Abstract: Provided are an active Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag applied to a logistics tracking system and a communication method thereof. The communication method includes transmitting movement completion information to a reader by using a communication channel, which less consumes power of a battery, at a time when movement of a product or a pallet which is moving is not sensed, receiving a request message, requesting position information of the tag corresponding to the movement completion information, from the reader by using the communication channel, activating a positioning channel, which relatively more consumes the power of the battery, to transmit positioning information to the reader by using the activated positioning channel in response to the request message received through the communication channel, and when the transmission of the positioning information is completed, deactivating the positioning channel.

Abstract: A method and a device for encoding/decoding images are disclosed. The method for encoding images comprises the steps of: deriving a scan type of a residual signal for a current block according to whether or not the current block is a transform skip block; and applying the scan type to the residual signal for the current block, wherein the transform skip block is a block to which transform for the current block is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether or not transform for the current block is to be applied.

Abstract: Provided is a phase locked loop (PLL) that generates an output clock signal corresponding to a reference clock signal, the PLL including a first phase interpolator configured to generate a first interpolator clock signal that has a first time delay from the output clock signal and a second phase interpolator configured to generate a second interpolator clock signal that has a second time delay from the output clock signal. The PLL controls a frequency of the output clock signal based on a multiplexing the first interpolator clock signal and the second interpolator clock signal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of methods and systems that can be used to implement transactive control schemes for use in distributed transactive control power distribution systems. Embodiments of the disclosed technology include design methodologies that can be used to identify utility negotiation strategies that guarantee price-discovery in a finite time. Exemplary auctionless price discovery methods utilize a convergence acceleration factor that reduces the number of iterations between a supplier and a consumer transactive controller that are needed to reach agreement on an mutually acceptable price and quantity of electricity to transfer from the electricity supplier to the electricity consumer.

Abstract: Upon light irradiation, a dye sensitized photoactive surfaces can undergo hydrophobic to hydrophilic conversion in both in air and oil environments.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating a bidirectional chirp signal by using a phase accumulation polynomial, and the apparatus for generating a bidirectional chirp signal according to an embodiment may include an extraction unit extracting time interval information from the output of a frequency accumulator, a polynomial handling unit applying the phase accumulation polynomial to the extracted time interval information to generate a polynomial output value, and a bidirectional chirp signal output unit outputting a bidirectional chirp signal on the basis of the generated polynomial output value.

Abstract: Compounds, compositions, kits and methods for treating conditions related to neurodegeneration or ocular disease, are disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method for evaluating computational algorithms described in printed publications are provided. The method comprises analyzing a printed publication to identify at least one computational algorithm described in the printed publication; analyzing the at least one identified computational algorithm to identify at least algorithm-indicating information related to the at least one identified computational algorithm; detecting, using the algorithm-indicating information, at least one software container likely to be associated with the at least one identified computational algorithm; and executing the at least one software container in a computing environment, wherein the computing environment includes computing resources configured to support execution of the software container.

Abstract: A nuclear power plant containment cooling system and a spray flow control method therefor. The system comprises a cooling system liquid tank (2) for storing cooling liquid, wherein the cooling system liquid tank (2) is provided at the top of a containment (1) and the cooling liquid is used for cooling the containment (1) through the gravity of the cooling liquid itself in the situation of an accident, and the cooling liquid is partially evaporated. The nuclear power plant containment cooling system further comprises an adjustment mechanism; wherein the adjustment mechanism is provided at a liquid outlet of the cooling system liquid tank (2), and the adjustment mechanism is used for controlling the flow at the liquid outlet according to buoyancy generated by a liquid level of the collected cooling liquid which is not evaporated.

Abstract: This invention relates, in part, to methods and products for the detection of cancer, such as prostate cancer or multiple myeloma. This invention also relates, in part, to methods and products for the detection of prostate disease, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This invention further relates, in part, to methods and products for the detection of specific glycans in one or more samples, such as, for example, methods whereby specific glycans are detected and their amounts analyzed. Such methods can be used to determine relative ratios and/or threshold values for the specific glycans described herein. The relative ratios and/or threshold values can be used in the methods provided.

Abstract: A wireless terminal transmits stop state information to a base station upon an initial network access and receives resource pool information and transmission unit information for small data transmission in the wireless terminal from the base station. The wireless terminal selects a subframe index and a transmission unit index for data transmission from a resource pool for the small data transmission and transmits data in a transmission unit corresponding to the transmission unit index within a subframe corresponding to the subframe index.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds according to Formula (I): where Ring A, Ring B, X, L1, L2, RA, RC, RD, RE, m, n, and p are as defined herein. Compounds of the present invention are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of human diseases associated with kinase activity, for example, proliferative diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, metabolic disorders, inflammatory diseases, and cardiovascular diseases.

Abstract: Provided is a phase locked loop (PLL) that generates an output clock signal corresponding to a reference clock signal. The phase locked loop (PLL) includes a divider configured to divide the output clock signal to generate a divided clock signal, a time-pulse converter configured to generate a time-pulse conversion signal that has a pulse corresponding to a phase difference between the reference clock signal and the divided clock signal, and a digitally controlled oscillator including an LC resonance circuit for generating the output clock signal and configured to control a frequency of the output clock signal that is determined to correspond to a time constant of the LC resonance circuit according to the time-pulse conversion signal, wherein a sustainment time of changed capacitance is continuously controlled according to a change in the phase difference between the reference clock signal and the divided clock signal.

Abstract: This invention belongs to the field of nanomaterials. Specifically relates to a kind of hierarchical porous material and its preparation method. A kind of hierarchical porous material is disclosed, and said hierarchical porous material is composed of primary pore aggregates, the primary pore aggregates get together and formed the secondary pore aggregates, then the secondary pore aggregates connect to each other formed the hierarchical porous material; there are primary pores on said primary pore aggregates wherein the diameter of primary pore is 5-500 nm; there are secondary pores on said secondary pore aggregates wherein the diameter of secondary pore is 1-5 ?m. Compared with existing technology, said hierarchical porous materials of this invention has apparent advantages of large surface area, high usage of precious metal and so on, which facilitating its mass transfer reaction when used as oxygen reduction reaction catalysts and other special applications.

Abstract: A method for distributed interference coordination is provided. The method includes: forming a group of multiple small cells, selecting one of the small cells to be a group leader for the group, and performing time-domain interference coordination on the group by the group leader.

Abstract: In order to automatically determine a structural member that is included in a structure and has flat surfaces, an input unit is configured to input three-dimensional point group data of the structure, a flat surface extraction unit is configured to extract the flat surfaces of the structure based on the three-dimensional point group data, a grouping unit is configured to group the flat surfaces into flat surface groups based on an angle of each of the flat surfaces with respect to a reference direction and a distance between the flat surfaces, a connection relationship extraction unit is configured to extract a connection relationship between the grouped flat surface groups, and a determination unit is configured to determine the structural member that the structure is constructed from based on the extracted connection relationship.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a liquid filtration structure with one or more macromolecule membrane structures including membrane proteins selectively permeable to water molecules and fixed within a pore. A liquid filtration structure according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure increases stability and durability of macromolecule membrane structures including membrane proteins selectively permeable to water molecules, and, thus, can be effectively used in a filtration device for purifying water.

Abstract: A diffusion chamber for determining different parameters of an aqueous substance includes a vertical central cylinder having a sample chamber for receiving a substance sample and a needle-shaped pH-measuring sensor having a measuring tip which is brought into contact with the substance sample. A spectrophotometer having glass-fibre optics is configured to penetrate the substance sample. A gas supply into the sample chamber is configured to provide a variable gas exposure of the substance sample when determining parameters. A needle of the pH-measuring sensor is inserted into an obliquely extending groove of a slid-in sample slide. A sealing ring on the sample slide is pressed against the central cylinder by means of an inserted spacer ring, the sample chamber is tightly sealed with respect to gases from the surroundings of the diffusion chamber, and a minimum distance is maintained between the lower collimating lens and the substance sample.

Abstract: A method and system for evaluating computational algorithms are provided. The method comprises receiving a textual description of a computational algorithm; generating a software container based on the received textual description; instantiating a computing environment on a computing device, wherein the computing environment includes computing resources configured to support execution of the software container; executing the software container in the computing environment; and displaying, on a user device, results that are output in response to execution of the software container.

Abstract: This invention provides peptides, immunogenic compositions and vaccines comprising same, and methods of treating, reducing the incidence of, and inducing immune responses to a WT1-expressing cancer, comprising same.