Abstract: The present invention relates to 4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole compound inducing differentiation of myoblasts or muscle fibers into neuron cells, a pharmaceutical composition including said compound, a method of inducing neuron cells differentiation and a screening method for identifying additional compound useful for inducing neuron cells differentiation. More specifically, it relates to 2-{2-[5-(3-chlorophenyl)]furanyl}-4,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)imidazole that induces differentiation of myoblasts or muscle fibers into neuron cells, all pharmaceutically acceptable isomers, salts, and a pharmaceutical composition including said compound, a method of inducing neuron cells differentiation and a screening method for identifying additional compound useful for inducing neuron cells differentiation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing a hydrogen sensor using Pd nano-wires. The method includes steps of forming an external electrode pattern on a substrate applying a first resin layer to the substrate and forming a resin layer nano-channel pattern; depositing Pd on the substrate having the nano-channel pattern, by sputtering, and removing the first resin layer to form Pd nano-wires; applying a second resin layer to the substrate having the Pd nano-wires, and forming a resin layer pattern on the external electrode pattern, at opposing ends of the Pd nano-wires, and at predetermined positions between the external electrode pattern and the opposing ends of the Pd nano-wires; and depositing conductive metal on the resin layer pattern and removing the resin layer pattern, thereby electrically connecting the external electrode pattern to the Pd nano-wires.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling amount of information to be fed back in a multiple antenna system in a multi-user environment. The apparatus includes a channel estimator which estimates channel values by using an input signal; a Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) operator which decomposes singular values from the estimated channel values; and a feedback determining unit which uses the singular values to compute channel capacity that can be obtained according to the amount of channel information to be fed back, and selects the channel information to be fed back by using the channel capacity.

Abstract: A lens shading correction method and apparatus are provided for removing vignetting occurring in digital images due to lens shading. A white image captured by an image pickup device and an image pickup unit is separated into reference white images corresponding to color channels. A vignetting center having a maximum light intensity is estimated in each of the reference white images. Multiple reference segments on each of the reference white images are defined. A lens shading correction value corresponding to each pixel constituting the reference segments are calculated using a corresponding light intensity. A lens shading correction function corresponding to each reference segment is derived using a corresponding lens shading correction value. Vignetting of a general image received in a general image processing mode is removed, using the derived multiple lens shading correction functions.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for simultaneous transmission scheduling in a multi-hop cellular system are provided, in which a base station presets simultaneous transmission relay station set information and transmits the simultaneous transmission relay station set information to relay stations managed by the base station, and an relay station receives the simultaneous transmission relay station set information from the base station, determines, upon receipt of a data frame from the base station, a state of the relay station preset in relation to a receiving relay station for the data frame by comparing an ID of the receiving relay station included in the data frame with the simultaneous transmission relay station set information, and operates according to the preset state.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a method is disclosed that estimates a total static noise margin of a bit cell of a memory. The method includes determining a correlation coefficient of a left static noise margin of the bit cell as compared to a right static noise margin of the bit cell and estimating a total static noise margin of the bit cell by evaluating an analytical function based on the correlation coefficient.

Abstract: A sensing circuit is disclosed. The sensing circuit includes a first path including a first resistive memory device and a second path including a reference resistive memory device. The first path is coupled to a first split path including a first load transistor and to a second split path including a second load transistor. The second path is coupled to a third split path including a third load transistor and to a fourth split path including a fourth load transistor.

Abstract: Provided is a method of stabilizing and solidifying elemental mercury using sulfur and paraffin. The method includes reacting elemental mercury with sulfur to prepare a mercury sulfide compound, adding a mixture of the mercury sulfide compound and the remaining sulfur after the reaction to high-temperature liquid paraffin to melt the remaining sulfur, and cooling the sulfur to solidify the mercury sulfide compound. According to the method of stabilizing and solidifying elemental mercury using sulfur and paraffin, a surface of a solidified product is covered with a thin paraffin layer to prevent exposure to the outside.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing a signal, which includes receiving at least one of a first signal and a second signal, receiving mode information, and coding the at least one of the first signal and the second signal using at least one of a first coding scheme and a second coding scheme according to the mode information, wherein the mode information is information for indicating that a prescribed mode corresponds to which one of at least three modes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of processing a signal, which includes receiving at least one of a first signal and a second signal, receiving mode information, and coding the at least one of the first signal and the second signal using at least one of a first coding scheme and a second coding scheme according to the mode information, wherein the mode information is information for indicating that a prescribed mode corresponds to which one of at least three modes.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for generating channel information and apparatus and method for adaptive transmission employing the same. The channel information generation apparatus comprises an estimator for estimating current channel information of a multi-carrier received signal for each path, a short-period channel information generator for predicting channel information after a predetermined minimum transmission delay time based on the current channel information estimated by the estimator to generate short-period channel information, and a long-period channel information generator for deriving statistic information of error between the channel information predicted by the short-period channel information generator and actual channel information at the time of transmission to produce long-period channel information. The invention is applied to mobile communication systems using multi-carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a neural device comprising wires transmitting and receiving electric signals. More specifically, the present invention relates to a structure of the neural device comprising wires which effectively obtain electric signals developed in nerve fibers and transmit electric stimuli to the nerve fibers. The neural device according to the present invention is connected to a processing module processing electric signals detected from nerve fibers, and the neural device is inserted in nerve fibers via nanowires to obtain electric signals from the nerve fibers, or inserted in the nerve fibers to transmit electric stimuli. The neural device may further provide with at least one through-hole and support. The neural device according to the present invention has an advantage that may obtain electric signals without killing nerve fibers or provide them with electric stimuli.

Abstract: Provided is a scanning optical measurement apparatus having super resolution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a magnetic pattern and a method for manufacturing a patterned media through fabrication of the magnetic pattern. The method for fabricating the magnetic pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of (a) coating a pattern forming layer for fabricating a magnetic pattern on a substrate; (b) forming a mask layer that has a designed opening pattern with a nano imprinting process using a stamp that has a nanostructure pattern on the pattern forming layer; and (c) converting an area of the pattern forming layer that corresponds to the predetermined opening pattern into a magnetic area by irradiating a predetermined hydrogen ion beam onto the mask layer.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for mitigating inter-cell interference in a macro Base Station (BS) of a wireless communication system having at least one femto cell are provided. The method includes restricting the use of at least one code among at least one available code when forming a beam by resource block, constructing a codebook set for each resource block, when feedback information is received from at least one Mobile Station (MS), allocating a resource to the MS in consideration of the feedback information, determining a weight for forming a beam to the MS in consideration of the codebook set for each resource block and the resource allocated to the MS, and forming the beam to the MS using the weight.

Abstract: Provided is a catalytic surface activation method for electroless deposition comprising a metallic aerosol nanoparticle generation step of generating metallic aerosol nanoparticles, which act as plating initiation catalyst; a metallic aerosol nanoparticle fixation step of fixing the resultant metallic aerosol nanoparticles on a plating surface; and an electroless deposition step of impregnating the material to be plated in an electroless deposition solution to form a plating layer on the plating surface on which the metallic aerosol nanoparticles have been fixed. The catalytic surface activation method for electroless deposition of the present invention is applicable to large-scale plating with simple process and superior applicability, improves the plating characteristics with little impurity generation, requires no post-treatment process for removing impurities and is environment-friendly with no wastewater generation by directly fixing metallic aerosol nanoparticles on the material to be plated.

Abstract: Provided is a catalytic surface activation method for electroless deposition comprising a metallic aerosol nanoparticle generation step of generating metallic aerosol nanoparticles, which act as plating initiation catalyst; a metallic aerosol nanoparticle fixation step of fixing the resultant metallic aerosol nanoparticles on a plating surface; and an electroless deposition step of impregnating the material to be plated in an electroless deposition solution to form a plating layer on the plating surface on which the metallic aerosol nanoparticles have been fixed. The catalytic surface activation method for electroless deposition of the present invention is applicable to large-scale plating with simple process and superior applicability, improves the plating characteristics with little impurity generation, requires no post-treatment process for removing impurities and is environment-friendly with no wastewater generation by directly fixing metallic aerosol nanoparticles on the material to be plated.

Abstract: A decentralized scheduling method in a wireless ad hoc network is provided which includes grouping nodes in the network cluster by cluster, determining a cluster head of each cluster, and sequentially performing scheduling cluster by cluster. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an efficient cluster-based scheduling method which is quickly adapt to changes and reduces power consumption.

Abstract: A method for receiving multicast service data by a terminal in a communication system. The method includes receiving a pilot from a base station, measuring channel state information using the received pilot, and transmitting the channel state information to the base station; receiving a frame from the base station, and determining whether there is an error in the received frame; when no error has occurred in the received frame, determining whether the number of frames consecutively received without error is greater than or equal to a predetermined number; and when the number of frames consecutively received without error is greater than or equal to the predetermined number, transitioning to a non-feedback state where the terminal transmits no channel state information to the base station. The frame includes multicast service data.

Abstract: A method, medium, and system of rendering image data, including receiving three-dimensional space data for each pixel forming the image data, the three-dimensional space data including depth and color information values for each pixel, determining an order of rendering for a plurality of surfaces forming the image data in an order of the distance between a rendering viewpoint and the surface forming the image data, generating splat depth information values for each splat included in the surface forming the image data, according to the rendering order, and determining whether the splat included in the surface forming the image data is required to be blended and accordingly selectively performing a blending on the splat.