Abstract: Provided is a robot charging apparatus to wirelessly charge a robot capable of walking, which includes a plurality of receiving coils fixed to legs of a robot and a transmitting coil moved and provided according to a position of the robot and wirelessly charges the robot in such a manner that the transmitting coil is provided between the plurality of receiving coils and coupled to the receiving coils by a magnetic field output from the transmitting coil.

Abstract: A FAQ maintenance support device 1 includes a question determining unit 12 to extract determined question items determined as question items of a customer, from contents of an inquiry from the customer and a response to the customer; a query log extracting unit 14 to extract search queries, which corresponds to the question items of the customer stored in a FAQ search system and have been determined such that all FAQ as search results for the search query are useless for the customer; and a maintenance question candidate extracting unit 15 to perform clustering with elements of question items of FAQ registered in the FAQ search system, the determined question items, and the search queries, and based on the clustering result, extract a candidate question item of FAQ to be maintained, and thereby, maintenance such as addition and deletion of FAQ can be performed easily.

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: In some implementations, a device may receive image data and sensor data associated with the image data. The image data may depict a series of scenes that are captured over a time period and that are associated with an occurrence of an event. The device may determine a time of interest, within the time period, at which a value of the sensor data satisfies one or more criteria. The device may extract a portion of the image data based on the time of interest. The device may extract, from the portion of the image data, a slice of image data depicting a first set of scenes and a slice of image data depicting a second set of scenes. The device may train, based on the slices of image data, a model to predict a probability of an occurrence of an event.

Abstract: A coding method is a coding method executed by a coding apparatus. The coding method includes partitioning a first block having a predetermined size in an original image into a group of second blocks each being a block serving as a unit for coding, by quad tree, ternary tree, or binary tree, and predicting movement for each of the second blocks. The partitioning includes first sub-partitioning and second sub-partitioning, the first sub-partitioning includes partitioning the first block into blocks each having a size selected from sizes determined according to the quad tree, the ternary tree, or the binary tree, and the second sub-partitioning includes further partitioning the blocks each having the selected size to generate the second blocks.

Abstract: A network device may determine a geographical distance between an earth station and the network device. The network device may determine a location for an exclusion zone, associated with the earth station, based on the geographical distance. The network device may generate an exclusion zone system information block that identifies the location for the exclusion zone. The network device may provide, to the user equipment, the exclusion zone system information block.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a resource allocation method for uplink transmission onto an unlicensed band in a wireless communication system, particularly, in cellular wireless communication system; and a method, a device, and a system for transmitting scheduling information in a base station and for performing reception and transmission in a terminal. In addition, provided are: a method for efficiently transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system, particularly, in a cellular wireless communication system; and a device therefor, and another objective of the present invention is to provide: a method for efficiently sensing a channel and transmitting a signal/channel in a specific frequency band (for example, unlicensed band); a method for receiving the corresponding signal/channel; and a device therefor.

Abstract: A novel folding bath bucket includes a folding bracket and a water storage component. The water storage component is connected to the folding bracket for water storage. A connection frame is arranged at a top of the folding bracket. A chamber is formed inside the connection frame. The chamber forms a connection slot at a bottom of the connection frame. A connection portion is arranged at a top of the water storage component. The connection portion is clamped in the chamber through the connection slot to achieve the connection between the water storage component and the folding bracket. Through the above arrangement, the connection portion of the present disclosure is completely wrapped in the chamber inside the connection frame, avoiding damage caused by direct contact between the connection portion and the outside.

Abstract: An optical waveguide is an optical waveguide including a semiconductor quantum well structure, the optical waveguide including a first region in which the semiconductor quantum well structure is not disordered and a second region in which the semiconductor quantum well structure is disordered. The first region has a first bandgap wavelength, the second region has a second bandgap wavelength, and a region in which the semiconductor quantum well structure is disordered in such a manner that a bandgap wavelength continuously decreases from the first bandgap wavelength to the second bandgap wavelength is provided between the first region and the second region.

Abstract: Provided is a new compound capable of effectively inhibiting ATX. The compound is represented by formula I, or the compound is a tautomer, a stereoisomer, a hydrate, a solvate, a salt, or a prodrug of the compound represented by formula I. In formula (I), R1 and R2 are independently selected from —H or —CH3, provided that: R1 and R2 are not —H at the same time or are not —CH3 at the same time.

Abstract: Provided are core-shell semiconductor nanoparticles, each including a core and a shell disposed on a surface of the core, and emitting light when irradiated with light. The core contains a semiconductor containing M1, M2, and Z, M1 containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, and Au, M2 containing at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In, and Tl, and Z containing at least one selected from the group consisting of S, Se, and Te. The shell contains a semiconductor containing a Group 13 element and a Group 16 element, and having a greater band-gap energy than the core. The shell has a compound containing a Group 15 element disposed on a surface of the shell, and the Group 15 element containing at least P with a negative oxidation number.

Abstract: A signal transfer control apparatus that performs a control operation to switch a plurality of communication paths constituted by a plurality of signal transfer apparatuses transferring a signal includes: a fixed delay information acquisition unit that acquires fixed delay information for each of the plurality of communication paths; a traffic information acquisition unit that acquires traffic information indicating a traffic volume or each of the plurality of communication paths; a probability density function estimation unit that estimates a probability density function of a traffic volume of each of the plurality of communication paths based on the traffic information; an occurrence probability estimation unit that estimates an occurrence probability of variable delay in each of the plurality of communication paths based on the probability density function of each of the plurality of communication paths; a communication path calculation unit that performs a calculation for specifying a communication path w

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is an adaptive equalization filter for an optical transmission system, including: a main signal filter; and a coefficient computation unit that updates the filter coefficient of the main signal filter. The pre-stage filter and the post-stage filter receive a sample of the main signal as an input. The pre-stage coefficient computation unit obtains the filter coefficient of the pre-stage filter by feedback control using the gradient method. The post-stage coefficient computation unit obtains the filter coefficient of the post-stage filter by feedforward control. The convolution computation unit obtains the filter coefficient of the main signal filter by convolution computation of the filter coefficient of the pre-stage filter obtained by the pre-stage coefficient computation unit and the filter coefficient of the post-stage filter obtained by the post-stage coefficient computation unit.

Abstract: Provided is a surveillance system employing a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the surveillance system showing improved surveillance performance while optimizing common energy consumption for computing of all the UAVs and also providing a stable visual monitoring service using autonomous mobility of the plurality of UAVs regardless of movement of an object to be monitored and action uncertainty of an adjacent UAV.

Abstract: The specification relates generally to the post-genomic identification of therapeutic targets and agents. In particular the specification relates to PSMD9 inhibitors and methods for preventing or treating metabolic disorders such as fatty liver disease that are associated with dysregulation of lipid homeostasis.

Abstract: A method and system for generating a target map for training a neural network and obtaining a sound source map regardless of the maximum number of sound sources, having a short computation time for inference, high spatial resolution and high sound source accuracy. The method includes generating grids each having a spacing within a given range at positions where sound sources are present in order to form a sound source map, calculating a result value for each of coordinates of the grids so that the result value is a local maximum at the position of a sound source and the result value decreases depending on the distance from the sound source, arranging the result values at positions on matrices corresponding to the respective coordinates of the grids, and generating a target map having an image form by using the result values arranged in on the matrices.

Abstract: A holographic wavefront printing system and method are provided. A two-dimension digital blazed grating is loaded on a phase hologram, and the emergent direction of active region diffracted light is adjusted to prevent overlapping with the dead region diffracted light after being Fourier transformed by a lens, and a phase spatial light modulator is inclined by a preset angle to change the emergent direction of the diffracted light, such that the dead region zeroth-order and first-order diffracted light on a focusing surface are symmetrical with respect to a main optical axis of a first lens, the frequency spectrum center of active region zeroth-order diffracted light is then loaded to the original frequency spectrum center without information change. In this way, the adverse effects of the dead region diffracted light and active region high-order diffracted light of the phase spatial light modulator on holographic wavefront printing are eliminated.

Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for targeting and editing nucleic acids. In particular, the invention provides non-naturally occurring or engineered RNA-targeting systems comprising a RNA-targeting Cas13 protein, at least one guide molecule, and at least one adenosine deaminase protein or catalytic domain thereof.

Abstract: Provided for are methods of producing triacylglycerol-accumulated microalgae, methods for making bioplastics from triacylglycerol-accumulated microalgae, methods for making alga-mixed plastics, and products including these bioplastics. Methods of triacylglycerol accumulation using centrifugation are also provided. Products such as plastic beads and other consumer products can be made from the bioplastics described herein.

Abstract: Addressing a frame to a target device, the frame being one of a protocol that defines the frame with at least an address part and a payload data part, including obtaining an address of the target device, splitting the address into a first part and a second part, allocating the first part in the address part of the frame, and allocating the second part in the payload data part of the frame.