Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating macular degeneration, containing a cell permeable nucleic acid complex as an active ingredient and, more specifically, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, ameliorating, or treating macular degeneration comprising, a cell-permeable nucleic acid complex containing a bioactive nucleic acid targeting an NLRP3 gene; and a carrier peptide nucleic acid which are complementarily bound to said bioactive nucleic acid, as an active ingredient. The cell permeable nucleic acid complex, in which the bioactive nucleic acid targeting the NLRP3 gene and the carrier peptide nucleic acid are complementarily bound to each other, according to the present invention, has high cell permeability and thus inhibits the expression of NLRP3 without direct injection, and thereby is useful for preventing, ameliorating, or treating macular degeneration.

Abstract: A memory device includes first to nth decks respectively coupled to first to nth row lines which are stacked over a substrate in a vertical direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, n being a positive integer, a first connection structure extending from the substrate in the vertical direction to be coupled to the first row line, even-numbered connection structures extending from the substrate in the vertical direction and respectively coupled to ends of even-numbered row lines among the second to nth row lines, and odd-numbered connection structures extending from the substrate in the vertical direction and respectively coupled to ends of odd-numbered row lines among the second to nth row lines. The even-numbered connection structures are spaced apart from the odd-numbered connection structures with the first row line and the first connection structure that are interposed between the even-numbered connection structures and the odd-numbered connection structures.

Abstract: Disclosed are a biometric information measuring apparatus and method. An external device according to an embodiment includes a dipole antenna and a cavity reflecting an electro-magnetic field, radiated by the dipole antenna, in a direction toward an inside of a body having a target analyte. The external device may be attached to the exterior of the body having the target analyte.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna device for measuring biometric information by using a leaky wave. The antenna device according to an embodiment may include an antenna main body formed to surround at least some portion of the body having a target analyte. The antenna main body may include a plurality of transmission-side slots and a plurality of reception-side slots formed on a surface surrounding the body portion. An electromagnetic wave is excited inside the antenna main body may be radiated to an inside of the body portion through at least one of the plurality of transmission-side slots. Information on an analyte within the body portion may be sensed based on a frequency of an electromagnetic wave received through at least one of the plurality of reception-side slots via the body portion.

Abstract: An embodiment converter includes a magnetic material, a first circuit including a first winding surrounding the magnetic material and a clamp circuit configured to reset a power conversion operation, the first circuit being configured to convert power received from a first input voltage source to provide the converted power to a load, and a second circuit including a second winding surrounding the magnetic material, the second circuit being configured to convert power received from a second input voltage source to provide the converted power to the load and to perform the power conversion operation being reset by the clamp circuit.

Abstract: An embodiment solar cell system includes a first photovoltaic (PV) module and a second PV module connected in series with each other, a differential power processing (DPP) converter configured to convert electricity generated by the first PV module and the second PV module, using a magnetic material having a multi-winding structure, and to provide the converted electricity to a battery, and a control signal generator configured to generate a control signal that controls a main switch for controlling an input-side current path and an output-side current path of the DPP converter, and to adjust a pulse width of the control signal such that a magnetizing current of the DPP converter becomes substantially zero.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cell selection in wireless communications. According to various embodiments, a method performed by a wireless device in a wireless communication system comprises: receiving, from each of a plurality of mobile cells, location information related to each of the plurality of mobile cells and identifier (ID) information related to each of the plurality of mobile cells; estimating a movement pattern of each of the plurality of mobile cells based on the location information and the identifier information; determining a mobile cell among the plurality of mobile cells for a cell selection based on the movement pattern; and performing the cell selection to the determined mobile cell.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a heterocyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.

Abstract: The biometric system comprises: a measurement cartridge; and a meter, equipped with the measurement cartridge, for measuring an analyte present in a sample of the measurement cartridge. The measurement cartridge comprises a reagent container, a capillary module, and a reagent rod. The reagent container receives a liquid reagent and has a top sealed with a sealing film. The capillary module comprises a capillary tube which is located on an upper side of the reagent container and collects the sample by a capillary phenomenon, and the capillary tube is introduced into the reagent container by rupturing a contact portion to the sealing film by an applied pressure.

Abstract: Provided are an organic electronic element and an electronic device thereof, the organic electronic element being capable of achieving high light-emitting efficiency and a low driving voltage, and can also greatly improve the lifespan of the element by using a compound of the present invention as a phosphorescent host material.

Abstract: A fluid analysis simulation apparatus based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) includes an input unit that receives data about a plurality of particles for fluid analysis simulation, a measurement space setting unit that sets a measurement space where a water level is to be measured in a space where the plurality of particles exists, a sampling space generation unit that divides the measurement space into a plurality of sampling spaces formed in a height direction of the measurement space, and a water level measurement unit that measures a water level in the measurement space based on a height of a particle included in each sampling space.

Abstract: A method, a computer device, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for preventing an erroneous deposit of cryptocurrency are provided. A method of preventing an erroneous deposit of cryptocurrency includes providing an interface for inputting transaction request information including a target coin and a wallet address; verifying at least one of the target coin and the wallet address using a trading environment of a target exchange corresponding to the transaction request information; and processing a transaction according to the transaction request information based on a verification result.

Abstract: A fluid analysis simulation apparatus based on smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) includes a modeling unit that generates a mesh-based structure model composed of a plurality of polygons and a plurality of particles located inside the structure model, a polygon information generation unit that generates polygon information for each of the plurality of polygons, a cell information generation unit that partitions a space where the plurality of particles and the plurality of polygons exist into a plurality of cells and generates cell information for each of the plurality of cells, and a collision determination unit that determines a possibility of collision between a particle and a polygon based on data about the plurality of particles, the polygon information and the cell information.

Abstract: The present application relates to a hetero-cyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic light emitting device comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides a portable device for injecting repair material, the portable device comprising: a chassis frame; tanks storing source materials; pumping means pumping the source materials; an injection nozzle mixing the source materials and injecting repair material into cracks; source material supplying means including: operating blocks connected to the pumping means; supplying pipes connected to the operating blocks and supplied with the source materials; transferring pipes connected to the operating blocks and transferring the source materials into the injection nozzle, and a pressure controller connected to the transferring pipe and controlling the source materials, wherein check valves for preventing backflow are installed inside the transferring pipes, wherein by adjusting another check valve connected to the pressure controller, an amount of the repair material for injection is controlled.

Abstract: A pellet manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a reactor part for producing and discharging either gas hydrate slurry or ice slurry; a pellet forming part which is provided at one side of the outer portion of the reactor part, and which compresses the slurry discharged from the reactor part, so as to form the same into a pellet shape; and a control part for controlling the operation of the reactor part and the pellet forming part, wherein the control part controls the operation of a heating module so that the internal temperature of a first pipe is adjusted to be within a predetermined temperature range when the pellets are formed.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and systems that operate to provide interactive streaming content identification and processing are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a classifier to determine an audio characteristic value representative of an audio characteristic in audio; a transition detector to detect a transition between a first category and a second category by comparing the audio characteristic value to a threshold value among a set of threshold values, the set of threshold values corresponding to the first category and the second category; and a context manager to control a device to switch from a first fingerprinting algorithm to a second fingerprinting algorithm different than the first fingerprinting algorithm, responsive to the detected transition between the first category and the second category.

Abstract: A biological material measuring instrument is described. The biological material measuring instrument includes a rotating body and a main body. The rotating body includes one or more cartridge holders having cuvettes in which a reagent and an analyte in a sample react. The main body includes a pair of light-emitting parts and light-receiving parts to optically measure the analyte in the sample. The rotating body further includes a light-emitting optical waveguide for guiding the light of the light-emitting parts to the cuvette and a light-receiving optical waveguide for guiding.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna device for measuring biometric information by using dark mode excitation. The antenna device according to an embodiment may include a conducting wire forming a loop. A current may be induced into the loop through an interaction with a magnetic field generated by an antenna connected to a power source. Information on an analyte may be sensed using a magnetic field formed based on the current induced into the loop.

Abstract: A memory device includes first to nth decks respectively coupled to first to nth row lines which are stacked over a substrate in a vertical direction perpendicular to a surface of the substrate, n being a positive integer, a first connection structure extending from the substrate in the vertical direction to be coupled to the first row line, even-numbered connection structures extending from the substrate in the vertical direction and respectively coupled to ends of even-numbered row lines among the second to nth row lines, and odd-numbered connection structures extending from the substrate in the vertical direction and respectively coupled to ends of odd-numbered row lines among the second to nth row lines. The even-numbered connection structures are spaced apart from the odd-numbered connection structures with the first row line and the first connection structure that are interposed between the even-numbered connection structures and the odd-numbered connection structures.