Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for sidelink (SL) transmission in SL unlicensed frequency bands (SL-U). In one novel aspect, one and/or multiple starting symbols within a slot is supported for SL-U to start a transmission. In one embodiment, the physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) is configured to be transmitted on each starting symbol within a slot. In another embodiment, only physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) is transmitted on the starting symbols other than the first starting symbol within a slot. In one novel aspect, PSCCH is transmitted within one sub-channel. In one embodiment, the PSCCH is transmitted on a fixed subchannel of each RB set of the occupied BWP. In another embodiment, the PSCCH is transmitted on a fixed subchannel of one preconfigured RB set. In another novel aspect, the UE sets the CAPC value to be one for the physical sidelink feedback channel (PSFCH).

Abstract: A method for sidelink communication is provided. The method is applied to a first UE in a sidelink communication to transmit signals to a second UE which is a peer receiving (peer-Rx) UE of the first UE. The method includes the following steps: maintaining a counter to record how many periodic reservations remain to be used for sidelink signal transmission, wherein the periodic reservations are associated with a reservation period and each periodic reservation is associated with at least one sidelink resource; determining whether a resource re-selection condition is met before the counter counts to 0, wherein the resource re-selection condition is associated with status of receiving responses corresponding to a subset of the sidelink resources; and reselectting at least one new sidelink resource for next periodic reservations when the resource re-selection condition is met.

Abstract: Systems and methods for shadow detection and reduction during document capture are disclosed herein. Temporary images of hardcopy documents are analyzed to determine the presence of a shadow or hotspot that obscures information of the hardcopy document. In response to detecting the shadow or hotspot, a controllable light source is used to illuminate the hardcopy document at predicted and/or predetermined intensities to minimize or eliminate the shadow on the hardcopy document. A permanent image of the hardcopy document illuminated by the controllable light source at the intensity that minimizes or eliminates the shadow is then stored. In this way, information of the hardcopy document (such as text, color, layout, spacing etc.) is increased in the permanent image and a need for post-processing the permanent image is reduced or eliminated.

Abstract: A battery module, a battery pack, and a vehicle are provided. The battery module includes a battery body, an end plate, and a cover body. The battery body includes multiple battery cells. The multiple battery cells are arranged side by side. The end plate is arranged on an end portion of the battery body. According to the battery module, the end plate is arranged on the end portion of the battery body, the end plate is provided with a first exhaust channel therein, the cover body is engaged with multiple pressure relief valves to form a second exhaust channel, and the second exhaust channel is in communication with the first exhaust channel.

Abstract: A multi-orientation fingertip planar tactile feedback device includes a planar tactile feedback actuator. The planar tactile feedback actuator includes a holder and a feedback mechanism, a holding hole and an accommodating cavity are provided in the holder, one end of the holding hole penetrates through the holder, the other end is communicated with the accommodating cavity, the feedback mechanism includes a plurality of feedback parts that are arranged on cavity walls of the accommodating cavity respectively, and each feedback part includes a base, an air bag block and a baffle which are sequentially connected. A structure is simple; a finger touch force can be adjusted; five pairs of electrified coils are arranged, and force feedback vector synthesis can be performed therebetween; a direction of the force feedback generated by the electrified coil can be consistent with a direction of tactile feedback of the distal finger segment by the baffle.

Abstract: Disclosed is an express tricycle target object, falling within the field of intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) test equipment. A base plate, vehicle body support plates, two lateral support plates, a vehicle head support plate, several locking mechanisms and skins are included. The vehicle body support plates, the lateral support plates and the vehicle head support plate are assembled into the shape of the express tricycle target object via the locking mechanisms, and different parts of the skins are arranged with wave-absorbing sponges to reduce a radar cross section or with metal substances to enhance a radar cross section, to solve the problem of the insufficient coverage of traffic accident scenes in current tests of the active safety performance of ICVs.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for synchronously accessing data. The method may include sending metadata associated with data to be moved by a user to a programmable network device associated with a persistent memory containing the data, so as to enable the programmable network device to move the data based on the metadata, wherein the programmable network device is a smart network interface card having a remote direct memory access function. The method may also include entering a hibernation state. In addition, the method may include exiting from the hibernation state in response to receiving a confirmation of operation completion from the programmable network device, so as to notify the user that an operation of moving the data is complete.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, an electronic device, and a computer program product for asynchronously accessing data. The method may include determining, on the basis of an instruction of a user, data to be moved in a persistent memory and metadata associated with the data. The method may further include sending the metadata to a programmable network device associated with the persistent memory such that the programmable network device moves the data on the basis of the metadata. In addition, the method may include informing, in response to receiving a confirmation of operation completion from the programmable network device, the user that the operation of moving the data has been completed. The embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve an operation of asynchronously accessing data. Furthermore, computing resources of a central processing unit (CPU) are saved, so that the user experience is enhanced.

Abstract: A first reshaping mapping is performed on a first image represented in a first domain to generate a second image represented in a second domain. The first domain is of a first dynamic range different from a second dynamic range of which the second domain is. A second reshaping mapping is performed on the second image represented in the second domain to generate a third image represented in the first domain. The third image is perceptually different from the first image in at least one of: global contrast, global saturation, local contrast, local saturation, etc. A display image is derived from the third image and rendered on a display device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning an internal bore of a tubular member with a pipeline pig include a pipeline pig having a pig body with a fore end and an aft end opposite the fore end. A cup circumscribes the pig body, where an outer diameter lip of the cup engages a surface of the internal bore of the tubular member. A scraper assembly includes a scraper arm extending radially outward from the pig body and a spring biasing the scraper arm in a radially outward direction. A load cell is positioned to measure a movement of the scraper arm in a radially inward direction. A treatment trigger is actuated by a treatment signal from the load cell to deliver a treatment system to the internal bore of the tubular member, where the treatment signal is generated by the movement of the scraper arm in the radially inward direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a package structure and a method of manufacturing a package. The package structure includes a semiconductor die laterally encapsulated by an encapsulant, a redistribution structure and bumps. The redistribution structure is disposed on the semiconductor die and the encapsulant, and is electrically connected with the at least one semiconductor die. The bumps are disposed on the redistribution structure. The redistribution structure includes dielectric layers and metallic pattern layers sandwiched between the dielectric layers. The redistribution structure includes metallic pads on an outermost dielectric layer of the dielectric layers, and the outmost dielectric layer has undercut cavities beside the metallic pads.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided RLF detection for SL-U transceiving. In one novel aspect, HARQ-based RLF detection and/or LBT-based RLF detection is performed for SL-U RLF. HARQ based SL-U RLF procedure increases DTX for each PSSCH or PSCCH and disregards detected DTX on PSFCH or increases DTX for each PSFCH absence. In one embodiment, a DTX threshold value is modified. In one embodiment, the LBT based RLF procedure detects and reports an LBT failure for an RB set by the PHY layer; determines a consistent LBT (C-LBT) for the RB set based on a C-LBT threshold at the MAC layer and determines an RLF when all configured RB sets for the SL connection is determined to be C-LBT. In another novel aspect, multiple PSFCH occasions are configured for one PSSCH/PSCCH at a consecutive symbol level, a non-consecutive symbol level, a consecutive slot level or a non-consecutive slot level.

Abstract: A method for using an accelerated solvent extractor to study ion reaction parameters is provided. The method includes entering a solution mixture and reaction parameters for each of a plurality of extraction cells, wherein the solution mixture includes a ratio of a first ion solution to a second ion solution. The solution mixture is reacted in each of the plurality of extraction cells at the reaction parameters for that extraction cell. Effluent and solids are collected from each of the plurality of extraction cells. The effluent and the solids are analyzed to obtain composition results. The composition results are correlated to the solution mixture for each of the plurality of extraction cells and the reaction parameters for each of the plurality of extraction cells.

Abstract: Methods and systems for frame rate scalability are described. Support is provided for input and output video sequences with variable frame rate and variable shutter angle across scenes, or for input video sequences with fixed input frame rate and input shutter angle, but allowing a decoder to generate a video output at a different output frame rate and shutter angle than the corresponding input values. Techniques allowing a decoder to decode more computationally-efficiently a specific backward compatible target frame rate and shutter angle among those allowed are also presented.

Abstract: This application describes compounds that can act as opioid receptor ligands, which compounds can be used in the treatment of, for example, pain and pain related disorders.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for SL-U resource allocation and usage. In one novel aspect, one or two candidate starting symbols are configured. In one embodiment, the candidate starting symbols are preconfigured for AGC or a repetition of PSCCH/PSSCH data. In one embodiment, CAPC value is mapped from a PQI with a bitmap or a mapping table. The CAPC value is mapped from the PQI based on one or more elements comprising a resource type, a default priority level, a packet delay budget (PDB) requirement, and packet data error rate. In one novel aspect, multi-consecutive-slot (MCSt) resources are reserved for SL-U by applying one or more resource selection rules, comprising selecting, by a MAC layer, resources excluded by a PHY layer in an exclusion step, increasing one or more selection thresholds comprising a resource exclusion RSRP threshold, a remaining resource portion after resource exclusion threshold, and a RSRP threshold.

Abstract: Methods and systems for frame rate scalability are described. Support is provided for input and output video sequences with variable frame rate and variable shutter angle across scenes, or for input video sequences with fixed input frame rate and input shutter angle, but allowing a decoder to generate a video output at a different output frame rate and shutter angle than the corresponding input values. Techniques allowing a decoder to decode more computationally-efficiently a specific backward compatible target frame rate and shutter angle among those allowed are also presented.

Abstract: A method of preparing an antibody carrying a universal site-directed coupling interface based on a genetically modified vertebrate is described. The method of constructs a vertebrate model, the vertebrate model is used to produce an antibody carrying a universal site-directed coupling interface. The method includes site-directly knocking in a coding gene of a specific recognition sequence of a certain ligase A or a coding gene of a certain intein A at a certain position A of a certain coding gene A of the immunoglobulin in the genome of the recipient animal, to obtain the vertebrate model. The modified mice can normally stimulate immune responses, produce a polyclonal antibody and a monoclonal antibody with a site-directed linking site. Antibodies with a site-directed linking site can normally carry out site-directed linking, and add various application groups to realize downstream applications of antibodies, such as ELISA, immunofluorescence staining, and immuno-PCR.

Abstract: This application discloses an electronic device, a control method and control apparatus therefor, and a readable storage medium. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a flexible display, a sound emitter, a first sound receiver, a second sound receiver, and a third sound receiver. The sound emitter is disposed inside the first housing, and the sound emitter is in communication with the outside via a first sound outlet hole. The first sound receiver is disposed inside the second housing, and the first sound receiver is in communication with the outside via a first sound receiving hole. The second sound receiver and the third sound receiver are both disposed inside the first housing, the second sound receiver is in communication with the outside via a second sound receiving hole, and the third sound receiver is in communication with the outside through a third sound receiving hole.

Abstract: An early warning method for safety production risk of tailings pond based on risk ranking is provided. The early warning method includes: monitoring and collecting internal basic data of a tailings pond in real-time, and performing a basic monitoring and a basic early warning; collecting geographical location data, meteorological data, and historical geological disaster data of an area where the tailings pond is located; performing risk ranking on a safety production risk of the tailings pond, thereby obtaining a risk level of the tailings pond; and collecting case data of global tailings pond accidents and hazard degree data thereof, acquiring accident solution strategies for the global tailings pond accidents, performing management and monitoring on the tailings pond, setting parameters in a process of the basic monitoring, and performing a ranked early warning on the safety production risk of the tailings pond based on the risk level.