Abstract: The present invention provides a supporting hook structure, comprising a sleeve, a fixing rod, a first limit unit, a hook and a fixing device. The fixing rod is connected to the side surface of the sleeve. The hook body is connected to one end of the sleeve. The first limit unit is arranged on the side surface of the sleeve and adjacent to the hook body. The first limit unit makes the hook body rotates with the axis direction of the sleeve as a rotation axis. The fixing device is connected to the other end of the sleeve to fix the rotating position of the hook body. Through the above, the hook part enters the proximal thigh from a surgical entrance and the hook part rotates to make the hook part abut against the proximal femur to complete the positioning and fixation of the femur hook structure to the femur.

Abstract: A method of calibrating a motor assembly includes selecting an electric motor and a motor controller for the motor assembly, obtaining at least one electric motor parameter of the electric motor, calculating a correction factor for the electric motor based upon the at least one electric motor parameter, and programming the motor controller with the correction factor.

Abstract: A measurement system includes a camera and a processor. The camera is configured to capture a measurement card image of a measurement card, and the measurement card image includes a number of feature pattern images. The processor is electrically connected to the camera and configured for analyzing the feature pattern images to obtain a feature point coordinate of a feature point of each feature pattern image, and inputting the feature point coordinates into a conversion matrix to obtain a tip coordinate of a tip of the measurement card.

Abstract: A method for determining a three-dimensional tortuosity of a loose and broken rock-soil mass, includes the following steps: a particle grading curve of the loose and broken rock-soil mass is obtained by utilizing a particle size analysis, and followed by calculating an equivalent particle size and an average particle size; a porosity of the loose and broken rock-soil mass is obtained by utilizing a moisture content test, a density test, and a specific gravity test; the three-dimensional tortuosity of the loose and broken rock-soil mass is obtained by utilizing the equivalent particle size, the average particle size and the porosity of the loose and broken rock-soil mass. The method has the advantages of simple logic, accuracy and reliability, simple and fast parameter determination, and has high practical value and promotion value in the field of environmental protection and ecological restoration technology.

Abstract: A method and circuit for an Automatic Self Checking and Healing (ASCH) of Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs), the method includes: controlling a skew input added to each PUF cell of a PUF array in a circuit with sub-mV resolution; healing a portion of unstable bits of each PUF cells locally; and performing a second self-checking on healed PUF cells to determine final PUF cells to discard. The method further includes performing at least one of a static operation mode, a dynamic operation mode, and a hybrid operation mode of ASCH stabilization system based on design needs to reconfigure and mask the PUF array to achieve less than 1E-8 Bit Error Rate (BER) with less than 25% masking ratio. The circuit includes the skew input, a self-checking controller, a high-speed readout, a validity detector, and a Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC).

Abstract: In certain aspects, disclosed herein are methods of treating cancer in a subject, comprising administration to the subject of (1) one or more glucocorticoid receptor agonists and (2) one or more inhibitors of calcineurin. In some embodiments, the administration of the one or more glucocorticoid receptor agonists and the one or more inhibitors of calcineurin results in restoration of contact inhibition, increased formation of intercellular junctions, reduced cell proliferation, and/or increased vacuolization of cells growing in multilayer zones. Included herein are methods for identification of novel compounds that restore contact inhibition in cancer cells.

Abstract: A zirconia ceramic material for use in dental applications is provided comprising an yttria-stabilized zirconia material comprising from 4.5 mol % to 5.1 mol % yttria. Optionally, the zirconia ceramic has a coloring agent that may comprise one or more metals selected from terbium (Tb), chromium (Cr), erbium (Er), and cobalt (Co), and further, may, optionally, comprise alumina, which if present may be in an amount from 0 wt % to 0.25 wt %. The zirconia ceramic materials exhibit both enhanced translucency and a flexural strength of at least 800 MPa when fully sintered.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods, system, and devices for configuring a user equipment (UE) with priority information for measurement task. One method includes sending, by the RAN node, a configuration message to the UE, the configuration message comprising the priority information, so that the UE performs a measurement task and reports at least one measurement result according to the priority information; and receiving, by the RAN node, the at least one measurement result from the UE. Another method includes receiving, by the UE, a configuration message from a radio access network (RAN) node, the configuration message comprising the priority information; and performing, by the UE, a measurement task and reporting at least one measurement result according to the priority information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method to improve the encapsulation efficiency and physicochemical stability of ginsenosides Rg3 and CK nano-emulsion, belonging to the field of functional emulsions. The method to improve the encapsulation efficiency and physicochemical stability of ginsenosides Rg3 and CK nano-emulsion, includes the following steps: (1) WPI, Tween 80 and water were mixed evenly according to the amount ratio of 0.5 g:0.5-0.7 g:50 mL to obtain the aqueous phase; (2) Mixing a saponin extract containing the minor ginsenosides Rg3 and CK with edible oil evenly to obtain the oil phase; (3) Mixing the aqueous phase with the oil phase, carrying out shearing dispersion to obtain coarse emulsion, and then allowing the coarse emulsion to be subjected to microfluidization homogenization to obtain an oil-in-water nano-emulsion containing the minor ginsenosides Rg3 and CK.

Abstract: A communication method applied to a computer system that includes a first subsystem and a second subsystem. A safety level of the first subsystem is higher than a safety level of the second subsystem. The first subsystem includes a memory access checker. The method includes the memory access checker receives a memory access request from a memory access initiator, determines, based on preconfigured memory safety level division information, whether a safety level of a memory to be accessed by the memory access initiator matches a safety level of the memory access initiator, and allows the memory access initiator to access the memory address when the safety level of the memory matches the safety level of the memory access initiator.

Abstract: An indoor target positioning method based on an improved convolutional neural network (CNN) model includes acquiring and preprocessing target camera serial interface (CSI) data of a to-be-positioned target and matching the preprocessed target CSI data with fingerprints in a positioning fingerprint database to obtain coordinate information of the to-be-positioned target. The generation method of the positioning fingerprint database includes: collecting indoor WiFi signals by a software defined radio (SDR) platform to obtain indoor CSI data corresponding to the WiFi signals, and preprocessing the indoor CSI data; partitioning the preprocessed indoor CSI data into a plurality of data subsets through a clustering algorithm; training an improved CNN model by the data subsets to obtain a trained improved CNN model; and generating the positioning fingerprint database by the trained improved CNN model and the preprocessed indoor CSI data.

Abstract: An electronic device may include a display system and an optical system that are supported by a housing. The optical system may be a catadioptric optical system having one or more lens elements. The optical system may include a wave plate stack with one or more wave plates. The display system may include a polarizer stack with a linear polarizer and one or more wave plates. The optical system and display system may each include a negative dispersion quarter wave plate. A positive C-plate may be positioned adjacent to each quarter wave plate. The optical system may include a quarter wave plate having positive birefringence whereas the display system may include a quarter wave plate having negative birefringence. The optical system and display system may each include a quarter wave plate and a half wave plate.

Abstract: Techniques regarding star polymers with enhanced antimicrobial functionality are provided. For example, a polymer is provided that can comprise a core that can have a singlet oxygen generator and that can generate a singlet oxygen species upon irradiation with light. The polymer can also comprise a plurality of polycarbonate arms covalently bonded to the core. The plurality of polycarbonate arms can be degradable and can comprise a cation. Further, the plurality of polycarbonate arms can have antimicrobial functionality.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method performed by an electronic device of a base station. The method includes: obtaining beam priority information of a plurality of beams for a plurality of user equipments (UEs); obtaining inter-beam interference information of the plurality of beams; identifying, based on the beam priority information and the inter-beam interference information, one of a plurality of beam pairing sets comprising two or more beams among the plurality of beams; and performing communication with at least one of the plurality of UEs via the identified beam pairing set.

Abstract: A lamp includes a cover plate, a housing, and a light source assembly. At least one side wall of the housing is a light-emitting surface; the cover plate and the housing are enclosed to form an accommodating space; the light source assembly is arranged in the accommodating space; and the light source assembly emits light toward the cover plate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a dynamic error measurement apparatus, system, and method for an electricity meter. The measurement apparatus includes a test signal generation unit configured to generate a voltage test signal and two-circuit current test signals, output the voltage test signal to a measurement unit, and output the two-circuit current test signals to the measurement unit and a current summation unit; the measurement unit configured to determine two-circuit electric energy values based on the voltage test signal and the two-circuit current test signals, and output the two-circuit electric energy values to a calculation control unit; the current summation unit configured to determine a combined current signal based on the two-circuit current test signals; and the calculation control unit configured to determine a total electric energy value based on the two-circuit electric energy values. The system includes a standard meter and a measurement apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a storage unit, a data writing method and a data reading method thereof, a memory and an electronic device. The storage unit includes a semiconductor substrate, a first insulating medium layer, a ferroelectric thin film layer, a bottom electrode, a tunnel junction, a first metal interconnection portion, a second metal interconnection portion, a third metal interconnection portion and a fourth metal interconnection portion. The first insulating medium layer is formed on the semiconductor substrate, the ferroelectric thin film layer is disposed on the first insulating medium layer, the bottom electrode is formed on the ferroelectric thin film layer, and the tunnel junction is formed on the bottom electrode. The first metal interconnection portion is connected to a first end of the bottom electrode, and the third metal interconnection portion is connected to a second end of the bottom electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a fusion protein of human serum albumin or a wild type thereof and human interleukin-2 or a mutation thereof, said fusion protein has a significantly extended in vivo half-life relative to recombinant interleukin-2, can be used alone for treating a tumor, and improves anti-tumor efficacy of an anti-PD-1 antibody or an anti PD-L1-antibody.

Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to techniques for reducing inaccuracies in context aware policies (CAP) with real-time feedforward validation in extended reality environments. In a particular aspect, a extended reality system is configured to author, by a user using the head-mounted device, a rule or policy or context aware policy (CAP) including one or more target actions and triggering context instances, capture, using one or more sensors, context history records for the user, render, by the head-mounted device, one or more validation scenes based on the rule or policy or CAP and the context history records, validate, by the user using the head-mounted device, the one or more validation scenes within an extended reality environment, and update, by the user using the head-mounted device, the rule or policy or CAP based on the validation.