Abstract: An object is to provide a cell product for treating and/or preventing vascular dementia. The present invention provides a cell product for treating or preventing vascular dementia, containing a SSEA-3-positive pluripotent stem cell (Muse cell) derived from a mesenchymal tissue in a living body or a SSEA-3-positive pluripotent stem cell derived from a cultured mesenchymal cell.

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: Provided are a drug for treating artery-related diseases and the use thereof. Specifically, provided are the use of a class of compounds of formula I in the treatment of artery-related diseases. Experiments show that the compounds of formula I have a significant effect on aneurysm, intramural hematoma and/or atrerial dissection.

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.

Abstract: A flash memory device is provided. The flash memory device is disposed on a substrate, a channel layer made of a two-dimensional material, sources and drains disposed at both ends of the channel layer, a tunneling insulating layer having a first dielectric constant and a tunneling insulating layer disposed on the channel layer, a floating gate made of a two-dimensional material, a blocking insulating layer disposed on the floating gate and having a second dielectric constant greater than the first dielectric constant, and an upper gate disposed on the blocking insulating layer.

Abstract: A fracture toughness testing machine of the invention makes it possible to evaluate fracture toughness of a specimen in pure mode such that the effect of thermal residual stresses is removed, when the stresses are present in the specimen obtained by bonding dissimilar materials. The testing machine includes: testing-load applying means for applying a predetermined testing load to the specimen, in which the stresses are present; and cancelling-load applying means for applying a cancelling load to the specimen to cancel the stresses therein. The cancelling-load applying means includes: a pressing-force applying portion that applies a pressing force to the specimen as the canceling load; and a pressing-force determining portion that determines magnitude of the force. The pressing-force determining portion calculates the magnitude of the force using pre-stored equations so that an energy release rate related to in-plane shear mode crack deformation becomes zero.

Abstract: An antenna module comprises: a circuit board, having a three-dimensional keep-out area; an antenna, disposed on the circuit board and located in the keep-out area; and a metal piece, disposed on the circuit board and located in the keep-out area, wherein the metal piece is electrically insulated from the antenna.

Abstract: A plant disease control method and a plant disease control apparatus that can irradiate a plant under cultivation with an appropriate amount of near-infrared light to obtain an effect of controlling diseases while efficiently using light energy. The plant under cultivation is irradiated with the near-infrared light including a wavelength set within a wavelength range of 800 to 1000 nm so as to satisfy all following Equations 1 to 3 where X is an irradiance (W/m2) and Y is an irradiation time (second), so that the effect of controlling diseases can be obtained. 644893X?1.873?Y?5901.9X?1.856??Equation 1: X?1??Equation 2: Y?0.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for synthetically making an ultra-wide imaging bandwidth in millimeter-wave frequencies, resulting in improved image resolutions to values previously unattained. The synthetic approach sums up a number of available sub-bands to build an unavailable ultra-wideband system. Each sub-band contains a transceiver unit which is optimized for operation within that specific sub-band. The number and position of the sub-bands can be adjusted to cover any frequency range as required for the specific application.

Abstract: Provided in embodiments of the present disclosure are a signal processing method and a device, the method comprising: sending first information to a terminal, the first information including: relation information of a TRS or a CSI-RS with an SRS, and the first information being used to indicate that the terminal adjust a sending frequency of the SRS according to a TRS or CSI-RS estimated frequency.

Abstract: A patient transfer device. According to one embodiment, there is provided a patient transfer device: a support part including a patient seating surface on which a patient is supported; a plurality of propeller parts, connected to the support part, for moving the support part; a power supply unit to be transported while being borne by the user, the power supply unit serving to supply power to the plurality of propeller parts; and a connection member connecting the power supply unit and the support part, wherein the support part is configured to move to follow the power supply unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing patterned graphene, and the method includes using a silicon carbide base as a solid-state carbon source, decomposing the silicon carbide under the action of high temperature and catalyst, to directly grow graphene on an insulating substrate. Through a first patterned trench and a second patterned trench in an accommodating passage, the pattern of the formed graphene can be directly controlled. Therefore, the present disclosure can accurately locate the position of the patterned graphene on the insulating substrate, it does not require transferring the graphene one more time, thereby avoiding contaminating the graphene and damaging its structure, and there is no need for photo-lithography, ion etching and other processes to treat the graphene in order to obtain patterned graphene, which further avoids damages to the graphene.

Abstract: A device and method with data preprocessing are disclosed. The device with preprocessing includes a first memory configured to store raw data, and a field programmable gate array (FPGA) in which reconfigurable augmentation modules are programmed, where the FPGA includes a decoder configured to decode the raw data, a second memory configured to store the decoded raw data, and a processor, where the processor is configured to determine target augmentation modules, from among the reconfigurable augmentation modules, based on a data preprocessing pipeline, perform the data preprocessing pipeline using the determined target augmentation modules to generate augmented data, including an augmentation of at least a portion of the decoded raw data stored in the second memory using an idle augmentation module, from among the target augmentation modules, and implement provision of the augmented data to a graphics processing unit (GPU) or Neural Processing Unit (NPU).

Abstract: A strengthening oxidation system of the external micro-interfacial unit for producing PTA with PX is provided, including: a reactor, a circulating heat exchange device and a micro-interfacial unit. The reactor includes an outer casing and an inner cylinder disposed concentrically inside the outer casing. The circulating heat exchange device is disposed at an exterior of the reactor, and is connected with the outer casing and the inner cylinder respectively, for regulating reaction temperatures of the first reaction zone, the second reaction zone and the third reaction zone inside the reactor in a reaction process of producing PTA with PX.

Abstract: Provided is a FET resistive frequency mixing device having improved RF-LO and IF-LO isolations. The frequency mixing device includes: a field effect transistor (FET), a local oscillation matching circuit connected to a gate of the FET to transfer a local oscillation signal to the gate of the FET, a gate biasing circuit connected to the gate of the FET, a radio frequency (RF) matching circuit having a first terminal connected to a drain side of the FET and a second terminal serving as a RF terminal to receive or output a RF signal, an intermediate frequency (IF) matching circuit having a first terminal connected to the drain side of the FET and a second terminal serving as an IF terminal to receive or output an IF signal, and a series resonance circuit providing a path from the drain of the FET to ground for the local oscillation signal.

Abstract: A personal modular trunk and a modular trunk system employing the personal modular trunk for reducing privacy issues and inconveniences that may arise when a vehicle is shared. The personal modular trunk includes: a trunk body; a first communication unit installed in the trunk body and configured to communicate with a vehicle; a first driving unit installed in the trunk body and configured to transport the trunk body; a first engagement unit installed in the trunk body and configured to engage or disengage with a loading space of the vehicle; and a first control unit configured to control the first communication unit to communicate with the vehicle, control the first driving unit to transport the trunk body toward the vehicle, and control the first engagement unit to engage or disengage with the loading space of the vehicle so that the trunk body is coupled to or separated from the vehicle.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel in which an active area and a peripheral area are defined, and an antenna unit including a main pattern, a first sub-pattern, and an antenna line. The main pattern is disposed on the display panel in the active area, transmits and/or receives a signal, and operates at a first frequency. The first sub-pattern is disposed on the display panel in the active area, is spaced apart from the main pattern in a first direction, is capacitively coupled to the main pattern, and operates at a second frequency different from the first frequency.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for a statistical memory network. The apparatus includes a stochastic memory, an uncertainty estimator configured to estimate uncertainty information of external input signals from the input signals and provide the uncertainty information of the input signals, a writing controller configured to generate parameters for writing in the stochastic memory using the external input signals and the uncertainty information and generate additional statistics by converting statistics of the external input signals, a writing probability calculator configured to calculate a probability of a writing position of the stochastic memory using the parameters for writing, and a statistic updater configured to update stochastic values composed of an average and a variance of signals in the stochastic memory using the probability of a writing position, the parameters for writing, and the additional statistics.

Abstract: In one aspect, compounds and compositions that inhibit TXNIP expression and/or that lower hepatic glucose production and methods of identifying, making, and using same are disclosed. The disclosed compounds and compositions can be useful for disorders associated with elevated TXNIP and/or elevated glucagon levels such as, for example, diabetes and associated disorders. Further provided are methods for treating hyperlipidemia or fatty liver disease, optionally associated with elevated TXNIP and/or elevated glucagon levels. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a method for re-identifying a target object based on location information of closed-circuit television (CCTV) and movement information of the target object and a system for performing the same, the method including detecting at least one object of interest in a plurality of source videos based on a preset condition of the object of interest, tracking the identified object of interest on the corresponding source video to generate a tube of the object of interest, receiving an image query including a target patch and location information of the CCTV, determining at least one search candidate area based on the location information of the CCTV and the movement information of the target object, re-identifying if the object of interest seen in the tube of the object of interest is the target object, and providing a user with the tube of the re-identified object of interest.