Abstract: The present application provides a biomimetic finger including an epidermis provided with a first liquid outlet hole; an elastomer wrapped and mounted within the epidermis, the elastomer is provided with a second liquid outlet hole, and the second liquid outlet hole is communicated with the first liquid outlet hole; a rigid support member, wrapped and mounted within the epidermis; and a liquid delivery tube, a first end of the liquid delivery tube is wrapped and mounted within the epidermis, the first end of the liquid delivery tube is supported between the rigid support member and the elastomer, a side of the first end of the liquid delivery tube is provided with a third liquid outlet hole, the third liquid outlet hole is communicated with the second liquid outlet hole, and a second end of the liquid delivery tube extends to an outside of the epidermis.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that determines an 8-port partial-coherent precoder configured based on some precoders limited based on at least a rank, from among 4-port precoders, and a transmitting section that performs uplink transmission, based on the 8-port partial-coherent precoder. One aspect of the present disclosure allows UL transmission using more than 4 antenna ports to be appropriately controlled.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives a configuration of one or more non-zero power (NZP) CSI-reference signal (RS) resource sets for Doppler channel state information (CSI), and a control section that determines, based on the configuration, a plurality of periodic or semi-persistent CSI-RS occasions. One aspect of the present disclosure allows CSI to be appropriately reported.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives information on the number of codewords by at least one of a higher layer parameter, MAC control information, and downlink control information when transmission of a plurality of codewords is supported in UL transmission using more than four layers; and a control section that judges the number of codewords corresponding to each UL transmission, based on the information on the number of codewords.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives configuration information related to a codebook subset only for a fully-coherent precoder or a codebook subset only for a partial-coherent precoder, and a control section that determines a precoding matrix for transmission of a physical uplink shared channel, based on the codebook subset indicated by the configuration information and downlink control information for scheduling the physical uplink shared channel. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately control UL transmission using more than four antenna ports.

Abstract: Liquid-crystalline (LC) media containing a combination of 2-phenylthiophene derivatives of formula G and formula U or LC materials and energy saving liquid-crystal displays (LCDs) containing these media, especially gaming displays and AR/VR headsets addressed by an active matrix and in particular to LC displays of the TN, PS-TN, STN, TN-TFT, OCB, IPS, PS-IPS, FFS, HB-FFS, XB-FFS, PS-FFS, SA-HB-FFS, SA-XB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-HB-FFS, polymer stabilised SA-XB-FFS, positive VA or positive PS-VA type.

Abstract: A porous biochar for improving heavy pollution and a method for producing the same. Said porous biochar is prepared as follows: arrowhead, which has excellent enrichment of lead, is used to absorb heavy metal lead in polluted water or artificial wetlands, simultaneously absorb heavy metal cadmium, thereafter is dried and treated as a biomass, and then the biomass is calcined in stages with a passivating agent in a high temperature environment, so as to heavy metals such as lead and cadmium be stably coated or enriched in a biochar, which is mixed with Pseudomonas aeruginosa having high resistant, to obtain the porous biochar; the porous biochar has high specific surface area, high porosity and excellent mechanical properties, is very stable under different acid-base environments and oxidizing conditions.

Abstract: A wavelength selective switch includes a first optical pathway for carrying first and second wavelengths to and from a first direction, a second optical pathway for carrying at least one wavelength to and from a second direction, a first add/drop port in communication with at least one of the first and second optical pathways over a third optical pathway, a first tunable wavelength topology coupled with the third optical pathway and one of the first and second optical pathways for optical transport of the first wavelength from the first direction to the first add/drop port, a second tunable wavelength topology coupled with the third optical pathway and one of the first and second optical pathways for optical transport of the second wavelength from the first add/drop port to the first direction. The first and second tunable wavelength topologies are configured to dynamically re-tune to a third wavelength.

Abstract: Appropriately performing STRP/MTRP PUSCH transmission. A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives downlink control information including a first sounding reference signal (SRS) resource indicator (SRI) field and a second SRI field, and a control section that performs control to perform non-codebook-based uplink transmission scheduled by the downlink control information by using a first panel determined on the basis of the first SRI field and a second panel determined on the basis of the second SRI field.

Abstract: A method can include receiving data acquired via a drillstring in a borehole in a subsurface environment; determining boundary locations for formations in the subsurface environment using at least a portion of the data, where an end of the borehole is disposed in one of the formations; determining extended boundary locations in the subsurface environment for a region beyond the end of the borehole using the boundary locations; determining a target location in the region; generating a trajectory from an end of the borehole location to the target location; and executing a directional drilling system to control directional drilling of the drillstring that extends the borehole beyond the end of the borehole towards the target location.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that determines a spatial relation for a physical uplink control channel on the basis of a control resource set having a lowest identifier, and a transmitting section that simultaneously transmits the physical uplink control channel on the basis of the spatial relation by using a plurality of coherent panels. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately perform simultaneous UL transmission using multiple panels.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a method and an apparatus for decoding an image. The method includes: first receiving a bitstream; then obtaining first image information based on the bitstream; performing feature transformation on the first image information, to obtain a feature of the first image information; then inputting second image information to a diffusion model, to obtain a target feature, where the feature of the first image information is used to adjust an intermediate feature generated in a process in which the diffusion model performs feature generation processing, and the second image information includes one of a preset noise image, an initial reconstructed image determined based on the bitstream, or an image obtained through noise addition based on the initial reconstructed image; and next, performing reconstruction processing on the target feature, to obtain a target reconstructed image. This can enhance subjective quality of the reconstructed image.

Abstract: Provided are a display module and a display device. The display module includes: a display panel including a light-emitting side and a backlight side arranged opposite to each other; a Near Field Communication (NFC) module located on the backlight side of the display panel; and an electrostatic shielding layer located on the backlight side of the display panel, the electrostatic shielding layer includes a first hollowed-out region, an orthogonal projection of the first hollowed-out region on the display panel and an orthogonal projection of the NFC module on the display panel at least partially overlap with each other.

Abstract: The present application relates to a silicon wafer, a solar cell, a solar cell string, and a solar cell module. In one example, a silicon wafer includes antimony and carbon. A ratio of a doping concentration of antimony to a doping concentration of carbon ranges from 1:0.1 to 1:12.5.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a manual pet feeder. The manual pet feeder includes a barrel body having an opening at a top portion thereof and a feed dispensing mechanism being disposed at a bottom portion of the barrel body corresponding to the feed outlet; an upper cover, mounted on the opening at the top portion of the barrel body, where a top portion of the upper cover is provided with a manual driving mechanism; a drive mechanism is disposed inside a side face of the barrel body, and the manual driving mechanism is connected to the feed dispensing mechanism via the drive mechanism. In the manual pet feeder, a handle is disposed at the top portion of the barrel body, and the feed dispensing mechanism is driven to rotate by the handle, thereby raising the position of action for operating the feed dispensing mechanism to the upper cover.

Abstract: Methods include arranging a substrate in a vacuum chamber of a charged particle beam microscope, wherein the substrate is held at a cryogenic temperature, and depositing on the substrate at the cryogenic temperature a condensate precursor that is stored in a crucible, wherein the deposited condensate precursor forms a deposition layer on the substrate. An apparatus include a vacuum chamber configured to support a substrate, a condensate precursor system coupled to the vacuum chamber, wherein a vacuum pump is configured to draw a vacuum on a storage reservoir to reduce a vapor pressure build-up of a one or more volatile contaminants in the storage reservoir and thereby reduce a deposition of the one or more contaminants on the substrate during the condensing of the condensate precursor on the substrate. A condensate precursor can comprise a transition metal center comprising hafnium or osmium. Related deposition and cap layers are disclosed.

Abstract: A radio communication node (100 B) configures a number of first symbols to be used for dynamically adjusting transmission timing when performing uplink transmission in a first radio link connected to the upper node, and notifies the upper node thereof.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a control section that determines a sounding reference signal resource indicator (SRI) applied to a first uplink shared channel (Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)) out of a plurality of PUSCHs and that determines an order of SRIs applied to respective PUSCHs, and a transmitting section that transmits the plurality of PUSCHs. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately control PUSCH repetition transmission even when multiple TRPs are applied.

Abstract: Liquid-crystal (LC) mixtures or LC material based on a mixture of polar compounds, their use for optical, electro-optical and electronic purposes, in particular in LC displays, especially in LC displays of the fringe-field switching mode, an LC display of the fringe-field switching mode comprising the LC medium, and a process of manufacturing the LC display.

Abstract: A terminal according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives information indicating association between a demodulation reference signal (DMRS) port for a shared channel and a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) for the shared channel; and a control section that controls, based on the information, mapping of the PTRS, wherein the information includes a parameter indicating an offset corresponding to an enhanced-type DMRS port. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, communication is appropriately controlled even when the number of antenna ports is increased from the conventional number of antenna ports.