Abstract: A method for preparing a carbon nanotube (CNT) film is provided, comprising: providing a growth chamber of CNTs, which includes an inlet end, an outlet end, and a first-level growth cavity and a second-level growth cavity, and the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity are in fluid communication between the inlet end and the outlet end; making precursor materials, which are used for forming CNTs, react in at least the first-level growth cavity of the growth chamber of CNTs to generate CNTs; and making a carrier gas flow into the growth chamber through the inlet end, and pass through the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity in sequence, wherein, a radial dimension of the first-level growth cavity in a flowing direction of the carrier gas is smaller than that of the second-level growth cavity at a junction between the first-level growth cavity and the second-level growth cavity, and a bubble blowing process is conducted with the precursor materials under the drive o

Abstract: A method for configuring a neural network is provided. The method includes: selecting a neural network including a plurality of layers, each of the layers including a plurality of neurons for processing an input and providing an output; and, incorporating at least one switch configured to randomly select and disable at least a portion of the neurons in each layer. Another method in the computer program product is disclosed.

Abstract: The disclosed technology is directed to a housing structure with a battery cover. The housing structure enables a user to easily swap a battery positioned therein. The housing structure includes a housing, a push button, a push button cover, and a torsion spring. The housing defines a battery chamber that can accommodate a battery. The push button is positioned adjacent to the housing and supported by the push button cover and the torsion spring. The push button is coupled to a battery cover positioned adjacent to the housing. When a user pushes the push button from the outside of the housing, the battery cover can be moved and/or rotated accordingly such that a gap is formed between the battery cover and the housing. Through the gap, the user can insert a battery into the battery chamber or remove one therefrom.

Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node (110) in a wireless communications network (100) for handling Automatic Repeat reQuest, ARQ, feedback information from a wireless device (121) relating to downlink transmissions from the network node (110). The network node (110) obtains an indication of a downlink processing delay for the ARQ feedback information from the wireless device (121). Then, the network node (110) considers the ARQ feedback information relating to a downlink transmission from the wireless device (121) to be invalid when, according to the obtained indication of a downlink processing delay, the downlink transmission has not been processed by the wireless device (121). Embodiments of the network node (110) are also described.

Abstract: It is disclosed a network node, a communication device and methods therein, for scheduling of uplink resources in multiple time instances and transmitting in accordance with the scheduled UL resources. By including an indicator in an UL grant comprising an UL resource allocation, the indicator indicates that, for at least one UL time instance of the multiple time instances, at least one UL resource is excluded from, or added to, the UL resource allocation of the UL grant.

Abstract: In an inclined layered solid-filling mining method in an ultrathick coal layer, tunnels and equipment are arranged according to a solid-filling mining method. An artificial roof for a lower layer is formed by metal meshes and bamboo fences of a first layer a solid-filling mining method. The method is repeated, until the entire ultrathick coal layer is finished. The method is repeated forming additional roofs for subsequent layers.

Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds, composition comprising said compounds and methods for inhibiting CK1 as well as methods of treating CK1 related disorders such as Alzheimer's disease comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a CK1 inhibitor to a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: A power source module for a LED lamp includes a filament-simulating circuit, a current limiting circuit, a rectifier, a filter, and a discharging circuit electrically connected to each other and a LED in the LED lamp. The filament-simulating circuit simulates a filament before the LED to pass through the pre-heating process of the electrical ballast in a fluorescent lamp base. The current limiting circuit, the rectifier, and the filter limit, rectify and filter the current from an external power source in the fluorescent lamp base to output a high frequency, direct current to drive the LED. The discharging circuit discharges the energy after turning the power switch off to prevent the LED lamp from flicker. Therefore, the power source module enables the LED lamp to be installed on the traditional fluorescent lamp base without modifying the circuit in the base.

Abstract: Two-dimensional (2D) color information and 3D-depth information are concurrently obtained from a 2D pixel array. The 2D pixel array is arranged in a first group of a plurality of rows. A second group of rows of the array are operable to generate 2D-color information and pixels of a third group of the array are operable to generate 3D-depth information. The first group of rows comprises a first number of rows, the second group of rows comprises a second number of rows that is equal to or less than the first number of rows, and the third group of rows comprises a third number of rows that is equal to or less than the second number of rows. In an alternating manner, 2D-color information is received from a row selected from the second group of rows and 3D-depth information is received from a row selected from the third group of rows.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds and methods of treatment relating to nicotinic receptor antagonists. For example, the compounds and methods of treatment function block the activity of certain acetylcholine receptors and subtypes therein, and are useful treating diseases and conditions mediated by nicotinic receptor stimulation, e.g., small cell lung cancer.

Abstract: An optical module and an optical device applicable to the optical module, wherein the optical module includes a laser emission unit, a laser reception unit, a video detector and an optical assembly, the optical assembly including: a band-pass device F1 with a small-angle incidence filter sheet, wherein among optical signals transmitted to F1 via a common port of F1, the optical signal in a first optical wavelength band is passed by the small-angle incidence filter sheet and output to the video detector via the passing port thereof; and the optical signals in other bands are reflected by the small-angle incidence filter sheet and output via the reflection port thereof; a filter sheet F2 configured to pass the optical signal emitted by the laser emission unit to the reflection port of F1 and to reflect the optical signal, received by the laser reception unit, output via the reflection port of F1.

Abstract: A correlator resource processes connectivity information to identify a network address of a wireless access point to which a communication device establishes a connection with a network. The correlator resource utilizes the network address to identify a gateway resource through which the wireless access point has access to the network. The correlator resource utilizes an identity of the gateway resource to identify subscriber information associated with the communication device. Thereafter, the correlator resource produces a record associating the communication device to subscriber account information.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to flexible CSI configuration and feedback are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a network node in a cellular communications network to configure Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) resources for a wireless device is provided. In some embodiments, the method of operation of the network node comprises configuring a set of CSI-RS resources for the wireless device and dynamically configuring, for the wireless device, measurement purposes for CSI-RS resources comprised in the set of CSI-RS resources configured for the wireless device. In this manner, flexible CSI configuration and, as a result, flexible CSI feedback is provided.

Abstract: An optical module includes: a first thermoelectric cooler (TEC) disposed at least partially inside a laser, a second TEC is disposed on a housing of the laser, and a micro control unit (MCU). The first TEC is configured to perform heating or cooling according to an enabling signal input by aMCU. The second TEC is configured to perform heating or cooling according to an enabling signal input by the MCU. The MCU is configured to determine whether to input an enabling signal or a disabling signal to the first TEC and the second TEC according to a size of operating current input by a drive circuit of a laser chip to the laser chip.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention that the novel nicotinic receptor antagonists disclosed herein may be used in a broad array of clinical or medicinal facets. For example, it is a contemplated use of the present invention that the novel nicotinic receptor antagonists be used to inhibit the growth cycle of non-small cell lung cancer cells. Without being bound by theory, it is an object of the present invention that the nicotinic receptor antagonists disclosed herein are believed to possess reversible binding properties. Moreover, the compounds of the present invention are selective for 0.7 nAChR. For example, the compounds of the present invention are not believed to bind to 0.4 (32 nAChR neuromuscular receptors. It is also contemplated that the nicotinic receptor antagonists of the present invention will be used as a counter measure to treat exposure, or potential exposure, to a wide array of potential neurotoxins.

Abstract: A guard period for switching between uplink and downlink subframes is created by shortening an uplink subframe, i.e., by not transmitting during one or more symbol intervals at the beginning of the subframe interval. A grant message includes signaling indicating when a shortened subframe should be transmitted. An example method is implemented in a first wireless node configured to transmit data in transmit subframes occurring at defined subframe intervals and having a predetermined number of symbol intervals. This example method includes determining (1620) that a transmit subframe is to be shortened, relative to the predetermined number of symbol intervals and, in response to this determination, shortening (1630) transmission of the transmit subframe by not transmitting during a beginning portion of the subframe interval for the transmit subframe and transmitting during the remainder of the subframe interval.

Abstract: An integrated power electronics assembly module includes a power unit and a clamping auxiliary circuit board. The power unit includes a power level circuit board and a shielding casing. The power level circuit board is contained in the shielding casing. The clamping auxiliary circuit board is disposed against the shielding casing and stacked with the power level circuit board to reduce a parasitic inductance generated by a commutation loop constituted by the power level circuit board and the clamping auxiliary circuit board. The clamping auxiliary circuit board is electrically coupled to the power level circuit board via the shielding casing.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to random access in wireless communication systems, and in particular to transmitting, receiving, and detecting preamble sequences. A method in a wireless device for transmitting a preamble sequence to a network node is disclosed. The method comprises configuring a number of preamble sequences into two or more preamble sets, wherein each preamble set is associated with at least one respective uplink transmission condition; determining a transmission condition of an uplink from the wireless device to the network node; and selecting one out of the two or more preamble sets based on the determined transmission condition to be a selected preamble set, and a preamble sequence from the selected preamble set to be a selected preamble sequence; as well as transmitting the selected preamble sequence on the uplink.

Abstract: A method performed by a wireless device for determining Channel State Information, CSI, estimates to be transmitted in a CSI report for at least one CSI process configured for the wireless device to a network node in a radio communications network is provided. The wireless device receives a message comprising an indication to discard existing CSI estimates and/or an indication to use CSI estimates corresponding to a determined period of time. In response to said message, the wireless device determines CSI estimates to be used in the CSI report to the network node according to the received indication. A wireless device is also described. Furthermore, a network node and method therein for controlling CSI estimates transmitted by one or more wireless devices in CSI reports of at least one CSI process configured for the one or more wireless devices to the network node in a radio communications network are provided.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed whereby a signal is transmitted from a wireless network to a wireless device, requesting automatic repeat-request, ARQ, feedback for certain indicated ARQ processes. This asynchronous approach addresses a problem with irregular ARQ feedback for dynamic time-division-duplexing, and also allows for relaxed processing-time constraints in the wireless device. An example method, in a wireless device, comprises receiving (610) from a wireless communication network, in a first transmission-time interval, a request for ARQ feedback, the request indicating one or more ARQ processes. The example method further comprises transmitting (620) to the wireless communication network, in a second transmission-time interval, ARQ feedback information for each of the one or more indicated ARQ processes.