Abstract: Disclosed is a modified microorganism producing putrescine or ornithine, and a method for producing putrescine or ornithine using the same.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a method of operating an image sensor supporting a low speed mode and a high speed mode includes: outputting a first set of output signals from a first pixel group to a first output line group by enabling, during a first period of the low speed mode, a first load circuit group connected to the first set of output signals; outputting a second set of output signals from a second pixel group to a second output line group by enabling, during a second period of the low speed mode different from the first period, a second load circuit group connected to the second set of output signals; and disabling the second load circuit group during at least a part of the first period.

Abstract: Provided are image sensors. An image sensor includes a pixel array comprising pixels configured to output signal voltages, each of the pixels comprising first and second photodiodes, first and second transfer transistors connected to the first and second photodiodes, respectively, and a floating diffusion node to which the first and second transfer transistors are connected; a ramp voltage generator configured to generate a ramp voltage that decreases with a slope according to a ramp clock to have a first gain; a correlation double sampler (CDS) configured to compare the ramp voltage with the signal voltages to output a comparison signal; a counter configured to count the comparison signal according to a counter clock to output a digital signal; and a digital scaling unit configured to scale the digital signal to have a second gain.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a technology for allocating a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) in a wireless communication system. Embodiments of the present invention provides an apparatus and method for allocating CSI-RSs to resource areas, in which, under the condition of a subframe in which the CP is an extended CP, and the duplex scheme is TDD, if CSI-RSs for maximum 8 antenna ports are allocated, the CSI-RSs are allocated to the 8th and 9th symbols (symbol No. l=7 and 8), wherein each CSI-RS for every two antenna ports is allocated to the same RE while being discriminated from each other by an orthogonal code and neighbor CSI-RS allocated REs in the frequency axis are spaced by an interval of three REs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a colloid composition for forming a foam sheet including: polylactic acid resin particles having an average diameter of 1 ?m to 100 ?m obtained by pulverizing fibrous particles of a polylactic acid resin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recombinant microorganism for producing putrescine or ornithine, and a method for producing putrescine or ornithine using the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium capable of producing putrescine or ornithine, in which an activity of the transcriptional regulator of sugar metabolism (SugR) is weakened, an activity of the citrate synthase (GltA) is enhanced, or both are applied; and a method for producing putrescine or ornithine using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor light emitting device, including: a body, which has a bottom part with at least one hole formed therein, a side wall, and a cavity defined by the bottom part and the side wall; a semiconductor light emitting chip, which is placed in each hole and includes plural semiconductor layers adapted to generate light by electron-hole recombination and electrodes electrically connected to the plural semiconductor layers; and an encapsulating member provided at least to the cavity to cover the semiconductor light emitting chip, in which the electrodes of the semiconductor light emitting chip are exposed towards the lower face of the bottom part of the body.

Abstract: A semiconductor device structure, including integrated circuits of semiconductor chips and scribe lanes between the regions in which the circuits have been formed, has at least one redistribution pad disposed in one of the scribe lanes for simultaneously testing a group of the integrated circuits, and a metal interconnection structure disposed beneath the redistribution pad(s). The metal interconnection structure includes at least conductive via contacting the redistribution pad at the bottom of the pad. The conductive via(s) is/are arranged so that at least a portion of each via remains attached to the redistribution pad when the structure is sawed along the scribe lane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium composition for production of botulinum toxin and, more particularly, to a medium composition for culture of Clostridium sp. capable of producing botulinum toxin. The medium composition of the present invention comprises at least one plant-derived peptone selected from the group consisting of a garden pea hydrolysate, a cotton seed hydrolysate and a wheat gluten hydrolysate. When the medium according to the present invention, which contains plant-derived peptones and minerals, is used for culture of Clostridium botulinum, the growth rate of the bacterium in the medium is about 1.5-2 times higher than that in the medium that is in current use. In addition, when botulinum toxin is produced by culturing the bacterium in the medium, infection with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) or the like can be prevented by blocking introduction of animal-derived components.

Abstract: A light-emitting-device package according to one aspect of the present invention includes: a metal substrate; a light emitting device disposed on a first surface of the metal substrate and configured to emit at least ultraviolet light; a pair of electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from each other on at least the first surface of the metal substrate, and electrically connected to the light emitting device; and an insulating layer provided between the metal substrate and the pair of electrodes. UV reflectance of the first surface of the metal body is higher than UV reflectance of the pair of electrodes.

Abstract: A set and reset pulse generator circuit receives an input signal to generate a set signal and a reset signal pair. The set and reset pulse generator circuit includes a set circuit and a reset circuit. A cross-coupling circuit connects a voltage signal of the reset circuit to an output circuit of the set circuit, and another cross-coupling circuit connects a voltage signal of the set circuit to an output circuit of the reset circuit. The output circuit of the set circuit generates the set signal from the input signal, the voltage signal of the reset circuit, and the voltage signal of the set circuit. The output circuit of the reset circuit generates the reset signal from an inverted input signal, the voltage signal of the reset circuit, and the voltage signal of the set circuit.

Abstract: Provided is a method for detecting failure of a battery cell due to an unknown discharge current, and the method includes connecting a detector in series between the battery cell and a power supply for supplying a charging power, determining whether the charging of the battery cell progresses by the charging power in excess of a predetermined battery cell specific charging reference time, measuring a current value of the battery cell in real time if the charging of the battery cell progresses in excess of the battery cell specific charging reference time, determining whether the current value of the battery cell measured in real time exceeds a predetermined battery cell specific failure determination reference current range value, and determining a state of the battery cell as a failure state in which an unknown discharge occurs if the current value of the battery cell exceeds the predetermined battery cell specific failure determination reference current range value.

Abstract: A cathode active material including a lithium nickel composite oxide; and a coating layer including a lithium metal pyrophosphate on the core.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a foamable resin composition for a foam sheet including polylactic acid resin particles, each of the particles having a particle size of about 1 ?m to about 100 ?m. A process for preparing a particulate polylactic acid resin includes: introducing a polylactic acid resin and then forming a molten polylactic acid spray solution; and injecting the molten polylactic acid spray solution by a melt spray method and simultaneously cooling the molten polylactic acid spray solution to obtain a particulate polylactic acid. In addition, disclosed herein is a process for preparing a foam sheet using the foamable resin composition for a foam sheet including a polylactic acid resin.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a pixel array in which a plurality of pixels, first and second row selection lines separated from each other, and first and second column lines separated from each other are disposed and a column selecting circuit configured to connect the first and second column lines using a column selection signal. The pixel array includes a first pixel which is connected to the first row selection line and the first column line and a second pixel which is disposed in the same row as the first pixel and connected to the second row selection line and the second column line.

Abstract: A method for purifying 1,4-diaminobutane comprising the steps of: separating a second composition including carbonate salt of 1,4-diaminobutane from a first composition including carbonate salt of 1,4-diaminobutane by distillation; and removing carbonate from carbonate salt of 1,4-diaminobutane included in the second composition to recover 1,4-diaminobutane.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a technology for allocating a Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) in a wireless communication system. Embodiments of the present invention provides an apparatus and method for allocating CSI-RSs to resource areas, in which, under the condition of a subframe in which the CP is an extended CP, and the duplex scheme is TDD, if CSI-RSs for maximum 8 antenna ports are allocated, the CSI-RSs are allocated to the 8th and 9th symbols (symbol No. l=7 and 8), wherein each CSI-RS for every two antenna ports is allocated to the same RE while being discriminated from each other by an orthogonal code and neighbor CSI-RS allocated REs in the frequency axis are spaced by an interval of three REs.

Abstract: A method includes: determining a Cyclic Shift (CS) parameter that implicitly indicates an orthogonality allocation rule and orthogonality-related information, by determining a multiple access state of a User Equipment (UE), and transmitting the determined CS parameter to the UE, wherein the orthogonality-related information includes an Orthogonal Cover Code indicated by the CS parameter, the orthogonality allocation rule is determined as a uniform scheme or a non-uniform scheme according to the CS parameter, determining the CS parameter by which the non-uniform scheme is applied if the UE is in a Single User Multiple Input Multiple Output state, and determining the CS parameter by which the uniform scheme is applied if the UE is in a Multiple User Multiple Input Multiple Output state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medium composition for production of botulinum toxin and, more particularly, to a medium composition for culture of Clostridium sp. capable of producing botulinum toxin. The medium composition of the present invention comprises at least one plant-derived peptone selected from the group consisting of a garden pea hydrolysate, a cotton seed hydrolysate and a wheat gluten hydrolysate. When the medium according to the present invention, which contains plant-derived peptones and minerals, is used for culture of Clostridium botulinum, the growth rate of the bacterium in the medium is about 1.5-2 times higher than that in the medium that is in current use. In addition, when botulinum toxin is produced by culturing the bacterium in the medium, infection with transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) or the like can be prevented by blocking introduction of animal-derived components.

Abstract: A method for managing a thread pool size dynamically using elemental task throughputs is provided. The method includes steps of: a computing device (a) calculating a first representative task throughput corresponding to a first group including elemental task throughputs during the first time section, and then increasing a maximum thread value for the first time section and setting it as a maximum thread value for the second time section; (b) calculating a second representative task throughput corresponding to a second group including elemental task throughputs during the second time section; and (c) comparing the first and the second representative task throughput and then, if the latter is greater than the former by an amount equal to or greater than a preset first threshold value, increasing the maximum thread value for the second time section and setting it as a maximum thread value for a third time section.