Abstract: A detection scheme for x-ray small angle scattering is described. An x-ray small angle scattering apparatus may include a first grating and a complementary second grating. The first grating includes a plurality of first grating cells. The complementary second grating includes a plurality of second grating cells. The second grating is positioned relative to the first grating. A configuration of the first grating, a configuration of the second grating and the relative positioning of the gratings are configured to pass one or more small angle scattered photons and to block one or more Compton scattered photons and one or more main x-ray photons.

Abstract: A memory device for in-memory computation includes data channels, a memory cell array, a maximum accumulated weight generating array, a minimum accumulated weight generating array, a reference generator and a comparator. The data channels are selectively enabled according to data input. The memory cell array generates an accumulated data weight value according to the quantity of enabled data channels, a first resistance and a second resistance. The maximum accumulated weight generating array generates a maximum accumulated weight value according to the quantity of enabled data channels and the first resistance. The minimum accumulated weight generating array generates a minimum accumulated weight value according to the quantity of enabled data channels and the second resistance. The reference generator generates reference value(s) according to the maximum and minimum accumulated weight values.

Abstract: A radar-absorbing fiber-reinforced structure includes a fiber composite discharging part. The fiber composite discharging part includes a first electrode part and a second electrode part, which are spaced apart from each other by a dielectric layer and receive different voltages. The fiber composite discharging part is configured to discharge plasma in response to a voltage difference thereby changing a reflected wave or transmitted wave of a radar incident on the radar-absorbing fiber-reinforced structure to reduce reflectivity of the radar. At least one of the first electrode part and the second electrode part include a conductive fiber having a tensile strength equal to or more than 0.5 GPa.

Abstract: A method for 3D object modeling includes linking 2D semantic keypoints of an object within a video stream into a 2D structured object geometry. The method includes inputting, to a neural network, the object to generate a 2D NOCS image and a shape vector, the shape vector being mapped to a continuously traversable coordinate shape. The method includes applying a differentiable shape renderer to the SDF shape and the 2D NOCS image to render a shape of the object corresponding to a 3D object model in the continuously traversable coordinate shape space. The method includes lifting the linked, 2D semantic keypoints of the 2D structured object geometry to a 3D structured object geometry. The method includes geometrically and projectively aligning the 3D object model, the 3D structured object geometry, and the rendered shape to form a rendered object. The method includes generating 3D bounding boxes from the rendered object.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for extracting a plant essential oil with dual auxiliaries, which includes: using an aromatic plant as a raw material, adding an extracting liquid prepared from the dual auxiliaries and water, stirring evenly for raw material wetting back, then distilling and collecting the essential oil, where the dual auxiliaries include a component A and a component B, the component A includes at least one of choline chloride and betaine, and the component B includes at least one of a natural acid, an amine, an alcohol and a saccharide.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substrate-enhanced comparator and electronic device, the comparator including: a cross-coupled latch, for connecting input signals to the gate of a cross-coupled MOS transistor to form a first input of the latch; output buffers, connected to the cross-coupled latch for amplifying output signals of the latch; AC couplers, connected to the output buffers for receiving and amplifying the output signals of the latch, coupling the output signals to substrates of the cross-coupled MOS transistors to form second inputs of the latch. The cross-coupled latch is also for output signal regenerative latching based on input signals sampled at the first inputs and input signals sampled at the second inputs. The present disclosure introduces additional substrate inputs to the cross-coupled structure of the conventional latch as the second inputs of the latch.

Abstract: An operation method of a terminal for initial access in a communication system may comprise: receiving a plurality of SSBs having different indexes through a plurality of antennas included in a base station; calculating a channel capacity using the plurality of SSBs; feeding back, to the base station, index(es) of one or more SSBs for having a maximum channel capacity among the plurality of SSBs; and performing communication with the base station through a combination of two or more antennas that have transmitted the one or more SSBs for having the maximum channel capacity among the plurality of antennas.

Abstract: Porous ceramics that meet the demand for bone substitute materials and the like are provided. Solution is provided by porous ceramics and a method for producing the porous ceramics, which are ceramics having pores, the pores including open pores and closed pores, the open pores including a plurality of large-diameter open pores having a pore size within a range of 20 to 600 ?m and a plurality of micro-diameter open pores having a pore size within a range of 1.0 ?m or smaller, wherein the large-diameter open pores are distributed substantially uniformly all over the ceramics.

Abstract: A organic fertilizer for controlling pollution or accumulation of heavy metal cadmium in rice and a preparation method and an application method thereof are related to the technical field of fertilizers. The fertilizer is, based on 100 kg of organic material with a water content of 15%, added with 0.05-5 kg of iron salt calculated as iron, and is also added with manganese salt, zinc salt and copper salt, wherein a mass ratio of the iron salt calculated as iron, the manganese salt calculated as manganese, the zinc salt calculated as zinc and the copper salt calculated as copper is 1: 0.2-8: 0.08-2: 0.001-0.5.

Abstract: Described herein are non-Class I engineered CRISPR-Cas systems and components thereof, formulations thereof, cells thereof, and organisms thereof. Methods of making and using the CRISPR-Cas system described herein.

Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter provides cells and compositions for improved immunotherapy and methods of using such cells and compositions. It relates to cells comprising a ligand-recognizing receptor (e.g., an antigen-recognizing receptor, e.g., a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) or a T-cell Receptor (TCR)) and an IgG-degrading enzyme or a fragment thereof. The IgG-degrading enzyme rapidly cleaves IgG. The IgG-degrading enzyme serves as a biomolecular shield against the host humoral response. The cells have increased resistance to host humoral response (e.g., an antibody-driven host humoral response), which allows for prolonged persistence of the cells, leading to enhanced activity of the cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses the use of Tegaserod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a JAK-STAT3 signaling pathway inhibitor and an immunomodulator in the preparation of an anti-tumor drug. Tegaserod and the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof show a very excellent inhibitory effect on the growth of various tumor cells in vivo and in vitro, and are expected to be used in the treatment of various cancers.

Abstract: Provided are a method of screening an inhibitor of caspase activity by lipopolysaccharide and a method of screening a therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases or sepsis using the same. Accordingly, it is possible to develop a caspase-4-specific inhibitor.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes the steps of: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; adding the generated prediction image to a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Therefore, the performance of image data compression can be improved.

Abstract: Provided is an optical system which may acquire a hyperspectral image by acquiring a spectral image of an object to be measured, which includes, to collect spectral data and train the neural network, an image forming part forming an image from an object to be measured and transmitting collimated light, a slit moving to scan the incident image and passing and outputting a part of the formed image, and a first optical part obtaining spectral data by splitting light of the image received through the slit by wavelength. Also, the system includes, to decompose overlapped spectral data and to infer hyperspectral image data through the trained neural network, an image forming part forming an image from an object to be measured and transmitting collimated light, and a first optical part obtaining spectral data by splitting light of the received image by wavelength.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for 360-degree video stitching. The apparatus for 360-degree video stitching includes memory for storing at least one program, and a processor for executing the program, wherein the program is configured to stitch features of multiple input images based on at least one parameter included in a 360-degree stitching function description template, and then creating a single 360-degree video, the 360-degree stitching function description template includes a configuration parameter that is an array of function parameters, the configuration parameter includes a stitching parameter, a camera parameter, a feature parameter, and a projection parameter, the feature parameter includes a method for extracting respective features from multiple input images, and the projection parameter includes a projection type that is a kind of a projection plane onto which the multiple input images are projected.

Abstract: A multi-bit resolution sub-pipeline structure for measuring a jump magnitude of a transmission curve, comprising: a sub-analog-to-digital converter having n-bit resolution configured to quantize input analog voltage signals and output digital voltage signals; a sub-digital-to-analog converter having n-bit resolution configured to convert the digital voltage signals output by the sub-analog-to-digital converter into corresponding analog voltage signals; a decoder having n-bit resolution configured to decode an n-bit binary input signal; and a switched-capacitor amplification unit configured to, when in a normal mode, perform sampling and residue amplification on the input analog voltage signals; and when in a test mode, measure the jump magnitude of the transmission curve corresponding to each decision level. Magnitude measurement of a transmission curve is performed within 2n clock periods, th and a measurement result is sent to a back-end digital domain of the A/D converter for correction.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for image data encoding/decoding. A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes the steps of: receiving a bitstream obtained by encoding a 360-degree image; generating a prediction image by making reference to syntax information obtained from the received bitstream; adding the generated prediction image to a residual image obtained by dequantizing and inverse-transforming the bitstream, so as to obtain a decoded image; and reconstructing the decoded image into a 360-degree image according to a projection format. Therefore, the performance of image data compression can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to immune adjuvants containing IAP inhibitors, including Smac mimetics. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines containing an IAP inhibitor and an antigen. Methods of enhancing an immune response by administration of an IAP inhibitor, methods of treating or preventing cancer, methods of treating or preventing infections, methods of treating autoimmune disorders, and methods of potentiating cytokine or antibody production are also provided.

Abstract: A device for capturing particles includes a gas-guiding unit, a gas-guiding unit and a mist-elimination unit. The gas-guiding unit has opposing first and second ends. The mist-elimination unit is disposed at the second end. The liquid-circulation unit, disposed under the mist-elimination unit by surrounding the gas-guiding unit, includes through holes below the gas-guiding unit by a gap. A gas containing particles enters the channel via the first end and then the mist-elimination unit via the second end. While the gas flows into the channel, the liquid in the liquid-circulation unit is inhaled into the channel via the gap to form droplets containing particles. After the droplets are captured by the mist-elimination unit, the liquid formed at the mist-elimination unit flows down into the liquid-circulation unit to reform the liquid to be further inhaled back to the channel of the gas-guiding unit via the gap.