Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided. In an example aspect, a method in a network node is provided, the method comprising monitoring unlicensed spectrum access attempts for transmissions to and/or from at least one User Equipment, UE, in a first group of UEs configured to use unlicensed spectrum to send uplink transmissions and/or receive downlink transmissions and, in response to the monitoring, causing the UEs in the first group to use licensed spectrum to send uplink transmissions and/or receive downlink transmissions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for enhanced animation generation based on generative modeling. An example method includes training models based on faces and information associated with persons, each face being defined based on location information associated with facial features, and identity information for each person. The modeling system being trained to reconstruct expressions, textures, and models of persons.

Abstract: Provided is a method to reduce allyl group-containing impurities in an oxypropylene group-containing glycol ether using a relatively easy and simple industrial facility and reaction process, to enable the hydrosilylation reaction products and oxypropylene group-containing glycol ether to be easily separated by distillation, or the like, to prevent the oxypropylene group-containing glycol ether from adversely affecting the polymerization reaction when used as a reaction solvent or diluent for polyether-polysiloxane block copolymers, and to easily produce the oxypropylene group-containing glycol ether at low cost. A method for producing oxypropylene group-containing glycol ethers, comprises a step of inducing a hydrosilylation reaction of an allyl group-containing impurity included in an oxypropylene group-containing glycol ether and a silicon atom-bonded hydrogen atom (Si—H)-containing compound.

Abstract: Methods and systems for multi-modal security access control for a System on a Chip (SoC) are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, a method includes providing a secure enclave including a plurality of bus masters and a Sentinel Resource Domain Controller (SRDC), and receiving a request to access a control, asset, or resource. The method further includes assessing a plurality of attributes that include each of: a first attribute that is a privilege mode attribute; a second attribute that concerns an applicability or inapplicability of a Runtime Root of Trust (RROT) mode; a third attribute relating to a bus master type; and a fourth attribute related to a security state. The method additionally includes determining, based upon the attributes, whether the request is granted or denied, and causing the control, asset, or resource to which the request is directed to be accessible or inaccessible based upon the determining.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for determining near-wellbore stress and state in a drilled well includes: importing input data of a form of data files; calculating stress and pressure parameters along a wellbore path from the input data imported; displaying one or more of the input data and the calculated stress and pressure parameters along a well path of the drilled well; receiving, by a graphical user interface (GUI), a user selection of a depth at which distribution of the near-wellbore stress and state around a wellbore is determined; in response to receiving the user selection, calculating near-wellbore parameters describing the near-wellbore stress and state around the wellbore; and displaying, by the GUI, the calculated near-wellbore parameters around the wellbore.

Abstract: A method for selecting lost circulation materials (LCM) for boring a well involves determining, for a multitude of LCM blends, a multitude of overall scores based on characteristics associated with each of the multitude of LCM blends, and establishing a list of LCM blend candidates. Establishing the list of LCM blend candidates involves including a first of the multitude of LCM blends in a list of LCM blend candidates based on a first overall score associated with the first LCM blend, and excluding a second of the multitude of LCM blends from the list of LCM blend candidates, based on a second overall score associated with the second LCM blend. The first overall score is greater than the second overall score.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a method of thermal treatment or radical species treatment of a photoresist a metal-oxide photoresist. In an embodiment, a method of patterning a metal-oxide photoresist, such as a Sn-based photoresist, includes depositing the metal-oxide photoresist over a substrate, exposing the metal-oxide photoresist with an extreme ultra-violet (EUV) exposure to form exposed regions and non-exposed regions, developing the exposed metal-oxide photoresist, and performing a thermal treatment and/or a radical species treatment of the metal-oxide photoresist.

Abstract: Described herein are battery packs and electric vehicles using these packs. In some examples, a battery pack comprises two portions/covers and a set of battery modules positioned within the enclosed cavity formed by these portions. A battery pack may comprise a set of pressure-relief valves positioned in and protruding through a wall of at least one portion. Each valve can be coaxial with a corresponding gap provided between two adjacent modules. The valve is configured to provide a fluid path (to the exterior of the battery pack) when the pressure inside the pack exceeds a set threshold. In some examples, the battery pack comprises an inlet tube fluidically coupled to the inlet port of each module and an outlet tube fluidically coupled to the outlet port of each module. A set of specially configured orifices or controllable valves is positioned on the fluid path through each module.

Abstract: A DC electric motor having a stator mounted to a substrate, the stator having a coil assembly having a magnetic core, a rotor mounted to the stator with permanent magnets distributed radially about the rotor, the permanent magnets extending beyond the magnetic core, and sensors mounted to the substrate adjacent the permanent magnets. During operation of the motor passage of the permanent magnets over the sensors produces a substantially sinusoidal signal of varying voltage substantially without noise and/or saturation, allowing an angular position of the rotor relative the substrate to be determined from linear portions of the sinusoidal signal without requiring use of an encoder or position sensors and without requiring noise-reduction or filtering of the signal.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp assembly includes a lamp housing, a trim panel and a bezel. The lamp housing includes a lens, a light source and first attachment structures. The trim panel defines a first lens receiving opening. The bezel has a second lens receiving opening and second attachment structures. The lamp housing attaches to the bezel with the lamp housing overlaying a portion of the trim panel on an opposite side from the bezel. The lens of the lamp housing extends through the first lens receiving opening and the second lens receiving opening with the first attachment structures and the second attachment structures attached to one another.

Abstract: Quality of service (QOS) support in UE-to-UE (U2U) relay. In an example method, a terminal device determines a quality of service (QoS) split configuration for an end-to-end (E2E) radio bearer (RB) in U2U relay communication, and the QoS split configuration includes at least a first set of ranges for a first portion of a QoS parameter configured for the E2E RB. The terminal device transmits the QoS split configuration to a second terminal device, the second terminal device is a transmitting device in the ingress hop of the first terminal device. In this way, a configuration and adaptation of packet delay budget (PDB) split in U2U relay may be enabled and facilitated.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure may generally relate to systems, apparatus, and/or processes to form volumes of oxide within a fin, such as a Si fin. In embodiments, this may be accomplished by applying a catalytic oxidant material on a side of a fin and then annealing to form a volume of oxide. In embodiments, this may be accomplished by using a plasma implant technique or a beam-line implant technique to introduce oxygen ions into an area of the fin and then annealing to form a volume of oxide. Processes described here may be used manufacture a transistor, a stacked transistor, or a three-dimensional (3-D) monolithic stacked transistor.

Abstract: Provided is a method to operate a user equipment communicatively connected to at least two subscriber identity modules, which are at least assigned to a first and a cellular network, wherein the user equipment has assigned an independent paging identity in each of the first and second cellular networks for registration in said cellular networks. Other embodiments disclosed.

Abstract: Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods useful for reducing, preventing, and/or inhibiting germination of C. difficile spores, including methods for inhibiting C. difficile germination to prevent or treating C. difficile-associated diseases and disorders such as, for example, severe diarrhea and colitis in a subject. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: A networked computer system providing an automated control system that enables a sensor client to securely communicate with a heterogeneous set of unique sensors. The system enables autonomous secure identification of specific sensors capable of system inter-operation. Recognized sensors are autonomously paired and the connection secured using a password unique to the sensor and autonomously managed by the system. Measurement data is source encrypted using a well-defined public key, thereby providing data security that extends uninterrupted from the sensor itself to an appropriately authorized subsystem of the control system.

Abstract: Aspects of an amplifier with bias stabilization are described. In one example, an amplifier includes an output amplifier stage having an input terminal, a biasing leg having a biasing node coupled to the input terminal, and a bias feedback network coupled between the input terminal of the output amplifier stage and the biasing leg. The bias feedback network can include a difference amplifier, a bypass stage, and a reference voltage generator in one example. The difference amplifier can generate a bias control signal based on a difference between a bias voltage at a base terminal of the output amplifier stage and a voltage reference generated by the reference voltage generator. The bias feedback network generates the bias control signal and controls the bias voltage based on feedback, to keep the bias voltage and bias current constant over process, temperature, gain and other variations for consistent performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for upstream optimization the large-scale parvovirus production, preferably the oncolytic protoparvovirus H-1 (H-1PV). It is based on microcarriers or macrocarriers and their respective use in suspension or fixed-bed, an optimized cell culture medium, and a medium exchange strategy. In summary, with the optimized cell culture medium and the new medium exchange strategy, the inventors established a reduction in seeded cell density and animal serum, leading to an animal serum-free harvest. The tested carriers are best suited for a high H-1PV yield, cell growth, and bead-to-bead transfer capability, wherein the inventors additionally scaled up the process from 24-well plates to Erlenmeyer, Spinner flask and iCellis nano. As a conclusion, the present invention provides a large-scale method for producing the oncolytic protoparvovirus H-1 with a high virus yield, while lowering production costs and avoiding undesired products of animal origin at the same time.

Abstract: Example embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a device, method, apparatus and computer readable storage medium for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback for adjustment of contention window size for communication in an unlicensed band. In example embodiments, if it is determined that a failure of transmission in an unlicensed occurs, the device determines a cause of the failure of the transmission is determined based on received information associated with a transmission collision. Then, the device adjusts a size of a contention window for a listen-before-talk procedure.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods, compositions, and uses relating to inhibitors of stem cell factor. For example, provided herein are antibodies targeting stem cell factor and methods for treating fibrotic and tissue remodeling diseases.