Abstract: The present invention discloses an “inferior-eliminating and superior-selecting” breeding method for synergistically improving wheat yield and quality. A method for breeding target wheat varieties with improved yield and quality is provided herein, which combines the advantages of pedigree method and hybrid method, and provides a method for selection of all generations using molecular marker in combination with phenotype identification, and for selection of each generation according to different standards. Different from the derivative system method, the method reserves the traceability of line history and genetic relationship and the characteristics of simple operation and abundant genetic diversity of the hybrid method.

Abstract: An optical compensation system for a laser beam and an excimer laser annealing device are provided in the present disclosure. The optical compensation system for the laser beam includes a laser source, a beam splitter and a reversion assembly. The laser beam emitted by the laser source enters the beam splitter, and is divided by the beam splitter into a first light beam and a second light beam having different transmission paths. The second light beam is reversed and reflected by the reversion assembly, enters the beam splitter, and exits from the beam splitter together with the first light beam. An asymmetry of the second light beam reversed by the reversion assembly is different from an asymmetry of the first light beam.

Abstract: A frequency-locked loop (FLL) and a method for correcting an oscillation frequency of an output signal of the FLL are provided. The FLL includes a switched capacitor circuit, a first resistor set, a second resistor set, a determination circuit and a control circuit. The switched capacitor circuit includes a capacitor, and connection of the capacitor is switched according to the oscillation frequency. The first resistor set is configured to provide a first resistance, and the second resistor set is configured to provide a second resistance. The determination circuit is configured to generate a determination result according to the first resistance and the second resistance. The control circuit is configured to generate a control signal for correcting the first resistance and the second resistance according to the determination result, where the oscillation frequency is determined based on the capacitor and at least one of the first resistance and the second resistance.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer-readable medium for fronthaul compression are provided. An example method may include receiving, from a UE, uplink data via one or more active tones of a plurality of tones in a symbol, the uplink data corresponding to an access vector. The example method may further include compressing the uplink data based on a linear transformation of a pseudo-access vector generated based on the access vector, the linear transformation including a matrix, the compression enabling a second network entity to decompress the compressed uplink data without knowing one or more locations associated with the one or more active tones. The example method may further include transmitting, to the second network entity, the compressed uplink data.

Abstract: A method for generating EUV light includes providing a laser beam having a Gaussian distribution. This laser beam can be then modified from a Gaussian distribution to a ring-like distribution. The modified laser beam is provided through an aperture in a collector and interfaces with a moving droplet target, which generates an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength light. The generated EUV wavelength light is provided to the collector away from the aperture. In some embodiments, a mask element may also be used to modify the laser beam to a shape.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and device for transmitting a reference signal, a method and device for receiving a reference signal, a base station, user equipment and a computer-readable storage medium. The method comprises: obtaining a plurality of possible transmission positions of the reference signal according to a position where a setting signal for determining an index of the reference signal is located, wherein the setting signal is located in the reference signal, and the plurality of possible transmission positions comprise an initial possible transmission position of the reference signal; performing channel detection before transmitting the reference signal at each of the possible transmission positions; and transmitting, in response to detecting that the channel is idle, the reference signal at the corresponding possible transmission position.

Abstract: The present invention of damping segmental ring structure for subway tunnels built in grim environments of deformable ground can mitigate the stress-concentration of the tunnel lining structures. The deformable ground can be caused by differential settlement or high-intensity earthquakes. Embodiments of the invention have self-adjustment features and forms for deformation and rotation, which comprise one adapter in the middle, two transitional grooved segmental structures, and an internal steel tube. All three forms comprised 3 or 4 pieces with the same features so they can be easily installed, transported and erected on sites and bolts are used to bolt them together to form an integrity structure with damping characteristics. The damper placed in the middle comprises two loading plates that form the shell of the damper, the internal core of the damper which includes interbedded installed rubber pads and steel plates within the loading plates and spring systems that compress the internal core.

Abstract: A semiconductor nanostructure and an epitaxial semiconductor material portion are formed on a front surface of a substrate, and a planarization dielectric layer is formed thereabove. A first recess cavity is formed over a gate electrode, and a second recess cavity is formed over the epitaxial semiconductor material portion. The second recess cavity is vertically recessed to form a connector via cavity. A metallic cap structure is formed on the gate electrode in the first recess cavity, and a connector via structure is formed in the connector via cavity. Front-side metal interconnect structures are formed on the connector via structure and the metallic cap structure, and a backside via structure is formed through the substrate on the connector via structure.

Abstract: Presented herein are systems and methods that allow for capturing metadata associated with a drag-and-drop action. The metadata includes information about a participant of at least two participants connected, by a collaboration server, to a collaboration session via respective devices. The system and methods further introduce the concept of a meeting board. The collaboration server distributes to the respective devices media stream data representing a main display area and the meeting board section in a user interface screen associated with the collaboration session. Content items of the collaboration session are sequentially displayed in the main display area throughout the collaboration session and a portion of a content item that is drag-and-dropped from the main display area into the meeting board section remains on the meeting board section throughout the collaboration session.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a first device. In one embodiment, the method includes the first device performs sensing on a data resource pool, and the first device selects/derives at least a first data resource from the data resource pool based on the sensing result of the data resource pool. The method further includes the first device transmits a first control information on a first control resource, wherein the first control information allocates or indicates the first data resource. The method also includes the first device performs a first data transmission on the first data resource to at least one second device.

Abstract: A package structure and method for forming the same are provided. The package structure includes a package component, and a dummy die disposed over the package component. The package structure includes a device die adjacent to the dummy die, and the device die includes a conductive pad, and the conductive pad is electrically connected to the package component.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for a rolling-element bearing includes a first seal element and a second seal element, the first seal element including a first support member mounted on a first bearing ring, a first seal body extending radially from the first support member and having an oblique side surface, and at least one first seal lip extending radially from the first seal body to the second ring to form a first seal and the second seal element including a second support portion mounted on the second ring, a second seal body projecting from the second support portion and at least one second seal lip extending from the second seal body to the oblique side surface to form a second seal. A buffer member extends from the first seal element toward the second seal element and has first and second radially spaced annular ribs that extend toward the second seal element.

Abstract: A method of video decoding performed by a video decoder includes receiving a coded video bitstream including a current picture. The method further includes determining a block size of a current block coded in the intra sub-partition (ISP) coding mode. The method further includes determining a direction and number of partitions of the current block based on the determined block size. Th method further includes decoding the current block based on the determined direction and number of partitions of the current block.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. In some wireless systems, a base station may configure a user equipment (UE) for random access (RACH) message transmission in dedicated RACH resources during, for example, a handover process. The contention-free random access (CFRA) resources may allow the UE to transmit RACH messages at a higher transmission power than contention-based random access (CBRA) resources. The base station may indicate, to the UE, RACH transmission parameters for CFRA that are different than parameters for CBRA. These parameters may include configuration information, frequency division multiplexing information, RACH retransmission parameters, target received power, response window length, etc. The UE may use the indicated RACH transmission parameters to transmit a RACH message to the base station. The base station may respond with a RACH response message, and the base station and UE may synchronize upon completion of the RACH procedure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an active noise cancellation integrated circuit for stacking multiple anti-noise signals, an associated method, and an active noise cancellation headphone using the same. The method is applicable to an audio playback device with multiple ANC filtering units. The method includes: acquiring an anti-noise signal from an ANC filtering unit; generating a decoupled signal by processing the anti-noise signal with the transfer function of a physical channel and operations of other ANC filtering units; performing a signal superposition, wherein an anti-noise signal from another ANC filtering unit is superposed with the decoupled signal; and performing an audio playback based on the superposed signal and an audio signal such that noise is eliminated.

Abstract: A configuration method includes receiving, by a terminal device, configuration information from a network device, where the configuration information includes a first discontinuous reception (DRX) parameter and a second DRX parameter, and communicating, by the terminal device, with the network device on a first bandwidth part (BWP) using the first DRX parameter or on a second BWP using the second DRX parameter.

Abstract: A reanalysis ensemble service includes a plurality of conversion utilities, each conversion utility configured to convert a specific one of a plurality of disparate climate reanalysis datasets from different sources to common format files that are temporally and spatially registered, a data analytics platform for storing and operating on the different sourced common format files, a service interface for mapping service requests to analytic operations performed on the different sourced common format files by the data analytics platform, and a services library that dynamically creates data objects from one or more of the different sourced common format files in response to the analytic operations, and delivers the data objects to the service interface.

Abstract: An encoder determines, based on a width and a height of a block, whether or not to disable a prediction mode in which the block is split along a partitioning line defined by a distance and an angle and then prediction is performed; and encodes the block with the prediction mode disabled or not disabled according to a result of the determination on whether or not to disable the prediction mode. Here, the distance is the shortest distance between the center of the block and the partitioning line, and the angle is an angle representing a direction from the center of the block toward the partitioning line in the shortest distance. The encoder determines to disable the prediction mode when (i) a width-to-height ratio is at least 8 or (ii) a height-to-width ratio is at least 8.