Abstract: A hierarchical voltage control system is provided. A supercapacitor unit and a lithium battery unit are both connected to a DC bus to form a parallel-structure-type hybrid energy storage system, and are each configured with a power device and a switch to control a connection relationship between the corresponding unit and the DC bus. A detection circuit detects current and voltage values of the supercapacitor unit, the lithium battery unit, and the DC bus, detects an operating parameter of a power conversion system, and transmits the operating parameter to a processor, the power conversion system being connected in parallel to the DC bus for bidirectional power conversion of AC and DC energy sources. A microprocessor determines a system operating condition and uses a hierarchical voltage control strategy to control charging and discharging states of the supercapacitor unit and the lithium battery unit.

Abstract: A biodegradable polyester is provided. The biodegradable polyester is a transesterification or esterification reaction product of a reactant (a) and a reactant (b). The reactant (a) is a modified linear saccharide oligomer. The reactant (b) is a polyester, or the reactant (b) includes a dicarboxylic acid and a diol. The modified saccharide oligomer is a reaction product of a saccharide oligomer and a modifier.

Abstract: A positive electrode material, a positive electrode, and a battery employing the same are provided. The positive electrode material includes an active particle and a modified layer covering the surface of the active particle. The modified layer is a reaction product of a composition. The composition includes an ionic conductive ceramic compound, an organic conductive compound, and a coupling agent. In the disclosure, the ionic conductive ceramic compound is 50-84 parts by weight, the organic conductive compound is 16-50 parts by weight, and the total weight of the ionic conductive ceramic compound and the organic conductive compound is 100 parts by weight. In the disclosure, the weight percentage of the coupling agent is from 0.05 wt % to 10 wt %, based on the total weight of the ionic conductive ceramic compound and the organic conductive compound.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for desulfurization and denitrification of an alumina calcination flue gas, and a use. The system comprises an ozone generator (1), a red mud pre-impregnation slurry scrubbing tower (3), and a red mud pre-impregnation tank (5) and a red mud pre-impregnation clear liquid scrubbing tower (10). NOx in a flue gas is oxidized into a high valence oxynitride by ozone, and with the red mud as an absorbent, the synergistic absorption of SO2 and NOx in the flue gas is achieved, while the dealkalization of the red mud is achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for replacing vehicle parts using an in-vehicle network based on an automotive Ethernet and a system for the same. The method is configured such that a vehicle diagnosis module included in a vehicle performs vehicle self-diagnosis, such that the vehicle and a vehicle manufacturer server perform an authentication process for a new part when a vehicle part is replaced based on a vehicle part replacement agreement procedure between the terminal of a vehicle owner and the maintenance terminal of a vehicle maintenance company, and such that the terminal of the vehicle owner checks whether replacement of the vehicle part is performed normally by requesting an integrity check result from each of the vehicle and the vehicle manufacturer server when the maintenance terminal transmits a part replacement completion message to the terminal of the vehicle owner after completion of the authentication process.

Abstract: A processor capable of changing redundant processing node comprises a plurality of processing nodes and a plurality of comparators. The plurality of processing nodes comprises a first processing node, a second processing node, and a third processing node, wherein the first processing node performs a first computation, the second processing node selectively performs the first computation or a second computation, and the third processing node performs the second computation. The plurality of comparators comprises a first comparator and a second comparator, wherein the first comparator connects to the first and second processing nodes to compare whether the results of the first computation performed by the first and second processing nodes are identical, and the second comparator connects to the second and third processing nodes to compare whether results of the second computation performed by the second and third processing nodes are identical.

Abstract: An optimum sampling search system and method with risk assessment, and a graphical user interface are provided. The optimum sampling search system includes a data acquisition unit, an objective satisfaction score calculation unit, a constraint satisfaction probability calculation unit, a sampling risk evaluation unit, and an adjusting unit. If the constraint satisfaction probability of a recommended sampling parameter is between a first predetermined value and a second predetermined value, the recommended sampling parameter is adjusted, by the adjusting unit, to optimize a constraint satisfaction probability model.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sulfur-based positive electrode active material for use in a solid-state battery, comprising: 30-80 wt % of Li2S, 10-40 wt % of one or more second lithium compounds selected from LiI, LiBr, LiNO3, and LiNO2, and 0-30 wt % of a conductive carbon material; a method for preparing the sulfur-based positive electrode active material, a positive electrode including the sulfur-based positive electrode active material, and a solid-state battery including the positive electrode. The sulfur-based positive electrode active material and the positive electrode provide a high specific capacity and an increased discharge voltage.

Abstract: The electrochemical energy conversion system include an anode, a cathode, and a proton exchange membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode. The proton exchange membrane includes a polymer having a hard block polymer, a soft block polymer, and one or more hydrophilic functional groups attached to the soft block polymer. The glass transition temperature of the hard block polymer is higher than a glass transition temperature of the soft block polymer, such that the hard block polymer is non-elastic and the soft block polymer is elastic at a desired operating temperature. The hydrophilic functional groups are attached to the soft block polymer via a thiol-ene reaction to modify double bonds in the soft block polymer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods for detecting CDK4/6 response and resistance.

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 object of the present invention is to provide a low height type actuator capable of performing a two-dimensional motion. An actuator includes a magnet structure 20 that includes a first array Lx in which the first and second magnets 21 and 22 are alternately arranged in x-direction and a second array Ly in which the first and second magnets 21 and 22 are alternately arranged in y-direction, and first and second wirings 30 and 40. The first wiring 30 crosses the first magnets 21 and 22 included in the first array Lx in y-direction, and the second wiring 40 crosses the first magnets 21 and 22 included in the second array Lx in x-direction. According to the present invention, by making current flow in the first and second wirings 30 and 40, a two-dimensional motion can be achieved. Further, since the first and second wirings 30 and 40 are each a planar wiring that crosses the magnets, height reduction can be achieved.

Abstract: A gas absorption spectrum measuring system, including a light source, a light source controller, a light intensity detector and a computing module is provided. The light source emits a light. The light source controller regulates a wavelength of the light. The light intensity detector detects an intensity of the light which is generated by the light source and passes through at least one target gas. The computing module includes a numerical processor and a storage unit. The storage unit stores a spectral database. The numerical processor fits an absorption spectrum of the at least one target gas and a standard spectrum in the spectral database, performs a similarity comparison operation to obtain a temperature and a pressure of the at least one target gas with a minimum residual value, and determines a species concentration of the at least one target gas according to the minimum residual value.

Abstract: An ultrasonic diagnosis and therapy apparatus according to an embodiment may include an ultrasound output unit including a plurality of ultrasound output elements, a circuit board that can be attached and detached through a connecting board connected to the ultrasound output unit to determine a function of the ultrasound output unit, and a control unit configured to control a setting value of each of the plurality of ultrasound output elements, wherein therapy and diagnosis functions are selectively or simultaneously implemented by changing the circuit board. With the ultrasonic diagnosis and therapy apparatus, it is possible to selectively or simultaneously implement the therapy and diagnosis functions by selectively mounting different types of circuit boards that determine the type and function of ultrasound outputted from the ultrasonic transducers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a passive infinite cooling system for a nuclear reactor and a method of operating the same. The system includes an energy release space in which a reactor vessel is accommodated, an energy absorbing space separated from the energy release space, an energy transfer space, which is provided above the energy absorbing space, absorbs and cools heat transferred from the reactor vessel, and discharges the absorbed heat to the outside through an outer wall thereof, a first cooling flow path through which the heat in the reactor vessel is transferred to the energy transfer space, a pressure balance pipe through which the pressure in the energy release space is transferred to the energy absorbing space, and a coolant spray pipe through which the cooling water in the energy absorbing space pressurized by the pressure balance pipe is transferred to the energy transfer space.

Abstract: A light emitting apparatus and a window. The light emitting apparatus includes a liquid crystal device that includes a support substrate, a first electrode, a liquid crystal layer, and a sacrificial structure, separating the sacrificial structure from the liquid crystal layer to expose one surface of the liquid crystal layer, and a second electrode on the one surface of the liquid crystal layer.

Abstract: A control method of a system supporting fault tolerance is provided, at first, a first host executes a transmission control protocol agent to receive a data stream from a client device. Then the TCP agent transmits an acknowledgement packet to the client device in response to the data stream from the client device. Then the TCP agent determines whether a fault tolerance mechanism of the virtual machine is activated. When the TCP agent determines that the fault tolerance mechanism of the virtual machine is activated, the TCP agent determines whether the virtual machine operates in a running state. When the TCP agent determines that the virtual machine is not in the running state, the TCP agent temporarily storing the data stream. When the TCP agent determines that the virtual machine operates in a running state, the TCP agent transmits the data stream to the virtual machine.

Abstract: An apparatus for tissue ablation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes an ultrasound output unit to output focused ultrasound, and a control unit to control an intensity of the focused ultrasound, wherein the control unit may be configured to control the intensity of the focused ultrasound below a setting value, when a first condition in which a vapor bubble is formed in a tissue or a second condition in which a temperature of the tissue reaches a threshold is accomplished during the output of the focused ultrasound to the tissue. According to this embodiment, it is possible to precisely control vapor bubble dynamics without generating the shockwave scattering effect by instantaneously controlling the acoustic pressure and the intensity of the focused ultrasound, and prevent damage to a tissue other than a lesion to be removed.

Abstract: In order to provide a method of molding plant-based material to mold three-dimensional shape of cross section for relatively long plant-based material while maintaining the continuity of original cell/tissue of the plant-based material by means of simple equipment and process, we obtained a long plant-based material of high density and high strength by continuously giving compressing/drawing deformation to the component tissue of the plant-based material toward the center direction while extruding the plant-based material via the extruding die having a prescribed extrusion ratio and die angle for a relatively long plant-based material long in the fiber direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the diagnosis and treatment or prevention of proteinopathies, particularly MUC1-associated kidney disease (ADTKD-MUC1 or MKD), Retinitis Pigmentosa (e.g., due to rhodopsin mutations), autosomal dominant tubulo-interstitial kidney disease due to UMOD mutation(s) (ADTKD-UMOD), and other forms of toxic proteinopathies resulting from mutant protein accumulation in the ER or other secretory pathway compartments and/or vesicles, among others. The disclosure also identifies and provides TMED9-binding agents as capable of treating or preventing proteinopathies of the secretory pathway, and further provides methods for identifying additional TMED9-binding agents.