Abstract: Disclosed are a method of producing a target protein in a biologically-active, soluble form in prokaryotic cells and polycistronic vectors therefor.

Abstract: A sense amplifier control circuit for a memory device is provided. The sense amplifier control circuit for a memory device including: a level detection unit configured to generate a level detection signal by detecting a core voltage level in an active operation interval; and a control unit configured to generate a pulse signal to control a sensing start time of a bit line detection signal by varying a delay time according to the level detection signal.

Abstract: A method of forming a ferroelectric layer is provided. A metal-organic source gas is provided into a chamber into which an oxidation gas is provided for a first time period to form ferroelectric grains on a substrate. A ferroelectric layer is formed by performing at least twice a step of providing a metal-organic source gas into the chamber during the first time period using a pulse method to grow the ferroelectric grains.

Abstract: A write circuit of a semiconductor memory device includes a global data input/output (I/O) line; an amplifying block for receiving and amplifying write data and transmitting the amplified write data as global data onto the global data I/O line; and a control block for comparing the write data with the global data to thereby disable the amplifying block when the write data and the global data have substantially the same data value.

Abstract: A data input latch and clocking method and apparatus for high performance SRAM in which an L1 data input latch is controlled by a logical combination of the normal local clock buffer clock signal and the local array clock buffer clock signal. This logical combination of clock signals minimizes the hold time of the L1 latch provides a fast cycle time in which the SRAM macro can process successive write instructions while avoiding early mode issues.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substantially planar substrate; a memory string vertical to the substrate, the memory string comprising a plurality of storage cells; and a plurality of elongated word lines, each word line including a first portion substantially parallel to the substrate and connected to the memory string and a second portion substantially inclined relative to the substrate and extending above the substrate, wherein a first group of the plurality of word lines are electrically connected to first conductive lines disposed at a first side of the memory string, and a second group of the plurality of word lines are electrically connected to second conductive lines disposed at a second side of the memory string.

Abstract: A foldable baseball equipment rack includes a plate unit having a plurality of bat-receiving notches, and a supporting frame unit disposed under the plate unit. The supporting frame unit includes a first frame member and a second frame member pivoted to the first frame member in such a manner to constitute an X-shaped configuration. The first and second frame members are pivotable relative to each other to change the supporting frame unit to a folded state, thereby allowing the plate unit to be folded on the supporting frame unit.

Abstract: A tile using an activated carbon, which is excellent as a formaldehyde absorbent, and a preparation process thereof are disclosed. The effect of activated carbon on absorbing formaldehyde is maximized by the activated carbon-in-core structure, in which the problem of activated carbon that is easily oxidized during a heat treatment may be overcome.

Abstract: A labeling and preparation device for test tubes. At least one storage section places at least one pallet having a set of test tubes at a preset position. At least one transfer section is disposed above the storage section, and clamps or releases one of the test tubes. A labeling section is disposed below the transfer section, receives the test tubes transferred from the transfer section, and attaches a label having information related to a sample on a circumference of each test tube. An ejection section is disposed below the labeling section, and ejects the test tubes to an outside. A controller controls drivers of the transfer section, the labeling section and the ejection section.

Abstract: An apparatus balances a charging voltage of each battery cell of a battery pack. The apparatus includes a discharge resistor installed on a conductive line connected to both ends of a battery cell in parallel; a balance signal relay unit for relaying a charging voltage of the battery cell according to a balance control signal; and a discharge switching unit for receiving the relayed charging voltage of the battery cell as a driving voltage and connecting the battery cell to the discharge resistor to discharge the battery cell if the driving voltage is over an effective voltage level. This apparatus prevents overcharging of a battery cell, caused by a failure of a control processor, while balancing a charging voltage of battery cells. Also, the control processor may be protected against an electric impact by electrical insulation from a discharge circuit. Accordingly, the safety of the battery pack is improved.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) apparatus is provided. The LCD apparatus includes a frame, a liquid crystal panel which is disposed inside the frame, at least one fluorescent lamp which is disposed inside the frame to project light toward the liquid crystal panel, a voltage supply printed circuit board (PCB) which supplies a driving voltage to the fluorescent lamp and includes a connection end and at least one connection terminal arranged on the connection end; and at least one fluorescent lamp connector to which the fluorescent lamp and the voltage supply PCB are connected and which includes a PCB insertion recess into which the connection end is inserted, and the PCB insertion recess has opposite sides which are open in a width direction of the fluorescent lamp connector.

Abstract: A light detecting circuit and a light detecting method thereof are provided. The light detecting circuit includes a first resistor, a light sensor, a current source, and a first current mirror. The light sensor generates a corresponding photocurrent according to the illumination while being illuminated by the high brightness light beam. By dividing the photocurrent corresponding to the low brightness light beam from the photocurrent through the current source, the light detecting circuit can mainly detects the high brightness light beam, so that the detecting accuracy can be enhanced. Accordingly, when being applied to detect the high brightness light beam, the light detecting circuit can provide a sensing voltage in a wide enough range and a large enough sense scale, so that the sensing voltage is easy to be distinguished by the rear stage.

Abstract: Provided are a disc chucking method of preventing mis-chucking from occurring according to a state and direction of a disc loaded onto a tray when the tray is closed, and a disc driving apparatus for performing the disc chucking method. The method include: opening a tray on which a disc in which a first magnet is installed is loadable; moving a feeding unit to a position where attraction between a second magnet installed in the feeding unit and the first magnet is relatively low; and if the tray is closed, placing a center of the disc in a turn table.

Abstract: A method of acquiring program guide information for a digital television receiver, and program guide method, are provided. A method of channel searching for a digital television receiver, comprising: receiving a digital television transport stream (TS) which includes audio, video, and program information; extracting the program information from the received TS; storing the extracted program information in a storage; accessing the storage to generate a channel list based on the stored program information, wherein the channel list comprises at least one channel number and the at least one channel number comprises at least one main channel number; and navigating the channel list to search a channel number, wherein when the at least the one main channel number has at least one corresponding sub-channel number, the sub-channel number can be listed after the at least one main channel number.

Abstract: A dynamic bandwidth allocation method of an Ethernet passive optical network, comprises a predictor and a rule of QoS-promoted dynamic bandwidth allocation (PQ-DBA); the predictor predicts a client behavior and numbers of various kinds of packets by using a pipeline scheduling predictor consisted of a pipelined recurrent neural network (PRNN), and a learning rule of the extended recursive least squares (ERLS); the present invention establishes a better QoS traffic management for the OLT-allocated ONU bandwidth and client packets sent by priority.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for the inhibition of cancer metastasis, more precisely, a novel pharmaceutical composition against cancer metastasis comprising lipocalin 2 protein, a gene encoding the protein, an expression vector containing the gene or cells transfected with the expression vector as an effective ingredient, a method for the inhibition of cancer metastasis using the composition, a diagnostic kit for the prediction of cancer metastasis, a method for the selection of a metastasis risk group using the kit, a novel pharmaceutical composition for the inhibition of cancer growth and a method for the inhibition of cancer growth using the same. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention specifically inhibits cancer metastasis, so that it can improve the effect of cancer treatment dramatically.

Abstract: An apparatus for setting a pilot subcarrier in an antenna selects candidates of power value variables of a pilot subcarrier existing within a predetermined range, and calculates and extracts pilot subcarriers of a predetermined number on the basis of a nonlinear function among the candidates of the selected power value variables. Next, the apparatus removes pilot subcarriers of a predetermined number from the extracted pilot subcarriers of a predetermined number in accordance with a rule and configures the antenna on the basis of position values of final pilot subcarriers except for a virtual subcarrier among the removal result. Further, the apparatus configures the antenna on the basis of the power value by determining the sum total of the power values corresponding to the position values of the final pilot subcarriers to correspond to the number of pilot subcarriers.

Abstract: There are disclosed embodiments for an ultrasound system for providing a color M mode image and a brightness M mode image. The ultrasound system comprises: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to perform a first operation for providing a first piece of ultrasound data for a color M mode image and a second operation for providing a second piece of ultrasound data for a brightness M mode image; a control unit configured to control the ultrasound data acquisition unit to perform the first operation by an average number of times and the second operation one or more times in a selective pattern within a predetermined sweep period to respectively accumulate the first pieces of ultrasound data and the second pieces of ultrasound data provided from the ultrasound data acquisition unit; and an image processor configured to form the color M mode image based on the accumulated first pieces of ultrasound data and to form the brightness M mode image based on the accumulated second pieces of ultrasound data.

Abstract: The present invention provides a lamp driving circuit including a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board, wherein the first printed circuit board includes a switching unit for switching an input power source; a control unit for controlling the switching unit; an inverter transformer connected to the switching unit; and a voltage conversion unit for converting a feedback reference current for controlling an output current applied from the inverter transformer into a reference voltage to apply the reference voltage to the control unit by being connected to the inverter transformer, the voltage conversion unit is connected to a first feedback terminal, and the second printed circuit board includes a plurality of balance coils connected to a plurality of lamps so that the same output currents are applied to the lamps; and a current conversion unit connected to a second feedback terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rack bush and a rack pinion type steering apparatus having the rack bush for a vehicle, which can smoothly support a load in an axial direction and a vertical direction of a rack bar so that it is possible to reduce abnormal abrasion of the rack bush, reduce a rattle noise caused by external force transferred through the rack bar during movement of the rack bar, and prevent damage to the rack bar and a pinion through distribution of the load due to an external impact on the shaft.