Abstract: A lithium battery includes a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, an electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, a separator disposed in the electrolyte, and an organic-inorganic composite film disposed on the surface of the positive electrode plate, the surface of the negative electrode plate, the surface of the separator, or a combination thereof. The organic-inorganic composite film includes 100 parts by weight of clay, 3 to 35 parts by weight of lignocellulose, and 25 to 270 parts by weight of a first binder.

Abstract: An electronic device for estimating body temperature may include: a sensor including a heat source, a pair of first temperature sensors horizontally spaced apart from each other at two opposing sides of the heat source, and a pair of second temperature sensors vertically spaced apart from the pair of first temperature sensors in a thickness direction of the electronic device; and at least one processor configured to estimate a blood temperature difference based on temperatures measured by the pair of first temperature sensors and the pair of second temperature sensors, and estimate blood flow information based on the estimated blood temperature difference.

Abstract: A navigation system of a surgical robot includes an endoscope and a navigation device. The endoscope is configured to capture an internal image of a tissue. The navigation device is configured for: analyzing the internal image to obtain a depth information of the tissue; determining whether there are several passages in the tissue according to the depth information; and selecting the passage that conforms to a path planning setting when the passages appear in the tissue.

Abstract: In some embodiments of the invention, inventive compounds (e.g., Formula (I), (IA), (II), and (III), and urolithin derivatives) are disclosed. Other embodiments include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) comprising the inventive compound. Still other embodiments of the invention include compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions) for treating, for example, certain diseases using the inventive compounds. Some embodiments include methods of using the inventive compound (e.g., in compositions or in pharmaceutical compositions) for administering and treating (e.g., diseases). Further embodiments include methods for making the inventive compounds. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an artificial intelligence application provision method and apparatus for supporting Edge computing for Cyber-Physical Systems (EdgeCPS). The artificial intelligence application provision method includes receiving an artificial intelligence application and service specification, obtaining artificial intelligence-related information allocated from an artificial intelligence information sharing database based on the artificial intelligence application and service specification, creating a pipeline specification corresponding to the artificial intelligence application and service specification, and allocating resources corresponding to respective pipelines using the pipeline specification.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel arylsulfonamide compounds as embodiments of the present disclosure. The compounds are believed to be orexin receptor agonists, useful for the treatment of diseases and conditions caused by reduced activity of orexin.

Abstract: A method for verifying reliability of an artificial intelligence (AI) model includes receiving an AI model request; creating a verification twin for evaluating the reliability of the AI model; and verifying the reliability of the AI model based on information collected while the AI model is executed on the digital twin network.

Abstract: A method of preparing scandium metal includes mixing aluminum powder and scandium fluoride powder to form a mixture, heating the mixture in a vacuum environment to react the aluminum powder with the scandium fluoride powder for forming aluminum fluoride gas and scandium metal, and removing the aluminum fluoride gas by evacuation to obtain the scandium metal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and apparatus for connecting a terminal and a base station in a multi-hop network. A method of a terminal may comprise: receiving cell selection and reselection criteria information broadcast from a base station; determining candidate base stations among all base stations capable of communicating with the terminal based on the cell selection and reselection criteria information; selecting one connection scheme from a lightening backhaul load (LBL) scheme or a maximum reference signal received power (RSRP) scheme based on a tolerable gap, which is a parameter for determining the candidate base station; selecting one candidate base station from among the candidate base stations as a target base station based on the one connection scheme; and connecting to the target base station.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of medicine, and relates to a use of a GABAA receptor as a target in the preparation or screening of a drug for reducing blood lipid, treating obesity, and/or improving metabolism. The present disclosure provides a use of a GABAA receptor as a target in the preparation or screening of a drug with one or more functions selected from the group consisting of functions (1) to (4): (1) reducing blood lipid; (2) treating obesity; (3) improving metabolic syndrome; and (4) inhibiting small intestinal lipid absorption. The GABAA receptor is closely related to a lipid absorption ability of a small intestine, and the use of the present disclosure provides a new drug target and a new therapeutic means for treating obesity, reducing blood lipid, and improving metabolism.

Abstract: A battery device comprises a case, a core pack, a signal unit and a non-volatile memory, wherein the core pack, the signal unit and the non-volatile memory are disposed in the case. The case has a first transmission terminal and a second transmission terminal. The signal unit is electrically connected to the core pack and the first transmission terminal, and is configured to output a voltage signal associated with the state of the core pack through the first transmission terminal. The non-volatile memory is electrically connected to the second transmission terminal, and is configured to receive and store information associate with the core pack through the second transmission terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an auxetic stretchable substrate with a flexible joint structure. The method includes preparing a substrate made of an elastic material, forming an auxetic to form a plurality of first regions on the substrate, and forming flexible joints in each of the plurality of first regions, wherein each of the plurality of first regions is a region in which a material constituting the auxetic is not printed, and at least some of the flexible joints formed in each of the plurality of first regions have different Young's moduli.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an auxetic stretchable substrate with a flexible joint structure according to various embodiments of the present invention. The method includes preparing a substrate made of an elastic material, and forming an auxetic to form a plurality of first regions on the substrate, each of the plurality of first regions is a region in which a material constituting the auxetic is not printed, and at least some of the plurality of first regions have different lengths.

Abstract: Proposed is an apparatus for performing high-capacity wireless communication in a greenhouse environment, the apparatus including: a moving enabling control unit including a motor for moving at least one wireless router in an upper end portion of a greenhouse, a moving enabling module including a motor control module and a motor communication module, and a moving enabling rails installed in a predetermined number, length and direction at the upper end portion of the greenhouse, and a greenhouse integrated control unit configured to set an interval of movement of the wireless router by communicating with the motor communication module and to generate and transmit a control command for controlling the motor control module in such a manner that the wireless router moves at the set interval of movement.

Abstract: A sulfide solid electrolyte material contains element M1, element M2, element M3 and element S. Element M1 is at least one type selected from the group consisting of Li, Na, K, Mg Ca and Zn, and contains at least one of Li and Na. Element M2 is at least one type selected from the group consisting of P, Sb, Si, Ge, Sn, B, Al, Ga, In, Ti, Zr and V, and contains at least P.

Abstract: Provided is a method of monitoring a heart rate of an open circulatory system aquatic organism including water fleas, zebrafish, brine shrimp, and the method of evaluating individual response by real time measurement of a heart rate of an aquatic organism and the individual response evaluation apparatus by real time measurement of a heart rate of an aquatic organism according to the present invention may effectively fix the aquatic organism for real time measurement of the heart rate of an aquatic organism, and may measure the heart rate using digital holography to display the heart rate while configuring a data format to allow the corresponding data to be stored for a long time, thereby treating a compound for inducing an individual response, securing a heart rate change in real time by image processing, and then effectively determining the presence or absence of harmfulness due to induction of the individual response.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a device and method for transmitting an uplink control channel in a wireless communication system. Disclosed in the present specification is a method for transmitting a physical uplink control channel by means of a UE, the method including: a step for generating a first HARQ-ACK codebook related to a first PUCCH; a step for generating a second HARQ-ACK codebook related to a second PUCCH; and a step for transmitting simultaneously the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH or one PUCCH among the first PUCCH and the second PUCCH to a base station in one slot on the basis of a plurality of indicators. According to the present embodiments, the sequence for transmitting a plurality of PUCCHs including respectively different HARQ-ACKs in one slot is clarified, and thus the targeted performance of a 5G wireless communication system intended to simultaneously provide various types of traffic (eURLLC, eMBB) can be achieved.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for predicting the remaining lifetime of an environment data collection sensor in a livestock house. The method for predicting the remaining lifetime of an environment data collection sensor in a livestock house includes (a) collecting livestock house environment information, (b) detecting an error of a sensor from the collected livestock house environment information, (c) generating a dataset for learning, (d) generating a sensor lifetime prediction model to performing learning, and (e) predicting a lifetime of the sensor using a result of the learning.

Abstract: The present invention is a system guiding an evacuation route for occupants using an augmented reality of mobile devices. The system includes: an occupant's mobile device installed with an evacuation guidance application for showing an evacuation route from a current location of the occupant to an evacuation point in the occurrence of a disaster; and a server providing a plurality of evacuation route information to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device executes the evacuation guidance application to display an evacuation guidance interface, displays a captured landscape image on an image display area of the evacuation guidance interface, displays one of the plurality of evacuation routes set based on specific information related to the type of disaster, the user's exercise ability, and personal conditions on a map display area of the evacuation guidance interface.

Abstract: An adaptive multi-view streaming processing method and apparatus for a multi-view stream is disclosed. Specifically, disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for adaptively processing or transmitting adaptive streaming by reflecting network states and changes in transmission environments in a multi-view streaming service environment where several or more multiple videos are simultaneously transmitted at an arbitrary moment. An adaptive streaming processing method for a multi-view stream may comprise selecting and downloading an i-th segment of a main view stream with a first quality level, inferring a size of an i-th segment of downloadable neighboring view streams based on a download time and transfer rate of the i-th segment of the main view stream, and selecting a second quality level corresponding to the inferred size of the i-th segment of the neighboring view streams and downloading the i-th segment of the neighboring view streams based on the selected second quality level.