Abstract: A multi-core segment variable inductor with different core materials, and a control circuit and a control method thereof. The variable inductor includes a center magnetic segment c, wherein a winding on the center magnetic segment c serves as an inductive winding, and a number of turns of the center magnetic segment is Nac; and peripheral magnetic segments, wherein a number of the peripheral magnetic segments is n; the peripheral magnetic segments are labeled as p1, p2, p3, . . . , to pn; a winding on each peripheral magnetic segment serves as a control winding, and the control windings on the peripheral magnetic segments are configured to independently operate; a number of turns of the control winding of each peripheral magnetic segment is correspondingly Ndc_p1, Ndc_p2, Ndc_p3, . . . , Ndc_pn; wherein an air gap exists between each peripheral magnetic segment and the center magnetic segment, and a length of the air gap is lg.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for network capability exposure. A method at a network exposure entity comprises receiving, from a terminal device, a network exposure application programming interface (API) invocation message. The method further comprises validating whether the terminal device is allowed to use the invocated network exposure API. The method further comprises processing the network exposure API invocation message based on the validating result.

Abstract: A dosing system and method for delivery of contact lens formulation(s) to a contact lens forming mold. The system includes a carrier portion configured for holding a contact lens mold, and an alignment mandrel configured for retaining a lens formulation delivery device. The lens formulation delivery device is retained in a specified position relative to the contact lens mold for precise location of delivery of the lens formulation within the contact lens mold. A first lens formulation can be dosed to a center location in the mold, and a different second lens formulation can be dosed to a ring-shaped pattern around the center location, to form a contact lens having different center and edge characteristics.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for preparing an electrode film layer on a surface of a solar cell substrate. The method includes: a) obtaining a metal electrode material melt by heating and melting a metal electrode material under a vacuum condition; b) bombarding the metal electrode material melt with an ion source at low energy, so that it is sputtered and deposited on the surface of the solar cell substrate to form the electrode film layer; in which the energy of low energy bombarding is 30 eV to 80 eV.

Abstract: A method for predicting adverse drug reactions based on temporal association analysis, in the field of biomedicine, is disclosed. The method analyzes temporal associations and/or relationships between symptoms, drugs, and adverse reactions at different times, based on temporal sequences of patients' symptoms, the drugs, and the adverse reactions after illness, revealing the association between adverse reactions at the current time and the symptoms, drugs, and adverse reactions at a previous time, and combines the potential relationships between the symptoms, multi-attribute information of the drugs, and the adverse reactions to construct a predictive model for adverse drug reactions based on temporal association analysis, revealing the temporal relationship of adverse drug reactions.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for fabricating a hybrid contact lens product having a lens insert embedded at a precisely controlled location within a lens body. A mold engagement and support base engages and retains a lens forming mold in a substantially fixed position. An insert placement and positioning device includes an insert pickup head with a contact face configured for releasable engagement of the lens insert and at least one suction opening in the contact face for applying suction to engage the insert on the contact face. A positioning housing interacts with the mold and/or the support base to provide precise locational positioning of the lens insert within the mold. A lens body forming material is delivered to the mold to encapsulate the lens insert.

Abstract: The invention is directed to an embedded hydrogel contact lens, which comprises an insert sandwiched between two layers of hydrogel materials and can be produced according to a cast molding method including the procedures involving two females halves (FC1 and FC2) and two male halves (BC1 and BC2) and three consequential molding steps involving three molding assemblies: the 1st one formed between FC1 and BC1 for molding an insert; the 2nd one formed between FC1 and BC2 for molding a lens precursor having the molded insert embedded in a layer of a hydrogel material in a way that the front surface of the molded insert merges with the convex surface of the lens precursor; and the 3rd one formed between FC2 and BC2 for molding an embedded hydrogel contact of the invention.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker which comprises (1) a polydiorganosiloxane polymer chain comprising dimethylsiloxane units and hydrophilized siloxane units each having one methyl substituent and one monovalent C4-C40 organic radical substituent having two to six hydroxyl groups, wherein the molar ratio of the hydrophilized siloxane units to the dimethylsiloxane units is from about 0.035 to about 0.15, and (2) two terminal (meth)acryloyl groups. The hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker has a number average molecular weight of from about 3000 Daltons to about 80,000 Daltons. The present invention is also related to a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises repeating units derived from a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker of the invention.

Abstract: Provided are a magnetron and a microwave heating device. The magnetron includes a tube core, a first tube shell, a second tube shell, an output ceramic, an antenna cap, and an antenna. The first tube shell, the tube core, the second tube shell, the output ceramic, and the antenna cap are connected in sequence. The antenna extends into the tube core, and sequentially passes through the second tube shell and the output ceramic and extends into the antenna cap. A height H1 of the second tube shell relative to the tube core is smaller than or equal to 14 mm, and a ratio of the height H1 of the tube core to a height H2 of the output ceramic ranges from 0.4 to 2.3.

Abstract: A reagent combination and a method for detecting a target immunosuppressant in whole blood without centrifugation are provided. The method includes: treating a whole blood to be detected with a whole blood treatment agent to obtain a treated sample to be detected; and detecting a target molecule in the treated sample to be detected based on an immunoassay method. The whole blood treatment agent includes butanol and optionally saponin, or ascorbic acid.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a colored cosmetic photochromic contact lens, comprising: a pupil section, a generally annular iris section surrounding the pupil section, wherein at least the pupil section is photochromic, wherein the iris section having a colored, printed, opaque, intermittent pattern, wherein the said pattern is covered by a clear ink layer, wherein the clear ink layer is on outer surface of lens to the observer.

Abstract: A frame for a pull-rod luggage case, including pair of pull rods parallel to each other, a pair of castor seats, an upper beam, a lower beam, and a handle; each of the pull rods at least includes an outer rod and an inner rod telescopically positioned in and out of the outer rod; a lower end of each outer rod is connected to a corresponding castor seat; each of two ends of the handle is fixedly connected with an upper end of a corresponding inner rod; outer rods, the upper beam, and the lower beam define a skeleton.

Abstract: An input device includes a housing having an opening and a scroll wheel structure disposed in the housing. The scroll wheel structure includes a support frame fixed in the housing, a scroll wheel frame, a positioning frame including a first body portion connected to the support frame and a second body portion disposed in the scroll wheel frame, a magnetic member disposed in the scroll wheel frame and including first and second portions, and a magnet. The scroll wheel frame is pivotally connected to the support frame via a pivot disposed at a center of the scroll wheel frame, and a portion of the scroll wheel frame is protruded out of the housing via the opening. The magnet is disposed at the positioning frame or the scroll wheel frame corresponding to the magnetic member and separated from the first and second portions by first and second distances, respectively.

Abstract: A method for predicting adverse reactions between drugs based on multi-attribute and multi-kernel representation learning is provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a composite material suitable for making hydrogel contact lenses and especially diffractive inserts to be embedded in hydrogel contact lenses. A composite material of the invention has a relatively high refractive index (RI) and is composed of a hydrogel material and high RI nanoparticles which are distributed in the polymer matrix of the hydrogel material and present in an amount sufficient high to provide the composite material with a high RI but sufficient low to provide the composite material with a light transmissibility of 85% or greater in the range between 450 to 700 nm.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method, computer system, and computer program product for recommending feedback for a feedback form is provided. The embodiment may include collecting data about a user's experience of an application. The embodiment may also include analyzing the collected data to determine one or more suggested responses to one or more questions in a feedback form. The embodiment may further include preparing the feedback form for the user based on the suggested responses. The embodiment may also include presenting the prepared feedback form to the user.

Abstract: One example method includes receiving, during a virtual conference from a client device, a request to generate a real-time summary of the virtual conference, a plurality of client devices participating in the virtual conference and exchanging audio and video streams; receiving, during the virtual conference, a plurality of utterances generated by automatic speech recognition (“ASR”) of the audio streams; generating a group of consecutive utterances from the plurality of utterances; determining a segment based on the group of consecutive utterances; generating, using a large language model (“LLM”), a segment summary based on the segment; and providing the segment summary to the client device.

Abstract: One example method includes joining, by a client application executed by a client device, a virtual conference hosted by a virtual conference provider, a plurality of participants attending the virtual conference; receiving, by the client application, a question associated with the virtual conference; generating a query context based on a real-time transcript of the virtual conference; providing the query context and the question to a trained large language model (“LLM”); and receiving a response from the LLM based on the question and the query context.

Abstract: The invention provides a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker which comprises (1) a polydiorganosiloxane polymer chain comprising dimethylsiloxane units and hydrophilized siloxane units each having one methyl substituent and one monovalent C4-C40 organic radical substituent having two to six hydroxyl groups, wherein the molar ratio of the hydrophilized siloxane units to the dimethylsiloxane units is from about 0.035 to about 0.15, and (2) two terminal (meth)acryloyl groups. The hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker has a number average molecular weight of from about 3000 Daltons to about 80,000 Daltons. The present invention is also related to a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which comprises repeating units derived from a hydrophilized polydiorganosiloxane vinylic crosslinker of the invention.

Abstract: A method of electroplating nanograined copper on a substrate includes: providing the substrate; providing an electroplating bath that includes a copper salt, an acid, a leveler, a chlorine compound, an accelerator, a suppressor; and water; and electroplating the substrate in the electroplating bath to form the nanograined copper at room temperature. The suppressor is a ployether polyol compound, the nanograined copper has an average grain size of about 100 nm, and the nanograined copper has a resistivity of about 1.78-1.90 ?Ohm·cm. A nanograined copper prepared according to the method is also disclosed.