Abstract: Disclosed is an agent capable of inhibiting the activity or enhancing expression of various cancer-related RNAs in TAMS and cancer cells. Disclosed is also a dual-targeted drug delivery system capable of binding to both tumor cells and macrophages in which the PD-L1 receptor is overexpressed.

Abstract: Therapeutic compounds for red blood cell-mediated delivery of an active pharmaceutical ingredient to a target cell are described. The therapeutic compounds are configured to bind CD47 on the surface of a red blood cell and to be subsequently transferred to CD47 on the surface of the target cell, the therapeutic compound ultimately being internalized by the target cell via endocytosis. The target cell may be a cancer cell.

Abstract: Therapeutic compounds for red blood cell-mediated delivery of an active pharmaceutical ingredient to a target cell are described. The therapeutic compounds are configured to bind CD47 on the surface of a red blood cell and to be subsequently transferred to CD47 on the surface of the target cell, the therapeutic compound ultimately being internalized by the target cell via endocytosis. The target cell may be a fibrotic cell.

Abstract: In a method of controlling discharge of a battery in a vehicle that generates driving power using electric power to prevent deterioration of the durability of the battery and ensure the stability of the battery, a controller is configured to monitor the state of charge (SOC) value of a first battery configured to supply the electric power to a driving unit of the vehicle and an SOC value and a temperature of a second battery configured to charge the first battery. When the SOC value of the first battery reaches a predetermined first SOC value, the controller is configured to discharge the second battery and charges the first battery in response to the discharging of the second battery. When the SOC value of the second battery reaches the first SOC value, the controller ends the discharging of the second battery.

Abstract: Provided are an oxidation-resistant catalyst for fuel cells, a manufacturing method thereof, and a fuel cell including the same. In the case of the catalyst for a fuel cell according to the present disclosure, the fuel cell catalyst according to the present disclosure has oxidation-resistant features of a metal oxide while maintaining the electrical conductivity of a carbon support. Accordingly, catalytic activity of platinum particles, which are the active points in fuel cells, can be improved, and metal oxides can prevent platinum particles from directly interacting with carbon supports, thereby resolving the problem of carbon corrosion at the platinum/carbon interface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a positive electrode active material for a lithium-sulfur battery, and the positive electrode active material of the present disclosure includes a sulfur-carbon composite, wherein the sulfur-carbon composite includes a porous carbon material and a sulfur-based material disposed on at least a portion of an inside of pores and a surface of the porous carbon material, wherein the sulfur-based material includes at least one of sulfur (S8) or a sulfur compound, and wherein the porous carbon material satisfies one or more of the following conditions: (1) a sum of particle size D10 and particle size D90 is 60 ?m or less; and (2) a broadness factor (BF) satisfying Equation 1 is 7 or less: Broadness factor (BF)=(particle size D90 of the porous carbon material)/(particle size D10 of the porous carbon material)??[Equation 1].

Abstract: Disclosed is the present disclosure relates to a marine cable for offshore wind power having an improved water-tree property. More particularly, it relates to a marine cable for offshore wind power, which may effectively suppress formation of water trees caused by diffusion of moisture, having penetrated into cores of the cable, in insulating layers so as to improve dielectric strength and consequently secure a long lifespan.

Abstract: A positive electrode according to the present disclosure includes a current collector; and a positive electrode active material layer on at least one surface of the current collector, wherein the positive electrode active material layer comprises a sulfur-carbon composite and a binder polymer, wherein the sulfur-carbon composite comprises a porous carbon material and a sulfur-based material disposed on at least a portion of an inside of pores and a surface of the porous carbon material, and wherein a ratio of a thickness of the positive electrode (?m) to an amount of carbon per a unit area (1 cm×1 cm) in the positive electrode active material layer (mg) is 80 to 130 (?m/mg).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a porous carbon material including: (1) a step of centrifugally milling a porous carbon material; and (2) a step of filtering the centrifugally milled porous carbon material through a sieve, wherein a mesh size of the sieve is 2.8 to 4 times of a D50 particle size of the porous carbon material filtered through the sieve in the step (2). The present disclosure also relates to a porous carbon material prepared by the above-described method, a sulfur-carbon composite and a lithium-sulfur battery including the porous carbon material prepared by the above-described method.

Abstract: A method of decoding video data in merge mode can include constructing a merge candidate list using available spatial and temporal merge candidates; deriving motion information using a merge index and the merge candidate list; generating a prediction block using the motion information; generating a residual block by inverse-quantizing a quantized block using a quantization parameter and a quantization matrix and by inverse-transforming the inverse quantized block; and generating a reconstructed block using the residual block and the prediction block, wherein the quantization parameter is generated per quantization unit and a minimum size of the quantization unit is adjusted per picture, and the quantization parameter is generated using a quantization parameter predictor and a differential quantization parameter.

Abstract: Therapeutic compounds for red blood cell-mediated delivery of an active pharmaceutical ingredient to a target cell are described. The therapeutic compounds are configured to bind CD47 on the surface of a red blood cell and to be subsequently transferred to CD47 on the surface of the target cell, the therapeutic compound ultimately being internalized by the target cell via endocytosis. The target cell may be a fibrotic cell.

Abstract: A method of decoding an image can include constructing an amvp candidate list using available motion vector candidates of a left, an above and a temporal motion vector candidate, selecting a motion vector predictor among motion vector candidates of the amvp candidates list using the amvp index, and generating a motion vector using the motion vector predictor and a differential motion vector. The method further includes generating a prediction block using the motion vector and a reference picture index, inversely quantizing a quantized block using a quantization parameter to generate a transformed block and inversely transforming the transformed block to generate a residual block, and generating a reconstructed block. Also, the quantization parameter is generated per quantization unit, a minimum size of the quantization unit is adjusted per picture, and the quantization parameter is generated using a differential quantization parameter and a quantization parameter predictor.

Abstract: Incidents involving confidentiality and vigilance against user privacy invasions raise doubts as to current third-party data collection procedures. Personally identifiable information (PII) is being abused for medical data breaches, identity theft, spam, phishing, cyber spying, etc. A great amount of data is flowing from users to companies for prediction and analysis of data-centric markets. It is thus difficult to track PII flow and genuineness. Blockchain technology, which is an “immutable” distributed ledger, can efficiently track PII exchange, storing, and distribution. In contrast, the EU general data protection regulation (GDPR) in progress claims “a right to forget” and a right “to delete”. However, the present specification proposes an off-chain blockchain architecture using both a local database and a distributed ledger to guarantee a trustable PII life cycle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present technology include semiconductor processing methods. The methods may include providing a silicon-containing precursor and a dopant precursor to a processing region of a semiconductor processing chamber. A substrate may be disposed within the semiconductor processing chamber. A silicon-containing material may be formed on the substrate. The methods may include contacting the silicon-containing material with the silicon-containing precursor and the dopant precursor. The methods may include forming a doped silicon-containing material on the silicon-containing material. The methods may include oxidizing the substrate. The oxidizing may form an oxidized doped silicon-containing material. The methods may include etching the oxidized doped silicon-containing material.

Abstract: A surface plasmon resonance imaging apparatus is provided. The surface plasmon resonance imaging apparatus includes a light irradiation unit configured to irradiate polarized light onto a metal coating film provided on one surface of a prism, a light modulator configured to spatially pattern-encode light reflected by the metal coating film and the prism, a light detector configured to detect a pattern-encoded light signal, obtained through pattern-encoding by the light modulator, as a spectral signal, a signal processor configured to spatially decode the spectral signal and analyze a decoded spectral signal to generate characteristic data of a sample provided on the metal coating film, and an output unit configured to output the characteristic data of the sample as a two-dimensional (2D) image.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recombinant exosome and uses thereof. More particularly, the present invention provides a recombinant exosome wherein a phagocytosis promoting protein is presented on the surface of the exosome.

Abstract: A pixel includes: a light emitting element; a first transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to a first node, a second node to which a first power voltage for driving the light emitting element is to be applied, and a third node electrically connected to the light emitting element; and a bias control transistor configured to be controlled in operating timing thereof by a bias control signal, and configured to switch electrical connection between the second node and a bias power line for transmitting a bias voltage. In one frame period, a voltage level of the bias voltage to be applied to the second node sequentially increases.

Abstract: A vehicle seat reinforcement device includes a leg portion mounted on a floor panel, a seat cushion frame slidably mounted on the leg portion, and a load reinforcing structure connected between the leg portion and the seat cushion frame, wherein when a seat belt anchorage load is transferred to the seat cushion frame, the seat cushion frame is locked to the leg portion by the load reinforcing structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is an endoscope apparatus. The endoscope apparatus of the present invention includes: an endoscope including a flexible insertion section to be inserted into a human body; a flexible channel attached to the insertion section so that a part forms a passage in a longitudinal direction of the insertion section; and an assistant arm movably inserted into the passage and manipulated by a control device, and the assistant arm includes forceps capable of gripping a human body tissue, and a bending section bent by the control device to pull the human body tissue griped by the forceps.

Abstract: A method of processing data for a deep learning system driven by a plurality of heterogeneous resources is provided. The method includes, when a first task including at least one of a plurality of operations is to be performed, receiving first path information indicating a first computing path for the first task. The first computing path includes a sequence of operations included in the first task and a driving sequence of resources for performing the operations included in the first task. The method further includes setting data representation formats of the resources for performing the operations included in the first task based on data representation information and the first path information. The data representation information indicates an optimized data representation format for each of the plurality of heterogeneous resources.