Abstract: A sidelink communication method, a terminal device, and a network device are provided. In some embodiments, a terminal device receives resource configuration information sent by a network device, where the resource configuration information is for configuring a common resource for the terminal device, and the common resource is a resource that is configured by the network device for all terminal devices within coverage of the network device and that is to be used by all the terminal devices to perform sidelink communication. The terminal device receives sidelink BWP indication information sent by the network device, where the sidelink BWP indication information indicates N sidelink bandwidth parts SL-BWPs, and the N SL-BWPs include a frequency domain resource corresponding to the common resource, where N is a positive integer. The terminal device performs sidelink communication with another terminal device in the N SL-BWPs.

Abstract: A method for improving mechanical properties by changing a gradient nanotwinned structure of metallic materials is the technical field of nanostructured metallic materials. The method uses the inherent principles of microstructure and mechanical properties of metallic materials to improve materials mechanical properties. The metallic materials has a gradient nanotwinned structure. The principles of microstructure and mechanical properties of the metallic materials mean that the mechanical properties of the metallic materials are adjusted by changing the structural gradient scale of the nanotwinned structure. The method combines two strengthening methods of nanotwins and gradient structure, and can obviously improve the mechanical properties of the metallic materials. For pure copper materials of the gradient nanotwinned structure prepared by an electrodeposition technology: the yield strength is 481±15 MPa, the tensile strength is 520±12 MPa, the uniform elongation can be 7±0.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bioactive self-assembling peptides, nanofibers and hydrogels for activating human mast cells. The peptides, nanofibers and hydrogels comprise a self-assembling peptide that mediates self-assembly linked to a MrgX2 agonist peptide; for example, (RADA)4 linked to proadrenomedullin-12 (PAMP-12).

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a related apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: receiving a measurement object configuration from a network device, where the measurement object configuration includes mobility measurement configurations of one or more CSI-RSs, and a first parameter of a synchronization signal block associated with the CSI-RSs, and the measurement object configuration is used to indicate a terminal device to perform mobility measurement; or receiving mobility measurement configurations, of one or more CSI-RSs, that are from a network device, where the mobility measurement configurations of the CSI-RSs include a first parameter of a synchronization signal block associated with the CSI-RSs, and the mobility measurement configurations of the CSI-RSs are used to indicate a terminal device to perform mobility measurement; and sending a mobility measurement result to the network device.

Abstract: A first communications device obtains a first resource and a second resource; the first communications device sends first control information and first data to at least one communications device in a group on the first resource, where the first communications device and the at least one communications device in the group belong to a first communications device group, and the first communications device and the at least one communications device in the group each have a group identifier of the first communications device group; and the first communications device receives acknowledgement information from a second communications device on the second resource, where the second communications device is the at least one communications device in the group.

Abstract: Solutions for automated labeling of child objects within tagged parents include: receiving a plurality of parent objects, each having a tag and including a plurality of child objects; receiving a machine learning (ML) component operable to rank the parent objects; for each parent object: generating a set of restricted objects, wherein each restricted object is missing a child object; for each of a plurality of queries, ranking, with the ML component, the restricted objects according to relevance; based at least on the query and an inverse of the rank of the restricted objects, assigning a child object label. In some examples, the object missing from the restricted object having the lowest relevance rank is assigned a label based on the query. Various advantageous uses of the assigned child labels include enhancing search result reporting, automatically generating ML training data, and automatically generating and/or modifying reports.

Abstract: Systems and methods for reducing network cost in a hyper-converged infrastructure are disclosed. The network cost of workload pairs can be assessed. Migration of the workloads can be considered to reduce the network cost and improve the network efficiency of the hyper-converged infrastructure.

Abstract: A phase-locked loop includes an oscillator; a digital switched capacitor array, which is connected in parallel to varactors in the oscillator, and includes N switched capacitors that are connected in parallel, where N is a positive integer greater than 1; a controller configured to generate a level signal and a first control word based on a change in a control voltage of the oscillator; and an adjustment circuit including a smoothing circuit and N multiplexer switches MUXs, where the smoothing circuit is configured to slow down a flipping speed of the level signal, and obtain a smooth signal. The N MUXs one-to-one correspond to the N switched capacitors, and the N MUXs are configured to be selected and controlled for the smooth signal based on the first control word, and output control signals used to control the N switched capacitors to be opened or closed.

Abstract: This application discloses a grant-free transmission method, a network device, and a terminal device. The method includes: detecting, by a network device, a pilot sequence used by a terminal device for uplink transmission; determining, by the network device, a pilot sequence index of the pilot sequence based on the pilot sequence and a correspondence between the pilot sequence and the pilot sequence index; and sending, by the network device, information about a feedback result of the uplink transmission to the terminal device based on the pilot sequence index.

Abstract: Example radio link monitoring methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes performing radio link monitoring (RLM) in a second bandwidth part (BWP) by a terminal device. The terminal device receives first switching information from a network device that is used to indicate that an active BWP includes a first BWP, and switches from the second BWP to the first BWP based on the first switching information. The terminal device removes a measurement result obtained by performing RLM in the second BWP, where the measurement result includes a quantity N1 of one or more out of synchronization (OOS) states or a quantity N2 of one or more in synchronization (IS) states. RLM is performed in the first BWP.

Abstract: A usage frequency attribute is determined for each biometric feature in a biometric feature database. The usage frequency attribute indicates a matching success frequency of matching the biometric feature to a user having the biometric feature. The biometric features of the user are sorted in descending order of the usage frequency attribute. The sorting is based on a descending order of the usage frequency attributes for a given user. The biometric features in the biometric feature database are stored in descending order. The storing includes providing prioritized access to the biometric feature having a highest value of the usage frequency attribute so that the biometric feature is selected first in response to a request for the biometric feature of the user.

Abstract: Amplifiers, amplification circuits, and phase shifters, for example, for flexibly adjusting an output phase to thereby meet a requirement of a constant phase on a link in a communications field, are provided. In one aspect, an amplifier includes first, second, and third MOS transistors. The first MOS transistor includes a gate separately coupled to a signal input end and a bias voltage input end, a source coupled to a power supply, and a drain separately coupled to sources of the second and third MOS transistors. A drain of the third MOS transistor is coupled to a ground, and a drain of the second MOS transistor is coupled to a signal output end. The bias voltage input end is configured to receive a bias voltage to adjust a phase difference between an input signal at the signal input end and an output signal at the signal output end.

Abstract: The method includes: determining, by a first communications device, a first BWP for each second communications device in a second communications device group, where the second communications device group includes two or more second communications devices, and the first BWPs of all the second communications devices in the second communications device group are the same; sending, by the first communications device, configuration information of the first BWP to each second communications device in the second communications device group; and sending, by the first communications device, control signaling to all the second communications devices in the second communications device group, where the control signaling is used to indicate all the second communications devices in the second communications device group to activate the first BWP.

Abstract: When a quantity of radio resources available for a terminal device is less than a quantity of required radio resources, the terminal device sends a request to another terminal device, to request the another terminal device to release at least one radio resource currently used by the another terminal device or reselect a radio resource. The another terminal device that receives the request may autonomously release or request a network to release the at least one radio resource currently used by the another terminal device, or autonomously reselect or request a network to reselect the radio resource, and send a response to the terminal that sends the request. Nonconsecutive fragmented radio resources may be integrated into consecutive and relatively large radio resources, so that radio resource fragments are reduced, and the terminal device can send control information and data in a timely manner, thereby improving radio resource utilization.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative working, aqueous base developable, photosensitive photoresist composition comprising: a) a polymer containing the four repeat units of structures (1), (2), (3), and (4), but no other types of repeat units; wherein v, x, y and z, respectively, represent the mole % of each repeat units of structures (1), (2), (3) and (4); b) a radical photo-initiator component, which is comprised of at least one radical photo initiator which is activated by a broad absorption of radiation from about 360 nm to about 440 nm; c) a crosslinker component which is either a mixture consisting of crosslinkers of structure (5), (6) and (7), or a single crosslinker of structure (8); d) a radical inhibitor component; e) an optional surfactant component; f) an optional dissolution promoter component; and g) a solvent. The invention also relates to the process of using this negative resist to produce lithographic images.

Abstract: Environmental data of an environment of the building and cooling load demand data are received as first training data, which are used for training a first machine learning model to predict a cooling load demand from environmental data. Furthermore, control signals for the chiller plant and cooling power data resulting from applying the control signals to the chiller plant are received as second training data which are used for training a second machine learning model to predict a cooling power from control signals. Actual environmental data are received, from which a cooling load demand is predicted by the trained first machine learning model. Furthermore, candidate control signals for the chiller plant are generated, and from which a resulting cooling power is predicted by the trained second machine learning model. From the candidate control signals, applicable control signals are selected for which a predicted cooling power fulfills the predicted cooling load demand.

Abstract: A data transmission method, a communications device, a network device, and a system are provided, applicable to Internet of Vehicles, self-driving, or, for example, V2X, V2V, LTE-V, and eV2X. The sending method includes: sending, by a first communications device, first indication information to a second communications device on a first resource, where the first indication information is used to indicate a location relationship between a resource on which the first communications device sends control information and a resource on which the first communications device sends data, and the location relationship is a frequency division multiplexing relationship or a time division multiplexing relationship; sending, by the first communications device, the control information to the second communications device on the first resource; and sending, by the first communications device based on the control information, the data to the second communications device on the first resource.

Abstract: A beam training method and a related device are disclosed. The method includes: sending, by a first communications device, sidelink control information (SCI) to a second communications device, where the SCI is used to instruct the first communications device to send at least one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) to the second communications device; and sending, by the first communications device, the at least one CSI-RS to the second communications device based on the SCI, where the at least one CSI-RS is used by the second communications device to determine that a beam corresponding to a CSI-RS with highest signal strength in the at least one CSI-RS is a beam for communication between the second communications device and the first communications device. The CSI-RS used for beam training is dynamically sent based on the instruction of the SCI, and therefore, flexibility and efficiency of beam training are improved.

Abstract: A transformer, including a first coil and a second coil. The first coil is magnetically coupled to the second coil. At least one of the first coil and the second coil includes a plurality of sub-coils, and the plurality of sub-coils include a first sub-coil and a second sub-coil. A first magnetic field formed by the first sub-coil passes through a layout plane of the transformer in a first manner, and a second magnetic field formed by the second sub-coil passes through the layout plane in a second manner. The first manner includes passing in from a first surface of the layout plane and passing out from a second surface of the layout plane, and the second manner includes passing in from the second surface and passing out from the first surface.

Abstract: A usage frequency attribute is determined for each biometric feature in a biometric feature database. The usage frequency attribute indicates a matching success frequency of matching the biometric feature to a user having the biometric feature. The biometric features of the user are sorted in descending order of the usage frequency attribute. The sorting is based on a descending order of the usage frequency attributes for a given user. The biometric features in the biometric feature database are stored in descending order. The storing includes providing prioritized access to the biometric feature having a highest value of the usage frequency attribute so that the biometric feature is selected first in response to a request for the biometric feature of the user.