Abstract: Provided is a battery including a battery element having a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and further including an exterior body covering the battery element, in which at least one of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the solid electrolyte layer includes a solid electrolyte represented by Formula (1) of Li3+aE1-bGbDcXd-e, and a moisture content in a housing space between the battery element and the exterior body is less than 1100 ppmv.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums are provided for decoding a video signal. The method includes obtaining a first reference picture I associated with a video block, obtaining control point motion vectors (CPMVs) of an affine coding block based on the video block, obtaining prediction samples I(i, j) of the affine coding block, deriving PROF prediction sample refinements of the affine coding block based on the PROF, receiving an LIC flag that indicates whether the LIC is applied to the affine coding block, deriving, and when the LIC is applied, LIC weight and offset based on neighboring reconstructed samples of the affine coding block and their corresponding reference samples in the first reference picture, and obtaining final prediction samples of the affine coding block based on the PROF prediction sample refinements and the LIC weight and offset.

Abstract: A method for video coding is provided. The method includes: deriving an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; deriving, by a decoder, an initial motion vector (MV) of a current block; determining, by the decoder, cost values for the initial MV and each of a plurality of MV candidates; obtaining, by the decoder, updated cost values by decreasing a cost value for the initial MV or increasing cost values for the MV candidates; and deriving, by the decoder, a refined MV based on the updated cost values.

Abstract: Signaling resource overhead associated with current communication link adaptation mechanisms can be quite large and such mechanisms typically rely upon a channel state information (CSI) feedback process that can result in poor scheduling performance. Embodiments are disclosed in which a first device channel state information characterizing a wireless communication channel between the first device and a second device, and trains a machine learning (ML) module of the first device using the CSI as an ML module input and one or more modulation and coding scheme (MCS) parameters as an ML module output to satisfy a training target. By applying the concepts disclosed herein, overhead associated with feedback for MCS selection may be reduced compared to conventional link adaptation procedures, because, once ML modules at a pair of devices have been trained, the MCS selection by the ML modules can be done without requiring the ongoing feedback of CSI.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus performs a method of updating an inter-predicted current block using a neighboring affine block. The electronic apparatus first identifies a pixel within the inter-predicted current block, the pixel having a first inter-predicted pixel value. Next, the electronic apparatus determines a motion vector difference for the pixel based on a set of affine parameters of the neighboring affine block and then a pixel value difference for the pixel according to the motion vector difference. The pixel value difference is an inner product of the pixel value gradient vector and the motion vector difference as the pixel value difference. Finally, the electronic apparatus updates the first inter-predicted pixel value with the pixel value difference as a second inter-predicted pixel value.

Abstract: A method of video coding comprises independently generating a respective intra prediction for each of a plurality of corresponding sub-partitions. Each respective intra prediction is generated using a plurality of reference samples from a current coding block. Illustratively, no reconstructed sample from a first sub-partition of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions is used to generate a respective intra prediction for any other sub-partition of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions, and each of the plurality of corresponding sub-partitions has a width less than or equal to 2.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for deriving constructed affine merge candidates. The method includes obtaining a first reference picture and a second reference picture associated with an inter mode coded block, where the first reference picture is before a current picture and the second reference picture is after the current picture in display order, obtaining a first motion vector from the inter mode coded block to a reference block in the first reference picture, obtaining a second motion vector from the inter mode coded block to a reference block in the second reference picture, applying bi-directional optical flow (BDOF) or decoder-side motion vector refinement (DMVR) to the inter mode coded block based on a mode information of the inter mode coded block, and predicting a bi-prediction of the inter mode coded block based on the applied BDOF or DMVR.

Abstract: Current radio frame structures in Long-Term Evolution (LTE) and New Radio (NR) have some restrictions. A frame structure is disclosed herein that aims to provide more flexibility. Embodiments of the flexible frame structure include different parameters that are flexible, i.e. that are configurable. A non-exhaustive list of parameters that may be configurable include: length of the frame; length of a subframe (if a subframe is even defined); length of a slot and/or number of symbol blocks in a slot (if a slot is even defined); length of the CP and/or data portion in a symbol block, or ratio of CP to data portion, which may vary between symbol blocks; downlink/uplink switching gap length, etc.

Abstract: An approach for managing data set access based on data set relevance. The approach monitors data set access activities associated with a user. The approach detects access of a first data set by the user. The approach determines a group of data sets associated with the first data set based on a data set mapping associated with the user. The approach recalls one or more data sets of the group of data sets from a slower storage device to a faster storage device.

Abstract: An embodiment for automatically controlling peripheral devices based on online meeting participant information. The embodiment may detect participants of an online meeting and generate a participant information table. The embodiment may generate a participant group table including one or more preliminary participant groups based on the participant information. The embodiment may generate and send audio through peripheral devices associated with at least one participant in each of the one or more preliminary participant groups to identify the participants in physically shared meeting spaces. The embodiment may update the participant group table to include confirmed participant groups based on the identified participants in the physically shared meeting spaces. The embodiment may determine a presenter for each of the confirmed participant groups and update the participant information.

Abstract: Methods and devices utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) or machine learning (ML) for customization of a device specific air interface configuration in a wireless communication network are provided. An over the air information exchange to facilitate the training of one or more AI/ML modules involves the exchange of AI/ML capability information identifying whether a device supports AI/ML for optimization of the air interface.

Abstract: A transcriptional regulator specifically responding to D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2-HG) and its application in the biological detection of D-2-HG. Wherein the transcriptional regulator is named DhdR and the nucleotide sequence is shown as SEQ ID NO: 1. The D-2-HG biosensors BD2HG-0 and BD2HG-1 are constructed using the transcriptional regulator DhdR and can detect biological samples containing D-2-HG.

Abstract: A card riser for an information handling system includes a bottom surface, multiple connector slots in physical communication with the bottom surface, and a locking mechanism in physical communication with the bottom surface. Each connector slot is configured to receive a corresponding connector of a different one of multiple cards. When the locking mechanism is in an unlocked position, a different one of the cards is inserted within a different one of the connector slots. When the locking mechanism is in a locked position, the locking mechanism is placed in physical communication with each of the cards to securely hold the cards within the card riser.

Abstract: A circuit board includes a substrate and a metallic layer. A first area and at least one second area are defined on a portion of the substrate, the second area is located outside the first area. The metallic layer includes first test lines disposed on the first area and second test lines disposed on the second area. A first test pad of each of the first test lines has a first width, and a second test pad of each of the second test lines has a second width. The second width is greater than the first width such that probes of an electrical testing tool can contact the first and second test pads on the circuit board correctly during electrical testing.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure. The gate structure is disposed on the substrate, and the gate structure includes a titanium nitride barrier layer a titanium aluminide layer, and a middle layer. The titanium aluminide layer is disposed on the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer is disposed between the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer. The middle layer is directly connected with the titanium aluminide layer and the titanium nitride barrier layer, and the middle layer includes titanium and nitrogen. A concentration of nitrogen in the middle layer is gradually decreased in a vertical direction towards an interface between the middle layer and the titanium aluminide layer.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for multi-RAT and DSDA capable wireless devices to handle frame blanking in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may establish wireless links according to a first radio access technology and a second radio access technology. The wireless device may determine to perform transmit and receive blanking for one or more antennas of the wireless device for the first radio access technology to perform sounding reference signal transmissions for the second radio access technology based at least in part on a band combination for the wireless links. The wireless device may determine a modification to channel state feedback reporting for the first radio access technology based at least in part on the transmit and receive blanking. The wireless device may perform channel state feedback reporting using the determined modification.

Abstract: A method of decoding a video signal, apparatus, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes obtaining a video block from the video signal, obtaining spatial neighboring blocks based on the video block, obtaining up to one left non-scaled motion vector predictor (MVP) based on the multiple left spatial neighboring blocks, obtaining up to one above non-scaled MVP based on the multiple above spatial neighboring blocks, deriving, at the decoder and by reducing possibility of selecting scaled MVPs derived from the spatial neighboring blocks, an MVP candidate list based on the video block, the multiple left spatial neighboring blocks, the multiple above spatial neighboring blocks, receiving a best MVP based on the MVP candidate list, and obtaining a prediction signal of the video block based on the best MVP.

Abstract: An innovative low-bit-width device may include a first digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a second DAC, a plurality of non-volatile memory (NVM) weight arrays, one or more analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and a neural circuit. The first DAC is configured to convert a digital input signal into an analog input signal. The second DAC is configured to convert a digital previous hidden state (PHS) signal into an analog PHS signal. NVM weight arrays are configured to compute vector matrix multiplication (VMM) arrays based on the analog input signal and the analog PHS signal. The NVM weight arrays are coupled to the first DAC and the second DAC. The one or more ADCs are coupled to the plurality of NVM weight arrays and are configured to convert the VMM arrays into digital VMM values. The neural circuit is configured to process the digital VMM values into a new hidden state.

Abstract: A safety socket module includes: a shell; an upper cover, configured to cover the shell, where jacks are provided on the upper cover; compartments, where the number of the compartments corresponds to the number of the jacks, each of the compartments is arranged in the shell and below a respective jack of the jacks, and an interior of each of the compartments is accessible from an exterior of the shell through the respective jack; waterproof electrical connection switches, arranged in the compartments and configured to asynchronously control connection and disconnection of a circuit between a power supply and a plug of an electric appliance; and lock control members, respectively arranged in the compartments and aligned with the jacks; where each of the waterproof electrical connection switches includes a waterproof capsule, and a movable contact piece and a static contact piece arranged opposite to each other in the waterproof capsule.

Abstract: A safety socket module includes: a shell; an upper cover, configured to cover the shell, where jacks are provided on the upper cover; compartments, where the number of the compartments corresponds to the number of the jacks, each of the compartments is arranged in the shell and below a respective jack of the jacks, and an interior of each of the compartments is accessible from an exterior of the shell through the respective jack; waterproof electrical connection switches, arranged in the compartments and configured to asynchronously control connection and disconnection of a circuit between a power supply and a plug of an electric appliance; and lock control members, respectively arranged in the compartments and aligned with the jacks; where each of the waterproof electrical connection switches includes a waterproof capsule, and a movable contact piece and a static contact piece arranged opposite to each other in the waterproof capsule.