Abstract: A method for a base station which communicates with a user equipment (UE) is described. The method may comprise sending first radio resource control (RRC) configuration information. The first RRC configuration information may indicate code block group (CBG) transmission for a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH). The method may also comprise sending second RRC configuration information. The second RRC configuration information may indicate Nmax which is a maximum CBGs per transport block. The method may further comprise, after a channel access procedure, transmitting, to the UE, a PDSCH containing a transport block with N CBG(s). N is an integer. The method may further comprise receiving, from the UE, a HARQ-ACK feedback including Nmax HARQ-ACK information bits for the transport block of the PDSCH. If N is smaller than Nmax, the HARQ-ACK information bit(s) for last Nmax-N CBG(s) may be set to NACK.

Abstract: A steel wire which has an excellent fatigue limit when made into a spring is provided. A chemical composition of the steel wire according to the present embodiment consists of, in mass %, C: 0.53 to 0.59%, Si: 2.51 to 2.90%, Mn: 0.70 to 0.85%, P: 0.020% or less, S: 0.020% or less, Cr 1.40 to 1.70%, Mo: 0.17 to 0.53%, V: 0.23 to 0.33%, Cu: 0.050% or less, Ni: 0.050% or less, Al: 0.0050% or less, Ti: 0.050% or less, N: 0.0070% or less, Ca: 0 to 0.0050%, and Nb: 0 to 0.020%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the steel wire, a number density of V-based precipitates having a maximum diameter ranging from 2 to 10 nm is 500 to 8000 pieces/?m2.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a coder configured to generate a first coded bit sequence by error correction coding of a bit sequence of uplink control information, a rate matcher configured to generate a second coded bit sequence by applying a prescribed amount Cs of cyclic shift to the first coded bit sequence for an s-th uplink channel instance of S uplink channel instances, and a transmitter configured to transmit the second coded bit sequence by using the s-th uplink channel instance. The prescribed amount Cs is determined based on at least some or all of a prescribed amount Cs?1 for an (s?1)-th uplink channel instance, the number of OFDM symbols included in the (s?1)-th uplink channel instance, and the number Nblockbit of coded bits mapped per OFDM symbol.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise higher layer processing circuitry configured to acquire first in radio resource control (RRC) information and second RRC information. The first RRC information configuring a semi-static channel access procedure. The second RRC information configuring a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS). The UE may also comprise receiving circuitry configured to receive the CSI-RS. If neither third RRC information for configuring a channel occupancy duration field nor fourth RRC information for configuring slot format indicator field is provided, a channel occupancy time for the semi-static channel access procedure is assumed to be a remaining channel occupancy duration indicated by the channel occupancy duration field.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an SS/PBCH block in an SS/PBCH block candidate; and a transmitter configured to transmit one random access preamble selected in a PRACH occasion. The terminal apparatus determines the PRACH occasion, based on a relationship between qSSB and the PRACH occasion. The qSSB is given by one of a remainder obtained by dividing tSSB by QSSB or a remainder obtained by dividing dSSB by QSSB. The tSSB is a timing index of the SS/PBCH block candidate. The dSSB indicates an index of a DMRS for a PBCH in the SS/PBCH block. The QSSB indicates a number included in an MIB in the PBCH.

Abstract: Terminal device initiates a COT-u at the beginning of an FFP-u after the channel is sensed to be idle and transmit an uplink transmission burst within the COT-u. In a case that the COT-u overlaps with a sensing slot for initiating an FFP-g with the one or more SS/PBCH blocks, the COT-u is terminated before the sensing slot. In a case that the COT-u does not overlap with the sensing slot, the COT-u is terminated after the sensing slot.

Abstract: Terminal device initiates a COT-u at the beginning of an FFP-u after the channel is sensed to be idle. In a case that the maximum COT overlaps with an IP-g and the beginning of the IP-g is before the beginning of the IP-u, the uplink transmission is paused before or at the beginning of the IP-g and the uplink transmission is resumed after the channel is sensed to be idle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tobacco plant and the like. The tobacco plant of the present invention contains nitrate reductase in which an amino acid residue corresponding to position 525 in an amino acid sequence corresponding to SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4 is mutated from proline to an amino acid residue other than proline. In one embodiment, the tobacco plant has one or more properties of the following (a) to (c): (a) the activity of the nitrate reductase under the dark condition is 80% or more of the activity of the nitrate reductase under the light condition; (b) an individual is essentially equivalent to a control in growth; and/or (c) nitric acid decreases as compared with the control, wherein the control is a tobacco plant containing nitrate reductase consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 or 4.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus receives a PDCCH and receive a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH, and transmits (reports), via a PUCCH or a PUSCH, HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the PDSCH. Based at least on the PDCCH, a PDSCH group ID and a toggle bit corresponding to the PDSCH group ID are indicated. In a case that the toggle bit is toggled, HARQ-ACK information being already reported (the HARQ-ACK information other than HARQ-ACK information not being reported yet) is deleted from an HARQ-ACK codebook corresponding to the PDSCH group ID. The HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is included in the HARQ-ACK codebook.

Abstract: A communication method used by a base station apparatus includes: transmitting a PDCCH, a PDSCH, and a higher layer signaling to configure threshold values; and receiving HARQ-ACKs and an SR, the HARQ-ACKs including a HARQ-ACK. When a number of bits of the HARQ-ACK is equal to or less than two, a resource of the PUCCH is provided from PUCCH resources included in a first PUCCH resource set based on a first value provided based on a number of bits of the HARQ-ACKs received in the PUCCH, regardless of a number of resources of the SR that overlap with the PUCCH, and when the number of bits of the HARQ-ACK exceeds two, the resource of the PUCCH is provided from PUCCH resources included in a second PUCCH resource set based on threshold values, a sum of the number of bits of the HARQ-ACKs, and the number of resources of the SR.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE may comprise receiving circuitry configured to receive a downlink control information (DCI) format including an information field. The information field may indicate a combination of a channel access type, a cyclic prefix (CP) extension index and a channel access priority class (CAPC). The UE may also comprise transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) and a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The SRS and the PUSCH may be based on the DCI format. There may be a gap between the SRS and the PUSCH. The gap may be longer than 16 microseconds. If the SRS is transmitted earlier than the PUSCH, the channel access type and the CP extension index corresponding to the indicated combination may apply to the SRS, a predetermined channel access type and a predetermined CP extension length may apply to the PUSCH, a predetermined CAPC may apply to the SRS, and the CAPC corresponding to the indicated combination may apply to the PUSCH.

Abstract: Terminal device receives a first PDCCH triggering Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook and a second PDCCH; and transmits a first PUCCH indicated by the first PDCCH and a second PUCCH indicated by the second PDCCH; wherein a processing time requirement from the first PDCCH to the first PUCCH is set to a first value, and in a case that the first PUCCH overlaps with the second PUCCH, a processing time requirement from the first PDCCH to the second PUCCH is set to a second value.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus by using a cell including a first downlink carrier bandwidth part and a second downlink carrier bandwidth part includes a receiver configured to monitor a PDCCH in the first downlink carrier bandwidth part and a decoder configured to decode a PDSCH in the first downlink carrier bandwidth part based on a DCI format included in the PDCCH. The DCI format includes frequency domain resource assignment information of the PDSCH, and a size of the frequency resource assignment information is given at least based on the number of resource blocks included in the second downlink carrier bandwidth part.

Abstract: A terminal device comprising: a reception unit configured to detect a downlink control information (DCI) format for scheduling a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH); a transmission unit configured to transmit the PUSCH; and a control unit configured to determine to use one of a first process for the PUSCH and a second process for the PUSCH, at least based on how the PUSCH is scheduled: wherein the first process is a resource determination process which is given based on a first configuration of multiple first resource block(RB)-sets, the second process is a resource determination process which is given based on a second configuration of multiple second RB-sets, the multiple first RB- sets and one or more first intra-cell guard bands which corresponds to the multiple first RB-sets fully occupies the carrier, and the multiple second RB-sets and one or more second intra-cell guard bands which corresponds to the multiple second RB-sets fully occupies the carrier.

Abstract: A damper spring having an excellent fatigue limit is provided. A damper spring according to the present embodiment includes a nitrided layer formed in an outer layer, and a core portion that is further inward than the nitrided layer. The chemical composition of the core portion consists of, in mass%, C: 0.53 to 0.59%, Si: 2.51 to 2.90%, Mn: 0.70 to 0.85%, P: 0.020% or less, 5: 0.020% or less, Cr: 1.40 to 1.70%, Mo: 0.17 to 0.53%, V: 0.23 to 0.33%, Cu: 0.050% or less, Ni: 0.050% or less, Al: 0.0050% or less, Ti: 0.050% or less, N: 0.0070% or less, and Nb: 0 to 0.020%, with the balance being Fe and impurities. In the core portion, a number density of V-based precipitates having a maximum diameter ranging from 2 to 10 nm is 500 to 8000 pieces/?m2.

Abstract: An index of the contention-based random access preamble used in a first random access procedure for an n-th SS/PBCH block on a certain PRACH occasion is selected from among indexes (n?1)*Ntotal/N to (n?1)*Ntotal/N+R?1, second RACH configuration information includes at least a second number Rx of contention-based random access preambles allocated per SS/PBCH block on one PRACH occasion, and information indicative of a first value Sx, and an index of the contention-based random access preamble used in the second random access procedure for the n-th SS/PBCH block on the certain PRACH occasion is selected from among indexes (n?1)*Ntotal/N+Sx to (n?1)*Ntotal/N+Sx+Rx?1.

Abstract: A terminal device receives a reference signal, a first machine learning model, and a second machine learning method, and transmits a CSI report. The terminal device selects a machine learning model that is used to compress a CSI related data obtained from the reference signal. The terminal device includes the compressed CSI data and an indication indicating the selected machine learning model in the CSI report.

Abstract: A terminal device receives a DCI format triggering a Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook; and transmission circuitry configured to transmit the Type-3 HARQ-ACK codebook via a first PUCCH indicated by the DCI format; wherein the first PUCCH is associated with a first priority index; wherein the first priority index is indicated by the DCI format, or is configured by a RRC parameter, or is predetermined.

Abstract: The present invention includes monitoring a PDCCH with a DCI format, transmitting a HARQ-ACK corresponding to a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH, and in a case that the DCI format is used for scheduling of a first PDSCH including a PDSCH-to-HARQ_feedback timing indicator field providing an inapplicable value, and in a case that an SPS PDSCH is received before transmitting first HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the first PDSCH, and in a case that one or multiple first PUCCH resources for transmitting a HARQ-ACK corresponding to the SPS PDSCH are configured, multiplexing the first HARQ-ACK information in the first PUCCH.

Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive indication of a first PDSCH group index in a first DCI format, and receive indication of a second PDSCH group index in a second DCI format; and a transmission unit configured to, in a case that the first DCI format is detected, transmit HARQ-ACK information of the second PDSCH group index, the HARQ-ACK information being determined based at least on a parameter M. A value of a first NFI of the second PDSCH group index is indicated by a first NFI field in the second DCI format. A value of a second NFI of the second PDSCH group index is indicated by a second NFI field in the first DCI format. In a case that the value of the second NFI is not null and the value of the second NFI is different from the value of the first NFI, a value of the parameter M is set to zero.