Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manipulating a tiny object, including: providing a charged particle beam; forming a non-uniform charge distribution in a fluid medium; and applying, to a tiny object, a gradient force formed by the non-uniform charge distribution. The present invention extends manipulation to a nanoscale, and can be applied to various microscopic tiny objects such as conductors, non-conductors, and living or non-living biological cells or organelles, and therefore surely promote great progress in the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine.

Abstract: A semiconductor package device includes a first dielectric layer, a first interconnection layer, a second interconnection layer, and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface and a lateral surface extending between the first surface and the second surface. The first interconnection layer is within the first dielectric layer. The second interconnection layer is on the second surface of the first dielectric layer and extends from the second surface of the first dielectric layer into the first dielectric layer to electrically connect to the first interconnection layer. The second dielectric layer covers the second surface and the lateral surface of the first dielectric layer and the second interconnection layer.

Abstract: Provided is a supergravity directional solidification melting furnace equipment, including a supergravity test chamber and, mounted in the supergravity test chamber, a high-temperature heating subsystem, a crucible, and an air-cooling system. The supergravity test chamber is mounted with a wiring electrode and a cooling air valve device. The high-temperature heating subsystem is fixed in the supergravity test chamber. The crucible and the air cooling system are provided in the high-temperature heating subsystem. The high-temperature heating subsystem includes upper, middle, and lower furnaces, a mullite insulating layer, upper and lower heating cavity outer bodies, upper and lower heating furnace pipes, and a crucible support base. A high-temperature heating cavity is divided into upper and lower parts, is provided therein with a spiral groove, and is fitted with a heating element. The crucible support base is provided therein with a vent pipe channel into which a cooling air is introduced.

Abstract: In one example, a reset switch assembly is provided. The reset switch assembly may include a reset button assembly, a slider, a leaf switch, and a trip coil assembly. The slider may have a at least a first slider position and a second slider position. In the first slider position, the trip coil assembly may engage the slider to the reset button assembly. The leaf switch may be biased to a closed position. In in the second slider position, the slider may maintain the leaf switch in an open position. In another example, a circuit interrupter including the reset switch assembly is provided.

Abstract: The subject application relates to a server, terminal and non-transitory computer-readable medium. The server for handling streaming data for a live streaming, comprising one or a plurality of processors, wherein the one or plurality of processors execute a machine-readable instruction to perform: recording the streaming data for the live streaming; storing the streaming data as archive contents with first identifier; receiving interaction information during the live streaming; storing the interaction information as contexts with second identifier, transmitting the archive contents with first identifier to a first user terminal; and transmitting the contexts to the first user terminal according to the first identifier and the second identifier. According to the subject application, the archive contents may be more immersive and the user experience may be enhanced.

Abstract: A method of generating a dependence graph, an apparatus, a device, a storage medium and a program product are provided. The method includes: obtaining a hook API used by a function component; obtaining a parameter value of the hook API used by the function component; and generating a dependence graph. The hook API corresponds to a hook node in the dependence graph, the parameter value corresponds to a value node in the dependence graph, and there is a connection relationship between the value node and a corresponding hook node.

Abstract: A separator for a battery contains a MXene nanosheet, a poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) framework, and a physical isolation flame retardant dispersed within the poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) framework. The MXene nanosheet is affixed to the poly (vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) framework. A separator manufacturing method for the separator herein and a battery manufacturing method are also included.

Abstract: A computer system to track and enhance performance of a virtual workspace system is provided. The computer system receives requests to profile phases of a distributed process executed by hosts coupled to one another via a network. Each of phase includes operations executed by processes hosted by the hosts. Each of phase either starts with receipt of a request via a user interface of a virtualization client or ends with provision of a response to the request via the user interface. The computer system identifies event log entries that each include an identifier of an event marking a start or an end of one of the operations, constructs a performance profile based on the event log entries, and transmits the performance profile to the user interface.

Abstract: A task management process includes receiving, by a processor and from a task management service, one or more tasks to be performed by a user; computing, by the processor, a task score for each of the one or more tasks to be performed by the user; determining, by the processor, a mood status associated with the user; comparing, by the processor, the mood status to the task score for each of the one or more tasks to be performed by the user; determining, by the processor and based on the comparison, a recommended task from among each of the one or more tasks to be performed by the user; and sending, by the processor, the recommended task to the task management service for display to the user.

Abstract: An object of a technique of the present disclosure is to suppress reduction in withstand voltage in a power semiconductor device. A semiconductor base includes an n? type semiconductor substrate and at least one p type diffusion layer formed separately from each other on a surface layer on a side of a first main surface of the semiconductor substrate in a terminal region. A power semiconductor device includes at least one insulating film formed on a first main surface of the semiconductor base between an insulating film and the insulating film. A semi-insulating film has contact with the insulating film on the insulating film, and has contact with the first main surface in at least two regions where the insulating film is not formed between the insulating films.

Abstract: In accordance with one disclosed method, a client device may be caused to present a user interface for an application, the user interface enabling selective access to a plurality of resources via the client device. A state of a peripheral device that is connectable to the client device may be determined and, based at least in part on the state of the peripheral device, at least a first resource, from among the plurality of resources, may be identified with which the peripheral device can interact. Based at least in part on the identifying of the first resource, the user interface may be caused to include at least a first selectable user interface element that, when selected, causes the client device to access to the first resource so as to enable the peripheral device to interact with the first resource.

Abstract: A PET detecting module may include a scintillator array configured to receive a radiation ray and generate optical signals in response to the received radiation ray. The scintillator array may have a plurality of rows of scintillators arranged in a first direction and a plurality of columns of scintillators arranged in a second direction. A first group of light guides may be arranged on a top surface of the scintillator array along the first direction. The light guide count of the first group of light guides may be less than the row count of the plurality of rows of scintillators. A second group of light guides may be arranged on a bottom surface of the scintillator array. The light guide count of the second group of light guides may be less than the column count of the plurality of columns of scintillators.

Abstract: A virtual view drawing method and apparatus, a rendering method and apparatus, and a decoding method and apparatus, and devices and a storage medium are provided. The virtual view drawing method comprises: generating an initial visibility map of a target view according to reconstructed depth maps of source views; performing quality improvement processing on the initial visibility map to obtain a target visibility map of the target view; and coloring the target visibility map of the target view to obtain a target texture map of the target view.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a supporting platform configured to support a first workpiece, a receiving member, a plurality of pressing members, and at least one rotating member. The receiving member is positioned on the supporting platform and includes a rotating shaft. An axis of the rotating shaft is parallel to a supporting surface of the supporting platform. Each pressing member includes a first end and a second end. The first end is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, and the second end can press a second workpiece to the first workpiece. The rotating member is positioned above the receiving member and detachably connected to each pressing member. The at least one rotating member can drive the pressing members to rotate to press or release the second workpiece. The present disclosure reduces the space occupied by the pressing members. The pressing of individual points can be realized.

Abstract: Methods and systems for automated application launching are described herein. A computing device may receive a message, the message indicative of an application for a given event and a time in which to launch the application for the given event, from a client device. Based on the content of the message, the computing device may generate a plurality of text strings based on content of the message. The computing device may identify the application based on a comparison of the plurality of text strings with one or more entries of a database of applications and may launch the application in response to the identification of the application and at the time indicated in the received message, so as to make ready the application for use for the given event.

Abstract: An airborne device which has a bus interface and a dedicated wireless transmission apparatus connected to the bus interface, the dedicated wireless transmission apparatus includes: an interface conversion module; and a wireless transmission module. The interface conversion module is configured to convert bus data received from the bus interface into a data packet suitable for transmission using a radio access technology, and/or to convert a data packet received from the wireless transmission module into bus data corresponding to the bus interface. The wireless transmission module is configured to use the radio access technology to transmit the converted data packet, and/or to receive the data packet transmitted using the radio access technology. In addition, a method and a system for wireless interconnection between airborne devices.

Abstract: Described embodiments provide systems and methods for establishing a session. A client may identify, to access at least one of a plurality of services via a connector, a plurality of metrics on network conditions between the connector and a corresponding service of the plurality of services. The client may use at least one value of the plurality of metrics to scale each metric of the plurality of metrics. The client may determine a score for each service of the plurality of services as a function of each of the plurality of scaled metrics for the corresponding service. The client may select, from the plurality of services, a service based at least on the score. The client may establish a session with the connector to access the selected service.

Abstract: In one example, an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI) is provided. The AFCI may include a plurality of current arc signature detection blocks configured to output a plurality of corresponding current arc signatures, and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive each of the plurality of current arc signature from each of plurality of current arc signature detection blocks, respectively, and generate a first trigger signal. The processor may be further configured to assess each of the current arc signatures, determine whether an arc fault exists based on the assessment, and generate the first trigger signal if an arc fault is determined to exist. A method for detecting an arc fault is also provided.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method comprises: determining, by a computing device, a potential for tasks of one or more applications not to be completed at a given time, the one or more applications being hosted on remote computing devices; initiating, by the computing device, a call to one or more application programmable interfaces (APIs) of the remote computing devices to retrieve data about the one or more tasks from the one or more applications, the tasks being generated by the one or more applications and including a time of completion being that of the given time; and initiating, by the computing device, an update to at least one of the one or more applications using the retrieved data, so that at least one of the generated tasks is completed before or at the given time.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device in which the lifetime of holes is controlled and the switching loss is suppressed, and a method of manufacturing the same. Provided are a semiconductor substrate having a drift layer of a first conductivity type between a first main surface and a second main surface opposite to the first main surface, a first buffer layer of the first conductive type provided between the drift layer and the second main surface in contact with the drift layer, having a resistivity lower than that of the drift layer, and having an impurity concentration higher than that of the drift layer, and a high resistivity layer provided between the first buffer layer and the second main surface and having a resistivity higher than that of the drift layer.