Abstract: A neutralization/water separation device for an esterified product including: a neutralization tank in which a crude product mixture containing alcohol and an ester compound, a neutralizing agent, and water are put to produce a neutralized mixture; a water separation tank disposed below the neutralization tank to divide the neutralization mixture into a floating layer and an aqueous layer; a partition wall extending downward from a ceiling of the water separation tank to provide a lower passage in the water separation tank; and a transfer line that transfers the neutralized mixture from the neutralization tank to the water separation tank, where the water separation tank includes: a first water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the neutralization tank through the transfer line; and a second water separation part into which the neutralized mixture is introduced from the first water separation part through the lower passage, where the first water separation part and the secon

Abstract: A holographic-based directional sound device is provided, the device including: a sound wave generating means generating a sound wave; and a flat plate configured to have the sound wave generating means installed at the center so as to radiate the sound wave to the outside through a surface, and to be composed of a plurality of unit cells, in which at least one groove is formed on a surface of the unit cell, and a radiation angle of the sound wave is determined according to a depth of the groove with respect to the unit cell, wherein the depth of the groove is determined by an individual surface admittance calculated by a cosine function or a sine function of the sum of a first value and a second value on the basis of a preset radiation angle of the sound wave and a preset frequency of the sound wave.

Abstract: The present application relates to a novel bacteriophage having enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-specific bactericidal effect and an antibacterial composition comprising same, the novel bacteriophage CJ_Eco_20-4 having enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-specific bactericidal effect, and being superbly acid and heat resistant to allow wide use in antibiotics, feed and additives therefor, beverages and additives therefor, disinfectants, detergents, and the like to prevent or treat infectious diseases caused by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Abstract: Provided are a vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method thereof. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid sprayer configured to spray washer fluid on at least one sensor arranged in a vehicle, an air sprayer configured to spray air on the at least one sensor, a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying of the liquid sprayer, and an air controller configured to control air spraying of the air sprayer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides autotaxin (ATX) inhibitor compounds and compositions including said compounds. The present disclosure also provides methods of using said compounds and compositions for inhibiting ATX. Also provided are methods of preparing said compounds and compositions, and synthetic precursors of said compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a metal (hydr)oxide composite comprising a poorly soluble drug, a method for manufacturing same, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same.

Abstract: An electromagnetic induction heating apparatus for heating an aerosol-forming article of an electronic cigarette includes: a power supply unit configured to supply DC power; a power amplifier including a switch unit comprising a pair of transistor switches having a differential structure and receiving DC power from the power supply unit, and a parallel-structured LC resonant network including a resonant inductor connected to an output terminal of the switch unit and electromagnetically inductively coupled with an inductor component of a heat-generating body for heating the aerosol-forming article of the electronic cigarette, and a resonant capacitor connected in parallel to the resonant inductor; and a driving unit configured to adjust a temperature of the heat-generating body by adjusting an operating frequency of the switch unit of the power amplifier to control an amount of current of the resonant inductor electromagnetically inductively coupled with the inductor component of the heat-generating body.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel Akkermansia strain and a use thereof. The novel Akkermansia HB03 strain (Akkermansia sp. HB03) provided in the present disclosure lacks toxic genes and thus does not cause side effects in vivo, and also exhibits excellent anti-cancer activity. Therefore, it can be widely used in the development of agents for preventing or treating cancer.

Abstract: The present application relates to a novel bacteriophage having Clostridium perfringens-specific bactericidal effect and an antibacterial composition comprising same, the novel bacteriophage CJ_CP_20-11-1 having Clostridium perfringens-specific bactericidal effect, and being superbly acid and heat resistant to allow wide use in antibiotics, feed and additives therefor, beverages and additives therefor, disinfectants, detergents, and the like to prevent or treat infectious diseases caused by Clostridium perfringens.

Abstract: Provided are methods and apparatuses for improving compression efficiency in directional intra-prediction. A video encoding apparatus, which does not need to record intra mode information, includes a mode selector that selects one from among a plurality of intra modes on the basis of a directionality of at least one neighboring block that has already been reconstructed before a current block is reconstructed, an intra predictor that obtains a prediction block of the current block from the at least one neighboring block according to the directionality of the selected mode, and obtains a residual block by subtracting the prediction block from the current block, and a unit for encoding the obtained residual block.

Abstract: A method for cleaning semiconductor substrate without damaging patterned structure on the semiconductor substrate using ultra/mega sonic device comprises applying liquid into a space between a substrate and an ultra/mega sonic device; setting an ultra/mega sonic power supply at frequency f1 and power P1 to drive the ultra/mega sonic device; before bubble cavitation in the liquid damaging patterned structure on the substrate, setting the ultra/mega sonic power supply at zero output; after temperature inside bubble cooling down to a set temperature, setting the ultra/mega sonic power supply at frequency f1 and power P1 again; detecting power on time at power P1 and frequency f1 and power off time separately or detecting amplitude of each waveform output by the ultra/mega sonic power supply; comparing the detected power on time with a preset time ?1, or comparing the detected power off time with a preset time ?2, or comparing detected amplitude of each waveform with a preset value, if the detected power on time

Abstract: A pooled memory device includes plural memory devices and a controller. The plural memory devices include a first memory and a second memory with at least one power supply configured to control power supplied to each of the plural memory devices. The controller is coupled to an interconnect device which is configured to provide the plural memory devices to at least one external device as a logical device. The controller is configured to track available storage capacities of the first memory and the second memory and cut off power supplied to an unused memory among the first memory and the second memory.

Abstract: An aperture module is provided. The aperture module includes a plurality of blades configured to interlock with each other to form a through-hole, a rotator on which the plurality of blades are disposed, a first base on which the rotator is disposed, a second base connected to the first base, and a driving unit disposed on the second base and configured to provide a driving force to move the rotator in a direction that intersects an optical axis direction. The first base is configured to move in an optical axis direction with respect to the second base.

Abstract: Improved lossless entropy coding techniques for coding of image data include selecting a context for entropy coding based on an ordered scan path of possible context locations. A symbol for a current location within a source image may be entropy coded based on a context of prior encoded symbols of other locations within source images, where the context is selected based on an ordered scan path enumerating a series of potential context locations within one or more source images. To select a context, a predetermined number of prior symbols may be selected by qualifying or disqualifying locations in the scan path, and then the current symbol may be encoded with a context based on prior symbols corresponding to the first qualifying context locations in the order of the scan path.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for conducting a transaction utilizing a cryptocurrency. The user may fund a cryptocurrency account with his pre-existing cryptocurrency. An issuer may purchase cryptocurrency within a cryptocurrency exchange. The user may then utilize a payment device (e.g., a Crypto Debit Card) that is associated with a cryptocurrency balance to conduct a transaction with a merchant for goods and/or services. An authorization request message may be transmitted to the authorizing entity computer. The authorizing entity computer may determine a cryptocurrency amount corresponding to the fiat currency transaction amount of the authorization request message. A sell request message may be transmitted to an exchange that facilitates the sale of the cryptocurrency amount.

Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a light emitting diode in the active area, a sealing layer over the light emitting diode, at least one lens pattern over the sealing layer, the at least one lens pattern having a convex shape, and a passivation layer in the active area and the non-active area, the passivation layer covering the at least one lens pattern and having a first open portion exposing a first pad area.

Abstract: This application provides a communication method and a communications apparatus, where the communication method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, downlink control information, where the downlink control information is used to indicate the terminal device to receive or send a first channel on a first resource; receiving, by the terminal device, first indication information, where the first indication information is used to indicate a second resource; when the first resource and the second resource overlap in time domain, receiving or sending, by the terminal device, the first channel on a third resource, where the third resource and the second resource do not overlap in time domain.