Abstract: A method for determining a paging cycle is provided. For a terminal device in a radio resource control inactive (RRC_INACTIVE) state, in response to that the terminal device does not use at least one of a paging time window (PTW) or a paging hyperframe (PH) for monitoring paging under a configuration of a first cycle parameter, the terminal device determines a cycle of monitoring paging according to the first cycle parameter. The first cycle parameter includes at least one of a core network (CN) extended discontinuous reception (eDRX) cycle, a radio access network (RAN) eDRX cycle, a CN discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, an RAN DRX cycle or a cell default paging cycle (defaultPagingCycle) indicated by a system message.

Abstract: An apparatus and system of providing resource allocation for PDSCH and/or PUSCH transmissions with multi-cell scheduling are described. For multi-cell scheduling, one or more of a carrier indicator, bandwidth part (BWP) indication, UL/SUL indicator, frequency domain resource allocation (FDRA) and/or time domain resource allocation (TDRA) may be provided by a NG-RAN node to a UE. In some cases, a carrier indication bitmap may be provided in downlink channel information to indicate single or multi-cell scheduling, as well as the scheduled cells.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating images. In one aspect, a method includes: receiving an input text prompt including a sequence of text tokens in a natural language; processing the input text prompt using a text encoder neural network to generate a set of contextual embeddings of the input text prompt; and processing the contextual embeddings through a sequence of generative neural networks to generate a final output image that depicts a scene that is described by the input text prompt.

Abstract: A monolithic integrated multi-segment cascade optical frequency comb and its chip are disclosed, which belongs to the technical field of sensing detection, quantum information and optical communication technology. The optical frequency comb includes a first semiconductor passive mode-locking laser, a semiconductor optical amplifier, and a second semiconductor passive mode-locking laser sequentially integrated and connected; the first semiconductor passive mode-locking laser includes a first reverse bias absorption area integrated with an optogalvanic distribution grating and a first gain cavity length extender (coupled multi-ring or multi-disk); the second semiconductor passive mode-locking laser includes a second reverse bias absorption area and a second gain cavity length extender (coupled multi-ring or multi-disk); each structure is connected to each other by electrical isolation grooves.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure propose an Erasing-based Lossless Floating-point compression method, i.e., Elf. The main idea of Elf is to erase the last few bits (i.e., set them to zero) of floating-point values, so the XORed values are supposed to contain many trailing zeros, where the erased bits are determined based on the decimal place count and the digits on the exponent bits.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a power semiconductor device and manufacturing method thereof. A plurality of second resistive field plate structures extending through an epitaxial layer in a first direction into a substrate are arranged in a termination region of the epitaxial layer and the plurality of second resistive field plate structures are arranged radially in a first plane. A plurality of tightly coupled second resistive field plates extending from a side close to a cell region to a side far away from the cell region form a more uniform three-dimensional electric field distribution diverging around the cell region, which optimizes a guiding and binding effect on a charge in a space depletion region of the cell region and improves a withstand voltage performance of the whole power semiconductor device.

Abstract: A method for detecting a human behavior includes: obtaining an image to be detected; obtaining a plurality of key points and a plurality of pieces of position information respectively corresponding to the plurality of key points by key-point recognition on the image to be detected; grouping the plurality of key points based on the plurality of pieces of position information to obtain a plurality of key-point groups, the plurality of key-point groups at least including a part of the plurality of key points; and determining a target human behavior based on key points in the plurality of key-point groups.

Abstract: A binder includes a polyacrylate copolymer and a lithium-containing compound. A preparation method of a binder includes adding monomers of a polyacrylate copolymer to a first emulsifier solution to obtain a pre-emulsion, adding an initiator to the pre-emulsion for reaction to obtain a reaction solution, and adding a lithium-containing substance to the reaction solution to adjust pH value to 7 to 8 and performing filtering to obtain the binder.

Abstract: A detection method of key road-sections based on Ricci flow is provided and includes: building a weighted road network according to static road network data and actual traffic flow data; calculating initial values of Olivier Ricci curvature at different times; obtaining a weight system of making edges of the weighted road network be with a same value of Olivier Ricci curvature by a Ricci flow iterative process; and calculating direction and degree of weight change of each of the edges corresponding to road-sections, and setting a threshold to extract key road-sections. The method solves problems that the existing methods analyze the key road-sections from the topological structure of the road network without fully considering the actual distribution and transmission characteristics of the traffic flow in the network, is simple and easy; and the detection result more meet the traffic distribution and the flow of the actual road-sections.

Abstract: A device and a method for simulating layered stratum containing natural gas hydrates are provided. The device includes a reactor; wherein the reactor includes an upper cover, a lower cover, and a reactor body, wherein the upper cover and the lower cover are sealably attached to two ends of the reactor body to form a closed chamber; an overlying pressure layer, a superstratum layer, a hydrate layer and a substratum layer are sequentially formed throughout inside of the closed chamber from the upper cover to the lower cover, wherein each layer is respectively filled with different kinds of porous media and fluids and the each layer is provided with a stratal-fluid annular container; each stratal-fluid annular container has an outer periphery contacting an inner surface of the reactor body. The method is conducted using the device.

Abstract: In a gamma-ray detector system, such as a PET detector, coincidence events between multiple detector elements can be caused by inter-detector scattering and/or energy escape of the multi-stage radiation background in the scintillator crystals. Because these types of coincidence events are more likely to happen between nearby elements, they can be measured, analyzed and ultimately used to identify arrangement errors of detector elements in a gamma-ray detector system.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with dual side source/drain (S/D) contact structures and methods of fabricating the same are disclosed. The semiconductor device includes first and second S/D regions, a nanostructured channel region disposed between the first and second S/D regions, a gate structure surrounding the nanostructured channel region, first and second contact structures disposed on first surfaces of the first and second S/D regions, a third contact structure disposed on a second surface of the first S/D region, and an etch stop layer disposed on a second surface of the second S/D region. The third contact structure includes a metal silicide layer, a silicide nitride layer disposed on the metal silicide layer, and a conductive layer disposed on the silicide nitride layer.

Abstract: A wet etching chemistry to selectively remove a polymer residue on an opening embedded in a low-k dielectric layer and an underlying stop layer in a process of forming an interconnect structure is provided. The wet etching chemistry includes: two type of organic solvents, wherein a concentration of the two type of organic solvents is greater than or equal to 70%; an Alkali source amine, at least comprising a tertiary amine; an inhibitor; and water. In some embodiment, the wet etching chemistry is free of a peroxide to avoid damage to the WdC hard mask.

Abstract: A cell switch-off method, a terminal device, a network device, and a storage medium, used for reducing the signaling overhead of switching off a first cell, such that the network device achieves fast energy saving. The method comprises: a terminal device receives an indication message sent by a network device, the indication message being used for indicating that the network device will close a first cell.

Abstract: A MEMS switch includes an insulating substrate, a driving electrode, a first insulating layer, a first surface of the insulating substrate is provided with a first region, the first region is closer to a surface of the insulating substrate away from the first surface, relative to the first surface, and the driving electrode is on the first region; the first insulating layer completely covers the driving electrode; the first signal transmission line is on a surface of the first insulating layer away from the insulating substrate; and the second signal transmission line includes a signal transmission segment and a cantilever segment connected together as a one-piece member, the signal transmission segment is on the first surface of the insulating substrate, and the cantilever segment is suspended on a side of the first signal transmission line away from the insulating substrate.

Abstract: An electrode plate forming apparatus includes an unwinding device, a lithium replenishment device, a plurality of winding devices and a protection device. The lithium replenishment device is configured to clad a lithium strip to a surface of a master electrode plate body and form a master electrode plate. A slitting device is configured to slit the master electrode plate into a plurality of electrode plates. The winding devices are configured to pull the electrode plates to travel, each of the winding devices winding one corresponding electrode plate. The slitting device is disposed in an accommodating cavity of the protection device. The protection device is configured to at least partially separate particles from an external environment in a case that the slitting device slits the master electrode plate and generates the particles.

Abstract: A system and method for exploiting a marine natural gas hydrate resource including a vertical well, comprising a sleeve configured to penetrate through a marine layer and a hydrate reservoir covering layer, and penetrate downwards into a natural gas hydrate reservoir; a section of the sleeve in the natural gas hydrate reservoir is provided with a perforating channel; a horizontal well, connected to a bottom end of the sleeve; a production string, disposed in the sleeve and extending downwards into the horizontal well, wherein a bottom of the production string is provided with a gas/water collection inlet; a hot water injection pipe, disposed in the production string; and a bottom of the hot water injection pipe is provided with a hot water injection opening; and a gas bladder, disposed in the horizontal well and connected to the hot water injection opening in the hot water injection pipe.

Abstract: Provided are a standing coke-making furnace, a coke-making system and a method thereof.

Abstract: The invention relates to heterocyclic compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. Also described herein are compositions and the use of such compounds in methods of treating diseases and conditions mediated by deficient CFTR activity, in particular cystic fibrosis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for treating sulfur-containing organic wastewater by integrating an energy supply unit and a treatment unit into an integrated device. The treatment unit is used to purify sulfur-containing organic wastewater with an initial concentration of organic sulfur, so that the organic sulfur content in the treated sulfur-containing organic wastewater is within a preset range to enable the device to efficiently purify and treat sulfur-containing organic wastewater with different initial concentrations of organic sulfur, the efficiency of purifying sulfur-containing organic wastewater can be improved to a certain extent, the purification cost can be reduced, and the competitiveness of enterprise can be enhanced.