Feature Correlation-Guided Knowledge Transfer for Federated Self-Supervised Learning.

Extensive attention has been paid to the application of self-supervised learning (SSL) approaches on federated learning (FL) to tackle the label scarcity problem. Previous works on federated SSL (FedSSL) generally fall into two categories: parameter-based model aggregation or data-based feature sharing to achieve knowledge transfer among multiple unlabeled clients. Despite the progress, they inevitably rely on some assumptions, such as homogeneous models or the existence of an additional public dataset, which hinder the universality of the training frameworks for more general scenarios (e.

PASS: Patch Automatic Skip Scheme for Efficient On-Device Video Perception.

Real-time video perception tasks are often challenging on resource-constrained edge devices due to the issues of accuracy drop and hardware overhead, where saving computations is the key to performance improvement. Existing methods either rely on domain-specific neural chips or priorly searched models, which require specialized optimization according to different task properties. These limitations motivate us to design a general and task-independent methodology, called Patch Automatic Skip Scheme (PASS), which supports diverse video perception settings by decoupling acceleration and tasks.

New targets of TetR-type regulator SLCG_2919 for controlling lincomycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces lincolnensis.

The transcription factor (TF)-mediated regulatory network controlling lincomycin production in Streptomyces lincolnensis is yet to be fully elucidated despite several types of associated TFs having been reported. SLCG_2919, a tetracycline repressor (TetR)-type regulator, was the first TF to be characterized outside the lincomycin biosynthetic cluster to directly suppress the lincomycin biosynthesis in S. lincolnensis.

Accelerated Laboratory Weathering of Polypropylene/Poly (Lactic Acid) Blends.

To solve the pollution problems that result from polypropylene (PP), suitable biopolymers such as poly (lactic acid) (PLA) were selected to blend with PP. Since PP/PLA blends are often exposed to the natural environment, it is necessary to study the photodegradation behavior of PP/PLA blends. In this paper, PP/PLA blends with different compositions were prepared by extrusion and subjected to the accelerated laboratory weathering equipment.

Long-Term Clinical Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention With Drug-Coated Balloon-Only Strategy in Lesions of Large Coronary Arteries.

Background And Objectives: Use of drug-coated balloon (DCB)-only strategy for revascularization of native large coronary artery lesions is on the rise. The long-term efficacy of this approach for bifurcation and non-bifurcation lesions remains unknown. We aim to assess the long-term clinical outcomes of DCB-only strategy for the treatment of bifurcation and non-bifurcation lesions in large coronary arteries.

DCB combined with provisional DES implantation in the treatment of De Novo Medina 0,1,0 or 0,0,1 left main coronary bifurcation lesions: A proof-of-concept study.

Objective: To investigate the safety and efficacy of a percutaneous revascularization strategy that is based on the use of drug-coated balloon for the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome and de novo Medina type 0,1,0 or 0,0,1 left main stem bifurcation lesions.

Methods: In this multicenter, prospective, proof-of-concept study, patients fulfilling the above criteria were enrolled and received treatment with drug-coated balloon combined with provisional drug-eluting stent implantation in the proximal major branches of the left main stem. Patients who declined this revascularization approach were treated with drug-eluting stent implantation 1-2 mm distally to the left anterior descending or left circumflex artery ostium followed by drug-coated balloon therapy for the ostial disease.

The complete chloroplast genome of , one important folk medicinal plant in China.

We announce here the first complete chloroplast genome sequence of , one important Chinese folk medicinal plant. This complete chloroplast genome is 160,323 bp in length. In total, 131 genes were identified, including 86 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes, and 8 rRNA genes.

Synthesis and self-assembly of a novel amphiphilic diblock copolymer consisting of isotactic polystyrene and 1,4--polybutadiene--poly(ethylene oxide).

Herein, a novel amphiphilic diblock copolymer consisting of isotactic polystyrene (PS) and 1,4--polybutadiene--poly(ethylene oxide) (1,4--PBD--PEO), PS--(1,4--PBD--PEO), was synthesized by the combination of living coordination copolymerization and graft copolymerization. PS--1,4--PBD was firstly synthesized sequential monomer addition in the presence of 1,4-dithiabutandiyl-2,2'-bis(6-cumenyl-4-methylphenoxy) titanium dichloride (complex 1) activated by triisobutyl aluminum modified methylaluminoxane (MMAO). Moreover, hydroboration of double bonds in the 1,4--PBD blocks were performed with 9-borabicyclo[3.

The role of KCl in FeCl-KCl/AlO catalysts with enhanced catalytic performance for ethane oxychlorination.

Among the vinyl chloride production processes, ethane oxychlorination is the most economical and environment-friendly process but constrained by the lack of high performance catalysts for industrial applications. In this work, FeCl-KCl/AlO catalysts with different molar ratios of K/Fe were prepared by a co-impregnation method and applied to ethane oxychlorination. The FeCl-KCl/AlO catalyst with K/Fe = 2 exhibited enhanced catalytic performance with the highest conversion of CH (99.