Abstract: The present disclosure provides uses of phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE-5) and/or phosphodiesterase 6 (PDE-6) inhibitor compounds and uses of compositions including said compounds. In some embodiments, said compounds are nitrogen oxide (NO) donating PDE-5 and/or -6 inhibitor compounds that include a nitrogen oxide-containing donor substituent attached to a benzenesulfonamide group. The compounds can provide dual functionality for increasing protein kinase G (PKG) activity by inhibiting PDE-5 and PDE-6, and/or stimulating guanylate cyclase via donation of NO from the donor substituent of the compound. The present disclosure also provides methods of using said compounds and compositions for inhibiting PDE-5 and/or -6 and increasing activity of PKG. The compounds and compositions find use in the treatment of a variety of eye diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electrode drying method for drying a plurality of electrodes in the state in which the electrodes are stacked, the electrode drying method including interposing a hygroscopic film between adjacent ones of the electrodes and drying the electrodes in the state in which the hygroscopic film is interposed between the electrodes, wherein at least one of the surfaces of the hygroscopic film that faces the electrodes has an uneven structure, or an electrode drying method for drying an electrode sheet in the state in which the electrode sheet is wound, the electrode drying method including winding the electrode sheet with a hygroscopic film and drying the electrode sheet in the state in which the hygroscopic film is interposed between overlapping portions of the electrode sheet, wherein at least one of the surfaces of the hygroscopic film that is disposed opposite the electrode sheet has an uneven structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a semiconductor device includes a chamber including a lower housing and an upper housing, heater chucks in the lower housing, shower heads on the heater chucks, the shower heads being between the lower housing and the upper housing, power supplies connected to the shower heads to provide radio-frequency powers to the shower heads, power straps in the upper housing to connect the shower heads to the power supplies, and shielding members in the upper housing, the shielding members enclosing the power straps and the shower heads, respectively, the shielding members to prevent electromagnetic interference of the radio-frequency powers between the power straps and between the shower heads.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contactless sleep monitoring system and method for monitoring a plurality of characteristics of a subject based on vibration signals of a structure supporting the subject. The system can include a sensor that is coupled to the structure, but not in direct contact with the subject. A computing device in data communication with the sensor can obtain real-time sensor data from the sensor. The computing device can further analyze the sensor data to determine continuous and real-time measurements of characteristics of the subject where the characteristics can include a heart rate, a respiratory rate, a movement of the subject, and/or a posture of the subject. A user interface including a display of the determined measurements of the plurality of characteristics can be generated and displayed to a user.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a substrate that includes first and second regions; a first active pattern on the first region, the first active pattern including first source/drain patterns and a first channel pattern between the first source/drain patterns; a second active pattern on the second region, the second active pattern including second source/drain patterns and a second channel pattern between the second source/drain patterns; and a first gate electrode on the first channel pattern and a second gate electrode on the second channel pattern, wherein a length of the first channel pattern is greater than a length of the second channel pattern, each of the first channel pattern and the second channel pattern includes a plurality of semiconductor patterns stacked on the substrate, and at least two semiconductor patterns of the first channel pattern are bent away from or toward a bottom surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for high-speed processing of GTP-U packets in a mobile network. The packet processing method and the apparatus according to an embodiment implements the encapsulation or decapsulation of GTP-U packets in a mobile network in a hardware-based structure to process the LBO of the GTP-U packet at high speed. It achieves the processing and solves the difficulty of protocol interworking with the mobile core network as information for the encapsulation or decapsulation processing of the GTP-U packet independently is acquired through self-learning without the help of the mobile core network.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to systems and methods for noise reduction. The method includes obtaining a current frame including a plurality of first pixels. The method includes determining an interframe difference between each first pixel in the current frame and a corresponding pixel in a previous frame obtained prior to the current frame. The method includes generating a denoised frame by performing a first noise reduction operation on the current frame. The method includes determining an intraframe difference for each second pixel in the denoised frame. The method includes generating a target frame by performing a second noise reduction operation on the denoised frame.

Abstract: This invention relates to inhibition of the complement signaling using an anti-C5a antibody. Specifically, the invention relates to methods of treating a complement-mediated disease or complement-mediated disorder in an individual by contacting the individual with an anti-C5a antibody.

Abstract: A signal transmission apparatus, configured in a terminal equipment, wherein the apparatus includes a generator configured to generate a first feedback signal at least according to a first set, the first set at least comprising two SPS PDSCH receptions, and the SPS PDSCH receptions in the first set corresponding to identical bandwidth parts (BWPs) or component carriers or serving cells or identical BWPs of identical serving cells, and a transmitter configured to transmit the first feedback signal.

Abstract: Adenosine receptor (e.g., A2A and/or A1 receptor) antagonist compounds and compositions including said compounds are disclosed. The present disclosure also provides methods of using said compounds and compositions for modulating (e.g., inhibiting or antagonizing) A2A and/or A1 receptor in a biological system. The compounds and compositions find use in various therapeutic applications including the treatment of central nervous system or neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease. The compounds and compositions may also find use in various therapeutic applications including the treatment of cancer and in immuno-oncology.

Abstract: Disclosed are an array substrate, a display panel and a display apparatus. The array substrate includes: gate lines, data lines, and pixel units. The gate lines and the data lines are arranged between at least part of the adjacent pixel units. The array substrate further includes: common electrode lead wires and common electrode layers. The common electrode lead wires are arranged on a same layer as the data lines, extend in a same direction as the data lines, and are located between at least part of the adjacent pixel units. The common electrode layers are insulated from the common electrode lead wires through insulating layers and are connected with the common electrode lead wires through via holes in the insulating layers. The via holes are located in a region where the gate lines and the common electrode lead wires intersect.

Abstract: A distributed demagnetizing coil system, a shielding device, and a demagnetizing method. The system includes turns of demagnetizing coils evenly wound on each shielding surface of a shielding body in the shielding device at intervals and connecting wires provided on outer side of the shielding surface in an inflection manner. One half of each turn is located on inner side of the wound shielding body and the other half of each turn s located on outer side of the wound shielding body for providing corresponding demagnetizing magnetic fields to form a closed magnetic flux loop. One half of each connecting wire is connected to the corresponding demagnetizing coil, the other half of each connecting wire is reversely inflected along an original path and is connected to a power supply module, so that corresponding demagnetizing current is introduced into each demagnetizing coil connected to the connecting wire.

Abstract: A business official email box based B2B service security verification method, includes: a service platform receiving an employee account and a password inputted by a business employee, and verifying whether the employee account and the password are legal or not; if yes, transmitting a log-in verification code to a business official email box to which the employee account corresponds; the service platform receiving a verification code inputted by the business employee, and determining whether the verification code is the log-in verification code or not; and if yes, the employee account successfully logging in the service platform. The present invention uses the association between the business employee and the business official email box in order to verify the identity of the business employee by means of the business official email box, and effectively prevent a resigned employee from logging in the service platform to improve the security of the platform.

Abstract: A method of reducing a concentration of N2O, NO, or a combination thereof in a medium, the method comprising: culturing a microorganism of the genus Paracoccus, a microorganism of the genus Pseudomonas, or a combination thereof in a liquid medium comprising Mg2+ ions and Fe(II)(L)-NO, N2O, or a combination thereof, wherein L is a chelating agent; and reducing NO to N2O or N2, or reducing N2O to N2.

Abstract: A biological classification device and a method for Alzheimer's disease using a brain image are disclosed. The biological classification device includes an image receiving unit which receives a plurality of images obtained by capturing images of a brain of a subject; an image processing unit which acquires neurodegeneration feature related to the brain of the subject and standardized uptake value ratio (SUVR) information from the plurality of images; an image analysis unit which performs first determination of a presence or absence of cranial nerve abnormality based on the neurodegeneration feature(s) and second determination and third determination of a presence or absence of abnormality of beta amyloid protein and tau protein, respectively, based on the SUVR information; and a classifying unit which performs biological classification of the subject related to Alzheimer's disease using the first, the second, and the third determinations together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a standard material composition for verifying a bio-analysis equipment, comprising quantum dot-containing nanoparticles. Through a standard strip and/or a standard tray, which are made of the standard material composition, the present invention may increase the analysis accuracy of a bio-analysis equipment.

Abstract: A process of manufacturing a multilayer sheet having electrically conductive patterns comprises feeding a first polymer layer and a second polymer composition to a calendering stack, the first polymer layer having an inner electrically conductive pattern disposed thereon, the first polymer layer comprising a first polymer composition, which contains a first polymer having a first glass transition temperature, and the second polymer composition comprising a second polymer and a laser direct structure additive (LDS), the second polymer having a second glass transition temperature that is 50 to 100° C.

Abstract: A dragonfly-like miniature four-winged ornithopter includes: a fuselage (101), two front flapping wings (102), two front wing connectors (103) with first connecting rods, two rear flapping wings (104), two rear wing connectors (105) with second connecting rods, a driving gear (106), a shaft gear (107), a first-stage gear (108), two second-stage gears (109) with third connecting rods, two third-stage gears (114) with fourth connecting rods, two front ball joint connecting rods (110), two rear ball joint connecting rods (111), two steering engine connecting rods (112), two steer engines (113), and a brushless direct current motor.

Abstract: A camera module includes a lens barrel configured to receive a lens, a substrate on which an image sensor is disposed, a housing configured to receive the lens barrel and to contact the substrate, a heat transfer member configured to contact the housing, and a heat dissipation member configured to contact the heat transfer member and dissipate heat from the heat transfer member in different lateral directions about the lens.

Abstract: Disclosed is a test device for testing an electric characteristic of an object to be tested. The test device includes a block comprising a probe hole, a probe supported in the probe hole and retractably configured to connect a first contact point and a second contact point, and a coaxial cable comprising an insulated sheath, a main core surrounded with the insulated sheath, and a probe contact portion exposed from the insulated sheath and extended from the main core so as to be in contact with the probe. An axis of the probe is spaced apart from an axis of the coaxial cable, and the probe contact portion is extended from the main core toward the axis of the probe.