Abstract: An optical probe includes a light source configured to generate an optical signal, a plurality of waveguides configured to guide the optical signal to a target, a plurality of electrodes configured to record an electrical signal generated by the target, and a modulator configured to transmit the optical signal of the light source to at least one target waveguide from among the plurality of waveguides.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a slurry for fabricating an electrode, an electrode, and an electrochemical cell including same. The slurry for fabricating an electrode according to the present invention includes: an electrode material; an organic binder; and two or more solvents having different solubility parameters. The electrode fabricated using the slurry for fabricating an electrode according to the present invention may have a structure in which electrode materials are dispersed and bound to a porous matrix in a network configuration.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a pack case that includes external terminals formed on one side and contains a plurality of battery modules inside; a protective frame that extends across the pack case and defines the module area; a busbar that electrically connects the battery modules and the external terminals of the pack case; and a battery management unit located on the other side opposite to the pack case from where the external terminals are formed. The protective frame includes slots extending along the length direction of the protective frame, the module area is compartmentalized by the protective frame and includes a first battery part formed on one side of the protective frame and a second battery part formed on the opposite side of the protective frame, the busbar is inserted and secured within the slots of the protective frame, and the protective frame surrounds its sides.

Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a battery pack. In an example, the battery pack includes: a pair of base plates, a center frame between the pair of base plates and connected to each of the base plates at both sides in a longitudinal direction, a pair of side frames each connected to an outer side surface of each of the base plates in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of battery modules on the pair of base plates in a pack space between the center frame and the side frame, wherein each of the plurality of battery modules includes a pair of module frames and accommodates a plurality of battery cells, and wherein the plurality of battery modules are accommodated in the pack space such that the module frames are disposed in a direction crossing the center frame and the side frame.

Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided. The semiconductor device comprises a substrate including a first region, a second region, and a connecting region placed between the first region and the second region, a plurality of first multi-channel active patterns placed in the first region of the substrate, a plurality of second multi-channel active patterns placed in the second region of the substrate, a first connecting fin type pattern which is placed in the connecting region of the substrate and extends from the first region to the second region in a first direction, and a field insulating film which is placed on the substrate and covers an upper surface of the first connecting fin type pattern, wherein a width of the first connecting fin type pattern in a second direction decreases and then increases as it goes away from the first region, and the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for performing authentication on a vehicle on-demand service. A method by which an integrated communication control unit performs authentication on a vehicle on-demand service, includes: storing, in a service authentication server, a first option value related to a vehicle service, received from a tool in factory (TIF) device; obtaining or generating a private root private key and a private root certificate; generating a device certificate and a device private key signed with the private root private key for each performance controller; generating a service token for the first option value by using the private root certificate and the private root private key; and transmitting the generated service token, the private root certificate, and the device private key for each performance controller.

Abstract: A touch detection device supplies driving signals generated based on orthogonal carriers and a CDMA scheme to driving electrodes. A touch driving circuit drives the driving electrodes in groups including a first group and a second group, supplies first driving signals based on a designated first frequency and first orthogonal codes set to correspond to the driving electrodes of the first group, respectively, to the driving electrodes of the first group, and supplies second multiple driving signals based on a second frequency orthogonal to the first frequency and second orthogonal codes set to correspond to the driving electrodes of the second group, respectively, to the driving electrodes of the second group.

Abstract: Provided is an ultrasound device including a controller and an ultrasound transceiver. The controller may classify a plurality of elements included in an ultrasound array into a plurality of sector elements, provide a transmission control signal for selecting one of the plurality of sector elements as a transmission sector, and provide a reception control signal for selecting one of the plurality of sector elements as a reception sector. The ultrasound transceiver may transmit a transmission ultrasound signal to an object by selecting the transmission sector from the plurality of sector elements included in the ultrasound array based on the transmission control signal, and receiving a reception ultrasound signal reflected from the object by selecting the reception sector from the plurality of sector elements based on the reception control signal.

Abstract: Disclosed are a display panel, which is capable of reducing mura at low grayscale, and a method of manufacturing the same. The thickness of a gate insulating layer of a driving thin-film transistor is increased, and the mobility of the driving thin-film transistor is reduced to reduce the K-factor of the driving thin-film transistor. The display panel includes a plurality of sub-pixels, each having a driving thin-film transistor, a switching thin-film transistor, and a storage capacitor on a substrate. The driving thin-film transistor includes a semiconductor layer comprising a source region and a drain region; a gate electrode overlapping the semiconductor layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode electrically connected to the source region and the drain region; and a gate insulating layer located between the semiconductor layer and the gate electrode. The semiconductor layer is a dehydrogenated semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A filtration apparatus is provided. The filtration apparatus includes a housing and a plurality of filtering sheets. The housing is enclosed by a first end cap and a second end cap. The first end cap includes a liquid inlet, and the second end cap includes a liquid outlet. The plurality of filtering sheets is disposed on an internal sidewall of the housing. A portion of the filtering sheets interlaces with another portion of the filtering sheets to form a winding flow path in the housing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a battery pack having a refrigerant circulation channel, and more particularly to a battery pack having a refrigerant circulation channel provided in a pack case, the battery pack including at least one battery module; a pack case configured to receive the battery module therein; and a cooling unit located between an inside upper surface of the pack case and the battery module, the cooling unit being configured to discharge heat generated from the battery module, wherein the pack case is provided with a refrigerant circulation channel configured to supply and collect a refrigerant to and from the cooling unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing sleep disorders or insomnia, containing an enzyme-treated Ashwagandha extract as an active ingredient, and specifically, since it was confirmed that in an animal model and a sleep disorder animal model, which were administered an enzyme-treated Ashwagandha extract, sleep latency and awake time during sleep were decreased, sleep time, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep time and ?-waves were increased, and as a result, sleep activity was improved, the enzyme-treated Ashwagandha extract can be used as an active ingredient of a composition for preventing or treating sleep disorders or insomnia.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for improving performance of text summarization and has an object of improving performance of a technique for generating a summary from a given paragraph. According to the invention to achieve the object, a method for improving performance of text summarization includes: an a step of generating an embedding vector by vectorizing a natural language-based context; a b step of generating a graph using the embedding vector and calculating a first likelihood of each of at least one node included in the graph; a c step of generating a second likelihood by assigning a weight to the first likelihood according to a result of comparing at least one node included in the graph with the context; and a d step of calculating a third likelihood for all candidate paths present in the graph based on the second likelihood, selecting a path having a highest third likelihood, and generating a summary based on the path.

Abstract: A soft-decision decoding method used in a digital communication system may comprise: using a hard-decision Bose-Chadhuri-Hocquenghem (BCH) decoder as a stopping rule of ordered statistic decoding (OSD) before performing the OSD on an input signal; and performing the OSD when a highest order of an error position equation generated in the BCH decoder is not equal to a number of solutions found in the BCH decoder.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a battery module including a plurality of battery cells; a pack housing configured to accommodate the battery module therein, and including a first case configured to cover one side of the battery module and having an open other side, and a second case configured such that it covers the other side of the battery module, one side thereof is open, and one side end thereof is coupled to the other side end of the first case; and a sealing member configured to be melted at a predetermined temperature or higher to flow into a gap between one end of the first case and the other end of the second case.

Abstract: The battery pack includes at least one battery module having a plurality of battery cells; a pack tray having a module mounting portion configured to mount one or more of the battery modules and extending in a horizontal direction, and a side cover portion extending upwardly from an outer periphery of the module mounting portion to cover a side of the battery module; and at least one side plate coupled to any one or more of the module mounting portion and the side cover portion, provided on one or both sides of the battery module, having a plurality of through-holes, and configured to block at least one surface of the battery module when the battery module is expanded.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for improving performance of text summarization and has an object of improving performance of a technique for generating a summary from a given paragraph. According to the invention to achieve the object, a method for improving performance of text summarization includes: an a step of generating an embedding vector by vectorizing a natural language-based context; a b step of generating a graph by using the embedding vector; a c step of assigning a weight depending on whether or not a keyword corresponding to at least one node included in the graph is present in the context; and a d step of selecting a path having a highest likelihood in the graph and generating a summary based on the path.

Abstract: A fluid preparation system includes a tank, a chemical supply line, a mixer, and a deionized (DI) water supply line. The tank contains a first chemical solution. The chemical supply line is coupled to the tank and configured to supply the first chemical solution. The mixer is coupled to the tank. The DI water supply line is coupled to the mixer and configured to supply DI water. The first chemicals solution and the DI water are mixed at the mixer to generate a second chemical solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preventing sleep disorders or insomnia, containing an enzyme-treated Ashwagandha extract as an active ingredient, and specifically, since it was confirmed that in an animal model and a sleep disorder animal model, which were administered an enzyme-treated Ashwagandha extract, sleep latency and awake time during sleep were decreased, sleep time, non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep time and ?-waves were increased, and as a result, sleep activity was improved, the enzyme-treated Ashwagandha extract can be used as an active ingredient of a composition for preventing or treating sleep disorders or insomnia.

Abstract: A module type pet toilet includes a base part that has an open top and a housing space for housing a bed part, the bed part that is housed in the housing space and accommodates sand therein, and a self-assembly entrance part that is coupled on the base part and includes a space connected to the bed part. The self-assembly entrance part includes side portions constituting both side walls of the space, a back portion constituting a back wall of the space, a front entrance portion that is detachably coupled to the side portions and includes an opening portion formed by opening at least a part of the front entrance portion in order for a pet to enter and exit, and a top entrance portion that is detachably coupled on the side portions, the back portion and the front entrance portion.