Abstract: According to the present invention, a sample collection part of a sample collection stick includes: a hub coupled to the front side of a support part; and multiple collection blades arranged on the outer surface of the hub in a shape forming an axial symmetry around the lengthwise central axis of the hub, and each of the plate-shaped collection blades is formed to, at the midpoint of the longitudinal length thereof, have a transverse width equal to or smaller than the longitudinal length and have a thickness smaller than the transverse width. Therefore, disclosed is a technique capable of increasing the amount of collected samples and increasing the amount of collected samples dissolved or dispersed into a fixing solution from a sample collection stick.

Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen collection stick including a support unit having a predetermined length and a specimen collection unit located at a front end of the support unit, the specimen collection unit being configured to collect a specimen in a body that comes into contact with the specimen collection unit, whereby the amount of a specimen that is collected from of a subject is increased and the amount of the collected specimen that is dissolved or dispersed in a reagent or a solution from the specimen collection stick is increased.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sample collection stick. According to the present invention, a sample collection part includes a screw blade supported by a hub and formed in a spiral shape around the lengthwise central axis of the hub, and multiple concaves () and convexes () corresponding to a collection groove are alternately formed on the outer rim of the screw blade. Therefore, disclosed is a technique capable of increasing the amount of samples collected from an examinee and increasing the amount of collected samples dissolved or dispersed into a reagent or a solution from a sample collection stick.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sample collection stick. According to the present invention, disclosed is a technology in which a sample collection unit comprises a hub and a screw blade in a spiral form, the screw blade having at least one collection indentation formed in the outer border thereof, and consists of a material with flexibility or elasticity, thereby enabling an increase in the amount of a sample collected from a subject being tested and enabling an increase in the amount of dissolution or dispersion of the collected sample into a reagent or solution from the sample collection stick.

Abstract: Disclosed is a specimen collection stick including a specimen collection unit, wherein the specimen collection unit includes a plurality of collection disks arranged in a longitudinal direction of a hub, the hub of the specimen collection unit is provided therein with an empty receiving space capable of receiving a specimen formed along a central axis of the hub in the longitudinal direction thereof, whereby it is possible to increase the amount of a specimen that is collected from a subject and to increase the amount of the collected specimen that is dissolved or dispersed in a reagent or a solution from the specimen collection stick.

Abstract: A constant velocity joint for a vehicle. The constant velocity joint includes: an axle housing fixed to a knuckle by a hub bearing, and a joint assembly inserted into the axle housing to transmit power from a shaft to the axle housing through a plurality of joint balls. In particular, the axle housing includes an extension portion which is extended from an end portion of the axle housing in a radial direction of the axle housing, and the extension portion provides a pressing force to an inner race of the hub bearing in an axial direction of the axle housing. The constant velocity joint further includes a boot surrounding an outer side of the extension portion and coupled to the extension portion so as to form a restraining force between the extension portion and the boot in the axial direction.

Abstract: A cleaning robot having an improved structure capable of improving a user convenience and method for controlling the same are disclosed herein. A cleaning robot includes a main body to form an outer appearance and having an inlet port provided to suck a foreign matter present in a cleaning area, an operation unit detachably coupled to the main body and provided to be gripped, at least one motion sensor provided to detect a motion of the operation unit, and a control unit electrically connected to the at least one motion sensor to drive a driving motor of the main body based on the motion of the operation unit detected by the at least one motion sensor.

Abstract: An electrode apparatus for nerve denervation or modulation in body includes a main body including a shaft; an electrode unit formed to be drawn out from one end of the shaft and configured to denervate or modulate at least some of nerves on a tube in the body; and an electrode guide deformed into a wound state to bring the electrode unit into contact with the tube in the body. The electrode guide includes a body portion which is spaced apart from the electrode unit to enclose the circumference of the tube in the wound state; and a coupling portion which is connected to the end of the body portion and to which an end of the electrode unit is fixed.

Abstract: A device for optimizing and/or improving a simulator parameter of a semiconductor device is provided. The device comprises a memory configured to store an evolution pool, and an input tensor-score pair, and a processor configured to sample a generator network in the evolution pool, initiate a critic network to train the sampled generator network, generate an input tensor from the trained generator network, initiate a simulator to perform a black box operation on the input tensor and to output a score as a result of the operation, and store the input tensor and the score in the memory as a input tensor-score pair, store information used in the black box operation in the evolution pool when the output score is greater than a minimum score, sort the stored information, and update the evolution pool such that only a preset number of information is left in the evolution pool.

Abstract: An electrode apparatus for nerve denervation or modulation in body includes a main body including a shaft; an electrode unit formed to be drawn out from one end of the shaft and configured to denervate or modulate at least part of nerves on a tube in the body; and an electrode guide coupled to the electrode unit and deformed into a wound state to bring the electrode unit into contact with the tube in the body. The electrode guide includes a plurality of joint units disposed to enclose the circumference of the tube with the electrode unit interposed therebetween in the wound state.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel compound or a salt thereof, a composition for detecting cysteine, a fluorescent probe, and a composition for diagnosing cancer, which contain the same, a method for detecting cysteine, a method for providing information for diagnosing cancer, and a method for producing the novel compound. According to the present disclosure, there may be provided a method of synthesizing and purifying a fluorescent probe for cysteine detection and applying the same to diagnose cervical cancer by detecting cysteine in human urine.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a fin-type pattern extending in a first direction, a device isolation film surrounding the fin-type pattern, while exposing an upper portion of the fin-type pattern, a gate electrode extending on the device isolation film and the fin-type pattern in a second direction intersecting the first direction, a gate isolation film isolating the gate electrode in the second direction, and including a first material and on the device isolation film, an interlayer insulating film filling a side surface of the fin-type pattern and including a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: Some example embodiments relate to a super resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) image implementing device and/or a method thereof. Provided a super resolution scanning electron microscope (SEM) image implementing device comprising a processor configured to crop a low resolution SEM image to generate a first cropped image and a second cropped image, to upscale the first cropped image and the second cropped image to generate a first upscaled image and a second upscaled image, and to cancel noise from the first upscaled image and the second upscaled image to generate a first noise canceled image and a second noise canceled image.

Abstract: A method for detecting defects in a semiconductor device includes pre-training a pre-trained convolutional neural network (CNN) model using a sampled clean data set extracted from a first data set; training a normal convolutional neural network model and a label-noise convolutional neural network model using first data of the first data set and the pre-trained convolutional neural network model. The method also includes outputting a first prediction result on whether second data of a second data set is good or bad using the second data and the normal convolutional neural network model; and outputting a second prediction result on whether second data is good or bad using the second data and the label-noise convolutional neural network model. The first prediction result is compared with the second prediction result to perform noise correction when there is a label difference. Third data created as results of the noise correction is added to the sampled clean data set.

Abstract: An electrode device for wrapping a vessel in the body according to an embodiment of the present invention comprise an electrode part that surrounds the vessel and denervates or modulates at least some nerves of the vessel; and a guide part that guides movement of the electrode part, wherein the electrode part includes: a first layer that is bent in order for the electrode part to be wound around the vessel; a second layer that is placed on the first layer and is bent in order for the electrode part to be wound in close contact with the vessel; an electrode that is placed on the second layer and denervates or modulates at least some nerves of the vessel with energy from an energy source generator.

Abstract: A method of reinforcement learning of a neural network device for generating a verification vector for verifying a circuit design comprising a circuit block includes inputting a test vector to the circuit block, generating one or more rewards based on a coverage corresponding to the test vector, the coverage being determined based on a state transition of the circuit block based on the test vector, and applying the one or more rewards to a reinforcement learning.

Abstract: A device for verifying a circuit design including a first circuit block and a second circuit block includes a verification vector generator and a design verifier. The verification vector generator determines a first verification vector by performing reinforcement learning through neural network computation based on a coverage corresponding to a first test vector, the coverage being determined based on a state transition of the first circuit block generated by inputting the first test vector to the first circuit block. The design verifier performs design verification for the first circuit block by using the first verification vector.