Abstract: The disclosure proposes a projection lens including a first lens group, a second lens group and a third lens group arranged in sequence along an optical axis from a magnification side to a reduction side. The first lens group includes a plurality of lenses having refractive power. The second lens group includes at least one lens having refractive power. The third lens group includes a diaphragm, and a plurality of lenses having refractive power, wherein an intermediate image is formed between the first and third lens groups, and the refractive powers of the first, second and third lens groups are positive, positive, and positive, respectively. A projection device including the above projection lens is also proposed.

Abstract: Presenting workload performance in a storage system, including: receiving, via a user interface, information describing a potential change to an execution environment of the storage system; and displaying, via the user interface and in dependence upon a load model and predicted characteristics of one or more workloads executing on the storage system, predicted performance load on the storage system that would result from implementing the potential change.

Abstract: A fixed-focus projection lens including a first lens group, an aperture stop and a second lens group arranged sequentially along an optical axis of the fixed-focus projection lens in a direction from an outgoing side to an incoming side. The first lens group includes a first lens element to the sixth lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The second lens group includes a seventh lens element to an eleventh lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The material of the first lens element is plastic. The material of the second lens element to the eleventh lens element is glass. The fixed-focus projection lens of the disclosure has a smaller size, good optical quality and good durability of high temperature.

Abstract: A method for driving a display panel having plural pixel electrodes arranged in rows and columns is provided. The method includes: receiving display data in plural periods; converting the received display data into a source voltage signal for each of the pixel electrodes; and applying the respective source voltage signal to each of the pixel electrodes. Each of the periods includes plural frames consisting of plural non-skipped frames and at least one skip frame subsequent to the non-skipped frames. The polarity of the source voltage signal in the non-skipped frame directly preceding the skip frame of one period is opposite to the polarity of the source voltage signal in the non-skipped frame directly preceding the skip frame of subsequent period.

Abstract: Migrating workloads between a plurality of execution environments, including: identifying, in dependence upon on characteristics of a workload, one or more execution environments that can support the workload; determining, for each execution environment, costs associated with supporting the workload on the execution environment; selecting, in dependence upon the costs associated with supporting the workload on each the execution environments, a target execution environment for supporting the workload; and executing the workload on the target execution environment.

Abstract: An oligomer, composition, and composite material employing the same are provided. The oligomer has a structure represented by Formula (I) wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1-20 alkyl group, C2-20 alkenyl group, C6-12 aryl group, C6-12 alkylaryl group, C5-12 cycloalkyl group, C6-20 cycloalkylalkyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, or alkylcarbonyloxy group; R1 is not hydrogen when R2 is hydrogen; a is 0 or 1; n?0; m?1; n:m is from 0:100 to 99:1; the oligomer has a number average molecular weight of less than or equal to 12,000; and the repeat unit and the repeat unit are arranged in a random or block fashion.

Abstract: A planar modular microfluidic module, system and method for manufacturing such module is provided. The module includes a base layer, and a fluidic layer configured to be attached to and on top of the base layer, whereby the base layer and said fluidic layer configured to create a single basic module, a jacket configured to cover the base module around its lateral sides, in order to provide sturdiness to the basic module and create a jacket covered module. The jacket includes a physical connector configured to enable lateral connection between adjacent modules, the physical connector positioned on at least one lateral side of the jacket covered module, and a fluidic connection port located within said physical connector and configured to enable fluid flow connection between adjacent modules.

Abstract: A method for driving a display panel having plural pixel electrodes arranged in rows and columns is provided. The method includes: receiving display data in plural periods; converting the received display data into a source voltage signal for each of the pixel electrodes; and applying the respective source voltage signal to each of the pixel electrodes. Each of the periods includes plural frames consisting of plural non-skipped frames and at least one skip frame subsequent to the non-skipped frames. The polarity of the source voltage signal in the non-skipped frame directly preceding the skip frame of one period is opposite to the polarity of the source voltage signal in the non-skipped frame directly preceding the skip frame of subsequent period.

Abstract: A display substrate is provided. The display substrate includes a first insulating layer disposed on a substrate, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer. In particular, the first insulating layer has a first opening and the second insulating layer has a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are partially overlapped. Further, in a cross-sectional view, the first insulating layer corresponding to the first opening has two first bottom ends, and the second insulating layer corresponding to the second opening has two second bottom ends, a location of a first vertical central line between the two first bottom ends is different from a location of a second vertical central line between the two second bottom ends, and the first vertical central line and the second vertical central line are substantially parallel to a normal direction of the surface.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a film composition, wherein the film composition includes an oligomer and a crosslinking agent. The oligomer can have a structure represented by Formula (I) , wherein R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, C1-20 alkyl group, C2-20 alkenyl group, C6-12 aryl group, C6-12 alkylaryl group, C5-12 cycloalkyl group, C6-20 cycloalkylalkyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, or alkylcarbonyloxy group; R1 is not hydrogen when R2 is hydrogen; a is 0 or 1; 100?n?1; 100?m?1; and when n is not 0, the ratio of n to m is from 3:1 to 1:4. The weight ratio of the oligomer and the crosslinking agent can be from 9:1 to 3:7. The oligomer has a number average molecular weight (Mn) from 1,000 to 8,000.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A fixed-focus projection lens including a first lens group, an aperture stop and a second lens group arranged sequentially along an optical axis of the fixed-focus projection lens in a direction from an outgoing side to an incoming side. The first lens group includes a first lens element to the sixth lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The second lens group includes a seventh lens element to an eleventh lens element arranged sequentially along the optical axis in a direction from the outgoing side to the incoming side. The material of the first lens element is plastic. The material of the second lens element to the eleventh lens element is glass. The fixed-focus projection lens of the disclosure has a smaller size, good optical quality and good durability of high temperature.

Abstract: A method for compressing an image frame. Display data of a plurality of image blocks in the image frame is transmitted in a raster san order to a post-processing circuit. Upon receiving the display data of one image block, the post-processing circuit reads intermediate data of a buffering image block corresponding to the image block from a buffer memory, performs post-processing on the intermediate data of the buffering image block and display data of a main sub-block in the image block according to the display data of the image block and the intermediate data of the buffering image block to generate post-processed data of a post-processed image block, and stores the intermediate data of an intermediate image block in the image block to the buffer memory. A compressor compresses the post-processed data of the post-processed image block into compression data of the post-processed image block.

Abstract: A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, capturing images that are associated with a video conference communication session, obtaining a video conference policy associated with the video conference communication session, applying object pattern recognition to the images to detect an object in the images, and retrieve first replacement image content according to the video conference policy. The images can be adjusted by replacing a first portion of the images other than the detected object with the first replacement image content to generate first adjusted video content. The first adjusted video content can be provided to the first recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Non-adjusted video content can be provided according to the video conference policy to the second recipient communication device via the video conference communication session. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A display substrate is provided. The display substrate includes a first insulating layer disposed on a substrate, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer. In particular, the first insulating layer has a first opening and the second insulating layer has a second opening, wherein the first opening and the second opening are partially overlapped. Further, in a cross-sectional view, the first insulating layer corresponding to the first opening has two first bottom ends, and the second insulating layer corresponding to the second opening has two second bottom ends, a location of a first vertical central line between the two first bottom ends is different from a location of a second vertical central line between the two second bottom ends, and the first vertical central line and the second vertical central line are substantially parallel to a normal direction of the surface.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a polylactic acid molded article includes implementing a granulating step and a forming step. The granulating step includes: mixing a polylactic acid material, a polylactic acid recovery material having a weight average molecular weight less than that of the polylactic acid material, and a crystallizing agent in an environment of 180? to 250?; carrying out a first molecular chains recombination of the polylactic acid material and the polylactic acid recovery material; and forming a polylactic acid composition after granulation. The forming step includes: filling the polylactic acid composition into a mold with an injection molding machine; carrying out a second molecular chains recombination of the polylactic acid composition in the mold; and forming the polylactic acid molded article after curation. The present disclosure also provides a polylactic acid composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods of differentiating stem cells in order to obtain hepatocyte-like cells, the method comprising the steps of a) subjecting definitive endoderm to at least one epigenetic modulator to obtain hepatoblasts and b) subjecting the hepatoblasts to at least one stem cell differentiation pathway inhibitor to obtain hepatocyte-like cells; wherein steps a) and b) do not comprise the use of a growth factor. In one preferred embodiment, the epigenetic modulator may be sodium butyrate and/or DMSO and the stem cell differentiation pathway inhibitor may be SB431542 and/or DMSO. Also disclosed are hepatocyte-like cells obtained from the method and uses of these cells such as drug screening.

Abstract: A display device and a display substrate are provided. The display device includes a first substrate, having a surface; a gate line disposed on the substrate, wherein the gate line substantially extends along a first direction; a first data line and a drain electrode disposed on the substrate, and the data line intersecting with the gate line. In particular, a first opening projects onto the surface to form a first projection pattern, wherein the first projection pattern includes a first portion, and wherein the first portion is disposed between projections of the at least two finger portions onto the surface and outside a projection of the connecting portion onto the surface.

Abstract: A voice controlling method and system are disclosed herein. The voice controlling method includes the following operations: inputting a voice and recognizing the voice to generate a sentence sample; generating at least one command keyword and at least one object keyword based on the sentence sample; performing encoding conversion according to an initial, a vowel, and a tone of the at least one object keyword and generating a vocabulary coding set; utilizing the vocabulary coding set and an encoding database to calculate a phonetic score and comparing the phonetic score and a threshold to generate at least one target vocabulary sample; comparing the at least one target vocabulary sample and a target vocabulary relation model to generate at least one audience information; and executing an operation corresponding to the at least one command keyword for the at least one audience information.