Abstract: A method for fabricating a graphene thin film by reducing graphene oxide and a method for fabricating an optoelectronic device using the same are provided. The method for fabricating a graphene thin film includes preparing graphene oxide; preparing graphene through reducing the graphene oxide by a sulfonyl hydrazide-based reducing agent; preparing a graphene dispersed solution by dispersing the graphene into an organic solvent; and fabricating a graphene thin film by applying the graphene dispersed solution. The sulfonyl hydrazide-based reducing agent may be a compound having a sulfonyl hydrazide substituent of Chemical Formula 1 in the present disclosure in which A may be any one in Chemical Formula 2 in the present disclosure.

Abstract: The invention relates to the therapeutic use of stabilized oligoribonucleotides as immune modulatory agents for immune therapy applications. Specifically, the invention provides RNA based oligoribonucleotides with improved nuclease and RNase stability and that have immune modulatory activity through TLR7 and/or TLR8.

Abstract: A method implemented in a delegating server for binding a device identity to a software application comprises receiving registration data from a client device executing a software application and assigning a device identifier to the client device and registering the client device with the delegating server based on the registration data. The method further comprises facilitating communication between the client device and the service provider based on the device identifier, wherein the delegating server is located between the client device and the service provider.

Abstract: Technologies pertaining to training a deep neural network (DNN) for use in a recognition system are described herein. The DNN is trained using heterogeneous data, the heterogeneous data including narrowband signals and wideband signals. The DNN, subsequent to being trained, receives an input signal that can be either a wideband signal or narrowband signal. The DNN estimates the class posterior probability of the input signal regardless of whether the input signal is the wideband signal or the narrowband signal.

Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to a multilingual deep neural network (MDNN). The MDNN includes a plurality of hidden layers, wherein values for weight parameters of the plurality of hidden layers are learned during a training phase based upon training data in terms of acoustic raw features for multiple languages. The MDNN further includes softmax layers that are trained for each target language separately, making use of the hidden layer values trained jointly with multiple source languages. The MDNN is adaptable, such that a new softmax layer may be added on top of the existing hidden layers, where the new softmax layer corresponds to a new target language.

Abstract: Various technologies described herein pertain to conservatively adapting a deep neural network (DNN) in a recognition system for a particular user or context. A DNN is employed to output a probability distribution over models of context-dependent units responsive to receipt of captured user input. The DNN is adapted for a particular user based upon the captured user input, wherein the adaption is undertaken conservatively such that a deviation between outputs of the adapted DNN and the unadapted DNN is constrained.

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling an electronic device by using a remote control device comprising a touch screen, the method including selecting one of a plurality of functions supported by the electronic device via the touch screen, sequentially displaying a plurality of user interfaces, usable for controlling the function selected with an input detected by the touch screen, one-by-one, and controlling the electronic device by using one of the plurality of user interfaces that are sequentially displayed.

Abstract: A method of notifying an operation state change of a device is provided. The method includes forming a network including at least one device that is used by a user and that performs network communication; and when the operation state change of one of the at least one device in the network occurs, transmitting information regarding the operation state change of the one of the at least one device to another one of the at least one device. The information is displayed on a display unit of the another one of the at least one device.

Abstract: CIGS absorber layers fabricated using coated semiconducting nanoparticles and/or quantum dots are disclosed. Core nanoparticles and/or quantum dots containing one or more elements from group 13 and/or IIIA and/or VIA may be coated with one or more layers containing elements group IB, IIIA or VIA. Using nanoparticles with a defined surface area, a layer thickness could be tuned to give the proper stoichiometric ratio, and/or crystal phase, and/or size, and/or shape. The coated nanoparticles could then be placed in a dispersant for use as an ink, paste, or paint. By appropriate coating of the core nanoparticles, the resulting coated nanoparticles can have the desired elements intermixed within the size scale of the nanoparticle, while the phase can be controlled by tuning the stoichiometry, and the stoichiometry of the coated nanoparticle may be tuned by controlling the thickness of the coating(s).

Abstract: An apparatus and method of connecting an external device are provided. The method includes calculating a time duration during which the external device is located within a detectable range from the apparatus; connecting the apparatus to the external device when the calculated time duration exceeds a critical value; and transmitting data that is currently displayed in the apparatus to the connected external device, wherein the transmitted data is executed in the connected external device.

Abstract: A method of generating a confidence measure generator is provided for use in a voice search system, the voice search system including voice search components comprising a speech recognition system, a dialog manager and a search system. The method includes selecting voice search features, from a plurality of the voice search components, to be considered by the confidence measure generator in generating a voice search confidence measure. The method includes training a model, using a computer processor, to generate the voice search confidence measure based on selected voice search features.

Abstract: The invention provides immune regulatory oligonucleotides (IRO) as antagonist of TLRs and methods of use thereof. These IROs have unique sequences that inhibit TLR-mediated signaling in response to a TLR ligand or TLR agonist. The methods may have use in the prevention and treatment of cancer, an autoimmune disorder, airway inflammation, inflammatory disorders, infectious disease, skin disorders, allergy, asthma or a disease caused by a pathogen.

Abstract: The invention relates to the therapeutic use of stabilized oligoribonucleotides as immune modulatory agents for immune therapy applications. Specifically, the invention provides RNA based oligoribonucleotides with improved nuclease and RNase stability and that have immune modulatory activity through TLR7 and/or TLR8.

Abstract: The use of a pipelined algorithm that performs parallelized computations to train deep neural networks (DNNs) for performing data analysis may reduce training time. The DNNs may be one of context-independent DNNs or context-dependent DNNs. The training may include partitioning training data into sample batches of a specific batch size. The partitioning may be performed based on rates of data transfers between processors that execute the pipelined algorithm, considerations of accuracy and convergence, and the execution speed of each processor. Other techniques for training may include grouping layers of the DNNs for processing on a single processor, distributing a layer of the DNNs to multiple processors for processing, or modifying an execution order of steps in the pipelined algorithm.

Abstract: Noise and channel distortion parameters in the vectorized logarithmic or the cepstral domain for an utterance may be estimated, and subsequently the distorted speech parameters in the same domain may be updated using an unscented transformation framework during online automatic speech recognition. An utterance, including speech generated from a transmission source for delivery to a receiver, may be received by a computing device. The computing device may execute instructions for applying the unscented transformation framework to speech feature vectors, representative of the speech, in order to estimate, in a sequential or online manner, static noise and channel distortion parameters and dynamic noise distortion parameters in the unscented transformation framework. The static and dynamic parameters for the distorted speech in the utterance may then be updated from clean speech parameters and the noise and channel distortion parameters using non-linear mapping.

Abstract: A method for providing position information and identifying positions of others, using an electronic apparatus, includes detecting first position information regarding a current position of the electronic apparatus, transmitting a position inquiry request and information regarding a predetermined time period to an external apparatus, receiving second position information regarding a position of the external apparatus from the external apparatus for the predetermined time period, and displaying positions of the electronic apparatus and the external apparatus on a screen using the first position information and the second position information.

Abstract: A method of notifying an operation state change is provided. A network is formed among devices that can be used by a user and that can perform network communication. When an operation state change of a first device in the network occurs, at least one device is sought which is currently used by the user in the network. Information regarding the operation state change of the first device is transmitted to the at least one device such that the information regarding the operation state change of the first device can be displayed on a display unit of the at least one device.

Abstract: The invention relates to the therapeutic use of oligonucleotides or oligonucleotide analogs as immunostimulatory agents in immunotherapy applications. The invention provides methods for enhancing the immune response caused by immunostimulatory oligonucleotide compounds.

Abstract: A method of connecting an external device to an apparatus including calculating a time during which the external device is located within a reference range from the apparatus when a distance between the apparatus and the external device is within the reference range, and connecting the apparatus to the external device when the calculated time exceeds a critical value.

Abstract: A semi-fluoroalkyl group substituted organic semiconductor polymer and an organic thin film transistor including the same are disclosed. A structure in which hydrogen of only a terminal of an alkyl group is substituted with fluorine exhibits significantly increased hole mobility, and significantly improved properties in terms of thermal stability and chemical stability, as compared to a structure in which all hydrogens coupled to a thiophene ring are substituted with fluorine, or a structure in which hydrogen of the terminal thereof is not substituted with fluorine and only hydrogens of the remaining portion are coupled to the thiophene ring.