Abstract: A smart retail product shelf liner called ‘MOOCA’ to detect product loads on its surface. The liner preferably has an origami like structure whose properties (e.g., angles, unit size, material) are adjusted to make the liner configurable for different sizes, load ranges, and product packaging. The smart liner is well suited for autonomous checkout systems. MOOCA is an origami-inspired low-cost configurable surface structure having conductive threads and copper wires integrated into the origami structure to detect and recognize product loads and thus to detect when products are either picked-up, or put-down, upon the smart MOOCA liner of the shelf.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for palette mode coding are described. An exemplary method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a block of a video and a bitstream representation of the video. The bitstream representation is processed according to a format rule that specifies a first indication of usage of a palette mode and a second indication of usage of an intra block copy (IBC) mode are signaled dependent of each other.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for processing video are described. In a representative aspect, a video processing method is provided to include: maintaining tables, wherein each table includes a set of motion candidates and each motion candidate is associated with corresponding motion information; performing a conversion between a first video block and a bitstream representation of a video including the first video block based on the tables; and updating, after performing of the conversion, zero or more tables, based on an update rule.

Abstract: A method of video processing includes determining a refined prediction sample P?(x,y) at a position (x,y) in a video block by modifying a prediction sample P(x,y) at the position (x,y) with a first gradient component Gx(x, y) in a first direction estimated at the position (x,y) and a second gradient component Gy(x, y) in a second direction estimated at the position (x,y) and a first motion displacement Vx(x,y) estimated for the position (x,y) and a second motion displacement Vy(x,y) estimated for the position (x,y), where x and y are integer numbers, and performing a conversion between the video block and a bitstream representation of the video block using a reconstructed sample value Rec(x,y) at the position (x,y) that is obtained based on the refined prediction sample P?(x,y) and a residue sample value Res(x,y).

Abstract: A method of video processing is described. The method includes: deriving, for a conversion between a current block of a video and a coded representation of the video, a prediction block for the current block that is determined according to a tool in which weights are used to determine a weighted sum of two initial prediction blocks used to determine the prediction block; and performing the conversion using the prediction block; wherein the deriving includes: applying the weights to two intermediate prediction samples that respectively belong to the two initial prediction blocks to derive a final prediction sample; and performing a right shift operation for the final prediction sample, wherein the right shift operation is pbSample>> (shift1+3)), wherein pbSample represents the final prediction sample, shift1 is set equal to Max(2, 14?bitDepth); and determining the prediction block based on the final prediction sample.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for applying intra-block copy (IBC) in video coding are described. In general, methods for integrating IBC with existing motion compensation algorithms for video encoding and decoding are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using a motion compensation algorithm, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying an intra-block copy to the current block. In a representative aspect, another method for video encoding using IBC includes determining whether a current block of the current picture is to be encoded using an intra-block copy, and encoding, based on the determining, the current block by selectively applying a motion compensation algorithm to the current block.

Abstract: A T-breaker is an all-in-one solution for dc microgrid fault protection, power flow control, and power quality improvement. A T-breaker features a modular multilevel “T” structure with integrated energy storage devices. The two horizontal arms of the T-breaker realize fault current breaking, load voltage compensation, and power flow control; and the vertical arm of the T-breaker realizes shunt compensation. The configuration provides excellent voltage scalability and relaxes the requirements on the switching signal synchronization during fault transients. The local energy storage in sub-modules eases the fault energy dissipation requirement placed on the traditionally-adopted surge arrestors. The modular multilevel structure also offers immense control flexibility for all types of targeted functions of the provided T-breaker.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds having the formula: wherein q, r, s, A, B, C, RA1, RA2, RB1, RB2, RC1, RC2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R14, R15, R16, and R17, are as defined herein, or a tautomer thereof, or a salt, particularly a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a light-mixing plate. The method includes disposing a plurality of shielding structures on a transparent substrate; forming a light-shielding film layer on the transparent substrate where the plurality of shielding structures are disposed, wherein a hole is formed at a position, corresponding to each of the plurality of shielding structures, of the light-shielding film layer; and removing the plurality of shielding structures.

Abstract: A method of processing video data. The method includes applying different super resolution (SR) processes to different sub-regions of a video unit, and performing a conversion between a video including the different regions of the video unit and a bitstream of the video based on the different SR processes as applied. A corresponding video coding apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of processing video data. The method includes applying a super resolution (SR) process to a video unit at a level of an SR unit, where the SR unit includes more than one pixel of the video unit, and performing a conversion between a video comprising the video unit and a bitstream of the video based on the SR process as applied. A corresponding video coding apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: A fingerprint spectrum construction method for a new compound aloe capsule and a fingerprint spectrum includes: (1) taking powder of a new compound aloe capsule, carrying out reflux extraction, adding methanol, carrying out ultrasonic treatment, filtering, and taking a subsequent filtrate as a test solution; dissolving barbaloin, aloe-emodin, indirubin, tryptanthrin, aloesin, and ?-sitosterol in methanol to obtain reference solutions; (2) injecting the test solution and the reference solutions into a high performance liquid chromatograph for gradient elution to obtain a chromatogram of the new compound aloe capsule and chromatograms of the reference solutions, respectively; and (3) labeling chemical components of peaks on the chromatogram of the new compound aloe capsule according to the chromatogram of the new compound aloe capsule and the chromatograms of the reference solutions to obtain a fingerprint spectrum of the new compound aloe capsule.

Abstract: A method of processing video data. The method includes using coded information during application of a super resolution (SR) process to a video unit; and performing a conversion between a video including the video unit and a bitstream of the video based on the SR process as applied using the coded information. A corresponding video coding apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method, device, computer system for obtaining respiratory signal. The method includes: filtering aliasing vital signs signals obtained by piezoelectric sensor to obtain target vital signs signals; performing a Fourier transform to obtain first frequency response, and generating an upper envelope according to each frequency point of the first frequency response; determining main peak frequency point and main peak amplitude according to the frequency point corresponding to the maximum value of flat tops; identifying the flat top corresponding to the main peak amplitude as main peak flat top; determining minimum value frequency point according to the minimum value between the main peak flat top and an adjacent flat top or flat bottom; and determining respiratory spectrum principal component interval according to the minimum value frequency point; reconstructing the respiratory spectrum principal component interval through an empirical wavelet function to obtain reconstructed respiratory signal.

Abstract: The invention provides a preparation method of high-content Ganoderma lucidum ?-glucan and an efficient and rapid detection method thereof. The preparation method comprises ethanol-trypsin pretreatment of Ganoderma lucidum fruiting body in combination with ultrasonic-assisted alkaline hydrothermal extraction of ?-glucan from Ganoderma lucidum, and purifying ?-glucan by DEAE Sephadex A-25 Sephadex column chromatography using NAOH solution as a mobile phase, to obtain high purity (?90%) of Ganoderma lucidum ?-glucan. The detection method comprises placing the extracted ?-glucan in an autoclave and performing hydrolysis with ?-(1,3)-exo-glucanase and ?-glucosidase, and detecting and analyzing the content of the prepared ?-glucan by high pressure-acid enzymatic hydrolysis-HPLC method, using glucose as a standard. The preparation method of ?-glucan has high extraction ratio.

Abstract: A method of processing video data. The method includes applying a super resolution (SR) process to a video unit at a specific position relative to one or more in-loop filters when the one or more in-loop filters are applied to the video unit, and performing a conversion between a video comprising the video unit and a bitstream of the video based on the SR process and the one or more in-loop filters as applied. A corresponding video coding apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, a solution is proposed for three-dimensional (3D) object detection. In this solution, feature representations of a plurality of points are extracted from point cloud data related to a 3D object. Initial feature representations of a set of candidate 3D objects are determined based on the feature representations of the plurality of points. Based on the feature representations of the plurality of points and the initial feature representations of the set of candidate 3D objects, a detection result for the 3D object is generated by determining self-correlations between the set of candidate 3D objects and cross-correlations between the plurality of points and the set of candidate 3D objects. In this way, without grouping points into candidate 3D objects, the 3D object in a 3D scene can be localized and recognized based on the self-correlations and cross-correlations.

Abstract: A method of processing video data. The method includes down-sampling a video unit of a video prior to application of a super resolution (SR) process and performing a conversion between the video including the video unit and a bitstream of the video based on the video unit as down-sampled. A corresponding video coding apparatus and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for processing a video includes performing a conversion between a current block of visual media data and a corresponding coded representation of the visual media data. The conversion of the current block includes determining whether a use of one or both of a bi-directional optical flow (BIO) technique or a decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) technique to the current block is enabled or disabled. Determining the use of the BIO technique or the DMVR technique is based on a cost criterion associated with the current block.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for monitoring a short-term voltage stability of a power system. The method includes: obtaining a topology and time series of a current power system; inputting the topology and the time series of the current power system into a trained spatial-temporal graph network model, the trained spatial-temporal graph network model being obtained by classification learning on a spatial-temporal graph network model based on a simulation sample dataset; outputting a status of the short-term voltage stability of the power system; and sending an alarm signal in response to outputting an unstable status of the short-term voltage stability of the power system.