Abstract: An apparatus and method for scheduling workloads across virtualized graphics processors. For example, one embodiment of a graphics processing apparatus comprises first graphics processing resources to process graphics commands and execute graphics data; workload scheduling circuitry to schedule workloads for execution on the first graphics processing resources; and workload queuing circuitry to implement a local queue to store local workload entries, each local workload entry associated with a locally-submitted workload and an external workload queue to store external workload entries, each external workload entry associated with an externally-submitted workload submitted for execution by an external graphics processing apparatus, in one embodiment, the workload scheduling circuitry schedules the locally-submitted workloads identified in the local queue and externally-submitted workloads identified in the external workload queue for processing by specified portions of the first graphics processing resources.

Abstract: The present application discloses a microchannel flat tube and a microchannel heat exchanger. The microchannel flat tube includes a flat tube body and a row of channels. The row of channels is arranged in the flat tube body along a width direction. The row of channels extends through the flat tube body along a length direction. A cross-section of each channel includes a first width in the width direction and a first height in a thickness direction. The row of channels at least includes a first channel, a second channel and a third channel along the width direction. The first widths of the first channel, the second channel and the third channel are decreased at a fixed ratio, thereby facilitating the control of the thickness of the microchannel flat tube and improving the heat exchange efficiency of the third channel.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to various methods, systems and apparatuses that can be used to configure and manage a network slice based on billing rate information. By selecting a network slice based on billing rate information, the system may further be able to respond to billing rate changes by reselecting network slices. For example, changes in the usage of the network slice or the usage of the overall network infrastructure may cause a change to a billing rate associated with the network slice. These aspects, and others described herein, may result in improved network performance by, for example, offloading extra usage from an overloaded network slice to a network slice that is currently less used.

Abstract: A data arrangement method of a flash memory, a flash memory storage device, and a flash memory control circuit unit are provided. The method may be applied to a flash memory, an embedded memory device, or a solid-state disk having a three-dimensional (3D) structure. The method includes: executing a background garbage collection operation in a background mode; receiving at least one write command from a host when the background garbage collection operation is not completed to suspend the background garbage collection operation and exit the background mode; executing the at least one write command; and entering the background mode and continuing the execution of the background garbage collection operation after the at least one write command is completed. Therefore, execution efficiency of the write command in a foreground mode may be optimized.

Abstract: A technique may include receiving, from an external applications controller, by a mobile edge computing applications manager provided on a mobile edge computing server that is in proximity to a radio access network, a mobile edge computing application criteria that includes management rules for managing at least a portion of a lifecycle of a mobile edge computing application; and storing the mobile edge computing application criteria. In an example embodiment, a technique may further include managing at least a portion of a lifecycle of the mobile edge computing application based on the mobile edge computing application criteria.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and software for performing online charging in next generation networks. In one embodiment, a Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) server is implemented at a Radio Access Network (RAN) of a next generation network. The MEC server hosts a plurality of edge applications provisioned to provide MEC services for a session. The MEC server communicates with a Session Management Function (SMF) of the next generation network to acquire a quota of service units for the session. The MEC server then manages the quota by allocating slices of the quota to the edge applications, and transmitting messages to the edge applications indicating the slices allocated to the edge applications.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to (a) carbidopa prodrugs, (b) pharmaceutical combinations and compositions comprising a carbidopa prodrug and/or an L-dopa prodrug, and (c) methods of treating Parkinson's disease and associated conditions comprising administering a carbidopa prodrug and an L-dopa prodrug to a subject with Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: A method, device and computer readable medium for service chain is provided. Dynamic service chain is achieved and the service chain request is transmitted from the application. The device determines the service chain based on a profile of the application. Further, implicit service chain subscribing is also achieved. Thus, a more flexible service chain is achieved. Further, management of service chain related to NF service is also achieved.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thin film transistor and a manufacturing method thereof. The thin film transistor includes a substrate, a first semiconductor layer, a gate dielectric layer, and a gate electrode sequentially stacked on the substrate, the first semiconductor layer has a first portion located in a channel region of the thin film transistor and a second portion in source/drain regions of the thin film transistor and located on both sides of the first portion, the second portion and first sub-portions of the first portion adjacent to the second portion include an amorphous semiconductor material, a second sub-portion of the first portion between the first sub-portions includes a polycrystalline semiconductor material, and a second semiconductor layer located in the source/drain regions and in contact with the second portion, wherein a conductivity of the second semiconductor layer is higher than a conductivity of the amorphous semiconductor material.

Abstract: A thin film transistor includes a gate, a gate insulating layer, an active layer, an ionized amorphous silicon layer, a source and a drain. The gate insulating layer covers the gate. The active layer is disposed on a side of the gate insulating layer away from the gate. The ionized amorphous silicon layer is disposed on a side of the active layer away from the gate, and the ionized amorphous silicon layer is in contact with the gate insulating layer. The source and the drain are disposed on a side of the ionized amorphous silicon layer away from the gate insulating layer, and the source and the drain are coupled to the active layer through the ionized amorphous silicon layer.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present application is a network connection method, a terminal device, and a network device, the method comprising: when a request for tracking area updating from a terminal device to a network device fails, the terminal device sends a cell re-registration request message to the network device, said terminal device supporting a dual connection mode and establishing a connection with the network device by means of a first network, and said cell re-registration request message being used for the network device to learn the ability of the terminal device to connect to a second network; and the terminal device receives a network connection mode configured by the network device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and devices for an authentication of an identity of a user. In example embodiments, the client device reads a digital tag associated with a service to be accessed, the digital tag being encoded with an identifier associated with a service provider that provides the service. The client device then decodes the digital tag to obtain the identifier. Further, the client device determines an authentication proxy associated with the service provider, and sends, to the associated authentication proxy, the identifier and a first request for an authentication of an identity of a user associated with the client device. In this way, the security of the authentication of the identity of the user may be significantly improved.

Abstract: Methods and systems may be configured to verify proper installation of Internet Protocol (IP) connectable building automation devices by installers at remote sites. The installers may be a crowdsourced installers. A service provider may engage an installer to install one or more IP connectable building automation devices. To ensure verification that the one or more IP connectable building automation devices are installed properly, parameters or values based on data from installed IP connectable building automation devices may be provided to or determined by a blockchain network. The blockchain network may compare the parameters or values to thresholds and automatically provide an indication as to whether the parameters or values meet or exceed the thresholds (e.g., verification criteria).

Abstract: A display panel, includes: a substrate; and a plurality of OLED devices disposed on the substrate, each of which includes an anode and a light-emitting layer arranged in stack; further includes a patterned area, the patterned area comprising at least one cathode group, each of which includes a plurality of cathodes arranged at intervals, and an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of cathodes on the substrate at least covers an orthographic projection of the light-emitting layer of one of the plurality of OLED devices on the substrate; and for each of the at least one cathode group, the display panel further includes a plurality of first wirings electrically connected to the plurality of cathodes in one-to-one correspondence and a second wiring electrically connected to the plurality of first wirings and electrically connected to a VSS signal line. A display device is further provided.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a shift register unit and a method for driving the same, a gate driving circuit, and a display apparatus. The shift register unit includes: an input circuit configured to output an input signal from an input signal terminal to a pull-up node; an output circuit configured to output a clock signal from a clock signal terminal to an output signal terminal under control of a potential at the pull-up node; a resetting and de-noising circuit configured to reset and de-noise the pull-up node and the output signal terminal under control of a potential at a pull-down node; and a pull-down node control circuit coupled to a first voltage terminal and the pull-down node, and configured to electrically couple the pull-down node to the first voltage terminal under control of the potential at the pull-down node.

Abstract: The present application provides a current collecting member and a manufacturing method thereof, a secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof, a battery module, and an apparatus. In the current collecting member of the secondary battery, a terminal connection part is perpendicular to a height direction. a transition part is connected to the terminal connection part and is bent to a side of the terminal connection part along a height direction, a connection between the transition part and the terminal connection part extends along a direction which is inclined relative to a length direction and a width direction. The tab connection part is connected to the transition part and is bent relative to the transition part, and a connection between the transition part and the tab connection part is parallel to the length direction. The tab connection part is at least partially perpendicular to the width direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a measurement reporting method. The method includes: transmitting, by a terminal device while the terminal device has access to both a first network and a second network, Secondary Cell Group (SCG) failure information to a network device, the SCG failure information including no measurement result for the second network; and establishing, by the terminal device, a connection with the network device via the first network, without reporting any measurement result for the second network to the network device. The present disclosure also discloses another measurement reporting method, an electronic device, and a storage medium.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide techniques enable a compute unit to continue processing operations when all dispatched threads are blocked. One embodiment provides for a method comprising executing multiple concurrent threads on a processing resource of a graphics processor, during execution, detecting that each of the multiple concurrent threads of the processing resource are blocked from execution, selecting a victim thread from the multiple concurrent threads, and suspending the victim thread. The thread state is stored to a thread scratch space in memory along with a blocking event associated with the victim thread.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for controlling the power consumption of a terminal, and a storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a temperature of the terminal; and in response to the temperature being greater than a first temperature threshold, controlling the terminal to switch from a dual-connection mode to a single-connection mode based on a power consumption adjustment strategy; wherein the terminal supports the dual-connection mode; the terminal is configured to communicate with a first base station and to communicate with a second base station in the dual connection mode; the first base station is a primary base station, and the second base station is a secondary base station.