Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. An image encoding method according to the present invention may comprise generating a transform block by performing at least one of transform and quantization; grouping at least one coefficient included in the transform block into at least one coefficient group (CG); scanning at least one coefficient included in the coefficient group; and encoding the at least one coefficient.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The display device according to an embodiment includes a transistor that is disposed on a substrate, a first electrode that is disposed on the substrate, a pixel defining layer that is disposed on the first electrode, a separator pattern that is disposed on the pixel defining layer, auxiliary wiring that is disposed between the pixel defining layer and the separator pattern, a second electrode that is disposed on the first electrode, the pixel defining layer, and the separator pattern, connection wiring that connects the transistor to the second electrode, and an intermediate layer that is disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. A portion of the second electrode disposed on the separator pattern and a portion of the second electrode disposed around the separator pattern are separated from each other.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a transistor disposed on the substrate; a first electrode disposed on the substrate; a pixel definition layer disposed on the first electrode; a separator pattern layer disposed on the pixel definition layer; a second electrode disposed on the first electrode, the pixel definition layer, and the separator pattern layer; a connection layer connected between the transistor and the second electrode; an emission layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a conductive pattern layer; and a capping member covering a side end portion of the conductive pattern layer, wherein the conductive pattern layer and the connection layer are disposed on a same layer, and a part of the second electrode disposed on the separator pattern layer and a part of the second electrode disposed around the separator pattern layer are separated from each other.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle in which user convenience may be improved by implementing various postures with a simple configuration is provided. The seat for a vehicle includes a pair of support rails coupled to the vehicle and arranged to be spaced apart from side to side, a first slide unit slidably installed back and forth on the support rail, a second slide unit slidably installed back and forth on the first slide unit, a pair of cushion side frames spaced apart from side to side, a first link member connecting the cushion side frame and the first slide unit, and a second link member connecting the cushion side frame and the second slide unit.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include computer-implemented systems, apparatuses, and processes that perform a real-time delegated approval of initiated data exchanges by network-connected devices. For example, an apparatus determines determine a value of a parameter that characterizes an exchange of data and a first data type involved in the data exchange, and generates and transmits a first signal to a communications device associated with a second data type available for use in the data exchange and associated with the first data type. The apparatus receives, from the communications device, a second signal that includes information indicative of an approval of the second data type for use in the data exchange, and in response to the received approval, the apparatus performs the data exchange using the second data type and in accordance with the parameter value.

Abstract: A transmitter and a receiver are provided. The transmitter includes a processing unit configured to receive a clock signal and a data signal, set a value of a consecutive identical digit (CID) value related to the data signal and generate a modulation signal during a unit interval (UI) based on the data signal and the CID value, and a transmitter driver configured to output output signals having different voltage levels during the unit interval by receiving the modulation signal.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for interlocking a lesion location between a 2D medical image and 3D tomosynthesis images including a plurality of 3D image slices.

Abstract: Disclosure provides a two-segment electromagnet stirring member, and a two-segment electromagnet semi-solid die-casting apparatus including the same, and a die-casting method using the same. The two-segment electromagnet stirring member includes a plurality of magnetic field generation parts therein, and includes a first electromagnetic stirring part and a second electromagnetic stirring part separated from each other. The first electromagnetic stirring part and the second electromagnetic stirring part are coupled to each other in a ring shape to surround an outer circumferential surface of a sleeve to perform electromagnetic stirring to molten metal in the sleeve, and are coupled to each other so as to position the plurality of magnetic field generation parts at radially equal gaps around the sleeve.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method includes partitioning a picture into a plurality of coding units, constructing a coding unit group including at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units, obtaining coding information in units of one coding unit group, and decoding at least one coding unit of the plurality of coding units included in the coding unit group by using the obtained coding information.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a polycrystalline silicon film on the substrate; and a first buffer film between the substrate and the polycrystalline silicon film and having one surface contacting the polycrystalline silicon film and another surface opposite to the one surface, wherein the one surface of the first buffer film has a first root mean square (RMS) roughness range, and the first RMS roughness range is 1.5 nm or less.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for providing a haptic control signal of a haptic device are disclosed. The apparatus for providing a haptic control signal of a haptic device comprises: a haptic pattern data determination unit for determining haptic pattern data on the basis of at least one of an audio signal and an additional effect signal; a haptic control signal generation unit for generating a haptic control signal for controlling a vibration operation of the haptic device on the basis of the haptic pattern data; and a transmission unit for transmitting the haptic control signal to the haptic device.

Abstract: A laminate can comprise an oxide disposed over a first major surface of a substrate. The oxide layer can comprise a thickness of about 40 nanometers or less. The oxide layer can comprise oxygen and a first element. The first element can comprise at least one of titanium, tantalum, silicon, or aluminum. The oxide layer can comprise an atomic ratio of oxygen to the another element of about 1.5 or less. The laminate can comprise a peel strength between the substrate and the oxide layer of about 1.3 Newtons per centimeter or more. Methods of making a laminate can comprise providing a substrate comprising a first major surface and depositing an oxide layer over the first major surface of the substrate by sputtering from an elemental target comprising an another element in an oxygen environment.

Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.

Abstract: Provided is a peptide composition for preventing or treating Alzheimer's dementia. A peptide or a salt substituent thereof according to the presently claimed subject matter exhibits effects such as suppression of LPS-mediated cytokine production, suppression of LPS-induced neuroinflammation, amelioration of cognitive impairment, suppression of beta amyloid or tau protein aggregation, and suppression of neuronal loss. The polypeptide or the salt substituent thereof can permeate the blood-brain barrier, and thus, is expected to be usefully used for preventing or treating Alzheimer's dementia.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for audio encoding/decoding that is robust against coding distortion in a transition section. An audio encoding method includes outputting a frequency domain signal by time-to-frequency (T/F) transform of an input signal, outputting a frequency domain residual signal in which a frequency axis envelope is removed from the frequency domain signal by applying frequency domain noise shaping (FDNS) encoding to the frequency domain signal, outputting a time domain residual signal in which a time axis envelope is removed by performing linear prediction coefficient (LPC) analysis based on the frequency domain residual signal, and quantizing and transmitting the time domain residual signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic film polishing composition in which a high polishing speed is maintained not only for polymers, an SOC, and an SOH, but also for organic films strongly bonded by covalent bonds such as an amorphous carbon layer (ACL) or a diamond-like carbon (DLC) by including a polishing accelerator containing both a hydrophilic group and a hydrophobic group, and a polishing method using the same.

Abstract: A clock generating circuit includes a buffer circuit and a phase compensating circuit. The buffer circuit buffers an input clock signal to generate an output clock signal. The phase compensating circuit detects a noise in a power voltage and adjusts, according to the noise of the power voltage, a voltage level of the input clock signal to compensate for a phase change of the output clock signal due to the noise of the power voltage.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that use a trained process to reply to a request comprising query data defining a query and context data defining contextual factors for the query from a device. The query is answered by one or more selected APIs of a plurality of APIs that invoke respective services to prepare a response. The trained process determines an execution plan responsive to the query data and the context data and is configured using training to define execution plans comprising selected APIs where a particular API is selected for the plan if it answers at least a portion of the query and the selected APIs together prepare the response optimized for the device according to the context data. The plan is provided to an execution component to execute the plan using the selected APIs and send the response to the requesting device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition for an in-vivo implantable prosthesis including a photoinitiator, a crosslinking agent, and a phosphorylcholine (pc) monomer having an acrylate group, a method of coating an in-vivo implantable prosthesis using the coating composition, and a cosmetic prosthesis coated with the crosslinked polyphosphorylcholine. An in-vivo implantable prosthesis coated with crosslinked polyphosphorylcholine may be manufactured by a simple method of applying a coating composition including a photoinitiator, a crosslinking agent, and a phosphorylcholine (pc) monomer having an acrylate group according to the present invention, and then irradiating uv rays. The crosslinked polyphosphorylcholine coating may provide hydrophilicity for the surface and may also remarkably reduce adsorption of proteins and fibroblasts, which may cause side effects such as capsular contracture.