Abstract: An image prediction method according to the present invention may comprise: identifying a reference pixel region designated for obtaining correlation information; determining a reference pixel processing configuration on the basis of determination of the availability of the reference pixel region; and performing intra prediction according to the determined reference pixel processing. As described above, performing intra prediction on the basis of the availability of a reference pixel according to the present invention can improve encoding performance.

Abstract: Disclosed are a polycarbonate and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The polycarbonate comprises at least one of structural units selected from a structural unit represented by formula (I) and a structural unit represented by formula (II). The polycarbonate provided by the present application has a high refractive index, and the obtained polycarbonate has a refractive index of 1.673-1.794, which can satisfy performance requirements of polycarbonate as an optical resin in optical components.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.

Abstract: Provided are a processing system and method for increasing memory resources. The method includes generating, by a host node, a device memory resource request and transmitting the device memory resource request to a network manager, providing, by the network manager, memory node information and connection information to the host node in response to the memory resource request, generating, by the host node, an optical link frame corresponding to the request, connecting, by the network manager, a memory node whose memory resources are available and the host node by controlling an optical switch, and communicating, by the host node and the memory node of which memory resources are available, with each other using a light signal corresponding to the optical link frame.

Abstract: A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; combining the generated prediction image with a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block.

Abstract: A peptide biomarker for identifying Hippocampus species based on peptidomics and application thereof are disclosed, belonging to the technical field of biology. The protein in Hippocampus is studied, and the Hippocampus thermostable protein is comprehensively analyzed using a peptidomics method. The analysis discovered potential peptide biomarkers of Hippocampus collagen, the specificity of the potential peptide biomarkers is verified by HPLC-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry, and the peptide biomarkers are comprehensively identified by combining bioinformatics analysis. Finally, 10 peptide biomarkers are discovered, targeting 11 different species of Hippocampus. The markers provided may identify Hippocampus existing in the market, promote the scientific and standardized classification and grading of Hippocampus commodities, and play an important role in high-quality and high-price trade circulation of the Hippocampus commodities.

Abstract: An iron core magnetic circuit multiplexing method. An iron core magnetic circuit is multiplexed into a common channel for any periodic function power electromagnetic field and signal electromagnetic wave and a combination thereof, so as to construct an iron core superspace; and the iron core superspace can accommodate any one or more power electromagnetic fields and signal electromagnetic waves, so that an iron core becomes a carrier of a multifunctional channel to achieve the purpose of implementing multifunctional expansion and integrated application. The iron core magnetic circuit multiplexing method comprises: using an iron core as a magnetic circuit multiplexing channel of any periodic function power electromagnetic field and signal electromagnetic wave and a combination thereof; and constructing the magnetic circuit multiplexing channel into an iron core superspace, wherein the iron core superspace can accommodate any one or more power electromagnetic fields and signal electromagnetic waves.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a spectrum-expanded road electric sign, a road electric sign control system, and a traffic information acquisition device using the same. To this end, the spectrum-expanded road electric sign of the present invention comprises: a housing provided with a substrate therein; a visible LED array including a plurality of visible LEDs repeatedly arranged on a substrate to allow various types of traffic information to be visually recognized by a driver; and an infrared LED array including a plurality of infrared LEDs repeatedly arranged adjacent to the respective visible LEDs. As a result, even in the case where the driver's visibility is not sufficiently guaranteed due to adverse weather conditions, infrared light in the non-visible light range is also emitted, making it possible to capture an infrared video by capturing infrared images.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method of decoding an image includes receiving a bitstream in which the image is encoded; obtaining index information for specifying a block division type of a current block in the image; and determining the block division type of the current block from a candidate group pre-defined in the decoding apparatus. The candidate group includes a plurality of candidate division types, including at least one of a non-division, a first quad-division, a second quad-division, a binary-division or a triple-division. The method also includes dividing the current block into a plurality of sub-blocks; and decoding each of the sub-blocks with reference to syntax information obtained from the bitstream.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for decoding an image. A method includes receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding the image; dividing a first coding block into a plurality of second coding blocks; generating a prediction block of a second coding block based on syntax information obtained from the bitstream; and reconstructing the second coding block based on the prediction block and a residual block of the second coding block, the residual block being obtained by performing a dequantization and an inverse-transform on quantized transform coefficients from the bitstream. The first coding block has a recursive division structure. The first coding block is divided based on at least one of a quad tree division, a binary tree division or a triple tree division.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a microbial agent with functions of preventing and controlling aflatoxin and aflatoxigenic strain thereof and promoting yield increase of crops. The microbial agent is compounded from 5 microbes comprising Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, Brevibacillus laterosporu, Bacillus mucilaginosus Krassilnikov, Enterobacter ludwigii and Myroides odoratimimus by separate fermentative cultivation, concentration and mixing. The microbial agent is applied to a field planting stage of crops such as peanuts, which can effectively reduce the abundance and infection probability of toxin-producing strain such as Aspergillus flavus in soil from the source, reduce the risk of aflatoxin pollution of peanuts after production, improve the quality and safety level of peanuts, and at the same time, promote crop growth, enhance the resistance, and improve the full pod rate and yield, and has significant economic, social and ecological benefits.

Abstract: A method for producing olefins using a circulating fluidized bed process, includes: supplying a propane-containing hydrocarbon mixture and a dehydrogenation catalyst into a riser, which is a fast fluidization regime, to cause a dehydrogenation reaction; separating, from a propylene mixture, the catalyst which is a product of the dehydrogenation reaction; removing unseparated hydrocarbon compounds remaining in the catalyst separated in the separating; continuously regenerating the catalyst by mixing the catalyst stripped in the removing with a gas containing oxygen; circulating the catalyst regenerated in the continuously regenerating to the supplying and resupplying it into the riser; and preparing propylene by cooling, compressing, and separating the propylene mixture which is a reaction product separated in the separating.

Abstract: A psychological test system includes: an expert platform server to which psychological scales are uploaded, and in which a user interface is provided to classify, display, and select the psychological scales, and a psychological scale DB for storing the uploaded psychological scales; a psychological test server configured to generate a testee-customized psychological test block using a psychological scale block including psychological scales selected through the expert platform server, generate and transmit customized psychological test information including an online test URL to access a customized psychological test block, to a testee terminal, and generate a test result by analyzing answers to psychological test questions through the testee terminal accessed through the online test URL; and the testee terminal configured to receive the customized psychological test information from the psychological test server, and perform answering the psychological test question of the customized psychological test bloc

Abstract: Provided are a broadband wavelength plate device having a simple configuration and being capable of precisely performing optical modulation and a method of manufacturing the broadband wavelength plate device, the broadband wavelength plate device including a first conductive layer, a multiple-quantum-well layer in which well layers and barrier layers are alternately stacked, disposed on the first conductive layer, and an antenna layer disposed on the multiple-quantum-well layer and having a shape of a plurality of stripes parallel to one another.

Abstract: A liquid sampling method in a flow monitoring system including a sampling section having a needle for performing sampling of a liquid, an analysis section that performs analysis of the liquid sampled by the sampling section, and a fluid supply section that supplies a sample fluid in a state of gas-liquid two-phase flow containing a gas phase and a liquid phase with the sample remaining in the state of gas-liquid two-phase flow. The liquid sampling method includes: a storage step of storing, in the storage container, a liquid phase contained in the sample fluid; a separation step of separating, from a liquid phase, a gas phase contained in the liquid phase stored in the storage container; and an injection step of suctioning, as a sample, the liquid phase stored in the storage container from a distal end of the needle after the separation step and injecting a predetermined amount of the sample into the analysis section through the injection port.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for predicting attenuation of a pre-tightening force of a bolt, which relate to the field of prediction on the pre-tightening force of a bolt. The apparatus for predicting attenuation of a pre-tightening force of a bolt includes a pre-tightening force coefficient measuring device, including a clamping assembly, a pre-tightening force detecting assembly, a tightening assembly and a time length measuring assembly. The clamping assembly is configured to fix a bolt to be detected; the pre-tightening force detecting assembly is configured to measure the pre-tightening force to the bolt; the tightening assembly is configured to apply the pre-tightening force to the bolt; the time length measuring assembly is configured to measure a time length of each sampling in the process of tightening the bolt.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for accelerating graph neural network (GNN) pre-processing, the apparatus including a set-partitioning accelerator configured to sort each edge of an original graph stored in a coordinate list (COO) format by a node number, perform radix sorting based on a vertex identification (VID) to generate a COO array of a preset length, and perform uniform random sampling on some nodes of a given node array, a merger configured to merge the COO array of the preset length to generate one sorted COO array, a re-indexer configured to assign new consecutive VIDs respectively to the nodes selected through the uniform random sampling, and a compressed sparse row (CSR) converter configured to the edges sorted by the node number into a CSR format.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-port gas flow rate control apparatus. The multi-port gas flow rate control apparatus includes a gas supply chamber configured to supply a measurement gas input through one gas inflow channel while allowing the measurement gas to diverge into a plurality of flows, a plurality of gas divergence flow channels each having one side connected to the gas supply chamber and configured to transfer the measurement gas flowing through the gas supply chamber to a plurality of gas sensors, respectively, and a gas measurement chamber configured to accommodate the plurality of gas sensors, including the plurality of gas divergence flow channels configured to connect to the gas supply chamber to the plurality of gas sensors to transfer a gas outflow diverging through the gas supply chamber to the plurality of accommodated gas sensors, and configured to discharge the gas outflow sensed by the plurality of gas sensors.

Abstract: A method for testing a core network function entity in a mobile communication system is disclosed. The method includes: performing a first test case on the core network function entity; and directly performing an integrated test with plural second test cases on the core network function entity without resetting the core network function entity in a condition where the core network function entity passes the first test case.

Abstract: A method for preparing a carbide protective layer comprises: (A) mixing a carbide powder, an organic binder, an organic solvent and a sintering aid to form a slurry; (B) spraying the slurry on a surface of a graphite component to form a composite component; (C) subjecting the composite component to a cold isostatic pressing densification process; (D) subjecting the composite component to a constant temperature heat treatment; (E) repeating steps (B)-(D) until a coating is formed on a surface of the composite component; (F) subjecting the coating to a segmented sintering process; (G) obtaining a carbide protective layer used for the surface of the composite component. Accordingly, while the carbide protective layer can be completed by using the wet cold isostatic pressing densification process and the cyclic multiple superimposition method, so that it can improve the corrosion resistance in the silicon carbide crystal growth process environment.