Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. The thermoplastic resin composition includes a first propylene-ethylene copolymer, a second propylene-ethylene copolymer, a thermoplastic elastomer, an inorganic filler, and a sodium-phosphate-based nucleating agent as appropriate, and thus a molded article produced therefrom can exhibit improved mechanical rigidity, impact resistance, and dimensional stability. Even when formed to a low thickness for weight reduction, the molded article can be imparted with excellent processability, high tensile strength, a high flexural modulus, and high impact strength.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a high yield of an organometallic compound including a step of allowing a metal hexacarbonyl compound to react with a hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine compound, and a thin film having excellent properties, fabricated by depositing the produced organometallic compound.

Abstract: Semiconductor packages and methods of fabricating the same are provided. The semiconductor package includes a first package substrate including a first area, a first semiconductor chip mounted on the first area, a second package substrate disposed on an upper surface of the first semiconductor chip and including a second area and a first hole penetrating through the second area, a second semiconductor chip mounted on the second area, a connection member electrically connecting the first package substrate and the second package substrate and between the first package substrate and the second package substrate, and a mold film covering the second semiconductor chip on the second package substrate, filling the first hole, and covering the first semiconductor chip and the connection member on the first package substrate.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method is provided. An image decoding method of the present invention may comprise deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current luma block, deriving an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current luma block, generating a prediction block of the current chroma block based on the intra-prediction mode of the current chroma block, and the deriving of an intra-prediction mode of a current chroma block may comprise determining whether or not CCLM (Cross-Component Linear Mode) can be performed for the current chroma block.

Abstract: A 5G or pre-5G communication system is provided to support higher data transmission rates after 4G communication systems such as LTE. To support communication of a terminal that dually accesses a first radio access technology (RAT) communication system and a second RAT communication system, a session generation request message for transmitting traffic is received from a terminal. A target communication system that is to generate a data path with respect to the traffic from the first RAT communication system and the second RAT communication system is determined, the data path for the target communication system is configured, and information about the configured data path is transmitted to the terminal.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a thermoplastic resin composition having high rigidity and a low coefficient of linear thermal expansion and a molded article including the same. Specifically, the thermoplastic resin composition includes a base resin including at least two polypropylene-based resins having different melt indexes, an elastomer having a melt index (190° C., 2.16 kg) of 20 g/10 min to 35 g/10 min as measured by ASTM D1238, and inorganic particles, and has a flexural modulus (FM) of 2,500 MPa or more and a coefficient of linear thermal expansion (CLTE) of 60 ?m/m° C. or less.

Abstract: Provided are a binder for an electrode, a negative electrode for a secondary battery including the binder, and a secondary battery, in which an active material layer is prevented from lifting from a negative electrode base material. A binder forming an electrode of a secondary battery includes a binder particle and a temperature-sensitive polymer grafted on a surface of the binder particle.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component including: a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and external electrodes disposed outside the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein 1.5?Hfs/Hfc?5.0 when the internal electrode includes hafnium (Hf), Hfc indicates an average Hf content (at %) in a center of the internal electrode, and Hfs indicates an average Hf content (at %) in the internal electrode, measured from the center of the internal electrode to an interface thereof in contact with the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a source layer, a channel structure, gate electrodes on the source layer and spaced apart on a sidewall of the channel structure, and a common source line. The gate electrodes include a first word line group including first and second gate electrodes and a second word line group including third and fourth gate electrodes. The semiconductor memory device, in response to a voltage of the common source line reaching a target voltage, causes an inhibition voltage to be applied to the second word line group and an erase voltage to be applied to the first word line group in a first erase operation interval, and causes the inhibition voltage to be applied to the first word line group and the erase voltage to be applied to the second word line group in a second erase operation interval.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery modules, each battery module including: a cell stack that includes a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a side cover disposed on at least one side of the cell stack; and a pack housing structured to accommodate the plurality of battery modules, wherein the side cover includes a body disposed at a side of the cell stack in the first direction; a first extension portion extending from the body in the first direction; and a second extension portion connected to the body and the first extension portion.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a line; a source structure on the line; a stack structure on the source structure; a first slit structure penetrating the stack structure; a second slit structure penetrating the stack structure; and a contact plug adjacent to the first slit structure in a first direction. The first slit structure and the second slit structure may be spaced apart from each other by a first distance in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction. The contact plug penetrates the source structure, the contact plug being electrically connected to the lower line. The first slit structure and the contact plug may be spaced apart from each other by a second distance in the first direction, and the second distance may be longer than the first distance.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a discharge pressure of a fluid includes: a pump configured to suck the fluid through an inlet or to discharge the sucked fluid through an outlet; a distributor connected to the pump and to an injection nozzle provided by a sensor and configured to distribute the fluid discharged from the pump to the sensor; and a controller. The controller is configured to control the pump to operate selectively in accordance with detection of contamination of the sensor and to control operation of the distributor to be forcibly delayed during operation of the pump such that the fluid distributed to the sensor, when detected as being contaminated, is controlled to reach a selected required discharge pressure of different required discharge pressures selected in accordance with water amount information and a degree of contamination of the sensor.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cell stacks, each battery cell stack having a plurality of battery cells stacked in a first direction; a pack tray in which the plurality of battery cell stacks are accommodated in a plurality of rows extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, each row having multiple battery cell stacks arranged in the second direction, the pack tray including: a base, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base, a plurality of first beams extending in the second direction to separate the plurality of rows into groups, and a plurality of partition walls extending in the second direction, each partition wall being located within a corresponding group to separate adjacent battery cells stacks from each other; a pack cover covering an opening portion of the pack tray opposite the base; and a plurality of elastic members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wearable pressure ulcer detection sensor, and the wearable pressure ulcer detection sensor according to the present invention includes a pressure sensor measuring pressure based on a change in capacitance caused by physical force, a temperature sensor measuring temperature based on a change in electrical conductivity due to electron hopping, and an impedance sensor including two electrodes spaced apart from each other and in contact with skin.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to laser welding methods, monitoring methods, and monitoring systems for a secondary battery. A laser welding method for a secondary battery includes performing laser welding on a positive electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of positive electrode base tabs are formed at a side, a negative electrode base having a thin-film shape in which a plurality of negative electrode base tabs are formed at a side, and a thin-film multi-tab to be joined to each of the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base, a welded portion in which the multi-tab is welded with the positive electrode base and the negative electrode base being melting-joined by using a laser such that a plurality of welding spots is formed on the welded portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer, the method including a step of injecting an ionizable normal salt and polymerizing a vinyl chloride monomer in the presence of one or more emulsifiers and a polymerization initiator, wherein the ionizable normal salt includes a carbonate metal salt or a sulfite metal salt, and the ionizable normal salt is continuously injected in an amount of 70 to 1200 ppm based on the total weight of the vinyl chloride monomer when a polymerization conversion rate is in a range of 0% to 20%. The method capable of preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer suitable as an eco-friendly material, while not affecting the rate of polymerization reaction and decreasing the generation amount of total volatile organic compounds by controlling the injection time, injection amount and kind of the ionizable normal salt, is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image encoding and decoding technique, and more particularly, to an image encoder and decoder using unidirectional prediction. The image encoder includes a dividing unit to divide a macro block into a plurality of sub-blocks, a unidirectional application determining unit to determine whether an identical prediction mode is applied to each of the plurality of sub-blocks, and a prediction mode determining unit to determine a prediction mode with respect to each of the plurality of sub-blocks based on a determined result of the unidirectional application determining unit.

Abstract: Disclosed is a case for a battery module including a body having an internal space; and an end plate disposed on an end of the body, wherein the body includes a bottom plate on which a coolant flow path through which a coolant flows is formed, and wherein the end plate includes a coolant flow tube through which the coolant flows and a connection portion extending from the coolant flow tube and coupled to the coolant flow path.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel compounds of Chemical Formula 1, optical isomers of the compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of the compounds or the optical isomers. The compounds, isomers, and salts exhibit excellent activity as GLP-1 receptor agonists. In particular, they, as GLP-1 receptor agonists, exhibit excellent glucose tolerance, thus having a great potential to be used as therapeutic agents for metabolic diseases. Moreover, they exhibit excellent pharmacological safety for cardiovascular systems.

Abstract: An image sensor including: a substrate which includes a first surface and a second surface opposite each other; a plurality of pixels, each pixel including a photoelectric conversion layer in the substrate; a pixel separation pattern disposed in the substrate and separating the pixels; a surface insulating layer disposed on the first surface of the substrate; conductor contacts disposed in the surface insulating layer; and a grid pattern disposed on the surface insulating layer, wherein the pixel separation pattern includes a first portion and a second portion arranged in a direction parallel to the first surface of the substrate, and the conductor contacts are interposed between the first portion of the pixel separation pattern and the grid pattern and are not interposed between the second portion of the pixel separation pattern and the grid pattern.