Abstract: Disclosed is a machinable dental bulk block that is a glass ceramic block including an amorphous glass matrix and crystalline phases introduced into the matrix. A major crystalline phase is lithium disilicate and a minor crystalline phase is lithium phosphate. The dental block is made of a functionally gradient material in which the major crystalline phase exhibits a gradient of particle sizes in a depth direction of the dental block and which has no interface at a point where the gradient of particle sizes of the major crystalline phase changes. The dental bulk block is useful for production of a dental prosthesis (artificial tooth) similar to a natural tooth. The dental bulk block can reduce time and the number of processing steps to manufacture a dental prosthesis and provides improved structural stability through good force distribution obtained by functionally graded mechanical properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a gene/carrier complex having the effect of preventing or treating acute inflammatory disease, comprising a tumor necrosis factor-alpha converting enzyme (TACE) siRNA and a non-viral gene carrier, wherein the non-viral gene carrier comprises a TFA salt of TKPR-oligo-arginine.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to one aspect of the present disclosure may include a tobacco medium portion, a filter portion disposed to be spaced apart from the tobacco medium portion, and a tubular cooling portion disposed between the tobacco medium portion and the filter portion. An inner peripheral surface of the cooling portion may include a nicotine component.

Abstract: Methods for manufacturing a glass-ceramic substrate and a glass-ceramic substrate manufactured thereby. The method comprises a step of manufacturing a predetermined-shaped substrate from a specific bulk glass composition, followed by heat treatment step. In the method, the heat treatment step is performed by one method selected from: a) a method of raising and maintaining the temperature within a maximum temperature range of 500° C. to 650° C.; b) a method of raising and maintaining the temperature within a maximum temperature range of 650° C. to 700° C.; c) a method of raising and maintaining the temperature within a maximum temperature range of 700° C. to 800° C.; and d) a method of raising and maintaining the temperature within a maximum temperature range of 800° C. to 870° C., whereby the method is capable of easily manufacturing several types of glass-ceramic substrates with various combinations of flexural strength and light transmittance.

Abstract: A quantum dot including a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the surface of the core and comprising zinc, selenium, and sulfur. The quantum dot does not comprise cadmium, emits blue light, and may exhibit a digital diffraction pattern obtained by a Fast Fourier Transform of a transmission electron microscopic image including a (100) facet of a zinc blende structure. In an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the quantum dot, a ratio of a defect peak area with respect to a peak area of a zinc blende crystal structure is less than about 0.8:1. A method of producing the quantum dot, and an electroluminescent device including the quantum dot are also disclosed.

Abstract: A chemical supply apparatus includes an evaporation unit disposed downstream of a chemical supply source to vaporize supplied chemical thereto, a filter unit disposed downstream of the evaporation unit, wherein the filter unit filters impurities in the vaporized chemical while the vaporized chemical passes through the filter unit, a liquefaction unit disposed downstream of the filter unit to liquefy the vaporized chemical, and a chemical storage tank disposed downstream of the liquefaction unit to store the liquefied chemical therein, wherein an electrode is disposed between the chemical supply source and the liquefaction unit, wherein the electrode electrically reacts with the chemical or particles in the chemical to change electrical properties of the chemical or the particles.

Abstract: A vibration apparatus and an apparatus including the same are provided. A vibration apparatus includes a vibration part, a film member including at least one signal line connected with the vibration part, and an adhesive member adjacent to the film member and the vibration part with the at least one signal line between the adhesive member and the vibration part.

Abstract: A bipolar battery cell includes a bipolar electrode including a bipolar current collector and a cathode electrode arranged on one side of the bipolar current collector. The cathode electrode includes cathode active material for exchanging lithium ions, a first solid electrolyte, and first polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) fibrils. An anode electrode is arranged on an opposite side of the bipolar current collector, wherein the anode electrode includes anode active material for exchanging lithium ions, a second solid electrolyte, and second PTFE fibrils.

Abstract: A directed chemical conjugate of a glucagon-like peptide-2 mutant, and a use thereof are provided. The glucagon-like peptide-2 mutant is based on the human glucagon-like peptide-2 through multiple site mutations and carboxy terminus extensions. By introducing a targeted chemical modification site, the glucagon-like peptide-2 mutant has biological activities consistent with the natural human glucagon-like peptide-2, and meanwhile, the half-life period in vivo is significantly prolonged, and the administration frequency is reduced, thereby achieving the purpose of treating or preventing short intestinal syndrome, intestinal mucosa injury caused by chemotherapy medicaments or radioactive treatment factors, ulcerative enteritis, chronic enteritis and non-inflammatory bowel injury disease.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell includes a first electrode that includes a first current collector and a first electroactive material layer disposed on or near the first current collector, a second electrode that includes a second current collector and a second electroactive material layer disposed on or near the second current collector, and a separating layer disposed between the first electroactive material layer and the second electroactive material layer. The second electroactive material layer includes a plurality of hierarchical silicon columns, each of the hierarchical silicon columns has a longest dimension perpendicular to a major axis of the second current collector. The second electroactive material layer also includes a carbonaceous network that at least partially fills interstices defined between hierarchical silicon columns of the plurality of hierarchical silicon columns. The carbonaceous network includes linked carbon atoms that define a plurality of pores.

Abstract: To process a user input when an electronic device is being charged, an electronic device receives a user input from a user, determines whether the user input is a heating command to heat an aerosol-generating substrate of a cigarette, when the user input is the heating command, determines whether the electronic device is being charged, when the electronic device is being charged, invalidate the user input, and when the user input is not the heating command, performs an operation corresponding to the user input.

Abstract: A battery cell includes an anode electrode comprising a first current collector. Anode active material is arranged on a first surface of the first current collector and is configured to exchange lithium ions. The anode active material comprises silicon. Empty spaces are formed in the anode active material in a predetermined pattern. A solid electrolyte layer is arranged adjacent to the anode electrode. A cathode electrode comprises a second current collector and cathode active material configured to exchange lithium ions and arranged adjacent to the solid electrolyte layer.

Abstract: An anode electrode includes a current collector and a first anode layer arranged on the current collector and comprising first anode active material. A first pre-lithiation layer is arranged on the first anode layer. A second anode layer arranged on the first pre-lithiation layer and comprising second anode active material.

Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a technique for wireless communications by a user equipment (UE). The UE monitors a concurrent operation on multiple operating bands within a same subscriber identity module (SIM) or between multiple SIMs that involves sharing at least one radio frequency (RF) component. The UE enables or disables the at least one RF component based on the monitoring.

Abstract: A display panel includes an amorphous silicon gate driver in which a lower voltage than the gate-off voltage output from the gate driver is applied to an adjacent stage as a low voltage transmission signal.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a housing including a hole for receiving an aerosol generating article and a guide apart from the hole; and a cover configured to move along the guide between a first position and a second position to open or close the hole, wherein the hole is open when the cover is located in the first position, and the hole is closed when the cover is located in the second position.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tobacco material including a natural flavor material and a method of preparing the tobacco material. The tobacco material may have a core-shell structure in which a core includes a natural flavor material and is surrounded by a shell including a tobacco mixture, such that the aerosol generating article including the tobacco material generates a characteristic flavor.

Abstract: A method, including: identifying static application features of an application; identifying resource access features of the application; labeling a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) miss threshold of a runtime feature of the application; determining utilization of larger pages during the runtime based on the TLB miss threshold; and setting the TLB miss threshold based on the determined utilization of the larger pages.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present application disclose a method and a device for connecting to a wireless access point. A specific implementation of the method includes: receiving a request for connecting to a wireless access point sent by a terminal device; sending an address of a router to the terminal device, in which the router is a node in a blockchain, and the address of the router is an address of the node to which the router in the blockchain belongs; receiving verification information sent by the terminal device to the address of the router; generating a verification result based on the verification information; and if the verification result indicates that verification is successful, granting the terminal device a permission to connect to the wireless access point. The implementation provides a new method for connecting to a wireless access point, thereby enriching methods for connecting to a wireless access point.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte membrane of a membrane-electrode assembly including an electronic insulation layer, which greatly improves the durability of the electrolyte membrane, and a method of preparing the same. The electrolyte membrane includes an ion exchange layer and an electronic insulation layer provided on the ion exchange layer, and the electronic insulation layer includes one or more catalyst complexes, and a second ionomer Particularly, each of the one or more catalyst complex includes a catalyst particle and a first ionomer coated on the entirety or a portion of the surface of the catalyst particle, and the one or more catalyst complexes are dispersed the second ionomer.