Abstract: A temperature sensing device, temperature sensor using the same and wearable device having the same. In one aspect, the temperature sensing device includes a first layer formed of a temperature sensing material. The resistance of the temperature sensing material is configured to vary in response to changes in temperature. The temperature sensing device further includes a second layer comprising silver nano-particles and a third layer formed of the temperature sensing material. The second layer is interposed between the first and third layers.

Abstract: A field-programmable analog array including an array of a plurality of programmable analog timing circuits, the field-programmable analog array being field-programmable to a plurality of analog or analog-to-digital conversion circuits, such as relaxation oscillators, phase shifters, phase interpolators, pulse width modulators, pseudo exponential digitally controlled oscillators, etc. through programming, without physical re-processing of circuit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus for controlling a fuel cell system, which includes multiple hot boxes including multiple fuel cell stacks, using a reconfigurable network having linear switching complexity, includes: a power conversion system for supplying outputs of normal stacks among the multiple fuel cell stacks to a load; at least one auxiliary power conversion system for supplying an output of at least one deteriorated stack among the multiple stacks to a load; a reconfigurable switch network for connecting in series or in parallel stacks of any hot box to stacks of another hot box; and a control unit for controlling an operation of the reconfigurable switch network by detecting a state of each of the stacks.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for controlling power and an apparatus therefor in a wireless communication system supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication. Specifically, a method for a terminal for controlling the transmission power of a physical sidelink discovery channel (PSDCH) in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication comprises the steps of: calculating the sum of reception strengths of the total number of PSDCHs received from a set PSDCH reception period; and transmitting the PSDCH, wherein if the sum of reception strengths of the total number of PSDCHs is greater than a previously set threshold value, then the PSDCH to be transmitted is transmitted under the transmission power controlled by the terminal, and if the sum of reception strengths of the total number of PSDCHs is less than a previously set threshold value, then the PSDCH to be transmitted can be transmitted under the maximum transmission power.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power apparatus including a first motor, a second motor connected with the first motor in parallel, a driver configured to supply driving currents to the first and second motors, a current detector configured to detect the driving current of the first motor and the driving current of the second motor, a speed calculator configured to calculate a rotating speed of the first motor and a rotating speed of the second motor, and a controller configured to control the driver based on the rotating speed of the first motor, wherein the controller controls the driver so that the rotating speed of the first motor and the rotating speed of the second motor are the same as each other, when the rotating speed of the first motor and the rotating speed of the second motor are different from each other.

Abstract: Provided is a client-side ACK regulation based adaptive streaming method including changing a goal download time (GDT) of a video segment and regulating an app buffer level, regulating reading of a receive socket on the basis of a leaky bucket and determining the number of tokens using the changed GDT, and controlling a size of a receive socket buffer on the basis of the determined number of tokens.

Abstract: A system of controlling a vision device based on motion commands may include: a movable body; a vision device driven by being connected to the body and receiving image information; a driving unit driving the body in accordance with a motion command; and a control unit which calculates motion information of the body using the motion command and drives the vision device so as to compensate an influence caused by the motion of the body using the calculated motion information. By using the system, reliable image information may be obtained in a manner such that a vision device included in a subject such as a locomobile robot is controlled to watch a predetermined target even when the subject moves.

Abstract: A skyline query is a query on a set of tuples which are not dominated by other tuples. The skyline query system includes a sky quad tree generator that generates a quad tree from data, and marks a leaf node, which cannot include a local skyline, as being dominated; a local skyline calculator that computes a local skyline of each leaf node, which is not marked as being dominated, in the sky quad tree; and a global skyline calculator that computes a global skyline by using the local skyline. A quad tree is a tree where each internal node has exactly four children. The skyline query is a query for calculating a skyline, a dynamic skyline, or a reverse skyline from the data, where a dynamic skyline includes dynamic attributes and a reverse skyline identifies queries corresponding to certain skyline results.

Abstract: A method for inducing tailored pluripotent stem cells by reprogramming differentiated cells of an adult by using an extract of plant stem cells and plant dedifferentiated stem cells (callus); pluripotent stem cells produced by means of the method; and a cell therapy agent comprising the pluripotent stem cells are disclosed. It is possible to overcome ethical problems since eggs are not used in the making of pluripotent stem cells having abilities like embryonic stem cells. It is possible to produce pluripotent stem cells of ensured safety because a plant stem cell extract which above all has been verified to be harmless to the body is used. It is possible to develop an immunocompatible cell therapy agent tailored to different individuals.

Abstract: A strain sensor according to the present disclosure includes a flexible substrate, a rigid pattern on a side of the flexible substrate, and a conductive flexible pattern extending in a first direction on a side of the flexible substrate, in which the conductive flexible pattern overlaps the rigid pattern such that as the flexible substrate is compressed or stretched, the conductive flexible pattern is compressed or stretched, thereby changing electric resistance.

Abstract: A method for performing positioning for estimating position in a wireless communication system according to the present invention comprises transmitting, by a first UE, a positioning request message for performing the positioning to an eNB; transmitting, by the eNB, an anchor request message to neighboring UEs within a cell to find UEs which may become a second UE; receiving, the eNB, an anchor response message corresponding to a response to the anchor request message from at least one UE from among neighboring UEs within the cell; and determining, by the eNB, the second UE based on the received anchor response message.

Abstract: A method of performing cross-authentication in a vehicle controller interworking with an external device includes: generating a random number S and transmitting the random number S to the external device according to an authentication request message received from the external device; generating a variable i using a first function having the random number S as a parameter; generating a first session key Ks using a second function having the variable i and a pre-stored secret key K as parameters; receiving a first response key from the external device; generating a second response key using a third function having the random number S, the variable i and the first session key Ks as parameters; and authenticating the external device based on whether the first response key is equal to the second response key.

Abstract: According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a method of centrifuging a mixture using a syringe which has a nozzle at one end, comprises the steps of taking the mixture in the syringe, first centrifuging the mixture in the syringe, discharging one part of the mixture which is adjacent to the nozzle after the first centrifuging, second centrifuging the mixture in the syringe after reversing the syringe, and discharging another part of the mixture which is adjacent to the nozzle after the second centrifuging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to A method for promoting the differentiation of myoblasts comprising treating myoblasts with butylpyridinium, a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for strengthening muscles comprising administering butylpyridinium, a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a subject in need thereof; a feed or feed additive for strengthening muscles comprising butylpyridinium, a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a method for treating a disease associated with muscle weakness comprising administering butylpyridinium, a derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A memory module includes a memory device, a command/address buffering device, and a processing data buffer. The memory device includes a memory cell array, a first set of input/output terminals, each terminal configured to receive first command/address bits, and a second set of input/output terminals, each terminal configured to receive both data bits and second command/address bits. The command/address buffering device is configured to output the first command/address bits to the first set of input/output terminals. The processing data buffer is configured to output the data bits and second command/address bits to the second set of input/output terminals. The memory device is configured such that the first command/address bits, second command/address bits, and data bits are all used to access the memory cell array.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a marker which can be used to diagnose a diabetic retinopathy patient and determine the progression of diabetic retinopathy, a composition for diagnosing diabetic retinopathy, which comprises an agent for measuring the level of a gene or protein associated with the marker, and the use thereof.

Abstract: A high-sensitivity sensor containing cracks is provided. The high-sensitivity sensor is obtained by forming microcracks on a conductive thin film, which is formed on top of a support, wherein the microcracks form a micro joining structure in which the microcracks are electrically changed, short-circuited or open, thereby converting external stimuli into electric signals by generating a change in a resistance value. The high-sensitivity sensor can be useful in a displacement sensor, a pressure sensor, a vibration sensor, artificial skin, a voice recognition system, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for reducing interference in a wireless communication system supporting D2D communication and an apparatus for the method. More specifically, in a wireless communication system supporting Device-to-Device (D2D) communication, a method for reducing interference in D2D communication comprises receiving, by a user equipment (UE), a D2D signal; determining, by the UE, whether interference is generated from resources in which the D2D signal has been transmitted; and in case it is determined that interference is generated from the resources in which the D2D signal has been transmitted, transmitting, by the UE, interference resource information for indicating that interference has been generated from the resources in which the D2D signal has been transmitted.

Abstract: The present invention relates to graphene and, particularly, to a method for doping graphene using substrate surface modification, a method for manufacturing a graphene composite electrode using graphene and inorganic matter, and a graphene structure comprising the same. The method for doping graphene according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: forming, on a substrate, a precursor polymer layer for doping; and positioning graphene on the substrate on which the precursor polymer layer is formed. In addition, the method for manufacturing a graphene composite electrode according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise the steps of: forming graphene on catalyst metal; forming a transparent conductive oxide on the graphene; crystallizing the transparent conductive oxide by applying heat of 150° C. or higher; and transferring, to a final substrate, a composite electrode consisting of the graphene and the transparent conductive oxide.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to porous carbon and a method of preparing the same. The porous carbon of the present invention is derived from a carbide compound having a composition comprising metal and oxide. The porous carbon of the present invention comprises both micropores and mesopores, and has large specific surface area, and thus, may be usefully used in various fields.