Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for inducing brown fat cell differentiation through modulation of both Prdm1? and C/EBP? activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating obesity or an obesity related disorder in a subject through stimulation of both Prdm1? and C/EBP? expression and/or activity. Further provided are methods for identifying compounds that are capable of modulating both Prdm1? and C/EBP? expression and/or activity.

Abstract: A method for visualizing record data with a mobile forensic device for collecting and managing the record data including partner information when an event, such as a call or text service, occurs, includes: calculating an event occurrence frequency for each partner information using the collected record data; and classifying the partner information on the basis of a grade according to the calculated event occurrence frequency. Further, the method includes generating graphic data showing a relation between the partner information and user information of a mobile terminal on the basis of the classified grade; and displaying the graphic data.

Abstract: A device-to-device (D2D) communication method in a wireless mobile communication system is provided. A channel state measurement method for adaptive transmission of cellular network-based D2D communication, a data transmission/reception method of D2D communication, and a power control method for transmission power control of a D2D link in the D2D communication are provided. Specifically, cellular network-based D2D communication methods optimized for a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) system are provided. The above-described methods are also applicable to various cellular mobile communication systems as well as the 3GPP LTE system.

Abstract: A chip stack structure taking a wafer as a stacking base and stacking chips thereon is provided. The chip stack structure is capable of achieving high density electrode bonding and breaking the bottleneck of requiring interposer to serve as a transferring interface in three dimensional chip package. The chip stack structure is easily fabricated and compatible with wafer level process, so as to reduce processing time and manufacturing cost. A method for fabricating the chip stack structure is also provided.

Abstract: Network-coding-enabled reliability architectures and techniques are provided that are capable of enhancing data transfer reliability and efficiency in next generation wireless networks. In some embodiments, the techniques and architectures utilize a flexible thread-based coding approach to implement network coding. The techniques and architectures may also, or alternatively, utilize systematic intra-session random linear network coding as a packet erasure code to support reliable data transfer.

Abstract: A method for creating GIS features and populating a GIS feature attribute with information obtained from a bar code or similar identifier, for example but not limited to pipelines. The method of this invention includes scanning a code on a component to be installed or repaired, converting the code into attributes which describe the component, obtaining additional characteristics of the components, associating the component with a location of installation and placing the geometric feature onto the GIS map.

Abstract: Disclosed is method for controlling interference in a wireless system having multiple sending and receiving nodes. In the method for controlling interference in a wireless system having multiple sending and receiving nodes, a plurality of receiving nodes share each other's channel information, each of the receiving nodes uses the shared channel information to calculate a precoding matrix which is fed back to the sending nodes, and each of the sending nodes uses each of the precoding matrices received as feedback to transmit a send signal to the receiving nodes, thereby controlling interference. Complete interference alignment can be achieved even by just sharing channel information between receiving nodes, and the invention can be employed not only for inter-cell interference but also for intra-cell interference environments.

Abstract: A method for a base station to allocate resources to a mobile station, the resources being included in one or more subbands each including a plurality of resource units, the method including: allocating a part of a first one of the subbands to the mobile station, the part including one or more resource units in the first one of the subbands; and indicating to the mobile station the allocated part of the first one of the subbands by indicating a resource allocation pattern corresponding to the allocated part of the first one of the subbands.

Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a semiconductor wafer, including: forming a compound semiconductor layer on a base wafer by epitaxial growth; cleansing a surface of the compound semiconductor layer by means of a cleansing agent containing a selenium compound; and forming an insulating layer on the surface of the compound semiconductor layer. Examples of the selenium compound include a selenium oxide. Examples of the selenium oxide include H2SeO3. The cleansing agent may further contain one or more substances selected from the group consisting of water, ammonium, and ethanol. When the surface of the compound semiconductor layer is made of InxGa1-xAs (0?x?1), the insulating layer is preferably made of Al2O3, and Al2O3 is preferably formed by ALD.

Abstract: In one aspect, the invention provides a catalyst for converting diesel type liquid hydrocarbons to methane rich gas. The catalyst includes a nickel component, a cerium oxide component, and gadolinium oxide component. The catalysts provide high conversion, selectivity, and stability compare to the state of the art commercial catalysts. The catalyst compositions can improve the overall fuel cell efficiency for both mobile and stationary fuel cell applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing chaperone activity by irradiating peroxiredoxin (Prx) proteins. More particularly, the present invention may be useful for preparing recombinant proteins imparting resistance against various environmental stresses by increasing the chaperone activity of peroxiredoxin, since it has been observed that irradiated peroxiredoxin has enhanced chaperone activity characteristics, wherein an ?-helix structure decreases while a ?-sheet structure increases, from analysis results of a protein structure change and chaperone activity after irradiating two types of peroxiredoxins (2-Cys, 3-Cys) which are two active cysteine motifs of peroxiredoxin.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure illustrates a hybrid dynamic code compiling device having a parser, a native code generator, and a dynamic code rewriter, wherein the parser is coupled to the native code generator and the dynamic code rewriter. The parser receives and parses a first dynamic code to divide the first dynamic code into compilable blocks and non-compilable blocks. The native code generator generates a native code according to the compilable blocks. The dynamic code rewriter rewrites the non-compilable blocks to generate a second dynamic code, wherein the second dynamic code has function calls which communicate between the native code and the first dynamic code.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method to manufacture a carbon composite structure. First, a polymer nano fiber net is provided. The polymer nano fiber net is thermal oxidized to form an oxidized nano fiber net. The oxidized nano fiber net and an oxidized micro fiber net are stacked and impregnated in a resin. The resin is oxidized. Finally, the oxidized nano fiber net, the oxidized micro fiber net, and the oxidized resin are carbonized at a high temperature to form the carbon composite structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for uniform growth of nanostructures such as nanotubes (e.g., carbon nanotubes) on the surface of a substrate, wherein the long axes of the nanostructures may be substantially aligned. The nanostructures may be further processed for use in various applications, such as composite materials. The present invention also provides systems and methods for growth of nanostructures, including batch processes and continuous processes. For example, in certain embodiments, a system for growing nanostructures is provided which includes a growth substrate, a region able to expose the surface of the growth substrate to a set of conditions selected to cause catalytic formation of nanostructures on the surface of the growth substrate, and a region able to expose the surface of the growth substrate to a set of conditions selected to remove nanostructures from the surface of the growth substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a treatment method of spent uranium catalyst, and more specifically, to a method which can considerably reduce the volume of the spent uranium catalyst to be disposed of and simultaneously minimize secondary wastes that can be generated during the process of treating the spent uranium catalyst.

Abstract: A DC-to-AC power conversion method is provided, including: generating an AC reference signal and an AC zero crossing detection signal; generating an error signal based on the AC reference signal and an output current or an output voltage at an AC output terminal; generating a turn-off signal based on the error signal and an input current at a DC input terminal; detecting or predicting a valley voltage of a resonance voltage to generate a turn-on signal; generating first, second, third and fourth switching signals based on the AC zero crossing detection signal, the turn-off signal and the turn-on signal; and controlling first, second, third and fourth switching elements of power conversion modules with the first, second, third and fourth switching signals, to enable the first and second power conversion modules to convert the input current of the DC input terminal to the output current of the AC output terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining a received signal level of a radio wave in a ray-tracing wave propagation environment includes a reception unit configured to receive the radio wave; and an analyzing unit configured to determine the received signal level of the radio wave in the ray-tracing wave propagation environment. Further, the analyzing unit is configured to analyze a correlation of the height and altitude of a surface roughness that recognizes the surface of a surrounding obstacle depending on the length of wavelength in the course of delivery of a received signal of the radio wave and analyze precisely the scattering of the received signal depending on the surface roughness to determine the received signal level of the radio wave when determining the received signal level.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of selectively treating a patient with skin squamous cell carcinoma are disclosed. Specifically, the methods comprise assessing whether or not the tumor will be responsive to IP6 treatment by using reduced INPP5A expression level as an indicator. The present invention further provides methods of assessing the progression of the disease, and kits that facilitate these methods as disclosed.

Abstract: A system and method of managing time-series data for smart grids is disclosed. Data is collected from a plurality of sensors. An index is modified for a newly created block. A one disk operation per read or write is performed. The one disk operation per read includes accessing and looking up the index to locate the data without movement of an arm of the disk, and obtaining the data. The one disk operation per write includes searching the disk for free space, calculating an offset, modifying the index, and writing the data contiguously into a block of the disk the index points to.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for processing a path management packet is provided, the method including determining whether a router for processing a received path management packet is a storing node, and when the router is determined to be a storing node, controlling the path management packet to be stored in a routing table, or when the router is determined to be a non-storing node, failing to store the path management packet in the routing table and controlling the path management packet to be transmitted to a subsequent node.