Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for sharing a candidate list. A method of generating a merging candidate list for a predictive block may include: producing, on the basis of a coding block including a predictive block on which a parallel merging process is performed, at least one of a spatial merging candidate and a temporal merging candidate of the predictive block; and generating a single merging candidate list for the coding block on the basis of the produced merging candidate. Thus, it is possible to increase processing speeds for coding and decoding by performing inter-picture prediction in parallel on a plurality of predictive blocks.

Abstract: An artificial blood vessel that can be transplanted to blood vessels with a small diameter, can be adjusted to an arbitrary size of a diameter, improves in invasiveness when a graft is taken, and overcomes the problem on the provision of a graft is provided. An artificial blood vessel prepared from a decellularized tubular structure, which is prepared by processing a decellularized, sheet-like blood vessel (decellularized blood vessel sheet) into a roll structure, and a tissue adhesive, wherein a portion which is contacted with blood that flows within the artificial blood vessel consists of the tissue of the tunica intima lined with the tissue of the tunica media whereas a portion of the sheet that overlaps when the sheet is processed into a roll structure (overlap width) consists of the tissue of the tunica media and wherein a tissue adhesive is applied to the overlap width.

Abstract: An electrolytic coin cell that has been used to study the growth of lithium dendrites by optical observation is described. The cell makes possible observation of the growth of the dendrites in response to various applied conditions, such as applied electrical signals, chemical effects, and temporal effects in a real coin cell geometry.

Abstract: Provided is a chemically and thermally stable phosphor having different light-emitting characteristics than a conventional phosphor and having high light-emitting intensity even when combined with an LED of 410 nm or lower. The phosphor comprises an inorganic compound in which an inorganic crystal including A element, D element, X element (A is one or more elements selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; D is one or more elements selected from Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, and Hf; and X is one or more elements selected from O, N, and F), and, if necessary, E element (where E is one or more elements selected from B, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, and La) includes Li element and M element (where M is one or more elements selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for measuring electrical conductivity and a system for measuring electrical conductivity using the same. The method includes obtaining a cell constant of a conductance cell using a conductivity standard solution, pouring a solution desired to be measured in the conductance cell, and applying predetermined direct current (DC) voltages to electrodes, disposed in the conductance cell, in a manner of changing the predetermined DC voltages in stages at each preset time (t), obtaining resistance of the solution, as a slope, from a linear relationship between the voltage and a peak current, measured for each voltage, and calculating electrical conductivity of the solution using the cell constant and the resistance of the solution.

Abstract: Synthesis of monodisperse PEG-based microparticles with stable coupling chemistries. Biomolecules are conjugated to monodisperse PEG microparticles using non-amine chemistries, such as sulfhydryl groups, azide, or alkyne-based chemistries.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for managing a cloud virtual base station system. The present invention includes setting initial resources and driving or downloading an execution file or environment file of the cloud virtual base station system and monitoring or managing a state for a failure, radio resources, or the execution file or the environment file of the cloud virtual base station system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a hydrogen separation membrane capable of preventing the plating of Pd inside a porous support and a porous shielding layer when a separation membrane is prepared; a hydrogen separation membrane prepared therefrom; and a use thereof. In addition, the present invention relates to a device for preparing a hydrogen separation membrane; and a method for preparing a hydrogen separation membrane using the device, and in particular, relates to a device for preparing a hydrogen separation membrane capable of stably growing a Pd-containing separation membrane for hydrogen gas separation as a plating solution grows from the upper surface of a porous support to a uniform thickness by simply shielding the lower surface of the porous support when a hydrogen separation membrane is prepared using an electroless plating method.

Abstract: An optical material used in a UV-excited yellow light-emitting material and an optical isolator, capable of emitting yellow light stably and highly efficiently even if a large current is fed to obtain the high luminance emission. The optical material used for the UV-excited yellow light-emitting material (2) and the optical isolator (210) is an oxide containing Ce, which is a terbium cerium aluminum garnet type single crystal wherein a part of terbium of a terbium aluminum garnet type single crystal is substituted by cerium. The ratio of number of moles of cerium to the total number of moles of terbium and cerium, namely the composition ratio of cerium, preferably falls within the range from 0.01 mol % to 50 mol %. A part of aluminum may be substituted by scandium or further by any one of terbium, cerium, yttrium, lutetium, ytterbium, and thulium.

Abstract: Provided is an optical modulator including an optical waveguide and an optical modulation part integrated on the optical waveguide that is clad in oxide silicon and has silicon as core by using a bulk silicon wafer in place of an silicon-on-insulator (SOI) used for a typical optical waveguide and optical modulator and using complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) and thermal oxide film formation processes, and a fabrication method thereof.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds that inhibit ROCK activity. In certain embodiments the compounds of the invention enhance cognitive function. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions that comprise ROCK inhibitors and to methods enhance cognitive function and reducing and/or treat cognitive function decline.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a high concentration methanol tolerant methanotroph and its application, a accession number of the methanotroph in China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center being CGMCC No. 9873, deposit date being Oct. 29, 2014, category names being Methylomonas sp. ZR1. The methanotroph Methylomonas sp. ZR1 disclosed by the present invention can grow rapidly by using methane, and can tolerate with high concentration of methanol. The methanotroph Methylomonas sp. ZR1 can use C1 compounds such as methane and methanol to produce high value-added products such as carotenoids and polysaccharides, which has high application prospect in biological transformation of one-carbon chemistry.

Abstract: A method and equipment based on detecting the polarization property of a polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) probe for measuring structures of a micro part are provided. The provided method relates to how to accomplish measuring structures of a micro part by transforming two or three-dimensional contact displacements into polarization property changes of the PMF probe, and how to reconstruct the structure geometry of a micro part. The provided equipment can be used to bring the spherical tip of the PMF probe into contact with a micro part, to determine coordinates of contact points, and to reconstruct the structure geometry of a micro part. The provided method and equipment feature high sensitivity, low probing force, high inspecting aspect ratio and immunity to environment interference.

Abstract: A metal complex represented by the following Formula (1): (wherein M represents palladium or platinum; L represents a ligand selected from carbon monoxide, an olefin compound, an amine compound, a phosphine compound, an N-heterocyclic carbene compound, a nitrile compound and an isocyanide compound; n represents an integer of 0 to 2 showing the number of the ligand; and each of R1 to R4 represents an organic group). The metal complex described above can be fixed on an inorganic oxide while maintaining a skeletal structure thereof to obtain a supported metal complex, which makes it possible to allow the supported metal complex to maintain the same catalytic activity as that of the original metal complex. Also, calcining the supported metal complex obtained in the manner described above makes it possible to obtain a supported metal catalyst improved in catalytic activity to a greater extent than conventional supported metal catalysts.

Abstract: A method for making a multilayer foam structure of nominally-aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is disclosed. The method comprises synthesizing a layer of CNTs and sandwiching the layer of CNTs between two polymeric layers, or between two metallic layers or foils.

Abstract: A thrust compensation system of a dual-winding voice coil motor, which is used for driving the voice coil motor having secondary windings arranged between each pair of main windings, wherein the main windings are the main working windings of the voice coil motor and used for providing the output electromagnetic force required by the driving system of the voice coil motor; the secondary windings are compensation windings and used for providing the thrust ripple opposite to the main windings and compensating the thrust ripple of the main windings, so that the resultant force of the output thrust of the main windings and the secondary windings of the voice coil motor is constant.

Abstract: In certain embodiments methods are provided for inducing and/or restoring and/or maintaining a non-senescent phenotype, or aspects thereof (e.g., proliferative capacity and/or pluripotency) in a mammalian cell. The methods typically involve reducing the level or activity of SINE/Alu retrotransposon transcripts in the cell in an amount sufficient to induce or restore proliferative capacity and/or pluripotency to said mammalian cell.

Abstract: A crosslinked polyethylene composition comprising 100 parts by weight of polyethylene, 0.05-5 parts by weight of crosslinking agent, 0.03-3 parts by weight of crosslinking aid. Polyethylene is a copolymer, homopolymer and/or a mixture thereof. The crosslinking agent is an organic peroxide having a half-life period longer than 3 minutes at 190° C. and/or a multi-membered heterocyclic alkane consisting of 3 to 6 carbon atoms and 3 to 6 oxygen atoms and/or a derivative thereof. The crosslinking aid is an organic substance containing allyl, maleimido, (meth)acrylate group and/or a polymer having a vinyl content higher than 50%. Preferably, the crosslinking aid is triallyl isocyanate (TAIC), triallyl cyanurate (TAC) or a mixture thereof. The crosslinked polyethylene composition has a crosslinking efficiency index >1000 Nm/g and a ? torque value >15 Nm at 220° C., and has a high safe processing temperature and long crosslinking delay, and therefore is particularly suitable for rotationally molded products.

Abstract: Disclosed are a communication apparatus and a communication method capable of improving transmitting/receiving frequency efficiency of a satellite signal per bandwidth or spectral efficiency (S.E) per bandwidth by removing and improving a distortion or inter-symbol interference for applying a minimum-mean square error (MMSE) equalizer required to detect a frame synchronization and a modulation code rate in a satellite service for satellite broadcasting or communication under the variable coding and modulation (VCM) or adaptive coding and modulation (ACM) environment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for sharing a candidate list. A method of generating a merging candidate list for a predictive block may include: producing, on the basis of a coding block including a predictive block on which a parallel merging process is performed, at least one of a spatial merging candidate and a temporal merging candidate of the predictive block; and generating a single merging candidate list for the coding block on the basis of the produced merging candidate. Thus, it is possible to increase processing speeds for coding and decoding by performing inter-picture prediction in parallel on a plurality of predictive blocks.