Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of asthma comprising Wogonin as an active ingredient. The Wogonin of the present invention is excellent not only in relieving airway hypersensitivity that causes asthma in vivo, in inhibiting reactive oxygen species generation in the airway, and in inhibiting the infiltration of inflammatory cells in the bronchus, but also in inhibiting the generation of IgE in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, and in inhibiting the expressions of Th2 cytokines in the lung. Therefore, the Wogonin of the present invention can be effectively used as a composition for the prevention, treatment, or improvement of asthma.

Abstract: A display panel based on a segmented parallax barrier according to the present invention includes the segmented parallax barrier disposed in a front or back of an image panel and configured to block a specific part of an image displayed through the image panel and wherein the segmented parallax barrier is configured to connect fine transparent electrodes belonging to an identical group through a transparent electrode, from among fine transparent electrodes grouped in specific patterns, so that voltage is supplied to the fine transparent electrodes without an additional feed line assigned to each fine transparent electrode. Accordingly, the production cost of a TN-LCD panel based on a segmented parallax barrier can be reduced, and a TN-LCD panel having excellent barrier pattern characteristics can be easily manufactured.

Abstract: A two-stroke air-powered engine assembly uses compressed air as a power source. The two-stroke air-powered engine includes an engine body (1), a multiple-column power distributor (2), a power equipment (4), a controller system (6), an intake speed control valve (23), a high pressure gas tank set (13), a constant pressure tank (16), and an electronic control unit ECO (29).

Abstract: Provided are an aluminum gallium nitride template and a fabrication method thereof. The fabrication method includes forming an aluminum nitride (AlN) layer on a substrate, forming a first aluminum gallium nitride (AlxGa1-xN) layer on the aluminum nitride (AlN) layer, forming a second aluminum gallium nitride (AlyGa1-yN) layer on the first aluminum gallium nitride (AlxGa1-xN) layer, forming a third aluminum gallium nitride (AlzGa1-zN) layer on the second aluminum gallium nitride (AlyGal-yN) layer, wherein the first aluminum gallium nitride (AlxGa1-xN) layer, the second aluminum gallium nitride (AlyGa1-yN) layer, and the third aluminum gallium nitride (AlzGa1-zN) layer are formed to have crystal defects and a composition ratio of aluminum (where 1>x>y>z>0) that are gradually decreased as heights of the layers are increased.

Abstract: An air-powered engine assembly uses compressed air as a complementary power source. The air-powered engine assembly includes an engine body (1), a multiple-column power distributor (2), a power equipment (4), a controller system (6), an intake speed control valve (23), a high pressure gas tank set (13), a constant pressure tank (16), an electronic control unit ECO (29) and a complementary compressed air circuit. The complementary compressed air circuit includes an air compressor (7), a condenser (11), a pressure limiting valve (702), sequence valve (705), an exhaust gas recycle tank (9), an electro-drive turbine unidirectional suction pump (19) and an exhaust gas muffler (22).

Abstract: A mobile personal base station having a caching function and a method for providing service by the same are disclosed. The mobile personal base station is connected to a service provision server, downloads and stores content, and then broadcasts the availability of the service corresponding to the content to a neighboring terminal. Upon receiving a service request from the neighboring terminal, the mobile personal base station provides the downloaded and stored content to the neighboring terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a user terminal for performing mutual awareness with an awareness target terminal located within a preset distance and a method for performing mutual awareness between a user terminal and an awareness target terminal located within a preset distance. The user terminal includes a signal generation unit and a magnetic field formation unit. The signal generation unit generates pulse signals. The magnetic field formation unit generates magnetic fields that correspond to the pulse signals and that generate induced currents in the awareness target terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for simulated moving bed (SMB) adsorption and separation with a reduced number of control valves, comprising separating the feedstocks comprising isomers by SMB adsorption, said SMB comprising m beds of adsorbent, each of which is equipped with grids, each of the grids being equipped with the materials charging and discharging pipeline of the bed, the materials charged into and discharged from SMB at least comprising adsorption feedstocks, desorbent, extract, raffinate and the flushing liquids charged from different beds, wherein the to extract is enriched with the target product; there are at least two streams of said flushing liquid selected from any one of the adsorption feedstock, desorbent, extract and raffinate; there are altogether n streams of materials charged to and discharged from the SMB, wherein there are s types of materials having the same composition and flow direction; p sets of on-off valves are used to control n streams of materials is charged to a

Abstract: Provided is a method for suppressing a circulating current in a modular multi-level converter for a high voltage direction-current (HVDC) transmission system. The HVDC transmission system converts an alternating current (AC) into a direct current (DC) and vice versa, transmits energy using a DC cable, and including a modular multilevel converter generating a high voltage source by stacking a plurality of sub-modules in series. In the circulating current suppression method, a circulating current (idiffj; j=a,b,c) of a,b,c phase in an abc 3-phase stationary reference frame, a DC current (idc) flowing in a DC cable, a current reference value (i*dc) of a DC component that needs to flow in the DC cable are inputted. The circulating current (idiffj) of the a,b,c phase is controlled to become zero. A compensation value (V*diffj) for suppressing a harmonic component of the circulating current is outputted.

Abstract: Provided are a packet transmission scheduling method in a wireless network and a packet transmission method using the same. The packet transmission scheduling method, includes storing location information and a path loss exponent of each node on a multiplexing path; calculating a Signal-to-Interference and Noise Ratio (SINR) between nodes on a predetermined path based on the stored location information; when the calculated SINR exceeds a threshold, forming the paths as a path table; and scheduling packet transmission based on the formed path table.

Abstract: The invention provides an anti-hepatitis C composition including: an effective amount of limonoid compound, wherein the structure of the limonoid compound is shown as Structure (I): where R1 comprises H or OAc and R2 comprises H or COCH(CH3)2; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or salt, and the anti-hepatitis C composition is used for inhibiting hepatitis C virus or treating hepatitis C. The invention also provides a method for treating hepatitis C and a method for preparing a drug for inhibiting hepatitis C viruses or treating hepatitis C.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for comparing a protein structure, which can search a protein similar to an inquiry protein in a 3D protein database in real time by describing a feature of a protein structure by using a three-dimensional (3D) relative directional angle (RDA) and a Fourier descriptor. The apparatus includes: a 3D RDA coder configured to code a 3D RDA of a target protein data or an inquiry protein data inputted from the outside; a Fourier transformer configured to obtain Fourier coefficients by Fourier transforming 3D RDA coding values coded by the 3D RDA coder; a comparator configured to compare the obtained Fourier coefficient of the target protein data with the obtained Fourier coefficient of the inquiry protein data; and a data generator configured to output protein data in order from high similarity to low similarity according to the comparison result of the comparator.

Abstract: A video search method and an apparatus thereof are provided. In the video search method, the bit streams of a query video file and a plurality of video files to be searched are parsed to obtain a plurality of corresponding motion vectors (MVs). A plurality of corresponding MV maps is constructed in a time domain according to the MVs. Correlations are obtained according to the MV map corresponding to the query video file and the MV maps corresponding to the video files, and a video search result is obtained according to the correlations.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and method for managing personalization information of a virtual machine based on cloud computing. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a system for managing personalization information of a virtual machine, including: virtual desktops positioned in on-demand services zone, and created and driven on the basis of the virtual machine; zone servers transmitting the personalization information of the virtual machine on at least one virtual desktop positioned in the on-demand service zones, and local servers storing personalization information of virtual machine on at least one virtual desktop positioned in at least one on-demand service zone and synchronizing the personalization information of the virtual machine with another local server.

Abstract: An electrostatic force generator is disclosed. The electrostatic force generator includes an RF AC voltage source, a capacitive module, a resonant capacitive-inductive bridge (CIB) module, a lock-in amplifier module, and a proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. The resonant capacitive-inductive bridge module converts the differential capacitance to a differential signal. The differential signal from the resonant capacitive-inductive bridge module is demodulated at the RF excitation frequency by the lock-in amplifier module. The PID controller receives the output signal from the lock-in amplifier module and generates two audio frequency AC signals to generate a compensation electrostatic force and maintain the capacitance balance inside the capacitive module.

Abstract: A vol-oxidizer for spent nuclear fuel is provided. The vol-oxidizer includes a reactor module in which the spent nuclear fuel is put and oxidized; a heating module to heat the reactor module to a high temperature; a utility module to control an inner state of the reactor module, being connected with the reactor module; a support module to support the heating module and the reactor module; a drive module to supply a driving force for transferring the spent nuclear fuel within the reactor module; a valve module to control discharge of the spent nuclear fuel being oxidized in the reactor module; and a collecting container module to collect the spent nuclear fuel being oxidized and discharged from the reactor module. The respective modules are assembled and disassembled with respect to one another.

Abstract: Included are a power-generation amount calculating section calculating an expected amount of power-generation being an amount of power generated by a power generating section in the future, for each predetermined period, a power-consumption amount calculating section calculating an expected amount of power-consumption being an amount of power consumed by a power load, for the predetermined period, an excess power period determining section determining an excess power period, an excess power amount calculating section calculating an expected excess power amount, and a charge/discharge control section controlling charge/discharge of a battery so that a remaining amount of the battery at the beginning of the excess power period becomes an amount resulting from subtracting the expected excess power amount from a pre-set charge amount.

Abstract: A wireless transmission method, a base station, a relay station, and a mobile station using the same methods are proposed. The method is adapted for delivering MBS in a relay system, and includes following procedures. MBS data is transmitted by a base station at a first time point to at least a subordinate mobile station. The MBS data is also transmitted at the first time point or at a later time point from the base station to subordinate relay node(s) thereof. The base station and relay node(s) at an upper hop level decide whether to transmit a duplicate of the MBS data simultaneously with the relay node(s) at a lower hop level when the lower hop level relay node(s) is scheduled to transmit the received MBS data at the later time point. An indicator is used to indicate any two transmissions being identical.

Abstract: A frequency response signal transmitting device for frequency response measurement includes: a first oscillator unit configured to generate a clock signal; a clock and data recovery (CDR) unit configured to remove a jitter component of the clock signal; a pulse signal generation unit configured to receive an output signal of the CDR unit and generate a pulse signal repeated at a predetermined period; and an optical signal transmission unit configured to receive the output signal of the CDR unit and apply the received signal to an optical cable.

Abstract: A data transmission method is disclosed. A data transmission method for at least one machine type communication (MTC) device constituting an MTC group includes receiving an attach request from the MTC device; determining whether the attach request is a first attach request from the MTC group; and if it is determined that the attach request is a first attach request from the MTC group, establishing a downlink tunnel and an uplink tunnel to be used for data transmission and reception between a GW and a base station using an MTC group identity.