Abstract: Provided is a peptide composition for preventing or treating Alzheimer's dementia. A peptide or a salt substituent thereof according to the presently claimed subject matter exhibits effects such as suppression of LPS-mediated cytokine production, suppression of LPS-induced neuroinflammation, amelioration of cognitive impairment, suppression of beta amyloid or tau protein aggregation, and suppression of neuronal loss. The polypeptide or the salt substituent thereof can permeate the blood-brain barrier, and thus, is expected to be usefully used for preventing or treating Alzheimer's dementia.

Abstract: Proposed is an all-solid-state battery including a self-standing sheet layer positioned on a negative electrode current collector. The all-solid-state battery may include the negative electrode current collector, the self-standing sheet layer positioned on the negative electrode current collector, a solid electrolyte layer positioned on the sheet layer, a positive electrode active material layer positioned on the solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode current collector positioned on the positive electrode active material layer. The sheet layer contains carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: Proposed are counter-based selective row hammer refresh apparatus and method for row hammer prevention and, more particularly, proposed are an apparatus and a method for reducing energy consumption of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) by improving counter-based algorithms for solving a row hammer problem when applying a refresh management (RFM) command that is a new command applied to the latest DRAM standards, such as DDR5, LPDDR5, and the like.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for carrying out dose delivery quality assurance for high-precision radiation treatment, in which parameters affecting a pass rate of dose delivery quality assurance can be derived through regression analysis, which is a known statistical analysis method, and a pass rate prediction model capable of predicting each parameter and the pass rate of dose delivery quality assurance can be derived, and accordingly, it can be predicted in advance whether dose delivery quality assurance will be passed according to the parameters through the above prediction model, without repeatedly carrying out dose delivery quality assurance according to a patient's treatment plan, and as a result, the efficiency of dose delivery quality assurance can be enhanced, and the time or capacity required for such quality assurance is reduced, such that radiation treatment for an actual patient can be quickly and precisely carried out.

Abstract: A separator for a fuel cell includes a reaction region, a pair of manifold regions on opposite sides of the reaction region and through which a plurality of manifolds pass, configured to introduce or discharge reaction gas or coolant, and a pair of diffusion regions between the reaction region and the manifold regions, configured to diffuse a flow of the reaction gas or coolant. Diffusion ribs in the diffusion regions are spaced apart from each other along the manifolds. The diffusion ribs may be spaced apart such that diffusion flow fields formed between the diffusion ribs have different cross-sectional areas for respective regions at ends adjacent to the manifold regions.

Abstract: A low-noise amplifier in a receiver supporting a beam forming function may selectively change a phase shift for beam steering. The low-noise amplifier may include first and second transistors and a variable capacitance circuit connected to a gate of the second transistor. The variable capacitance circuit may selectively change capacitance thereof based on a capacitance control signal applied thereto according to beam-forming information, where the changed capacitance correspondingly causes a phase change in an output signal of the low-noise amplifier. A similar scheme may be employed for amplifiers in transmit signal paths to steer a transmit beam.

Abstract: Integrated circuit devices and methods of forming the same are provided. The methods may include forming a sacrificial layer in a preliminary substrate by adding an element into the preliminary substrate, forming a transistor structure on the preliminary substrate, the transistor structure including a source/drain region, replacing the sacrificial layer with a power contact that comprises an upper surface contacting the source/drain region, and forming a power rail that contacts a lower surface of the power contact.

Abstract: Disclosed is an anodeless all-solid-state battery which may effectively control local volume expansion due to lithium deposited during charging of the battery. The all-solid-state battery includes an anode current collector, an intermediate layer located on the anode current collector, a solid electrolyte layer located on the intermediate layer, a cathode active material layer located on the solid electrolyte layer and including a cathode active material, and a cathode current collector located on the cathode active material layer. The intermediate layer includes carbon particles and metal particles alloyable with lithium, and the carbon particles include a first carbon material, e.g., as a spherical carbon material, and a second carbon material, e.g., a linear carbon material.

Abstract: An infusion flow regulator includes: a main body having an inlet through which fluid is introduced and an outlet through which the fluid is discharged; and a rotary dial rotatably coupled to the main body, with a sealing member interposed therebetween, so as to regulate a flow rate of the fluid, in which the rotary dial includes a regulating flow path having a shape of a recessed groove in cross section with a first width and a first height, and the regulating flow path includes a first region in which the first width is constant and the first height is decreased, and a second region in which both the first width and the first height are decreased. By the aforementioned configuration, the infusion flow regulator for the fluid can accurately regulate the flow rate even in a region where the flow rate of the fluid is very small.

Abstract: Provided is a jetting driver that can be used for various types of heads with minimal changes. The jetting driver includes: an image board receiving raw image data and generating image data by transforming the raw image data into a form suitable for a type of heads used; and an interface board physically separated from the image board, receiving the image data, and transmitting the image data to the heads through a plurality of channels.

Abstract: An optical sensor includes a substrate, a photoelectric element disposed on the substrate and that includes a first electrode, an intermediate layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the intermediate layer, a barrier layer disposed on the second electrode, an insulating layer that covers the photoelectric element and the barrier layer, and a bias electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the second electrode. The barrier layer is spaced apart from the first electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming an area-selective thin film, the method comprising supplying a nuclear growth retardant to the inside of the chamber in which the substrate is placed, so that the nuclear growth retardant is adsorbed to a non-growth region of the substrate; purging the interior of the chamber; supplying a precursor to the inside of the chamber, so that the precursor is adsorbed to a growth region of the substrate; purging the interior of the chamber; and supplying a reaction material to the inside of the chamber, so that the reaction material reacts with the adsorbed precursor to form the thin film.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-cloud edge system. The multi-cloud edge system includes a core cloud, a multi-cluster-based first edge node system, and a multi-cluster-based near edge node system, wherein the multi-cluster-based first edge node system includes multiple worker nodes, and a master node including a scheduler.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating or ameliorating metabolic diseases, cholestatic liver diseases, or organ fibrosis, which comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an isoxazole derivative, a racemate, an enantiomer, or a diastereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the derivative, the racemate, the enantiomer, or the diastereoisomer.

Abstract: An air conditioner for a vehicle including an air-conditioning case divided into a plurality of air passageways by a separation wall. A heating heat exchanger is disposed inside the air-conditioning case and exchanges heat with air to heat the interior of the vehicle. A perforated member is disposed at a downstream side of the heating heat exchanger and has a plurality of perforated holes through which the air passing the heating heat exchanger passes, and a partition wall is disposed between the heating heat exchanger and the perforated member to divide the air passageway of the air-conditioning case into a plurality of air passageways, wherein the partition wall is formed integrally with the perforated member.

Abstract: Provided is a polyamide resin composition for a hydrogen tank liner, comprising: (a) a base resin including a first polyamide and a second polyamide; (b) an impact resistant material; (c) an antioxidant; and (d) a release agent, wherein the first polyamide is an aliphatic polyamide, and the second polyamide is an aliphatic polyamide having more carbon atoms per amide group in a polyamide repeating unit than the first polyamide.

Abstract: Provided is a static random-access memory (SRAM) device.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an electronic device. According to the present technology, a memory controller may Include a write controller and a map manager. The write controller may search, in response to a write request for a second logical address received from a host during a first write operation for a first logical address, for a descriptor corresponding to the first write operation, determine whether the first logical address and the second logical address overlap, and set a map update flag corresponding to the first write operation based on a result of the determination. The map manager may update mapping information on the first logical address based on the map update flag.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for integrated decomposition and scanning of a semiconducting wafer, where a single chamber is utilized for decomposition and scanning of the wafer of interest.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for integrated decomposition and scanning of a semiconducting wafer, where a single chamber is utilized for decomposition and scanning of the wafer of interest.