Abstract: An optical signal transmission method according to an embodiment of the disclosure is an optical signal transmission method in which a processor performs at least part of each operation, and may include an operation of receiving a data stream, an operation of separating at least part of the data stream into three channels, modulating the separated data streams respectively according to M-ary frequency shift keying (M-FSK) scheme so as to produce an FSK modulated signal, an operation of combining a plurality of FSK modulated signals modulated respectively in the three channels, and producing a color modulated signal according to a bit-color mapping table set in advance, and an operation of transmitting the color modulated signal by controlling a light source of the same optical channel based on the color modulated signal.

Abstract: A system includes a controller that is configured to generate a node control signal and a plurality of switch control signals, a plurality of programmable emulators, each of the plurality of programmable emulators being configurable as one of a plurality of node types responsive to the node control signal, and a plurality of switches that are programmable to couple ones of the plurality of programmable emulators to each other responsive to the plurality of switch control signals.

Abstract: Relationships between morphological changes to an eye due to intraocular pressure changes and blood perfusion changes in the retina are determined by colocalizing retinal perfusion data and optic nerve head (ONH) mechanical deformation data. Perfusion changes from intraocular pressure (IOP) changes are determined by colocalizing retinal perfusion data with ONH mechanical deformation data. Optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCT-A) can be used to generate both retinal perfusion data and mechanical deformation data for an imaged volume. A three-dimensional model (e.g., connectivity map or connectivity model) of the vasculature can be generated from the OCT-A imaging data and used to predict changes in blood perfusion in various areas of the retina due to IOP-induced mechanical deformations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a progesterone-induced blocking factor (PIBF) protein as an active ingredient for prevention or treatment of inflammatory disease. In the present invention, menopausal asthma animal models have been experimentally identified to decrease airway inflammation when treated with PIBF protein. Thus, the composition can be advantageously used in postmenopausal female asthma patients.

Abstract: A matchmaking system and method for a virtual event. The system comprises a registration module linked to the virtual environment having registration data of participants of the virtual event. A grouping unit matches the participants in different groups based on matching criteria of the participants. A location in the virtual event and metadata for each group is generated based on the matching criteria. An instance of the virtual event is assigned to each group. Each participant is invited to join the matched group. The invitation comprises at least a portion of the metadata of the matched group. Each participant joining the group is granted membership and access to the matched group. The joined participants can communicate with other members of the matched group.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I?), Formula (II), and Formula (III). The compounds described herein may useful in treating and/or preventing protozoan infections in a subject in need thereof, treating and/or preventing trypanosomal infections (e.g., Trypanosoma cruzi (T. cruzi) or Trypanosoma brucei infections) and/or plasmodial infections in a subject in need thereof, treating and/or preventing diseases in a subject in need thereof (e.g., Chagas disease, malaria, and/or sleeping sickness), and may be useful in treating and/or preventing infectious diseases in a subject in need thereof. Also provided in the present disclosure are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods, and uses including a compound described herein.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are disclosed. The method of decoding an image according to the present invention, comprises, generating a first prediction block of a current block, generating a second prediction block of the current block and generating a final prediction sample of the current block using a sample unit weighted sum of the first prediction block and the second prediction block, wherein a weight used for the sample unit weighted sum is determined based on a location of a current luma sample and a geometric prediction mode (GPM) boundary line for partitioning the current block.

Abstract: The system extracts water from lunar regolith and includes a regolith intake having a digging bucket that collects lunar regolith soil and a gravel separator that separates and discharges gravel and passes a mixture of ice-regolith powder having ice grains that are about 10-100 microns along the conveyor. A pneumatic separator receives the ice-regolith powder and pneumatically splits the ice-regolith powder into streams of different sized lithic fragments and ice particles per the ratio of inertial force and aerodynamic drag force of the lithic fragments and ice particles. Each split stream may include a magnetic separator that separates further the magnetic and paramagnetic lithic fragments from ice particles to discharge up to 80 percent of lithic fragments to slag.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and methods for selectively lysing cells from a cell suspension including disassociating a population of cells from a tissue sample, the population of cells including a population of one or more viable cells and a population of one or more dead and dying cells, exposing the population of cells to at least one pulse of fluid shear stress having a force along a conduit wall of from about 500 dyn/cm2 to about 2500 dyn/cm2 to substantially lyse the population of one or more dead or dying cells, leaving the population of one or more viable cells substantially intact, and collecting the population of one or more viable cells.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are rechargeable aluminum organic batteries and active materials used therein. The cathodic materials used herein comprise a macrocycle comprising a substituted or unsubstituted phenanthrenequinone unit and a graphite flake.

Abstract: A method is provided for making high quality silicon sulfide having 4N (99.99% by weight) or better purity.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a data inversion circuit configured to perform DBI-AC encoding using a PAM 4 signal may comprise a data generation unit configured to generate input data based on the PAM 4 signal, a channel comprising N data lines, a first auxiliary signal generation unit configured to generate a first auxiliary signal that determines whether to perform a first encoding on the input data based on the number of each of a plurality of data symbols included in the input data, a first data encoding unit configured to generate intermediate data by performing the first encoding on the input data based on the first auxiliary signal, a second auxiliary signal generation unit configured to generate a second auxiliary signal that determines whether to perform a third encoding on the intermediate data by analyzing the relationship between a plurality of data symbols at a current time point and a plurality of data symbols at a previous time point included in the intermediate data and a second data encoding unit c

Abstract: Provided herein is a ligament ECM soluble fraction useful for the growth and regrowth of ligament tissue. Methods of preparation of the soluble fractions and use of the soluble fractions in growth or regrowth of ligament tissue also are provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an electromagnet alignment system for AM or 3D printing technology providing improved in-situ alignment of the magnetic particulate material as it is dispensed during deposition to form a 3D shape. In-situ alignment of the magnetic particulate material can be controlled to be unidirectional or multi-directional.

Abstract: Disclosed is an RFID antenna including: a central inductive circuit; and at least two lobes extending radially from the central inductive circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device which includes processing elements arranged in rows and columns, word lines connected with the rows of the processing elements, bit lines connected with the columns of the processing elements, body lines connected with the columns of the processing elements, and source lines connected with the rows of the processing elements. Each of the processing elements includes a first terminal connected with a corresponding bit line of the bit lines, a second terminal connected with a corresponding source line of the source lines, a control gate connected with a corresponding word line of the word lines, a floating gate between the control gate and a body, a body terminal connected with a corresponding body line of the body lines, and a capacitive element between the floating gate and the corresponding bit line.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for performing detection of microorganisms (e.g., viruses) with high sensitivity. The apparatus and method are well suited for point-of-care (POC) testing in resource-limited regions and are capable of being operated with very little manual intervention and without the need for lab equipment. A variety of viruses can be detected with high sensitivity, including, for example, coronaviruses, Zika virus and flu viruses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical robot system capable of effectively removing a calcified thrombus in a blood vessel. The present invention proposes a new guide-wired helical microrobot for mechanical thrombectomy applied to a calcified thrombus. Also, the present invention proposes an electromagnetic navigation system (ENS) which uses a high frequency operation that is based on a resonant effect in order to enhance the boring force of a microrobot. The microrobot system of the present invention can precisely tunnel through a blood vessel blockage site by means of the electromagnetic navigation system without damaging blood vessel walls. The microrobot system of the present invention has a wide range of applications including not only for thrombosis, but also thromboangiitis obliterans caused by vasoocclusion, cerebral infarction, strokes, angina or myocardial infarction, peripheral artery occlusive disease, or atherosclerosis, etc.

Abstract: Transparent, electrically conductive vanadium oxide-based perovskite films and methods of making the vanadium oxide-based perovskite films are provided. Transparent conducting vanadate perovskites are made by forming a layer of amorphous vanadate perovskite precursor around a plurality of nanoscale, crystalline, perovskite oxide seeds and heating the layer of amorphous vanadate perovskite precursor at a temperature that favors lateral vanadate perovskite crystal growth from the perovskite oxide seeds over homogeneous crystal nucleation within the layer of amorphous vanadate perovskite precursor material. The crystallization processes can form the desired vanadate perovskite phase directly or via a transformation in a controlled gas environment from an initial crystallized vanadate perovskite phase that has a higher oxidation state.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of decoding an image. The method includes acquiring intra chroma prediction information of a current block from a bitstream, deriving an intra chroma prediction mode of the current block based on the intra chroma prediction information, and performing intra prediction with respect to the current block based on the intra chroma prediction mode. The intra chroma prediction mode may be any one of a linear model (LM)) mode, a derived luma (DM) mode, a Planar mode, a Vertical mode, a Horizontal mode and a DC mode, and a first bit of the intra chroma prediction information may be used to determine whether the intra chroma prediction mode is an LM mode.