Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing an inhibitor against the expression or activation of a novel ADP-ribosyl cyclase or a naturally occurring variant thereof as an active ingredient for preventing or treating an ADP-ribosyl cyclase-mediated disease. In addition, the present disclosure relates to a composition for diagnosis of an ADP-ribosyl cyclase-mediated disease, the composition containing an agent for measuring a gene expression level or protein level of the ADP-ribosyl cyclase or a naturally occurring variant thereof. The composition of the present disclosure has the effect of inhibiting calcium increase in kidney cells, which is attributed to angiotensin II-induced ADP-ribosyl cyclase expression or activation, and as such can be advantageously used as a therapeutic agent for an ADP-ribosyl cyclase-mediated disease, particularly a renal disease.

Abstract: A static Voltage Ampere Voltage Reactive (VAR) comparator including: a plurality of capacitors being in a Y-connected structure and supplying three-phase alternating current power according to a switching operation; a plurality of bidirectional thyristors connected to the plurality of capacitors in serial to open and close the plurality of capacitors; and a controller, in response to power applied to the static VAR compensator, periodically applying a firing pulse signal to the plurality of bidirectional thyristors reaching to a voltage phase on which a transient current is minimized, wherein, at a point in time when first applying the firing pulse signal to one bidirectional thyristor, the controller applies simultaneously applies the firing pulse signal to the one bidirectional thyristor and other remaining bidirectional thyristors allowing a current to flow on three phases.

Abstract: A wireless network channel allocation method for interference avoidance in a wireless network includes determining whether some or all of the one or more channels are used by other sources, if some or all of the one or more channels are used by other sources, determining whether one of channels used by other sources is currently used by the wireless network, if one of the channels used by other sources is currently used by the wireless network, switching the channel currently used by the wireless network to any one of the one or more channels except for the channel currently used by the wireless network, and if one of the channels used by other sources is not currently used by the wireless network, storing information about the channels used by the other sources, wherein the switched channel is a channel which is not most recently used by other sources according to the stored information.

Abstract: A static Voltage Ampere Voltage Reactive (VAR) comparator including: a plurality of capacitors being in a Y-connected structure and supplying three-phase alternating current power according to a switching operation; a plurality of bidirectional thyristors connected to the plurality of capacitors in serial to open and close the plurality of capacitors; and a controller, in response to power applied to the static VAR compensator, periodically applying a firing pulse signal to the plurality of bidirectional thyristors reaching to a voltage phase on which a transient current is minimized, wherein, at a point in time when first applying the firing pulse signal to one bidirectional thyristor, the controller applies simultaneously applies the firing pulse signal to the one bidirectional thyristor and other remaining bidirectional thyristors allowing a current to flow on three phases.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a multilevel converter, the method including, detecting modulation state values and current directions of sub-modules, and designating, by one sub-module, an average number of switching for each period of an output waveform, wherein the step of designating the average number of switching includes, grouping the sub-modules according to being in ON state or in OFF state, comparing the number of sub-modules in previous ON state and the number of sub-modules in OFF state to obtain a difference therebetween, and changing a state as much as the difference, comparing a sub-module of ON state in charged state and in discharged state with a sub-module of OFF state, and changing the compared states of sub-modules of ON state and OFF state.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electrical instrument to which a user inputs a reservation time using a rotary dial includes, upon reception of power rates by time periods from a power provider, confirming power rate levels by time periods based on the received power rates, displaying a color window including the power rate levels by time periods around the rotary dial, and displaying the reservation time input by the user through the rotary dial on the clock window. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a user interface that displays power rate information by time periods such that the user intuitively recognizes the power rate information and sets a reservation time on the basis of the power rate information.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a multilevel converter, the method including, detecting modulation state values and current directions of sub-modules, and designating, by one sub-module, an average number of switching for each period of an output waveform, wherein the step of designating the average number of switching includes, grouping the sub-modules according to being in ON state or in OFF state, comparing the number of sub-modules in previous ON state and the number of sub-modules in OFF state to obtain a difference therebetween, and changing a state as much as the difference, comparing a sub-module of ON state in charged state and in discharged state with a sub-module of OFF state, and changing the compared states of sub-modules of ON state and OFF state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bisphenyl compounds that are useful for inhibiting the ADP-ribosyl cyclase (ADPR-cyclase). More particularly, the disclosed compounds can be used for treatment and prevention of hypertension, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy, in which pathogenesis ADPR-cyclase is involved. The compounds and compositions of the invention can be used for treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and related disease states, particularly, hypertension or diabetes related disorders, such as, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetic nephropathy, and the like.

Abstract: A wireless network channel allocation method for interference avoidance in a wireless network includes determining whether some or all of the one or more channels are used by other sources, if some or all of the one or more channels are used by other sources, determining whether one of channels used by other sources is currently used by the wireless network, if one of the channels used by other sources is currently used by the wireless network, switching the channel currently used by the wireless network to any one of the one or more channels except for the channel currently used by the wireless network, and if one of the channels used by other sources is not currently used by the wireless network, storing information about the channels used by the other sources, wherein the switched channel is a channel which is not most recently used by other sources according to the stored information.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electrical instrument to which a user inputs a reservation time using a rotary dial includes, upon reception of power rates by time periods from a power provider, confirming power rate levels by time periods based on the received power rates, displaying a color window including the power rate levels by time periods around the rotary dial, and displaying the reservation time input by the user through the rotary dial on the clock window. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a user interface that displays power rate information by time periods such that the user intuitively recognizes the power rate information and sets a reservation time on the basis of the power rate information.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bisphenyl compounds that are useful for inhibiting the ADP-ribosyl cyclase (ADPR-cyclase). More particularly, the disclosed compounds can be used for treatment and prevention of hypertension, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy, in which pathogenesis ADPR-cyclase is involved. The compounds and compositions of the invention can be used for treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and related disease states, particularly, hypertension or diabetes related disorders, such as, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetic nephropathy, and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to bisphenyl compounds that are useful for inhibit the ADP-ribosyl cyclase (ADPR-cyclase). More particularly, the disclosed compounds can be used for treatment and prevention of hypertension, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetes, and diabetic nephropathy, in which pathogenesis ADPR-cyclase is involved. The compounds and compositions of the invention can be used for treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease and related disease states, particularly, hypertension or diabetes related disorders, such as, hypertensive cardiac hypertrophy, diabetic nephropathy, and the like.