Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling an aerosol generating device that generates an aerosol based on ultrasonic vibration of a vibrator of the aerosol generating device is provided. The method includes: operating, based on power of the aerosol generating device being turned on, the aerosol generating device in a preheat mode for preheating the vibrator; operating, based on the preheat mode being completed, the aerosol generating device in a power repetition control mode wherein supplying of power to the vibrator and cutting off supply of the power to the vibrator are alternately repeated; and operating, based on a puff of a user being sensed while operating in the power repetition control mode, the aerosol generating device in a puffing mode wherein power is supplied to the vibrator to generate the aerosol.

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 toy vehicle launcher is movable to a plurality of launching locations disposed along one or more pathways of a toy vehicle track set. The toy vehicle launcher is configured to impart a launching force to a toy vehicle when the toy vehicle launcher is disposed in one of the plurality of launching locations, and the toy vehicle launcher is configured to prevent the launching force from being imparted to the toy vehicle while the toy vehicle launcher is moving between the plurality of launching locations. Additionally or alternatively, the toy vehicle launcher may be configured to impart different launching forces of different magnitudes to the toy vehicle at different locations of the plurality of launching locations.

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 invention relates to a fiber-nanowire composite-based sheet having super-amphiphilic characteristics. In the present invention, fibers including metal nanoparticles or metal oxide nanoparticles embedded in the fibers or located on the surface of the fibers are synthesized, and a sheet based on a composite in which metal nanowires or metal oxide nanowires have been grown from the above fibers is provided. A sheet of the present invention has super-amphiphilic characteristics and can be used in various fields such as the antibacterial filter field, the antibacterial film field, the antiviral filter field, the antiviral film field, the antifouling coating field, the drug delivery vehicle field, or the water treatment filter field.

Abstract: Provide are a polyesteramide resin, a preparation method thereof, and a biaxially oriented film including the same. Specifically, provided are a polyesteramide resin, in which a diacid moiety and a diol moiety are introduced together with a diamine moiety, a preparation method thereof, and a biaxially oriented film including the same.

Abstract: A separator cutting device cuts a sheet-shaped separator with which at least one electrode is laminated. The separator cutting device includes a laser generator configured to emit a laser beam, a scanner configured to control an optical path of the laser beam emitted from the laser generator, and an end mirror configured to reflect the laser beam passing through the scanner toward the separator and disposed at a side of the scanner.

Abstract: Disclosed in an embodiment is a camera module including a lens assembly including a liquid lens including a first liquid and a second liquid which form an interface therebetween, a voltage controller which applies a driving signal to the liquid lens to adjust the interface, a temperature sensor which detects temperature information of the liquid lens, an image sensor which receives light passing through the lens assembly, a sensing unit which detects information corresponding to the interface of the liquid lens, and a compensation unit which outputs feedback information to the voltage controller using the information corresponding to the interface of the liquid lens and the temperature information.

Abstract: A battery management apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to obtaining a positive electrode profile and a negative electrode profile for a battery cell in a non-destructive manner by appropriately adjusting a preset negative electrode profile. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, by using the battery profile and the adjusted negative electrode profile for the degraded battery cell, there is an advantage that the positive electrode profile of the degraded battery cell may be easily estimated in a non-destructive manner.

Abstract: A pixel ray crossing-based multi-viewpoint MPI geometry generation method, device, and recording medium of the present disclosure, the method may comprise obtaining a multi-viewpoint image by original cameras which shoot a different viewpoint, obtaining a multi-plane image (MPI) based on the multi-viewpoint image, obtaining, based on the MPI, an atlas image in a 2D form, and obtaining a bitstream by encoding the atlas image.

Abstract: A method and device for a wireless communication system are discussed. The method can be performed by a wireless device, and can include generating a pseudo-random sequence, generating a signal sequence based on the pseudo-random sequence, and transmitting the signal sequence. The pseudo-random sequence is initialized with an initial value based on a cell identifier of a cell.

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 camera module includes a housing, a lens holder configured to move in the housing in an optical axis direction, and a lens barrel coupled to the lens holder, wherein the lens holder includes a first support structure extending from one side surface in the optical axis direction and a second support structure located on a side surface opposite to the first support structure and extending in the optical axis direction, and the first support structure includes an extension protruding beyond the second support structure in the optical axis direction.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may comprise: transmitting channel state prediction-related information to a base station; receiving a channel prediction request signal for a first time instance from the base station; receiving auxiliary reference signal(s) (RS(s)) and a first RS from the base station based on the channel state prediction-related information; and transmitting channel prediction information for the first time instance to the base station, wherein the channel state prediction-related information includes information indicating that channel state information prediction of the terminal is possible, and the channel prediction request signal includes configuration information of the auxiliary RS(s) and configuration information of the first RS.

Abstract: A method of a communication node may comprise: transmitting required network configurations for applying each of artificial neural network models to a network node; and transmitting a status report of the first model including a model identifier field and a model information field for each of the artificial neural network models to the network node to activate at least one artificial neural network model among the artificial neural network models, wherein each of the required network configurations includes a configuration identifier and network configuration information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for filling a blank area of MPI view plane based on a pixel ray path. A method for generating multi plane image (MPI) data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: calculating a pixel value according to each view for each photographed object, based on a plurality of input images photographed from a plurality of views; generating a view plane at a specific point by recording the calculated pixel value on one MPI layer determined based on the spatial position of the corresponding photographed object among a plurality of MPI layers; and generating MPI data by additionally recording the pixel value for the view.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may comprise: receiving a channel state information (CSI) request message from a base station, the CSI request message including first indication information indicating one of quantization configuration information of a first artificial intelligence (AI) model configured in the terminal to encode and transmit CSI; quantizing generated CSI feedback information based on the first indication information; and transmitting a CSI report message including the quantized CSI feedback information to the base station.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive adhesive and a liquid crystal cell including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a pressure-sensitive adhesive having a storage elastic modulus of 700 kPa or more at a temperature of 25° C. and a frequency of 6 rad/sec, and a gel fraction of 35% or more, wherein the gel fraction is defined by Equation 1: B/A×100??[Equation 1] wherein, A is an initial mass (g) of the pressure-sensitive adhesive, B is a mass (g) of an insoluble content after the pressure-sensitive adhesive is immersed in a solvent at 60° C. for 24 hours and then dried at 150° C. for 30 minutes. The press-sensitive adhesive is advantageous for implementation into a flexible element between upper and lower substrates of a liquid crystal cell, and providing excellent electro-optical properties and appearance uniformity by minimizing defects.

Abstract: A method of a terminal may comprise: receiving, from a CU of a base station, configuration information of one or more candidate cells and configuration information for measurement; performing L1 measurement on the candidate cells based on the configuration information for measurement; acquiring uplink synchronization for the candidate cells by performing an uplink synchronization management procedure for the candidate cells based on the configuration information of the candidate cells; reporting a result of the L1 measurement to a DU of the base station; receiving, from the DU of the base station, information on a target cell, being the target cell to switch among the candidate cells, based on the result of the L1 measurement; and applying the uplink synchronization acquired through the uplink synchronization management procedure to the target cell.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for determining network parameters. The method includes receiving factory equipment traffic information, unlicensed frequency characteristic information, and factory equipment characteristic information and determining network parameters by taking into account at least one of the factory equipment traffic information, the unlicensed frequency characteristic information, or the factory equipment characteristic information, or a combination thereof, and the network parameters may include at least one of channel access parameters, unlicensed bands/channels, or client grouping, or a combination thereof.