Abstract: Actuators (artificial muscles) comprising twist-spun nanofiber yarn or twist-inserted polymer fibers generate actuation when powered electrically, photonically, chemically, thermally, by absorption, or by other means. These artificial muscles utilize polymer fibers non-coiled or coiled yarns and can be either neat or comprising a guest. Devices comprising these artificial muscles are also described. In some embodiments, thermally-powered polymer fiber torsional actuator has a twisted, chain-oriented polymer fiber that has a first degree of twist at a first temperature and a second degree of twist at a second temperature in which the bias angles of the first degree and second degree of twist are substantially different.

Abstract: A resource assignment method, a terminal, and a network side device are provided. The method in this application includes: determining a quantity of Frequency Domain Resource Assignment (FDRA) bits in multicast Downlink Control Information (DCI) based on predefined information or a first quantity of Resource Blocks (RBs); and determining, based on information corresponding to FDRA of the quantity of bits, FDRA of a multicast Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) scheduled by the multicast DCI.

Abstract: Provided are methods and compositions for preparing a library of target nucleic acid sequences that are useful for assessing gene mutations for oncology biomarker profiling of samples. In particular, a target-specific primer panel is provided that allows for selective amplification of oncology biomarker target sequences in a sample. In one aspect, the invention relates to target-specific primers useful for selective amplification of one or more target sequences associated with oncology biomarkers from two or more sample types. In some aspects, amplified target sequences obtained using the disclosed methods, and compositions can be used in various processes including nucleic acid sequencing and used to detect the presence of genetic variants of one or more targeted sequences associated with oncology.

Abstract: A gas sensor has a sensing structure that is used for generating, for a variety of gases, multiple corresponding electric signals. It has a plurality of measuring electrodes and a gas-sensitive film coating the measuring electrodes; and a micro-heating structure that is used for providing different heating temperatures for the sensing structure, and a silicon-based substrate and a heating layer disposed on the silicon-based substrate. The heating layer integrates heating electrodes of different sizes or different layouts to form a plurality of heating regions of different temperatures, and the plurality of measuring electrodes are respectively disposed in the corresponding heating regions. By integrating heating electrodes of different sizes or different layouts on a single micro-heating structure to form heating regions of different temperatures, a complex atmosphere detection function of a variety of sensing materials at different temperatures is achieved.

Abstract: A hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) feedback method, a terminal device, and a network device are disclosed. The HARQ feedback method includes: determining a target physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource, where the target PUCCH resource is a UE-specific PUCCH resource configured by a network device for the terminal device; and performing, on the target PUCCH resource, an HARQ feedback for a multicast physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH).

Abstract: A sliding member includes an overlay layer made of a resin on a side of a sliding surface of a bearing alloy layer. When a valley void volume Vvv (?m3/?m2) in the sliding surface of the overlay layer is defined as Vv1, Vv1 is in a range of 0.015?Vv1?0.200.

Abstract: A DCI transmission method is provided, which includes: transmitting configuration information that is used for allocating N search space sets; dropping part or all of PDCCH candidates of at least one search space in a first search space set in a case that the number of PDCCH candidates in the first search space set is greater than a maximum number of PDCCH candidates supported by a terminal, to obtain a second search space set; and transmitting DCI on the second search space set; where the first search space set includes a first search space, the first search space is a search space for scheduling a second cell by a first cell, the first cell is a secondary cell, and the number of PDCCH candidates in the second search space set is less than or equal to the maximum number of PDCCH candidates supported by the terminal.

Abstract: A multicarrier scheduling method and apparatus, and a device, are provided. The method includes: receiving DCI sent by a network device, where the DCI is used to indicate to schedule semi-persistent configurations on M carriers, or indicate to schedule semi-persistent configurations on X carriers and schedule dynamic configurations on Y carriers, and the M carriers, the X carriers, and the Y carriers are all carriers in N carriers on which the DCI supports scheduling; and both M and N are integers greater than or equal to 2, both X and Y are positive integers, M is less than or equal to N, and a sum of X and Y is less than or equal to N.

Abstract: An information transmission method and device, and a HARQ-ACK codebook generation and transmission method and device, are provided. The information transmission method includes transmitting downlink control information DCI used for triggering a one-shot hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledgement HARQ-ACK codebook to report, where the DCI carries assistance information instructing a terminal to perform one-shot HARQ-ACK codebook reporting.

Abstract: A UCI transmission method and a mobile terminal are provided, which relate to the field of communication technology and are used for ensuring normal transmission of UCI. The method includes: in a case that at least one of K first time-domain resources aggregated in a time domain on an uplink data channel conflicts with a second time-domain resource on an uplink control channel for carrying UCI, transmitting the UCI on M ones of the K first time-domain resources; K is an integer greater than 1, M is a positive integer less than or equal to K. Normal transmission of the UCI may be ensured by carrying the UCI on at least one first time-domain resource, when a time conflict occurs between time-domain resources aggregated in time domain on an uplink data channel and a time-domain resource on an uplink control channel for carrying the UCI.

Abstract: A protocol data unit generation method, a configuration method, an apparatus, and an electronic device are disclosed. The protocol data unit generation method is applied to a terminal, and the method includes: generating, by a media access control MAC entity of the terminal, a MAC protocol data unit PDU for a currently scheduled hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ entity according to at least one of the following: first indication information sent by a network-side device, second indication information sent by a physical layer entity to the MAC entity, and a configuration of the terminal; and sending, by the MAC entity, the generated MAC PDU to the physical layer entity.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of bio-medicine, particularly, the present disclosure relates to a tissue-specifically expressed circular RNA molecule, a cyclization precursor RNA molecule, a recombinant nucleic acid molecule, a recombinant expression vector, a recombinant host cell, a composition, a pharmaceutical preparation and application thereof in preparation of a drug for preventing or treating diseases, as well as a method for preventing or treating diseases. The circular RNA molecule provided by the present disclosure operably links a coding region to an expression regulatory element, realizing specific high expression of a target polypeptide in target cells or target tissues, and low expression of the target polypeptide in non-target cells or non-target tissues, and having high tissue expression specificity, thereby providing a safe and effective treatment strategy for clinical targeted therapy of diseases such as tumors.

Abstract: This application discloses an information feedback method, a resource scheduling method, a terminal, and a network device. The information feedback method includes: performing HARQ-ACK feedback for multicast downlink transmission and unicast downlink transmission in one time unit.

Abstract: A PUCCH collision processing method and a terminal are provided, and the method includes: transmitting, in a case that a first PUCCH and a second PUCCH overlap in a first slot, one of the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH within the first slot according to a configuration of at least one of the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH, wherein, the first PUCCH is configured as multi-slot PUCCH repetition transmission, and a carried content in the first PUCCH includes one of Channel State Information CSI and a Scheduling Request SR, the second PUCCH is configured as single-slot or multi-slot PUCCH repetition transmission, and a carried content in the second PUCCH includes one of CSI and an SR; the first slot is one or more slots.

Abstract: A downlink data receiving method, a downlink data sending method, and a device are provided. The downlink data receiving method includes: obtaining a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) process of an Multicast and Broadcast Service (MBS) service; and receiving downlink data of the MBS service according to the HARQ process. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, a specific MBS service can be sent and retransmitted through a corresponding HARQ process, so that a terminal can combine and decode data repeatedly sent by a network side for a plurality of times.

Abstract: A HARQ-ACK feedback mode determining method, a HARQ-ACK feedback mode configuration method, and a device are disclosed. The method includes: determining, according to a service type corresponding to a PDSCH, a HARQ-ACK feedback mode corresponding to the PDSCH; determining, according to a radio network temporary identifier RNTI of a PDSCH, a HARQ-ACK feedback mode corresponding to the PDSCH; or determining, according to downlink control information DO for scheduling a PDSCH, a HARQ-ACK feedback mode corresponding to the PDSCH.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides dimming glass, a dimming module and an operating method thereof. The dimming glass includes: a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate arranged opposite to each other; a first electrode and a second electrode arranged between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate; a liquid crystal dimming layer arranged between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate; and a heating layer arranged between the liquid crystal dimming layer and the first glass substrate, and configured to heat the liquid crystal dimming layer upon the receipt of an electric signal.

Abstract: A physical uplink control channel resource determination method and a communication device are disclosed in embodiment of this disclosure. The method includes: determining a reference bit quantity of CSI-part 2 according to a preset rule; determining a sum of reference bit quantities of AN/SR and CSI according to the reference bit quantity, wherein the CSI at least includes: CSI-part 1 and the CSI-part 2; determining a target PUCCH RESET according to the sum of reference bit quantities.

Abstract: A PUCCH collision processing method and a terminal are provided, and the method includes: transmitting, in a case that a first PUCCH and a second PUCCH overlap in a first slot, one of the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH within the first slot according to a configuration of at least one of the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH, wherein, the first PUCCH is configured as multi-slot PUCCH repetition transmission, and a carried content in the first PUCCH includes one of Channel State Information CSI and a Scheduling Request SR, the second PUCCH is configured as single-slot or multi-slot PUCCH repetition transmission, and a carried content in the second PUCCH includes one of CSI and an SR; the first slot is one or more slots.