Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method for creating a chemically structured surface with structural elements as small as 1 nm, on a material that does not itself display a high degree of ordering, using thin molecular layers that minimize the material added through the coating. In particular, the present invention discloses a method for assembling a chemical pattern on a surface, comprising pattern elements with scales that can be as small as 1 nm, and then transferring that pattern to another substrate, on which the pattern would not form natively. In the described method, the patterned monolayer is comprised of polymerizable amphiphiles such as diyne phospholipids or diynoic acids, which are transferred from the ordering substrate using a transferring material such as poly(dimethylsiloxane).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a convolutional layer acceleration unit, an embedded system having the convolutional layer acceleration unit, and a method for operating the embedded system. The method for operating an embedded system, the embedded system performing an accelerated processing capability programmed using a Lightweight Intelligent Software Framework (LISF), includes initializing and configuring, by a parallelization managing function entity (FE), entities present in resources for performing mathematical operations in parallel, and processing in parallel, by an acceleration managing FE, the mathematical operations using the configured entities.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filler pipe (1) weldable to a liquid tank (3) of a vehicle, wherein the filler pipe comprises a main body (4), a secondary body (5) configured to support an inlet check valve (2) and a weldable flange (6) suitable for welding around an opening in the liquid tank (3), the weldable flange (6) extending between the main body (4) and the secondary body (5).

Abstract: This document relates to methods and materials for assessing and/or treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having, or at risk of developing, a spinal condition (e.g., spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)). In some cases, a mammal can be identified as having, or as being likely to develop, a spinal condition (e.g., SMA), and, optionally, can be treated. For example, a mammal can be identified as having, or as being likely to develop, a spinal condition (e.g., SMA), based, at least in part, on the modification of nucleic acid that can encode a survival motor neuron (SMN) polypeptide (e.g., homozygous deletion of exon 7 of SMN1 nucleic acid encoding a SMN polypeptide and the genomic copy number of SMN2 nucleic acid encoding a SMN polypeptide) in a sample from a mammal and, optionally, can be treated.

Abstract: A control method and a control system, by which a motor can be controlled. The control system includes a central processing module and a drive control module. In a period in which a voltage is not applied to any phase coil of the motor, the drive control module collects voltages of the coil to which the voltage is not applied, and converts the voltages of the coil into digital signals. The central processing module reads the digital signals and determines whether the running speed of the motor is consistent with a preset speed depending on whether an average value of the digital signals falls within a preset threshold range, which helps to improve the control precision.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method of retransmission for downlink transmission of a wireless communication system and an apparatus for the same. The method includes receiving multiple feedback signals corresponding to a transmission failure from multiple terminals corresponding to point-to-multipoint transmission, generating retransmission data in response to the multiple feedback signals, and transmitting the retransmission data to the multiple terminals.

Abstract: A differential signal processing device is described which includes an encoder configured to encode input data into one or more differential signals and a transmitter configured to sequentially transmit the one or more differential signals using a plurality of transmission lines. The encoder converts a plurality of bits, corresponding to a transmission time interval, among the input data into an encoding code array in the transmission time interval obtained by increasing an encoding unit time, encoded for each of the one or more differential signals, by an integer multiple.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a broadcast signal reception method using network switching and an apparatus for the same. The broadcast signal reception method using network switching includes determining, by a broadcast signal reception apparatus, a network-switching time point based on a network-switching condition that is set in consideration of at least one of a characteristics of a broadcast signal received over a broadcast network during a preset time period and a continuity of packets received over the broadcast network during the preset time period, and receiving, by the broadcast signal reception apparatus, the broadcast signal by performing network switching to a broadband network at the network-switching time point.

Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention include inventive compounds (e.g., compounds of Formula (I)). Other embodiments include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising the inventive compound. Still other embodiments of the invention include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) for treating, for example, certain diseases using the inventive compounds. Some embodiments include methods of using the inventive compound (e.g., in compositions or in pharmaceutical compositions) for administering and treating (e.g., diseases such as cancer). Further embodiments include methods for making the inventive compounds. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.

Abstract: An oligomerization catalyst, oligomer products, methods for making and using same. The catalyst can include a supported nickel phosphate compound. The catalyst is stable at oligomerization temperatures of 500° C. or higher and particularly useful for making oligomer products containing C4 to C26 olefins having a boiling point in the range of 170° C. to 360° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel continuous laser nanoforming device, and the methods to make and use the continuous laser nanoforming device.

Abstract: A person re-identification method, a person re-identification system and an image screening method are provided. The person re-identification method includes the following steps. A plurality of identified images of an identified person are analyzed to obtain an interrelated array, which records a plurality of degrees of association among the identified images. The interrelated array is converted to a directed graph having at least one connected group. A representative path of each connected group is obtained. According to each representative path, a part of the identified images are outputted as at least one representative image set for performing a person re-identification process on an image to be identified.

Abstract: An electronic device includes first to n-th cells (‘n’ is an integer of 2 or more) that receive spatial-temporal input signals that indicate an event unit in a time window, a summation circuit that sums first to n-th cell signals recorded in the first to n-th cells for each of first to m-th unit times (‘m’ is an integer of 2 or more) dividing the time window to generate first to m-th summation signals, and an encoding circuit that compares each of the first to m-th summation signals with a threshold value to encode the spatial-temporal input signals into a code of the event unit.

Abstract: The invention is a pedestrian safety method and system that compares characteristic acoustic and motion signatures to sound and motion signatures collected in real-time through a vehicle's monitoring system to detect and confirm that the vehicle itself presents a danger to pedestrians or others in proximity to the vehicle and autonomously stops the offending vehicle by quickly initiating disabling measures.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing a population of human insulin producing cells from non-pancreatic ?-cells, wherein the resulting insulin producing cells have increased insulin content, or increased glucose regulated secretion of insulin, or a combination of both.

Abstract: A nozzle is provided for a header conduit. The nozzle includes an inlet that is resistant to clogs caused by flat materials covering the inlet. The inlet generally includes multiple pathways to an elongated passageway through which waste liquid and sludge (“waste”) are guided and enter the header conduit. In one embodiment, the elongated passageway is oriented to guide the waste along a path that is tangential to at least the inner surface of the header conduit which such incoming waste first contacts. When the conduit has an inner surface of circular cross-section, the passageway may optionally be elongated enough that the incoming waste enters the header conduit along a path tangential to the circular surface. To better assure axial flow of the waste in the conduit to an outlet, in one embodiment the passageway provides both the tangential flow and is at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the conduit. The incoming waste is thereby provided with an axial component.

Abstract: An oligomerization catalyst, oligomer products, methods for making and using same. The catalyst can include a supported nickel phosphate compound. The catalyst is stable at oligomerization temperatures of 500° C. or higher and particularly useful for making oligomer products containing C4 to C26 olefins having a boiling point in the range of 170° C. to 360° C.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for managing a feature point map. The method includes generating an initial travel path through which an environmental information collecting entity moves, determining the generated initial travel path as a travel path for detection and controlling the environmental information collecting entity along the determined travel path for detection, receiving environmental information from the environmental information collecting entity, extracting feature point information from the environmental information, generating a feature point map from the feature point information, and storing the feature point map.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for operating a relation server and a system using the method. The method for operating the relation server for managing relations between machines includes generating, by the relation server, a capability set required to execute a command by analyzing the command, and grouping, by the relation server, machines that are to execute the command, among the machines, based on the generated capability set, and capability parameters and status parameters of respective machines that have been previously registered in the relation server or that are extractable by the relation server.

Abstract: A wound irrigation device including a container with an opening along the outer surface of the container and a nozzle assembly coupled to the container and configured to selectively allow the liquid to exit the container when pressure is applied to the container.