Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use for HDL-ApoM-S1P (a high density lipoprotein in which apolipoprotein M is impregnated with sphingosine-1-phosphate), and more particularly, to using HDL-ApoM-S1P to prevent, improve, or treat degenerative brain disorders (in particular, Alzheimer's disease), cognitive disorders, learning disabilities, and memory disorders, and using HDL-ApoM-S1P to improve cognitive ability, learning ability, and memory. The HDL-ApoM-S1P according to the present invention not only alleviates neuroinflammation but also significantly exhibits improvement effects of cognitive disorder, learning disability, and memory disorder with respect to individuals suffering from degenerative brain disorders (in particular, Alzheimer's disease), and exhibits an effect of greatly reducing amyloid beta and tau deposition. Moreover, increased HDL-ApoM-S1P in the body also has an excellent effect of improving the cognitive, learning, and memory abilities of non-disabled individuals.

Abstract: An apparatus of controlling autonomous driving in a transition demand (TD) process during the autonomous driving and a method thereof are provided. A controller is configured to determine whether there is a section where it is impossible to operate autonomous driving in front of an autonomous driving route of an autonomous vehicle, during autonomous driving of the autonomous vehicle, determines a maximum speed limit while a TD is output, based on a current speed of the autonomous vehicle, outputs the TD before a predetermined distance from the section where it is impossible to operate the autonomous driving, and is configured to control a speed of the autonomous vehicle based on the maximum speed limit. The apparatus enhances a problem in which a TD is initiated from a too long distance to the section where it is impossible to operate the autonomous driving.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that demands a user of a vehicle to take a control authority of the vehicle during an autonomous driving control when a current driving condition is in a limit situation during the autonomous driving control, and starts a minimum risk maneuver to disable reactivation of the autonomous driving control when the control authority is not transferred to the user; and a storage to store a set of instructions to be executed by the processor and data for determination and performance by the processor. In particular, the processor automatically flashes an emergency light when the minimum risk maneuver is started, and controls automatic flashing of the emergency light to not be released by the user when the vehicle is not in a stopped state.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that determines whether a current driving condition of the vehicle is a limit situation during an autonomous driving control. When the limit situation is determined, the processor demands to transfer a control authority to a user of the vehicle, and if the control authority is not transferred to the user, the processor starts a minimum risk maneuver and controls engagement of an electronic parking brake device when the vehicle is stopped after the minimum risk maneuver ends. The autonomous driving control apparatus further includes a storage configured to store driving condition data of the vehicle and a set of instructions executed by the processor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle includes a vehicle body, a battery provided in an interior of the vehicle body, and a first channel connecting the vehicle body and the battery and having a passage, a port that is provided to be opened and closed is formed in the vehicle body, and the first channel connects the battery and the port.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a surface treatment method for dental zirconia, including sandblasting the surface of three types of dental zirconia (3Y-TZP, 4Y-PSZ and 5Y-PSZ) with alumina particles, and this method optimizes sandblasting conditions for each type of zirconia and enhances mechanical properties by strengthening residual stress. In addition, a dental article including dental zirconia made by the surface treatment method for zirconia, and suitable protocols for the durable bond between resin cements and high-translucent zirconia are suggested.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of creating an image stitching workflow including acquiring 360-degree virtual reality (VR) image parameters necessary to makes a request for image stitching and create the image stitching workflow, acquiring a list of functions applicable to the image stitching workflow, creating the image stitching workflow based on functions selected from the list of functions, determining the number of media processing entities necessary to perform tasks configuring the image stitching workflow and generating a plurality of media processing entities according to the determined number of media processing entities, and allocating the tasks configuring the image stitching workflow to the plurality of media processing entities.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that demands a user of a vehicle to take a control authority of the vehicle during an autonomous driving control when a current driving condition is in a limit situation during the autonomous driving control, and starts a minimum risk maneuver to disable reactivation of the autonomous driving control when the control authority is not transferred to the user; and a storage to store a set of instructions to be executed by the processor and data for determination and performance by the processor. In particular, the processor automatically flashes an emergency light when the minimum risk maneuver is started, and controls automatic flashing of the emergency light to not be released by the user when the vehicle is not in a stopped state.

Abstract: A nucleic acid complex having a novel structure, which may introduce a bioactive nucleic acid into cells, a composition for treating or diagnosing disease including the same, and a method of regulating target gene expression using the same, are described. The nucleic acid complex may include a bioactive nucleic acid, which includes a material for facilitating endosomal escape, and a carrier peptide nucleic acid, complementarily bound to each other, as useful in a composition for treating or diagnosing disease, or a composition for regulating target gene expression. Such nucleic acid complex may increase the stability of the bioactive nucleic acid, reduce loss of the bioactive nucleic acid, such as precipitation caused by self-aggregation, increase the intracellular delivery efficiency of the bioactive nucleic acid, and easily regulate target gene expression.

Abstract: An autonomous driving control apparatus for a vehicle includes: a processor that determines whether a current driving condition of the vehicle is a limit situation during an autonomous driving control, performs a demand for control authority transition to a user during the autonomous driving control when the current driving condition is the limit situation, and starts a minimum risk maneuver to transmit a signal for disabling reactivation of the autonomous driving control when control authority is not transferred to the user; and a storage to store a set of instructions and driving condition data to be used by the processor. In particular, the processor demands for engagement of an electronic parking brake device when the vehicle is stopped after the minimum risk maneuver ends.

Abstract: A method for controlling autonomous driving in an autonomous vehicle includes detecting an autonomous driving-related critical situation during the autonomous driving, outputting a notification message requesting a control-right handover from an autonomous driving system to a human driver when the autonomous driving-related critical situation is detected, and activating a minimal risk maneuver (MRM) driving mode to deactivate the autonomous driving system when the control-right handover is not successful. In particular, when the minimal risk maneuver (MRM) driving mode is activated, the deactivated state of the autonomous driving system is maintained until an engine-restart of the autonomous vehicle is detected.

Abstract: Provided are a doorbell system and a method of operating the same. The doorbell system includes a doorbell which includes: a camera configured to obtain at least one of an image of a first object in a first region and an image of a second object in a second region closer to the doorbell than the first region; an image processor configured to detect the first object from the image of the first object, and identify the second object from the image of the second object; and an alert generator configured to select and transmit to a user terminal an alert sound or alert sound information corresponding to the identified second object.

Abstract: Provided is a surface treatment method for dental zirconia, which includes sandblasting the surfaces of three types of dental zirconia (3Y-TZP, 4Y-PSZ and 5Y-PSZ) with alumina particles, and when sandblasting conditions are optimized for each type of zirconia, the microstructure destruction of a subsurface layer may be minimized and compressive stress may be reinforced by a phase change, thereby improving mechanical properties, and the penetration of resin cement through microcracks inhibits crack propagation and thus is advantageous in increasing bonding efficiency of dental zirconia. In addition, a dental article including dental zirconia made by the surface treatment method for zirconia, and clinically suitable sandblasting protocols are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody for detecting acetylation of COX2 protein, and uses thereof, and more specifically, to an antibody that specifically recognizes the acetylation of S565 residue of the COX2 protein; and uses thereof for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases or inflammatory diseases. An antibody or a functional fragment thereof according to the present invention specifically binds to an acetylated residue of COX2 protein, and can thus be very effectively used for diagnosing neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory diseases, and the like in which the degree of acetylation of S565 residue of the COX2 protein is reduced.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a PNA oligomer. More specifically, the method comprises a step for reacting a PNA block and a PNA block in a solution to produce a PNA oligomer, and thus a PNA oligomer of interest can be produced with remarkably improved purity and yield.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and apparatus for generating a panoramic image. The method includes configuring a data set for training a deep learning network based on K images, extracting an encoding feature map, a skip connection feature map, and a decoding feature map based on K/2 images, among the images, estimating multiple homographies based on the encoding feature map, estimating a flow adjustment map, a preprocessing blending map, a weight map, and a post-processing blending map based on the decoding feature map, deriving a flow map based on the multiple homographies and the flow adjustment map, generating a preprocessed image based on the preprocessing blending map, generating multiple warped images based on the preprocessed image and the flow map, generating a matching image based on the warped images and the weight map, and correcting the matching image based on the matching image and the post-processing blending map.

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: Provided is a nanoplasmonic sensor and a kit for biomolecule analysis, and a method of analyzing a biomolecule using the same. The method includes: providing the nanoplasmonic sensor including a dielectric grating extending in one direction, and a metal structure disposed to cover an upper surface and a side surface of the dielectric grating and have at least one bent portion; immobilizing a first probe molecule on a surface of the metal structure; hybridizing an analyte with the first probe molecule by introducing the analyte having a base sequence complementary to the first probe molecule; binding a second probe molecule that is hybridized with the first probe molecule to the analyte; binding an enzyme to the second probe molecule; introducing a substrate that reacts with the enzyme to produce a precipitate by an enzymatic reaction; and measuring localized surface plasmon resonance in the metal structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of connection of home appliance to a network, a network-connection system for home appliances, and an apparatus related to a network-connection setting for home appliances. The network connection method of home appliance includes operations in which a terminal device receives an input of an authentication key of an access point (AP) apparatus and the terminal device or the AP apparatus verifies and authenticates the authentication key; a home appliance is set to be in a state of communicating with the terminal device; the home appliance is interconnected to the terminal device and the terminal device transmits an identification number and the certificated authentication key of the AP apparatus to the home appliance; and the home appliance is connected to the AP apparatus based on the identification number and the authentication key of the AP apparatus.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reflective FPM using a parabolic mirror, and particularly to a reflective FPM using a parabolic mirror including: a first illuminator having a first panel that is provided with numerous LED light sources and composed of a first LED array irradiating a plurality of first LED beams to a measurement object sequentially at different angles through an objective lens; a second illuminator having a second panel that is provided with numerous LED light sources and composed of a second LED array irradiating a plurality of second LED beams to the measurement object sequentially at different angles, following irradiation from the first illuminator; a parabolic mirror reflecting each of second beams generated from the second illuminator, allowing being incident on the measurement object; a lens configured to collect a beam from the measurement object to which the first and second LED beams were irradiated; and a photodetector receiving light from the lens and acquires images for each o