Abstract: The invention provides a microplasma photonic crystal for reflecting, transmitting and/or storing incident electromagnetic energy includes a periodic array of elongate microtubes confining microplasma therein and having a column-to-column spacing, average electron density and plasma column diameter selected to produce a photonic response to the incident electromagnetic energy entailing the increase or suppression of crystal resonances and/or shifting the frequency of the resonances. The crystal also includes electrodes for stimulating microplasma the elongated microtubes Electromagnetic energy can be interacted with the periodic array of microplasma to reflect, transmit and/or trap the incident electromagnetic energy.

Abstract: A strain of Lactobacillus paracasei for promoting hair growth, a hair product having same, and a use thereof are disclosed. The strain of Lactobacillus paracasei is Lactobacillus paracasei GMNL-653, which was deposited at the China Center for Type Culture Collection in Wuhan, China on Apr. 25, 2016 under an accession number CCTCC NO. M 2016226.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for environment sensing by an electronic device, such as a user equipment (UE) or base station. In an aspect, the electronic device uses a radio frequency (RF) signal configured to transmit information on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in accordance with a wireless communication standard, such as Fifth Generation (5G) New Radio (NR), for environment sensing. The electronic device configures one or more transmission parameters for the RF signal based on one or more factors related to a resolution to be provided by the RF signal, a type of application for which the environment sensing RF signal is being transmitted, capabilities of the UE, and the like. The electronic device then transmits the environment sensing RF signal, over an uplink, downlink, or sidelink, as appropriate to the type of electronic device, in accordance with the one or more transmission parameters.

Abstract: Provided is an ionic compound, which can be formulated into an ionic solution for extracting hydrophobic proteins. The ionic solution is free of alcohol and thus advantageous for later examinations. Also provided is an anti-nonspecific protein adsorption zwitterionic compound, which can be coated on a substrate to form an anti-nonspecific protein adsorption element.

Abstract: A stacked semiconductor package has a substrate, a first chip, at least one spacer, a second chip and an encapsulation. The first chip and the second chip are intersecting stacked on the substrate. The at least one spacer is stacked on the substrate to support the second chip. The encapsulation is formed to encapsulate the substrate, the first chip, the at least one spacer and the second chip. The at least one spacer is made of the material of the encapsulation. Therefore, the adhesion between the at least one spacer and the encapsulation is enhanced to avoid the delamination during the reliability test and enhances the reliability of the stacked semiconductor package.

Abstract: A terminal device sends first information to a cloud device, where the first information indicates a posture and a location of the terminal device at a first moment. Then, the terminal device receives information about a first field of view image from the cloud device, where the first field of view image is a field of view image corresponding to the posture and the location of the terminal device at the first moment. The terminal device displays an image within a field of view range of the terminal device at a second moment based on the information about the first field of view image and a posture change and a location change of the terminal device from the first moment to the second moment.

Abstract: The invention provides a radiotherapy system and a method for controlling safety interlock thereof. The radiotherapy system includes a beam generating apparatus, which includes a charged particle beam generating apparatus and a neutron beam generating portion interacting with a charged particle beam generated by the charged particle beam generating apparatus to generate a therapeutic neutron beam to irradiate into a first irradiation chamber. In operation, the radiotherapy system determines whether there is a safety problem by a beam control module according to the received operation data of the charged particle beam generating apparatus or by a system control module according to the received operation data of the radiotherapy system, and the beam control module or the system control module controls the charged particle beam generating apparatus through the beam control module, to generate the charged particle beam or not, or interact with the neutron beam generating portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are a neutron capture therapy apparatus and an operation method of a monitoring system thereof. The neutron capture therapy apparatus includes a neutron beam irradiation system, a measurement system and a monitoring system. The neutron beam irradiation system is used for generating a neutron beam suitable for carrying out neutron irradiation therapy on a sick body, the measurement system is used for measuring real-time irradiation parameters during a neutron beam irradiation therapy process, and the monitoring system is used for controlling the whole neutron beam irradiation process. The monitoring system includes an input section for inputting preset irradiation parameters, a storage section for storing the irradiation parameters, a modification section for modifying some of the irradiation parameters in the storage section, and a display section for displaying the irradiation parameters in real time.

Abstract: Provided are a depth image processing method, and a small obstacle detection method and system. The method comprises calibration of sensors, distortion and epipolar rectification, data alignment, and sparse stereo matching. The depth image processing method and the small obstacle detection method and system of the present invention only requires execution of sparse stereo matching on hole portions of a structured light depth image, and do not requires stereo matching of the entire image, thereby significantly reducing the overall computation load for processing a depth image, and enhancing the robustness of a system.

Abstract: A remote image processing method, applied to a remote server, includes: obtaining a recommended bit rate, where the recommended bit rate matches an environment parameter of a network in which the remote server is located, and the network environment parameter is used to represent a capability of transmitting an amount of data by the network in a unit time; and generating, based on the recommended bit rate, adjustment parameters corresponding to different regions in a to-be-processed image, and processing the corresponding regions by using the adjustment parameters, to obtain a single-frame image used for display, so that an amount of data included in the single-frame image matches the recommended bit rate.

Abstract: A method for monitoring multiple servers in one or more server clusters includes collecting and recording sensor data (SDR data) and storing the SDR as a predetermined file format into a specified storage area. The SDR stored in the specified storage area is analyzed according to a predetermined analysis rule to determine whether the SDR comprises data indicating abnormal functioning on a moment-by-moment basis SDR. When the SDR indicates an abnormality, SDR warning information corresponding to the abnormality SDR is outputted. A server monitoring device utilizing the method and a non-transitory storage medium are also provided.

Abstract: The application discloses a time-of-flight generating circuit, coupled to a first transducer and a second transducer, wherein there is a distance greater than zero between the first transducer and the second transducer, and a fluid having a flow speed flows sequentially through the first transducer and the second transducer, wherein the time-of-flight generating circuit includes: a transmitter, coupled to the first transducer; a receiver, coupled to the second transducer; a signal processing circuit, coupled to the transmitter and the receiver; and a correlation circuit, a measuring circuit and a transformation circuit, coupled to the signal processing circuit. The application also discloses a chip, flow meter, and method of the same.

Abstract: The present application discloses a signal processing circuit (100), coupled to a first transducer (102) and a second transducer (104), wherein the first transducer and the second transducer have a distance greater than zero, and a fluid having a flow velocity flows sequentially through the first transducer and the second transducer, the signal processing circuit includes: a first transmitter (106), coupled to the first transducer; a first receiver (108), coupled to the first transducer; a second transmitter (110), coupled to the second transducer; a second receiver (112), coupled to the second transducer; and a control unit (114), coupled to the first transmitter, the first receiver, the second transmitter and the second receiver. The present application further provides a related chip, a flow meter and a method.

Abstract: Disclosed is a circuit board assembly, a display device, and a method for manufacturing the same. The display device includes a main board, a logic board, a X-coordinate circuit board and a display panel. The main board and the logic board forms a circuit board assembly with a stacked structure, and the logic board is connected to the X-coordinate circuit board by a flexible flat cable line.

Abstract: A stacked semiconductor package has a substrate, a first chip, at least one spacer, a second chip and an encapsulation. The first chip and the second chip are intersecting stacked on the substrate. The at least one spacer is stacked on the substrate to support the second chip. The encapsulation is formed to encapsulate the substrate, the first chip, the at least one spacer and the second chip. The at least one spacer is made of the material of the encapsulation. Therefore, the adhesion between the at least one spacer and the encapsulation is enhanced to avoid the delamination during the reliability test and enhances the reliability of the stacked semiconductor package.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to methods of producing rejuvenated T cells, comprising, contacting T cells with at least one reprogramming factor and reactivating the contacted cells; and compositions and methods of using same. The present disclosure also describes cell populations prepared according to methods described herein. The disclosure also provides for methods of treating patients using cell populations prepared by the methods described herein.

Abstract: A producing apparatus and a pre-bonding device are provided. The pre-bonding device includes a dispensing mechanism and a die-placing mechanism that is arranged adjacent to the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism is configured to form a plurality of adhesives onto a plurality of carriers, respectively. The die-placing mechanism includes a plurality of catchers configured to respectively hold a plurality of chips and a correction unit that is configured to adjust a relative position of the chips. The catchers are configured to synchronously place the chips adjusted by the correction unit onto the adhesives, respectively.

Abstract: The application discloses a time-to-digital conversion circuit (100) including a first oscillator (110), a second oscillator (120), a first counting circuit (130), a second counting circuit (140), a first conversion circuit (150) and a processing circuit (160). The first oscillator is activated by a first signal and includes oscillating units having a first delay amount, wherein the first counting circuit is configured to count a number of times that the first tail end output signal of the first oscillator changes and store the same as a first counting result; the second counting circuit counts a number of oscillating units with an output change, other than the first tail end oscillating unit and stores the same as a second counting result; the first conversion circuit generates a first conversion signal according to the first counting result and the second counting result; the processing circuit generates the output signal at least according to the first conversion signal.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure are generally directed to apparatus and techniques for event state detection. One example method generally includes receiving a plurality of sensor signals at a computing device, determining, at the computing device, probabilities of sub-event states based on the plurality of sensor signals using an artificial neural network for each of a plurality of time intervals, and detecting, at the computing device, the event state based on the probabilities of the sub-event states via a state sequence model.

Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for processing an image captured by an image sensor of a robotic vehicle. A processor of the robotic vehicle may calculate an image output orientation matrix for an image that is output by the image sensor. The processor may calculate image sensor orientation matrix the image sensor. The processor may calculate a body orientation matrix of the robotic vehicle. The processor may transform the image captured by the image sensor based on the image output orientation matrix, the image sensor orientation matrix, and the body orientation matrix.