Abstract: A human body communication device includes an electrode, a matching circuit, a switch providing a first path electrically connected to the matching circuit and a second path electrically connected to the matching circuit, a sensor, in a first state, connected to the matching circuit through the switch, outputting a first sensing signal to the matching circuit, and outputting a second sensing signal when a difference between a signal generated from the matching circuit in response to the first sensing signal and the first sensing signal is greater than or equal to a threshold, a transmitter, in a second state, connected to the matching circuit through the switch, and outputting a data signal to the matching circuit, and a controller controlling the switch from the first state to the second state in response to receiving the second sensing signal from the sensor, in the first state.

Abstract: The invention is a special designed pattern heterogeneous substrate, which is epitaxially deposited on a heterogeneous substrate by two step growth, and a thermal cycle annealing is added to reduce the lattice mismatch between the layers and the difference in thermal expansion coefficient, thereby obtaining a better stress. The quality of the semiconductor epitaxial layer is improved, and the present invention can easily grasp the timing of stress release when the semiconductor is grown on the heterogeneous substrate, avoid cracks in the semiconductor epitaxial layer, and form a crack free zone in the middle of the semiconductor epitaxial layer.

Abstract: The image decoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: determining the availability of a block adjacent to a current block; configuring a merge candidate list for the current block on the basis of the result of the determined availability; and performing motion compensation for the current block on the basis of the merge candidate list, wherein the step of determining availability comprises the steps of inducing block availability information on the adjacent block and inducing the availability of motion information on the adjacent block, and the step of determining the availability of the adjacent block is such that when there is more than one adjacent block, the availability of adjacent blocks can be determined in accordance with a predetermined order restriction.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antioxidant for a polymer electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell including cerium hydrogen phosphate (CeHPO4). The presence of cerium hydrogen phosphate in the antioxidant enhances the dissolution stability of cerium and improves the ability to capture water, leading to an increase in proton conductivity. In addition, the cerium hydrogen phosphate has a crystal structure composed of smaller cerium particles. This crystal structure greatly improves the ability of the antioxidant to prevent oxidation of the electrolyte membrane. Also disclosed are an electrolyte membrane including the antioxidant, a fuel cell including the electrolyte membrane, a method for preparing the antioxidant, a method for producing the electrolyte membrane, and a method for fabricating the fuel cell.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating solver code for a nonlinear model predictive controller are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of automatically generating solver code for a nonlinear model predictive control solver includes receiving an optimal control problem code, wherein the optimal control problem code represents an optimal control problem comprising a cost function, one or more constraints, and a continuous time model representing dynamics of a system. The method further includes receiving a discretization method preference, a linearization point preference, and a parameter specification, and encoding the optimal control problem into an optimization problem by discretizing the optimal control problem according to the discretization method preference, and linearizing the optimal control problem according to the linearization point preference. The method further includes generating the solver code from the optimization problem.

Abstract: A stable crystal of a salt of N—[(R)-1-{(S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylpropylamino}propan-2-yl]isoquinoline-6-sulfonamide may have desirable properties for a pharmaceutical drug substance, and more specifically N—[(R)-1-{(S)-2-hydroxy-2-phenylpropylamino}propan-2-yl]isoquinoline-6-sulfonamide dihydrochloride anhydride. A crystal of the anhydride may have characteristic peaks at 2? angles of 6.8±0.1°, 10.0±0.10, 12.7±0.10, 14.6±0.1°, 14.8±0.1°, 16.2±0.1°, 17.4±0.1°, 17.8±0.1°, 19.5±0.1°, 20.0±0.1°, 21.6±0.1°, 24.7±0.10, 25.5±0.1°, 25.8±0.1°, 29.8-0.1°, 39.5-0.1°, and/or 44.9±0.1° in powder X-ray diffraction spectrum.

Abstract: A multi junction laminated laser photovoltaic cell includes a cell unit laminated body and upper and lower electrodes electrically connected with the bottom and top of the cell unit laminated body, respectively, wherein the cell unit laminated body includes more than 6 laminated PN-junction subcells, adjacent two subcells are connected in series via tunnel junctions, wherein each PN-junction subcell uses a semiconductor single crystal material with a specific band gap as the absorption layer, the multiple subcells at least have two different band gaps, and the band gaps of the subcells are arranged in such an order that they decrease successively from the light incidence side to other side of the photovoltaic cell.

Abstract: Provided by the present invention is a magnesium-antimony-based (Mg—Sb-based) thermoelenient, preparation method and application thereof. The Mg—Sb-based. thermoelement comprises: a substrate layer of a Mg—Sb-based. thermoelectric material positioned in the center of the thermoelement, transitional layers that are attached to the two surfaces of the substrate layer, and two electrode layer that are respectively attached to the surfaces of the two transitional layers; the transitional layers are made of a magnesium-copper alloy and/or magnesium-aluminum alloy, and the electrode layer is made of copper. The transitional layer and the electrode layer which are developed in the present invention and which are suitable for a Mg—Sb-based thermoelectric material have great significance and prospects in application. The electrode layer enable the Mg—Sb-based thermoelectric material to have an opportunity to enter the market and realize commercialization.

Abstract: Provided is a method of a generating a skyrmion. The method includes a step of preparing a magnetic multilayer system and a step of generating a skyrmion at a temperature of 400° C. or higher by adjusting the magnetic anisotropy value and the magnetization value of the magnetic multilayer system.

Abstract: The present application is directed to bispecific polypeptides comprising a first domain binding an antigen on an antigen presenting cell (ARC) and a second domain binding an antigen on an immune cell expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR). Nucleic acids, vectors and host cells used in producing the polypeptide of the invention are also disclosed. Compositions comprising the bispecific polypeptides and methods of treating cancer and stimulating activation and expansion of immune cells in vivo and in vitro are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are devices and methods of detecting and mitigating oscillatory instabilities in systems with turbulent flow, such as thermoacoustic, aeroacoustic or aeroelastic equipment. The system includes a sensor array for measuring one or more parameters of an operating equipment S, and an analysis and prediction unit. The analysis and prediction unit is configured to estimate a state tensor to identify a state of the equipment indicating stable operation or impending oscillatory instability. The system further includes an actuator array configured to implement a control action to promote stable operation of the equipment. Methods for robust prediction of the state of stability are also disclosed. A neural ordinary differential equation (ODE) method of predicting stability or instability is disclosed, involving forming a neural network that incorporates an equation characteristic of the operational state.

Abstract: An aspect of the disclosure includes a method for supporting voice service continuity, including: establishing a connection between an edge application server and a core network; and providing an IMS function to transmit an IMS information element to the core network by the edge application server during a handover procedure related to an IMS voice service.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of transmitting image data having a hybrid resolution and a method of generating a hybrid-resolution image. A main region of an original image is transmitted as a high-resolution image and the remaining regions are transmitted as a low-resolution background image. Accordingly, an amount of data to be transmitted is able to be reduced.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention features a method for identifying a drug-modulated polypeptide substrate of cereblon (CRBN). In another aspect, the invention features a method of identifying a polypeptide target of a modulator of CRBN. In yet another aspect, the invention provides methods of monitoring or characterizing the sensitivity of a subject to a modulator of CRBN.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image segmentation method including receiving an image to be segmented and segmenting the received image by using a neural network learned through a Mumford-Shah function-based loss function.

Abstract: The present disclosure seeks to perform real-time video streaming on a mobile device toward maintaining user QoE even under bandwidth constraints while being acceptable to the lightweight computing capacity of the mobile device. To this end, the embodiments apply deep neural network-based SR to a small number of pre-selected video frames and utilize the video frames to which SR is applied to enhance the resolution of the remaining frames, wherein the pre-selected frames are chosen for SR within a preset quality margin. Additionally, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for SR acceleration for real-time video streaming under the lightweight computing capacity and video-specific constraints of a mobile device, which allow a server to deliver multiple options on a deep neural network and a cache profile including SR application information and enable the mobile device to select an option suitable for its computing capacity.

Abstract: Systems and methods of three-terminal tandem solar cells are described. Three-terminal metal electrodes can be formed to contact subcells of the tandem solar cell. The three-terminal tandem cell can improve the device efficiency to at least 30%.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a phased antenna array which is configured to provide a signal through multiple antennas. The phased antenna array may include a plurality of sub-arrays. Each sub-array may include a complete and functional optically synchronized integrated circuit including an integrated photo diode. Advantageously, integrating the photo diode into the integrated circuit may reduce the size of the sub-array and decrease the length the high frequency timing signal is passed.

Abstract: The present invention minimizes parasitic inductance at the time of packaging a semiconductor that requires high efficiency and high-speed switching driving. In implementing a semiconductor package composed of one or more switching devices and one or more diode devices, the present invention provides a flip-stack structure in which a switching device is mounted on an insulating substrate or a metal frame, a flat metal is bonded onto the switching device, and a diode device is flipped and stacked on the flat metal, and accordingly, the flat metal with a large area is used for connection between the devices and between the devices and the insulating substrate, thereby minimizing parasitic inductance generated at a time of semiconductor packaging and automating the entire process of the semiconductor packaging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a micro robot driving apparatus which can increase the intensity of magnetic field generation in a driving area of a micro robot by attaching a magnetic shield unit to an electromagnetic drive coil unit for driving the micro robot, or locally focus a magnetic field through the combination of two electromagnets, and a system using the same. According to the present invention, there is an effect that driving the micro robot injected into the body may be controlled by increasing a magnetic field generation intensity in the region of interest or focusing the magnetic field.