Abstract: Nucleic acids and proteins having a mutant C-RAF sequence, and methods of identifying patients having cancer who are likely to benefit from a combination therapy and methods of treatment are provided.

Abstract: Disclosed are a catheter which can perform both multi diagnosis and treatment, and a catheter system comprising same. A multi diagnosis and treatment catheter comprises: a triple-clad fiber; and a lens connected to one end of the triple-clad fiber. The triple-clad fiber comprises: a core guiding a first diagnostic light; a first cladding surrounding the core and guiding a second diagnostic light; a second cladding surrounding the first cladding; a third cladding surrounding the second cladding and guiding a therapeutic light; and a coating layer surrounding the third cladding.

Abstract: Provided is a deterioration estimation device and a deterioration estimation program for a power conversion device that can estimate the deterioration of a switching element without providing a special sensor. A deterioration estimation device includes a calculating device calculating the variation of the characteristics of an IGBT in an inverter from a voltage command treated as a target of the output voltage of the power conversion device and the output voltage value of the power conversion device, a determining device determining whether the variation of the characteristics calculated by the calculating device has changed from an initial state by a threshold value or greater, and a notifying device issuing a warning when the determining device has determined that the change in the variation of the characteristics is equal to or greater than the threshold value.

Abstract: A self-localization device that can reduce the processing time even when estimating the self-location in an environment where the number of pieces of three-dimensional point group data is large wherein the self-localization device includes an estimation unit that includes: a map generation unit that generates a map of surroundings of the mobile robot based on three-dimensional point group data detected by a detection unit; a geometric feature extraction unit that extracts geometric features from a current map and extracts geometric features from a past map; a self-location calculation unit that selects the geometric features extracted by the geometric feature extraction unit as sets of geometric features and calculates self-locations in the past map; and a self-location evaluation unit that evaluates a degree of coincidence between the current map and the past map for each set of geometric features.

Abstract: A full-color reversible switching device controlled by electrochemistry, and its preparation method and use are provided. The device controlled by electrochemistry includes a color-changing layer, an electrolyte and a counter electrode. The color-changing layer includes a substrate, a conductive layer and an active material layer. The active material layer and the conductive layer form a physical interference color. The electrolyte is connected to the conductive layer or the active material layer. When an electrochemical reaction occurs between the electrolyte and a surface of the conductive layer or the active material layer, the thickness of the active material layer changes. The device controlled by electrochemistry has rich tunable colors that can cover the entire color gamut, and can achieve reversible switching of colors at a small voltage.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus in a transform between a Modified Discrete Cosine Transform (MDCT)-based coder and a different coder are provided. The encoding apparatus may encode additional information to restore an input signal encoded according to the MDCT-based coding scheme, when switching occurs between the MDCT-based coder and the different coder. Accordingly, an unnecessary bitstream may be prevented from being generated, and minimum additional information may be encoded.

Abstract: A method for generating a dense light detection and ranging (LiDAR) representation by a vision system includes receiving, at a sparse depth network, one or more sparse representations of an environment. The method also includes generating a depth estimate of the environment depicted in an image captured by an image capturing sensor. The method further includes generating, via the sparse depth network, one or more sparse depth estimates based on receiving the one or more sparse representations. The method also includes fusing the depth estimate and the one or more sparse depth estimates to generate a dense depth estimate. The method further includes generating the dense LiDAR representation based on the dense depth estimate and controlling an action of the vehicle based on identifying a three-dimensional object in the dense LiDAR representation.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control system comprises a main controller, a backup controller, main execution apparatuses and backup execution apparatuses. The backup controller is configured to decompose, when receiving a main control instruction from the main controller, the main control instruction to obtain backup control instructions corresponding to the backup execution apparatuses respectively, and send the backup control instructions to the backup execution apparatuses correspondingly; and the control system is configured to control, when detecting that an abnormality occurs in any one device of the main execution apparatuses, the backup execution apparatus corresponding to the device in which the abnormality has occurred to execute a corresponding backup control instruction. The system can solve the problem that an autonomous driving control system cannot operate normally when any controller or actuation mechanism fails at a single point.

Abstract: A composition for preventing, alleviating or treating a neurodegenerative disease, which contains Pediococcus inopinatus as an active ingredient. The Pediococcus inopinatus strain can suppress neuroinflammation and can also alleviate the symptoms of ataxia in an animal model of Parkinson's disease and, thus, can be utilized for the prevention, alleviation and treatment of various neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: Provided is a wireless communication terminal that communicates wirelessly. The terminal includes: a transceiver; and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a frame through the transceiver, determine whether the frame is classified into an Intra-Basic Service Set (BSS) frame or an Inter-BSS frame according to a BSS from which the frame is transmitted, and access a channel according to whether the frame is an Intra-BSS frame or an Inter-BSS frame.

Abstract: A method for developing an epoxy resin impregnated glass fiber Direct Current (DC) bushing, comprising: according to length parameters of each layer of capacitive screen or resistive screen designed depending on insulation requirements, selecting bushing design parameters, determining a winding machine program according to the bushing design parameters, and winding a core body according to the winding machine program, wherein during the core body winding process, the core body begins to be initially cured; after the core body is wound, curing the core body by an oven according to a preset oven temperature and duration; machining the cured core body according to a preset core body design drawing; after the inner wall of a flange is polished and cleaned and is heated and pretreated by the oven, injecting glue at the position of a glue injection hole of the flange for gluing the core body and the flange; sequentially assembling a collector ring, a hollow composite insulator, and a voltage-equalizing sealing cove

Abstract: A method of operating an image device operated by at least one processor is provided. The method of operating an image device comprises generating beamformed RF-mode images including phase shift information for each incident angle by using multi-angle ultrasound-echo data, generating phase shift maps representing a displacement of speckle pattern between adjacent beamformed RF-mode images, and obtaining a speed-of-sound distribution image corresponding to the phase shift maps by using a deep neural network which is trained to reconstruct speed-of-sound distribution of a tissue from training phase shift maps.

Abstract: The present application relates to the field of superalloy, disclosing a method for internal stress regulation in superalloy disk forgings by pre-spinning. The method includes: Step S1, determining a target revolution for regulating internal stress in the disk forgings, and determining a target deformation magnitude of plastic deformation required for regulating the internal stress by the pre-spinning of the disk forgings; and Step S2, performing the pre-spinning of the disk forgings by the target revolution, monitoring a deformation magnitude of the disk forgings, and stopping the pre-spinning when a monitored deformation magnitude of the disk forgings reaches the target deformation magnitude.

Abstract: An inspection apparatus inspects a pressure vessel using laser ultrasound. The apparatus includes an oscillation device that oscillates an excitation laser for exciting the pressure vessel and a conduit to guide the excitation laser oscillated from the oscillation device to inside the pressure vessel. The conduit is inserted into the pressure vessel with one conduit end located inside the pressure vessel and an opposite end located outside the pressure vessel. The apparatus includes a reflector at one conduit end inside the pressure vessel to reflect the excitation laser guided by the conduit and a detector that detects ultrasonic waves generated in the pressure vessel by the excitation laser reflected by the reflector by oscillating a receiving laser from outside of the pressure vessel. At least the conduit, reflector, or detector moves to correct an optical path of the excitation laser or the receiving laser.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a sodium-ion storage material including a doped compound, and an electrode material for a sodium-ion battery, an electrode for a sodium-ion battery, and a sodium-ion battery, which include the sodium-ion storage material. Specifically, the sodium-ion storage material may include a compound consisting of an Na3V2-xMx(PO4)2F3/Na3V2-yMy(PO4)3 composite (M=Fe, Mn, Cr, Cu, Zn or Ti, 0<x,y?2). When the sodium-ion storage material according to the present disclosure is used, it may maintain high discharge capacity while reducing the vanadium content, and when the sodium-ion storage material is applied to a sodium-ion secondary battery or a sodium-magnesium hybrid-ion battery, the battery may exhibit excellent charge/discharge cycle characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device and a method for data reception/transmission performed by a multi-link device (MLD) including multiple stations operating in multiple links in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the MLD in the present invention may receive a frame transmitted from a first access point (AP) or a first station (STA) operating in the first link, through a second STA operating in the second link, and reset a medium sync delay timer for application of a medium sync delay of the second STA on the basis of the received frame when the medium sync delay timer is not “0”.

Abstract: A low power system on chip for supporting partial clock gating is provided. The system on chip includes a network on chip including a first CG-network interface module, a second CG-network interface module, and a clock gating control module, a first IP block that communicates through the first CG-network interface module, and a second IP block that communicates through the second CG-network interface module. The clock gating control module receives a clock gating request from the first IP block, outputs a communication control signal to the second CG-network interface module in response to the received clock gating request, and performs a clock gating operation for a clock signal in response to the received clock gating request to selectively deliver the clock signal to the second IP block.

Abstract: A method and a system for automatically controlling mode-locking of an optical frequency comb, where the stored control parameters of the working condition in the mode-locked state is combined with the collected working feedback parameters of the optical frequency comb system to dynamically adjust and control the working power of the pump source or/and the temperature of the working environment of the pump source, which not only greatly shortens the control time for stable mode-locking and realizes a fast mode-locking control, but also reduces unnecessary power consumption, thereby further guaranteeing the energy-saving effect of power adjustment control process. The present disclosure well maintains the stable working conditions of the optical comb system, and realizes the mode-locking optimization control of an update mode for the big data, thereby effectively improving the mode-locking control process of the optical frequency comb system, and providing higher operation stability and measurement accuracy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of security systems and discloses a tamper detection device. The device (100) comprises at least one transducer (106,110), a power supply unit (114), a logical gate (112), a processing unit (104), and a tamper tag 102). The transducer (106,110) generates a trigger signal upon detection of a tamper event. The logical gate (112) is operable in an open state or a closed state. The processing unit (104) generates a tamper detection signal for changing the state of the logical gate (112) upon receiving the trigger signal or upon detecting loss of power supply from the power supply unit (114). The change in state of logical gate (112) is detected by a set of sensors (116), of the tamper tag (102), which in turn cause an LED indicator (118), of the tamper tag (102), to indicate the state of the device. An auxiliary capacitor (108) is configured to supply power to the processing unit (104) in the absence of the supply of power from the power supply unit (114).

Abstract: An image prediction method according to the present invention may comprise: identifying a reference pixel region designated for obtaining correlation information; determining a reference pixel processing configuration on the basis of determination of the availability of the reference pixel region; and performing intra prediction according to the determined reference pixel processing. As described above, performing intra prediction on the basis of the availability of a reference pixel according to the present invention can improve encoding performance.