Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system and, more specifically, to a static transfer switch (STS) that can be applied to a UPS module, the static transfer switch comprising: one semiconductor rectifying element connected to either the anode terminal or the cathode terminal of a direct current power source; a bypass circuit for connecting the input terminal and the output terminal of the semiconductor rectifying element so as to bypass the semiconductor rectifying element; a breaker for opening or closing the bypass circuit; and a switch including a control unit, which controls the semiconductor rectifying element so as to conduct current when a preset conduction signal is received, controls the breaker so as to close the bypass circuit, and, when the bypass circuit is closed by the breaker, controls the semiconductor rectifying element so as to stop the conduction of current.

Abstract: Disclosed is a clothes treating apparatus including a drum configured to receive laundry, a tub in which the drum is built, a main body in which the drum and the tub are disposed, detergent drawer compartments provided in the main body to be withdrawn from or inserted in the main body, a spray nozzle configured to spray washing water to the detergent drawer compartments, a water-collecting container disposed below the tub to receive the washing water, a washing line configured to supply the washing water of the water-collecting container to the spray nozzle, a circulation line configured to supply the washing water of the water-collecting container into the drum, and a flow-path conversion pump configured to receive the washing water from the water-collecting container and supply the washing water selectively to the washing line or the circulation line.

Abstract: A food waste disposer including a housing; a grinding device inside the housing to grind food waste; an exhaust fan inside the housing to form an air flow; an exhaust pipe connected to the exhaust fan to form an exhaust flow path along which air from the grinding device flows via the air flow formed by the exhaust fan; a filter assembly to adsorb contaminants from the air flowing along the exhaust flow path; a branch pipe branching from the exhaust pipe between the grinding device and the exhaust fan to form a connection flow path communicating with the exhaust flow path; and a sterilization device connected to the branch pipe to selectively open and close the connection flow path, and, with the connection flow path being open, generate and supply plasma to the exhaust pipe through the connection flow path via an intake airflow formed by the exhaust fan.

Abstract: A flexible display device including a display panel providing a base surface and a touch screen disposed on the base surface. The display panel may include a plurality of light emitting areas and a non-light emitting area disposed adjacent to the light emitting areas. A plurality of touch electrodes and a plurality of insulating layers of the touch screen may have a mesh shape through which openings corresponding to the plurality of light emitting areas are defined. Accordingly, a flexibility of the flexible display device is improved, and the touch electrode is prevented from being cracked.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate; a conductive line on the interlayer insulating layer; and a contact plug penetrating the interlayer insulating layer, the contact plug being connected to the conductive line, wherein the contact plug includes an upper pattern penetrating an upper region of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern protruding upwardly from a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern includes a first portion penetrating the upper region of the interlayer insulating layer; and a second portion protruding upwardly from the top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a width of a lower region of the second portion in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate is greater than a width of an upper region of the second portion in the direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Methods and devices for single cell analysis using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) are disclosed. The methods utilize microfluidic devices which use traps to immobilize cells for FLIM analysis. The analysed cells may be sorted before or after imaging and may be plant, animal, or bacterial cells. Analysis of the FLIM data may use a phasor plot and may be used to identify a metabolic pattern of the single cells.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate; a conductive line on the interlayer insulating layer; and a contact plug penetrating the interlayer insulating layer, the contact plug being connected to the conductive line, wherein the contact plug includes an upper pattern penetrating an upper region of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern protruding upwardly from a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern includes a first portion penetrating the upper region of the interlayer insulating layer; and a second portion protruding upwardly from the top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a width of a lower region of the second portion in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate is greater than a width of an upper region of the second portion in the direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a display control device. A display control device according to an embodiment of the present invention is characterized by comprising: an interface unit which performs data communication with a plurality of displays provided in a vehicle; and a processor which controls the displays provided in the vehicle by means of the interface unit, wherein the processor receives information about a preset input applied to at least one of the plurality of displays provided in the vehicle, and controls the plurality of displays in response to the preset input so that an operation corresponding to the preset input is performed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first source/drain structure including a first semiconductor region and a first electrode in electrical contact with the first semiconductor region; a second source/drain structure including a second semiconductor region and a second electrode in electrical contact with the second semiconductor region; a channel between the first semiconductor region and the second semiconductor region; and a gate structure including a gate insulating film covering the channel and a gate electrode covering the gate insulating film. The first source/drain structure further includes a silicide film between the first semiconductor region and the first electrode and a conductive barrier between the silicide film and the first electrode. The conductive barrier includes a conductive two-dimensional material.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate; a conductive line on the interlayer insulating layer; and a contact plug penetrating the interlayer insulating layer, the contact plug being connected to the conductive line, wherein the contact plug includes an upper pattern penetrating an upper region of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern protruding upwardly from a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern includes a first portion penetrating the upper region of the interlayer insulating layer; and a second portion protruding upwardly from the top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a width of a lower region of the second portion in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate is greater than a width of an upper region of the second portion in the direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating viral infection are disclosed. The compositions contain a combination of zinc and a cyclo(His-Pro), in effective amounts. The composition containing a combination of zinc and a cyclo(His-Pro) can be used to treat viral infections including SARS-CoV-2 infections in mammals.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising piperonylic acid as an effective ingredient for anti-aging or regenerating the skin. A composition according to the present invention utilizes piperonylic acid that various plant species naturally contain therein and thus does not cause side effects. Piperonylic acid activates signals associated with cell survival, growth, and proliferation to exhibit the effect of increasing the resistance and survival of skin cells against external stimuli and enhancing the regeneration of the skin damaged due to external stimuli or senescence. In addition, piperonylic acid of the present invention has a similar function to EGF, but is stable and small in size in contrast to EGF. Thus, piperonylic acid of the present invention has the advantage of being able to easily move to the skin basal layer across the skin barrier and perform its function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising gossypetin or a salt thereof for prevention or treatment of neurodegenerative disease. Having an excellent prophylactic and therapeutic effect on neurodegenerative disease and excellently improving memory and cognitive functions, the composition of the invention can be advantageously used not only for preventing and treating neurodegenerative disease, but also for improving memory and cognitive function.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising piperonylic acid as an effective ingredient for anti-aging or regenerating the skin. A composition according to the present invention utilizes piperonylic acid that various plant species naturally contain therein and thus does not cause side effects. Piperonylic acid activates signals associated with cell survival, growth, and proliferation to exhibit the effect of increasing the resistance and survival of skin cells against external stimuli and enhancing the regeneration of the skin damaged due to external stimuli or senescence. In addition, piperonylic acid of the present invention has a similar function to EGF, but is stable and small in size in contrast to EGF. Thus, piperonylic acid of the present invention has the advantage of being able to easily move to the skin basal layer across the skin barrier and perform its function.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device. The semiconductor device includes an active region, a plurality of channel layers, gate electrodes, a source/drain region, and a contact structure. The active region is disposed on a substrate and extends in a first direction. The plurality of channel layers are disposed on the active region to be spaced apart from each other vertically. The gate electrodes are disposed on the substrate, intersecting the active region and the plurality of channel layers, extending in a third direction, and surrounding the plurality of channel layers. The source/drain region is disposed on the active region on at least one side of the gate electrodes, and contacting the plurality of channel layers. The contact structure is disposed between the gate electrodes, extending in the second direction, and contacting the source/drain region.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate; a conductive line on the interlayer insulating layer; and a contact plug penetrating the interlayer insulating layer, the contact plug being connected to the conductive line, wherein the contact plug includes an upper pattern penetrating an upper region of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern protruding upwardly from a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern includes a first portion penetrating the upper region of the interlayer insulating layer; and a second portion protruding upwardly from the top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a width of a lower region of the second portion in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate is greater than a width of an upper region of the second portion in the direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating viral infection are disclosed. The compositions contain a combination of zinc and a cyclo(His-Pro), in effective amounts. The composition containing a combination of zinc and a cyclo(His-Pro) can be used to treat viral infections including SARS-CoV-2 infections in mammals.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate; a conductive line on the interlayer insulating layer; and a contact plug penetrating the interlayer insulating layer, the contact plug being connected to the conductive line, wherein the contact plug includes an upper pattern penetrating an upper region of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern protruding upwardly from a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern includes a first portion penetrating the upper region of the interlayer insulating layer; and a second portion protruding upwardly from the top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a width of a lower region of the second portion in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate is greater than a width of an upper region of the second portion in the direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate.

Abstract: Microfluidic systems and methods to generate and analyze microcapsules comprising biological sample, such as for example, single cells, cellular contents, microspore, protoplast, are disclosed. The microcapsules comprising the biological sample can be preserved by a polymerization process that forms a hydrogel around the biological sample. The hydrogel microcapsules can be trapped in a trapping array or collected in an output reservoir and subject to one or more assays. The trapping array or the output reservoir can be disposed over a porous layer that can filter the continuous phase (e.g., oil) in which the microcapsules are dispersed in the microfluidic device. The pores of the porous layer are configured to be smaller than the size of the microcapsules to prevent the flow of the microcapsules through the porous layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate; a conductive line on the interlayer insulating layer; and a contact plug penetrating the interlayer insulating layer, the contact plug being connected to the conductive line, wherein the contact plug includes an upper pattern penetrating an upper region of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern protruding upwardly from a top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, the upper pattern includes a first portion penetrating the upper region of the interlayer insulating layer; and a second portion protruding upwardly from the top surface of the interlayer insulating layer, and a width of a lower region of the second portion in a direction parallel to a top surface of the substrate is greater than a width of an upper region of the second portion in the direction parallel to the top surface of the substrate.