Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques support decoupled uplink and downlink communications via reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. Generally, the described techniques provide for using different passive network nodes for uplink and downlink communications. A user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, an indication of a first transmission configuration indicator state for downlink communications with the base station and a second transmission configuration indicator state for uplink communications with the base station. The UE may receive, from the base station via a first passive device (e.g., a first reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)) associated with the first transmission configuration indicator state, a downlink message in a radio frame. The UE may transmit, to the base station via a second passive device (e.g.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for receiving a synchronization signal block (SSB) burst set having a plurality of SSBs that are time division multiplexed, wherein a first SSB of the plurality of SSBs and a second SSB of the plurality of SSBs have different numerologies or different waveforms, selecting a SSB of the plurality of SSBs, identifying cell information associated with a cell based on the SSB of the plurality of SSBs, and establishing a connection with the cell based on the cell information.

Abstract: Provided are a picture encoding and decoding method, an encoder, a decoder and a storage medium. The decoder decodes a bitstream to obtain a size, a coding mode, and residuals of a current block; when the coding mode of the current block is an MIP mode, calculates a second offset based on the size of the current block, a first offset and reconstructed values of adjacent pixels corresponding to the current block; determines a first prediction value of the current block according to the second offset; and determines a reconstructed value of the current block based on the first prediction value.

Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a UE configured to receive configuration information indicating at least one cover code from a base station. The apparatus may be further configured to transmit at least one SRS to which the at least one cover code is applied in an SRS resource of an SRS resource set that is based on the configuration information. Another apparatus of the disclosure may be a base station configured to transmit configuration information indicating at least one cover code to a UE. The other apparatus may be further configured to receive at least lone SRS to which the at least one cover code is applied in an SRS resource of an SRS resource set that is based on the configuration information.

Abstract: Discloser a method and a device for wireless communications, including: transmitting a first MAC PDU, the first MAC PDU comprising a first MAC header and a first MAC subPDU, the first MAC subPDU comprising a first MAC sub-header and a first MAC SDU, the first MAC SDU comprising a first PDCP PDU; the first PDCP PDU being a PDCP PDU of a sidelink RB; herein, a target parameter is used for security algorithm of the first PDCP PDU; whether the target parameter is a LCID is related to whether the first node is a generator of the first PDCP PDU; when the first node is the generator of the first PDCP PDU, the target parameter is a LCID; when the first node is not the generator of the first PDCP PDU, the target parameter is not a LCID. The present application can better ensure security using a target parameter.

Abstract: A touch control structure is provided. The touch control structure includes a plurality of first touch electrodes arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of second touch electrodes arranged in a plurality of columns. The plurality of rows of the plurality of first touch electrodes respectively extend to a first edge of the touch control structure. A respective one of a plurality of edge-adjacent electrode blocks directly adjacent to multiple first edge electrode blocks respectively from a plurality of rows of the plurality of first touch electrodes includes a truncated protrusion. An edge of the truncated protrusion is spaced apart from the first edge by a gap. An area of the truncated protrusion is less than an area of a respective non-truncated protrusion of the multiple non-truncated protrusions.

Abstract: A fixation and registration calibration system for multimodal MPI is provided. The fixation and registration calibration system includes an upper limiting device connected to a lower limiting device by a hand screw and an adjustable position component, where the upper limiting device and the lower limiting device each are symmetrical about the adjustable position component; an auxiliary clamping device is fixed at an upper end of the upper limiting device; the upper limiting device, the lower limiting device, and the auxiliary clamping device are provided with magnetic particle calibration holes at different positions; and an MPI calibration sample is provided through the magnetic particle calibration holes to achieve spatial position registration calibration. The fixation and registration calibration system achieves fixation of the detected object for MPI, flexible spatial position calibration based on magnetic particles, and stable and reliable multimodal MPI.

Abstract: A method includes: A control plane of a network device obtains a first MAC entry, and sends the first MAC entry and a first identifier to a forwarding plane of the network device. The forwarding plane stores the first MAC entry in a first MAC table, and a state of the first MAC entry is set to a valid state. The forwarding plane changes the state of the first MAC entry to an invalid state after first preset duration elapses and when a first preset condition is met, and sets invalid duration for the first MAC entry. The first preset condition is that the forwarding plane does not receive traffic corresponding to a first MAC address within the first preset duration after storing the first MAC entry.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses a molecule having the following formula.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for hydrate-based wastewater treatment and cold storage. The apparatus for hydrate-based wastewater treatment and cold storage includes a water chilling unit, a hydrate-based cold storage tank, an airflow disturbance device, a water layer positioning system, a spraying system, a suction filtration system, a heat exchange system, and a system monitoring device. The water chilling unit provides a secondary refrigerant at a low temperature. The secondary refrigerant flows through an evaporator coil in the hydrate-based cold storage tank for heat exchange. The airflow disturbance device induces hydrate nucleation. The water layer positioning system positions a contact surface between a water layer and a hydrate former after hydrate decomposition to facilitate drawing and separation of the treated upper water layer. The spraying system and the suction filtration system enhance the solid-liquid separation efficiency to improve the removal rate of pollutants.

Abstract: A modified cutinase is disclosed. The cutinase has the modified amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the modification is a substitution of asparagine at position 181 with alanine, or substitutions of asparagine at position 181 with alanine and phenylalanine at position 235 with leucine. The modified enzyme has improved PET-hydrolytic activity, and thus, the high-activity PET hydrolase is obtained, and the industrial application value of the PET hydrolase is enhanced.

Abstract: Described herein is a weft-knitted spacer fabric and a preparation method thereof, a polyurethane foam composite material including the fabric, a preparation method of the composite material and its use in shoe materials. The weft-knitted spacer fabric consists of an upper surface layer, intermediate spacer yarns, and a lower surface layer, and the upper surface and the lower surface layer are connected by the tuck of the spacer yarns in the upper surface and the lower surface layer to form a three-dimensional structure in an integrated manner. The different selected tuck needle changes the connecting distance and the number of connections of the tuck, and the thickness of the spacer fabric and the arrangement density of the spacer yarns are changed by the action of the upper and lower surface layers of elastic yarns.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plane grating calibration system, comprising an optical subsystem, a frame, first vibration isolator, a vacuum chuck, a workpiece stage, second vibration isolator, a base platform and a controller; the optical subsystem is mounted on the frame, and the frame is isolated from vibration by the first vibration isolator; the vacuum chuck is rotatably mounted on the workpiece stage, the workpiece stage is positioned on the base platform, and the base platform is isolated from vibration by the second vibration isolator. A displacement interferometer is integrated into the optical subsystem, and the entire optical subsystem adopts a method of sharing a light source, thereby avoiding the problems of low wavelength precision and poor coherence of separate light sources.

Abstract: In one configuration, multiple TRPs, or base stations such a next generation node B (gNB) base stations send different transport blocks (TBs) to a user equipment (UE) at the same time or at different times. In another configuration, multiple base stations may send the same data at the same time to a UE. When the same data is being sent by multiple base stations to a UE, the UE must be notified by some mechanism. Disclosed herein are multiple mechanism for notifying the UE that multiple base stations will be transmitting toe same data at the same time. When there is a backhaul between a TRP and another, each TRP can choose to send the same data stream to increase the reliability of the transmission when, for example, the UE receives at a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).

Abstract: A display substrate, a method for manufacturing the display substrate, and a display device. In the display substrate, the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel each include: a power signal line pattern, at least part of the power signal line pattern extends along the second direction; and a power compensation pattern, at least part of the power compensation pattern extends along the first direction, the power signal line pattern and the power compensation pattern are both located on a side of the first data line pattern and the second data line pattern close to the substrate; the power compensation pattern is electrically connected to the power signal line pattern and a power signal line pattern in an adjacent sub-pixel along the first direction.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, configuration information regarding one or more available slots associated with transmitting sounding reference signal (SRS) information. The UE may receive, from the base station, dynamic downlink communication including slot information for determining a select available slot from among the one or more available slots. The UE may transmit, to the base station, the SRS information during the select available slot, determined based at least in part on the slot information and the configuration information. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to techniques for a wireless device to dynamically adapt its bandwidth use using network scheduling information in a cellular communication system. A radio resource control connection between a cellular base station and a wireless device may be established. The wireless device may receive network scheduling information from the cellular base station. The wireless device may dynamically select a receive bandwidth for receiving transmissions from the cellular base station based at least in part on the network scheduling information.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a first transistor, a first resistive random access memory (RRAM) resistor, and a second RRAM resistor. The first resistor includes a first resistive material layer, a first electrode shared by the second resistor, and a second electrode. The second resistor includes the first electrode, a second resistive material layer, and a third electrode. The first electrode is electrically coupled to the first transistor.