Abstract: A method and a system for synthesizing a novel-view image based on multiple 360 images for 6DOF virtual reality, in which a large-scale 6-DOF virtual environment is implemented, and a scene is synthesized at a novel viewpoint, are provided. The method includes performing a 3D reconfiguration procedure for the 360 images to recover 3D geometric information, and to reconfigure a virtual data map in which the multiple 360 images are integrated into one image, producing a view image corresponding to a viewpoint of a user by applying a view synthesis algorithm of projection & vertex warping process using a reference image which is closest to a viewpoint extracted from the virtual data map, and blending view images for 6DoF through a section formula for inner split based on a distance between a position of the reference image and a position of the viewpoint.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there may be provided an operation method of a server for identifying disaster affected areas. In this instance, the operation method of the server may include acquiring at least one first disaster image; deriving an affected area from each of the at least one first disaster image, and acquiring affected area related information through labeling based on the derived affected area; and training a first learning model using the at least one first disaster image and the affected area related information.

Abstract: A transparent antenna includes a substrate, an antenna grid layer, and a ground grid layer. The substrate has an electrically conductive hole extending from two opposite surfaced of the substrate. The antenna grid layer is formed on a surface of the substrate. The antenna grid layer includes a feeding portion and a transmission portion. The ground grid layer is formed on another surface of the substrate. The ground grid layer is coupled to the feeding portion of the antenna grid layer via the electrically conductive hole. An offset distance between a projection of a gridline of the antenna grid layer on the first surface and a projection of a gridline of the ground grid layer on the first surface is smaller than or equal to half of a difference between a line width of the antenna grid layer and a line width of the ground grid layer.

Abstract: A micro-power wireless access method and apparatus for the Internet of things for power transmission and transformation equipment involves a time synchronization process, a traffic channel access process, a control channel configuration information access process, and a control channel burst information access process. In the time synchronization process, an aggregation node determines a delay parameter and other parameters based on a timeslot in which traffic information randomly transmitted by a sensing terminal is located, and the sensing terminal adjusts transmission time of a corresponding frame based on the parameters. The traffic channel access process adopts a mode in which one-way reporting is mainly used, to minimize working time of a sensor. The present disclosure realizes limited two-way communication on a control channel, supports configuration of a sensor cycle, a threshold, and other parameters, and supports a retransmission mechanism on the control channel for important alarm information.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there may be provided an operation method of a server for estimating the size of damage in disaster affected areas. In this instance, the operation method of the server may include acquiring at least one first disaster image, deriving an affected area from each of the at least one first disaster image, acquiring affected area related information through labeling based on the derived affected area, and training a first learning model using the at least one first disaster image and the affected area related information.

Abstract: A system comprises a superconducting magnet comprising a coil of superconducting material. The coil includes electrical terminals. The windings of the coil are separated by a metallic conductor. A control circuit is coupled to the terminals to drive a current through the coil to charge the superconducting magnet and configured to provide a current through the coil that is sufficiently small to avoid a quenching effect of the superconducting magnet but also large enough to charge the magnet within a predetermined time period. A cooling structure is thermally coupled to the coil to remove heat caused by charging the superconducting magnet with the current to allow for the current to be sufficiently large to charge the magnet within the predetermined time period without causing the quenching effect.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus for drone identification and an operating method thereof are provided. The antenna apparatus includes: a plurality of horizontal directional antennas; a vertical directional antenna positioned at a center of an area surrounded by the plurality of horizontal directional antennas; a beamforming unit controlling beamforming of the vertical directional antenna and the plurality of horizontal antennas to transmit and receive signals in all directions; and a power supply unit for suppling power.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a non-invasive electronic device including at least one sensing unit capable of accurately monitoring a user's health condition for a long time such as a few weeks without malfunction while it is worn on the wearer's skin in a non-invasive manner and a method for fabricating the non-invasive electronic device. The non-invasive electronic device includes for example, a skin sensor device.

Abstract: A Raney copper catalyst, a preparation method and use thereof are provided. The Raney copper catalyst includes aluminum, copper and a metal promoter, wherein the metal promoter comprises a combination of one or more of Ni, Fe, Mo, Co, Ag, Pd, Pt, Au and other elements. The preparation method includes performing high-temperature melting on a mixture containing a copper/aluminum alloy and the metal promoter to obtain a mixed metal cured compound, then smashing the mixed metal cured compound to obtain a catalyst precursor, and subsequently activating to obtain the Raney copper catalyst. The Raney copper catalyst exhibits a capability on hydrogenation reaction based on synergistic effects between metal copper and different promoter metals. Compared with the Raney copper catalyst without metal promoters, when used for preparing 1,3-propanediol through hydrogenation of 3-hydroxypropionaldehyde aqueous solution, the Raney copper catalyst is higher in activity and better in stability.

Abstract: Systems and methods for calibrating deformable sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of calibrating a deformable sensor includes capturing image data of the deformable sensor using an external image sensor, wherein the deformable sensor comprises a deformable membrane defining an enclosure that is configured to be filled with a medium. The method further includes comparing the image data of the deformable sensor to a metric. When the image data does not satisfy the metric, the method includes adjusting a pressure within the enclosure.

Abstract: An automated inventory management method is provided. A historical sale record is received, and a future sale of an item is predicted based on the historical sale record to obtain a simulation result of an expected sale state of the item in the next sale cycle. According to the historical sale record of full categories of items and the simulation result of the item in the next sale cycle, an initial weight of the pre-training model is trained and used as a weight of an inventory decision module, and a purchase order that meets the expected sale record of the item in the next sale cycle is automatically generated. A reward feedback is calculated according to a current sale record and an inventory volume of the item and a purchase order of the previous sale cycle and input into the inventory decision module to order the item.

Abstract: Disclosed is a quantitative susceptibility mapping image processing method using an unsupervised learning-based neural network and an apparatus therefor. The quantitative susceptibility mapping image processing method includes receiving a phase image and a magnitude image for reconstructing the quantitative susceptibility mapping image, and reconstructing the quantitative susceptibility mapping image corresponding to the received phase image and the received magnitude image using an unsupervised learning-based neural network, and the neural network may be generated based on an optimal transport theory.

Abstract: A microfluidic analyser and a method of using the same is disclosed. The microfluidic analyser comprising a droplet generator, an analyte flow channel in fluid communication with said droplet generator at a first end, wherein said flow channel is configured to allow the droplets to flow in from the first end and exit from a second opposing end, said flow channel receiving at least one illumination channel positioned at a predetermined location between the first and the second end to excite contents of the droplets and said flow channel further comprising a plurality of receiving channels set at predetermined angles to an axis of the flow channel to interrogate at least one optical signal from the illuminated droplet traversing the flow channel and wherein said receiving channels terminate in a signal detector at the distal end away from the flow channel.

Abstract: Provided is an invention that is based on the novel function of a transcription factor RP58 in cells of the central nervous system. The present invention relates to: a transgenic non-human animal capable of increasing or decreasing the expression of the transcription factor RP58 in cells of the central nervous system of a non-human animal in the nascent stage and/or during and after the developmental stage; and a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment or prevention of brain dysfunction, or behavioral disorder, or a disease related thereto, wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises a transcription factor RP58 protein, or a gene encoding the transcription factor RP58; etc.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate including monocrystalline silicon or polycrystalline silicon, a first insulating layer on the semiconductor substrate, the first insulating layer including a local region in which a portion of an upper surface of the first insulating layer is recessed, a channel layer provided in the local region of the first insulating layer, a silicide provided on one side surface of the channel layer, a control gate provided on the channel layer, a gate insulating film provided between the channel layer and the control gate, and a polarity control gate arranged so as to overlap an interface between the channel layer and the silicide, wherein the polarity control gate is spaced apart from the control gate, and the channel layer includes monocrystalline silicon.

Abstract: A method implemented by a processor of a device, the method including determining one or more user values, determining a prompt requiring a decision, and receiving a user selection to one or more choice options related to the one or more user values and pertaining to the prompt requiring a decision. The method further includes comparing the user selection to a risk-neutral utility function and assessing a risk of a potential decision based on the comparison.

Abstract: A method for extracting an oil storage tank based on a high-spatial-resolution remote sensing image is provided, including: acquiring an oil storage tank sample, and randomly dividing the oil storage tank sample into a training set and a testing set; building an oil storage tank extraction model based on a Res2-Unet model structure, wherein the Res2-Unet is a deep learning network based on a UNet semantic segmentation structure, and a Res2Net convolution block is configured to change a feature interlayer learning to a granular learning and is arranged in a residual mode; and performing a precision verification on the testing set.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for control action based on software-defined networking associated with quantum key distribution network (QKDN) management in a quantum key distribution network. A method for performing a control action associated with QKDN management in a QKDN according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: receiving, by a first control entity, control action information from a QKDN manager; determining, by the first control entity, a target of the control action based on the control action information; classifying, by the first control entity, the control action sequentially as one of a routing or rerouting-related control action, a provisioning-related control action, a protection or recovery-related control action, and a charge-related control action based on the target of the control action; and transmitting, by the first control entity, information for performing the control action for a target associated with the classified control action.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein include systems and techniques for converting (i.e., transducing) a quantum-level (e.g., single photon) signal between the three wave forms (i.e., optical, acoustic, and microwave). A suspended crystalline structure is used at the nanometer scale to accomplish the desired behavior of the system as described in detail herein. Transducers that use a common acoustic intermediary transform optical signals to acoustic signals and vice versa as well as microwave signals to acoustic signals and vice versa. Other embodiments described herein include systems and techniques for storing a qubit in phonon memory having an extended coherence time. A suspended crystalline structure with specific geometric design is used at the nanometer scale to accomplish the desired behavior of the system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or a stereoisomer thereof, wherein X, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, m and n are as defined in the detailed description. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing one or more compounds of the formula (I), as well as methods of treating or preventing diseases and/or disorders mediated by aberrant or undesired expression of one or more lipoxygenases (LOXs) using such compounds or compositions.