Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for federated learning based on group key management. The apparatus receives learning group participation request information from a learning node that intends to participate in a federated learning group, updates a group key required for the learning node to participate in federated learning using a key material generated by hashing the learning group participation request information, decrypts an encrypted local variable received from the learning node and thereby updates the same to a global variable, and transmits the global variable to the learning node after encrypting the same using the updated group key.

Abstract: A balance spring for a watch resonator mechanism, the balance spring (100) including a flexible strip (2) wound on itself in a plurality of coils, the strip (2) having a predefined stiffness, the balance spring (100) including means for adjusting its stiffness, including a flexible element (5) arranged in series with the strip (2), the flexible element (5) connecting one end (4) of the strip (2) to a fixed mount (38), so as to add additional stiffness to the continuation of the strip (2), the flexible element (5) preferably having a stiffness greater than that of the strip (2), the flexible element (5) including two flexible parts (15, 16) each connecting the strip (2) to the fixed mount (38), the two flexible parts (15, 16) being arranged relative to each other with axial symmetry along an axis (A) preferably passing substantially through the centre (0) of the balance spring.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound selected from Formula Ia or Formula Ib, its stereoisomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, complexes, hydrates, solvates, tautomers, polymorphs, or pharmaceutically active derivatives thereof. The compounds of the present disclosure are antibiotic compounds which are effective in killing and inhibiting growth of microorganisms. The present disclosure also provides a process for preparation of the compounds and methods thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hologram reading device and a hologram reading method, the hologram reading device including a hologram element having a hologram pattern, a detector configured to detect a reflection beam generated in the hologram pattern, and a controller connected to the detector and configured to read information the hologram pattern using a detection signal of the reflection beam, wherein the hologram pattern may have the width or diameter smaller than 225 nm.

Abstract: A hydrogen leakage monitoring system is disposed on a vehicle body of a vehicle. The hydrogen leakage monitoring system includes a speed sensor, an inclination sensor, a hydrogen concentration sensor and a processor. The speed sensor is configured to sense a vehicle speed. The inclination sensor is configured to sense an inclination angle of the vehicle body. The hydrogen concentration sensor is configured to sense an actual hydrogen leakage value of a hydrogen device. The processor is configured to obtain the inclination degree value according to the vehicle speed and the inclination angle, obtain a hydrogen leakage threshold according to the inclination degree value, and initiate a corresponding process based on the actual hydrogen leakage value being greater than the hydrogen leakage threshold.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery pack including a first cell package which is formed of at least one battery cell, a second cell package which is formed of at least one battery cell, and a printed circuit board, an electrically conductive strip being arranged between an electrode of a battery cell of a cell package and the printed circuit board, the electrically conductive strip being welded to the electrode at one end and to the printed circuit board at the other end, a central portion of the strip being curved, the two ends being planar and extending parallel to one another. A battery pack is obtained by the method, and a battery system includes at least two battery packs obtained thereby.

Abstract: A beamforming chip and a radio frequency signal calibration method are provided. The beamforming chip includes a plurality of phase and gain controlling circuits and a calibration circuit. Each phase and gain controlling circuit is configured to change a phase and an amplitude of a received radio frequency input signal to generate a coupling signal. The calibration circuit is coupled to each phase and gain controlling circuit, and configured to select two of the coupling signals, wherein one is a first selected coupling signal before calibration and another one is a second selected coupling signal before calibration. The calibration takes the first selected coupling signal as a reference target to calibrate the phase and the amplitude gain of the second selected coupling signal until there are a minimum phase difference and a closest amplitude between the second selected coupling signal and the reference target.

Abstract: Disclosed is a molecular diode using the assignment of electrical properties to inactive organic molecules when a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) thin film including an electrically inactive organic molecule is formed without synthesizing a separate organic molecule having electrical activity. The disadvantage of the instability of a conventional SAM can be overcome, a function can be extended, and electrical properties, such as a rectification characteristic in a non-functional molecule, can be induced even without the design and synthesis of organic molecules for introducing a functional molecule. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present disclosure can be usefully used in various technical fields in which an SAM is used, in particular, wide fields such as electronics, an organic display (OLED), solar cells, sensors, non-uniform catalysts, frictional electricity, cell growth surfaces, and a heat transfer control film.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a real-time chemical screening method using hepatic organoids fluorescently labeled with cytochrome P450 1A1 enzyme. The method for screening an AHR modulator or a hazardous chemical using CYP1A1 fluorescently labelled human pluripotent stem cell line-derived hepatic organoids according to the present disclosure enables the detection of substances that induce CYP1A1 regulation with higher sensitivity than when using the conventional human pluripotent stem cell line-derived hepatocytes by using hepatic organoids that can mimic the human body, and thus can be usefully utilized for early screening of new toxic or carcinogenic compounds while replacing animal testing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, treatment regimens, uses, kits and therapies for prevention of graft rejection in solid organ transplantation, particularly solid organ xenotransplantation, by administering an anti-CD40 antibody or a combination of an anti-CD40 antibody and an anti-C5 antibody.

Abstract: Provided are compositions for use in treating a patient suffering from a mental disorder in particular major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorder and psychoactive substance abuse. Further provided are dosing regimens for treating these disorders.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel vaccine composition for coronavirus infection-19 comprising a polymer-based mRNA carrier. Specifically, the present invention provides a vaccine composition comprising an mRNA carrier using a novel polymer capable of delivering a negatively charged genetic material such as mRNA, and the vaccine composition has excellent effects of enhanced in vivo immune activity such as high antibody formation ability and increased interferon-gamma production.

Abstract: A machine-learning method for semiconductor process optimization may include inputting semiconductor-related parameters into each of first neural network models and outputting, based on the semiconductor-related parameters, a predicted figure of merit of a semiconductor device as a first output value from each of the first neural network models. After a semiconductor manufacturing process is performed with a semiconductor manufacturing parameter, electrical measurement parameter values may be measured using one or more measuring devices. The semiconductor-related parameters may include electrical measurement parameter values measured on one or more semiconductor devices. The method may also utilize a feedback loop between an output and an input of the first neural network models so that the electrical measurement parameter values can be updated based on an output value of the first neural network models. A second neural network model may also be used. A computing device and a system are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for culturing heart tissue by culturing a slice of the heart tissue in a culture medium, wherein the culture medium comprises fetal bovine serum (FBS), vascular endothelial cell growth factor (VEGF), and fibroblast growth factor (FGF); and applying electrical stimulation to the slice while the heart slice is in culture is provided. Methods of screening candidate therapeutic agents for therapeutic effect or cardiotoxicity using the culture system are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a multiplexed amplification reaction kit for identifying a subject suffering from a malignancy sensitive to treatment with an inhibitor of the Wnt signaling pathway, a method of identifying a subject suffering from a malignancy, a method of identifying sensitivity to an inhibitor of Wnt signaling in a subject suffering from a malignancy, and a method of treating a subject with a malignancy.

Abstract: A method for recovering a lithium from a spent cathode of aluminum electrolysis according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: crushing the spent cathode, then washing and filtering the spent cathode to obtain a first filtrate and a first filter residue, respectively; evaporating and crystallizing the first filtrate to obtain a sodium fluoride product; adding a binder into the first filter residue, and mixing and shaping the first filter residue and the binder, and then calcining and collecting shaped first filter residue to obtain a graphite product and a dust collection powder; lithium-salt leaching the dust collection powder with pure water and filtering to obtain a second filtrate and a second filter residue; washing the second filter residue, and then drying the second filter residue to obtain a cryolite product; and adding the second filtrate into a carbonas solution to perform a lithium precipitation reaction to obtain a lithium carbonas product.

Abstract: A wireless system including a wireless station and an automatic frequency adjustment system and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the wireless system may include a wireless station including a beacon demodulator and an automatic frequency adjustment system having a database including identification information of a plurality of wireless local area network (LAN) access points (Aps), and the wireless station may be configured to: obtain information related to a first beacon frame by demodulating the first beacon frame transmitted from a first wireless LAN AP through the beacon demodulator and transmit the information related to the first beacon frame to the automatic frequency adjustment system.

Abstract: A film thickness measurement device includes a spectroscopic ellipsometer, and the spectroscopic ellipsometer includes a projection module and a light receiving module. The projection module is configured to project a multi-wavelength polarized light onto a thin film. The projection module includes a light source and a polarization state generator. The light receiving module includes a polarization analyzer and an optical detector. The polarization analyzer is configured to screen out a multi-wavelength polarized reflection light according to reflection of the multi-wavelength polarized light by the thin film. The optical detector is configured to receive the multi-wavelength polarized reflection light. The optical detector includes at least one optical splitting unit, at least two optical filtering units and at least two optical detection units.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video decoding method and apparatus and a video encoding method and apparatus. Encoding and decoding of a target block are performed using intra-prediction. The intra-prediction is intra-prediction that uses bidirectional intra-prediction and a remaining mode. In bidirectional intra-prediction, a prediction value for a target pixel in the target block is determined based on reference pixels in two directions of bidirectional intra-prediction. In intra-prediction using a remaining mode, the remaining mode indicates remaining intra-prediction modes other than MPMs present in an MPM list.

Abstract: The embodiment of the present application discloses a single-well heat exchange system and a downhole enhanced heat exchange device of a geothermal well. The first main pipe communicates with an inner pipe of the single-well heat exchange device, return water entering the inner pipe sequentially enters the first main pipe and the second main pipe, part of the return water directly flows back to a geothermal reservoir, and part of the return water enters an annulus between the inner pipe and an outer casing of the single-well heat exchange device through a through hole of the second main pipe. The part, located at a target reservoir, of the retractable heat exchange pipe is used for absorbing geothermal heat of the target reservoir and transmitting the geothermal heat to an fixed end of the retractable heat exchange pipe to heat the return water entering the first main pipe.