Abstract: The present invention relates to a bone regeneration or bone formation promoting pharmaceutical composition comprising muramyl dipeptide, an analogue thereof, a derivative thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In contrast to existing passive therapeutic agents which center on bone absorption suppression based on mechanisms for reducing osteoclast functionality, the composition comprising muramyl dipeptide of the present invention promotes the differentiation of osteoblasts, which are bone forming cells, and can advantageously be used in various diseases where bone formation is required as an active therapeutic agent that does not affect osteoclast.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device includes: a carbon layer including graphene, a thin film layer formed on the carbon layer, a channel layer formed on the thin film layer, a current cutoff layer formed between the thin film layer and the channel layer so as to cut off the flow of current between the thin film layer and the channel layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the channel layer.

Abstract: A method of mobile video streaming according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes three parts. The first part is for AP to measure the information of all clients such as ETX (Expected Transmission count metric) and RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indicator) periodically for long-term channel quality and mobility patterns of each client. In the second part, AP estimates the buffer status, short-term channel quality, and mobility detection of each client based on only feedback from the target client and first part result. And lastly, AP performs a practical online scheduling to select the best network code set satisfying high Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR), a standard metric of video quality, during a GoP (Group of Picture) at all clients based on I-frame priority.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a private key generation apparatus and method, and storage media storing programs for executing the methods on a computer. The private key generation apparatus includes a root private key generation unit and a sub-private key generation unit. The root private key generation unit sets a root master key and predetermined parameters capable of generating private keys, and generates a first sub-master key set capable of generating a number of private keys equal to or smaller than a preset limited number. The sub-private key generation unit generates private keys with the root private key generation unit by receiving the first sub-master key set from the root private key generation unit, to generate a private key corresponding to a user ID using the first sub-master key set, and issues the private key to a user.

Abstract: Disclosed are a biomolecular sensor and a method of fabricating the same having high sensitivity and resolution by using a plurality of metal plates that change electrical properties of a plurality of nanostructures according to the attachment of biomolecules. The biomolecular sensor includes a substrate, first and second electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the substrate, a plurality of nanostructures disposed on the substrate to connect the first and second electrodes to each other, and a plurality of metal plates that change electrical properties of the plurality of nanostructures according to the attachment of biomolecules.

Abstract: In a method for recovering a metal from a solution, a first electrode that includes a metal for recovery and a second electrode that includes a metal different from the metal for recovery are prepared. The first electrode and the second electrode are immersed in a first solution that includes a metal ion for recovery. The metal ion for recovery in the first solution is combined with the first electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are charged while immersing the first and second electrodes in a second solution different from the first solution so that the metal ion for recovery is separated from the first electrode. The metal for recovery is recovered from the second solution.

Abstract: Provided are a novel compound, preparing method thereof, and use thereof as inhibitor of histone demethylase. The compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 has activity which inhibits histone demethylase and thus is capable of specifically and effectively inhibit activity of histone demethylase.

Abstract: There is provided a method of reducing noise in a medical image while maintaining structure characteristics within the medical image. The method of reducing noise in the medical image includes: a step of estimating the amount of noise at each pixel by using a look-up table that previously stores physical properties of an image capturing device; a step of calculating a structure direction and a signal coherence at each pixel; a step of performing anisotropic smoothing by using an anisotropic smoothing filter kernel that reflects the structure direction and the signal coherence; and a step of obtaining a structure direction and a signal coherence from an image on which the anisotropic smoothing is performed, obtaining an anisotropic smoothing filter kernel that reflects the obtained structure direction and the signal coherence, and performing filtering that reflects statistical properties of the estimated amount of noise.

Abstract: Provided is a nanostructured mucoadhesive microparticle including a biocompatible polymer, the microparticle having a surface with a nanostructure formed thereon. The present nanostructured mucoadhesive microparticle having an increased retention time on the mucous as well as with a minimized irritation to the surface can be advantageously used as a drug delivery vehicle. Thus the increased bioavailability of a therapeutic agent administered by the present microparticle leads to an increased therapeutic efficacy, reduced dosage and reduced number of administration as well as significant cost savings and improved patient convenience resulted therefrom.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for motion editing multiple synchronized characters. The motion editing system comprises: a Laplacian motion editor which edits a spatial route of inputted character data according to user conditions, and processes the distortion of the interaction time; and a discrete motion editor which applies a discrete transformation while the character data is processed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a non-contact photoplethysmographic (PPG) pulse measurement device, and oxygen saturation and blood pressure measurement devices using the PPG pulse measurement device. The PPG pulse measurement device includes a sensing unit including at least two light emitting units for emitting light into a human body without making direct contact with skin, and a light receiving unit for sensing reflected light. A signal separation unit separates output of the sensing unit into a ripple component and a ripple-free component. A microprocessor unit monitors the ripple-free component and compares the ripple-free component with a DC signal value. A luminance adjustment unit adjusts luminance of the light emitting units. A filter and amplification unit eliminates noise from the ripple component. An A/D conversion unit converts output of the filter and amplification unit into a digital signal. A signal transmission unit transmits output of the A/D conversion unit.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method for preparing organic microbubble complex particles including sonicating an aqueous solution including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material in the presence of a gas, a method for preparing organic microbubble complex particles including injecting an aqueous solution including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material into a microchannel, and an organic microbubble complex particle including a core part including at least one gas selected from the group consisting of an inert gas and carbon dioxide, and a shell layer including a graphene compound and an amphiphilic material, and an ultrasound contrast agent including the organic microbubble complex particles.

Abstract: A BCG analysis system includes a vehicle behavior sensor, a posture measurement sensor, a pattern database, a BCG measurement unit, a signal processing unit, and a biostate recognition unit. The vehicle behavior sensor measures the physical momentum of a vehicle. The posture measurement sensor measures the posture of a testee. The pattern database stores standardized representative patterns. The BCG measurement unit measures the BCG signal of the testee. The signal processing unit obtains desired data by matching the BCG signal with a pattern of the pattern database, searching the pattern database for a new pattern when the posture of the testee and the physical momentum of the vehicle may be changed, and matching the BCG signal of the BCG measurement unit with the new pattern. The biostate recognition unit recognizes the biostate of the testee.

Abstract: Provided are a white-emitting monomolecular compound using excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) characteristics, and an organic electroluminescence device and a laser device comprising same. The white-emitting monomolecular compound according to the present invention is prepared by covalently bonding at least two types of molecules which produce different colors and have excited-state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT) characteristics. The white-emitting monomolecular compound according to the present invention achieves white luminescence irrespective of the concentration thereof and of the state of the materials thereof, and therefore can be used in a variety of fields including an organic electroluminescence device and a laser device.

Abstract: A method of verifying operation of an oscillator includes performing a Monte-Carlo simulation with respect to points in an initial-conditions space, and then judging whether a frequency error exists. An oscillation error is determined to exist when the frequency error exists. Additional operations include determining a point at which a probability of having a settling time longer than a maximum value, of a settling time obtained up to a present time, is maximum when the frequency error does not exist. The Monte-Carlo simulation is then performed on the determined point to judge whether the frequency error exists.

Abstract: Disclosed is a microcapsule encoded depending on the kind of a target substance included therein. The encoded microcapsule has a hydrophilic liquid core including the target substance and a hydrophobic shell surrounding the liquid core. The encoded microcapsule includes graphical codes introduced on the surface of the shell.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for enhancing cell engraftment and homing properties, containing platelet-rich plasma (PRP) as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a method for improving cell engraftment and homing properties, comprising the step of treating in vitro isolated cells with a composition containing PRP as an active ingredient. According to the present invention, when a cell to be transplanted or a region to which cells are transplanted is treated with PRP, or a cell to be transplanted is mixed with PRP, transplantation to an in vivo region is carried out, thereby increasing cell engraftment in a transplanted region and increasing cell homing from a transplanted region to a damaged region.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein pertain generally to a preparing method of a reduced graphene oxide film, a reduced graphene oxide film prepared by the preparing method, a graphene electrode including the reduced graphene oxide film, an organic thin film transistor including the graphene electrode, and an antistatic film including the reduced graphene oxide film.

Abstract: A method of controlling a storage device, the method including calculating, in a controller of the storage device, data throughput of the storage device in a current period, comparing, in the controller, the data throughput to a reference value and adjusting, with the controller, an operation performance of the storage device in a next period based on the comparison and a delay factor of a period prior the current period.

Abstract: Provided is a method of transforming program code written such that a plurality of work-items are allocated respectively to and concurrently executed on a plurality of processing elements included in a computing unit. A program code translator may identify, in the program code, two or more code regions, which are to be enclosed by work-item coalescing loops (WCLs), based on a synchronization barrier function contained in the program code, such that the work-items are serially executable on a smaller number of processing elements than a number of the processing elements, and may enclose the identified code regions with the WCLs, respectively.