Abstract: Cations that can precipitate from an aqueous composition to produce scaling are sequestered by adding a multi-dentate ligand to the aqueous composition. The multi-dentate ligand bonds with the cation to form a non-scaling ionic complex; and the aqueous solution with the ionic complex is used in a process that produces substantially pure water from the aqueous composition, where the cation, absent formation of the ionic complex, is subject to scaling. The pH of the aqueous composition (or a brine including components of the aqueous composition) is then reduced to release the cation from the multi-dentate ligand; and the multi-dentate ligand, after the cation is released, is then reused in a predominantly closed loop.

Abstract: The invention provides delivery systems comprised of stabilized multilamellar vesicles, as well as compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of use thereof. The stabilized multilamellar vesicles may comprise prophylactic, therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a navigator are disclosed herein. The apparatus includes a natural voice command acquisition unit, an information acquisition unit, a speech language understanding unit, a related information extraction unit, and a dialog management control unit. The natural voice command acquisition unit obtains a natural voice command from a user. The information acquisition unit obtains vehicle data including information about the operation of the navigator and information about the state of the vehicle. The speech language understanding unit converts the natural voice command into a user intention that can be understood by a computer. The related information extraction unit extracts related information that corresponds to the user intention. The dialog management control unit generates a response to the natural voice command based on the related information, the user intention and a dialog history, and controls the navigator in accordance with the conversation response.

Abstract: An apparatus includes processor component caused to: retrieve metadata of organization of data within a data set, and map data of organization of data blocks within a data file; receive indications of which node devices are available to perform a processing task with a data set portion; and in response to the data set including partitioned data, compare the quantities of available node devices and of the node devices last involved in storing the data set. In response to a match, for each map data map entry: retrieve a hashed identifier for a data sub-block, and a size for each of the data sub-blocks within the corresponding data block; divide the hashed identifier by the quantity of available node devices; compare the modulo value to a designation assigned to each of the available node devices; and provide a pointer to the available node device assigned the matching designation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for quickly generating a natural appearing terrain image. The method according to an exemplary embodiment may include generating a new terrain image through a patch-based synthesis from one or more virtual noise-based terrain models and one or more realistic terrain models; and processing blending of a boundary between synthesized terrain images in the newly generated terrain image.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for extracting a movement path, the movement path extracting apparatus including an image receiver to receive an image from a camera group in which a mutual positional relationship among cameras is fixed, a geographic coordinates receiver to receive geographic coordinates of a moving object on which the camera group is fixed, and a movement path extractor to extract a movement path of the camera group based on a direction and a position of a reference camera of the camera group using the image and the geographic coordinates.

Abstract: A conductive polymer-metal complex becomes to be adhered simply and strongly on the surface of a substrate such as PTFE. By subjecting a solution containing a monomer which provides a conductive polymer, an anion, and a metal ions such as Ag+, Cu2+, Cu+ and the like to an irradiation with light having an energy required for exciting an electron to an energy level capable of reducing the metal ion, such as ultraviolet light, under an appropriated condition, thereby precipitating the conductive polymer-metal complex as being dispersed in the reaction liquid. By supplying this dispersion liquid onto various substrates, the complex microparticles in the dispersion liquid enter into and mate with the narrow holes on the surface of the substrate. As a result, the complex precipitate formed on the surface of the substrate and the substrate can be adhered strongly to each other.

Abstract: A thrust compensation system of a dual-winding voice coil motor, which is used for driving the voice coil motor having main windings (100) and secondary windings (200), wherein the secondary windings (200) of the voice coil motor are between each pair of the main windings (100).

Abstract: A method for decoding an image according to the present invention comprises the steps of: restoring a residual block by performing inverse quantization and inverse transformation for the entropy-decoded residual block; generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction for a current block; and restoring an image by adding the restored residual block to the prediction block, wherein the step of generating the prediction block further comprises a step for generating a final prediction value of a pixel to be predicted, on the basis of a first prediction value of the pixel to be predicted, which is included in the current block, and of a final correction value that is calculated by performing an arithmetic right shift by a binary digit 1 for a two's complement integer representation with respect to an initial correction value of the pixel to be predicted. Thus, the operational complexity during image encoding/decoding can be reduced.

Abstract: A method and system for managing a channel in a wireless local area network is disclosed. The method includes detecting adjacent access points, transmitting a resource allocation request frame including candidate channel information which the first access points wants to a master access point among the detected adjacent access points, receiving a resource allocation response frame which is a response with respect to the resource allocation request frame from the master access point, and configuring the BSS based on channel related information included in the resource allocation response frame. Accordingly, performance of the wireless local area network can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a siloxane hard resin including alicyclic epoxy siloxane alone or a reactive monomer, which is prepared by condensation reaction of alkoxysilanes, and has a weight average molecular weight in the range of 1000 to 4000 and a molecular weight distribution of PDI 1.05 to 1.4. A siloxane hard cured article produced by photo- or thermal polymerization has high hardness by compact crosslinking of siloxane molecules having different molecular weights.

Abstract: An operation method of a flash memory system includes: obtaining first syndrome values to a codeword; obtaining locations of errors and the number of the locations of errors based on the first syndrome values; error-correcting the codeword by flipping bit values of error bits of the codeword based on the locations of errors to generate an error-corrected codeword; obtaining second syndrome values to the error-corrected codeword; determining whether an error is found in the error-corrected codeword based on the second syndrome values; changing the first syndrome values when it is determined that no error is found in the error-corrected codeword; and restoring the error-corrected codeword to the codeword by re-flipping the flipped bit values when it is determined that an error is found in the error-corrected codeword.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a heat exchange system and a nuclear reactor system. The heat exchange system includes: a heating device; a heat consuming device connected with the heating device through a pipe to form a loop; and a steam, which is in a wet steam state before being supplied to a heat source, and is supplied to the heat consuming device after becoming dry steam or superheated steam by exchanging heat with the heating device. Heat exchange efficiency and security of the nuclear reactor system are improved by adopting steam as a heat exchange medium.

Abstract: Provided is an aerogel-containing heat insulation composite obtained by providing a volatile material to the pores of the aerogel, blending the aerogel with a polymer resin, particularly a flexible polymer resin, to form a composite, and removing the volatile material. Thus, it is possible to prevent a decline of the porosity of the aerogel caused by infiltration and impregnation of the pores of the aerogel with the resin. As a result, the aerogel-containing heat insulation composite, particularly containing a high content of aerogel, may retain the heat insulation property of the aerogel as well as the flexibility of the plastic material.

Abstract: A device for determining the condition of a person's skin includes a flat plaster sheet bindable to the skin and made of a flexible, non-conductive film with a recess for application of cosmetic or medical preparations to the skin from outside. Contact electrodes disposed on the skin as a sensor for the flat skin plaster sheet are connected by NFC technology with a voltage supply unit having an impedance and resistance and/or capacitance measuring unit. A passive communication unit with an antenna loop is supplied with measurement or skin resistance and/or capacitance data and is accessible by an NFC-enabled external communication device. The recess has a rectangular, square, circular, hexagonal or octagonal shape, pairs of diametrically opposed, associated electrodes in the flat plaster film sheet and opposite edges being rectilinear, parallel, disposed in vicinity of opposing edges of the recess and connected with the measurement unit.

Abstract: To provide a plasma device that all functions required for a plasma etching process are incorporated into a narrow space of a minimal fabrication manufacturing device. A plasma processing chamber for performing the plasma etching process on a semiconductor wafer is provided, and a micro-plasma supply section and a lower electrode that superimposes RF on supplied micro-plasma are provided in the plasma processing chamber. A wafer support device that supports the semiconductor wafer supports the semiconductor wafer in the plasma processing chamber during the etching process. The wafer support device is coupled to and supported by a drive section that is arranged outside the plasma processing chamber. The drive section makes the wafer support device repetitively move scanningly in the plasma processing chamber in parallel with a wafer processing surface during the etching process.

Abstract: Compounds of formulas: are disclosed. The compounds are useful for ameliorating the side effects of therapeutic opiates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting broadcasting contents which repeatedly transmits segment based broadcasting contents to easily develop next generation broadcasting service and system so that it looks as if the contents are continuously reproduced even when contents having a limited capacity are repeatedly reproduced and a test environment which is the same as an actual broadcasting environment is provided.

Abstract: A movement conversion apparatus has a frame, a plurality of auxiliary moving bodies connected to the frame to allow linear movement, a plurality of actuators configured to move the plurality of auxiliary moving bodies with respect to the frame, a main moving body surrounded by the plurality of auxiliary moving bodies and connected to the plurality of auxiliary moving bodies to have a hollow formed therein, and a rotating body rotatable on the basis of a rotary shaft fixed through the hollow. The plurality of auxiliary moving bodies are selectively moved to adjust a location of the main moving body. The rotating body is inserted into the hollow to rotate by a movement of the main moving body.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for stabilizing a quantum cryptography system, which includes: determining whether the quantum cryptography system operates in a stabilized state, on the basis of a bit error rate or a key rate of the quantum cryptography system; and readjusting an arrival time of a gate pulse or a laser operation time so that an arrival time of a single photon for a photon detector is aligned with the arrival time of the gate pulse, when the quantum cryptography system does not operate in a stabilized state. Here, the quantum cryptography system may be a two-way quantum cryptography system.