Abstract: An integrated circuit device includes a fin body, a source and a drain disposed on the fin body, a channel disposed in the fin body between the source and the drain, a drain extension region disposed in the fin body between the drain and the channel, a gate insulating film disposed on the channel and the drain extension region, a high-permittivity layer disposed on the gate insulating film over the drain extension region, and a double gate including a first gate disposed on the gate insulating film above the channel adjacent to the source and a second gate in contact with the first gate. A first work function of the first gate is greater than a second work function of the second gate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compositions comprising hydrolase-secreting bacteria and fermenting microorganisms and use thereof, such as for fermentative production of ethanol.

Abstract: An indirectly heated phase change switch (IPCS) for radio frequency (RF) switching, comprises two RF ports and an RF path therebetween, a phase change material (PCM) located between the RF ports, an embedded heater separated from the PCM by a dielectric layer, the embedded heater configured to provide thermal actuation of the PCM to bring about phase changes between a crystalline state and an amorphous state to provide Ohmic switching, and a bias voltage on the IPCS across said RF path. The bias is provided during heating to improve the crystallization time.

Abstract: A matrix data processing method performed by a computing device which performs a matrix multiplication operation includes, with respect to each of one or more elements included in a matrix, when a value of each element satisfies a designated condition, determining the element to be a don't-care element and determining an output value of the don't-care element, generating a bitstream based on the output value of the don't-care element and index values of valid elements included in the matrix, and equally dividing the bitstream into pieces of a designated number, and generating a Huffman code corresponding to each of a plurality of lower bitstreams that are generated as a result of the equal division.

Abstract: A method for making 3D nano-structure comprising at least two materials by spatially controlling the growth of the materials, is provided. Further, a method for making 3D nano-structure bound to a thermally labile substrate is provided. Composites, comprising a substrate bound to a 3D nano-structure, wherein the 3D nano-structure is arranged in a pattern are provided.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating a medical condition are provided. Accordingly, there is provided a composition comprising a polypeptide comprising a GnRH receptor binding protein and a polynucleotide coding a therapeutic agent, wherein said polypeptide is in association with said polynucleotide via a linker comprising a cleavage motif that can be cleaved by a proteolytic enzyme secreted by a cell expressing said GnRH receptor. Also provided is a nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a fusion protein comprising a DNA binding domain (DBD) of a transcription factor that binds a regulatory region of a gonadotropin gene attached to a chromatin modifying domain that represses transcription upon association with the DBD. Also provided are methods of use thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions, kits and methods for depositing a composition comprising a plurality of magnetic particles, to a target site of a subject by delivering the composition via controlled inhalation to a region of the subject's respiratory tract and applying a magnetic field to a target site within the region of the subject's respiratory tract to capture the particles in said target site.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a cyclic polypeptide having ubiquitin binding affinity (KD) of 0.1-100 nM. Further provided are methods for reducing deubiquitination activity of a cell, and for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are an integrate-and-fire neuron circuit implemented to enable an integrate-and-fire operation with only a small number of devices by using bistable resistance characteristics of the same two heterojunction NPN devices, unlike a CMOS-based integrate-and-fire neuron circuit having a complex structure, and an operation method thereof. In one or more aspects, an integrate-and-fire neuron circuit and an operation method thereof can increase neuron integration in a system by implementing an integrate-and-fire operation of neurons using only three transistors and two capacitors, or two transistors, one resistor and one capacitor, can improve the efficiency of spiking neural network learning by controlling a fire threshold point of neurons through regulation of a gate voltage of the same two NPN devices, and can expect an increase in energy efficiency of the entire system through inhibition of excessive fire by implementing excitatory and inhibitory post-synaptic potentials.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes: extracting pyramid level color feature maps from two or more images; extracting pyramid level density feature maps based on a cost volume generated based on the color feature maps; generating neural scene representation (NSR) cube information representing a three-dimensional (3D) space based on the color feature maps and the density feature maps; and generating a two-dimensional (2D) scene of a field of view (FOV) different from a FOV of the two or more images based on the NSR cube information.

Abstract: A millimeter-wave reflective structure configured to reflect incident millimeter waves includes: a transparent substrate defining unit cells in the form of a matrix, the transparent substrate having an upper surface; and conductive patterns arranged in the unit cells on the transparent substrate, each of the conductive patterns having a hollow rectangular shape.

Abstract: A method of analyzing a motion on the basis of feature tracking is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: capturing image frames; filtering a region of interest (ROI) for the captured image frames; tracking a feature in the captured image frames; removing an extreme value on the basis of an optimum model; and outputting an analysis result. Further disclosed is a system of analyzing a motion on the basis of feature tracking, the system comprising a controller configured to perform each step of the method.

Abstract: A method of producing spherical particles is provided herein. Also provided are compositions generated thereby and uses thereof in disease diagnosis and treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed an oscillator circuit device includes: a resistor circuit comprising a first resistor disposed between a first supply voltage level and an output node; a resistor-capacitor circuit comprising a second resistor and at least one capacitor disposed between the output node and a second supply voltage level and connected in series, and a switch capable of discharging electric charges accumulated in the at least one capacitor; and a comparator configured to compare a voltage level to be compared obtained from the resistor circuit with a predetermined reference to allow the switch to be opened and closed according to a comparison result.

Abstract: A gate-all-around field effect transistor with an extended source/drain and a method of manufacturing the same. The gate-all-around field effect transistor has an extended source/drain structure formed by partial etching of channels to solve unbalance between semiconductor devices and enables high speed operation through reduction in RC delay.

Abstract: A method of providing a texture motion effect in a multisensory media system includes generating a texture signal by using linear predictive coding (LPC) filters obtained by applying LPC to each of a column and a row forming a texture image selected from an input image and generating a texture motion by using a visual roughness of the texture signal and a depth speed of a camera.

Abstract: Methods of diagnosing and/or monitoring tuberculosis (TB) in a subject by analyzing a test sample comprising at least one volatile organic compound (VOC) or semi-volatile organic compound (SVOC) emitted or excreted from the skin of the subject. The test sample can be analyzed by a sensing unit comprising nanomaterials- and/or polymer-based sensors. Further provided is a skin-mountable device comprising a fixing unit and said sensing unit. Also discloses a method of diagnosing and/or monitoring tuberculosis, comprising analyzing specific skin-emitted VOCs or SVOCs, which are indicative of tuberculosis in a subject.

Abstract: An objective lens system comprises a set of lenses, arranged along a common optical axis to form a back focal plane. The objective lens system also comprises an optical mask at the back focal plane, and a housing encapsulating the set of lenses and the optical mask.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a text-driven motion recommendation and neural mesh stylization system and a method producing human mesh animation using the same. The system comprises at least one instruction stored in a memory, and a processor that executes the at least one instruction, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to find raw action labels matching a query given as a text prompt in a human motion dataset stored in a database, encode the raw action labels and the query for vectorizing the raw action labels and the query, and measure similarity between the raw action labels and the query based on the vectorized vectors.

Abstract: Cell-targeted cytotoxic compounds are provided herein. Such compounds can be used, e.g., to selectively bind and kill cancer cells such as cancer stem cells that express LGR4, LGR5, or LGR6. In some embodiments, the cytotoxic compounds include an LGR binding polypeptide, a cytotoxic agent (e.g., MMAE), and an Fc region (e.g., a mutant Fc domain). Methods for using the compounds to treat cell proliferative diseases such as cancers are also provided.