, where the binder layer is arranged between the support layer and the metal layer, the binder layer includes an organic binder and inorganic particles, a thickness D0 of the binder layer is 1.0-5.0 ?m, optionally 1.0-3.0 ?m; and the inorganic particles include large particles with a median particle size D50large and small particles with a median particle size D50small, and the median particle sizes of the large particles and the small particles satisfy the following relationships: D50large>D50small; D50large=(0.5-0.9)×D0; and D50small=(0.1-0.4)×D0.

Abstract: Techniques for securely computing skill level of users of an online service using data anonymization to protect data privacy are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method comprises: performing a data anonymization process on a dataset, the data anonymization process comprising removing reference user identifications from the dataset; computing a combined skill-title association score for each title-skill pair in the dataset based on a title-skill association resume score and a title-skill similarity score of the title-skill pair; and computing a skill level value of a user in response to a determination that a profile of the user includes one of the title-skill pairs, the skill level value indicating a skill level in the skill and being computed using a duration of experience of the user in the job title and the combined skill-title association score; and using the skill level value in an application of the online service.

Abstract: A capacitive sensor for characterizing force or torque includes a first plurality of non-patterned conductive regions and a first plurality of patterned conductive regions, and a second plurality of non-patterned conductive regions and a second plurality of patterned conductive regions. The first and second pluralities of non-patterned conductive regions are facing and the first and second pluralities of patterned conductive regions are facing.

Abstract: A superhydrophobic hemispherical array which can realize droplet pancake bouncing phenomenon is provided. The superhydrophobic hemispherical array shows an arc-shape structure which is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, where a is the angle that substrate-gas interface goes across the gas and reaches substrate-hemisphere interface, d refers to the diameter of the contact area between hemispherical structure and substrate, s represents the space between two adjoining hemispheres, h denotes the vertical height from the top of hemisphere to substrate surface, and 70°?a?90°, 900 ?m?d ?1700 ?m, s?550 ?m, 600 ?m?h?1100 ?m, respectively. The superhydrophobic hemispherical array has a water contact angle larger than 150° and roll-off angle lower than 10°.

Abstract: A method for magnetic resonance imaging and plaque recognition includes: obtaining magnetic resonance undersampled K-space data; transforming the magnetic resonance undersampled K-space data to an image domain through inverse Fourier transform to obtain a preprocessed image; reconstructing the preprocessed image through a pre-established deep learning reconstruction model to obtain a high-resolution imaging image of a blood vessel wall; and recognizing plaques in the high-resolution imaging image of the blood vessel wall through a pre-established deep learning plaque recognition model. A neural network corresponding to the pre-established deep learning reconstruction model is a dense connection network. The magnetic resonance undersampled K-space data is head-and-neck combined magnetic resonance undersampled K-space data of the blood vessel wall.

Abstract: A process of adhering a foam structure to a rubber substrate is provided. The foam structure is composed of a first composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer having a peak melting temperature TE1. A film composed of a second composition comprising a second ethylene-based polymer having a melt index?10 g/10 min and a peak melting temperature TE2 is applied to the surface of the rubber substrate to form a rubber substrate/film configuration. A compression force is applied at a temperature Tv (38° C.?TE2<Tv) to form a vulcanized rubber/film laminate. The foam structure is applied to a surface of the film of the vulcanized rubber/film laminate to form a vulcanized rubber-film laminate/foam configuration. A compression force is applied at a temperature TL, wherein TE2<TL<TE1, 15° C.?(TE1?TL)?40° C., and 10° C.?(TL?TE2)?70° C., to form a vulcanized rubber-film/foam laminate.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and system for generating multi-task learning-type generative adversarial network for low-dose PET reconstruction, and relates to the field of deep learning. The method includes connecting layers of the encoder with layers of the decoder by skip connection to provide a U-Net type picture generator; generating a group of generative adversarial networks by matching a plurality of picture generators with a plurality of discriminators in one-to-one manner; obtaining a first multi-task learning-type generative adversarial network; designing a joint loss function 1 for improving image quality; and training the first multi-task learning-type generative adversarial network according to the joint loss function 1 in combination with an optimizer to provide a second multi-task learning-type generative adversarial network.

Abstract: A positive current collector, a secondary battery, and an electrical device are provided. In some embodiments, the positive current collector includes: a support layer; and a conductive layer located on at least one surface of the support layer, where the conductive layer includes a first metal portion configured to connect to a tab, where, along a thickness direction of the conductive layer, the first metal portion includes at least three sublayers, and melting points of the at least three sublayers rise stepwise in ascending order of distance from the support layer. In the embodiments of this application, the first metal portion includes at least three sublayers, and the melting points of the at least three sublayers rise stepwise in ascending order of distance from the support layer, thereby helping increase a bonding force between the conductive layer and the support layer and reducing the probability of peel-off and delamination between the layers.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hot-plugging control method, device, and retimer. The hot-plugging control method includes: receiving data from a pluggable device through a second end, sending the data to an RC through a first end; sending a detection signal to the second end to detect the connection status between the pluggable device and the second end; and stopping sending the data to the RC, and sending the first control signal to the RC, when it is detected that the pluggable device is hot-unplugged from the second end, so that the RC handles the abnormal state of the data not being sent according to the first control signal. The hot-plugging control method provided by the present disclosure does not require presence signals to implement hot-plugging of a pluggable device, and thus can avoid the problem that the device cannot implement hot-plugging without presence signals.

Abstract: A magnetic wheel driving device and a driving method using the same. The magnetic wheel driving device includes a vehicle body, a guide rail system, at least two magnetic wheel systems and a power system. The guide rail system includes two conductor plates, respectively arranged at two sides of the vehicle body. The at least two magnetic wheel systems are symmetrically arranged at two side walls of the vehicle body. A gap is provided between each magnetic wheel system and the corresponding conductor plate. The power system is configured to drive the at least two magnetic wheel systems to rotate.