Abstract: A wireless electrical power supply apparatus 100 includes a first electrical power supply unit 101, a second electrical power supply unit 104, voltage control circuits 113 and 123 configured to control a first voltage difference between a first input voltage E1 and a first output voltage E2 during forward power transmission and a second voltage difference between a second input voltage E2 and a second output voltage E1 during reverse power transmission, a second switching control circuit 121, 122 configured to turn off a second transistor Q2 during the forward power transmission and thereby cause a second diode D2 to perform rectification, and a first switching control circuit 111, 112 configured to turn off a first transistor Q1 during the reverse power transmission and thereby cause a first diode D1 to perform rectification.

Abstract: A time-differenced carrier phase (TDCP) measurement value-based navigation system according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a satellite navigation system information reception unit for acquiring satellite navigation system information including a carrier phase measurement value; an initial position determination unit for determining an initial position of a target on the basis of the satellite navigation system information; a TDCP acquisition unit for acquiring a TDCP measurement value; a relative position determination unit for determining a relative position of the target on the basis of the TDCP measurement value; and an absolute position determination unit for determining an absolute position of the target by accumulating relative positions according to time of the initial position of the target.

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 is a visual analytics system and method that provides a proactive and predictive environment in order to assist decision makers in making effective resource allocation and deployment decisions. The challenges involved with such predictive analytics processes include end-users' understanding, and the application of the underlying statistical algorithms at the right spatiotemporal granularity levels so that good prediction estimates can be established. In the disclosed approach, a suite of natural scale templates and methods are provided allowing users to focus and drill down to appropriate geospatial and temporal resolution levels. The disclosed forecasting technique is based on the Seasonal Trend decomposition based on Loess (STL) method applied in a spatiotemporal visual analytics context to provide analysts with predicted levels of future activity.

Abstract: Systems, kits, and methods for detecting and quantifying proteomic activity using DNA-encoded probes are provided, where the proteomic activity may be enzymatic activity or ligand binding affinity. Such systems and methods encode quantitative proteomic activity information into DNA sequence populations and utilize DNA-linked substrates or ligands as activity probes. The systems, kits, and methods that are directed to detecting ligand affinity further include crosslinking steps to ensure the integrity of the DNA-linked ligands during purification and washing. Signal detection involves the chemical manipulation of a probe population downstream of sample exposure and application of purifying, selective pressure for desired products. Selection-induced changes in DNA abundance between the initial pool and the purified pool indicate sample activity.

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: 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.

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: 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: The present technology provides a system for monitoring quorum-sensing in bacteria comprising bacteria that release at least one membrane-lytic toxin when the bacteria are at a quorum-sensing density; synthetic lipid vesicles comprising an environmentally sensitive indicator, wherein the synthetic lipid vesicles release the environmentally sensitive dye in the presence of an effective amount of the membrane-lytic toxins; and a growth medium; wherein the bacteria and synthetic lipid vesicles are in contact with the growth medium. Methods using the system and compounds discovered with the system (e.g., compounds of Formulas I and II) are also disclosed.

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

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: Proposed are a DNP3.0-DDS gateway and a data transfer method using the same. The DNP3.0-DDS gateway includes a DNP3.0 master including a first mapping module which extracts DNP3.0 object data, generates the extracted object data as an IPC PDU and transfers the IPC PDU, and a DDS publisher including a second mapping module which receives the IPC PDU from the DNP3.0 master and maps an extracted IPC PDU value to a DDS data type. According to the DNP3.0-DDS gateway and the data transfer method using the same, by converting a system of a P3.0 server/client format into a DDS publish-subscribe format in real time, it is possible to prevent the overload phenomenon of a server when a plurality of clients request data information, and thus, real-time data processing is made possible with high reliability.

Abstract: A composite solid electrolyte (410) for lithium batteries can include a solid polymer (440), a lithium salt (450) distributed in the solid polymer (440), and lithium iron phosphate (460) distributed in the solid polymer (440). A solid state lithium battery cell (400) can include a composite solid electrolyte layer (410), an anode (420) containing lithium in contact with a first surface of the composite solid electrolyte layer (410): and a cathode (430) in contact with a second surface of the composite solid electrolyte layer (410). The composite solid electrolyte layer (410) can include a solid polymer (440), a lithium salt (450) distributed in the solid polymer (440), and lithium iron phosphate (460) distributed in the solid polymer (440).

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 generally relates to a process for selective and direct activation and subsequent amidation of aliphatic and aromatic carboxylic acids to afford an amide R3CONR1R2. That the process is capable of delivering gaseous or low-boiling point amines provides a major advantage over existing methodologies, which involves an intermediate of triacyloxyborane-amine complex [(R3CO2)3—B—NHR1R2]. This procedure readily produces primary, secondary, and tertiary amides, and is compatible with the chirality of the acid and amine involved. The preparation of known pharmaceutical molecules and intermediates has also been demonstrated.

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: 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: 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: 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.