Abstract: This application provides an uplink timing method. A half-duplex terminal device determines, based on a maximum timing advance of an area in which the terminal device is located and a set of time units used by the terminal device to receive a system message, a set of time units unavailable for uplink transmission, and in a process of calculating a time unit for sending an uplink signal, skips, based on a scheduling offset of the uplink signal, a time unit in the set of time units unavailable for uplink transmission, to avoid a problem that the half-duplex device needs to simultaneously perform receiving and sending in a large transmission latency scenario.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to polar code rate matching methods, apparatuses, and mediums. One example method includes obtaining K to-be-coded bits and a mother code length N, where N=2n performing polar code encoding on the K to-be-coded bits based on the mother code length N to obtain an encoded bit sequence, performing rate matching on the polar-encoded bit sequence based on a rate matching sequence to obtain a rate matched sequence with a length of M, and outputting the rate matched sequence.

Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a communication method and apparatus. In the method, a terminal device receives a first signal, and detects F frames of the first signal to obtain a first resource. F may be a multiplexing factor, such as a frequency/polarization multiplexing factor. The terminal device performs detection based on a frame number of the first resource to obtain a second resource. The first resource and the second resource may be a same resource.

Abstract: This application provides a method for obtaining channel information and a communications apparatus. The method includes: A first device sends a first reference signal to a second device, where density of the first reference signal is less than or equal to density of a second reference signal, and the second reference signal is a normal-density reference signal; the first device receives first channel state information CSI from the second device; and the first device obtains second CSI based on the first CSI and a first neural network model, where the second CSI is used to indicate channel information between the first device and the second device. The first neural network model is deployed on a side of the first device, to reduce transmission overheads of the first device and/or feedback overheads of the second device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of generating a T cell comprising a transgene integrated at a first site within the genome of the T cell, wherein the transgene encodes a polypeptide that is a subunit of a negative elongation factor (NELF) complex. The T cells can be administered to treat cancer and infectious disease.

Abstract: A pasting device for reducing wind resistance of a bicycle is disclosed. The pasting device includes a pasting body; a side of the pasting body is a pasting side, and other side of the pasting body is a windward side, and the pasting body includes a pasting layer disposed on the pasting side, and a plurality of granular parts protruded on the windward side. The plurality of granular parts can form a diversion effect to reduce wind resistance when the bicycle is traveling windward.

Abstract: The present application is related to a novel coronavirus S protein double-region subunit nano-vaccine based on a bacterial complex. In the present invention, a receptor binding domain (RBD) and a fusion peptide (FP) of a virus are used together as double antigens, and are connected to a bacterial complex (such as PF_Ferritin or Lumazine Synthase (LS)) to form a fusion protein, so as to achieve antigen multimerization; and then expression is performed by using a eukaryotic cell expression system, and a 24-mer nano-antigen or a 60-mer nano-antigen can be formed by means of self-assembly action. The solution can overcome the defect of insufficient immunogenicity of an RBD monomer. The obtained vaccine can significantly increase the level of a neutralizing antibody against a virus in a host, and the resulting antibody has the capability of strongly blocking a virus from invading a target cell.

Abstract: This application disclose an information processing method and a related device. This application provide a first AI entity in an access network, and define a plurality of basic interaction modes between the first AI entity and a terminal device. In an interaction mode, the first AI entity may receive second AI model information sent by the terminal device. The second AI model information does not include user data of the terminal device. The first AI entity may update first AI model information of the first AI entity based on the second AI model information, and then send updated first AI model information to the terminal device, so that the terminal device trains and updates the second AI model information.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present invention is a Helicobacter pylori ferritin-based novel coronavirus S protein double-region subunit nanovaccine. According to the present invention, both a receptor binding domain (RBD) and a fusion peptide (FP) of a virus are taken as double antigens and are connected with a Helicobacter pylori multimeric protein (HP_Ferritin) to form a fusion protein RBD-FP-HP_Ferritin, so that antigen multimerization is realized; and an eukaryotic cell expression system is then utilized for expression, so as to form a 24-mer nano-antigen by means of the self-assembly action of the HP_Ferritin. According to the solution, the defect that RBD monomers are insufficient in immunogenicity can be overcome; the obtained vaccine can remarkably improve the level of neutralizing antibodies of a host to viruses; and the generated antibodies have the capacity to strongly prevent the viruses from invading target cells.

Abstract: This application provides a scheduling method, a scheduling system, and a scheduling apparatus. After obtaining a reward feedback for a previous scheduling decision sent by a terminal device, a scheduler may send, in N time units after the reward feedback is received, a current scheduling decision calculated based on the reward feedback, where N>1 and N is an integer, so that sufficient time can be left for the scheduler to calculate and code the scheduling decision, thereby effectively resolve a problem that a scheduling procedure mismatches and conflicts with an over-the-air time sequence when the scheduler cannot obtain a reward of the previous scheduling decision in time.

Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a stack of semiconductor layers disposed over a protruding portion of a substrate, isolation features disposed over the substrate, wherein a top surface of the protruding portion of the substrate is separated from a bottom surface of the isolation features by a first distance, a metal gate stack interleaved with the stack of semiconductor layers, where a bottom portion of the metal gate stack is disposed on sidewalls of the protruding portion of the substrate and where thickness of the bottom portion of the metal gate stack is defined by a second distance that is less than the first distance, and epitaxial source/drain features disposed adjacent to the metal gate stack.

Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide a method for transmitting data in a wireless communication network. A device of the network receives a bit sequence of K information bits. The device polar codes the bit sequence to obtain a first encoded sequence, wherein a length of the first encoded sequence is N, and N is greater than or equal to K. The device block interleaves the first encoded sequence to obtain an interleaved bit sequence. The device determines a transmission code rate R. When the transmission code rate R is less than the code rate threshold, the device outputs a second bit sequence. The length of the second bit sequence is M, M is smaller than N. The second bit sequence is punctured from the interleaved bit sequence by removing (N-M) bits from beginning of the interleaved bit sequence.

Abstract: An encoding method and apparatus, a decoding method and apparatus, and a device are provided. The encoding method includes obtaining K to-be-encoded bits (S301), where K is a positive integer; determining a first generator matrix, where the first generator matrix includes at least two sub-blocks distributed based on a preset position relationship, and the sub-block includes a plurality of first generator matrix cores (S302); generating a second generator matrix based on the first generator matrix, where the second generator matrix includes T sub-blocks, and a position relationship between two adjacent sub-blocks of the T sub-blocks is determined based on the preset position relationship (S303), where T is a positive integer; and polar encoding the K to-be-encoded bits based on the second generator matrix (S304), to obtain encoded bits. This reduces encoding/decoding complexity.

Abstract: Embodiment techniques map parity bits to sub-channels based on their row weights. In one example, an embodiment technique includes polar encoding, with an encoder of the device, information bits and at least one parity bit using the polar code to obtain encoded data, and transmitting the encoded data to another device. The polar code comprises a plurality of sub-channels. The at least one parity bit being placed in at least one of the plurality of sub-channels. The at least one sub-channel is selected from the plurality of sub-channels based on a weight parameter.

Abstract: A decision-making method for an agent action and a related device are provided and are used in the field of communication technologies. The method includes: a first agent processes first state information obtained from an environment through a first model, to obtain a first cooperation message; the first agent sends the first cooperation message to at least one second agent; the first agent receives second cooperation message sent by the at least one second agent; the first agent processes the first cooperation message and the second cooperation message through a second model, to obtain a first cooperation action performed by the first agent, where the second cooperation message is sent by the at least one second agent.

Abstract: This application provides a method for communicating a modulation and coding scheme (MCS). A terminal device obtains a modulation order, a code rate, or a spectral efficiency, determines an index of a reference MCS from a mapping table based on the obtained modulation order, code rate, or spectral efficiency, and reports the index of the reference MCS to a network device. The mapping table includes one or more mapping relationships between an MCS index and a modulation order, a code rate, or a spectral efficiency. The terminal device may process uplink or downlink data based on the determined MCS, thereby improving data transmission reliability.

Abstract: A method and a communication apparatus for determining a timing advance. A downlink signal is received from a network device. A first reference moment of a signal period of the downlink signal is determined, where the first reference moment includes a start receiving moment of the signal period. A first time interval between the start receiving moment and a start moment of a first period in which the terminal is located is determined. Based on the first time interval, determining whether a start sending moment of the signal period is within the first period, and determining the start sending moment, where a period is a duration distributed at an equal interval on a time axis. A timing advance is determined based on the start receiving moment and the start sending moment, and an uplink signal is sent based on the timing advance.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of after-finishing of textile products, and in particular relates to a delayed-cure durable press finishing technology for cotton fabrics, including the following steps: singeing, desizing, liquid ammonia finishing, mercerizing, liquid ammonia finishing and post-cure finishing. The disclosure significantly improves the stability of a delayed-cure sensitized fabric during delayed-curing, relieves the problems caused by a slow reaction in the storage process of the delayed-cure sensitized fabric, and is favorable for improving the product quality.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a fin, the fin having an epitaxial portion and a base portion protruding from a substrate. Sidewalls of the base portion are tapered with respect to sidewalls of the epitaxial portion. The method also includes depositing a polymeric material on the sidewalls of the epitaxial portion, performing an etching process to modify a profile of the sidewalls of the base portion, such that the sidewalls of the base portion are laterally recessed with a narrowest width of the base portion located under a top surface of the base portion, removing the polymeric material from the sidewalls of the epitaxial portion, depositing an isolation feature on the sidewalls of the base portion, and forming a gate structure engaging the epitaxial portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the application provide a method for rate matching in a wireless communication network. A device obtains K information bits and a target code length M of a polar code, determines, according to a minimum value of a set of values, a mother code length N1, polar encodes the K information bits to obtain an encoded sequence of N1 bits, obtains a target sequence of M bits from the N1 bit encoded sequence, and outputs the M-bit target sequence. When the mother code length N1 is larger than the target code length M, (N1?M) bits of the encoded sequence are punctured or shortened from the N1 bit encoded sequence.