Abstract: An in-situ fenestration device for locating a fenestration site and for forming a fenestration. The in-situ fenestration device includes first and second magnetic locators configured to magnetically mate in a mated position within a vasculature of a patient at the fenestration site. The in-situ fenestration device also includes first and second heating elements configured to heat the first and second magnetic locators to form the fenestration at the fenestration site.

Abstract: A method for coding image information includes generating prediction information by predicting information on a current coding unit, and determining whether the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information. When the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is the same as the prediction information is coded and transmitted. When the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information, a flag indicating that the information on the current coding unit is not the same as the prediction information and the information on the current coding unit are coded and transmitted. At the generating of the prediction information, the prediction information is generated by using the information on the coding unit neighboring to the current coding unit.

Abstract: A display control method applied to a terminal device, and includes: determining, in response to a first operation of a user, an application that is running on the terminal device, where the first operation is used to trigger display of an interface of the application that is running on the terminal device; obtaining a display layout manner of the application; and displaying the interface of the application in a display region corresponding to the display layout manner. A display interface of the terminal device includes display regions respectively corresponding to N display layout manners, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2. Display regions respectively corresponding to a plurality of display layout manners are displayed on the display interface of the terminal device.

Abstract: Provided is a transform coefficient scan method including: determining a reference transform block for a decoding target block; deriving a scanning map of the decoding target block using scanning information of the reference transform block; and performing inverse scanning on a transform coefficient of the decoding target block using the derived scanning map. According to the present invention, picture encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for improving insulin sensitivity, comprising a Gentiana trillora Pallas extract. The composition according to the present invention improves insulin sensitivity by reducing the expression of ITIH1, and thus can be effectively used as a therapeutic agent for diabetes, diabetic complications, impaired glucose tolerance, insulin resistance syndrome and the like.

Abstract: Provided are an encoding device using predictive coding in a screen and a method thereof, and a decoding device and a method thereof. The encoding device is capable of generating a prediction block of a current block according to one of methods for generating a plurality of predetermined prediction blocks, and outputting at least one of encoding information and differential blocks as bitstream by entropy encoding according to whether differential blocks are encoded or not.

Abstract: An embodiment powder-surface treatment apparatus includes a housing defining an internal space, a main chamber installed in the internal space and defining an accommodation space in which a surface treatment process is performable using ALD, an injection unit provided on a first end portion of the main chamber, a plurality of sub-chambers arranged in a stack on top of each other in a multi-step configuration along the accommodation space in the main chamber in a state where an internal space in each of the plurality of sub-chambers is filled with a powder, a discharging unit provided on a second end portion of the main chamber, a loading apparatus configured to load a new sub-chamber into the accommodation space in the main chamber, and an unloading apparatus configured to unload and discharge at least one of the plurality of sub-chambers from the accommodation space to the outside.

Abstract: Provided are an image encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameters.

Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: selecting candidate units from among reconstructed neighbor units; creating a candidate unit set with respect to units to be decoded, using the selected candidate units; determining a reference unit from among the candidate units which constitute the created candidate unit set; and performing inter prediction on the units to be decoded, using the determined reference unit. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery that may include an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator wound around a winding axis, wherein the first electrode includes a first active material region coated with a first active material layer and a first uncoated region not coated with the first active material layer, and at least a part of the first uncoated region being an electrode tab; a first current collector coupled to at least a part of the first uncoated region on the electrode assembly; a battery housing to accommodate the electrode assembly and the first current collector; and an insulator interposed between at least one of the first uncoated region and the first current collector and an inner surface of the battery housing facing the at least one of the first uncoated region and the first current collector to block an electrical connection between the battery housing and the at least one of the first uncoated region and the first current collector.

Abstract: Provided are an image encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameters.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having first and second surfaces, first to third conductive line structures disposed on the first surface, extending in a first direction, and spaced apart from each other in a second direction, and a SRAM unit cell disposed on the first surface, and including first and second inverters connected to each other, a first pass transistor connected to the first inverter, a second pass transistor connected to the second inverter, a first gate electrode included in the first inverter, and a second gate electrode included in the first pass transistor, the first inverter and the first pass transistor are disposed between the first and third conductive line structures, the second inverter and the second pass transistor are disposed between the second and third conductive line structures, and the first and second gate electrodes are disposed between the first and third conductive line structures.

Abstract: An encoding/decoding apparatus and method for controlling a channel signal is disclosed, wherein the encoding apparatus may include an encoder to encode an object signal, a channel signal, and rendering information for the channel signal, and a bit stream generator to generate, as a bit stream, the encoded object signal, the encoded channel signal, and the encoded rendering information for the channel signal.

Abstract: There are provided a memory device and an operating method of the memory device. The memory device includes: a memory block including a plurality of pages, each page from the plurality of pages including memory cells, the memory cells configured to be programmed to different program states according to a plurality of target voltages; and a peripheral circuit for performing a program operation of a selected page among the plurality of pages. The peripheral circuit is configured to: decrease at least one target voltage among the plurality of target voltages to a sub-target voltage in the program operation of the selected page; and program memory cells programmed according to the sub-target voltage in the selected page according to a final target voltage corresponding to the sub-target voltage, after a program operation of a page adjacent to the selected page is performed.

Abstract: Provided is a block copolymer of Formula 1: wherein in Formula 1: R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen, N, O, S, or substituted or unsubstituted C1-20 alkyl: X1 and X2 are each independently a direct bond, —COO—, —NR?CO—, —(NR?)(COO)—, —R?NCONR?—, or —OCOO—, wherein the R's are each independently hydrogen or C1-20 alkyl; L is a direct bond, substituted or unsubstituted C1-10 alkylene, substituted or unsubstituted C6-60 arylene, or substituted or unsubstituted C2-60 heteroarylene containing one or more heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of N, O, and S; and n and m are each independently an integer of 1 to 10,000. The block copolymer has excellent mechanical properties along with environmental friendliness and biodegradability.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including pixels connected to scan lines and data lines, and connection line connected to the scan lines, and a scan driver which drives scan lines. The scan driver includes a scan signal output circuit which outputs a first output signal as a scan signal to a first output line and outputs a second output signal to a second output line, a signal distribution circuit which outputs the first output signal to a first or third connection line and outputs the second output signal to a second or fourth connection line in response to first and second distribution control signals, and a scan-off circuit which outputs gate-off level to at least one of the scan lines in response to first and second scan-off control signals.

Abstract: A sensor device of the present invention includes first sensors; second sensors forming capacitance with the first sensors; a multi-frequency generator generating a first frequency signal and a second frequency signal having different frequencies; a sensor transmitter supplying first driving signals based on the first frequency signal to first sensors of a first group among the first sensors, supplying second driving signals based on the second frequency signal to first sensors of a second group among the first sensors, and simultaneously supplying the first driving signals and the second driving signals; and a sensor receiver simultaneously receiving sensing signals from the second sensors.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for inducing a prediction motion vector and an apparatus using the same. An image decoding method can include: a step of determining the information related to a plurality of spatial candidate prediction motion vectors from peripheral predicted blocks of a predicted target block; and a step of determining the information related to temporal candidate prediction motion vectors on the basis of the information related to the plurality of spatial candidate prediction motion vectors. Accordingly, the present invention can reduce complexity and can enhance coding efficiency when inducing the optimum prediction motion vector.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing a multichannel audio signal. A multichannel audio signal processing method may include: generating an N-channel audio signal of N channels by down-mixing an M-channel audio signal of M channels; and generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of the N-channel audio signal.

Abstract: An input sensing device includes first driving electrodes, second driving electrodes, and sensing electrodes, and a sensing driver that transmits a first driving signal to the first driving electrodes at a first frequency, transmits a second driving signal to the second driving electrodes at a second frequency, and determines a touch or approach of an external object based on sensing signals received from the sensing electrodes. The sensing driver includes analog front-end circuits that separate a sensing signal of the first frequency and a sensing signal of the second frequency that are received from the respective sensing electrodes, and generate digital sensing data based on a result of a recombination of the separated sensing signals.