Abstract: An article, such as an article of footwear includes, a textile component. The textile component includes a yarn. The yarn includes a thermoplastic material and a blowing agent with an activation condition. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material, creating a multicellular foam area of the textile.

Abstract: A textile component includes a yarn which includes a thermoplastic material. A blowing agent with at least activation condition is included into the textile, either by inclusion in the yarn or impregnating in the textile after forming an un-foamed textile. Upon triggering the activation condition of the blowing agent, the blowing agent introduces a plurality of cavities, i.e. cells, into the thermoplastic material. The textile then comprises a multicellular foam area of the textile wherein the multicellular foamed area comprises a multicellular foam surrounding a core yarn. The textile, in either its un-foamed or foamed condition, can be incorporated into a variety of articles, such as an article of footwear.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a three-axis accelerometer. The three-axis accelerometer comprises: a substrate; at least one anchor block fixedly disposed on the substrate; a first X-axis electrode, a second X-axis electrode, a first Y-axis electrode, a second Y-axis electrode, a first Z-axis electrode and a second Z-axis electrode all fixedly disposed on the substrate; a framework suspended above the substrate and comprising a first beam column, a second beam column disposed opposite to the first beam column and at least one connecting beam connecting the first beam column and the second beam column; a proof mass suspended above the substrate; and at least one elastic connection component configured to elastically connect to the at least anchor block, the connecting beam, and the proof mass.

Abstract: A communication rate adjustment method and a related device, the device including at least one processor and at least one non-transitory memory storing a program to be executed by the at least one processor, the program including instructions for receiving first information from a second network device, where the first information comprises packet loss information and/or a second recommended uplink bit rate of a logical channel, where the packet loss information is of a packet data convergence protocol layer of uplink transmission and corresponds to the logical channel, obtaining a first recommended uplink bit rate of the logical channel based on the first information, and sending the first recommended uplink bit rate of the logical channel to a terminal device.

Abstract: A method includes providing frames of video data for being displayed by a head mounted display (HMD). Pixel data is encoded in a pixel of at least some of the video data frames, the encoded pixel data defining a focal state of an optics block of the HMD for displaying the respective frame of the video data to a user. The predetermined focal state is determined from a plurality of available focal states of the optics block, each focal state corresponding to a different focal plane of a virtual image generated based on the video data. The pixel used for encoding may be disposed outside a region of the frame that is displayable by the HMD.

Abstract: A method for monitoring performance of Cooperative Periodic Activity between Spectrum Access Systems, CPAS, process in a network operating Citizens Broadband Radio Service, CBRS. The method comprises performing a first check of a status of a transmission Grant of a Citizens Broadband Radio service Device, CBSD at the start of the CPAS process and if the result of the first check indicates that the Grant is suspended then performing a second check of the status of said transmission Grant at the end of the CPAS process. The method further comprises raising an alarm if the result of the second check indicates that the Grant is suspended. An apparatus and a network implementing the method are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides for transgenic plants and methods of producing such transgenic plants, wherein the transgenic plants express an increased amounts of PYL9 to interact with abscisic acid (ABA) thereby activating enhanced drought resistance and leaf senescence relative to control or wild-type plants.

Abstract: Certain examples provide systems and methods to monitor and control hospital operational systems based on occupancy data and medical orders. An example healthcare workflow management and reasoning system includes a workflow engine including a first particularly programmed processor to monitor one or more medical orders from one or more hospital information systems to identify a condition indicating that a first patient in a first room is ready for a clinical activity such as discharge. The example healthcare workflow management and reasoning system includes a sensing component including a second processor to gather occupancy data regarding the first patient in the first room and transmit the occupancy data to the workflow engine. The example workflow engine controls one or more hospital operational systems to trigger cleaning of the first room, lighting settings for the first room, and transportation of a second patient to the first room based on occupancy data from the sensing component.

Abstract: A method includes providing frames of video data for being displayed by a head mounted display (HMD). Pixel data is encoded in a pixel of at least some of the video data frames, the encoded pixel data defining a focal state of an optics block of the HMD for displaying the respective frame of the video data to a user. The predetermined focal state is determined from a plurality of available focal states of the optics block, each focal state corresponding to a different focal plane of a virtual image generated based on the video data. The pixel used for encoding may be disposed outside a region of the frame that is displayable by the HMD.

Abstract: A volumetric display may include a two-dimensional display; a varifocal optical system configured to receive image light from the two-dimensional display and focus the image light; and at least one processor configured to: control the two-dimensional display to cause a plurality of sub-frames associated with an image frame to be displayed by the display, wherein each sub-frame of the plurality of sub-frames includes a corresponding portion of image data associated with the image frame; and control the varifocal optical system to a corresponding focal state for each respective sub-frame.

Abstract: An astigmatism compensation optical assembly includes a first astigmatism compensation optical module including a first plurality of optical elements including Pancharatnam-Berry phase (PBP) lenses, PBP gratings, polarization sensitive hologram (PSH) lenses, PSH gratings, metamaterials, or combinations thereof. The first plurality of optical elements are configured to compensate for astigmatism in a first axis and include a property associated with Zernike polynomial Z2?2. The astigmatism compensation optical assembly also includes a second astigmatism compensation optical module including a second plurality of optical elements including PBP lenses, PBP gratings, PSH lenses, PSH gratings, metamaterials, or combinations thereof. The second plurality of optical elements are configured to compensate for astigmatism in a second axis and include a property associated with Zernike polynomial Z22.

Abstract: A display system includes a source of unpolarized image light, and a stack of polarization-selective optical elements operable to switchably convert the unpolarized image light into two orthogonally polarized light beams, each of which being switchable in at least one beam characteristic. An output polarizer selects one of the two orthogonally polarized light beams for providing to a user. A depolarizer may be disposed between an electronic display emitting polarized light and the stack. The depolarizer may be in the form of an LC bilayer with randomized in-plane optic axis.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method, device and computer storage medium for diagnosing and optimizing a data analysis system. The method disclosed herein comprises: obtaining information about an analysis engine in a data analysis system to be diagnosed and data to be diagnosed, the data to be diagnosed being associated with the analysis engine and comprising at least one of training data and prediction data for the analysis engine; determining a diagnosis engine corresponding to the analysis engine based on the received information; and providing a metric of uncertainty associated with at least one of the analysis engine and the data to be diagnosed by processing the data to be diagnosed with the diagnosis engine, the metric of uncertainty indicating a level of certainty for a prediction result obtained by processing the data to be diagnosed with the analysis engine.

Abstract: A first type of stacked LC structure includes at least two liquid crystal (LC) cells arranged in optical series that share a common substrate between adjacent LC cells. A second type of stacked LC structure includes at least two LC cells arranged in optical series that share a common electrode layer between adjacent LC cells. An optical assembly for use in a head mounted display (HMD) may include one or more stacked LC structures configured to transmit light in successive optical stages to provide a varifocal optical display assembly having adjustable optical power. By sharing a common substrate or a common electrode layer between adjacent LC cells, the total thickness of a stacked LC structure may be reduced, which may lead to a corresponding reduction in size and weight and improvement in user comfort for an HMD.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a commodity positioning method and apparatus, a device and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring map information marked with multiple pieces of shelf identity information, wherein the multiple pieces of shelf identity information are in one-to-one correspondence with shelves; acquiring shelf image information corresponding to the shelf identity information; identifying, according to the shelf image information, a commodity corresponding to each of electronic price label apparatuses on a corresponding shelf and a first positional relationship between each of the electronic price label apparatuses and the corresponding shelf; generating location information of each of the commodities according to the first positional relationship and the map information.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining original source code including entities. The entities each correspond to a location in the original source code. The method may further include generating, from the original source code, a dependency graph including nodes corresponding to the entities, extracting a location index that maps each location in the original source code to one of the nodes, identifying modified locations in the original source code by comparing modified source code to the original source code, obtaining, for each of the modified locations and by searching the location index, matching nodes, determining, for each of the matching nodes, impacted nodes reachable from the matching node, and identifying, using the location index, impacted entities corresponding to the impacted nodes.

Abstract: A communication method and a communications apparatus, the method including receiving, by an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, a first message from a first access network device, where the first message comprises information for indicating to hand over a voice service of a terminal from a packet switched (PS) domain to a circuit switched (CS) domain, the first message further comprises identification information of a target device, and the target device is a second access network device in a 3G network, and sending, by the AMF entity, through a mobility management entity (MME) a request message to a mobile switching center (MSC) entity, where the request message comprises information indicating a source of the first message.

Abstract: A battery includes an anode having an alkali metal as the active material, a cathode having, for example, iron disulfide as the active material, and an increased electrolyte volume.