Abstract: There is provided an aiming adjustment method for a vehicle headlamp which performs aiming adjustment based on a reference point on a light-dark boundary of a light distribution pattern, the method includes setting, as the reference point, an intersection between a vertical light-dark boundary of a part of multi-divided light distribution patterns which are to be synthesized to form a high-beam light distribution pattern and a horizontal light-dark boundary of a low-beam light distribution pattern.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor structure including the following steps is provided. A mask layer is formed on a semiconductor substrate. The semiconductor substrate revealed by the mask layer is anisotropically etched until a cavity is formed in the semiconductor substrate, wherein anisotropically etching the semiconductor substrate revealed by the mask layer comprises performing a plurality of first cycles and performing a plurality of second cycles after performing the first cycles, each cycle among the first and second cycles respectively includes performing a passivating step and performing an etching step after performing the passivating step. During the first cycles, a first duration ratio of the etching step to the passivating step is variable and ramps up step by step. During the second cycles, a second duration ratio of the etching step to the passivating step is constant, and the first duration ratio is less than the second duration ratio.

Abstract: Provided is a peptide having an ability to inhibit binding between amylospheroids (ASPD) and neurons. In one aspect, provided is a synthesized, isolated, or purified polypeptide represented by Formula (I) or (II) below: X1X2X3X4 (I), where X1 is R, H, or K, X2 is R, K, D, H, W, Q, Y, or T, X3 is any amino acid, and X4 is W, F, or Y; and X1X2X3X4 (II), where X1 is R, H, or K, X2 is any amino acid, X3 is L, G, I, W, R, M, D, E, A, V, or K, and X4 is W, F, or Y.

Abstract: A semiconductor wafer and a semiconductor wafer fabrication method are provided. The wafer includes a supporting substrate, a semiconductor substrate and a contact layer. The supporting substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The semiconductor substrate is disposed on the first surface of the supporting substrate, in which the semiconductor substrate is configured to form plural devices. The contact layer is disposed on the second surface of the supporting substrate to contact the supporting substrate, in which the contact layer is configured to contact an electrostatic chuck and has a resistivity of the contact layer smaller than a resistivity of the supporting substrate. In semiconductor wafer fabrication method, at first, a raw wafer is provided. Then, the contact layer is formed by using an implantation operation or a deposition operation.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a memory, a content display, an extraction unit, and a message display. The memory stores multiple pieces of content and multiple messages transmitted by multiple users. The content display displays the multiple pieces of content. The extraction unit extracts multiple messages from the memory if a user selects at least one piece of content of the multiple displayed pieces of content. The multiple extracted messages refer to the at least one piece of content or have the at least one piece of content attached to the multiple extracted messages. The message display displays the multiple messages extracted by the extraction unit.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and apparatus for processing information. A specific implementation of the method includes: parsing a received voice query request sent by a user to obtain text query information corresponding to the voice query request; obtaining text push information obtained by searching using the text query information; processing the text push information to obtain to-be-pushed information corresponding to the text push information; and playing the to-be-pushed information. The implementation can play information when the user is not convenient to browse the information, so that the user can obtain the information in time.

Abstract: A battery packaging material has a very thin aluminum alloy foil with a thickness of not more than 40 ?m, in which pinholes or cracks are unlikely to occur during molding, which has excellent moldability and appearance after molding, which is unlikely to be erroneously determined to be a defective product, and which makes highly accurate defect determination possible. The battery packaging material includes a stacked member provided with at least, in this order: a base material layer; an aluminum alloy foil layer; and a heat sealable resin layer, wherein: the aluminum alloy foil layer has a thickness of not more than 40 ?m; the aluminum alloy foil layer is an aluminum alloy conforming to JIS standard A8021; and the aluminum alloy has a maximum crystal grain size of not more than 25 ?m, and an average crystal grain size of not more than 10 ?m.

Abstract: A moving image splitting device is connected to the cameras of a camera group that captures moving images, connected to an information processor through a network, and having a processor. The processor repeats requesting the camera to send a moving image, acquiring a captured moving image from the camera, detecting an I frame from the acquired moving image, creating split data with a sequence allocated in an ascending order of captured time instants in a GOP unit including the I frame, and accumulating the split data in a storage device. In response to a request for split data from the information processor, the processor extracts split data from the storage device with reference to the sequence allocated to the split data, and transfers the extracted split data to the information processor.

Abstract: A method of decoding a video signal according to the present invention may include: determining whether or not change in brightness is present between a current video including a current block and a reference video of the current video; when it is determined that change in brightness is present between the current video and the reference video, determining weight prediction parameter candidates of the current block; determining a weight prediction parameter of the current block on the basis of index information specifying any of the weight prediction parameter candidates; and performing prediction for the current block on the basis of the weight prediction parameter.

Abstract: The present aspects provide a display apparatus including a chip-on-film (COF), which may include: a plastic substrate configured to have at least one through-hole formed in one area thereof and a conductor inserted into the through-hole; a display part configured to be disposed in another area on an upper surface of the plastic substrate; a first pad part configured to have a plurality of pads, at least one of which is disposed in the one area on the upper surface of the plastic substrate to overlap the through-hole, and configured to be connected to one end of the conductor; and a second pad part configured to be disposed on a back surface of the plastic substrate, and configured to have a plurality of pads, at least one of which is in contact with the other end of the conductor, and further provide a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for switching a wireless power transmission mode.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided that configure a wider passband for one or more channels of a wavelength selective switch (WSS). When a wider passband route WSS and a normal width passband select switch are used in combination, crosstalk that may be introduced by the wider passband route WSS can be mitigated. The wider passband WSS can provide a passband that allows a maximum bandwidth of signal to pass on a given channel and avoid signal being attenuated at the channel edges, especially when channels have a reduced channel spacing, such as with 50 GHz spacing.

Abstract: A charger includes: a first opposed electrode and a second opposed electrode disposed at mutually opposed positions; a discharge electrode between the first opposed electrode and the second opposed electrode; and a power supply unit that applies a voltage to at least one of the first opposed electrode, the second opposed electrode, and the discharge electrode. A first period in which a first charging region is formed between the first opposed electrode and the discharge electrode and a first non-charging region is formed between the second opposed electrode and the discharge electrode, and a second period in which a second non-charging region is formed between the first opposed electrode and the discharge electrode and a second charging region is formed between the second opposed electrode and the discharge electrode are repeated periodically. In the first charging region and the second charging region, particles are charged to the same polarity.

Abstract: A NAND flash memory device having a facing bar and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The method includes forming one transistor or a plurality of stack transistors as cell transistors on two side surfaces of a facing bar to have transmission channels thereat. In this case, the height of the facing bar may be easily increased. Thus, not only a layout area of unit transistors including the cell transistors but also a layout area of cell strings may be minimized, and lengths of the transmission channels of the cell transistors may be sufficiently extended. As a result, according to the NAND flash memory device and the method of fabricating the same, the overall operating characteristics are improved.

Abstract: Accurate driver state determination achieving safety is enabled without being affected by differences between individual drivers. A driver state determination apparatus for determining a driver state, such as distracted driving, includes a calculator that determines a direction of a vehicle driver's face or gaze based on first sensing data output from a first sensor and including an image of the driver, and calculates statistical information about a direction in which the driver looking straight ahead retains his or her gaze with respect to a forward direction of a vehicle. A correction unit corrects the determined face or gaze direction of the driver with respect to a reference direction defined as the forward direction of the vehicle based on the statistical information. A determiner determines a driver state based on a deviation of the corrected face or gaze direction of the driver from the reference direction.

Abstract: Provided is a method and device for walking assistance that may estimate a state vector of a foot of a user and a variance matrix corresponding to the state vector, adjust a probability of a contact sensor based on at least one estimate included in the estimated state vector in response to receiving a contact signal from the contact sensor, calculate a combination rate between a measurement value of an acceleration sensor and the estimated state vector based on a measurement error matrix including the adjusted probability, update the estimated state vector and the estimated variance matrix based on the calculated combination rate, determine whether the foot lands on the ground based on the updated state vector and the updated variance matrix, and change an operation mode of a walking assistance device based on a result of the determination.

Abstract: Provided is a video encoding method including obtaining a projected image by projecting a three-dimensional image onto a polyhedron; generating a rectangular image including a first pixel region and a second pixel region, the first pixel region corresponding to the projected image; selecting a block including at least one pixel included in the first pixel region and at least one pixel included in the second pixel region, the block being from among blocks split from the rectangular image and each block having a predetermined size; substituting a pixel value of the at least one pixel included in the second pixel region included in the selected block with a predetermined value; and encoding the selected block.

Abstract: A detection method of a pixel circuit, a driving method of a display panel, a display device and a pixel circuit are provided. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor, and the detection method includes a writing phase and a reading phase. The writing phase includes: writing a reference data voltage to a gate electrode of the driving transistor, and writing a first detection writing voltage to a first electrode of the driving transistor to turn on the driving transistor; and the reading phase includes: upon the driving transistor being turned off after a first predetermined time after writing the first detection writing voltage, reading a voltage of the first electrode of the driving transistor to obtain a first detection reading voltage for obtaining a threshold voltage of the driving transistor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for wafer cleaning. The apparatus includes an enclosure made of a noncombustible material, a wafer holder, a cleaning nozzle, at least one sensor, and an exhaust unit. The wafer holder can hold and heat a wafer. The cleaning nozzle can supply a flow of a cleaning fluid onto a surface of the wafer. The at least one sensor can detect attributes of the wafer. The exhaust unit can expel a vapor generated by the cleaning fluid in the enclosure. The exhaust unit can include a rinse nozzle to rinse the vapor passing through the exhaust unit with a mist.

Abstract: An endoscope device is provided to comprise an insertion unit configured to be inserted into a body cavity and guide light from an object, an illumination device attached to the insertion unit and illuminating the object, and an imaging device having an imaging element provided with 8K-level or higher-level pixels. The imaging element receives light reflected from the object and guided by the insertion unit and outputs imaging signals of the object. The insertion unit and the illumination device may be attached to the imaging device. The imaging device may be grasped and carried by a human hand. The imaging device has a mounting part incorporating the imaging element and a grasping part. The cross-sectional area of the mounting part perpendicular to an optical axis is equal to or larger than the cross-sectional area of the grasping part perpendicular to the optical axis.