Abstract: The present invention is directed to a metering valve for controlling the amount of a fluid passed through the valve and a servo-valve for controlling the metering valve, wherein the servo-valve is decoupled from the metering valve to thermally distance or thermally isolate the servo-valve from any heat from the fluid passing through the metering valve. The metering valve and servo-valve may be used to attemperate a steam stream in a power plant attemperation system, such as a system for attemperating a superheated steam gas stream from a power plant being used for a heat-recovery steam generator. An integrated metering valve and discharge valve for discharging fluid during periods of non-use is also provide. Changeable throttle plates are also provided that control the flow of the fluid through the control chamber of the metering valve and the discharge valve.

Abstract: A display device and a projector are provided. The display device includes a pixel light-emitting panel and multiple color conversion panels. The pixel light-emitting panel includes an N1 number of light-emitting pixel units distributed in an array, and the light-emitting pixel units are driven to emit light through a driver. A first color conversion panel includes an N2 number of first color pixels and an N3 number of first transparent pixels. The first color pixels and the first transparent pixels are disposed relative to the light-emitting pixel units. A second color conversion panel includes an N4 number of second color pixels and an N5 number of second transparent pixels. The second color pixels and the second transparent pixels are disposed relative to the light-emitting pixel units. The lights generated by at least part of the light-emitting pixel units sequentially pass through the first color pixels and the second transparent pixels to achieve the color conversion.

Abstract: A method, device and storage medium for scheduling notification based on driving assistance features. The method comprises determining a status of at least one driving assistance feature of the vehicle and scheduling notification of a user by a message on the electronic device based on the status of the at least one driving assistance feature.

Abstract: Provided is a reflector/scatterer arranged around a side lobe beam which is generated from a transmission antenna, in a radiation direction of the side lobe beam, for use in expanding a communication service coverage area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for classifying and evaluating a motion based on a motion feature. The method of classifying and evaluating a motion based on a motion feature includes obtaining video data by capturing a first motion, obtaining information on locations of joints of the first motion based on the video data, generating motion feature data of the first motion based on the information on the locations of the joints, and selecting a model motion most similar to the first motion, among a plurality of model motions, based on the motion feature data of the first motion and motion feature data of the plurality of model motions.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method, device and recording medium based sed on multiple compression levels disclosure may include extracting a region of interest for machine vision from an input image, determining a compression level of the region of interest, and encoding the compression level of the region of interest.

Abstract: A surface plasmon resonance imaging apparatus is provided. The surface plasmon resonance imaging apparatus includes a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate polarized light onto a metal coating film provided on one surface of a prism, a light modulator configured to spatially pattern-encode light reflected by the metal coating film and the prism, a light detector configured to detect a pattern-encoded light signal, obtained through pattern-encoding by the light modulator, as a spectral signal, a signal processor configured to spatially decode the spectral signal and analyze a decoded spectral signal to generate characteristic data of a sample provided on the metal coating film, and an output unit configured to output the characteristic data of the sample as a two-dimensional (2D) image.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method and a system for reconstructing symbols transmitted over a high frequency (HF) communication channel. During operation, the system can receive, at a receiver, a radio frequency (RF) signal carrying an input data frame and transmitted over the HF communication channel. The input data frame includes a number of known symbols followed by a number of unknown symbols. The system can determine a set of channel parameters associated with the HF communication channel based on the received RF signal and the known symbols and reconstruct, using a machine-learning technique, the unknown symbols based on the determined channel parameters and the received RF signal.

Abstract: An object-based image encoding/decoding method and device of the present disclosure may include an image partition step which partitions an image to obtain a first object region, a region scaling step which scales the first object region based on a scaling factor of the first object region to obtain a second objection region, a region merging step which merges the second object region with at least one of an object region different from the second object region or a non-object region to obtain a merged image, and an image reconstruction step which reconstructs the merged image.

Abstract: Disclosed is an expression vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding for a glutamine synthetase with reduced activity compared to a wild type glutamine synthetase. Also disclosed are host cells, methods for preparing stable cell line, methods of producing polypeptide of interest, and kits thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a spatial light modulator configured to modulate light, the spatial light modulator including a first reflective layer, a resonance layer on the first reflective layer, and a second reflective layer on the resonance layer, the second reflective layer including a plurality of grating structures space apart from each other, wherein the plurality of grating structures include silicon (Si) having an extinction coefficient k that is less than or equal to 1e-5 with respect to light in the predetermined wavelength band.

Abstract: An apparatus for eliminating residual heat of a nuclear reactor for vehicle mounting include: a reactor vessel in which molten salt flows; and a reactor cooler for cooling the reactor vessel. The reactor cooler includes: a first cooling unit including a heat medium that exchanges heat with the reactor vessel, and one or more heat dissipation pipes providing passages through which water coolant flows; and a second cooling unit configured to receive the water coolant discharged from the first cooling unit and cool the water coolant through an external fluid. The second cooling unit is configured such that the cooled water coolant flows into the first cooling unit in a normal position and in an abnormal position inclined to be perpendicular to the normal position.

Abstract: A method of rendering object-based audio and an electronic device performing the method are provided. The method includes identifying a bitstream, determining a reference distance of an object sound source based on the bitstream, determining a minimum distance for applying distance-dependent attenuation, based on the reference distance, and determining a gain of object-based audio included in the bitstream based on the reference distance and the minimum distance.

Abstract: An internal detection system of stress concentration of an oil and gas pipeline based on unsaturated orthogonally magnetization is provided. The system comprises a detection device and a processing device; the detection device comprises a detection probe; the detection probe comprises a magnetizing device and a magnetic signal acquisition device; the magnetizing device is fixedly connected with the magnetic signal acquisition device; the magnetizing device is configured to magnetize a pipeline to be detected, so that the pipeline generates a magnetized magnetic field; the magnetic signal acquisition device is configured to acquire a magnetic signal of the magnetized magnetic field to obtain an acquired signal and send the acquired signal to the processing device; the processing device is configured to receive the acquired signal and obtain a stress concentration area of the pipeline based on the acquired signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to platform power management.

Abstract: Chlamydiae are intracellular bacterial pathogens responsible for a variety of infections. The inventors have set up candidate vaccines against Chlamydia trachomatis. In particular, the inventors have identified specific epitopes to be included in vaccine candidates thanks to in silico analysis of the amino-acid sequence of these proteins to map predicted MHC-I and -II epitopes by online software (NetMHC-4.0 and NetMHCII-2.3) and peptide binding prediction software. B cell epitopes were also mapped using online software (BepiPred-2.0 and Discotope). Finally, the inventors have generated some specific CD40 or Langerin antibodies comprising one or more identified epitope(s) of the present invention and that are suitable for vaccine purposes. Therefore, the present invention relates to Chlamydia trachomatis (Ct) antigenic polypeptides and uses thereof for vaccine purposes.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a variety of polymers derived from polycyclic olefin monomers, such as hydrocarbon functionalized norbornenes. The polymers so formed function as ionomers and are suitable as anion exchange membrane for fabricating a variety of electrochemical devices, among others. More specifically, the ionomeric polymers used herein are derived from a variety of quaternized amino functionalized norbornene monomers and are lightly crosslinked (less than ten mol %). The membranes made therefrom exhibit very high ionic conductivity of up to 198 mS/cm at 80° C. This invention also relates to using an anion conducting solid polymer electrolyte as the ion conducting medium between the two electrodes and the ion conducting medium within the electrodes acting as the ionic conduit between electroactive material and electrolyte. The electrochemical devices made in accordance of this invention are useful as fuel cells, gas separators, and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a defensive driving vehicles interaction system (D2VIS), and to an autonomous driving predictive defensive driving system through an interaction based on forward vehicle driving and situation judgement information and a method thereof. An autonomous driving predictive defensive driving system through an interaction based on forward vehicle driving and situation judgement information according to the present disclosure includes an inter-vehicle distance recognition unit configured to recognize a distance between a surrounding vehicle and an ego vehicle, a situation recognition unit configured to recognize situation information including surrounding information of the surrounding vehicle, and a driving situation response determination unit configured to share data for determining a defensive driving action by using the situation information.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound having the structure: and use of the compound for inhibiting the growth of or killing

Abstract: Provided is a mobile manipulator for performing a target motion, which includes a base unit configured to perform a positional shift and having a rail in some section thereof, and an arm unit including multi-joints and configured to perform a positional shift on the rail in consideration of a center of gravity when performing a target motion. The arm unit performs the target motion through adaptive neural network-based compensation control.