Abstract: A translatable electrode for use in a cartridge assembly for a contact start plasma arc torch including an electrode body having a longitudinal axis and including a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end including a spiral groove and a contact surface at a proximal end face shaped to electrically communicate with a cathodic element. The translatable electrode also including at least one emissive insert disposed within the distal end of the electrode body and proximate a distal end face. The translatable electrode including at least one baffle disposed between the proximal and distal end of the electrode body. The translatable electrode also including a gas flow dampening region disposed circumferentially about the distal end and adjacent the distal end face and positioned between the at least one baffle and the distal end face.

Abstract: Some aspects of the present disclosure provide channel state information (CSI) processing criteria. A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) generally includes receiving, from a base station via a first bandwidth part (BWP), control signaling that triggers reporting at least one of a first channel state information (CSI) report associated with the first BWP or a second CSI report associated with a second BWP that is non-active, determining, based on an indication of an active downlink (DL) BWP change, at least one occupation time of one or more CSI processing units (CPUs) associated with the first CSI report or the second CSI report, and taking one or more actions based at least in part on the at least one occupation time.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A transmitting device may include a first set of antenna arrays disposed in a first shape and a receiving device may include a second set of antenna arrays disposed in a second shape. A first axis that intersects an antenna array of the first set of antenna arrays and a centroid of the first shape may be offset from a vertical direction by a first angular offset. A second axis that intersects an antenna array of the second set of antenna arrays and a centroid of the second shape may be offset from the vertical direction by a second angular offset that is different than the first angular offset. The transmitting device may transmit signaling to the receiving device using the first and second sets of antenna arrays, respectively based on difference between the first and second angular offsets.

Abstract: The present application is directed to chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition and article made therefrom. The chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition comprises Component A, comprising a film-forming composition, a corrosion inhibiting composition, optional carriers and additional additives, wherein the corrosion inhibiting composition comprises at least one lithium-containing metal compound having a spatially stable crystalline structure, and at least one aluminum-containing phosphate; and optionally Component B, comprising a curing agent. The chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition according to the present application may be used as a primer or a direct-to-metal coating, especially suitable for a primer in a wet-on-wet system. The present application further discloses an article, comprising a metal substrate; and a coating formed of the above chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition which is directly applied to the metal substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for reducing a resistance of a contact, including: preparing a via in a device structure, and fabricating an adhesive layer that is in the via and attached to an inner wall of the via; fabricating a metal film that is in the via and attached to the adhesive layer; and filling the via with metal tungsten. In the present application, from the point of view of reducing high-resistance metals Ti and TiN and increasing low-resistance metal tungsten, a fluorine-free chemical is used to replace WF6 to participate in a reaction of a W film, forming a tungsten film which replaces a TiN film, increasing the volume of tungsten, and reducing a via resistance.

Abstract: The present invention relates to oral compositions comprising cabozantinib salts and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and methods of using the oral compositions to increase the oral bioavailability of the cabozantinib and reduce the adverse events associate with the oral administration of cabozantinib. The invention also relates to methods for preparing cabozantinib lauryl sulfate salts.

Abstract: A fracturing effect determination method for phase transition fracturing deep rock, comprising: obtaining initial data of a true triaxial rock of a fracture hole; fracturing true triaxial rock and obtaining acoustic emission information in the fracturing process; obtaining test data of the true triaxial rock after fracturing; inputting initial data and test data into a preset formula to generate test data; determining quantitative data of fracturing according to acoustic emission information and test data and determining the fracturing effect of true triaxial rock according to the quantitative data of fracturing. The method is implemented using a device comprising a carbon dioxide fracturing device, a true triaxial loading device, a fracturing starter, a storage tank, and a liquid filling device.

Abstract: An high-velocity impact-resistant wave-transparent composite, including an upper composite layer, a lower composite layer, and a bio-inspired nacre-like toughening structure arranged therebetween. The toughening structure has a soft-hard alternating nacre-like structure, and is made from a low dielectric constant sheet material and a resin. The upper composite layer and the lower composite layer are each independently made of a fiber-reinforced resin composite, a foam material, or a honeycomb material. A preparation method of the high-velocity impact-resistant wave-transparent composite is further provided.

Abstract: A mammography system and a method for imaging at least part of a breast with the mammography system are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining pre-exposure images respectively corresponding to a plurality of phantoms by performing pre-exposure for each of the plurality of phantoms with a respective predetermined dosage, each phantom having its respective compression thickness and component composition; determining a relationship among a target grayscale, the compression thickness and the component composition by performing de-scattering processing on each pre-exposure image based on the compression thickness and the component composition of the phantom corresponding to the pre-exposure image; determining a target dosage for a target breast based on a compression thickness and a component composition of the target breast, and the relationship; and acquiring a main exposure image by performing exposure for the target breast based on the target dosage.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) transmits a signal in accordance with a shortened time domain precoding filter for multi-antenna precoding. In some examples, a UE may precode the signal in accordance with a subset of time domain precoding taps. The UE may select the subset of time domain precoding taps from a set of time domain precoding taps in accordance with an absolute value of each of the set of time domain precoding taps. The UE may transmit the signal in accordance with the precoding. In other examples, the UE may select a transmit channel shortener to apply to a channel. The UE may select the transmit channel shortener based on a channel energy of a shortened channel that is associated with the transmit channel shortener. The UE may transmit the signal via the shortened channel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to indicate a single frequency network (SFN) mode and associated composite channel reference signals to a user equipment (UE). A UE and a base station may communicate via two or more transmission and reception points (TRPs) using an SFN transmission, which may represent a transmission having multiple beam configurations. The base station may transmit a configuration associated with a control channel that explicitly or implicitly indicates whether control channel transmissions are associated with an SFN mode or are configured with multiple candidate beam configurations. The base station may transmit an indication of activated beam configurations for the control channel. The UE may receive one or more reference signals from each TRP and, based on the SFN indication, may use information from the one or more reference signals to receive the control channel transmission.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for teacher-free self-feature distillation training of machine-learning (ML) models. An example apparatus includes at least one memory, instructions, and processor circuitry to at least one of execute or instantiate the instructions to perform a first comparison of (i) a first group of a first set of feature channels (FCs) of an ML model and (ii) a second group of the first set, perform a second comparison of (iii) a first group of a second set of FCs of the ML model and one of (iv) a third group of the first set or a first group of a third set of FCs of the ML model, adjust parameter(s) of the ML model based on the first and/or second comparisons, and, in response to an error value satisfying a threshold, deploy the ML model to execute a workload based on the parameter(s).

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may identify a plurality of resource sets, wherein a resource set, of the plurality of resource sets, includes one or more type-0 resources and one or more type-1 resources, wherein the one or more type-0 resources are configured with a single transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state and the one or more type-1 resources are configured with at least two TCI states; identify a plurality of hypotheses; identify a set of hypothesis groups, wherein the plurality of hypotheses are divided into the set of hypothesis groups; and report, to one or more transmit receive points (TRPs) and for the set of hypothesis groups, a set of channel state information (CSIs) corresponding to the set of hypothesis groups. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: The present application provides the preparation and use of a 3,4-dihydroxyl-N-(1?-benzyl-2?-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl pyridine chloride. According to the present application, a 3,4-dihydroxyl-N-(1?-benzyl-2?-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl pyridine chloride is directly synthesized by a one-step reaction, and the compound includes a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. 3,4-dihydroxyl-N-(1?-benzyl-2?-hydroxyethyl)-2-methyl pyridine chloride has been proved to have a good antiparkinsonian activity by animal tests, and it is a class of novel antiparkinsonian drug candidates.

Abstract: Authorization management and authorization requesting for an elevator service request, and belongs to the field of elevator management technologies. An authorization management apparatus for an elevator service request according to the present invention comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive authorization request information from one or more personal mobile terminals, wherein the authorization request information comprises an elevator identifier of a corresponding elevator of an elevator system acquired by a corresponding personal mobile terminal and a terminal identifier of the personal mobile terminal mapped to the elevator identifier; and an authorization management unit configured to determine, at least according to a mapping relationship between the elevator identifier and the terminal identifier in the authorization request information, whether the authorization request information from the corresponding personal mobile terminal is allowed to be authorized.

Abstract: The present application relates to a TLR modulator and the use thereof. Specifically, the present application relates to a compound for modulating TLR activity, or a tautomer, a mesomer, a racemate, an enantiomer, a diastereoisomer, or a mixture form thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present application further relates to a method for preparing the compound of the present application and the use thereof.

Abstract: A battery module, including a positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector, and a plurality of solid-state battery cells are disclosed. The plurality of solid-state battery cells are stacked between the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector. Adjacent ones of the solid-state battery cells are electrically connected through a current collector coating layer. The solid-state battery cells at both ends are electrically connected to the positive electrode current collector and the negative electrode current collector respectively. A method for preparing the battery module, a battery pack and an electrical apparatus are disclosed. The battery module has low production cost and a simple production process.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A first wireless communications device may receive, from a second wireless communications device, a signal that is indicative of a phase-change pattern applied to communications between the first wireless communications device and the second wireless communication device by a reconfigurable intelligent surface reflecting the communications. The first device may determine the phase-change pattern from the signal. The first device may transmit a message to the second wireless communications device, wherein at least one of a content or a transmission property of the message is based at least in part on the phase-change pattern.

Abstract: The present application is directed to chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition and article made therefrom. The chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition comprises Component A, comprising a film-forming composition, a corrosion inhibiting composition, optional carriers and additional additives, wherein the corrosion inhibiting composition comprises anti-rust particles containing at least one phosphate compound of lithium and having a lithium content of at least 1.0% by weight; and optionally Component B, comprising a curing agent. The chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition according to the present application may be used as a primer or a direct-to-metal coating. The present application further discloses an article, comprising a metal substrate; and a coating formed of the above chromium-free anticorrosive coating composition which is directly applied to the metal substrate.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine downlink (DL) channel state information; and transmit a first sounding reference signal (SRS) and a second SRS, wherein the second SRS is precoded based at least in part on the DL channel state information. Numerous other aspects are provided.