Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and techniques to perform effective tone management for image data. In an embodiment, a set of contrast gain curves are generated corresponding to a set of tonal ranges of an input image. An output image may then be generated by at least applying corresponding contrast gain curves to tonal ranges of the input image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a double-stranded oligonucleotide capable of inhibiting amphiregulin expression in a very specific and highly efficient manner, preferably a double-stranded oligonucleotide comprising a sequence in the form of an RNA/RNA, DNA/DNA or DNA/RNA hybrid, and the use of a double-stranded oligonucleotide structure, which comprises the double-stranded oligonucleotide, and nanoparticles, for preventing or treating obesity.

Abstract: An information fusion and operation control device for anti-drone may include: a memory; and a processor configured to execute at least one instruction stored in the memory, the processor receives detection location information on a drone, receives identification location information on the drone, and generates neutralization area range information on the drone by fusing the detection location information and the identification location information.

Abstract: An integrated production planning system of a vehicle includes an information storage unit configured to accumulate and store basic information and work history information of each of a plurality of workers, the work history information including a type of a work performed by the worker in the past and required time for the work. The integrated production planning system also includes a production plan establishment unit configured to establish a vehicle production plan constituted of a work type and a work sequence, to calculate expected hours required for work for each worker based on the basic information and work history information for each worker of the information storage unit, and to establish the vehicle production plan or modify a previously generated production plan by reflecting the calculated expected hours required for the work.

Abstract: The present invention relates to eco-friendly ultra-pure silicone in which volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are reduced to the extreme limit. Embodiments of the present invention provide silicone rubber products that consumers can safely use. The silicone rubber product uses eco-friendly silicone rubber harmless to the human body with extremely reduced volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to 10 ?g/g or less.

Abstract: A power control method for reducing power consumption of a terminal during retransmission in a wireless communication system using spread spectrum may include: transmitting a response message corresponding to a request message received from a base station to the base station; determining whether an acknowledgement (ACK) message is received from the base station in response to the response message; after the ACK message is received, determining whether the response message is decoded by the base station on the basis of the ACK message; and when it is determined that the response message is not decoded by the base station, setting retransmission transmission power randomly.

Abstract: A method for preparing a support for an electrode catalyst including forming first and second polymer layers having charges different from each other on a surface of a carbon support and carbonizing the result, wherein the polymers included in the first and the second polymer layers are an aromatic compound including a heteroatom, and the first or the second polymer includes a pyridine group.

Abstract: A battery management system includes a sensing unit to generate a sensing signal indicating a battery voltage and a battery current of a battery, a memory unit to store a charge map recording first to nth reference currents, first to nth reference voltage ranges, first to nth reference states of charge (SOCs) and first to nth reference voltage curves for multi-stage constant-current charging, and a control unit to command constant-current charging to a charging circuit using a kth reference current corresponding to a kth reference voltage range to which the battery voltage belongs, and update the charge map by comparing a kth measured voltage curve indicating a correlation between the battery voltage and the SOC of the battery over a charging period of the constant-current charging with a kth reference voltage curve in response to the battery voltage having reached an upper limit of the kth reference voltage range.

Abstract: Provided are a computing device and methods for quantifying a lesion in a biometric image. In certain aspects, disclosed a method including the steps of: extracting a lesion information in a plurality of first biometric images from each of the plurality of first biometric images three-dimensionally photographed of an object based on a machine learning model; generating a plurality of second biometric images in which a region of the lesion information, by performing image processing on each of the plurality of first biometric images; and calculating a volume of the lesion quantitatively using the region of the lesion information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of butene and a method for producing the same. The catalyst for oxidative dehydrogenation of butene has a large amount of Mo—Bi phase acting as a reaction active phase on the surface, and therefore, can exhibit high catalytic activity, high conversion rate and high butadiene selectivity in the oxidative dehydrogenation of butene.

Abstract: A method of culturing high-purity, highly active natural killer cells of which expression of anti-cancer-related gene is regulated, and use thereof for anticancer immunotherapy are provided. In the natural killer cells, the expression of anticancer related genes is significantly increased or decreased before and after culture. The natural killer cells have the unique characteristics thereof, and remarkably high activity and proliferation fold. Therefore, the natural killer cells can be used for effective anticancer immunotherapy.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving the performance and/or reliability of the element, by increasing the capacitance of the capacitor, using a capacitor dielectric film including a ferroelectric material and a paraelectric material. The semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from each other, and a capacitor dielectric film disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first dielectric film and a second dielectric film. The first dielectric film includes one of a first monometal oxide film and a first bimetal oxide film, the first dielectric film has an orthorhombic crystal system, the second dielectric film includes a paraelectric material, and a dielectric constant of the capacitor dielectric film is greater than a dielectric constant of the second dielectric film.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel and a circuit board. The circuit board includes a base layer, a circuit pattern disposed on the base layer and electrically connected to the display panel, an alignment pattern disposed on the base layer and including the same material as the circuit pattern, a first cover layer disposed on the base layer, covering the circuit pattern, and provided with a first opening defined therethrough to expose the alignment pattern, and a second cover layer disposed on the first cover layer, provided with a second opening defined therethrough and overlapping the first opening, and including a barcode pattern defined on a surface of the second cover layer opposite to the first cover layer. The first cover layer overlapping the second opening is exposed through the second opening without being covered by the second cover layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a cover window including a curved portion, and a panel member laminated on the cover window. A method of manufacturing a display device includes mounting a cover window including a curved portion on a first jig including a curved portion, mounting a panel member on a second jig that conforms to a surface of the first jig, and laminating the cover window to the panel member by moving a first one of the first jig or the second jig to a first other one of the first jig or the second jig. An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a first jig including a mount surface that is partially curved to conform to a surface of a cover window, a second jig including a surface conforming to the mount surface and configured to contact a panel member, and a driving unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a building energy management system using sales data. The building energy management system using sales data according to the present invention includes a store environment data collection unit configured to collect environmental data of a store located in the building, a sales data collection unit configured to collect sales data generated at the store, a data analysis unit configured to analyze the environmental data and the sales data to provide an analysis result, and an energy saving model derivation unit configured to derive an energy saving model by using the analysis result.

Abstract: A display device includes a cover window including a curved portion, and a panel member laminated on the cover window. A method of manufacturing a display device includes mounting a cover window including a curved portion on a first jig including a curved portion, mounting a panel member on a second jig that conforms to a surface of the first jig, and laminating the cover window to the panel member by moving a first one of the first jig or the second jig to a first other one of the first jig or the second jig. An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a first jig including a mount surface that is partially curved to conform to a surface of a cover window, a second jig including a surface conforming to the mount surface and configured to contact a panel member, and a driving unit.

Abstract: The various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards methods for tone mapping High-Dynamic-Range (HDR) image data, as well as controlling the brightness of the image encoded by HDR the image data and/or the tone-mapped image data. HDR image is captured. A tone mapping function for the HDR image data is generated. To generate the tone mapping function, control points are dynamically determined based on an analysis of the HDR image data. The tone mapping function is fit to the control points. The tone mapping function is a non-linear function, and is described by a curve in a plane. The shape of the curve is constrained by a line generated from a portion of the control points. The tone mapping function is applied to the HDR image data. A color-compression is applied to the tone mapped image data to generate Standard Dynamic Range or Low Dynamic Range image data.

Abstract: A method for preparing a support for an electrode catalyst including forming first and second polymer layers having charges different from each other on a surface of a carbon support and carbonizing the result, wherein the polymers included in the first and the second polymer layers are an aromatic compound including a heteroatom, and the first or the second polymer includes a pyridine group.

Abstract: A method and a device for searching for an access point in a wireless LAN are disclosed. An operating method of a station comprising a PCR and a WUR comprises the steps of: allowing the WUR operating in a wake up state to receive a WUR beacon frame from an access point; shifting an operating state of the PCR from a sleep state to the wake up state, when the WUR beacon frame is received; and allowing the PCR operating in the wake up state to communicate with the access point. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.

Abstract: An embodiment device for controlling a service robot includes a communication device configured to communicate with the service robot and a controller configured to detect a present situation of the service robot by using various pieces of sensor information acquired from the service robot, determine a task appropriate to the present situation of the service robot, wherein the task includes one or more behaviors, and control the service robot based on an action set for each of the one or more behaviors of the task.