Abstract: A visual attention-based ray tracing method includes: determining whether each sampling pixel hits a primary ray during a process of generating a first image by rending a specific scene at a first resolution; and performing selective rendering repeatedly on candidate pixels existing between the sampling pixels during a process of generating a second image by rendering the first image at a second resolution higher than the first resolution through adaptive adjustment of a threshold due to hit frequencies of neighboring pixels.

Abstract: A visual attention-based ray tracing method includes: determining a central position of a specific scene during generation of a first image by rendering the specific scene at a first resolution; and performing selective rendering repeatedly on candidate pixels existing between sampling pixels through adaptive adjusting of a threshold due to a distance from the central position during generation of a second image by rendering the first image at a second resolution higher than the first resolution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an IF1 protein-derived peptide and a medicinal use thereof, in which the peptide suppresses appetite and inhibits lipid accumulation and differentiation of adipocytes in an obese animal model, and promotes insulin secretion and improves glucose tolerance in a diabetic animal model. Therefore, the present invention can be usefully used for anti-obesity and anti-diabetic purposes.

Abstract: A monitoring system includes a camera module configured to photograph a subject, a laser distance sensor configured to sense a distance to the subject, the laser distance sensor being arranged in a line with the camera module, and a processor configured to acquire a first angle and a first sensing value of the laser distance sensor in response to an event, calculate a first distance between the camera module and the subject by using the first angle and the first sensing value, calculate a second angle by using the first distance, a laser angle of view of the laser distance sensor, and a laser angle of view length of the laser distance sensor, rotate the laser distance sensor up to the second angle when a difference between the first angle and the second angle exceeds a predetermined range, and acquire a second sensing value of the laser distance sensor.

Abstract: An example development cartridge includes a shutter switchable between a closing position and an opening position to open and close a toner inlet through which a toner may be received, and a locking member switchable between a locking position to lock the shutter at the closing position and an unlocking position to allow the shutter to be opened.

Abstract: A display device may include a first pixel area on which a first pixel is disposed, a second pixel area on which a second pixel is disposed, the second pixel area being disposed adjacent to the first pixel area along a first direction, a lower connection line connecting the first pixel and the second pixel, and crossing the first pixel area and the second pixel area, an inorganic insulating layer disposed on the lower connection line and having a groove between the first pixel area and the second pixel area, and an organic insulating layer filling the groove of the inorganic insulating layer.

Abstract: A display device, includes: a display area and a non-display area; a plurality of signal lines over the display area; and a plurality of connection lines in the display area and connected to the signal lines, wherein the plurality of connection lines includes a plurality of first connection lines connected to the signal lines, respectively, a plurality of third connection lines on a same layer as the first connection lines, and a plurality of second connection lines connecting the first connection lines to the third connection lines.

Abstract: This present invention is about air circulating roaster, consists of the following structures: Air containing foreign substances (moisture, oil, smoke) generated during cooking of meat circulates inside a roaster, dries moisture in air circulating inside the roaster by using the heat generated by the heating unit so as to reduce the contamination of the external environment due to the foreign substances.

Abstract: There are provided a multi-chip based ray tracing device and a method using frame partitioning. The multi-chip based ray tracing device includes a system memory storing geometry data and an acceleration structure (AS) for scene generation; a plurality of ray tracing cores performing independent ray tracing for individual frames based on the geometry data and the acceleration structure; and a central processing unit executing and managing a ray tracing application and a scene manager and delivering the geometry data and the acceleration structure to the plurality of ray tracing cores.

Abstract: There is provided a ray tracing device with improved performance. The ray tracing device includes a tree build unit (TBU) building a spatial partitioning structure; a ray tracing unit (RTU) performing ray tracing based on the spatial partitioning structure; and a controller controlling the balance between operating performances of the tree build unit and the ray tracing unit adaptively by monitoring load conditions of the corresponding units.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of converting carbon dioxide using a combination of a carbon dioxide mineralization and the metabolism of sulfur-oxidizing microorganisms. According to the process, a carbonate produced in the carbon dioxide mineralization reaction can be converted to a useful substance without supplying an external additional energy source (light, electrical energy, etc.) and mineral resources (metal ions). In addition, the process can be continuously performed by recycling metal ions necessary for the carbon dioxide mineralization reaction.

Abstract: An emissive display device includes: a substrate; a transistor disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the transistor; a connection electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the transistor; a first electrode of a light emitting element disposed on the insulating layer; a separation pattern layer including a first pattern layer disposed on the connection electrode and a second pattern layer disposed on the insulating layer; a pixel defining layer disposed on the insulating layer and the separation pattern layer and including an opening overlapping the connection electrode; and a second electrode of the light emitting element disposed on the pixel defining layer and connected to the connection electrode through the opening of the pixel defining layer.

Abstract: A transparent touch display apparatus including a device substrate, a touch electrode and a routing line. The device substrate may include an emission area and a transmission area. The touch electrode may be disposed on the transmission area of the device substrate. The routing line may be disposed outside the emission area and the transmission area of the device substrate. A transmittance of the touch electrode may be higher than a transmittance of the routing line. Thus, in the transparent touch display apparatus, the reliability of the touch detection may be improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for analyzing ultrasound data obtained by passing through multiple layers, comprising the steps of: reducing noise in the ultrasound data; identifying an interface between layers by identifying the peak of the ultrasound data after removal of the noise; and differentiating each layer by identifying an attenuation coefficient of the ultrasound data after removal of the noise.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a semiconductor device and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a first stack including first interlayer insulating layers and first conductive patterns which are alternately stacked with one another, a second stack including second interlayer insulating layers and second conductive patterns which are alternately stacked with one another on the first stack, a plurality of channel plugs vertically formed through the first stack and the second stack, and at least one dummy plug vertically formed through the second without passing through the first stack.

Abstract: A firing furnace includes a firing furnace main body having an internal passage from an inlet to an outlet, a first heating portion disposed in an upper portion of the internal passage, a second heating portion disposed in a central portion of the internal passage, a third heating portion disposed in a lower portion of the internal passage, a first transporting roller disposed between the first heating portion and the second heating portion, and a second transporting roller disposed between the second heating portion and the third heating portion. A distance between the first heating portion and the second heating portion is greater than a distance between the second heating portion and the third heating portion.

Abstract: A surface-treated inorganic nanoparticle including an inorganic nanoparticle, a first dispersant connected to the inorganic nanoparticle, and a second dispersant connected to the inorganic nanoparticle, wherein a molecular weight (MW) of the first dispersant is different from a molecular weight (MW) of the second dispersant.

Abstract: Disclosed are a novel coronavirus-derived receptor-binding domain variant having reduced ACE2-binding affinity, a fusion protein comprising the same, and the use thereof. It is possible to overcome the drawbacks of conventional vaccines using the coronavirus spike protein or receptor-binding domain thereof, wherein the reduced ACE2 expression due to binding to ACE2 and negative feedback may lead to side effects of the lungs or heart, and in particular, may be fatal to patients suffering from underlying diseases of the lungs or heart. In particular, the fusion protein constructed by fusing the coronavirus receptor-binding domain with the Fc domain is imparted with a greatly improved in-vivo half-life, and has superior efficacy by further combining N protein, M protein, ORF protein, or the like of SARS-CoV-2 therewith through additional modification and thus is highly applicable to a multivalent immunogenic composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. The display device includes a substrate having an active area and a non-active area, a thin film transistor arranged on the active area of the substrate, at least two planarization layers arranged on the thin film transistor, signal links arranged on the non-active area of the substrate, and an outer cover layer spaced apart from the at least two planarization layers and configured to overlap upper and side surfaces of the signal links, thus preventing or reducing damage to the signal links.

Abstract: A cooking appliance and a roasting assembly configured to be removably mounted within such cooking appliance are provided. The roasting assembly includes a pan defining an internal volume. The pan is configured to be rotatably mounted on a floor of a cooking chamber of the cooking appliance. The roasting assembly also includes a stirrer rod positioned within the internal volume of the pan. The stirrer rod is configured to be coupled to a rotating hub of the cooking appliance whereby the stirrer rod rotates with the rotating hub. The pan rotates at a first speed and the stirrer rod rotates at a second speed different from the first speed.