Abstract: The present disclosure provides: a method for preparing a cathode active material precursor material by using a high-nickel-content waste lithium secondary battery; a method for preparing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, including a cathode active material precursor material prepared by the method for preparing a cathode active material precursor material; and a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, prepared according to the method for preparing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: An example method includes estimating, based on content to be displayed at a display of a mobile computing device at a future time, an amount of power to be used by the display at the future time; selecting, based on the estimated power level, a power converter of a plurality of power converters of the mobile computing device, each of the plurality of power converters optimized for a different output power range; and causing electrical power from the selected power converter to be supplied to the display at the future time.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a welding defect of the present invention includes: a threshold resistance setting step (S100) of measuring a resistance of a welded portion of a sample group and deriving a threshold resistance value which becomes an evaluation standard of a weak welding; a resistance measuring step (S200) of measuring a resistance value of a welded portion to be inspected; and a step (S300) of determining as a weak welding if the resistance value measured in the resistance measuring step exceeds the threshold resistance value, wherein the threshold resistance setting step (S100) and the resistance measuring step (S200) include measuring a resistance using a microresistance measuring instrument having a resolution of nanoohm to microohm units. The welding defect inspection method of the present invention shows excellent detection power for the welding defect by a weak welding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel quinoline compound and a use thereof and to a novel quinoline compound exhibiting CYP4A inhibition activity and a use thereof for preventing, alleviating, treating a metabolic disease. The compound disclosed in the present invention has a remarkable effect of inhibiting CYP4A and exhibits the activities of promoting the absorption of glucose into hepatocytes, inhibiting fat accumulation in hepatocytes, suppressing endoplasmic reticulum-induced reactive oxygen species, and treating steatohepatitis, and thus can be very advantageously used for developing therapeutics for metabolic diseases such as diabetes mellitus and fatty liver.

Abstract: A special tag to be inserted into a structure for factory automation, and a method of manufacturing the same are proposed. The structure for the factory automation includes: a cylindrical cylinder included in a factory automation facility; a groove formed at an end of one side of the cylindrical cylinder; and a tag inserted into the groove and provided with a unique number (ID) input into an IC chip.

Abstract: A biosensor for detecting an influenza A virus in a sample is disclosed, which includes: an influenza A virus antibody immobilized on a surface of Au—Fe3O4 composite; where the antibody binds with the influenza A virus in the sample, which converts 4-methylumbelliferyl-N-acetyl-?-D-neuraminic acid (MUNANA) to 4-methylumbelliferone (4-MU), where the 4-MU emits green light at pH of 5.5-6.5; and wherein the 4-MU emits blue light at pH of 9.3-11.3. In the biosensor, 1,1?-oxalyldiimidazole chemiluminescence (ODI-CL) reagent may be utilized to emit the blue and green lights.

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for inspecting a welding state in a welded portion for an electronic or mechanical coupling in a lithium secondary battery, the apparatus including: a measuring unit configured to obtain data for deriving a resistance value of the welded portion by allowing a resistance measuring probe to contact the welded portion; and a controller configured to communicate with the measuring unit, determine the resistance value of the welded portion by receiving the data obtained from the measuring unit, and determine whether a weak welding was performed by comparing the determined resistance value with a threshold resistance value, in which the measuring unit is configured to allow the resistance measuring probe to contact one end and the other end of the welded portion.

Abstract: A memory controller includes a meta data memory configured to store mapping information of data stored in a plurality of memory blocks included in a memory device and valid data information indicating whether the data stored in the plurality of memory blocks is valid data, and a migration controller configured to control the memory device to perform a migration operation of moving a plurality of valid data stored in a source memory block among the plurality of memory blocks from the source memory block to a target memory block based on the mapping information and the valid data information.

Abstract: A steering system of a vehicle is provided. The steering system adjusts the torsional rigidity of a torsion bar without limitation as to the configuration thereof and performs active control responding to the vehicle state by adjusting steering characteristics by controlling the torsional rigidity of the torsion bar based on the traveling condition, load state or driving mode of the vehicle. The steering system includes an MR assist device, which is coupled to an end portion of the torsion bar and adjusts the rotation and torsional rigidity of the torsion bar using an MR fluid as a working fluid.

Abstract: A memory system includes a plurality of memory groups capable of performing a data input/output operation, and a controller configured to divide an operation subject to a data input/output command into at least one unit operation corresponding to the plurality of memory groups, and assign the at least one unit operation to plural queues corresponding to the respective memory groups, based on first information regarding operation statuses of the plurality of memory groups and second information regarding available resources.

Abstract: An embodiment composite material spring for a suspension device of a vehicle includes a leaf spring configured to be installed in a body of the vehicle and a wheel of the vehicle, a first fluid container installed at a left side of a center of the leaf spring and including a first magnetorheological fluid, and a second fluid container installed at a right side of the center of the leaf spring and including a second magnetorheological fluid.

Abstract: There are provided a memory controller and an operating method thereof. The memory controller includes: a meta data storage for storing meta data including mapping information of data stored in a memory device and valid data information representing whether the data stored in the memory device is valid data; and a migration controller for controlling the memory device to perform a migration operation of moving, to a target memory block, valid data stored in a plurality of source memory blocks included in the memory device, based on the meta data. The migration controller controls the memory device to read a second valid data stored in the second die before reading a first valid data stored in the first die, based on a comparison result between a reference time and a delay time required until before the first valid data is read.

Abstract: A pump container includes: a container in which a liquid is contained; a shoulder member configured as a cylindrical member, the upper and lower portions of which are open, the shoulder member having a lower outer peripheral portion formed to have an inner diameter larger than that of an upper inner peripheral portion; a valve housing comprising a cylinder portion, a hose being inserted/connected into/to the lower portion of the cylinder portion, the upper portion of the cylinder portion being open, the valve housing comprising an outer-periphery cylinder portion configured on the outer peripheral edge of the cylinder portion in a flared shape, the upper portion of the outer-periphery cylinder portion being open, the valve housing comprising an upper-end insertion portion bent outwards, and the valve housing comprising a seating portion bent outwards from the upper end of the upper-end insertion portion and a discharge cap.

Abstract: Disclosed are a double-sided adhesive film for bonding heterogeneous substrates, a laminated film, and a display device. The double-sided adhesive film for bonding heterogeneous substrates comprises: a first adhesive layer; and second adhesive layer which is disposed on the first adhesive layer and has a different adhesive force from that of the first adhesive layer to the same substrate.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a memory system and an operating method of the memory system. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a memory system may include a main core for executing an operation of a first layer and a plurality of sub-cores for executing an operation of a second layer, and the main core may control, when executing a shutdown command received from a host, the plurality of sub-cores so that a second sub-core stores a meta data segment to be processed by a first sub-core among the plurality of sub-cores.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a memory system and an operating method of the memory system. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a memory system may include a main core for executing an operation of a first layer and a plurality of sub-cores for executing an operation of a second layer, and the main core may control, when executing a shutdown command received from a host, the plurality of sub-cores so that a second sub-core stores a meta data segment to be processed by a first sub-core among the plurality of sub-cores.

Abstract: Provided is a controller which controls a plurality of memory dies. The controller may include: a processor suitable for generating interleaved read commands based on read requests from a host; a memory interface suitable for acquiring the read commands and a host-requested order of the read commands from the processor, controlling page read operations on the plurality of memory dies in response to the read commands, and acquiring data chunks corresponding to read requests from memory dies whose page read operations are completed, according to the host-requested order; and a host interface suitable for providing the host with responses to the read requests according to the order in which the data chunks are acquired.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising a CYP4A-inhibiting compound as an active ingredient for preventing or treating metabolic diseases, more specifically to a composition comprising the compound expressed by chemical formula 1 of the present invention or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient for preventing, ameliorating or treating metabolic diseases.

Abstract: Disclosed are a bifunctional catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the bifunctional catalyst being suitable to produce high-value aromatic hydrocarbons by subjecting alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to a disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation reaction while suppressing aromatic loss or subjecting C8 aromatic hydrocarbons to an isomerization reaction while suppressing xylene loss.

Abstract: Disclosed are a bifunctional catalyst and a preparation method therefor, the bifunctional catalyst being suitable to produce high-value aromatic hydrocarbons by subjecting alkylaromatic hydrocarbons to a disproportionation/transalkylation/dealkylation reaction while suppressing aromatic loss or subjecting C8 aromatic hydrocarbons to an isomerization reaction while suppressing xylene loss.