Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for wireless communication including an apparatus, e.g., a user equipment (UE) and/or base station. In one aspect, the apparatus can determine to enter into a two-step RACH procedure in an RRC inactive state. The apparatus can also determine to transmit uplink data in a payload of a message A (MsgA) of the two-step RACH procedure. The apparatus can also transmit the MsgA of the two-step RACH procedure, the MsgA including the payload, the payload including at least the uplink data. Additionally, the apparatus can monitor for a MsgB of the two-step RACH procedure. The apparatus can also receive the MsgB of the two-step RACH procedure, where the MsgB includes a fallback indication including a fallback RAR. Further, the apparatus can retransmit the payload of the MsgA when the MsgB including the fallback indication is received.

Abstract: A pixel electrode, including: a plurality of strip-shaped first electrodes, where the plurality of the first electrodes are arranged along a first direction, each of the first electrodes extends along a second direction, and the second direction intersects with the first direction; a second electrode, where the second electrode is connected to first ends of the plurality of first electrodes, and the first ends of the plurality of first electrodes are connected through the second electrode; and a third electrode, where the third electrode is connected to a second end of at least one of the first electrodes, and a direction of an electric field of an area in which the third electrode is disposed intersects with both the first direction and the second direction.

Abstract: A high-efficiency cultivation method for high-frequency drip irrigation, water saving, seedling survival and strengthening, and yield increase of cotton fields in saline-alkali soil is provided, belonging to the field of agricultural planting technologies. It mainly includes performing land preparation; setting a planting mode; laying tubes; performing a high frequency drip irrigation; fertilizing with water; performing intertillage; performing chemical control; and performing green prevention and control. The method effectively solves many defects in the existing methods, improves the quality of cotton field preparation and seeding in saline-alkali soil, saves irrigation water, increases the emergence rate and seedling survival rate, improves the saline-alkali resistance of cotton seedlings, increases the yield, and achieves the goal of water-saving, high-quality and high-efficiency cultivation of cotton seedlings in saline-alkali soil.

Abstract: The present invention provides a breeding method of a new variety of hard-shelled razor clams, comprising the following steps: a. Estimating the heritability of shell hardness trait: constructing full-sib families to estimate the heritability of the growth and shell hardness traits of the razor clams; b. Selecting individuals with hard shells from basic population using an electronic hardness tester of material mechanics as the broodstock clams; c. Artificially-induced spawning; d. The offspring grow-out; e. Purification of the new strain: with the new strain of hard-shelled generation 1 adults obtained in step d as broodstocks, repeating the steps c and d several times to obtain a new variety of razor clams with hard shells, and the shell hardness trait of razor clams has stable heritability.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material and a preparation method thereof, a secondary battery, and an electric apparatus are provided. The positive electrode active material in the present invention includes: a core, where the core is a lithium-containing phosphate; a first coating layer disposed on at least part of surface of the core, where the first coating layer is a carbon coating layer co-doped with titanium and nitrogen; and a second coating layer disposed on at least part of surface of the first coating layer, where the second coating layer includes Li1+xMxTi2?x(PO4)3, where M is at least one element selected from aluminum, lanthanum, indium, zirconium, gallium, and scandium, and 0.2?x?0.8. With use of the positive electrode active material of the present invention, a high discharge capacity, excellent rate performance, and excellent cycling performance can be achieved.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may determine a power allocation for a first uplink transmission in a component carrier that at least partially overlaps in time with a second uplink transmission in the component carrier, wherein the power allocation is determined based at least in part on a priority order that includes a priority for index values associated with time-domain overlapping uplink transmissions in a same component carrier. The UE may transmit the first uplink transmission in the component carrier based at least in part on the power allocation. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of improving a biomass high-solid enzymatic hydrolysis rate. By screening particle sizes of the biomass substrate, different water content controls are performed on coarse and fine particle biomass substrates and then an entire water content of the mixture of the coarse and fine particle biomass substrates is controlled to achieve a reduced initial viscosity of the enzymatic hydrolysis and improve liquefaction speed, and finally improve the biomass high-solid enzymatic hydrolysis rate. The enzymatic hydrolysis system of the present invention can be easily constructed with lower equipment requirements, lower energy consumption, higher enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency and simpler operation process, helping the industrial production and applications.

Abstract: A method of wireless communication, by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving downlink semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) configurations. The method also includes receiving a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) transmission for each of the plurality of SPS configurations. Each PDSCH transmission has no associated physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The method further includes determining whether successful decoding of each of the PDSCH transmissions occurred. The method further includes generating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) codebook for the PDSCH transmissions based on the determining. The method also includes transmitting the HARQ codebook in a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) only when at least one ACK is present in the HARQ codebook.

Abstract: A feedback control system configured to drive a load is disclosed. The feedback control system includes an up-sampling circuit, configured to perform an un-sampling operation on a source signal and produce an up-sampled signal with an up-sampling frequency according to the up-sampled signal and a feedback signal from the load; a delta circuit, coupled to the up-sampling circuit and configured to produce a delta signal; a sigma circuit, configured to produce a density modulation signal according to the delta signal; and a driving device, configured to drive the load according to the density modulation signal with the up-sampling frequency.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for beam failure recovery for sidelink unicast communications. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method performed by a first user equipment (UE) for wireless communication may include: in response to detecting a beam failure on sidelink between the first UE and a second UE, transmitting a beam failure recovery query (BFRQ) to the second UE on at least one candidate beam; and in response to receiving a beam failure recovery response (BFRR) from the second UE, selecting one or more new beams for sidelink transmission based on the BFRR.

Abstract: A method can include determining candidate sidelink resources by a user equipment (UE) for sidelink transmission on an unlicensed band from a sidelink resource selection window based on results of a sensing operation on the unlicensed band during a sidelink sensing window, selecting a sidelink resource from the candidate sidelink resources, performing a listen-before-talk (LBT) process on the unlicensed band to obtain a channel occupancy time (COT), and performing a sidelink transmission within the COT using the first sidelink resource. The selection of the sidelink resource can be based on an LBT time that is a predicted duration of a random backoff process of the first LBT process. Also, the first sidelink resource can be selected from the candidate sidelink resources without randomization.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices having increased capacitance without increased fin height or increased chip area are disclosed. Grooves are formed across a width of the fin(s) to increase the overlapping surface area with the gate terminal, in particular with a length of the groove being less than or equal to the fin width. Methods of forming such grooved fins and semiconductor capacitor devices are also described.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and systems for classifying cell labels, for example identifying a signal cell label. In some embodiments, the method comprises: obtaining sequencing data of barcoded targets created using targets in cells barcoded using barcodes, wherein a barcode comprises a cell label and a molecular label. After ranking the cell labels, a minimum of a second derivative plot of a cumulative sum plot can be determined. Using the methods, a cell label can be classified as a signal cell label or a noise cell label based on the number of molecular labels with distinct sequences associated with the cell label and a cell label threshold.

Abstract: A table sorting method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit are provided. The method includes: reading first data from a first physical unit by using a first read voltage level according to a first voltage management table among multiple voltage management tables; decoding the first data; in response to the first data being successfully decoded, updating count information corresponding to the first voltage management table; and in response to the count information meeting a default condition, increasing a usage priority of the first voltage management table among the voltage management tables.

Abstract: An image encoder is provided including circuitry and a memory coupled to the circuitry. The circuitry, in operation, responds to a size of a block satisfying a size condition by generating a prediction image using a prediction mode selected from a plurality of prediction modes. The plurality of prediction modes include a first prediction mode in which a prediction process uses a motion vector and a reference block in a same picture as the block. The circuitry encodes the block using the prediction image.

Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-ErbB2 antibody-drug conjugate, a composition comprising the conjugate, a method for preparing the conjugate, and use of the conjugate.

Abstract: A camera stabilizer module includes a fixed structure including at least two split outer ball seats, where rotating fulcrums are provided on each of the outer ball seats, and there are at least four rotating fulcrums in total; a first circuit board provided with a fixed portion, an elastic portion and a connecting portion that are sequentially connected; a plurality of balls quantitatively consistent with the rotating fulcrums and rotatably connected to the rotating fulcrums in one-to-one correspondence; a movable structure provided in the outer ball seats; and a driving structure capable of driving the movable structure to rotate around at least two rotational axes.

Abstract: A method of generating randomness by public participation may comprise: communicating with the commodity devices to execute a protocol comprising a setup phase, a contribution phase and a result-generation phase, wherein: in the setup phase, parameters are initialized, a verifiable delay function is setup, and the parameters are published; the contribution phase is divided into at least one first stage, published parameters are provided, random values are received, and a Merkle tree root and Merkle tree audit paths are published in each of the first stage; and the result-generation phase is divided into at least one second stage of the same number as that of the first stage, each second stage is dedicated to one of the first stage ahead of the second stage for a period, and in each second stage, computation is performed to generate a result of randomness which is published.

Abstract: An encoder that encodes a current block to be encoded in an image is provided. The encoder includes: processor; and memory coupled to the processor, in which, in operation, the processor: generates a first prediction image based on a motion vector, the first prediction image being an image with full-pel precision; generates a second prediction image using an interpolation filter by interpolating a value at a fractional-pel position between full-pel positions included in the first prediction image; and encodes the current block based on the second prediction image, and in the using of the interpolation filter, the interpolation filter is switched between a first interpolation filter and a second interpolation filter differing in a total number of taps from the first interpolation filter.

Abstract: An uplink signal location method, a communication base station, a measurement base station, and a UE. The uplink signal location method including: the communication base station determines that the UE satisfies the condition of releasing an RRC connection, the UE has a location requirement, and an LMF entity indicates the UE to use the uplink signal location method; transmits an RRC connection release message to the UE, and the RRC connection release message includes an SRS resource that is configured for the UE and used for location when the UE is in an idle state or an inactive state; the UE receives the RRC connection release message, releases the RRC connection and enters the idle state or inactive state, and uses the SRS resource to transmit an SRS.