Abstract: The present application relates to compositions and methods comprising polypeptides derived from MFG-E8 for treating and preventing fibrosis and other diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for culturing NK cells, comprising alloferon, which increases the yield of NK cells compared to when using a conventional NK cell medium, due to the addition made to the medium during the culture of NK cells, and can lead to the activation of NK cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating cancer, comprising NK cells cultured in the presence of alloferon, wherein the NK cells cultured using alloferon have excellent cancer-killing properties. Further, when alloferon and NK cells are administered together, the cancer prevention or killing effect can be further increased.

Abstract: A pixel circuit and a display panel including the same are disclosed according to embodiments. The pixel circuit according to embodiments includes a first pixel circuit including a first EM transistor to which a pulse of a first EM signal is applied, and a first driving transistor for driving a first light emitting element; and a second pixel circuit including a second EM transistor to which a pulse of a second EM signal is applied, and a second driving transistor for driving a second light emitting element. A node between the first EM transistor and the first driving transistor and a node between the second EM transistor and the second driving transistor are connected.

Abstract: A method for preparing (meth)acrylic acid, including: bringing a mixed gas including (meth)acrylic acid into contact with water in an absorption column to obtain first and second aqueous (meth)acrylic acid solutions; discharging the first aqueous (meth)acrylic acid solution from a lower portion of the absorption column and supplying the solution to a crystallizer, and discharging the second aqueous (meth)acrylic acid solution from a side portion of the absorption column; supplying the second aqueous (meth)acrylic acid solution to a water separation column to obtain a distillate; supplying the distillate to a high-boiling-point by-product separation column, and supplying an upper discharge stream from the high-boiling-point by-product separation column to the crystallizer; and obtaining purified (meth)acrylic acid in the crystallizer, and circulating a part of mother liquor recovered in the crystallizer to the absorption column and the remainder to the water separation column.

Abstract: A negative active material includes a core having a silicon-carbon composite and a polymer coating layer formed on the core, wherein the negative active material has about 1.02 to about 1.6 of a ratio of height of N1s peak occurring at about 400±about 0.5 eV relative to a height of N1s peak occurring at about 405±about 0.5 eV of a bonding energy, and about 1.02 to about 3.0 of a ratio of a height of C1s peak occurring at about 286.5±about 0.5 eV relative to a height of C1s peak occurring at about 290±about 0.5 eV when an X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) is measured.

Abstract: A method for preparing a (meth)acrylic acid, the method including: bringing a mixed gas containing (meth)acrylic acid into contact with water in an absorption column to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid aqueous solution; supplying the (meth)acrylic acid aqueous solution to a crystallizer, performing crystallization to obtain purified (meth)acrylic acid, and supplying a mother liquor separated from the purified (meth)acrylic acid to a water separation column; separating, in the water separation column, an upper discharge stream containing water and a lower discharge stream containing (meth)acrylic acid and high-boiling by-products; and supplying the lower discharge stream of the water separation column to a high boiling point by-product separation column, and supplying an upper discharge stream of the high-boiling point by-product separation column containing (meth)acrylic acid to the crystallizer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a car carrier having an electric vehicle charging system capable of charging an electric vehicle in conjunction with a power management system of the car carrier. A car carrier having an electric vehicle charging system according to one embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a power management unit that manages the power supply transmitted from a generator generating electric power to the components of the car carrier; a charging management unit that receives at least a portion of the power from the generator by making a request to the power management unit, and manages charging of electric vehicles which are placed on the decks of the car carrier and transported; and a charging station that charges the electric vehicles with the power supplied according to the management of the charging management unit.

Abstract: A method for preparing (meth)acrylic acid, including: contacting a mixed gas containing (meth)acrylic acid with water in an absorption column to obtain a (meth)acrylic acid aqueous solution; crystallizing the (meth)acrylic acid aqueous solution in a crystallizer to obtain purified (meth)acrylic acid and a mother liquor; supplying a part of the mother liquor to an extraction column; contacting the mother liquor with an extraction solvent in the extraction column to obtain a raffinate and an extract, and then supplying an extract stream including the extract to a water separation column; separating, in the water separation column, into a water separation column upper discharge stream and a water separation column lower discharge stream; and supplying the water separation column lower discharge stream to a high-boiling-point by-product separation column, and supplying an upper discharge stream of the high-boiling-point by-product separation column containing (meth)acrylic acid to the crystallizer.

Abstract: The present application relates to compositions and methods comprising polypeptides derived from MFG-E8 for treating and preventing fibrosis and other diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are a metal catalyst with a vertical heterojunction interface and a method of producing the same. The metal catalyst with the vertical heterojunction interface according to an embodiment of the disclosure allows hydrogen adsorbed on a transition metal oxide to be transferred to a transition metal sulfide (hydrogen spillover phenomenon), thereby having effects on having both excellent hydrogen adsorption performance and excellent catalyst activities.

Abstract: A bone growth stimulator includes a first screw fastened to the metaphysis portion and having a channel penetrating between a front end and a rear end, a second screw fastened to the metaphysis portion while being disposed in parallel to the first screw and having a channel penetrating between a front end and a rear end, a first rod pin having one side passing through a human tissue that surrounds the long bone and being inserted into the channel of the first screw, and another side exposed to the outside of the human tissue, a second rod pin having one side passing through a human tissue that surrounds the long bone and being inserted into the channel of the second screw, and another side exposed to the outside of the human tissue, and a pressing unit for applying a force in a direction for spacing the first rod pin apart from the second rod pin.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to reduce communications for position, navigation and timing (PNT) determinations are disclosed. A disclosed example apparatus to enable PNT determination for a mobile station includes at least one memory, machine readable instructions, and processor circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to identify features of signals of opportunity (SOOP) measured at a reference station, generate a model based on the identified features of the SOOP in conjunction with a position and a timing of the reference station, and provide at least one of the model or parameters associated with the model to the mobile station for the PNT determination.

Abstract: A method for calculating an altitude of a target through an apparatus for calculating an altitude of the target, which comprises a plurality of MIMO radar virtual antennas, may comprise: receiving electromagnetic waves reflected from the target through a pair of virtual antennas classified into an upper antenna and a lower antenna and alternately arranged in two columns linearly; obtaining range information and phase information of the target from the pair of virtual antennas by analyzing the electromagnetic waves; and calculating altitude information of the target from position information of the pair of virtual antennas, and the range information and the phase information.

Abstract: Disclosed is asulfur material that can be used as an electrode material for a metal-sulfur secondary battery. The sulfur material includes a sulfur powder; and an organic molecular material chemically bonded to a surface of the sulfur powder, in which the organic molecular material includes first and second carbon atoms derived from a vinyl group and chemically bonded directly to sulfur atoms located both ends of the linear multiple sulfur material, respectively.

Abstract: A 3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)hex-4-inoic acid derivative according to the present invention promotes the expression of the myogenic factors MyoG and MyHC while inhibiting the expression of the muscle atrophy factor atrogin-1, promotes the formation of myotubes, and inhibits myocyte apoptosis, and thus can promote myogenesis and inhibit muscle atrophy.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments provide a radar apparatus having a plurality of antenna elements and enabling to reduce a number of ADCs as long as being allowable according to a bandwidth of the ADC, reduce a chip area occupied by the ADC and interconnections in an integrated circuit, and prevent a synchronization problem between the ADCs by sampling receive signals of multiple channels at once. Frequencies of local oscillation signals used for downconverting receive signals are set to be different from each other by an amount of an offset frequency, so that each of band-limited receive signals obtained through respective RF paths may occupy a different position on a frequency axis of a frequency domain. Downconverted receive signals are combined into a single signal and converted into a single digital signal stream, and a signal processing of the digital signal stream in a digital domain enables to obtain target data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal-plastic composite material having excellent adhesive strength and formability and a method for manufacturing the same, and specifically, the present invention provides a metal-plastic composite material and a method for manufacturing the same comprising: a metal layer; and a plastic layer on at least one surface of the metal layer, wherein a thin film layer formed of a silane coupling agent is provided between the metal layer and the plastic layer, and the metal layer and the plastic layer are bonded by covalent bonding with the silane coupling agent.

Abstract: Provided are a method for fabricating a highly elastic porous polymer membrane, a method for manufacturing a cell culture system using a porous polymer membrane fabricated by the fabrication method, and a cell culture system manufactured by the manufacturing method. The porous polymer membrane can be fabricated by spin coating a mixture solution containing a biodegradable elastomeric polymer and a water-soluble moisture absorbent in an optimum ratio while maintaining a high relative humidity. The porous polymer membrane has a uniform thickness and a uniform pore size and is highly elastic. In addition, the thickness and pore size of the porous polymer membrane can be controlled. The porous polymer membrane can induce active cell-cell interaction during cell co-culture due to its high porosity. The porous polymer membrane enables control over cell alignment or array due to its high biocompatibility and elasticity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a prelithiation solution and a method for preparing a prelithiated anode using the same. The prelithiation solution and the method for preparing a prelithiated anode using the same according to the present disclosure allow uniform intercalation of lithium ions throughout the anode chemically in a solution via a simple process of immersing the anode in a prelithiation solution having a sufficiently low redox potential as compared to an anode active material. A prelithiated anode prepared by this method has an ideal initial coulombic efficiency and a lithium secondary battery with a high energy density can be prepared based thereon. In addition, the prepared anode is advantageously applicable to large-scale production due to superior stability even in dry air.