Abstract: Disclosed are a device and method for reducing a peak load of electric energy within a building using an electric vehicle (EV) and a device for managing the electric energy of the EV. The device includes, for control of the electric energy within the building using electric energy of the EV, a vehicle information extraction section connected to the EV and configured to extract vehicle information of the EV, an energy demand amount prediction section configured to predict a demand amount of the electric energy within the building, and a charging/discharging schedule determination section configured to determine a charging/discharging schedule of the EV based on the vehicle information and the demand amount of the electric energy within the building.

Abstract: Provided is a tool for developing a Graphic User Interface (GUI). The post-designing method based on variant configuration in development of a GUI, includes generating a Variant Design Model defining a function to be generated through a GUI, generating a Variant-GUI Mapping Model by mapping the Variant Design Model and GUI components in units of screens, defining correlation among a function forming the Variant-GUI Mapping Model, the GUI components, and a domain object required for performing the function, and defining GUI variant information in the Variant-GUI Mapping Model, configuring attribute information of the domain object, and defining a GUI code generation rule corresponding to a GUI execution platform environment, and converting the Variant-GUI Mapping Model into a code executable in the GUI execution platform environment by using the GUI code generation rule, information of the GUI components, and the attribute information of the domain object.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a harmless frame filter, a harmful image blocking apparatus having the filter, and a method for filtering harmless frames, which can rapidly identify clearly harmless images and exclude those harmless images in advance upon determining harmful image content including obscene images in real time, thus improving task efficiency. The harmless frame filter includes a primary filtering unit for extracting skin region candidate pixels from an input image, and primarily filtering harmless frames, based on a ratio of the skin region candidate pixels to the input image, and a secondary filtering unit for generating a Block Binary Pattern (BBP) histogram representing distribution characteristics of the skin region candidate pixels in a two-dimensional (2D) image space, and secondarily filtering harmless frames by comparing predefined learning data with the BBP histogram.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus for managing power/energy based on time information of policy enforcement including a time information acquiring unit configured to acquire management time information including a start time value, an end time value, a day repetition value, and a date repetition value of a power/energy management action with respect to a management target device desired to manage in power/energy, a time information analysis unit configured to analyze the management time information acquired by the time information acquiring unit and to register a management action event for power/energy management in a timer module, and a power management unit configured to perform an power/energy management action on the management target device by checking occurrence of the management action event and controlling operations of control modules of the management target device, and a method thereof.

Abstract: Provided is to a wrist wearable apparatus with a transformable substrate. The apparatus has a transformable substrate having a flat state, a deformed state, a partially deformed state, and the like, and thus provides a function and a user interface that change according to the deformed state when a user wears the apparatus on his or her wrist and the flat extended state when the user detaches the apparatus from his or her wrist. When the method suggested in the present invention is used, the user can conveniently carry the apparatus on his or her wrist and use the apparatus on or off the wrist as necessary, thereby resolving inconveniences of carrying and using an existing mobile apparatus.

Abstract: An FinFET and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The FinFET comprises: a semiconductor substrate; a stress layer on the semiconductor substrate; a semiconductor fin on the stress layer, the semiconductor fin having two sidewalls extending in its length direction; a gate dielectric on the sidewalls of the semiconductor fin; a gate conductor on the gate dielectric; and a source region and a drain region at two ends of the semiconductor fin, wherein the stress layer extends below and in parallel with the semiconductor fin, and applies stress to the semiconductor fin in the length direction of the semiconductor fin.

Abstract: Disclosed is a separation membrane for membrane distillation, including a feed water side for feeding raw water and a treated water side for discharging treated water, wherein the separation membrane is provided in bent form by a support frame.

Abstract: It has been discovered that administering therapeutically effective amounts of an antibiotic that kills Gram-negative bacteria, together with an anti-ceramide antibody or anti-ceramide mimetic, treats and prevents an array of diseases mediated by cytolytic T lymphocyte (CTL)-induced killing and/or by damage to endothelial microvasculature, including Radiation GI syndrome, CGvHD disease, inflammatory diseases and autoimmune diseases.

Abstract: A composition comprising 2,3-butanediol is dehydrated to methyl vinyl carbinol and/or 1,3-butadiene by exposure to a catalyst comprising (a) MxOy wherein M is a rare earth metal, a group IIIA metal, Zr, or a combination thereof, and x and y are based upon an oxidation state of M, or (b) M3a(PO4)b where M3 is a group IA, a group IIA metal, a group IIIA metal, or a combination thereof, and a and b are based upon the oxidation state of M3. Embodiments of the catalyst comprising MxOy may further include M2, wherein M2 is a rare earth metal, a group IIA metal, Zr, Al, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, 2,3-butanediol is dehydrated to methyl vinyl carbinol and/or 1,3-butadiene by a catalyst comprising MxOy, and the methyl vinyl carbinol is subsequently dehydrated to 1,3-butadiene by exposure to a solid acid catalyst.

Abstract: At least one embodiment of the inventive technology may involve the intentional changing of the stability of an emulsion from a first stability to a more desired, second stability upon the addition of a more aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a most aromatic asphaltene subfraction), or a less aromatic asphaltene subfraction (perhaps even a least aromatic asphaltene subfraction) to a emulsion hydrocarbon of an oil emulsion, thereby increasing emulsion stability or decreasing emulsion stability, respectively. Precipitation and redissolution or sorbent-based techniques may be used to isolate a selected asphaltene subfraction before its addition to an emulsion hydrocarbon when that hydrocarbon is part of an emulsion or an ingredient of a yet-to-be-formed emulsion.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for enhancing working memory impaired in a tau pathological condition associated with AD or Down's syndrome.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method of registering and allocating a granted memory based on a topology of a granted node in a distributed integrated memory system. There is provided a granted memory providing system capable of minimizing a memory allocation time, a service access time, and a response time. In the system, when the granted memory of the granted node is registered, a topology map is generated based on a connection structure of a host channel adapter, a processor, and a memory of the granted node. The granted memory is registered and allocated based on the generated topology map so that the granted memory is efficiently configured and a memory area is registered.

Abstract: A metal-supporting catalyst for decomposing ammonia into hydrogen and nitrogen. The catalyst shows a high performance with a low cost and being advantageous from the viewpoint of resources, and an efficient method for producing hydrogen using the catalyst. The catalyst catalytically decomposes ammonia gas to generate hydrogen. The hydrogen generation catalyst includes, as a support, a mayenite type compound having oxygen ions enclosed therein or a mayenite type compound having 1015 cm?3 or more of conduction electrons or hydrogen anions enclosed therein, and metal grains for decomposing ammonia are supported on the surface of the support. Hydrogen is produced by continuously supplying 0.1-100 vol % of ammonia gas to a catalyst layer that comprises the aforesaid catalyst, and reacting the same at a reaction pressure of 0.01-1.0 MPa, at a reaction temperature of 300-800° C. and at a weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) of 500/mlg?1h?1 or higher.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a disposable sterilized cupping therapy apparatus contains: an expansion part composed of a foldable material, the inner volume of which corresponds to the inner volume of a cupping therapy device when expanded; and a resilient coupling part configured on a perimeter of the expansion part, in which the expansion part is arranged within the cupping therapy device, the coupling part is resiliently pressed against and coupled to a bottom of the cupping therapy device, and the skin of a person receiving therapy that is within the cupping therapy device is sealed from the air outside the expansion part by means of the latter.

Abstract: The basic structure and functionality of a probe as disclosed herein allows for flexibly incorporating into the probe, various sensing elements for various sensing applications. Two example applications among these various sensing applications include bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications. For bio-sensing applications the probe, which is fabricated upon a silicon substrate, includes a bio-sensing element such as a nano-pillar transistor, and for chemical-sensing applications the probe includes a sensing element that has a functionalized contact area whereby the sensing element generates a voltage when exposed to one or more chemicals of interest.

Abstract: The invention relates to engineering microbial cells for utilization of cellulosic materials as a carbon source, including xylose.

Abstract: This invention relates to a mold for synthesizing powder, and particularly to a mold for synthesizing ceramic powder suitable for use as a mold system which is subjected to spark plasma sintering, which includes a cylindrical mold body into which a powder material used to synthesize ceramic powder is charged, and a pair of mold covers respectively disposed in contact with the top and the bottom of the mold body, thus basically suppressing the production of aggregates in synthesized powder due to pressing and also enabling the mold system to operate even when using a small amount of power, so that the system is prevented from malfunctioning and the power consumption thereof is reduced upon operating.

Abstract: Method and composition for protection and treatment against influenza viral infection by modulating the activity of at least one essential host signaling pathways, including the Hedgehog (Hh), the Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP), the Notch (N) signaling pathways or combinations thereof, which activity is altered by the viral protein NS1. The method and composition comprise use of a compound that modulates at least one of these essential host signaling pathways for preventing or controlling symptoms associated with influenza viral infection. The method or composition can also be used either alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents for treating or protecting against influenza infection, and associated syndromes.

Abstract: A complementary device including a gate electrode, a channel, a source electrode connected to the gate electrode and the channel, and a first drain electrode and a second drain electrode connected to the gate electrode and the channel is provided. The first/second drain electrode is formed so that, in accordance with a voltage applied to the gate electrode, electron spins injected into the source electrode are moved from the source electrode to the first/second drain electrode through the channel while rotating in a first/second direction. Directions of the electron spins that reach the first drain electrode and the second drain electrode are opposite to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a tag integrated circuit (IC) module apparatus and a method of fabricating tag IC module apparatus. The tag IC module apparatus may include an n-turn loop coil, n denoting a natural number, connected in series with a tag IC, and a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed below the tag IC and patterned with the n-turn loop coil.