Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing and treating muscle diseases or improving muscular function, containing a Platycodon grandiflorum extract. More specifically, the present invention relates to: a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating muscle diseases, containing a Platycodon grandiflorum extract; a food composition for preventing muscle diseases or improving muscular function; or a cosmetic for improving muscular function. The Platycodon grandiflorum extract of the present invention increases muscle formation by inducing muscular protein synthesis and muscle cell differentiation. Therefore, the extract is a natural product so as to be used safely without side effects, thereby being usable as an active ingredient of a pharmaceutical, food, or cosmetic composition exhibiting an excellent effect in preventing and treating muscle diseases or improving muscular function.

Abstract: An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission device transmits OFDM symbols to at least one reception device and includes an OFDM transmission processing unit which generates a plurality of OFDM symbols; a pilot insertion unit which inserts pilot tones into each of the plurality of OFDM symbols; and a control unit which controls the pilot insertion unit to insert the pilot tones according to a pilot insertion pattern which is selected to correspond to a communication environment from among a plurality of pilot insertion patterns.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing and treating muscle diseases or improving muscular function, containing, as an active ingredient, at least one selected from the group consisting of morusin, kuwanon G, and a Mori Cortex Radicis extract. The Mori Cortex Radicis extract, morusin, or kuwanon G, according to the present invention, has an effect of remarkably enhancing muscular function by increasing the expression of p-mTOR protein involved in muscular protein synthesis, inhibiting the expression of mRNAs of MuRF-1 and atrogin-1 involved in muscular protein degradation, and increasing the expression of mRNAs of MyoD and myogenin involved in muscular differentiation. In addition, the present invention is a natural product so as to be used safely without side effects, thereby being usable in drugs, food, or cosmetics.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a window for a flexible display device, including: a first film including a transparent base film and a plurality of holes passing through the transparent base film; a second film overlapping the first film; a buffer layer between the first film and the second film to attach a first side of the first film and a first side of the second film; and a hard coated layer on a second side of the second film.

Abstract: A cover window for a display device includes: a first film; a second film on the first film; and an adhesive layer between the first film and the second film. The adhesive layer has a lap shear modulus in a range of 20 kPa to 50 kPa.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel use of fucosterol and, more specifically, to a composition for skin whitening or composition for skin moisturizing, which is characterized by containing fucosterol. Fucosterol of chemical formula 1 below has an excellent whitening effect of inhibiting melanin generation and tyrosinase activity, and thus can be used as an active ingredient of a cosmetic composition for whitening, a food composition, or a pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: A cover window for a display device includes a first film; a second film on the first film; an adhesive layer between the first film and the second film; a coating layer on the second film; and an inner anti-reflective layer between the first film and the coating layer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel promoter, a vector comprising the promoter, a microorganism comprising the vector, and a method for producing a target protein using the promoter. The promoter obtained by the present disclosure exhibits an increased gene expression rate compared to promoters used in a large-scale production of proteins from the existing recombinant microorganisms, and can thus be used advantageously in food, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries in which high-yield production of functional materials from microorganisms is needed.

Abstract: An orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) transmission device transmits OFDM symbols to at least one reception device and includes an OFDM transmission processing unit which generates a plurality of OFDM symbols; a pilot insertion unit which inserts pilot tones into each of the plurality of OFDM symbols; and a control unit which controls the pilot insertion unit to insert the pilot tones according to a pilot insertion pattern which is selected to correspond to a communication environment from among a plurality of pilot insertion patterns.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a foldable display device, a supporting member, and a housing. The foldable display device includes at least one folding area and a plurality of non-folding areas. The supporting member is disposed in the non-folding areas to support the foldable display device. The housing includes a body part that contains the foldable display device and the supporting member, and a hinge member that folds or unfolds sections of the body part, the body part supporting the supporting member for movement relative to the housing. A folding axis defined in the folding area by the location of the hinge member is changeable in response to movement of the supporting member in the housing.

Abstract: An exemplary embodiment provides a cover window for a display device, including: a first film; a second film disposed on the first film; and an adhesive layer disposed between the first film and the second film, wherein the adhesive layer includes an elastic polymer, and wherein a ratio of a thickness of the second film to a thickness of the first film is in a range of 0.2 to 5.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the development of an L-arabinose isomerase variant from Thermotoga neapolitana DSM 5068, which is a kind of thermophile, on the basis of protein molecular modeling. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of producing D-tagatose from D-galactose by using the enzyme or a microorganism of the genus Corynebacterium expressing the enzyme.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical aid for intestine examinations, which can improve examination reliability by accurately and easily identifying intestinal transit time according to the lapse of time in the case of measuring/examining intestinal motility and thus can promote accurate diagnosis and prescription. Provided according to the present invention is a medical aid for intestine examinations, comprising: recording/measuring members, which comprise a polymer compound containing a radiopaque material and have different shapes; and a biodegradable accommodating body, which accommodates the recording/measuring members and comprises a biodegradable material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing tagatose from residue after extracting coffee, comprising: obtaining a hydrolysate by hydrolyzing residue after extracting coffee into acid; obtaining a hydrolysate refined by decolorization and ion-refining the obtained hydrolysate; and obtaining tagatose by isomerizing the refined hydrolysate to an arabinose isomerase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a processed food composition containing, as an active ingredient, psicose, which is a saccharide having the function of stimulating a daidzein conversion into equol by an intestinal microorganism in the human body.

Abstract: An ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) rubber composition for a sponge in a weather strip is provided. In the EPDM rubber composition free sulfur and 1,6-bis(N,N-dibenzylthiocarbamoyldithio)-hexane (BDBzTH) are included in a EPDM rubber having a pattern viscosity (ML1+8 at 125° C.) value of 90 or more and a content of 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene (ENB) of 9 wt % or more. The EPDM rubber composition can improve compression set and provides a solution to the persistent discoloration problem of the EPDM rubber. Provided herein are EPDM compositions that are useful as a material of a sponge section in a weather strip of a passenger car.

Abstract: A method for producing high purity D-psicose crystals having a purity of 98% (w/w) or more and a grain size of MA200 or more. The method includes: removing impurities from a D-psicose solution to obtain a purified D-psicose solution; concentrating the purified D-psicose solution; cooling the concentrated D-psicose solution to 30° C. to 40° C. through a heat exchanger; seed crystallizing the D-psicose solution at 30° C. to 40° C. to obtain a seed crystallized massecuite; and full-scale crystallizing the seed crystallized massecuite. The method can produce pure D-psicose crystals in a suitable form for industrial application through an economical crystallization process from the D-psicose solution without using organic solvents.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preparing tagatose, wherein the composition is used for preparing tagatose from fructose and contains a protein including any one amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 7 or a microorganism expressing the protein. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for preparing tagatose from fructose, the method comprising a step of allowing the composition to react with fructose.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads used for preparation of tagatose, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads, comprising a nozzle with an inside diameter of 0.1-1 mm having a cylindrical lower end and comprising a cut-type liquid outlet (cut perpendicularly to the vertical axis of the nozzle) formed at the lower end, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads used for preparation of tagatose, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an apparatus for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads, comprising a nozzle with an inside diameter of 0.1-1 mm having a cylindrical lower end and comprising a cut-type liquid outlet (cut perpendicularly to the vertical axis of the nozzle) formed at the lower end, and a method for preparing enzyme-immobilized beads using the same.