Abstract: A thermoplastic composition includes: (a) poly(cyclohexylenedimethylene terephthalate) (PCT) or a copolymer thereof; (b) at least 10 wt % of a reinforcing filler comprising glass fiber; (c) a laser direct structuring (LDS) additive comprising a tin oxide, an antimony oxide, or a combination thereof; and (d) a reflection additive comprising a titanium compound. A weight ratio of total titanium in the composition to the LDS additive in the composition is at least 0.7:1, or a weight ratio of total titanium in the composition to the PCT is 1.1:1 or less.

Abstract: A liquid crystal device including a single or a plurality of pixel elements is provided. Each pixel element includes: a first substrate, a second substrate parallel to the first substrate, a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, a first plurality of electrodes formed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer, a second plurality of electrodes formed between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer. The first plurality of electrodes and the second plurality of electrodes are composed to generate electric fields in three orthogonal directions, and the electric fields in two of the three orthogonal directions are in-plane electric fields, while the other electric field of the three orthogonal directions is an out-of-plane electric field.

Abstract: A database is selected from a plurality of databases included in the distributed database cluster. A shard map of the database is acquired, wherein the shard map includes a distribution of a plurality of shards on the plurality of nodes, and one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes each includes at least one shard of an old version of the database to be upgraded to a new version. A sustainable serviceability of the database corresponding to each of the one or more nodes is predicted according to the shard map based on the assumption that the at least one shard of each of the one or more nodes has been upgraded from the old version to the new version.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprising: a homopolycarbonate; a poly(carbonate siloxane) component present in an amount effective to provide 0.5-20 wt % total siloxane content; an antimicrobial agent comprising silver zirconium phosphate, silver phosphate glass, or a combination thereof; optionally, an additive composition; each based on the total weight of the composition which totals to 100 wt %.

Abstract: A thermoplastic composition comprising: a homopolycarbonate; a poly(carbonate siloxane) present in an amount effective to provide 0.5-10 wt % total siloxane content; an antimicrobial agent comprising silver silicate powder, silver silicate glass powder, or a combination thereof; each based on the total weight of the composition which totals to 100 wt %.

Abstract: Presenting information on similar objects relative to a target object is disclosed, including: obtaining a plurality of video frames; determining a target object in the plurality of video frames using a tracking recognition technique; determining time slice information corresponding to the target object; using the time slice information corresponding to the target object to determine one or more similar objects relative to the target object; receiving an indication to present information on the one or more similar objects relative to the target object; and outputting the information on the one or more similar objects relative to the target object.

Abstract: A prediction method, apparatus, and system for performing an image search is disclosed in the disclosure. In one embodiment, a method comprises: performing training in which domain adaptation learning is performed by using a source domain model to obtain a target domain model, wherein the source domain model comprises at least two network models, and the network models respectively correspond to different commodity categories; and setting an image under search and sample sets of commodities of a plurality of categories as input parameters for the target domain model to obtain a prediction result corresponding to the image. The disclosure solves the technical problem of inaccurate prediction in the process of using category prediction methods to perform a prediction on an image in current systems.

Abstract: Presenting information on similar objects relative to a target object is disclosed, including: obtaining a plurality of video frames; determining a target object in the plurality of video frames using a tracking recognition technique; determining time slice information corresponding to the target object; using the time slice information corresponding to the target object to determine one or more similar objects relative to the target object; receiving an indication to present information on the one or more similar objects relative to the target object; and outputting the information on the one or more similar objects relative to the target object.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for closing a plurality of webpages in a browser. According to the method, one or more records are acquired in response to receiving an instruction to close a first webpage. Each record comprises at least two URLs having a parent-child relationship. A URL chain of the first webpage is acquired based on the acquired one or more records in response to receiving an instruction to close a plurality of webpages related to the URL chain. The URL chain consists of a plurality of URLs having a multi-level parent-child relationship. The plurality of webpages related to the URL chain are closed.

Abstract: A database is selected from a plurality of databases included in the distributed database cluster. A shard map of the database is acquired, wherein the shard map includes a distribution of a plurality of shards on the plurality of nodes, and one or more nodes of the plurality of nodes each includes at least one shard of an old version of the database to be upgraded to a new version. A sustainable serviceability of the database corresponding to each of the one or more nodes is predicted according to the shard map based on the assumption that the at least one shard of each of the one or more nodes has been upgraded from the old version to the new version.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method for closing a plurality of webpages in a browser. According to the method, one or more records are acquired in response to receiving an instruction to close a first webpage. Each record comprises at least two URLs having a parent-child relationship. A URL chain of the first webpage is acquired based on the acquired one or more records in response to receiving an instruction to close a plurality of webpages related to the URL chain. The URL chain consists of a plurality of URLs having a multi-level parent-child relationship. The plurality of webpages related to the URL chain are closed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flame retardant composition comprising 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; 1 to 20 weight percent of a halogenated phenoxyphosphazene flame retardant, where all weight percents are based on a total weight of the flame retardant composition. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; and 1 to 20 weight percent of a halogenated phenoxyphosphazene flame retardant to produce a flame retardant composition, where all weight percents are based on a total weight of the flame retardant composition.

Abstract: In various aspects, the disclosure relates to reinforced thermoplastic compositions exhibiting improved physical properties as well as thin wall flame resistance. The reinforced thermoplastic compositions comprise polycarbonate polymer, a filler, and a polyolefin elastomer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a zwitterionic silatrane-based material and an antifouling substrate containing the same, wherein zwitterionic silatrane-based material has a structure as shown in Formula (I):

Abstract: In various aspects, the disclosure relates to thermally conductive thermoplastic compositions comprising a polymer matrix, an impact modifier composition having a chemically reactive impact modifier, and, optionally, a chemically non-reactive impact modifier, and a thermally conductive filler. The disclosed thermally conductive thermoplastic compositions exhibit good thermal conductivity and improved impact and ductile properties.

Abstract: The invention concerns compositions comprising (a) from about 20 wt % to about 80 wt % of a polymer component; (b) from about 10 wt % to about 70 wt % of a flame retardant component; and (c) from about 0.01 wt % to about 5 wt % of an acid component; wherein the combined weight percent value of all components does not exceed 100 wt %; wherein all weight percent values are based on the total weight of the composition; and wherein the composition has: (i) a thermal conductivity of at least about 1.5 W/mK for through plane thermal conductivity; (ii) flame retardancy of at least VI at 0.8 mm using the UL94 test standard; and (iii) melt volume flow rate of at least 10 g/cm3 using ASTM D 1238.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition, 55 to 85 wt % of a polycarbonate; 10 to 25 wt % of an organopolysiloxane-polycarbonate block copolymer; 5 to 15 wt % of a phosphine oxide; and 0 to 3 wt % of an impact modifier. In another embodiment, a method of making a composition comprises extruding a mixture to form a composition comprising, based on the total weight of the composition, 55 to 85 wt % of a polycarbonate; 10 to 25 wt % of an organopolysiloxane-polycarbonate block copolymer; 5 to 15 wt % of a phosphine oxide; and 0 to 3 wt % of an impact modifier comprises extruding the polycarbonate, the organopolysiloxane-polycarbonate block copolymer, and the phosphine oxide to form the composition.

Abstract: The disclosure concerns polymer compositions exhibiting LDS properties while maintaining mechanical properties and a dark color throughout the composition.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flame retardant composition comprising 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; 1 to 20 weight percent of a halogenated phenoxyphosphazene flame retardant, where all weight percents are based on a total weight of the flame retardant composition. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising blending a 20 to 80 weight percent of a polycarbonate; and 1 to 20 weight percent of a halogenated phenoxyphosphazene flame retardant to produce a flame retardant composition, where all weight percents are based on a total weight of the flame retardant composition.

Abstract: In various aspects, the disclosure relates to reinforced thermoplastic compositions exhibiting improved physical properties as well as thin wall flame resistance. The reinforced thermoplastic compositions comprise polycarbonate polymer, a filler, and a polyolefin elastomer.