Abstract: An active stylus calibration method includes establishing, by an electronic device having a touchscreen, a network connection to an active stylus, detecting a function signal from the active stylus, determining a distance between the active stylus and the touchscreen based on a parameter value, obtained through detection, corresponding to the function signal, where a smaller parameter value indicates a larger distance, and when a timing is started when the distance is at a first threshold, the timing duration reaches a specified duration and the distance is at a second threshold, sending, through a network, a force calibration instruction to the active stylus to calibrate a force sensor based on the force calibration instruction.

Abstract: Object re-identification refers to a process by which images that contain an object of interest are retrieved from a set of images captured using disparate cameras or in disparate environments. Object re-identification has many useful applications, particularly as it is applied to people (e.g. person tracking). Current re-identification processes rely on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) that learn re-identification for a particular object class from labeled training data specific to a certain domain (e.g. environment), but that do not apply well in other domains. The present disclosure provides cross-domain disentanglement of id-related and id-unrelated factors. In particular, the disentanglement is performed using a labeled image set and an unlabeled image set, respectively captured from different domains but for a same object class.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerant composition, including difluoromethane (HFC-32), pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), and trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) for use in a heat exchange system, including air conditioning and refrigeration applications and in particular aspects to the use of such compositions as a replacement of the refrigerant R-410A for heating and cooling applications and to retrofitting heat exchange systems, including systems designed for use with R-410A.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pressure expanding a tube to fit a heat exchanger fin are disclosed. The systems can include one or more pressure relief devices, and each pressure relief device can be configured to release at least some pressurized fluid via a respective auxiliary flow path in response to a pressure of the pressurized fluid being greater than a predetermined pressure relief threshold.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sensor. The sensor includes a sensing element and a housing, the housing including an interior space, which is accessible through a housing opening, and the sensing element being situated in the interior space and being designed to detect a property and/or a composition of an ambient medium of the sensor. The method includes filling the interior space with a protective medium through the housing opening, the protective medium being designed to transfer the property and/or the composition of the ambient medium to the sensing element; fixing a preferably flexible diaphragm at or in the housing opening preferably for sealing the housing opening, the diaphragm including at least one diaphragm opening; and sealing the at least one diaphragm opening. A sensor, which is manufactured according to this method, is also described.

Abstract: An active stylus calibration method includes establishing, by an electronic device having a touchscreen, a network connection to an active stylus, detecting a function signal from the active stylus, determining a distance between the active stylus and the touchscreen based on a parameter value, obtained through detection, corresponding to the function signal, where a smaller parameter value indicates a larger distance, and when a timing is started when the distance is at a first threshold, the timing duration reaches a specified duration and the distance is at a second threshold, sending, through a network, a force calibration instruction to the active stylus to calibrate a force sensor based on the force calibration instruction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerant composition, including difluoromethane (HFC-32), pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), and trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I) for use in a heat exchange system, including air conditioning and refrigeration applications and in particular aspects to the use of such compositions as a replacement of the refrigerant R-410A for heating and cooling applications and to retrofitting heat exchange systems, including systems designed for use with R-410A.

Abstract: We describe a method of diagnosing a gastric cancer. The method may include detecting the expression level of an miRNA in a sample of or from an individual. The expression level of the miRNA may be detected in an extracellular vesicle (EV) from the sample. The miRNA may be selected from the group consisting of: hsa-miR-484, hsa-miR-186-5p, hsa-miR-142-5p, hsa-miR-320d, hsa-miR-320a, hsa-miR-320b and hsa-miR-17-5p. The method may be such that an altered expression level of the miRNA as compared to the expression level of the miRNA in an EV in or of an individual known not to be suffering from gastric cancer indicates that the individual is suffering, or is likely to be suffering, from gastric cancer.

Abstract: Heat pump systems with a gas bypass tank and that operate in both heating and cooling modes are disclosed. The systems include a first splitting valve that can route liquid refrigerant to either the indoor coil or the outdoor coil, depending on whether the heat pump system is in heating or cooling mode. An expansion valve in the system can lower the pressure of liquid refrigerant leaving a condenser, thereby creating a two-phase fluid comprising liquid refrigerant and vaporized refrigerant. The gas bypass tank can separate liquid refrigerant from vaporized refrigerant. The liquid refrigerant can be supplied to the evaporator of the system, while the vaporized refrigerant can be bypassed to a compressor. The first splitting valve can include a first plurality of switching paths that route the separated liquid refrigerant to either the outdoor coil or the indoor coil.

Abstract: The present invention relates to heat transfer compositions comprising refrigerant, lubricant and stabilizer, wherein the refrigerant comprises about 49% by weight difluoromethane (HFC-32), about 11.5% by weight pentafluoroethane (HFC-125), and about 39.5% by weight trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I), and wherein said lubricant comprises polyol ester (POE) lubricant and/or polyvinyl ether (PVE) lubricant, and wherein said stabilizer comprises an alkylated naphthalene and optionally but preferably an acid depleting moiety.

Abstract: Systems and methods for pressure expanding a tube to fit a heat exchanger fin are disclosed. The systems can include one or more pressure relief devices, and each pressure relief device can be configured to release at least some pressurized fluid via a respective auxiliary flow path in response to a pressure of the pressurized fluid being greater than a predetermined pressure relief threshold.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved heat exchange performance are disclosed. The system can include a first slab of refrigerant tubes having an upstream side and a downstream side. The system can further include a second slab of refrigerant tubes having an upstream side and a downstream side. The system can additionally include an airflow distribution device configured to distribute air along the first and second slabs. Further, the downstream side of first slab can be set apart a first distance from the downstream side of the second slab and the upstream side of the first slab can be attached to the upstream side of the second slab. The airflow distribution device can include a perforated plate having perforations of various dimensions or various sized vanes positioned in the path of airflow.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration systems incorporating a plurality of refrigerant circuits. The system can include a compressor having a first compression chamber, a second compression chamber, and a motor. The system can further include a heat exchanger having a first set of microchannel coils and a second set of microchannel coils. The system can have a first circuit fluidly coupled between the first compression chamber and the first set of microchannel coils and a second circuit fluidly coupled between the second compression chamber and the second set of microchannel coils. Further, the first circuit comprises a first refrigerant and the second circuit comprises a second refrigerant.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for providing heating and/or cooling of the type comprising evaporating refrigerant liquid and condensing refrigerant vapor in a plurality of repeating cycles, where the method comprises (a) providing the refrigerant comprising at least about 5% by weight of a lower alkyl iodofluorocarbon; and (b) exposing at least a portion of said refrigerant in at least a portion of said plurality of said cycles to a sequestration material comprising: i) copper or a copper alloy; ii) a molecular sieve (preferably a zeolite), comprising copper, silver, lead or a combination thereof; iii) an anion exchange resin, and iv) a combination of two or more of these, wherein said exposing temperature is preferably above about 20 C.

Abstract: A quantum bit control apparatus, including a control signal generator, optoelectronic detectors, a quantum chip, and a shielding apparatus, the optoelectronic detectors are disposed in the shielding apparatus, and an inner part of the shielding apparatus is in a vacuum state. The control signal generator is disposed in a first temperature area, and is configured to generate optical control signals and send the N optical control signals to the optoelectronic detectors. The optoelectronic detectors are disposed in a second temperature area having a temperature lower than of the first temperature area. The N optoelectronic detectors are configured to convert the received optical control signals into electronically controlled signals and send the electronically controlled signals to the quantum chip. The quantum chip is disposed in the second temperature area, and controls a quantum bit in the quantum chip based on the electronically controlled signals.

Abstract: A system for analyzing images includes a processing device including a receiving module configured to receive an image associated with a target domain, and a domain adaptation module configured to characterize one or more features represented in the received image based on a domain adaptation model. The domain adaptation model is generated using a machine learning algorithm to train the domain adaptation model, and the machine learning algorithm is configured to train the domain adaptation model based on one or more source domain images associated with a source domain, one or more previously acquired images associated with the target domain, and acquired characterization data associated with the target domain. The system also includes an output module configured to output the received image with characterization data identifying one or more features characterized by the domain adaptation module.

Abstract: A refrigerant composition, including trifluoroiodomethane (CF3I); 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf); difluoromethane (HFC-32); and carbon dioxide (CO2), for use in a heat exchange system, including refrigeration applications and in particular aspects to the use of such compositions as a replacement of the refrigerant R-404A for heating and cooling applications and to retrofitting heat exchange systems, including systems designed for use with R-404A.

Abstract: Provided are a live detection method and apparatus for a high-voltage switch cabinet. The live detection apparatus for a high-voltage switch cabinet includes a robot body and a back-end server. The robot body includes a host module, a power module, a detection module and a motion module. The power module is electrically connected to the host module and the motion module. The host module is communicably connected to the motion module and the detection module. The detection module includes a visible light camera, an infrared thermal imager, an non-contacting ultrasonic sensor and an ultrahigh-frequency sensor. The motion module includes a horizontal motion module, a vertical motion module and a rotating motion module. The horizontal motion module includes a motor-driven carrier and a laser navigation system. The vertical motion module is secured to the motor-driven carrier.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing an alkynyl pyridine prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor. In particular, the method involved uses 3-substituted-5-bromopyridine-2-carboxylic acid protected by different protection groups as raw materials, and by means of condensation, Sonogashira coupling and deprotection, the target compound is obtained. The process reaction conditions are simple, and have no harsh reaction conditions, strong operability, and stable amplification.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for providing heating and/or cooling of the type comprising evaporating refrigerant liquid and condensing refrigerant vapor in a plurality of repeating cycles, where the method comprises (a) providing the refrigerant comprising at least about 5% by weight of a lower alkyl iodofluorocarbon; and (b) exposing at least a portion of said refrigerant in at least a portion of said plurality of said cycles to a sequestration material comprising: i) copper or a copper alloy; ii) a molecular sieve (preferably a zeolite), comprising copper, silver, lead or a combination thereof; iii) an anion exchange resin, and iv) a combination of two or more of these, wherein said exposing temperature is preferably above about 20 C.