Abstract: A method and an apparatus for receiving a signal in a high-speed mobile network are provided. In the case of receiving, by a moving terminal in a high-speed mobile network environment, signals transmitted from a plurality of base stations, a signal received through one antenna is decoded to generate a first symbol corresponding to a first signal transmitted from a first base station. The first symbol is subtracted from the received signal to acquire a modified received signal, and the modified received signal is decoded to generate a second symbol corresponding to a second signal transmitted from a second base station.

Abstract: Provided is a livestock house management system for managing a rearing environment of livestock. The livestock house management system includes an environment monitoring sensor unit installed in each of divided zones within a livestock house and configured to measure an environment variable indicating a state of a rearing environment of each of the zones, analyze the measured environment variable, and independently generate a command corresponding to an abnormal situation of each of the zones when the abnormal situation of each of the zones is checked, and a livestock house facility control unit installed in each of the zones and configured to receive the command from the environment monitoring sensor unit installed in a corresponding zone according to a wired or wireless communication scheme, and drive a livestock house facility according to the received command to independently control a rearing environment of each of the zones.

Abstract: A search system with which a user can carry out an easy and quick operation by specifying a plurality of keywords by touch operations. The search system includes a keyword extracting unit that extracts an option of a keyword and displays the option in a list on the touch panel, and a search-condition setting unit that sets a search condition based on an operation of the user with respect to the option of the keyword. When a first keyword is selected by a touch operation from the option of the keyword, if the user slides a touch position on the touch panel, the search-condition setting unit sets the search condition depending on a direction of the slide on an assumption that a search operator of AND or OR is specified between the first keyword and a second keyword further selected by the user thereafter.

Abstract: A method for producing an aromatic hydrocarbon with an oxygenate as raw material, includes: i) reacting an oxygenate in at least one aromatization reactor to obtain an aromatization reaction product; ii) separating the aromatization reaction product to obtain a gas phase hydrocarbons flow X and a liquid phase hydrocarbons flow Y; iii) after removing gas and/or a part of the oxygenate from the gas phase hydrocarbons flow X, a hydrocarbons flow X1 containing a non-aromatic hydrocarbon is obtained; or after removing gas and/or a part of the oxygenate from the gas phase hydrocarbons flow X, a reaction is conducted in another aromatization reactor and a separation is conducted to obtain a flow X2 containing a non-aromatic hydrocarbon and a flow X3 containing an aromatic hydrocarbon. The flows are further treated.

Abstract: Disclosed is a transparent electrochromic polyimide, polymerized of a diamine and a cycloaliphatic dianhydride. The diamine includes a diamino triphenylamine having the formula: wherein R1 consists of hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 alkoxy group, or and R2 consists of hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl group, or C1-6 alkoxy group.

Abstract: A method for preparing a phenol-formaldehyde resin is provided. The method includes extracting a biomass pyrolysis oil to obtain a first phenolic mixture, mixing the first phenolic mixture, furfural and an alkaline catalyst to proceed to a first polymerization reaction to form a phenol-formaldehyde resin precursor solution, and adding the alkaline catalyst to the phenol-formaldehyde resin precursor solution to proceed to a second polymerization reaction to form a phenol-formaldehyde resin solution. The disclosure also provides a resin material prepared from the phenol-formaldehyde resin. The disclosure further provides a method for preparing a resin molding material.

Abstract: A blue light emitting device includes an electrode layer, a first metal layer, a second metal layer formed between the electrode layer and the first metal layer, and an organic material layer formed between the first metal layer and the second metal layer and including a blue shift light emitting sub-layer. A peak of a first light-emitting spectrum of the blue shift light emitting sub-layer, which ranges within 490-550 nm, is shifted to a peak of a second light-emitting spectrum, which is less than 510 nm, by the surface plasmon coupling between the first metal layer and the second metal layer. A light emitting device is further provided, which is sequentially stacked with a first metal layer, an organic material layer having a blue shift light emitting sub-layer, a second metal layer having a metal portion and an opening portion, an electrode layer, and a light emitting layer doped with a dopant material, to emit white light.

Abstract: The present invention provides liposome targeting compounds for targeting cells expressing sialic acid binding Ig-like lectin (Siglec). The liposome compounds typically comprise a binding moiety that is a glycan ligand of the Siglec on the target cell. The liposome compounds also incorporate or encapsulate a biological agent (e.g., an antigen or a therapeutic agent) that can be delivered to the target cell to modulate or kill the target cell. The invention also provides methods of using the liposome targeting compounds for targeted delivery of antigen and for modulating immune cells or immune responses.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: A prognostic circuit of EM failure for IC is disclosed, which includes a current monitoring module, the current monitoring module includes a current output module electrically connected with a monitoring metal wire, and one or more conductive metals covered by an oxide layer and electrically insulated with the monitoring metal wire, the current output module includes at least one current source, the conductive metal is electrically connected with the output port of the current monitoring module, and the monitoring metal wire is surrounded by the conductive metal. The above prognostic circuit can give a warning for short-circuit failure caused by a whisker created by EM. Meanwhile, the prognostic circuit of the present disclosure can also be added a resistance warning, and it can indicate the failure of the resistance increased by EM and the short circuit caused by whisker, so as to greatly increase the warning efficiency of the EM.

Abstract: The present application provides a multilayer lateral mode coupling method for phased array construction and transducer devices built accordingly. This disclosure describes and demonstrates that the electrical impedance of a phased array can be substantially reduced and readily controlled to be close to the source impedance. The fabrication process is relatively simple and inexpensive. In addition, the elements are robust for use in 1.5, 2, 3 or other dimensional configurations, over an extended period of operation, without structural failure, and providing a high power output required for imaging and/or medical therapy applications.

Abstract: A method of cloning data in a memory for a source virtual machine (VM) and at least one cloned virtual machine is proposed. A mapping relationship between a guest physical address from the source VM or the cloned VM and a host physical address of the memory is defined by a plurality of page tables configured in a plurality of hierarchical levels. In the method, metadata of the page tables in the highest level or the higher levels of the plurality of hierarchical levels is copied to the virtual machine. Remaining metadata of the page tables in the levels other than the highest level or the higher levels of the plurality of hierarchical levels is replicated to the virtual machine in response to the access operation. Data stored in the corresponding address of the memory is accessed according to the metadata and the replicated metadata.

Abstract: An illumination device including a base, at least one LED light source and a diffusing element is provided. The base has a supporting plane. The LED light source disposed on the supporting plane has a light emitting surface substantially parallel to the supporting plane. The diffusing element disposed on the supporting plane to cover the at least one LED light source. The diffusing element includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion located above the at least one LED light source. The second portion connected between the first portion and the base. An optical characteristic of the first portion is different from that of the second portion so that a non-continuous boundary is defined between the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: Provided is a method for fabricating a flexible display device. The method includes attaching a shape memory alloy film memorizing a shape thereof as a curved shape at a shape memory temperature or lower to a flexible substrate at a temperature higher than the shape memory temperature, forming a display device on the flexible substrate, and returning the shape memory alloy to the curved shape to remove the shape memory alloy film from the flexible substrate.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding/decoding method comprises the steps of: performing an intra prediction on a current block so as to generate a prediction block; performing filtering on a filtering target pixel in the prediction block on the basis of the intra prediction mode of the current block so as to generate a final prediction block; and generating a reconstructed block on the basis of a reconstructed differential block corresponding to the current block and on the final prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: Described herein is a fusion polypeptide containing an aconitase and a cis-aconitate decarboxylase. Also described are a genetically modified cell expressing the fusion polypeptide and a method of using the cell to produce itaconate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to asymmetric liposomes for high encapsulation efficiency of nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds, and to a method for preparing same, and specifically, to asymmetric liposomes consisting of a cationic lipid having a small head group as an internal lipid and a neutral or PEGylated lipid having a big head group as an external lipid, wherein nucleic acids and/or anionic compounds are encapsulated in the internal lipid. According to the present invention, asymmetric liposomes, in which nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds are encapsulated with high efficiency, may be prepared, and thus the same may be used for various purposes, such as gene therapy, and the delivery of hydrophilic anionic drugs which are difficult to prepare as prodrugs, and drug delivery, imaging, etc. can be carried out by encapsulating a fluorescent contrast agent in the liposome.

Abstract: The invention provides an image processing method for processing a sequence of images, comprising the steps of: obtaining, from a visual sensor, at least two images of the sequence of images, detecting whether the images include a distortion, determining an image warping function at least partially compensating the distortion, applying the determined warping function to the image(s) including the distortion, and calculating by a processing unit, and outputting, an optical flow as a displacement vector field form the images.

Abstract: A method of request routing redirection includes: receiving, by a first content delivery network (CDN) among a plurality of CDNs connected by CDN interconnection (CDNi), a domain name system (DNS) request including a list of CDN-provider-identifications (IDs) of higher CDNs, from a client; determining whether the client's request is processable; and when the client's request is not processable, redirecting the request, while preventing a loop of the request routing on the basis of the list of the CDN-provider-IDs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for enhancing immunity through inducing the expression of interferon-? comprising a compound represented by Formulas 1 to 8, or Sophora flavescens extract comprising the same and fractions thereof as an active ingredient, a feed additive, feed composition, pharmaceutical composition, food composition, and over-the-counter (OTC) drug composition comprising the composition, and a method for enhancing immunity through administrating the composition. A composition for inducing the expression of interferon-?, comprising a compound represented by Formulas 1 to 8 of the present invention, Sophora flavescens extract comprising the same, or fractions thereof as active ingredient can prevent, alleviate, or treat the diseases that can be prevented or treated by increasing the expression of interferon.