Abstract: The present invention relates to a film quality improver, a method of forming a thin film using the film quality improver, and a semiconductor substrate fabricated using the method. According to the present invention, side reactions may be suppressed by using a film quality improver having a predetermined structure in a thin film deposition process, and process by-products in a thin film may be removed by appropriately controlling a thin film growth rate. As a result, even when the thin film is formed on a substrate having a complicated structure, step coverage and the thickness uniformity of the thin film may be greatly improved. In addition, corrosion or deterioration may be prevented, and the electrical properties of the thin film may be improved due to improvement in the crystallinity of the thin film.

Abstract: A vehicle lighting system in the interior of a vehicle adjusts the radiation area, the brightness, and the color temperature of light depending on the behavior, state, and posture of the passenger, so as to improve passenger convenience and upgrade interior lighting.

Abstract: A positive/negative determining apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: an input unit that receives signal values from a signal-generating reaction of a plurality of cycles targeting a target analyte, wherein the signal-generating reaction generates a signal dependent on a presence of the target analyte in a sample; a positive/negative determining unit pre-trained to estimate presence/absence of the target analyte in the sample from the signal values in the plurality of cycles and a sequence of the plurality of cycles.

Abstract: The present specification discloses a sample-collecting device capable of quantitative sampling. The sample-collecting device according to the present specification comprises an upper housing and a lower housing which are coupled to be engaged with each other. A film part and a light diffusion part may be provided between the upper housing and the lower housing. A pillar-shaped sample inlet having a central path may be formed in the upper surface of the upper housing, and a sample stopper may be formed as a step on the lower surface of the upper housing. The step is spaced apart by a predetermined distance from a hole in the central path, which is formed in the lower surface of the upper housing, to form a sample storage space, and the step is in contact with the film part to enable sealing so that a sample that has flowed into the sample storage space does not flow out between the sample stopper and the film part.

Abstract: A method for predictive maintenance through automatic detection of a pump anomaly is provided. The method according to some embodiments may include receiving a plurality of sensing values of two or more categories, among a plurality of categories, from a plurality of sensors provided in a first pump; inputting a feature representing each of sensing values, selected among the plurality of sensing values, to a first anomaly prediction model that is machine-learned in advance; determining whether a future anomaly of the first pump is predicted to occur, by using data output from the first anomaly prediction model; and providing alarm information based on a determination that the future anomaly is predicted to occur, wherein the first pump belongs to a first pump model group, among a plurality of pump model groups, matched with the first anomaly prediction model.

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a camera device comprising: a holder having a groove formed on an upper surface thereof; a lens holder coupled to the holder; a variable lens part disposed in the lens holder; a holder terminal disposed on the holder; a first connection terminal coupled to the variable lens part; and a conductive member disposed in the groove, wherein a portion of the first connection terminal extends to the outside of the variable lens part and is electrically connected by means of the holder terminal and the conductive member.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a range finder which measures a distance to a target after properly setting a zoom magnification of a camera to aim at the target in a captured preview image on the basis of a distance calculated using the GPS method of a combination of a global positioning system (GPS) method and a laser method.

Abstract: Disclosed is an autonomous driving control apparatus which includes a display device, a notification device, a memory storing at least one instruction, and a controller operatively connected with the display device, the notification device, and the memory. For example, the at least one instruction is configured to, when executed by the controller, cause the autonomous driving control apparatus to: determine, while performing autonomous driving control of a host vehicle, a hands-off time duration in which a driver of the host vehicle takes both hands off a steering wheel of the host vehicle, and provide a first notification using at least one of the display device or the notification device, based on the hands-off time duration being greater than a first threshold time duration or based on lateral acceleration of the host vehicle being maintained at a value greater than a threshold value for at least a second threshold time duration in a hands-off situation.

Abstract: A method and device for sealing an electrode assembly, which includes a plurality of electrodes stacked alternately with a separator therebetween, include a nest that supports the electrode assembly and a hot air blower that blows hot air toward a corner portion of the electrode assembly to seal the corner portion in a non-contact manner. The sealing may be performed in a non-contact method to minimize the impact on or damage to the electrode assembly other than the portions or regions to be sealed, which is typically caused by physical contact during the sealing process. Moreover, conditions for performing the sealing may be controlled to adaptively secure uniform and stable sealing quality.

Abstract: In some embodiments, a system includes a mouthpiece defining a mouthpiece opening, a reservoir configured to contain carrier material, a heating assembly including a heating element configured to apply heat to the carrier material, and a control assembly. The control assembly is configured to receive target temperature data based, at least in part, on an identity of the carrier material contained in the reservoir. The control assembly is further configured to, upon receiving an indication that a user is applying suction to the mouthpiece opening of the mouthpiece, apply a current to the heating element of the heating assembly such that a temperature of the carrier material disposed near the heating element rises to a predetermined temperature based on the target temperature data.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a large-area blank wherein no crystal-phase peak exists in the range of 2? 10-70, and the degree of crystallinity of 0.00% in an X-ray diffraction analysis pattern using CuK? rays, but crystalline particles having an average particle size of 10-70 nm are confirmed to be distributed in an amorphous SiO2—Li2O—Al2O3-series glass matrix from an SEM-based analysis, and the blank has a long-axis length of at least 60 mm and a thickness of at least 6 mm. The present disclosure has the following advantages: the blank is a workpiece having a large area and excellent processability such that processability can be improved during cutting, thereby reducing tool resistance and wear ratio, and increasing the tool lifespan; edge chipping can be reduced during processing; when fabricating multiple dental restorations successively by using a single blank, the blank use efficiency can be improved, and dental restoration productivity can be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyamide resin composition and a molded article formed from same, the polyamide resin composition comprising: polyamide 6; long-chain polyamide; an impact modifier; and polyamide 66, aromatic polyamide, and a combination thereof.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a display device includes a liquid crystal display panel; and a backlight unit configured to supply light to the liquid crystal display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes a light source array including a plurality of blocks each including a plurality of light sources, and a light source driver configured to control the plurality of blocks, the plurality of blocks are divided into a plurality of groups, and blocks belonging to a same group are arranged consecutively in a vertical direction.

Abstract: An embodiment comprises: a housing comprising a first corner part and a second corner part opposite to the first corner part; a bobbin disposed in the housing; a magnet comprising a first magnet disposed in the first corner part of the housing and a second magnet disposed in the second corner part of the housing; a coil disposed on the bobbin and opposite to the magnet; a circuit board disposed on one surface of the housing and including a position sensor; and a sensing magnet disposed in the bobbin and opposite to the position sensor, wherein a protrusion part is formed to protrude from one surface of the bobbin, opposite to one surface of the housing, toward the one surface of the housing, and the sensing magnet is at least partially placed within the protrusion part of the bobbin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkyl acrylate compound-vinyl cyanide compound-aromatic vinyl compound graft copolymer including a seed prepared by polymerizing one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of an alkyl acrylate compound, an aromatic vinyl compound, and a vinyl cyanide compound and a multifunctional crosslinking agent; a core formed to surround the seed and prepared by polymerizing an alkyl acrylate compound and a multifunctional crosslinking agent; and a graft shell formed to surround the core and prepared by polymerizing an aromatic vinyl compound and a vinyl cyanide compound, wherein the multifunctional crosslinking agent has a weight average molecular weight of 600 to 1,400 g/mol, a method of preparing the alkyl acrylate compound-vinyl cyanide compound-aromatic vinyl compound graft copolymer, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the alkyl acrylate compound-vinyl cyanide compound-aromatic vinyl compound graft copolymer.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a low-temperature nitrogen oxide adsorber based on a metal oxide-impregnated platinum/gamma-alumina catalyst and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: An ink includes a solvent, and light-emitting elements dispersed in the solvent, each of the light-emitting elements comprising semiconductor layers and an insulating film partially surrounding outer surfaces of the semiconductor layers, wherein the solvent has Hansen solubility parameters of a polarity parameter between about 4 and about 9 and a hydrogen bonding parameter between about 6 and about 11.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an oxide film reaction surface control agent, a method of forming an oxide film using the oxide film reaction surface control agent, a semiconductor substrate including the oxide film, and a semiconductor device including the semiconductor substrate. According to the present invention, by providing a compound having a predetermined structure as an oxide film reaction surface control agent, a deposition layer having a uniform thickness due to a difference in the adsorption distribution of the oxide film reaction surface control agent is formed as a shielding area on a substrate, thereby reducing thin film deposition rate and appropriately reducing thin film growth rate. Accordingly, even when a thin film is formed on a substrate having a complex structure, step coverage and the thickness uniformity of the thin film may be greatly improved, and impurities may be reduced.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a compound of Chemical Formula (1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same: wherein X, Z, R1 and R2 are as defined in the specification. The compound of Chemical Formula (1) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof acts as a positive allosteric modulator of metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGluR5), thereby being useful in the prevention or treatment of disorder mediated by glutamate dysfunction and mGluR5.

Abstract: A sensor shifting module includes a fixed body; a movable body movably, disposed in the fixed body, comprising an image sensor having an imaging plane oriented in a first direction; a substrate configured to deform based on a movement of the movable body with respect to the fixed body; and a driver, configured to move the movable body in a direction orthogonal to the first direction, comprising a driving coil coupled to one of the fixed body and the movable body, and a driving yoke coupled to another of the fixed body and the movable body. The driving yoke is disposed to oppose the driving coil in the direction orthogonal to the first direction. When current is applied to the driving coil, the movable body is configured to move in the direction orthogonal to the first direction by electromagnetic interaction between the driving coil and the driving yoke.