Abstract: Methods and apparatus for recovering from a beam failure in a non¬terrestrial communication network are provided. A method may include receiving (610) configuration information indicating a first set of RSs including one or more first RSs associated with a first BWP of a cell, and second sets of RSs that each include one or more second RSs associated with a second BWP. The method may include determining (620) a candidate set of RSs from the plurality of second sets of RSs based on any of a location and a timing advance value associated with the WTRU, selecting (630) an RS from the candidate set of RSs that have measured signal characteristics that satisfy a threshold, and transmitting (640) a PRACH transmission associated with the selected RS in the one of the one or more second BWPs associated with the selected RS during a period in which current operation with the first BWP is suspended.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products are disclosed that may be implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) that is in communication with a base station and/or an intelligent reflecting surface (IRS). For example, the WTRU may operate to facilitate selection of a first beam transmitted from the base station and reflected by the IRS and selection of a reflection parameter set which configures the IRS to reflect the first beam in a manner which may enhance reception of the first beam at the WTRU. As another example, the WTRU may operate to facilitate selection of a beam pair which may include a first beam transmitted from the base station and a second beam transmitted from the base station and reflected by the IRS to the WTRU. The WTRU may receive a configuration which associates particular beams with particular reference signal resources.

Abstract: An etching composition includes phosphoric acid, a silane compound comprising at least one silicon (Si) atom, and an organic phosphate represented by Formula 1 below: wherein R1 to R3 are independently hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, and at least one of R1 to R3 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed herein associated with supporting flexible (e.g., subband-wise) slot format indications, which may include slot type(s) (e.g., new slot type(s)) of ‘Mn’ as a “Mixed” DL/UL. Tx/Rx rules for periodic/semi-persistent configurations according to a subband-wise slot type for XDD may be provided. A search space may be associated with multiple CORESETs. In examples, a WTRU may determine which CORESET to use for monitoring the search space based on the slot type (e.g., XDD slot or non-XDD slot). A WTRU may determine to monitor a search space in an XDD slot based on the “Mn” types and/or the number of search space resources re-allocated for the uplink in the slot. One or more search space sets may be configured and which search space set to monitor may be determined based on the slot type.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stitched electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite for low-speed impact protection, and particularly, to a composite that exhibits electromagnetic wave absorption performance and low-speed impact protection performance at the same time by applying a stitching method, a thickness direction reinforcement method, to a composite that is an electromagnetic wave absorber. The present disclosure provides a stitched electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite for low-speed impact protection including a composite composed of at least one of glass fiber, epoxy, or glass fiber reinforced plastics (GFRP) in an electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite, wherein the composite absorbs electromagnetic waves, and has an impact protection system applied thereto through stitching.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, etc. directed to beam management for, and/or for use in connection with, multiple cells and/or multiple transmission/reception points are provided. Among the methods is a method that may include any of determining first and second reference signals sets (RS sets) associated with first and second sets of beams; receiving information for first and second beam failure recovery (BFR) sets corresponding to the first and second RS sets, wherein the information indicates an RS set associated with candidate beams (CB-RS set) and an uplink resource set for each of the first and second BFR sets; determining beam failures based on the first and second RS sets; selecting the CB-RS set and UL resource set from the first or second BFR set; determining an RS of the selected CB-RS set; and transmitting information indicating the beam failures using uplink resources of the selected uplink resource set.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, etc. directed to beam management for, and/or for use in connection with, multiple cells and/or multiple transmission/reception points are provided. Among the methods is a method that may include any of determining first and second reference signals sets (RS sets) associated with first and second sets of beams; receiving information for first and second beam failure recovery (BFR) sets corresponding to the first and second RS sets, wherein the information indicates an RS set associated with candidate beams (CB-RS set) and an uplink resource set for each of the first and second BFR sets; determining beam failures based on the first and second RS sets; selecting the CB-RS set and UL resource set from the first or second BFR set; determining an RS of the selected CB-RS set; and transmitting information indicating the beam failures using uplink resources of the selected uplink resource set.

Abstract: System(s), method(s), and device(s) for simultaneous transmission and reception is disclosed here. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may have multiple antenna panels which may be capable of different modes of operation, such as simultaneous DL/DL (S-DD), simultaneous UL/UL (S-UU) and simultaneous DL/UL (S-DU). Further, the WTRU may use each panel independently to communicate with multiple transmission and receive points simultaneously. The WTRU may accomplish this using transmission control indicators, reference signals, monitoring techniques suitable for multiple transmission and reception point communication.

Abstract: Methods and devices to extend the Channel Occupancy Time (COT) for LBT-free PRACH transmission across consecutive ROs based on blind detection are disclosed. Methods and devices to extend the COT for LBT-free PRACH transmission in case of one or more unused ROs across the consecutive ROs based on dynamic indication from gNB are disclosed. Methods and devices to determine the mode of operation based on the cover-codes are disclosed. Method and devices to support the PRACH transmission from a WTRU in multiple consecutive ROs are disclosed.

Abstract: An etching composition contains phosphoric acid, phosphoric anhydride, a compound represented by the following Formula 1, and a silane compound comprising at least one silicon (Si) atom, excluding the compound represented by Formula 1: wherein, in Formula 1, A is an n-valent radical, where n is an integer of 1 to 6, L is a direct bond or hydrocarbylene, Y is selected from NR1, O, PR2 and S, where R1 to R2 are independently hydrogen, halogen, a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group, or non-hydrocarbyl group, X and Z are independently selected from N, O, P and S, and Ra to Rc are independently an unshared electron pair, hydrogen, or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, and systems for flexible aperiodic reference signal (RS) transmissions are provided. For example, a method implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for wireless communications comprises receiving configuration information of one or more sounding reference signal (SRS) resource sets, each SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets is associated with a slot offset and a set of slot offset deltas; receiving downlink control information (DCI) indicating an SRS request, the SRS request indicates an SRS resource set of the one or more SRS resource sets; determining an SRS configuration from a set of SRS configurations for SRS transmissions; determining a slot for transmitting an SRS based on the determined SRS configuration; and transmitting, in the determined slot, the SRS using resources of the indicated SRS resource set.

Abstract: An artificial neural network is trained using pathology slides, obtained by staining serial sections of a single pathological specimen with a variety of different staining reagents, such that a disease can be determined with a high degree of accuracy. A method for training an artificial neural network, the method includes: generating a training data set including individual training data; and training the artificial neural network on the basis of the training data. A step of generating the training data set includes generating, for all m where 1<=m<=M, m-th training data to be included in the training data set. Generating the m-th training data includes acquiring first to Nth pathology slide images, the slide images being pathology slide images obtained by staining serial sections of a single pathological specimen with different staining reagents; and generating the m-th training data on the basis of the first to Nth pathology slide images.

Abstract: System(s), method(s), and device(s) for simultaneous transmission and reception is disclosed here. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may have multiple antenna panels which may be capable of different modes of operation, such as simultaneous DL/DL (S-DD), simultaneous UL/UL (S-UU) and simultaneous DL/UL (S-DU). Further, the WTRU may use each panel independently to communicate with multiple transmission and receive points simultaneously. The WTRU may accomplish this using transmission control indicators, reference signals, monitoring techniques suitable for multiple transmission and reception point communication.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are described herein regarding enhancements of physical channels in Multi-TRP. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), including, for example, enhanced support for a control resource set (CORESET) combining. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical uplink control channel (PUCCH), including, for example, activation/deactivation of repetition combining, resource selection, etc. Reliability enhancements are provided for physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), including, for example, spatial relation determination and signaling, configured and dynamic grant enhancements, etc.

Abstract: Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to initial access in higher frequencies are provided. Among the methods is a method that may be implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit and that may include any of receiving a first transmission having a frequency component that carries synchronization signal information and that corresponds to one sync-raster value of a plurality of values of a sync raster; determining one or more parameters based on (i) the one sync-raster value being a member of a partition of a plurality of partitions of the sync raster; and (ii) the partition being indicative of a mode of operation; and receiving a second transmission using the one or more parameters, wherein the second transmission comprises control channel information.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and/or procedures for reference signal (RS) transmissions and receptions in wireless communications (e.g., 5G NR) are disclosed. For example, a method implemented by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes receiving configuration information indicating a set of RS resources, a set of candidate RS resources, and a threshold; receiving a first RS in an RS resource of the set of RS resources; selecting a candidate RS resource from the set of candidate RS resources, based on a determination that a measurement result of the received first RS is less than or equal to the threshold; and receiving a second RS in the selected candidate RS resource.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, in which a method performed by a user equipment includes receiving, from a base station, information configuring a plurality of sounding reference signal (SRS) resources that are related with one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, receiving an SRS resource indicator (SRI) indicating at least one SRS resource from among the plurality of SRS resources, obtaining, based on an implicit precoding being indicated for an uplink channel, precoding information for the uplink channel based on the CSI-RS resource related with a most recently transmitted SRS of the at least one SRS resource indicated by the SRI, and transmitting, to the base station, the uplink channel based on the precoding information.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for joint channel state information (CSI) measurement are described herein. A method may include receiving channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) from first and second transmit/receive points (TRPs), determining CSI, and selecting one of the TRPs as a primary TRP and a remaining one of the first TRP or the second TRP as a secondary TRP. The method may include reporting information indicating a first CSI for the primary TRP and receiving second CSI-RSs from the TRPs. The method may include determining a second CSI and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) for the primary TRP, and determining channel coding information for the primary TRP. The method may include determining a second CSI for the secondary TRP, determining, based on channel coding information and the second CSI for the secondary TRP and a PMI for the secondary TRP, and reporting information indicating the PMI for the second TRP.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a wireless communication system, in which a method of transmitting an uplink reference signal or channel, according to an embodiment, includes receiving, from a base station, information about a direction of a beam to be used for transmission of the uplink reference signal or channel; performing beamforming on the uplink reference signal or channel based on the information about the direction of the beam; and transmitting the beamformed uplink reference signal or channel to the base station.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) of a user equipment in a wireless communication system, including identifying an SRS transmission count based on an SRS periodicity, a number of SRS symbols, an SRS repetition factor, a system frame number, a number of slots per a frame for a subcarrier spacing, and a slot number within the frame for the subcarrier spacing, and transmitting, to a base station, the SRS based on the SRS transmission count.