Abstract: Disclosed herein are a telephone, a switchboard, and a method for sending a message between the telephone and the switchboard using a Dual Tone Multiple Frequency (DTMF) signal. The telephone includes a sensor interface unit for collecting sensing signals by being connected to sensors, a transmission unit for generating a message using the sensing signals, converting the message into a DTMF signal, and transmitting the DTMF signal and a telephone signal, and a power distribution unit for being supplied with power from the switchboard and distributing the power to operation units.

Abstract: A Faster-Than-Nyquist (FTN)-based transmitting apparatus segments an input data bit string into a plurality of partial bit strings, simultaneously channel-encodes each of the plurality of partial bit strings, simultaneously modulates each of the plurality of channel encoded bit strings to generate a plurality of modulation symbol sequences, and then pulse-shapes and transmits the plurality of modulation symbol sequences at a speed faster than a Nyquist rate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of performing visible-light wireless communication using light-emitting diode (LED) illumination, in which Variable Pulse Position Modulation (VPPM) is used for low-speed data transmission and dimming of illumination, and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) modulation is used in a VPPM on period for high-speed data transmission.

Abstract: A method and a device for reducing the extrinsic dark count of a superconducting nanowire single photon detector (SNSPD), it comprises the steps of: integrating a multi-layer film filter on the superconducting nanowire single photon detector; the multi-layer film filter is a device implemented by a multi-layer dielectric film and having a band-pass filtering function. The extrinsic dark count is the dark count triggered by optical fiber blackbody radiance and external stray light. The superconducting nanowire single photon detector comprises: a substrate having an upper surface integrated with an upper anti-reflection layer and a lower surface integrated with a lower anti-reflection layer; an optical cavity structure; a superconducting nanowire; and a reflector. The present invention is easy to operate, and only needs to integrate the multi-layer film filter on the substrate of the SNSPD to filter non-signal radiation.

Abstract: A wireless terminal selects a first random access preamble in a random access preamble group for a small-sized data transmission (SDT) and transmits the selected first random access preamble to a base station, if a size of a data packet to be transmitted is smaller than a maximum SDT size set for the SDT and receives a random access response message including a first uplink resource from the base station. Further, the wireless terminal transmits the data packet using the first uplink resource without an RRC connection setup with the base station.

Abstract: Provided are a composition for swelling pretreatment of a cured thermosetting resin material before decomposition, including a surfactant and an acidic material, and a method for swelling pretreatment of a cured thermosetting resin material before decomposition by using the same. When carrying out swelling pretreatment of a cured thermosetting resin material before decomposition by using the composition, it is possible to accelerate infiltration of the acidic material into the cured thermosetting resin material and swelling of the cured thermosetting resin material by virtue of the surfactant, and thus to increase the decomposition reactive surface area. Therefore, it is possible to increase reaction efficiency during the subsequent decomposition process, and to increase the decomposition ratio during the same period of time.

Abstract: We disclose a method of obtaining a polyepitopic protein, a DNA vector for the embodiment of the method as well as polyepitopic proteins fused with macromolecular carriers. The proteins obtained according to the present invention are in a number of uses, in particular when used in the production of improved vaccines.

Abstract: Provided in one embodiment is a dynamically tunable structure including an elastic layer, and a plurality of ferromagnetic micropillars disposed over the elastic layer. The elastic layer may have an elasticity that is greater than an elasticity of the micropillars.

Abstract: The present invention provides a catalytic cracking catalyst, processing method and use thereof. When the catalyst is added into a commercial catalytic cracking unit, it has an initial activity of not higher than 80, preferably not higher than 75, more preferably not higher than 70, a self-balancing time of 0.1-50 h, and an equilibrium activity of 35-60. Said method enables the activity and selectivity of the catalyst in the catalytic cracking unit to be more homogeneous and notably improves the selectivity of the catalytic cracking catalyst, so as to obviously reduce the dry gas and coke yields, to sufficiently use steam and to reduce the energy consumption of the FCC unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by formula (I), wherein in formula (I), R1 represents CH3, F, (CH2)n—F, NH—(CH2)n—F, O—(CH2)n—F or S—(CH2)n—F, and n represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: A fast protection switching method for a Passive Optical Network (PON). When performing protection switching from an operation link (an operation network) to a protection link (a protection network) in a PON, the fast protection switching method enables rapidly updating Equalization Delay (EqD) values, even if the EqD values are different for Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) of varying distances.

Abstract: Provided are a display device, a method of fabricating the display device, and a method of fabricating an image sensor device. The method of fabricating the display device includes preparing a substrate including a cell array area and a peripheral circuit area, forming a silicon layer on the peripheral circuit area of the substrate, forming oxide layers on the cell array area and the peripheral circuit area of the substrate, forming gate dielectric layers on the silicon layer and the oxide layers, forming the gate electrodes on the gate dielectric layers, wherein the gate electrodes expose both ends of the silicon layer and both ends of the oxide layers, and injecting dopant into both ends of the silicon layer and both ends of the oxide layers at the same time.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photo detector. The photo detector includes: a conductive substrate; an insulating layer formed on the conductive substrate; a single-layer graphene formed at one part of an upper end of the insulating layer and formed in one layer; a multi-layer graphene formed at the other part of the upper end of the insulating layer and formed in multiple layers; a first electrode formed at an end of the single-layer graphene; and a second electrode formed at an end of the multi-layer graphene.

Abstract: Techniques to refine solutions to linear optimization problems using symmetries are described. Some embodiments are particularly directed to techniques to refine solutions to linear optimization problems using symmetries to permute an existing solution into other feasible solutions that may improve upon the objective function. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a configuration component, an optimization component, a symmetries component, and an improvement component. The configuration component may be operative to receive an optimization problem described by an objective and constraints on a plurality of variables. The optimization interface component may be operative to receive an initial feasible solution to the optimization problem, the initial feasible solution comprising an assignment of values to the plurality of variables satisfying all the constraints, the initial feasible solution producing an initial objective value when applied to the objective.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for producing wheat glutamine peptide using wheat gluten powder as raw material, belonging to the fields of food and biotechnology. The method includes the steps of: performing enzymolysis in two steps using Alcalase and papain with the wheat gluten powder as raw material, to obtain the wheat glutamine peptide with components with molecular weight of less than 1000 Da being more than 90%, characteristic glutamine peptide segment glutamine-arginine-glutamine (Gln-Arg-Gln, QRQ) content being more than 2.0% and glutamine content being up to 23.54% by treating the enzymatic hydrolysate by centrifugation, ultrafiltration, concentration, spray drying, etc. The produced glutamine peptide can be used as functional nutrition composition ingredient in the development and production of ordinary foods, health foods and medicines.

Abstract: Provided are a multi-primitive fitting method including an acquiring point cloud data by collecting data of each of input points, a obtaining a segment for the points using the point cloud data, and a performing primitive fitting using data of points included in the segment and the point cloud data, and a multi-primitive fitting device that performs the method.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an all-glass solar heat collecting tube without a tail pipe. The bottom of one end of an inner glass tube plated by a selective absorbing coating layer is rounded, the other end is connected to a first glass outer tube. The bottom of one end of a second glass outer tube is rounded and the other end is flared. The connected inner glass tube/first glass outer tube is inserted into the second glass outer tube. A gap is formed between the first glass outer tube and the second glass outer tube to serve as an air exhausting channel. The first glass outer tube is inserted into the flared opening of the second glass outer tube. The contact point between the first glass outer tube and the second glass outer tube is heated to frit seal and butt joint.

Abstract: A relatively compact dual ion composition instrument and associated methodology for measuring plasma and ion populations in a variety of interplanetary and planetary environments. The unitary device can measure mass and ionic charge state compositions and 3D velocity distributions of 10 eV/q to 40 keV/q plasma and pick-up ions; and (2) mass composition, energy spectra and angular distributions of 30 keV to 10 MeV energetic ions.

Abstract: A computer-program causing a computing device to perform an association measurement between a target variable and each non-target variable of a data set; select non-target variables for inclusion in a visualization based on the degree of association; perform correspondence analysis between target values of the target variable and non-target values of each selected non-target variable; order target value markers within a target row based on the degrees of closeness; order non-target value markers within each non-target row based on the degrees of closeness; determine a width of each target value marker based on a frequency of occurrence of its target value in the data set; determine a width of each non-target value marker based on a frequency of occurrence of its non-target value in the data set; and cause generation of the visualization with connection markers emanating from the target value markers and extending among the non-target value markers.

Abstract: Provided is a security monitoring method including outputting a multi-tone sound wave configured with a linear sum of sine waves having a plurality of frequency components inside a security monitoring space, receiving the multi-tone sound wave and calculating a sound field, calculating and storing sound field information according to frequency through the sound field, comparing reference sound field information according to frequency with the currently measured sound field information and determining whether a sound field variation occurs, and analyzing whether the sound field variation occurs collected for a certain predetermined period and distinguishing at least two events among intrusion, motion and temperature variation situations on the basis of correlation between the reference sound field spectrum and consecutive sound field spectra.