Abstract: In accordance with an embodiment, a noise reduction device includes a housing; and a slit located inside the housing and having a unit cell located therein, the unit cell comprising a sound absorbing layer configured to absorb noise generated from a sound source inside the housing, and a meta-material panel layer located on one surface of the sound absorbing layer, the meta-material panel layer comprising a sound meta-material.

Abstract: Provided are a drone taxi system based on multi-agent reinforcement learning and a drone taxi operation method using the same. The drone taxi system includes a plurality of drone taxies configured to receive call information including departure point information and destination information from passenger terminals present within a certain range and a control server configured to receive call information of passengers from each drone taxi, select a candidate passenger depending on whether a passenger is present, generate travel route information of each drone taxi from drone state information of the plurality of drone taxies through multi-agent reinforcement learning, and transmit the travel route information to the drone taxi.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental zirconia material of which the surface is modified by plasma treatment, an implant, and a method for preparing same. The zirconia material and the implant prepared according to the present invention have improved cell adhesion and anti-bacterial effect, and thus can exhibit improved biocompatibility and minimize an inflammatory response of a user and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a dental titanium material having a surface modified through plasma treatment; an implant; and a preparation method therefor. The titanium material and the implant prepared according to the present invention have improved cell adhesion and antimicrobial effect so that biocompatibility is improved and the inflammatory response of a user and the like can be minimized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide for detecting CA125 and use thereof and, more specifically, to a peptide for detecting CA125 that specifically binds to CA125 and use thereof for diagnosing ovarian cancer. The peptide that specifically binds to CA125, according to the present invention, can detect CA125 with high sensitivity and accuracy. In addition, when the peptide is expressed in the outer coat of a bacteriophage and constructed into a bacteriophage nano self-assembly, the peptide can conveniently detect CA125 from a sample through observation of a color change with a simple imaging device such as a smartphone, and in particular, the peptide can detect CA125 included in a small amount in saliva, and thus has the advantage of being very effectively used in early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a peptide for detecting HE4 and use thereof and, more specifically, to a peptide for detecting HE4 that specifically binds to HE4 and use thereof for diagnosing ovarian cancer. The peptide that specifically binds to HE4, according to the present invention, can detect HE4 with high sensitivity and accuracy. In addition, when the peptide is expressed in the outer coat of a bacteriophage and constructed into a bacteriophage nano self-assembly, the peptide can conveniently detect HE4 from a sample through observation of a color change with a simple imaging device such as a smartphone, and in particular, the peptide can detect HE4 included in a small amount in saliva, and thus has the advantage of being very effectively used in early diagnosis of ovarian cancer.

Abstract: Provided is a preparation method for a thermoelectric composite. The preparation method for a thermoelectric composite comprises the steps of: preparing a base substrate containing a first binary metal oxide; and providing a metal precursor and a reaction material containing oxygen (O) onto the base substrate to form a material film containing a second biliary metal oxide resulting from the reaction of the metal precursor and the reaction material, wherein in the step of forming the material film, a 2-dimensional electron gas is generated between the base substrate and the material film as the material film is formed on the base substrate.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for preventing or treating ischemic cerebrovascular disease, and more specifically to a composition for preventing or treating ischemic cerebrovascular disease including an arginase-1 inhibitor as an active ingredient, and the arginase-1 inhibitor according to the present disclosure can alleviate pathological damage caused by the interaction of inflammatory cells after ischemic stroke and promote functional recovery by inhibiting the expression and function of cell-specific arginase-1 protein.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for processing source data of a synthetic aperture radar in a satellite, including receiving source data generated based on a signal returned after an electronic device steers a beam from a synthetic aperture radar and backscatters, setting a plurality of subswaths after the electronic device parses the source data, storing based on the plurality of subswaths after the electronic device decodes the source data; and generating image data after the electronic device calls the decoded source data in the order of the plurality of subswaths.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma etching method. The method includes a first step of vaporizing liquid heptafluoropropyl methyl ether (HFE-347mcc3) and liquid pentafluoropropanol (PFP); a second step of supplying a discharge gas containing the vaporized HFE-347mcc3, the vaporized PFP, and argon gas to a plasma chamber in which an etching target is disposed; and a third step of discharging the discharge gas to generate plasma and of plasma-etching the etching target using the generated plasma.

Abstract: An optical probe for a bio-sensor selectively conjugated to a target analyte and configured to retro-reflect incident light thereto is disclosed. The optical probe for the bio-sensor includes: a transparent core particle; a total-reflection inducing layer covering a portion of a surface of the core particle, the inducing layer is made of a material having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the core; a modifying layer formed on the total-reflection inducing layer; and an analyte-sensing substance bound to the modifying layer, the sensing substance is selectively conjugated to the target analyte. This optical probe may serve as an excellent optical probe for both a non-spectral light source and a spectral light source.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heterodimeric Fc-fused protein comprising a first Fc region and a second Fc region of an immunoglobulin Fc pair and a physiologically active protein composed of two or more different subunits, wherein one or more subunits of the physiologically active protein are linked separately to one or more ends of the N-terminus or C-terminus of the first Fc region and/or the second Fc region, and CH3 domains of the first Fc region and the second Fc region are mutated so as to promote the heterodimeric Fc formation. Moreover, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the heterodimeric Fc-fused protein.

Abstract: Provided is a preparation method for a thermoelectric composite. The preparation method for a thermoelectric composite comprises the steps of: preparing a base substrate containing a first binary metal oxide; and providing a metal precursor and a reaction material containing oxygen (O) onto the base substrate to form a material film containing a second biliary metal oxide resulting from the reaction of the metal precursor and the reaction material, wherein in the step of forming the material film, a 2-dimensional electron gas is generated between the base substrate and the material film as the material film is formed on the base substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality of a vehicle sensor is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to measure an acceleration and an angular velocity of a vehicle, a camera configured to generate a front time series image frame of the vehicle, and a controller configured to estimate the acceleration and the angular velocity of the vehicle by using the front time series image frame generated by the camera and diagnose an abnormality in the sensor based on the acceleration and the angular velocity of the vehicle estimated by the controller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an injectable hydrogel composition having the recruitment of endogenous progenitors or stem cells and the induction of vascular differentiation of recruited cells, and more specifically to an injectable hydrogel composition having the recruitment of endogenous progenitors or stem cells and the induction of vascular differentiation of recruited cells, which consists of: a first solution including anionic hyaluronic acid into which a vascular differentiation inducing factor is introduced; and a second solution including a cationic material, wherein a stem cell recruitment factor is further included in the first solution and/or the second solution, and wherein a hydrogel is formed by electrostatic interaction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a stereo matching method of images performed by a system implemented by a computer, including the steps of: receiving a pair of images obtained at different time points; generating a feature map by extracting features of each pixel of the pair of images; generating sequentially cost volumes for partial time points based on the feature map and generating a feature map for the entire disparity by fusing the cost volumes using 2D convolution; and generating a final disparity map by refining the generated feature map.

Abstract: A method for producing a transition metal dichalcogenide-graphene heterojunction composite, the method includes: transferring a graphene onto a flexile substrate; depositing a transition metal layer on the flexible substrate onto which the graphene has been transferred; and injecting a gas containing plasma-treated sulfur (S) onto the flexile substrate onto which the transition metal layer has been deposited, is disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for reducing noise using a sound meta-material. The device for reducing noise includes a sound-absorbing layer configured to absorb noise generated from a sound source, a buffer layer configured to buffer an impact, and a meta-material panel layer disposed between the sound-absorbing layer and the buffer layer. The meta-material panel layer is configured with a unit cell formed by stacking one or more block cells, and one or more unit cells are disposed on a plane of the meta-material panel layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting a concurrent lane change of multiple vehicles to prevent or minimize collision, and a vehicle using the same. The apparatus includes a subject vehicle state estimator for estimating a state of a subject vehicle based on subject vehicle information and surrounding lane state information, a surrounding vehicle state estimator for estimating a state of a surrounding vehicle based on the subject vehicle state information and surrounding vehicle information, a lane state estimator for estimating a state of a surrounding lane based on the estimated subject vehicle state information and surrounding lane information, and a lane change predictor for predicting concurrent lane change of the subject vehicle and the surrounding vehicle based on the estimated subject vehicle state information, the estimated surrounding vehicle state information and the estimated surrounding lane state information.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to research (No. GK17N0100, millimeter wave 5G mobile communication system development) that was conducted with the support of the “Cross-Departmental Giga KOREA Project” funded by the government (the Ministry of Science and ICT) in 2017. An Radio Frequency (RF) package module according to various embodiments and an electronic device including the RF package module are provided. The RF package module according to an embodiment includes a sub module including an Radio Frequency Integrated Chip (RFIC); an antenna configured to transmit and receive a signal wirelessly through a predetermined metal pattern; and a multi-layer circuit board including a plurality of layers in which a signal via for transferring the signal between the RFIC and the antenna and one or more ground vias are formed, wherein the antenna is spaced from the one or more ground vias by one or more anti-pads.