Abstract: Disclosed are a Zero User Interface (UI)-based automatic speech translation system and method. The system and method can solve problems such as the procedural inconvenience of inputting speech signals and the malfunction of speech recognition due to crosstalk when users who speak difference languages have a face-to-face conversation. The system includes an automatic speech translation server configured to select a speech signal of a speaker from among multiple speech signals received from user terminals connected to an automatic speech translation service and configured to transmit a result of translating the speech signal of the speaker into a target language, a speaker terminal configured to receive the speech signal of the speaker and transmit the speech signal of the speaker to the automatic speech translation server, and a counterpart terminal configured to output the result of the translation in a form of text or voice in the target language.

Abstract: A beam alignment method performed by a first communication node in a communication system may comprise: identifying a position of a first antenna of the first communication node; configuring a first coordinate system based on a physical position and direction of the first antenna, based on information on the position of the first antenna; identifying a position of a second antenna of a second communication node of the communication system; converting information on the position of the second antenna into coordinate information based on the first coordinate system; calculating direction change values of the first antenna based on the information on the position of the second antenna, which is converted based on the first coordinate system; changing a direction of the first antenna based on the direction change values of the first antenna; and updating a beam alignment state between the first and second antennas.

Abstract: The present invention relates to cytokine-based immune cells and an immunotherapeutic use thereof, and an immune cell according to an aspect is designed in such a form that a cytokine is linked to the surface of the cell via a linker, and thus the cytokine continuously stimulates the immune cell, thereby inducing proliferation and activation, and the cytokine does not affect surrounding cells, whereby side effects can be minimized.

Abstract: The invention provides a reciprocal-flow-type nucleic acid amplification method performing thermal cycling by reciprocating a sample liquid between a denaturation temperature zone and an elongation-annealing temperature zone with a connected microchannel including at least a curved channel corresponding to the denaturation temperature zone, a curved channel corresponding to the elongation-annealing temperature zone, a linear or curved intermediate channel that connects the aforementioned curved channels, and a connector to connect to a liquid delivery mechanism for enabling movement of the sample liquid.

Abstract: Provided are a reward generation method for reducing a peak load of power and an action control apparatus for performing the method. The reward generation method generates a reward according to a continuous energy storage system (ESS) action to reduce a peak load of a building by applying power consumption data monitored in the building to an artificial intelligence (AI)-based reinforcement learning scheme.

Abstract: There is provided an edge server system management and control method in a rugged environment. An edge server management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with an edge server; and a processor configured to collect environmental information of the edge server through the communication unit, and to control an external environment of the edge server and to control resource configuration for an edge service, based on the collected environmental information. Accordingly, it is possible to manage/control an edge server system-based configuration module (a fan, a heater) even, and to operate an edge service by reconfiguring resources of the edge server in a severe industrial site.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method and system for CO2 removal from a gas stream using a diamine solvent having a Formula I R1(R2)N-L1-NH—R3??Formula I. With respect to Formula I, each of R1 and R2 independently is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or R1 and R2 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached, form a heterocyclyl ring; L1 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or L1 and R1 together with the nitrogen to which they are attached form a heterocyclyl ring; and R3 is aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, cycloalkylalkyl, or alkoxyalkyl. And/or the compound may have a viscosity of less than 75 cP at a CO2-loading of 40 mol % and at a temperature of 40° C.

Abstract: Provided herein are synthetic RNA molecules for reconstitution of RNA molecules, including compositions and methods of using these molecules. For example, such molecules can be used to deliver a protein coding sequence over two or more viral vectors (such as AAVs), resulting in reconstitution of the full-length protein in a cell. Such methods can be used to deliver a therapeutic protein, for example to treat a genetic disease or cancer.

Abstract: Chemical reaction devices involving acid and/or base, and related systems and methods, are generally described.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise: receiving DCI from a base station; identifying a plurality of start and length indicator values (SLIVs) indicated by a time domain resource assignment field included in the DCI; determining a plurality of PDSCH resources based on the plurality of SLIVs; receiving a plurality of PDSCHs from the base station through the plurality of PDSCH resources; and transmitting, to the base station, a plurality of HARQ-ACKs in response to the plurality of PDSCHs.

Abstract: An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. An image decoding method according to the present invention may include: determining a prediction mode of a current block as IBC (Intra Block Copy) mode, deriving a candidate list for deriving a block vector of the current block and deriving a block vector of the current block by using the candidate list, wherein the candidate list is derived based on a size of the current block.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for improving a delivery schedule for a fleet of modular electric vehicles, wherein each vehicle comprises a propulsion module having an electric propulsion system and a battery, and a set of trailer modules having a load capacity and a battery for providing electricity to said electric propulsion system, wherein each trailer module has an associated destination location and a destination time window. The proposed method is remarkable in that it is capable of taking into account multiple system constraints including random travel times using a genetic solving algorithm, and in that it is able to adapt the computation of delivery schedules to observed realizations of previously computed delivery schedules.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise: receiving, from a base station, information on a command period of a sub-frame, information on an action period of the sub-frame, and information on a report period of the sub-frame; receiving, from the base station, a command in the command period; performing an action according to the received command in the action period; and reporting, to the base station, a result according to the action in the report period.

Abstract: A method for monocular depth/pose estimation in a camera agnostic network is described. The method includes projecting lifted 3D points onto an image plane according to a predicted ray vector based on a monocular depth model, a monocular pose model, and a camera center of a camera agnostic network. The method also includes predicting a warped target image from a predicted depth map of the monocular depth model, a ray surface of the predicted ray vector, and a projection of the lifted 3D points according to the camera agnostic network.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a peptide of the C region of HGS and an antitumor agent comprising the same having a higher tumor growth inhibitory effect as compared with conventional techniques. The present invention provides an antitumor agent comprising a peptide comprising at least 10 consecutive amino acid residues of the amino acid sequence of the C region of HGS.

Abstract: A method for determining an anomalous operating state in a charging infrastructure system for batteries is proposed. For a charging process at a charging station, the method includes obtaining target characteristics of the charging process, determining process parameters for the charging process, performing the charging process, determining a performance metric for the performed charging process, generating and storing a data set for the performed charging process in a database. For multiple charging processes, the method includes calculating and storing at least one first set of statistic data for a first time interval and at least one second set of statistic data for a second time interval, comparing the first set of statistic data with the second set of statistic data to compute a set of difference values for each stored data set, and determining whether the charging infrastructure system operates in an anomalous operating state.

Abstract: There is provided a method of data replication between management modules in a rugged environment. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an edge server management module replication method includes: a step of collecting, by a first management module, environment information of an edge server; a step of managing, by the first management module, the edge server, based on the collected environmental information; a first storage step of storing, by the first management module, management data related to the edge server in a repository of the first management module; and a second storage step of storing, by a second management module, the management data stored at the first storage step in a repository of the second management module.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna element in which dual orthogonal feed ports connected to a radiating element are configured to perform angular rotation feeding without using a mechanical phase shifter, an array antenna employing the antenna element, and an operating method of the array antenna. The antenna element comprises a driving radiating element formed on one side of a circuit board and having multi-feed ports, a ground plane element formed on the other side of the circuit board; multi-feed via holes formed in the ground plane element to correspond to the multi-feed ports, multi-feed via pins inserted into each of the multi-feed via holes, and a reconfigurable feed circuit configured to control a radiation pattern of the driving radiating element by applying feed signals for dual orthogonal channels having a phase difference of 90° to two feed ports selected from among the multi-feed ports.

Abstract: A sheet metal hemming device is provided. The sheet metal hemming device includes a frame and a rolling wheel, a bearing wheel, a first rotating shaft, a second rotating shaft, a sliding block, an arc-shaped guide rail and a driver which are disposed on the frame. The rolling wheel is disposed on the first rotating shaft, the bearing wheel is disposed on the second rotating shaft, and an angle is formed between the rolling wheel and the bearing wheel. The sliding block is slidable relative to the arc-shaped guide rail and is connected to the rolling wheel via the first rotating shaft. The driver is connected to the sliding block for driving the sliding block to slide along the arc-shaped guide rail to adjust the angle between the rolling wheel and the bearing wheel.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte solution for lithium secondary batteries and a lithium secondary battery including the same.