Abstract: The present disclosure includes cationic carrier units comprising (i) a water soluble polymer, (ii) a positively charged carrier, and (iii) an adjuvant moiety, wherein when the cationic carrier unit is mixed with an anionic payload (e.g., an antisense oligonucleotide) that electrostatically interacts with the cationic carrier unit, the resulting composition self-organizes into a micelle encapsulating the anionic payload in its core. The cationic carrier units can also comprise a tissue specific targeting moiety, which would be displayed on the surface of the micelle. The disclosure also includes micelles comprising the cationic carrier units of the disclosure, methods of manufacture of cationic carrier units and micelles, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the micelles, and also methods of treating diseases or conditions comprising administering the micelles to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A method for measuring food is provided. The method calculates an amount of food based on information on a size of a plurality of spaces, a depth of the plurality of spaces, and a capacity of the plurality of spaces formed in a tableware containing the food and an image photographed by photographing.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for controlling an interrupt rate for a processor based on processor utilization. Accordingly, it is possible to improve an I/O response latency and improve energy efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes cationic carrier units comprising (i) a water soluble polymer, (ii) a positively charged carrier, and (iii) an adjuvant moiety, wherein when the cationic carrier unit is mixed with an anionic payload (e.g., an antisense oligonucleotide) that electrostatically interacts with the cationic carrier unit, the resulting composition self-organizes into a micelle encapsulating the anionic payload in its core. The cationic carrier units can also comprise a tissue specific targeting moiety, which would be displayed on the surface of the micelle. The disclosure also includes micelles comprising the cationic carrier units of the disclosure, methods of manufacture of cationic carrier units and micelles, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the micelles, and also methods of treating diseases or conditions comprising administering the micelles to a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: An image sensor includes a plurality of unit pixels, each including: a substrate including first and second sides which are opposite to each other, a photoelectric conversion layer in the substrate, and a wiring structure on the first side of the substrate. The wiring structure may include: a first capacitor, a second capacitor spaced from the first capacitor, a plurality of edge vias arranged along edges of the unit pixel, and a plurality of central vias interposed between the first capacitor and the second capacitor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and an image sensor, the semiconductor device including a substrate; a photoelectric conversion device in the substrate; a first floating diffusion region adjacent to the photoelectric conversion device; a transfer transistor connected to the photoelectric conversion device and the first floating diffusion region; a reset transistor connected to the first floating diffusion region; a dual conversion gain (DCG) transistor between the first floating diffusion region and the reset transistor; a second floating diffusion region between the DCG transistor and the reset transistor; and an extension pattern, a first portion of the extension pattern being in contact with the second floating diffusion region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for acquiring an iris image outdoors and indoors and, specifically, to an apparatus and a method for acquiring an iris image outdoors and indoors, the apparatus comprising: a lens for receiving the iris image; an image sensor for sensing the iris image inputted through the lens; and a memory for storing the iris image sensed by the image sensor, wherein a band-pass filter using all or parts of outdoor iris recognition wavelength bands (920-1,500 nm) in order to acquire the iris image in which a reflected image is prevented or a reflected noise is reduced, which are generated when the iris image is photographed indoors and outdoors and, particularly, outdoors, is provided at the front end of the image sensor, and an infrared lighting having at least one wavelength passing through the wavelength bands of the provided band-pass filter is provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a meal service management system and an operating method therefor, the system being capable of providing information on food ingested by a user to whom a meal service is to be provided and customized information related thereto, and managing food leftover in a meal service. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a scanner device is used such that a user to whom a meal service is to be provided and a food tray before and after meals are identified, and thus a meal service amount and a leftovers food amount are acquired, and leftovers food information of each user and useful information associated therewith are provided on the basis of the same, and thus users can easily determine their eating habits, nutritional status and the like and the users can be induced to attempt reducing leftovers food by themselves.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and an image sensor, the semiconductor device including a substrate; a photoelectric conversion device in the substrate; a first floating diffusion region adjacent to the photoelectric conversion device; a transfer transistor connected to the photoelectric conversion device and the first floating diffusion region; a reset transistor connected to the first floating diffusion region; a dual conversion gain (DCG) transistor between the first floating diffusion region and the reset transistor; a second floating diffusion region between the DCG transistor and the reset transistor; and an extension pattern, a first portion of the extension pattern being in contact with the second floating diffusion region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyclohexene derivative, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating metabolic disease containing the cyclohexene derivative as an active ingredient. The cyclohexene derivative according to the present invention increases the intracellular activity of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) by activating G protein-coupled receptor 119 (GPR-119) and simultaneously exhibits weight loss and hypoglycemic effects by inducing the release of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which is a neuroendocrine protein, and thus can be useful as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, inadequate glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, dyslipidemia and syndrome X.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an authentication method and device using a single-use password generated from iris image information. The device comprises: a terminal and a server storing, in respective memories thereof, the iris image information for authentication; a camera attached to and installed on the device to capture the iris image information for authentication; the terminal, which generates the single-use password from the iris image information acquired through the camera, and transmits the single-use password to the server; and the server, which has a built-in algorithm for comparing and determining whether or not the single-use password transmitted from the terminal matches single-use password stored in the server.

Abstract: An audio processing device and an audio processing method are provided. The audio processing device includes a first controller configured to initialize the audio processing device; and a second controller configured to connect the audio processing device and an audio output device while the first controller initializes the audio processing device, and to transmit a message reporting completion of the connection of the audio processing device and the audio output device to the first controller, wherein the first controller is configured to start an operation of outputting audio to the audio output device in response to the message reporting the completion of the connection from the second controller.

Abstract: A concierge robot system, a concierge service method, and a concierge robot are provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for identifying a living eye, in which IR LED lighting and lighting for varying the ambient illumination are installed on the front surface or one side of an iris recognition camera so as to determine whether an iris of an eye is an iris of a living eye when capturing an iris image by the iris recognition camera, using one or more criteria of whether the ratio of the sizes of the iris and pupil changes by the variation of the ambient illumination, whether the number or location of the IR LEDs focused on the iris and/or the pupil changes, whether the region of the iris image changes by eye blinking, and whether the direction of the gaze changes.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cyclohexene derivative, a preparation method thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating metabolic disease containing the cyclohexene derivative as an active ingredient. The cyclohexene derivative according to the present invention increases the intracellular activity of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) by activating G protein-coupled receptor 119 (GPR-119) and simultaneously exhibits weight loss and hypoglycemic effects by inducing the release of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which is a neuroendocrine protein, and thus can be useful as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, inadequate glucose tolerance, insulin resistance, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, dyslipidemia and syndrome X.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a hand-attachable wearable device capable of iris identification outdoors and/or indoors, which includes an electronic component case and a band covering a wrist or a finger, and particularly, to a hand-attachable wearable device capable of iris identification outdoors and/or indoors, which includes an indoor and outdoor-combined photographing unit or an indoor and outdoor-separated photographing unit installed at one side of the case, which is used for photographing an iris image in which reflection noise is reduced indoors and outdoors, an infrared lighting installed at one side of the case and required for photographing the iris image clearly, and an iris recognition unit performing the iris recognition by comparing registered and stored iris image information and photographed iris image information.

Abstract: A concierge robot system, a concierge service method, and a concierge robot are provided.

Abstract: A power integrated device includes a semiconductor layer having first conductivity, a source region and a drain region each having second conductivity and disposed in the semiconductor layer, wherein the source region and the drain region are spaced apart from each other, a first drift region having the second conductivity, disposed in the semiconductor layer, and surrounding the drain region, a second drift region having the second conductivity, disposed in the semiconductor layer, contacting a sidewall of the first drift region, and having an impurity concentration lower than an impurity concentration of the first drift region, a gate insulation layer disposed over a channel region between the source region and the second drift region and extending over the second drift region, a field insulation plate disposed over the second drift region and the first drift region, contacting a sidewall of the gate insulation layer, and having a planar structure, and a gate conductive pattern disposed over the gate insula