Abstract: Provided herein are compounds that interrupt the function of SALL4. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medical uses of these compounds.

Abstract: An anti-forgery color conversion film includes a photonic crystal structure whose color is converted by an external stimulus such as a breath. The photonic crystal structure includes a first refractive index layer including a first polymer exhibiting a first refractive index; and a second refractive index layer which is alternately laminated with the first refractive index layer and includes a second polymer exhibiting a second refractive index. A consumer who purchases an article including the color conversion film may easily distinguish the authenticity of the article.

Abstract: Disclosed are a weight data storage method and a convolution computation method that may be implemented in a neural network. The weight data storage method comprises searching for effective weights in a weight convolution kernel matrix and acquiring an index of effective weights. The effective weights are non-zero weights, and the index of effective weights is used to mark the position of the effective weights in the weight convolution kernel matrix. The weight data storage method further comprises storing the effective weights and the index of effective weights. According to the weight data storage method and the convolution computation method of the present disclosure, storage space can be saved, and computation efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of catalytic cracking, and discloses a composition capable of reducing CO and NOx emissions, the preparation method and use thereof, and a fluidized catalytic cracking method. The inventive composition capable of reducing CO and NOx emissions comprises an inorganic oxide carrier, and a first metal element, optionally a second metal element, optionally a third metal element and optionally a fourth metal element supported on the inorganic oxide carrier, wherein the first metal element includes Fe and Co, and wherein the weight ratio of Fe to Co is 1:(0.1-10) on an oxide basis. The inventive composition has better hydrothermal stability and higher activity of reducing CO and NOx emissions in the flue gas from the regeneration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biomarker for diagnosis of overactive bladder (OAB) disease, and a method for screening a drug using the biomarker. The markers described in the present invention can effectively detect or diagnose the onset of OAB by distinguishing them from normal populations. In particular, OAB-specific protein markers released into urine enable simple and rapid OAB diagnosis in a non-invasive manner. In addition, by selecting an agent that changes, particularly normalizes the expression and activity of the markers selected in the present invention, more effective preventative or therapeutic agents of OAB disease can be screened.

Abstract: A security check method includes: pre-creating at least four concurrently operating threads, one thread being responsible for movement control and data acquisition, one thread being responsible for imaging processing, one thread being responsible for interface displaying, and one thread being responsible for target detection and recognition; then the four concurrently operating threads divide original echo data of a human body to be checked into data of a plurality of adjacent overlapped azimuthal segments during data processing and perform individual processing on the data of each azimuthal segment. The security check system includes a thread creating unit, a first thread parallel unit, a second thread parallel unit, a third thread parallel unit, a fourth thread parallel unit, and a thread loop control unit. Because subsequent data processing is not required to be performed after the acquisition of all data is completed, the time for a security check process is reduced.

Abstract: A C-shaped active area semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same and electronic device including the semiconductor device are provided. According to embodiments, the semiconductor device includes: a channel portion extending vertically on a substrate; source/drain portions located at upper and lower ends of the channel portion relative to the substrate and along the channel portion, wherein the source/drain portion extends toward a side of the channel portion in a lateral direction relative to the substrate, so that the source/drain portions and the channel portion constitute a C-shaped structure; a gate stack that overlaps the channel portion on an inner sidewall of the C-shaped structure, wherein the gate stack has a portion surrounded by the C-shaped structure; and a back gate stack overlapping the channel portion on an outer sidewall of the C-shaped structure.

Abstract: A clustering method includes configuring a network with clustering target objects; collecting significance of the clustering target objects; performing network embedding for outputting a set of vectors representing neighboring objects of the clustering target objects constituting the network using a neural network; and performing clustering on the clustering target objects using the set of vectors and information on each of the clustering target objects, wherein the neural network is trained so that neighboring objects having high significance are output with higher probability.

Abstract: A base station and a user equipment of a wireless communication system are disclosed. Each of the base station and the user equipment of the wireless communication includes a communication module; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive signaling information related to the start of uplink (UL) transmission from the base station through the communication module. The processor is configured to determine whether to perform a UL transmission using a partial subframe based on the signaling information. When the processor performs the UL transmission using the partial subframe, the processor is configured to determine a symbol configuration of the partial subframe based on the signaling information and perform, through the communication module, the UL transmission using the partial subframe according to the symbol configuration. At this time, the partial subframe is a subframe which occupies less than 14 symbols.

Abstract: Systems and methods for imaging may include: receiving a first point cloud from a first LiDAR sensor mounted at a first location behind a vehicle grille, the first point cloud representing the scene in front of the vehicle, wherein as a result of the grille the scene represented by the first point cloud data is partially occluded with a first pattern of occlusion; receiving a second point cloud from a second LiDAR sensor mounted at a second location behind the vehicle grille; combining the first and second point clouds to generate a composite point cloud data set, wherein the first LiDAR sensor is located relative to the second LiDAR sensor such that when a point cloud data for the first optical sensor and the second optical sensor are combined, the first pattern of occlusion is at least partially compensated; and processing the combined point cloud data set.

Abstract: A semiconductor device with a U-shaped channel and a manufacturing method thereof and an electronic apparatus including the semiconductor device are disclosed. According to embodiments, the semiconductor device may include: a channel portion extending vertically on a substrate and having a U-shape in a plan view; source/drain portions located at upper and lower ends of the channel portion and along the U-shaped channel portion; and a gate stack overlapping the channel portion on an inner side of the U shape.

Abstract: An ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene has a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) greater than 1×106. The polyethylene is spherical or are sphere-like particles having a mean particle size of 10-100 ?m, having a standard deviation of 2-15 ?m and a bulk density of 0.1-0.3 g/mL. Using the polyethylene as a basic polyethylene, a grafted polyethylene can be obtained by means of a solid-phase grafting method; and a glass fiber-reinforced polyethylene composition comprising the polyethylene and glass fibers, and a sheet or pipe prepared therefrom; a solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene; and a fiber and a film prepared from the solubilized ultra-high molecular weight, ultra-fine particle size polyethylene may also be obtained. The method has simple steps, is easy to control, has a relatively low cost and a high repeatability, and can realize industrialisation.

Abstract: A nanowire semiconductor device having a high-quality epitaxial layer and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. According to an embodiment, the semiconductor device may include: a substrate; one or more nanowires spaced apart from the substrate, wherein the nanowires each extend along a curved longitudinal extending direction; and one or more semiconductor layers formed around peripheries of the respective nanowires to at least partially surround the respective nanowires, wherein the respective semiconductor layers around the respective nanowires are spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A method of leak detection for oil and gas pipeline based on excitation response and system thereof includes: applying an active excitation signal (a pressure pulse directly input by human) or a passive excitation signal (a pressure fluctuation caused by opening and closing valves, etc.) to an oil and gas pipeline with existing leakage points, the excitation signal is reflected at the pipeline boundary and the leakage, and the reflected pressure wave continues to propagate to upstream and downstream, and finally is collected by the dynamic pressure transducer, then the existing leakage of the pipeline is detected and positioned by analyzing the transient response signal and the reflected pressure wave of leakage signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bio electrochemical system for the treatment of organic liquid wastes. The bio electrochemical system comprises a container; at least one tube shaped separator vertically disposed such that it penetrates the container; at least one anode disposed in the external space of the tube shaped separator; at least one cathode disposed in the interior space of the tube shaped separator; and at least one partition plate horizontally disposed such that it forms multistage horizontal flow channels for organic liquid wastes in the container.

Abstract: Disclosed herein a device acquiring holography and system including the same. The device includes: a beam splitter module splitting a light emitted from an object into a first beam and a second beam which have polarizations in different states; and an optical control module equipped with a first reflective optical element, which is disposed at one side of the beam splitter module and receives and emits the first beam to the beam splitter module, and a second reflective optical element which is placed at the other side of the beam splitter module, receives the second beam and emits the second beam to the beam splitter module so as to have differences of optical path and wavefront from the first beam. The beam splitter module, the first reflective optical element and the second reflective optical element are monolithically installed by being fixed to each other.

Abstract: A technique for physical interaction of nanocellulose, a method of separating nanocellulose from water in an aqueous solution using a physical interaction promoter, and a method for synthesis of a cellulose interaction promoter capable of increasing the dispersibility of nanocellulose in a polymer matrix and improving the physical properties of a polymer composite material are provided.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and techniques for kernel continuing learning. A dataset is obtained that corresponds to a classification task. Feature extraction is performed on the dataset using an artificial neural network. A kernel is constructed using features extracted during that feature extraction for use in performing the classification task. More particularly, during training, a coreset dataset corresponding to the classification task is saved; and during subsequent inference, the coreset dataset is retrieved and used to construct a task-specific kernel for classification.

Abstract: A flexible tactile sensor includes a conductive target positioned in a first plane, at least three coils forming an array within a second plane, the second plane spaced apart from the first plane, a pliable material coupling the conductive target to the at least three coils, and an electronic device electrically coupled to each of the at least three coils, the electronic device configured to induce an AC signal within each of the at least three coils and measure a change in inductance in the at least three coils in response to movement of the conductive target.

Abstract: A key DNA sequence for regulating a maize leaf angle and a mutant thereof are provided, which have polynucleotide sequences shown in SEQ ID No. 1 and SEQ ID No. 2, respectively. The DNA sequence for regulating a maize leaf angle and the mutant thereof provided by present disclosure can regulate the expression of ZmNAC16 gene in a maize pulvinus, and thus can be used for the improvement of maize leaf angle and plant type and further for the cultivation of new maize varieties. The present disclosure further provides specific detection primers for detecting mutations of the DNA key sequence and the mutant, and detection primers for detecting an expression level of ZmNAC16 gene in maize. These detection primers can be used to directionally improve a maize leaf angle and also shows application potential for breeding of dense-planting-tolerant and high-yield maize.