Abstract: An atomizing liquid gel with reversible phase transition characteristics includes: a sugar-based gelling agent, 0.1-3.0 wt %; an atomizing liquid, 97.0-99.9 wt %; a molecule of the sugar-based gelling agent is a sugar molecule introduced with an amide group and/or an aryl group, and the sugar molecule optionally further includes at least one hydrophobic structural part selected from —CxHy, —O—CxHy and and x>2 and y>2. The atomizing liquid gel has characteristics of thermal reversible phase transition and/or shear reversible phase transition, a temperature of gel-sol phase transition is 100° C.-248° C., and a critical shear stress of the gel-sol phase transition is 40-800 Pa. Under heating and/or oscillation, the atomizing liquid gel converts from the gel state to a sol state, and the atomizing agent fixed in the gel releases to form an inhalable aerosol.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method of operating a terminal in a wireless communication system includes receiving control information for grant-free communication from a base station, generating a reference signal by using one sequence among sequences included in sequence set information for the reference signal included in the control information, and transmitting the reference signal and a data signal to the base station by using grant-free resource region information included in the control information. The one sequence may be used to allow the base station to identify the terminal.

Abstract: A method for generating and processing a broadcast signal according to an embodiment of the present invention includes encoding broadcast data for one or more broadcast services, encoding first level signaling information including information describing properties of the one or more broadcast services, encoding second level signaling information including information for scanning the one or more broadcast services and generating a broadcast signal including the broadcast data, the first level signaling information and the second level signaling information, wherein the first level signaling information includes user service description (USD) information describing service layer properties with respect to the broadcast services, wherein the USD information includes capability information specifying capabilities necessary to present broadcast content of the broadcast services.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method, a network device, and a terminal. The communication method includes: obtaining, by a first network device, a first AMBR of a PDU session, where the first AMBR is an AMBR of a flow that is served by a second network device in the PDU session, the first network device is a master node serving a terminal, and the second network device is a secondary node serving the terminal; sending, by the first network device, first information to the second network device, where the first information includes the first AMBR, so that the second network device provides, based on the first AMBR, the PDU session service for the terminal. The communication method, the network device, and the terminal provided in this application help ensure a session-level aggregate maximum rate requirement in a dual connectivity scenario.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for PTT over IoT is described herein. During operation, each IoT device will be assigned to a talkgroup. Some talkgroups may have a single IoT device assigned, and other talkgroups may have multiple IoT devices assigned. During operation, a control command is received over a first talkgroup that is used to control a first IoT device assigned to that talkgroup. Prior to executing the control command, a set of secondary IoT devices will be determined based on a task assigned to the officer. The secondary IoT devices will be accessed to determine their statuses. The status of the secondary IoT devices will be used as a trigger as to whether or not to allow the control command to be sent to the first IoT device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a vehicle cruise control sensor-cover and a method of manufacturing the vehicle cruise control sensor-cover, the vehicle cruise control sensor-cover including a bottom cover member wherein indium or an indium-containing alloy is deposited, by using a non-conductive vacuum metallization (NCVM) method, on a front surface of a bottom cover body having a logo and an outer frame protruding three-dimensionally and a top cover body including a transparent material and having a back surface formed in a shape corresponding to the front surface of the bottom cover member, wherein the top cover member is assembled integrally with the front surface of the bottom cover member, and a laser etching process is partially selectively performed only on the logo or the outer edge on the back surface of the top cover body to partially form an etched surface.

Abstract: A portable information handling system applies context determined from sensors to selectively configure a display to present either a single user interface for a single user or two separate user interfaces for first and second users. For instance, detection of rotational portions in a flat orientation in proximity of multiple users results in a separate user interface at each rotational portion so that each end user has a user interface to interact with.

Abstract: Techniques described herein include receiving a first video frame including a first color map, receiving at least one second video frame, receiving a third video frame including a second color map, generating at least one color map based on the first color map and the second color map, associating the at least one third color map with the at least one second frame, the associated at least one second frame being sequentially positioned between the first frame and the second frame, tone correcting the associated at least one second frame based on the at least one generated third color map and color correcting the at least one second frame based on the at least one generated third color map.

Abstract: A method for programming a B4 flash memory includes: floating a source of a P-channel flash memory device; separately applying voltages to a gate, a drain, and a bulk of the P-channel flash memory device, and injecting holes into the bulk, so that electrons are gathered in the drain to form primary electrons; separately applying voltages to the drain and the bulk, so that an electric field is formed between the drain and the bulk, where the holes accelerate downward under the action of the electric field and impact the bulk in the P-channel flash memory device to generate secondary electrons; and separately applying voltages to the gate and the bulk of the P-channel flash memory device, so that the secondary electrons form tertiary electrons under the action of the electric field in a vertical direction, where the tertiary electrons are superposed with the primary electrons to be injected into a floating gate.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments of the present invention, a frame processing method of a distributed antenna system may include confirming whether a quality of service (QoS) tag exists in header information of a received frame; performing frame scheduling of the frame based on the QoS tag; and dropping or transmitting the frame according to a transmission priority according to a result of the frame scheduling.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel metal complex, a method for producing same, and a method for producing a gamma-lactam compound using same, and the metal complex according to the present invention is used as a catalyst for producing a gamma-lactam compound and can efficiently produce a gamma-lactam compound with an excellent yield and excellent selectivity.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a thin film transistor (TFT) disposed on a substrate. The TFT is divided into pixel regions. Pixel electrodes are disposed in the pixel regions, respectively. The pixel electrodes are electrically connected with the TFT. A roof layer is disposed over the pixel electrodes. Fine spaces, which are spaced apart from each other, are each disposed between each of the pixel electrodes and the roof layer. The fine spaces include a first region and a second region that is below the first region. The second region includes a protrusion protruding in a direction substantially parallel to the substrate with respect to the first region. An alignment layer is disposed on an inner surface of each of the fine spaces. Liquid crystal molecules fill each of the fine spaces.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for compressing data streams. In an embodiment, a method includes calculating a decomposition of matrix data to generate eigenvectors and associated eigenvalues, determining clusters of the eigenvectors based on weighting the eigenvalues, calculating an eigenvector centroid for each cluster so that a dictionary of centroids is generated, and tagging the eigenvectors with tags, respectively, that identify an associated eigenvector centroid for each eigenvector.

Abstract: Provided herein is a system and method that acquires data and determines a driving action based on the data. The system comprises a sensor, one or more processors, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the system to perform, determining data of interest comprising an object, feature, or region of interest, determining whether a sharpness of the data of interest exceeds a threshold, in response to determining that the sharpness does not exceed a threshold, operating the sensor to increase the sharpness of the data of interest until the sharpness exceeds the threshold, in response to the sharpness exceeding the threshold, determining a driving action of a vehicle based on the data of interest, and performing the driving action.

Abstract: A centrifugal pump component for an oil and gas well pump includes a substrate with an outer surface configured to contact oil and gas well fluid. The component further includes a coating formed on at least a portion of the outer surface. The coating includes a combination of hard particles and a metal matrix.

Abstract: A receiver is provided. The receiver includes: a first decoder configured to decode a superposition-coded signal by using a parity check matrix to generate Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) information word bits and first parity bits corresponding to a first layer signal; an encoder configured to encode the LDPC information word bits and the first parity bits to generate second parity bits, or encode the LDPC information word bits to generate the first parity bits and the second parity bits, by using the parity check matrix; and a second decoder configured to decode a signal which is generated by removing the first layer signal, corresponding to the LDPC information word bits, the first parity bits, and the second parity bits, from the superposition-coded signal, to reconstruct bits transmitted through the second layer signal.

Abstract: A dip net provided with a lockable and foldable handle comprises a handle, a hoop and a hoop mounting base, wherein the hoop mounting base is fixed to the front end of the handle and comprises a base body, a rotary shaft and a lock device; and the rotary shaft and the lock device are both mounted in the base body; connecting pieces are arranged at two ends of the rear side of the hoop and are respectively connected with two ends of the rotary shaft; the rotary shaft is provided with two clamping grooves in a circumferential direction; when the handle is unfolded, the lock device is matched with one clamping groove to realize locking; and when the handle is folded, the lock device is matched with the other clamping groove to realize locking. The dip net of the invention is more convenient to use and capable of saving time and labor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a resource configuration method, apparatus, user equipment, and base station. The resource configuration method can include receiving transmission capability indication information reported by a UE, the transmission capability indication information being configured for indicating transmission capability of the UE over different channel combinations in different frequency band combinations, and configuring time frequency resources supporting dual uplink transmission or time frequency resources supporting single uplink transmission for the user equipment based on the transmission capability indication information.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region, memory transistors on the first region, a first interconnection layer on the memory transistors and including first interconnection lines, and a second interconnection layer on the first interconnection layer and including second interconnection lines. The second interconnection lines on the first region include a first line extending along a first direction and spaced from the second region by a first distance along the first direction, and a second line extending along the first direction, spaced from the first line along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and having a width smaller than that of the first line. The first line includes a protrusion extending along a third direction toward the substrate. The protrusion is spaced from the second region by a second distance along the first direction greater than the first distance.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a laundry machine. More particularly, a laundry machine for generating steam by an induction heater and a control method thereof are disclosed. The laundry machine may include a tub, a drum rotatably arranged in the tub to accommodate an object and provided with a through hole on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a steam induction heater provided at a front upper portion of a front wall or a rear upper portion of a rear wall of the tub to heat a heating surface of the drum facing the steam induction heater, a motor driven to rotate the drum, a spray nozzle configured to spray water onto the heating surface facing the steam induction heater to generate steam, and a processor configured to rotate the drum to introduce the steam into the drum through the through hole in a space between the tub and the drum.