Abstract: The present invention relates to an algorithm teaching apparatus. More specifically, the present invention relates to an algorithm teaching apparatus that uses blocks that can be played with like toys by children and facilitates easy teaching of an algorithm. The apparatus is divided into an event region, an execution region and a condition region, wherein an event block mounting part of the event region and an execution block mounting part of the execution region are formed so as to have different shapes, thus facilitating efficient teaching of the basic principles of an algorithm to children.

Abstract: A circuit for correcting a power factor for an AC direct lighting apparatus that includes a valley signal generating unit configured to receive a full-wave rectified AC input voltage signal and configured to compare an internal reference voltage signal and the AC input voltage signal to generate a valley signal, a reference voltage control unit configured to receive the generated valley signal and count clock cycles of an internal clock to detect a frequency of the AC input voltage signal and configured to determine a frequency of a drive current to control a reference voltage signal based on the determined frequency of the drive current and a reference voltage control clock generating unit configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal associated with a pulse width of the reference voltage signal and configured to generate the reference voltage control clock signal based on the generated pulse width modulation signal and the controlled reference signal.

Abstract: A holder and a lighting device including the holder are provided. The holder may include a holder body having a hole, an outlet provided in a side of the holder body, and a channel provided in the holder body to connect the hole with the outlet. The channel may include a first channel provided in a circumferential direction and having one side connected to the outlet, a second channel that guides one of two wires connected to a light source module to the first channel, and a third channel that guides another one of the two wires to the first channel.

Abstract: Methods for managing performance of a database. A method includes selecting an object table predicted to be required to perform a table reorganization (Reorg) after the current timing, using performance-related information of database collected for a predetermined time period or more, generating a predictive model for predicting the timing at which there is a need to perform the reorganization (Reorg) of the object table, and predicting the timing at which there is a need to perform the reorganization of the object table, using the predictive mode.

Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that comprises a housing including an inner surface; a light source unit comprising a body disposed under the housing and a light emitting module disposed under the body; and a reflector disposed between the housing and the body, wherein the body comprises a top surface disposed under the inner surface of the housing and a bottom surface, and wherein the light emitting module is disposed on the bottom surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel processor. The fuel processor includes: a steam reformer unit configured to be disposed at an upper portion in a casing; a heat exchanger unit configured to be disposed at a lower portion of the steam reformer unit; a high temperature shift reforming unit configured to be disposed at a lower portion of the heat exchanger unit; a low temperature shift reforming unit configured to be disposed while enclosing an outer portion of the high temperature shift reforming unit; and a heat exchange chamber configured to be disposed at a lower portion of the high temperature shift reforming unit and exchange heat between reformed gas and a heat exchange fluid supplied through a channel part formed to drain the reformed gas and combustion gas and supply the heat exchange fluid.

Abstract: A rechargeable battery case that prevents a short circuit of a cell by inducing bending of a case under a lateral/longitudinal compression condition in a specific manner. The rechargeable battery case includes an opening in the case through which an electrode assembly is inserted. A bottom portion is provided at an end of the case opposite to that of the opening. A front portion is connected to the bottom portion. A back portion is connected to the bottom portion and the front portion. A joint portion is arranged between the front, back and bottom portion. Further, a first area and a second area are disposed longitudinally in the front and back portions. The second area is on either side of the first area. The joint portion in the second area is thicker than the joint portion in the first area.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a lighting device. The lighting device includes a body including a side wall and a base disposed on the side wall; a light source which is disposed below the base of the body; a power supply which is disposed on the base of the body to supply a power to the light source; and a clip including a connection portion and an extension portion extending from the connection portion and disposed on the side wall of the body, wherein the extension portion of the clip has at least one bent portion which is bent toward the side wall of the body.

Abstract: A method and system for controlling the start of a vehicle are provided. The method includes determining whether a high voltage battery of a vehicle is submerged and outputting a warning regarding the submersion when the high voltage battery is submerged. In addition, power is cut off and the vehicle ignition or the start of the vehicle is turned off after the warning signal is output.

Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that includes a housing; a coupling member coupled to the housing; a reflector disposed between the housing and the coupling member; a light source unit connected to the coupling member; and an optical member connected to the light source unit, wherein the optical member transmits a part of light emitted from the light source unit and reflects the other part of the light to the reflector.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for controlling a control valve, and a method for controlling a discharge flow rate of a hydraulic pump for a construction machine are disclosed, which can control a spool shifting speed of a directional valve and a discharge flow rate of a hydraulic pump in accordance with a hydraulic fluid temperature in winter season with below zero temperatures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for processing a large scale graph using GPUs, and more particularly, to a system and method capable of processing larger-scale graph data beyond the capacity of device memory of GPUs using a streaming method. A large-scale graph processing system using GPUs according to an aspect of the present invention includes a main memory, device memories of a plurality of GPUs that process graph data transferred from the main memory; a loop controller that processes graph data transfer in a nested loop join scheme in the graph data transfer between the main memory and the device memory of the GPU, and a streaming controller that copies the graph data to the device memory of the GPU in a chunk or streaming manner using a GPU stream according to the nested loop join scheme.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transmitting device for wireless power transmission, which includes: a bowl-shaped transmitting device body; and a transmitting coil unit for wirelessly transmitting power to a receiving device based on power supplied from a power source. The transmitting coil unit may include a multi-loop coil unit wound in the bottom surface of the transmitting device body, and a helical coil unit wound around the side wall of the transmitting device body, the helical coil unit being wound to increase the radius of a coil loop in a direction to the upper part of the transmitting device body, and being extended from the end of the multi-loop coil unit.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance wireless power transfer method according to an aspect of the present invention includes transmitting power from a source coil to the Tx resonant coil using a magnetic induction method, transmitting the power from the Tx resonant coil to an Rx resonant coil, having a resonant frequency identical with that of the Tx resonant coil, via magnetically-coupled resonance, and transmitting the power from the Rx resonant coil to the device coil of an electronic device using the magnetic induction method. The Tx resonant coil and the Rx resonant coil are arranged at a right angle or a specific angle of inclination relative to each other.

Abstract: A lighting device may be provided that includes: a base; a substrate disposed on the base and comprising a top surface; a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the top surface of the substrate; a member comprising a housing portion and an inner portion disposed inside the housing portion; and a optical plate disposed on the plurality of light emitting devices and the inner portion, wherein: the housing portion is disposed on the base and coupled to the base, the inner portion comprises a sloped surface forming an obtuse angle with the top surface of the substrate, the housing portion comprises an upper part and a lower part, an outer diameter of the upper part is greater than an outer diameter of the lower part, the housing portion comprises an outer surface, and the housing portion comprises a projection part extending from the outer surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are a wireless power transmitter and a method of transmitting power thereof. The wireless power transmitter to wirelessly transmit power to a wireless power receiver includes a transmission coil to receive power from a power supply apparatus, and a transmission resonance unit to transmit the power received therein from the transmission coil to the wireless power receiver using resonance. The transmission resonance unit includes an inner loop, and an outer loop connected to the inner loop while surrounding the inner loop.

Abstract: A circuit for correcting a power factor for an AC direct lighting apparatus that includes a valley signal generating unit configured to receive a full-wave rectified AC input voltage signal and configured to compare an internal reference voltage signal and the AC input voltage signal to generate a valley signal, a reference voltage control unit configured to receive the generated valley signal and count clock cycles of an internal clock to detect a frequency of the AC input voltage signal and configured to determine a frequency of a drive current to control a reference voltage signal based on the determined frequency of the drive current and a reference voltage control clock generating unit configured to generate a pulse width modulation signal associated with a pulse width of the reference voltage signal and configured to generate the reference voltage control clock signal based on the generated pulse width modulation signal and the controlled reference signal.