Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a first electrode; a second electrode opposite to the first electrode; an emission layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a hole transport region between the first electrode and the emission layer, wherein the emission layer includes at least one organometallic compound represented by Formula 1; and wherein the hole transport region includes at least one selected carbazole-based compound represented by Formula 2:

Abstract: A phase-locked loop (PLL) includes a counter configured to measure voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) information of an oscillator during a mask time, and a frequency tuner configured to tune a frequency of the oscillator to a target frequency, based on a comparison result obtained by comparing the VCO information to target frequency information.

Abstract: A fluid simulation method and apparatus is provided. The fluid simulation method according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises setting initial conditions of level set and velocity field for a simulation object and setting FLIP particles according to the set initial condition of the level set and the set initial condition of the velocity field; updating the level set and the velocity field by advection of the level set and the velocity field; reconstructing the updated level set and the updated velocity field; redeploying the FLIP particles for the simulation object; projecting the updated velocity field to have incompressibility; and updating velocity of each of the deployed particles.

Abstract: A synapse for a spike timing dependent (STDP) function cell includes a memory device having a variable resistance, such as a memristor, and a transistor connected to the memory device. A channel of the memory device is connected in series with a channel of the transistor.

Abstract: The present invention provides reliable methods to identify subsets of subjects with a cancer of epithelial origin characterized by a high level of phosphorylated c-erbB2 which does not correlate with the over-expression of total c-erbB2 as measured by IHC or FISH, for selection and inclusion for c-erbB2-direct treatment and therapy. Furthermore, the present invention provides a reliable method to determine whether a subject with a cancer of epithelial origin who has been determined to be c-erbB2 positive by IHC and by FISH should be excluded from c-erbB2-direct treatment because of a non-significant level of phosphorylated c-erbB2 in epithelial tumor tissue.

Abstract: A method and apparatus perform channel scanning in a wireless communication system. A signal intensity of an Access Point (AP) is compared with a scanning threshold, when the AP signal intensity not less than the scanning threshold, a channel scanning schedule list is generated in consideration of a scan time based on a passive channel scan scheme and a scan time based on an active channel scan scheme. The channel scanning is performed every channel scanning time, according to the channel scanning schedule list.

Abstract: The invention relates to rehabilitation systems and methods for providing therapy to individuals who have suffered a stroke or other neurological insult. A rehabilitation system may comprise a depth sensing camera positioned to view a workspace into which a patient's hands may be located, a display system viewable by the patient, and an electronic computer executing a stored program to display a representation of a virtual space holding at least one virtual object, display a representation of at least one hand of the patient, and monitor a virtual manipulation of the virtual object by the patient's hand. Other embodiments may include virtual reality goggles, head motion tracking, various exercises and of varying difficulty, tracking metrics and recording for subsequent playback.

Abstract: A composition for preventing or treating a viral infection, which includes an ethanol extract of Tetracera scandens as an effective component, is provided. The composition exhibits low toxicity and few side effects and effectively inhibits reverse transcriptase activities to suppress synthesis of DNA, and thus can be useful in preventing or treating infections caused by various kinds of RNA viruses.

Abstract: To improve the mass productivity of thermoelectric conversion modules. A thermoelectric conversion module 1 is equipped with a pair of substrates 11 and 12, a plurality of thermoelectric conversion elements 2, each having one end portion electrically connected to a first electrode 3 which is arranged on the substrate 11 and the other end portion electrically connected to a second electrode 4 which is arranged on the substrate 12, and a connection section 5 which electrically connects the first electrode 3 electrically connected to the thermoelectric conversion element 2 to the second electrode 4 electrically connected to an adjacent one of the thermoelectric conversion elements 2. The connection section 5 is separate from at least one of the first electrode 3 and the second electrode 4.

Abstract: Provided is a low-density parity-check (LDPC) code decoder and a decoding method. The decoding method may include calculating a message of a variable node (V-node), calculating a message of a check node (C-node), and calculating log-likelihood ratio (LLR) data of a channel using the message of the V-node and the message of the C-node.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amphiphilic polymer whose property and structure can change under hypoxic conditions, and to nanoparticles formed by self-assembly of the amphiphilic polymer. The hypoxia-responsive nanoparticles according to the present invention release a drug selectively under hypoxic conditions. Thus, the nanoparticles can be used for the selective diagnosis and treatment for diseases that are accompanied by hypoxia. Particularly, the nanoparticles can release a drug only to a targeted tumor in cancer therapy, and thus have minimized side effects and maximized therapeutic effects.

Abstract: Provided are a peptide for inhibiting an interaction between an RANKL and an RANK consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating bone diseases including the peptide. The peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 is not present in a cyclic shape, and has 10 or less amino acids, thereby having better biostability than a conventional peptide to inhibit an RANKL-RANK interaction, being preferable in price during synthesis, and having a better RANKL-RANK interaction inhibitory effect. For this reason, the peptide may be used as an effective component of the composition effectively inhibiting differentiation of osteoclasts. A pharmaceutical composition including the peptide is bound with the RANKL and the peptide, instead of the RANK, thereby inhibiting the interaction between the RANKL and the RANK, and thus inhibiting osteoclast differentiation.

Abstract: An array of electrochemical detectors includes an array of electrodes that provide current responsive to oxidation events. Each electrode is coupled to a transistor, an amplifier coupled to an input of the transistor and having a feedback loop coupled to the electrode and providing a bias voltage to the electrode, an integrating capacitor coupled to the transistor operable to integrate charge from the electrode, and a reset switch coupled to the integrating capacitor. The amplifier may have a shared stage with other detectors. A shared buffer circuit may also provide a sampled output from multiple detectors.

Abstract: An antenna is used for radio frequency measurements of cell wall impedance changes due to ion channels. The antenna provides enhanced direct readout of lipid bilayers and cells containing pores and ion channels. The antenna is placed around a nanopore, which may be fabricated from glass, quartz or other material, and is shaped to provide an enhanced sensitivity to electrical activity in the vicinity of the nanopore. As such, the antenna may be of a class of bi-cone- or other stub-antennas providing high gain and broad bandwidth, for example a planar variant of a “bow-tie” antenna. Accordingly, improved sensitivity of at least an order of magnitude may be achieved over past systems.

Abstract: An offshore power generation structure comprising a submerged portion having heat exchange sections, power generation sections, a cold water pipe and a cold water pipe connection. The cold water pipe comprises a plurality of offset first and second staved portions.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for differentiate human cancers comprising using one or more transcribed ultraconserved regions (T-UCR) expression profiles where the association between the genomic location of UCRs and the analyzed cancer-related genomic elements is highly statistically significant and comparable to that reported for miRNAs.

Abstract: Methods for characterizing a test subject's, particularly a human test subject's, risk of having cardiovascular disease or developing cardiovascular disease are provided. Also provided are methods for characterizing a test subject's risk of experiencing a complication of cardiovascular disease near term. The methods comprise determining levels of one or more carbamylated biomarkers in a bodily fluid of the test subject and/or comparing these levels with a reference value. In certain embodiments, the carbamylated biomarkers are carbamylated albumin, carbamylated fibrinogen, carbamylated immunoglobulin and carbamylated apolipoprotein A. In other embodiments, particularly where the test subject does not have clinical evidence of renal disease, the carbamylated biomarker is free and/or total peptide-bound homocitrulline.

Abstract: Extracellular vesicle-associated protein biomarkers for use in diagnosing and staging carcinomas, e.g., lung and ovarian cancers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for tracking target objects includes a network of unidirectional sensors which correspond to nodes on the network. The sensors identify the presence of a target object, determine a first criteria for the relationship of the target object to the sensors and send a message to sensors neighboring the sensor. The message includes a unique identification of the target object and the first criteria. The sensors are ranked to determine which of the sensors should head a cluster of sensors for tracking the target object. Clusters are propagated and fragmented as the target object moves through a field of sensors.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for producing a fermentation product, such as ethanol, by co-culture of a member of the genus Paenibacillus and an ethanologenic microbe, such as yeast or E. coli. Also provided are methods for making enzymes useful in the saccharification of a pretreated lignocellulosic material. The enzymes may be made by culturing a member of the genus Paenibacillus in a composition suitable for production of such enzymes. An example of such a composition is a pretreated lignocellulosic material, for example, spent hydrolysates. Also provided are genetically modified members of the genus Paenibacillus that have been genetically modified to not produce an antimicrobial, for instance, a polymyxin E.