Abstract: A thermoplastic polyurethane precursor that can be used to prepare a polyurethane having a low initial yellowness index, high yellowing resistance, high thermal oxidative aging resistance, high hydrolysis resistance, and low fisheye.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for performing closed loop, fully autonomous directional drilling using a drilling and steering system. An example method can include receiving, by a surface controller, a well plan for performing directional drilling of a wellbore; determining, based on the well plan, a first drilling instruction for directing a drilling and steering system to drill the wellbore; sending the first drilling instruction to a downhole controller that is coupled to the drilling and steering system; receiving at least one sensor measurement from a downhole sensor that is associated with the drilling and steering system; determining, based on the well plan and the at least one sensor measurement, a second drilling instruction for directing the drilling and steering system to drill the wellbore; and sending the second drilling instruction to the downhole controller that is coupled to the drilling and steering system.

Abstract: A torque wrench includes a wrench body, a deformable rod, a torque adjustment mechanism, a switch and an alarm. The wrench body includes a working section and a gripping section. Two ends of the deformable rod are fixed to the working section and the gripping section respectively, and a middle section is formed in-between. The torque adjustment mechanism is installed in the gripping section and includes a knob and an abutting member. The knob adjusts the abutting member to be proximate to or away from the middle section. The switch is disposed between the middle section and the torque adjustment mechanism. The alarm is electrically connected to the switch, and the middle section is in a bending deformation toward the abutting member, when load of the working section is greater than a set torque, to touch the switch and trigger the alarm to generate a warning signal.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for contact-free heart rate monitoring and/or measurement are provided. One method may include receiving video(s) that include visual frame(s) of individual(s) performing exercises, detecting some exposed skin from the video(s), and performing motion compensation to generate color signals for the exposed skin to precisely align frames of the exposed skin. The method may also include generating the color signals by estimating a skin color for each frame by taking a spatial average over pixels of a cheek of the face(s) for R, G, and B channels, respectively, applying an operation to remove remaining motion traces from the frames such that the heart rate traces dominate, and extracting and/or outputting the heart rate of the individuals using a frequency estimator of the skin color signals.

Abstract: A frequency modulation antenna and an antenna device are proposed. The antenna device has an accommodating space, and the frequency modulation antenna is in the accommodating space and includes a main antenna structure and a first extending antenna structure. The main antenna structure includes a main substrate and a main loop radiator. The main substrate has a plane. The main loop radiator is disposed on the plane and has a first end and a second end in which the first end is coupled to a feeding point. The first extending antenna structure is vertically disposed on the plane and electrically connected to the second end. Therefore, the size of the frequency modulation antenna can be reduced and the performance of the frequency modulation antenna can be improved.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for monitoring PDCCH, an electronic device and a computer-readable storage medium, the method including: receiving configuration information for configuring a time unit for PDCCH monitoring within a first duration included in each period of a PDCCH SS; monitoring PDCCH based on the configuration information. This application embodiment enables the reduction of the number of PDCCH monitoring, thereby achieving power saving for the UE.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method performed by a communication device in a communication system, comprising: receiving multiple sidelink control information (SCI) from other communication devices; when the multiple SCI indicate the same or partially overlapping resource, based on at least one of information about relationship between the communication device and the multiple SCI, received power information related to the multiple SCI, and information about priorities indicated by the multiple SCI, determining whether a conflict occurs on resources indicated by the multiple SCI.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Embodiments of the present application provide a method, a UE, a base station, a device, and a computer-readable storage medium for contention-based uplink data transmission.

Abstract: A power tool includes a housing (10), a power device (20), a bearing set (30), a torque post (40) and a torque sensor (50). The housing (10) includes a main body (11) and a handle (12) perpendicularly connected to one side of the main body (11). The power device (20) is disposed in the main body (11) and includes a power body (21) and a bushing (22) adapted to sheathe the power body (21). The bearing set (30) is arranged between the bushing (22) and the housing (10). The power body (21) may rotate relative to the housing (10). The torque post (40) is disposed in the handle (12) and abuts against the bushing (22). The torque post (40) is arranged perpendicularly to the power body (21). The torque sensor (50) is disposed on the torque post (40).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a UE includes transmitting, to a base station, a first synchronization signal block (SSB) request; determining whether an SSB is detected from the base station; and in case that the SSB is not detected within a first time interval after transmitting the first SSB request, transmitting, to the base station, a second SSB request.

Abstract: Some implementations described herein provide techniques and apparatuses for an integrated circuit device including a trench capacitor structure that has a merged region. A material filling the merged region is different than a material that is included in electrode layers of the trench capacitor structure. Furthermore, the material filling the merged region includes a coefficient of thermal expansion and a modulus of elasticity that, in combination with the architecture of the trench capacitor structure, reduce thermally induced stresses and/or strains within the integrated circuit device relative to another integrated circuit device having a trench capacitor structure including a merged region and electrode layers of a same material.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a user equipment in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station, configuration information related to a time-domain position of a signal, identifying the time-domain position of a first signal according to the configuration information, the first signal being used for at least one of synchronization or a radio resource management (RRM) measurement, and identifying the time-domain position of a monitoring occasion for a second signal based on the time-domain position of the first signal, the second signal being used for a wake-up.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards an integrated chip including a substrate comprising first opposing sidewalls defining a first trench and second opposing sidewalls defining a second trench laterally offset from the first trench. A stack of layers comprises a plurality of conductive layers and a plurality of dielectric layers alternatingly stacked with the conductive layers. The stack of layers comprises a first segment in the first trench and a second segment in the second trench. A first lateral distance between the first segment and the second segment aligned with a first surface of the substrate is greater than a second lateral distance between the first segment and the second segment below the first surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method performed by user equipment, comprising: receiving configuration information of scheduling without grant for uplink or downlink; performing a transmission of the scheduling without grant based on the configuration information of scheduling without grant, wherein the configuration information of scheduling without grant comprises first information and/or second information, wherein the first information is used for indicating related information of multiple different transport block sizes and the second information is used for indicating related information of multiple different starting time domain positions.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for tracking weak signal traces under severe noise and/or distortions. A method may include tracking at least one candidate frequency trace from a time-frequency representation of a signal. The method may also include identifying a frequency trace of the signal based on tracking results. In addition, the method may include outputting an estimated frequency vector related to the frequency trace. Further, the tracking may be performed under a noisy condition environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-CD39 antibody-drug conjugate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the conjugate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, and use thereof as an anti-cancer drug, particularly use thereof in the preparation of a medicament for treating a CD39-mediated disease or disorder. The anti-CD39 antibody-drug conjugate provided by the present application significantly improves the effects and in-vivo/in-vitro tumor-killing activity of cytotoxin drugs.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fifth generation (5G) or sixth generation (6G) communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. A method performed by a first node in a communication system is provided.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate. The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus in a wireless communication system, the method including: receiving configuration information for a first signal; performing a radio resource management (RRM) measurement based on the first signal in a case that a reference signal received power and/or a reference signal received quality of the first signal is determined to satisfy a first condition based on the configuration information; and performing the RRM measurement based on a synchronization signal and physical broadcast channel block (SSB) in a case that the reference signal received power and/or the reference signal received quality of the first signal is determined not to satisfy the first condition based on the configuration information.

Abstract: An antenna structure includes a ground element, a feeding radiation element, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a first coupling branch, and a dielectric substrate. The feeding radiation element has a feeding point. The first radiation element is coupled to the feeding radiation element. The second radiation element is coupled to the feeding radiation element. The second radiation element and the first radiation element substantially extend in opposite directions. The first coupling branch is coupled to a first grounding point on the ground element. The first coupling branch extends across the first radiation element. The first coupling branch includes a first coil portion and a first connection portion.