Abstract: A pressure vessel for storing high-pressure gas has a structure including: a nozzle body which is coupled to a vessel body that defines an inner wall surface of the pressure vessel, and has an inner flow path through which gas flows inside and outside of the pressure vessel; and a locker which is fastened to a lower portion of the nozzle body, and the structure is configured to provide dual sealing including sealing at an inclined surface by fastening force of the locker generated by an inclined pressing end of the locker, and sealing in the locker by sealing members.

Abstract: A three-dimensional (3D) display method includes generating N first visual images, N being a natural number greater than 1; generating M second visual images from each of the N first visual images, M being a natural number greater than 1; acquiring N visual image groups corresponding to the N first visual images, respectively, such that, for each one of the N visual image groups, the visual image group includes the M second visual images generated from the first visual image, from among the N first visual images, to which the visual image group corresponds; generating M elemental image array (EIA) images based on the N visual image groups; and time-share displaying the M EIA images.

Abstract: A display apparatus and a method of controlling the same are provided. The display apparatus includes an input device configured to receive a display signal including a video signal, a graphic signal, and an alpha value, a calculator configured to calculate effective bits of data of the video signal and the graphic signal, the effective bits of data being used to perform alpha-blending based on an alpha value of each pixel from the display signal, an alpha-blender configured to perform alpha-blending on the display signal by using the effective bits of data calculated by the calculator and the alpha value, and a display configured to display an image generated according to the alpha-blended display signal.

Abstract: An image processing method includes configuring a noise reduction filter for each of pixels in an image in accordance with a linear noise model of the image, based on different levels of a noise effect caused to a corresponding pixel, among the pixels, by other pixels, among the pixels and adjacent to the corresponding pixel. The method further includes performing noise reduction filtering on each of the pixels, using the noise reduction filter for each of the pixels, to obtain a noise reduced image.

Abstract: A semiconductor system and semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor system may include a first semiconductor device configured to generate a test mode signal and configured to receive output data. The semiconductor system may include a second semiconductor device configured to enter a test mode, based on the test mode signal, and block the output data of data that is stored in redundancy memory cells connected to unrepaired redundancy word lines which are not used among redundancy word lines provided for replacing failed word lines.

Abstract: A face tracking apparatus includes: a face region detector; a segmentation unit; an occlusion probability calculator; and a tracking unit. The face region detector is configured to detect a face region based on an input image. The segmentation unit is configured to segment the face region into a plurality of sub-regions. The occlusion probability calculator configured to calculate occlusion probabilities for the plurality of sub-regions. The tracking unit is configured to track a face included in the input image based on the occlusion probabilities.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for calibrating a multi-layer three-dimensional (3D) display (MLD) that may control a 3D display including a plurality of display layers to display a first image on one of the plurality of display layers, acquire a second image by capturing the first image, calculate a homography between the display layer and an image capturer based on the first image and the second image, and calculate geometric relations of the display layer with respect to the image capturer based on the calculated homography.

Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer includes (A) a hydrogenated triblock copolymer, (B) a non-aromatic oil, (C) a polyolefin resin, (D) an inorganic filler, (E) a polyphenylene ether resin, and (F) a silicone resin. The thermoplastic elastomer can have good abrasion resistance and antimicrobial activity while possessing low hardness and high strength. Also provided is a molded article using the thermoplastic elastomer.

Abstract: There are provided an improved cervical cancer diagnosing method and a diagnostic kit for same. According to the present invention, it is possible to more rapidly and accurately provide a patient group requiring a clinical treatment and a prevention treatment in terms of a technical aspect to predict that the limitation of the existing HPV DNA test method can be overcome, automate the RNA extraction from eliminated cells, and more rapidly provide more objective and accurate results because the result analysis can be performed by software by using the real-time RT-PCR.

Abstract: Disclosed is an inorganic composite powder containing an inorganic ultraviolet filter, and a method for preparing the same. The present invention also relates to an SPF and PA which can be employed in the preparation of the inorganic composite powder using Octyl Methoxycinnamate (OMC) without loss of the OMC in the range of 0.1 to 60% and which have superior ultraviolet blocking effects.

Abstract: There are provided a method for an early diagnosis and a screening test for a therapeutic agent of breast cancer by using tissue and blood, and a quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction kit for same. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide help in more effective treatment and diagnosis of breast cancer through expression rates of HER2 expressed in blood and a cancer-related marker in the blood in addition to a tissue specimen.

Abstract: A device and a method for predicting skin age of a human by using a statistical quantifying means are provided. The method for predicting skin age, according to the present invention, comprises a step of calculating a skin age rating by substituting at least one related factor indicative of a skin condition of a subject to a skin age prediction equation, wherein the skin age prediction equation is formed by a linear combination of a regression constant and at least one variable term respectively corresponding to the at least one related factor.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting a body part from a user image may include an image acquirer to acquire a depth image, an extractor to extract the user image from a foreground of the acquired depth image, and a body part detector to detect the body part from the user image, using a classifier trained based on at least one of a single-user image sample and a multi-user image sample. The single-user image may be an image representing non-overlapping users, and the multi-user image may be an image representing overlapping users.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for detecting body parts, the method including identifying a group of sub-images relevant to a body part in an image to be detected, assigning a reliability coefficient for the body part to the sub-images in the group of sub-images based on a basic vision feature of the sub-images and an extension feature of the sub-images to neighboring regions, and detecting a location of the body part by overlaying sub-images having reliability coefficients higher than a threshold value.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a common coupling block suitable for coupling a plurality of first data lines to a plurality of second data lines in response to a common control signal, which is activated regardless of a data bandwidth option mode, a first coupling block suitable for coupling a part of the plurality of second data lines to a part of a plurality of third data lines in response to a first operation control signal, a second coupling block suitable for coupling the other part of the plurality of second data lines to the other part of the plurality of third data lines in response to a second operation control signal, and a control block suitable for activating one or more of the first and second operation control signals based on the data bandwidth option mode, during a data input/output operation.

Abstract: A display system, according to one embodiment, comprises a display panel for displaying the EIA, a lens array positioned at the front part of the display panel, a depth camera for generating a depth image by photographing a user. The display system may include an image processor for calculating a viewing distance between the user and the display system from the depth image, generating a plurality of ray clusters corresponding to one view point according to the viewing distance, generating a multi-view image by rendering the plurality of ray clusters, and generating the EIA on the basis of the multi-view image.

Abstract: A method of enhancing a quality of a 3 dimensional (3D) image includes classifying an input 3D image into a plurality of sub-areas based on noise characteristics of the plurality of sub-areas of the input 3D image, denoising each of the plurality of sub-areas of the input 3D image by using different denoising methods according to noise characteristics of each of the classified plurality of sub-areas and obtaining a second 3D image after the denoising, and enhancing a contrast ratio of the second 3D image after the denoising.

Abstract: A memory includes a plurality of word lines each coupled to one or more memory cells, an address storage unit suitable for storing an address of a word line selected for access by a control unit among the plurality of word lines at a first time point; and the control unit suitable for sequentially refreshing the plurality of word lines in response to application of a refresh command, refreshing one or more adjacent word lines adjacent to a word line corresponding to the address stored in the address storage unit in response to every Nth application of the refresh command where N is a natural number and selecting one or more of the plurality of word lines for access, wherein the first time point is included in time section other than a refresh section in which the control unit refreshes one or more word lines in response to application of the refresh command.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for parsing a human body image may be implemented by acquiring a depth image including a human body, and detecting a plurality of points in the acquired depth image by conducting a minimum energy skeleton scan on the depth image.

Abstract: An audio information retrieval method, medium, and system that can rapidly retrieve audio information, even in noisy environments, by extracting a modulation spectrum that is robust against noise, converting features of the extracted modulation spectrum into hash bits, and using a hash table. The audio information retrieval method may include extracting a modulation spectrum from audio data of a compressed domain, converting the extracted modulation spectrum into fingerprint bits, arranging the fingerprint bits in a form of a hash table, converting a received query into an address by a hash function corresponding to the query, and retrieving the audio information by referring to the hash table.