Abstract: A photodiode chip, a photodiode, and a method for controlling a wavelength of a photodiode are provided. The photodiode chip sequentially incudes, above a substrate, a grating layer and a ridge waveguide layer. The ridge waveguide layer includes multiple ridge waveguides. Each of the multiple ridge waveguides corresponds to one column of gratings in the multiple columns of gratings below. The grating layer includes multiple columns of gratings. At least two columns of gratings have different grating period pitches.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for identifying fragile lines in power grid based on electrical betweenness, which comprises the following steps: constructing the power grid into a network diagram, sequentially removing lines in the network diagram, and sorting the electrical betweenness of each line from large to small; constructing a nonlinear model of complex network cascade failure considering overload and weighted edges, and respectively performing two ways of removing lines for sorted electrical betweenness, namely sequentially removing preset proportion lines and sequentially removing all lines until no new lines are removed in the network diagram; obtaining a change of generator-load power before and after each line removal, and evaluating a severity of power grid failure based on the change of generator-load power, thus completing an identification of power grid fragile lines.

Abstract: The lesion locating method includes locating a lesion by locating a mark on a body surface; using a camera in locating to assist an ultrasound probe for locating; forming a reference view according to data acquired in real time by the camera, where the reference view has a preset size, and a virtual mark point corresponding to the mark is formed in the reference view; and determining, according to a position of the virtual mark point in in the reference view and an actual positional relationship of the camera and the ultrasound probe, an actual locating trajectory that enables a center line of the ultrasound probe to coincide with the mark. The camera is configured to acquire camera data to form the reference view, and then assists the ultrasound probe for locating with the reference view.

Abstract: Provided herein are monolayer films, and also multilayer films comprising a core, a subskin disposed on the core, and a skin disposed on the subskin. The films may have an Elmendorf tear in MD greater than about 7.0 g/?m, a dart impact greater than about 6.0 g/?m, and a 1% secant modulus greater than about 200 MPa. In multilayer films, the core comprises a first polyethylene blend comprising an ethylene 1-hexene copolymer and a high density polyethylene composition in an amount between about 0 wt. % and about 40 wt. %. Further provided herein are bags and laminates comprising the present films.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides polyolefin compositions and films and method for producing such films. The polyolefin composition contains about 40 wt % to about 95 wt % of a BOCD polyethylene and about 10 wt % to about 60 wt % of a polypropylene, by weight of the polyolefin composition. The polyolefin composition has a 1% secant flexural modulus MID of greater than 250 MPa and a 1% secant flexural modulus TD of greater than 300 MPa, as determined for a layer of the polyolefin composition having a thickness of about 50 ?m and a Dart Impact (Method A) of greater than 15 g/?m and an Elmendorf tear MI) of greater than 7 g/?m, as determined for a film containing the polyolefin composition and having a thickness of about 90 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an extracorporeal focused ultrasound treatment device for a pelvic disease. The treatment device includes an ultrasonic transducer and a treatment couch. Sound emitting surface of the ultrasonic transducer is a spherical surface having a first notch, a second notch and a third notch, the first notch and the second notch are respectively positioned at two intersections of the spherical surface and a diameter perpendicular to the main great circle, and the third notch connects the first notch with the second notch; a cross-section of the sound emitting surface parallel to the main great circle is in a shape of an arc; and an ultrasonic wave generated by the sound generation unit is focused at a center of the sphere corresponding to the sound emitting surface. The treatment couch is configured for a human body to lie in a lithotomy position.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for guiding topic in a conversation between a user and a chat engine. At least one first topic is determined. A first message is provided to the user based on the at least one first topic, to guide the conversation to the at least one first topic. A first response to the first message is received from the user. It is determined whether the first response is associated with the at least one first topic. In the case of determining that the first response is associated with the at least one first topic, at least one second topic is determined based on the at least one first topic. At least one second message is provided based at least on the at least one second topic, wherein if the at least one second topic is associated with resource or service, the at least one second message includes at least the resource or service.

Abstract: Disclosed are multilayer films which can provide desired film performance suited for packaging applications favoring cost-effectiveness.

Abstract: An input terminology is received in a source language to determine a target language proposal. In a proposal engine when a configuration profile is available the following steps are performed. A set of target language equivalents are determined by applying a user-defined set of approaches to the input terminology. Statistics is computed corresponding to the set of target language equivalents. A target language proposal from the set of target language equivalents is determined based on the computed statistics. The target language proposal along with the computed statistics is displayed in a graphical user interface.

Abstract: An input terminology is received in a source language to determine a target language proposal. In a proposal engine when a configuration profile is available the following steps are performed. A set of target language equivalents are determined by applying a user-defined set of approaches to the input terminology. Statistics is computed corresponding to the set of target language equivalents. A target language proposal from the set of target language equivalents is determined based on the computed statistics. The target language proposal along with the computed statistics is displayed in a graphical user interface.

Abstract: Disclosed are a determination method and apparatus for pre-set set parameters of an audio equalizer (AEQ), which are used for reducing an overflow phenomenon of fixed-point arithmetic output of all levels of second-order infinite impulse response (IIR) filters while frequency response amplitude curves of an AEQ remain unchanged, and reducing non-linear distortion, thus reducing total harmonic distortion (THD) of an AEQ system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a robot hybrid system application framework based on a multi-core processor architecture. In the robot system with ARM/X86 multi-core processor as the controller, multi-core parallel processing architecture of the ARM/X86 multi-core processor is used to run the robotic hybrid system application framework comprising real-time operating system, non-real-time operating system and system supporting frame in the whole robot controller, so as to provide improved operating system services. In this application framework, a real-time operating system runs independently in one ARM/X86 core, while several non-real-time operating systems run on other ARM/X86 cores. The operating systems occupy processor resources and peripherals separately and run robotic applications with different real-time requirements. The application program can be used as a unified robot operating system (ROS) application node.

Abstract: Disclosed are multilayer films which can provide desired film performance suited for packaging applications favoring cost-effectiveness.

Abstract: Disclosed are a determination method and apparatus for pre-set set parameters of an audio equalizer (AEQ), which are used for reducing an overflow phenomenon of fixed-point arithmetic output of all levels of second-order infinite impulse response (IIR) filters while frequency response amplitude curves of an AEQ remain unchanged, and reducing non-linear distortion, thus reducing total harmonic distortion (THD) of an AEQ system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a robot hybrid system application framework based on a multi-core processor architecture. In the robot system with ARM/X86 multi-core processor as the controller, multi-core parallel processing architecture of the ARM/X86 multi-core processor is used to run the robotic hybrid system application framework comprising real-time operating system, non-real-time operating system and system supporting frame in the whole robot controller, so as to provide improved operating system services. In this application framework, a real-time operating system runs independently in one ARM/X86 core, while several non-real-time operating systems run on other ARM/X86 cores. The operating systems occupy processor resources and peripherals separately and run robotic applications with different real-time requirements. The application program can be used as a unified robot operating system (ROS) application node.

Abstract: A method for role-based personalization of a collaborative space can include generating a collaborative space utilizing role information for an interacting user that has been defined by an underlying business process model in a workflow. For example, the step of generating a collaborative space can include parsing the workflow to extract a role model, generating a collaborative space domain model from the role model, selecting a plurality of user interface components based upon the role model, organizing the selected user interface components in the collaborative space, and rendering the collaborative space.

Abstract: Methods for generating auxiliary data operations for a role-based personalized business user workplace based on business processes includes analyzing a work-low of a business process to specify business items as an input or output of a task in the business process; identifying data operations for each one of the business items by examining associated attributes and usage of the business item; categorizing the data operations by associating common data operations to the business items, and attaching specific data operations based on the context of the workflow and use by particular business item instances of the business item; and assigning a user role for access to the business items.

Abstract: Computer user working environment has been evolved from punch card & paper tape to mouse click native window based in past few decades. This invention takes the course of this continuing evolution and creating a web based computer user work environment for a control management station and its associated systems on the network crossing Intranet, Internet or LAN. Therefore, users can access and manage the control management station and all its associated system through web browser on any other systems or devices. To establish a web based computer user work environment, the resources information on control management station and on associated systems on network need to be collected and convert them to standard structured format for web based communication and further displaying them in web browser. These information need to be collected by control management station at its and the associated systems' boot up time or at the time when user login and request to access and manage these resources.

Abstract: A method for role-based personalization of a collaborative space can include generating a collaborative space utilizing role information for an interacting user that has been defined by an underlying business process model in a workflow. For example, the step of generating a collaborative space can include parsing the workflow to extract a role model, generating a collaborative space domain model from the role model, selecting a plurality of user interface components based upon the role model, organizing the selected user interface components in the collaborative space, and rendering the collaborative space.

Abstract: The invention relates to a bus system comprising a first station (202) and a second station (203), (204), coupled by a bus for transferring messages, said bus being designed to operate in accordance with a protocol in which said first station (202) periodically sends messages in a predetermined order to the second station (203), (204), wherein said first station (202) comprises an interruptible processor (206), a memory element (208) comprising a buffer (501, 502), and a bus interface (207), wherein said interruptible processor (206) can be operated so as to generate a plurality of series of message properties; wherein said processor (206) can further be operated so as to issue a first series of message properties from among said plurality of series of message properties to said buffer (501, 503), and upon receipt of an interrupt signal from said bus interface issues a second series of message properties from among said plurality of series of message properties; wherein said buffer (501, 502) has a storage