Abstract: A method performed by a UE in a wireless communication network includes receiving a configured grant (CG) configuration, wherein a plurality of transmission occasions (TOs) are referenced in the CG configuration, transmitting to a network node an unused TO (UTO) indicator for the CG configuration that indicates that one or more of the TOs referenced in the CG configuration will be unused, transmitting to the network node an indicator that indicates a time window during which the UTO indicator is valid, and transmitting to the network node an uplink signal during a TO referenced in the CG configuration in accordance with the UTO indicator during the time window. Related network node embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A dimming method of a display device and a display device are provided. The dimming method includes: obtaining a target brightness of the display device; when the target brightness is less than a first preset dimming brightness threshold, setting a dimming mode of the display device to a PWM dimming mode; and, when the target brightness is larger than a second preset dimming brightness threshold, setting the dimming mode of the display device to a DC dimming mode. The first preset dimming brightness threshold is less than the second preset dimming brightness threshold. When the target brightness is less than or equal to the second preset dimming brightness threshold and the target brightness is larger than or equal to the first preset dimming brightness threshold, the dimming mode of the display device is set to a transition dimming mode.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node is provided. The method is for selecting a number of segments to segment an application data packet. The application data packet is to be transmitted between the network node and a User Equipment, UE, in a wireless communications network. The network node determines (201) a set of possible number of segments. The set of possible number of segments fulfils an application packet delay requirement with a certain probability. Each of the possible numbers of segments corresponds to a different number of retransmissions per segment. For each possible number of segments in the set, the network node determines (202) any one out of: an amount of data in a segment, or a segment data rate. For each possible number of segments in the set, the network node determines (203) a residual segment error probability after the possible number of retransmissions per segment, required to achieve the certain probability to meet the application data packet delay requirement.

Abstract: The present application discloses a compensation method, device, apparatus, and storage medium for a display panel, and the method includes: acquiring N areas to be compensated of the display panel, where the N areas to be compensated are determined and obtained based on a target scanning timing and a display blanking area of the display panel, where N is a positive integer; acquiring a first luminance parameter deviation between the N areas to be compensated and a normal area of the display panel when the display panel displays a picture with each of gray scale values at different luminance levels; and determining a target luminance compensation parameter of the display panel based on the first luminance parameter deviation, and performing the luminance compensation on the N areas to be compensated based on the target luminance compensation parameter.

Abstract: There is provided mechanisms for triggering uplink PDU duplication from a user equipment. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises configuring the user equipment with an RLC URLLC mode. According to the RLC URLLC mode the user equipment is configured with an RLC trigger for the user equipment to perform uplink PDU duplication for an URLLC service.

Abstract: A method performed by a network node for allocating reference signals to a set of sector carriers provided by the network node for a communication with a UE in a radio network is provided. The network node allocates reference signals to each respective sector carrier, by for each respective sector carrier, allocating a reference signal to the sector carrier, and a parameter representing the sector carrier. The network node transmits the reference signal in each respective sector carrier and evaluates a neighboring relationship between the sector carriers, to identify if two neighboring sector carriers within the one or more cells are allocated the same reference signal. When identified that two neighboring sector carriers are allocated the same reference signal within one or more cells comprising the sector carriers, the network node re-allocates at least one of the two neighboring sector carriers with another available reference signal.

Abstract: A driving process of the display panel includes a first stage, a display stage, and a second stage. The driving method of the display panel includes the following steps. A first voltage is started to be provided to the metal pattern at the first time in the first stage, where the first voltage is greater than 0. A first black-state voltage is started to be provided to the data line at the second time in the first stage. A second voltage is stopped to be provided to the metal pattern at the third time in the second stage, where the second voltage is greater than 0. A second black-state voltage is stopped to be provided to the data line at the fourth time in the second stage. The first time is before the second time, and/or the third time is after the fourth time.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are non-natural amino acids and dolastatin analogs that include at least one non-natural amino acid, and methods for making such non-natural amino acids and polypeptides. The dolastatin analogs can include a wide range of possible functionalities, but typically have at least one oxime, carbonyl, dicarbonyl, and/or hydroxylamine group. Also disclosed herein are non-natural amino acid dolastatin analogs that are further modified post-translationally, methods for effecting such modifications, and methods for purifying such dolastatin analogs. Typically, the modified dolastatin analogs include at least one oxime, carbonyl, dicarbonyl, and/or hydroxylamine group. Further disclosed are methods for using such non-natural amino acid dolastatin analogs and modified non-natural amino acid dolastatin analogs, including therapeutic, diagnostic, and other biotechnology use.

Abstract: Provided are a semantic communication method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The semantic communication method includes: inputting a to-be-transmitted target model into a preset semantic encoder to output semantic information of the target model; and transmitting the semantic information of the target model to a preset semantic decoder through a wireless channel to output a reconstructed model corresponding to the target model. When the semantic encoder and the semantic decoder are trained, a training sample is selected from a training sample set as a target training sample; and a semantic contrastive loss function of the training sample set is determined with a goal of minimizing a first semantic distance between the target training sample and a corresponding enhanced sample and maximizing a second semantic distance between a remaining training sample and the target training sample to train the semantic encoder and the semantic decoder.

Abstract: A driving method for a display panel includes when the current driving mode of the display panel is a multi-frequency driving mode, determining the refresh rate of each pixel in the display panel in the current driving mode, where the display panel in the multi-frequency driving mode includes at least a first display area and a second display area, and the refresh rate of a pixel in the first display area is different from the refresh rate of a pixel in the second display area; and during at least part of a display period in the current driving mode, controlling a data driving circuit to provide data signals with different driving strengths for the pixel in the first display area and the pixel in the second display area.

Abstract: Examples of a thin film transistor and a memory are described. One example thin film transistor includes a first electrode, a gate, a gate dielectric layer, a channel layer, and a second electrode. The gate includes a gate base and a gate pillar. The gate base is located on the first electrode, and the gate pillar is located between the gate base and the first electrode. The gate dielectric layer is located between the first electrode and the gate pillar. The channel layer is at least partially located between the first electrode and the gate base. The second electrode is located between the first electrode and the gate base, and is located on a side that is of the channel layer and that is away from the gate pillar. Both the second electrode and the first electrode are in contact with the channel layer.

Abstract: A three-dimensional memory array includes a substrate, a stacked structure and penetrating pillars. The stacked structure includes memory layers that are stacked in a first direction perpendicular to the substrate; the memory layer includes word lines and memory cells; and the memory cells are electrically connected to the word lines at a same memory layer. The penetrating pillar penetrates the stacked structure. At each memory layer, two memory cells correspond to one penetrating pillar, and are disposed opposite to each other on two sides of the penetrating pillar in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and are electrically connected to a bit line. The three-dimensional memory array may be used in a memory and an electronic device.

Abstract: Provided are a compressed sensing-based near-field channel estimation method and apparatus for extra-large-scale massive multiple-input multiple-output (XL-MIMO), a device, and a storage medium.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method performed by a network node for transmission of data packets to a wireless device. The method comprises obtaining a packet delay budget, PDB, wherein the PDB represents a maximum allowable delay for a data packet. The method comprises determining a total delay time interval indicating a delay incurred for an estimated number of consecutive data packets transmitted from the network node to the wireless device. The method comprises transmitting the data packets to the wireless device based on if the determined total delay time interval exceeds the obtained PDB or not. Corresponding network node, and computer program products are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to three-dimensional memory arrays, memories, and electronic devices. Each memory cell in an example three-dimensional memory array includes a first transistor and a second transistor. The second transistor used as a read transistor may use a dual-gate structure. One gate is electrically connected to the first transistor used as a write transistor, and the other gate may be electrically connected to a read word line. One of a source and a drain of the second transistor is grounded. In addition, in a process structure of the memory cell, each film layer structure of the first transistor and each film layer structure of the second transistor are integrated into at least four stacked insulation dielectric layers.

Abstract: Provided are a meta-learning-based joint source-channel coding (JSCC) method and apparatus, and a medium. The method includes: obtaining a target image; performing JSCC on the target image through a preset target model to obtain a coding result; and transmitting the target image based on the coding result. The target model is obtained by performing inner-loop and outer-loop training on a preset neural network model based on a plurality of meta-learning tasks. The plurality of meta-learning tasks are constructed based on different average channel signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). In the meta-learning-based JSCC method and apparatus, and the medium, JSCC is performed on the target image through the target model with excellent channel environment adaptability and image coding and transmission capabilities, to obtain the coding result for transmitting the target image. This can resolve a problem that effective image transmission is difficult under different channel conditions in few-shot scenarios.

Abstract: A method performed by a first network node in a communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting an indicator including one of a first indicator including an indication that one or more resources is unutilized in a periodic multi-slot allocation for a second network node within a period, or a second indicator including an indication of a shortage of one or more resources in the periodic multi-slot allocation for the second network node within the period. The method further includes performing one of responsive to transmitting or receiving the first indicator, reducing the periodic multi-slot allocation by at least part of the unutilized one or more resources for at least a period, or adding at least one resource to at least a period. A method performed by a second network node, and related methods and apparatus are also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments include methods for a user equipment (UE) configured to operate in a wireless network according to a periodic discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle that includes periodic DRX on durations. Such methods include awakening for at least a first duration from a low energy consumption state. The first duration is not within any of the periodic DRX on durations. Such methods include, during the first duration, monitoring for an activation signal occurring at a first offset before a next subsequent resource of a configured grant of periodic uplink transmission resources (UL CG) or of a semi-persistent schedule of periodic downlink reception resources (DL SPS). Other embodiments include complementary methods for a network node, as well as UEs and network nodes configured to perform such methods.

Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions are useful for the treatment of Gaucher disease and Parkinson's disease. Methods of treating Gaucher disease or Parkinson's disease include administration of one or more compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof to a subject diagnosed with, or at risk of developing Gaucher disease or Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and apparatus for buffer state report. A method performed at a terminal device may comprise: determining a time duration, wherein a buffer size associated with data to be transmitted during the time duration is to be predicted by the terminal device; predicting the buffer size; and transmitting a scheduling request or a buffer state report indicating the predicted buffer size to a network node. A method performed at a network node may comprise: receiving a scheduling request or a buffer state report indicating a predicted buffer size associated with data to be received during a time duration from a terminal device; and transmitting a grant for the data according to the received scheduling request or buffer state report. The latency of data transmission from the terminal device to the network node may be reduced.