Abstract: A header compression indicator may be used to enable header compression between a device and a gateway and between end devices in a network of constrained devices. The header compression indicator may be used to signal that header compression is in use, along with which context is to be used, and parameters thereof. The header compression indicator may also be used to trigger creation, update, retrieval, or deletion of a header compression context dynamically. A header context data format may be used to convey the encoding of header option information and corresponding data used in the management of the header compression contexts. Header compression contexts may be created, modified, queried, or deleted dynamically via existing messaging frameworks and operations, e.g., by appending a header compression indicator to existing standard messages.

Abstract: Methods and systems for Link Binding Management (LBM), including architectural design, detailed procedures, and embodiments to related standards, are described herein. In a first embodiment, an LBM Architecture A is disclosed which includes four logical entities: a Resource Creator (RC), a Source Resource Host (SRH), a Destination Resource Host (DRH), and a Link Binding Coordinator (LBC). Interactions are defined for these four entities to cooperate in order to efficiently manage link bindings (e.g. link binding creation, link binding update, etc) between source and destination resources. In a second embodiment, an LBM Architecture B is also disclosed which includes a Resource Repository (RR), a SRH2, a DRH, and a LBC. Interactions on those actors are developed towards efficient link binding management. Detailed procedures for LBM Architecture B are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of MB delivery of Downlink (DL) MB Data to a plurality of Electronic Devices (EDs) connected to a (Radio) Access Network (R)AN node, the method comprises: storing the DL MB Data in a buffer of the (R)AN node; and transmitting, by the (R)AN node, the DL MB Data to the plurality of EDs.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a speech recognition method, a device and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes obtaining a first voice signal collected from a first microphone in a microphone array and a second voice signal collected from a second microphone in the microphone array, the microphone array including at least two microphones, such as two, three or six microphones. The method further includes extracting enhanced features associated with the first voice signal and the second voice signal through a neural network, and obtaining a speech recognition result based on the enhanced features extracted.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method comprises initializing a plurality of segment lists. Each segment list of the plurality of segment lists corresponds to a respective one of a plurality of disk drives. Each segment list divides storage space of the respective disk drive into a plurality of segments. The method further comprises, for each of the plurality of disk drives, identifying one or more candidate segments from the plurality of segments; calculating a respective segment distance variance for one or more combinations of identified candidate segments. Each combination of identified candidate segments includes one candidate segment for each of the plurality of disk drives. The method further comprises selecting a combination of the one or more combinations of identified candidate segments having the smallest respective segment distance variance; and storing data on the plurality of disk drives according to the selected combination of identified candidate segments.

Abstract: A batch of CRUD operations can be coupled with the resource discovery operation and directly conducted on the matched resources, without initiating new CRUD requests. New functionality at the Originator and Receiver can differentiate the resources for which criteria matching is applied from the resources included in the discovery/filtering results. Enhanced functionality at the Originator and Receiver can combine discovery with RESTful operations targeting a resource set different than but related the discovered resources. Other enhancements may be used to request discovery of resources in a specified relationship to those matching a filter, or to request group formation based on the result.

Abstract: Provided are a method, apparatus and system for processing feedback information. The method includes: the first transmission node receiving a signal of a data shared channel, and determining data transmission level indication information of a transport block according to the signal; and the first transmission node transmitting the data transmission level indication information corresponding to the transport block to a second transmission node.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a biaxial hinge mechanism including a positioning plate, a first main shaft, a second main shaft, a cam, and a linkage assembly. The positioning plate has a first through hole and a second through hole. The first main shaft is movably disposed through the first through hole. The second main shaft is rotatably disposed through the second through hole. The cam is fixed on the second main shaft. The linkage assembly is connected to the first main shaft and movable with the cam. When the second main shaft is rotated in a specific direction, the cam pushes the linkage assembly to force the first main shaft to move away from the second through hole so as to increase an axis distance between the first main shaft and the second main shaft. In addition, the disclosure relates to an electronic device having the biaxial hinge mechanism.

Abstract: A method of forming a titania-coated inorganic particle comprising the steps of (a) stirring a mixture of a titania precursor such as a titanium alkoxide and an inorganic particle such as a hollow glass particles in an organic solvent such as an alcohol for more than 1 h to cause adsorption of the titania precursor on the surface of the inorganic particle; and (b) adding water dropwise to the mixture under stirring to convert the titania precursor to titania which then forms a coating on the inorganic particle. A method for forming a paint formulation, a titania-coated inorganic particle, a paint formulation comprising a titania-coated inorganic particle and use of a titania-coated inorganic particle in a paint formulation is also described.

Abstract: A heat pump air conditioning system and a control method. The heat pump air conditioning system includes: a compressor; an indoor unit heat exchanger, an outdoor unit heat exchanger and a throttling device; a refrigerant circulation loop, connecting the compressor, the indoor unit heat exchanger, the outdoor unit heat exchanger and the throttling device in series; the heat storage module, disposed in the refrigerant circulation loop and configured to absorb heat from refrigerant in the refrigerant circulation loop and store heat when heat storage is required, and to heat the refrigerant in the refrigerant circulation loop when the outdoor unit heat exchanger defrosting is required. The heat pump air conditioning system can store excess heat of the system for defrosting when indoor heat load is low, and release heat for defrosting by means of the heat storage module during a defrosting process while continuing supplying heat to a room.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for forming a layered silicate/polymer composite, the composite comprising individual exfoliated silicate layers separated in a continuous polymer matrix, wherein the polymer is a hydrophobic polymer, the method comprising: exfoliating sheet silicate in water to form a silicate suspension; replacing the water in the silicate suspension by an organic solvent to form a silicate/organic solvent suspension; contacting the silicate/organic solvent suspension with a solution of a hydrophobic polymer precursor in an organic solvent to form a silicate/polymer precursor suspension; coating the silicate/polymer precursor suspension on a substrate; removing the organic solvents; curing the hydrophobic polymer precursor of the coating of the silicate/polymer precursor; and annealing the cured coating to form the layered silicate/polymer composite on the substrate.

Abstract: A subscriber issues a message to a resource host to request subscription to multiple resources. This message may indicate identifiers of these resources, event notification criteria for each individual resource, and define cross-resource notification criteria, such as time window type and time window size. The resource host issues cross-resource notifications to the subscriber or its designated notification targets when expected changes on the target resources occur within a time window.

Abstract: Methods and Systems for modifying or releasing a Multicast/Broadcast (MB) session for delivery of MB Data to a plurality of Electronic Devices (EDs) connected to a (Radio) Access Network (R)AN node is disclosed. The method includes receiving one or more triggers, and instructing the various network functions and (R)AN nodes to modify (or release) the MB session dependent on the received trigger.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cytokine-based bioactivatable drug construct (“VitoKine”) platform that aims to reduce systemic mechanism-based toxicities and lead to broader therapeutic utility for proteins and cytokines such as IL-15 and IL-2 for the treatment of cancer, autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases, viral infection, transplantation and various other disorders. The novel VitoKine constructs of the present invention comprise: 1) a tissue or disease site targeting moiety D1 domain (“D1”), 2) a bioactivatable moiety D2 domain (“D2”), and a concealing moiety D3 domain (“D3”). Importantly, because the “active moiety” of the VitoKine construct will remain inert until activated locally by proteases that are upregulated in diseased tissues, this will limit binding of the active moiety to the receptors or to the targets in the peripheral or on the cell-surface of non-diseased cells and tissue to prevent over-activation of the pathway and reduce undesirable “on-target” “off tissue” toxicities.

Abstract: The present invention provides systems and methods and apparatuses for user plane handling. An aspect of the disclosure provides a method of user plane handling. Such a method includes sending, by a first user plane entity, to a second user plane entity, a trigger message for changing the user plane handling for a protocol data unit (PDU) session. Another aspect of the disclosure provides a method of using a shared tunnel. Such a method includes receiving from a reception tunnel by a first user plane entity a tunnel packet including a tunnel header and a data packet. Such a method further includes routing, by the first user plane entity to a second tunnel using information in the tunnel header without processing the data packet.

Abstract: A thin film electroluminescent device, a preparation method thereof, and an electronic device are provided. The thin film electroluminescent device includes a first electrode, a functional structural layer disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the functional structural layer, and a cover layer disposed on a side of the second electrode away from the first electrode. The cover layer includes an ionic compound having a chemical formula of AX2, wherein A is selected from divalent metal, and X is selected from halogen.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method of managing a disk pool, the disk pool having a plurality of disks which are divided into a plurality of disk extents, the method comprising: determining the number of input/output (I/O) requests for disk extents in the disk pool within a predetermined period of time; determining respective hotness of the disk extents based on the number of I/O requests; determining hotness of the disks based on the hotness of the disk extents; and determining migration of data in the disk extents based on the hotness of the disk.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a thermophilic L-asparaginase mutant and screening and fermentation methods thereof, and belongs to the field of gene engineering, enzyme engineering and fermentation engineering. In Bacillus subtilis 168, a Pyrococcus yayanosii CH1-derived L-asparaginase encoding gene is used as a template, and a mutation library is constructed by an error-prone PCR (epPCR) technology. A mutant strain with improved specific enzyme activity is screened through a high-flux screening method of synchronous cell disruption and enzyme activity measurement. Mutated residues included in a positive mutant are analyzed to construct a composite mutant strain S17G/A90S/R156S/K272A with improved specific enzyme activity and specific enzyme activity of 3108 U/mg. An expression quantity of the composite mutant strain in the Bacillus subtilis 168 is increased through measures of a strong promoter P43 and RBS optimization.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus in a service layer environment may create, update, or delete access control policy triples whenever an access control policy (ACP) resource is created, updated, or deleted. In addition, methods address potentially frequent and unnecessary ACP triple management.

Abstract: A distributed ledger interworking architecture is described wherein a distributed ledger proxy interfaces with IoT service layer systems and distributed ledger systems. Service layer nodes may interact with the distributed ledger proxy to leverage functions provided by distributed ledger systems, such as to request that the distributed ledger proxy insert some service layer information into the distributed ledgers. A distributed ledger proxy can support multiple service layer nodes and may interface to multiple different distributed ledger systems.