Abstract: Compositions comprised of: (i) a blend of fibrinogen, thrombin, wherein the blend is in the form of a plurality of particles, and (ii) a hydrophobic dispersant, wherein the composition is in the form of a paste at at-least one temperature in the range of 10° C., to 37° C., are disclosed herein. Methods for preparing a fibrin adhesive sealant in/on an injured tissue are further disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method. The method includes: acquiring 3D volumetric data for representing a real-world scene; acquiring a current set of active 3D volumetric data from the 3D volumetric data in response to an activating action on the 3D volumetric data; updating a plurality of sets of active 3D volumetric data based on the current set of active 3D volumetric data, the plurality of sets of active 3D volumetric data being acquired from the 3D volumetric data; constructing a surface based on the plurality of updated sets of active 3D volumetric data; and simulating a deformation of a part of the real-world scene based on the surface, the part of the real-world scene corresponding to the plurality of updated sets of active 3D volumetric data. In addition, the present disclosure also provides an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Abstract: System and method for generating acupuncture points on reconstructed 3D human body mesh for physical treatment are disclosed. The computing device obtains a first two-dimensional image of a human subject that captures at least a predefined portion of the human subject; processes the first two-dimensional image of the first human subject using a trained human body recovery model to obtain a plurality of parameters representing a three-dimensional human body mesh with corresponding acupuncture points. The trained human body recovery model includes an iterative three-dimensional regression module that is supervised by a discriminator and that minimizes a combined loss below a preset threshold. The combined loss includes a discriminator error that provides a measure of whether the obtained three-dimensional human body mesh with corresponding acupuncture points correspond to real human shape, pose, and acupuncture points.

Abstract: Disclosed is a chat group management method, including: detecting a message receiving mode corresponding to a chat group; obtaining a degree of interest of a user for chat group messages and an activity degree of the user in the chat group in accordance with a determination that the message receiving mode corresponding to the chat group is a mute-notification receiving mode; determining an importance ranking for the chat group according to the degree of interest and the activity degree; and updating the chat group's position among a plurality of chat groups in accordance with the importance ranking.

Abstract: Provided are a set of primer pair and probe, having the oligonucleotide sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2 and SEQ ID NO: 3, and a set of primer pair and probe of reference sequence, having the oligonucleotide sequences as shown in SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5 and SEQ ID NO: 6. Further provided is the use of the set of primer pair and probe for detecting the common deleted region “chr9:21970277-21985225,hg19”, of CDKN2A in the preparation of a kit for quantitatively detecting the deletion of a human CDKN2A gene copy in a DNA sample to be tested. The new method and the specific primer pair and probe can simply, conveniently and specifically detect the deletion of the CDKN2A gene copy in the sample, and have higher sensitivity than conventional detection methods for copy deletion.

Abstract: Techniques for occlusion and collision detection in an AR session are described. In an example, a depth sensor is used to generate a depth image. Distortions in the depth image are reduced or eliminated by at least dividing the depth image into depth layers and moving depth pixels between the layers. An RGBD image is generated from the depth image, as updated, and an RGB image generated at substantially the same time as the depth image. Occlusion of a virtual object is detected based on the RGBD image. Further, a 3D model of the real-world environment is generated from the depth images, as updated, and includes multi-level voxels. Collision with the virtual object is detected based on the multi-level voxels. Rendering of the virtual object in an AR session is based on the occlusion and collision detection.

Abstract: The devices, methods, and compositions disclosed herein accomplish robust cell encapsulation in polymer microparticles using a vertically oriented microfluidic device. A hydrophilic polymer precursor solution is flowed into a first inlet channel, which extends inward from an upper surface of the device housing. A hydrophobic fluid is flowed into a second inlet channel, which extends inward from a lower surface of the device housing. The two inlet channels meet at a junction, and an outlet channel extends away from the two inlet channels. When the two inwardly flowing streams meet at the junction, the polymer precursor solution disperses into the hydrophobic fluid. The dispersed precursor droplets are photopolymerized into microparticles as they travel through the outlet channel. The resulting microparticles are highly uniform, and are larger than conventionally formed microparticles. Cells of varying types can be encapsulated with high viability and spatial uniformity.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, a device, a system, and a storage medium for controlling a smart home, the method includes: receiving first information sent by a terminal accessory; sending the first information to a cloud server, so that the cloud server generates a control instruction according to the first information; receiving the control instruction sent by the cloud server, and controlling the smart home according to the control instruction, thereby improving the utilization rates of the smart homes.

Abstract: The present application relates to semiconductor photodetectors, in particular to a silicon carbide-based UV-visible-NIR full-spectrum-responsive photodetector and a method for fabricating the same. The photodetector includes a silicon carbide substrate, and metal counter electrodes and a surface plasmon polariton nanostructure arranged thereon. The silicon carbide substrate and the metal counter electrodes constitute a metal-semiconductor-metal photodetector with coplanar electrodes. When the ultraviolet light is input, free carriers directly generated in silicon carbide are collected by an external circuit to generate electrical signals. When the visible light is input, hot carriers generated in the surface plasmon polariton nanostructure tunnel into the silicon carbide semiconductor to become free carriers to generate electrical signals.

Abstract: System and method for providing remotely guided physical treatment are disclosed. A computing device is communicably coupled to a therapeutic robot and a remote guidance device. The computing device receives full-body images of a treatment subject. The computing device generates a plurality of key physical points for the treatment subject by identifying a three-dimensional human body template that corresponds to the shape and posture parameters of the treatment subject and fitting the identified first three-dimensional human body template to the full-body images of the treatment subject. The fitting causes adjustments to locations of the corresponding set of key physical points of the first three-dimensional human body template. The adjusted locations of the corresponding set of key physical points of the first three-dimensional human body template are provided to the guidance device as basis for a treatment procedure that is specified by the treatment guidance provider during the physical treatment session.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solar heat absorber including: an inlet through which a heat collecting medium enters the solar heat absorber; a passage member configured to be fluidly connected with the inlet such that the heat collecting medium enters the passage member through the inlet; and a collection member configured to be fluidly connected with the passage member such that the heat collecting medium enters the collection member through the passage member. In the solar heat absorber according to the present disclosure, the ceramic particles are used as the heat collecting medium. In addition, the present disclosure also provides a solar heat collecting system including the solar heat absorber, and a solar power generation system including the solar heat collecting system.

Abstract: The devices, methods, and compositions disclosed herein accomplish robust cell encapsulation in polymer microparticles using a vertically oriented microfluidic device. A hydrophilic polymer precursor solution is flowed into a first inlet channel, which extends inward from an upper surface of the device housing. A hydrophobic fluid is flowed into a second inlet channel, which extends inward from a lower surface of the device housing. The two inlet channels meet at a junction, and an outlet channel extends away from the two inlet channels. When the two inwardly flowing streams meet at the junction, the polymer precursor solution disperses into the hydrophobic fluid. The dispersed precursor droplets are photopolymerized into microparticles as they travel through the outlet channel. The resulting microparticles are highly uniform, and are larger than conventionally formed microparticles. Cells of varying types can be encapsulated with high viability and spatial uniformity.

Abstract: A rotation detection apparatus and an electronic device containing the same are provided. The rotation detection apparatus includes: a housing, wherein the material of the housing is a magnetic shielding material; a rotating component penetrating the housing; a magnetic component located in the housing and rotating integrally with the rotating component; and a magnetic sensor located in the housing and arranged relative to the magnetic component, wherein the magnetic sensor is configured to sense a rotation angle of the magnetic component and/or sense displacement of the magnetic component in an axial direction the rotating component.

Abstract: A vehicle chassis including a vehicle frame defining an inner space and being operable to switch between a first expanded state and a collapsed state, and a loading device mounted to the inner space and removably connected to the vehicle frame. The loading device defines a first loading surface when the vehicle frame is in the first expanded state, and the loading device defines a second loading surface that is smaller than the first loading surface when the vehicle frame is in the collapsed state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of Formula II wherein X is selected from the group consisting of CH and N; Q is selected from the group consisting of CH3 and H; R is selected from the group consisting of and; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, compositions, methods to treat liver disease and NASH.

Abstract: This disclosure includes a message display method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. In the method, a message window of a first message group is displayed. The message window is configured to display messages of the first message group from a plurality of user accounts. A first message in the message window of the first message group is added to a grouped message window. The grouped message window is configured to display messages associated with a topic of the first message. Further, the messages associated with the topic are from at least one message group.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a ship motion prediction method based on long short-term memory network and Gaussian process regression. The method includes: normalizing acquired ship motion historical data under a certain degree of freedom to form a ship motion original time series; dividing the original time series into a training set and a test set; reconstructing a data set according to the training set and the test set, and establishing a long short-term memory (LSTM) network model for prediction to obtain prediction results of the first ship motion; reconstructing a data set, and establishing a Gaussian process regression (GPR) model for prediction to obtain prediction results of the second ship motion; and denormalizing the prediction results obtained by the Gaussian process regression model to obtain final ship motion prediction results.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a speech processing method, device, and a computer readable storage medium. The electronic device includes a microphone configured to receive voice information. A first communication module is operable to be connected to a server and configured to send the voice information to the server and to receive a control instruction generated based on the voice information from the server. A second communication module is operable to be connected to the terminal device and configured to send the control instruction to the terminal device and to receive an audio response to the control instruction from the terminal device. A speaker is configured to play the audio response.

Abstract: An atomic sensing method, the method including providing a polarization converter; emitting a linearly polarized polychromatic laser beam to the polarization converter; converting, by the polarization converter, the linearly polarized polychromatic laser beam into a circularly-polarized laser beam and a linearly-polarized laser beam; combining the circularly-polarized laser beam and the linearly-polarized laser beam thereby yielding a multi-polarization polychromatic laser beam; transmitting the multi-polarization polychromatic laser beam to an atomic vapor cell comprising alkali metal atoms, polarizing the multi-polarization polychromatic laser beam into two laser beams, and detecting the two laser beams by two photodetectors, respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is a chat group management method, including: detecting a message receiving mode corresponding to a chat group; obtaining a degree of interest of a user for chat group messages and an activity degree of the user in the chat group in accordance with a determination that the message receiving mode corresponding to the chat group is a mute-notification receiving mode; determining an importance ranking for the chat group according to the degree of interest and the activity degree; and updating the chat group's position among a plurality of chat groups in accordance with the importance ranking.