Abstract: Described is a method and device for processing a signal received at an uplink control information (UCI) receiver in a wireless communication system. The method comprises processing a signal received on an uplink (UL) at said UCI receiver to transform said received signal into a likelihood calculation of possible transmitted codewords (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N). The likelihood calculation of possible transmitted codewords (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N) may comprise a multi-dimensional discrete Fourier transform (DFT) (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N) of said received signal. The multi-dimensional may be formed as a Hadamard Transform. The method includes determining a maximum magnitude ?max value from said likelihood calculation of possible transmitted codewords (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N) and then comparing said ?max value to a selected, calculated or predetermined scaled threshold c·? where ? is a threshold and c is a scaling factor for the threshold ?.

Abstract: Described is a method of decoding a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH). The method comprises: for a PSCCH candidate in a resource grid, processing a received demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a subframe of the resource grid associated with the PSCCH candidate to determine one or more potential PSCCHs for decoding, each of the one or more potential PSCCHs being identified by resource block (RB) position in the resource grid and a corresponding DMRS cyclic shift (ncs) value. This step is repeated for at least one other DMRS in the subframe to determine one or more potential PSCCHs for the at least one other DMRS. Then, a subset L of PSCCHs is selected from the potential PSCCHs. The selected subset L of PSCCHs together with their corresponding DMRS cyclic shift (ncs) values are made available for use in a decoding process for the received channel signal.

Abstract: Provided herein are modulators of beta-adrenergic receptors.

Abstract: Described is a method and device for processing a signal received at an uplink control information (UCI) receiver in a wireless communication system. The method comprises processing a signal received on an uplink (UL) at said UCI receiver to transform said received signal into a likelihood calculation of possible transmitted codewords (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N). The likelihood calculation of possible transmitted codewords (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N) may comprise a multi-dimensional discrete Fourier transform (DFT) (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N) of said received signal. The multi-dimensional may be formed as a Hadamard Transform. The method includes determining a maximum magnitude ?max value from said likelihood calculation of possible transmitted codewords (?1 . . . ?i . . . ?N) and then comparing said ?max value to a selected, calculated or predetermined scaled threshold c.? where ? is a threshold and c is a scaling factor for the threshold ?. The comparison is such that, where ?max>c.

Abstract: Described is a method of decoding a physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH). The method comprises: for a PSCCH candidate in a resource grid, processing a received demodulation reference signal (DMRS) in a subframe of said resource grid associated with said PSCCH candidate to determine one or more potential PSCCHs for decoding, each of said one or more potential PSCCHs being identified by resource block (RB) position in the resource grid and a corresponding DMRS cyclic shift (ncs) value. The foregoing step is repeated for at least one other DMRS in said subframe to determine one or more potential PSCCHs for said at least one other DMRS. Then, a subset L of PSCCHs is selected from said potential PSCCHs whereby said selected subset L of PSCCHs together with their corresponding DMRS cyclic shift (ncs) values are made available for use in a decoding process for the received channel signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preparation method of a energetic metal coordination compound with 5-methyltetrazole, belonging to the technical field of energetic metal coordination compounds. The method comprises: dissolving methyltetrazole in distilled water, and adding a nitrate therein, to obtain a mixture; stirring the mixture for 30 min, then putting the mixture into a teflon-lined reactor, and reacting at a constant temperature of 120±1° C. for 72 h, to obtain a crude reaction product; cooling the crude reaction product to 80° C., thermally insulating for 12 h, and hereafter cooling to room temperature at a rate of 3° C./h, to obtain a target product. The coordination compound has a good explosion heat, high thermal stability, and low mechanical sensitivity. The present disclosure could obtain a product with a high yield by a green and environment-friendly method.

Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission signal. The method comprises receiving soft bits from a wireless communication physical channel uplink signal, said received soft bits being deemed to comprise HARQ LLRs and soft decoding said HARQ LLRs to output a hard ACK/NACK decision. The method includes processing said HARQ LLRs based on said hard ACK/NACK decision such that the processed HARQ LLRs map to a same or identical constellation point or points if the physical channel uplink signal contains an ACK or NACK transmission signal. The method also includes using said processed HARQ LLRs to determine if the physical channel uplink signal contains an ACK or NACK transmission signal or to determine if the physical channel uplink signal comprises discontinuous transmission (DTX).

Abstract: A method for operating a refrigeration appliance includes the steps of running a compressor and opening at least one of a first branch and a second branch, where the first branch has a first evaporator, the second branch has a second evaporator, and the first branch and the second branch are connected in parallel at inlets thereof. The method further determines, according to an ambient temperature, whether the first branch is open after the compressor is turned off and determines, based on the ambient temperature, whether the second branch is open after the compressor is turned off.

Abstract: Described is a method of decoding a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) involving physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) resource grid search space reduction, timing offset (TO) estimation, and reference symbol identification. Resource grid search space reduction may include identifying resource blocks (RBs) having a signal power below a first threshold such that said RBs can be excluded from further processing. Search space reduction may additionally or alternatively include identifying RB pairs where a difference in signal power between the RBs comprising each pair of RBs is above a second threshold and excluding any such said RB pairs from further processing. TO compensation may include circularly correlating TO-compensated received DMRSs and their corresponding local DMRSs to obtain energy or power profiles.

Abstract: Described is a method of decoding a physical sidelink shared channel (PSSCH) involving physical sidelink control channel (PSCCH) resource grid search space reduction, timing offset (TO) estimation, and reference symbol identification. Resource grid search space reduction may include identifying resource blocks (RBs) having a signal power below a first threshold such that said RBs can be excluded from further processing. Search space reduction may additionally or alternatively include identifying RB pairs where a difference in signal power between the RBs comprising each pair of RBs is above a second threshold and excluding any such said RB pairs from further processing. TO compensation may include circularly correlating TO-compensated received DMRSs and their corresponding local DMRSs to obtain energy or power profiles.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preparation method of a energetic metal coordination compound with 5-methyltetrazole, belonging to the technical field of energetic metal coordination compounds. The method comprises: dissolving methyltetrazole in distilled water, and adding a nitrate therein, to obtain a mixture; stirring the mixture for 30 min, then putting the mixture into a teflon-lined reactor, and reacting at a constant temperature of 120±1° C. for 72 h, to obtain a crude reaction product; cooling the crude reaction product to 80° C., thermally insulating for 12 h, and hereafter cooling to room temperature at a rate of 3° C./h, to obtain a target product. The coordination compound has a good explosion heat, high thermal stability, and low mechanical sensitivity. The present disclosure could obtain a product with a high yield by a green and environment-friendly method.

Abstract: Systems and methods which provide for accurate decoding of a received channel signal when station identifier information is unknown. Embodiments accurately decode a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), such as to obtain downlink control information (DCI), without knowing radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) information. An unknown station identifier information (USII) of embodiments uses redundancy reduction-based error checking (performing error checking between data decoded from a candidate control channel data block containing redundant data and a portion of that candidate control channel data block containing redundancy reduced data) for implementing decoding when station identifier information is unknown. Embodiments of a USII decoder may use a power detection technique for identifying candidate control channel data blocks used in redundancy reduction-based error checking operation.

Abstract: Systems and methods which provide for accurate decoding of a received channel signal when station identifier information is unknown. Embodiments accurately decode a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), such as to obtain downlink control information (DCI), without knowing radio network temporary identifier (RNTI) information. An unknown station identifier information (USII) of embodiments uses redundancy reduction-based error checking (performing error checking between data decoded from a candidate control channel data block containing redundant data and a portion of that candidate control channel data block containing redundancy reduced data) for implementing decoding when station identifier information is unknown. Embodiments of a USII decoder may use a power detection technique for identifying candidate control channel data blocks used in redundancy reduction-based error checking operation.

Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ) transmission signal. The method comprises receiving soft bits from a wireless communication physical channel uplink signal, said received soft bits being deemed to comprise HARQ LLRs and soft decoding said HARQ LLRs to output a hard ACK/NACK decision. The method includes processing said HARQ LLRs based on said hard ACK/NACK decision such that the processed HARQ LLRs map to a same or identical constellation point or points if the physical channel uplink signal contains an ACK or NACK transmission signal. The method also includes using said processed HARQ LLRs to determine if the physical channel uplink signal contains an ACK or NACK transmission signal or to determine if the physical channel uplink signal comprises discontinuous transmission (DTX).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems for cell identification. For example, the systems, devices, and methods described herein may be used to detecting a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) index. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a method includes detecting, at an electronic device, a first SSS index based on a comparison between a first power value and a first threshold. The first power value is associated with a correlation power result between a received signal from a base station and a local SSS. The method also include determining, at the electronic device, a second threshold based on the first power value, and performing a comparison between a second power value and the second threshold. The second power value is determined based on the received signal.

Abstract: A multi-user code division multiple access communication method, and corresponding transmitter and receiver include: the transmitter determines a complex-valued spreading sequence to be used by the transmitter, herein each element of the complex-valued spreading sequence is a complex number and values of real and imaginary parts of all elements in the complex-valued spreading sequence are from an M-element set of real numbers, and M is an integer larger than or equal to 2; the transmitter performs spreading processing on data symbols to be sent by using the complex-valued spreading sequence to generate a spread symbol sequence; and sends the spread symbol sequence. The receiver receives signals transmitted by multiple transmitters, and performs reception detection by using an interference cancellation signal detector, herein the complex-valued spreading sequences used by the multiple transmitters are used during detection.

Abstract: Provided herein are cementitious compositions comprising a non-aqueous fluid and an alkali-activated material. The non-aqueous fluid can include a natural oil, a synthetically derived oil, one or more surfactants, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the non-aqueous fluid can include an oil based mud, a synthetic based mud, or a mixture thereof. The alkali-activated material in the cementitious composition can be derived from an aluminosilicate material and an alkaline activator. In some embodiments, the aluminosilicate material includes fly ash. The alkaline activator can be selected from an alkali-hydroxide, an alkali-silicate, an alkali carbonate, an alkali bicarbonate, an alkali sulfate, and a mixture thereof. Provided herein are also wellbore servicing composition, such as compositions to reduce lost circulation of drilling fluids or cement a casing into the borehole, comprising the cementitious compositions and methods for preparing and using the cementitious compositions.

Abstract: A multi-user code division multiple access communication method, and corresponding transmitter and receiver include: the transmitter determines a complex-valued spreading sequence to be used by the transmitter, herein each element of the complex-valued spreading sequence is a complex number and values of real and imaginary parts of all elements in the complex-valued spreading sequence are from an M-element set of real numbers, and M is an integer larger than or equal to 2; the transmitter performs spreading processing on data symbols to be sent by using the complex-valued spreading sequence to generate a spread symbol sequence; and sends the spread symbol sequence. The receiver receives signals transmitted by multiple transmitters, and performs reception detection by using an interference cancellation signal detector, herein the complex-valued spreading sequences used by the multiple transmitters are used during detection.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and techniques are provided for management of animation collisions. An animation that may collide with another animation is represented with a sequence of one or more animation states, wherein each animation state in the sequence is associated with or otherwise corresponds to a portion of the animation. In order to manage animation collisions, a state machine can be configured to include a group of states that comprises animation states from a group of animations that may collide and states that can control implementation of an animation in response to an animation collision. In one aspect, a state machine manager can implement the group of states in order to implement an animation and manage animation collisions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cementitious compositions comprising a non-aqueous fluid and an alkali-activated material. The non-aqueous fluid can include a natural oil, a synthetically derived oil, one or more surfactants, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the non-aqueous fluid can include an oil based mud, a synthetic based mud, or a mixture thereof. The alkali-activated material in the cementitious composition can be derived from an aluminosilicate material and an alkaline activator. In some embodiments, the aluminosilicate material includes fly ash. The alkaline activator can be selected from an alkali-hydroxide, an alkali-silicate, an alkali carbonate, an alkali bicarbonate, an alkali sulfate, and a mixture thereof. Wellbore servicing composition, such as compositions to reduce lost circulation of drilling fluids or cement a casing into the borehole, comprising the cementitious compositions are also disclosed. Methods for preparing and using the cementitious compositions are also disclosed.