Abstract: A separator for a secondary battery includes a porous polymer material; and a coating layer including an inorganic material and a binder on one or both surfaces of the porous polymer material, wherein a ratio of average pore size of the separator to a maximum pore size, measured by a bubble point method, is 0.5 to 0.99, and surface roughness Rz is 2.5 or less, and the separator may have excellent withstand voltage characteristics as a thin film and may exhibit suitable evaluation characteristics in a Hi-pot test performed during a battery assembly process.

Abstract: Lithium secondary batteries are disclosed. In an embodiment, a lithium secondary battery includes an anode including an anode active material that includes carbon-based active material particles including carbon, the carbon-based active material particles having a Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) specific surface area of 3.0 m2/g to 5.0 m2/g and an average particle diameter (D50) of 5?m to 7.5 ?m, a cathode facing the anode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution including a non-aqueous organic solvent that includes a propionate-based organic solvent including propionate and a lithium salt. A content of the propionate-based organic solvent relative to a total volume of the non-aqueous organic solvent is 55 vol % or more.

Abstract: A joining structure for a suspension includes a lower arm fastened at a first end portion thereof to a vehicle body, a fixed knuckle at which a strut portion is located, a rotary knuckle located inside the fixed knuckle and fastened to a wheel to be rotatable about the fixed knuckle, a fastening unit fastened to the first end portion of the lower arm and a lower end portion of the fixed knuckle, a steering input portion located at the fixed knuckle and applying a steering force to the rotary knuckle during steering, and a tie rod fastened between the fixed knuckle and the vehicle body.

Abstract: A method of generating a human model according to the present disclosure may include generating a plurality of feature maps from an input image, wherein the plurality of feature maps include a body center map, a part index map, a body part map and a parameter map, generating a part-attentive feature configured with feature maps for each body part based on the part index map and the body part map, readjusting the part-attentive feature based on the parameter map and generating a pose parameter based on the readjusted part-attentive feature.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing sensor data in a sensor device based on a blockchain. A method for providing sensor data in a sensor device based on a blockchain may include creating a device record using encrypted device identification information, registering the device record in the blockchain, creating an event record using event information collected from a sensor, registering the header of the event record, including information about a link to the device record, in the blockchain, and distributing the body of the event record, the body being linked to the header of the event record.

Abstract: A composition for enhancing protein strength according to the present invention contains an aminosilane compound capable of covalent binding with a protein of hair, scalp, skin, nails, leather, or textile, so that the protein and the amino silane compound form a covalent bond, and thus the composition can improve the protein strength enhancement effect and maximize the semi-permanent protein strength enhancement effect.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method. The method includes the steps of receiving an image obtained from a plurality of vehicles positioned on a road, storing the received images according to acquisition information of the received images; determining a reference image and a target image based on images having the same acquisition information among the stored images, performing an image registration using a plurality of feature points extracted from each of the determined reference image and target image, performing a transparency process for each of the reference image and the target image performed with the image registration, extracting static objects from the transparency-processed image, and comparing the extracted static objects with objects on an electronic map pre-stored to updating the electronic map data, when the objects on the electronic map data pre-stored are different from the extracted static objects.

Abstract: Provided is a method for recovering and reusing an active material from a positive electrode scrap.

Abstract: There are provided a semiconductor device and a manufacturing method thereof. The semiconductor device includes: a stack structure including a plurality of interlayer insulating layers and a plurality of gate conductive layers, which are stacked in an alternating manner; at least one support structure penetrating the stack structure in a substantially vertical manner, the at least one support structure being formed in a contact region; and a contact plug penetrating the stack structure in a substantially vertical manner, the contact plug being formed in the contact region, the contact plug being connected to a contact pad that is disposed on the bottom of the stack structure. The at least one support structure is formed of an oxide layer.

Abstract: Provided is a ceiling storage system capable of correcting a working position and constantly checking stability of a structure by detecting an amount of change in a facility. According to the ceiling storage system, a transport vehicle moves to an upper portion of a first storage area of a plurality of storage areas in a state of gripping an article, and the transport vehicle measures a first distance value between the transport vehicle and the first storage area using a distance sensor and measures a relative position value between the transport vehicle and the first storage area using a vision sensor, before unloading the article from the first storage area.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for Internet of Things (IoT) device security. The method includes unifying a port in a first IoT device for communication, receiving, by the first IoT device, a packet from a second IoT device through the port, identifying whether the packet in the first IoT device is in a preset packet form, verifying content of the packet in the first IoT device when the packet is in the preset packet form, and opening the port for providing a service in the first IoT device when the verifying of the packet content is successful.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monofilament suture and a preparation method thereof, more specifically, to a novel monofilament suture wherein two polymers having identical inherent properties are spun to have a cross-sectional structure of conjugated filaments, and said cross-section has interfaces between the spun polymers. The interfaces form a discontinuous cross-section along the radial direction and are distributed continuously along the fiber axis direction, thereby offering improved knot security and applicability to a variety of medical materials, and a preparation method thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amphiphilic block copolymer of a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block with a terminal hydroxyl group wherein the terminal hydroxyl group of the hydrophobic bock is substituted with a tocopherol or cholesterol group. It also relates to polymeric compositions capable of forming stable micelles in an aqueous solution, comprising the amphiphilic block copolymer and a polylactic acid derivative wherein one or more ends of the polylactic acid are covalently bound to at least one carboxyl group.

Abstract: Polymeric compositions capable of forming stable micelles in an aqueous solution, comprising an amphiphilic block copolymer of a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, and a polylactic acid derivative wherein one end of the polylactic acid is covalently bound to at least one carboxyl group. The carboxyl group of the polylactic acid derivative may be fixed with a di- or tri-valent metal ion, obtained by adding the di- or tri-valent metal ion to the polymeric composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a monofilament suture and a preparation method thereof, more specifically, to a novel monofilament suture wherein two polymers having identical inherent properties are spun to have a cross-sectional structure of conjugated filaments, and said cross-section has interfaces between the spun polymers. The interfaces form a discontinuous cross-section along the radial direction and are distributed continuously along the fiber axis direction, thereby offering improved knot security and applicability to a variety of medical materials, and a preparation method thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amphiphilic block copolymer of a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block with a terminal hydroxyl group wherein the terminal hydroxyl group of the hydrophobic bock is substituted with a tocopherol or cholesterol group. It also relates to polymeric compositions capable of forming stable micelles in an aqueous solution, comprising the amphiphilic block copolymer and a polylactic acid derivative wherein one or more ends of the polylactic acid are covalently bound to at least one carboxyl group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing as an active ingredient, itraconazole. More particularly, the present invention relates to the pharmaceutical composition comprising itraconazole, a polylactic acid derivative, and an amphiphilic block copolymer. The polylactic acid derivative may be combined with a metal ion at the carboxylic acid terminal, and the amphiphilic block copolymer forms micelles or nano-particles in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an amphiphilic block copolymer of a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block with a terminal hydroxyl group wherein the terminal hydroxyl group of the hydrophobic bock is substituted with a tocopherol or cholesterol group. It also relates to polymeric compositions capable of forming stable micelles in an aqueous solution, comprising the amphiphilic block copolymer and a polylactic acid derivative wherein one or more ends of the polylactic acid are covalently bound to at least one carboxyl group.

Abstract: Polymeric compositions capable of forming stable micelles in an aqueous solution, comprising an amphiphilic block copolymer of a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, and a polylactic acid derivative wherein one end of the polylactic acid is covalently bound to at least one carboxyl group. The carboxyl group of the polylactic acid derivative may be fixed with a di- or tri-valent metal ion, obtained by adding the di- or tri-valent metal ion to the polymeric composition.