Abstract: A method performed in a wireless device is disclosed. The present disclosure provides a method, performed in a wireless device, for polarization reporting. The wireless device is configured to communicate with a network node using a plurality of antenna panels of the wireless device, including a first antenna panel. The method comprises generating, based on one or more polarization properties of the first antenna panel, a first polarization indicator associated with a first identifier. The first identifier is indicative of the first antenna panel. The method comprises transmitting a capability report to the network node, the capability report comprising the first polarization indicator associated with the first identifier.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for a frontend driver that notifies a hypervisor of a map request from a guest driver of a device, wherein the device is passed through to and directly controlled by a virtual machine, and wherein the map request is associated with an attempt of the device to access a guest memory page in a virtualized execution environment. The frontend driver may also determine whether the guest memory page is pinned and send a map hypercall to the hypervisor if the guest memory page is not pinned. Additionally, the hypervisor may determine that the guest memory page is pinned, determine, based on a direct memory access (DMA) bitmap, that an unmap request from the guest driver has been issued, and unpin the guest memory page.

Abstract: The capability to print to a portable document format (PDF) file is provided in a virtualized computing environment that supports a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). Printing-related properties, of local printers coupled to a client device, are provided to a host, so that virtual printers at the host can be configured with the printing-related properties. A simulator may be provided at the host to receive the printing-related properties from the client device and to receive a query from a virtualized computing instance for the printing-related properties, instead of the query being directly sent to the client device.

Abstract: A method for data erasing of a non-volatile memory device is disclosed. The memory includes multiple memory cell strings each including a select gate transistor and multiple memory cells that are connected in series. The method comprises applying a step erase voltage to one memory cell string for an erase operation, the step erase voltage having a step-rising shaped voltage waveform. The method further comprises, during a period when the step erase voltage rises from an intermediate level to a peak level, raising a voltage of the select gate transistor from a starting level to a peak level, and raising a voltage of a predetermined region from a starting level to a peak level, such that a gate-induced drain leakage current is generated in the one memory cell string. The predetermined region is adjacent to the at least one select gate transistor and includes at least one memory cell.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure. The method includes: providing a base; and forming a silicon nitride film layer on the base by an atomic layer deposition process, where the atomic layer deposition process includes multiple cyclic deposition steps; in each of the cyclic deposition steps, a silicon source gas and a nitrogen source gas are provided to a surface of the base; before each of the cyclic deposition steps, the method of manufacturing a semiconductor structure further includes a repair step; in the repair step, a repair gas is provided to the surface of the base, and the repair gas is a hydrogen-containing repair gas; the repair gas includes a polar molecule for repairing the surface of the base that is damaged.

Abstract: A method for determining information on an expected trajectory of an object comprises: determining input data being related to the expected trajectory of the object; determining first intermediate data based on the input data using a machine-learning method; determining second intermediate data based on the input data using a model-based method; and determining the information on the expected trajectory of the object based on the first intermediate data and based on the second intermediate data.

Abstract: A method of copying at least first and second files stored in a client computing device to a host server, includes the steps of: generating at the host server a first read I/O request for data of the first file based on responses to pre-read I/O requests for the first file, received from the client computing device; transmitting a merged I/O request that includes the first read I/O request for data of the first file and pre-read I/O requests for the second file from the host server to the client computing device; generating at the host server a second read I/O request for data of the second file based on responses to the pre-read I/O requests for the second file, received from the client computing device; and transmitting the second read I/O request for data of the second file from the host server to the client computing device.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for processing map information, a device, and a storage medium which relate to the field of computer technology and, in particular, to the fields of intelligent transportation and computer vision technology. The specific implementation includes that an object in an image for query is recognized to obtain an object recognition result and that a target point of interest matching the image for query is selected from at least one candidate point of interest of an electronic map according to the object recognition result.

Abstract: Examples provide a method of operating a first communication node, CN.

Abstract: A method carried out in a User Equipment, UE, for facilitating communication with an access node of a wireless network using coherent transmission, CT, the method comprising: transmitting, to the access node, an indication of requirements of the UE for supporting CT associated with switching between Uplink, U L, and Downlink, DL; obtaining, from the access node, radio configuration for transmitting to the access node based on said requirements for supporting CT, wherein said radio configuration is associated with a certain CT time period.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (101) includes receiving (3002) at least one downlink control message (411, 412, 4002) from a communications network (100), the at least one downlink control message (411, 412, 4002) being indicative of a frequency density (401-404) of uplink reference signals (31), the uplink reference signals (31) being for an estimation of a radio channel (114) between the wireless communication device (101) and the communications network (100) to coherently decode data signals encoding data of a uplink data transmission (4012), the uplink reference signals (31) and the data signals using the same precoding.

Abstract: A method includes receiving (402) a plurality of reference signals (301-303) at an antenna port of a communication device (101). Each reference signal (301-303) is sent using a corresponding precoder. The precoder is selected from a first set of precoders. The method further includes determining (403) a channel estimate based on the received plurality of reference signals (301-303), and selecting (404) a precoder from a second set of precoders based on the determined channel estimate. The second set of precoders comprises at least one precoder in addition to the precoders of the first set of precoders. The method includes sending (405) an indication (304) relating to the selected precoder.

Abstract: A guide RNA comprising: a gRNA spacer sequence at the 5? end of the guide RNA, wherein the spacer sequence is complementary to a target gene, a scaffold sequence that binds to Cas9, and an RNA capture and sequencing domain comprising: a barcode sequence, and a primer binding sequence; nucleic acids and vectors encoding the guide RNA; cells expressing the guide RNA; and a library comprising a plurality of guide RNAs. Also disclosed are methods of introducing a genetic perturbation into a cell, methods of assessing an effect of at least one genetic perturbation on RNA expression in a cell, methods of identifying nucleic acid sequences associated with a disease state and a method of identifying candidate therapeutic agents.

Abstract: A method of operating a node of a communications network includes obtaining a timing parameter associated with a guaranteed availability of an uplink calibration gap for performing a calibration of one or more radio-frequency components of a wireless communication device connected to the communications network, and based on the timing parameter, allocating at least one resource to the wireless communication device for performing the calibration, wherein the at least one resource has a timing that is in accordance with the guaranteed availability.

Abstract: A method of operating a wireless communication device (102) connectable to a communications network (100) includes obtaining an indication of multiple repetitive resources (370) that the wireless communication device (102) is allowed to use for performing a calibration of one or more radio-frequency components; and prior to performing the calibration: selecting at least one resource from the multiple repetitive resources for performing the calibration.

Abstract: A method is disclosed, performed by a network node, for transmission of a number of Synchronization Signal Blocks, SSBs, over a number of frequency resources to one or more wireless devices. Each SSB is associated with a corresponding beam. The method comprises broadcasting the SSBs according to a periodic sequence of frequency allocations for transmission of SSBs. The periodic sequence has a period where a first frequency resource is allocated to a first SSB and a second frequency resource is allocated to a second SSB, wherein the second frequency resource and the first frequency resource are different.

Abstract: According to a first aspect, examples provide a method of operating a first communication node (CN), wherein the first CN is configured for controlling a first CED, wherein the first CED is reconfigurable to provide multiple spatial filterings, each one of the multiple spatial filtering being associated with a respective input spatial direction from which incident signals on a radio channel are accepted and with a respective output spatial direction into which the incident signals are transmitted by the first CED.

Abstract: A method carried out in a UE (1) for estimation of a parameter of a communication link, such as Timing Advance, for use in communication with an orbiting satellite-based access node (141) of a non-terrestrial network (130). The method comprises determining, at repeated occasions, a time of reception (Tk) in the UE of a reference signal which is transmitted with a predetermined period (?P) from the access node. A value of the parameter is calculated based on a position (51,52) which satisfies a spatial condition for the UE, which spatial condition is given by a propagationtime difference (?k) of the reference signal between said occasions (Tk, Tk+1).

Abstract: Techniques are provided for x-ray onset detection for an intraoral dental sensor. A methodology implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes calculating a plurality of superpixel values for each of a plurality of rows of detector pixels of a sensor. Each of the superpixel values is based on a sum of pixel values of a set of pixels associated with the superpixel value, the set of pixels selected from the detection row of a current frame of the sensor. The method also includes calculating a difference between each of the superpixel values and a corresponding stored superpixel value generated from a previous sensor frame and determining if the differences exceed a superpixel threshold value. The method further includes incrementing a hit counter in response to the determination and generating a detection signal if the hit counter exceeds a hit count threshold, otherwise proceeding to process the next detection row.

Abstract: A first network device sends a border gateway protocol (BGP) message to a second network device. The BGP message includes Ethernet virtual private network network layer reachability information (EVPN NLRI) and first information. The first information indicates a first maximum rate at which the second network device sends traffic to the first network device based on the EVPN NLRI. When the second network device sends the traffic to the first network device based on the EVPN NLRI, a first-type rate is less than or equal to the first maximum rate. According to the method in this application, less public network bandwidth is occupied, and overheads of the network device can be reduced.