Abstract: Disclosed is a network-based drug efficacy-assessing method, and an apparatus. The method comprises: computing a score for association between drugs and diseases by means of at least one of drug-adjacency-based inference, disease-adjacency-based inference, and module-distance-based inference; building a classifier for determining whether the drug is associated with the disease, using machine learning in which the score is employed as a feature; and determining the association between the drug and the disease by use of the classifier. The method and apparatus can search for drug-disease relation in which a drug can exert its pharmaceutical efficacy on a disease on the basis of a network constructed from protein interaction databases and protein-gene association databases, and can evaluate the molecular interaction of the drug to find out new pharmaceutical effects of the drug with higher precision and sensitivity, whereby a time and cost for the development of new drugs can be reduced.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for a video call in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes, upon performing a video call, setting an alternative video transmission mode according to a user's manipulation, generating an avatar representing a user's expression, and transmitting an alternative video including the avatar to a called mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for a video call in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes, upon performing a video call, setting an alternative video transmission mode according to a user's manipulation, generating an avatar representing a user's expression, and transmitting an alternative video including the avatar to a called mobile communication terminal.

Abstract: A golf brush is disclosed having a handle portion and a head portion, the head portion including a first set of bristles on a first side, where said bristles are made of a first material, and a second set of bristles on an opposite side, where said bristles are made of a second material. The head portion of the brush further comprises a hook member extending longitudinally from the head portion away from the handle portion, and a spring actuated closure member engaging the hook member to open and close the hook. The spring actuated closure member is manually displaced by a projecting button protruding from the head portion and slidable within a longitudinal slot in the head member.

Abstract: A plasma enhanced atomic layer deposition (PEALD) apparatus and a method of forming a conductive thin film using the same are disclosed. According to the present invention of a PEALD apparatus and a method, a process gas inlet lube and a process gas outlet tube are installed symmetrically and concentrically with respect to a substrate, thereby allowing the process gas to flow uniformly, evenly and smoothly over the substrate, thereby forming a thin film uniformly over the substrate. A uniquely designed showerhead assembly provides not only reduces the volume of the reactor space, but also allows the process gases to flow uniformly, evenly and smoothly throughout the reation space area and reduces the volume of the reaction space, and the smaller volume makes it easier and fast to change the process gases for sequential and repeated process operation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a diffractive thin-film piezoelectric light modulator, in which a lower protective layer is formed on a lower support to prevent the lower support from being over-etched when etching, thus increasing the surface smoothness of the lower support and of a micro-mirror. In addition, a method of fabricating the diffractive thin-film piezoelectric light modulator is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates, in general, to a light modulator having a variable blaze diffraction grating and, more particularly, to a light modulator having a variable blaze diffraction grating, in which a diffraction member rotates due to piezoelectric force so as to incline a reflective surface.

Abstract: A method of encoding data using low density parity check (LDPC) code defined by a m×n parity check matrix is disclosed. More specifically, the method includes encoding input source data using the parity check matrix, wherein the parity check matrix comprises a plurality of z×z sub-matrices of which row weights and column weights are ‘0’ or ‘1’.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monitoring system and method for a home appliance placed within certain distance. The monitoring system includes: an indoor space in which a user lives; a housing space being at a distance from the indoor space; a home appliance being placed in the housing space and having a communication module for communicating with the external of the housing space; and a remote controller placed in the indoor space, for communicating with the communication module to receive monitoring information of the home appliance, thereby monitoring an operation state of the home appliance.

Abstract: A method of controlling a motor-driven washing machine and a control system that controls a motor or any other components of the washing machine are disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating an interruption command for braking a motor in motion during a wash cycle, applying a phase-reversed voltage to a voltage input terminal of the motor in motion, and electrically shorting the input terminal of the motor for a predetermined period of time if a second phase-reversed voltage generated by the motor is higher than or equal to a critical voltage level. Using such method, a motor-clutch mechanism is prevented front generating a noise and from being damaged during a wash cycle.