Abstract: A pixel ray crossing-based multi-viewpoint MPI geometry generation method, device, and recording medium of the present disclosure, the method may comprise obtaining a multi-viewpoint image by original cameras which shoot a different viewpoint, obtaining a multi-plane image (MPI) based on the multi-viewpoint image, obtaining, based on the MPI, an atlas image in a 2D form, and obtaining a bitstream by encoding the atlas image.

Abstract: An electrode coating device includes a die block including a first die and a second die coupled to each other, and at least one of the first die and the second die having an accommodating portion for accommodating slurry, a shim plate partially disposed along a circumference of the accommodating portion between the first die and the second die to form a discharge port through which the slurry is discharged, and an expansion plate coupled to the shim plate, wherein the shim plate includes: a first section, second sections, and a third section, wherein the expansion plate is disposed in a form expanding a width of the third section in a region corresponding to the accommodating portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self-assembled nanoparticle releasing microneedle structure which is formed of biocompatible amphiphilic block copolymers containing a drug, and a preparation method therefor. The microneedle structure according to the present invention can deliver a water-soluble or hydrophobic drug while being carried in a microneedle. In particular, since a fat-soluble drug is delivered while being carried by micelle-type self-assembled nanoparticles which are formed as the structure is dissolved, it is possible to greatly increase the solubility in an aqueous solution. As such, existing drugs with poor absorption can be delivered through the skin of a body.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of recycling C-14 in a spent resin, the method includes: i) heating a spent resin raw material including 14CO2 in the presence of moisture by microwave irradiation; ii) refluxing, by condensation, water vapor in a first processing gas produced by the microwave irradiation and released from the spent resin raw material; and iii) removing water vapor from the first processing gas by the refluxing, and transporting a second processing gas including 14CO2, which is released from the spent resin raw material, to the outside, and to an apparatus for recycling the same.

Abstract: A fuel pump module for a vehicle includes: a pump positioned in a reservoir cup in a tank and configured to suction and discharge fuel from the reservoir cup; a mount plate mounted in an opening of the tank; a return valve on the mount plate and configured to pass return fuel, which is returned from an engine, into the tank; a shaft bracket connecting the mount plate and the pump in the tank and configured to fix the pump to the mount plate; a guide wall disposed on the shaft bracket to guide return fuel flowing in the tank through the return valve; and a channel disposed at the shaft bracket so that return fuel flows down and configured to discharge the return fuel into the reservoir cup.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an attenuated reovirus-based vaccine composition and a use thereof, the attenuated reovirus, according to the present invention, having the 251st to 455th amino acids of a sigma-1 protein of a capsid truncated such that when an epitope of an antigenic protein inducing cancer or infectious disease is introduced to the truncated site of the sigma-1 protein, the epitope of the antigenic protein is stably expressed in a cell, and thus the effect is gained of exhibiting an immune response such as producing a neutralizing antibody or inducing cell-mediated immunity. As such, the present invention is expected to be usefully employable as a vaccine composition for cancer or infectious disease by introducing the epitope of the antigenic protein to the truncated site of the sigma-1 protein of the attenuated reovirus according to the present invention.

Abstract: There is provided a smart power management method for power consumption reduction based on an intelligent BMC. A cooling fan control method by a BMC according to an embodiment includes: collecting monitoring data regarding computing modules; calculating a current CPU power from the collected monitoring data; predicting a future CPU temperature from the collected monitoring data; setting a rotation speed of a cooling fan based on the calculated current CPU power and the predicted future CPU temperature; and controlling the cooling fan at the set rotation speed. Accordingly, the BMC controls a cooling fan effectively/efficiently by interworking with on-device AI, thereby reducing power consumption in a server.

Abstract: An embodiment integrated operating apparatus for different types of gates includes a driving motor, a main shaft rotatable by the driving motor, a first clutch portion at a first side of the main shaft and configured to selectively transmit power to a first gate of a vehicle, the first clutch portion including a first clutch and a first gear selectively engaged with each other, and a second clutch portion at a second side of the main shaft and configured to selectively transmit power to a second gate of the vehicle, the second clutch portion including a second clutch and a second gear selectively engaged with each other, wherein the first and second gates are configured to be independently operated based on the first clutch portion being in an engaged state or a released state and the second clutch portion being in the engaged state or the released state.

Abstract: There is provided a method for dividing query computations and scheduling for CSDs in a DB system in which a plurality of CSDs are used as a storage. A scheduling method according to an embodiment includes: selecting one of a plurality of scheduling polices; selecting a CSD to which snippets included in a group are delivered according to the selected scheduling policy; and delivering the snippets to the selected CSD, and the scheduling polices are polices for selecting CSDs to which snippets are delivered, based on different criteria. Accordingly, CSDs may be randomly selected according to user setting or a query execution environment, or an optimal CSD may be selected according to a CSD status or a content of an offload snippet, so that a query execution speed can be enhanced.

Abstract: A computing resource management system using software modularization in a cluster computing environment in which computing devices are connected, including an application process running on each computing device and an algorithm processing process configured to run independently of the application process and perform task processing on the application process, the computing resource management system including: a task managing system configured to receive a task request message from an application process requiring a task from each computing device; a process managing system configured to confirm an algorithm processing process of computing devices connected to the cluster computing environment, and determine whether there is an algorithm processing process in an idle state to which the application process requested for a task will be assigned; and a performed managing system configured to confirm a result of an application process whose task is performed by the algorithm processing process.

Abstract: A method of inter-predicting a current block using any one of a plurality of bi-prediction modes is disclosed. The method comprises decoding, from a bitstream, mode information indicating whether a first mode included in the plurality of bi-prediction modes is applied to the current block. When the mode information indicates that the first mode is applied to the current block, the method further comprises: decoding, from the bitstream, first motion information including differential motion vector information and predicted motion vector information for a first motion vector and second motion information not including at least a portion of predicted motion vector information and differential motion vector information for a second motion vector; and deriving the first motion vector based on the first motion information and deriving the second motion vector based on both at least a portion of the first motion information and the second motion information.

Abstract: A display device prevents cracks from spreading to an active area. The display device includes a substrate including an active area and a non-active area having a bending area, a thin-film transistor disposed in the active area, a light-emitting element disposed in the active area and connected to the thin-film transistor, an encapsulation layer disposed on the light-emitting element, a touch sensor disposed on the encapsulation layer, a touch pad disposed in the non-active area, a first routing line connecting the touch sensor to the touch pad via a second routing line in the bending area, and a crack prevention layer disposed on the second routing line in the bending area. Thus, the crack prevention layer is capable of preventing the occurrence of cracks in the bending area BA, thus preventing cracks from spreading to the active area AA.

Abstract: A video decoding method for decoding an input bitstream in which each of pictures has been encoded with being split into a plurality of tiles, the method includes decoding partial decoding information included in the input bitstream and determining one or more target tiles to be decoded among the plurality of tiles according to the partial decoding information; and decoding video data corresponding to the one or more target tiles, wherein the partial decoding information includes at least one of first information indicating whether to perform partial decoding and second information indicating an area on which partial decoding is to be performed.

Abstract: A substrate transfer system capable of performing efficient distribution exchange between fabricating facilities is provided. The substrate transfer system includes a lower rail, an upper rail which is located above the lower rail from a ground plane, and extends to be parallel to the lower rail, a conveyor which extends to intersect the lower rail and the upper rail, below the lower rail, a first lower transport unit which transports a first carrier along the lower rail and unloads the first carrier onto the conveyor, and a first upper transport unit which transports a second carrier along the upper rail and unloads the second carrier onto the conveyor, wherein the conveyor includes a linear module which moves the first carrier and the second carrier in a linear direction, and a turning module which turns the first carrier and the second carrier.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of sub-pixel areas, and a light travel-direction changing layer including a plurality of light-transmitting patterns for changing the travel direction of light emitted from the plurality of sub-pixel areas, respectively. In this connection, a central point of a light-emission face of each of the plurality of light-transmitting patterns is defined as a point at which a virtual face corresponding to the light-emission face of each of the plurality of light-transmitting patterns contacts an optimal light-path line connecting a sub-pixel area corresponding to each light-transmitting pattern and a central point of the viewing area to each other. In this way, light from the sub-pixel area may pass through the light-transmitting pattern and may be directed toward the central point of the viewing area. Thus, the display quality in the viewing area may be improved.

Abstract: A conductive material dispersion liquid, and an electrode and a lithium secondary battery manufactured using the same. The conductive material dispersion liquid includes a carbon-based conductive material, a dispersant, and a dispersion medium. The dispersant is a copolymer including a first repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 1, a second repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a third repeating unit represented by Chemical Formula 3, and the dispersion medium is a non-aqueous solvent.

Abstract: A battery module includes at least one battery cell; a first plate disposed on one side of the at least one battery cell to dissipate heat generated by the at least one battery cell externally; and a second plate disposed on the other side of the at least one battery cell to dissipate heat generated by the at least one battery cell externally, wherein an electrode lead of the at least one battery cell is disposed between the first plate and the second plate, and is disposed to be biased toward the first plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing hydrogen, carbon, and ethylene from a methane-containing feedstock even without recycling of unreacted methane by providing a single process or system in which a methane-containing feedstock is subjected to two methane conversion steps. The method includes a first conversion step of producing hydrogen and carbonaceous materials and a second conversion step of producing acetylene from unreacted methane and hydrogen discharged from the first conversion step while maintaining a good methane conversion and suppressing coke formation, followed by separating and recovering ethylene and hydrogen produced through selective hydrogenation of acetylene.

Abstract: An external material for vehicles may include a non-woven fabric having a honeycomb structure and a wheel guard including the same.

Abstract: The invention is directed to BAHD acyltransferase enzymes, nucleic acids encoding BAHD acyltransferase enzymes, and inhibitory nucleic acids adapted to inhibit the expression and/or translation of BAHD acyltransferase RNA; expression cassettes, plant cells, and plants that have or encode such nucleic acids and enzymes; and methods of making and using such nucleic acids, enzymes, expression cassettes, cells, and plants.