Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition, a kit, a nucleic acid chip, and a method which make it possible to diagnose prostate cancer by detecting the methylation level of CpG sites of one or more genes selected from the group consisting of KLK4, HES5, TPM4, MOB3B, NNT, IL17RD, DTX4, NOL3, ADD3, EXT1, CPED1, and C2orf88, thus enabling an accurate and rapid diagnosis of prostate cancer, as well as the early diagnosis thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a direct cooling device for an integrated circuit configured to form a direct cooling portion with a flow channel through which cooling fluid may flow in a through via hole of a substrate constituting the integrated circuit, and to couple the substrate to a heat sink unit through a bonding portion formed integrally with the direct cooling portion, unlike the prior art in which only a ground circuit is possible through the through via hole, which derives the effect of increasing product reliability due to improved thermal management efficiency of the integrated circuit by directly cooling the semiconductor device as well as the ground circuit, and the effect of simplifying and miniaturizing the structure by implementing the cooling function using a circuit for grounding the semiconductor device even without forming an additional flow path structure for cooling the semiconductor device.

Abstract: A direct cooling type semiconductor package unit includes a substrate made of a material capable of manufacturing a semiconductor device, and having a material layer for forming the semiconductor device stacked on one side of the substrate, and a flow channel through which a cooling fluid flows formed on the other side of the substrate to enable direct cooling of the semiconductor device using the cooling fluid; a packaging block disposed at a position spaced apart from the substrate for packaging the semiconductor device, and having an electrode electrically connected to the semiconductor device through wiring and placed thereon to be insulated; a heat sink unit disposed on a lower side of the packaging block and having a fluid movement region formed at a position corresponding to a flow channel of the substrate; and a thin film type structure disposed between the substrate and the heat sink unit for coupling between the substrate and the heat sink unit and being moldable to have pattern structures of variou

Abstract: A sealing apparatus is disclosed. In some implementations, the sealing apparatus includes a process chamber having an internal space, a cell loading portion configured to load a plurality of battery cells and enter the internal space of the process chamber, a plurality of sealing units disposed in the internal space of the process chamber, the plurality of sealing units configured to partially seal the battery cells, respectively, and a driving portion configured to move the plurality of sealing units such that the plurality of sealing units come into contact with the plurality of battery cells, respectively.

Abstract: There are disclosed a relay assembly for connecting an inverter of a device driven by a battery as a power source to the battery and an electric vehicle having the relay assembly, the relay assembly including a switching unit connecting or disconnecting the battery and the inverter and an electromagnet unit installed to operate the switching unit, the switching unit including a plurality of contacts rotated by magnetic force of the electromagnet unit and controlled to be connected and disconnected with a degree of rotation. With the relay assembly and the electric vehicle having the same, it is possible to simplify the installation structure and reduce the installation space.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a JAK3 gene-mutated severe combined immunodeficiency animal model and a method of constructing the same. In the JAK3 gene-mutated severe combined immunodeficiency animal model of the present disclosure, the JAK3 gene is specifically deficient, the expression of cytokines is regulated by controlling the number and activity of macrophages, and the thymus, lymphocytes, and Peyer's patches, which are observed in conventional severe combined immunodeficiency animal models, particularly mini-pigs, are completely lacking. In addition, the animal model of the present disclosure can be used as a treatment model for JAK3 SCID patients, as similar phenotypes are observed in patients with human severe combined immunodeficiency caused by a JAK3 gene mutation, and can be used for artificial blood development or xenotransplantation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for controlling a relay using a flip-flop, in which a flip-flop controlling a relay by receiving a signal of a control unit in a battery management system of a vehicle and supply flip-flop operation power to the flip-flop through a monitoring circuit connected to a battery of the vehicle when operation power of the battery management system of the vehicle is interrupted to maintain a closing state of a relay controlling driving power of the vehicle and to conserve power of the vehicle for a predetermined time.

Abstract: A charging management apparatus includes a main relay connected between a positive electrode terminal of a battery pack and a charging terminal of a charging connector, a current regulator connected in parallel to the main relay and including a precharge relay and a resistance regulation circuit connected in series, a battery pack voltage sensor, a battery pack current sensor, and a controller to control the main relay is into an on state and the precharge relay into an off state in response to a first switching condition while the main relay is in the off state, the resistance regulation circuit at a first resistance value and the precharge relay is in the on state, and to control the resistance regulation circuit to a second resistance value, the precharge relay into the on state and the main relay into the off state, in response to a second switching condition.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dwarfism animal model carrying an IGF-1 gene mutation and a method for generating the same. According to the present disclosure, the problem that an animal dies immediately after birth is overcome, the majority of phenotypes seen in Laron syndrome patients may be observed in the dwarfism animal model, and the dwarfism animal model has decreased expression of personality genes. Thus, the dwarfism animal model may be effectively used as a dwarfism-related disease model.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for controlling a relay using a flip-flop, in which a flip-flop controlling a relay by receiving a signal of a control unit in a battery management system of a vehicle and supply flip-flop operation power to the flip-flop through a monitoring circuit connected to a battery of the vehicle when operation power of the battery management system of the vehicle is interrupted to maintain a closing state of a relay controlling driving power of the vehicle and to conserve power of the vehicle for a predetermined time.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a three-dimensional moving image generation module for generating a moving image of an experiment target person; an object extraction module for extracting the experiment target person, separately from a background, from the moving image; an object definition module for defining an object by measuring a length, a size and a weight center of the object and extracting a depth image of the object; a behaviour pattern definition module for defining a basic behaviour pattern of the object by cumulatively analyzing a movement speed and movement time of the weight center of the corresponding object, and changes in the extracted depth data when the object defined by the object definition module is extracted by the object extraction module; and a behaviour pattern analysis module for analyzing and identifying a lasting time and a frequency of the basic behaviour pattern with respect to the object.

Abstract: Provided herein is an audio processing apparatus including: a controller configured to determine an initialization mode for processing video and audio signals provided from an audio provision apparatus of among a plurality of initialization modes, and to perform an initialization process differently according to the result of determination; and an audio processor configured to process the audio signal and output the processed audio signal, when the initialization process is performed.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a three-dimensional moving image generation module for generating a moving image of an experiment target person; an object extraction module for extracting the experiment target person, separately from a background, from the moving image; an object definition module for defining an object by measuring a length, a size and a weight center of the object and extracting a depth image of the object; a behaviour pattern definition module for defining a basic behaviour pattern of the object by cumulatively analyzing a movement speed and movement time of the weight center of the corresponding object, and changes in the extracted depth data when the object defined by the object definition module is extracted by the object extraction module; and a behaviour pattern analysis module for analyzing and identifying a lasting time and a frequency of the basic behaviour pattern with respect to the object.

Abstract: An image encoding method is provided, in which image data divided into basic blocks is classified in units of groups and subgroups, wherein each group comprises at least one basic block and each subgroup comprises at least one basic block and is included in each group; an encoding mode for a predetermined group is determined in order to encode the predetermined group, wherein the encoding mode represents a mode for encoding data included in the predetermined group in units of one data processing unit selected from a group, a subgroup, and a basic block; and the data of the predetermined group is encoded according to the determined encoding mode. Detailed operations in the image encoding method are performed in consideration of the encoding mode of the group.

Abstract: Provided herein is an audio processing apparatus including: a controller configured to determine an initialization mode for processing video and audio signals provided from an audio provision apparatus of among a plurality of initialization modes, and to perform an initialization process differently according to the result of determination; and an audio processor configured to process the audio signal and output the processed audio signal, when the initialization process is performed.

Abstract: Provided herein is an audio processing apparatus including: a controller configured to determine an initialization mode for processing video and audio signals provided from an audio provision apparatus of among a plurality of initialization modes, and to perform an initialization process differently according to the result of determination; and an audio processor configured to process the audio signal and output the processed audio signal, when the initialization process is performed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of encoding a video, the method including: splitting a current picture into at least one maximum coding unit; determining a coded depth to output a final encoding result according to at least one split region obtained by splitting a region of the maximum coding unit according to depths, by encoding the at least one split region, based on a depth that deepens in proportion to the number of times the region of the maximum coding unit is split; and outputting image data constituting the final encoding result according to the at least one split region, and encoding information about the coded depth and a prediction mode, according to the at least one maximum coding unit.

Abstract: An automatic test apparatus for embedded software and an automatic testing method thereof, the automatic testing apparatus for embedded software, includes an output detector which collects interface status information in accordance with data transmission/reception from at least one of first and second electronic devices respectively loaded with first and second embedded software and exchanging data therebetween, and extracts a keyword from the collected interface status information, a scenario composer which uses identification information about the first and second embedded software and the extracted keyword, and composes a scenario corresponding to a predetermined event status and a control command generator which generates a control command to reproduce the event status based on the composed scenario.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of encoding a video, the method including: splitting a current picture into at least one maximum coding unit; determining a coded depth to output a final encoding result according to at least one split region obtained by splitting a region of the maximum coding unit according to depths, by encoding the at least one split region, based on a depth that deepens in proportion to the number of times the region of the maximum coding unit is split; and outputting image data constituting the final encoding result according to the at least one split region, and encoding information about the coded depth and a prediction mode, according to the at least one maximum coding unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of encoding a video, the method including: splitting a current picture into at least one maximum coding unit; determining a coded depth to output a final encoding result according to at least one split region obtained by splitting a region of the maximum coding unit according to depths, by encoding the at least one split region, based on a depth that deepens in proportion to the number of times the region of the maximum coding unit is split; and outputting image data constituting the final encoding result according to the at least one split region, and encoding information about the coded depth and a prediction mode, according to the at least one maximum coding unit.