Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to support using one of multiple types of synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) to perform one or more management procedures. A base station may configure and transmit one or more SSBs of second type that are smaller than SSBs of a first type. For instance, SSBs of a second type may include a first subset of signals and may exclude a second subset of the signals that are included in an SSB of the first type. An SSB of the second type may be transmitted in an active bandwidth region used for communications between a user equipment (UE) and the base station. The UE may receive an SSB of the second type in an active bandwidth region, may perform one or more measurements using the SSB of the second type, and may perform one or more management procedures.

Abstract: An apparatus and method of signaling coding type is disclosed. The coding types include binary convolutional coding (BCC), legacy lifted Low-Density Parity Check (LDPC) code, and lifted LDPC code having a length that is a multiple of the maximum legacy LDPC code. The number of bits used to indicate the coding type in a User Info field depends on whether multiple lifted LDPC codes are available for encoding, whether the lifted LDPC code is an optional coding type, or a payload size. The frame containing the User Info field is transmitted to another STA and the response contains a payload encoded using the indicated coding type.

Abstract: An isolated anti-CD47 antibody or fragment thereof has the ability of binding CD47 and competing with the binding of SIRPa to CD47, and comprises a heavy chain variable region comprising heavy chain complementarity determining regions HCDR1, HCDR2, and HCDR3; and a light chain variable region comprising light chain complementarity determining regions LCDR1, LCDR2, and LCDR3. A method for treating a disorder in which CD47 is overexpressed or upregulated in a subject, comprises using an isolated anti-CD47 antibody or fragment thereof having the ability of binding CD47 and competing with the binding of SIRPa to CD47. A bispecific antibody comprises a first antigen binding moiety that binds to human GPC3 (hGPC3); and a second antigen binding moiety that binds to human CD47 (hCD47).

Abstract: Systems and method for configuring and providing discontinuous reception (DRX) operations in sidelink (SL) mode 1 and mode 2 are disclosed. A first user equipment (UE) may operate in DRX communications with a second UE over a SL while concurrently maintaining DRX communications with a base station. In some embodiments, DRX operations may include the first UE monitoring for either one or both of transmissions in a downlink from a base station and in the SL from the second UE during an active period of a DRX cycle of the DRX configuration. In embodiments, the UE may extend the active period associated with the DRX cycle when control information from either the base station or the second UE is received. Other aspects and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: A storage device is disclosed. The storage device may include a first storage. The first storage may include a primary firmware slot to store a first firmware, a secondary firmware slot to store a second firmware, a primary file system slot to store an existing file system, and a secondary file system slot. The storage device may include a processor configured to execute the first firmware or the second firmware. The storage device may include a second storage for user data, the second storage configured to use the existing file system. The second firmware may include a tag indicating that the second firmware is subject to bootup activation.

Abstract: Stable, macroscopic single-crystal chiral liquid crystal compositions are described. The compositions include a single-crystal chiral liquid crystal material on a patterned surface. The patterned surface seeds a particular crystallographic orientation at the substrate-liquid crystal interface. Also described are methods of forming the single-crystal chiral liquid crystal compositions.

Abstract: To facilitate SL dormancy, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are provided. An example method of a UE includes monitoring for SCI in a first CC and refraining from monitoring for the SCI in a second CC, the first CC corresponding to a non-dormant CC, the second CC corresponding to a dormant CC. The method further includes receiving, from a second UE, the SCI in the first CC. The method further includes receiving, from the second UE, a PSSCH in the first CC or the second CC.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a transmit power control (TPC) command that is based at least in part on a scheduled transmission of a sidelink communication. The UE may determine, based at least in part on refraining from transmitting the sidelink communication or transmitting the sidelink communication at a power that is lower than a power configured for the scheduled transmission of the sidelink communication, whether to adjust a transmit power of the UE based at least in part on the TPC command. The UE may selectively adjust the transmit power of the UE based at least in part on determining whether to adjust the transmit power. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication, by a first sidelink user equipment (UE), includes periodically receiving a set of sidelink beam failure detection reference signals (RSs) from a second sidelink UE. The method includes incrementing a beam failure detection (BFD) counter in response to one or more reference signals of the set of sidelink beam failure detection RSs having a received signal strength below a threshold. The first sidelink UE starts a beam failure detection timer in response to the reference signal(s) of the set of sidelink beam failure detection reference signals having the received signal strength below the threshold. Another method by a sidelink UE may periodically transmit a set of sidelink BFD RSs to another sidelink UE. The set of sidelink BFD RSs comprise one or more sidelink receive RSs. The sidelink UE configures the other sidelink UE with the sidelink receive BFD RSs.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive, from a base station, a message that triggers aperiodic channel state information (CSI) reporting for sidelink communications between the UE and another UE, wherein the message indicates a first set of sidelink CSI reference signal (CSI-RS) resources to be used by the UE for CSI-RS transmission; transmit a first set of CSI-RSs in the first set of sidelink CSI-RS resources; receive an indication of one or more modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) for sidelink communications between the UE and the other UE based at least in part on transmitting the first set of CSI-RSs; and communicate with the other UE using an MCS of the one or more MCSs. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication by a first sidelink user equipment (UE) transmits a sidelink (SL) beam failure recovery (BFR) message to a communications node, indicating a new candidate beam and an identifier (ID) of a second sidelink UE. The method also receives an acknowledgment of the SL BFR message. A communications node receives a sidelink beam failure recovery message from a first sidelink user equipment, indicating a new candidate beam and an ID of a second sidelink UE. The method also transmits information identifying the new candidate beam and the ID to the second sidelink UE. Another method by a first sidelink user equipment receives a sidelink beam failure recovery message from a base station, indicating a new candidate beam and an ID of a second sidelink UE. The method changes a beam used to communicate with the second sidelink UE in response to receiving the BFR message.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A communication device, such as, a base station and a UE may support transmitting and receiving information bits according to one or more index modulation schemes. For example, the communication device may support conveying information bits using a reference signal index modulation scheme, which uses reference signals transmissions using particular resources or reference signal sequences, or both, to convey the information bits. The communication device may improve reference signal resource usage by supporting a multi-mode reference signal index modulation scheme, which utilizes all reference signal resources to convey the information bits. By using the multi-mode reference signal index modulation scheme, the communication device may, as a result, include features for improvements to conveying information bits, among other benefits.

Abstract: According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a method for formation flight is disclosed. The method includes: during flight, arranging for a first aircraft to fly into a proximity range of a second aircraft; and determining first aircraft positioning based on power consumption data of the first aircraft, where the first aircraft positioning corresponds to power-reducing formation flight of the first aircraft.

Abstract: This invention relates to polynucleotides encoding mini-dystrophin proteins, viral vectors comprising the same, and methods of using the same for delivery of mini-dystrophin to a cell or a subject.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an oil shale semicoke adsorption inhibitor and use thereof in concrete preparation. The adsorption inhibitor is prepared by the following steps: sequentially adding 50-52.5 weight parts of an anti-corrosion rheological agent, 5-20 weight parts of methanol, 0.5-2 weight parts of sulfonated melamine, 2-5 weight parts of EDTA, 20-30 weight parts of an organosilicon compound, and 5-10 weight parts of stearate into a mixing container, and performing stirring well. The anti-corrosion rheological agent is a microbead. The adsorption inhibitor solves problems of strong water absorption, high adsorption of a water reducing agent, etc. of oil shale semicoke, reduces the use amount of the water reducing agent in concrete production, and can also reduce power consumption during grinding, thereby realizing high-value resource utilization of the oil shale semicoke.

Abstract: A composite polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) preservative film, a preparation method and an application thereof are provided. The film includes PVA of 9-12 parts, modified silicon dioxide nanoparticles of 2-5 parts, antimicrobial of 0.3-2 parts and deionized water of 100 parts. Fruits and vegetables sensitive to sunlight have lower requirements for illumination while preserving. With PVA as matrix and silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles as modified materials, composite PVA is obtained by controlling a particle size of SiO2 and modifying its surface. The composite PVA preservative film takes advantages of different refractive indexes between PVA and SiO2 and controlling the particle size of SiO2, thereby having a low luminous transmittance. The preservative film has an effect of light-proof on fruits and vegetables suitable for light-proof storage, and improves its gas transmission and water resistance because of adding SiO2, thereby facilitating packaging preservation of the fruits and vegetables.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to reagents and methods of making and for detecting MHCI/ligand peptide complexes.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a nonhomogeneous soil pollutant multiphase extraction and tail gas purifying device and an application method thereof. The device comprises two water retaining walls, a water layer extraction system and a near-water soil layer extraction system, a nonhomogeneous soil layer extraction system and a geophysical prospecting system, etc. The distribution of pollutants and the range of the pollution plume can be determined through geophysical prospecting, borehole exploration, three-dimensional simulation, etc.; through the combined application of the water retaining wall and the water pumping and supplementing self-circulation system, it is beneficial to form a stable treatment area for the occurrence area of the groundwater layer; the arrangement of the water layer extraction system facilitates the liquid extraction of the organic pollutants in a free phase and a dissolved phase at the groundwater.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a nonhomogeneous soil pollutant multiphase extraction and tail gas purifying device and an application method thereof. The device comprises two water retaining walls, a water layer extraction system and a near-water soil layer extraction system, a nonhomogeneous soil layer extraction system and a geophysical prospecting system, etc. The distribution of pollutants and the range of the pollution plume can be determined through geophysical prospecting, borehole exploration, three-dimensional simulation, etc.; through the combined application of the water retaining wall and the water pumping and supplementing self-circulation system, it is beneficial to form a stable treatment area for the occurrence area of the groundwater layer; the arrangement of the water layer extraction system facilitates the liquid extraction of the organic pollutants in a free phase and a dissolved phase at the groundwater.