Abstract: An objective of this invention is to provide an HCV strain with a high capacity for virus production in a cell culture system. This invention provides a nucleic acid encoding a polyprotein precursor of the hepatitis C virus JFH1 strain having one or more amino acid substitutions, wherein the polyprotein precursor comprises at least substitution of glutamine at position 862 with arginine, as determined with reference to the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2 in the Sequence Listing.

Abstract: Provided herein are modified relaxin polypeptides wherein the B chain comprises the core amino acid sequence CGR-XXX-R-XX-I/V-XX-CG (SEQ ID NO:1), where X is any amino acid. Also provided are modified relaxin polypeptides comprising at least an A and a B chain, wherein the A and B chains are derived from different naturally occurring relaxins and wherein the B chain comprises the core amino acid sequence CGR-XXX-R-XX-I/V-XX-CG (SEQ ID NO:1), where X is any amino acid.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a significantly high efficient solar cell having a novel structure and superior stability, and which can be mass-produced from an inexpensive material from an inexpensive material for enabling the easy commercial availability thereof. More particularly, the method of the present invention comprises the following step: (a) depositing slurry containing metal oxide particles and heat-treating the slurry to form a porous electron transporting layer; (b) forming inorganic semiconductors on surfaces of the metal oxide particles for the porous electron-transporting layer; and (c) impregnating the porous electron-transporting layer having the inorganic semiconductor formed thereon with a solution containing an organic photovoltaic material so as to form a hole transporting layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of transmitting, by a transmission device, broadcast signals in a frequency-shared terrestrial broadcast system. The method includes generating the broadcast signals including pilot signals arranged at a physical layer frame based on a group identification (ID) defined according to a broadcast service, and transmitting the generated broadcast signals to a reception device, wherein the positions of the pilot signals arranged at the physical layer frame are different by group IDs.

Abstract: The embodiment of the present invention relates an apparatus and method for providing an online trading service. The online trading apparatus enables a seller to select buyers suitable to the desired condition and suggests a sales condition to the selected buyers to achieve transaction by grouping purchasing information based on query information of the seller and providing the grouped purchasing information to the seller.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a frontal face detection apparatus and method using a facial pose. The frontal face detection apparatus includes an image input unit for receiving an input image. A candidate extraction unit extracts a face region candidate and face element candidates from the input image. A face region verification unit verifies, based on a plurality of face element candidates extracted by the candidate extraction unit, whether the extracted face region candidate is a final face region. A face element calculation unit calculates a plurality of final face elements in correspondence with a facial pose score for a final face region including the extracted face element candidates generated based on a predefined average face model. A final frontal face detection unit detects a final frontal face from the final face region including the plurality of final face elements, based on a position pattern between the final face elements.

Abstract: An output control apparatus of a motor includes a controller formed by having a power device to bridge a motor and a power supply. The controller incorporating the power device provides voltage control modulation during different motor speeds so as to fix the recharging voltage at the DC bus in a specific range without involvement of any voltage converter. It is unnecessary to use additional complex circuits or other DC/DC converters to reduce the voltage recharged from the motor running at a high speed. In addition, space for the apparatus is reduced, and the specification and function of the original controller can be maintained without trading off work in redesigning the motor system.

Abstract: According to the present invention, when the novel low-molecular-weight compound RSC-133 is added in a culture process for producing reprogrammed pluripotent stem cells from human differentiated cells, it can increase the efficiency of reprogramming and can significantly reduce the time required for the induction of reprogramming. Particularly, the novel compound RSC-133 can substitute for c-Myc acting as both a reprogramming factor and an oncogenic factor, and it can effectively increase the efficiency of reprogramming in both normal oxygen culture conditions and hypoxic culture conditions. In addition, RSC-133 can inhibit the induction of aging occurring in the reprogramming process, exhibits the effect of promoting cell proliferation, and induces epigenetic activation to improve culture conditions for induction of reprogramming.

Abstract: According to one to one exemplary embodiment, the disclosure provides a method of coding prediction for screen video. The method classifies a plurality of coding blocks into a plurality of block types by using a classifier; and uses a computing device to filter at least one candidate block from the plurality of coding blocks, according to the plurality of block types of the plurality of coding blocks, and compute a first candidate motion vector set of a type-based motion merge mode and a second candidate motion vector set of a type-based advanced motion vector prediction mode, wherein each of the at least one candidate block has a block-type different from that of a current coding block.

Abstract: This invention provides methods of preventing, reducing, delaying or inhibiting the proliferation, growth, migration and/or metastasis of cancer by administering an effective amount of an inhibitor of the Hippo-YAP signaling pathway.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an air battery which includes a metallic electrode, an air electrode, a battery box and an electrolyte. The metallic electrode, the air electrode and the electrolyte are disposed in the battery box. The air electrode includes a current collector and a catalytic layer. The composition of the current collector contains nickel, chromium and iron. The catalytic layer is loaded on the current collector. The material of the catalytic layer contains ?-MnO2.

Abstract: A method and device for predicting popularity by setting various criteria of popularity of social data spread over a social network service (SNS) including: a data collecting unit to collect previous data created during a predetermined time and created in real time from data storage associated with an SNS, a data popularity prediction resource building unit to extract user information and data information from the previous data created during the predetermined time and build a social data popularity prediction resource using the extracted user information and data information, and a popularity predicting unit to predict popularity of the social data created in real time using the data information and the user information extracted from the data created in real time and the built popularity prediction resource, in which the predicted popularity includes predicted values of at least two items among a spread amount, a popularity time, and a spread rate.

Abstract: A sensing material for a gas sensor, a gas sensor including the sensing material, a method of preparing the sensing material, and a method of manufacturing a gas sensor using the sensing material are provided.

Abstract: Provided is a method of dynamically controlling power in a multicore environment including a multicore processor which includes a plurality of cores and a scheduler. The method includes determining whether a management policy is set, collecting frequency change information used to change frequencies of the plurality of cores when it is determined that the management policy is set, calculating an average load of each core on a basis of the frequency change information, calculating an average frequency of each core according to the calculated average load of each core, comparing the average frequency of each core and a predetermined threshold value, and setting a next frequency of each core according to the comparison result.

Abstract: A DC-DC power conversion apparatus and a DC-DC power conversion method are provided. The DC-DC power conversion apparatus includes a switching circuit, a main transformer circuit, a main rectifier circuit, an auxiliary transformer circuit and an auxiliary rectifier circuit. The switching circuit provides an input power to a primary winding of the main transformer circuit or a primary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit by time-division. An AC input terminal of the main rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the main transformer circuit. An AC input terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a secondary winding of the auxiliary transformer circuit. A power output terminal of the auxiliary rectifier circuit is coupled to a reference voltage terminal of the main rectifier circuit for lifting a voltage of the power output terminal of the main rectifier circuit.

Abstract: A packet transmission system is provided that includes packet switching modules each having a memory unit to store packet flow tables and a control module coupled to the packet switching modules. The control module includes a memory to store computer executable commands and a processor. The process executes the commands to perform the operations outlined below. A flow entry corresponding to a target packet switching module is generated. A residual memory amount of the memory unit of the target packet switching module is determined to be lower than a threshold value. A redirection packet switching module is selected from the other packet switching modules. A redirection flow entry is added to the packet flow tables in the target packet switching module and a processing flow entry is added to the packet flow tables in the redirection packet switching module according to the flow entry.

Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a coupling unit and an organic light emitting unit. The coupling unit includes a first conductive layer, a first light emitting layer and a second conductive layer. The first conductive layer is located on the substrate. The first light emitting layer is located between the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The organic light emitting unit is located adjacent to the second conductive layer.

Abstract: A method and device for heart murmur extraction and classification is disclosed. Data corresponding to a heart sound/signal is acquired from a patient through a data acquirer. The heart sound data is processed to isolate systole and diastole periods. Features to discriminate between the defects types associated with different heart murmurs are extracted, and the heart murmurs are detected and identified based on the extracted features using a fuzzy controller.

Abstract: Provided is a display device and a method of manufacturing the same. The display device includes a reflective display part including a first cathode electrode and a first anode electrode and a liquid crystal layer, a light emitting display part including a second cathode electrode and a second anode electrode and a light emission film, and a thin film transistor part being electrically connected to the first and second anode electrodes. The light emitting display part further includes a bank disposed on one side of the second anode electrode between the second anode electrode and the light emission film.

Abstract: An extended Pulse-Interval Encoding (PIE) modulating method in a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) system, wherein the method modulates 2-bit transmitted data and comprises: adjusting a length of a symbol according to a value of the first bit of the transmitted data; and adjusting a length of an energy transfer waiting section according to a value of the second bit of the transmitted data.