Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus including conductive line contact regions having multiple multi-direction conductive lines and staircase conductive line contact structures for semiconductor devices. One memory device comprises arrays of vertically stacked memory cells, having multiple multi-direction conductive lines arrays of vertically stacked memory cells, including a vertical stack of layers formed from repeating iterations of a group of layers, the group of layers comprising: a first dielectric material layer, a semiconductor material layer, and a second dielectric material layer, the second dielectric material layer having a conductive line formed in a horizontal plane therein, and the vertical stack of layers having multiple multi-direction conductive lines in an interconnection region with a first portion of the interconnection region formed in an array region and a second portion formed in a conductive line contact region that is spaced from the array region.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery that may include at least one battery module including at least one battery cell, a case tray configured to support the at least one battery module, a case cover coupled with the case tray to cover the at least one battery module, a sealing gasket disposed between the case tray and the case cover to prevent penetration of moisture or foreign substance into the at least one battery module, and a reinforcing unit provided to the case cover to be disposed adjacent to the sealing gasket and configured to prevent twisting of the case cover when the case tray and the case cover are coupled.

Abstract: An integrated urban air mobility system includes: an air taxi including a boarding capsule adapted to allow a passenger to board or alight from the boarding capsule in a boarding/alighting area, and an aircraft adapted to dock with the boarding capsule and flying in an airway; and a vertiport having an outer wall defining an interior space, the interior space including an air taxi movement space in which the air taxi moves, a boarding capsule movement space in which the boarding capsule moves, and an aircraft movement space in which the aircraft moves.

Abstract: Provided are a polyamic acid resin derived from an aromatic diamine, an aromatic dianhydride, a cycloaliphatic dianhydride and an aromatic diacid dichloride, and a polyamideimide film including polyamideimide derived from an aromatic diamine, an aromatic dianhydride, a cycloaliphatic dianhydride and an aromatic diacid dichloride.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating transplantation rejection or a transplantation rejection disease, comprising a novel compound and a calcineurin inhibitor. A co-administration of the present invention 1) reduces the activity of pathogenic Th1 cells or Th17 cells, 2) increases the activity of Treg cells, 3) has an inhibitory effect against side effects, such as tissue damage, occurring in the sole administration thereof, 4) inhibits various pathogenic pathways, 5) inhibits the cell death of inflammatory cells, and 6) increases the activity of mitochondria, in an in vivo or in vitro allogenic model, a transplantation rejection disease model, a skin transplantation model, and a liver-transplanted patient, and thus inhibits transplantation rejection along with mitigating side effects possibly occurring in the administration of a conventional immunosuppressant alone.

Abstract: The method for preparing a super absorbent polymer according to the present disclosure has a feature that it is possible to reduce the generation of a fine powder during production of the super absorbent polymer while maintaining excellent physical properties of the super absorbent polymer, including centrifuge retention capacity (CRC) and vortex removal time.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an object is provided. The method includes the steps of: in response to information on a behavior of a domestic animal being estimated from sensor data measured by a sensor for the domestic animal using a machine learning-based behavior recognition model, estimating health status of the domestic animal with reference to the information on the behavior of the domestic animal and a health criterion for the domestic animal; and determining first breeding information on the domestic animal to be provided to a user on the basis of the health status.

Abstract: Provided are a monomer composition for producing a superabsorbent polymer film, the monomer composition comprising an acrylic acid-based monomer having acidic groups, at least part of which is neutralized, a crosslinking agent, a cellulose-based thickener, a moisturizer, a polymerization initiator, a polyvalent metal salt, and a solvent, and being capable of producing a superabsorbent polymer film showing excellent absorption performances, particularly, an improved initial absorption rate while having a thin thickness, a method of producing a superabsorbent polymer film using the same, and a superabsorbent polymer film produced therefrom.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for identifying food using a multimodal model. A method for identifying food using a multimodal model according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises setting a plurality of food images belonging to different classes as pre-learning targets; pre-learning a multimodal model for each of the plurality of food images set as the pre-learning target so that a text feature paired with an image feature is more similar to the image feature than the other text features not paired with the image feature; and identifying food to be identified from input food images using the pre-learned multimodal model.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery pack that may include at least one battery module including at least one battery cell; a case tray configured to support the at least one battery module; a tray cover coupled to the case tray; and at least one bushing gasket configured to connect the case tray and the tray cover and to support the case tray on a plurality of points.

Abstract: A method of controlling tolerance to drought stress in a plant includes regulating expression of a gene encoding Oryza sativa branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase 2 (OsBCAT2) protein derived from rice in a plant cell. A genome-edited rice plant having enhanced tolerance to drought stress is prepared by carrying out genome editing by introducing guide RNA specific to target nucleotide sequence in a gene encoding OsBCAT2 protein, and endonuclease protein to a rice plant cell, and regenerating a plant from the genome-edited rice plant cell.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are for providing information on management of vehicle. A method of operating an electronic apparatus for providing a user with information on management of a vehicle includes generating a management scenario for the vehicle, requesting the user to approve the management scenario, and outputting management guide information based on progress of the user's exiting and progress of the management scenario.

Abstract: An image processing device including: a gain value manager for generating white gain values corresponding to a plurality of positions, based on a sensing result of a predetermined white image; a target pixel manager for detecting saturated pixels, based on pixel values received from an external device, and determining target pixels as saturated white pixels of which each have a pixel value that indicates that the saturated white pixel is saturated, based on peripheral pixels of the saturated white pixels among the detected saturated pixels; and a target pixel corrector for changing pixel values of the target pixels, based on the white gain values and pixel values of the peripheral pixels.

Abstract: An indoor wireless positioning method according to one embodiment of the present invention includes receiving initial received signal strength indicator (RSSI) information from a reception unit; searching for a fingerprint matching measured initial RSSI information in a fingerprint database; determining a first location corresponding to the retrieved fingerprint to be an initial location of the reception unit; receiving additional RSSI information from the reception unit; extracting features of variability between the additional RSSI information and the initial RSSI information; searching for variability fingerprints matching the initial location and extracted RSSI variability features in a variability fingerprint database; and updating a second location to a current location of the reception unit when the second location corresponding to the retrieved variability fingerprint is different from the initial location, wherein the second location is a location in a candidate area within a preset distance range ce

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an apparatus and method for detecting an emotional change through facial expression analysis. The apparatus for detecting an emotional change through facial expression analysis includes a memory having at least one program recorded thereon, and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the program includes a camera image acquisition unit configured to acquire a moving image including at least one person, a preprocessing unit configured to extract a face image of a user from the moving image and preprocess the extracted face image, a facial expression analysis unit configured to extract a facial expression vector from the face image of the user and cumulatively store the facial expression vector, and an emotional change analysis unit configured to detect a temporal location of a sudden emotional change by analyzing an emotion signal extracted based on cumulatively stored facial expression vector values.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor devices, electronic systems including the same, and methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor device comprises a first gate stack structure including a first dielectric pattern and a first conductive pattern that are alternately stacked with each other, a memory channel structure including a first memory portion that penetrates the first gate stack structure, a through contact including a first through portion at a level the same as a level of the first memory portion, and a connection contact including a first connection portion at a level the same as the level of the first memory portion and the level of the first through portion. A minimum width of the first memory portion is less than a minimum width of the first through portion and a minimum width of the first connection portion.

Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode active material which includes negative electrode active material particles which includes a silicon oxide (SiOx, 0<x?2); and at least one lithium silicate selected from Li2SiO3, Li2Si2O5, and Li4SiO4 in at least a part of the silicon oxide. The negative electrode active material particles have a maximum peak position by a Raman spectrum of more than 460 cm?1 and less than 500 cm?1. Also provided are a method of preparing the same, and a negative electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a ceramic body comprising dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes laminatedly disposed in a third direction with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween, and first electrode and second external electrodes disposed on both surfaces of the ceramic body in the first direction and electrically connected to the first and second internal electrodes. When an absolute value of a horizontal angle in the second direction of the first internal electrode with respect to the first surface of the ceramic body is referred to a first angle of the internal electrode, a total sum of the first angles is less than 10°.

Abstract: Proposed are a home port and a substrate processing apparatus using the same. The home port is installed in the substrate processing apparatus to temporarily mount a nozzle for discharging a process liquid to a substrate, and includes a main body having a space therein, a nozzle holder provided at an upper portion of the main body and configured to mount the nozzle, an inclined surface formed below the nozzle holder in the space, a first supply pipe configured to discharge a rinse liquid to a tip of the nozzle, a second supply pipe configured to inject the rinse liquid into the main body, a conductive wire configured to electrically connect the inclined surface and the first supply pipe, and a first switch installed on the conductive wire.