Abstract: An integrated analysis system includes a data collector configured to acquire an image of an accelerator pedal and an image of a brake pedal for vehicle control and collect on-board diagnostic (OBD) data, distance measurement values obtained by measuring an extent to which the accelerator pedal and the brake pedal are applied, and a decibel value of an inside of a vehicle resulting from a sudden acceleration; a data integrator configured to perform an integration process by overlaying the measured data on the image collected by the data collector; a sudden acceleration determiner configured to determine the sudden acceleration of the vehicle by using image data integrated information integrated by the data integrator; and an image display configured to provide a driver with sudden acceleration determination information obtained from the sudden acceleration determiner, the image data integrated information, vehicle driving information using the OBD data, and emergency relief information.

Abstract: The invention generally relates to methods and devices for synchronization of ion generation with cycling of a discontinuous atmospheric interface. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for analyzing a sample that includes a mass spectrometry probe that generates sample ions, a discontinuous atmospheric interface, and a mass analyzer, in which the system is configured such that ion formation is synchronized with cycling of the discontinuous atmospheric interface.

Abstract: A proton exchange membrane fuel cell that includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; a polyelectrolyte membrane; and platelet-shaped nanoparticles of gold, platinum, palladium, silver, copper or their alloys or mixtures thereof. The polyelectrolyte membrane includes a sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene based fluoropolymer-copolymer and is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The nanoparticles contact the surface of the proton exchange membrane increase the efficiency of the fuel cell by at least 50%.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for analyzing images. An exemplary method can comprise receiving at least one image having one or more annotations indicating a feature. The method can comprise generating training images from the at least one image. Each training image can be based on a respective section of the at least one image. The training images can comprise positive images having the feature and negative images without the feature. The method can comprise generating a feature space based on the positive images and the negative images. The method can further comprise identifying the feature in one or more unclassified images based upon the feature space.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). An operation method of a receiving device in a wireless system includes receiving a polar codeword generated by a polar code, generating a majority of decoding paths by decoding a bit value corresponding to one index that is selected among a majority of indexes indicating respective bits included in the polar codeword, determining a first candidate group that includes at least one decoding path among the majority of decoding paths, and determining, as a second candidate group, at least one decoding path passing a CRC check among the first candidate group. A number of the at least one decoding path included in the first candidate group is determined based on a result of a CRC check performed prior to the CRC check.

Abstract: Provided is a radiation therapy apparatus on which quality management is performed. The radiation therapy apparatus includes: a body unit; a gantry coupled to one side of the body unit and formed to be rotatable in at least one direction with regard to the body unit; a radiation irradiating head formed at one side of the gantry to irradiate a radiation; and a level control module formed at one side of the radiation irradiating head to measure a rotation angle of the gantry or the radiation irradiating head, compare the measured rotation angle with a rotation angle indicated by an angle indicator of the radiation therapy apparatus, and correct an error of the angle indicator.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) that can specifically recognize tumor-associated antigens (TAA) on multiple myeloma (MM) cells. Also disclosed are immune effector cells, such as T cells or Natural Killer (NK) cells, that are engineered to express these CARs. Therefore, also disclosed are methods of providing an anti-tumor immunity in a subject with MM that involves adoptive transfer of the disclosed immune effector cells engineered to express the disclosed CARs.

Abstract: A method for separating a homogeneous catalyst from a solution includes forming a host-guest compound between a first isomer of the catalyst and inclusion compound in the solution and isolating the host-guest compound from the solution. The catalyst may be released from the inclusion compound by converting the first isomer of the catalyst to a second isomer of the catalyst.

Abstract: A non-natural modified CMV promoter is provided. Such a promoter can include a promoter nucleotide sequence that is at least 80% homologous to a sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID 01, SEQ ID 02, SEQ ID 03, SEQ ID 04, SEQ ID 05, SEQ ID 06, SEQ ID 07, and compliments thereof.

Abstract: A soil reinforcement system including angled soil reinforcement elements to resist seismic shear forces and methods of making same are disclosed. For example, the soil reinforcement system includes an array or grid of angled soil reinforcement elements installed within the ground, wherein the angled reinforcement elements are designed to absorb and/or resist earthquake-induced seismic shear forces by transferring the applied shear forces into axial compressive and tensile forces within each of the angled reinforcement elements.

Abstract: An approximate cache system is disclosed. The system includes a quality aware cache controller (QACC), a cache, a quality table configured to receive addresses and a quality specification from the processor associated with each address and further configured to provide the quality specification for each address to the QACC, wherein the QACC controls approximation is based on one or more of i) approximation through partial read operations; ii) approximation through lower read currents; iii) approximation through skipped write operations; iv) approximation through partial write operations; v) approximations through lower write duration; vi) approximation through lower write currents; and vii) approximations through skipped refreshes.

Abstract: An apparatus related method for measuring a property of a target material. The system may include a pump device that generates a pump beam. A modulation device may receive the pump beam and generate a modulated pump beam by modulating an intensity amplitude of the pump beam, which may be directed to the target material. A probe device may generate a probe beam, which is directed to the target material. A part of the probe beam may be reflected off of the target material, and has similar frequency characteristic as the modulated pump beam. A detection device may detect the reflected probe beam and produce a signal. An analyzing device may receive the signal and calculate the target material property by comparing the modulated frequency characteristics of the signal to those of the pump beam. At least one of the pump and the probe beams may be infrared light.

Abstract: A heterodimeric Fc-fused protein and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the heterodimeric Fc-fused protein are disclosed. The heterodimeric Fc-fused protein comprises first and second Fc regions of an immunoglobulin heavy chain constant region (Fc) pair and in which IL-21 is bound to at least one of the N-terminus or the C-terminus of the first Fc region and/or the second Fc region, wherein CH3 domains of the first Fc region and the second Fc region are mutated such that the formation of a heterodimer is promoted. When the heterodimeric Fc-fused protein according to the present invention is used, an in vivo half-life of IL-21 included in the heterodimeric Fc-fused protein may be significantly increased.

Abstract: A plasma source device includes a pair of divided electrodes including a first divided electrode and a second divided electrode spaced apart from each other and electrically coupled to each other; and a ferrite structure comprising a portion interposed between the first divided electrode and the second divided electrode.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a preparing method of a large-area perovskite thin film, comprising: forming an organic metal halide-alkylamine compound by exposing an organic metal halide compound having a perovskite structure to an alkylamine gas; preparing a coating solution by adding a solvent on the organic metal halide-alkylamine compound; and preparing a perovskite thin film by coating the coating solution on a substrate.

Abstract: A circular dichroism spectrometer which comprises a metasurface. The metasurface has a plurality of anisotropic antennas configured to simultaneously spatially separate LCP and RCP spectral components from an incoming light beam. An optical detector array is included which detects the LCP and RCP spectral components. A transparent medium is situated between the metasurface and the optical detector array.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods to treat a hyperproliferative disorder with ascorbate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more anti-cancer therapies.

Abstract: Provided herein is compositions and methods for reducing one or both of axonal degeneration and neuronal cell death associated with a disease.

Abstract: A system and method for determining the locations and types of objects in a plurality of videos. The method comprises pairing each video with one or more sentences describing the activity or activities in which those objects participate in the associated video, wherein no use is made of a pretrained object detector. The object locations are specified as rectangles, the object types are specified as nouns, and sentences describe the relative positions and motions of the objects in the videos referred to by the nouns in the sentences. The relative positions and motions of the objects in the video are described by a conjunction of predicates constructed to represent the activity described by the sentences associated with the videos.

Abstract: This document describes methods and materials for the treatment of pathological conditions, including arrhythmias and trauma, using temperature modulation via implantable devices. For example, this document relates to methods and devices for treating atrial and/or ventricular fibrillation by cooling the epicardium.