Abstract: Disclosed is a solar cell module including a first solar cell unit including a plurality of solar cells and a plurality of condensing layers, which are arranged alternately, a second solar cell unit including a plurality of solar cells and a plurality of condensing layers, which are arranged alternately, and each of the plurality of solar cells of the first solar cell unit and the second solar cell unit includes a first electrode disposed on one side thereof and a second electrode disposed on an opposite side thereof, whereby a visibility, by which the light passes through the solar cell module, is increased by including the plurality of solar cells and the plurality of condensing layers, through which a visual ray may pass.

Abstract: Systems and methods for image processing for determining a registration map between a first image of a scene with a second image of the scene, include solving an optimal transport (OT) problem to produce the registration map by optimizing a cost function that determines a minimum of a ground cost distance between the first and the second images modified with an epipolar geometry-based regularizer including a distance that quantifies the violation of an epipolar geometry constraint between corresponding points defined by the registration map. The ground cost compares a ground cost distance of features extracted within the first image with a ground cost distance of features extracted from the second image.

Abstract: A BVP10 protein shown in SEQ ID NO:2 for controlling tetranychid mites and use of the protein is provided. The BVP10 protein has a median lethal concentration of 19.07 ?g/mL against Tetranychus urticae, a median lethal concentration of 58.05 ?g/mL against Panonychus citri, a median lethal concentration of 36.08 ?g/mL against Tetranychus cinnabarinus, and a control effect of 79.53%-95.45% against strawberry red spider mites. The protein is provided for preparing a novel mite pesticide.

Abstract: Hydrothermal methods for the synthesis of bulk crystals of alkaline earth metal stannates are described. Methods can be utilized for growth of large, single crystals of alkaline earth metal stannates including fully cubic BaSnO3 and SrSnO3.

Abstract: An autotuning controller is provided for improving power efficiency and linearity of digital power amplifiers (DPAs). The controller includes an interface including input and output terminals connected to the DPAs, the interface being configured to acquire input signals and output signals, a digital pre-distortion (DPD)-DPA adaptive controller including a processor and a memory running and storing a DPD algorithm, an efficiency enhancement method and a learning cost function.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a light emitting element that includes a base layer, a first electrode disposed on the base layer, a second electrode facing the first electrode, and functional layers disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode includes a first layer disposed on the base layer, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including a reflective metal. Photonic crystal pore patterns, each spaced apart along a first direction and extending along a second direction crossing the first direction, are defined between the base layer and the first layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for encoding and decoding a quantized matrix and an apparatus using same, the method for encoding a quantized matrix according to the present invention comprising the steps of: determining a quantization matrix to be used for quantization and quantizing; determining the prediction method used for the quantization of the quantization matrix; and encoding quantization matrix information on the basis of the determined prediction method, wherein the prediction method can be either a prediction method between coefficients in the quantization matrix or a duplicate of the quantization matrix.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for depth estimation from monocular images using a depth model with sparse range sensor data and uncertainty in the range sensor as inputs thereto. According to some embodiments, the methods and systems comprise receiving an image captured by an image sensor, where the image represents a scene of an environment. The method and systems also comprise deriving a point cloud representative of the scene of the environment from range sensor data, and deriving range sensor uncertainty from the range sensor data. Then a depth map can be derived for the image based on the point cloud and the range sensor uncertainty as one or more inputs into a depth model.

Abstract: Multi-omic analysis (analysis of proteins, lipids, and metabolites) is a powerful and increasingly utilized approach to gain insight into complex biological systems. One major hindrance with multi-omics, however, is the lengthy sample preparation process. Preparing samples for mass spectrometry (MS)-based multi-omics broadly involves extraction of metabolites and lipids with organic solvents, precipitation of proteins, and overnight digestion of proteins. The existing workflows are disparate and laborious, requiring multiple complex operation steps typically taking 1-2 days to perform. The present invention provides methods for preparing multi-omic samples that are faster and simpler than conventional methods, making it easier for a single lab or researcher to collect quality multi-omic data.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for an adaptive checkpoint in intermittent computing. The apparatus for an adaptive checkpoint in intermittent computing includes memory in which at least one program is recorded and a processor for executing the program. The program may perform statically setting locations at which checkpoints are to be performed at compile time of program code and dynamically determining whether to perform the checkpoints depending on energy-harvesting conditions at runtime of the program code.

Abstract: A power plant system is disclosed. The power plant system includes a combustor configured, a turbine configured to generate electricity, a heat exchanger and a steam turbine, a carbon capture system configured to remove at least a portion of carbon-based gasses from the flue gas downstream from the heat recovery steam generator, and a thermal storage system including a hot storage unit configured to store thermal energy at a hot temperature, the hot temperature greater than ambient temperature. The power plant is configured to operate in at least a first mode for storing thermal energy in the thermal storage system and a second mode for releasing the stored thermal energy from the thermal storage system and during the second mode, heat stored in the hot storage unit is transferred to the carbon capture system.

Abstract: A device for detecting the elongation of a hydraulic cylinder includes an electric signal conversion device, a ruler and a positional magnetic ring. The electric signal conversion device is disposed at the bottom of a cylinder barrel. The ruler has an end fixedly connected to the electric signal conversion device, as well as the other end movably extending into a piston rod. The positional magnetic ring is fixedly connected to a piston and the positional magnetic is movably disposed around the periphery of the ruler. When the positional magnetic ring is located at different positions of the ruler, different circuits are turned on to transmit a voltage or current signal corresponding to the positions of the ruler to the electric signal conversion device, so as to obtain a position of the positional magnetic ring on the ruler, such that the elongation of the piston rod is obtained.

Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory computer-readable medium stores executable code, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to receive a video of at least part of a human torso, use a neural network to produce multiple vector fields based on the video, the multiple vector fields representing movement of the human torso, and determine a respiration rate of the human torso using the multiple vector fields.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to derivatives of bicyclic compounds and their uses in therapy. In particular, the present disclosure relates to derivatives of bicyclic compounds for use in modulating kinase enzymatic activity and accordingly modulating kinase-dependent diseases and conditions such as cancer and in specific embodiments, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The present disclosure also relates to methods of synthesizing these compounds.

Abstract: A pair of transponders including a first transponder equipped with a first electronic system for managing the sending and the receiving of data and with a first antenna, the first electronic system being connected to the first antenna, the pair of transponders including a second transponder equipped with a second electronic system for managing the sending and the receiving of data and with a second antenna, the second electronic system being connected to the second antenna, wherein the second antenna is configured and disposed so that the second transponder forms a resonator circuit of the first antenna. A timepiece can include such a pair of transponders.

Abstract: Disclosed are a fault early-warning method and a fault early-warning system applied to a gas turbine unit, and an apparatus. The method includes: calculating, by means of a mechanism model, predicted data of prediction parameters in a gas turbine unit, and performing data comparison on the predicted data and real data of the prediction parameters, so as to obtain an error matrix; constructing several Kriging primary functions according to the mechanism model; screening an optimal Kriging primary function from the several Kriging primary functions according to the error matrix, and performing error compensation on the mechanism model by using the optimal Kriging primary function; and performing fault early warning on the gas turbine unit by means of the mechanism model after error compensation. By means of the present application, the problem of a large number of fault false alarms in fault early warning of an existing gas turbine is solved.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for encoding/decoding an immersive image, and the method for encoding an immersive image may include extracting an invalid region from an already encoded atlas and encoding a current atlas by referring to the invalid region.

Abstract: An SRAM cell includes a first pass gate transistor connected with a first word-line and a local bit-line, a first inverter that includes an output terminal connected with the first pass gate transistor and an input terminal, a second inverter that includes an input terminal connected with the first pass gate transistor and an output terminal, a second pass gate transistor connected with a second word line, the input terminal of the first inverter and the output terminal of the second inverter, and a complementary local bit-line, a first transistor connected with the second pass gate transistor, a local computing line, and a ground electrode, and a second transistor connected with a third word-line, the local computing line, and the ground electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cryogenic process to produce crude helium from pretreated natural gas. The pretreated natural gas is processed in two flash stages using the helium free process stream as a stripping agent, and a distillation column with the identified operating conditions and process scheme to ensure 100% helium recovery with reduced capital and operating cost for producing the crude helium. The integration of the cryogenic process with the already known purification system to produce pure helium is demonstrated to ensure high helium recovery in a hybrid process.

Abstract: A method of a transmitting node may comprise: modulating a codeword corresponding to data to be transmitted; generating sparse space-frequency block code (SSFBC)-coded symbols by encoding the modulated codeword in an SSFBC scheme; performing precoding on the SSFBC-coded symbols for each of subbands respectively corresponding to transmit antenna groups; and transmit the precoded SSFBC-coded symbols by performing beamforming on the precoded SSFBC-coded symbols using at least one array antenna group among two or more array antenna groups.