Abstract: An electrode and an electrochemical device including the same. The electrode includes a current collector, and an electrode active material layer formed on the current collector, wherein the electrode active material layer includes granules, and the granule shows a higher binder content ratio in the surface portion as compared to the binder content ratio in the core portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for decoding an image using inter-prediction. The method of decoding an image using inter-prediction includes receiving a bitstream; acquiring a portion of information indicating a motion vector of a current block to be decoded in the received bitstream, obtaining the motion vector of the current block by using the acquired information to determine the remaining information other than the portion, and generating a prediction block for the current block through inter-prediction that uses the motion vector of the current block. Therefore, it is possible to improve image decoding/encoding efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed decoding method of the intra prediction mode comprises the steps of: determining whether an intra prediction mode of a present prediction unit is the same as a first candidate intra prediction mode or as a second candidate intra prediction mode on the basis of 1-bit information; and determining, among said first candidate intra prediction mode and said second candidate intra prediction mode, which candidate intra prediction mode is the same as the intra prediction mode of said present prediction unit on the basis of additional 1-bit information, if the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit is the same as at least either the first candidate intra prediction mode or the second candidate intra prediction mode, and decoding the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a data transmission system that transmits data by using a relay. The relay selects a transmission terminal from among a plurality of terminals accessing a base station. A base station transmits base station data to the relay during a first time slot, and the transmission terminal transmits terminal data to the relay. The relay transmits terminal data to the base station during a second time slot, and transmits base station data to the transmission terminal.

Abstract: An image encoding method according to the present disclosure may include generating an atlas based on a plurality of viewpoint images; encoding the atlas; and encoding metadata for the atlas. In this case, the metadata may include data of a patch packed in the atlas, and the patch data may include type information of an entity corresponding to a patch.

Abstract: Various embodiments include systems and methods for continuous speech monitoring artificial intelligence solutions. A low-power always-on listening module (LPALM) may maintain continuous auditory awareness or alertness without consuming an excessive amount of the processing, memory, or battery resources of the user computing system or device. As such, the LPALM may operate on the computing device for an extended period of time without depleting the device's battery resources, rendering the user device non-responsive, or otherwise having a negative or user-perceivable impact on the performance, functionality, or power consumption characteristics of the user device.

Abstract: Proposed is a genomic editing vector for Eubacterium callanderi for the CRISPR/Cas9 system. The genomic editing vector for Eubacterium callanderi includes a DNA sequence encoding a guide RNA (gRNA) of a cleavage target gene; a DNA sequence encoding a Cas9 protein; a Prbo promoter that is operably linked to the DNA sequence encoding a Cas9 protein; a replication starting point derived from E. coli; a replication starting point for Eubacterium callanderi; and a marker for selecting transgenic strains. It is possible to provide a genomic editing vector for Eubacterium callanderi that can be applied to Eubacterium callanderi strains that are acetogen that is suitable for syngas biorefinery, a method for editing a genome of Eubacterium callanderi strains using the same, and transgenic Eubacterium callanderi strains using the same.

Abstract: A method for processing an abusing message in an anonymous chatroom includes providing a rule set of a latest version to an administrator terminal of the anonymous chatroom when the administrator terminal logs in to an account through a message application or enters the anonymous chatroom, receiving a new message in the anonymous chatroom, providing the new message to the administrator terminal, receiving a request for hiding the new message from the administrator terminal when the new message is determined to be an abusing message based on at least one of a spam keyword and the rule set stored in the administrator terminal, and transmitting a command to hide the new message to a user terminal that joins the anonymous chatroom according to the request for hiding the new message.

Abstract: Disclosed is an encoding/decoding method and apparatus related to adaptive deblocking filtering. There is provided an image decoding method performing adaptive filtering in inter-prediction, the method including: reconstructing, from a bitstream, an image signal including a reference block on which block matching is performed in inter-prediction of a current block to be encoded; obtaining, from the bitstream, a flag indicating whether the reference block exists within a current picture where the current block is positioned; reconstructing the current block by using the reference block; adaptively applying an in-loop filter for the reconstructed current block based on the obtained flag; and storing the current block to which the in-loop filter is or is not applied in a decoded picture buffer (DPB).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for improving performance of a hypervisor in a memory disaggregation environment. The method includes allocating memory pages to a virtual machine in preset units, comparing the address range of the page frame to be returned with a preset page size, and removing an address space mapping for the page frame to be returned depending on a result of comparison with the preset page size. Removing the address space mapping comprises removing the address space mapping on the basis of contiguous page frames when the range of the page frame to be returned is equal to or greater than the preset page size.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for managing memory in a memory disaggregation environment. The method includes handling a required subblock within a block more preferentially than an additional block in the event of a page fault and handling a page fault for the block in which the required subblock is preferentially processed.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameter.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for encoding and decoding an image by applying different filtering strength to reference pixels based on a size relationship between a current block and each reference block such that a prediction block for the current block is constructed using reference pixels which are filtered adaptively according to their properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having speakers. An electronic device may operate a pair of speakers to in a way that mitigates electromagnetic interference with a display of the electronic device. For example, the speakers may be operated acoustically and mechanically in phase, and electrically out of phase, to mitigates interference with a display of the electronic device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an encoding/decoding method and apparatus related to adaptive deblocking filtering. There is provided an image decoding method performing adaptive filtering in inter-prediction, the method including: reconstructing, from a bitstream, an image signal including a reference block on which block matching is performed in inter-prediction of a current block to be encoded; obtaining, from the bitstream, a flag indicating whether the reference block exists within a current picture where the current block is positioned; reconstructing the current block by using the reference block; adaptively applying an in-loop filter for the reconstructed current block based on the obtained flag; and storing the current block to which the in-loop filter is or is not applied in a decoded picture buffer (DPB).

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit part including a first oxide semiconductor layer, a first gate driver electrically connected to the pixel circuit part, and including a second oxide semiconductor layer at a same layer as the first oxide semiconductor layer, and a first line part electrically connected to the first gate driver, and defining at least one first dummy contact hole adjacent to the second oxide semiconductor layer.

Abstract: Disclosed decoding method of the intra prediction mode comprises the steps of: determining whether an intra prediction mode of a present prediction unit is the same as a first candidate intra prediction mode or as a second candidate intra prediction mode on the basis of 1-bit information; and determining, among said first candidate intra prediction mode and said second candidate intra prediction mode, which candidate intra prediction mode is the same as the intra prediction mode of said present prediction unit on the basis of additional 1-bit information, if the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit is the same as at least either the first candidate intra prediction mode or the second candidate intra prediction mode, and decoding the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit.

Abstract: Provided is a transform coefficient scan method including: determining a reference transform block for a decoding target block; deriving a scanning map of the decoding target block using scanning information of the reference transform block; and performing inverse scanning on a transform coefficient of the decoding target block using the derived scanning map. According to the present invention, picture encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.