Abstract: Disclosed is a glass fiber-reinforced composite material, an asphalt mixture using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof, the method comprising manufacturing, as a mixed structure, a bundle type fiber reinforcing material by coating with a polypropylene resin; a scrap reinforcing material having pellet or particle shaped glass fiber scrap, the glass fiber scrap having economical and outstanding physical properties and several strands of glass fiber; and adding the same to a hot-mix asphalt mixture, thereby capable of being injected at a plant construction site in a simple manner and improving the performance of the asphalt by preventing the phenomenon of the fiber becoming entangled within the produced hot asphalt mixture.

Abstract: A system may include at least one server having a processor and a communication interface communicatively coupled to an Internet connection and a non-transitory memory device storing instructions that cause the system to retrieve, from a data repository, user information corresponding to a user of products and/or services of a business entity, identify by, at least one a social network identification of the user, and match the user to a plurality of individuals based on the user information. The system may the plurality of social network communications associated with the social network identification of the user using rules provided by the rules engine server, and generate, by the sourcing engine server, based on the analyzed social network communications, a trigger condition based on predetermined criteria stored in a database and in response to the trigger condition, solicit, via a secure network, input from the matched individuals corresponding to the trigger condition.

Abstract: Systems and computer-readable media are disclosed for utilizing one or more data sources to generate a set of operations. First data may be received from a first data source and second data may be received from a second data source. The first data and second data may be processed by conversion engines to generate a first set of common data and a second set of common data. These sets of common data may be locally stored. A processing engine may analyze these sets of common data to detect one or more predefined events. A set of operations associated with the detected predefined events may be generated. The set of operations may be transmitted to a user device.

Abstract: Systems are provided for providing contextualized user recapture solutions. A user interaction contextualization system may receive a notification of a user accessing one of the organization's services via a user device. Responsive to the notification, the user interaction contextualization system may collect and analyze contextual data from various data sources, and real-time and historical user engagement data associated with the user. The user interaction contextualization system may then use the collected data to determine the user's likelihood of abandonment of the organization's services. Based on the likelihood of abandonment, the user interaction contextualization system may initiate one or more user recapture solutions.

Abstract: Systems are provided for providing a contextualized set of help topics. A user interaction contextualization system receives a search request for help topics from a user device, responsive to which the user interaction contextualization system retrieves an uncontextualized set of help topics from a help topics index. The user interaction contextualization system may collect and analyze contextual data from various data sources, and real-time and historical user engagement data associated with the user. The user interaction contextualization system may then use the collected data to generate a contextualized set of help topics.

Abstract: Systems and computer-readable media are disclosed for utilizing one or more data sources to generate a customized user interface. A first set of services and operations may be generated. Each service and operation in the first set of services and operations may be ranked based on an analysis of user engagement data. A second set of services and operations may be generated based on the ranking of each service and operation in the first set. Client-side instructions to render the second set of services and operations may be transmitted to a user device.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus is provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source configured for irradiating X-rays to a subject; a filtering unit configured for controlling a dose of X-rays irradiated to the subject; and a processor configured for distinguishing and setting up an uninterested region in an X-ray image obtained based in the irradiated X-rays, and for controlling the filtering unit to set a dose of X-rays irradiated into the uninterested region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery module assembly including two or more battery modules having cell units, each of which includes one or more battery cells having insulating tape at least partially attached to an outer circumference thereof excluding electrode terminals thereof, electrically connected to one another, a pair of an upper case and a lower case to surround an upper part and a lower part of the battery modules in a state in which the battery modules are erected on their sides, a bus bar assembly disposed at a front of the battery modules to electrically connect the battery modules to one another, and fastening holes formed at a top of the upper case and a bottom of the lower case to position or fix the battery module assembly.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an image separator configured to extract a first tissue image having a small amount of motion of a tissue, the small amount of motion being smaller than a threshold amount of motion, and to extract a second tissue image with a large amount of motion of a tissue, the large amount of motion being larger than the small amount of motion, from a plurality of image frames, and an image processor configured to correct the second tissue image according to the large amount of motion of the tissue.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery module assembly including (a) two or more battery modules having cell units, each of which includes one or more battery cells, connected in parallel to one another, (b) a pair of an upper case and a lower case to surround an upper part and a lower part of the battery modules in a state in which the battery modules are erected on their sides, (c) a bus bar assembly disposed at a front of the battery modules to electrically connect the battery modules to one another in parallel, and (d) a fastening hole formed at a front of the upper case and/or a front of the lower case to position or fix the battery module assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method for the same. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a kernel function setter configured to set a scatter kernel function in response to a scatter component included in first X-ray image data detected by an X-ray detector, and an image data corrector configured to generate second X-ray image data obtained by performing scatter correction on the first X-ray image data using the scatter kernel function and data consistency. According to the X-ray imaging apparatus and the control method for the same, scatter correction is performed by using data consistency so that accuracy of the scatter correction may be increased and an X-ray image may be generated based on the accuracy, thereby improving quality of the X-ray image.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glass fiber-reinforced composite material, an asphalt mixture using the same, and a manufacturing method thereof, the method comprising manufacturing, as a mixed structure, a bundle type fiber reinforcing material by coating with a polypropylene resin; a scrap reinforcing material having pellet or particle shaped glass fiber scrap, the glass fiber scrap having economical and outstanding physical properties and several strands of glass fiber; and adding the same to a hot-mix asphalt mixture, thereby capable of being injected at a plant construction site in a simple manner and improving the performance of the asphalt by preventing the phenomenon of the fiber becoming entangled within the produced hot asphalt mixture.

Abstract: Disclosed is a battery pack including battery cells or unit modules (unit cells), wherein the battery pack is configured to have a structure in which the unit cells are uprightly arranged in a width direction (a horizontal direction) of the battery pack in a state in which a spacing distance for coolant flow is provided between the respective unit cells to constitute a battery module, a plurality of battery modules is arranged to constitute a battery module group, battery modules groups are vertically arranged from a coolant introduction direction of a coolant inlet port in a height direction (a vertical direction) of the battery pack to have a two or more layer structure or laterally arranged from the coolant introduction direction of the coolant inlet port in a length direction (a horizontal direction) of the battery pack to have a two or more row structure.

Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring dissolved methane in seawater, including: a) injecting a sample into a vacuum container containing a cadmium chloride solution injected thereinto and refrigerating the vacuum container; b) shaking the vacuum container, and achieving temperature equilibrium with an ambient temperature; c) separating the dissolved methane from residue by passing the sample in the vacuum container through a methane separator; and d) analyzing the separated dissolved methane by a mass spectrometer. According to the method of measuring dissolved methane in seawater of the present invention, a recovery rate of dissolved methane may be maximally increased to improve an analysis rate accordingly, and an analysis of dissolved methane may be conducted even with a small amount of sample, and in addition to the measurement of the dissolved methane, a sulfur isotope analysis may be simultaneously conducted by using a sample from which the dissolved methane is extracted.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus is provided. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source configured for irradiating X-rays to a subject; a filtering unit configured for controlling a dose of X-rays irradiated to the subject; and a processor configured for distinguishing and setting up an uninterested region in an X-ray image obtained based in the irradiated X-rays, and for controlling the filtering unit to set a dose of X-rays irradiated into the uninterested region.

Abstract: An X-ray apparatus includes an X-ray source configured to radiate X-rays onto an object, an X-ray detector configured to detect X-rays having penetrated through the object among the radiated X-rays and obtain pieces of raw data of different energy bands based on the detected X-rays, a raw image obtainer configured to obtain raw images in which different materials constituting the object are enhanced using the pieces of raw data, and an image processor configured to process the raw images and generate an X-ray image of the object based on the processed raw images.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus for extracting, analyzing, and storing gas in a drilled core on a ship. The apparatus includes: a needle for core insertion inserted into the drilled core to allow the gas in the drilled core to the outside; and a first 3-way valve into which the gas passing through the needle for core insertion is introduced and which controls the introduced gas so as to be supplied to a gas storing container or gas analyzing apparatuses positioned on a ship.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a method for the same. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes a kernel function setter configured to set a scatter kernel function in response to a scatter component included in first X-ray image data detected by an X-ray detector, and an image data corrector configured to generate second X-ray image data obtained by performing scatter correction on the first X-ray image data using the scatter kernel function and data consistency. According to the X-ray imaging apparatus and the control method for the same, scatter correction is performed by using data consistency so that accuracy of the scatter correction may be increased and an X-ray image may be generated based on the accuracy, thereby improving quality of the X-ray image.

Abstract: An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an image separator configured to extract a first tissue image having a small amount of motion of a tissue, the small amount of motion being smaller than a threshold amount of motion, and to extract a second tissue image with a large amount of motion of a tissue, the large amount of motion being larger than the small amount of motion, from a plurality of image frames, and an image processor configured to correct the second tissue image according to the large amount of motion of the tissue.

Abstract: Provided is a method of measuring dissolved methane in seawater, including: a) injecting a sample into a vacuum container containing a cadmium chloride solution injected thereinto and refrigerating the vacuum container; b) shaking the vacuum container, and achieving temperature equilibrium with an ambient temperature; c) separating the dissolved methane from residue by passing the sample in the vacuum container through a methane separator; and d) analyzing the separated dissolved methane by a mass spectrometer. According to the method of measuring dissolved methane in seawater of the present invention, a recovery rate of dissolved methane may be maximally increased to improve an analysis rate accordingly, and an analysis of dissolved methane may be conducted even with a small amount of sample, and in addition to the measurement of the dissolved methane, a sulfur isotope analysis may be simultaneously conducted by using a sample from which the dissolved methane is extracted.