Abstract: Example wireless communication methods and apparatus are described. In one example method, a relay device receives a first signal sent by a first device, where the first signal carries a plurality of bits. The relay device decodes the first signal to determine first information corresponding to each of a plurality of first bits. The first information corresponding to each first bit is determined based on a probability that the first bit is 1 and a probability that the first bit is 0. The relay device sends the first information in a second signal to a second device, so that the second device can use the first information to decode the first signal.

Abstract: A high-precision positioning system for a monorail hoist in a mine includes two gear carriers symmetrically arranged on both sides of an I-beam track. Each of the gear carriers includes a positioning wheel and a plurality of travelling wheels. The travelling wheels are travelling on an upper end face of a bottom plate of the I-beam track, and the positioning wheel is in engagement transmission with a rack at a lower end of the bottom plate of the I-beam track. The gear carriers include an installation bracket and a connecting seat configured to connect the monorail hoist. The installation bracket includes an inertial measuring unit and a single-chip microcomputer that are electrically connected with each other. The positioning wheel includes a rotation angle sensor and the rotation angle sensor is electrically connected to the single-chip microcomputer. A headstock at both ends of the monorail hoist includes a coordinate updating unit.

Abstract: A nanostructured composite membrane filter for rapid water purification and methods for preparing the nanostructured composite membrane filter are provided. The nanostructured composite membrane includes a silver layer having a plurality of silver functionalized nanofibers for disinfecting microorganisms of water, and a chemical modified layer having a plurality of chemical modified nanofibers for removing impurities from the water. The plurality of silver functionalized nanofibers includes a plurality of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nanofibers coated with polydopamine (PDA) and silver, and each of the plurality of chemical modified nanofibers includes a polymer matrix such as polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and anionic polyelectrolytes such as poly (sodium styrenesulfonate) (PSSNa) for capturing metal ions of the water.

Abstract: An L1 setup procedure is provided that can be used in place of RRC setup. The new L1 setup can achieve the same functionality as the current RRC setup, but setup data is exchanged between a BS and UE only in L1. This setup data can include for example, parameters for radio bearer configuration and parameters for master cell group configuration, cell selection configuration, cell reselection configuration, or measurement configuration. A two stage DCI, together with a scheduled physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource may be used for L1 setup, in which the second stage of the two stage DCI indicates that the scheduled PDSCH resource contains L1 data for L1 setup.

Abstract: In accordance with implementations, a device determines an AI/ML model training capability of the device. The AI/ML model training capability indicates a capability of the device to contributively participate in an AI/ML model training process with at least a second device in a wireless communication network. The AI/ML model training capability is determined based on at least one of a current processing capability of the device, a current volume of training data available for the AI/ML model training process at the device, or a sensing capacity of the device to collect the training data for the AI/ML model training process. The device then transmits the AI/ML model training capability to the second device.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a device for detecting idling time of a brake shoe of a monorail hoist and a detection method thereof. The device includes a contact detection unit, a common end roller unit, an idling time detection unit and detection lines. The contact detection unit installed on a brake of the monorail hoist includes a tube in connection with the brake shoe. The common end roller unit is installed on a frame of the monorail hoist and corresponds to a travelling track. A metal probe corresponding to the travelling track is arranged inside the tube. A limiting bolt corresponding to a raised cylindrical block formed on the metal probe is formed on an inner side wall of the tube. The metal probe is contactable with the travelling track or the limiting bolt when the brake shoe brakes.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method for processing information bits in a wireless communication network. A communication device receives a radio resource control (RRC) signaling, wherein the RRC signaling comprises time window information and time unit format information, wherein the time window information comprises a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) time sequence K1 set, wherein K1 is a time relationship between a time unit of a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) and a time unit of a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), or wherein the K1 is a time relationship between a time unit of a (PDSCH) and a time unit of a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The device determines HARQ feedback information based on the time window information and the time unit format information and sends the HARQ feedback information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cutting path planning algorithm for semiconductor workpiece based on image processing, belonging to the technical field of image calculation, and solving the technical problem of manually cutting off the heterocrystal region on the wafer, which includes the following steps: 1, obtaining a semantic boundary of an image; 2, finding a largest inscribed rectangle MRect in the single crystal image X1; 3. dividing the contour region in the single crystal region to find the corresponding cutting line; 4. determining the final cutting line. The cutting line planned by the application may realize automatic cutting of the wafer, and may better reserve the required single crystal region.

Abstract: A device includes a first dielectric layer. A second dielectric layer is disposed over the first dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer and the first dielectric layer have different material compositions. A metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure is embedded in the second dielectric layer. A third dielectric layer is disposed over the second dielectric layer. The third dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer have different material compositions. The first dielectric layer or the third dielectric layer may contain silicon nitride (SiN), the second dielectric layer may contain silicon oxide (SiO2).

Abstract: A rapid real-time visualization system for a crack initiation process of a concrete component includes a pressure test machine, a fluorescent solution spraying device, an ultraviolet lamp group, a visible light imaging device group and a computer control system. Before the concrete component cracks, a surface of the concrete component is coated with a fluorescent solution retention layer to separate the sprayed fluorescent excitation solution from the concrete component, making the fluorescent excitation solution adhere to the fluorescent solution retention layer for a long time to mark cracks at any position in real time. The rapid real-time visualization system is used to achieve visualization of the crack initiation process, especially an early stage thereof. The rapid real-time visualization system and method can be used to study patterns of microcrack mutual traction development and aggregation into groups when concrete materials crack at any position or multiple points at a component scale.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a system for controlling a multi-point synchronous braking of a monorail hoist and a utilization method thereof. The system comprises a contact detection unit, a common end roller unit, a hydraulic unit, a synchronous control unit and connection cables. The contact detection unit is installed on a brake shoe of a monorail hoist. The common end roller unit is installed on a travelling track and connected with a frame of the monorail hoist. The contact detection unit includes a tube in connection with the brake shoe. A metal probe corresponding to the travelling track is arranged inside the tube. A circular boss is formed on the metal probe. A limiting bolt corresponding to the circular boss is formed on an inner side wall of the tube. The metal probe is contactable with the travelling track or the limiting bolt when the brake shoe brakes.

Abstract: A carbon dioxide overlapping type heating system and a control method therefor, in which the heating system includes a low-temperature-stage loop, high-temperature-stage loop and a heating loop, in which a temperature-stage compressor (3) and a high-temperature-stage compressor (7) are both variable-frequency compressors; and a water pump (10) is a variable-frequency water pump.

Abstract: A method and semiconductor device including a substrate having one or more semiconductor devices. In some embodiments, the device further includes a first passivation layer disposed over the one or more semiconductor devices, and a metal-insulator-metal (MIM) capacitor structure formed over the first passivation layer. In some embodiments, the MIM capacitor structure includes a first conductor plate layer, an insulator layer on the first conductor plate layer, and a second conductor plate layer on the insulator layer. In some examples, the insulator layer includes a metal oxide sandwich structure.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for adaptive exchange of artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) parameters are disclosed. Within a radio access network (RAN) of a wireless communication network and between a user equipment (UE) and a network device, one or more of a plurality of subsets of AI/ML parameters are communicated. A subset of the plurality of subsets of the AI/ML parameters is communicated according to a transmission configuration, by the network device, for the subset.

Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for HARQ feedback and retransmission schemes for a two stage DCI transmission scenario. A first HARQ-ACK may be used for the 2nd stage DCI and a second HARQ-ACK may be used for other PDSCH scheduled by the 2nd stage DCI. Dedicated fields may be used in a 1st stage DCI of the two stage DCI scenario for providing update information for PDSCH HARQ feedback timing when the 2nd stage DCI is retransmitted.

Abstract: An anti-glare apparatus includes a lens assembly having an incident side, the lens assembly including a layer of liquid crystal molecules, a first driving electrode and a second driving electrode respectively on both sides of the layer of the liquid crystal molecules, the first driving electrode or the second driving electrode including a plurality of sub-electrodes; a reflective layer on a side of the lens assembly opposite from the incident side; a camera, configured to acquire a human eye's position and acquire an intensity signal of incident light irradiating the incident side of the lens assembly; and a controller electrically connected to the first driving electrode, the second driving electrode, and the camera; where the controller is configured to adjust driving voltages of the sub-electrode based on the intensity signal of the incident light acquire by the camera to change the optical axis direction of the lens assembly.

Abstract: A floor plan image generating methodology is provided. The methodology includes: acquiring a boundary of a target building and a layout constraint of the target building; outputting multiple first floor plan images according to the layout constraint of the target building; selecting multiple second floor plan images from the multiple first floor plan images; applying a layout constraint of each of the second floor plan images to the boundary of the target building, and obtaining a layout of the target building corresponding to each of the multiple second floor plan images; inputting the layout of the target building and the boundary of the target building into a floor plan image generating network; and obtaining a predicted floor plan image of the target building outputted by the floor plan image generating network.

Abstract: This disclosure provides an in-vehicle mid-air gesture-based interaction method, an electronic apparatus, and a system, and relates to the field of intelligent vehicle technologies. The method includes: obtaining a first mid-air gesture detected by a camera; and starting, when a preset response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture matches a first user who initiates the first mid-air gesture, the preset response operation corresponding to the first mid-air gesture in response to the first mid-air gesture. The method can be used in an in-vehicle mid-air gesture-based interaction scenario, reduce a mid-air gesture operation rate, and improve driving safety and interaction experience.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a video processing method and apparatus, a device, and a medium. The method includes: obtaining a reference editing operation sequence specified by a user, where the reference editing operation sequence includes at least one reference editing operation arranged in a sequential order of operations; and providing operation prompts according to the sequential order of the reference editing operations, to direct the user to perform the reference editing operations on a target video step by step, where each reference editing operation in the reference editing operation sequence has a corresponding operation prompt.

Abstract: An outdoor court line assembly includes a plurality of first court lines and a plurality of connecting edges. Each connecting edge is configured to connect two adjacent first court lines. The first court line includes a main body, a connecting seat connected to an end of the main body, and a first magnetic snap provided at the connecting seat. The first magnetic snap includes a first shell body and a first magnet inside the first shell body. The connecting edge includes a main body and two second magnetic snaps provided at two ends of the main body. The second magnetic snap includes a second shell body and a second magnet provided inside the second shell body. The second magnet is magnetically opposite to the first magnet.