Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel brominated furanone derivative, a method for preparing the same, and a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient, wherein the novel brominated furanone derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable 5 salt thereof according to the present invention exhibits a quorum sensing inhibitory activity of bacteria and also can effectively inhibit the formation of biofilm of bacteria, and thus can be used as a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient, thereby having an effect of being useful, 10 for example, for periodontal diseases such as gingivitis and periodontitis, oral diseases, and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 1-(4-benzyloxy-benzyl)-3-methyl-thiourea compound in crystalline forms A, B, C, or amorphous form, a method for preparing the compound in the crystalline or amorphous forms, and a use of the compound for preventing or treating a metabolic disease or inflammatory disease.

Abstract: Provided are a light-emitting diode (LED) device, a method of manufacturing the LED device, and a display apparatus including the LED device. The LED device includes a light-emitting layer having a core-shell structure, a passivation layer provided to cover a portion of a top surface of the first semiconductor layer, a first electrode provided on the light-emitting layer, and a second electrode provided under the light-emitting layer. The light-emitting layer includes a first semiconductor layer, an active layer, and a second semiconductor layer. The first electrode is provided to contact the first semiconductor layer, and the second electrode is provided to contact the second semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a data collision prevention method that is capable of solving a so-called hidden channel problem that may arise when there are two wireless senders with different communication ranges. More particularly, the present invention relates to a data collision prevention method and a wireless sender enabling such prevention, wherein a data collision may occur when two wireless senders simultaneously transmit data to a receiver in a situation where only one wireless sender can detect a data transmission state of the other wireless sender.

Abstract: A method for inducing an activity of a user's autonomic nervous system is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) on condition that each of the user's reference heart rate information corresponding to each of active states of the user's autonomic nervous system is obtained, an inducing device, if a specific active state of the autonomic nervous system is selected by the user, acquiring first reference heart rate information of the user corresponding to the specific active state of the autonomic nervous system; and (b) the inducing device supporting a first vibration stimulus with a first period corresponding to the first reference heart rate information to be applied to the user, to thereby allow the user's real-time average cardiac interval to be synchronized with the first vibration stimulus.

Abstract: A stealth dicing apparatus may include a laser light source, and a linearly focusing lens configured to linearly focus a beam output from the laser light source. The linearly focusing lens includes a horizontal surface, and an inclined surface forming an inclination angle with the horizontal surface. The inclination angle satisfies an expression 34.97R2?146.6R+162.5<?<52.45R2?207.6R+224.9, where ‘?’ is the inclination angle and ‘R’ is a refractive index of the linearly focusing lens.

Abstract: In order to provide a method for preparing a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber, capable of implementing oxidation resistance characteristics and process simplification, the present invention provides a method for preparing a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber and a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber implemented by using the same, the method comprising the steps of: forming a chalcogenide precursor-organic nanofiber comprising a chalcogenide precursor and an organic material; and forming a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber by selectively and oxidatively heat treating the chalcogenide precursor-organic nanofiber such that the carbon of the organic material is oxidized and the chalcogenide is reduced at the same time, wherein the oxidation reactivity of the chalcogenide is lower than that of carbon, the selective and oxidative heat treatment is carried out through one heat treatment step instead of a plurality of heat treatment steps, and the chalcogenide can form a chalcogenide-carbon nanofiber having a structure formed with at

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes an input circuit configured to receive a first analog signal output from a first sensor or a second analog signal output from a second sensor according to an operation mode and a bit stream; a filter configured to filter an output signal from the input circuit; a quantization circuit configured to generate the bit stream from an output signal of the filter; and a digital circuit configured to generate a first digital signal corresponding to the first analog signal or a second digital signal corresponding to the second analog signal by filtering the bit stream, wherein the operation mode includes a first mode selecting the first sensor and a second mode selecting the second sensor, and wherein the digital circuit refers to the second digital signal generated during the second mode to generate the first digital signal during the first mode.

Abstract: A data receiving circuit may include: a variable delay circuit suitable for generating a delayed strobe signal by delaying a strobe signal; a receiving circuit suitable for sampling data in synchronization with the delayed strobe signal; a phase shift circuit suitable for generating a shifted strobe signal by shifting a phase of the delayed strobe signal; a phase comparison circuit suitable for comparing phases of the data and the shifted strobe signal; and a delay adjusting circuit suitable for adjusting a delay value of the variable delay circuit in response to the phase comparison result of the phase comparison circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed are an n-type semiconductor including compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or Chemical Formula 2, an image sensor, and an electronic device. In Chemical Formula 1 and Chemical Formula 2, each substituent is as defined in the detailed description.

Abstract: A method of diagnosing a periodontal condition using a protein showing a concentration difference between periodontal tissue in a normal condition and an abnormal condition from a subject's saliva is provided. According to this non-invasive method, the patient himself is able to check the presence of periodontal disease and identify the time to receive a treatment at an early stage, which will allow the patient to save time and cost for the treatment of periodontitis.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for automating the fiber laying process during the repair of composite structures made of fiber-reinforced plastic material based on the three-dimensional printing technique. Continuous fiber rovings (e.g., carbon fibers) impregnated with liquid epoxy can be directly printed onto the damaged surface of the composite structure (e.g., an aircraft component made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic) without human manipulation in an autonomous manner.

Abstract: A transceiver circuit may include: a first NMOS transistor suitable for puffing up a transmission line in response to a TX signal in a TX mode and for being turned on or off according to a voltage level of the transmission line in an RX mode; and a first PMOS transistor suitable for pulling down the transmission line in response to the TX signal in the TX mode and for being turned on or off according to the voltage level of the transmission line in the RX mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for prevention or treatment of neurological diseases and mental diseases, the composition containing syringaresinol. The syringaresinol according to the present invention has an effect of reducing excitatory synaptic transmission in a central nervous system and an effect of suppressing epilepsy and activity of animals. This suppressive effect of the excitatory synaptic transmission may be effectively used for the prevention and treatment of all neurological diseases and mental diseases resulting from synapse dysfunction and synpatic excitatory-inhibitory transmission imbalance.

Abstract: A device, system, and methods are described to perform machine-learning camera-based indoor mobile positioning. The indoor mobile positioning may utilize inexact computing, wherein a small decrease in accuracy is used to obtain significant computational efficiency. Hence, the positioning may be performed using a smaller memory overhead at a faster rate and with lower energy cost than previous implementations. The positioning may not involve any communication (or data transfer) with any other device or the cloud, providing privacy and security to the device. A hashing-based image matching algorithm may be used which is cheaper, both in energy and computation cost, over existing state-of-the-art matching techniques. This significant reduction allows end-to-end computation to be performed locally on the mobile device.

Abstract: A method of predicting nitrogen dioxide emission from an engine may include an initial nitrogen dioxide formation prediction operation of predicting an amount of nitrogen dioxide which is originally formed in the engine using a nitrogen dioxide formation model by an electronic control unit (ECU) while engine combustion is underway, a nitrogen dioxide reduction prediction operation of determining an amount of nitrogen dioxide which is reduced to nitrogen monoxide using a reverse reaction of the nitrogen dioxide formation model by the ECU based on the amount of formed nitrogen dioxide in the initial nitrogen dioxide formation prediction operation, and a final nitrogen dioxide emission determination operation of determining an amount of nitrogen dioxide which is ultimately generated by the engine by the ECU based on a difference between the amount of formed nitrogen dioxide and the amount of reduced nitrogen dioxide.

Abstract: Provided is a method for quantifying A? in plasma by treating the plasma with MPP and/or TCEP, and a method for diagnosing, using the quantifying method, whether or not clinical cognitive deterioration and pathological A? accumulation occur. Through cut-off values of measured values measured by the method for quantifying A? according to the present subject matter, it is possible to identify normal, MCI and AD subjects and determine whether or not accumulation of A? in the brain occurs, and it is possible to predict progression to AD.

Abstract: A processor-implemented neural network method includes: generating a bit vector based on whether each of a plurality of input activations within a neural network is 0; merging the bit vector into the input activations such that bit values within the neural network included in the bit vector are most significant bits (MSBs) of multi bit expressions of the input activations; merging the bit vector into weights such that the bit values included in the bit vector are MSBs of multi bit expressions of the weights; sorting the input activations and the weights based on bits corresponding to the MSBs; and implementing the neural network, including performing operations between the sorted input activations and the sorted weights.

Abstract: A processor-implemented data processing method includes: generating compressed data of first matrix data based on information of a distance between valid elements included in the first matrix data; fetching second matrix data based on the compressed data; and generating output matrix data based on the compressed data and the second matrix data.

Abstract: Provided is a recombinant Saccharomyces cerevisiae for producing 2,3-butanediol, wherein all GPD1 and GPD2 genes involved in glycerol biosynthesis are removed and a gene encoding NADH oxidase is introduced, and wherein pyruvate decarboxylase activity is inactivated and Candida tropicalis PDC1 gene encoding Candida tropicalis pyruvate decarboxylase 1-is introduced, and wherein expression of the Candida tropicalis PDC1 gene is regulated by a GPD2 promoter.