Abstract: Disclosed are a method and device for transmitting a frame. The method for transmitting a frame includes a step of generating A-MPDU (aggregate MAC protocol data unit) and a step of transmitting A-MPDU. The A-MPDU includes a first AMPDU subframe and a second A-MPDU subframe, wherein the first A-MPDU subframe includes a data block, and the second AMPDU subframe includes an FEC (Forward Error Correction) coding block which is additionally used in the decoding of the data block. Thus, the STA is capable of preventing unnecessary power consumption of STA by selectively determining whether FEC information is received according to whether an error occurred in the decoded data.

Abstract: A method for efficiently processing traffic in an intermediate access point such as a relay station is disclosed. To process traffic directed from one or more terminals to a base station, an intermediate access point supporting two or more communication scheme receives traffic from the one or more terminals according to a first communication scheme, measures a congestion level of the received traffic, transmits a first traffic being part of the received traffic to a second intermediate access point according to a second communication scheme, if the congestion level is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and transmits a second traffic being remaining traffic of the received traffic except the first traffic to the BS.

Abstract: An advertisement content posting system and method are disclosed. The advertisement content posting system may include a resource collecting unit to collect resources included in a particular domain and configured to post an advertisement content, a service providing unit to provide an advertiser with resource object information of the collected resources and resource relationship information between resources in a web service form, and a post unit to post the advertisement content through resources selected by the advertiser when a post request with respect to the advertisement content is received from the advertiser.

Abstract: A method for communication performed by a station in a wireless local area network system is provided. The method includes receiving a first change sequence from an access point, transmitting a probe request frame to an access point in order to request updated system information, the probe request frame including the first change sequence, and receiving a probe response frame from the access point in response to the probe request frame. The probe response frame includes a second change sequence. The first change sequence and the second change sequence indicate a change of system information within a basic service set (BSS).

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a first memory cell connected to a bit-line and a first word-line, a second memory cell connected to a complementary bit-line and a second word-line, and an equalizer. The equalizer may be configured to transition a voltage of the bit-line and the complementary bit-line from a first voltage to a second voltage different from the first voltage at a first time period when the bit-line and complementary bit line are floating, and to transition the voltage of at least one of the bit-line and the complementary bit-line from the second voltage to a third voltage at a second time period after the first time period when the bit-line and complementary bit line are floating, the third voltage being different from the first and second voltages.

Abstract: An integrated digital device and method for selecting functions are provided. A button is positioned adjacent to a display unit for selecting functions according to a mode change. Icons are displayed for the selected function via the display device. The integrated digital device includes a display unit for displaying multimedia content and at least one of function selection icon for the multimedia content, a function selection button unit disposed adjacent to the displayed function selection icons, and a mode dial, which is disposed on one side of the device adjacent to another side where the display unit is disposed, and which receives an input of one of a plurality of modes as the mode dial is rotated at a regular interval.

Abstract: A method of communicating between an access point (AP) and a station (STA) in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system is provided. The method includes receiving an association request (AREQ) frame requesting an association, from a STA, the AREQ frame comprising a common association response (C-ARSP) indicator indicating whether the STA has been received common association information for the association between the STA and the AP, determining an association response (ARSP) type for the STA based on the C-ARSP indicator and performing an association response for the ARSP type to the STA.

Abstract: A wafer includes a first die, a second die, and a scribe lane located between the first die and the second die. The scribe lane includes a first doped silicon region, and does not directly contact the first die and the second die.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for treating an aging-related disease and a method for screening a therapeutic agent for an aging-related disease. The method for treating an aging-related disease includes administering to a subject a progerin expression inhibitor as an active ingredient. The method for screening a therapeutic agent for an aging-related disease includes selecting a candidate drug inhibitory of progerin expression.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device may include a first semiconductor chip including a semiconductor substrate, a first through via that penetrates the semiconductor substrate, a second semiconductor chip stacked on one plane of the first semiconductor chip, and a shielding layer covering at least one portion of the first and/or second semiconductor chip and electrically connected to the first through via.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a skin-tightening cosmetic composition and a method of applying the same, and more specifically, to a cosmetic composition a method of applying the same that includes a hydrolyzed plant protein and glycoprotein. The cosmetic composition includes a hydrolyzed plant protein and glycoprotein in an optimal amount, thereby causing the occurrence of an immediate contraction effect and a long-lasting contracting effect, and achieving skin improvements such as skin moisturizing and induction of synthesizing collagen and elastine in use of the composition over a long period of time.

Abstract: A method of predicting a potential degree of Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) risk includes receiving a patient's medical test data relating to CAC; determining a cluster to which the patient's medical test data belong based on an age of the patient; extracting a risk factor score including at least two Coronary Artery Calcification Scores (CACSs) from the medical test data; storing a plurality of prediction models used for predicting a potential degree of CAC risk; and predicting a potential degree of CAC risk at a specific point in time by applying a CACS growth rate of the patient's medical test data calculated using the at least two CACSs of the patient's medical test data and the extracted risk factor score to a prediction model corresponding to the determined cluster to which the patient's medical test data belong among the plurality of prediction models.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method predict an upcoming stage of carotid stenosis. The apparatus includes a receiving unit, a cluster determining unit, a risk factor score extracting unit, a prediction model storage unit, and a predicting unit. The method includes receiving a patient's medical test data relating to carotid stenosis; determining a cluster to which the patient's medical test data belong based on a gender of the patient; extracting from the patient's medical test data a risk factor score comprising a result of carotid stenosis ultrasonography; storing a plurality of prediction models used to predict an upcoming stage of carotid stenosis; and obtaining an outcome by applying a value indicating a stage of carotid stenosis corresponding to the result of carotid stenosis ultrasonography and the extracted risk factor score to the prediction model corresponding to the determined cluster among the plurality of prediction models.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method predict a patient's potential change of Coronary Artery Calcification (CAC) level using various risk factors including a Coronary Artery Calcification Score (CACS). The apparatus includes a receiving unit, a cluster determining unit, a risk factor score extracting unit, a prediction model storage unit, a prediction model learning unit, and a predicting unit, and the method includes a receiving process, a risk factor score extracting process, and an operation performing process.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a power controlling method are provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a voice input unit which receives an audio input in a stand-by mode of the electronic apparatus; a voice sensing unit which determines whether the received audio input is a user voice, and if the user voice is input, outputs a power control signal; and a power control voice recognition unit which, if the power control signal is received from the voice recognition unit, turns on and performs voice recognition regarding the input user voice.

Abstract: Provided is a fault tracing system and method for remote maintenance. The fault tracing method includes detecting faults by receiving error events or fault diagnosis request messages, generating transactions for the detected faults, tracing the faults according to the transactions, and notifying a client terminal or user of the fault diagnosis results. Accordingly, it is possible to accurately trace a fault even in a home/building network environment complicatedly consisting of various resources.

Abstract: A diagnostic factor set determination apparatus and method is provided. The diagnostic factor set determination apparatus includes a personal examination data acquiring unit configured to acquire personal examination data including a plurality of diagnostic factors, a disease model selecting unit configured to select a disease model that includes one or more of the plurality of diagnostic factors, and a diagnostic factor processing unit configured to determine a diagnostic factor set according to a sum of disease weights of a first group of the plurality of diagnostic factors that is not in the selected disease model.

Abstract: An absorbent for separating acidic gases is disclosed. The absorbent or an absorbent composition for separating acidic gases has more than 3 kinds of compounds along with Chemical Formula 1 and 2, and has ability of rapid carbon dioxide elimination, excellent absorption ability, and less energy consumption for regenerating an absorbent due to easy desorption of carbon dioxide.

Abstract: An apparatus for mixing viscous material includes a chamber having a cylindrical sidewall and a bottom and receiving viscous material to be mixed; a cylindrical draft tube fixed at an inside center of the chamber to be spaced from the bottom and the sidewall and forming a space between the draft tube and the sidewall to allow passage of the viscous material, and including a heat medium passage therein; a carrying impeller installed in the draft tube and driven by a motor to transfer the viscous material above or below the draft tube and suck the viscous material in the space into the draft tube; and a sweeping impeller installed in the space and rotated in a circumferential direction by a motor to apply a pressure to the viscous material so that the viscous material in the space is not adhered to the draft tube and the sidewall.

Abstract: A semantic search system using a semantic ranking scheme including: an ontology analyzer analyzing ontology data related to a search target to determine a weight value of each property according to a weighing method for property; a semantic path extractor extracting all the semantic paths between resources and query keywords and determining a weight value of each extracted semantic path according to the semantic path weight value determination scheme by using the weight value of each property; a relevant resource searcher traversing an instance graph of ontology based on a semantic path having a pre-set length and weight value of more than an expectation level to search resources that have a semantic relationship with the query keywords and are declared as a type presented in the query; and a semantic relevance ranker selecting a top-k results having the highest rank from among the candidate results extracted by the relevant resource researcher by using a relevance scoring function.