Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system for storing encrypted data. The system comprises a server and a plurality of clients. A first client of the plurality of clients is configured to send to the server a first reference value calculated from data to be encrypted and stored. The server is configured to determine a group of second clients from the plurality of clients, the second clients having each sent to the server data with a second reference value equal to the first reference value. The group of second clients is configured to perform a passive key exchange protocol with the first client, and the server is configured to determine, based on a result of the passive key exchange protocol, whether the data is to be stored in full or as deduplicated data.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide data transmission methods and apparatuses, a communication device and a storage medium. The data transmission method includes: receiving transmission feedback for one or more Code Block Groups (CBGs); transmitting one or more transmission blocks (TBs) based on the transmission feedback, where one of the TBs includes one or more retransmission CBGs and one or more initial transmission CBGs.

Abstract: The embodiments of the specification provide a method for civil administration in a smart city based on the Internet of Things (IoT). The method may include: a civil administration platform obtaining target resident information of a target area from a civil service platform, wherein the target resident information may be obtained by the civil service platform after processing resident information of a target user in response to a civil service request sent by the target user through a user platform; and determining, based on the target resident information, an increased population of the target area within a target period.

Abstract: The present application discloses a high dielectric-constant metal gate MOS transistor and a method for making the same. The gate structure is formed by stacking a gate dielectric layer and a metal gate; the top surface of the metal gate is arranged to be lower than the top surface of the zeroth interlayer film, and a first groove is formed on the top surface of the metal gate; a gate top plug formed by stacking a first barrier layer and a first oxide layer is formed in the first groove, the first barrier layer is arranged on the bottom surface and the side surfaces of the first groove, and the first oxide layer fully fills the first groove; and the first barrier layer is made of a material that blocks oxygen ions or fluorine ions from diffusing into the high dielectric-constant layer of the gate structure.

Abstract: A splitable modular doghouse includes: a first doghouse body, a second doghouse body, and locking assemblies. A side of the first doghouse body and a side of the second doghouse body can be operatively and detachably connected through the locking assemblies. The doghouse bodies of the splitable modular doghouse are detachably connected through the locking assemblies, so as to adapt to a body size of a dog. Therefore, it is convenient to replace a damaged doghouse body and thus the cost can be reduced consequently.

Abstract: Provided are a capability information feedback method and apparatus, and a channel state information feedback method and apparatus. The capability information feedback method comprises: transmitting, by a first communication node, capability information to a second communication node, where the capability information is used for indicating a capability of the first communication node; and receiving, by the first communication node, parameter signaling which is transmitted by the second communication node and corresponds to the capability of the first communication node. Through the method, the first communication node feeds the capability information supported by the first communication node back to the second communication node so that the second communication node can perform scheduling based on the capability of the first communication node, thereby reducing the system overhead and improving the system performance.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for feeding back layer information, a method and apparatus for receiving layer information, a communication node and a medium. The method for feeding back layer information includes: receiving configuration information of a first communication node; determining layer information of the first communication node according to the configuration information; and feeding back the layer information to the first communication node.

Abstract: Provided are an operating assembly and a household appliance. The operating assembly includes a first operating portion and a second operating portion. The first operating portion is at least partially disposed in the second operating portion. The second operating portion can be located at and move back and forth between a first position and a second position of the first operating portion. When the second operating portion is located at the first position, the second operating portion can rotate relative to the first operating portion to generate a first electric signal; when the second operating portion is located at the second position, the second operating portion can drive the first operating portion to rotate to generate a second electrical signal during the rotation of the first operating portion; and the first operating portion can be pressed to generate a third electric signal.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relates to a method, device, and system for transmitting data. The method can include receiving a transport block (TB) transmitted by a transmitting terminal, the TB comprising a plurality of code blocks (CBs), and determining an erroneous CB in the TB, and determining, according to a preset affiliation between CBs and code block groups (CBGs), whether each CBG includes an erroneous CB, any CB corresponding to m CBGs in the affiliation, and m being a preset positive integer. The method can further include, for each CBG, if the CBG includes an erroneous CB, determining that feedback information corresponding to the CBG is a negative acknowledgement (NACK), and if the CBG does not comprise an erroneous CB, determining that the feedback information corresponding to the CBG is a positive acknowledgement (ACK), and transmitting the feedback information corresponding to each CBG to the transmitting terminal.

Abstract: A silicon photonics based single wavelength 100 Gbit/s PAM4 DWDM transceiver in a pluggable form factor having a transmitter, said transmitter having: a DWDM laser source; a fiber array pigtail having a polarization maintaining fiber and an output single mode fiber; a silicon photonics modulator chip configured to optically connect to the DWDM laser source through the usage of the polarization maintaining fiber, a modulator driver chip connected to the silicon photonics modulator chip and an LC receptacle configured to optically connect to the silicon photonics modulator chip through the usage of the output single mode fiber. The disclosed transmitter may be further comprised of a reference loop within the silicon photonics modulator chip to allow for the utilization of a passive alignment approach for optically connected elements. The disclosed transceiver may be configured for use with C-band DWDM applications for utilization in applicable technologies, including 5G telecommunications.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reclaiming and remagnetizing permanent magnet motors such as may be used in electric submersible pumps. In one embodiment, a method includes removing a permanent magnet rotor assembly from a motor and heating the rotor to burn off the residual oil and evaporate water in between laminations of the rotor and on the rotor surface. The rotor should be heated to a temperature that is above a flashpoint of oil on the rotor and below a Curie temperature of a material of a set of permanent magnets in the rotor (e.g., at least 600° F. for at least 12 hours). The heating may partially or fully demagnetize the permanent magnets in the rotor. The exposed surfaces of the rotor are then cleaned and the permanent magnets in the rotor are remagnetized using a specialized magnetizing fixture.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a picture searching method and apparatus, an electronic device, and a computer readable storage medium, and relates to the field of artificial intelligence, such as intelligent cloud, computer vision, deep learning, or the like. The method may include: acquiring features of pictures in a picture set to be searched, generating a decision tree according to the acquired features, and configuring corresponding questions for nodes in the decision tree respectively; and if a picture searching request of a user is received, asking the user the configured question, selecting an optimal path from the decision tree in conjunction with an answer of the user, and taking the picture corresponding to a leaf node on the optimal path as a searched picture. With the solution of the present disclosure, the picture required by the user may be conveniently and accurately searched without a keyword.

Abstract: A configuration to improve the manner in which a UE is configured to perform RLM for UEs that do not support CSI-RS based RLM. The apparatus may transmit, to a base station, an indication including a RLM capability. The apparatus may receive, from the base station, a RLM RS configuration from the UE based on the indication. The apparatus determines the RLM RS configuration for the UE, based on the RLM RS configuration received from the base station.

Abstract: Disclosed are combination therapies comprising administration of a CD73 inhibitor, an adenosine A2A or A2B receptor inhibitor, and a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor. The disclosed combination therapies are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of adenosine receptors and/or CD73 and/or PD-1/PD-L1 including, for example, cancer, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases. Anti-CD73 antibodies, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, and A2A/A2B inhibitors are also disclosed.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose an ultrasound imaging method and system, the method may include transmitting a plurality of plane wave ultrasound beams to a scan target and acquiring corresponding plane wave echo signals; transmitting focused ultrasound beams to the scan target and acquiring corresponding focused beam echo signals; acquiring a plurality of velocity components of a target point in the scan target using the plane wave echo signals, and acquiring velocity vectors of the target point according to the plurality of velocity components; acquiring an ultrasound image of the scan target using the focused beam echo signals; and displaying the velocity vector and the ultrasound image.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure improve existing multi-layer and other network technologies by routing and processing client requests that require machine learning based on the machine learning capabilities of each network device and/or other computer resource characteristics of different network devices. This ensures that network latency and throughput, among other computer resource consumption characteristics, will be improved as machine learning processing can occur at the most suitable network device or be distributed among various suitable network devices.

Abstract: A wireless communication device can expedite beam scans for beam management. The wireless communication device can perform a beam scan using a first beam reference signal of a synchronization signal block (SSB) and a second beam reference signal associated with a physical broadcast control channel (PBCH) of the SSB. For each synchronization signal block (SSB) index (e.g., transmit beam) monitored by the wireless communication device, the wireless communication device can obtain a respective beam quality metric on each of two or more respective receive beams using at least the first and second beam reference signals. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for sending a channel state, a method and apparatus for receiving a channel state and a storage medium. The method for sending a channel state includes following steps: a channel state report for characterizing a channel state comprising a precoding matrix is determined; and the channel state report for characterizing the channel state comprising the precoding matrix is sent, where the channel state report includes: a number of reported coefficients in coefficient matrixes for the precoding matrix and the reported coefficients in the coefficient matrixes for the precoding matrix; where the reported coefficients in the coefficient matrixes for the precoding matrix are used for indicating the precoding matrix.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure and a static random access memory are provided. The semiconductor structure includes a base substrate. The base substrate includes a substrate and a plurality of discrete fins on the substrate. The substrate includes a pass gate transistor region. The semiconductor structure further includes a gate structure, across a length portion of each fin, covering top and sidewall surfaces of each fin, and on each fin, and pass gate doped regions in the fin on both sides of the gate structure in the pass gate transistor region. At least one of the pass gate doped regions on one side of the gate structure is a non-epitaxial layer doped region in the fin.