Abstract: A semiconductor package structure is provided. The semiconductor package structure includes a semiconductor chip, a guard ring, a gel layer, and a first lead frame. The guard ring is disposed on the semiconductor chip, and the gel layer is disposed on the guard ring. The first lead frame is electrically connected to the semiconductor chip, and the gel layer is located between the guard ring and the first lead frame.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for facial age simulation based on an age of each facial part and environmental factors, which includes: measuring an age of each facial part on the basis of an input face image; designating a personal environmental factor; transforming an age of each facial part by applying an age transformation model according to the age of each facial part and the environmental factor; reconstructing the image transformed for each facial part; and composing the reconstructed images to generate an age-transformed face. Accordingly, it is possible to transform a face realistically based on an age measured for each facial part and an environmental factor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to porous silicon dioxide-carbon composites and a method for preparing high-purity ?-phase silicon carbide granular powders using the same.

Abstract: A system for and a method of measuring motions of a thumb and fingers of a user who wears a glove are provided. The method includes attaching first ends of first and second flexible wires to positions of the glove respectively corresponding to middle and proximal phalanxes of each finger, and connecting second ends of the first and second flexible wires to a sensing module so that the first and second flexible wires can move forward and backward while maintaining tension thereof in accordance with a motion of the finger. The method further includes, by the sensing module, measuring moved distances of the first and second flexible wires, such that rotary angles at corresponding joints in the thumb and fingers are calculated based on the measured moved distances.

Abstract: A method for monomerization of MMP-7 aggregates is provided. A method for monomerization of MMP-7 aggregates which comprises treating MMP-7 aggregates with a buffer solution comprising a monovalent cation chloride (sodium chloride, potassium chloride, etc.) at a low concentration or with a buffer solution not comprising a monovalent cation chloride, a process for preparing MMP-7 which involves said method for monomerization, and a (pharmaceutical) composition comprising MMP-7 in the aforementioned buffer solution. In case that a (pharmaceutical) composition comprising MMP-7 at a low concentration is prepared, the aforementioned buffer solution comprising sugar alcohols or sugars is used.

Abstract: A brain to brain interface system has a brain activity detection device configured to detect activity state information of a brain, a brain stimulation device configured to stimulate an area of at least a part of the brain to activate or inactivate brain cells of the corresponding area, and a computer configured to control the brain activity detection device and the brain stimulation device, wherein brain activity state information of a subject's brain (“a target brain”) is obtained through the brain activity detection device, and an area of at least a part of the target brain is stimulated through the brain stimulation device based on the brain activity state information of the target brain to regulate a function of the target brain.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for identifying interoperability between object-identifier-based heterogeneous identifier nodes for a next generation network. The apparatus includes a plurality of identifier registry servers located in a plurality of unit networks connected to an open network, and configured to receive and store identifiers and locators of nodes of corresponding unit networks, and also configured to, as identifiers of destination nodes that are communication target nodes are input from nodes of the unit networks, return locators of the destination nodes, wherein unique object identifiers are assigned to the identifier registry servers. An object identifier resolution server is located in the open network, and is configured to receive and store object identifiers and locators of the identifier registry servers, and is also configured to, as object identifiers are input from nodes of the unit networks, transfer locators of identifier registry servers to the nodes.

Abstract: There is provided a stereoscopic display system that can provide a high resolution, a wide field-of-view, and wearing comfort. The system includes an image generating device configured to display images and decrease a display area on which the images are displayed, an image transmission device configured to transmit the image displayed on the decreased display area, and an image output device configured to enlarge the transmitted image and output a mixed image in which the enlarged image and real-view information are mixed. Therefore, the invention can satisfy main requirements on, for example, resolution, field-of-view, weight, in HMD/FMD/EGD technology, and provide a natural immersive stereoscopic image.

Abstract: An apparatus of the present invention for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates is an apparatus for producing aligned carbon nanotube aggregates, the apparatus being configured to grow the aligned carbon nanotube aggregate by: causing a catalyst formed on a surface of a substrate to be surrounded by a reducing gas environment constituted by a reducing gas; heating at least either the catalyst or the reducing gas; causing the catalyst to be surrounded by a raw material gas environment constituted by a raw material gas; and heating at least either the catalyst or the raw material gas, at least either an apparatus component exposed to the reducing gas or an apparatus component exposed to the raw material gas being made from a heat-resistant alloy, and having a surface plated with molten aluminum.

Abstract: An electron microscope specimen sample holder including a thin sheet base member with a first surface and an opposing second surface, the first surface defining a seat and support surface for a specimen holding film held by the sample holder, the base member including an aperture through the second surface exposing the holding film held by the sample holder, and including a grip engagement zone defined at least on part of the first surface arranged to engage a gripping device, and wherein at least one of the first or second surface has machine readable structures formed thereon arranged in patterns embodying data that defines at least one predetermined characteristic of the sample holder.

Abstract: The invention provides modified hepatitis C virus (HCV) E2 glycoproteins comprising the HCV-E2 receptor-binding domain (RBD) including the HVR1, HVR2 and igVR variable regions wherein in at least one of said variable regions at least a part of the variable region is replaced with a flexible linker sequence. The invention also provides vaccine compositions comprising the modified glycoproteins as well as methods of use thereof.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for providing an intelligence-oriented service using context information estimation in a mobile terminal are provided. In the method, a correlation relation between a low level context variable and a high level context variable is registered. The low level context variable is obtained from at least one data stored in the mobile terminal. The high level context variable is generated using at least one low level context variable. The high level context variable is provided to an upper application.

Abstract: A risk evaluation method and a risk evaluation device for evaluating an anonymous dataset generated according to an original dataset are provided. The risk evaluation method comprises the following steps. Acquiring a plurality of appearing times respectively corresponding to a plurality of original values of the original dataset. Generating a partition set and a weight table according to a sample parameter, an anonymous parameter and the appearing times. Dividing the original dataset into a plurality of data partitions according to the partition set, and generating a penetration dataset according to the weight table and the data partitions, wherein the penetration dataset comprises a plurality of sample data. Comparing each sample data with a plurality of anonymous data of the anonymous dataset to obtain a plurality of matching quantities respectively corresponding to the sample data. And calculating and outputting a risk evaluation result according to the matching quantities.

Abstract: The invention relates to C—H activated olefin metathesis catalyst compounds, the preparation of such compounds, and the use of such catalysts in the metathesis of olefins and olefin compounds, more particularly, the use of such catalysts in Z selective olefin metathesis reactions. In general, the catalyst compounds of the invention comprise a Group 8 metal (M), an alkylidene moiety (?CR1R2), or more generally (?(C)mCR1R2), an anionic ligand (X1), two or three neutral ligands (L1, L2, and L3) and a 2-electron anionic donor bridging moiety (Q*) that forms a chelate ring structure in conjunction with L1 and M.

Abstract: The present application relates to a hard-coating resin composition including a siloxane resin, a preparing method of a siloxane cured hard-coating article using same and an optical film including the siloxane cured hard-coating article.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a cyprinid herpesvirus II-sensitive brain tissue cell line of Carassius auratus gibelio and establishing method and use thereof. The cell line is deposited in China Center for Type Culture Collection under an accession number of CCTCC No: C2013179. The brain tissue cell line of Carassius auratus gibelio is in good growth state and sensitive to CyHV-2 that is presently hardly cultured with ordinary fish cell lines. After six passages of CyHV-2 in GiCB cells, viral nucleic acid can still be detected and a cytopathic effect is stable. When ultrathin microscopic sections are prepared from cells having the cytopathic effect, considerable mature CyHV-2 virions and their replication process can be observed in GiCB cells. The construction method of the brain tissue cell line of Carassius auratus gibelio of the present invention has high repeatability, scientific and reasonable conditions.

Abstract: A bit interleaver, a bit-interleaved coded modulation (BICM) device and a bit interleaving method are disclosed herein. The bit interleaver includes a first memory, a processor, and a second memory. The first memory stores a low-density parity check (LDPC) codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 4/15. The processor generates an interleaved codeword by interleaving the LDPC codeword on a bit group basis. The size of the bit group corresponds to a parallel factor of the LDPC codeword. The second memory provides the interleaved codeword to a modulator for 16-symbol mapping.

Abstract: A low density parity check (LDPC) encoder, an LDPC decoder, and an LDPC encoding method are disclosed. The LDPC encoder includes first memory, second memory, and a processor. The first memory stores an LDPC codeword having a length of 16200 and a code rate of 4/15. The second memory is initialized to 0. The processor generates the LDPC codeword corresponding to information bits by performing accumulation with respect to the second memory using a sequence corresponding to a parity check matrix (PCM).

Abstract: A transparent electrochromic polymer is provided, which is polymerized of 1 molar part of a diamine and 1 to 4 molar parts of epoxy compound. The diamine is Formula 1, Formula 2, or combinations thereof, and the epoxy compound is Formula 12, Formula 13, or combinations thereof. The disclosed also provides an electrochromic device, including a first transparent conductive layer, an electrochromic layer on the first transparent conductive layer, and an electrolyte layer on the electrolyte layer, wherein the electrochromic layer is the transparent electrochromic polymer, and a second transparent conductive layer on the electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fin structure. The method includes: forming a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer sequentially on a substrate; patterning the second and first semiconductor layers to form an initial fin; selectively etching the first semiconductor layer of the initial fin so that the first semiconductor layer has a lateral recess; forming an isolation layer having a portion that fills the lateral recess, wherein the isolation layer, except the portion that fills the lateral recess, has a top surface lower than a top surface of the first semiconductor layer but higher than a bottom surface of the first semiconductor layer, and thus defines a fin above the isolation layer; and forming a gate stack intersecting the fin on the isolation layer.