Abstract: Disclosed is an avatar creation method including creating a base object of an avatar, creating at least one partial object; acquiring customizing information of a user, deforming the base object and the at least one partial object based on the customizing information; and creating a user avatar with a default facial expression by projecting the at least one partial object onto the surface of the base object.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an electronic device. According to the present technology, a storage device having an improved operation speed may include a nonvolatile memory device, a main memory configured to temporarily store data related to controlling the nonvolatile memory device, and a memory controller configured to control the nonvolatile memory device and the main memory under control of an external host. The main memory may aggregate and process a number of write transactions having continuous addresses, among write transactions received from the memory controller, equal to a burst length unit of the main memory.

Abstract: Provided are a manufacturing site integrated management system and method for root industry.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation and carbon dioxide storage system for producing an alkali bicarbonate is provided. The system may include: a metal-carbon dioxide battery comprising an anode, a cathode, and a separator interposed between the anode and the cathode; a first supplier configured to provide a first electrolyte to the anode; a second supplier configured to provide a second electrolyte to the cathode; a reaction unit configured to manufacture a precursor material by reacting starting materials comprising aqueous alkali carbonate solution and carbon dioxide; a third supplier configured to provide the aqueous alkali carbonate solution to the reaction unit; a fourth supplier configured to provide the carbon dioxide to the reaction unit; and a hydrogen gas separator configured to separate hydrogen gas from a product discharged from the cathode and to provide a remainder of the product to the reaction unit.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a display panel includes providing a work substrate including a first electrode and a pixel-defining layer including an opening exposing at least a part of the first electrode, forming a spacer on the pixel-defining layer, forming a light-emitting layer on the first electrode by providing a deposition material to a mask including a deposition opening corresponding to the opening, removing the mask, and compressing particles remaining on the spacer by a compression tool.

Abstract: An acrylic adhesive composition including an acrylic copolymer formed by polymerizing a monomer mixture is provided. The monomer mixture includes a monomer represented by [Formula 1], a (meth)acrylic monomer having a crosslinkable functional group, and an alkyl (meth)acrylate-based monomer. The acrylic copolymer has a branched polymer structure. The acrylic composition also includes a polyfunctional acrylate having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups, a first photoinitiator, and a second photoinitiator, wherein the first photoinitiator is an acetophenone-based photoinitiator, and the second photoinitiator is a phosphine oxide-based photoinitiator.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery which includes a nickel-based lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel (Ni), wherein the lithium composite transition metal oxide satisfies Equation 1 and Equation 2 below 80 nm?crystallite sizeFWHM?150 nm??[Equation 1] ?size(|crystallite sizeIB?crystallite sizeFWHM|)?20??[Equation 2] wherein, in Equation 1 and Equation 2, crystallite sizeFWHM is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from X-ray diffraction (XRD) data using a full width at half maximum (FWHM) method, and crystallite sizeIB is a crystallite size obtained by calculating from XRD data using an integral breadth (IB) method.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes first to fifth transistors, a capacitor, and a light emitting element. The first transistor is coupled between first and second power lines, and includes a gate electrode coupled to a first node and a back-gate electrode coupled to a second node. The second transistor is coupled between a data line and the first node, and includes a gate electrode coupled to a first scan line. The third transistor is coupled between a third power line and the first node, and includes a gate electrode coupled to a reference scan line. The fourth transistor is coupled between a second node and a fourth power line, and includes a gate electrode coupled to a second scan line. The fifth transistor is coupled between a first power line and the one electrode of the first transistor, and includes a gate electrode coupled to a light-emitting control line.

Abstract: A processor-implemented method includes generating an adjusted reference patch by adjusting a position of a reference patch in a reference image based on a pixel value of a ground truth (GT) patch of a GT image and a pixel value of the reference patch, wherein the GT patch corresponds to a specific region of an input image; generating a super-resolution (SR) image of the input image using a SR model provided an input that is based on the generated adjusted reference patch; and training the SR model based on the SR image and the GT image.

Abstract: A pore-filled ion exchange polyelectrolyte composite membrane from which the surface ion exchange polyelectrolyte has been removed and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The ion exchange polyelectrolyte composite membrane exhibits low film resistance and low in-plane-direction swelling degree, and has a smaller film-thickness than a commercial film, and thus, can be used for various purposes. In addition, since the pore-filled ion exchange polyelectrolyte composite membrane is continuously manufactured through a roll-to-roll process, the manufacturing process is simple, and manufacturing costs can be greatly reduced.

Abstract: A sphere-type shift control apparatus of an electronic shift system includes a spherical mechanism that includes a shift control portion on a first hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism and a design portion on a second hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism. The design portion is configured to provide indirect illumination and transmit images. Power is transmitted from a motor to the rotation shaft of the spherical mechanism using a timing belt or a wire.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode active material which includes an inner region that is a region from the center of the positive electrode active material particle to R/2, and an outer region that is a region from R/2 to the surface of the positive electrode active material particle, wherein R is a distance from the center of the positive electrode active material particle to the surface thereof. The positive electrode active material further includes 25% to 80% of crystallites C with respect to a total number of crystallites in the outer region. The crystallites C have a high crystallite long-axis orientation degree of 0.5 to 1 and a low crystallite c-axis orientation degree less than 0.5. Thus, the positive electrode active material has high capacity characteristics and a small amount of gas generated.

Abstract: A sphere-type shift control apparatus of an electronic shift system includes a spherical mechanism that includes a shift control portion on a first hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism and a design portion on a second hemispherical portion of the spherical mechanism. The design portion is configured to provide indirect illumination and transmit images. Power is transmitted from a motor to the rotation shaft of the spherical mechanism using a timing belt or a wire.

Abstract: A method for intelligent query plan cache size management can be implemented. During execution of a plurality of incoming queries in a database management system, the method can measure actual compilation times of generating query execution plans for the plurality of incoming queries. The database management system can have a query execution plan cache which has a size that can store at least some of the query execution plans. The method can monitor differences between the actual compilation times and ideal compilation times of generating query execution plans for the plurality of incoming queries. The ideal compilation times can be estimated by assuming no query execution plan is evicted from the query execution plan cache. The method can adjust the size of the query execution plan cache based on the monitored differences.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image generating device, which includes a measurement device including a plurality of transmitters and a plurality of receivers for a multistatic measurement of an object, an image preprocessing device that receives a raw image signal corresponding to the multistatic measurement from the measurement device and generates a preprocessed image signal based on the raw image signal, an image amplifier that generates an amplified image signal based on the preprocessed image signal, and an image restorer that generates a restored image signal corresponding to the object based on the amplified image signal, and the image amplifier is further configured to set up a first virtual transmitter and a first virtual receiver, to obtain first measurement data of a first target transmitter closest to the first virtual transmitter among the plurality of transmitters and a first target receiver closest to the first virtual receiver among the plurality of receivers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for measuring skin changes caused by blue light. A device for measuring skin changes caused by blue light according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: at least one light source for irradiating light of a blue light band at different light amounts to a plurality of test areas set on a skin area to be tested; and a control unit for detecting a minimum pigmentation point among the test areas and calculating a light amount of the corresponding test area as a minimum pigmentation dose (MPD) for blue light. In addition, the present invention relates to a blue light irradiation device for irradiating a plurality of blue light beams in order to measure skin changes caused by blue light.

Abstract: A display device includes: a base layer with first and second areas; a pixel on the first area, wherein the pixel includes a pixel circuit and a light-emitting element, wherein the light-emitting element includes a first electrode, a light-emitting layer, and a second electrode; a first power electrode on the second area and configured to supply a first drive voltage to the pixel circuit; a second power electrode on the second area and configured to supply a second drive voltage to the second electrode; and an insulating layer between the base layer and the first electrode, wherein the insulating layer extends from the first area to the second area, and overlaps the first power electrode, wherein the second electrode extends from the first area toward the second area, and wherein the insulating layer covers an entirety of an overlapping portion of the first power electrode overlapping the second electrode.

Abstract: A composition which can be cured at room temperature; and can form a heat dissipation material exhibiting an appropriate level of hardness, low adhesion force, and excellent thermal conductivity, is provided. In addition, the composition can achieve the low adhesion force, and the like without using a plasticizer or the like, or in a state where even if the plasticizer is used, the use ratio thereof is minimized. A product containing the composition, or a cured body thereof is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor package comprising lower and upper structure. The lower structure includes a first semiconductor substrate, first through vias vertically penetrating the first semiconductor substrate, first signal pads connected to the first through vias, first dummy pads between the first signal pads and electrically separated from the first through vias, and a first dielectric layer surrounding the first signal pads and the first dummy pads. The upper structure includes a second semiconductor substrate, second signal pads and second dummy pads, and a second dielectric layer surrounding the second signal pads and the second dummy pads. The first signal pad is in contact with one of the second signal pads. The first dummy pad is in contact with one of the second dummy pads. A first interval between the first dummy pads is 0.5 to 1.5 times a second interval between the first signal pads.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for providing and using content advisory (CA) information on Internet contents. A method of providing CA information by using a CA information server, includes receiving a request for the CA information on a content, from an Internet Protocol television (IPTV); searching for CA information on the content; and transmitting the found CA information to the IPTV. A method of using CA information when an IPTV reproduces a content not having the CA information, according to the present invention, includes transmitting a request for CA information, to a CA information server; receiving the CA information from the CA information server; analyzing the CA information; and applying the CA information.