Abstract: A polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is provided. The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell includes a phosphoric acid-doped polyimidazole electrolyte membrane and a complex catalyst. In the complex catalyst, an alloy or mixture of a metal and a chalcogen element is supported on a carbon carrier. The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell exhibits further improved long-term operation, power generation efficiency, and operational stability at high temperature. The complex catalyst can be produced by a simple method.

Abstract: A device, a system, a method, and a program are realized which are capable of predicting the order of the feeling and the preference of a subject to products which are the research objects, for marketing research and others. The images of a plurality of research objects are presented a plurality of times as visual stimuli in order to measure the brain wave. A brain wave data of an event related electrical potential for the research objects which the subject has selected as a target immediately after the stimulus presentation, is processed by a linear discriminant analysis to quantitatively represent with a single index, in order to rank the research objects.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for verifying an utterance based on multi-event detection information in a natural language speech recognition system. The apparatus includes a noise processor configured to process noise of an input speech signal, a feature extractor configured to extract features of speech data obtained through the noise processing, an event detector configured to detect events of the plurality of speech features occurring in the speech data using the noise-processed data and data of the extracted features, a decoder configured to perform speech recognition using a plurality of preset speech recognition models for the extracted feature data, and an utterance verifier configured to calculate confidence measurement values in units of words and sentences using information on the plurality of events detected by the event detector and a preset utterance verification model and perform utterance verification according to the calculated confidence measurement values.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting diode including a substrate, a light scattering structure including nano-structures on the substrate, a thin film on the nano-structures, and an air gap between the nano-structures, a planarizing layer covering the thin film and thicker than the thin film, a first electrode on the planarizing layer, an organic emission layer on the first electrode, and a second electrode on the organic emission layer.

Abstract: Dual-band barrier infrared detectors having structures configured to reduce spectral crosstalk between spectral bands and/or enhance quantum efficiency, and methods of their manufacture are provided. In particular, dual-band device structures are provided for constructing high-performance barrier infrared detectors having reduced crosstalk and/or enhance quantum efficiency using novel multi-segmented absorber regions. The novel absorber regions may comprise both p-type and n-type absorber sections. Utilizing such multi-segmented absorbers it is possible to construct any suitable barrier infrared detector having reduced crosstalk, including npBPN, nBPN, pBPN, npBN, npBP, pBN and nBP structures. The pBPN and pBN detector structures have high quantum efficiency and suppresses dark current, but has a smaller etch depth than conventional detectors and does not require a thick bottom contact layer.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for tuning a functional property of a device. The device (210) includes a layer of a dielectric material (214) disposed over and forming an interface (216) with a layer of an electrically conductive target material (222). The dielectric material layer includes at least one ionic species having a high ion mobility. The target material is configured such that a potential difference applied to the device can cause the at least one ionic species to migrate reversibly across the interface into or out of the target material layer. The mobility of the at least one ionic species can be tuned by exposing the device to electromagnetic radiation and/or a temperature change.

Abstract: A hormone delivery system and method are provided for administering bioidentical human hormones using a combination of modalities for the treatment of human physiological conditions.

Abstract: A high energy efficiency sensor node and an operating method thereof are provided. The high energy efficiency sensor node may include a sensing unit to generate sensed information and to store the sensed information in a database when a set period commences, and a control unit to obtain n pieces of sensed information corresponding to n periods from the database, and to transmit the n pieces of sensed information obtained to a first neighbor node when the n periods elapse.

Abstract: Some embodiments relate to a device for generating stimulation signals, comprising: a stimulation delivery circuit; a first component to monitor charge delivered in at least one charge pulse via the stimulation delivery circuit; and a second component to ensure delivered charge substantially corresponds to charge of a charge pulse intended to be delivered by the stimulation delivery circuit. In some embodiments, the device may further comprise a charge setting circuit responsive to a charge pulse setting signal, such as a constant current of fixed pulse width, to set the charge of the charge pulse intended to be delivered.

Abstract: A one-way gateway and a vehicle network system and method for protecting networks within a vehicle using the one-way gateway. The one-way gateway includes a communication control unit, a physical one-way communication unit, and a data transmission/reception unit. The communication control unit takes charge of communication with a device of the internal network or infortainment network of a vehicle. The physical one-way communication unit configures a communication section between the internal network and the infortainment network in a physically one-way form. The data transmission/reception unit transfers data, transmitted by the device of the internal network or infortainment network, to the physical one-way communication unit via the communication control unit, and transfers data, received via the physical one-way communication unit, to the device of the internal network or infortainment network.

Abstract: A planning apparatus (70) determines irradiation parameter data (67) for a charged particle irradiation system (1), which radiates charged particles generated by an ion source (2) to a target (80) by accelerating the charged particles by means of a linear accelerator (4) and a synchrotron (5). The planning apparatus is provided with: a planning program (73), which determines the irradiation parameter data (67) with respect to one target (80) by combining charged particles of a plurality of kinds of ion species; and a CPU (71) for executing the planning program. Consequently, the irradiation planning apparatus capable of performing irradiation with desirable dose distribution with respect to the target, the irradiation planning program, an irradiation plan determining method, and the charged particle irradiation system are provided.

Abstract: A feature compensation apparatus includes a feature extractor configured to extract corrupt speech features from a corrupt speech signal with additive noise that consists of two or more frames; a noise estimator configured to estimate noise features based on the extracted corrupt speech features and compensated speech features; a probability calculator configured to calculate a correlation between adjacent frames of the corrupt speech signal; and a speech feature compensator configured to generate compensated speech features by eliminating noise features of the extracted corrupt speech features while taking into consideration the correlation between adjacent frames of the corrupt speech signal and the estimated noise features, and to transmit the generated compensated speech features to the noise estimator.

Abstract: The present application relates novel HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibodies. The antibodies of the present invention are further characterized by their ability to bind epitopes from the Env proteins. The invention also provides light and heavy chain variable region sequences. Compositions for prophylaxis, diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection are provided.

Abstract: A nanophosphor in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a fluoride-based nanoparticle co-doped with Ce3+ and one selected from a group consisting of Tb3+, Eu3+ and a combination thereof. The nanophosphor may be excited by a single wavelength of ultraviolet rays to emit various colors of green, yellow, orange, red and the like, and exhibit high photostability without photoblinking. The nanophosphor may be utilized as a bio imaging contrast agent, a transparent display device, an anti-counterfeit code and the like.

Abstract: Aspects and embodiments disclosed herein indicate a correlation exists between a specific gravity of combustible fuel and the occurrence of low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI) within engines. Thus techniques are disclosed herein for online measurement of the specific gravity of fuel within an engine, and allow for preventative measures to be executed to minimize or otherwise mitigate the incidence of LSPI when the calculated specific gravity of the fuel exceeds a predefined threshold. In an embodiment, the preventative measures may include, for example, altering or otherwise adjusting an engine map such that an injection timing scheme injects less poor-quality fuel into engine cylinders, thus advantageously preventing the engine from operating at full-power when conditions for LSPI are present.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitter and a receiver including multiple first and second transceiving units. Each of the first and the second transceiving units includes a first and a second radiation slices and a first and a second transceiving circuits disposed thereon. In the transmitter, the first and the second transceiving units receive first and second internal transmission signals at first and second polarization from the first and the second radiation slices, and transmit first and second external transmission signals generated from transformation through the first and the second radiation slices. In the receiver, the first and the second transceiving units receive first and second external reception signals at first and second polarization through the first and the second radiation slices, and transmit first and second internal reception signals at first and second polarization generated from transformation through the first and the second radiation slices.

Abstract: Provided us a visual cortical circuit apparatus comprising: a current mirror unit which uses a transistor as a current source to generate a current having the same size as that of a reaction; a transconductance unit which takes, as an input, the current generated by the current mirror unit and outputs a voltage using a transconductance; and a buffer unit for converting the voltage output from the transconductance unit into a current and buffering the current.

Abstract: This invention provides compositions and methods for producing translational components that expand the number of genetically encoded amino acids in eukaryotic cells. The components include orthogonal tRNAs, orthogonal aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, orthogonal pairs of tRNAs/synthetases and unnatural amino acids. Proteins and methods of producing proteins with unnatural amino acids in eukaryotic cells are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is an organic light emitting diodes (OLED) and method of manufacturing the OLED. The OLED includes: a substrate; a light scattering layer having an uneven shape on the substrate; a transparent electrode film provided directly on and in contact with the light scattering layer; an organic light emitting layer on the transparent electrode film; and an electrode on the organic light emitting layer. The method of manufacturing the OLED includes: disposing a light scattering layer on a substrate; providing a transparent electrode film on the light scattering layer; and transferring the transparent electrode film to be directly on and in contact with the light scattering layer.