Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide method and apparatus for discontinuous reception. A method performed by a first terminal device includes determining a time period during which at least one second terminal device is estimated in an active state as a deterministic active time period. The method further includes transmitting data to the at least one second terminal device during the deterministic active time period.

Abstract: System and method embodiments for analyzing a test fluid to detect prior or present infestations of bed bugs are described. In an embodiment, the method may include receiving the test fluid on a test strip within the detection device. The test strip may include a reaction portion and a reagent portion containing an antibody or antigen-binding fragment that is conjugated to a colored particle. The test fluid may include bed bug antigen that reacts with the conjugated antibody. The detection device may include a first and a second optical sensor for monitoring a reaction and a background color intensity, respectively. Upon a predetermined time delay elapsing, the detection device determines whether bed bug antigen is present in the test fluid using the monitored color intensities and minimum and maximum color intensity thresholds associated with bed bugs. Then, the detection device outputs a result using a visual display.

Abstract: A method for enabling group transmission in a telecommunication network including a group having plurality of devices capable of Device to Device, D2D, communication and a base station. The group has a group coordinator device and the plurality of devices may directly communicate with one another over a D2D side-links. The group coordinator device communicates with the base station over a cellular link. The method includes receiving, by the group coordinator, data from a device of the group utilizing a D2D grant for performing D2D communications within the group. The D2D grant has a D2D time resource indicating a D2D time resource in which the D2D communications are allowed, transmitting, by the group coordinator, the received data to the base station at an uplink, time resource. The uplink time resource is determined by adding a fixed, predetermined, time offset to D2D time resource in the grant.

Abstract: A display device may include a first pixel coupled to an emission control line, and an emission control stage for selectively coupling the emission control line to a first or second supply voltage line. The emission control stage may include: a first emission control transistor including a first electrode coupled to the first supply voltage line, a second electrode coupled to the emission control line, and a main gate electrode coupled to a first node; a second emission control transistor including a first electrode coupled to the emission control line, a second electrode coupled to the second supply voltage line, and a main gate electrode coupled to a second node; and a third emission control transistor including a first electrode coupled to the first supply voltage line, a second electrode coupled to the first node, a main gate electrode coupled to the second node, and a sub-gate electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to telecommunications. In one of its aspects, the disclosure concerns a method in a BS for time domain resource scheduling for group transmissions in a wireless communication system, which comprises the BS and a plurality of UEs, including a first UE. The plurality of UEs are assigned to a group. At least two of these UEs have data for group transmission to the BS. An aggregated BSR comprising BSRs from the at least two UEs is received from the first UE. The BS schedules time domain resources for at least one of SL transmissions of the data within the group and cooperative UL group transmissions of the data from the UEs to the BS. At least one bitmap indicating the scheduled time domain resources is generated and transmitted to the first UE. Each bit in each bitmap corresponds to a potential transmission in the corresponding UL and SL.

Abstract: Supporting value prediction by a first wireless device being served by a wireless communication network. The network sends, to the first wireless device, configuration information for configuring the first wireless device to, train a machine learning, ML, model to predict certain output values. The training uses input training data that at least partly are determined by operative conditions of the first wireless device and uses desired output values with the input training data. The training ends when the ML model being trained fulfills certain one or more ready criteria. The first wireless device trains the ML model based on the configuration information and sends reporting information to the network indicating that it has trained the ML model and fulfilled the ready criteria. The network determines, based on the reporting information, regarding application of the trained ML model by the first wireless device.

Abstract: Polymer compositions for making a stabilized polymeric articles that are resistant to discoloration upon exposure to UV-C light having: (i) an organic polymeric material; and (ii) a hindered phenol, organic phosphite, or a combination thereof, with the provisos that: (a) the OH group on the aromatic ring of the hindered phenol is flanked by two tertiary hydrocarbyl groups, and (b) the organic phosphite does not have any-OAr group linked directly to the P atom of the phosphite, wherein Ar represents an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, are provided herein. Reduced discoloration is associated with the use of specific hindered phenols and the organic phosphites compared to other hindered phenols and organic phosphites, even in the absence of other polymer additives including UV absorbers, hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS), metal oxides and/or barium salts.

Abstract: A wireless device (30) receives control information (28) that jointly encodes respective values for two or more channel access parameters. The two or more channel access parameters govern performance by the wireless device (30) of a listen-before-talk, LBT, procedure prior to an uplink transmission (32) in a radio resource allocation (34). In some embodiments, a mapping (40) maps different indices to different combinations of values for the two or more channel access parameters. In this case, the control information (28) may comprise an index mapped by the mapping (40) to one of the different combinations of values for the two or more channel access parameters. Regardless, the wireless device (30) may perform the LBT procedure (or not) according to the received control information (28).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method implemented in a wireless network node operating in an unlicensed spectrum, comprising determining a Listen-before-Talk LBT mode for a terminal device; and sending a first indication indicating the determined LBT mode to the terminal device. The disclosure also provides a method implemented in a terminal device operating in an unlicensed spectrum.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for handling numerology change. A method implemented at a terminal device comprises determining a change from a first numerology to a second numerology. The method further comprises transmitting a pending transmission block, TB, using a first configured grant configuration associated with the first numerology, or using a second configured grant configuration associated with the second numerology.

Abstract: A wireless communication device (12) computes a random access identifier (20) associated with a random access channel occasion (18). The wireless communication device (12) in particular computes the random access identifier (20) as a function of an index of the first slot (32) of the random access channel occasion (18) in a system frame (24). In some embodiments, the subcarrier spacing used to determine the index (30) is different than a subcarrier spacing of the random access channel occasion (18). Regardless, the wireless communication device (12) transmits a random access message (16) using the random access channel occasion (18) and the computed random access identifier (20).

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device for detecting a downlink radio failure comprises: establishing a wireless connection with a network node using unlicensed radio spectrum; receiving an indication that the network node incurred a clear channel assessment (CCA) failure in a prior attempt to communicate with the wireless device; and in response to the indication of the CCA failure, determining whether to trigger a radio failure condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method in a terminal device having Dual Connectivity, DC, with a master network device and a secondary network device. The method includes: determining, for a split bearer, to split data to be transmitted to the master network device and the secondary network device based at least on a channel occupancy and/or Listen Before Talk, LBT, statistics associated with a connection to the secondary network device; and splitting the data for transmitting to the master network device and the secondary network device over the split bearer.

Abstract: The embodiments of the application provide a tiling component and a tiled display screen. A connector on a tiling panel is positioned by a positioning portion, so that the connector is aligned. Then, a fixation is achieved by fixing a mortise and tenon structure. As a result, multiple tiling panels are efficiently and seamlessly tiled through the connectors. The tiling component provided in the embodiments of the application improves the installation efficiency of the tiled display screen and simplifies the installation means. Moreover, it is possible to guarantee the seamless design between display units.

Abstract: A network node (206) and a method for transmitting uplink grants to a communications device (208), wherein the communications device operates in a service area (206a) served by the network node. The network node determines, based on a load measure on a Physical Random Access Channel, PRACH, between the network node and the communications device in relation to a load threshold, a number of uplink grants that are to be associated with a Random Access Preamble Identity, RAPID, of a PRACH preamble transmission received from the communications device. Further, the network node indicates the determined number to the communications device; and transmits the determined number of uplink grants to the communications device.

Abstract: A method for preparing low-background cement includes: uniformly mixing a seed crystal of cement, C4AF whiskers, and high-magnesium raw material to yield a first mixture, calcining the first mixture at 1400-1500° C., to yield a low-background clinker, the first mixture including 1.0-5.0 wt. % of the seed crystal of cement, 1.0-5.0 wt. % of the C4AF whiskers, and the balance is the high-magnesium raw material; and grinding a second mixture of the low-background clinker and gypsum, to yield low-background cement. The seed crystal of cement is a high-magnesium and low hydration heat clinker, has a specific activity of Ra-226 radioactive nuclides within 50 Bq/kg, and the MgO content of the clinker is between 4.0 wt. % and 5.0 wt. %, with 50 wt. %?C3S?55.0 wt. %; and the high-magnesium raw material has a MgO content between 2.5 wt. % and 3.0 wt. %.

Abstract: A display substrate includes a base substrate, the base substrate including a display region, and the display region including a plurality of pixel regions; and at least four conductive layers arranged in a stacked manner, located on the base substrate, wherein any two adjacent conductive layers are arranged in an insulated manner, each of the conductive layers includes conductive patterns located in the pixel regions, the conductive patterns of any two adjacent conductive layers in the same pixel region form a storage capacitor (e.g., Cst1, Cst2 and Cst3), and in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, projections of the at least four conductive layers on the base substrate overlap. A manufacturing method of a display substrate and a display device are further provided.

Abstract: A first radio base station (BS), a second BS and a core network (CN) node are provided, as are methods of operating the BSs and CN node when a first base station is to be replaced by a second BS. The first BS transfers to the second BS, information indicative of a BS state associated with the operation of the first BS; stops transmission to/from all wireless devices (WDs) to which the first BS is currently providing radio access; and transfers, to the second BS, information indicative of a plurality of WD states, a WD state being associated with a WD. The second BS then provides radio access to WDs, to which the first BS has hitherto provided radio access. The CN node can identify a need to replace a first BS; send a swap-in request to the first BS; and send a swap-out request to the second BS.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to User Equipments (UEs) and methods at the UEs for Transmitter (TX) profile based sidelink (SL) communication. A method at a UE for SL communication comprises: determining whether SL Discontinuous Reception (DRX) is to be applied for the SL communication or not at least based on multiple associated TX profiles, at least one of the multiple associated TX profiles being mapped to a feature or a feature group; and performing the SL communication with or without the SL DRX applied at least based on the determination of whether the SL DRX is to be used for the SL communication or not.