Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide. The positive electrode active material is coated with the molybdenum oxide to form a coating layer on a surface thereof.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a semiconductor device is provided. The method includes: loading a substrate into a substrate processing apparatus; and processing the substrate, using the substrate processing apparatus. The processing the substrate includes: providing a process gas; generating a process etchant from the process gas, using plasma ignition, the process etchant including a first etchant and a second etchant; processing the substrate, using the process etchant; identifying a composition rate of the process etchant; and controlling the processing of the substrate based on a process result according to the composition rate of the process etchant.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an air cleaning and disinfection robot and a method of operating the same. The air cleaning and disinfection robot includes a driving unit configured to move autonomously in a target space, a plurality of air conditioning modules configured to manage air quality in the target space and detachably provided on the driving unit, a station on which the plurality of air conditioning modules are mounted, a docking unit configured to couple and separate the driving unit and each of the air conditioning modules to and from each other, and a detection unit configured to detect an operation environment of the target space, wherein the driving unit, based on information obtained by the detection unit, may selectively couple to and move with any one of the plurality of air conditioning modules.

Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus, a substrate processing method, and a method of fabricating a semiconductor device are provided. The substrate processing method includes providing a process gas, generating a preliminary etchant, which includes a first etchant and a second etchant, from the process gas through plasma ignition, generating a process etchant by controlling a composition ratio of the preliminary etchant, and performing a selective etching of the substrate with the process etchant.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide with anti-inflammatory activity, wherein the peptide comprises SEQ ID NO: 1, the peptide has above 80% homology of amino acid sequence with above-mentioned sequence, or the peptide is the fragment of the above-mentioned peptides. The present invention also relates to an inflammatory composition comprising the above mentioned peptides. According to the present invention, a peptide comprising a sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 has an outstanding efficacy in both suppressing inflammation and in prophylactic means. Therefore, the composition comprising the peptide of this invention can be used as anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical composition or as cosmetic composition, in turn, treating and preventing a variety of different types of inflammatory diseases.

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: A method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell comprising: a) injecting carbon particles into a fluidized bed reactor; b) evacuating the fluidized bed reactor to form a base pressure; c) introducing a catalytic metal precursor together with a carrier gas into the fluidized bed reactor to contact the catalytic metal precursor with the carbon particles; d d) purging a purge gas into the fluidized bed reactor; e) introducing a reaction gas into the fluidized bed reactor to attach the catalytic metal precursor to the carbon particles; and f) purging a purge gas into the fluidized bed reactor, wherein, the catalytic metal is attached to the carbon particles in a form of nano-sized spot.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a catalyst having a conductive oxide protective layer. The method may include providing (e.g., supplying) a carbon support having a metal catalyst supported thereon to a fluidized bed reactor, and forming a conductive oxide protective layer using atomic layer deposition (ALD). Particularly, the atomic layer deposition may include supplying a conductive oxide precursor to the fluidized bed reactor, conducting a first purging by supplying an inert gas to the fluidized bed reactor, converting the conductive oxide precursor to conductive oxide by supplying a reactive gas to the fluidized bed reactor, and conducting a second purging by supplying an inert gas to the fluidized bed reactor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a metal catalyst composite. The method includes pre-treating a carbon support in a reactor, and depositing a metal precursor on the pre-treated carbon support. The pre-treating the carbon support may include exposing the carbon support to a nucleating agent, for example, titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4), silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4).

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a catalyst having a conductive oxide protective layer. The method may include providing (e.g., supplying) a carbon support having a metal catalyst supported thereon to a fluidized bed reactor, and forming a conductive oxide protective layer using atomic layer deposition (ALD). Particularly, the atomic layer deposition may include supplying a conductive oxide precursor to the fluidized bed reactor, conducting a first purging by supplying an inert gas to the fluidized bed reactor, converting the conductive oxide precursor to conductive oxide by supplying a reactive gas to the fluidized bed reactor, and conducting a second purging by supplying an inert gas to the fluidized bed reactor.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing a metal catalyst composite. The method includes pre-treating a carbon support in a reactor, and depositing a metal precursor on the pre-treated carbon support. The pre-treating the carbon support may include exposing the carbon support to a nucleating agent, for example, titanium tetrachloride (TiCl4), silicon tetrachloride (SiCl4) and carbon tetrachloride (CCl4).

Abstract: A method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell comprising: a) injecting carbon particles into a fluidized bed reactor; b) evacuating the fluidized bed reactor to form a base pressure; c) introducing a catalytic metal precursor together with a carrier gas into the fluidized bed reactor to contact the catalytic metal precursor with the carbon particles; d d) purging a purge gas into the fluidized bed reactor; e) introducing a reaction gas into the fluidized bed reactor to attach the catalytic metal precursor to the carbon particles; and f) purging a purge gas into the fluidized bed reactor, wherein, the catalytic metal is attached to the carbon particles in a form of nano-sized spot.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer-readable media are described for suggesting an action based on multiple descriptors within a textual communication (e.g. email, text message). In one embodiment, event descriptors within an email are identified and displayed to the email recipient with an indication that the descriptors are selectable. Upon receiving the selection of at least two descriptors, an action is suggested to the recipient for acceptance. Upon receiving the acceptance, the proposed action is performed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate including a plurality of pixel areas; a TFT disposed on the substrate; a pixel electrode connected with the TFT and disposed on the TFT; a common electrode positioned on the pixel electrode and separated from the pixel electrode by a microcavity; a roof layer disposed on the common electrode; an injection hole disposed in the common electrode and the roof layer along a long-axial direction of the substrate to expose a part of the microcavity; a liquid crystal layer filling the microcavity; a first polarizer having a polarization axis in a short-axial direction of the substrate on the roof layer; and a second polarizer having a polarization axis in a long-axial direction of the substrate below the substrate, in which heights of edges in the long-axial and short-axial directions of the substrate are larger than a height of the center of the substrate.

Abstract: The inventive concept relates to a light unit and a diffuser separated from the light source at a predetermined distance and having a cylindrical structure, and a cylindrical structure display device including the same.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal display and a method for fabricating the same. The liquid crystal display comprises a substrate having a plurality of pixel areas; a first electrode formed on the substrate in the unit of a pixel area; a fine space layer positioned on the first electrode; a partition formed between the adjacent fine space layers to partition the plurality of pixel areas; a roof layer formed on the fine space layer and the partition to define the fine space layer between the substrate and the partition; and a second electrode formed on a bottom surface of the roof layer, wherein the second electrode comes in contact with an upper surface of the partition.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer dispersion for paper coating compositions obtainable by means of a radically initiated, aqueous emulsion polymerization of a) 60 to 97% by weight of vinyl acetate, b) 2 to 30% by weight of ethylene, c) 0.5 to 5% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated silane monomer, d) 0.5 to 5% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, based in each case on the total weight of the monomers used for the polymerization, and the data in % by weight summing in each case to 100% by weight, in the presence of one or more polymeric emulsifiers.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display is provided that includes: a substrate; a thin film transistor disposed on the substrate; a protection layer disposed on the thin film transistor; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the protection layer; an alignment layer disposed on the second electrode; and a roof layer facing the second electrode, wherein a plurality of microcavities are formed between the second electrode and the roof layer, the microcavities include a liquid crystal material, and the alignment layer includes a photo-alignment material.

Abstract: A video conferencing system contains one or more display adjusting components, whereby an object to be displayed can be adjusted to appropriately fit various sized display screens. A display adjusting component is contained within the sending client, which adjusts the image of the object to be appropriately displayed to one or more receiving clients. The receiving clients also contain a display adjusting component, which can further adjust the image of the object to be displayed, as necessary. The multimedia conferencing server of the video conferencing system also contains a display adjusting component, which negotiates parameters of the sending and receiving clients. Any of the display adjusting components can function alone, or in any combination together. A method, and computer-readable media which contain computer-readable instructions to perform a method, of adjusting an image for video conference display are also described.