Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may generate a scheduling request for transmission to a base station. The UE may pause a transmission of the scheduling request according to an overlap in time between a response window associated with the scheduling request and a scheduled tuneaway period of the UE. The UE may tune away from the base station during the tuneaway period. The UE may transmit the scheduling request after a completion of the tuneaway period according to the pausing.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising an antenna arrangement, an orientation determining device configured to determine the orientation of the antenna arrangement, and a controller configured to control the directivity of the antenna arrangement based on the determined orientation of the antenna arrangement.

Abstract: Methods and systems based on membrane separation processes for removal of field chemicals are provided. In certain embodiments, methods and systems for water impurity removal include introducing contaminated water into membrane separation devices, which comprise ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, or a reverse osmosis membranes. In some embodiments, the reverse osmosis system comprises a semi-permeable membrane capable of rejecting substantially all of the monovalent ions, divalent ions, and organic molecules. Examples of impurities which may be removed by this system include kinetic hydrate inhibitor and/or corrosion inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the impurity removal system may comprise one or more impurity removal stages. Some embodiments of the present invention feature a high field chemical removal rate of from about 84 percent to about 99.9 percent, depending on the choice of membranes.

Abstract: A communication device is described comprising an antenna arrangement, an orientation determining device configured to determine the orientation of the antenna arrangement, and a controller configured to control the directivity of the antenna arrangement based on the determined orientation of the antenna arrangement.

Abstract: A multimode receiver/down converter architecture for use with narrow channel bandwidth and channel bandwidth system signals is described. Interfering signals for a selected narrowband channel are attenuated using a method that reduces the dynamic range of the signal for further processing. The proposed method can be used with a receiver architecture, such as Direct-Conversion, low IF, Super heterodyne, and the like. The downconverted signal is split into two paths. One signal path is delayed and subtracted from the signal from the other path. By controlling the delay value, the interference signals at a given offset are attenuated. Based on the chosen architecture, the desired signal is placed so that the signal undergoes minimal distortion.

Abstract: The invention relates to an adjustment method, especially for adjusting optical or fibre optical components. Said method involves locally heating, in a defined manner, at least one first partial region of an adjustment region (106, 114) of an actuator (100, 200, 400), in such a way that compressive strains appear in at least one second partial region of the adjustment region of the actuator (100, 200, 400) as a result of the fact that said second partial region prevents the thermal expansion of the heated partial area. When the yielding point ?F of the material of the partial region is achieved, said compressive strains lead to a plastic deformation of the heated partial region. The heated first partial region shrinks during the cooling process, triggering a defined geometry modification of the actuator (100, 200, 400) following the cooling process.