Abstract: Provided is a neuronal function modulating agent effective for neuronal cell protection and exerts a neuronal function modulating effect through neuronal cell protection. The disclosed neuronal function modulating agent comprises malvidin-3,5-diglucoside as an active ingredient, the disclosed pharmaceutical composition comprises the neuronal function modulating agent, and the disclosed food composition comprises the neuronal function modulating agent.

Abstract: A biological desulfurization processing system is provided. The biological desulfurization processing system includes a desulfurization reaction tank and a culture tank of desulfurization bacteria. The culture tank of desulfurization bacteria is used for cultivating desulfurization bacteria and is connected to the desulfurization reaction tank. The desulfurization reaction tank includes a desulfurization reaction zone. The desulfurization reaction zone includes at least one desulfurization layer and at least one supporting layer, and the desulfurization layer and the supporting layer are stacked in a staggered manner. A biological desulfurization processing method is also provided.

Abstract: An energy management method for a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) includes: acquiring a state variable of an HEV; determining a speed of the HEV at a next moment by using a Markov model; according to a speed at a current moment and an acceleration at the current moment so that determining required power of the HEV at the next moment; determining battery power of the HEV according to the required power of the HEV at the next moment and engine power so that constructing a dynamic model for battery charging/discharging; determining energy costs of the HEV according to the required power at the next moment; constructing an energy optimization scheduling model of the HEV according to the energy costs; and determining an energy management model of the HEV according to the energy optimization scheduling model and the dynamic model for battery charging/discharging, to precisely manage energy of the HEV.

Abstract: A method for semantic keypoint detection is described. The method includes linking, using a keypoint graph neural network (KGNN), semantic keypoints of an object within a first image of a video stream into a 2D graph structure corresponding to a category of the object. The method also includes embedding descriptors within the semantic keypoints of the 2D graph structure corresponding to the category of the object. The method further includes tracking the object within subsequent images of the video stream using the embedded descriptors within the semantic keypoints of the 2D graph structure corresponding to the category of the object.

Abstract: Summary The present application relates to a catalyst for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) including a transition metal matrix and noble metal atoms formed in the transition metal matrix, in which the noble metal atoms have oxygen adsorbed thereto, and oxygen is derived from the transition metal matrix.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an encoding method and decoding method, and a device using the same. The encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: specifying an intra prediction mode for a current block; and scanning a residual signal by intra prediction of the current block, wherein the step of scanning the residual signal can determine a scanning type for a luminance signal and a chroma signal of the current block according to an intra prediction mode for a luminance sample of the current block.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a diagnosis method and diagnosis device of ecotoxicity of solid waste soil in a pesticide production site. The diagnosis method is as follows: performing multi-point distributed collection on solid waste soil of a to-be-diagnosed pesticide production site, and subsequently pretreating the connected soil sample; synchronously performing a first toxicity test, a second toxicity test and a third toxicity test on the pretreated solid waste soil by using the diagnosis device. The diagnosis device comprises a first test device, a second test device and a third test device. The method of the disclosure is used for synchronous diagnosis of ecotoxicity by utilizing multiple diagnosis methods, and therefore is high in diagnosis efficiency and high in accuracy rate.

Abstract: Provided are a fusion protein used in a CRISPR/Cas system, and a complex including the same and use thereof. Since the gene editing complex including the fusion protein of the present disclosure includes an NKG2D ligand capable of binding to NKG2D expressed on the membrane of natural killer cells, it may be specifically delivered to NKG2D receptor-expressing cells or natural killer cells. Since it may be effectively delivered into the cells through endocytosis of NKG2D without a carrier, a target gene or a target DNA of NKG2D receptor-expressing cells or natural killer cells may be manipulated using the complex.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for identifying whether a subject is likely to respond to a therapy for treatment of an allergy (e.g., a food allergy or an allergic reaction), hypersensitivity, asthma, inflammatory response or inflammation by detecting the level of an HRF monomer, an HRF dimer, an HRF multimer, or an HRF-reactive Ig molecule in a sample isolated from the subject. Also provided are methods for diagnosing or determining the severity of a condition selected from an allergy (e.g., a food allergy or an allergic reaction), hypersensitivity, asthma, inflammatory response or inflammation/or severity of allergic reaction, or inflammation in a subject. Treatments for allergic conditions are further provided herein, as well as kits for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of the conditions.

Abstract: Described in certain example embodiments herein are highly sensitive systems and methods of amplifying RNA in a sample. In certain example embodiments, the method includes reverse transcribing one or more strands of template RNA in the sample into a first cDNA strand in the presence of a first primer comprising a unique molecular identifier (UMI), a second primer comprising a T7 promoter sequence, and a reverse transcriptase enzyme; synthesizing a second cDNA strand in the presence of a DNA polymerase to generate double-stranded cDNA; and transcribing the double-stranded cDNA in the presence of a T7 RNA polymerase to generate amplified RNA. The systems and methods described herein allow for amplification from very small amounts of template RNA, in some embodiments, as little as 0.5 picograms.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus based on transform. An image decoding method includes determining a horizontal transform type and a vertical transform type of a current block, deriving a residual block of the current block by performing inverse transform with respect to the current block based on the determined horizontal transform type and vertical transform type, and reconstructing the current block based on the residual block. The determining of the horizontal transform type and the vertical transform type is performed based on at least one of a width or a height of the current block regardless of an intra prediction mode of the current block, when the current block is in an intra sub-block partitions (ISP) mode.

Abstract: A character animation motion control method and device are disclosed. A character animation playing method, including extracting first actions based on a state of a character, extracting second actions based on the state, selecting an action included in the first actions and the second actions, and updating the state based on the action.

Abstract: A double-channel fluid injection apparatus includes a main shaft, a bearing box, and a sealing box. The main shaft includes an outer tube and an inner tube. An internal channel of the inner tube and a vertical through channel constitute a first fluid passageway. The inner tube and the outer tube form an annular gap, and a channel D is radially formed at a lower part of the outer tube and is in communication with the annular gap, thus constituting a second fluid passageway. The bearing box is mounted on a boss of the outer tube. The sealing box includes a sealing cylinder fixedly connected to a lower end of a lower end cap of the bearing box. A channel E in communication with the second fluid passageway is radially formed at a position of the sealing cylinder corresponding to the channel of the outer tube.

Abstract: Provided are a new phosphor having emission characteristics different from the conventional nitride or oxynitride phosphor, a manufacturing method, and a light-emitting device. In an embodiment, the phosphor may include inorganic substance having crystal represented by A26(D, E)51X86 including at least A, D, X (A is at least one kind of element selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba; and D is Si, and X is at least one kind of element selected from O, N, and F); and further includes, if necessary, E (E is at least one kind of element selected from B, Al, Ga, and In) wherein the crystal further includes M (M is at least one kind of element selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, and Yb). Upon irradiation of excitation source, the maximum value of emission peak in a wavelength range from 630 nm to 850 nm may occur.

Abstract: Provided is a compound semiconductor device. The compound semiconductor device according to embodiments of the inventive concept includes a first semiconductor layer having a fin extending in a first direction on a substrate, an upper gate electrode extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction on the first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer disposed between a sidewall of the fin and the upper gate electrode, a dielectric layer disposed between a top surface of the fin and the upper gate electrode, and a lower gate structure connected to a bottom surface of the first semiconductor layer by passing through the substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides combined adjuvants nanoparticles prepared by self-assembly with amphiphilic monomer molecules as the building blocks, wherein the amphiphilic monomer molecules are generated from the reaction between hydrophobic adjuvants molecules and hydrophilic adjuvants molecules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating a degenerative brain disease, comprising 2-pentylfuran or a solvate thereof, a stereoisomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an anti-MSLN antibody and a pharmaceutical composition for cancer treatment comprising same. The anti-MSLN antibody according to the present invention has high affinity and specificity for MSLN and thus can be effectively used in cancer prevention or treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing a multichannel audio signal. A multichannel audio signal processing method may include: generating an N-channel audio signal of N channels by down-mixing an M-channel audio signal of M channels; and generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of the N-channel audio signal.

Abstract: An apparatus includes processor(s) to: generate a set of candidate n-grams based on probability distributions from an acoustic model for candidate graphemes of a next word most likely spoken following at least one preceding word spoken within speech audio; provide the set of candidate n-grams to multiple devices; provide, to each node device, an indication of which candidate n-grams are to be searched for within the n-gram corpus by each node device to enable searches for multiple candidate n-grams to be performed, independently and at least partially in parallel, across the node devices; receive, from each node device, an indication of a probability of occurrence of at least one candidate n-gram within the speech audio; based on the received probabilities of occurrence, identify the next word most likely spoken within the speech audio; and add the next word most likely spoken to a transcript of the speech audio.