Abstract: A direct reduction plant that includes a catalytic reformer and/or a gas furnace and a gas compression plant having one or more compressors. The gas compression plant includes at least one compression stage, and wherein at least one gas cooler for compressed gas. A direct introduction line for introducing gas directly into the reformer and/or into the gas furnace proceeds from the gas compression plant or the gas cooler. A bypass is provided at least at one of the compressors. During operation, at least a portion of the compressed gas is cooled and compressed gas from the gas compression plant or the gas cooler is introduced directly into the reformer and/or the gas furnace. At least intermittently, a portion of a gas compressed by a compressor is returned by means of the bypass.

Abstract: A method is disclosed comprising: transmitting, to a network entity, at least one measurement report, the network entity providing a serving cell and a target cell for the apparatus, wherein the serving cell and the target cell share at least a protocol configuration of a radio resource control layer; receiving, from the network entity an indication of a handover configuration for a handover of the apparatus to the target cell; performing, based on receiving the indication of the handover configuration, the handover according to the handover configuration. Further, a respective apparatus is disclosed, as well as a network entity and core network entity and respective methods performed by the same.

Abstract: A particle beam system includes a multi-beam particle source and a magnetic multi-deflector array. The magnetic multi-deflector array includes a coil that is arranged such that, during use of the particle beam system, a multiplicity of individual particle beams substantially passes through the first coil so that they are deflected in an azimuthal direction to correct an azimuthal telecentricity error of the particle beam system so that the individual particle beams telecentrically impinge on an object plane of the particle beam system.

Abstract: Power control apparatus for modulating electrical power signals and methods for modulating electrical power signals are discussed. In one example, a power control apparatus comprises a magnetic core comprising a first limb and a second limb. A primary winding is arranged around the first limb, and a secondary winding is arranged around the second limb. The power control apparatus comprises a voltage source converter having an AC connection and a DC connection, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive data associated with parameters of a first signal in the primary winding, compare the parameters of the first signal to parameters of a reference signal for the secondary winding, determine a harmonisation signal which, when applied to the first limb, causes a second signal in the secondary winding to approximate the reference signal. The controller is configured to cause application of the harmonisation signal to the first limb using the voltage source converter.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the UE to obtain a conditional handover command, the conditional handover command indicating a multiple cell target for handover from a source cell and at least one performance margin, each of the at least one performance margin associated with a cell neighboring a first cell in the multiple cell target, determine whether to initiate a handover to the first cell based on the at least one performance margin, and transmit data to the first cell based on the determination of whether to initiate the handover.

Abstract: CT system including: an X-ray source and an X-ray detector arranged opposite the X-ray source, wherein the X-ray detector and the X-ray source may be mutually rotated around at least one rotation center through a rotator, wherein the distances between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray source and between the at least one rotation center and the X-ray detector are different.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for network coding are provided. One method may include receiving, at a second packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity, one or more original packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data units (PDUs) from a first PDCP entity for a radio bearer. The method may also include coding, at the second packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity, the original packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data units (PDUs) to produce one or more network coded packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data units (PDUs).

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a client device comprises at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code may be configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the client device to: receive a measurement configuration from a first network node device, receive a preconfigured condition for the measurement configuration from the first network node device, and in response to the preconfigured condition for the measurement configuration being fulfilled, use the measurement configuration. A client device, a network node device, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a network node device is configured to obtain measurement data of radio measurements from at least one client device; detect an outage and/or failure of the at least one client device during a first prediction period; based on the measurement data and the detected outage and/or the detected failure, train a prediction model to predict an outage and/or failure probability during a prediction period from measurement data of radio measurements; and provide the trained prediction model to the at least one client device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising providing, to a user equipment, a first configuration that is part of a radio resource control configuration for relaxation measurements, wherein the first configuration comprises legacy hardcoded rules and measurement relaxation parameters for executing a legacy measurement relaxation procedure, receiving a request, from the user equipment, for a second configuration that is for executing a machine learning-based measurement relaxation procedure, providing, to the user equipment, the second configuration, wherein the second configuration comprises one or more of the following: one or more algorithms for deriving relaxation parameters, a length of an evaluation time period, a set of evaluation conditions that are evaluated based on the evaluation time period, reporting periodicity and signal format for reporting a status of the measurement relaxation, receiving, from the user equipment, an indication that the status of the measurement relaxation corresponds to enter.

Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a network node device is configured to when the network node device is connected to a first satellite of a non-terrestrial network, identify at least one client device needing to be served by the network node device, wherein the at least one client device is currently served by a second network node device via a first cell provided by a second satellite of the non-terrestrial network; in response to identifying that the at least one client device needs to be served by the network node device, provide a second cell to at least one the client device via the second satellite; and after the at least one client device has performed a handover from the first cell to the second cell, switch the second cell to be provided by the first satellite.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for cell change assistance in a non-terrestrial network. NTN, with a plurality of moving cells served by at least one satellite. A network element of the NTN provides cell change assistance information to a user equipment, UE, for selecting at least one moving cell of the plurality of moving cells. The UE receives cell change assistance information for selecting a cell for cell change. The cell change assistance information identifies at least a subset of the plurality of moving cells and us indicative of a geometric layout of at least the subset of the plurality of moving cells.

Abstract: A method includes transmitting an indication of support of learning reporting information; receiving a configuration related to the learning of the reporting information, the configuration comprising at least one parameter related to exploration of the reporting information; initiating the exploration of the reporting information to activate the learning of the reporting information; varying at least one value of the reporting information, based on the at least one parameter, to learn the at least one value of the reporting information; and reporting the at least one value of the reporting information during the learning or following a deactivation of the learning of the at least one value of the reporting information.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for testing user equipment (UE) machine learning-assisted radio resource management (RRM) functionalities are provided. One method may include selecting a radio resource management (RRM) functionality to be tested for a user equipment (UE) having advertised machine learning (ML)-assistance capabilities, initializing a machine learning (ML)-assistance model in the user equipment based on the advertised machine learning (ML)-assistance capabilities, generating one or more input test signals and corresponding reference output test conditions depending on the machine learning (ML)-assistance radio resource management (RRM) functionality under test, and activating UE machine learning (ML)-assistance functionality and provisioning, to the user equipment, a test sequence with the generated input test signals and corresponding reference output conditions.

Abstract: Various example embodiments relate to generation of coded transport blocks in connection with hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process(es). A device may generate a plurality of protocol data units (PDU) for transmission. The PDUs may be stored in at least one HARQ buffer. The device may determine to transmit at least one coded transport based on identifying at least two of the PDUs for generating the coded transport block(s). Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam selection using data radio bearer specific machine learning are provided. For example, a method can include providing one or more inputs regarding a plurality of beams to a machine learning model. The method can also include obtaining at least one output value regarding the plurality of beams from the machine learning model. The machine learning model can be a data radio bearer specific machine learning model, a data radio bearer group specific machine learning model, or a model trained to output selectively data radio bearer specific values or data radio bearer group specific values.

Abstract: There is provided a method in an access point, the method comprising: grouping a plurality of terminal devices that are within certain radio distance from each other into same group; selecting a single terminal device of the group to reply to a transmission request message on behalf of the group; transmitting the transmission request message, wherein the transmission request message indicates the single selected terminal device of the group that should reply to the transmission request message on behalf of the group; and in response to the transmitting the transmission request message, initiating receiving a transmission response message from the single selected terminal device on behalf of the group.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for beam selection using data radio bearer specific machine learning are provided. For example, a method can include providing one or more inputs regarding a plurality of beams to a machine learning model. The method can also include obtaining at least one output value regarding the plurality of beams from the machine learning model. The machine learning model can be a data radio bearer specific machine learning model, a data radio bearer group specific machine learning model, or a model trained to output selectively data radio bearer specific values or data radio bearer group specific values.

Abstract: This document discloses a solution for selecting a frequency channel for a service. According to an aspect, a method comprises: receiving, by a first access node of a first wireless network, a scanning message comprising at least one information element indicating a channel access limit for a frequency channel operated by a second access node of a second wireless network; selecting, by the first access node on the basis of the at least one information element, the frequency channel or another frequency channel for an ultra-reliable low-latency (URLLC) service provided by the apparatus; and upon selecting the frequency channel for the URLLC service, causing by the first access node transmission of frames of the service within channel access limits indicated by the at least one information element.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a process for producing a dry cereal composition, comprising (a) fermenting phytic acid containing cereals by phytase-positive lactic acid bacteria at a temperature below 45° C., until a pH of at most 5.9 is reached, (b) heating the fermented cereals obtained in step (a) to a temperature in the range of 40-55° C., for a period of at least 1.5 h; (c) drying the fermented and phytase treated cereals originating from step (b) to obtain the dry cereal composition. The present invention is ideally suited to reduce the phytate content of fermented cereals, thereby increasing the bio-availability of minerals. The invention further contains the dry cereal composition obtainable by the process according to the invention, especially having a molar ratio of phytate to iron of at most 1, and the use thereof in increasing the bio-availability of minerals.