Abstract: Computing system operational methods and apparatus are described. According to one aspect, a computing system operational method includes accessing user information regarding a user logging onto a computing device of the computing system, processing the user information to determine if the user information is authentic, as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, first enabling the computing device to execute an application segment, and as a result of the processing determining that the user information is authentic, second enabling the application segment to communicate data externally of the computing device via one of a plurality of network segments of the computing system.

Abstract: A drone apparatus and a method for deploying a drone working zone are provided. The drone apparatus includes an aircraft body, a communication device, a positioning device and a flight controller. The flight controller is configured to: set edge rules of a working zone unit used to construct a working zone for the drone apparatus to work around a bridge; control the aircraft body to fly along a target section selected in the bridge according to a control signal received by the communication device, and calculate positions of multiple points of interest (POIs) passed by during the flight using the positioning device; generate one working zone unit with positions of adjacent two of the POIs according to the edge rules of the working zone unit; and combine multiple working zone units generated by using positions of all the POIs to construct and deploy the working zone of the target section.

Abstract: A new column-based purification system and approach are described for rapid separation and purification of the alpha-emitting therapeutic radioisotope 211At from dissolved cyclotron targets that provide highly reproducible product results with excellent 211At species distributions and high antibody labeling yields compared with prior art manual extraction results of the prior art that can be expected to enable enhanced production of purified 211At isotope products suitable for therapeutic medical applications such as treatment of cancer in human patients.

Abstract: A recognition system and an image augmentation and training method thereof are provided. The image augmentation and training method of a recognition system includes the following steps. A plurality of image frames are obtained, wherein each of the image frames includes an object pattern. A plurality of environmental patterns are obtained. The object pattern is separated from each of the image frames. A plurality of image parameters are set. The image frames, based on the object patterns and the environmental patterns, are augmented according to the image parameters to increase the number of the image frames. A recognition model is trained using the image frames.

Abstract: Provided is a magnetic device including a conductive layer extended in a first direction and providing a spin Hall effect on a placement plane defined by the first direction and a second direction, a free layer disposed on the conductive layer, a fixed layer disposed on a portion of the free layer, a tunnel barrier layer disposed between the free layer and the fixed layer, a first electrode disposed on the fixed layer, a first charge storage layer disposed on the free layer so as not to overlap the fixed layer, and a first gate electrode disposed on the first charge storage layer. The first electrode and the first gate electrode are arranged in the second direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to 3?3? cyclic phosphonate dinucleotides of general formula (I), their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, their pharmaceutical composition and combinations of the substances and other medicaments or pharmaceuticals. The disclosure also relates to compounds for the treatment or prevention of diseases or conditions modifiable by STING protein modulation, such as cancer or viral, allergic and inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: A molded sintered body containing a mayenite type compound, an inorganic binder sintered material, and a transition metal, wherein a content of the inorganic binder sintered material is 3 to 30 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the molded sintered body, and the molded sintered body has at least one pore peak in each of a pore diameter range of 2.5 to 20 nm and a pore diameter range of 20 to 350 nm. A method for producing the molded sintered body, including mixing a precursor of a mayenite type compound and a raw material of an inorganic binder sintered material to prepare a mixture; molding the mixture to prepare a molded body of the mixture; firing the molded body to prepare a fired product; and supporting a transition metal on the fired product to produce a molded sintered body.

Abstract: Provided is a method for transmitting, by a transmitter, a first data having periodicity through a channel of an unlicensed band: The transmitter adjusts at least one of transmission timing of the first data and clear channel assessment (CCA) timing for the channel to occupy the channel. The transmitter determines whether the channel may be occupied by performing a CCA on the channel at the CCA timing. The transmitter transmits the first data through the channel at the transmission timing of the first data, when it is determined that the channel may be occupied.

Abstract: There is provided an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method comprises decoding size information of a quantization group from a bitstream, acquiring a delta quantization parameter of a current block on the basis of the size information of the quantization group, and deriving a quantization parameter for the current block on the basis of the delta quantization parameter.

Abstract: Methods of reducing or inhibiting Clostridium infection, treating intestinal dysbiosis associated with Clostridium infection, and preventing Clostridium colonization or Clostridium recolonization in a subject are disclosed. The methods include administering to the subject a whole foods exclusionary diet, such as a diet that excludes grains, sugars other than honey, and milk products other than hard cheeses and yogurt fermented for greater than 24 hours.

Abstract: Disclosed is a general-purpose computing accelerator which includes a memory including an instruction cache, a first executing unit performing a first computation operation, a second executing unit performing a second computation operation, an instruction fetching unit fetching an instruction stored in the instruction cache, a decoding unit that decodes the instruction, and a state control unit controlling a path of the instruction depending on an operation state of the second executing unit. The decoding unit provides the instruction to the first executing unit when the instruction is of a first type and provides the instruction to the state control unit when the instruction is of a second type. Depending on the operation state of the second executing unit, the state control unit provides the instruction of the second type to the second executing unit or stores the instruction of the second type as a register file in the memory.

Abstract: A secret sharing storage system includes at least one user terminal, n units (n: an integer of 2 or more) of storage devices, and a main controller that is communicably connected to a random number generator. The main controller acquires a random number generated by the random number generator in a case of receiving original data sent from the user terminal, executes distributed processing on the original data by using the random number to generate n pieces of distributed data, and stores the n pieces of distributed data respectively in the corresponding n units of storage devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of medicine, in particular to a chondroitin sulfate polysaccharide, and a semi-synthetic preparation method therefor and the use thereof. A metal salt of the chondroitin sulfate polysaccharide provided by the present invention has an anti-inflammatory effect, and can be used for preparing a drug against inflammatory diseases. In particular, the metal salt of the chondroitin sulfate polysaccharide provided by the present invention has anti-inflammatory and bone-protecting effects, and can be used for preparing a drug against rheumatoid arthritis and for preparing a drug against osteoarthritis. The present invention provides a method for preparing the metal salt of the chondroitin sulfate polysaccharide, and the metal salt of the chondroitin sulfate polysaccharide with different degrees of sulfation can be obtained by semi-synthetic means in the present invention. The method is simple to operate and suitable for large-scale production.

Abstract: Articles, systems, and methods for rapid administration and active pharmaceutical compositions to subjects exposed to radiation and/or toxins are provided by this disclosure. There are currently few interventional technologies to protect against long-term morbidity and mortality from exposure to radiation and chemical warfare. Furthermore, as commercially available technologies such as additive manufacturing and small-scale chemical reactors have become more prevalent, the risk of misuse of such technologies by terrorists and rogue nation states to manufacture nuclear, radiologic, and chemical weapons continues to increase. Articles, systems, and methods described herein combine sensing technologies with drug release components, in order to provide an approach for rapid diagnosis of and response to exposure to radiation and toxic agents.

Abstract: Methods for screening for an adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid protein that can bind to a target protein (e.g., Ly6 protein) and related compositions are provided in aspects of the disclosure.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adaptive deep learning inference system that adapts to changing network latency and executes deep learning model inference to ensure end-to-end data processing service latency when providing a deep learning inference service in a mobile edge computing (MEC) environment. An apparatus and method for providing a deep learning inference service performed in an MEC environment including a terminal device, a wireless access network, and an edge computing server are provided. The apparatus and method provide deep learning inference data having deterministic latency, which is fixed service latency, by adjusting service latency required to provide a deep learning inference result according to a change in latency of the wireless access network when at least one terminal device senses data and requests a deep learning inference service.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to solving the existing problems and provides an apparatus and method for optimizing object detection performance by re-learning data specific to an installed location from an online server using a localization module in an edge terminal receiving a fixed image like a closed circuit television (CCTV) camera.

Abstract: Provided is a sustained release sheet that includes a drug for treating nerve injury, wherein the sheet is applied to a nerve injury site, can maintain a high concentration of the drug over a long period, and promotes nerve regeneration without stimulating the nerves, even when the sheet is implanted in the periphery of the nerve injury site. Also provided is a production method for the sheet. This sustained drug release sheet for treating nerve injury is a sheet comprising a non-woven fabric that is formed from nanofibers each containing a drug such as vitamin B12 and a biocompatible polymer such as a biodegradable aliphatic polyester, and is implanted in the periphery of the nerve injury site to promote nerve regeneration.

Abstract: Provided is a lateral water intake structure for preventing silting of bed load and floating debris, which is provided at a river bank. The lateral water intake structure includes: a diversion canal, a guiding wall structure, a shaft-shaped water intaking space, and a trash rack. The lateral water intake structure functions to prevent the floating debris from gathering at the surface of the trash rack and reduce a risk that the trash rack is damaged by water pressure and hitting of the floating debris. Meanwhile, by using a water flow in the watercourse to continuously wash the floating debris near the trash rack, maintenance costs of removing the floating debris at the trash rack manually or mechanically can be reduced.

Abstract: An audio signal controlling method includes identifying whether an audio zooming effect is used for at least one audio object present in a virtual reality (VR) through an audio zooming effect field included in metadata, and controlling an audio signal corresponding to the audio object based on a preset method when the audio zooming effect is identified as being used.