Abstract: A dynamic facial expression recognition (FER) method based on a Dempster-Shafer (DS) theory improves a feature extraction effect of an expression video through multi-feature fusion, and deeply learns an imbalanced dynamic expression feature by using the DS theory, multi-branch convolution, and an attention mechanism. Compared with other methods, the dynamic FER method scientifically and effectively reduces an impact of sample imbalance on expression recognition, fully utilizes a spatio-temporal feature to mine potential semantic information of the video expression to perform expression classification, thereby improving reliability and accuracy and meeting a demand for the expression recognition.

Abstract: A displaying base plate and a manufacturing method thereof, and a displaying device. The displaying base plate includes a substrate, and a first electrode layer disposed on one side of the substrate, wherein the first electrode layer includes a first electrode pattern; a first planarization layer disposed on one side of the first electrode layer that is away from the substrate, wherein the first planarization layer is provided with a through hole, and the through hole penetrates the first planarization layer, to expose the first electrode pattern; and a second electrode layer, a second planarization layer and a third electrode layer that are disposed in stack on one side of the first planarization layer that is away from the substrate, wherein the second electrode layer is disposed closer to the substrate, the second electrode layer is connected to the first electrode pattern and the third electrode layer.

Abstract: A system for processing data, comprising a virtual environment management system operating on a processor and configured to retrieve a predefined virtual computer desired state first plurality of hardware components and a first plurality of software components, a virtual computer operating on the processor and configured to provide a user-defined desired state for a second plurality of hardware components and a second plurality of software components and wherein the virtual environment management system is configured to compare the first plurality of hardware components and the first plurality of software components with the second plurality of hardware components and the second plurality of software components and to modify the predefined virtual computer desired state if there are any differences between the first plurality of hardware components and the first plurality of software components with the second plurality of hardware components and the second plurality of software components.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an optical measurement device and method for a plasma magnetic field with adjustable sensitivity. The method comprises the following steps: constructing an optical rotation measurement system based on a pulsed laser beam for measuring an optical rotation image and a shadow image; processing the optical rotation image and the shadow image, and obtaining a distribution of proportional coefficients based on alight intensity distribution; obtaining a distribution of rotation angles based on a mapping relationship between the proportional coefficients and the rotation angles; constructing an interference measurement system based on the pulsed laser beam, and measuring a phase shift of an interference image; calculating a distribution of electron areal densities based on the phase shift in the interference image; obtaining a two-dimensional distribution of an average magnetic field based on the rotation angles and the electron areal densities.

Abstract: A method for measuring an electron nonextensive parameter of a plasma by using nonextensive statistical mechanics and electric probe is provided. The plasma is described by the nonextensive statistical mechanics and establishes a nonextensive single electric probe theory on the basis of this. The electron nonextensive parameter have been measured which cannot be measured by traditional single probe, and obtained more accurate electron temperature, plasma potential, electron density and floating potential than traditional single probe. The nonextensive electric probe plays a role in plasma diagnosis, which will measure the nonextensivity of plasma and improve the diagnostic accuracy of other plasma parameters.

Abstract: A glove for use in collecting data for sign language recognition comprises: multiple azimuth sensors arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges and metacarpal bones of the hand and used for sensing postures of the hand. The azimuth sensors are only arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges of the hand other than the distal phalange in proximity to the fingertip of at least one finger among the middle finger, the index finger, the ring finger, and the little finger. The glove reduces the number of the azimuth sensors arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges of the hand, thus reducing costs while not affecting detection performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure is for an endoscope assembly comprising an endoscope and a disposable sheath cover. The endoscope comprises an illumination window adjacent to an observation window situated along a lateral side of a distal end portion, and an elongated slot to accommodate biopsy instruments. The sheath further comprises an end cap fitted around the end portion of the endoscope with a capsule secured to its inner wall. When the end cap engages the endoscope, the capsule is ruptured to release a transparent liquid immersing the illumination window and the observation window. A soft connector is bonded to the end cap covering the elongated slot, and to an outer surface of a biopsy channel. The soft connector further comprises an opening allowing the biopsy channel to pass through. The sheath can accommodate air/water tubes, and is secured onto the shaft of the endoscope via a cuff.

Abstract: A glove for use in collecting data for sign language recognition comprises: multiple azimuth sensors arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges and metacarpal bones of the hand and used for sensing postures of the hand. The azimuth sensors are only arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges of the hand other than the distal phalange in proximity to the fingertip of at least one finger among the middle finger, the index finger, the ring finger, and the little finger. The glove reduces the number of the azimuth sensors arranged on the glove at positions corresponding to the phalanges of the hand, thus reducing costs while not affecting detection performance.

Abstract: A sheathed endoscope, includes: an endoscope and a disposable component. The disposable compartment protects the inner and outer surfaces of the endoscope. The disposable compartment includes: a cap of endoscope tip in the distal end of endoscope, a disposable tube for biopsy forceps, and an outside sheath capsule for endoscope shaft. The tip cap connects the sheath capsule and the disposable tube for biopsy forceps. There are multiple windows set on the lateral side of endoscope tip, wherein pills containing transparent fluid are placed somewhere in between of the tip cap and the distal end of endoscope. The pills will be crushed by co-fraction of the tip cap and the distal end of endoscope, to release the transparent fluid to fill in the space formed between the tip cap and the distal end of the endoscope.

Abstract: A synchronous time-division multiplexing bus communication method adopting a serial communication interface is provided, which applied to a system comprising a master and a plurality of slavers, each of which comprises a micro-control unit, which comprises a Serial Communication Interface (SCI) and a timer, and transmitting and receiving data lines of the master and the plurality of slavers are connected to the bus, wherein the method comprises: transmitting a downlink data message as required by the plurality of slavers; receiving, by the plurality of slavers, the downlink data message via the Serial Communication Interface (SCI); transmitting an uplink data message after a predetermined time interval, by one of the plurality of slavers; and repeating the process of transmitting an uplink data message after a predetermined time interval, by a second one to the last one of the plurality of slavers respectively.

Abstract: A microprocessor includes a direct access memory (DMA) engine which is responsive to pairs of block indices associated with one or more blocks in a first logical plane and transfers the one or more blocks between the first logical plane, a second logical plane, and a physical memory space according to the pairs of block indices. The logical planes represent two dimensional fields of data such as those found in images and videos. The microprocessor further comprises cache memory which updates its content with one or more cache-blocks which are in the neighborhood of the one or more blocks improving the operation of the cache memory by increasing cache hits. The DMA engine may further operate on n-dimensional blocks in a n-dimensional logical space. The microprocessor further includes special-purpose instructions, operative on a single-instruction-multiple-data (SIMD) computation unit, especially tailored to perform matrix operations.

Abstract: A technique for identifying the encoding law utilized by a central office codec may be implemented in a receive modem. The encoding law, which is typically dictated by the country in which the central office is located, is employed to generate a plurality of transmission levels during an initialization period associated with the modem system. The receive modem analyzes a number of these transmission levels to determine whether the levels have certain characteristics associated with the particular encoding law followed by the central office codec. When the receive modem detects the codec type, it may transmit a suitable identifier back to the transmit modem.

Abstract: A technique for identifying the encoding law utilized by a central office codec may be implemented in a receive modem. The encoding law, which is typically dictated by the country in which the central office is located, is employed to generate a plurality of transmission levels during an initialization period associated with the modem system. The receive modem analyzes a number of these transmission levels to determine whether the levels have certain characteristics associated with the particular encoding law followed by the central office codec. When the receive modem detects the codec type, it may transmit a suitable identifier back to the transmit modem.

Abstract: A technique for identifying the encoding law utilized by a central office codec may be implemented in a receive modem. The encoding law, which is typically dictated by the country in which the central office is located, is employed to generate a plurality of transmission levels during an initialization period associated with the modem system. The receive modem analyzes a number of these transmission levels to determine whether the levels have certain characteristics associated with the particular encoding law followed by the central office codec. When the receive modem detects the codec type, it may transmit a suitable identifier back to the transmit modem.

Abstract: An initialization procedure for a digital modem system treats the presence of ADPCM as if it were a digital impairment such that the modem system can utilize effective compensation techniques to address the ADPCM. The modem system initially determines whether the current communication channel is a fully digital channel. Next, the modem system determines whether the channel includes any ADPCM elements. If ADPCM is detected, then a digital impairment learning routine is performed to obtain the ADPCM compression characteristics and data rate. The digital impairment learning routine may use a single probing sequence to obtain the ADPCM characteristics while identifying any concurrent digital impairments such as RBS, digital pads, and encoding law conversions. Once the digital channel is characterized, the modem system may condition its transmitters and receivers in an appropriate manner to obtain an increased data rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to multiple modulus conversion (MMC) techniques for mapping data in a pulse code modulation (PCM) modem system. In accordance with the present invention, signal point constellations are arranged to receive the output indices generated by the MMC procedure such that the probability of transmission of higher power codewords is relatively low compared to the probability of transmission of lower power codewords, while maintaining the same or larger minimum distance between signal points. In addition, the present invention provides techniques for obtaining the probability of occurrence for each constellation or signal point associated with a given data communication session and for determining the theoretical average transmit power associated with a given set of signal point constellations and MMC parameters.

Abstract: A technique for identifying the encoding law utilized by a central office codec may be implemented in a receive modem. The encoding law, which is typically dictated by the country in which the central office is located, is employed to generate a plurality of transmission levels during an initialization period associated with the modem system. The receive modem analyzes a number of these transmission levels to determine whether the levels have certain characteristics associated with the particular encoding law followed by the central office codec. When the receive modem detects the codec type, it may transmit a suitable identifier back to the transmit modem.

Abstract: A technique for identifying the encoding law utilized by a central office codec may be implemented in a receive modem. The encoding law, which is typically dictated by the country in which the central office is located, is employed to generate a plurality of transmission levels during an initialization period associated with the modem system. The receive modem analyzes a number of these transmission levels to determine whether the levels have certain characteristics associated with the particular encoding law followed by the central office codec. When the receive modem detects the codec type, it may transmit a suitable identifier back to the transmit modem.

Abstract: An improved echo canceler training technique may be employed by a digital server modem in a PCM modem context, such as a V.90 modem system. The disclosed echo canceler training technique establishes the digital impairments within the echo path by transmitting a training signal from a transmitter located at the digital server modem. The echo signal generated in response to the training signal is received by the digital server modem and appropriately analyzed to accurately model the echo path. The echo canceler resident at the server modem is than suitably trained to compensate for the modeled echo path. In the preferred embodiment, the echo canceler training signal is also used during in the context of downstream digital impairment learning by the analog client modem. In the context of the echo canceler training, the server modem does not rely upon any processing or analysis performed by the client modem; the server modem trains its echo canceler without receiving any information from the client modem.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling and shaping the spectrum of transmitted signal samples having predetermined frequency characteristics and allowable transmit signal levels. A running measure of unwanted components is measured and, for each block of the transmitted samples, an objective function based on the previously calculated running measure is computed. Depending upon the measurements, redundancy is determined and selected for each block of the transmitted samples. Accordingly, at least one redundant sample may be added or, the sign of the sample modified, at structured or randomized locations within the block to optimize the objective function.