Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to antiviral compounds, and more specifically directed to combinations of compounds which can inhibit the function of the NS5A protein encoded by Hepatitis C virus (HCV), compositions comprising such combinations, and methods for inhibiting the function of the NS5A protein.

Abstract: The present invention provides a waveguide slot array antenna having an excitation slot arrangement radiating a signal corresponding to an operating frequency in a radiation plate, the waveguide slot array antenna comprising: a first auxiliary radiation plate installed on a main radiation plate and rotating a polarization plane of a signal radiated from the excitation slot arrangement of the main radiation plate; and a second auxiliary radiation plate installed on the first auxiliary radiation plate and distributing and radiating the signal, the polarization plane of which has been rotated in the first auxiliary radiation plate.

Abstract: A humid air forming device, which cools an object to be measured to a predetermined temperature, and which sprays humid air having a predetermined temperature to the cooled object to be measured, thereby forming moisture particles on the surface of the object to be measured, and a measurement system including the same. The humid air forming device includes a cooling unit that cools the object to be measured to a first temperature or lower; and a humid air supply unit that forms humid air having a second temperature, which is higher than the first temperature, and spraying the humid air toward the surface of the cooled object to be measured, thereby forming moisture particles on the surface of the cooled object to be measured.

Abstract: An air conditioner according to the disclosure includes a blowing fan including a suction port, a bell mouth formed along a circumferential direction of the suction port, and a fan guard extending from an inner circumferential surface of the bell mouth and covering the suction port, wherein the fan guard includes a plurality of annular ribs arranged concentrically with a gap from a center of the fan guard corresponding to a rotation axis of the blowing fan, the plurality of annular ribs includes a first annular rib adjacent the outermost edge of the fan guard and the first annular rib is arranged to be inclined to the rotation axis in a direction corresponding to the tangent line of the bell mouth.

Abstract: A mediating method by a mediating device comprises receiving a first list including at least one item from a first terminal and receiving at least one list from at least one terminal different from the first terminal, searching for a list including an item corresponding to at least one item among the at least one item of the first list, among the received at least one list, and transmitting information on the corresponded item, according to a result of the search, to each of the first terminal and a terminal which provides the list including the item corresponding to the at least one item among the at least one terminal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a high-speed imaging system for measuring a target object within a sample, comprising: a light source emitting a plane wave; an angle-adjustment mirror adjusting an angle of the plane wave emitted from the light source; an optical interferometer dividing the plane wave whose angle was adjusted by the angle-adjustment mirror into a reference wave and a sample wave and forming an interference wave between the reference wave reflected from a reference mirror and the sample wave reflected from the target object; a camera module obtaining the interference wave, and an imaging controller controlling the angle-adjustment mirror to adjust the angle of the plane wave sequentially, forming a time-gated reflection matrix by using the interference waves obtained by the camera module in accordance with each angle of the plane wave, and imaging the target object based on the time-gated reflection matrix.

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: A negative electrode active material including a core, an intermediate layer on a surface of the core, and a shell layer on a surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the core includes a silicon oxide of SiOx (0 <x<2); the intermediate layer includes a lithium silicate, the shell layer includes lithium fluoride (LiF) and the intermediate layer is present in an amount of 5 wt %-15 wt % based on a total weight of the negative electrode active material. Also, a method for preparing the negative electrode active material, and a negative electrode and lithium secondary battery including the same. The negative electrode active material provides excellent initial efficiency and life characteristics.

Abstract: Provided are a polypeptide and nucleic acid for encoding the polypeptide, a nucleic-acid construct, an expression vector, and a host cell containing the nucleic acid, an antigen-presenting cell presenting the polypeptide on the surface of the cell, and immune effector cell thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the polypeptide, a vaccine containing the nucleic acid, the nucleic acid construct, the expression vector, the host cell, the antigen-presenting cell, and the immune effector cell, and an antibody recognizing the polypeptide. Also provided is a therapeutic method using the polypeptide, the nucleic acid, the pharmaceutical composition, the vaccine, and the antibody. Also provided are a diagnosis method and diagnosis apparatus for detecting the described polypeptide. Also provided is an application of the polypeptide in preparing a vaccine, a tumor diagnosis kit, or a pharmaceutical composition, and an application of the polypeptide or the nucleic acid as a test target in tumor diagnosis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical field, providing a hydrolyzed chicken sternal cartilage extract, method for producing the same and use thereof. The hydrolyzed chicken sternal cartilage extract has a type II collagen content of ?50% and a chondroitin sulfate content of ?20%. In China, a huge amount of livestock and poultry are consumed, and the total consumption almost reaches ¼ of the worldwide livestock and poultry consumption. Chicken sternal cartilage is one of the main by-products in broiler chicken processing. In the present disclosure, a hydrolyzed chicken sternal cartilage extract rich in type II collagen and chondroitin sulfate is obtained by using biological enzymatic hydrolysis technique. Experiments results show that the hydrolyzed chicken sternal cartilage extract produced by the present disclosure has a good anti-inflammatory effect and can be used to prepare medications for treating osteoarthritis.

Abstract: Compounds having activity as PKM2 activators are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): including stereoisomers, tautomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for displaying images is provided, including displaying, by an electronic device, a first image obtained from an image sensor; displaying, by the electronic device, a plurality of second images together with the first image, wherein each second image is generated based on the first image and a respective image filter; and responsive to a selection of at least one second image, generating a third image based on the first image and the selected second image's respective image filter and displaying the third image in place of the first image.

Abstract: A display device may include: a backlight unit and liquid crystal panels, the backlight unit being between the liquid crystal panels. The backlight may include: at least one light source to generate light; light guide plates, the at least one light source being disposed at one side of the light guide plates, the light guide plates being to provide a path for the light from the light source; a color conversion layer disposed between the light guide plates, the color conversion layer being to generate transmitted light by converting a color of the light from the light source; and light emission layers, the light guide plates being between the light emission layers, the light emission layers being to reflect the light from the light source toward the color conversion layer, the light emission layers being to allow the transmitted light to pass through the light emission layers.

Abstract: A memory device and an operating method of the memory device is disclosed. The memory device includes a memory cell array including a plurality of memory blocks. The memory device further includes a peripheral circuit for performing an erase voltage application operation, a first erase verify operation, and a second erase verify operation on a selected memory block among the plurality of memory blocks. The memory device also includes a control logic for setting a start erase voltage of an erase operation, based on a result of the first erase verify operation, and controlling the peripheral circuit to perform the second erase verify operation when it is determined that the first erase verify operation on the selected memory block has been passed.

Abstract: A virtual reality video device for educational video monitor that includes a video monitor to provide 3D videos and the 3D-based VR videos; a lens plate provided with left and right lenses having the same interval as the interval between human eyes on one side of the video monitor; a fixing board for coupling the lens plate to the video monitor; a horizontal support which is coupled to the fixing board and has the same length as the focal distance between the left and right lenses during use; a position adjustment device to adjust the vertical position of the lens plate by a vertical support and an inner vertical support, while allowing the lens plate and the horizontal support to move up and down; and a horizontally movable device installed to allow the lens plate, the horizontal support, and the position adjustment device to move horizontally.

Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate including a display area and a pad region, a first pad portion including a plurality of first pad terminals, the plurality of first pad terminals being arranged in a first direction, and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a base film and a second pad portion. The second pad is electrically connected to the first pad portion. The second pad portion includes a plurality of second pad terminals electrically connected to the plurality of first pad terminals, and a plurality of first test lines. The plurality of second pad terminals includes a plurality of sub-pad terminals. One of the plurality of first lines is connected to a first sub-pad terminal of the plurality of sub-pad terminals, and a second sub-pad terminal of the plurality of sub-pad terminals is not connected to any of the plurality of first lines.

Abstract: Provided are a goods picking system and a goods picking system method, the system includes: a plurality of carrying robots; a plurality of racks used for storing goods and being carried by the plurality of carrying robots, where in a rack area, the plurality of racks are arranged in a rack array with a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and empty rows or columns constitute channels for the plurality of carrying robots to pass; and at least some of the plurality of racks are blocked racks which are not adjacent to any channel instead of being surrounded by other racks and racks except the blocked racks are referred to as unblocked racks; rack-moving robots, which are operable based on instructions of a control system to move racks in the rack area so as to change a certain blocked rack into an unblocked rack; operating positions.

Abstract: A fuel injection device comprising an interface member, a fuel distributor passage, at least one injection valve and a heating unit, wherein the interface member is provided on the fuel distributor passage and is connected to a fuel tank to control fuel fed into the fuel distributor passage, the at least one injection valve is connected to the fuel distributor passage, and the fuel is distributed into the at least one injection valve via the fuel distributor passage, the heating unit is used to heat the fuel in the fuel distributor passage, the heating unit comprises a connector, and the heating unit is connected to an energy storage apparatus via the connector.

Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a module board, an interposer on the module board, and a processing device and a memory stack that are disposed side by side on the interposer, wherein the memory stack includes a base die, and a memory die on the base die, wherein the memory die includes an outer bank region, a central TSV region, first and second inner bank regions, and a first non-central TSV region, wherein the central TSV region is disposed between the outer bank region and the second inner bank region, and the first non-central TSV region is disposed between the first inner bank region and the second inner bank region.

Abstract: Provided is a battery module in which heat generation of a current path of a module bus bar mounted on a bus bar assembly is reduced. The battery module includes: a cell assembly including a secondary batteries that each include electrode leads; and a bus bar assembly including: a module bus bar including an upper plate portion and a lower plate portion that electrically connect the secondary batteries and the module terminal and each have at least one region separated from each other, a connection extending portion that extends to one side end portion of each of the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion, and a bent connecting portion that is combined to the module terminal provided at a top of the upper plate portion; and a pressurizing bus bar pressurizing the electrode leads such that end portions of the electrode leads contact the lower plate portion.