Abstract: Disclosed is a locking device for a walk-in seat of a vehicle capable of stably maintaining the locked state of the walk-in seat prior to a walk-in operation. An object of the present invention is to provide a locking device for a walk-in seat of a vehicle capable of stably maintaining the locked state of the walk-in seat prior to a walk-in operation (that is, the locked state of a drive plate for the walk-in operation of the seat) even if the engagement between the drive plate and a pawl is released due to deformation caused by a torsional load applied to a connection frame of the seat by additionally providing a separate component configured to prevent the drive plate from being rotated in an unlocking direction when a load is applied to a seat belt buckle.

Abstract: Proposed herein are an image detection device, a signal control system including the same, and a signal control method. The image detection device includes: a photographing unit configured to acquire an intersection image by capturing an image of an intersection; a control unit configured to generate detection information, including information about a vehicle-occupied or -unoccupied state for each of one or more detection channels set on the plane of the intersection by analyzing the intersection image acquired by the photographing unit; and a communication unit configured to transmit the detection information, generated by the control unit, to the traffic signal controller.

Abstract: Proposed is a road slope estimation method for a vehicle. The method includes: calculating, by a controller, a basic slope based on an output value of an acceleration sensor of the vehicle; calculating, by the controller, an acceleration/deceleration correction value from an acceleration/deceleration correction map; and calculating, by the controller, a turning correction value from a turning correction map. The method further includes: calculating, by the controller, a final slope based on the basic slope, the acceleration/deceleration correction value, and the turning correction value; and controlling the vehicle based on the final slope.

Abstract: A storage device is disclosed. The storage device may comprise storage for input encoded data. A controller may process read requests and write requests from a host computer on the data in the storage. An in-storage compute controller may receive a predicate from the host computer to be applied to the input encoded data. A transcoder may include an index mapper to map an input dictionary to an output dictionary, with one entry in the input dictionary mapped to an entry in the output dictionary, and another entry in the input dictionary mapped to a “don't care” entry in the output dictionary.

Abstract: A transparent display device includes a substrate on which a pixel including first, second, and third emission areas and first and second transparent areas arranged along a first direction is defined, a light-emitting diode disposed in each of the first, second, and third emission areas and including a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode, and an auxiliary electrode extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction and electrically connected to the second electrode. The first emission area and the auxiliary electrode are disposed between the first transparent area and the second transparent area, and the second transparent area includes a first portion between the first emission area and the second emission area. Further, the first transparent area has a higher transmittance than the second transparent area.

Abstract: A battery module in accordance with the present disclosure includes a secondary battery including an electrode assembly and an exterior material configured to accommodate the electrode assembly, a housing member configured to accommodate the secondary battery, and a temperature control member formed inside the housing member, wherein the battery module comprises a structure in which a metal layer formed on an outermost surface of the exterior material comes in contact with the temperature control member, such that temperature deviation among a plurality of the secondary batteries in the battery module is reduced and thus an efficiency in temperature control is enhanced.

Abstract: A hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine, a first motor directly connected to the engine, an engine clutch, a second motor selectively connected to the first motor through the engine clutch, a transmission directly connected to the second motor, a transmission controller configured to determine whether the transmission needs to be shifted, and a hybrid controller configured to compare a target torque reduction with intervention limits of the first and second motors when the engine clutch is in a locked-up state, to set torque reduction amounts of the engine, the first motor, and the second motor, respectively, and to output a torque command for controlling the torques of the engine, the first motor, and the second motor, respectively.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery module that may include a battery cell assembly including a first battery cell assembly and a second battery cell assembly in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked, respectively; an upper frame that houses an upper surface and opposite side surfaces of the battery cell assembly and is opened in front and rear surfaces; a lower frame that houses a lower surface and the opposite side surfaces of the battery cell assembly and is opened in front and rear surfaces; and end plates that are respectively located on a surface that is adjacent to an outer side from among front and rear surfaces of the first battery cell assembly and a surface that is adjacent to an outer side among front and rear surfaces of the second battery cell assembly, wherein the first battery cell assembly and the second battery cell assembly are arranged separately in a direction facing each other, and wherein the upper frame includes a material having a melting point higher than a melting point of a material co

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel coronavirus-derived receptor-binding domain variant having reduced ACE2-binding affinity, a fusion protein comprising the same, and the use thereof. It is possible to overcome the drawbacks of conventional vaccines using the coronavirus spike protein or receptor-binding domain thereof, wherein the reduced ACE2 expression due to binding to ACE2 and negative feedback may lead to side effects of the lungs or heart, and in particular, may be fatal to patients suffering from underlying diseases of the lungs or heart. In particular, the fusion protein constructed by fusing the coronavirus receptor-binding domain with the Fc domain is imparted with a greatly improved in-vivo half-life, and has superior efficacy by further combining N protein, M protein, ORF protein, or the like of SARS-CoV-2 therewith through additional modification and thus is highly applicable to a multivalent immunogenic composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel black garlic extract using garlic bulbs separated into six bulbs as a raw material instead of conventional whole garlic and a preparation method thereof. There is an excellent effect of providing a novel black garlic extract with various functionalities of high sweetness and high viscosity and improved flavor and reddish brown color as well as induce high-concentration conversion of 10 times or more to a S-allyl-cysteine compound in which a functional ingredient of raw garlic having antioxidation, reduction in blood cholesterol, improved liver function, and enhanced blood pressure is present in a small amount of 10 ppm or less by maximizing conversion of starch into reducing sugar for most preferably 15 days in a 90% to 100% saturated steam state and a liquefied enzymatic action temperature of 75° C. to 80° C. or lower without separate enzyme addition, and optimizing the action of proteases.

Abstract: An electroluminescent display device includes a substrate including a first pixel column and a second pixel column that respectively include first pixels and second pixels arranged in a first direction and respectively have a first width and a second width in a second direction, wherein the second pixel column is positioned in the second direction from the first pixel column, and the second width is greater than the first width; a light emitting diode in each first pixel and each second pixel and including a first electrode, a light emitting layer and a second electrode; a first bank positioned between adjacent first pixels and between adjacent second pixels and covering an edge of the first electrode; a second bank positioned between the first and second pixel columns; and a first partition wall across the second pixel column along the first direction and positioned on the first electrode.

Abstract: A vehicle seatback folding device includes: a cushion bracket; a back side frame rotating on the cushion bracket; a spring mounting bracket coupled to rotate integrally with the back side frame around a hinge-coupling part; a return spring for applying, to the back side frame, elastic restoring force for rotating the back side frame in the folding direction of a seatback; and a reverse spring supported in a state in which a first end portion is caught by the spring mounting bracket and a second end portion is caught by a first spring support end.

Abstract: A shift control method of a hybrid electric vehicle includes: determining a speed control torque based on a result of comparing a speed of an input end of a transmission with a target speed of the input end of the transmission according to a shift signal; distributing the speed control torque to a second motor connected directly to the input end of the transmission; and distributing a residual speed control torque to a first motor connected selectively to the second motor through an engine clutch based on whether the engine clutch is locked up when the speed control torque is greater than a charging limit torque of the second motor.

Abstract: The present inventive concept relates to a deposition system including: a deposition device having a chamber, a seating plate located inside the chamber to seat a wafer, a magnet coupled to the underside of the seating plate, and a mask assembly located inside the chamber; and a transfer device having a load lock chamber for accommodating the wafer, an arm member for transferring the wafer from the load lock chamber to the seating plate, and a fourth driving module for moving the arm member, wherein the deposition device includes a first driving module for moving the magnet and the seating plate, a second driving module coupled to the first driving module to move the magnet, a third driving module for moving the wafer, and a control module for controlling the first driving module, the second driving module, the third driving module, and the fourth driving module.

Abstract: Each of memory blocks of a nonvolatile memory device includes a memory cell region including first metal pads, first memory cells of a first portion of pillar, and second memory cells of a second portion of the pillar, and a peripheral circuit region including second metal pads, a row decoder, and a page buffer. When performing program operations based on consecutive addresses at a memory block selected from the memory blocks, the nonvolatile memory device sequentially completes first program operations of non-adjacent memory cells not adjacent to a boundary of the first portion and the second portion from among the first and second memory cells and then completes a second program operation of an adjacent memory cell adjacent to the boundary. The peripheral circuit region is vertically connected to the memory cell region by the first metal pads and the second metal pads directly.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an immersive image encoding/decoding method and apparatus, and a method for transmitting a bitstream generated by the immersive image encoding method. An immersive image encoding method according to the present disclosure may include: generating geometry atlases for an immersive image; aligning the geometry atlases to make an alignment height of the geometry atlases correspond to a height of a texture atlas; and generating a geometry bitstream by encoding the aligned geometry atlases.

Abstract: An adapter for attaching a needle to a pump actuated vial for injection of a vaccine or drug using a syringe-type injection motion while eliminating the time-consuming preparation of the injection device. The adapter includes a spray pump device having a first end defining a luer tip and a second end configured for accessing a media reservoir to receive a metered dose of flowable media. The luer tip is configured to be secured to a needle cannula to deliver the metered dose of the flowable media received from the spray pump device.

Abstract: The stable pharmaceutical formulation according to the present disclosure comprises (A) an antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that binds to an interleukin-6 receptor; (B) a surfactant; (C) stabilizers; and (D) a buffer. The stable pharmaceutical formulation according to the present disclosure has a low viscosity even when it contains an antibody, especially at a high concentration, and has excellent long-term storage stability based on excellent stability under accelerated and severe conditions, and may be administered intravenously or subcutaneously.

Abstract: A stable pharmaceutical formulation according to the present disclosure contains: a recombinant fusion protein; a surfactant; a sugar or a derivative thereof; a buffer; and an isotonic agent. The stable pharmaceutical formulation according to the present disclosure has low viscosity while containing the recombinant fusion protein, may maintain excellent stability under long-term storage conditions, accelerated conditions and stress conditions, and may be administered intraocularly.

Abstract: A device for preventing rotation of a vehicle seat rail is described. The device prevents an upper rail on the center side of a vehicle from rotating when a forward load is applied to a vehicle seat, thereby preventing a lock plate from being fractured due to rotation of the upper rail.