Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data. The method includes respectively estimating a carrier frequency offset (CFO) of data packets transmitted during a transmit opportunity (TXOP) period by a unit of a packet; calculating an average CFO of the estimated CFOs estimated during a window period for the data packets; and compensating an estimated CFO of a predetermined data packet to one of the estimated CFO of the predetermined data packet and the average CFO, and restoring the predetermined data packet.

Abstract: An experience information processing apparatus for a social networking service, includes an ontology unit for providing a social ontology including social connection information and location information of a user and a service ontology including web service information, service location information and tag information. Further, the experience information processing apparatus includes an experience information management unit for extracting experience information content having location information from a plurality of mobile devices, classifying the extracted experience information content using the ontology unit to establish an experience information database, and searching the established experience information database based on the location information in response to a request from the mobile device to provide a social media service by linking the social connections information, the location information, and the tag information.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition with an immunomodulating function is provided, including an extract of Bupleurum obtained by grinding the Bupleurum, adding the ground Bupleurum to a solvent and isolating the extract from the solvent, wherein the Bupleurum comprises Bupleurum krlovianum, Bupleurum longiradiatum, Bupleurum smithii, Bupleurum pusillum, Bupleurum longicaule, Bupleurum salicifolium, Bupleurum scorzonerifolium and Bupleurums with at least one of the nucleotide sequences selected from a group consisting of SEQ ID NOs. 1˜6 and a nucleotide sequence with no more than 1% of the nucleotide sequence divergences of SEQ ID NOs. 1˜6, or combinations thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel hydrogenases isolated from novel hyperthermophilic strains belonging to Thermococcus spp., genes encoding the hydrogenases, and methods of producing hydrogen using strains having the genes. According to the hydrogen production methods of the invention, a large amount of hydrogen can be produced merely by culturing the strains in specific culture conditions. Thus, the methods of the invention have advantages in that they are more economic and efficient than existing hydrogen production methods and can produce hydrogen even at high temperature.

Abstract: Improved CO2 sorbents comprised of a mesoporous silica functionalized with a polyamine are obtained by the in-situ polymerization of azetidine. Also included herein are processes utilizing the improved CO2 sorbents wherein CO2 is chemisorbed onto the polyamine portion of the sorbent and the process is thermally reversible.

Abstract: A dynamic decoding lookup table generation method is provided. The generation method includes: receiving a variable length coding (VLC) table; and dynamically establishing an adaptive decoding lookup table from the VLC table according to a target decoding rate and a free system memory resource.

Abstract: Provided are a signal information transmitting device and a signal information transmitting method. The method includes detecting sections for which current flows through signal lines of a target device and generating detect signals according to the current flow detection result; detecting sections for which switches are turned on and generating switch signals according to the switch detection result; mapping the detect signals with the switch signals according to overlapping sections between active sections of the detect signals and active sections of the switch signals; and transmitting information on the detect signals according to the mapping result.

Abstract: Disclosed is a terahertz wave generator which includes a dual mode semiconductor laser device configured to generate at least two laser lights having different wavelengths and to beat the generated laser lights; and a photo mixer formed on the same chip as the dual mode semiconductor laser device and to generate a continuous terahertz wave when excited by the beat laser light.

Abstract: An attenuator is provided. The attenuator includes a first resistor, which is electrically connected to an input node; a nanowire, which is connected to the first resistor in series, for filtering low frequency signal; a second resistor, having an output node, which is electrically connected to the nanowire; wherein when a low frequency voltage is received by the input node, the nanowire filters the low frequency voltage such that the output node generates an output voltage lower than the low frequency voltage.

Abstract: A computer modeling application is disclosed for finding the optimal solution to maximize total net margin, for the assignment of vehicles (e.g., especially vessels) in an available fleet to perform a set of voyages to transport cargo comprising one or more bulk products during a planning period, as well as an apparatus and method employing the same. The fleet can include term vehicles and spot vehicles. The vehicles, voyages, and cargos can be heterogeneous. In one embodiment, the vehicles are crude carrier vessels and the bulk products are different grades of crude oil. To increase speed, the model is broken into linear programming and mixed integer (linear) programming problems. The model can be run on a real-time basis to support complex scheduling operations.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to pressure sensors capable of operating at high temperatures. The present invention further relates to a high temperature pressure sensor with an improved gage factor. The present invention still further provides a pressure sensor with a smaller sized diaphragm, which is capable of reading higher pressures. The present invention also provides a method and sensor for detecting strain using shape memory alloys.

Abstract: An apparatus 20 for biological or chemical reactions, in particular PCR, includes a heat removal module 22 adapted to receive snugly a reaction vessel 24 in such a manner as to create good thermal conductivity contact between the module and the vessel. The heat removal module 22 is formed of a thermally conductive material having therein a channel 64 adapted for the flow of a coolant liquid. The heat removal module 22 is constructed with an array of receiving stations 62 for the reception of a corresponding array of reaction vessels 24.

Abstract: Disclosed is a system and method for capturing technical documents and reading and commentating captured documents thereof. The system may comprise a capturing system and a reading with commentating system. The capturing system selects related drawings from a group of technical documents. It then provides important information and the related drawings onto an image for the readers' review. The reading with commentating system allows the readers to process technical classification, management and export/import for the group of technical documents. Readers may make comments on an information sharing platform after reviewing the technical documents. Besides, other materials collected or generated from the technical analysis on the technical documents may be attached to the information sharing platform.

Abstract: An apparatus for transmitting data in a communication system includes: a first repeater configured to repeat information bits of data to be transmitted a first repetition number of times; an interleaver configured to interleave the information bits repeated the first repetition number of times; an accumulator configured to accumulate-code the interleaved information bits; a second repeater configured to repeat the accumulate-coded information bits a second repetition number of times; a puncturer configured to puncture the information bits repeated the second repetition number of times; and a P/S converter configured to convert the punctured information bits and the information bits of the data and output RA-coded information bits.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method and apparatus by integrating semiconductor manufacturing processes of stress free electrochemical copper polishing (SFP), removal of the Tantalum oxide or Titanium oxide formed during SFP process and XeF2 gas phase etching barrier layer Ta/TaN or Ti/TiN process. Firstly, at least portion of plated copper film is polished by SFP. Secondly the barrier metal oxide film formed during SFP process is etched away by etchant. Finally, the barrier layer Ta/TaN or Ta/TiN is removed with XeF2 gas phase etching. The apparatus accordingly consists of three sub systems: stress free copper electropolishing system, barrier layer oxide film removal system and barrier layer Ta/TaN or Ti/TiN gas phase etching system.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to the processing of hydrocarbon-containing feedstreams in the presence of an interstitial metal hydride containing catalyst comprising a surface, and a Group VI/Group VIII metal sulfide coated onto the surface of the interstitial metal hydride. The catalysts and processes of the present invention can improve overall hydrogenation, product conversion, as well as sulfur reduction in hydrocarbon feedstreams.

Abstract: A hybridoma cell which has been deposited under ATCC Accession Number PTA-9974 is disclosed. Also provided are Antibodies and methods of using same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is there is provided an apparatus for transmitting and receiving wireless energy using meta-material structures having a negative refractive index. The apparatus includes a wireless energy transmission unit and a wireless energy reception unit. The wireless energy transmission unit generates wireless energy to be wirelessly transmitted, and then wirelessly transmits wireless energy, which is normally propagated radially, using a magnetic resonance method while concentrating the wireless energy at a single point. The wireless energy reception unit wirelessly receives the wireless energy using the magnetic resonance method while concentrating the wireless energy at a single point.

Abstract: A zero bias power detector comprising a zero bias diode and an output boost circuit is provided. The output boost circuit comprises a zero bias transistor. The zero bias diode is not biased but outputs a rectifying signal according to a wireless signal. The zero bias transistor, not biased but coupled to the zero bias diode, is used for enhancing the rectifying signal.

Abstract: Provided is a method of transmitting channel rank information (RI) when the number of bits for transmitting the channel RI to be transmitted through a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) is three or more. The method includes mapping channel RI to be transmitted to a channel RI bit string of 3 bits or more, Reed-Muller coding and rate-matching the channel RI bit string using a basis sequence having a 32-bit code length, and generating modulation symbols by applying the bit sequence that has been Reed-Muller coded and rate-matched to a modulation mapper. Accordingly, the method of transmitting downlink channel RI can be employed when five or more antennas are used for downlink transmission or several carrier bands are used by carrier aggregation as specified in Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) long term evolution (LTE)-advanced following 3GPP LTE release 10.