Abstract: The present application provides the use of an acridinedione compound in the preparation of an antidiabetic medicament, which belongs to the field of biomedical technology. The present application demonstrates for the first time that the acridinedione compound can improve insulin resistance by activating and upregulating GPR40 protein expression, participating in GPR40-PPAR?-PI3K/Akt-GLUT4 signaling pathway, promoting insulin secretion and increasing glucose consumption in liver and muscle tissue. The target of the acridinedione compound is the GPR40 receptor, its insulinotropic effect is glucose-dependent, and its hypoglycemic effect disappears when peripheral blood glucose falls below a certain level. The preparation of the acridinedione compound into an antidiabetic medicaments will provide entirely new options and strategies for the treatment of diabetes.

Abstract: A video generation method includes: performing video shooting in response to a trigger operation for a video duet option; obtaining a second video currently shot, where the second video corresponds to a video clip including a target character in a first video; and fusing the second video into video content of the first video based on one or more characters recognized in the first video, to obtain a duet video, the one or more characters including the target character.

Abstract: An image processing method performed at a computing device includes: identifying, using face recognition, one or more faces, each face corresponding to a respective person captured in a first image; for each identified face: extracting a set of profile parameters of a corresponding person in the first image; and selecting, from a plurality of image tiles, a first image tile that matches the face of the corresponding person in the first image in accordance with a predefined correspondence between the set of profile parameters of the corresponding person and a set of pre-stored description parameters of the first image tile; generating a second image by covering the faces of respective persons in the first image with their corresponding first image tiles; and sharing the first image and the second image in a predefined order via a group chat session.

Abstract: A method for monitoring at least one support structure in an above ground building, includes at least one strain gauge, wherein each of the strain gauges is attached to one of the support structures in the above ground building to detect the strain of the support structure at the area of attachment. An interrogator unit is connected to a gauge having a connection means providing access to the strain gauges for the interrogator unit, wherein the interrogator unit provides an output of strain values at each of the strain gauges. The embodiment also includes a monitoring system connected to the interrogator unit, wherein the monitoring system outputs an alarm signal when an evaluation of the strain value any of the strain gauges indicates a significant condition wherein the alarm signal in connected to the building control system to execute an action.

Abstract: A large-scale photovoltaic direct current (DC) series boost grid-connected system with a power balancer, including N photovoltaic DC converters and N?1 power balancers, wherein N?2. The output ends of the photovoltaic DC converters are connected successively in series and then connected to the DC grid, and the input ends of the photovoltaic DC converters are respectively connected to the output ends of the photovoltaic power generation unit. Among the photovoltaic DC converters, which are arranged successively in series, a power balancer is disposed between the input ends of two photovoltaic DC converters adjacent to each other. The N?1 power balancers are arranged corresponding to the set N?1 photovoltaic DC converters respectively to balance the input power of the corresponding photovoltaic DC converter, thereby eliminating a difference between the output voltages of the photovoltaic DC converters.

Abstract: A large-scale photovoltaic direct current (DC) series boost grid-connected system with a power balancer, including N photovoltaic DC converters and N?1 power balancers, wherein N?2. The output ends of the photovoltaic DC converters are connected successively in series and then connected to the DC grid, and the input ends of the photovoltaic DC converters are respectively connected to the output ends of the photovoltaic power generation unit. Among the photovoltaic DC converters, which are arranged successively in series, a power balancer is disposed between the input ends of two photovoltaic DC converters adjacent to each other. The N?1 power balancers are arranged corresponding to the set N?1 photovoltaic DC converters respectively to balance the input power of the corresponding photovoltaic DC converter, thereby eliminating a difference between the output voltages of the photovoltaic DC converters.

Abstract: An image processing method performed at a computing device includes: identifying, using face recognition, one or more faces, each face corresponding to a respective person captured in a first image; for each identified face: extracting a set of profile parameters of a corresponding person in the first image; and selecting, from a plurality of image tiles, a first image tile that matches the face of the corresponding person in the first image in accordance with a predefined correspondence between the set of profile parameters of the corresponding person and a set of pre-stored description parameters of the first image tile; generating a second image by covering the faces of respective persons in the first image with their corresponding first image tiles; and sharing the first image and the second image in a predefined order via a group chat session.

Abstract: The present invention is applicable to the field of Internet, and provides an interactive method and apparatus based on a web picture. The method includes: obtaining a web picture including a human image; determining a region where a specific part of the human image in the web picture is located; receiving an interactive instruction in the region where the specific part is located, and generating the interactive information corresponding to the specific part. When receiving the interactive instruction in the region where the specific part is located, generating the interactive information corresponding to the specific part by determining the region where the specific part of the human image in the obtained web picture including the human image is located. The interactive method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is simple to operate, and the interactive manners are various.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: locating respective image regions corresponding to one or more persons captured in a first image; extracting feature information of a respective facial portion of at least a first person of the one or more persons located in the first image; identifying, from a plurality of image tiles, a first image tile that matches the respective facial portion of the first person in accordance with predefined correspondence between the feature information of the respective facial portion of the first person and pre-stored description information of the first image tile; and forming, by replacing the respective facial portion of the first person in the first image with the first image tile, a second image that includes at least a modified version of the respective image region corresponding to the first person of the one or more persons.

Abstract: An image processing method includes: locating respective image regions corresponding to one or more persons captured in a first image; extracting feature information of a respective facial portion of at least a first person of the one or more persons located in the first image; identifying, from a plurality of image tiles, a first image tile that matches the respective facial portion of the first person in accordance with predefined correspondence between the feature information of the respective facial portion of the first person and pre-stored description information of the first image tile; and forming, by replacing the respective facial portion of the first person in the first image with the first image tile, a second image that includes at least a modified version of the respective image region corresponding to the first person of the one or more persons.

Abstract: The disclosure includes a method for providing feedback on UGC (user generated content) by a user. The method includes: displaying UGC provided by a social-network friend of the user; detecting a starting time-point of a continuous operation on the displayed UGC; counting time from the starting time-point of the continuous operation to obtain a timing duration in real-time; playing a sequence of quantified feedback images that vary as the timing duration increases, until the playing of the sequence of the quantified feedback images is completed or the continuous operation ends; and generating quantified feedback information matching the quantified feedback image displayed when the playing of the sequence of the quantified feedback images is completed or the continuous operation ends, and notifying a terminal logged in by the social-network friend.

Abstract: The present invention is applicable to the field of Internet, and provides an interactive method and apparatus based on a web picture. The method includes: obtaining a web picture including a human image; determining a region where a specific part of the human image in the web picture is located; receiving an interactive instruction in the region where the specific part is located, and generating the interactive information corresponding to the specific part. When receiving the interactive instruction in the region where the specific part is located, generating the interactive information corresponding to the specific part by determining the region where the specific part of the human image in the obtained web picture including the human image is located. The interactive method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is simple to operate, and the interactive manners are various.