Abstract: The present invention relates to a gingerol derivative having inhibitory activity against biofilm formation and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating infections caused by biofilms including the gingerol derivative as an active ingredient. The gingerol derivative of the present invention exhibits significantly improved binding affinity for LasR and inhibitory activity against biofilm formation. Therefore, the gingerol derivative of the present invention can act on various membrane surfaces where biofilms tend to form and can effectively inhibit the formation of the corresponding biofilms. In addition, the use of the pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention can fundamentally prevent or treat a variety of infections caused by biofilms due to the presence of the gingerol derivative in the pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; and a filling layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The first substrate comprises a support substrate comprising a display area in which emission areas associated with sub-pixels, are arranged; a light-emitting element layer disposed on one surface of the support substrate; and an encapsulation layer disposed on the light-emitting element layer. The encapsulation layer comprises a first inorganic layer covering the light-emitting element layer; an organic layer disposed on the first inorganic layer and overlapping the light-emitting element layer; and a second inorganic layer disposed on the first inorganic layer and covering the organic layer. A thickness of the first inorganic layer is smaller than a thickness of the second inorganic layer.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; a display element layer disposed on the substrate, where the display element layer includes a light emitting element which emits light; a polarizing film disposed on the display element layer, where the polarizing film includes a first polarizer having a first absorption axis extending to a first direction and a first transmission axis extending to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction; and a first layer disposed on one surface of the polarizing film, where the first layer has a first phase difference. Light emitted from the display element layer has a polarizing axis, and an angle between the polarizing axis and one of the first absorption axis and the first transmission axis is in a range of about 25 degrees to about 65 degrees.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide. The positive electrode active material is coated with the molybdenum oxide to form a coating layer on a surface thereof.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate that includes a display area and a non-display area, a display element layer disposed on the display area of the substrate, an opposing substrate that faces the substrate and the display element layer, a sealing member disposed on the non-display area and that couples the substrate and the opposing substrate, and a filler disposed between the substrate and the opposing substrate. A thickness of the filler varies in the range of 60% to 400% of a thickness of the sealing member.

Abstract: A display apparatus according to a concept of the disclosure includes: a display panel configured to display an image in a front direction; a top chassis positioned in a front direction of the display panel; a bottom chassis positioned in a rear direction of the display panel; a rear cover covering a rear side of the bottom chassis; and a stand member being accommodatable in the rear cover and selectively coupled with a rear surface of the rear cover, wherein the rear cover includes an accommodating portion in which the stand member is accommodated and a coupling portion coupled with the stand member, and the stand member includes an inserting protrusion which is inserted into the accommodating portion and the coupling portion.

Abstract: Provided is a fluorine-doped tin oxide support, a platinum catalyst for a fuel cell having the same, and a method for producing the same. Also described is a high electrical conductivity and electrochemical durability by doping fluorine to the tin oxide-based support through an electrospinning process. Thus, while resolving a degradation issue of the carbon support in the conventional commercially available platinum/carbon (Pt/C) catalyst, what is designed is to minimize an electrochemical elution of dopant or tin, which is a limitation of the tin oxide support itself and has excellent performance as a catalyst for a fuel cell.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a folding area, a first non-folding area disposed on one side of the folding area, and a second non-folding area disposed on the other side of the folding area, a first adhesive layer disposed on one surface of the display panel, and a code pattern layer. The code pattern layer includes a light absorption layer disposed on one surface of the first adhesive layer, a base layer disposed on the light absorption layer, and a plurality of code patterns disposed on the base layer. A thickness of the base layer is smaller than a thickness of the first adhesive layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an oxidizing electrode, a water electrolysis device including the same and a method for manufacturing the same. According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an oxidizing electrode with improved performance at low loadings of noble metals, especially, ruthenium (Ru) and iridium oxide, in which a ruthenium (Ru) layer and an iridium oxide layer formed on a substrate by electrodeposition in a sequential order are supported by electrochemical reaction rather than physical bonding.

Abstract: A method for extracting an area of interest in a document is provided. The method may comprise extracting one or more target pages from a document composed of a plurality of pages and extracting an area of interest including a plurality of sentences from a target page based on a first part-of-speech characteristic and a sentence characteristic of the target page.

Abstract: Disclosed are a catalyst electrode for a fuel cell, a method for fabricating the catalyst electrode, and a fuel cell including the catalyst electrode. The presence of an ionomer-ionomer support composite in the catalyst electrode prevents the porous structure of the catalyst electrode from collapsing due to oxidation of a carbon support to avoid an increase in resistance to gas diffusion and can stably secure proton channels. The presence of carbon materials with high conductivity is effective in preventing the electrical conductivity of the electrode from deterioration resulting from the use of a metal oxide in the ionomer-ionomer support composite and is also effective in suppressing collapse of the porous structure of the electrode to prevent an increase in resistance to gas diffusion in the electrode. Based on these effects, the fuel cell exhibits excellent performance characteristics and prevents its performance from deteriorating during continuous operation.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to antioxidant for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell electrode catalyst, which includes cerium hydrogen phosphate (HCe2(PO4)3(H2O)) in the form of a nanofiber, and an electrode and a membrane-electrode assembly including the same. The electrode for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell of the present disclosure, wherein the antioxidant is dispersed, can improve the mechanical strength of an electrode catalyst layer and can minimize deterioration of chemical durability even after long-term operation. And, a fuel cell including the same can exhibit high output performance and can operate stably even after long-term operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an antioxidant for a polymer electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell including cerium hydrogen phosphate (CeHPO4). The presence of cerium hydrogen phosphate in the antioxidant enhances the dissolution stability of cerium and improves the ability to capture water, leading to an increase in proton conductivity. In addition, the cerium hydrogen phosphate has a crystal structure composed of smaller cerium particles. This crystal structure greatly improves the ability of the antioxidant to prevent oxidation of the electrolyte membrane. Also disclosed are an electrolyte membrane including the antioxidant, a fuel cell including the electrolyte membrane, a method for preparing the antioxidant, a method for producing the electrolyte membrane, and a method for fabricating the fuel cell.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a trench defining an active region in a substrate, a first insulating layer on a bottom surface and side surfaces of the active region inside the trench, a shielding layer on a surface of the first insulating layer, the shielding layer including a plurality of spaced apart particles, a second insulating layer on the shielding layer and having first charge trapped therein, the plurality of spaced apart particles being configured to concentrate second charge having an opposite polarity to the charge trapped in the second insulating layer, and a gap-fill insulating layer on the second insulating layer in the trench.

Abstract: Provided are a card payment method and system through application linkage. More particularly, provided are a card payment method and system through application linkage, wherein applications are installed on a payment terminal and a user terminal, a payment card is linked to the application on the user terminal, an application server manages the linkage, and in the case of a payment transaction, the application server performs a relay between the payment terminal and the user terminal so that transaction information input to the payment terminal is checked with the user terminal, and the payment terminal completes the transaction with a signature and tip setting input to the user terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a polyarylene ether-based polymer for an electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell, represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. When the polyarylene ether-based polymer for an electrolyte membrane of a fuel cell is applied to the manufacture of a membrane-electrode assembly through a decal process, the hot pressing temperature may be controlled to about 120° C. so as to conform to a low glass transition temperature. Therefore, it is possible to solve the problems of deterioration of an electrolyte membrane or incomplete transfer of an electrode catalyst layer, caused by the high hot pressing temperature applied in the case of the conventional hydrocarbon-based polymer material.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an asymmetric electrolyte membrane, a membrane electrode assembly including the same, a water electrolysis apparatus including the same and a method for manufacturing the same. More particularly, it discloses an asymmetric electrolyte membrane having a porous layer and a dense layer at the same time, a membrane electrode assembly including the same, a water electrolysis apparatus including the same and a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor memory device capable of improving the performance and/or the reliability of a device. The semiconductor memory device includes a substrate having a cell area and a peripheral area defined along a periphery of the cell area, wherein the cell area includes an active area defined by a cell element separation film, a cell area separation film in the substrate and defining the cell area, and a plurality of storage contacts connected to the active area, and arranged along a first direction. The plurality of storage contacts includes a first storage contact, a second storage contact, and a third storage contact, wherein the second storage contact is between the first storage contact and the third storage contact, each of the first storage contact and the third storage contact contains or surrounds or defines an airgap, and the second storage contact is free of an airgap.

Abstract: Provided are a payment method and system through generation of a one-time payment-only number of a real card linked with an application, wherein in order to make payment safely by generating a one-time payment-only number every payment without leaving card information of a user in a provider's payment terminal or by using the generated one-time payment-only number, when a real card is linked with an application installed on a user terminal and the payment terminal recognizes the real card, a user signature input window, and transaction information about payment performed with a one-time payment-only number generated by a card company server are displayed on a screen of the application of the user terminal, and payment is performed when a signature of the user is input to the signature input window.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes: (a) preparing a liquid cell containing a palladium precursor solution; (b) applying electron beams to the palladium precursor solution contained in the liquid cell; and (c) generating palladium hydride nanoparticles having the hcp crystal structure in the palladium precursor solution.