Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode for a lithium air battery and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a method of manufacturing a cathode for a lithium air battery, in which a hollow structure including a carbon material having a nitrogen functional group is synthesized through electrospinning of a thermally decomposable polymer, coating with a nitrogen-containing polymer and heat treatment, and is utilized without a binder as a cathode carbon material for a lithium air battery, thereby increasing the performance and lifespan of a lithium air battery.

Abstract: A device can be coupled to a foley catheter inserted into the bladder of a patient, where the foley catheter includes a urine passage through which urine can be drained from the bladder. The device includes a pressure sensor that is connected to a urine outlet of the urine passage and configured to measure a pressure value of the urine being drained through the urine outlet, a processor connected to the pressure sensor and configured to determine whether the foley catheter can be removed by comparing the pressure value and a predetermined threshold value, and a display unit connected to the processor and displaying whether the foley catheter can be removed according to the control of the processor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound as an mTOR inhibitor and a use thereof and, more specifically, to a novel compound represented by formula 1 that exhibits mTOR inhibitory activity and a pharmaceutical composition comprising same as an active ingredient for preventing or treating brain diseases associated with an mTOR pathway.

Abstract: A method by which a left atrial wall thickness measurement device for the heart measures the left atrial wall thickness of the heart, according to one embodiment of the present invention, can simply, quickly, and accurately measure the thickness of the left atrium of the heart with only a simple input of a user so as to also derive the optimum effect of a radiofrequency catheter ablation procedure, and measures the thickness of the left atrium of the heart by using, without a separate additional inspection, computed tomography, which is relatively inexpensive and is performed for most patients with arrhythmia, thereby minimizing the financial burden on a patient.

Abstract: Disclosed are an adhesive transparent electrode and a method of fabricating the same. More particularly, an adhesive transparent electrode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a substrate and an adhesive silicone-based polymer matrix, in which a metal nanowire network is embedded, deposited on the substrate, wherein the adhesive silicone-based polymer matrix includes a silicone-based polymer including a silicone-based polymer base and a silicone-based polymer crosslinker; and a non-ionic surfactant.

Abstract: Provided is an electrochemical aptasensor for detecting di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) with high sensitivity. The electrochemical aptasensor according to the present invention has a low detection limit concentration by improving sensitivity by sensor surface modification using a nano composite and gold nanoflowers, and has high practical applicability of a sensor by monitoring a trace amount of DEHP migrating from a real plastic product by a simple measurement method.

Abstract: A carbon-sulfur composite including a carbonized metal-organic framework (MOF); and a sulfur compound introduced to at least a part of an outside surface and an inside of the carbonized metal-organic framework, wherein the carbonized metal-organic framework has a specific surface area of 2500 m2/g to 4000 m2/g, and the carbonized metal-organic framework has a pore volume of 0.1 cc/g to 10 cc/g, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: Proposed are a layered Group III-V antimony compound, a Group III-V nanosheet that may be prepared using the same, and an electrical device including the materials. There is proposed a layered compound having a composition represented by [Formula 1] Mx?mAySbz (Where M is at least one of Group I elements, A is at least one of Group III elements, x, y, and z are positive numbers which are determined according to stoichiometric ratios to ensure charge balance when m is 0, and 0<m<x).

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a stretchable organic light-emitting diode and a manufacturing method thereof, the stretchable organic light-emitting diode including: a stretchable driving unit including a stretchable field effect transistor (FET); and a stretchable light-emitting unit including an elastic material on the stretchable driving unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fuel cell hot box for improving the system efficiency of a fuel cell, wherein all of a fuel cell stack part, an afterburner, a reformer, and an air-heat exchange unit are provided inside a main chamber, fuel may be reformed and preheated using heat of the fuel cell stack part and heat of combustion gas generated by the afterburner, and at the same time, air may be also preheated. Thus, wasting energy can be prevented, the lifetime of the entire system can be increased by cooling the fuel cell stack part and increasing the durability of the fuel cell stack part against thermal stress, and a plurality of fuel cell stack parts share the center chamber, thereby simplifying a configuration of the fuel cell hot box.

Abstract: A nanocatalyst for partial oxidation of methane is disclosed. The nanocatalyst is prepared by carbonizing a metal-organic framework coordinated with copper ions to form a structure in which nitrogen atoms present in a nitrogen-doped porous carbon structure form coordinate bonds with copper ions. This structure enhances the chemical stability of the nanocatalyst, prevents the peroxidation of methane at low temperature, and significantly improves the conversion efficiency of methane to liquid products such as methanol and methyl hydroperoxide by selective partial oxidation of methane gas. Also disclosed are a method for preparing the nanocatalyst and a method for partial oxidation of methane using the nanocatalyst.

Abstract: The present specification provides a method for providing information about a therapeutic response to anticancer immunotherapy, and a kit for providing information by using same, the method comprising: measuring DNA methylation of pDMRs in a biological sample isolated from a subject; and evaluating the therapeutic reaction to anticancer immunotherapy for the subject on the basis of the measured DNA methylation of pDMRs.

Abstract: A quasicrystalline material and a semiconductor device to which the quasicrystalline material is applied are disclosed. A quasicrystalline material is based on a quasicrystalline element having one or more axis of symmetry (e.g., a 2-fold axis, a 3-fold axis, a 5-fold axis, or a higher fold axes of symmetry). The quasicrystalline material is capable of phase changes between a quasicrystalline phase and an approximant crystalline phase having a further regular atom arrangement than the quasicrystalline phase. The quasicrystalline material that may be used as a phase change material and may be applied to a phase change layer of a semiconductor device.

Abstract: Proposed are a layered Group III-V arsenic compound, a Group III-V nanosheet that may be prepared using the same, and an electrical device including the materials. There is proposed a layered compound having a composition represented by [Formula 1] Mx-mAyAsz (Where M is at least one of Group I elements, A is at least one of Group III elements, x, y, and z are positive numbers which are determined according to stoichiometric ratios to ensure charge balance when m is 0, and 0<m<x).

Abstract: An endoscope surgery device includes a vibration unit and a surgery unit. The vibration unit generates a vibration. The surgery unit includes a sheath and a surgery member. The sheath has a tube shape with a hollow extended in a longitudinal direction, and is entirely vibrated due to the vibration from the vibration unit with inserted into the ureter. The surgery unit passes through the hollow of the sheath, and is extended to an end of the sheath for an surgical procedures on the ureter.

Abstract: Provided are compositions for preventing or treating cancer including Asarum maculatum Nakai extracts, or a fraction thereof. According to an aspect, an Asarum maculatum Nakai extract has an excellent anticancer efficacy against various cancers including diffuse-type gastric cancer, and a cancer treatment agent having an excellent effect may be developed by using the extract as an active ingredient.

Abstract: Provided are compositions for preventing or treating cancer, the compositions including Rubus longisepalus var. tozawai (Nakai) T.B.Lee extracts, or a fraction thereof as an active ingredient. According to an aspect, a Rubus longisepalus var. tozawai (Nakai) T.B.Lee extract has an excellent anticancer efficacy against various cancers including diffuse-type gastric cancer, and thus, a cancer treatment agent having an excellent effect may be developed by using the extract as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an elastic metamaterial for reducing vibrations of a flexible structure such as a main cable of a tether system for controlling an orbit of a satellite revolving around a planet, and a method for improving a vibration reduction performance thereof, and more particularly, to an elastic metamaterial having an improved precision, in which a ratio of a cross-sectional area of a pendulum ring may be adjusted to maintain a frequency characteristic other than a band gap generated due to the elastic metamaterial even in a state where a mass of the pendulum ring is not changed, and a band gap (R_ring) generated due to the pendulum ring of the elastic metamaterial and a band gap (R_beam) generated due to the elastic beams may be combined into one band gap to expand a vibration damping range, and a method for improving a vibration reduction performance thereof.

Abstract: A superplastic medium manganese steel according to the present invention preferably has a composition containing 4 to 8 wt. % of manganese (Mn) and 3 wt. % or less (excluding 0 wt. %) of aluminum (Al), with the remainder being iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities. In another embodiment, a superplastic medium manganese steel according to the present invention preferably has a composition containing 4 to 8 wt. % of manganese (Mn) and 3 wt. % or less (excluding 0 wt. %) of silicon (Si), with the remainder being iron (Fe) and inevitable impurities.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lymphoma cell-specific drug delivery system for the prevention or treatment of lymphoma and a production method therefor. The lymphoma cell-specific drug delivery system may be delivered into lymphoma cells in an improved manner compared to conventional single-target drug delivery systems, and is applicable to the delivery of various therapeutic drugs for the treatment of lymphoma through the application of a wide range of drugs and the same antibody functionalization strategy on the surface of different types of nanoparticles. In addition, the drug delivery system may be introduced into lymphoma as well as other cancer types by adjusting the type and mixing ratio of antibody, and may propose a method of introducing polymeric nucleic acid drugs having superior physiological stability and drug efficacy compared to conventional monomeric nucleic acid drugs, thereby enabling effective drug treatment of lymphoma which is highly resistant to intracellular drug delivery.