Abstract: We have discovered that administering anti-ceramide antibody treats and prevents an array of diseases mediated by cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTLs)-induced killing and by damage to endothelial microvasculture, including radiation-induced GI syndrome, Graft vs. Host diseases, inflammatory diseases and autoimmune diseases. We have also discovered new anti-ceramide monoclonal antibodies, that have therapeutic use preferably in humanized form to treat or prevent these diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of correcting an input image when projecting the input image using an image projection device. The method includes obtaining information on a projection surface on which the input image is to be projected and information on a user's position through at least one image sensor, performing geometric correction on the input image based on the information on the projection surface and the information on the user's position, performing color correction on the input image based on the information on the projection surface, and performing brightness correction on the input image based on the information on the projection surface.

Abstract: A coating method for coating a crucible and a quartz crucible for growing a silicon crystal are provided. In the coating method, a bubble-free quartz layer which is 80 ?m to 4 mm thick is formed on an inner surface of a crucible for growing a silicon crystal, and the surface of the bubble-free quartz layer is covered with alkaline earth hydroxide, following which heating is performed to a temperature at which the surface becomes devitrified. The surface may be covered by immersing the inner surface in a solution of the alkaline earth hydroxide. The heating may be performed before the crucible for growing silicon crystal is filled with a solid raw material to be melted.

Abstract: A method for preparing purified extract containing more abundant active ingredients such as catalpol derivatives from the extract of Pseudolysimachion rotundum var subintegrum than that prepared by the conventional preparation method disclosed in the prior art and the therapeutics or functional health food comprising the purified extract for treating and preventing inflammatory, allergic or asthmatic disease. The purified extract showed more potent anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy and anti-asthma activity than that prepared by the conventional preparation method disclosed in the prior art through various in vivo tests such as inhibition test on the reproduction of eosinophil, the release of immunoglobulin and inflammatory chemokines in plasma and bronchoalveolar fluid as well as the suppression of airway hyperresponsiveness and goblet cell hyperplasia in a OVA-sensitized/challenged mouse model.

Abstract: Electronic communications can be normalized using a neural network. For example, a noncanonical communication that includes multiple terms can be received. The noncanonical communication can be preprocessed by (I) generating a vector including multiple characters from a term of the multiple terms; and (II) repeating a substring of the term in the vector such that a last character of the substring is positioned in a last position in the vector. The vector can be transmitted to a neural network configured to receive the vector and generate multiple probabilities based on the vector. A normalized version of the noncanonical communication can be determined using one or more of the multiple probabilities generated by the neural network. Whether the normalized version of the noncanonical communication should be outputted can also be determined using at least one of the multiple probabilities generated by the neural network.

Abstract: The effects of inter pixel capacitance in a pixilated array may be measured by first resetting all pixels in the array to a first voltage, where a first image is read out, followed by resetting only a subset of pixels in the array to a second voltage, where a second image is read out, where the difference in the first and second images provide information about the inter pixel capacitance. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: This invention is intended to allow accumulation of large quantities of soluble sugars in tissue other than plant seeds. A plant is modified so as to suppress a gene encoding a subunit exhibiting the highest sequence similarity with the subunit encoded by the AGPL1 gene of rice among subunits constituting.

Abstract: Harvesting energy from non-stationary, multi-frequency mechanical vibrations using a tunable electrical circuit. In an embodiment, an apparatus for converting vibrational energy to electrical energy includes a vibrational energy harvester having a transducer for generating time-varying electrical signals in response to environmental vibration; at least one power storage device; a switching network operably coupled between the transducer of the vibrational energy harvester and the at least one power storage device, wherein the switching network includes a plurality of switching elements each defining a switchable current path that is controlled by a control signal supplied to the respective switching element; and electronics configured to generate the control signals for supply to the switching elements of the switching network, the electronics including first circuitry, second circuitry, third circuitry, and fourth circuitry.

Abstract: Provided is a security surveillance system and method capable of separately detecting fire and intrusion situations on the basis of a sound field variation, including a sound generating device outputting, into a set security surveillance space, a multi-tone sound wave formed of a linear sum of sine waves having a plurality of frequency components, a sound receiving device obtaining sound field information for each frequency represented as sound pressure and a phase from a sound wave received in the security surveillance space, and a sound field signal processing device storing sound field information for each frequency obtained from the sound receiving device in a preparation mode, comparing the stored sound field information with current sound field information for each frequency output from the sound receiving device in a surveillance mode, and determining occurrence of a security situation.

Abstract: A lens and aperture device for determining 3D information. An SLR camera has a lens and aperture that allows the SLR camera to determine defocused information.

Abstract: Phononic structures, devices related to phononic structures, and methods related to fabrication of the phononic structures are described. The phononic structure can include a sheet of material, where the sheet of material can include a plurality of regions. Adjacent regions in the sheet of material can have dissimilar phononic patterns.

Abstract: An out-of-vehicle device interface apparatus includes a request message reception unit, a response message request unit, and a response message transmission unit. The request message reception unit receives a request message from an out-of-vehicle device, generates electrical signals in electric lines, and transfers the request message. The response message request unit requests response messages for the request message from one or more devices constituting an in-vehicle network based on one or more of the electric lines in which electrical signals have been generated. The response message transmission unit receives the response messages from the one or more devices, and transfers the response messages to the out-of-vehicle device via unidirectional communication.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an ?-alumina carrier, comprising the elements of lanthanum and silicon both dispersed in the interior and on the surface of the carrier. The mass ratio of the element of lanthanum to the element of silicon is in the range from 0.1:1 to 20:1. The inventors of the present disclosure have made extensive researches into the field of the silver catalyst and alumina carrier thereof, and added the elements of lanthanum and silicon (i.e., bulk phase addition) in preparing the alumina carrier used in the silver catalyst. The carrier thus obtained contains the elements of silicon and lanthanum both in the interior and on the surface thereof, and has improved specific surface area and strength. The silver catalyst prepared with the carrier can react in a low reaction temperature (has a high reaction activity) and has a high selectivity in producing ethylene oxide through oxidation of ethylene.

Abstract: A non-contact adjustable hysteretic magnetic encoder includes a bipolar magnetic block, two magnetic sensing components, a storage, and a controller. After retrieving the current rotation angle by accessing a rotation angle table, the controller determines, by an encoding rule, digital logical values of a first phase signal (A-phase signal) and digital logical values of a second phase signal (B-phase signal) and outputs the digital logical values. The phase difference between a first phase signal and a second phase signal is adjusted, and a hysteresis range, also known as hysteresis angle, is adjusted, according to the grids attributed to the predetermined number of grids before the turning point and the grids attributed to the predetermined number of grids after the turning point. Hence, the non-contact adjustable hysteretic magnetic encoder features enhanced potential of expansion and marked industrial practicability.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for resuming from hibernation are disclosed. The electronic apparatus comprises an external storage, a main memory, an image generating circuit and a page moving circuit. The image generating circuit writes pages from the main memory into the external storage to generate a hibernation image file during a hibernation process. The page moving circuit according to the hibernation image file sequentially writes the pages from the external storage back to a continuous page range of the main memory during a resume process. The resume process is later than the hibernation process.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transferring network access information of smart household appliances are provided. The apparatus includes a detection unit for detecting whether a public IP address of an external interface of an indoor IP sharer has changed. An extraction unit is configured to, if the public IP address of the external interface has changed, extract network access information of a smart household appliance connected to an internal interface of the indoor IP sharer, the network access information being updated together with change in the public IP address. An encryption and generation unit encrypts the network access information using a pre-stored encryption key, and generates data to be transmitted to a smart grid service provider server using the encrypted information and an ID of a customer user. A transmission unit transmits the data generated by the encryption and generation unit to the smart grid service provider server.

Abstract: The inventive concept shows the embodiment of t-switch which is a MIT 3-terminal device based on a Hole-driven MIT theory and a technology for removing an ESD noise signal which is one of applications of the t-switch. The t-switch includes three terminals of Inlet, Outlet and Control, and a metal-insulator transition (MIT) occurs at an Outlet layer by a current flowing through the Control terminal. In the t-switch, a high resistor is connected to the Control terminal and thereby an ESD noise signal of high voltage flows through the Inlet-Outlet without damaging the device.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for mapping of a tenant based dynamic processor, which classify virtual machine multi queues and processors processing the corresponding multi queues for each tenant that one or more virtual machines are belonged to, dynamically map the virtual machine multi queues that belong to the corresponding tenant to multi processors that belong to the corresponding tenant based on total usages of a network and a processor for each tenant to provide network virtualization to assure network traffic processing of virtual machines that belong to the same tenant not to be influenced by congestion of network traffic that belongs to another tenant.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for rotational alignment and attachment of ultrasonic transducers to a barrier with one submerged surface uses a temporary transducer assembly to position mounting rings on opposite surfaces of the barrier. Plural permanent transducers are then mounted to each mounting ring and are aligned with each other across the barrier by virtue of the alignment of their mounting rings. The submerged mounting ring is used like a cylinder in combination with a mounting plate for the transducers on the submerged side of the barrier or each submerged side transducer has a suction cup fitting for use to exclude water from between each transducer and the submerged barrier surface to facilitate bonding of the submerged side transducers to the barrier.

Abstract: Computerized method and system for improving 3D reconstruction images involves applying the Extended Field Iterative Reconstruction Technique (EFIRT) to remove correlated noise, in addition to with COMET (constrained maximum relative entropy tomography) or other regularization techniques to eliminate uncorrelated noise, wherein the EFIRT is applied by performing a set of successive reconstructions on an extended field larger than a region of interest (ROI); and extracting and averaging the ROI from said set of successive reconstructions.