Abstract: The invention provides a method for cargo sorting, configured to control an end effector with a package placement platform to sort the cargo, and the method includes: moving the package placement platform to a package obtaining position and obtaining the cargo to be sorted that enters into the package placement platform; moving the package placement platform to a package storage location; and exerting a first force to push the cargo into a package storage unit. With the help of the package placement platform, the method of the invention can receive the packages of different types or different sizes or different material so as to sort and transport all kinds of packages.

Abstract: A distributed task offloading and computing resources management method based on energy harvesting is provided, including: establishing a task local computing model and an edge cloud computing model; establishing a device maximum benefit objective function based on the perturbation Lyapunov optimization algorithm and a mobile edge computing server maximum benefit objective function; pre-selecting, by the device based on a pre-screening criteria, a mobile edge computing server for task offloading; calculating an optimal task size strategy for performing task offloading by the device to the selected mobile edge computing server by using a Lagrange multiplier algorithm and a KKT condition; obtaining an optimal quotation strategy of the mobile edge computing server for the device in each of time slots; and obtaining a solution of the optimal task size strategy meeting a Stackelberg equilibrium and a solution of the optimal dynamic quotation strategy meeting the Stackelberg equilibrium as a resource allocation str

Abstract: The present application provides a method for analyzing droplets on the basis of volume distribution including obtaining a total volume V of a sample containing target molecules based on a system prepared using the sample. The system is emulsified into droplets. A droplet system is obtained when the droplets obtaining the sample executes an amplification reaction. A droplet image of the droplet system is obtained. A total number n of droplets included in the droplet system is obtained based on the droplet image. A droplet volume distribution of the droplet system is obtained based on the droplet image. A number j of negative droplets among the n droplets is counted. A quantitative analysis is performed for the target molecules according to the total volume V of the sample, the total number n of droplets, the droplet volume distribution information, and the number j of negative droplets.

Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, devices, apparatus, and methods, including computer programs encoded on storage media, for dynamic wave pairing. A graphics processor may allocate one or more GPU workloads to one or more wave slots of a plurality of wave slots. The graphics processor may select a first execution slot of a plurality of execution slots for executing the one or more GPU workloads. The selection may be based on one of a plurality of granularities. The graphics processor may execute, at the selected first execution slot, the one or more GPU workloads at the one of the plurality of granularities.

Abstract: A distributed task offloading and computing resources management method based on energy harvesting is provided, including: establishing a task local computing model and an edge cloud computing model; establishing a device maximum benefit objective function based on the perturbation Lyapunov optimization algorithm and a mobile edge computing server maximum benefit objective function; pre-selecting, by the device based on a pre-screening criteria, a mobile edge computing server for task offloading; calculating an optimal task size strategy for performing task offloading by the device to the selected mobile edge computing server by using a Lagrange multiplier algorithm and a KKT condition; obtaining an optimal quotation strategy of the mobile edge computing server for the device in each of time slots; and obtaining a solution of the optimal task size strategy meeting a Stackelberg equilibrium and a solution of the optimal dynamic quotation strategy meeting the Stackelberg equilibrium as a resource allocation str

Abstract: A system and a method include a control unit for determining a probable de-icing status for one or more aircraft scheduled to depart from one or more airports. The control unit is configured to determine the probable de-icing status based on a current date at the one or more airports, current weather at the one or more airports, and the actual de-icing status of a plurality of prior aircraft scheduled to depart from the one or more airports before the one or more aircraft.

Abstract: A task offloading and resource allocation method in an uncertain network environment is provided. A task offloading process is modeled as a two-stage offloading model. The model is optimized to a task offloading and resource allocation problem based on two-stage stochastic programming. Based on a stochastic simulation algorithm, the task offloading and resource allocation problem is transformed to a sample mean approximation problem. The sample mean approximation problem is decoupled to a local computing resource allocation sub-problem, a transmission power and edge computing resource joint allocation sub-problem, and an offloading decision sub-problem. The three sub-problems are solved respectively by using a standard Lagrange multiplier algorithm, by using a genetic algorithm, and by analyzing delay estimation and energy consumption budget of local computing and delay estimation and energy consumption budget of edge computing.

Abstract: This application discloses a precoding method and apparatus, and an information transmission method and apparatus, and relates to the field of communications technologies, to help improve overall performance of a plurality of data streams corresponding to a same codeword. The precoding method includes: decomposing a channel matrix into a product of a matrix Q, a matrix R, and a matrix PH, where the matrix PH is a conjugate transpose matrix of a matrix P, both the matrix Q and the matrix P are unitary matrices, and the matrix R is an upper triangular matrix; and precoding to-be-sent data based on the matrix P.

Abstract: A method for analyzing droplets based on images: obtaining a working dye channel image and a reference dye channel image corresponding to a droplet system (S1); separately performing a preset image processing operation on the working dye channel image and the reference dye channel image (S2); using the working dye channel image or the reference dye channel image as a target image (S3), and determining a region in which each droplet is located from within the target image (S4); and on the basis of the determined region in which each droplet is located, analyzing the droplet system (S5). The method can effective effectively improve the accuracy of droplet analysis. Further provided are a computer device and a storage medium.

Abstract: A flow cell includes a first cover; a second cover facing the first cover, and at least two spacers provided side by side between the first cover and the second cover. The first cover, the second cover, and two adjacent spacers cooperatively form a flow path, surface of the first cover near the second cover piece forms a detection surface. A first opening is provided at an end of the flow path, which can inject a first sample into the flow path. The first sample is adsorbed on the detection surface. A second opening is provided at another end of the flow path, which can inject microdroplets into the flow path. The microdroplets include a second sample. A liquid inlet and outlet device applying flow cell and a sample analysis system are further provided.

Abstract: A random emulsification digital absolute quantitative analysis method includes: performing random emulsification processing on a system to be emulsified to obtain several isolated reaction zones or droplets; determining the total number and volume information of the various reaction zones or droplets, the presence of target molecules to be tested in the respective reaction zones or droplets, and the number of reaction zones or droplets which do not contain the target molecules by combining acquired target images comprising image regions corresponding to the amplified reaction zones or droplets, and analyzing the target images; and accurately calculating the volume information of the various reaction zones or droplets, the presence of the target molecules to be tested in the respective reaction zones or droplets, and the number of reaction zones or droplets which do not contain the target molecules, the total number of target molecules in a sample to be tested.

Abstract: Disclosed are inhibitors of mevalonate pathway as an efficient vaccine adjuvant and use thereof. In particular, the inhibitor is an acetoacetyl-CoA transferase inhibitor, a HMG-CoA synthase inhibitor, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a mevalonate kinase inhibitor, a phosphomevalonate kinase inhibitor, a mevalonate-5-pyrophosphate decarboxylase inhibitor, an isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase inhibitor, a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor, a geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor or a geranylgeranyl transferase (I, II) inhibitor. Also disclosed is an immunogenic composition comprising inhibitors of mevalonate pathway as an adjutant.

Abstract: Disclosed are inhibitors of mevalonate pathway as an efficient vaccine adjuvant and use thereof. In particular, the inhibitor is an acetoacetyl-CoA transferase inhibitor, a HMG-CoA synthase inhibitor, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a mevalonate kinase inhibitor, a phosphomevalonate kinase inhibitor, a mevalonate-5-pyrophosphate decarboxylase inhibitor, an isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase inhibitor, a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor, a geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor or a geranylgeranyl transferase (I, II) inhibitor. Also disclosed is an immunogenic composition comprising inhibitors of mevalonate pathway as an adjuvant.

Abstract: Provided in the present invention is the use of a mevalonic acid pathway inhibitor in the preparation of a drug for treating and/or preventing tumours, inducing immunogenic death of tumour cells, inducing immune responses and activating T cells or DC cells to directly promote host immunity. Also provided in the present invention is a pharmaceutical composition comprising the mevalonic acid pathway inhibitor and an antitumour drug (for example, an immune checkpoint inhibitor and any drug that can lead to new antigen production) and a combination of the mevalonic acid pathway inhibitor and an antitumour drug (for example, an immune checkpoint inhibitor and any drug that can lead to new antigen production) and/or the radiotherapy.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to account transfer request processing. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining an account transfer request submitted by a first terminal. The account transfer request is a request to transfer a transfer amount from the account of the initiator to a payee. Payee information corresponding to the payee of the account transfer request is obtained. The payee information includes identification information specifying payee contact information for the payee. A determination is made that the payee is not a registered user of a platform that initiated the account transfer request. This determination includes querying whether the identification information exists in a registered user database of the platform. In response to determining that the payee is not a registered user of the platform, a payment prompt that is configured to prompt the payee to collect payment of the account transfer is transmitted to a second terminal of the payee.

Abstract: Disclosed are inhibitors of mevalonate pathway as an efficient vaccine adjuvant and use thereof. In particular, the inhibitor is an acetoacetyl-CoA transferase inhibitor, a HMG-CoA synthase inhibitor, a HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, a mevalonate kinase inhibitor, a phosphomevalonate kinase inhibitor, a mevalonate-5-pyrophosphate decarboxylase inhibitor, an isopentenyl pyrophosphate isomerase inhibitor, a farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor, a geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase inhibitor or a geranylgeranyl transferase (I, II) inhibitor. Also disclosed is an immunogenic composition comprising inhibitors of mevalonate to pathway as an adjuvant.

Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes importing a plurality of resources associated with an entity, receiving, from the entity, a request for an application that performs predetermined functionality, creating a functionality definition, utilizing the request, determining, from the plurality of resources associated with the entity, one or more necessary resources for implementing the functionality definition, constructing the application that performs the predetermined functionality, utilizing the one or more necessary resources, and implementing the application in an environment of the entity.

Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes importing a plurality of resources associated with an entity, receiving, from the entity, a request for an application that performs predetermined functionality, creating a functionality definition, utilizing the request, determining, from the plurality of resources associated with the entity, one or more necessary resources for implementing the functionality definition, constructing the application that performs the predetermined functionality, utilizing the one or more necessary resources, and implementing the application in an environment of the entity.

Abstract: Provided is a method for constructing a DNA library for sequencing. The method comprises A-tailing of a single 3? end to at least a portion of blunt-end DNA fragments, and a step of blunt-end ligating the obtained DNA fragments having A tailing to the single 3? end. Also provided are a DNA library for sequencing constructed with the method and a corresponding sequencing method.

Abstract: Various methods and compositions are provided for identifying and/or selecting soybean plants or soybean germplasm with improved resistance to Frogeye Leaf Spot and/or Brown Stem Rot. In certain embodiments, the method comprises detecting at least one marker locus that is associated with resistance to Frogeye Leaf Spot and/or Brown Stem Rot. In other embodiments, the method further comprises detecting at least one marker profile or haplotype associated with resistance to Frogeye Leaf Spot and/or Brown Stem Rot. In further embodiments, the method comprises crossing a selected soybean plant with a second soybean plant. Further provided are markers, primers, probes and kits useful for identifying and/or selecting soybean plants or soybean germplasm with improved resistance to Frogeye Leaf Spot and/or Brown Stem Rot.