Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an immunoglobulin Fc region and an IL-7 fusion protein. Specifically, when a fusion protein comprising the immunoglobulin Fc region and IL-7 is administered to an affected area, a strong immune response is induced in the body and thus allows human papillomavirus-caused diseases to be prevented or treated.

Abstract: A hot-dip galvanized steel sheet according to one aspect of the present invention comprises a base steel sheet and a hot-dip galvanized layer formed on the surface of the base steel sheet, wherein the difference between the average of the Mn/Si values of surface oxides present on a surface portion, which is the region from the interface between the hot-dip galvanized layer and the base steel sheet to a depth of 15 nm, and the average of the Mn/Si values of internal oxides, which are present in the region from the interface to a depth of 50-100 nm, can be 0.5 or more. Mn and Si of each oxide mean the amounts (wt %) of Mn and Si components in the oxide, which are measured by EDS, and the average of Mn/Si values means the averaged value of the Mn/Si values measured for each oxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising an interleukin-7 fusion protein to which an immunoglobulin Fc region has been fused for preventing or treating diseases caused by influenza virus A. The fusion protein comprising the immunoglobulin Fc region and IL-7 according to the present invention protects the body from infection due to influenza virus A and thus can treat diseases which can be caused by the virus.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor integrated circuit fabricating method of a semiconductor fabricating device which includes a processor executing a defect detection module includes receiving, at the defect detection module, a first capture image of the semiconductor integrated circuit and a first layout image, generating, at the defect detection module, a second layout image from the first capture image, generating, at the defect detection module, a contour image from the first capture image and the second layout image, detecting, at the defect detection module, a defect of the semiconductor integrated circuit based on the first layout image and the contour image, analyzing, at the semiconductor fabricating device, a correlation between a kind of the defect and process variations of the semiconductor integrated circuit, and changing, at the semiconductor fabricating device, at least one process variation having a correlation with the defect from among the process variations.

Abstract: The method comprises preparing candidate chromosomes representing candidate solutions, and each of the candidate chromosomes includes a plurality of genes. The method further includes classifying the candidate chromosomes into a plurality of population groups, each of which follows a Gaussian distribution, and calculating a fitness value for each of the candidate chromosomes. The method additionally includes determining whether the genetic algorithm ends on the basis of the calculated fitness value, selecting a parent chromosome among the candidate chromosomes, when the genetic algorithm does not end, and generating offspring chromosomes from the parent chromosome. Genes of the offspring chromosomes follow the Gaussian distribution of the population group to which the parent chromosome belongs. The method also includes classifying the generated offspring chromosomes into the plurality of population groups.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method of forming an optical proximity correction (OPC) model and/or a method of fabricating a semiconductor device using the same. The method of forming the OPC model may include obtaining a scanning electron microscope (SEM) image, which is an average image of a plurality of images taken using one or more scanning electron microscopes, and a graphic data system (GDS) image, which is obtained by imaging a designed layout, aligning the SEM image and the GDS image, performing an image filtering process on the SEM image, extracting a contour from the SEM image, and verifying the contour. The verifying of the contour may be performed using a genetic algorithm. Variables in the genetic algorithm may include first parameters related to the image alignment process, second parameters related to the image filtering process, and third parameters related to a critical dimension (CD) measurement process.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lighting diffuser plate for collecting light energy from an artificial light source, which is provided with: (a) a photo-electrode formed on a conductive substrate or a flexible substrate and including a metal-oxide nanoparticle porous film onto which a photosensitive dye is adsorbed; (b) a counter electrode provided to face the photo-electrode at a distance, formed on the conductive substrate or the flexible substrate and including a nanoparticle metal film layer; and (c) a liquid electrolyte composition filled between the photo-electrode and the counter electrode, and a lighting apparatus system including the lighting diffuser plate.

Abstract: A galvanized steel sheet including a base steel sheet, and a zinc-based plating layer on the surface of the base steel sheet. The base steel sheet may include a first surface layer region corresponding to a depth of 25 ?m from an interface between the base steel sheet and the zinc-based plating layer in a thickness direction of the base steel sheet, and a second surface layer region adjacent to the first surface layer region and corresponding to a depth of 25 ?m to 50 ?m in the thickness direction of the base steel sheet. A fraction of ferrite contained in the first surface layer region is 55 area % or more, an average grain size of the ferrite contained in the first surface layer region is 2 to 10 ?m, and a fraction of ferrite contained in the second surface layer region is 30 area % or more.

Abstract: Provided is a Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis GFC-B09 strain and a cosmetic composition containing the same. The Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis GFC-B09 strain (Accession number: KCCM12263P) or a culture solution thereof has the ability to increase the amount of S. epidermidis, to degrade histamine, to inhibit allergies, to repair DNA, and to increase wrinkle resistance, skin whiteness, skin density, and skin elasticity, and thus can exhibit excellent effects as a cosmetic composition when contained as an active ingredient in a cosmetic base.

Abstract: Interface devices and systems that include interface devices are disclosed. In some implementations, a device includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data, a lane margining controller in communication with the transceiver and configured to control the transceiver to transmit, through a margin command, to an external device, a request for requesting a state of an elastic buffer of the external device, and control the transceiver to receive the state of the elastic buffer of from the external device, and a port setting controller adjust a clock frequency range of a spread spectrum clocking scheme based on the state of the elastic buffer.

Abstract: A peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) device includes a common function performing operations associated with a PCIe interface according to a function type, the common function being programmable to be a function type selected from a plurality function types, an access identification information controller generating first access identification information for allowing an access to the common function, and providing the first access identification information to an assigned system image to which the common function has been assigned, a data packet receiver receiving a data packet including target identification information indicating a target system image from the target system image, and an access allowance determiner determining whether or not to allow the target system image to access the common function based on the first access identification information and the target identification information.

Abstract: Provided are a photoreactive polymer compound including a first repeating unit represented by Formula 1, a photoresist composition including the same, and a method of forming a pattern by using the photoresist composition: wherein a description of Formula 1 is provided in the present specification.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer including a first repeating unit represented by Formula 1 below and a second repeating unit represented by Formula 2 below, a resist composition including the same, and a method of forming a pattern using the same. In Formulae 1 and 2, L11 to L13, L21 to L24, a11 to a13, a21 to a24, A11, A21, X11, R11, R12, R21 to R23, b12, b22, b23, p11 and p21 are as described above in the specification.

Abstract: Disclosed is an operating method of an electronic device for manufacture of a semiconductor device. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, a computer-aided design (CAD) image for a lithography process of the semiconductor device, and generating, at the electronic device, a first scanning electron microscope (SEM) image and a first segment (SEG) image from the CAD image by using a machine learning-based module, and the first SEG image includes information about a location of a defect.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a Schottky barrier diode (SBD) and a method of manufacturing the same. The SBD includes a substrate, an ohmic layer formed on a portion of an upper portion of the substrate, a Schottky layer formed on a portion of an upper portion of the ohmic layer, an insulating layer formed on a portion of the upper portion of the ohmic layer, a low-k material layer formed on a portion of the upper portion of the substrate, and a Schottky metal layer formed on portions of upper portions of the low-k material layer and the insulating layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to hybrid exosomes, a use of the same, and a preparation method of the same, and the hybrid exosomes provided from the present invention have excellent skin inflammation amelioration, skin wrinkle amelioration, skin moisturization efficacy, and skin regeneration efficacy compared to using hydrangea-derived exosomes and liposomes alone, and thus can be effectively utilized as a cosmetic composition containing the same as an active ingredient. In addition, the hybrid exosomes have better stability and biocompatibility compared to existing exosomes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for freezing and/or freeze-drying mitochondria isolated from cells, and a use of frozen and/or freeze-dried mitochondria. The frozen mitochondria according to the present invention showed similarity to non-frozen mitochondria in terms of anti-inflammatory activity and activity of energy metabolism-related enzymes. Also, the freeze-dried mitochondria showed similar levels of anti-inflammatory activity, activity of energy metabolism-related enzymes, and long-term preservation efficacy after recovery to those in the mitochondria before freeze-drying. Therefore, allowing isolated mitochondria to find a wide spectrum of applications in the treatment of various diseases caused by mitochondrial dysfunction or impairment, the frozen and/or freeze-dried mitochondria according to the present invention is expected to greatly enhance the commercial availability of therapeutics containing mitochondria.

Abstract: A welded member includes: a first steel sheet including a base steel sheet and a zinc-based plating layer formed on a surface of the base steel sheet; and a second steel sheet spot-welded on the first steel sheet and facing the zinc-based plating layer of the first steel sheet, a spot-welded zone being formed between the first steel sheet and the second steel sheet. A surface layer of the base steel sheet has a decarburization ratio of 30% or more. The decarburization ratio is represented by equation: Decarburization ratio (%) of surface layer=(1?average carbon concentration in surface layer/bulk carbon concentration)*100 where the surface layer refers to a region of the base steel sheet from the surface thereof to a depth of 35 ?m. A shoulder portion of the spot-welded zone includes a B-type crack having a length of 100 ?m or less, and no C-type crack.

Abstract: A method for implementing a seamless switching mode between channels in a multi-stream live transmission environment includes receiving in a single stream, a composite image in which images of multiple channels are synthesized into a single image, composing a view mode having a layout including the images of the multiple channels using the composite image, and changing a layout of the view mode using the composite image.

Abstract: Provided are a polymer including a first repeating unit represented by Formula 1 below, a resist composition including the same, a method of forming a pattern by using the same, and a monomer represented by Formula 10 below. In Formulae 1 and 10, L11 to L13, a11 to a13, X11, Rf, and R11 to R13 are as described in the specification.