Abstract: A terminal status monitoring apparatus connected to a terminal at an optical subscriber side in an optical network is provided. A signal transferring unit transfers a downlink optical signal to the terminal and receives, as a reflected optical signal, the downlink optical signal which is reflected at the terminal. A signal receiving unit measures an intensity of the reflected optical signal. A signal processing unit determines a connection status of a terminal device at the terminal by comparing an intensity of the downlink optical signal with the intensity of the reflected optical signal. A signal output unit outputs the connection status.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a plant for producing a protein containing a humanized low-mannose N-glycan, and a method for producing a protein containing a customized humanized low-mannose N-glycan using the aforementioned plant.

Abstract: Provided is a feedback device providing thermal feedback. The feedback device, according to one embodiment, may comprise a casing, a heat output module, and a feedback controller. The casing comprises: a contact part, with which a user makes contact when the feedback device moves when a content is being played; and a noncontact part with which the user does not make contact even though the feedback device moves. The heat output module comprises: flexible first and second substrates; a thermoelectric element interposed between the first the second substrates and performing a thermoelectric operation for thermal feedback; and a contact surface disposed on the second substrate. The heat output module is disposed on the curve-shaped inside or outside of the contact part, and outputs thermal feedback to the user via the second substrate and the contact surface. The feedback controller is configured so as to control the thermal output module.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a feedback device and a method of providing thermal feedback using the same. The feedback device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a thermoelectric module including a substrate having flexibility, a thermoelement disposed on the substrate and configured to perform a thermoelectric operation for thermal feedback, and a contact surface disposed on the substrate, and configured to transfer heat generated through the thermoelectric operation to a user through the substrate and the contact surface to output the thermal feedback; and a feedback controller configured to control the thermoelectric module, and wherein the feedback controller controls the thermoelectric module so that, after a temperature of the contact surface reaches a maximum temperature, the temperature of the contact surface is maintained within a predetermined temperature range during an entire thermoelectric operation time interval.

Abstract: A panel bottom sheet and a display device including the same are provided. The panel bottom sheet includes a first base, a first light-absorbing layer disposed on a top surface or a bottom surface of the first base, a top bonding layer disposed above the first base and the first light-absorbing layer, an interlayer bonding layer disposed below the first base and the first light-absorbing layer, and a wiring pattern portion disposed below the interlayer bonding layer and including a plurality of wiring patterns.

Abstract: A terminal status monitoring apparatus connected to a terminal at an optical subscriber side in an optical network is provided. A signal transferring unit transfers a downlink optical signal to the terminal and receives, as a reflected optical signal, the downlink optical signal which is reflected at the terminal. A signal receiving unit measures an intensity of the reflected optical signal. A signal processing unit determines a connection status of a terminal device at the terminal by comparing an intensity of the downlink optical signal with the intensity of the reflected optical signal. A signal output unit outputs the connection status.

Abstract: Provided is an optical distribution network (ODN) including an optical cable and an optical node, and more particularly, an optical distribution network including an optical cable and an optical node, wherein the optical node is implemented to acquire and analyze information regarding the optical cable through an optical connector included in the optical cable, and an operating method thereof. The ODN includes an optical cable and an optical node connectable to the optical cable, wherein the optical cable has an optical connector capable of being joined to the optical node, and the optical connector has an electronic tag configured to store identification information of the optical cable and a first connection pin configured to electrically connect the electronic tag and the optical node.

Abstract: Provided are an electronic device, a smart label, and an optical network management apparatus using the same. The optical network management apparatus includes one or more smart labels respectively equipped in ports and cables to work and a terminal device configured to transmit control signals, which control smart labels respectively equipped in a port and a cable to work among the one or more smart labels, to smart labels respectively equipped in the port and the cable to work.

Abstract: A quadruple mutant (qm) plant is deficient of functions of core ?1,3-fucosyltransferase A (FucTA), core ?1,3-fucosyltransferase B (FucTB), ?1,2-xylosyltransferase (XylT), and ?1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase II (GnTII), and produces a protein containing hypoallergenic pauci-mannose-type N-glycan that does not include ?1,3-fucose and ?1,2-xylose residues. A method for producing a transgenic plant for a production of a protein containing hypoallergenic pauci-mannose-type N-glycan that does not include ?1,3-fucose and ?1,2-xylose residues but includes ?1,6-fucose residue includes preparing the quadruple mutant (qm) plant, and transforming the quadruple mutant plant with a recombinant vector containing a gene encoding the human-derived ?1,6-fucosyltransferase (FUT8) protein to overexpress FUT8 gene, and selecting a transgenic plant which is deficient of the functions of FucTA, FucTB, XylT and GnTII proteins.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image comparison device using a personal video recorder, the device comprising: a display unit configured to output a reference image; at least one camera configured to obtain a comparison image by taking a picture of a present scene of a subject chasing a movement of an object included in the reference image while the reference image is displayed on the screen of the display unit; and a controller configured to display the comparison image along with the reference image on the screen, and a method using the image comparison device.

Abstract: A method of handling communication between devices 2, 4, 6, 8, comprises receiving the location of a first device 2; receiving the locations of a plurality of second devices 4, 6, 8; receiving a request from the first device 2 including a message for transmission and at target area 12; responsive to receiving the request from the first device 2, determining whether the location of one or more of the second devices 4 is within the transmission area 12 at the time of sending of the request; and responsive to determining that one or more of the second devices 4 is within the transmission area 12, transmitting the message to those second devices 4.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a display area, in which pixels are arranged, and a non-display area, a driving circuit on the non-display area of the display panel, the driving circuit being configured to drive the pixels and including a memory cell, and a delay circuit on the non-display area of the display panel, the delay circuit being connected to the memory cell of the driving circuit and being configured to delay a signal input to the memory cell of the driving circuit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of calculating a fatigue usage factor, in a fatigue assessment on heating and cooling operation-transient states of a power plant, which is capable of correcting a stress intensity value under an actual operational condition by multiplying a stress intensity value, which is obtained in a design operational condition, by a stress intensity correction factor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a skin condition-improving composition for topical application to the skin, comprising human growth hormone as an active ingredient, and a method for improving skin conditions using the same. The disclosed composition exhibits various skin conditioning effects, such as acne treatment, wrinkle improvement, dark spot removal, skin elasticity improvement, hair growth stimulation, skin aging prevention, skin moisturization and the proliferation of skin epidermal stem cells.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for controlling program conversion according to program protection information. The method for controlling conversion of a broadcasting program includes: demultiplexing a broadcasting program into broadcasting program data and program protection information; encrypting the broadcasting program data based on distribution condition of the program protection information when recordation of the broadcasting program data is requested; and recording the encrypted broadcasting program data.

Abstract: A terminal for reproducing a digital content in support of transmitting/receiving the digital content to/from another terminal based on whether a terminal is registered in a domain and whether a terminal belongs to a person use scope such that the terminal belonging to the person use scope is not registered in the domain.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a first panel having a display unit with a plurality of pixels and a non-display unit with a driving circuit to drive the pixels; a second panel facing the first panel; a liquid crystal layer between the first panel and the second panel; a transparent conductive layer at a surface of the second panel opposite to the surface of the second panel facing the first panel; and a first polarizing plate on the transparent conductive layer, the first polarizing plate including a main body unit covering a region corresponding to the display unit and an extension covering a region corresponding to a portion of the non-display unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a broadcasting signal receiving apparatus for controlling use of a broadcasting program using a signature in program information and a method thereof. The broadcasting signal receiving apparatus includes a communicating unit for receiving a broadcasting signal, an extracting unit for extracting a broadcasting program and program information from the received broadcasting signal, and a determining unit configured to generate a temporal signature for confirmation (confirmation signature) which determines whether the program information is changed or not from the original program information and determine validity of the program information by comparing a signature included in the extracted program information with the confirmation signature.

Abstract: A system for authenticating personal use of contents by using a portable storage medium includes: a portable personal use authentication device configured to store domain authentication information; and a contents personal use authentication apparatus configured to extract playback information for playing a provided content based on the domain authentication information and provide the extracted playback information to a player.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes: a first panel having a display unit with a plurality of pixels and a non-display unit with a driving circuit to drive the pixels; a second panel facing the first panel; a liquid crystal layer between the first panel and the second panel; a transparent conductive layer at a surface of the second panel opposite to the surface of the second panel facing the first panel; and a first polarizing plate on the transparent conductive layer, the first polarizing plate including a main body unit covering a region corresponding to the display unit and an extension covering a region corresponding to a portion of the non-display unit.