Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving muscle strength, and/or muscle mass by administering a composition containing as an active ingredient at least one selected from the group consisting of Akkermansia muciniphila cells, a culture thereof and a lysate thereof, and a method for preventing or treating muscle diseases where muscle strength and/or mass is weakened by sarcopenia, cachexia or muscle wasting.

Abstract: Provided are a feature encoding/decoding method and device, and a computer-readable recording medium generated by the feature encoding method. The feature decoding method according to the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: determining, on the basis of first information, whether quantization parameter (QP) information on feature channels is encoded in units of feature channels; acquiring the QP information from a bitstream on the basis that the QP information is encoded in units of feature channels; and setting QP values for the feature channels on the basis of the QP information.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method may comprise obtaining, from a bitstream, a feature set extracted from an input image using an artificial neural network-based feature extraction method, first information on importance of each of a plurality of channels included in the feature set and second information on a quantization method of the feature set, decoding the feature set, the first information and the second information, and dequantizing the decoded feature set based on the decoded first information and the decoded second information. The second information may comprise the number of quantization bits of each of the plurality of channels, and the number of quantization bits may be determined based on the importance of each of the plurality of channels.

Abstract: A horn antenna for a millimeter wave comprises: a horn radiator including a radiation part having an opening formed therein to radiate a feed signal, and a multi-layer PCB coupling part coupled to lower and side portions of the radiation part to provide a feed signal; and a multi-layer PCB coupled to a lower portion of the multi-layer PCB coupling part to provide a feed signal, wherein a slot and a groove connected to the slot and extending in a direction parallel to the multi-layer PCB are formed in the multi-layer PCB coupling part, wherein a feed line vertically overlapping the slot and the groove is formed on a first layer substrate, which is the uppermost layer of the multi-layer PCB, wherein the opening extends in a direction parallel to the multi-layer PCB, and wherein a ‘¬’-shaped waveguide extending from the slot is formed in the horn radiator.

Abstract: Provided are a feature encoding/decoding method and apparatus, and a computer-readable recording medium generated by the feature encoding method are provided. The feature decoding method according to the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: acquiring, from a bitstream, first feature information and filtering information regarding the first feature information; inversely transforming the first feature information; and deriving, on the basis of the filtering information, second feature information for the inversely transformed first feature information.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method comprises obtaining, from a bitstream, encoded data of feature information generated by applying an artificial neural network-based feature extraction method to an image, reconstructing feature information by decoding the encoded data of the feature information, and generating analysis data of the image based on the feature information.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus according to the present disclosure is an image decoding method performed by an image decoding apparatus which reconstructs a VCM bitstream generated by video coding for machine (VCM), and may comprise the steps of determining a purpose of the VCM bitstream; and reconstructing the VCM bitstream on the basis of the determined purpose of the VCM bitstream, wherein the purpose of the VCM bitstream comprises at least one of a machine task and a human task.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy encoding method, an entropy decoding method and to an apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method includes: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy encoding method, an entropy decoding method and to an apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method includes: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method comprises obtaining, from a bitstream, encoded data of feature information generated by applying an artificial neural network-based feature extraction method to an image, reconstructing feature information by decoding the encoded data of the feature information, and generating analysis data of the image based on the feature information.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method may comprise obtaining, from a bitstream, a feature set extracted from an input image using an artificial neural network-based feature extraction method, first information on importance of each of a plurality of channels included in the feature set and second information on a quantization method of the feature set, decoding the feature set, the first information and the second information, and dequantizing the decoded feature set based on the decoded first information and the decoded second information. The second information may comprise the number of quantization bits of each of the plurality of channels, and the number of quantization bits may be determined based on the importance of each of the plurality of channels.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy encoding method, an entropy decoding method and to an apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method includes: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy encoding method, an entropy decoding method and to an apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method includes: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method and to a decoding apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method and to a decoding apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method and to a decoding apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method and to a decoding apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method and to a decoding apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an entropy decoding method and to a decoding apparatus using same. The entropy decoding method according to the present invention comprises: a step of decoding a bin of a syntax element; and a step of acquiring information on the syntax element based on the decoded bin. In the step of decoding the bin, context-based decoding or bypass decoding is performed for each bin of the syntax element.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding in which block coding is applied. According to a method and apparatus for block coding encoding and decoding, a minimum quality seamless service may be provided by reliably recovering high importance data even though continuous data loss occurs in a wired and wireless transmission line. A transposed duplication calculation or a post duplication calculation may be performed with respect to the high importance data. Data of a predetermined lost time zone may be recovered by duplicated data of another time zone.