Abstract: This application relates to an apparatus and method for providing a wrap-around view based on three-dimensional (3D) distance information. The apparatus may include a camera module, a sensor module, and a controller. The camera module acquires image information in all directions, and the sensor module measures 3D spatial information in all directions. The controller is configured to generate 3D distance information by projecting the measured 3D spatial information onto a two-dimensional (2D) plane, to generate a 3D model in a 3D space by using the generated 3D distance information, and to generate a wrap-around view by mapping the acquired image information to the generated 3D model.

Abstract: A water- and oil-repellent agent for fibers containing a bottle brush polymer having a structure represented by the following formula (1), wherein R1 is H or CH3; R2 is a divalent organic group; R3 is a polymer chain having a structure represented by the following formula (2) (wherein R4 is H or CH3; R5 is a C16-C40 monovalent hydrocarbon group; and n is an integer of 10 to 1000); and m is an integer of 10 to 5000:

Abstract: This application relates to an active compensating device. In one aspect, the active compensating device includes two or more high current paths through which a second current supplied by a second device is transmitted to a first device, and a sensing unit sensing the first current on the high current paths and generating an output signal corresponding to the first current. The device may also include an amplifying unit amplifying the output signal of the sensing unit to generate an amplified current and a compensating unit generating a compensation current based on the amplified current and allowing the compensation current to flow to each of the two or more high current paths. The device may further include a first anti-disturbance unit connected in parallel to output terminals of the sensing unit, and a second anti-disturbance unit connected in parallel to input terminals of the compensating unit.

Abstract: In a method and system for treating a catalytic cracking gasoline, a catalytic cracking process, or a plant employs a fluidized reactor to carry out hydrodealkylation treatment on a catalytic cracking oil gas or catalytic cracking gasoline, so that heavy aromatics present therein can be efficiently converted into light olefins and light aromatics. The method and system can improve the yield of light olefins, allow a long-period stable operation, relieve the contradiction between supply and demand of light aromatics, and solve the problem of high content of heavy aromatics that have low value and are difficult to be utilized in aromatics present in oil gas from catalytic cracking units.

Abstract: A non-destructive fruit defect detection method and system based on neural networks are used to solve problem of inaccurate selection of high-quality fruits by current consumers. The system includes a standard formulation module configured to formulate monitoring standards for different batches and varieties of the fruits to obtain standard detection parameters for the different batches and varieties of the fruits, a preliminary identification module configured to preliminarily identify external conditions of the different batches and varieties of the fruits, a non-destructive detection module configured to non-destructively detect the different batches and varieties of the fruits, generate a fruit abnormal signal or obtain growth deviation values of the different batches and varieties of the fruits, and a quality judgment module configured to judge quality of the different batches and varieties of the fruits.

Abstract: A computational storage supporting graph machine learning acceleration includes a solid state drive (SSD) configured to store a graph data set; and a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) configured to download, to a memory, a graph machine learning model programmed in a form of a data flow graph by a host, wherein a hardware logic built in the FPGA performs access to the SSD through a peripheral component interconnect-express (PCIe) switch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of an antibody analogue capable of being activated reversibly, and uses thereof, and provides a fusion protein comprising an inactive first fragment of an antibody analogue is fused to a stimulus-induced dimerization protein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for adaptive image preprocessing and reconstruction. The method includes preprocessing an input image, encoding and decoding the preprocessed image, and reconstructing the encoded and decoded image. Here, preprocessing the input image may be performed using a preprocessing kernel generated based on a control parameter indicating a weight for human vision and machine vision.

Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutics and concerns a pharmacologically active liposomal composition comprising quercetin and zinc. According to the invention, the composition further comprises zinc chloride, while including a zinc ion into liposomes, and the composition is a lyophilized powder in the following ratio of components (wt. %): quercetin 1 phosphatidyl choline 36.7 zinc ion 0.11-0.43 lactose 54.51 remainder—water, chloride ion. Therewith, the content of liposomes has the following ratio: phosphatidylcholine:quercetin:zinc ion—1:0.027:0.002-1:0.027:0.023. The claimed composition possesses anti-inflammatory effect and may be used as a pharmacotherapeutical agent in acute respiratory distress syndrome in a form of emulsion for inhalation and/or injection use.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods of screening for and diagnosing prostate cancer and methods of choosing a therapeutic for prostate cancer based on using KDM5D expression level to identify which patients with hormone sensitive prostate cancer benefit from primary castration and taxane and who with castration resistant prostate cancer would benefit from docetaxel plus an androgen receptor antagonists added to the ongoing castration. The disclosure also provides methods of screening for and diagnosing prostate cancer and methods of choosing a therapeutic for prostate cancer based on a lower KDM5D expression having a more aggressive clinical course of prostate cancer in human patients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electroconductive polymer fiber having an integrated electroconductive layer on at least a part of its surface. Since the electroconductive layer of the present invention is integrally formed on the core layer of the fiber, the electroconductive polymer fiber has excellent bending resistance. The fabric comprising the electroconductive polymer fiber of the present invention retains the electrical conductivity even after repeated washing and bending. The electroconductive polymer fiber of the present invention can be used for antistatic products, electromagnetic shielding materials or stealth materials.

Abstract: A method for managing autonomous operation of a vehicle includes detecting, while the vehicle is operating in an autonomous mode, an assistance condition that triggers activation of an assistance component of a set of assistance components associated with a driver assistance system. The method also includes determining whether the operation of the vehicle in the autonomous mode satisfies a safety condition associated with the assistance component. The method further includes adjusting an activation signal that triggers the activation of the assistance component based on determining the operation of the vehicle in the autonomous mode satisfies the safety condition.

Abstract: Provided is a backscattered X-ray image device based on multi-sources. The backscattered X-ray image device includes an X-ray tube array configured to generate X-rays, first slit plates provided on the X-ray tube array and having a first slit through which the X-rays pass, second slit plates provided on the first slit plates and having second slits defined in a direction different from that of the first slit, and detectors provided on the second slit plates and having a narrow gap in the same direction as the first slit, the detectors being configured to detect a backscattered beam that is emitted from a subject receiving the X-rays.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting and receiving data channels in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system may comprise receiving, from a base station, resource allocation information of a plurality of physical uplink shared channels (PUSCHs) used for repetitive transmission of a same transport block (TB); identifying a position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs in a time domain based on the resource allocation information; and repeatedly transmitting the same TB to the base station at the position of each of the plurality of PUSCHs. Therefore, performance of the communication system can be improved.

Abstract: A colon linearizing device installed in an endoscope to linearize a colon by performing translation and expansion motions in the colon may include a ring-shaped proximal member installed to surround an outer circumferential surface of an insertion tube of an endoscope, a fixed end secured to the insertion tube, a ring-shaped distal member positioned between the proximal member and the fixed end and movably installed along a longitudinal direction of the insertion tube, and an elastic member connected between the fixed end and the distal member.

Abstract: The invention provides for systems, methods, and compositions for altering expression of target gene sequences and related gene products. Provided are structural information on the Cas protein of the CRISPR-Cas system, use of this information in generating modified components of the CRISPR complex, vectors and vector systems which encode one or more components or modified components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors and components. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells and methods for utilizing the CRISPR-Cas system. In particular the present invention comprehends optimized functional CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems. In particular the present invention comprehends engineered new guide architectures and enzymes to be used in optimized Staphylococcus aureus CRISPR-Cas enzyme systems.

Abstract: The objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for intra-prediction. In addition, the objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for intra-prediction on a subblock unit basis. Furthermore, the objective of the present invention is to provide a method and an apparatus for determining a division and an encoding order of subblock units.

Abstract: Guaianolide oligomers 1-4 are represented by structural formula (I), a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition thereof and the use thereof. The preparation method includes: the preparation of guaianolide diene via epoxy isomerization from arglabin-DMA, and a Diels-Alder reaction between the diene and sesquiterpenoid or oligomeric sesquiterpenoid containing ?, ?-unsaturated ?-lactone fragments and subsequent deprotection of NMe2 to obtain the guaianolide oligomers. The guaianolide oligomers inhibited the growth of human hepatoma cell lines HepG2, Huh7 and SK-Hep-1, and can form a pharmaceutical composition with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient to be used for preparing an antihepatoma drug.

Abstract: A method for decoding a 360-degree image includes: 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; combining the generated prediction image with 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. Here, generating the prediction image includes: checking, from the syntax information, prediction mode accuracy for a current block to be decoded; determining whether the checked prediction mode accuracy corresponds to most probable mode (MPM) information obtained from the syntax information; and when the checked prediction mode accuracy does not correspond to the MPM information, reconfiguring the MPM information according to the prediction mode accuracy for the current block.

Abstract: A structure 10 comprising microchannels 14, wherein: the structure 10 includes a base material 11, a partition material 12 and a cover material 13, at least portions of the base material 11 and partition material 12 have a resin region obtained from an alkali-soluble resin 21, in the infrared absorption spectrum by infrared spectroscopy of the resin region 21, the ratio (Aa/Ac) between: the maximum peak intensity (Aa) in a first range of 1555 to 1575 cm?1 and the maximum peak intensity (Ac) in a second range of 1715 to 1735 cm?1 is greater than 0 and 0.200 or lower, and the water contact angle on the flow channel-forming surface 11a of the base material 11 is 40 to 150 degrees.