Abstract: An audio and video processing method, includes: displaying a video creation interface of a target audio, where the video creation interface includes n audio clips of the target audio and video recording entries corresponding to the n audio clips respectively, n?2; receiving a trigger signal acting on a target video recording entry on the video creation interface, where the target video recording entry is a video recording entry corresponding to a target audio clip; acquiring a target video corresponding to the target audio clip based on the trigger signal, where the target video is a video clip of which the video duration is less than a duration threshold; and sending a video creation request carrying the target video to a server, where the video creation request is used to instruct to play picture information of the target video when the target audio is played.

Abstract: Provided is a method for playing music, applicable to a terminal provided with a music player, including: playing first music by the music player and playing a video in a music playback page, wherein the first music corresponds to at least two videos; receiving a video switching operation in the music playback page, wherein the video switching operation includes at least one of a swipe operation, a tap operation, a long press operation, and a press operation; and switching the video being played in the music playback page in response to the video switching operation, and continuing playing the first music by the music player.

Abstract: Provided is an anti-atopic dermatitis protein. A corresponding pharmaceutical composition contains a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the anti-atopic dermatitis protein. The anti-atopic dermatitis protein is one or more proteins selected from the group consisting of Helicobacter pylori-neutrophil-activating protein (HP-NAP) and recombinant maltose-binding protein fused to neutrophil-activating protein (rMBP-NAP). HP-NAP and rMBP-NAP can effectively treat AD in an oxazolone-induced AD model, providing brand-new drugs for the treatment of AD.

Abstract: An audio and video processing method, includes: displaying a video creation interface of a target audio, where the video creation interface includes n audio clips of the target audio and video recording entries corresponding to the n audio clips respectively, n?2; receiving a trigger signal acting on a target video recording entry on the video creation interface, where the target video recording entry is a video recording entry corresponding to a target audio clip; acquiring a target video corresponding to the target audio clip based on the trigger signal, where the target video is a video clip of which the video duration is less than a duration threshold; and sending a video creation request carrying the target video to a server, where the video creation request is used to instruct to play picture information of the target video when the target audio is played.

Abstract: Provided is a method for playing music, applicable to a terminal provided with a music player, including: playing first music by the music player and playing a video in a music playback page, wherein the first music corresponds to at least two videos; receiving a video switching operation in the music playback page, wherein the video switching operation includes at least one of a swipe operation, a tap operation, a long press operation, and a press operation; and switching the video being played in the music playback page in response to the video switching operation, and continuing playing the first music by the music player.

Abstract: Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations are provided. Described are multiplexer microfluidic devices configured to serially deliver a plurality of distinct sample populations to a sample processing element rapidly and automatically, without cross-contaminating the distinct sample populations. Also provided are microfluidic sample processing elements that can be used to rapidly and automatically manipulate and/or interrogate members of a sample population. The microfluidic devices can be used to improve the throughput and quality of experiments involving model organisms, such as C. elegans.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for intra prediction for a current block using directional intra prediction based on neighboring pixels around the current block are disclosed. Embodiment according to the present invention derives the gradient for the current pixel from the neighboring reconstructed pixels along a prediction direction of directional intra prediction. The gradient derived is used to form the final intra prediction. In another embodiment of the present invention, the intra prediction for slant vertical and horizontal directions is derived based on the neighboring reconstructed pixels in a neighboring row adjacent to the top side of the current block and the neighboring reconstructed pixels in a neighboring column adjacent to the left side of the current block.

Abstract: A method includes receiving the video bitstream from a media or a processor, recovering a first coded block flag (cbf) from the video bitstream based on a context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) decoding process according to a first context formation, wherein the first cbf is associated with a first transform unit (TU) of a first color component, and the first cbf indicates whether the first TU of the first color component has at least one non-zero transform coefficient, and recovering a second cbf from the video bitstream based on the CABAC decoding process according to a second context formation, wherein the second cbf is associated with a second TU of a second color component, and the second cbf indicates whether the second TU of the second color component has at least one non-zero transform coefficient.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of decoding a block, and the method includes receiving a flag indicating whether a current intra prediction mode is equal to any of one or more most probable modes, deriving, based on a value of the flag, the current intra prediction mode from a decoded mode index, and decoding the block according to the current intra prediction mode. The current intra prediction mode belongs to a mode set that includes a DC mode, a Planar mode, and at least one directional mode. The deriving the current intra prediction mode includes, when the mode index corresponds to a first mode index value representing the Planar mode, deriving the current intra prediction mode to be the Planar mode; and, when the mode index corresponds to a second mode index value representing the DC mode, deriving the current intra prediction mode to be the DC mode.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for intra prediction for a current block using directional intra prediction based on neighboring pixels around the current block are disclosed. Embodiment according to the present invention derives the gradient for the current pixel from the neighboring reconstructed pixels along a prediction direction of directional intra prediction. The gradient derived is used to form the final intra prediction. In another embodiment of the present invention, the intra prediction for slant vertical and horizontal directions is derived based on the neighboring reconstructed pixels in a neighboring row adjacent to the top side of the current block and the neighboring reconstructed pixels in a neighboring column adjacent to the left side of the current block.

Abstract: Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations are provided. Described are multiplexer microfluidic devices configured to serially deliver a plurality of distinct sample populations to a sample processing element rapidly and automatically, without cross-contaminating the distinct sample populations. Also provided are microfluidic sample processing elements that can be used to rapidly and automatically manipulate and/or interrogate members of a sample population. The microfluidic devices can be used to improve the throughput and quality of experiments involving model organisms, such as C. elegans.

Abstract: An encoder for receiving a video frame and performing encoding processes to generate an encoded bitstream includes: a fidelity enhancement block, for performing a fidelity enhancement technique on processed data utilizing a partition method, and generating fidelity enhancement information comprising at least one parameter associated with a partition structure, wherein the fidelity enhancement technique comprises applying discrepancy modeling based on DC offset; and an entropy coding block, coupled to the fidelity enhancement block, for encoding the fidelity enhancement information, and embedding the encoded fidelity enhancement information into the encoded bitstream.

Abstract: A method includes receiving the video bitstream from a media or a processor, recovering a first coded block flag (cbf) from the video bitstream based on a context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) decoding process according to a first context formation, wherein the first cbf is associated with a first transform unit (TU) of a first color component, and the first cbf indicates whether the first TU of the first color component has at least one non-zero transform coefficient, and recovering a second cbf from the video bitstream based on the CABAC decoding process according to a second context formation, wherein the second cbf is associated with a second TU of a second color component, and the second cbf indicates whether the second TU of the second color component has at least one non-zero transform coefficient.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for intra prediction for a current block using directional intra prediction based on neighboring pixels around the current block are disclosed. Embodiment according to the present invention derives the gradient for the current pixel from the neighboring reconstructed pixels along a prediction direction of directional intra prediction. The gradient derived is used to form the final intra prediction. In another embodiment of the present invention, the intra prediction for slant vertical and horizontal directions is derived based on the neighboring reconstructed pixels in a neighboring row adjacent to the top side of the current block and the neighboring reconstructed pixels in a neighboring column adjacent to the left side of the current block.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for intra prediction mode coding and decoding are disclosed. In one embodiment, the encoding and decoding process assigns individual indices and codewords to DC mode and Planar mode respectively. The flag is set if the current intra prediction mode is equal to any of one or more neighboring intra prediction modes. Variable length codes are designed for a remaining mode set. If the flag is not set, the currently intra prediction mode is encoded using the variable length codes. In another embodiment, multiple most probable modes are used.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for intra prediction mode coding and decoding are disclosed. In one embodiment, the encoding and decoding process assigns individual indices and codewords to DC mode and Planar mode respectively. The flag is set if the current intra prediction mode is equal to any of one or more neighboring intra prediction modes. Variable length codes are designed for a remaining mode set. If the flag is not set, the currently intra prediction mode is encoded using the variable length codes. In another embodiment, multiple most probable modes are used. If the current intra prediction mode is not equal to any of the multiple most probable modes, the current intra prediction mode is encoded using variable length codes designed for the corresponding remaining modes according the ranking order of the remaining modes.

Abstract: Microfluidic devices for the rapid and automated processing of sample populations are provided. Described are multiplexer microfluidic devices configured to serially deliver a plurality of distinct sample populations to a sample processing element rapidly and automatically, without cross-contaminating the distinct sample populations. Also provided are microfluidic sample processing elements that can be used to rapidly and automatically manipulate and/or interrogate members of a sample population. The microfluidic devices can be used to improve the throughput and quality of experiments involving model organisms, such as C. elegans.

Abstract: A method for performing parallel coding with ordered entropy slices includes: providing a plurality of entropy slices to a plurality of processing elements, wherein each entropy slice includes a plurality of blocks; initializing CABAC states of a current entropy slice as the CABAC states of a previous entropy slice after processing DB blocks of the previous entropy slice. DB is a positive integer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for deblocking reconstructed video in a video coding system. The method receives reconstructed pixel data, wherein the reconstructed pixel data is configured into LCUs (largest coding units) and each LCU is divided into blocks. The method then identifies horizontal block edges of the blocks in the LCUs, applies first vertical filtering to the reconstructed pixel data corresponding to one or more first lines above a first horizontal block edge in the first edge group, and applies second vertical filtering to the reconstructed pixel data corresponding to one or more second lines above a second horizontal block edge in the second edge group, wherein a first number of said one or more first lines is smaller than a second number of said one or more second lines.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for decoding of a video bitstream are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises: decoding a first coded block flag (cbf) of the color component indicating whether a current coding unit (CU) of the color component has at least one non-zero transform coefficient (830). According to the first cbf of the color component, the method further comprises decoding four second cbfs, each indicating whether one of four sub-blocks in the current CU of the color component has at least one non-zero transform coefficient (850). The residual quad-tree (RQT) of the current CU of the color component is determined based on the first cbf of the color component (870), or based on the first cbf and the second cbfs of the color component if the second cbfs exist (860).