Abstract: Technology for safely protecting a passenger's pelvic region and below in the event of a side crash and a door-mounted passenger protection device and a method of controlling the device that includes a pusher moving from the inside of the door toward a passenger seated in a seat to be supported by the passenger's body and a pusher moving device applying air pressure to the pusher to move the pusher toward the passenger.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise configuring an MPM list based on intra-prediction modes of neighbor blocks of a current block and a number of frequencies of the intra-prediction modes of the neighbor blocks, deriving an intra-prediction mode of the current block based on the MPM list, and performing intra-prediction for the current block based on the intra-prediction mode.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a vehicle sound includes a communicator configured to communicates with an electronic device, a detector configured to detect driver's driving pattern information and road driving condition information of a vehicle, and a controller coupled to the communicator and the detector. The controller is configured to obtain music information from the electronic device and calculate a music emotional quotient (EQ) index based on the music information, the driver's driving pattern information, and the road driving condition information. The controller is also configured to select a game sound type based on the music EQ index, and provide an emotional sound matched with the game sound type.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating comprising a binder, a pigment, and an antimicrobial composition which comprises particles selected from the group consisting of an aluminum silicate, a magnesium silicate, and a mixture thereof, and wherein the particles are modified with a quaternary ammonium salt. Further described is a building panel and building systems comprising a substrate and the coating composition applied thereto as well as methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: An apparatus for producing an ingot includes a crucible and a lid. The crucible, as a cylindrical container for accommodating a raw crystal-growing material, has an annular top edge further having an annular non-90° first guiding part. The lid provides a bottom for disposing a seed, and the bottom is furnished thereon a bottom protrusion. An outer wall of the bottom protrusion is furnished with an annular non-90° second guiding part corresponding to the first guiding part. The lid is detachable to cover the crucible by having the bottom protrusion to fit the annular the main inner wall, the first guiding part and the annular second guiding part to contact each other, and a portion of the bottom of the lid surrounding the bottom protrusion to contact the top edge of the crucible.

Abstract: Coated articles are described herein that include a surface-modifying layer that is fluorine-free. In aspects, the surface-modifying layer comprises a partial silica-like network having a ratio of Si—O—Si bonds to Si atoms in the anti-fingerprint coating from about 2 to about 3. Additionally or alternatively, the surface-modifying layer further comprises an alkyl silane at the exterior surface and bonded to a Si—O group in the silica-like network. Methods include evaporating a functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane onto a first major surface. Methods include impinging an ion beam on the first major surface. Alternatively, methods include disposing and heating a solution comprising a polysilazane or a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane on a first major surface. In aspects, methods include reacting material at the first major surface with a alkyl silane.

Abstract: Provided a heat storage graphite having a low degree of orientation, a composition for preparing heat storage graphite having a low degree of orientation, and a method for preparing heat storage graphite having a low degree of orientation. The heat storage graphite comprises, in terms of the total mass of the heat storage graphite, 65-85 wt % of dispersed-phase graphite and 15-35 wt % of continuous-phase graphite, wherein the dispersed-phase graphite is spherical graphite, and the sphericity of the spherical graphite is 0.5-1; the ratio of the vertical thermal conductivity/plane-oriented thermal conductivity of the heat storage graphite is 0.4-0.8; and the plane-oriented thermal conductivity of the heat storage graphite is 50-150 W/mK. The heat storage graphite has the advantages of a low degree of orientation and high plane-oriented thermal conductivity.

Abstract: A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; light sources disposed on the substrate; and a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the light sources. a first reflective layer disposed on the resin layer, wherein the resin layer includes an exit surface facing the light sources, and the exit surface of the resin layer includes convex portions facing each of the light sources and recess portions respectively disposed between the plurality of convex portions, concave surfaces disposed in each of the plurality of recess portions may have a curvature, and a radius of curvature of the concave surfaces may increase in one direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical field of heat storage materials. Disclosed are a coal-based heat storage carbon material and a preparation method therefor and the application thereof, and a composition for preparing a coal-based heat storage carbon material and the application of the composition. The coal-based heat storage material comprises component A and component B. The ID/IG of component A is 0-0.6, and the ID/IG of component B is greater than 1, wherein ID is the height of a D peak obtained by means of a Raman spectrum, and IG is the height of a G peak obtained by means of the Raman spectrum. In the coal-based heat storage material, the crystallite size Lc in a c-axis direction obtained by means of XRD is 15-70 nm; the crystallite size La in an a-axis direction is 15-150 nm; and the interlayer spacing d002 of a (002) crystal plane is 3.345-3.370 nm.

Abstract: A muzzle flash simulator for use in an airsoft gun, comprising an internal passage, a detector, a controller, and multiple illuminating components. In response to a projectile passing through and away from the internal passage, the simulator will be triggered and flash multi-color lights on a projectile passage in front of the simulator. When each color light is illuminated on the moving projectile at a specific intensity at specified time periods, because of an afterimage phenomenon of the human eye, the surface of the moving projectile reflects the corresponding color and leaves a multi-layered light-trail accordingly.

Abstract: A bioreactor system includes a bioreaction unit configured to accommodate a culture medium, and a treatment unit configured to recycle the culture medium transferred from the bioreaction unit, wherein the treatment unit includes a treatment tank which accommodates the culture medium transferred from the bioreaction unit, a culture medium exchange part configured to exchange the culture medium between the bioreaction unit and the treatment tank, and a waste product removal part configured to remove waste products contained in the culture medium accommodated in the treatment tank.

Abstract: A duct for a ventilation seat of a vehicle includes a seat cushion duct and a seatback duct that are interconnected so as to communicate with each other via a telescopic sliding duct. The telescopic sliding duct is variable in length in a forward-backward direction such that a length of the telescopic sliding duct interconnecting the seat cushion duct and the seatback duct may be increased when the seatback is folded, and the length of the telescopic sliding duct interconnecting the seat cushion duct and the seatback duct may be reduced when the seatback is unfolded. Because the telescopic sliding duct can vary in length, it is possible to avoid damage due to a load applied to the telescopic sliding duct by folding and unfolding operations of the seatback. Further, it is possible to easily supply air to the seatback and the seat cushion without leakage of air.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a three-dimensional (3D) printer output post-processing apparatus including at least one of a supply module configured to receive an output from 3D printers, a first cleaning module configured to clean the output, a second cleaning module configured to clean the output, and a drying and post-curing module configured to dry and solidify the output, wherein the supply module, the first cleaning module, the second cleaning module, and the drying and post-curing module are modularized so that at least one thereof is optionally combined.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with a tumor derived from a non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of (a) an anti-PD-1 antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof or an anti-PD-L1 antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof and (b) an anti-CTLA-4 antibody or an antigen binding portion thereof, wherein the tumor has a high tumor mutation burden (TMB) status. The TMB status can be determined by sequencing nucleic acids in the tumor and identifying a genomic alteration, e.g., a somatic nonsynonymous mutation, in the sequenced nucleic acids.

Abstract: An embodiment side structure of a vehicle body includes a side body, a surround panel coupled to the side body and having an opening, and a side outer panel including a plastic composite material coupled to the surround panel. In an embodiment, the surround panel includes a plurality of pillar reinforcement parts coupled to a plurality of pillars provided on the side body, a side sill reinforcement part coupled to a side sill provided on the side body and connected to the plurality of pillar reinforcement parts, and a rear wheel arch reinforcement part coupled to a rear wheel arch provided on the side body and connected to the plurality of pillar reinforcement parts.

Abstract: Provided is a printing system with intelligent color-matching, including a storage device, a printing device, and a processing device. The storage device stores a program, a color-matching dataset, and a color-matching model. The color-matching dataset contains multiple pieces of color-matching data, and each piece of color-matching data includes an ink formula and a corresponding printing color value for the ink formula. The printing device is controlled to produce printed products. The processing device loads the program from the storage device to perform the following tasks: training the color-matching model using the color-matching dataset; inputting the expected color value into the trained color-matching model, and obtaining a predicted formula output by the trained color-matching model; and based on the predicted formula, controlling the printing device to produce the printed product.

Abstract: Genome editing systems, guide RNAs, and CRISPR-mediated methods are provided for altering portions of the HBG1 and HBG2 loci in cells and increasing expression of fetal hemoglobin.

Abstract: An example printer including: a platen roller; a bushing connected to the platen roller, the bushing having a wing extending radially from the bushing; and a lower frame including: a channel to receive the platen roller in an operational position in which the platen roller is configured to feed media for a print head of the printer; an end piece defining an end of the channel, the end piece having an opening to receive the bushing when the platen roller is in the operational position; and a tab on the end piece, the tab positioned to interface with the wing of the bushing to secure the bushing in the opening such that the platen roller is maintained in the operational position within the channel.

Abstract: Disclosed is an adjustable retractable screen door including a retractable screen door, wherein a screen housing is sleeved with an end cap, the end cap includes a housing and a guide leg, the end cap is connected with a screen channel through the guide leg, and the screen channel is provided with an end cap connection channel and a handle slide channel. This mounting accessory is used for compatibly mounting the above-mentioned adjustable retractable screen door and includes an upper mounting adapter and a lower mounting adapter. The upper mounting adapter includes an upper mounting block and an adjustment block which cooperates with the upper mounting block and a connector, the upper mounting block includes a screw boss, an adjustment screw and a locator guide, and the adjustment block includes a threaded hole and a guide bump.

Abstract: An intelligent window includes two substrates and a dimming layer. Each substrate is electrically connected to a voltage source. A switchable electric field is formed between the two substrates. The dimming layer is formed by filling a liquid crystal material between the two substrates. The liquid crystal material is formed by mixing a chiral molecule, a dichroic dye, and a salt ion in a nematic liquid crystal. A weight percentage concentration of the chiral molecule in the liquid crystal material is determined according to a limitation formula (I). C is the weight percentage concentration, n is a birefringence index of the liquid crystal material, p is a chiral force of the chiral molecule in micrometer?1, D is a thickness of the dimming layer in micrometer, m1 is a constant of multiaxial absorption condition in micrometer, and m2 is a constant of normally transparent condition.