Abstract: A contactless charging method and system using a phase array method are presented. The contactless charging system using a phase array method, which is proposed in the present disclosure, includes a transmission part having at least one horizontal wire and at least one vertical wire intersected therein in a cross form and disposed in an array form and not having a coil, at least one reception part including a coil that is disposed on the transmission part and for receiving a change in the magnetic field according to a location of an array of the transmission part, and a sensor part for recognizing the location of the array of the transmission part where the reception part is disposed.

Abstract: A double-track self-grounded wireless charging method and system for the charging of an electric vehicle during driving are presented. The double-track self-grounded wireless charging system includes a first transmission part and a second transmission part each including a plurality of wires that are uniformly connected to a road in parallel in order to generate a horizontal magnetic field for the charging of an electric vehicle during driving and not having a coil, wherein directions of currents that flow into the first transmission part and the second transmission part are opposite to each other, a reception part including a coil for vertically receiving the horizontal magnetic fields generated by the first transmission part and the second transmission part and mounted on the electric vehicle, and a double-track self-ground configured to prevent a closed loop from being formed between the first transmission part and the second transmission part.

Abstract: A door lock control device comprises: a door lock interface for communicating with a door lock; an imaging device; a controller for processing images to be acquired through the imaging device; and a storage medium. The controller determines each of first and second objects in the images as being either authorized or unauthorized depending on whether each of the first and second objects matches authentication data read from the storage medium, and controls the door lock through a door lock interface by referring to a distance between the first and second objects determined from the images when the first object is determined as being authorized and the second object is determined as being unauthorized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of simultaneously diagnosing active tuberculosis and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) using one or more biomarkers selected from a white blood cell count, a hemoglobin concentration, a neutrophil count, a lymphocyte count, a monocyte count, a procalcitonin concentration, a C-reactive protein concentration, an ?1-acid glycoprotein concentration and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate, or a combination thereof. The present invention may provide a diagnostic method for simultaneously differentiating active tuberculosis and LTBI without a separate additional test on a patient diagnosed as positive by a conventional tuberculosis infection assay such as a tuberculin skin test (TST) or an interferon-T release assay (IGRA).

Abstract: Provided is a method for displaying an ultrasonic image, the method comprising: acquiring data by transmitting ultrasound pulses to a subject and receiving echo signals reflected from the subject; detecting microcalcified tissues in the subject by analyzing the acquired data; and displaying an image representing the detected microcalcified tissues.

Abstract: The present technology pertains to a multi-modal transformer model that is designed and trained to perform cross-modal tasks such as image-text matching, wherein the model is further refined with data for the particular downstream use case of the model. More specifically, the present technology can refine the underlying model with labeled examples derived from a dataset of text-image pairs that ultimately achieved a desired interaction in the proper context. For example, in the use case of advertising applications in an App store, the present technology can refine the underlying model with examples of images used to advertise applications in the App store where the respective invitational content was clicked or converted.

Abstract: Provided is a neural network computing system that includes: a processor comprising a plurality of computing devices, a memory storing at least one instruction related to execution of a neural network model, a memory controller; and a system bus. The processor is configured to execute the at least one instruction to: determine a normalized target performance of the neural network model, determine a normalized target performance of each of the plurality of computing devices, determine a normalized target performance of the memory controller and the system bus, determine an operating frequency for each of a plurality of hardware devices based on the determined normalized target performance(s), and execute the neural network model by operating the plurality of hardware devices based on the determined operating frequency for each of the plurality of hardware devices.

Abstract: Provided is a method for displaying an ultrasonic image, the method comprising: acquiring data by transmitting ultrasound pulses to a subject and receiving echo signals reflected from the subject; detecting microcalcified tissues in the subject by analyzing the acquired data; and displaying an image representing the detected microcalcified tissues.

Abstract: CFTR modulator compounds and compositions including said compounds are provided. The present disclosure also provides PDE4 inhibiting compounds and compositions including said compounds. Also provided are methods of using said compounds and compositions for modulating CFTR, methods for treating an eye disease or disorder and methods for treating CFTR-related indications. The present disclosure also provides methods of using said compounds and compositions for inhibiting PDE4, for treating an inflammatory disease or disorder and for treating other PDE4-related indications. Also provided are methods of preparing said compounds and compositions, and synthetic precursors of said compounds.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing including a front plate, a rear plate oriented in a direction opposite to the front plate, and a side member for surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate; a display exposed to the outside through the front plate, wherein the side member includes at least one through hole; a middle plate disposed between the display and the rear plate and including a surface oriented toward the rear plate; and a speaker structure disposed in the space which is adjacent to the through hole and is disposed between the middle plate and the rear plate, wherein the speaker structure includes: a metal plate attached to the surface of the middle plate; a yoke disposed apart from the metal plate toward the rear plate; a heat conducting member (TIM) disposed between and in contact with the metal plate and the yoke; and a vibration plate disposed apart from the yoke toward the rear plate; and a magnet disposed bet

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for holographic recording based on holographic printing technology, and more specifically, to a method and apparatus for holographic recording, in which the hologram is recorded after the deviation in diffraction efficiency for each hogel is pre-compensated for by varying the intensity (luminance) of the object beam for each hogel during the hologram recording in response to a deviation in diffraction efficiency (reconstruction efficiency) for each hogel of a holographic recording surface that occurs when the hologram is reproduced. Accordingly, the reproduction imbalance of a near-eye display (NED) using a holographic optical element (HOE) is resolved by controlling the diffraction efficiency uniform on the entire holographic recording surface when the hologram is reproduced.

Abstract: A bidirectional I/O circuit includes an output post driver configured to control an output signal of a bidirectional pad during a normal mode, a floating N-well network configured to apply a VDD-level bias to the output post driver based on an input signal of the bidirectional pad during a power down mode, and a post driver control circuit configured to set an input voltage level of the output post driver to a VDD level during the power down mode to prevent a leakage current path from being formed through the output post driver. A parasitic diode is formed between the drain of the first PMOS transistor and an N-well of the first PMOS transistor. The N-well of the first PMOS transistor is connected to the floating N-well network, and the source and the N-well of the first PMOS transistor are not physically connected to each other.

Abstract: Provided is a valve control apparatus for an engine that opens and closes an exhaust valve and intake value of the engine while rotating in conjunction with a crankshaft of the engine, the valve control apparatus including an exhaust valve opening and closing device opening and closing the exhaust valve during a first exhaust valve opening period and an intake valve opening and closing device opening and closing the intake valve during a first intake valve opening period.

Abstract: A neural network computing system includes a processor including heterogeneous computing devices configured to execute a neural network model; a memory configured to buffer input data and output data of the neural network model; a memory controller configured to control data input and data output of the memory; and a system bus configured to support communication between the processor and the memory controller. The processor determines a target execution time for each node included in the neural network model based on a target end-to-end execution time of the neural network model; controls operating frequencies of hardware devices including the heterogeneous computing devices, the memory controller, and the system bus based on a target computing device for execution of each node, an amount of work for each node, and the target execution time for each node, and executes the neural network model by operating at the operating frequencies.

Abstract: A method of operating an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes: acquiring a plurality of frequency band images respectively having different frequency bands based on an ultrasound signal corresponding to an object; determining weights respectively for the plurality of frequency band images based on brightness levels of regions including the object in each of the plurality of frequency band images; synthesizing the plurality of frequency band images based on the weights for the plurality of frequency band images; and displaying a synthetic ultrasound image of the object, generated as a result of the synthesizing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides CFTR modulator and phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor compounds of the formula (Ia): and compositions including said compounds. The compounds can provide functionality for modulating CFTR, methods for treating an eye disease or disorder, and methods for treating CFTR-related indications. The present disclosure also provides methods of using said compounds and compositions for inhibiting PDE4 in a biological system or biological sample, for treating an inflammatory disease or disorder, and for treating other PDE4-related indications. Also provided are methods of preparing said compounds and compositions, and synthetic precursors of said compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides a secondary battery that has high energy density, high capacity, excellent cycle characteristics, and high productivity. The present invention relates to a secondary battery including: a laminate formed by alternately folding a sheet at an acute angle a plurality of times, the sheet having a negative electrode that is free of a negative electrode active material, and separators or solid electrolytes disposed on both surfaces of the negative electrode; and a plurality of positive electrodes each disposed in a space between separators or solid electrolytes facing each other formed by folding the sheet.

Abstract: CFTR modulator compounds and compositions including said compounds are provided. The present disclosure also provides PDE4 inhibiting compounds and compositions including said compounds. Also provided are methods of using said compounds and compositions for modulating CFTR, methods for treating an eye disease or disorder and methods for treating CFTR-related indications. The present disclosure also provides methods of using said compounds and compositions for inhibiting PDE4, for treating an inflammatory disease or disorder and for treating other PDE4-related indications. Also provided are methods of preparing said compounds and compositions, and synthetic precursors of said compounds.

Abstract: Provided is a valve control apparatus for an engine that opens and closes an exhaust valve and intake value of the engine while rotating in conjunction with a crankshaft of the engine, the valve control apparatus including an exhaust valve opening and closing device opening and closing the exhaust valve during a first exhaust valve opening period and an intake valve opening and closing device opening and closing the intake valve during a first intake valve opening period.

Abstract: Disclosed are a hybrid stick mask and a manufacturing method therefor, a mask assembly including a hybrid stick mask, and an organic light emitting display device using same. A hybrid stick mask, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a structural stick mask having a plurality of openings in a first direction, having first bonding regions provided along the circumference of the openings, and having tension fixing portions at both ends in the first direction so as to be fixed to a frame while tensile force is applied; and cell unit masks each having a deposition region corresponding to the opening, and a second bonding region provided along the circumference of the deposition region so as to be bonded to the first bonding region. Each of the cell unit masks can be individually coupled to the structural stick mask.