Abstract: Methods and devices for downlink (DL) control channel communications operating in a semi-static channel access mode in a shared frequency band are provided. In one aspect, a method is performed by a base station (BS) and includes: transmitting, based on a first configuration during a first period, a first downlink (DL) control signal, where the first configuration is based on the first period associated with a first channel occupancy signal (COT) type; and transmitting, based on a second configuration during a second period, a second DL control signal, where the second configuration is based on the second period associated with a second COT type different from the first COT type, and where the second configuration is different from the first configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a reference device (e.g., gNB or BS) and a BS obtain a configuration of a TDOA procedure including respective PRSs to be transmitted by the reference device and the BS. In an aspect, the reference device and the BS each mute their own transmission while the other device is transmitting its respective PRS. Other aspects are directed to DL-TDOA, UL-TDOA and elliptical positioning techniques.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity determines a sidelink positioning reference signal (SL-PRS) resource configuration associated with a positioning measurement procedure. The position estimation entity transmits an indication of the SL-PRS resource configuration (e.g., to first and/or second UEs). The UE(s) obtain the SL-PRS resource configuration, and perform the positioning measurement procedure in accordance with the SL-PRS resource configuration.

Abstract: Disclosed are an abietane type diterpene compound, a preparation method and an application thereof, relating to the technical field of anti-tumor compounds, where the compound has a chemical structure as shown in the following formula I: Leucosceptrum canum is extracted to prepare the abietane type diterpene compound according to the present application, and the prepared compound is effectively applied in inhibiting human lung cancer cell A549 and human myeloid leukemia cell HL-60.

Abstract: Example aspects include a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for wireless communication at user equipment of a mobile network, comprising receiving, from a base station via a first beam, a pre-grant message requesting the UE to perform a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure on a second beam. The aspects further include performing, according to the pre-grant message, the LBT procedure on the second beam. Additionally, the aspects include indicating, to the base station, whether the LBT procedure was successful.

Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for dynamic indications for partial uplink skipping are described. An apparatus is configured to transmit UCI including an indication for partial uplink skipping on a PUSCH at a time based on a transmission offset from the PUSCH, and transmit the partial uplink skipping on the PUSCH. An apparatus is configured to receive a CG for a PUSCH, rate match or puncture UCI that includes an indication for a partial uplink skipping of the CG, where the UCI is rate-matched across or punctured based on a configured or defined level of RBs, and transmit the UCI. An apparatus is configured to receive UCI including an indication for partial uplink skipping on a PUSCH at a time based on a transmission offset from the PUSCH, and receive the partial uplink skipping on the PUSCH.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for sidelink positioning are provided. An example method includes transmitting or receiving a reservation message reserving sidelink resources for groupcasting of one or more reference signals for a group of multiple UEs including the UE, the sidelink resources for the groupcasting comprising time division multiplexed (TDM) resources for the multiple UEs in the group of multiple UEs. The example method further includes transmitting a reference signal in a resource of the TDM resources.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cytokine-based bioactivatable drug construct (“VitoKine”) platform that aims to reduce systemic mechanism-based toxicities and lead to broader therapeutic utility for proteins and cytokines such as IL-15 and IL-2 for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, viral infection, transplantation and various other disorders. The novel VitoKine constructs of the present invention comprise: 1) a tissue or disease site targeting moiety D1 domain (“D1”), 2) a bioactivatable moiety D2 domain (“D2”), and a concealing moiety D3 domain (“D3”). Importantly, because the “active moiety” of the VitoKine construct will remain inert until activated locally by proteases that are upregulated in diseased tissues, this will limit binding of the active moiety to the receptors or to the targets in the peripheral or on the cell-surface of non-diseased cells and tissue to prevent over-activation of the pathway and reduce undesirable “on-target” “off tissue” toxicities.

Abstract: Edge device video processing with encryption of confidential image content is provided. The process includes obtaining, by the edge device, a video stream, and partitioning image content of the video stream into a confidential part and a non-confidential part. Further, the process includes encrypting, by the edge device, the confidential part of the image content to obtain encrypted image content from the confidential part and non-encrypted image content from the non-confidential part of the image content. In addition, the process includes encoding, by the edge device, the encrypted image content and the non-encrypted image content into an encoded video stream, and transmitting the encoded video stream to one or more processing servers.

Abstract: Provided is a light system, a light element, and a mounting pad of a light. The light system includes a light element and a mounting pad. The light element includes a light-emitting unit to emit light; an attachment unit to attach the light element to any position on a mounting surface on which the light element is mounted; a wireless electric-power receiving unit to receive electric power for driving the light element by wireless electric-power transmission; and a light-emitting unit power supply circuit, connected to the wireless electric-power receiving unit to transmit the electric power received by the wireless electric-power receiving unit to the light-emitting unit. The mounting pad includes a mounting area having the mounting surface on which the light element is mounted and a wireless electric-power transmitting unit to transmit the electric power to the wireless electric-power receiving unit on the mounting surface by wireless electric-power transmission.

Abstract: The energy storage module of the battery pack is located in the housing, the heat insulation panel is located between the energy storage module and the housing, the heat insulation panel includes a heat insulation layer and an outer packaging layer. The outer packaging layer wraps the outside of the heat insulation layer and compresses a thickness of the elastic heat, insulation layer, and a ventilation channel is formed between the heat insulation panel and the energy storage module. The outer packaging layer is configured to release compression of the elastic heat insulation layer when the energy storage module reaches a thermal runaway temperature, and the heat insulation panel is filled between the housing and the energy storage module, thereby slowing down a speed at which heat passes through a side panel and spreads to the outside of the battery pack along the ventilation channel.

Abstract: A configuration for resource allocation for PDCCH with multi-relay based communication. The apparatus determines a transmission time of a signal comprising a sequence of a plurality of PDCCHs to a target node. At least one relay is between the base station and the target node. The apparatus transmits, to each of the at least one relay, a relay configuration comprising scheduling information for each of the at least one relay to relay the signal. The scheduling information is based on a determination of the transmission time of the signal to the target node.

Abstract: A porous biochar for improving heavy pollution and a method for producing the same. Said porous biochar is prepared as follows: arrowhead, which has excellent enrichment of lead, is used to absorb heavy metal lead in polluted water or artificial wetlands, simultaneously absorb heavy metal cadmium, thereafter is dried and treated as a biomass, and then the biomass is calcined in stages with a passivating agent in a high temperature environment, so as to heavy metals such as lead and cadmium be stably coated or enriched in a biochar, which is mixed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa having high resistant, to obtain the porous biochar; the porous biochar has high specific surface area, high porosity and excellent mechanical properties, is very stable under different acid-base environments and oxidizing conditions.

Abstract: Described in detail herein is a system for determining the validity of a transaction in a distributed network environment. The system includes a plurality of peer servers. The system elects a set of peer leaders from the plurality of peer servers. The set of peer leaders broadcast a first set of indices associated with a first subset of transactions, received from the plurality of peer servers, to one or more of the plurality of peer servers. The set of elected peer leaders execute a first instance of a binary agreement protocol based at least in part on a second subset of indices associated with a second subset of the transactions. The set of elected peer leaders output a consensus vector comprising one or more of the transactions.

Abstract: A system and method for real-time transmission of a panoramic video, which propose a new grouping method and bitrate decision method specifically for a panoramic 360-degree video. The grouping method takes into account fields of view of different users, thus effectively reducing the bandwidth consumption of repeated video segments, while ensuring user fairness and making full use of network bandwidth resources when allocating resources. The system and method of the invention can maximize the long-term QoE of users under the condition of limited bandwidth, and avoid the problem that the existing schemes are complex and difficult to meet real-time requirements of users.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for scheduling and bandwidth part (BWP) adaptation for extended reality (XR). A method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes obtaining an indication to change at least one of a minimum control-channel-to-data-channel delay or a bandwidth for receiving a first transmission on a BWP; changing the at least one of the minimum control-channel-to-data-channel delay to a new minimum control-channel-to-data-channel delay or the bandwidth on the BWP to a new bandwidth; and receiving the first transmission on the BWP using the at least one of the new minimum control-channel-to-data-channel delay or the new bandwidth of the BWP.

Abstract: Exemplary methods of electroplating a metal with a nanotwin crystal structure are described. The methods may include plating a metal material into at least one opening on a patterned substrate, where at least a portion of the metal material is characterized by a nanotwin crystal structure. The methods may further include polishing an exposed surface of the metal material in the opening to reduce an average surface roughness of the exposed surface to less than or about 1 nm. The polished exposed surface may include at least a portion of the metal material characterized by the nanotwin crystal structure. In additional examples, the nanotwin-phased metal may be nanotwin-phased copper.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transdermal photocuring forming hydrogel with biological activity. The hydrogel can release recombinant collagen with biological activity, the recombinant collagen includes a sequence as shown in SEQ ID No. 1, an amino acid sequence of the recombinant collagen includes N basic repetitive units, and each basic repetitive unit includes n1 of the following characteristic amino acid sequences: “G-Xaa1-Xaa2-G-E-Xaa3”; the 3? end and the 5? end of the basic repetitive unit are connected to form the above characteristic amino acid sequence. The recombinant collagen provided by the present invention has relatively obvious integrin binding activity, and has the effects of promoting cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation. The hydrogel of the present invention has good biocompatibility and stable quality, which can be cured and formed in situ in a transdermal photo-crosslinking manner after injection, with simple, convenient and controllable operation.

Abstract: A method performed by a first communication device includes transmitting, to a second communication device, a request to assist in a ranging between the first communication device and a third communication device. The method also includes receiving, from the second communication device, a response to the request. The method further includes based on ranging information comprised in the response, wherein the ranging information is associated with the second communication device for assisting with the ranging between the first and third communication devices, providing a first ranging with the third communication device via the second communication device.

Abstract: Disclosed are techniques for communication. In an aspect, a position estimation entity (e.g., gNB, LMF, location server, UE, etc.) determines a paired downlink positioning reference signal (DL-PRS) resource configuration for a first DL-PRS and a second DL-PRS that is offset in time from the first DL-PRS by a time offset, the first and second DL-PRSs associated with the same transmission source. The position estimation entity transmits the paired DL-PRS resource configuration to a UE, which performs measurements in accordance with the paired DL-PRS resource configuration.