Abstract: A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) includes receiving, through Radio Resource Control (RRC) signaling from a Base Station (BS), an indication indicating a dormancy cell group having at least a first serving cell and a second serving cell, receiving, through Physical Layer (PHY) signaling from the BS, a signal associated with a specific Downlink Control Information (DCI) format indicating a dormant behavior applicable to all serving cells in the dormancy cell group, wherein the signal indicates the dormant behavior via a single bit, applying the dormant behavior to the first serving cell and the second serving cell when the signal indicates that the dormant behavior is to be activated, and not applying the dormant behavior to the first serving cell and the second serving cell when the signal indicates that the dormant behavior is to be deactivated.

Abstract: A tilt ball switch includes an insulation housing, a conductive ball, and two conductive terminals that cooperate with the insulation housing to define a chamber space. Each of the conductive terminals includes an inner terminal member that has a tapering section. The conductive ball is disposed to be movable in the chamber space and is convertible between a conducting state, in which the conductive ball is located at the tapering sections so that the inner terminal members are conductively connected to each other, and a non-conducting state, in which the conductive ball is separated from the tapering sections so that the inner terminal members are prevented from being conductively connected.

Abstract: A method of determining one or more PSFCH resources for HARQ feedback in sidelink communication for a first UE is provided. The method receives, from a second UE, a first SCI for scheduling a first PSSCH transmission and a second SCI for scheduling a second PSSCH transmission. The method determines priorities of a first HARQ feedback corresponding to the first PSSCH transmission and a second HARQ feedback corresponding to the second PSSCH transmission according, respectively, to the first SCI and the second SCI. The method transmits a PSFCH for at least one of the first HARQ feedback and the second HARQ feedback with a higher priority according to the determined priorities to the second UE when a first PSFCH resource for the first HARQ feedback and a second PSFCH resource for the second HARQ feedback are overlapped at least in the time domain.

Abstract: A transmission interface between at least a first module and a second module is proposed. The transmission interface includes at least two physical transmission mediums. Each physical transmission medium is arranged to carry a multiplexed signal in which at least two signals are integrated. The at least two physical transmission mediums include a first physical transmission medium arranged to carry a first multiplexed signal including a first IF signal and a reference clock signal. The first IF signal and the reference clock signal are at different frequencies.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to: determine, before selecting a cell, whether the cell is non-campable for the UE based on barred cell (cellBarred) status information received through system information from the cell, the cell connected to a first core network and not connected to a second core network; and perform cell selection of another cell after it is determined that the cell is non-campable for the UE based on the cellBarred status information; wherein the cellBarred status information comprises information regarding the first core network and information regarding a plurality of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) operating the first core network.

Abstract: A connector may include: a first substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the top substrate and a side surface joining an edge of the top surface of the first substrate and joining an edge of the bottom surface of the first substrate; a second substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface of the second substrate and a side surface joining an edge of the top surface of the second substrate and joining an edge of the bottom surface of the second substrate, wherein the side surface of the second substrate faces the side surface of the first substrate, wherein the top surfaces of the first and second substrates are coplanar with each other at a top of the connector and the bottom surfaces of the first and second substrates are coplanar with each other at a bottom of the connector; and a plurality of metal traces between, in a first horizontal direction, the side surfaces of the first and second substrates, wherein each of the plurality of metal

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a heat conductive portion, a circuit board, a fin set, and a fan. The housing has an accommodating space. The heat conductive portion is disposed in the accommodating space, and divides the accommodating space into a first space and a second space. The circuit board is disposed in the first space and includes a heat source. The heat source generates heat and is thermally coupled to the heat conductive portion. The fin set is disposed in the second space and thermally coupled to the heat conductive portion. The fan is disposed in the second space and located on one side of the fin set. The fan is adapted to guide an airflow through the fin set to discharge the heat generated by the heat source from the housing.

Abstract: A method for a UE for performing a HARQ feedback operation for an SPS transmission is disclosed.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) and a method performed by the UE are provided. The method includes transitioning from a radio resource control (RRC) inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state to an RRC idle (RRC_IDLE) state upon determining that the UE has failed to find a suitable cell and camped on an acceptable cell; and discarding a radio access network (RAN) notification area (RNA) configuration that comprises at least one of a list of tracking area identities (IDs) or a list of RAN area IDs in response to the transitioning from the RRC_INACTIVE state to the RRC_IDLE state. The acceptable cell fulfills a minimum set of requirements to initiate an emergency call and to receive one or more Earthquake & Tsunami Warning System (ETWS) and Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) notifications. The suitable cell provides normal services. The acceptable cell provides limited services.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis by detecting the presence of the IS481 and IS1001 genomic insertion sequences, respectively.

Abstract: A method for handling a Random Access (RA) procedure in the Bandwidth Part (BWP) switching operation includes: receiving, by a User Equipment (UE), Downlink Control Information (DCI) including a BWP switching indication via a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) when the UE performs a first RA procedure on a first BWP; and performing, by the UE, at least one of a plurality of procedures in response to the BWP switching indication. The procedures include: stopping the first RA procedure on the first BWP and initiating a second RA procedure on a second BWP indicated by the BWP switching indication; and ignoring the BWP switching indication to continue with the first RA procedure.

Abstract: A method for acquiring system information (SI) performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes performing a first set of operations after determining that the UE is in a radio resource control (RRC)_CONNECTED state with an active bandwidth part (BWP) not configured with a common search space (CSS) with a field searchSpaceOtherSystemInformation; and performing a second set of operations after determining that the UE is in the RRC_CONNECTED state with the active BWP configured with the CSS with the field searchSpaceOtherSystemInformation. The first set of operations includes: transmitting a first RRC message to request a required system information block (SIB) and starting a timer; and receiving, from the cell, an RRCReconfiguration message including the required SIB. The second set of operations includes: transmitting the first RRC message to request the required SIB and starting the timer; and monitoring the CSS to acquire the required SIB.

Abstract: A method performed by a first base station (BS) in a secondary cell group (SCG) associated with a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method receives, from a second BS in a master cell group (MCG) associated with the UE, a request for a configuration for packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) data duplication. The method then generates a mapping configuration for the PDCP data duplication in the SCG after receiving the request. The method transmits, to the UE, the mapping configuration.

Abstract: A method for a UE to monitor a PDCCH comprises receiving a first configuration from a base station to configure the UE with a first search space of the PDCCH, where the first search space is used for monitoring a scheduling signal used for indicating scheduling information, receiving a second configuration from the base station to configure the UE with a second search space of the PDCCH, wherein the second search space is used for monitoring a power saving signal used for indicating wake-up information associated with a DRX functionality, monitoring the first search space in response to the UE being in a DRX active time of the DRX functionality, wherein the DRX active time is a time during which the UE monitors the PDCCH, and not monitoring the second search space in response to the UE being in the DRX active time of the DRX functionality.

Abstract: Some of the present implementations provide a method for a user equipment (UE) for receiving a power saving signal. The method receives, from a base station, a power saving signal comprising a minimum applicable K0 (K0min) that indicates a minimum scheduling offset restriction between a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) and a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH). The method determines an application delay based on a predefined value. The method then applies the minimum scheduling offset restriction after the application delay.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless communication device includes determining whether to transmit a first Sidelink Synchronization Signal (SLSS) according to a priority parameter when an occasion of the first SLSS collides with a Physical Sidelink Feedback Channel (PSFCH) that carries Sidelink Feedback Control Information (SFCI). The priority parameter is associated with a Physical Sidelink Shared Channel (PSSCH) that corresponds to the PSFCH.

Abstract: A method for providing system information (SI) by a base station in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The SI includes minimum SI and at least one other SI block. The method includes broadcasting the minimum SI having an area identification (ID) and at least one value tag, and receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message requesting the at least one other SI block from a user equipment (UE) when the area ID is different from a stored area ID on the UE or when the value tag is different from a stored value tag on the UE.

Abstract: A method for beam management performed by a UE is provided. The method includes: receiving a DCI format in a first BWP based on a first QCL assumption specific to the first BWP, the DCI format scheduling a PDSCH reception in a second BWP; receiving an RRC configuration that includes a plurality of candidate TCI states associated with a serving cell in which the PDSCH is scheduled; receiving a MAC CE that indicates a subset of the plurality of candidate TCI states for activation in the second BWP; determining a second QCL assumption specific to the second BWP based on one TCI state in the subset; and receiving the PDSCH in the second BWP based on the second QCL assumption.

Abstract: A method for wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a base station (BS), a radio resource control (RRC) message that includes a first configuration indicating a first parameter associated with a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second configuration indicating a second parameter associated with a second BWP; receiving, from the BS, downlink control information (DCI) having a DCI format, the DCI indicating either a data reception or a data transmission on a BWP, and the DCI including a field indicating a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process number to be applied by the UE for the data reception or the data transmission; determining whether a bit length of the field is fixed or variable according to the DCI format; and in a case that the bit length of the field is variable, determining the bit length of the field according to one of the first parameter and the second parameter that is associated with the BWP.

Abstract: A method of performing cell selection or reselection by a user equipment (UE) in a radio resource control (RRC) idle mode or an RRC inactive mode is disclosed. The method comprises determining whether a white list is received from a serving cell, wherein the white list includes at least one cell identity, each of the at least one cell identity identifying a cell on at least one of an intra-frequency and an inter-frequency corresponding to a frequency that the serving cell is on, in response to the UE determining that the white list is received from the serving cell, performing a measurement on at least one cell associated with the at least one cell identity according to the white list, and selecting or reselecting a cell according to the measurement, the cell indicated only by the at least one cell identity in the white list.