Abstract: A method of estimating hemoglobin concentration, may comprise: receiving a skin image of a subject; determining a formula into which the skin image is introduced; and estimating a hemoglobin concentration of the subject by introducing the skin image into the determined formula.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of Olfr164 for the prevention or treatment of sepsis, a method for the prevention or treatment of sepsis, a use of Olfr164 as a marker for selecting sepsis therapeutic agents, a screening method for sepsis therapeutics using same, and a transgenic animal in which Olfr164 is knocked out. The composition comprising Olfr164 inhibitor can effectively prevent or treat sepsis. Additionally, sepsis therapeutics can be effectively screened by comparing the expression level or activity of Olfr164 before and after administering the candidate substance.

Abstract: A method of calibrating impedance of a memory device including a data transmitter includes: outputting a comparison signal by comparing a power supply voltage and a reference voltage, the power supply voltage being supplied to the data transmitter when the data transmitter is driven; storing a voltage level of the reference voltage when the comparison signal changes logical state; adjusting the reference voltage based on the comparison signal such that the voltage level of the reference voltage increases or decreases; and calibrating an output impedance of the memory device based on a digital code corresponding to an average reference voltage level, the average reference voltage level being obtained by averaging a prescribed number of voltage levels of the reference voltage stored as a result of repeatedly outputting the comparison signal, storing the voltage level of the reference voltage, and adjusting the reference voltage.

Abstract: A technology related to a transmission device of an amplitude modulation method is disclosed. In the amplitude modulation transmission device, a transmission data signal transformed into a sinusoidal wave transition form is input to a signal input stage of a cascode power amplifier, and a transmission data signal transformed into another sinusoidal wave transition form is input to a bias power stage of the cascode power amplifier. The transmission data signal transformed into the sinusoidal wave transition form has a sinusoidal wave form in a section in which input data transitions and maintain its previous value in a section in which the input data is maintained.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a learning method of a one-shot imitation method based on an artificial neural network model that adaptively one-shot imitates a video demonstration of an expert, wherein the method includes: a first stage of learning to infer a semantic skill sequence from a given expert demonstration; a second stage of learning to infer dynamics based on state-action pairs, which are the minimum units that form an action trajectory of the expert in the given expert demonstration; and a third stage of learning to create an action sequence by combining the inferred semantic skill sequence and dynamics based on given environmental data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for performing a handoff by a vehicle in an IP-based vehicular network, the method including: transmitting a first router solicitation (RS) message to a first road-side unit (RSU) to access the vehicular network, the first RS message including mobility information of the vehicle; and receiving a first router advertisement (RA) message from the first RSU as a response to the first RS message, the first RA message including a first prefix of the first RSU for configuring an address of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle performs a first address registration procedure based on the first prefix.

Abstract: Provided are a scalable analog passive intermodulation (PIM) module, a method of controlling analog PIM, a signal processing circuit, and a sensor device. The scalable analog PIM module includes a first plural number of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a first plural number of static random access memory (SRAM) calculators connected to the first plural number of DACs, at least one analog-to-digital converter (ADC) connected to the first plural number of SRAM calculators and configured to convert an analog convolution result signal into digital convolution data, and an analog PIM controller configured to output an enable control signal for enabling a second number, which is equal to or less than first plural number, of SRAM calculators among the first plural number of SRAM calculators to the first plural number of SRAM calculators on the basis of the convolution data output from the ADC.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for image encoding/decoding. The method for image decoding includes comparing whether a size of a current transform block and a size of a smallest transform block (smallest transform unit (STU)) are the same as each other, and decoding information indicating whether transformation is performed on the current transform block and determining whether to perform inverse transformation on the current transform block based on the decoded information indicating whether the transformation is performed when the size of the current transform block and the size of a smallest transform block are the same as each other.

Abstract: Provided is a preparing method of linear carbonate compounds, including performing a coupling reaction of carbon dioxide in the presence of a titanium dioxide complex. The titanium dioxide complex includes an anatase phase and a rutile phase, a reduced titanium dioxide which is formed by selectively reducing any one of the anatase phase and the rutile phase, and a metallic oxide bound to the reduced titanium dioxide.

Abstract: Disclosed are a bidirectional counter and a method of generating output data. The bidirectional counter may include at least one first flip-flop configured to generate, based on at least one first local clock, at least one first bit including a least significant bit (LSB) of the output data and a second bit that is an upper bit of the at least one first bit, and a local clock generation circuit configured to generate, in response to an up signal that is activated, the at least one first local clock based on the input clock and the at least one first bit, and to generate, in response to the up signal that is deactivated, the at least one first local clock based on the input clock and at least one inverted first bit.

Abstract: Disclosed in the present specification is a technology for quantifying properties of a cosmetic film formulation using a cosmetic film applied on a polymeric substrate having physical properties similar to skin, and for quantifying the degree of deformation due to application of a cosmetic composition using a non-destructive analysis technique through X-ray CT, thereby objectively quantifying the degree of pulling of the cosmetic film using this technology.

Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure provides an organic-metal composite thin film photoelectrode including a natural molecule-derived organic material-metal complex protection layer and a method for producing the same. An organic-metal composite thin film photoelectrode according to an embodiment of the disclosure has an effect of securing effective photogenerated charge dynamics due to improved optical, electrical, and chemical characteristics by introducing an organic material-metal complex produced through controlled organic material functional group-positive metal ion interaction into a thin film protection layer, thereby improving light absorption efficiency, controlling surface active sites, and securing excellent stability.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of diagnosing a vehicle including an electric motor performed in the vehicle. The method includes acquiring first to third measurement values for a temperature, a voltage, and a current associated with the electric motor from one or more sensors installed for the electric motor, calculating first to third scores for a predetermined diagnostic factor based on each of the first to third measurement values, reading a weight for each of the temperature, the voltage, and the current with regard to the predetermined diagnostic factor from a database installed in the vehicle, and calculating a comprehensive diagnostic score for the predetermined diagnostic factor based on the weight for each of the first to third scores and the predetermined diagnostic factor.

Abstract: Provided is an electrolysis apparatus. The electrolysis apparatus includes: an anode module configured to electrochemically oxidize water (H2O) to generate an oxide including oxygen (O2) and hydrogen ions (protons); a cathode module arranged opposite to the anode module, and configured to electrochemically reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) to generate a reduced material including ethanol and acetone; and a separation module configured to receive the reduced material from the cathode module, and separate the ethanol or the acetone from the reduced material.

Abstract: A method for estimating a battery aging state is provided. The method includes receiving measurement values of a battery from a battery management system, calculating factors representing change characteristics of each of a discharge voltage and a discharge current in each of charge/discharge cycles by using the measurement values of the battery; and estimating, based on an n-dimensional vector including the calculated factors, the battery aging state by using a machine learning model that is pre-trained by using, as an input vector, an n-dimensional vector including factors representing change characteristics of each of a discharge voltage and a the discharge current in each of charge/discharge cycles of each battery for training using measurement values of the battery for training.

Abstract: The present application relates to an electrode catalyst for water electrolysis including a first transition metal foam, a metal layered double hydroxide (LDH)/metal oxide mixed layer which contains a second transition metal and a third transition metal that are formed on the surface of the first transition metal foam, and fourth transition metal oxyhydroxide nanoparticles formed on the surface of the mixed layer, in which the mixed layer surface contains the metal layered double hydroxide.

Abstract: A flip-flop is provided. The flip-flop includes: a master latch; and a slave latch. The master latch includes: a first circuit configured to, based on a clock signal, a data input signal, and a first data signal, generate a second data signal complementary to the data input signal; a second circuit configured to, based on the clock signal, an inverted data input signal, and the second data signal, generate the first data signal complementary to the inverted data input signal; and a third circuit configured to generate a latch signal based on the clock signal, an input of the slave latch, and the second data signal. The slave latch is configured to latch the input of the slave latch based on the clock signal and the latch signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are an artificial intelligence algorithm-based wireless power transmitter, wireless power receiver, and wireless power charging system that are capable of high-speed response to environmental changes and that can optimize the power efficiency of a wireless power receiver, estimate a dynamic location from a signal received from the wireless power receiver using artificial intelligence technology, and dynamically transmit wireless power to a prioritized wireless power receiver according to a power state.

Abstract: Provided is a method of training a prediction model, the method including obtaining molecular descriptors of molecules based on a molecular database, pre-training a pre-training neural network based on the molecular descriptors, and adjusting the pre-training neural network such that the pre-training neural network matches a target task, by applying a training data set labeled corresponding to the target task to the pre-trained pre-training neural network.

Abstract: A sense amplifier flip-flop includes a first stage configured to generate, in response to a rising edge of a clock signal, a first latch signal and a second latch signal by pulling down a first pull-down node or a second pull-down node according to a data input and an inverted data input, wherein the first stage includes a bridge circuit configured to electrically connect the first pull-down node and the second pull-down node to each other in response to an activated bridge signal, and a control circuit configured to activate the bridge signal when the data input transitions while the clock signal is logic high.