Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for improved entropy encoding and decoding. An apparatus includes a video encoder (200) for encoding at least a block in a picture by transforming a residue of the block to obtain transform coefficients, quantizing the transform coefficients to obtain quantized transform coefficients, and entropy coding the quantized transform coefficients. The quantized transform coefficients are encoded using a flag to indicate that a current one of the quantized transform coefficients being processed is a last non-zero coefficient for the block having a value greater than or equal to a specified value.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure include a method of forming an interconnect structure that is coupled to a metal gate of a field effect transistor (FET). The method includes exposing a device structure to a metal halide pre-soak, wherein the device structure comprises at least one feature formed in a first dielectric layer, wherein the at least one feature exposes a surface of a second dielectric layer surrounding a metal gate. The method further includes exposing the device structure to a plasma treatment, and at least partially filling the at least one feature with a metal fill material.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a solid-state circuit breaker is disclosed, an operating component of a mechanical switch of the solid-state circuit breaker can move among a closed position, a first switching position, an electronic open position, a second switching position and a manual open position, which are arranged in sequence. The solid-state circuit breaker further includes a first, a second and a third micro switch. The first micro switch is in a first disengaged state in a condition where the operating component is between the closed position and the first switching position, and is in a first triggered state in a condition where the operating component is between the first switching position and the manual open position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium for generating a levels-of-detail model. The method includes: performing mesh simplification on a target model to obtain a top-level mesh model; determining remaining-level mesh models based on the top-level mesh model and preset model parameters by a mesh subdivision algorithm, and recording a subdivision parent-child relationship between an upper-level model and a lower-level mesh model; performing texture mapping on a bottom-level mesh model to obtain a bottom-level texture model, wherein the bottom-level mesh model is a bottom-level mesh model of the remaining-level mesh models; determining a levels-of-detail model based on the mesh subdivision parent-child relationship and the bottom-level texture model.

Abstract: A wireline shifting tool comprising an anchor, a linear actuator, and a shifter may be at least partially controlled by one or more measurements indicating an amount of force applied to the anchor, the linear actuator, the shifter, or a combination thereof. For example, a processor may receive the one or more measurements and perform a seeking operation or cause a graphical user interface (GUI) to display information that may inform a user regarding operations associated with the wireline shifting tool.

Abstract: A water quality early warning system and method for aquaponics based on zebrafish behavior analysis is provided. The system includes a monitoring chamber, an infrared transceiver array, a signal driving and collecting board and a processor, where the infrared transceiver array includes infrared transceiver modules; each infrared transceiver module includes an infrared transmitting module and an infrared receiving module; the signal driving and collecting board is connected to the infrared transceiver array, and configured to drive the infrared transmitting module to transmit infrared light, collect induced currents generated by the infrared receiving module and generate a voltage matrix in M rows and N columns according to induced currents; the processor is connected to the signal driving and collecting board, and configured to calculate motion parameters of the target zebrafish according to the voltage matrix, and perform an early warning on a water quality of the target water body.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a solid-state circuit breaker, including an electronic switch and a mechanical switch connected in series, the mechanical switch includes: a housing; a handle, rotatably installed to the housing and capable of stopping at an on position, an charged position, and an off position between the on position and the charged position; a movable contact and a stationary contact; and a transmission assembly, configured to transmit a motion of the handle to the movable contact to achieve contact and separation with the stationary contact; upon the handle being in the on position, the mechanical switch is on; upon the handle being in the off position, the mechanical switch is off, and the transmission assembly is in a tripping state; upon the handle being in the charged position, the mechanical switch is off, and the transmission assembly is in a non-tripping state.

Abstract: A user device may detect speech and use “early exiting” when identifying a potential operational command in the detected speech. The implementation of early exiting may be based on a variable threshold, where variable sensitivity settings for the threshold may be used to control how quickly, and whether, an “early exit” or early prediction of an operational command will occur. An early exit threshold may be adjusted, for example, based on network conditions, to ensure optimal operational command determination from the audio.

Abstract: Method and device in a node for wireless communications. A first receiver receives first information and a first signaling, the first signaling is used to indicate N resource pools, N being a positive integer greater than 1, the first information is used to determine a type of at least one of the N resource pools, the type of any of the N resource pools is one of a first type and a second type, a number of resource pool(s) of the first type among the N resource pools is a first number, the first number being a positive integer; when the first number is less than N, receives a bit block in each resource pool of the second type among the N resource pools; a first transmitter transmits a target bit, a value of the target bit is equal to a target binary value acquired after logical.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solid-state circuit breaker including a mounting side plate; an operating handle disposed on the mounting side plate and being rotatable relative to the mounting side plate to switch between a closing state and an opening state; a mechanical switch connected to the operating handle, wherein in a case that the operating handle is rotated by a first angle from the closing state along a rotation direction of the operating handle switched from the closing state to the opening state, the operating handle drives the mechanical switch to open; an actuating assembly disposed on the mounting side plate, wherein an end of the actuating assembly abuts against the operating handle, and the actuating assembly is rotatable relative to the mounting side plate under driving of the operating handle; and a microswitch abutting against the other end of the actuating assembly away from the operating handle, wherein in a case that the operating handle is rotated by a second angle from the closing

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for image processing. The method may include obtaining multiple projection images of a subject acquired by an imaging device from multiple view angles; generating an initial slice image of the subject by image reconstruction based on the multiple projection images; determining, based on the multiple projection images, a target out-of-plane artifact of the initial slice image; and generating a corrected slice image by correcting the initial slice image with respect to the target out-of-plane artifact.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for image splicing. The systems and methods may acquire a first image and a second image, determine a plurality of first feature points in a first region of the first image, determine a plurality of second feature points in a second region of the second image, then match the plurality of first feature points with the plurality of second feature points to generate a plurality of point pairs. Based on the plurality of point pairs, a third region on the first image and a fourth region on the second image may be determined. Finally, a third image may be generated based on the first image and the second image, wherein the third region of the first image may overlap with the fourth region of the second image in the third image.

Abstract: A robotic surgery device and a feeding system, the robotic surgery device is in communication with a feeding device for tubular component, and includes a synchronous rotary means, including a bracket, a rotary stage, a rotary motor and a rotation transmitting member, wherein the rotary stage is rotatably arranged over the bracket; the tubular component is drawn out from the feeding device and then connected to the rotary stage; as the tubular component rotates when driven by the feeding device, the rotary motor drives the rotary stage to rotate synchronously via the rotation transmitting member; and a synchronous translating means connected with the synchronous rotary means, wherein as the tubular component moves back and forth when driven by the feeding device, the synchronous translating means moves in coordination with the tubular component. Compared with prior art, the robotic surgery device can free the operator's hands and reduce the use costs.

Abstract: Methods and systems are presented for providing a framework for facilitating storage and querying of vectors. Under the framework, different portions of a vector database are stored in different types of memories to improve storage and querying efficiency. One or more index portions of the vector database is stored in a volatile memory, and one or more vector portions of the vector database is stored in a non-volatile memory. Each index portion includes an index that represents multiple levels of vector partitions, including a first level of vector partitions and a second level of vector partitions. Each vector partition in the first level of vector partitions is linked to a different subset of vector partitions in the second level of vector partitions, and each vector partition in the second level of vector partitions corresponds to a group of vectors.

Abstract: A user device may detect speech and use “early exiting” when identifying a potential operational command in the detected speech. The implementation of early exiting may be based on a variable threshold, where variable sensitivity settings for the threshold may be used to control how quickly, and whether, an “early exit” or early prediction of an operational command will occur. An early exit threshold may be adjusted, for example, based on network conditions, to ensure optimal operational command determination from the audio.

Abstract: A salt form of compound I is a GLP-1R agonist, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof are provided. The salt has excellent GLP-1R agonistic activity and has good bioavailability in animals, thus being suitable for preparing a preparation for treating metabolic diseases, tumors, autoimmune diseases, or metastatic diseases.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a node used for wireless communications. A first receiver receives a first signaling, the first signaling being used to determine a target serving cell and a first time unit, where the target serving cell is either a first serving cell or a second serving cell; a first transmitter determines a first HARQ-ACK codebook and transmits a first signal in the first time unit on the target serving cell, the first signal carrying the first HARQ-ACK codebook; herein, a first time is a boundary time for an active UL BWP change on the first serving cell, a start time for the first time unit being no earlier than the first time; the target serving cell is used to determine whether the first HARQ-ACK codebook comprises a HARQ-ACK information bit for the second time unit on the first serving cell.

Abstract: A reverse wiring self-protection circuit is disclosed, including an auxiliary power module configured to provide tripping electric energy for tripping the solid-state circuit breaker to a tripping coil of the solid-state circuit breaker before an isolating switch of the solid-state circuit breaker is closed; a reverse wiring determination module configured to determine whether DC power connected to the solid-state circuit breaker is reversely wired, and output a first driving enable signal enabling a driving circuit module in response to reverse wiring of the DC power; the driving circuit module is configured to, transmit a driving signal indicating tripping operation to the tripping coil, in response to the first driving enable signal. The reverse wiring self-protection circuit according to the present disclosure can protect the elements included in the solid-state circuit breaker itself and improve the personal safety of the DC system to which the solid-state circuit breaker is connected.

Abstract: A first receiver receives a first signaling, the first signaling is used to schedule a first PDSCH; determines whether to process the first PDSCH according to a first condition set; when the first condition set is satisfied, processes the first PDSCH; when the first condition set is not satisfied, determines whether to process the first PDSCH by itself; wherein the first condition set comprises that an actual data rate is not greater than a target reference data rate; the actual data rate is related to a number of bit(s) in a bit block in the first PDSCH; when a second condition set is satisfied, the target reference data rate is a first reference data rate, and the first reference data rate is configurable or UE-capability related; when a second condition set is not satisfied, the target reference data rate is a second reference data rate.