Abstract: There are disclosed an apparatus and method for processing images.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for unsupervised domain adaptation, including the steps of generating a first augmented domain associated with a source domain, generating a second augmented domain associated with a target domain, and performing unsupervised domain adaptation by using the first augmented domain and the second augmented domain as a bridge for connecting the source domain and the target domain, and it is possible to apply to other exemplary embodiments.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for treating osteoarthritis or eliminating senescent cells, including K-7174 that targets zinc finger MIZ domain-containing protein 1 (Zmiz1) as an active ingredient, wherein suppression of overexpression of Zmiz1 found in osteoarthritis-induced joint tissues or mice as well as suppression of expression, due to binding between K-7174 and GATA whose expression is induced by the Zmiz1 overexpression, of joint destructing factors (Mmp3, Cox2) and senescence cell promoting factors (Glb1, p16) whose expressions are increased upon the overexpression have shown effects of decreasing the progression of osteoarthritis and promoting elimination of senescent cells, such that it is possible to provide a composition including the K-7174 as an active ingredient as a treatment for osteoarthritis or an agent for eliminating senescent cells.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method and apparatus for digital forensic corresponding to an IoT (Internet of Things) terminal, the method including: performing, by an electronic device, an analysis of an Internet of Things (IoT) terminal to which digital forensics is to be performed; selecting an injection method of injecting, by the electronic device, a certificate into the IoT terminal; injecting, by the electronic device, a certificate into at least one of the IoT terminal, the electronic device, and a portable device communicating with the IoT terminal using the selected injection method; and verifying, by the electronic device, data stored in a cloud server communicating with the IoT terminal based on the injected certificate, and can also be applied to other embodiment.

Abstract: A domain adaptation device for longitudinal data includes a first module that generates first transformation data using a projection matrix for domain transformation and a graph matrix for data filtering, a second module that determines a domain of the first transformation data, and a third module that determines a label of the first transformation data.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor-based DNA sensor which includes: a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a substrate to be spaced apart from each other; a channel layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a target coupling layer disposed on the channel layer, and including probe DNA detecting target DNA through a hybridization reaction; a passivation layer selectively exposing an upper portion of the target coupling layer; and a gate layer disposed at a lower portion and/or an upper portion of the substrate, or an upper portion of the target coupling layer, in which the channel layer includes a metal oxide and a carbon nano tube.

Abstract: A prospective classification device for predicting dementia that predicts a risk of a patient with mild cognitive impairment being converted to a dementia patient based on the characteristics of prognostic brain imaging data converted from a diagnostic brain imaging data and a method of operating the same are disclosed. The prospective classification device is configured to convert features of the diagnostic brain imaging data obtained at the time of diagnosis of a patient with mild cognitive impairment into features of prognostic brain imaging data corresponding to the prognostic time after the time of diagnosis using a prospective classification model.

Abstract: Disclosed is a learning method and device for alzheimer prediction model based on domain adaptation performed by at least one processor including extracting a point related to an object in a learning image from the learning image for a 3D reconstruction model, obtaining a gradient map including surrounding context information in three dimensions of the point from a 3D model of the object, determining a weight of the point based on the learning image and the gradient map, and learning the 3D reconstruction model by using the weight such that the 3D model of the object is output from the 3D reconstruction model into which the learning image is input.

Abstract: Provided is a composition for inhibiting anti-cancer drug resistance comprising a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 below as an active ingredient: (wherein, R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, substitutable linear or branched C1-C12 alkyl, substitutable C3-C12 cycloalkyl, or substitutable C6-C18 aryl, R3 is carboxyl, hydroxyl, or acetyl, and the substitution is performed by oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl, C6-C20 aryl, halogen, or a combination thereof).

Abstract: A semiconductor interconnect and an electrode for semiconductor devices may include a thin film including a multielement compound represented by Formula 1 and having a thickness equal to or less than about 50 nm, a grain size (A) to thickness (B) ratio (A/B) equal to or greater than about 1.2, and a resistivity equal to or less than about 200 ??·cm: Mn+1AXn??Formula 1 In Formula 1, M, A, X, and n are as described in the specification.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing forskolin and retinoic acid as active ingredients which is suitable for preventing or treating sensorineural hearing loss is disclosed. A pharmaceutical composition containing forskolin and retinoic acid as active ingredients has an excellent effect of preventing, alleviating or treating hearing loss caused by ototoxic drugs during anticancer treatment, and thus is useful as a pharmaceutical composite preparation capable of reducing side effects of anticancer drugs and, additionally, as an agent for preventing or treating sensorineural hearing loss.

Abstract: An optical bio-sensing device includes a transparent substrate covering a top of a space accommodating therein a sample containing a target bio-material; a signal converter fixed to the transparent substrate, and including the upconversion nanoparticles for receiving incident light and emitting converted light of a wavelength shorter than a wavelength of the incident light; a signal reflector including retroreflection particles bindable to the signal converter via the target bio-material, wherein the retroreflection particles retroreflect the converted light; a light source for irradiating the incident light to the signal converter; and a light receiver for receiving light retroreflected from the signal reflector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating immune dysregulation-related diseases, including oxidized immunoglobulin as an active ingredient and a preventive or therapeutic method using same, a pharmaceutical composition for treating allergic diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases or malignant tumor diseases, including as an active ingredient oxidized immunoglobulin obtained through artificially induced oxidation; and a novel immunomodulatory therapy which, by administering the composition to patients with the diseases, is differentiated from existing immunoglobulin therapeutic agents and more effective.

Abstract: A network security situation assessment method of a network system includes: obtaining network traffic of the network system; detecting an attack on the network system from the obtained network traffic; identifying the detected attack; analyzing a possibility of an attack and an impact of an attack on the network system based on results of the detecting and identifying of the attack; and assessing a network situation of the network system based on a result of the analyzing, wherein the detecting of the attack on the network system includes detecting the attack from the network traffic using deep learning-based first model and second model.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting a collision of a vehicle with a surrounding object around the vehicle includes: a surrounding object information detection unit configured to obtain current state information on the object; a lane detection unit configured to obtain information on a lane on which the vehicle travels; a risk level determination unit configured to calculate a collision risk level between the object and the vehicle using state information on the object; a surrounding environment prediction unit configured to predict future state information on the object using an estimation algorithm or a deep learning algorithm; an information integration unit configured to integrate the current state information, the lane information, the collision risk level, and the future state information to generate a simplified bird's eye view; and a collision mode determination unit configured to predict collision modes by using the simplified bird's eye view.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method of multi-phase pruning a neural network with multi-sparsity levels and an SIMD-based neural network pruning method, and the SIMD-based neural network pruning method according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes GEMM-transforming an internode weight kernel applied to a layer in a neural network; and pruning the GEMM-transformed weight kernel with a predetermined SIMD width as a unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sleeve gastrectomy aid device including: a guide configured to be inserted into a stomach of a patient; an expander configured to be disposed outside the guide and have a volume that changes according to an amount of air therein; a first measurer configured to measure a pressure applied to the expander and have a shape that changes in accordance with a change in the volume of the expander; and a monitor configured to be connected to the first measurer and provide resection position information through a value of the pressure measured by the first measurer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an acoustic metamaterial-based muffler for exhaust noise reduction, including an exhaust flow body that is provided with an inlet through which exhaust gas of an internal combustion engine flows in on one side, and an outlet through which the exhaust gas flows out on the other side, and a flow passage for guiding a movement of the exhaust gas therein; and a plurality of noise reduction units that are sequentially disposed along a discharge direction of the exhaust gas inside the exhaust flow body to reduce noise in a specific frequency band in exhaust noise of the exhaust gas caused by the movement of the exhaust gas on the inside of the exhaust flow body.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating an HDR image includes an input image generator that generates a first image and a second image and an HDR image generator that generates a high dynamic range (HDR) in which a dynamic range of an original image is extended from the first image and the second image using a pre-trained model including a first neural network, a second neural network, and a third neural network, in which the first neural network is pre-trained to output a third image, the second neural network is pre-trained to output a fourth image and the third neural network is pre-trained to generate the HDR image based on the third image and the fourth image.

Abstract: There is provided a haptic glove apparatus including a glove-shaped base portion and at least one actuator disposed on the base portion. The at least one actuator includes a driving force applying portion extending in a first direction and expanding or contracting in the first direction, and an elastic support portion disposed to surround the driving force applying portion and expanding or contracting in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction according to the expansion or the contraction of the driving force applying portion.