Abstract: A transmitting method, a transmitter, a receiver and an associated scheduling method for control signal and data signal are provided. The transmitting method includes following steps. Firstly, a first control power and a first data power are respectively allocated to a first control signal and a first data signal which are to be transmitted with a first sub-carrier in a first time duration. The first control power and the first data power are different. The first control signal and the first data signal are multiplexed by superimposing the first control power and the first data power before the multiplexed first control signal and the multiplexed first data signal are transmitted.

Abstract: Disclosed is a photo diode. The photo diode includes: at least two branched waveguides configured to receive beating signals; absorbing layers disposed in vertical directions to the waveguides, and disposed while being spaced apart from distal ends of the waveguides by a predetermined interval; and one or more intermediate layers formed based on the distal ends of the waveguides and disposed with the absorbing layers at upper end of the one or more intermediate layers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for synthesizing ethylenimine as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The related catalyst comprises a carrier and metal ions loaded on the carrier; the carrier is a composite oxide comprising titanium, silicon and phosphorus elements; the metal ions are magnesium ions, iron ions and cesium ions; the molar ratio of the magnesium ions to the iron ions to the cesium ions is (1-10):1:0.1; the mass of all metal ions is 0.5-10 percent of that of the carrier. In the related preparation method, a catalyst precursor is roasted at the temperature of 350-650° C., so that the catalyst is obtained; the catalyst precursor is the mixture of the carrier, soluble salt of magnesium, soluble salt of iron and soluble salt of cesium. The present invention also provides the application of the catalyst to synthesis of the ethylenimine by using amino alcohol as the raw material. Compared with a common catalyst which has the requirement on the temperature of over 400° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new pharmaceutical composition containing a combination of 5-aminosalicylic acid and nicotinamide or related compounds. The combination is believed to beneficially influence the intestinal microbiota and/or reduce gastrointestinal inflammation. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition is partially or entirely released into the small intestine or large intestine.

Abstract: A system for non-destructively characterizing laser welds that includes at least one phased array probe that includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements arranged in an array at one end of the probe, wherein the transducer elements are operative to both generate ultrasonic signals and to receive reflections thereof, wherein the transducer elements are further arranged into discrete subgroups, and wherein each subgroup may be activated independently of the other subgroups and at different time intervals; a combination of materials for allowing the probe to conform to a contoured surface of a laser weld while enabling sound energy to be transferred directly into a laser weld under test conditions, wherein the combination of materials further includes a flexible membrane mounted on the end of the probe and a fluid filled chamber material disposed between the membrane and the array of ultrasonic transducer elements; and a data processor in communication with the at least one phased array probe that incl

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a transparent electrode using an electrospinning method. The method of manufacturing a transparent electrode according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: spinning a nanomaterial and a polymer material together on a first substrate to form a coaxial double-layered fiber including the nanomaterial and the polymer material; and removing the polymer material from the coaxial double-layered fiber to form a transparent electrode including the nanomaterial.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a filter for an audio signal and a parameterization device for the same, and more particularly, to a method for generating a filter for an audio signal, to implement filtering of an input audio signal with a low computational complexity, and a parameterization device therefor.

Abstract: A method for producing a carbon particle by a detonation method includes two steps. The first step is a step of disposing an explosive substance in the periphery of a raw material substance. The explosive substance has a detonation velocity of 6,300 m/s or more. The raw material substance contains an aromatic compound having not more than 2 nitro groups. The second step is a step of allowing the explosive substance to detonate.

Abstract: Provided is a precursor of an inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite compound, and the precursor of the precursor of the inorganic/organic hybrid perovskite compound according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes an organic positive ion, a metal positive ion, a halogen negative ion, and a guest molecule (GM).

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions exhibiting in vivo activity of fibrin in an in vitro setting, in vitro assays comprising such compositions, methods of producing such compositions, and methods of using such compositions and assays. The compositions of the invention include molecules with the biochemical properties of 1) high affinity binding to fibrin receptors and 2) activation of cell-signaling systems comparable to that observed in vivo by fibrin. The fibrin compositions of the invention are compatible both in biochemical assays and cell-based assays, and thus useful for in vitro assays for screening of test agents that modulate cell activation and/or signaling pathways mediated by fibrin or associated with fibrin activity.

Abstract: A free access floor structure to install a manufacturing apparatus such as a semiconductor manufacturing apparatus, in a short time, and a manufacturing apparatus and a carrier apparatus adapted for the floor structure An embodiment of the manufacturing apparatus includes an apparatus-side connector which is provided, facing downward, to a bottom plate of a manufacturing apparatus. A floor structure of an embodiment includes a floor plate to be worked into a floor surface. The floor structure includes a floor-side connector which is provided, facing upward, to the floor plate so as to be connected with the apparatus-side connector according to a lowering operation of the manufacturing apparatus. An installation step (mounting step, piping/wiring step) of the manufacturing apparatus may thereby be performed in one step. As a result, the labor and the time required to install the manufacturing apparatus may be saved.

Abstract: The present invention provides a passive residual heat removal system and an atomic power plant comprising the same, the passive heat removal system comprising: a plate-type heat exchanger for causing heat exchange between a primary system fluid or a secondary system fluid which, in order to remove sensible heat from an atomic reactor cooling material system and residual heat from a reactor core, has received the sensible heat and the residual heat, and a cooling fluid which has been introduced from outside of a containment unit; and circulation piping for connecting the atomic reactor cooling material system to the plate-type heat exchanger, thereby forming a circulation channel of the primary system fluid, or connecting a steam generator, which is arranged at the boundary between the primary and secondary systems, to the plate-type heat exchanger, thereby forming a circulation channel of the secondary system fluid.

Abstract: A D2D direct communication method is provided. The device sets at least one frame among a plurality of frames included in a superframe to a frame type 0 which is sectionized into a synchronization region for performing a synchronization procedure, a discovery region for discovering devices, a peering region for a connection, and a data region for scheduling of resources and data transmission. The device sets remaining frames among the plurality of frames to a frame type 1 which is sectionized into the synchronization region and the data region.

Abstract: Compounds, particularly, glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA) compounds, having the following structure (I) are provided: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, Y1, Y2, Y3, Y4, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, are as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions, vaccine compositions, and related methods for inducing or enhancing immune responses, are also provided.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting a signal using a polarimetric antenna to a reception apparatus in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The method includes generating a first matrix using a radiation pattern of the polarimetric antenna, calculating a second matrix that maximizes channel capacity, determining an antenna virtualization matrix by Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) based on the first and second matrices, and transmitting a signal to the reception apparatus using the antenna virtualization matrix.

Abstract: A catalyst for catalytic cracking in a fluidized-bed is disclosed. The catalyst comprises a support and a composition having the chemical formula (on the basis of the atom ratio): AaBbPcOx for use in the industrial production of ethylene and propylene by catalytically cracking naphtha.

Abstract: A method of fabricating optical energy collection and conversion devices using carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and a method of anchoring CNT's into thin polymeric layers is disclosed. The basic method comprises an initial act of surrounding a plurality of substantially aligned nanostructures within at least one fluid layer of substantially uniform thickness such that a first end of the plurality of nanostructures protrudes from the fluid layer. Next, the fluid layer is altered to form an anchoring layer, thereby fastening the nanostructures within the primary anchoring layer with the first ends of the nanostructures protruding from a first surface of the primary anchoring layer. Finally, a portion of the anchoring layer is selectively removed such that a second end of the nanostructures is exposed and protrudes from the anchoring layer. The resulting product is an optically absorbent composite material having aligned nanostructures protruding from both sides of an anchoring layer.

Abstract: A process is described for testing a biomedical property of an internal tissue of a patient. Optical energy emitted by an external source is transferred through a nail of the patient to an instrument device implanted beneath the nail. A portion of the transferred optical energy is converted to electrical power for driving components of the implanted instrument. Using the electrical power, a characteristic of the internal tissue associated with the measurement of the biomedical property is sensed and an optical signal based on the sensed characteristic is transmitted through the nail to an external data reader.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides including slurry forming, solidification, drying and hardening, granulation, and washing steps: blending a dihydrogen phosphate, a powdered inorganic adsorbent raw material and a setting time regulator in water to form a slurry; adding sintered magnesia into the slurry, and blending the mixture to form a solidified slurry; setting the solidified slurry on a disk member, and naturally drying to hardening in a specific temperature range to form a hardened solid material; smashing the hardened solid material and performing vibration sieving by using a screen to obtain a granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides containing residual reagents; washing the granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides containing residual reagents with water, to remove the residual reagents to complete preparation, where the adsorption capacity of the granulated inorganic adsorbent for radionuclides thus prepared is in the range of 0.

Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling the phase of electromagnetic waves are disclosed. A device can consist of a guided resonance grating layer, a spacer, and a reflector. A plurality of devices, arranged in a grid pattern, can control the phase of reflected electromagnetic phase, through refractive index control. Carrier injection, temperature control, and optical beams can be applied to control the refractive index.