Abstract: This disclosure provides methods for producing size-adjustable tissue-hydrogel hybrids or cell-hydrogel hybrids for imaging cellular and subcellular details and system-scale (e.g., tissue or organism level) intercellular connectivity.

Abstract: The lightweight footwear of the present invention maintains excellent durability and improves heat resistance, so that contraction percentage due to a change with the passage of time is significantly low, rarely causing deformation, and thus, the lightweight footwear may be used in a high temperature and sanitary environment. In addition, the present invention solves the problem of the occurrence of premature foaming due to injection molding and a pattern on the appearance due to dispersion failure, thereby facilitating injection molding.

Abstract: Provided is a method for analyzing a protein-containing sample. The method comprises (1) dissolving a probe capable of non-specifically interacting with a plurality of proteins in a plurality of solvents having different ionic strengths and/or pH levels; (2) adding a protein-containing sample to a plurality of probe solutions prepared in the step (1), thereby the proteins in the sample and the probe are interacted non-specifically; (3) measuring the fluorescence intensities of the plurality of probe solutions to which the protein-containing sample was added in the step (2); and (4) comparing the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained in the step (3) with the pattern of fluorescence intensities obtained from a reference sample.

Abstract: Disclosed are small molecules against cereblon to enhance effector T cell function. Methods of making these molecules and methods of using them to treat various disease states are also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed are compositions and methods for targeted treatment of TAG-72-expressing cancers. In particular, bispecific antibodies are disclosed that are able to engage T-cells to destroy TAG-72-expressing malignant cells.

Abstract: An impact control system includes a supporting structure with gravity compensation mechanism, and a supporting bed which is supported by the supporting structure and supports an impact target. Here, the supporting structure includes an elastic element, a vertical support to which one end of the elastic element is fixed, a horizontal support to which the other end of the elastic element is fixed, and which is rotatable around a rotation axis disposed at one end of the horizontal support meeting an end of the vertical support, and a weight support part which is connected to the other end of the horizontal support and supports the supporting bed while contacting a lower surface of the supporting bed.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for controlling a clutch plate assembly of a vehicle. The system may include a first clutch control system, a second clutch control system, and a valve system. The valve system may have a first input fluidly connected to the first clutch control system for receiving a first pressure from the first clutch control system, a second input configured to be fluidly connected to the second clutch control system for receiving a second pressure from the second clutch control system, and an output configured to be fluidly connected to the clutch plate assembly. The valve system may be configured to provide at least a portion of at least one of the first pressure and the second pressure to the clutch plate assembly.

Abstract: A method includes capturing a two-dimensional (2D) image of an environment adjacent to an ego vehicle, the environment includes at least a dynamic object and a static object. The method also includes generating, via a depth estimation network, a depth map of the environment based on the 2D image, an accuracy of a depth estimate for the dynamic object in the depth map is greater than an accuracy of a depth estimate for the static object in the depth map. The method further includes generating a three-dimensional (3D) estimate of the environment based on the depth map and identifying a location of the dynamic object in the 3D estimate. The method additionally includes controlling an action of the ego vehicle based on the identified location.

Abstract: A method for controlling the quality of traditional Chinese patent medicines is based on metagenomics. The method includes extracting genomic DNA of a sample of the traditional Chinese patent medicine, constructing a library of the genomic DNA based on a high-throughput sequencing platform, and performing metagenomic sequencing. The data obtained from the metagenomic sequencing is processed to obtain the ITS2 sequence of the traditional Chinese patent medicine sample A BLAST alignment is performed on the ITS2 sequence in the DNA Barcoding System for Identifying Herbal Medicine, to obtain species identification results. The obtained identification results are compared with the labeled species of the traditional Chinese patent medicine to obtain a conclusion about the quality of the traditional Chinese patent medicine sample.

Abstract: A method and a device for encoding/decoding images are disclosed. The method for encoding images comprises the steps of: deriving a scan type of a residual signal for a current block according to whether or not the current block is a transform skip block; and applying the scan type to the residual signal for the current block, wherein the transform skip block is a block to which transform for the current block is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether or not transform for the current block is to be applied.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary steering drilling apparatus.

Abstract: Processes and reaction mixtures including non-aqueous solvent mixtures are presented. Non-aqueous solvent mixtures including fluoride salt and non-aqueous solvent combinations are provided that possess high fluoride ion concentrations useful for a range of applications, including organic synthesis. Further non-aqueous solvent mixtures are provided including a salt possessing a non-fluoride anion and a non-aqueous solvent that, when contacted with aqueous fluoride-containing reagents, extract fluoride ions to form non-aqueous fluoride-ion solutions possessing high fluoride-ion concentrations. The salts include an organic cation that does not possess a carbon in the ?-position or does not possess a carbon in the ?-position having a bound hydrogen. This salt structure facilitates its ability to be made anhydrous without decomposition. Example anhydrous fluoride salts include (2,2-dimethylpropyl)trimethylammonium fluoride and bis(2,2-dimethylpropyl)dimethylammonium fluoride.

Abstract: A direct current-to-direct current (DC-DC) converter providing multiple operation modes includes a buck power stage configured to lower an input voltage, a boost power stage configured to increase the input voltage, and a multi-mode controller configured to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage, wherein the multi-mode controller is configured to generate a signal to control the buck power stage and the boost power stage according to the input voltage and an output voltage, and control the buck power stage and the boost power stage using the signal.

Abstract: A biosensor using an array antenna includes: at least two antenna elements that are spaced apart from each other along the lateral circumference of an object, radiate electromagnetic waves having a directivity toward the inside of the object, and receive a scattered electromagnetic field; a signal generator for generating a feed signal with a frequency sweep; a phase shifter for adjusting the phase of the feed signal and transmitting the feed signal to the at least two antenna elements; and a controller for detecting the location of a target part inside the object based on the scattered electromagnetic field received in response to the radiated electromagnetic waves by sweeping the frequency and phase of the feed signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure seeks to perform real-time video streaming on a mobile device toward maintaining user QoE even under bandwidth constraints while being acceptable to the lightweight computing capacity of the mobile device. To this end, the embodiments apply deep neural network-based SR to a small number of pre-selected video frames and utilize the video frames to which SR is applied to enhance the resolution of the remaining frames, wherein the pre-selected frames are chosen for SR within a preset quality margin. Additionally, the present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for SR acceleration for real-time video streaming under the lightweight computing capacity and video-specific constraints of a mobile device, which allow a server to deliver multiple options on a deep neural network and a cache profile including SR application information and enable the mobile device to select an option suitable for its computing capacity.

Abstract: A method and a device for encoding/decoding images are disclosed. The method for encoding images comprises the steps of: deriving a scan type of a residual signal for a current block according to whether or not the current block is a transform skip block; and applying the scan type to the residual signal for the current block, wherein the transform skip block is a block to which transform for the current block is not applied and is specified on the basis of information indicating whether or not transform for the current block is to be applied.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating depth models and depth maps from images obtained from an imaging system are presented. A self-supervised neural network may be capable of regularizing depth information from surface normals. Rather than rely on separate depth and surface normal networks, surface normal information is extracted from the depth information and a smoothness function is applied to the surface normals instead of a depth gradient. Smoothing the surface normal may provide improved representation of environmental structures by both smoothing texture-less areas while preserving sharp boundaries between structures.

Abstract: A method for separating and recycling a waste polyester-cotton textile by a hydrothermal reaction catalyzed by an organic acid, comprising the following steps: dividing a waste polyester-cotton textile into fragments and dispersing in an aqueous solution system of the organic acid catalyst to obtain a mixed system; in a high-pressure reactor, heating the mixed system to 110˜180° C. so that cotton fibers in the waste polyester-cotton textile undergo a degradation reaction for 0.5˜3 h to obtain a mixture; and filtering the mixture by a sieve, washing to obtain a polyester fiber aggregate, and then filtering the remaining portion by a filtration membrane in vacuum so as to obtain cotton fiber fragments after washing. Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide advantages for the separation, recycling and reuse of waste polyester-cotton textiles. For example, the catalyst used during processing is derived from nature and is biodegradable.

Abstract: A laser radar system apparatus for the multi-wavelength measurement of the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and a vertical aerosol profile, including: a laser transmitting unit; a dual-pulse laser capable of simultaneously transmitting laser having three wavelengths, i.e., 1572 nm, 1064 nm, and 532 nm; a transmitting beam expander; a receiving telescope system; a visual axis monitoring module; a photoelectric detection unit; and a data acquisition and processing unit. The laser that simultaneously outputs laser having three wavelengths is used in a laser radar system, and an optical differential absorption method and a high spectral resolution detection method are used, such that the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration and the vertical aerosol profile can be measured simultaneously and high-precision aerosol monitoring is implemented during the high-precision obtaining of the concentration of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.

Abstract: A system for processing a masking region includes a transmitter configured to detect an object region, on which masking is to be performed, from an input image through a camera, convert the detected object region into a block region to perform masking, and encode and transmit an input image on which the masking is completed and a receiver configured to decode an image transmitted from the transmitted to extract a frame therefrom, detect a masked block region by units of extracted frames, and unmask the detected block region to restore the masked image to an original image.