Abstract: Methods, compositions and kits for detecting mutated aminoacyl tRNA synthetase (aaRS) in biological samples from a subject suspect of having or suffering from a Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease or a CMT-related disease are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the methods include determining the amount of mutated aaRS bound to Neuropilin 1 (Nrp1). In some embodiments, methods include detection of endogenous vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) bound to Nrp1. Also disclosed are methods, compositions and kits for the diagnosis of a CMT or a CMT-related disease through the detection of VEGF and/or mutated aaRS in a subject.

Abstract: A user equipment (2) has a wireless interface configured for communication with a cellular communication network. The user equipment (2) is configured to use device-to-device resources for device-to-device discovery and/or device-to-device communication. The device-to-device resources are dependent on whether the user equipment is out of coverage of the cellular communication network.

Abstract: An interaction method between pieces of equipment and near-to-eye equipment is provided. A method comprises: obtaining second motion information of user eyes by near-to-eye equipment, obtaining first motion information of user equipment; and executing an interaction operation with the user equipment in response to the first motion information matching with the second motion information. A natural, portable and safe interaction method is provided between pieces of equipment. An interaction between the near-to-eye equipment and one or more pieces of user equipment is enhanced so that the user wants to interact in a case that multiple pieces of user equipment exist in a view of the user eyes.

Abstract: To adjust a transmit power for device-to-device communication, a user equipment which performs the device-to-device communication using the transmit power detects that the user equipment enters a coverage area of a radio communication unit. The transmit power of the user equipment for the device-to-device communication is decreased in response to detecting that the user equipment enters the coverage area of the radio communication unit.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for enabling efficient allocation of discovery resources for device to device communications. An example method may comprise establishing a cellular network connection to an access point. The method may further comprise establishing a local area network connection to a user equipment. Additionally, the method may comprise either receiving offloaded data for the user equipment from the access point via the cellular network connection and relaying the offloaded data to the user equipment via the local area network connection, or receiving offloaded data for the access point from the user equipment via the local area network connection and relaying the offloaded data to the access point via the cellular network connection. Similar and related example methods, example apparatuses, and example computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: An electrochemical H2S sensor comprises a housing, an electrolyte disposed within the housing, and a plurality of electrodes in contact with the electrolyte within the housing. The plurality of electrodes comprise a porous working electrode that comprises a first surface that is hydrophobic and a second surface that is treated with a surfactant. The first surface is exposed to an ambient gas, and the second surface treated with the surfactant is in contact with the electrolyte.

Abstract: To allocate resources for a device-to-device discovery and/or communication to at least one user equipment of a mobile communication network, the at least one user equipment is informed of a change of the resources allocated for the device-to-device discovery and/or communication from first allocated resources to second allocated resources. To inform the at least one user equipment of the change, a base station or a user equipment which act as central controller for a group of users of the mobile communication network transmits information on the second allocated resources in at least one physical resource element of the first allocated resources.

Abstract: A device configured to communicate on a first and at least one second band, the first band being reserved for communication using a specific communication standard, the second band being accessible for communication using different communication standards. The device is configured to request communication resources in the second band from a second device using a first type of request to obtain access to the resources in competition with other requests of the first type issued from other devices; allocate the resources in the second band for communication upon receipt of a resource allocation confirmation from the second device; and communicate using at least a part of the allocated resources in the second band conformant to the specific communication standard applied for communication on the first band.

Abstract: An information transmission method and apparatus for a mobile terminal is provided. A method comprises: determining an uplink transmit power of the mobile terminal; and sending, in response to that the uplink transmit power falls within a preset range, to at least one forwarding node, indication information for instructing to forward measured data of the mobile terminal. According to the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present application, forwarding of measured data is triggered according to an uplink transmit power of a mobile terminal, so as to facilitate reducing signaling overheads and delay caused by unnecessary forwarding, thereby improving the forwarding efficiency.

Abstract: An interaction method between pieces of equipment and user equipment is disclosed. A method comprises: obtaining, by a piece of user equipment, first motion information of the user equipment, obtaining, by the user equipment, second motion information of at least one eye of a user from a piece of near-to-eye equipment, and executing, by the user equipment, an interaction operation with the near-to-eye equipment in response to the first motion information matching with the second motion information. A natural, portable and safe interaction method is provided between pieces of equipment. Interaction between the near-to-eye equipment and one or more pieces of user equipment is enhances so that the user wants to interact in a case that multiple pieces of user equipment exist in a view of the at least one eye of the user.

Abstract: An interaction method between pieces of equipment and user equipment. A method comprises: obtaining first motion information of another piece of user equipment by one piece of user equipment, obtaining second motion information of at least one eye of a user from near-to-eye equipment, and executing an interaction operation with the near-to-eye equipment and/or another piece of user equipment in response to the first motion information matching with the second motion information. A natural, portable and safe interaction method is provided between pieces of equipment.

Abstract: A forwarding control method and a forwarding control apparatus is provided. A method comprises: at least determining, in response to a forwarding demand of measured data of at least one mobile terminal, a distribution state of neighboring terminals associated with a forwarding expectation of the measured data of the at least one mobile terminal; and determining, at least according to the distribution state, a forwarding mode of the measured data corresponding to the distribution state. In response to a forwarding demand of measured data, a corresponding forwarding mode can be selected according to a distribution state of neighboring terminals, so as to avoid problems, such as signaling overhead, delay, and an over heavy air interface burden, which may be caused by blindly determining a forwarding channel, and assist in implementing more effective forwarding.

Abstract: A forwarding control method, an information transmission method for a mobile terminal, and apparatuses thereof, are provided. A method comprises determining uplink transmit power of at least one mobile terminal, and determining, at least according to the uplink transmit power, a forwarding policy of measured data of the mobile terminal corresponding to the uplink transmit power. According to uplink transmit power of a mobile terminal, a forwarding policy of respective information can be determined and forwarding of the information can be selectively triggered, so as to facilitate reducing signaling overhead and delay caused by unnecessary forwarding while improving forwarding efficiency.

Abstract: A method for establishing a backhaul link, applied to a base station, includes: broadcasting system information to cause a terminal receiving the system information to return backhaul link establishment signaling, wherein the terminal has established a first communication link with a core network; receiving the backhaul link establishment signaling returned by the terminal, the backhaul link establishment signaling being configured to indicate the terminal to establish a backhaul link for the base station; and sending a confirmation message to the terminal to cause the terminal to establish a second communication link with the base station after receiving the confirmation message, the second communication link and the first communication link forming the backhaul link.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for link failure management in multiple connection systems. Upon detection of a link failure with a local area base station during a dual connection mode in which the user device is connected to a macro base station and a local area base station, a user device sends a failure indication and a measurement results report for serving and neighboring base stations to its serving macro base station, and selects a response to the failure based at least in part on evaluation information received from the macro base station. Upon detection of a link failure with a macro base station, the user device determines whether to reconnect to the macro base station or a different macro base station and whether to reconnect with the original local area base station or a different local area base station.

Abstract: Systems and techniques for managing the use of industrial-scientific-medical bands for cellular network communication. An apparatus comprises a processing system and a memory storing a set of program instructions. The processing system is configured to cause the apparatus to receive channel information from a UE reporting the control of an unlicensed band channel by the UE and cause the apparatus to schedule a communication session with the UE over the channel, with the channel being configured and activated as a component carrier. The apparatus may further request one or more user equipments (UEs) to report their wireless fidelity (WiFi) capability and request user equipments having WiFi capability to compete for the wireless medium and report occupation of the wireless medium in the form of a request to send command, to which the apparatus responds with a clear to send command.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus and computer program products are provided for rebalancing the sizes of downlink (DL) association sets for component carriers having different time division duplex subframes configurations. A method is provided that includes determining DL subframes that are included in a DL association set for each of a plurality of component carriers. In an instance in which the number of acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) bits corresponding to the DL subframes included in the DL association sets for respective component carriers differ by at least a predetermined amount, the method modifies the number of ACK/NACK bits corresponding to the DL subframes that are included in the DL association sets for each of the respective component carriers. The method may also cause transmission of the ACK/NACK bits in accordance with the DL association sets, as modified, via the respective component carriers. Corresponding apparatus and computer program products are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention addresses a method, apparatus and computer program product for enabling enhanced repetition transmission for downlink control signal to improve machine type communication coverage. One or a plurality of downlink control channel signaling window lengths is/are predefined, a start position of a window in which repetition of download control signal is allowed is determined based on the determined control channel signaling window length for each window length, and transmission of repetition of download control signal is caused at the determined start position in the respective obtained window length.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a method, apparatus and computer readable memory for controlling a user equipment (UE), comprising receiving at the UE on a first radio access technology (RAT) from a first access node radio resource control information for a second RAT. Then the UE performs at least one of a) uses the received radio resource control information to configure or reconfigure a module of the UE for communicating on the second RAT, and b) uses the module of the UE to report the received radio resource control information on the second RAT to a second access node.

Abstract: To provide information on resources for a device-to-device discovery and/or a device-to-device communication, a comparison of device-to-device resources for a cell and further device-to-device resources for at least one further cell different from the cell is performed. At least one information element of a message for transmission to a user equipment is generated based on a result of the comparison.