Abstract: Optical multiplexers, optical demultiplexers, optical transmitters including the optical multiplexers, optical modules including the optical transmitters and the optical demultiplexers, and methods of using the same are disclosed. The optical multiplexers include first and second beam combiners, a polarizing beam combiner, and an optical isolator. The first and second beam combiners each include a reflective surface and at least one filter, and are configured to combine individual optical signals having the same polarization state into a multi-channel polarized optical signal. However, the two separate multi-channel polarized optical signals having different polarization states. The polarizing beam combiner includes one or more reflective surfaces and one or more polarization filters, and is configured to combine the multi-channel polarized optical signals into a multi-channel output signal.

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for testing an image stabilization function thereof are provided. The method is adapted for the electronic device including an image capturing module, and includes the following. While the electronic device is in a static state, a static image of a test pattern is captured through the image capturing module. While the electronic device is in the static state, a vibration simulation signal is provided to the image capturing module. During a period of providing the vibration simulation signal to the image capturing module, a vibration compensation image of the test pattern is captured using an Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) function through the image capturing module. According to a pattern size of the test pattern in the static image and a pattern size of the test pattern in the vibration compensation image, a test result of the OIS function is generated.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for training a system to segment a computerized tomography (CT) image, comprising receiving a plurality of data groups, each group comprising an image pair comprising a CT image, a magnetic resonance (MR) image and a segmentation mask for the MR image; training a first generator of a first generative adversarial network (GAN) using the image pairs, to generate a synthetic MR image from a CT image based on relationships between image features of the CT image and MR image in each image pair; and training a second generator of a second GAN to generate a synthetic mask for the synthetic MR image based on relationships between features of the synthetic MR image and segmentation mask of each data group.

Abstract: A photographing control method includes receiving a photographing parameter for a trajectory point from a control terminal, obtaining mobile-platform attitude data for the trajectory point, establishing a correspondence relationship between the photographing parameter for the trajectory point and the mobile-platform attitude data for the trajectory point, and, in response to detecting that a current operation attitude of a mobile platform matches the mobile-platform attitude data for the trajectory point, controlling a photographing device of the mobile platform to perform photographing according to the photographing parameter.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a computer system and a computerized method for segmenting a medical image of an organ.

Abstract: A painting handle includes a base extension, a top seat and a finger rest. The base extension has a shell, an opening which is arranged at a free end of the shell, a first connecting portion, and an accommodation space is provided in the shell and connected with the opening. The top seat has a stand include a second connection portion that could be detachably separated from or coupled to the first connecting portion. The accommodating space can be filled in with liquid or solid materials, so that a user can freely adjust the weight of the painting handle according to the operation requirement of the work on miniature, neither the painting handle will fall down on the workbench easily, nor user will feel burdened when holding the painting handle, so that it will improve the working quality and efficiency.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, several buried word lines in the substrate, a dielectric material layer on the substrate, a semiconductor material layer on the dielectric material layer, and several contacts disposed on the substrate. The substrate includes several active regions and isolation structures that surround the active regions. The contacts are adjacent to the semiconductor material layer, and penetrate the semiconductor material layer, the dielectric material layer and parts of the substrate. The contacts are positioned in the respective active regions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a viewing angle adjustment method and device, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and belongs to the field of computer technologies. The method includes determining an adsorption area of a first virtual object in a virtual scenario according to a distance between the first virtual object and a second virtual object, a size of the adsorption area being positively correlated with the distance between the first virtual object and a second virtual object. In response to an aiming point of the second virtual object being located in the adsorption area, the method includes obtaining a target rotation speed of a viewing angle of the virtual scenario. The method also includes adjusting the viewing angle of the virtual scenario according to the target rotation speed of the viewing angle.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a board-to-board connection structure. The method includes defining a first through hole in a first circuit board, disposing a first connector within the first through hole by a first conductive paste, and connecting the first connector to a second circuit board on which a second connector is installed, thereby realizing a connection of the two circuit boards, and reducing a height of the two circuit boards after the connection. That is, the height of the board-to-board connection structure is reduced. Additionally, since the first connector is received within the first through hole, the first connector is not easy to be damaged and oxidized. The present disclosure further provides a board-to-board connection structure manufactured by the above method.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a body, a detection member, one or more processors, and one or more memories. The body is configured to carry a payload and is in one of a plurality of different states. The plurality of different states include a folded state and an unfolded state. The first detection member is mounted at the body and includes a magnetic sensor. The one or more memories store one or more computer programs that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to obtain detection information collected by the first detection member and control the apparatus to be in a standby mode or an operation mode according to the first detection information. The detection information is related to the folded state or the unfolded state of the body.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a viewing angle adjustment method and device, an electronic device, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and belongs to the field of computer technologies. The method includes determining an adsorption area of a first virtual object in a virtual scenario according to a distance between the first virtual object and a second virtual object, a size of the adsorption area being positively correlated with the distance between the first virtual object and a second virtual object. In response to an aiming point of the second virtual object being located in the adsorption area, the method includes obtaining a target rotation speed of a viewing angle of the virtual scenario. The method also includes adjusting the viewing angle of the virtual scenario according to the target rotation speed of the viewing angle.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device with a hybrid fin-dielectric region. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a source region and a drain region laterally separated by a hybrid fin-dielectric (HFD) region. A gate electrode is disposed above the HFD region and the HFD region includes a plurality of fins covered by a dielectric and separated from the source region and the drain region by the dielectric.

Abstract: A method includes steps of: performing preparation-phase measurements on a spindle of a machine tool to generate normal-condition signals; establishing a reference model based on the normal-condition signals; generating abnormal-condition signals based on the reference model and a preset damage value; utilizing principal components analysis (PCA) to characterize the normal-condition and abnormal-condition signals to obtain normal and abnormal probabilistic models, determining normal-condition and abnormal-condition reference curves based on the normal and abnormal probabilistic models; determining an alert-triggering line based on the abnormal-condition reference curve; determining a permissible range between the alert-triggering line and the normal-condition reference curve; and generating a warning signal when it is determined that a detection value falls outside of the permissible range, wherein the detection value is obtained based on application-phase measurements performed on the spindle.

Abstract: A measuring unit is used to measure a specific dimension of a product feature within a time segment to generate a measured dimension value. A processing unit compares the measured dimension value with a standard dimension value to generate an offset value. A control unit generates a control instruction based on the offset value, and transmits the control instruction to a machine on which machining member that is used to form the product feature is installed, so that the machine performs tool compensation on the machining member according to the control instruction.

Abstract: Provided herein are polypeptides, polynucleotides, expression vectors, infectious clones, virus particles and immunogenic compositions of recombinant alphaviruses which can be used as vaccines. Also provided are methods for eliciting an immune response against alphavirus infection using the immunogenic composition comprising the alphavirus mutants described herein.

Abstract: System boot-up can be enabled in low temperature environments. A laptop or other battery-powered computing device can include multiple batteries and a battery architecture that allows the multiple batteries to simultaneously discharge to thereby provide adequate power to boot the system in low temperature environments. The battery architecture may also allow a battery with a higher relative state of charge to charge another battery with a lower relative state of charge to thereby equalize the batteries' relative states of charge.

Abstract: System boot-up can be enabled in low temperature environments. A laptop or other battery-powered computing device can include multiple batteries and a battery architecture that allows the multiple batteries to simultaneously discharge to thereby provide adequate power to boot the system in low temperature environments. The battery architecture may also allow a battery with a higher relative state of charge to charge another battery with a lower relative state of charge to thereby equalize the batteries' relative states of charge.

Abstract: An environment detecting module, for securing a shell of a server, includes a sensing module, configured to sense an environment status by a polling method and generate a sensing signal according to the environment status; a connection module, configured to electrically connect the environment detecting module to a host terminal with a first connection status or a second connection status; and a microcontroller unit, coupled to the sensing module and the connection module, configured to determine a power source of the environment detecting module according to the first connection status or the second connection status, and to determine a first mode or a second mode of the environment detecting module according to the power source.

Abstract: A control system and a control method are provided. The control system provides a first setting signal in response to an abnormal read-write operation performed on at least one storage device. The control system generates a first state signal having a first logic value in response to the first setting signal and latches the first state signal, and disables the at least one storage device on which the abnormal read-write operation is performed in response to the first state signal having the first logic value. The control system includes a restart input module. The restart input module converts the first logic value of the latched first state signal into a second logic value, so that the control system restarts the at least one storage device disabled in response to the first state signal having the second logic value.