Abstract: A positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery can improve atmospheric stability. A method of manufacturing the same and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes the same. The positive electrode additive for a lithium secondary battery is used to manufacture the positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and includes a lithium (Li)-based additive core and a coating layer of NbOXCy (0?x?2.5 and 0?y?1; where Nb=niobium, O=oxygen, C=carbon) formed on a surface of the additive core.

Abstract: A glass plate according to the present disclosure includes: a coated area and an uncoated area; a heating layer that is coated on the coated area and includes a conductive material generating heat by receiving power; and two bus bars that extend along an extension direction, that are electrically connected to the heating layer to supply the power to the heating layer, and that are spaced apart from each other along a reference direction orthogonal to the extension direction. The uncoated area includes a plurality of uncoated lines having a length along the reference direction and formed as a single line bent at least once. The plurality of uncoated lines is disposed to be spaced apart along the extension direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and an exterior material including the same. More particularly, the present invention has an effect of providing a thermoplastic resin composition having even and low gloss while maintaining mechanical properties and processability equal or superior to those of a conventional ASA resin; having natural coloring through control for a uniform refractive index; and being capable of reducing appearance defects due to excellent co-extrusion processability with PVC and an exterior material including the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for hydrogenation and a method for preparing the same, and more specifically, provides a catalyst having improved activity by including copper and copper oxide as a promoter when a hydrogenation catalyst including nickel is prepared by using a deposition-precipitation (DP) method. Accordingly, a catalyst having high activity may be provided in a hydrogenation process of a hydrocarbon resin.

Abstract: A thermoplastic resin composition and a molded article including the same are disclosed in which the thermoplastic resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin including an acrylate-aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound graft copolymer; and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a matting agent having a refractive index of 1.46 to 1.53, and a molded article including the thermoplastic resin composition, wherein the thermoplastic resin composition satisfies Equations 1 and 2 below: G?20,??[Equation 1] wherein G denotes the gloss of a sheet having a size of 0.15 T as measured at 60° using a gloss meter, Hz<Tt,??[Equation 2] wherein Hz and Tt denote the haze (%) and total light transmittance (%) of a sheet having a size of 0.15 T, respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anode for a secondary battery, a method of manufacturing the anode, and a lithium ion secondary battery including the anode. The anode includes an anode mixture layer on at least one surface of an anode current collector, with pores inside the anode mixture layer having a Z-tensor value of 0.33 or more. In addition, a method of manufacturing the anode and a lithium ion secondary battery including the anode are provided.

Abstract: An embodiment heat pump system of a vehicle includes a first cooling device including a battery module and a first line for circulating a coolant, an air conditioner unit including a compressor, an internal condenser, a main heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator that are interconnected through a refrigerant line for circulating a refrigerant, and a chiller connected to the first cooling device through the first line, connected to the refrigerant line through a first connection line, and configured to adjust a coolant temperature through heat-exchanging a selectively introduced coolant with the refrigerant. The air conditioner unit further includes a second expansion valve, a first valve, a second valve, a second connection line, a third connection line, and a fourth connection line.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wireless communication system, specifically, an apparatus and method for configuring a primary cell carrier/secondary cell carrier (PCC/SCC) prioritization only based on extremely partial channel state information in a wireless communication system. Specifically, a method of operating a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system includes: transmitting a sounding reference signal (SRS) or channel state information (CSI) to a base station; receiving a signal from the base station on the basis of the SRS or the CSI; and estimating a number of multi-paths using a neural network for the received signal, wherein the estimating of the number of multi-paths includes: re-shaping the received signal; extracting a singular value of the reshaped signal; and estimating the number of multi-paths based on the extracted singular value.

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: The present invention relates to antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) wherein a plurality of active agents are conjugated to an antibody through at least one branched linker. The branched linker may comprise a branching unit, and two active agents are coupled to the branching unit through a secondary linker and the branching unit is coupled to the antibody by a primary linker. The active agents may be the same or different. In certain such embodiments, two or more such branched linkers are conjugated to the antibody, e.g., 2-4 branched linkers, which may each be coupled to a different C-terminal cysteine of a heavy or light chain of the antibody. The branched linker may comprise one active agent coupled to the branching unit by a first branch and a second branch that comprises a polyethylene glycol moiety coupled to the branching unit. In certain such embodiments, two or more such branched linkers are conjugated to the antibody, e.g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for treating inflammatory diseases comprising germanium telluride nanosheets coated with polyvinylpyrrolidone, and the nanosheets have excellent anti-inflammatory and thus are excellent in treating inflammatory bowel disease and psoriasis.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a thermoplastic resin composition and an exterior material including the same. The thermoplastic resin composition included 90 to 99.5% by weight of styrene-based resins each including 5 to 30% by weight of acrylate rubber having a DLS average particle diameter of 0.25 to 0.32 ?m or a TEM average particle diameter of 0.2 to 0.27 ?m based on a total weight of the styrene-based resins; and 0.5 to 10% by weight of a polyamide resin, and an exterior material including the thermoplastic resin composition. According to the present disclosure, a low-gloss thermoplastic resin composition having excellent aesthetics, such as softness, luxuriousness, and naturalness, due to uniformity, low gloss, and improvement in surface texture while having mechanical properties and processability equal or superior to those of conventional ASA resins; and an exterior material including the low-gloss thermoplastic resin composition may be provided.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle, includes a second row center seat and a second row side seat provided on a partition wall positioned rearward of a driver seat, the second row center seat may move leftward or rightward, and an interval between the seats may be increased in a state in which the second row center seat is moved in a right direction away from the second row side seat, which makes it possible to maximally prevent body contact between a passenger in the second row center seat and a passenger in the second row side seat.

Abstract: A device for controlling a user interface may include a sensor configured to acquire information associated with a passenger of a vehicle, a user interface device configured to receive at least one user input of the passenger, and a processor. The processor may monitor, based on the information associated with the passenger, the passenger, determine, based on an abnormality associated with an appearance of the passenger, a passenger type for the passenger, and provide, based on the passenger type for passenger and via the user interface device, a user interface associated with the passenger type, wherein the user interface associated with the passenger type is configured to reduce a task completion time for the passenger type.

Abstract: A method of controlling a wireless power transmitter to detect a foreign object can include in response to a wireless power receiver being placed in a charging area of the wireless power transmitter, determining a current peak frequency; collecting a communication error count related to communication between the wireless power transmitter and the wireless power receiver; determining a reference frequency for detecting the foreign object based on a reference peak frequency received from the wireless power receiver; and determining that the foreign object is present within the charging area based on the current peak frequency, the communication error count and the reference frequency.

Abstract: A quantum dot including a core that includes a first semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc and selenium, and optionally sulfur and/or tellurium, and a shell that includes a second semiconductor nanocrystal including zinc, and at least one of sulfur or selenium is disclosed. The quantum dot has an average particle diameter of greater than or equal to about 13 nm, an emission peak wavelength in a range of about 440 nm to about 470 nm, and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of an emission wavelength of less than about 25 nm. A method for preparing the quantum dot, a quantum dot-polymer composite including the quantum dot, and an electronic device including the quantum dot is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a functional peptide having excellent antioxidant activity, the peptide having excellent biocompatibility and significantly better antioxidant activity than conventional GSHs in order to overcome the limitation of the weak antioxidant activity of existing peptides. The peptide of the present invention can promote antioxidant activity or effectively repair biological tissue or cell damage caused by reactive oxygen species generated due to oxidative stress. Therefore, the peptide having such antioxidant activity effectively acts on cell damage caused by oxidative stress, and can thus be used to prevent and repair cell damage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display device, which may be fabricated using a described method. The display device includes a glass substrate including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a side surface between the first surface and the second surface, an outermost structure on the first surface of the glass substrate and located adjacent to an edge of one side of the glass substrate, and a display area including a plurality of light emitting areas on the first surface of the glass substrate and located farther from the edge of the one side of the glass substrate than the outermost structure is. A minimum distance from the side surface of the glass substrate to the outermost structure is equal to 130 ?m or less.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern with a first impurity having a first conductivity, first and second nanosheets on the active pattern, a gate electrode on the active pattern and surrounding each of the first and second nanosheets, a lower source/drain region on the active pattern, an uppermost surface of the lower source/drain region being lower than a lower surface of the second nanosheet, and the lower source/drain region being doped with a second impurity having the first conductivity, an upper source/drain region on the lower source/drain region, the upper source/drain region being doped with a third impurity having a second conductivity different from the first conductivity, and a gate insulation layer between the gate electrode and the lower and upper source/drain regions, the gate insulation layer being in contact with each of the lower and upper source/drain regions.