Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including a heater configured to heat a first aerosol generating substrate inserted into a cavity, a vaporizer configured to heat a second aerosol generating substrate, and a controller configured to control power supplied to the heater and the vaporizer based on a first mode for generating a smokeless aerosol and a second mode for generating a smoke aerosol.

Abstract: An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. A method of decoding an image, the method may comprises determining whether to perform a context update for a first syntax element of a current block, updating, on the basis of the determination, a context for entropy decoding of the first syntax element and generating, on the basis of the updated context, a bin for the first syntax element, and wherein whether to perform the context update is determined on the basis of the number of pre-decoded predetermined syntax elements for the current block.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a semiconductor device may include forming a first substrate including a first surface and a second surface, which may be opposite each other, forming a first semiconductor element on the first surface, adhering the first substrate onto a second substrate so that an upper surface of the second substrate faces the first surface of the first substrate, removing an edge region of the first substrate, forming a passivation layer surrounding first sides of the first substrate, and forming a second semiconductor element on the second surface of the first substrate. The passivation layer may not be formed on the second surface of the first substrate.

Abstract: An intra prediction method according to the present invention comprises the following steps: performing a directional prediction using at least one of a neighboring pixel of a current block and a left upper corner pixel positioned at a left upper corner of the current block so as to obtain a first prediction value for the current block; obtaining a second prediction value for the current block using the reference sample positioned in the current block; and weighted summing the first prediction value and the second prediction value using a weighting matrix so as to obtain a final prediction value for the current block. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: A method and a device for encoding and decoding intra prediction are disclosed. An image decoding method for performing intra prediction comprises the steps of: receiving a bitstream including data on prediction modes of a current block and a block adjacent to the current block; extracting the data from the received bitstream so as to confirm the prediction mode of the adjacent block; determining whether a boundary pixel within the adjacent block can be used as a reference pixel for the current block in consideration of the prediction mode of the adjacent block; obtaining the reference pixel of the current block according to the determined result; generating a prediction block predicted in the frame on the basis of the obtained reference pixel; and decoding the current block by using the generated prediction block.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first electrode plate coated with a first electrode active material and having a first non-coated part along an upper end thereof, a second electrode plate coated with a second electrode active material and having a second non-coated part, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, wherein the electrode assembly is wound in a jelly roll shape, wherein the first non-coated part has a structure in which isosceles trapezoidal electrode tabs are adjacent to one another with respective notches therebetween formed at an angle and at intervals from a start point thereof that is closest to a winding axis, such that the electrode tabs are bent toward the winding axis, and wherein respective lengths of the isosceles trapezoidal electrode tabs increase as the electrode tabs get farther away from the winding axis when the electrode assembly is wound.

Abstract: Provided is a transform coefficient scan method including: determining a reference transform block for a decoding target block; deriving a scanning map of the decoding target block using scanning information of the reference transform block; and performing inverse scanning on a transform coefficient of the decoding target block using the derived scanning map. According to the present invention, picture encoding/decoding efficiency may be improved.

Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: selecting candidate units from among reconstructed neighbor units; creating a candidate unit set with respect to units to be decoded, using the selected candidate units; determining a reference unit from among the candidate units which constitute the created candidate unit set; and performing inter prediction on the units to be decoded, using the determined reference unit. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be improved.

Abstract: An inter prediction method according to the present invention comprises: a step for deriving reference motion information related to a unit to be decoded in a current picture; and a step for performing motion compensation for the unit to be decoded, using the reference motion information that has been derived. According to the present invention, image encoding/decoding efficiency can be enhanced.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biomarker for neurodegenerative diseases, comprising glycotoxin, a specific protein bound to glycotoxin, or a glycotoxin-specific protein complex, and more specifically, the biomarker permits non-invasive rapid detection of a specific fluorescence from the skin surface and therefore can be used in early detection of cognitive impairment, and for a confirmed case of cognitive impairment, measures the mRNA expression level and protein level of the biomarker from living tissues such as skin and blood, and therefore is advantageously utilized in prediction, diagnosis, and the like of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and the like.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer. More particularly, provided is a method of preparing a superabsorbent polymer, in which a multi-step foaming process using a foam stabilizer is performed to form a hierarchical bubble distribution in the superabsorbent polymer to be prepared, thereby preparing the superabsorbent polymer having excellent absorption rate and absorption performance.

Abstract: A semiconductor package and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor package. As a non-limiting example, various aspects of this disclosure provide a semiconductor package, and method of manufacturing thereof, that comprises a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and comprising at least one first recess portion formed in a direction ranging from the first surface toward the second surface, a plurality of first recess conductive patterns formed in the first recess portion, and a first passive element inserted into the first recess portion of the substrate and having a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected to the plurality of first recess conductive patterns.

Abstract: An image decoding is performed by steps including: determining whether or not to perform filtering on a boundary of a current block; determining a filtering strength on the boundary of the current block, and a number of samples used in filtering; and performing filtering on the boundary of the current block on the basis of the filtering strength and the number of samples used in filtering, where the number of samples used in filtering is determined on the basis of a size of the current block.

Abstract: An image decoding method is disclosed in the present specification. A method of decoding an image, the method may comprises determining whether to perform a context update for a first syntax element of a current block, updating, on the basis of the determination, a context for entropy decoding of the first syntax element and generating, on the basis of the updated context, a bin for the first syntax element, and wherein whether to perform the context update is determined on the basis of the number of pre-decoded predetermined syntax elements for the current block.

Abstract: A coil device capable of minimizing defects and increasing a thickness of a conductor pattern is provided. The coil device includes: a base substrate; a seed pattern formed on the base substrate and including a seed region and a lead-in wiring region; a first conductive pattern formed on the seed region; a second conductive pattern formed on at least a portion of the first conductive pattern; and a protective layer formed to contact at least one or more of the base substrate, the seed pattern, the first conductive pattern, and the second conductive pattern, in which the seed pattern of the lead-in wiring region extends to a cut line.

Abstract: An airbag chute-integrated crash pad assembly includes: a main core that includes a door portion expanding when an airbag expands, and a cover portion mounted on a dash board. In particular, the main core is formed with a reinforcement portion extending downward from a lower surface of the cover portion, and the door portion and the cover portion are separated by a hinge groove that is formed in a lower surface of the main core and forms an expansion line. The reinforcement portion is combined with an airbag accommodation body that accommodates a passenger airbag (PAB). Thus, process optimization can be realized by omitting a process of machining a score and fusing a PAB chute, and also a problem of damage to the PAB chute can be solved.

Abstract: A method and a device for encoding and decoding infra prediction are disclosed. An image decoding method for performing intra prediction comprises the steps of: receiving a bitstream including data on prediction modes of a current block and a block adjacent to the current block; extracting the data from the received bitstream so as to confirm the prediction mode of the adjacent block; determining whether a boundary pixel within the adjacent block can be used as a reference pixel for the current block in consideration of the prediction mode of the adjacent block; obtaining the reference pixel of the current block according to the determined result; generating a prediction block predicted in the frame on the basis of the obtained reference pixel; and decoding the current block by using the generated prediction block.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video encoding method and apparatus for setting and encoding quantization parameters, and to a video decoding method and apparatus for decoding and setting quantization parameters in a video encoding and decoding apparatus which uses blocks having various sizes and depths as encoding and decoding units.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a super absorbent polymer that enables the preparation of a more improved super absorbent polymer even without excessive use of a surfactant and use of a foaming agent, and a super absorbent polymer prepared therefrom which exhibits a superior absorption rate.

Abstract: An embodiment mounting and demounting device for a wireless electronic device includes a pair of holder wings arranged symmetrically to each other and configured to press both sides of the wireless electronic device, a holder wing adjusting device configured to apply a force to adjust a gap between the holder wings using a driving force of a drive motor, a lifting implementing device configured to interlock with the holder wing adjusting device to lift the wireless electronic device upward in a case in which the holder wings are spread apart by a predetermined reference gap or more, a lower housing wrapped around a lower side of the holder wings, the holder wing adjusting device, and the lifting implementing device, and an upper housing coupled to an upper side of the lower housing and configured to allow the wireless electronic device to pass through in an up and down direction.