Abstract: This invention pertains to the field of plant extraction and separation technology and provides a polysaccharide compound with a well-defined molecular structure. The polysaccharide compound is suitable for treating patients with advanced cancer (where surgical options are no longer viable, life expectancy is only three to six months, and chemotherapy remains feasible), including the following steps of: S1. dust removal, drying, and crushing of Ganoderma lucidum; S2. mixing with water in a sealed container and extracting an active ingredient under high temperature and high pressure; S3. removing the residues from the concentrated extract containing the active ingredient; and S4. formulating the residue-free concentrate to a specific concentration and isolating polysaccharide with the active ingredient by column chromatography. The polysaccharide with this active ingredient, characterized by its water solubility, is readily absorbed by the human body.

Abstract: This invention pertains to the field of plant extraction and separation technology and provides a polysaccharide compound, GLP-4, with a defined molecular structure, effective in treating emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis, and exhibiting antitumor effects. The molecular formula is: (C162H270O135)n. The polysaccharide compound is obtained by extracting from a residue of Ganoderma lucidum processed with alkaline solution under high temperature and high pressure, followed by column chromatographic separation. The polysaccharide compound features excellent water solubility and is readily absorbed by the human body. The polysaccharide compound shows superior efficacy in treating emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis compared to pirfenidone and is also effective for patients with advanced cancer (those who are no longer surgical candidates, with a life expectancy of only three to six months, and still eligible for chemotherapy).

Abstract: This invention pertains to the field of plant extraction and separation technology, and provides a polysaccharide compound with a defined molecular structure that possesses antitumor efficacy and mitigates the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. The polysaccharide compound is intended for the treatment of advanced cancer patients (those who are no longer candidates for surgery, have a life expectancy of only three to six months, and are still eligible for chemotherapy). The molecular formula of the polysaccharide compound is: (C66H110O55)n. The active ingredient, polysaccharide, is obtained through the extraction of effective components from Ganoderma lucidum under high temperature and high pressure. The polysaccharide with this active ingredient, characterized by its water solubility, is readily absorbed by the human body, offers antitumor effects, and has proven efficacy in the prevention of tumor development in humans.

Abstract: This invention pertains to the field of plant extraction and separation technology, and provides a polysaccharide compound with a defined molecular structure that possesses antitumor efficacy. The polysaccharide compound is intended for the treatment of advanced cancer patients (those who are no longer candidates for surgery, have a life expectancy of only three to six months, and are still eligible for chemotherapy). The molecular formula is: (C30H50O25)n. The active ingredient, polysaccharide, is obtained through the extraction of effective components from Ganoderma lucidum under high temperature and high pressure. The polysaccharide with this active ingredient, characterized by its water solubility, is readily absorbed by the human body, offers antitumor effects, and has proven efficacy in the prevention of tumor development in humans.

Abstract: Improved solutions that enable more effective and efficient communications with users, in particular with respect to field diagnostics and services. Some solutions can enable users to better communicate with a provider to obtain more useful diagnostic and service information. Certain solutions can employ multi-model switching machine learning techniques to enhance a user's communication with the provider and/or the provider's response.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing encoding or decoding of adaptive bitrate streams. In various embodiments, one or more first computing systems may divide a live media content stream into one or more segments, each segment might include a starting segment boundary and an ending segment boundary. The one or more first computing systems might encode the one or more segments into one or more primary adaptive bitrate streams. The one or more first computing systems might also divide the one or more segments of the live media content stream into one or more subsegments. Each subsegment might be less than a length of a corresponding segment of the one or more segments. The one or more first computing systems might the encode and/or a second computing system might decode the one or more subsegments into or from one or more secondary adaptive bitrate streams.

Abstract: Disclosed are a silicon-aluminum alloy and its preparation method. The method comprises: adding aluminum metal or molten aluminum into a container, wherein the temperature of the molten aluminum is between 700° C. and 800° C.; adding a semi-metallic silicon raw material to the molten aluminum, closing a furnace cover, carrying out vacuumization, and introducing argon, to ensure that the interior of a magnetic induction furnace is in a positive-pressure state, and stirring the aluminum metal or molten aluminum with a graphite stirring head; powering on and heating so that the aluminum metal or molten aluminum is heated to 1000° C. or above and molten, and holding the temperature between 1000° C. and 1500° C.; and after alloying is completed, cooling the molten aluminum to 1000° C. or below, opening the furnace cover, pouring the silicon-aluminum alloy into a corresponding mold, and cooling for molding.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing encoding or decoding of adaptive bitrate streams. In various embodiments, one or more first computing systems may divide a live media content stream into one or more segments, each segment might include a starting segment boundary and an ending segment boundary. The one or more first computing systems might encode the one or more segments into one or more primary adaptive bitrate streams. The one or more first computing systems might also divide the one or more segments of the live media content stream into one or more subsegments. Each subsegment might be less than a length of a corresponding segment of the one or more segments. The one or more first computing systems might the encode and/or a second computing system might decode the one or more subsegments into or from one or more secondary adaptive bitrate streams.

Abstract: A method includes setting, by a controller, a first bit-rate level for a next video segment, and comparing a fill level of a playback buffer to a first threshold. If the fill level of the playback buffer satisfies the first threshold, the first bit-rate level for the next video segment is replaced by setting a second bit-rate level for the next video. A first request is issued to a server for the next video segment encoded at the first bit-rate level or, if the fill level of the playback buffer satisfies the first threshold, encoded at the second bit-rate level and downloading of the requested next video segment and storing the requested video segment in the playback buffer. A decoder decodes the next video segment from the playback buffer for playback on a display device after the next video segment has been downloaded and stored in the playback buffer.

Abstract: A system for controlling power distribution within a vehicular communication network, including a power source equipment comprising a first port in communication with a network node module of a device, and a Power over Ethernet (POE) management module. The POE management module is configured to enable POE to the device via the first port, monitor a current draw of the device, determine whether the current draw of the device exceeds a threshold, and disable POE to the device, responsive to determining that the current draw exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes setting, by a controller, a first bit-rate level for a next video segment, and comparing a fill level of a playback buffer to a first threshold. If the fill level of the playback buffer satisfies the first threshold, the first bit-rate level for the next video segment is replaced by setting a second bit-rate level for the next video. A first request is issued to a server for the next video segment encoded at the first bit-rate level or, if the fill level of the playback buffer satisfies the first threshold, encoded at the second bit-rate level and downloading of the requested next video segment and storing the requested video segment in the playback buffer. A decoder decodes the next video segment from the playback buffer for playback on a display device after the next video segment has been downloaded and stored in the playback buffer.

Abstract: A data analytics device for application monitoring includes an application-monitor manager engine to receive configuration files from a cloud server and to generate monitoring rules for a number of monitors. A data-processing engine is coupled to the application-monitor manager engine and the monitors and coordinates activities of the plurality of monitors. The monitors are embedded in a user space and a kernel of a host operating system, and the monitoring rules for the monitors are generated based on the configuration files.

Abstract: A method includes accessing a video comprising a set of frames; receiving a command to identify a target displayed in a first frame; generating a first target data based on the target; generating a first confidence level between the first target data and a second target data stored in a remote database, wherein the second target data comprises identity data; in response to the first confidence level being at or above a confidence level threshold, outputting the identity data of the second target data; otherwise, generating a third target data based on the target displayed in a second frame of the set of frames; generating a second confidence level of similarity between the third target data and the second target data stored in the remote database; in response to the second confidence level being at or above the confidence level threshold, outputting the identity data of the second target data.

Abstract: A semiconductor product being convertible or converted from a customizable configuration into a selectable or selected one of a plurality of different customized configurations, wherein the semiconductor product comprises a customizing unit configured for customizing the semiconductor product into one of the customized configurations selected by a received customizing data structure specifying a selected application of the semiconductor product, and a plurality of functional blocks each configured for providing an assigned functionality and all being deactivated when the semiconductor product is not in one of the customized configurations, wherein the customizing unit is configured for activating only a subgroup of the functional blocks based on the received customizing data structure.

Abstract: A system for multimedia content recognition includes a cloud server and a media client including a silicon-on-chip (SoC) device to communicate with the cloud server via a network. The SoC device includes a local area network (LAN) interface to receive media content from a media source and a media monitor to analyze the received media content and to generate signature information for transmission to the cloud server or for a local analysis. The SoC device further includes an inference engine to locally analyze the signature information to detect an unauthorized access.

Abstract: A vehicle control module includes a vehicle device and a vehicle network interface. The vehicle device is operable to perform a vehicle function. The vehicle network interface facilitates communication regarding the vehicle function between the vehicle device and a vehicle network fabric in accordance with a global vehicle network communication protocol.

Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus for processing video can include a processor. The processor can be configured to perform object detection to detect visual indications of potential objects of interest in a video scene, to receive a selection of an object of interest from the potential objects of interest, and to provide enhanced video content within the video scene for the object of interest indicated by the selection.

Abstract: A method is provided that includes receiving a data request from a requesting device requesting data from a data source, looking up, in a blockchain ledger, a transaction corresponding to the data request to validate the data request, forwarding the validated data request to a data server, receiving a data response from the data server in response to the data request, wherein the data response comprises the requested data from the data source, and forwarding the data response to the requesting device.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure improve existing multi-layer and other network technologies by routing and processing client requests that require machine learning based on the machine learning capabilities of each network device and/or other computer resource characteristics of different network devices. This ensures that network latency and throughput, among other computer resource consumption characteristics, will be improved as machine learning processing can occur at the most suitable network device or be distributed among various suitable network devices.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing encoding or decoding of adaptive bitrate streams. In various embodiments, one or more first computing systems may divide a live media content stream into one or more segments, each segment might include a starting segment boundary and an ending segment boundary. The one or more first computing systems might encode the one or more segments into one or more primary adaptive bitrate streams. The one or more first computing systems might also divide the one or more segments of the live media content stream into one or more subsegments. Each subsegment might be less than a length of a corresponding segment of the one or more segments. The one or more first computing systems might the encode and/or a second computing system might decode the one or more subsegments into or from one or more secondary adaptive bitrate streams.