Abstract: Provided are a texture mapping method using a reference image, and a computing apparatus. In detail, a texture mapping method may provide color continuity using a reference image and a target image with respect to each triangular face without analyzing a spatial configuration of a three-dimensional mesh model, thereby reducing a sense of color difference with respect to a texture, and improving quality of the three-dimensional mesh model.

Abstract: A light sensing device includes a semiconductor layer including a distributed Bragg reflector including a first surface of the semiconductor layer, and a photoelectric conversion unit including a second surface of the semiconductor layer, and the distributed Bragg reflector has a plurality of holes each having, in a cross-sectional view, a width gradually changing from a first width to a second width according to a width change period; a first electrode in one region of the semiconductor layer; and a second electrode on the second surface of the semiconductor layer and having a reflective metal.

Abstract: An operation method of a relay terminal in a communication system may comprise: calculating a first available resource amount of a communication service through a base station; calculating a required resource amount for the relay terminal; generating a relay terminal identifier reflecting the first available resource amount and the required resource amount, and providing the relay terminal identifier to a remote terminal; and providing a relay service to the remote terminal when a request for the relay service is received from the remote terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus including a transparent substrate, display modules on the transparent substrate, an interconnect, a cover layer and a control device. The display module includes a first circuit board, LED devices and a molding layer. The first circuit board has first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and is disposed on the transparent substrate with the first surface facing the transparent substrate. The LED devices are disposed on the first surface and electrically connected to the first circuit board. The molding layer is disposed on the first surface to cover the LED devices. The interconnect is disposed in the first circuit board and on the second surface to electrically connect the display modules to each other. The cover layer covers the display modules and the interconnect. The control device is electrically connected to a portion of the interconnect adjacent to the edge of the transparent substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure features methods and compositions for treating Alzheimer's disease. The disclosed methods comprise administering to a subject having or suspected of having Alzheimer's a hematopoietic stem progenitor cell expressing at least one neuroprotective agent, such as ApoE2, Trem2, and/or a metallothionein.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a microfluidic biosensor patch and health monitoring system may include an iontophoresis module, a multi-inlet microfluidic sweat collection and sampling module, and a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) organic compound sensor module. An iontophoresis module may provide for stimulation of a biofluid sample. A biofluid may be a sweat sample. Stimulation may be achieved via electrostimulation and/or application of hydrogel. A microfluidic sweat collection and sample module may include several adhesive layers with carefully designed inlets, channels, a reservoir, and an outlet for the efficiently collection and sampling of biofluid. A MIP sensor module may quickly and accurately identify concentrations of key metabolites present in a biofluid sample which may indicate certain health conditions.

Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, which is a hyperproliferative disease and/or a disorder responsive to induction of cell death, selected from a haematological tumour, a solid tumour and/or metastases thereof, said tumour harbouring a mutant EGFR with exon 19 or 21 mutations, and their use as pharmaceuticals.

Abstract: Provided are a device, a system and a method for acquiring a force information based on a bionic structure, including: a force information acquisition layer and a magnetic field signal acquisition chip; wherein a permanent magnet is embedded in the force information acquisition layer; wherein the force information acquisition layer has an elastic structure configured to generate a deformation corresponding to a first force information of a force after being subjected to the force, so that the permanent magnet moves with the deformation to generate a magnetic field signal corresponding to the force information; wherein the magnetic field signal acquisition chip is arranged in parallel with the force information acquisition layer, and is configured to acquire the magnetic field signal and convert the magnetic field signal into an electrical signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise acquiring transform coefficients distribution information of a neighboring block from a bitstream; direction-adaptively determining an intra prediction mode of a current block to be decoded, according to the transform coefficients distribution information of the neighboring block; and reconstructing the current block, based on the determined intra prediction mode, wherein the direction-adaptively determining includes determining similarity flag information corresponding to the neighboring block, based on the transform coefficients distribution information of the neighboring block.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus. A method for decoding a 360-degree image comprises 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; 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.

Abstract: A flexible Zn film electrode with ionic and electronic networks has been designed by utilizing ionic liquid based gel polymer as the binder, which can minimize the interface resistance between electrode and electrolytes. Ionic liquid electrolytes are good candidates for high surface area Zn anode due to their good electro(chemical) stability. Ionic liquid based gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs) are good candidates to replace liquid electrolytes or separators in some special applications, like surface coating structure batteries.

Abstract: Disclosed are a temperature measurement method using the fluorescence characteristic of an optical material having temperature dependence and a temperature sensor technology using the same. According to the present disclosure, the temperature measurement technology using the fluorescence signal intensity ratio has a self-compensation function to reduce optical signal noise caused by fluctuations in light source output and optical waveguide loss, and uses two fluorescence signals with a strong fluorescence signal intensity to solve the existing disadvantage of generating a lot of noise due to a low fluorescence signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor for dopamine-selective detection, a preparation method therefor, and use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing a soybean plant or germplasm resistant to Asian soybean rust using markers, genes and chromosomal intervals derived from Glycine max strain SX6907. Asian soybean rust resistant soybean seeds, plants, and germplasms are also provided.

Abstract: Potassium chloride cotransporter-2 (KCC2) plays a critical role in brain function, and deficiency in KCC2 has been linked to neurological diseases, psychiatric disorders, and central nervous system injuries. In particular, Rett syndrome (RTT), a severe neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the X-linked gene Methyl CpG binding Protein 2 (MECP2), has been linked to deficits in KCC2. The disclosure reports the use of CRISPR/Cas9 genome-editing technology to generate stem cell-derived, genetically defined KCC2 reporter human neurons for large-scale compound screening. This screening platform has been utilized to identify a number of small molecule compounds that are capable of enhancing KCC2 expression in both wild-type and RTT neurons, as well as organotypical brain slices cultured from wild-type mice.

Abstract: A device for monitoring and identifying a mountain torrent and debris flow and a method for early warning of disasters relate to the technical field of debris flow protection. The device includes a computation device, sensors, an amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter. The sensors convert an acquired impact force signal into a digital signal by the amplifier and the analog-to-digital converter, and transmits the digital signal to the computation device. The computation device utilizes the digital signal to compute an energy coefficient of a liquid impact signal and a solid-liquid impact energy ratio, and a debris flow mode is monitored and identified in combination with a threshold range of the energy coefficient and a threshold range of the solid-liquid impact energy ratio. The device identifies the nature of the mountain torrent and debris flow through time-frequency analysis of an impact force signal generated by the debris flow to sensors.

Abstract: A crime type inference system based on text data, may include: a keywords dictionary construction unit configured to receive crime source data, and generate a crime type keywords dictionary by extracting crime keywords; a data set construction unit configured to generate a dataset for crime type learning by using the crime source data and the keywords dictionary; a crime type prediction model training unit configured to generate a crime type prediction model by using the dataset, and train the crime type prediction model; and a crime type inference unit configured to infer a crime type by using new crime data.

Abstract: A coherent, entangled photon source which uses a continuous wave laser to replace pulsed photon excitation sources in multiphoton nonlinear processes. In various embodiments, the device comprises a continuous wave photon laser creating electromagnetic radiation at a specific frequency and narrow linewidth. The emitted beam may be conditioned by an optical fiber to allow for efficient interaction with a nonlinear crystal. The nonlinear material is designed and fabricated in a specific manner, enabling the quantum mechanical process of a single photon with well-defined energy being converted into two or more photons which display quantum correlations. The nonlinear material and subsequent fiber-optic or free space components control the temporal, spatial, and polarization-related quantum correlations such that the entangled photons can create a signal in multi photon nonlinear processes that is the same or exceeds that of a pulsed photon source but at the average and peak powers of a continuous wave laser.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image data encoding/decoding method and apparatus. A method for decoding a 360-degree image comprises 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; 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.

Abstract: A prosthetic device includes a closed loop system for maintaining a predetermined concentration of a target ion in a region in proximity to a cell, such as a nerve cell. The device includes a controller and an ion-selective electrode assembly operatively connected to the controller, wherein the ion-selective electrode configuration is configured to sense the concentration of the target ion by potentiometric measurement and to convey the concentration to the controller. The controller is configured to modulate the current to the ion-selective electrode assembly based on the concentration of the target ion to control the concentration of the target ion so as to maintain the predetermined concentration of the target ion.