Abstract: A method includes receiving an image of a scene, inputting the image into a trained model, determining an average depth value of the image and pixel-wise residual depth values for the image with respect to the average depth value based on an output of the model, and determining a depth map for the image by adding the average depth value to the pixel-wise residual depth values.

Abstract: The present invention provides a vasodilator capable of dilating a blood vessel even in the presence of ROS. A vasodilator of the present invention includes: a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof: where in the formula (1), an A ring and a B ring may be the same or different and are each a pyrazole ring having a substituent or a pyrazoline ring having a substituent, and L is a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image compression method and apparatus for machine vision. The image compression method includes determining a prediction mode for frames of an input image, generating a prediction frame and a residual image using an input frame, generating a reconstructed frame by adding the prediction frame to the residual image, extracting respective features of the input frame and the reconstructed frame, correcting the reconstructed frame based on a difference value between the extracted features and a bit rate of the residual image, and encoding the corrected frame.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing trifluoroamine oxide. The method includes a step of preparing an intermediate product by simultaneously providing and reacting nitrogen trifluoride and nitrous oxide under the presence of a SbF5 reaction catalyst; and a step of producing trifluoroamine oxide by reacting the intermediate product with potassium fluoride. The step of reacting the intermediate product with potassium fluoride is performed under atmospheric pressure and room temperature.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for diagnosing infectious diseases, comprising an agent for measuring the expression level of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2) and, more specifically, to a composition for diagnosing infectious diseases or diagnosing the severity thereof, the composition comprising an agent for measuring the expression level of sterol regulatory element-binding protein 2 (SREBP2) or a C-terminal peptide thereof.

Abstract: A performance enhancement system for an electric vehicle includes a battery pack, a pump system, and a control module. The battery pack contains electrolyte fluid, and the pump system is operable to redistribute the electrolyte fluid within the battery pack. The control module may be configured to identify a vehicle usage event. The vehicle usage event may be a payload event, a pitching event, a rolling event, and/or a yawing event. In response to identifying the vehicle usage event, the control module may be configured to operate the pump system to redistribute the electrolyte fluid within the battery pack to change a static center of mass of the vehicle, a dynamic center of mass of the vehicle, and/or a moment of inertia of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for network synchronization in a satellite communication system is provided. a satellite station receives a superframe start timing (SST) and an initial counter value from a center station, and receives traffic information sent from a terminal station at a time determined based on the SST. Then, the satellite station generates a compensation value for the SST upon receiving the traffic information, and corrects the SST in accordance with the compensation value.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a certificate verification method and apparatus using a Non-Fungible Token (NFT). The certificate verification method includes receiving a user Identification(ID) and a certificate image, extracting Optical Character Reader (OCR) data from the certificate image, generating metadata based on the OCR data, and verifying a certificate by comparing content of a token registered in a blockchain based on the user ID with the generated metadata.

Abstract: A synaptic element performing a multi-level logic operation includes a gate electrode to which a gate voltage pulse is applied, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a multilayer tunnel insulating film in contact with each of the gate electrode, the first electrode, and the second electrode, and disposed such that the gate electrode is spaced apart from the first electrode and the second electrode, and the synaptic element generates a tunneling current flowing from the first electrode to the gate electrode through the multilayer tunnel insulating film based on the gate voltage pulse, the synaptic element operates in one of a turn-on mode, a turn-off mode, and an intermediate mode different from the turn-on mode and the turn-off mode based on the tunneling current, and the synaptic element is trained to generate a drain current in each of the turn-on mode, the turn-off mode, and the intermediate mode.

Abstract: Disclosed are a deep neural network lightweight device based on batch normalization, and a method thereof. The deep neural network lightweight device based on batch normalization includes a memory that stores at least one data and at least one processor that executes a network lightweight module. When executing the network lightweight module, the processor performs learning on an input neural network based on sparsity regularization to adaptively determine at least one parameter of the sparsity regularization, performs pruning on the learning result, and performs fine tuning on the pruning result.

Abstract: A method may include receiving an image of a scene, inputting the image into a trained neural network, determining an estimated depth map for the image based on a first output of the neural network, the estimated depth map comprising a depth value for each pixel of the image, and determining a confidence level of the depth value for each pixel of the image based on a second output of the neural network.

Abstract: Single-domain antibodies that bind the severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike protein are disclosed. The single-domain antibodies include binding domains that bind epitopes of the Spike ectodomain inside and outside the receptor binding domain. The single-domain antibodies can be used for multiple purposes including in the research, diagnosis, and prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of COVID-19.

Abstract: A signal compression method and apparatus and a signal restoration method and apparatus are provided. The signal compression method includes outputting an input signal, obtained by processing an audio signal, which is input, based on a human auditory perception characteristic, using an auditory perception model, extracting a feature vector from the input signal using a feature extraction module, and outputting a code obtained by compressing the feature vector using a trained signal compression model.

Abstract: A method for an end-to-end boundary lane detection system is described. The method includes gridding a red-green-blue (RGB) image captured by a camera sensor mounted on an ego vehicle into a plurality of image patches. The method also includes generating different image patch embeddings to provide correlations between the plurality of image patches and the RGB image. The method further includes encoding the different image patch embeddings into predetermined categories, grid offsets, and instance identifications. The method also includes generating lane boundary keypoints of the RGB image based on the encoding of the different image patch embeddings.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for improving a contact condition between a charging cable and a charging port. A charging cable may be plugged into a charging power to charge an electrical device. A charging cable may include a plug which may mate with prongs of a charging port. The plug may include sensors and a vibrator. The sensors may detect when a user intends to plug the charging cable into the charging port. Upon detection of intent to plug the charging cable into the charging port. The vibrator may be activated and may vibrate the plug. The vibration may generate relative movement between the prongs of the charging port and the plug. The movement may release dirt, dust, and corrosive materials from the charging port and plug, resulting in increased cleanliness. The movement may also assist in forming a more secure connection between the charging cable and plug.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding a moving picture based on adaptive scanning. The moving picture apparatus and method can increase a compression rate based on adaptive scanning by performing intra prediction onto blocks of a predetermined size, and scanning coefficients acquired from Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) of a residue signal and quantization differently according to the intra prediction mode. The moving picture encoding apparatus includes: a mode selector for selecting and outputting a prediction mode; a predictor for predicting pixel values of pixels to be encoded of an input video based on the prediction mode to thereby output a residue signal block; a transform/quantization unit for performing DCT onto the residue signal block and quantizing the transformed residue signal block; and an encoder for adaptively scanning and encoding the quantized residue signal block based on the prediction mode.

Abstract: The manufacturing apparatus for a metal component includes: a preheating portion configured to locally induction-heat a metal plate; and a stamping portion configured to stamp the metal plate. The preheating portion includes a heating coil. The heating coil is arranged such that an axial direction of the heating coil is along a movement direction of the pressing portion and the heating coil faces, in the axial direction, an area where an amount of deformation is relatively large in a processing region of the metal plate to be stamped by the stamping portion. The heating coil is configured such that at least a part of the area where the amount of deformation is relatively large in the processing region of the metal plate is heated to a higher temperature than an area where the amount of deformation is relatively small in the processing region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus for detecting unknown malware using a variable-length operation code (opcode) and a method using the apparatus. The method includes collecting opcode information from a detection target, generating a multi-pixel image having a variable length by performing feature engineering on the opcode information; and detecting unknown malware by inputting the multi-pixel image to a deep-learning model based on AI.

Abstract: A packaging structure includes: a substrate provided with a through-cavity penetrating up and down, and a metal heat sink on a front surface of the substrate; a bonding chip mounting area and a first passive element mounting area on the front surface, and a flip chip mounting area, a second passive element mounting area and a pin lead mounting area are provided on a back surface of the substrate; a first sealing ring located at the periphery of the bonding chip mounting area and the first passive element mounting area; a first cover plate packaged on the first sealing ring; a second sealing ring located at the periphery of the flip chip mounting area and the second passive element mounting area with the pin lead mounting area being located at the periphery of the second sealing ring; and a second cover plate packaged on the second sealing ring.

Abstract: A GAPDH nucleic acid detection kit includes a primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid. The primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid includes a forward inner primer for GAPDH nucleic acids, a forward outer primer for GAPDH nucleic acids, a backward inner primer for GAPDH nucleic acids and a backward outer primer for GAPDH nucleic acids. The primer set for detecting GAPDH nucleic acid is used in a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).