Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose an image segmentation model quantization in the field of computer technologies. A method includes: acquiring a first image segmentation model, the first image segmentation model including a plurality of first operators, a concatenation layer, and a second operator; determining an input range of each of the plurality of first operators and the second operator, and updating a quantization parameter of each operator based on the input range of each operator and a target output range, so that the quantization parameter of each operator converges to a quantization parameter corresponding to the target output range; quantizing a network parameter of the concatenation layer based on the quantization parameter corresponding to the target output range, to obtain a quantized image segmentation model; and calling the quantized image segmentation model to perform an image segmentation task.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing versions of security information. A processor set receives a request to add a first version of security information for a number of pods in an orchestration platform. The number of pods comprises pods to be deployed in the orchestration platform. The processor set stores the first version of the security information into a set of security information in a metadata database in the orchestration platform. The set of security information comprises the security information of different versions. The processor set stores a new destination rule for the first version of the security information into a set of destination rules in the metadata database. Destination rules in the set of destination rules defines versions of the security information to be consumed by different pods from the number of pods. The processor set deploys a pod from the number of pods.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for transmitting ions in a mass spectrometer includes using rods arranged in a multipole configuration and extending from proximity of an inlet of an ion guide to proximity of an outlet of the ion guide to generate an electromagnetic field for radially confining ions received via the inlet into a space between said rods, using auxiliary electrodes positioned between the rods to generate an electric field in a first region of the ion guide for reducing radial confinement of a first subset of the received ions in said first region to inhibit passage thereof to a downstream second region of the ion guide while allowing a second subset of the ions to reach the downstream second region, and axially accelerating said second subset of the ions in said downstream second region to expedite exit of said second subset of the ions from the ion guide.

Abstract: Apparatuses and systems for providing multiple structures to enable flexibility of a multiple transmission and reception point ultra-reliable low-latency communication (M-TRP URLLC) operation and reduce measurement effort and power consumption from a transceiving apparatus such as a UE are provided. The techniques disclosed here feature a transceiving apparatus including a transceiver and circuitry. The transceiver, in operation, receives signals from multiple transmission and reception points (M-TRPs) in a network on at least physical downlink shared channels (PDSCHs). The circuitry, in operation, performs beam failure recovery (BFR) by evaluating beam failure detection (BFD) and candidate new beam detection (CBD) for the signals from at least a first one of the M-TRPs.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method of performing MRM mass spectrometry is disclosed, which includes identifying a plurality of precursor ions expected to arrive at an ion guide positioned upstream of a mass filter during a predefined time period subsequent to MRM analysis of a current precursor ion selected by the mass filter, determining a bandpass window for application to said ion guide based on a maximum m/z difference between an m/z of the current precursor ion and m/z ratios of said plurality of precursor ions to be analyzed in said subsequent time period, and configuring the ion guide to provide said bandpass window.

Abstract: This communication device comprises a control circuit and a transmission circuit. The control circuit determines which of a plurality of communications to be prioritized, that include transmission and/or reception of information to adjust the use of resources between communication devices in side link communication. A communication circuit performs communication in accordance with the determination of the control circuit.

Abstract: An uncertainty weighted average of the equalized amounts of two or more quantifier ions is calculated from a quantitation experiment itself. n known i ions of a compound are mass analyzed over time in each of m different samples, producing n XIC peaks for each of the m samples. A reference ion j is selected that is a j ion of the n i ions or a hypothetical ion j. A ratio r(j,i) of a peak area of the j ion to a peak area of each ion of the n i ions is calculated for each of the m samples, producing m r(j,i) ratios for each of the n i ions. An expected ratio rq(j,i) is calculated for each ion of the n i ions from the m r(j,i) ratios for each of the n i ions. For each sample, the uncertainty weighted average is calculated using rq(j,i).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for Mode 2 resource (re-)selection for packet delay budget limited scenario. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus comprising: circuitry which, in operation, adjusts a candidate resource ratio based on a time period, and identifies a plurality of resource candidates based on the adjusted candidate resource ratio; and a transmitter, which, in operation, transmits a transmission block using a resource selected from the plurality of resource candidates.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing versions of security information. A processor set receives a request to add a first version of security information for a number of pods in an orchestration platform. The number of pods comprises pods to be deployed in the orchestration platform. The processor set stores the first version of the security information into a set of security information in a metadata database in the orchestration platform. The set of security information comprises the security information of different versions. The processor set stores a new destination rule for the first version of the security information into a set of destination rules in the metadata database. Destination rules in the set of destination rules defines versions of the security information to be consumed by different pods from the number of pods. The processor set deploys a pod from the number of pods.

Abstract: An integrated circuit of a first communication apparatus includes transmission circuitry, reception circuitry, and determination circuitry. The transmission circuitry controls transmitting to a second communication apparatus data in a first reserved resource among at least two reserved resources, each of the at least two reserved resources being selected based on a resource selection or re-selection procedure and being reserved for a transmission to the second communication apparatus. The reception circuitry control receiving from the second communication apparatus a physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH) that is used to indicate if the transmission of data in the first reserved resource is successfully received by the second communication apparatus. The determination circuitry controls determining that a second reserved resource among the at least two reserved resources is held by the first communication apparatus and is not used by the first communication apparatus based on the PSFCH.

Abstract: Techniques for updating container groups executing in a production environment include receiving a command to update a container group that includes one or more containers. The techniques further include determining that a transaction between the container group and an external service has not yet completed. The techniques further include initiating an in-place update operation that retains the container group and replaces the one or more containers included in the container group with one or more updated containers using an updated container image. The techniques further include, responsive to receiving a callback of the transaction between the container group and the external service, storing information returned by the callback in memory, and responsive to a determination that the in-place update operation has completed, providing the information stored in memory to the container group that includes the one or more updated containers.

Abstract: This communication device comprises a control circuit and a transmission circuit. The control circuit determines which of a plurality of communications to be prioritized, that include transmission and/or reception of information to adjust the use of resources between communication devices in side link communication. A communication circuit performs communication in accordance with the determination of the control circuit.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for controlling the temperature gradient along a differential mobility spectrometer having a differential mobility spectrometer having an inlet and an outlet, wherein the inlet is configured to receive ions transported from an ion source by a transport gas. The differential mobility spectrometer has an internal operating pressure, electrodes, and at least one voltage source for providing DC and RF voltages to the electrodes for separating ions that are transported from the inlet to the outlet. A gas port is provided near the outlet for introducing a throttle gas to control the flow rate of the transport gas through the differential mobility spectrometer and thereby adjust the ion residence time. A heater is provided for controlling the temperature of the throttle gas to minimize the temperature gradient between the inlet and outlet of the differential mobility spectrometer.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for handling eviction of subprocess pods of a node. An indication to evict pods of a node in a container environment is received. Upon receiving such an indication, process information pertaining to the evicted pods is retrieved. In scenarios in which some of the evicted pods include subprocess pods, based on such processing information, those subprocess pods with a timeout that is less than a threshold value may be tagged for timeout handling. Such timeout handling involves selecting a number of subprocess pods to ensure that their parent process will successfully complete its assigned job. A schedule plan may then be generated for such selected subprocess pods, where the schedule plan updates the timeout for such subprocess pods to enable them to complete execution of their assigned tasks prior to their expiration time (timeout) even though they were evicted.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for executing a hot upgrade process is provided. The computer-implemented method includes receiving a process upgrade request during executions of first and second tasks by an old container, determining that the process upgrade request affects the first task but not the second task, labeling the first task but not the second task and acting on the process upgrade request. The computer-implemented method further includes, based on the labeling, storing the first task by the old container and executing the second task by the old container, deleting the old container and instantiating a new container for transformation and execution of the first task.

Abstract: A method, according to one approach, includes: analyzing tasks that are received in an order at an edge node having one or more critical devices. Tags are added to ones of the received tasks that use the critical devices. Moreover, ones of the tagged tasks that use a same one of the critical devices are set as related tasks. The method also includes causing the tagged tasks to be added to an active dependency list. An execution plan is generated for the received tasks based at least in part on the order in which the tasks were received and the dependency list. Furthermore, the received tasks are dispatched to the critical devices as outlined in the execution plan.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a communication apparatus and a communication method for sidelink co-channel coexistence resource selection information sharing, the communication apparatus comprising: a first module, which, in operation, is configured to select a list of first resources from a first plurality of candidate resources based on information relating to one or more resources of a second plurality of candidate resources received from a second module: and a transceiver, which, in operation, transmits to and/or receive from another communication apparatus a signal in one of the list of first resources.

Abstract: This communication device comprises: a control circuit that allocates a signal to a guard section that is set to an Nth time resource, among the Nth time resource and an N+1th time resource that are included in a plurality of time resources, when a plurality of contiguous time resources are allocated in terminal-to-terminal communication in an unlicensed band; and a transmission circuit that transmits the signal in the plurality of time resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides communication apparatuses and communication methods for utilization of released resource. The communication apparatuses include a communication apparatus comprising: a receiver which, in operation, receives release information relating to a reserved resource from another communication apparatus, the reserved resource being reserved for a transmission from the another communication apparatus; and circuitry which, in operation, selects a resource from a plurality of resource candidates when the communication apparatus is to do a subsequent transmission, wherein the plurality of resource candidates includes the reserved resource.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing key points in an image are provided. The method includes: obtaining a first image region to which key points belongs from an (N?1)th frame image; obtaining a second image region to which the key points belong from an Nth frame image; analyzing optical flow of the key points between the first image region and the second image region, to determine position offset information of the key points; compensating first predicted position information of the key points in the (N?1)th frame image by using the position offset information to obtain compensated predicted position information of the key points; and performing temporal smoothing on second predicted position information of the key points in the Nth frame image using the compensated predicted position information to obtain smoothed predicted position information of the key points in the Nth frame image.