Abstract: In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, an active RC-type filter is provided, comprising: an input, an output and a signal path between said input and output; at least one capacitor bank and at least one resistor bank, wherein said capacitor bank and resistor bank are integrated into the signal path; wherein the resistor bank comprises a plurality of resistor ladders; wherein each one of said resistor ladders comprises a plurality of resistors connected in series; wherein each one of said resistors has an input node configured to be coupled selectively to the signal path through one of a plurality of controllable switches; and wherein said resistor ladders have output nodes directly coupled to each other and to the signal path. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of implementing an active RC-type filter is conceived.

Abstract: A finger for a robotic gripper may include a flexible backbone, a plurality of jamming layers, and a membrane bag. The backbone may have a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side. The backbone may include a flexible beam, and a plurality of branches attached to the flexible beam and spaced apart from one another. Each branch may include a first end surface extending along the first side, and a second end surface extending along the second side. The first end surfaces may collectively extend along a majority of the first side, and the second end surfaces may collectively extend along a majority of the second side. The jamming layers may be positioned along the third side or the fourth side. The membrane bag may be positioned over the jamming layers.

Abstract: A method for determining a regulation range of pumping power of a three-machine pumped storage unit is provided. The method includes: obtaining a first parameter set of pumping measurement parameters for characterizing the three-machine pumped storage unit and determining a pumping process efficiency; determining a first relational expression based on the pumping process efficiency and a design efficiency of a pumped storage power station and establishing a second relational expression; and determining a third relational expression based on power absorbed by a power grid and the second relational expression and determining a fourth relational expression, where the fourth relational expression reflects the regulation range of the pumping power of the three-machine pumped storage unit. The method for determining the regulation range of the pumping power of the three-machine pumped storage unit is proposed according to unit characteristics and operating economy of the power station.

Abstract: A BGP message sending method includes: determining, by a first network device, that a host identified by a first MAC address is an attacker; generating, by the first network device, a BGP message, where the BGP message includes the first MAC address and indication information, and the indication information is used to indicate that the host identified by the first MAC address is the attacker; and sending, by the first network device, the BGP message to a second network device.

Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to wireless communications and, more particularly, to systems and methods for determining round trip time and layer 2 (e.g., data link) buffer size in non terrestrial networks. In one embodiment, a method performed by a communication node includes: sending a capability request message to a communication device, wherein the communication node communicates from a satellite in orbit; receiving capability information from the communication device in response to the capability request message; and determining a data link buffer size associated with communications between the communication node and the communication device based on the capability information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for knowledge graph construction, storage medium and electronic device. The method for knowledge graph construction, comprises: identifying an entity concept from a title text of a target web page and at least one entity corresponding to the entity concept from a body text of the target web page; constructing a syntax parse tree of the title text based on syntax parse rules of a language to which the title text belongs, and determining, from the syntax parse tree, a modifier for modifying the entity concept; and generating a knowledge graph based on the entity concept, the modifier, and the at least one entity. Through the solution of the present disclosure, knowledge graphs with high accuracy and high recall rates are constructed without structured processing on target web pages.

Abstract: Methods and device for paging configuration and power saving in wireless terminal devices are disclosed. The disclosed method may be performed by a wireless terminal device. The method may include receiving paging subgroup configuration information from a wireless network; determining a paging subgroup identifier based on the paging subgroup configuration information and a paging subgroup mode of the wireless terminal device; and determining whether to wake up to monitor a paging occasion based on whether the paging subgroup identifier is indicated prior to an arrival of the paging occasion.

Abstract: A method for encoding a three-dimensional audio signal is provided. The method includes: An encoder obtains a current frame of a three-dimensional audio signal; obtains coding efficiency of an initial virtual speaker for the current frame based on the current frame of the three-dimensional audio signal; and when the coding efficiency of the initial virtual speaker for the current frame meets a preset condition, determines an updated virtual speaker for the current frame from a set of candidate virtual speakers; encodes the current frame based on the updated virtual speaker for the current frame, to obtain a first bitstream; or when the coding efficiency of the initial virtual speaker for the current frame does not meet the preset condition, encodes the current frame based on the initial virtual speaker for the current frame, to obtain a second bitstream.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a three-dimensional audio signal processing method and apparatus, to implement bit allocation of a signal. The method includes: performing spatial coding on a to-be-coded three-dimensional audio signal, to obtain a transmission channel signal and transmission channel attribute information, where the transmission channel signal includes at least one virtual speaker signal group and at least one residual signal group; and determining a bit allocation ratio of the virtual speaker signal group and a bit allocation ratio of the residual signal group based on the transmission channel attribute information.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application disclose a three-dimensional audio signal processing method and apparatus, to implement sound field classification of a three-dimensional audio signal, to accurately identify the three-dimensional audio signal. An embodiment of this application provides a three-dimensional audio signal processing method, including: performing linear decomposition on a current frame of a three-dimensional audio signal, to obtain a linear decomposition result; obtaining, based on the linear decomposition result, a sound field classification parameter corresponding to the current frame; and determining a sound field classification result of the current frame based on the sound field classification parameter.

Abstract: Devices and methods for analyzing a sample are disclosed. In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices and methods for preparing a serial dilution of a sample. In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides devices and methods for preparing a serial dilution of a sample and conducting sample analysis. In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides a cartridge device and a reader instrument device. The reader instrument device receives, operates, and/or actuates the cartridge device to prepare a serial dilution of a sample and conduct sample analysis.

Abstract: This application discloses a three-dimensional audio signal coding method. After obtaining a fourth quantity of coefficients for a current frame of a three-dimensional audio signal and frequency domain feature values of the fourth quantity of coefficients, an encoder selects a third quantity of representative coefficients from the fourth quantity of coefficients based on the frequency domain feature values of the fourth quantity of coefficients, and selects a second quantity of representative virtual speakers for the current frame from a candidate virtual speaker set based on the third quantity of representative coefficients, and then encodes the current frame based on the second quantity of representative virtual speakers for the current frame to obtain a bitstream. The encoder selects the representative virtual speakers from the candidate virtual speaker set by using a small quantity of representative coefficients to represent all coefficients.

Abstract: A three-dimensional audio signal coding method, apparatus, and encoder are described. The method includes, after obtaining a first correlation between a current frame of a three-dimensional audio signal and a representative virtual speaker set for a previous frame, the encoder determines whether the first correlation satisfies a reuse condition, where the first correlation is used to determine whether to reuse the representative virtual speaker set for the previous frame when the current frame is encoded. The method further encodes the current frame based on the representative virtual speaker set for the previous frame when the first correlation satisfies the reuse condition, to obtain a bitstream. A virtual speaker in the representative virtual speaker set for the previous frame is a virtual speaker used for encoding the previous frame of the three-dimensional audio signal.

Abstract: This application discloses a three-dimensional audio signal coding method and apparatus, and an encoder, and relates to the multimedia field. The method includes: After determining a first quantity of virtual speakers and a first quantity of vote values based on a current frame of a three-dimensional audio signal, a candidate virtual speaker set, and a voting round quantity, the encoder selects a second quantity of representative virtual speakers for the current frame from the first quantity of virtual speakers based on the first quantity of vote values, and further encodes the current frame based on the second quantity of representative virtual speakers for the current frame to obtain a bitstream. This achieves efficient data compression.

Abstract: A wireless terminal determines a tracking area code (TAC) from a geographic position of the wireless terminal. From the TAC, the wireless terminal determines the tracking area identity based on an indication from the network-side regarding whether or not geographic position based tracking area identity determination is to be used or not. In some implementations, the network-side is a satellite cell that is configured to provide wireless connectivity to the wireless terminal.

Abstract: A three-dimensional audio signal encoding method and apparatus, and an encoder are provided, and relate to the multimedia field. The method includes: The encoder obtains a first quantity of current-frame initial vote values for a current frame of a three-dimensional audio signal. Then, the encoder obtains, based on the first quantity of current-frame initial vote values and a sixth quantity of previous-frame final vote values, a seventh quantity of current-frame final vote values that are of a seventh quantity of virtual loudspeakers and that correspond to the current frame. Further, the encoder selects a second quantity of current-frame representative virtual loudspeakers from the seventh quantity of virtual loudspeakers based on the seventh quantity of current-frame final vote values. The encoder encodes the current frame based on the second quantity of current-frame representative virtual loudspeakers, to obtain a bitstream.

Abstract: An energy storage apparatus is provided. The energy storage apparatus includes: a support structure, which is provided with at least one support layer in a height direction of the support structure; an energy storage device, an air outlet is defined at the top of the energy storage device, and an air inlet is defined on a sidewall of the energy storage device, where the number of the energy storage device is at least two, the energy storage devices are arranged in at least two layers through the support layer, and the support layer between adjacent layers of energy storage devices is hollowed out or configured in a partitioning manner; and an air guide structure mounted on the energy storage device and in communication with an air inlet of the energy storage device.

Abstract: An audio encoding method and apparatus and an audio decoding method and apparatus are disclosed. During encoding of an audio channel signal of a current frame, whether a first target virtual loudspeaker and a second target virtual loudspeaker corresponding to an audio channel signal of a previous frame of the current frame meet a specified condition is first determined. When the first target virtual loudspeaker and the second target virtual loudspeaker meet the specified condition, a first encoding parameter of the audio channel signal of the current frame is determined based on a second encoding parameter of the audio channel signal of the previous frame, so that the audio channel signal of the current frame is encoded based on the first encoding parameter to obtain an encoding result, and the encoding result is written into a bitstream.

Abstract: This present disclosure provides a core-shell quantum dot, a preparation method thereof, and a light-emitting device containing the same. The core of the core-shell quantum dot is CdSeXS(1-X), and the quantum dot shells include a first shell and a second shell, the first shell being selected from one or more of ZnSe, ZnSeYS(1-Y) and Cd(Z)Zn(1-Z)S, the second shell covering the first shell being one of Cd(Z)Zn(1-Z)S and ZnS, the maximum emission peak of the core-shell quantum dot is less than or equal to 480 nm, 0<X<1, 0<Y<1, 0<Z<1. The CdSeXS(1-X) core has a smaller bandgap and a shallower HOMO energy level, making hole injection easier.