Abstract: An electronic device includes a transceiver and processing circuitry that is operatively coupled to the transceiver. The processing circuitry is configured to transmit, via the transceiver and to a second electronic device, a request for a wireless communication session with the second electronic device. The processing circuitry is also configured to communicate, via the transceiver, one or more first wireless signals during the wireless communication session with the second electronic device. Additionally, the processing circuitry is configured, after communicating the one or more first wireless signals, to extend the wireless communication session by transmitting, via the transceiver and to the second electronic device, one or more second wireless signals based on no wireless signals being communicated via the wireless communication session for a duration of time.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for training a neural network, comprising detecting a hole in each training image of a plurality of training images; transforming each training image into a transformed image, to suppress non-crack information in the training image; and training a neural network using the transformed images, to detect cracks in images (i.e. in objects in images).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an internal pressure adjustment structure for a multi-chamber inflatable product, which can simplify the user's air pressure adjustment operation and improve the user's experience. The internal pressure adjustment structure may include at least one regulating valve positioned between at least two air chambers of an inflatable product and an inflation and deflation assembly fluidly coupled to at least one of the at least two air chambers.

Abstract: A heat transfer device for applying a varying temperature to a portion of an animate body comprises a liquid conduit. The liquid conduit is liquidly connectable to an external first liquid source to establish a first circulation loop for transporting a first liquid. The liquid conduit is liquidly connectable to an external second liquid source to establish a second circulation loop for transporting a second liquid. The second liquid has a higher temperature than the first liquid. The liquid conduit is operably switchable between the first circulation loop and the second circulation loop for achieving the varying temperature applied to the portion of the animate body.

Abstract: A session shared data system accesses a first communication between a user and a support agent on a first communication channel and stores communication data associated with the first communication in a session shared data object. The session shared data system accesses a subsequent communication between the user and a second agent on a second communication channel, receives a query associated with the subsequent communication and transmits the response to a device of the second agent.

Abstract: An air leakage prevention adjusting structure of a mechanical pump is provided. The adjusting structure may be applied to a multi-channel pump. The multi-channel pump may comprise a body, an air pump assembly and a channel switching structure which are arranged in the body, and a panel matched on the body. The adjusting structure may be matched on the panel and may comprise a channel selection knob, a turntable and a power switch. The channel selection knob may be rotatably arranged on the panel. The turntable may be arranged in the body. The upper end of the turntable may be connected with the channel selection knob, and the lower end of the turntable may be matched with the channel switching assembly. A convex edge and a notch may be arranged on the turntable. A button for controlling the on-off of a power supply is arranged on the power switch, and is selectively matched with the convex edge and the notch of the turntable.

Abstract: A system (100) and method for determining a hand-drawn graphic are provided. The method may include obtaining one or more hand-drawn strokes inputted into a drawing region (310), and in response to determining that an input termination condition is satisfied, determining a hand-drawn graphic corresponding to the one or more hand-drawn strokes (320).

Abstract: A filter medium contamination detection structure may comprise a filter element and a prompt assembly. The prompt assembly may comprise a first pressure sensor, which may comprise a signal output end, and a second pressure sensor, which may comprise a signal output end. The first pressure sensor may be connected to a water inlet of the filter element, and the second pressure sensor may be connected to a water outlet of the filter element or outside air. The signal output ends of the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor may be connected to a signal input end of a controller. When the filter element is dirty, a pressure at the water inlet end may increase or a pressure at the water outlet end may decrease, and the difference between the first sensor and the second pressure sensor may increase.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for modification of mung bean protein and preparation of simulated egg pulp based on the modified protein. A commercial mung bean protein isolate is used as a raw material in the present disclosure, then subjected to pH shift modification, ultrasonic treatment and protein-glutaminase treatment for compound modification to prepare a high-functionality modified mung bean protein isolate; and the modified mung bean protein isolate is used as a raw material, using high-speed emulsification and high-pressure homogenization are conducted to obtain a high-stability mung bean protein-based simulated egg pulp. In the present disclosure, the mung bean protein isolate prepared by compound modification has good solubility, emulsifying property and gelling property. The mung bean protein-based simulated egg pulp is in the form of a stable emulsion and has good fluidity and moderate gelling property, and uniformity and stability can still be maintained for a long time.

Abstract: An automatic recognition method for a dry quasi-stationary front in Kunming, Yunnan, China is provided. The automatic recognition method includes: reading data; calculating, by a differential method, a temperature lapse rate between each layer of each point from a ground surface to 650 hPa, and acquiring a maximum inversion trend value; acquiring an initially selected inversion distribution based on the maximum inversion trend value; removing a nighttime clear sky radiation inversion, retaining only a frontal inversion, and binarizing (0, 1); finding a boundary between inversion and non-inversion; removing the abnormal candidate frontal points, and acquiring frontal nodes; removing meso- and micro-scale systems; and performing one-dimensional Gaussian filtering on longitude data of the frontal nodes, and connecting the filtered frontal nodes to acquire a quasi-stationary front in Kunming, Yunnan, China.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods to quickly and accurately identify boundaries of a displayed document in a live camera image feed, and provide a document boundary indicator within the live camera image feed. For example, systems and methods described herein utilize different display document detection processes in parallel to generate and provide a document boundary indicator that accurately corresponds with a displayed document within a live camera image feed. Thus, a user of the mobile computing device can easily see whether the document identification system has correctly identified the displayed document within the camera viewfinder feed.

Abstract: A multi-hull marine vessel includes a retractable hydrofoil system having a pair of retractable foils mounted to deploy from opposite sides of a tunnel defined between adjacent hulls. The foils are pivotably mounted to respective bottoms of the hulls and retract behind respective steps formed therein.

Abstract: A quantization method and apparatus for a text feature extraction model, and a device and a storage medium. The method includes: in a training process of a text feature extraction model, determining, according to a target quantization parameter, a quantization interval corresponding to the target quantization parameter, where the quantization interval includes a part of floating-point values of the target quantization parameter; constructing a mapping relationship between floating-point values and fixed-point values of the target quantization parameter based on the quantization interval, where a floating-point value smaller than a left end point of the quantization interval—is mapped to a quantized minimum fixed-point value, and a floating-point values larger than a right end point of the quantization interval is mapped to a quantized maximum fixed-point value; and performing a quantization operation on the target quantization parameter based on the mapping relationship.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods that efficiently and effectively generate an enhanced document image of a displayed document in an image frame captured from a live image feed. For example, systems and methods described herein apply a document enhancement process to a displayed document in an image frame that result in an enhanced document image that is cropped, rectified, un-shadowed, and with dark text against a mostly white background. Additionally, systems and method described herein determine whether a stored digital content item includes a displayed document. In response to determining that a stored digital content item does include a displayed document, systems and methods described herein generate an enhanced document image of a displayed document included in the stored digital content item.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for accessing user resources in a virtual private cloud (VPC) using a serverless function within a network architecture includes instantiating a first warm application container for hosting the serverless function. The first warm application container includes a runtime language library without function code of the serverless function. A virtual machine for hosting a Port Address Translation (PAT) gateway is instantiated. The PAT gateway includes a first interface to the VPC and a second interface to the first warm application container. In response to detecting a trigger event for triggering the serverless function, the function code of the serverless function is mounted within the first warm application container. During execution of the function code from the first warm application container, VPC-addressed network packets associated with the serverless function are routed to the VPC via the second interface and the first interface within the PAT gateway.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods to quickly and accurately identify boundaries of a displayed document in a live camera image feed, and provide a document boundary indicator within the live camera image feed. For example, systems and methods described herein utilize different display document detection processes in parallel to generate and provide a document boundary indicator that accurately corresponds with a displayed document within a live camera image feed. Thus, a user of the mobile computing device can easily see whether the document identification system has correctly identified the displayed document within the camera viewfinder feed.

Abstract: The current disclosure provides a simple single-step room temperature Activate Cleave and Count (ACC) assay coupled to Photonic Resonator Absorption Microscopy (PRAM) in an amplification-free approach. The assay, and associated system and method disclosed herein allow for detection of viral and bacterial pathogens as well disease such as cancer at the point of care.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for the treatment of cancer using an ACAT1 inhibitor in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. The immune checkpoint inhibitor may inhibit the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), lymphocyte-activation protein 3 (LAG-3), or combinations thereof. The ACAT1 inhibitor may be avasimibe, pactimibe, or purpactins, without limitation.