Abstract: A rock-piercing flexible rock drilling robot and a rock breaking method therefor are disclosed. The robot includes a control system, a head, and at least one tail. The head includes a head housing, a propulsion turntable, a drilling mechanism, a hydraulic propulsion system, a first driving mechanism, and a second driving mechanism. The propulsion turntable includes a drill bit located at a center thereof and a cutting turntable arranged around the drill bit. The first driving mechanism is connected to the drill bit, and the second driving mechanism is connected to the cutting turntable. The tail includes a tail housing, an advancing and retreating power system, and a fixed support system. The head and the tail are connected through a flexible component, and the tails are connected through flexible components.

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may utilize a non-linear scaling relationship to scale brightness of selective portions of the display in a manner that reduces or eliminates perceivable banding effects. By non-linearly controlling changes in brightness of the display, a viewer may perceive a more uniform, linear dimming towards the relatively dimmer region without perceiving banding, leading to improved user experience when viewing the electronic display.

Abstract: A visual content search and retrieval platform comprising an object detection model, a coarse-grained image classification model, and a selection of fine-grained image classification models. During inference, the object detection model locates and extracts a query object in a query image; the coarse-grained image classification model classifies the query object's meta-category; the fine-grained image classification model trained and optimized for the meta-category of the query object is selected; and the selected fine-grained image classification model searches and retrieves from an image database images of objects most similar to the query object.

Abstract: A video processing method includes obtaining a first initial motion vector (MV) and a second initial MV. The first initial MV points to a first reference image, and the second initial MV points to a second reference image. The method further includes, in response to the first reference image and the second reference image being both short-term reference images, calculating a motion offset of a current image block based on gradients at sampling points pointed to by the first initial MV and the second initial MV, and calculating a predicted image block of the current image block based on the motion offset of the current image block.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may configure a bitmap in a medium access control control element (MAC-CE) to indicate beam failure information for one or more serving cells or one or more groups of serving cells. The UE may transmit the MAC-CE to a base station via at least one serving cell. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a county power distribution network gridding planning method and system based on a digital resource integration technology, comprising: acquiring geographic information of a county region, and conducting primary division of power supply grids; conducting secondary division of the power supply grids by using a K-means clustering algorithm; and selecting an optimal planning strategy and conducting third division of the power supply grids through a self-adaptive multi-target whale optimization algorithm. By studying the development and evolution mechanism of a county power distribution network in terms of time, space and resources, the planning and operation methods of the county power distribution network are combined to carry out resource digital integration, and conduct grid division on the county power distribution network.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices, fabrication methods thereof and memory systems are provided. In one aspect, a semiconductor device includes chips and a bonding dielectric layer. The chips are stacked along a thickness direction of the chips. The bonding dielectric layer is located between two adjacent ones of the chips. The bonding dielectric layer at least includes a first material and a second material, and thermal conductivity of the second material is greater than thermal conductivity of the first material.

Abstract: A method includes: forming, on a first substrate, a first bonding layer including a first metal oxide material in an amorphous state; forming, on a second substrate, a second bonding layer including a second metal oxide material in an amorphous state; annealing the first and second bonding layers using a laser source, so as to convert the first and second metal oxide materials to a crystalline state; forming, on the first bonding layer, a third bonding layer including a third metal oxide material in an amorphous state; forming, on the second bonding layer, a fourth bonding layer including a fourth metal oxide material in an amorphous state; bonding the first and second substrates to each other through the first to fourth bonding layers; and annealing the third and fourth bonding layers using a heat source, so as to convert the third and fourth metal oxide materials to a crystalline state.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus for quickly finding a planet by using a mobile phone, including: a digital telescope, an electronic compass, a pan/tilt configured to install the digital telescope, a mobile phone, a PC terminal, and a data converter. The digital telescope includes a telescope housing. A main camera configured to photograph target starry sky and a planet-finding camera configured to search for and photograph a target planet are disposed at one end that is of the telescope housing and that faces starry sky. The present invention is used more easily when a user's professional level is reduced.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for sending a dummy or blank DCI to a UE in order to align the current value of the NDI field for the HPID intended to be used for the upcoming multicast transmission. One method may include selecting, by a NE, a smaller group of UE with the same NDI value from among two groups of UE of a group size smaller than a configured threshold value; transmitting, by the NE, DCI to the group of UE; and transmitting, by the NE, at least one of initial PTP transmissions and subsequent PTP or PTM retransmissions with the NDI value toggled from the DCI.

Abstract: A lithium ion battery and an electricity-consumption device are provided. The electrolyte includes a borate-based additive. A mass fraction w1 of the borate-based additive in the electrolyte satisfies 0.01%?w1?2%.

Abstract: The application provides a blood analyzer. The blood analyzer includes a specimen aspiration device, a sample preparation device, an optical detector and a processor. The specimen aspiration device is configured to aspirate a blood specimen to be tested. The sample preparation device is configured to prepare a sample, and includes a reaction cell configured to mix the blood specimen to be tested with a reagent including a hemolytic agent and a fluorescent dye. The optical detector is configured to detect the sample to obtain scattered light information and fluorescence information. The processor is configured to obtain, based on the scattered light information and/or the FL information, information characterizing acute promyelocytic leukemia or abnormal promyeloyte information.

Abstract: A handheld snapshot multispectral imaging crop growth sensing device, including an imaging objective lens, a spectral imaging module, a main control module, a power supply module, a stability maintenance gimbal, a Red-Green-Blue (RGB) imaging module, a ranging sensor, a handheld rod, a control display, and a housing. The imaging objective lens is arranged below the housing. The spectral imaging module is arranged above the imaging objective lens. The main control module is arranged above the spectral imaging module. The stability maintenance gimbal is arranged above the housing. The stability maintenance gimbal is connected to the handheld rod. The RGB imaging module and the ranging sensor are arranged below the housing. The control display is fastened to the handheld rod. The power supply module supplies power to various modules.

Abstract: The present invention provides a mutant protein which has the same amino acid sequence of a wild type PF4 monomer except that (i) at least one amino acid of the wild type PF4 monomer has been deleted, (ii) at least one amino acid of the wild type PF4 monomer has been replaced by another amino acid, or (iii) a combination of such changes has been made. The present invention also provides methods of treating or reducing the likelihood of HIT, treating angiogenesis, treating abnormal cell growth, or affecting coagulation pathologies that lead to thrombus formation, by administering such mutant proteins to a patient.

Abstract: Disclosed is a zoom lens, including: a lens barrel, a lens group, a linear magnetic driving mechanism, and a locking structure; the lens barrel extends in a front-to-rear direction; the lens group includes at least one mobile group movably provided in the lens barrel along the front-to-rear direction; the linear magnetic driving mechanism is provided in the lens barrel and drivenly connected to the mobile group; and the locking structure includes a locking member and a locking mechanism, the locking member includes a plurality of locking grooves, and the locking mechanism includes: a latch, an electromagnetic driving mechanism and a reset member; the latch is movably provided in a direction approaching and away from each locking groove, the latch has a locking position inserted into the locking groove and an unlocking position separated from the locking groove during a moving stroke.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method and an application of a human influenza virus vaccine The method and a non-replicating recombinant adenovirus named Ad-JYT-CMV-recHA promoter to control E1B19K or E1B19K-E1B55K fusion protein gene, and recombinant oncolytic adenoviruses named Ad-EE1A-hTERT-recHA and Ad-HTE1A-hTERT-recHA, respectively is constructed by optimizing a nucleotide sequence for influenza virus hemagglutinin HA, and thus the recHA gene is overexpressed in mammalian cells and the recHA is anchored on the cell surface and used for preventing influenza virus cold; human TERT promoter is used to control recHA gene, and a novel influenza recHA vaccine is introduced into an oncolytic adenovirus therapy as a tumor-heterologous artificial antigen for treating a tumor; furthermore, the recHA glycoprotein is anchored on the tumor cell surface as a tumor-specific artificial target, which is expected to combine with a CART-HA cell for treating a solid tumor.

Abstract: A food container and an animal food dispensing device compatible with food container are provided. The food container includes a can body and a cover body. The can body includes a container body including a container bowl portion. The container bowl portion is defined with an accommodation chamber and an opening communicated with the accommodation chamber. The cover body includes a side wall portion, a cover tray portion, and a cover flange portion. The cover tray portion allows the cover body, along an up-down direction of the cover body, to be defined with a recessed space having an opening opened upward and a lower space having an opening opened downward. The cover flange portion, the side wall portion, and the cover tray portion define a groove. The cover body is assembled to the can body, and the container body is snap-fitted with the side wall portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a baby sleeping bag. A main body of the sleeping bag includes: a rear side; a front side, where the front side is reserved with a window; and an annular bumper, where a rear edge of the annular bumper is connected to an outer edge of the rear side, a front edge of the annular bumper is connected to an outer edge of the front side, a three-dimensional space for accommodating a baby is surrounded and formed by the annular bumper, the front side and the rear side, and the front side selectively opens or closes the three-dimensional space.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of this specification provide a method for assisting a card reader in card searching, a card searching method, and an NFC tag. The method includes: performing signal detection within a predetermined detection range; generating an excitation signal in a case that a low power card detection (LPCD) signal is detected, where the LPCD signal is sent by a card reader device in a low power card detection mode; and sending the excitation signal, so the card reader device switches from the low power card detection mode to a normal card searching mode.

Abstract: The energy storage apparatus includes: an electrode assembly, including a positive electrode sheet, a negative electrode sheet and a separator. An active material layer of the positive electrode sheet includes a first lithium-containing compound and a second lithium-containing compound. The second lithium-containing compound is lithium-replenishing particles. The lithium-replenishing particle includes a lithium-replenishing core and a shell. A connection area and a separation area are formed between the lithium-replenishing core and the shell. A standard deviation of path length ratios of D lithium-replenishing particles is less than or equal to 0.18. The path length ratio of the lithium-replenishing particle refers to a ratio of a path length of the shell of the lithium-replenishing particle in the connection area to a total circumference of the shell in a cross section of the positive electrode sheet.