Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive a trigger for the UE to perform a RACH procedure to access a network slice (e.g., service). The UE may receive, from a base station, a random access configuration for performance, by the UE, of random access with a physical network. The UE may identify a network slice to be accessed by the UE, where the network slice may be supported by a logical network associated with the physical network. The UE may select a slice-based random access procedure (e.g., two-step slice-based random access procedure, four-step slice-based random access procedure) based on the random access configuration and the network slice to be accessed by the UE. The UE may perform, with the base station, the slice-based RACH procedure in accordance with the selected slice-based RACH procedure type.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Layer two (L2) relay techniques may support early measurements for relay selection. During a transition to an idle or inactive state, a remote user equipment (UE) may receive a radio resource control (RRC) release message indicating a list of relay UE candidates on which to perform early measurements. The remote UE may perform the early measurements and may transmit a measurement report to abase station indicating the measurements. Based on the early measurements of the relay UE candidates performed by the remote UE and the measurement report, the base station may select a relay UE candidate-remote UE relay pairing, and may transmit an indication of the pairing to the remote UE along with other relay configuration information. Using the identified relay pairing, the remote UE may establish a sidelink connection with the identified relay UE candidate.

Abstract: Composite articles that can resist discoloration or color changes are described. In some instances, the composite articles can include a compounded material that is substantially free of an antioxidant that changes from a first color to a second color upon exposure to an environment comprising an oxidizing agent. The composite articles can be flame retardant and may provide sound reduction as well.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of formulae I and II, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, which are inhibitors of the complement system. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such a compound, and methods of using the compounds and compositions in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition characterized by aberrant complement system activity.

Abstract: An electron gun may include a cathode with an emitting surface configured to emit electrons. The cathode may include a through hole that goes through the emitting surface and is configured to allow back-streaming electrons of the emitted electrons to pass through. The electron gun may also include an anode configured to attract the emitted electrons from the cathode to the anode and focus the emitted electrons into an electron beam. The electron gun may also include a grid structure configured to facilitate the focusing of the emitted electrons, the grid structure being positioned corresponding to the through hole.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a remote user equipment (UE) may communicate with a base station via a relay UE. For example, the relay UE may operate as a layer 2 (L2) UE-to-network relay supporting a PC5-to-Uu bearer mapping, such that the relay UE forwards messages between the PC5 bearer for the remote UE and the Uu bearer for the base station. If the remote UE determines a trigger event, the remote UE may transmit a measurement report to the base station (e.g., via the relay UE) indicating candidate relays. Based on the measurement report, the base station may determine to handover the UE from using a first relay UE to using a second relay UE. The base station may transmit a handover command to the UE, triggering the remote UE to communicate with the base station via the second relay UE.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may obtain, for each of one or more sidelink relay candidates, a measurement of a sidelink signal and a measurement of a Uu signal to a base station. The UE may select a sidelink relay candidate from among the one or more sidelink relay candidates based at least in part on a combination of the measurement of the sidelink signal and the measurement of the Uu signal for each sidelink relay candidate. The UE may transmit, to the selected sidelink relay candidate, a message that is to be relayed to the base station. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a relay user equipment (UE) may establish a sidelink unicast link with a remote UE via a sidelink signaling interface. The relay UE may identify configuration information for an adaptation layer of the sidelink signaling interface, the configuration information including at least one of: a remote UE identifier associated with the sidelink unicast link for a relay service, bearer identifier information identifying one or more bearers between the remote UE and a network entity for the relay service, a radio link control (RLC) channel mapping between a bearer identifier and one or more RLC channels, or data routing information associated with the relay service. The relay UE may relay communications between the remote UE and the network entity based at least in part on the configuration information. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: A sealing article includes a body and a coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the body. The body comprises a polymeric elastomer such as perfluoroelastomer or fluoroelastomer. The coating layer comprises at least one metal. The sealing article may be a seal, a gasket, an O-ring, a T-ring or any other suitable product. The sealing article is resistant to ultra-violet (UV) light and plasma, and may be used for sealing a semiconductor processing chamber.

Abstract: The polyester based polymer composition includes a polyester, a metal oxide, and a metal hydroxide. The polymer composites contains the metal oxide and a metal hydroxide made from melting blending has good mechanical property as well as greater degradability after a required time in the higher temperatures and moisture of downhole conditions. The reinforced polymer composites with glass fibers, and the metal oxide and metal hydroxide made from melting blending has higher mechanical property as well as greater degradability after a required time in the higher temperatures and moisture of downhole conditions. The polymer composites made from melting blending have the required mechanical properties and the degradability so that the polymer composites can be used for degradable or dissolvable component of a downhole tool.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first device of a wireless communications network may receive, from a second device of the wireless communications network, a configuration for a bandwidth part switching pattern for wireless communications performed at the first device, the bandwidth part switching pattern including at least a first bandwidth part and a second bandwidth part different from the first bandwidth part. The first device may transmit a first transmission to one or more devices of the wireless communications network during a first time interval and in accordance with the first bandwidth part, and may transmit a second transmission to the one or more devices of the wireless communications network during a second time interval different from the first time interval and in accordance with the second bandwidth part.

Abstract: A dissolvable magnesium alloy can be used for components of a downhole tool. The dissolvable magnesium alloy can be dissolved completely and controlled at a dissolving rate so as to be compatible with downhole operations, including hydraulic fracturing operations. The alloy includes nickel at 0.04-0.4% by weight and the balance of magnesium. The alloy is dissolvable in KCl at 2.1% by weight and 95 QC with a dissolving rate in a range of 10-100 mg/cm2/hr, yield strength in a range of 18-37 ksi, ultimate tensile strength in a range of 29-47 ksi, and elongation in a range of 8-40%.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive an indication of a configuration for multiple sets of prioritization parameters for a random access channel (RACH) procedure. A first set of prioritization parameters of the multiple sets of prioritization parameters may be associated with a higher priority network slice than the other sets of prioritization parameters (e.g., than the remaining sets of prioritization parameters). The UE may detect a trigger to perform a RACH procedure and select the first set of prioritization parameters for the RACH procedure based on the first set of prioritization parameters being associated with the higher priority network slice. The UE may perform the RACH procedure for the network slice according to the first set of prioritization parameters.

Abstract: The patent application discloses a degradable polymers compounds. The polymer compounds comprises product of blends of polyglycolic acid and polylactic acid in a weight ratio of from about 99/1 to about 50/50 in mixture with a compatibilizer poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), wherein the compounded product has a tensile strength of at least about 12,000 psi.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network entity may receive, from a relay node via a radio access link, information indicating a link layer identifier of the relay node associated with a relay service, wherein the relay node is associated with a radio access identifier. The network entity may configure a relay service with the relay node and a remote node using a mapping between the radio access identifier and the link layer identifier. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a sensing configuration associated with a sensing mode, the sensing configuration indicating one or more parameter values that the UE is to use to perform sensing of objects within a detectable range of the UE, and the sensing configurating further indicating a format for providing a sensing report according to the sensing mode. The UE may receive one or more sensing waveforms based at least in part on the sensing configuration. The UE may transmit, to the base station according to the sensing mode, a sensing report indicating information associated with the one or more sensing waveforms.

Abstract: Some techniques and apparatuses described herein provide sub-grouping of paging groups of user equipment (UEs) based at least in part on one or more parameters associated with a UE, such as a UE type of the UE or a measured channel condition at the UE. A base station may assign the UE to a paging sub-group based at least in part on the information associated with the one or more parameters. In some aspects, the base station may determine paging transmission parameters for the UE based at least in part on the information associated with the one or more parameters, such as a paging early indication (PEI) location, a beam where a PEI and/or a paging message is to be transmitted, a number of repetitions for a paging occasion, or the like.

Abstract: According to implementations of the subject matter described herein, there is proposed a solution for supporting communications for an FPGA device. In an implementation, the FPGA device includes an application module and protocol stack modules. The protocol stack modules are operable to access target devices based on different communication protocols via a physical interface. The FPGA device further includes a universal access module operable to receive, from the application module, first data and a first identity of a first target device, the first target device acting as a destination of the first data, and transmit, based on the first identity and predetermined first routing information, the first data to a first protocol stack module accessible to the first target device via the physical interface. By introducing the universal access module, it is possible to provide unified and direct communications for the application module.