Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for uplink sounding reference signal (SRS) transmission with precoding. A method for wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) includes receiving a SRS configuration that configures one or more SRS resource sets, each resource set including one or more SRS resources, each SRS resource comprising one or more SRS ports. The UE receives a set of precoders via an indicator, the set of precoders including a precoder associated with each SRS resource and determines one or more precoders to apply for one or more SRS transmissions via one or more of the SRS resources.

Abstract: Provided is a display panel, including a display pixel unit located in a display region, the display pixel unit including a threshold compensation transistor, the threshold compensation transistor including a first channel and a second channel being connected by a conductive connection portion; a dummy pixel unit located in a dummy region; a first signal line located in the dummy region and configured to provide a constant voltage; and a first conductive block connected to the first signal line. The display pixel unit includes a first display pixel unit, the first display pixel unit is a display pixel unit adjacent to the dummy pixel unit in a row direction, and in a plan view of the display panel, the first conductive block at least partially overlaps the conductive connection portion of the threshold compensation transistor of the first display pixel unit. A display device is further provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of apparatus and method for operating a companion processing unit. In an example, an apparatus includes an application processor, a memory, and a companion processing unit. The apparatus also includes an image sensor. The application processor is configured to turn on the image sensor, perform a scene detection on an image received from the image sensor, and determine whether a scene category of the image is supported by the companion processing unit. In response to the scene category being supported by the companion processing unit, the application processor controls the companion processing unit to start a boot-up sequence corresponding to the scene category. The boot-up sequence enables the companion processing unit to enter a mission mode in which the companion processing unit is ready to receive and process image data from the image sensor and send processed image data to the application processor.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a channel state information (CSI) report configuration for a multiple transmission reception point (TRP) transmission, such as a non-coherent joint transmission (NCJT). A method by a base station (BS) includes providing a user equipment (UE) with a CSI report configuration. The CSI report configuration is associated with one or more CSI reference signal (RS) resources. Each CSI-RS resource comprising a set of ports or port groups. The BS signals the UE to enable the UE to send a CSI report including CSI for more than one CSI-RS resource or for a CSI-RS resource comprising more than one port group and receives a CSI report from the UE.

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: A video processing method, including: acquiring a plurality of raw videos, the plurality of raw videos being videos acquired by a plurality of dynamic image recorders arranged according to preset locations; determining an overlapping region between every two adjacent raw videos according to preset rules corresponding to the preset locations, the adjacent raw videos being the raw videos acquired by the dynamic image recorders arranged adjacent to each other; performing multi-stage optical flow calculation on the raw videos in each overlapping region to obtain a plurality of pieces of target optical flow information; and splicing the overlapping region of every two adjacent raw videos based on the target optical flow information to obtain target videos.

Abstract: A recombinant bacterium with a high PHA yield and its construction method provide an engineered microorganism that can be used for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA). A recombinant Ralstonia eutropha with a high PHA yield includes a promoter for upregulating a phaJ gene and further includes a mutant phaC gene. The recombinant Ralstonia eutropha can be used for producing 3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate (PHBHHx) in PHA.

Abstract: A method includes receiving an input text sequence to be synthesized into speech in a first language and obtaining a speaker embedding, the speaker embedding specifying specific voice characteristics of a target speaker for synthesizing the input text sequence into speech that clones a voice of the target speaker. The target speaker includes a native speaker of a second language different than the first language. The method also includes generating, using a text-to-speech (TTS) model, an output audio feature representation of the input text by processing the input text sequence and the speaker embedding. The output audio feature representation includes the voice characteristics of the target speaker specified by the speaker embedding.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) that indicates that the UE is configured with a quantity of receive elements that is greater relative to a quantity of transmit elements with which the UE is configured. The UE may receive, based at least in part on transmitting the SRS, a first channel state information (CSI) reference signal (CSI-RS) set and a second CSI-RS set. The UE may transmit a CSI report that is based at least in part on the first CSI-RS set and the second CSI-RS set. Numerous other aspects are provided.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing glass articles having a target effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTETeff averaged over a temperature range comprise selecting a glass core composition having an average core glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEcore that is greater than the target effective CTETeff and a glass clad composition having an average clad glass coefficient of thermal expansion CTEclad that is less than the target effective CTETeff; and manufacturing a glass laminate comprising a glass core layer formed from the glass core composition and two or more glass cladding layers fused to the glass core layer, each of the two or more glass cladding layers formed from the glass clad composition such that a ratio of a thickness of the glass core layer to a total thickness of the two or more glass cladding layers is selected to produce the glass laminate having an effective coefficient of thermal expansion CTEeff that is within ±0.5 ppm/° C. of the target effective CTETeff.

Abstract: A method (800) of training a text-to-speech (TTS) model (108) includes obtaining training data (150) including reference input text (104) that includes a sequence of characters, a sequence of reference audio features (402) representative of the sequence of characters, and a sequence of reference phone labels (502) representative of distinct speech sounds of the reference audio features. For each of a plurality of time steps, the method includes generating a corresponding predicted audio feature (120) based on a respective portion of the reference input text for the time step and generating, using a phone label mapping network (510), a corresponding predicted phone label (520) associated with the predicted audio feature. The method also includes aligning the predicted phone label with the reference phone label to determine a corresponding predicted phone label loss (622) and updating the TTS model based on the corresponding predicted phone label loss.

Abstract: An amphiphilic imiquimod-grafted lauryl ?-polyglutamate is prepared by adopting a method comprising the following steps: (1) dispersing ?-polyglutamic acid in an aprotic solvent in an anhydrous atmosphere, then adding a catalyst N,N-dimethylformamide, adding dropwise a chlorinating agent under stirring, and keep reaction of the mixture for 10-40 hours; (2) adding imiquimod, liposoluble alcohol and an acid-binding agent into the solution obtained in the step (1) after reaction, and reacting for 42-54 hours; and (3) after purification, obtaining an amphiphilic imiquimod-grafted lauryl ?-polyglutamate material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a power unit used for a swimming pool cleaning machine and the swimming pool cleaning machine. The power unit includes an impeller and a water outlet channel communicated with the impeller. The water outlet channel includes a spiral portion, a linear flowing portion and a water outlet. The inlet of the impeller is communicated with a water, and the outlet of the impeller is communicated with the spiral portion. The linear flowing portion deflects to the outer side of the spiral direction of the spiral portion. A steering stressed portion is formed at the junction of the linear flowing portion and the spiral portion. The steering stressed portion and the spiral portion are respectively located on either sides of the center line of the water outlet. The water outlet direction of the water outlet is opposite to the traveling direction of the swimming pool cleaning machine.

Abstract: Provided are an information transmission method and apparatus. The method includes acquiring, according to one of a second type of information or a third type of information, the other one of the second type of information or the third type of information; or transmitting one piece of first signaling information including the second type of information and the third type of information. The second type of information includes at least one of a downlink control channel resource group, an uplink control channel resource group, a process number set, a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state group, a spatial relation information group or an antenna group.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) codebook configuration for wireless downlink communications. A user equipment or a scheduled entity receives a reference signal (channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) and transmits a CSI report based on the reference signal. The CSI report includes a rank indicator configured to indicate one or more ranks among multiple ranks corresponding to multiple antenna panels associated with the reference signal, and a precoding matrix indicator (PMI) corresponding to a codebook for the plurality of antenna panels. In some examples, a first rank of the multiple ranks is different from a second rank of the plurality of ranks. In other examples, a first antenna panel of the multiple antenna panels having a different number of antenna ports than a second antenna panel of the multiple antenna panels. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.

Abstract: Provided are griseofulvin 4 position etherified derivatives and their application thereof. The chemical structures of the griseofulvin 4 position etherified derivatives are drawn in a formula I below. The application of these derivatives includes using the griseofulvin 4 position etherified derivatives as preventive or direct antifungal agents against phytopathogenic fungi.

Abstract: A memory device and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed in the present invention. The memory device includes a semiconductor substrate, bit line structures, isolation structures, a storage node contact structure, and first voids. The bit line structures, the isolation structures, and the storage node contact structure are disposed on the semiconductor substrate. Each bit line structure extends in a first direction, and the bit line structures are arranged in a second direction. The isolation structures are located between the bit line structures adjacent to one another. The storage node contact structure is located between two adjacent bit line structures and located between two adjacent isolation structures in the first direction. The storage node contact structure includes four corner portions. The first voids are disposed in the storage node contact structure, and the first voids are located in at least two of the four corner portions.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Generally, the described techniques provide for activating antenna groups at a user equipment (UE) for communications with a base station. The UE may receive an indication of at least one active antenna group for communications with the base station, and the UE may map one or more layers of an uplink message to the at least one active antenna group. The UE may then transmit the one or more layers of the uplink message using the at least one active antenna group based on the mapping. In some cases, the UE may transmit a capability report to the base station indicating one or more antennas in each antenna group in a set of antenna groups at the UE, and the base station may activate the at least one active antenna group from the set of antenna groups.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) may be configured to transmit sounding reference signals to sound over ports of a channel. The UE may be configured to receive a message to trigger transmission of at least one sounding reference signal (SRS) of at least one SRS resource set for sounding over an active bandwidth part (BWP) in an upcoming slot, the upcoming slot being offset by a number of available slots from a reference slot indicated by the message. The UE may be further configured to detect a gap in which operation for the active BWP is suspended occurring before the transmission of the at least one SRS of the at least one SRS resource set is complete.

Abstract: A victim user equipment (UE) may experience cross-link interference (CLI) from transmissions from an aggressor UE. The present disclosure provides for configuration of a CLI report that accurately characterizes the CLI experienced by the victim UE. A base station may transmit to the victim UE, a configuration for CLI reporting associated with one or more channel state information interference measurement (CSI-IM) resources. The victim UE may generate a CLI report based on the configuration for CLI reporting and the CSI-IM resources. The victim UE may transmit the CLI report to the base station. The base station may use the CLI report to mitigate the CLI, for example, by scheduling the aggressor UE and the victim UE to reduce CLI experienced by the victim UE.