Abstract: Provided is an aerogel blanket and a method for producing the same, wherein a catalyzed sol I sufficiently and uniformly impregnated into a blanket in an impregnation tank, and the catalyzed sol is allowed to stay in the impregnation tank for a specific time to control fluidity while achieving a viscosity at which the catalyzed sol can be easily introduced into the blanket, thereby forming a uniform aerogel in the blanket. As a result, the uniformity of pore structure and thermal insulation performance of an aerogel blanket are improved, the loss of raw materials is reduced through the impregnation process, the occurrence of process problems is reduced, and the generation of dust is reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbonic anhydrase complex and a method for preparing same, in which a conjugate of a carbonic anhydrase and a dockerin module is bound to a small cellulose binding protein including a cohesin module and a cellulose binding module (CBM) and method of manufacturing thereof. The complex, which includes a cellulose binding module, is immobilized on the surface of green algae, to increase access to a substrate and enzyme activity, thereby efficiently fixing carbon dioxide, and increasing the growth and lipid production of green algae without adding other carbon sources. The present disclosure is expected to be actively utilized in fields, such as biofuels, using carbon dioxide fixation.

Abstract: A camera actuator according to an embodiment can comprise: a housing; a prism unit disposed inside the housing; a driving part for tilting the prism unit; and a rotation unit for tilting the prism unit about a first axis or a second axis. The rotation unit can comprise: a rotation housing; a rotation guide disposed inside the rotation housing; and a guide pin member coupled to the rotation guide.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a transceiver including an amplifier region configured to output a data signal to a source line connected to a pixel during a first period and receive a detection signal from a touch electrode during a second period different from the first period, and configured to generate the data signal based on input data; and a driving controller configured to generate the data based on input image data, outputting the data to the transceiver, and generate a touch signal based on the detection signal.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved method of quantitative and/or qualitative analysis of a target molecule using nitrocellulose membrane (NCM). In particular, the present invention provides a porous nitrocellulose membrane that includes a surface and an organic nanostructured molecule that is non-covalently attached to the surface of NCM. The organic nanostructured molecule has a branched region that includes a plurality of terminal region (e.g., terminal end) moieties that are non-covalently attached or bound to a surface of the porous NCM. The organic nanostructured molecule also comprises a linear region that includes a covalently attached capture molecule that is adapted to selectively bind to a target molecule. The NCM of the invention provides an improved reproducibility, reliability, and selectivity compared an NCM in the absence of the organic nanostructured molecule.

Abstract: According to the present invention, an image encoding apparatus comprises: a motion prediction unit which derives motion information on a current block in the form of the motion information including L0 motion information and L1 motion information; a motion compensation unit which performs a motion compensation for the current block on the basis of at least one of the L0 motion information and L1 motion information so as to generate a prediction block corresponding to the current block; and a restoration block generating unit which generates a restoration block corresponding to the current block based on the prediction block. According to the present invention, image encoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating or ameliorating metabolic diseases, cholestatic liver diseases, or organ fibrosis, which comprises administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an isoxazole derivative, a racemate, an enantiomer, or a diastereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the derivative, the racemate, the enantiomer, or the diastereoisomer.

Abstract: Disclosed are a positive electrode additive material for a lithium secondary battery having an enhancement in atmospheric stability, a method for preparing the same, and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery including the same. The positive electrode material includes an core including a lithium component, and a coating layer formed on a surface of the core and including a compound having a formula of LiM?O3 wherein M? is Ta or Nb.

Abstract: A blood glucose control system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a continuous blood glucose meter configured to continuously measuring blood glucose of a patient, a bio-signal sensor configured to acquire a bio-signal of the patient, a lifelog data collector configured to collect lifelog data of the patient, an insulin injection controller configured to determine an insulin injection amount and an injection rate based on one or more of blood glucose measurement information and blood glucose metabolism characteristic information received from the continuous blood glucose meter, the bio-signal acquired by the bio-signal sensor or a stress level of the patient indexed by the bio-signal, and the lifelog data collected by the lifelog data collector, and an insulin pump configured to inject insulin into a body of the patient according to the insulin injection amount and the injection rate determined by the insulin injection controller.

Abstract: An embodiment apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a sensor configured to acquire surrounding information of the vehicle, a location acquisition device configured to acquire location information of the vehicle, and a controller configured to generate an autonomous driving route based on the surrounding information of the vehicle when it is determined that the vehicle is located within an operational design domain based on the location information of the vehicle, determine a first candidate lane capable of autonomous driving based on a lane width of a diverging lane and an inter-lane distance when there is at least one diverging lane, and generate the autonomous driving route based on the first candidate lane.

Abstract: An apparatus of controlling autonomous driving in a transition demand (TD) process during the autonomous driving and a method thereof are provided. A controller is configured to determine whether there is a section where it is impossible to operate autonomous driving in front of an autonomous driving route of an autonomous vehicle, during autonomous driving of the autonomous vehicle, determines a maximum speed limit while a TD is output, based on a current speed of the autonomous vehicle, outputs the TD before a predetermined distance from the section where it is impossible to operate the autonomous driving, and is configured to control a speed of the autonomous vehicle based on the maximum speed limit. The apparatus enhances a problem in which a TD is initiated from a too long distance to the section where it is impossible to operate the autonomous driving.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biological information of a user may include a light source configured to emit light to an object of the user; an image sensor comprising a pixel array, and configured to acquire successive image frames by detecting light scattered or reflected from the object of the user; and a processor configured to: select a predetermined number of pixel-rows from among pixel-rows of the image sensor, detect signal intensities in the predetermined number of pixel-rows for each image frame of the successive image frames, correct the signal intensities, combine the signal intensities for each image frame of the successive image frames based on correcting the signal intensities, acquire a photoplethysmogram (PPG) signal based on combining the signal intensities, and estimate the biological information of the user based on the PPG signal.

Abstract: An embodiment autonomous driving control apparatus includes a memory storing data and algorithms and a processor configured to execute the algorithms stored in the memory to estimate an end of an operational design domain of an autonomous driving function in advance and to calculate a distance from an end point of the operational design domain to a start point of a transition demand, wherein the transition demand is a point at which a transition demand section starts based on a current speed of a vehicle depending on a driving strategy of the transition demand section for requiring a driver to drive the vehicle and a minimum risk maneuver section.

Abstract: A method of forming a semiconductor device includes forming first sacrificial patterns on a lower structure, forming first remaining mask layers having a “U” shape between the first sacrificial patterns to be in contact with the first sacrificial patterns, forming first remaining mask patterns by pattering the first remaining mask layers, each of the first remaining mask patterns including a horizontal portion, parallel to an upper surface of the lower structure, and a vertical portion, perpendicular to the upper surface of the lower structure, forming second mask patterns spaced apart from the vertical portions of the first remaining mask patterns, removing the first sacrificial patterns remaining after forming the second mask patterns, and forming first mask patterns by etching the horizontal portions of the first remaining mask patterns.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a word line extended parallel to a top surface of a semiconductor substrate, a channel pattern crossing the word line and having a long axis parallel to the top surface, a bit line extended perpendicular to the top surface and in contact with a first side surface of the channel pattern, and a data storage element in contact with a second side surface of the channel pattern opposite to the first side surface. The channel pattern includes a first dopant region adjacent to the bit line, a second dopant region adjacent to the data storage element, and a channel region between the first and second dopant regions and overlapped with the word line. At least one of the first and second dopant regions includes a low concentration region adjacent to the channel region, and a high concentration region spaced apart from the channel region.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a system on chip, a method of operating the system on chip, and an electronic device including the system on chip that execute artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms in a 5G environment connected for Internet of Things in order to prevent an artificial intelligence product from being surreptitiously used, replaced, or modified by an attacker.

Abstract: An implantable monitoring device includes first sensors to measure state information of one or both of a posture and an activity of a user and second sensors to measure bioinformation of two or more of an electrocardiogram (ECG) of a heart of the user, a pulmonary impedance of a lung of the user, a movement of the heart, a movement of a thorax including the lung, and a respiratory quotient (RQ) of the lung, two electrodes to detect bioinformation to measure one or both of the ECG and the pulmonary impedance, an analog circuit to process the detected bioinformation to measure the one or both of the ECG and the pulmonary impedance, and a processor to monitor an abnormal state of the heart and the lung of the user based on the state information and the bioinformation.

Abstract: An implantable monitoring device includes first sensors to measure state information of one or both of a posture and an activity of a user and second sensors to measure bioinformation of two or more of an electrocardiogram (ECG) of a heart of the user, a pulmonary impedance of a lung of the user, a movement of the heart, a movement of a thorax including the lung, and a respiratory quotient (RQ) of the lung, two electrodes to detect bioinformation to measure one or both of the ECG and the pulmonary impedance, an analog circuit to process the detected bioinformation to measure the one or both of the ECG and the pulmonary impedance, and a processor to monitor an abnormal state of the heart and the lung of the user based on the state information and the bioinformation.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed for lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a distance between a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle and the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed when receiving the lane change command.

Abstract: A semiconductor sub-assembly and a semiconductor power module capable of having the reduced thickness of a chip and reduced thermal resistance are provided. The semiconductor sub-assembly includes a single or a plurality of semiconductor chips having a first electrode that is formed on the lower surface thereof, a second electrode that is formed on the upper surface thereof, and a plurality of chip-side signal electrode pads that are formed at one end of the upper surface thereof. The semiconductor chip is embedded in the embedded structure and a plurality of extension signal electrode pads are connected to each of the chip-side signal electrode pads. The extension signal electrode pad is formed on the embedded substrate in a size greater than the chip-side signal electrode pad when viewed on the plane.