Abstract: The present invention relates to asymmetric liposomes for high encapsulation efficiency of nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds, and to a method for preparing same, and specifically, to asymmetric liposomes consisting of a cationic lipid having a small head group as an internal lipid and a neutral or PEGylated lipid having a big head group as an external lipid, wherein nucleic acids and/or anionic compounds are encapsulated in the internal lipid. According to the present invention, asymmetric liposomes, in which nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds are encapsulated with high efficiency, may be prepared, and thus the same may be used for various purposes, such as gene therapy, and the delivery of hydrophilic anionic drugs which are difficult to prepare as prodrugs, and drug delivery, imaging, etc. can be carried out by encapsulating a fluorescent contrast agent in the liposome.

Abstract: A method of estimating a deterioration state of a memory device comprises reading data from selected memory cells connected to a selected wordline of a memory cell array by applying to the selected wordline a plurality of distinct read voltages having values corresponding to at least one valley of threshold voltage distributions of the selected memory cells, generating quality estimation information indicating states of the threshold voltage distributions using the data read from the selected memory cells, and determining a deterioration state of a storage area including the selected memory cells based on the generated quality estimation information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detoxifying asbestos by using a room-temperature recrystallization scheme. The method includes heat-treating a rock or slate containing asbestos; and putting the heat-treated rock or slate in an aqueous solution, to which organic acid is added, to allow the heat-treated rock or slate to react with the aqueous solution having the organic acid.

Abstract: Provided is a recycling method for producing calcite and ammonium sulfate having a high purity of at least 95% and generated by means of a carbonation reaction for fixing carbon dioxide inside the crystal structure of a mineral, and in which waste gypsum is reacted with carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, such that the carbon dioxide is fixed as a stable mineral, and high-purity calcite and ammonium sulfate are produced as resultant products.

Abstract: A method of decoding data of a non-volatile memory device is provided. The method includes a first decoding operation of reading first hard decision data from the non-volatile memory device using a first hard decision read level and performing decoding using the first hard decision data; a second decoding operation of reading first soft decision data from the non-volatile memory device when the decoding fails in the first decoding operation, and performing decoding using the first soft decision; and a third decoding operation of changing from the first hard decision read level to a second hard decision read level when the decoding fails in the second decoding operation, reading second hard decision data using the second hard decision read level, and performing decoding either using the second hard decision data or using both the second hard decision data and the first soft decision data.

Abstract: A list decoding method for a polar code includes generating a tree-type decoding graph for input codeword symbols; the generating a tree-type decoding graph including, generating a decoding path list to which a decoding edge is added based on a reliability of a decoding path, the decoding path list being generated such that, among decoding paths generated based on the decoding edge, decoding paths within a threshold number of critical paths survive within the decoding path list in an order of high likelihood probability, and determining an estimation value, which corresponds to a decoding path having a maximum likelihood probability from among decoding paths of the decoding path list, as an information word.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of removing asbestos from an asbestos-containing material by 99% through low temperature heat treatment. The method includes mixing an asbestos-containing material with an oxalic acid at a weight ratio in a range of 1:0.002 to 1:1 and performing heat treatment with respect to a mixture at a temperature of 90° C. to 110° C. to remove asbestos from the asbestos-containing material by 99% or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of detoxifying asbestos by using a room-temperature recrystallization scheme. The method includes heat-treating a rock or slate containing asbestos; and putting the heat-treated rock or slate in an aqueous solution, to which organic acid is added, to allow the heat-treated rock or slate to react with the aqueous solution having the organic acid.

Abstract: The MRI apparatus includes a housing that includes a bore in which a first magnetic field for capturing a MR image is generated, a beam projector that is disposed in the bore of the housing during capture of the MR image and projects an image onto an inner wall included in the bore, and a controller that controls the beam projector, and transfers a video signal to the beam projector. The beam projector includes a coil which is disposed so that a direction of a second magnetic field, which is generated with a current applied to the coil, is parallel to a direction of the first magnetic field.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes a housing which has a bore to which a magnetic field for use in an MRI scan is applied, a moving table on which an inspection target may be placed and that enters the bore of the housing, a projector which projects an image onto an inner wall that forms the bore of the housing, and a controller which controls the projection unit and transmits a video signal to the projector.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes a housing which has a bore to which a magnetic field for use in an MRI scan is applied, a moving table on which an inspection target may be placed and that enters the bore of the housing, a projector which projects an image onto an inner wall that forms the bore of the housing, and a controller which controls the projection unit and transmits a video signal to the projector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus in an OFDM communication system and a phase noise mitigation method thereof which are configured to estimate and compensate for phase noise from a received OFDM symbol, unlike the conventional receiver which uses a pilot symbol for mitigating phase noise, and thus can improve the transmission efficiency and error rate performance in an OFDM system.

Abstract: A method of estimating a deterioration state of a memory device comprises reading data from selected memory cells connected to a selected wordline of a memory cell array by applying to the selected wordline a plurality of distinct read voltages having values corresponding to at least one valley of threshold voltage distributions of the selected memory cells, generating quality estimation information indicating states of the threshold voltage distributions using the data read from the selected memory cells, and determining a deterioration state of a storage area including the selected memory cells based on the generated quality estimation information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of removing asbestos from an asbestos-containing material by 99% through low temperature heat treatment. The method includes mixing an asbestos-containing material with an oxalic acid at a weight ratio in a range of 1:0.002 to 1:1 and performing heat treatment with respect to a mixture at a temperature of 90° C. to 110° C. to remove asbestos from the asbestos-containing material by 99% or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus in an OFDM communication system and a phase noise mitigation method thereof which are configured to estimate and compensate for phase noise from a received OFDM symbol, unlike the conventional receiver which uses a pilot symbol for mitigating phase noise, and thus can improve the transmission efficiency and error rate performance in an OFDM system.

Abstract: Provided is a recycling method for producing calcite and ammonium sulfate having a high purity of at least 95% and generated by means of a carbonation reaction for fixing carbon dioxide inside the crystal structure of a mineral, and in which waste gypsum is reacted with carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas, such that the carbon dioxide is fixed as a stable mineral, and high-purity calcite and ammonium sulfate are produced as resultant products.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes a housing which has a bore to which a magnetic field for use in an MRI scan is applied, a moving table on which an inspection target may be placed and that enters the bore of the housing, a projector which projects an image onto an inner wall that forms the bore of the housing, and a controller which controls the projection unit and transmits a video signal to the projector.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for compensating for phase noise in a receiver supporting Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) by receiving a frequency-domain recovered signal and a time-domain received signal, estimating an average phase noise for each of the partial blocks of the signals, calculating an overall average phase noise using the average phase noises of the partial blocks, and removing the phase noise from the time-domain received signal using the calculated total average phase noise.

Abstract: The present invention relates to asymmetric liposomes for high encapsulation efficiency of nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds, and to a method for preparing same, and specifically, to asymmetric liposomes consisting of a cationic lipid having a small head group as an internal lipid and a neutral or PEGylated lipid having a big head group as an external lipid, wherein nucleic acids and/or anionic compounds are encapsulated in the internal lipid. According to the present invention, asymmetric liposomes, in which nucleic acids and hydrophilic anionic compounds are encapsulated with high efficiency, may be prepared, and thus the same may be used for various purposes, such as gene therapy, and the delivery of hydrophilic anionic drugs which are difficult to prepare as prodrugs, and drug delivery, imaging, etc. can be carried out by encapsulating a fluorescent contrast agent in the liposome.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for compensating for phase noise in a receiver supporting Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) by receiving a frequency-domain recovered signal and a time-domain received signal, estimating an average phase noise for each of the partial blocks of the signals, calculating an overall average phase noise using the average phase noises of the partial blocks, and removing the phase noise from the time-domain received signal using the calculated total average phase noise.