Abstract: A method of preparing a secondary battery which includes pre-lithiating an electrode assembly which includes an electrode structure including a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of separators, and a metal substrate. The plurality of electrodes and the plurality of separators are alternatingly stacked. The metal substrate is present on an outermost surface of the electrode structure in a direction in which the electrode and the separator are stacked. Each positive electrode and negative electrode are spaced apart from each other with one separator of the plurality of separators disposed therebetween. The pre-lithiating includes applying a first current by electrically connecting one of the plurality of positive electrodes and one of the plurality of negative electrodes, and applying a second current by electrically connecting the metal substrate and one of the plurality of positive electrodes, after applying the first current.

Abstract: A method of operating a storage device includes receiving, at the storage device, a meta information transfer command based on a data read request. The meta information transfer command is received from a host device. The method further includes receiving, at the storage device, a data read command corresponding to the data read request and the meta information transfer command. The data read command is received from the host device. The method further includes receiving, at the storage device, a plurality of meta data corresponding to the data read request and the meta information transfer command. The plurality of meta data is received from the host device. The method further includes performing a data read operation, at the storage device, based on the data read command and the plurality of meta data.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel including a first region including a transmissive part configured to transmit light provided from the outside and a second region not including the transmissive part; and a sensor overlapping with the transmissive part, and configured to obtain electrical information based on information provided from the outside, wherein the display panel includes: a thin film transistor layer including a plurality of transistors; a pixel defining layer defining an emission region of a plurality of pixels; and a light blocking layer on the pixel defining layer, and defining the transmissive part, and wherein the pixel defining layer in the first region covers at least a portion of the thin film transistor layer such that light provided through the transmissive part is blocked.

Abstract: A display device includes a display area which includes a first display area including a plurality of first pixels and a second display area including at least one second pixel and at least one light-transmitting portion, a peripheral area disposed around the display area, a data line including a first portion and a second portion spaced apart from each other in a predetermined direction with the light-transmitting portion therebetween, and a conductive pattern disposed at a different conductive layer from the data line. The conductive pattern includes a first pattern portion including a bypass portion that bypasses a periphery of the second display area in a plan view and disposed in the first display area, and the first pattern portion includes a first end electrically connected to the first portion of the data line and a second end electrically connected to the second portion of the data line.

Abstract: A present disclosure provides a method for removing impurities and recovering a high-concentration lithium aqueous solution from a waste battery material and a waste cathode active materials which can separate valuable metals including nickel and cobalt in a solid state separately and manufacture them into the high-concentration lithium aqueous solution in the process of recovering lithium contained in the waste battery material and the waste cathode active materials

Abstract: A display device including a base layer, a circuit layer, a light emitting device layer, an organic layer, and a touch sensing unit. The base layer includes a display area and a non-display area. A plurality of insulation patterns overlaps the non-display area. The organic layer is disposed on the light emitting device and overlaps the plurality of insulation patterns and the organic light emitting diode. At least a portion of the plurality of touch signal lines overlaps the plurality of insulation patterns.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intra prediction method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise decoding information on intra prediction; and generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction for a current block based on the information on intra prediction. The information on intra prediction may include information on an intra prediction mode, and the intra prediction mode may include a curved intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A present disclosure provides a method for recovering a valuable metal from a waste battery material and a waste cathode active materials which can reduce wastewater and the cost of processing wastewater by replacing a first aqueous lithium solution including an alkaline substance produced in the process of recovering a valuable metal from a waste battery material and a waste cathode active materials by a pH adjuster.

Abstract: In an assembly system of an aircraft including a fuselage and a wing, the aircraft assembly system may include: a jig unit coupled to the wing to move integrally with the wing; a transfer unit connected to the jig unit and transferring the wing toward the fuselage; a position adjusting unit detachably connected to the jig unit and adjusting a position of the jig unit; and a measuring unit configured for measuring positions of the fuselage and the wing, wherein the fuselage may be relatively fixed to the movement of the wing, wherein the measuring unit may be configured to set a fuselage coordinate system and a wing coordinate system for the fuselage and the wing, respectively, wherein the position adjusting unit may be configured to move the jig unit so that the wing coordinate system coincides with the fuselage coordinate system.

Abstract: A seat adjustment apparatus for a vehicle includes a plurality of connection frames provided along two opposite sides of a seat frame and two opposite sides of a back frame and configured to move forward or rearward depending on a folding direction of the back frame, guide parts provided at middle points of the plurality of connection frames and configured to be moved upward or downward by forward or rearward movements of the connection frames, and a seat cushion pipe provided inside the two connection frames and configured such that front ends of the seat cushion pipe are connected to the guide parts, and a position of a rear end of the seat cushion pipe is adjusted upward or downward by upward or downward movements of the guide parts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intra prediction method and apparatus. The image decoding method according to the present invention may comprise decoding information on intra prediction; and generating a prediction block by performing intra prediction for a current block based on the information on intra prediction. The information on intra prediction may include information on an intra prediction mode, and the intra prediction mode may include a curved intra prediction mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of providing diagnosis assistance information by analyzing a medical image, the method including obtaining an image of the brain, labeling a feature value representing a region of the brain, determining a reference boundary in the image of the brain, calculating a first disease index and a second disease index, and providing diagnosis assistance information on the basis of the first and second disease indexes.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction mode based intra prediction are provided. An image decoding method may comprise decoding an intra prediction mode of a current block, deriving at least one intra prediction mode from the decoded intra prediction mode of the current block, generating two or more intra prediction blocks using the intra prediction mode of the current block and the derived intra prediction mode, and generating an intra prediction block of the current block based on the two or more intra prediction blocks.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for predicting a second color component block using a first color component block are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises deriving a prediction parameter using the first color component block, and predicting the second color component block using the derived prediction parameter.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for encoding/decoding a moving picture based on adaptive scanning. The moving picture apparatus and method can increase a compression rate based on adaptive scanning by performing intra prediction onto blocks of a predetermined size, and scanning coefficients acquired from Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) of a residue signal and quantization differently according to the intra prediction mode. The moving picture encoding apparatus includes: a mode selector for selecting and outputting a prediction mode; a predictor for predicting pixel values of pixels to be encoded of an input video based on the prediction mode to thereby output a residue signal block; a transform/quantization unit for performing DCT onto the residue signal block and quantizing the transformed residue signal block; and an encoder for adaptively scanning and encoding the quantized residue signal block based on the prediction mode.

Abstract: A battery pack capable of, upon occurrence of an event in a certain battery cell, reducing propagation of heat to a cell adjacent thereto and capable of preventing or substantially preventing sagging of a casing is provided. A battery pack includes a plurality of battery cells including vents, each of which is located in a surface of a respective one of the plurality of battery cells, a cover member configured to accommodate the plurality of battery cells, and a cooling plate, which is located in an area in which the vents are located and is in contact with the cover member. The cooling plate includes vent protruding portions located corresponding to the vents and protruding in a direction opposite the cover member.

Abstract: A battery pack configured to, in response to occurrence of a predetermined event in a certain battery cell, reduce propagation of heat to an adjacent cell. The battery pack includes battery cells and a cover member configured to cover the battery cells. The cover member includes a reinforcement cover on the battery cells. The reinforcement cover includes flange portions arranged in two rows at a central part of the reinforcement cover and extending in the arrangement direction of the battery cells.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device includes: a display panel having a first display area and a second display area, the first and second display areas having different light transmittances from each other in a unit area, wherein the display panel includes a plurality of organic light-emitting diodes disposed in the first display area and the second display area, wherein a first organic light-emitting diode disposed in the first display area and a second organic light-emitting diode disposed in the second display area each include at least one light emitter, and the number of the light emitter included in the second organic light-emitting diode is greater than the number of the light emitter included in the first organic light-emitting diode.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for increasing the viability of cells by ultrasound irradiation and an ultrasound irradiation apparatus using same. The method comprises: applying a drug and an epidermal drug delivery system onto the epidermis of a subject; and, with ultrasound parameters each being preset within a certain range, an ultrasound irradiation apparatus irradiating ultrasound onto the epidermis of the subject through an ultrasound generation unit placed within a critical range from the epidermis of the subject, wherein the epidermal drug delivery system induces the formation of cavities, i.e., cavitation around the epidermis of the subject when the ultrasound is irradiated, the ultrasound parameters at least include an ultrasound pressure and an ultrasound duty percentage, the ultrasound pressure is 0.5-1 MPa, and the ultrasound duty percentage is 1-5%.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding. An intra-prediction mode for the target block is derived, and intra-prediction for the target block that uses the derived intra-prediction mode is performed. The intra-prediction mode for the target block is derived using an artificial neural network, and an MPM list for the target block is derived using information about the target block, pieces of information about blocks adjacent to the target block, and the artificial neural network. The artificial neural network outputs one or more available intra-prediction modes. Further, the artificial neural network outputs match probabilities for one or more candidate intra-prediction modes, and each of the match probabilities for the candidate intra-prediction modes indicates a probability that the corresponding candidate intra-prediction mode matches the intra-prediction mode for the target block.