Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for measuring a thermoelectric device. The apparatus includes a high temperature heater controlling a temperature of a first side of a sample, a low temperature heater controlling a temperature of a second side of the sample, a fine control heater controlling the temperature of the first side of the sample by a smaller unit than the high temperature heater, a temperature control and voltage measuring unit controlling the high temperature heater, the low temperature heater, and the fine control heater and measuring voltages of the first and second sides of the sample, and a thermal conductivity measuring unit measuring thermal conductivity of the sample by using a high temperature output voltage generated in the first side of the sample and a low temperature output voltage generated in the second side of the sample.

Abstract: The present invention provides oral compositions which contain interferon ? (IFN?) as an active ingredient for preventing and/or treating periodontal disease. The number of causative microorganisms of periodontal disease can be suppressed by administering the compositions into the oral cavity. IFN? of the present invention can produce a sufficient effect even when administered at a very low dose. Furthermore, the compositions of the present invention can also be readily administered to animals such as dogs by formulating them into feed or such.

Abstract: A high-density shape reconstruction is conducted in measuring animal bodies as well. An image processing system has a projection device, an imaging device, and an image processing apparatus connected to the projection device and the imaging device, wherein the projection device projects a projected pattern to an observation target, the imaging device captures the projected pattern, and the image processing apparatus performs shape reconstruction based on an input image including the projected pattern. The image processing apparatus includes a unit for fetching the input image captured by the imaging device and performing line detection for the projected pattern projected by the projection device, wherein the projected pattern is a grid pattern formed of wave lines; and a unit for performing shape reconstruction by associating intersection points of vertical and horizontal lines extracted by the line detection with the projected pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing porous graphene from porous graphite, including 1) thermochemically reacting a highly crystalline carbide compound with a halogen element-containing gas to give a porous carbide-derived carbon; 2) treating the carbide-derived carbon with an acid, thus preparing a carbide-derived carbon oxide; and 3) reducing the carbide-derived carbon oxide. An anode mixture for a secondary battery including the graphene and an anode for a secondary battery including the anode mixture are also provided.

Abstract: A method of generating a decision tree is provided. A leaf assignment for each proposed split in generating the decision tree is incremented using a Gray code.

Abstract: A single layer structure of micron or nano fibers, and a multi-layer structure of micron and nano fibers. The single layer structure of micron fibers includes a web of micron fibers and an impregnating resin, and has a pore size of 1 nm-500 nm. The web of micron fibers is formed by plural interweaved micron fibers (D?1 ?m). The single layer structure of nano fibers includes a web of nano fibers formed by plural interweaved nano fibers (D<1 ?m). The multi-layer structure of micron and nano fibers includes a web of interweaved micron fibers, a web of nano fibers formed by plural nano fibers interweaved on the web of micron fibers, a mixture layer formed by parts of the interweaved nano and micron fibers, and a resin at least impregnating the mixture layer and parts of the micron fibers of the web of micron fibers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a HIP/PAP protein or to one of the derivatives thereof for use thereof for treating or preventing insulin resistance in non-insulin dependent subjects.

Abstract: A method of protecting a semiconductor structure from water and a semiconductor structure formed by the method. The semiconductor structure includes a wide-bandgap semiconductor material in which at least one semiconductor device is formed. The method includes heating the semiconductor structure in a vacuum to a temperature of at least 200° C. to remove water from the semiconductor structure. The method also includes, after the heating of the semiconductor structure, forming a layer comprising a hydrophobic material over the semiconductor structure. The semiconductor structure is kept in the vacuum between the heating of the semiconductor structure and the forming of the layer comprising the hydrophobic material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a technique for inducing epilepsy and a non-human animal model of epilepsy. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for inducing epilepsy in an animal, a non-human animal model of epilepsy, and a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A laser system including a laser cavity, a gain medium disposed in the laser cavity, a pump configured to excite an atom of the gain medium to an excited state, an optical device configured to couple a ground state of the atom of the gain medium to the excited state by applying an optical field to the gain medium, and a microwave device configured to couple the ground state of the atom of the gain medium to a different ground state by applying a microwave field to the gain medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for computing an error rate comprising: a first circuit interface being connected to a first sub-circuit receiving data and computing output data through a predetermined computation process; a second circuit interface and being connected to a first test circuit receiving the same data, which is inputted to the first sub-circuit, and computing output data through the predetermined computation process; an error injecting part injecting an error to the first test circuit; an error detecting part comparing output data of the first sub-circuit to output data of the first test circuit; and an error rate computing part computing input node error probability of the first sub-circuit by statistic processing of the compared result. The apparatus and method for computing error rate of the present invention is able to shorten the time required to obtain error probability, compared to the direct simulation of the full circuit.

Abstract: Provided are a power generation method and system of a power generator that can allow an output power of the power generator to be constant and cope with a case in which the velocity of a power generation source changes very quickly at a low lost. The power generation method includes determining a reference total power intended to be generated by a plurality of power generators, calculating a current command value through the reference total power and an instantaneous velocity sensed by each of the plurality of power generators, and regulating an output current of the power generator using the calculated current command value such that a total power output by the plurality of power generators is approximate to the reference total power.

Abstract: A near-infrared condensing heating unit includes a frame having an open side at a side and a seat inside, and a reflecting plate disposed in the seat of the frame having an opening corresponding to the open side, and an extended semi-elliptic cross-section along an elliptic line. The near-infrared condensing heating unit further includes a lamp disposed inside the reflecting plate, with both ends mounted on the frame through sockets.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for correction and/or mutation of genes associated with Parkinson's Disease as well as clones and animals derived therefrom.

Abstract: The application of flagellin derivative CZLC31 from Salmonella in preparation of medicines for preventing and treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is introduced in this invention. The CZLC331 protein has a good preventive and therapeutic effect for IBD, such as ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) in this invention. Therefore, this protein can be prepared into the drug for prevention and treatment of IBD. It has been found that the bad efficacy, slow onset, long course of treatment, side effects can be significantly avoided for existing clinical IBD drugs, it can reduce the patient's pain during the treatment in this invention. The rehabilitation and quality of life of the patients have been largely improved. The drug will play an important role in the prevention and treatment of IBD in this invention, and has broad application prospects.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a donor-acceptor conjugated polymer and an organic electronic device including the same. According to embodiments of the invention, it is possible to realize a conjugated polymer suitable for organic memory devices and a multi-functional, high-performance, large-area organic memory device for electronics including the same, the organic memory device operating in air.

Abstract: Circuit topologies and control methods for a dc-to-rf converter circuit are described.

Abstract: Planarization processing methods are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes patterning a material layer and planarizing the patterned material layer by using sputtering. Due to the patterning of the material layer, the loading requirements of nonuniformity on a substrate for sputtering the material layer are reduced, compared with that before the patterning.

Abstract: A method of fabricating an Ag—(Cu—)In—Ga—Se (A(C)IGS) based thin film using Se—Ag2Se core-shell nanoparticles, an A(C)IGS based thin film fabricated by the method, and a tandem solar cell having the A(C)IGS thin film are disclosed. More particularly, a method of fabricating a densified Ag—(Cu—)In—Ga—Se (A(C)IGS) based thin film by non-vacuum coating a substrate with a slurry containing Se—Ag2Se core-shell nanoparticles, an A(C)IGS based thin film fabricated by the method, and a tandem solar cell including the A(C)IGS based thin film are disclosed. According to the present invention, an A(C)IGS based thin film including Ag is manufactured by applying Se—Ag2Se core-shell nanoparticles in a process of manufacturing a (C)IGS thin film, thereby providing an A(C)IGS based thin film having a wide band gap.

Abstract: A multipath switching system comprising of an adjustable phase shift array includes, an adjustable phase shift array module and a control module. The adjustable phase shift array module receives a radio-frequency (RF) signal, and includes at least one RF switch, at least one coupler and at least one phase shifter. The at least one RF switch, the at least one coupler and the at least one phase shifter form a number of transmission paths. The transmission paths respectively produce the processed transmission RF signals corresponding to different phase shifts to an antenna array. The control module controls the at least one RF switch and the at least one phase shifter of the adjustable phase shift array module, so that the antenna array radiates a wireless signal whose direction is corresponding to a predetermined angle in space polar coordinates.