Abstract: A solid-state electrolyte composition for a lithium battery. The composition includes a polymeric matrix material, inorganic nanoparticles dispersed in or chemically bonded with the polymeric matrix material, and a lithium salt. The nanoparticles are formed of a compound including lithium and a different semi-metal element or metal element. Exemplary inorganic nanoparticles include a Li-rich super ionic conductor having a LixMyPzSq structural formula, wherein M refers to the different semi-metal element or a metal element.

Abstract: Disclosed are CSI transmission method and apparatus. A method of a terminal may comprise: receiving, from a base station, information on a measurement period for at least one channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) and a reporting period for transmitting at least one CSI; receiving the at least one CSI-RS during the measurement period; generating at least one measured CSI based on the at least one CSI-RS; generating at least one predicted CSI through a CSI prediction model based on the at least one CSI-RS and the at least one CSI; and transmitting the at least one measured CSI and the at least one predicted CSI to the base station.

Abstract: Provided is a method of searching for optimal neural network architecture based on channel concatenation. The method includes adjusting spatial size information of an input feature map candidate group so that the spatial size information of the input feature map candidate group corresponds to spatial size information of an output feature map, performing a channel-based concatenation operation on the input feature map candidate group, and additionally extending an output feature map that is the results of the channel-concatenated operation to the input feature map candidate group.

Abstract: An interpolation model learning method, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions allowing the method to be performed, and a device for learning an interpolation frame generating module are provided. The interpolation model learning method may include extracting, by using a neural network model, a temporal-spatial feature of each of a frame group including an interpolation frame generated by an interpolation model based on a neural network and a frame group including a ground truth (GT) frame corresponding to an interpolation frame and changing a weight and/or a bias of a neural network of an interpolation model to decrease a difference between temporal-spatial features.

Abstract: The present invention relates to ferroelectric capacitors, transistors, memory device, and method of manufacturing ferroelectric devices. The ferroelectric capacitor includes a first electrode, a second electrode facing the first electrode, a ferroelectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an interfacial layer between the ferroelectric layer and the first electrode or between the ferroelectric layer and the second electrode. The ferroelectric layer includes hafnium-based oxide. The interfacial layer includes HfO2.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a combustion system comprising a combustion chamber having a catalyst bed, and a vessel for storing a propellant at a predefined pressure. The vessel comprising a first valve for controlling a flow of the propellant over the catalyst bed inside the combustion chamber and an input provided at the first valve, for injecting the propellant inside the combustion chamber at a predefined duration of injection for each cycle of injection. A predefined quantity of the propellant is injected in each cycle of the injection. The combustion system further comprises one or more glow plugs for maintaining a predefined temperature within the catalyst bed and an ignition glow plug for providing a source of ignition for combustion of the propellant inside the combustion chamber.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a high frequency capacitor, including preparing a substrate for formation of the capacitor, forming a dielectric layer at an upper surface of the substrate, forming an upper electrode at an upper surface of the dielectric layer, and removing a portion of a lower surface of the substrate, to expose a lower surface of the dielectric layer, and forming a lower electrode at the lower surface of the dielectric layer. The high frequency capacitor includes a dielectric layer having a uniform surface, a thick upper electrode, and a thick lower electrode and, as such, exhibits high quality factor (Q) even at a high frequency.

Abstract: There is provided an video encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The video decoding method comprises acquiring a bitstream including a predetermined context element, performing at least one of a context model determination, a probability update, and a probability interval determination on the predetermined syntax element, and arithmetically decoding the predetermined syntax element on the basis of a result of the performance.

Abstract: The invention discloses an X-ray zoom lens system (Transfocator) and a focus variation method. The system includes a main frame, many switched arms arranged on one side of the main frame, and a driving component set at the top of the main frame, and a positioning groove set at the bottom of the main frame; For them, each switched arm is composed of successively connected a push rod, a push-push ratchet mechanism, a preload spring and a guide stick, two-dimensional flexible axis, and a CRLs holder from top to bottom; CRLs are stacked and arranged in the mentioned above CRLs holder.

Abstract: A positioning arm including a link assembly including a translation link configured to translationally move along a virtual axis passing a remote center of motion (RCM) present at a predetermined position separated from one point and configured to move in at least two directions based on the one point, and a gravity torque compensator configured to provide a compensation torque in a direction opposite to a gravity torque applied to the one point by a self-weight of the link assembly.

Abstract: A method of decoding an image, includes obtaining at least one offset for a picture, deriving a variable for scaling for the picture based on the at least one offset, and performing inter prediction based on the variable for scaling for the picture. The at least one offset is defined with a direction of scaling.

Abstract: An abrasion resistance fiber includes 90.0 parts by weight to 99.0 parts by weight of a fiber body, 0.5 parts by weight to 7.5 parts by weight of an abrasion agent, 0.1 parts by weight to 0.5 parts by weight of a paraffin-based lubricant, and 0.1 parts by weight to 0.3 parts by weight of an antioxidant. The fiber body includes polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The abrasion agent is attached to a surface of the fiber body and includes silicon dioxide aerogels.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating efficient planning routes for vehicles, including autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles are presented. A route planner may generate dynamic maps and routes that reduces the uncertainty of road-agent environmental and behavioral data in an efficient manner. Route planning may be accomplished using a statistical approach in which known data from one geographic or behavioral feature set may be used and relied upon by a vehicle in another geographical and behavioral context to estimate the environmental and behavioral data relevant to the vehicles current operation.

Abstract: It relates to Bacillus velezensis, a culture method and use thereof; Bacillus velezensis TA-3-BV serving as an endogenous antagonistic strain of sweet cherry for the first time, and a nucleotide sequence of 16S rDNA of the Bacillus velezensis TA-3-BV is shown as SEQ ID NO. 1. The Bacillus velezensis TA-3-BV has board-spectrum antibacterial activity for sweet cherry, has an inhibitory effect on a variety of pathogenic fungi, and especially has an excellent inhibitory effect on Rhizopus stolonifer serving as a soft rot pathogen of sweet cherry, with an inhibition rate of 69.82±1.43%; in addition, the Bacillus velezensis TA-3-BV has a good inhibitory effect on the postharvest rot of sweet cherry fruits, can slow down the rot process of fruits, can delay the rot of fruits by 2-3 d, thereby providing a novel method for postharvest preservation of sweet cherry.

Abstract: Interplanetary networks for space internet and space positioning are presented. The described networks deploy spacecraft swarms along the solar system to form a science and communications platform. The disclosed network nodes are placed around planetary Lagrange points. Creation of optical synthetic apertures using smallsat swarms for inter- and intranet communications is further described. Exemplary subnetworks such as the cislunar network are also presented.

Abstract: A system for automatically measuring an exhaust area of a turbine guide vane, including a data acquisition module configured to measure a three-dimensional point cloud coordinate of a contour of a throat; a positioning module configured to automatically adjust a relative spatial position between the data acquisition module and the turbine guide vane; and a data processing module configured to fit a three-dimensional contour of the throat according to the three-dimensional point cloud coordinate measured by the data acquisition module. A method for automatically measuring an exhaust area of a turbine guide vane using the system is also provided.

Abstract: A device includes sample tray units, a sample tray transporting unit, a sample tray handling unit, and a sample tray radiation stage unit. The sample tray units are configured to load samples. The sample tray transporting unit is configured to carry a sample tray unit to a radiation room. The sample tray handling unit is between the sample tray transporting unit and the sample tray radiation stage unit, and is configured to transfer the sample tray unit on the sample tray transporting unit to the sample tray radiation stage unit or return the sample tray unit on the sample tray radiation stage unit to the sample tray transporting unit. The sample tray radiation stage unit is configured to carry the sample tray unit and move the samples to be irradiated in the sample tray unit to a particle beam radiation area to receive radiation.

Abstract: A sensor tube according to the present invention comprises: a tubular body for connecting two connection pipes to each other, wherein the two connection pipes are connected to a humidity sensor, so that the connection pipes transfer steam to the humidity sensor by using circulating air or air discharged from the humidity sensor flow in the connection pipes; and a cover surrounding at least a part of the outer surface of the body to prevent foreign substances having a predetermined size or larger from passing, wherein the body is formed as a porous sintered body which allows stream to be introduced from the outside of the body into the body and be transferred by the circulating air.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to copper complexes, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these complexes, chemical processes for preparing these complexes, and their use in the treatment of neurodegenerative disease, e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Abstract: A question-answering learning method including the following steps is provided. Firstly, several classifiers are created according to N1 labeled sentences among N sentences. Then, at least one corresponding sentence type of each of the N2 unlabeled sentences among the N sentences is determined by each classifier. Then, N3 sentences are selected from the N2 unlabeled sentences according to a degree of consistency of determined results of the classifiers, wherein the determined results of the N3 sentences are determined by the classifiers and are inconsistent. Then, N4 mutually complementary sentences are selected as to-be-labeled sentences from the N3 sentences. Then, after the N4 selected to-be-labeled sentences are labeled, several classifiers are re-created according to the N1 labeled sentences and the N4 selected to-be-labeled sentences. Then, at least one of the previously created classifiers is added to the currently created classifiers to be members of the classifiers.