Abstract: A system includes a plurality of sensors configured to sense an opening/closing of a door, fastening/unfastening of a seat safety belt, and change in a vehicle height; a first processor configured to determine the number of all occupants in the vehicle by the opening/closing of the door, the fastening/unfastening of the seat safety belt, and the change in the vehicle height sensed by the plurality of sensors and preliminarily determine an internal circulation ratio of the air conditioning system according to the determined number of all occupants in the vehicle; a second processor configured to adjust the internal circulation ratio which is preliminarily determined by the first processor according to at least one of a sound intensity and a sound duration time in the vehicle; and a controller configured to control the air conditioning system according to the adjusted internal circulation ratio.

Abstract: A method for preparing a carbon source for wastewater treatment by using kitchen waste, comprises: adding a complex microbial inoculant into the kitchen waste; and phase-change degrading the kitchen waste into a phase-change liquid under aerobic fermentation of the complex microbial inoculant; wherein the phase-change liquid is the carbon source for wastewater treatment; the complex microbial inoculant comprises: a microbial agent comprising aerobic bacteria; and an excipient comprising an Fe-based MOF (metal-organic framework) nanocomposite. According to the method, the kitchen waste is treated under aerobic fermentation to prepare the carbon source, a carbon-nitrogen ratio is greater than 40, and the carbon source is used to supplement a carbon source in a sewage treatment process of a sewage plant, which significantly improves nitrogen and phosphorus removal effects of sewage treatment in the sewage plant, and provides theoretical foundation and basis for resource utilization of the kitchen waste.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, an n-type source/drain epitaxial layer and a p-type source/drain epitaxial layer respectively formed, a dielectric layer is formed over the n-type source/drain epitaxial layer and the p-type source/drain epitaxial layer, a first opening is formed in the dielectric layer to expose a part of the n-type source/drain epitaxial layer and a second opening is formed in the dielectric layer to expose a part of the p-type source/drain epitaxial layer, and the n-type source/drain epitaxial layer and the p-type source/drain epitaxial layer respectively recessed. A recessing amount of the n-type source/drain epitaxial layer is different from a recessing amount of the p-type source/drain epitaxial layer.

Abstract: An over-current protection device includes first and second electrode layers and a PTC material layer laminated therebetween. The PTC material layer includes a polymer matrix, a conductive filler, and a titanium-containing dielectric filler. The polymer matrix has a fluoropolymer. The titanium-containing dielectric filler has a compound represented by a general formula of MTiO3, wherein the M represents transition metal or alkaline earth metal. The total volume of the PTC material layer is calculated as 100%, and the titanium-containing dielectric filler accounts to for 5-15% by volume of the PTC material layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an innovative leather and a manufacturing method thereof. The innovative leather includes a TPU substrate, a TPU adhering layer, and a TPU surface layer. The TPU adhering layer is disposed on the TPU substrate. The TPU surface layer is disposed on the TPU adhering layer. All materials of the innovative leather of the present disclosure are the same TPU materials, thus the innovative leather of the present disclosure can be recycled after the innovative leather of the present disclosure is used. The innovative leather of the present disclosure has recycling benefit.

Abstract: A network management method and a network entity are provided. In the method, a detection result is obtained. One of multiple network slices is switched to another according to the detection result. The detection result is a result of detecting an image. Each network slice provides a network resource. The image is accessed through the network resource. Accordingly, a network setting parameter could be dynamically adjusted to save energy.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate arranged opposite to the first substrate, an electrophoresis layer, a liquid-blocking portion and a supporting structure. The electrophoresis layer is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and includes multiple electrophoresis particles. The liquid-blocking portion is arranged at an edge of the first substrate and/or the second substrate. The supporting structure is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate and includes a first supporting portion and a second supporting portion. A height of the first supporting portion is greater than that of the second supporting portion in a direction perpendicular to a plane where the first substrate is located. A minimum distance between the second supporting portion and the liquid-blocking portion is less than that between the first supporting portion and the liquid-blocking portion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a parameter adjustment of a multi-energy computed tomography (CT) device is provided. The systems and methods may obtain, by at least one processor, a parameter set associated with a scan to be performed using a multi-energy CT device. The parameter set may include multiple scanning parameters and multiple reconstruction parameters. The systems and methods may also determine, by the at least one processor, a maximum pitch associated with the scan based on a correlation relationship and the parameter set. The correlation relationship may describe a correlation between a pitch of the multi-energy CT device and the parameter set.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure is provided. The semiconductor structure includes a semiconductor wafer and a test structure. The semiconductor wafer has a substrate having a scribe line area, a first die area and a second die area. The first die area and the second die area are separated by the scribe line area extending along a first direction. The test structure is disposed in the scribe line area. The test structure includes a test device and a first test pad. The test device has a physical characteristic similar to a semiconductor device fabricated in the first die area or the second die area. The first test pad is electrically connected to the test device. A first distance between the first test pad and the first die area gradually increases from a center region to a peripheral region of the first test pad in the first direction.

Abstract: A method for making a field effect transistor includes providing a graphene nanoribbon composite structure. The graphene nanoribbon composite structure includes a substrate and a plurality of graphene nanoribbons spaced apart from each other. The substrate includes a plurality of protrusions spaced apart from each other, and one of the plurality of graphene nanoribbons is on the substrate and between two adjacent protrusions. An interdigital electrode is placed on the graphene nanoribbon composite structure, and the interdigital electrode covers the plurality of protrusions and is electrically connected to the plurality of graphene nanoribbons.

Abstract: A downhole throttling device based on wireless control includes an inlet nozzle, a throttling assembly, an electrical sealing cylinder, a gas guide cylinder, a lower adapter sleeve, an end socket, a female sleeve, and electrical components. The inlet nozzle is connected to the throttling assembly, the throttling assembly is connected to the electrical sealing cylinder and the gas guide cylinder, the electrical sealing cylinder and the gas guide cylinder are both connected to the lower adapter sleeve, the lower adapter sleeve is respectively connected to the end socket and the female sleeve, and the electrical components are arranged in the electrical sealing cylinder. A throttling effect is achieved by detecting the temperature and pressure in a tube by a temperature/pressure sensor in the electrical components and controlling a motor to rotate a movable valve in the throttling assembly by a circuit control assembly, thereby achieving wireless control over downhole throttling.

Abstract: An embedded smart module including a twistable substrate, an electrode layer, a circuit layer, an insulating layer, an electronic component and a sensing component is provided. The electrode layer is disposed on the twistable substrate. The circuit layer is disposed in the electrode layer and exposed at the surface of the electrode layer. The insulating layer is disposed between the electrode layer and the circuit layer. The electronic component is disposed on the electrode layer and the circuit layer and electrically connected with the electrode layer and the circuit layer. The sensing component is disposed on the electrode layer and the circuit layer and electrically connected with the electrode layer and the circuit layer.

Abstract: A scheduling method for beamforming and a network entity are provided. In the method, a future location is predicted according to one or more past locations of a user equipment (UE). A precoder is determined according to the future location. A direction of a beam of a base station is determined according to the precoder. The past locations are locations of the UE at one or more past time points, and the future location is a location of the UE at a future time point. The precoder reflects a downlink channel state at the future time point. Accordingly, the communication quality can be improved.

Abstract: A method and device for identifying the washing quality of a feather material are applied to a feather material washing apparatus and essentially entail: a sampling unit that takes an appropriate amount of the water discharged from the feather material washing apparatus as a water sample, an impurity removing module that removes feather fiber and impurities that may compromise inspection accuracy, and a laser sensing device that senses, while the water sample is static, a transparency value of a portion of the water sample that extends across a predetermined distance, in order to identify the washing quality of a washed feather material. The method and device for identifying the washing quality of a feather material exercise intelligent judgment to enable a consistent standard, to ensure the efficiency and quality of a feather material washing procedure, and to reduce the associated costs.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods for treating or preventing or delaying outset of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a subject by targeting the novel pathway STAT1-CH25H in AD pathogenesis, specifically by administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of a STAT1 inhibitor, a CH25H inhibitor, or a 25-OHC inhibitor, for example, a 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitor such as simvastatin.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first inter-metal dielectric (IMD) layer on a substrate; forming a first metal interconnection in the first IMD layer; removing part of the first IMD layer; forming a spacer adjacent to the first metal interconnection; forming a second IMD layer on the spacer and the first metal interconnection; and forming a second metal interconnection in the second IMD layer and on the spacer and the first metal interconnection.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for treating ore preventing a STAT5-mediated medical condition, e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, the compound being a STAT5 inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the STATS inhibitor, or a solvate of the STATS inhibitor, or a prodrug of the STAT5 inhibitor. In one example, the compound used in the methods and compositions is pimozide. In another example, the compound used in the methods and compositions is nicotinohydrazide.

Abstract: A circuit that includes: a photodiode configured to absorb photons and to generate photo-carriers from the absorbed photons; a first MOSFET transistor that includes: a first channel terminal coupled to a first terminal of the photodiode and configured to collect a portion of the photo-carriers generated by the photodiode; a second channel terminal; and a gate terminal coupled to a first control voltage source; a first readout circuit configured to output a first readout voltage; a second readout circuit configured to output a second readout voltage; and a current-steering circuit configured to steer the photo-carriers generated by the photodiode to one or both of the first readout circuit and the second readout circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) severity classification by using recording-based Peripheral Oxygen Saturation Signal. The major feature of the present invention emphasizes on using a recording-based Peripheral Oxygen Saturation Signal (SpO2 signal) as an input, which is different from the deep learning-based prior art of using segment-based signals as an input to a model, and the segment-based signals has only two classification results, i.e. normal or apnea.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for OSA (Obstructive Sleep Apnea) severity detection using recording-based electrocardiography (ECG) Signal. The major feature of the present invention emphasizes on using a recording-based ECG Signal as an input, which is different from the deep learning-based prior art of using segment-based signals as an input to a model, and the segment-based signals has only two classification results, i.e. normal or apnea. The present invention provides a method for a model to detect and output directly a value of apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) for the OSA Severity.