Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for parallel processing continuous processing tasks in a distributed data stream processing system. A system for processing a distributed data stream according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a control node configured to determine whether a parallel processing of continuous processing tasks for an input data stream is required and if the parallel processing is required, instruct to divide the data stream and allocate the continuous processing tasks for processing the data streams to a plurality of distributed processing nodes, and a plurality of distributed processing nodes configured to divide the input data streams, allocate the divided data stream and the continuous processing tasks for processing the divided data streams, respectively, and combine the processing results, according to the instruction of the control node.

Abstract: A continuous-mode wavelength converting apparatus, a burst-mode wavelength converting apparatus, a remote termination apparatus and a central office termination apparatus for converting a burst-mode upstream wavelength signal into a continuous-mode upstream wavelength signal, and thereby transmitting the signal to a long distance and increasing link capacity. The continuous-mode wavelength converting apparatus may convert a received burst-mode upstream electric signal into a continuous-mode upstream electric signal by inserting a first frame at the front of the signal as an indicator of a start of the signal, inserting a second frame at the end of the burst-mode upstream electric signal as an indicator of an end of the signal, and inserting an idle signal into at least one remaining region of the burst-mode upstream electric signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for group communication in a base station through a plurality of terminals connected to a terminal coupler receives periodic reports of Carrier to Interference Noise Ratio (CINR) from the plurality of terminals, calculates the moving average CINR and makes a BS-initiated handover decision for the plurality of terminals, and controls the plurality of terminals to simultaneously perform handover to a target base station.

Abstract: A reflective type optical delay interferometer includes a coupler to divide an optical signal into two optical signals; a first optical waveguide connected to the coupler, to have a first optical delay path for transmitting a first optical signal which is one of the two optical signals; a second optical waveguide connected to the coupler, to transmit a second optical signal which is the other of the two optical signals and to have an optical delay path asymmetrical to the first optical delay path; and first and second polarization rotation reflection devices respectively connected to the first and second optical waveguides, wherein the first polarization rotation reflection device rotates polarizations of the first optical signal and the reflected first optical signal and the second polarization rotation reflection device rotates polarizations of the second optical signal and the reflected second optical signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of deciding a radio link failure at a base station. The method includes initializing a signal quality degradation count value, measuring an uplink signal quality at predetermined time intervals, and increasing the signal quality degradation count value when the uplink signal quality is less than a predetermined lower limit quality threshold value, wherein a radio link failure is decided when the signal quality degradation count value reaches a predetermined radio link failure decision threshold value while the measuring of the uplink signal quality and the increasing of the signal quality degradation count value are repetitively performed a predetermined number of times.

Abstract: A human body communication system is disclosed, which includes a plurality of intra-body communication apparatuses, a plurality of extra-body communication apparatuses, a bridge apparatus, and an access point. The bridge apparatus manages connections between the intra-body communication apparatuses and the extra-body communication apparatuses, and performs packet exchange. The access point performs packet exchange between a plurality of bridge apparatuses. The bridge apparatus performs negotiation with communication apparatuses to set up a connection, and manages a path based on the connection setup.

Abstract: The invention provides proteins from Neisseria meningitidis, including the amino acid sequences and the corresponding nucleotide sequences. The proteins are predicted to be useful antigens for vaccines and/or diagnostics.

Abstract: The present invention relates to microporous molecular sieve materials and their analogue molecular sieve materials having a crystalline unilamellar or multilamellar framework with a single unit cell thickness in which layers are aligned regularly or randomly, the molecular sieve materials being synthesized by adding an organic surfactant to the synthesis composition of zeolite. In addition, the present invention relates to micro-mesoporous molecular sieve materials activated or functionalized by dealumination, ion exchange or other post treatments, and the use thereof as catalyst. These novel materials have dramatically increased external surface area by virtue of their framework with nano-scale thickness, and thus exhibit improved molecular diffusion, and thus have much higher activities as catalyst and ion exchange resin than conventional zeolites.

Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate. The thin film transistor substrate includes a substrate, an adhesive layer on the substrate, and a semiconductor layer having a first doped region, a second doped region and a channel region on the adhesive layer. The thin film transistor substrate further includes a first dielectric layer on the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode overlapping the channel region, a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer and the gate electrode, a source electrode disposed on the second insulating layer, and a drain electrode spaced apart from the source electrode on the source electrode. The channel region is disposed between the first doped region and the second doped region, and has a transmittance higher than those of the first doped region and the second doped region.

Abstract: A method of transmitting data from a terminal in a cellular system is provided. The data transmission method includes: calculating the transmission capacity of a predetermined number of vectors among pairs of orthogonal vectors; selecting the vector having the largest transmission capacity as a reference vector among the predetermined number of vectors; and transmitting data to a base station using the reference vector.

Abstract: The present discloser provides a battery separator, including: a porous hyper-branched polymer which undergoes a closed-pore mechanism at a field effect condition, wherein the field effect condition includes at least one of a temperature being above 150° C., a voltage being 20V, or a current being 6 A; and a porous structure material. The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the battery separator and a secondary battery having the battery separator.

Abstract: A apparatus for allocating physical resources at high speed includes: a storage unit storing correspondence relationships between virtual resource blocks and physical resource blocks according to external variables and internal variables; an internal variable calculation unit receiving the external variables for allocating physical resource blocks and calculating internal variables determined by the received external variables; and a searching unit referring to the storage unit by using the received external variables and allocating physical resources corresponding to the virtual resource blocks.

Abstract: A highly versatile material for mid-infrared filters is provided by precisely controlling the absorption intensity of titanium oxide in an infrared region. A rutile-type titanium oxide crystal is produced by a method including a step (I) of dispersing or dissolving a complex of an amino group-containing basic polymer and a transition metal ion in an aqueous medium, a step (II) of obtaining a composite having a polymer/titania layered structure in which the complex of the amino group-containing basic polymer and the transition metal ion is sandwiched between layers of titania, by causing a hydrolysis reaction between the aqueous dispersion or aqueous solution prepared in the step (I) and a water-soluble titanium compound in the aqueous medium, and a step (III) of calcining the composite having the layered structure in an air atmosphere at a temperature of 650° C.

Abstract: The present invention features compositions and methods for treating cancers such as melanoma, which have a subpopulation of self-renewing JARIDIB-positive cells essential to maintenance and metastatic progression of the cancer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for correcting an error in a stereoscopic image. The apparatus includes two cameras, a region extraction unit, a phase difference calculation unit, an error value extraction unit, and an error analysis unit. The cameras capture left and right images forming the stereoscopic image. The region extraction unit extracts the main regions of interest from each of the images. The phase difference calculation unit calculates the difference in phase between the main regions of interest of the left image and the main regions of interest of the right image. The error value extraction unit extracts the value of a camera disposition error, corresponding to locations of the two cameras, based on the difference in phase. The error analysis unit determines whether the value of the camera disposition error is within a set range, and corrects the error in the stereoscopic image.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting risky situations includes a detection unit for detecting a risky situation and reporting the detected risky situation, and a control unit for analyzing and assessing the risky situation reported from the detection unit to take measures to the assessed risky situation.

Abstract: The present application discloses a 3D semiconductor memory device having 1T1R memory configuration based on a vertical-type gate-around transistor, and a manufacturing method thereof. A on/off current ratio can be well controlled by changing a width and a length of a channel of the gate-around transistor, so as to facilitate multi-state operation of the 1T1R memory cell. Moreover, the vertical transistor has a smaller layout size than a horizontal transistor, so as to reduce the layout size effectively. Thus, the 3D semiconductor memory device can be integrated into an array with a high density.

Abstract: Provided are wireless communication methods. The wireless communication method receives communication information through a plurality of antennas, generates a plurality of beam directions, selects one of the beam directions on the basis of the received communication information, and performs communication using the selected beam direction. Communication information received through the unselected beam directions among the beam directions are ignored.

Abstract: There are provided a wireless communication system for providing diversity gains for multicast services and a method of providing a multicast service. According to the wireless communication system, by transmitting, when terminals are partially distributed in each cell, data to areas where no user exists so as to reduce interference between other MBS (Multicast Broadcast System) zones and other cells that transmit only unicast services, performance deterioration may be minimized.

Abstract: A wake-up signal communication system including a wake-up center, a wake-up signal repeating apparatus, and a wireless terminal is provided. The wake-up center transmits the first wake-up signal. The wake-up signal repeating apparatus generates the second wake-up signal with the first wake-up signal and the code of the wireless terminal, and transmits the second wake-up signal. The wireless terminal determines a wake-up based on the second wake-up signal.