Abstract: A multi-path processing method and apparatus and a communication system. The method includes: communicating with a network device by using a direct path and an indirect path; and triggering or transmitting a BSR of a Uu BSR corresponding to the direct path and an SL-BSR corresponding to the indirect path, or, triggering or transmitting an SR of a first SR associated with a Uu BSR corresponding to the direct path and a second SR associated with an SL-BSR corresponding to the indirect path, or triggering or transmitting the first SR and the second SR, the first SR and the second SR using identical SR configurations.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method and a communication system. The information processing method includes: determining that a minimum remaining time of uplink buffer data in logical channel groups is lower than a first threshold and there is no pending delay status report associated with the logical channel groups; and triggering a delay status report for the logical channel groups.

Abstract: Disclosed in the application are a semiconductor device structure and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device structure includes: a semiconductor substrate; active regions and isolation structures located in the semiconductor substrate and arranged alternately at intervals in a first direction, the active regions extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; gate structures located at least on the active regions; and virtual structures located at least on the isolation structures, a spacing existing between the gate structures and the virtual structures in the second direction. The active regions further include source-doped regions and drain-doped regions located on two sides of the gate structures, projections of the virtual structures on the isolation structures are located between the source-doped regions, or projections of the virtual structures on the isolation structures are located between the drain-doped regions.

Abstract: Disclosed are a memory control method, a memory storage device, and a memory control circuit unit. The method is used in a memory storage device including a rewritable non-volatile memory module. The rewritable non-volatile memory module includes virtual management units, each virtual management unit includes physical blocks. The method includes acquiring and utilizing an array to record the read count for virtual management units and the read count for each physical block within each virtual management unit; designating the maximum read count for the physical block with the highest read count within the first virtual management unit as the read count for the first virtual management unit; and, if the read count for the first virtual management unit is greater than or equal to a read count threshold, performing data relocation on the first virtual management unit, or, checking whether the first virtual management unit is unable error correcting code.

Abstract: In certain aspects of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and a system for foveated rendering of omnidirectional media content are provided. The method includes receiving a request to access a stream of media data associated with the omnidirectional media content at a point in time the client is accessing the stream of media data for foveated rendering of the omnidirectional media content; determining an initial portion of media data, starting from the point in time the client requests to access, for foveated rendering of the omnidirectional media content for delivery to a client device; and transmitting, in response to the request, the initial portion of media data. The initial portion of media data comprises a portion of the omnidirectional media content for a viewport that is foveated rendered or to be displayed using foveated rendering on the client device according to the request.

Abstract: A resource configuration method and apparatus. The resource configuration method includes: a terminal equipment receives configuration information from a network device, wherein the configuration information includes a second reference signal resource set for beam measurement and a first reference signal resource set for temporal beam prediction; and wherein a result of the beam measurement is input into an AI/ML functionality/model for temporal beam prediction.

Abstract: A multi-specific antibody targeting BCMA. Specifically provided are a multi-specific antibody, a nucleic acid encoding same, a vector including the nucleic acid, a cell including the vector, and a pharmaceutical composition including same. Further provided is the use thereof for treating a subject having a disease related to BCMA expression.

Abstract: A measurement apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive configuration information for cell reselection or measurement in connected state transmitted by a network device, the configuration information comprising first indication information indicating one or more synchronization signal blocks to be measured, wherein one or more bits of the first indication information is/are set according to second indication information indicating a frequency-specific quasi-co-location relationship between synchronization signal blocks, and a processor configured to perform measurement according to the synchronization signal blocks to be measured indicated by the first indication information.

Abstract: Provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a receiving device and a transmitting device. The receiving device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a control unit, configured to determine information on intensity of a light-of-sight (LOS) channel component in a communication channel; and a sending unit, configured to send the determined information to a transmitting device. The transmitting device according to the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a transceiving unit, which includes a first antenna array; and a control unit, configured to obtain information about the intensity of a light-of-sight (LOS) channel component in a communication channel, and to determine a configuration mode of the first antenna array according to the information.

Abstract: An SRS (sounding reference signal) carrier switching operation apparatus, configured in a terminal equipment, includes: a receiver configured to receive indication information from a network device; and processor circuitry configured to perform an SRS carrier switching operation according to the indication information; wherein the indication information is in a DCI (downlink control information) format 1_1, a DCI format 1_2, or a DCI format 1_3, and an aperiodic SRS is triggered in the DCI format 1_1 or the DCI format 1_2 or the DCI format 1_3.

Abstract: An information transmission apparatus, provided in a terminal equipment having one or more AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) features, includes: a first receiver configured to receive first configuration information or second configuration information related to AI/ML unit performance assessment or selection from a network device.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing a radio link failure, applicable to a terminal equipment includes a detector configured to detect or trigger a radio link failure, and first selecting processor circuitry configured to perform cell selection, wherein the first selecting processor circuitry prioritizes a conditional reconfiguration candidate cell to select, or second selecting processor circuitry configured to perform cell selection; and first reselecting processor circuitry configured to perform cell reselection when a selected cell is not a conditional reconfiguration candidate cell, or first executing processor circuitry configured to attempt conditional reconfiguration execution.

Abstract: A relay apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a receiving section that receives angle information and distance information related to a terminal, and a control section that determines, based on at least one of the angle information and the distance information, a precoder to be applied to a signal directed to the terminal, the precoder being calculated based on multiplication of a first matrix and a second matrix. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to appropriately perform communication in a radio communication system using a sub-terahertz band.

Abstract: A terminal according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a control section that measures a synchronization signal block (SSB) corresponding to a set of a plurality of beams of each layer, and determines an index of a best beam, based on a measurement result; and a transmitting section that transmits a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) corresponding to the index of the best beam. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, it is possible to perform determination of the best beam at high speed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods that utilize a phenomap and germline data to generate a measure of target discovery power and gene targets for trait of interest. Indeed, the disclosed systems can sample a test subset of genomic patient data samples from a combined set of data corresponding to a trait of interest. For instance, the disclosed systems identify a test gene target from the sampled test subset that satisfies a threshold correlation with the trait of interest. In some instances, the disclosed systems generate a test phenomap gene target by comparing a test gene target in the digital phenomap with additional genes in the digital phenomap. Moreover, the disclosed systems can generate a measure of target discovery power of the digital phenomap by comparing the test phenomap gene target with a gene target set identified from the combined set.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices, methods, apparatuses and computer readable storage media of NRF services access authorization. The method comprises generating, at a first device, an indication of whether an authorization is required for accessing a service provided by the first device; and transmitting the indication to a second device. With the solution of the present disclosure, the indication of whether an authorization is required for accessing a service provided by the NRF can be provided from the NRF to other NFs, which may improve the system performance without increasing the extra signaling overhead.

Abstract: An apparatus for reporting beam failure-related information, the apparatus being applicable to a terminal, includes: first processor circuitry configured to generate a beam failure recovery MAC CE(BFR MAC CE) containing beam failure-related information; and a first transmitter configured to transmit the beam failure recovery MAC CE to a network device to report the beam failure-related information, wherein in the beam failure-related information of the beam failure recovery MAC CE, when octet(s) indicating beam failure recovery information for BFD-RS set(s) are present, the octet(s) indicating the beam failure recovery information for BFD-RS set(s) occur based on an ascending order of serving cell indices of secondary cells, or based on an ascending order of BFD-RS set identifiers or indices and an ascending order of serving cell indices of secondary cells.