Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified HRF binding peptide. The modified HRF-binding peptide according to the present invention can exert drug efficacy with high stability in vivo, can be effectively used as a drug because the number of administrations can be reduced due to its longer half-life, and can prevent or treat allergies, malaria, autoimmune diseases, acute or chronic inflammatory diseases, hypertension, and cancer in humans as well as animals by effectively inhibiting histamine secretion in cells.

Abstract: Disclosed is a video encoding/decoding method for performing inter-prediction on a current picture by resampling and referring to luma signals and chroma signals of a reference picture to improve encoding efficiency in video encoding and decoding for a frame having luma signals and chroma signals in various sample formats in one video sequence.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for intra-prediction coding of video data are provided. The apparatus includes a decoder that is configured to decode, from a bitstream, a syntax element indicating an intra-prediction type of a current block of the video data, and an intra-predictor that is configured to generate a prediction block for the current block by selectively performing matrix based intra-prediction or regular intra-prediction based on the intra-prediction type of the current block indicated by the syntax element.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for performing inverse transform on transform coefficients of a current block are disclosed. The method comprises: decoding, from a sequence parameter set (SPS) level of a bitstream, one or more intra multiple transform selection (MTS) syntax elements that control the MTS of an intra prediction mode and one or more inter MTS syntax elements that control the MTS of an inter prediction mode; determining one or more transform kernels to be used for the inverse transform of the transform coefficients, on the basis of a prediction mode of the current block, the one or more intra MTS syntax elements, and the one or more inter MTS syntax elements; and performing the inverse transform on the transform coefficients by using the determined one or more transform kernels.

Abstract: A video decoding apparatus predicts a target block in a current picture to be decoded. The apparatus comprises a predictor configured to: determine first and second reference pictures and first and second motion vectors for bi-prediction by decoding a bitstream; generate a first reference block from the first reference picture referenced by the first motion vector and generate a second reference block from the second reference picture referenced by the second motion vector; and generate a prediction block of the target block using the first and second reference blocks. The predictor includes a first coding tool configured to generate the prediction block of the target block by performing a bi-directional optical flow process using the first and second reference blocks.

Abstract: A method and device for controlling coding tools are provided. The video decoding method includes decoding, from a high level of a bitstream, an enable flag indicating whether one or more coding tools are enabled. The coding tools includes a first coding tool that encodes sample values using luma component mapping based on a piecewise linear model. The method includes acquiring a value of an application flag depending on a value of the enable flag, by setting the application flag indicating whether to apply the coding tools to a predetermined value, or by decoding the application flag from a low level of the bitstream, the application flag including a first application flag indicating whether to apply the first coding tool. The coding tools are operated when the value of the application flag is a value indicating that the coding tools are applied.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for and a method of coding machine vision data by using prediction, and for improving the efficiency of encoding the data used for machine vision, provides an apparatus for Video Coding for Machines (VCM) which sets reference data according to a correlation between the data, generates, based on the reference data, prediction data for original data having a high correlation with the reference data, and generates residual data between the prediction data and the original data, and provides a coding method performed by the apparatus for VCM.

Abstract: Disclosed is a video encoding and decoding technology using a differential modulation technique for a residual signal in order to enhance compression performance in a transform skip mode. The differential modulation technique is applicable to both luma and chroma components as long as the chroma format is not monochrome (i.e. as long as chroma_format_idc=0 is not true).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for signaling virtual boundary information and constraining an operation of an in-loop filter on a virtual boundary by using the signaled boundary information in order to prevent performance deterioration which may occur when applying the in-loop filter for a discontinuous boundary (or virtual boundary) depending on frame packing in an encoding/decoding of a 360-degree omnidirectional video.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing high value-added compounds from polyethylene terephthalate. More specifically, the present invention demonstrates that a monomeric terephthalic acid obtained from the chemical hydrolysis of polyethylene terephthalate can be converted to high value-added aromatic compounds and aromatic-derived compounds, and ethylene glycol, which is another monomer of polyethylene terephthalate, can be converted to glycolic acid, which is a cosmetic material. The present invention is characterized by recycling polyethylene terephthalate waste into high value-added compounds.

Abstract: A method of producing hydrogen using biomass includes: pretreating the biomass using an ionic liquid; and extracting hydrogen by reacting the pretreated biomass with an alkaline substance.

Abstract: A method and device for controlling coding tools are provided. The video decoding method includes decoding, from a high level of a bitstream, an enable flag indicating whether one or more coding tools are enabled. The coding tools includes a first coding tool that encodes sample values using luma component mapping based on a piecewise linear model. The method includes acquiring a value of an application flag depending on a value of the enable flag, by setting the application flag indicating whether to apply the coding tools to a predetermined value, or by decoding the application flag from a low level of the bitstream, the application flag including a first application flag indicating whether to apply the first coding tool. The coding tools are operated when the value of the application flag is a value indicating that the coding tools are applied.

Abstract: Image decoding of decoding a sequence of coded pictures on a block-by-block basis is provided. The image decoding incudes decoding a first high-level syntax element from a bitstream to determine, at a sequence level, whether affine motion prediction is allowed. A second high-level syntax element is extracted for each of at least one coding tool from the bitstream depending on the first high-level syntax element. At a picture level, the method determines whether each of the at least one coding tool is allowed. The coding tool includes sample-by-sample adjustment of affine motion prediction samples.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fibrous 3-dimensional porous scaffold obtained by electro-spinning for tissue regeneration and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electronic device is provided to realize efficient large-scale transferring. The method includes locating a transfer film over a plurality of functional layers separated from each other over a source substrate; attaching a support frame to the transfer film, the support frame having a plurality of holes spaced apart from each other; removing the source substrate from the transfer film, with the plurality of functional layers being in close contact with a bottom surface of the transfer film; locating the transfer film over a target substrate, with the plurality of functional layers being in close contact with the bottom surface of the transfer film; detaching the support frame from the transfer film; and removing the transfer film from the target substrate.

Abstract: A reliable data transmission method and system based on a predicted amount of data in a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) network is disclosed. A data transmission method of a base station includes determining a maximum amount of data to be transmitted from the base station disposed around a road to a vehicle traveling on the road, determining an encoding number for systematic network coding (SNC) based on the determined amount of data, performing the SNC on original data based on the encoding number and the amount of data, and transmitting encoded data obtained by performing the SNC to the vehicle.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for predicting a posttraumatic behavior problem that may predict a posttraumatic violent behavior problem of an individual, in detail, that may determine a biological phenotype of an individual experiencing a traumatic event within a predetermined period after the individual is exposed to the traumatic event, predict a violent symptom presentation probability of the individual based on the biological phenotype of the individual, and suggest an objective basis for preventive intervention in a development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) of the individual based on a prediction result.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for differentiating motor neurons from tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells, and a cell therapy agent using the same. The differentiation method of the present disclosure exhibits high differentiation potency into motor neurons, and thus enables a large quantity of motor neurons to be secured. Since the cells which are differentiated according to the present disclosure are obtained using discarded tonsillar tissues, there are fewer ethical issues. In addition, the cells are highly applicable as a cell therapy agent because they can be obtained easily in large quantities.

Abstract: Provided is a printing apparatus including: a material accommodating unit including an accommodating portion for accommodating at least one printing material, and an extruding portion for externally sending the at least one printing material accommodated in the accommodating portion; a printing unit including a nozzle portion for spraying the at least one printing material received from the material accommodating unit toward a printing area according to a preset program, and a first temperature adjusting portion for adjusting a first temperature within the printing area; and a transfer unit including a transfer pipe that guides the at least one printing material sent from the material accommodating unit to the nozzle portion of the printing unit, and a second temperature adjusting portion for adjusting a second temperature of the transfer pipe.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for encoding/decoding a still image or moving image based on an intra-prediction mode and an apparatus supporting the same. Particularly, a method for processing an image based on an intra prediction mode may include determining an intra prediction mode set used for an intra prediction in a current prediction processing unit among multiple intra prediction mode sets having different resolutions with each other, wherein the resolution represents a degree of distribution of the intra prediction mode in the intra prediction mode set; deriving an intra prediction mode applied to the current prediction processing unit in the determined intra prediction mode set using index information received from an encoder; and generating a prediction sample of the current prediction processing unit based on the derived intra prediction mode, and each of the intra prediction mode sets includes one or more intra prediction modes.