Abstract: An Out-Of-Distribution (OOD) detection method performed by an OOD detection device is provided. The OOD detection method includes generating a noise filter using training data based on a target distribution and using a classification model pre-trained according to the target distribution, training the generated noise filter to reduce a loss function for a first output value obtained by applying the training data passed through the generated noise filter to the pre-trained classification model, and detecting Out-Of-Distribution (OOD) for new data using a second output value obtained by applying the new data passed through the trained noise filter to the pre-trained classification model.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery which includes an electrode assembly having an electrode tab extended from an electrode current collector, wherein the electrode tab is provided with an insulation coating layer containing an inorganic filler and a binder, the binder has an electrolyte uptake more than 0% and less than 50%, and the electrolyte uptake is determined by a predetermined method. In the secondary battery according to the present disclosure, the insulation coating layer provided in the electrode tab includes a binder having a low electrolyte uptake, and thus the insulation coating layer has improved adhesion and is prevented from detachment from the electrode tab. As a result, it is possible to maintain an excellent insulation state and to minimize an internal short-circuit in a secondary battery, thereby ensuring safety.

Abstract: An encoding method obtains an intra prediction mode related to a current block from a bitstream; obtains prediction samples of the current block by performing intra prediction on the current block based on the intra prediction mode; scans transform coefficients of the current block, obtains dequantized transform coefficients of the current block by performing a dequantization on the transform coefficients; determines a transform type of the current block; and obtains residual samples of the current block by performing an inverse-transform on the dequantized transform coefficients based on the determined transform type, the inverse-transform being performed in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction. The transform type is determined to be a Discrete Cosine Transform or Discrete Sine Transform, the size of the current block is equal to or greater than 4×4, and the transform type is determined independently to a direction of the intra prediction mode of the current block.

Abstract: An atomizer includes a liquid delivery element configured to absorb an aerosol generating material of a liquid storage and a wire configured to heat the aerosol generating material and wound on a surface of the liquid delivery element, wherein the wire is wound in a spiral shape such that coils of the wire are spaced apart from each other by a certain distance on the surface of the liquid delivery element, one of end portions of the wire is in contact with a first portion of the surface of the liquid delivery element, and the other one of the end portions of the wire is in contact with a second portion of the surface of the liquid delivery element.

Abstract: An embodiment method for operating an electronic device includes transmitting, from a controller, a tearing effect (TE) signal to a touchscreen over a first period of time, the first period of time occurring during a first frame and having a duration that is shorter than a period of the first frame, the TE signal being configured to restrict image data from being displayed on the touchscreen during the first period of time; displaying the first frame of a plurality of frames of the image data on a display of the touchscreen over a second period of time within the period of the first frame other than during the first period of time; and detecting, at the controller, a first touch by performing a first self-sensing scan during the first period of time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a component for a semiconductor device fabrication apparatus, a semiconductor device fabrication apparatus including the same, and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device, wherein the component includes single-crystal silicon, wherein, on at least one surface thereof, a water contact angle is 45° to 74° and a diiodomethane contact angle is 41° to 57°.

Abstract: A separator cutting device cuts a sheet-shaped separator with which at least one electrode is laminated. The separator cutting device includes a laser generator configured to emit a laser beam, a scanner configured to control an optical path of the laser beam emitted from the laser generator, and an end mirror configured to reflect the laser beam passing through the scanner toward the separator and disposed at a side of the scanner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing lithium sulfide (Li2S) without using hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas. Particularly, the method of producing lithium sulfide (Li2S) includes preparing a starting material including a metal oxide by subjecting a mixed powder including an inorganic compound containing lithium and oxygen, a metal reducing agent, and sulfur (S) to synthesis reaction using mechanical force, preparing a mixed solution by mixing the starting material and a solvent, and obtaining a lithium sulfide (Li2S) powder by removing the metal oxide from the mixed solution and then performing drying.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including a first electrode tab protruding from one side thereof and a second electrode tab protruding from another side thereof; a case accommodating the electrode assembly; a first cap assembly including a first cap plate coupled to one side of the case, a first electrode terminal extending through the first cap plate, and a gasket between the first cap plate and the first electrode terminal; a first current collector plate including a tab connecting part and a terminal connector part protruding from the tab connecting part, the tab connecting part being electrically connected to the first electrode tab, the terminal connector part being electrically connected to the first electrode terminal; and a support member between the first cap plate and the first current collector plate.

Abstract: Disclosed are a substrate processing apparatus and a substrate processing method capable of improving processing uniformity of a substrate. The substrate processing apparatus includes a body configured to spin-rotate; a plurality of support pins installed on the body so as to support the substrate thereon; a plurality of chuck pins installed on the body so as to grip a side surface of the substrate; a chuck pin driver device configured to move the chuck pin from a stand-by position to a grip position when the substrate has been seated on the support pin; and a support pin spacing device configured to space the substrate and at least one of the support pins from each other while the chuck pin is gripping the substrate.

Abstract: A vehicular air conditioning system includes: a refrigerant circulation line including first and second evaporators through which refrigerant can flow in a cooling mode, and first and second expansion valves configured to depressurize and expand the refrigerant introduced into each of the first and second evaporators; and refrigerant flow control part provided in front of the first evaporator and the first expansion valve and configured to control refrigerant flow. The first evaporator is used for cooling rear seat region of a passenger room and the refrigerant flow control part is configured to supply and block the refrigerant with respect to the first evaporator and the first expansion valve and is configured to block the refrigerant when the cooling governed by the first evaporator is controlled in a turn-off mode and supply the refrigerant to the first evaporator and the first expansion valve depending on the on/off condition of the cooling governed by the second evaporator.

Abstract: An apparatus for fixing an insert member in a mold includes a groove formed on the inner circumferential surface of the insert member, a coupling protrusion protruding from the mold so that the insert member is inserted over the coupling protrusion, at least one hook member coupled to the mold such that a hook member moves between a protrusion position and a retreat position, and a driving unit for moving the at least one hook member between the protrusion position and the retreat position, wherein when the hook member is located at the protrusion position, the one end of the hook member engages with the groove of the insert member, and when the hook member is located at the retreat position, the one end of the hook member disengages from the groove of the insert member.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalyst for an upgrading reaction of biomass pyrolysis oil, a method for preparing the same, and a method for upgrading biomass pyrolysis oil using the same. The catalyst is a composite inorganic oxide, and the composite inorganic oxide includes lanthanum, nickel, titanium, and cerium. When a metal catalyst supported on carbon is used as a catalyst for a first step reaction, by using the catalyst as a catalyst for a second step reaction, the efficiency of the upgrading reaction of bio-oil is increased and a continuous reaction is possible without clogging of a continuous reactor.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an inspection robot system for the customs inspection of container-loaded cargo. The inspection robot system includes: an attachment-type mobile robot configured to drive in the state of being attached to the top surface of a container; and a flexible robot system configured to interface with the attachment-type mobile robot, to selectively accommodate and extend a flexible robot having multiple degrees of freedom, and to perform inspection on cargo.

Abstract: Provided are: a polypeptide having activity of 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate hydroxymethyltransferase; a microorganism having increased activity of 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate hydroxymethyltransferase; a composition for producing pantothenic acid and/or pantoic acid, comprising the polypeptide and/or the microorganism, and a pantothenic acid and/or pantoic acid production method comprising a step for culturing the microorganism.

Abstract: Provided are an epitaxial growth apparatus and a gas supply control module used therefor, the epitaxial growth apparatus including: a reaction chamber; a susceptor positioned in the reaction chamber and configured to seat a wafer thereon; and a gas supply control module configured to control a flow of a gas flowing into the reaction chamber, wherein the gas supply control module includes an injector including a center port corresponding to a central region of the wafer, a pair of edge ports corresponding to both edge regions of the wafer, and a pair of middle ports respectively disposed between the center port and the pair of edge ports, and a flow distribution unit configured to independently distribute the gas flow input from a source module to the ports.

Abstract: A display device includes a light-emitting element, a driving element to apply a driving current, a 1-1 switching element including a first electrode connected to a gate electrode of the driving element, a gate electrode, and a second electrode connected to a first intermediate node, a 1-2 switching element including a first electrode connected to the first intermediate node, a gate electrode, and a second electrode connected to a second electrode of the driving element, a 2-1 switching element including a first electrode connected to a second intermediate node, a gate electrode, and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the driving element, a 2-2 switching element including a first electrode, a gate electrode, and a second electrode connected to the second intermediate node, and a capacitor including a first electrode to receive a power voltage, and a second electrode connected to the first and second intermediate nodes.

Abstract: A method of decoding a motion vector includes: obtaining information indicating a motion vector resolution (MVR) of a current block from a bitstream, selecting one candidate block from among at least one candidate block, based on the MVR of the current block; and obtaining a motion vector of the current block corresponding to the MVR, by using a motion vector of the determined one candidate block as a prediction motion vector of the current block.

Abstract: A power management apparatus, includes an artificial intelligence (AI) controller configured to monitor a user pattern, based on frequency band selection information of all users using a base station, to predict the user pattern, and a DC-DC converter configured to output a supply voltage based on the predicted user pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for inducing dedifferentiation form somatic cells to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSs) and method of inducing dedifferentiation using same, wherein the composition for inducing dedifferentiation and the method of inducing dedifferentiation increases the efficiency of dedifferentiation from somatic cells to iPSs by stimulating CXC chemokine receptor 2 (CXCR2), which is a receptor on human somatic cells, and thus may be effectively used for inducing the dedifferentiation to iPSs.