Abstract: An assessment system includes a storage device and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is coupled to the storage device and configured to execute the instructions stored in the storage device. The storage device is configured for storing instructions of extracting at least one feature parameter corresponding to at least one defect detected on an object respectively; determining at least one feature evaluation according to the at least one feature parameter respectively; weighting the at least one feature evaluation to calculate at least one weighted feature evaluation respectively; summing the at least one weighted feature evaluation to calculate at least one total score corresponding to at least one lesson-learnt case; and ranking the at least one total score corresponding to the at least one lesson-learnt case to find out a suspected root cause corresponding to one of the at least one lesson-learnt case with higher priority.

Abstract: A method is provided for reducing emissions from a hybrid vehicle having an exhaust aftertreatment system. The method includes: receiving, by a controller, emissions data regarding an emissions level of a hybrid vehicle having an exhaust aftertreatment system from a sensor; determining, by the controller, that the emissions level is at or above a predefined threshold; adjusting, by the controller, an operating point of an engine of the hybrid vehicle based on the emissions level being at or above the predefined threshold; and controlling, by the controller, an elector motor in response to the adjustment of the operating point of the engine to compensate for a change in power output from the engine and to reduce the emissions level to below the predefined threshold.

Abstract: A recycling loop configuration of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system decreases a level of system-out NOx emissions of an engine. An apparatus including the configuration has an exhaust gas recycling system having a closed gas recycling loop system configured to heat gas circulating within the loop, and a blower for circulating gas within the loop. A method for operating the engine includes preheating at least one aftertreatment component of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of the engine by exposing the component to heated gas circulating in a closed gas recycling loop.

Abstract: One example method for improving robotic surgical safety via video processing includes identifying, during a robotic surgical procedure, one or more surgical tools using one or more images of the surgical procedure captured by a camera, the robotic surgical procedure employing a robotic surgical device controlling the one or more identified surgical tools; predicting, for at least one of the one or more images, one or more loaded surgical tools that are controlled by the robotic surgical device and should be in a field of view of the camera; comparing the one or more identified surgical tools with the one or more loaded surgical tools; determining that at least one of the one or more loaded surgical tools does not match any of the one or more identified surgical tools; and causing the at least one loaded tool of the robotic surgical device to be disabled.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores a program. The program receiving a request for a map visualization that includes geo-enriched data comprising a set of shapes. In response to the request, the program further generates a query for the geo-enriched data. The program also sends the query to a geo-enriching data system. The program further receives the geo-enriched data from the geo-enriching data system. The program also generates the map visualization that includes the set of shapes.

Abstract: A system includes a first heater positioned in or proximate to an exhaust aftertreatment system in exhaust gas-receiving communication with an engine, a second heater positioned downstream of the first heater, and a controller coupled to the first and second heaters. The controller is structured to activate the second heater in response to determining that a compound deposit is likely present.

Abstract: The use of browser context in detecting malware is disclosed. A client device requests content from a remote server. Data received by the client device from the remote server is transmitted to an external scanner for analysis by the external scanner. The external scanner is configured to use a browser executed in an instrumented virtual machine environment to analyze the data provided by the client device. The client device is configured to act as a proxy on behalf of the external scanner.

Abstract: A system includes a catalyst for receiving and treating exhaust gas generated by an engine, a passive NOx adsorber (PNA) positioned upstream of the catalyst, a bypass valve positioned upstream of the catalyst and the PNA, and a controller. The controller is configured to, determine that the catalyst is operating under cold start conditions, control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the PNA, determine that the catalyst is no longer operating under cold start conditions and continue to control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the PNA for a predetermined duration, and after the elapse of the predetermined duration, control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the catalyst bypassing the PNA. The controller is also configured to detect a high transient torque demand while the exhaust gas is provided to the PNA, and split the torque demand between the engine and an electric motor.

Abstract: Methods and systems for improving fuel economy and reducing emissions of a vehicle with an electric motor, an engine and an energy storage device are disclosed. The methods and systems involve obtaining lookahead information and current state information, wherein the lookahead information includes a predicted vehicle speed, and the current state information includes a current state of charge (SOC) for the energy storage device coupled to the electric motor; and determining, based on the lookahead information and the current state information, a target power split between the energy storage device and the engine.

Abstract: One example method for identifying useful segments in surgical videos includes accessing a video of a surgical procedure and user activities of a plurality of users who have watched the video of the surgical procedure. The user activities include operations performed during playback of the video. The method further includes dividing the video into multiple segments and determining a popularity score for each of the multiple segments based on the operations. Useful segments are identified from the segments based on the popularity scores. The method further includes generating metadata for the video of the surgical procedure to include an indication of the identified useful segments and associating the metadata with the video of the surgical procedure.

Abstract: A method is provided for reducing emissions from a hybrid vehicle having an exhaust aftertreatment system. The method includes: receiving, by a controller, emissions data regarding an emissions level of a hybrid vehicle having an exhaust aftertreatment system from a sensor; determining, by the controller, that the emissions level is at or above a predefined threshold; adjusting, by the controller, an operating point of an engine of the hybrid vehicle based on the emissions level being at or above the predefined threshold; and controlling, by the controller, an elector motor in response to the adjustment of the operating point of the engine to compensate for a change in power output from the engine and to reduce the emissions level to below the predefined threshold.

Abstract: Embodiments of a coding unit division decision method and device, an encoder and a storage medium are disclosed. The method includes: determining the current level of a target CU and obtaining a predicted level of the target CU according to a preset level prediction rule; determining whether the current level is smaller than the predicted level; in case of the current level smaller than the predicted level, performing division decisions on sub-CUs of the target CU to obtain first division decision results; in case of the first division decision results meeting a preset first skip condition, determining that a division decision result for the target CU is a result comprised of a division result for dividing the target CU into the four sub-CUs and the first division decision results respectively corresponding to the four sub-CUs of the target CU.

Abstract: One example method for identifying useful segments in surgical videos includes accessing a video of a surgical procedure and user activities of a plurality of users who have watched the video of the surgical procedure. The user activities include operations performed during playback of the video. The method further includes dividing the video into multiple segments and determining a popularity score for each of the multiple segments based on the operations. Useful segments are identified from the segments based on the popularity scores. The method further includes generating metadata for the video of the surgical procedure to include an indication of the identified useful segments and associating the metadata with the video of the surgical procedure.

Abstract: A system includes a first heater positioned in or proximate to an exhaust aftertreatment system in exhaust gas-receiving communication with an engine, a second heater positioned downstream of the first heater, and a controller coupled to the first and second heaters. The controller is structured to determine, based on information indicative of a temperature regarding the exhaust aftertreatment system, that the temperature is below a temperature threshold; receive information regarding a characteristic of a battery coupled to the first heater and the second heater; control the temperature regarding the exhaust aftertreatment system without using the first or second heaters in response to determining that the characteristic of the battery is below a first threshold; and control a temperature regarding the exhaust aftertreatment system using the first heater in response to determining that the characteristic of the battery is above the first threshold but below a second threshold.

Abstract: Compositions comprising a fiber component, optionally a dispersing agent operable to disperse the fiber component to create a fiber matrix, a starch component distributed essentially throughout the fiber matrix, and a filler component are disclosed. Methods of forming articles such as containers and packages from such compositions are also disclosed.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a semiconductor structure includes: a semiconductor substrate is provided, the semiconductor substrate includes multiple first regions and second regions which are alternately disposed; multiple bitline structures are formed on the semiconductor substrate, any one of the bitline structures penetrates through the first regions and the second regions; the bitline structures in the first regions are etched, to enable each sidewall on two sides of each of the bitline structure to be in a step shape; and multiple electrode structures are formed, any one of the electrode structures includes a conductive plug and a contact pad in mutually electric connection, and each conductive plug is disposed at a respective first region, disposed between two neighboring bitline structures and connected to the semiconductor substrate.

Abstract: A memory and its manufacturing method are disclosed herein. The memory includes a substrate, active region in the substrate, and bitline structures on the substrate, the active region extending in a first direction; and capacitor contact windows, the capacitor contact window being located between adjacent ones of the bitline structures, at least one center line of a bottom surface of the capacitor contact window extending in a second direction, an angle between the second direction and the first direction being less than or equal to 45 degrees. The present disclosure is beneficial to improving the signal transmission performance of the memory.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a program that receives a set of clusters generated from a set of geo-enriched data. The program further identifies a subset of the set of clusters that intersect a map extent of a map. Upon determining that a number of geo-enriched data represented by the subset of the set of clusters is greater than a threshold number, the program renders the map extent of the map to include the subset of the set of clusters. Upon determining that the number of geo-enriched data represented by the subset of the set of clusters is not greater than the threshold number, the program further sends a query for a subset of the set of geo-enriched data that is within the map extent, receives the subset of the set of geo-enriched data and renders the map extent of the map to include the subset of the set of geo-enriched data.

Abstract: A surgical simulator for simulating a surgical scenario comprises a display system, a user interface, and a controller. The controller includes one or more processors coupled to memory that stores instructions that when executed cause the system to perform operations. The operations include generating simulated surgical videos, each representative of the surgical scenario. The operations further include associating simulated ground truth data from the simulation with the simulated surgical videos. The ground truth data corresponds to context information of at least one of a simulated surgical instrument, a simulated anatomical region, a simulated surgical task, or a simulated action. The operations further include annotating features of the simulated surgical videos based, at least in part, on the simulated ground truth data for training a machine learning model.

Abstract: A semiconductor device, a manufacturing method of the semiconductor device, and a storage device are provided. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate having multiple first areas and multiple second areas arranged alternately and adjacent to each other; forming on the semiconductor substrate laminated structures each intersecting with the first areas and the second areas; forming side wall structures on surfaces of the laminated structures; filling a sacrificial layer; etching the side wall structures in the first areas so that the laminated structure and the side wall structure form a step shape with the middle higher than both sides of the step shape; forming dielectric layers on the semiconductor substrate in the first areas; and flattening the dielectric layers and the bit lines to remove part of each of the dielectric layers and part of each of the laminated structures on a side away from the semiconductor substrate.