Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding a displacement video using image tiling. A method for encoding multi-dimensional data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: converting the multi-dimensional data into one or more frames with two-dimensional characteristics; generating one or more frame groups by grouping the one or more frames with pre-configured number units; reconstructing frames belonging to each frame group into a tiled frame; and generating a bitstream by encoding the tiled frame. Here, the tiled frame may be constructed with one or more blocks, and each block may be constructed by rearranging pixels existing at the same location in the frames.

Abstract: Disclosed is a test box with circuit boards assembled by means of guide rails. The test box includes a box body, a guide rail assembly, a main circuit board, functional circuit boards and an adapter circuit board are arranged in the box body, the functional circuit boards and the main circuit board are perpendicularly in snap fit with the guide rail assembly and are in plug-in connection to the main circuit board by means of terminals, and the adapter circuit board is installed on the inner side wall of the box body and is in plug-in connection to the functional circuit boards by means of terminals. According to the invention, the circuit boards are installed by means of the guide rails, installation procedures are simplified, assembly efficiency is improved, assembly difficulty is reduced, and a space utilization rate is improved.

Abstract: Provided are a recombinant microorganisms having a genetic modification that increases the expression of bacterioferritin, a composition comprising the recombinant microorganism for use in reducing a nitrogen oxide concentration in a sample, and a method of reducing a nitrogen oxide concentration in a sample.

Abstract: A method for managing energy-saving early warning of a smart gas flowmeter is provided. The method is executed by a smart gas management platform. The method comprises obtaining a remaining power of the smart gas flowmeter, determining a confidence level of the remaining power based on at least environmental data, determining a calibrated power by calibrating the remaining power based on the confidence level, determining whether to issue a power alert to a gas user based on the calibrated power, operation data of the smart gas flowmeter, and at least one reference correspondence. The reference correspondence represents a relationship between an operation behavior of the smart gas flowmeter and a power consumption. The method also comprises generating an energy-saving management and operation scheme of the smart gas flowmeter in response to a determination that the power alert is issued to the gas user.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is disclosed. A method of decoding an image, the method comprising, deriving an intra prediction mode for a current block, decoding at least one original sample that is present in a rightmost column and a bottommost row (a bottom row) of the current block, constructing a reference sample by using the at least one decoded original sample and performing intra prediction on the current block by using the constructed reference sample.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a single domain antibody against CD47 and uses thereof. Specifically, a single domain antibody that specifically binds to CD47, an immune checkpoint protein, has been constructed and its affinity for an immune antigen and antitumor effect have been verified, so the single domain antibody can be usefully used as an immune checkpoint inhibitor in cancer immunotherapy.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tobacco material including a natural flavor material and a method of preparing the tobacco material. The tobacco material may have a core-shell structure in which a core includes a natural flavor material and is surrounded by a shell including a tobacco mixture, such that the aerosol generating article including the tobacco material generates a characteristic flavor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for switching from a master node to a secondary node in a communication system. A method of a first communication node may comprise: adding the first communication node as a primary secondary cell (PSCell) to a second communication node through dual connectivity (DC); generating a first user plane path for smart dynamic switching (SDS) and a first instance for supporting the first user plane path according to a request from the second communication node; transmitting information on the first user plane path and the first instance to a terminal; receiving user data based on the first user plane path from the terminal as the first instance; and transmitting the user data to a core network using the first user plane path.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a mounting apparatus for an antenna device and, specifically, comprises: a horizontal mounting panel coupled to the bottom surface of an antenna device; and an antenna installation unit on which the horizontal mounting panel is coupled and in which a hollow cable installation space is provided, wherein the antenna device enable left-right steering adjustment and up-down tilting adjustment by means of the horizontal mounting panel, and thus installation convenience and regulatory standards can be satisfied.

Abstract: A rendering method of an object-based audio signal and an apparatus for performing the same are provided. The rendering method of an object-based audio signal includes obtaining a rendered audio signal, performing clipping prevention on the rendered audio signal using a first limiter, mixing a signal output by the first limiter using a mixer, and performing clipping prevention on the mixed signal using a second limiter.

Abstract: In an embodiment a method includes manufacturing a membrane-electrode-gas diffusion layer assembly (MEGA) fabric by bonding a gas diffusion layer (GDL) material to a first surface of a membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) fabric, injecting, by a steam injector, a liquid material to a first surface of the MEGA fabric while allowing the liquid material to be absorbed to the first surface of the MEGA fabric, supplying, by a gas injector, compressed gas to a second surface of the MEGA fabric in which the liquid material has been absorbed, inspecting, by a surface inspection device, a surface state of the MEGA fabric after supplying the compressed gas and, after inspecting, winding the MEGA fabric around a MEGA winding unit.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material including a first lithium composite oxide particle including a secondary particle formed by aggregation of one or more primary particles, and a coating oxide occupying at least a part of at least one of surfaces of the secondary particle, grain boundaries between the primary particles, or surfaces of the primary particles, the positive electrode active material satisfying an equation of 1.3?a/b?3.0, wherein a represents a max peak intensity at 2theta=44.75° to 44.80° and b represents a max peak intensity at 2theta=45.3° to 45.6° in X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis using Cu K? radiation.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an object is provided. The method includes the steps of: in response to information on a behavior of a domestic animal being estimated from sensor data measured by a sensor for the domestic animal using a machine learning-based behavior recognition model, estimating health status of the domestic animal with reference to the information on the behavior of the domestic animal and a health criterion for the domestic animal; and determining first breeding information on the domestic animal to be provided to a user on the basis of the health status.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an Internet of Things (IoT) system for managing smart gas safety based on user activity. The method includes obtaining gas data of a gas user, determining, based on the gas data, a gas risk for the gas user, and determining at least one target on-site user based on the gas risk. The method further includes determining, based on at least the gas data of the target on-site user, an activity distribution of the at least one target on-site user, and based on the activity distribution, determining a recommended on-site time set and sending the recommended on-site time set to the at least one target on-site user.

Abstract: An optical imaging system includes a first lens group having negative refractive power, a second lens group having positive refractive power, and a third lens group having negative refractive power, wherein the second lens group and the third lens group are configured to move in an optical axis direction to adjust a focal length and magnification, and the following conditional expression is satisfied, FNOt?3.6, where FNOt is an F value at a telephoto end of the optical imaging system.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for silicon with a carbon-based coating for lithium-ion battery electrodes. An example electrode, for use in an electrochemical cell, includes an active material that includes a plurality of silicon particles, with each silicon particle having a coating covering a surface of the particle. The coating may include a carbon based coating. A least a portion of the silicon (e.g., at least 70%) in the silicon particles is elemental silicon.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for energy measuring based on natural gas data of a smart gas meter, including establishing the gas IoT. The object platform obtains consumed gas volume data and location data of the smart gas meter as first data and second data, and sending them to the management platform through the sensor network platform. The management platform generates consumed gas preprocessing data based on the first data and the second data, and generates energy measurement data after performing the computation outside the gas IoT on the consumed gas preprocessing data by the cloud platform outside the gas IoT. The management platform sends the energy measurement data to the user platform configured in a regional pipeline network center through the service platform. The user platform performs gas energy measurement of the smart gas meter based on the energy measurement data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high resolution optical system. The optical system of the present invention includes, sequentially from an object side, a first lens having a positive refractive power and an object-side surface convex toward the object side; a second lens having a negative refractive power and an upwardly concave upper surface; a third lens having a positive refractive power; a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; a fifth lens having a positive refractive power and an upwardly convex upper surface; and a six lens having a negative refractive power and an upwardly concave upper surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a detachable modularized test platform. The detachable modularized test platform includes a gantry, a control box and a jig box, where a test area is arranged on the jig box, an air cylinder is arranged on the gantry, a control assembly is mounted in the control box, and a test assembly is mounted in the jig box; during testing, a sample to be tested is placed on the test area, and the upper computer sends an instruction to control the air cylinder to extend a driving rod to move to the sample to be tested; and the upper computer sends the instruction to the control assembly in the control box, to complete testing of the sample, and output and upload test data to a server for saving. The present invention employs a modularized structure, which reduces a size, detection is convenient, and applicability is high.

Abstract: Embodiments of this specification provide methods and apparatuses for performing model ownership verification based on an exogenous feature. An implementation of the methods includes: selecting initial samples from an initial sample set to form a selected sample set, processing sample data of the initial samples to obtain transform samples that form a transform sample set, training a meta-classifier based on a target model, an auxiliary model, and the transform sample set, inputting data associated with a suspicious model into the meta-classifier, and determining, based on an output result of the meta-classifier, whether the suspicious model is stolen from a deployment model, wherein the deployment model has feature knowledge of the exogenous feature.