Abstract: A variety of exemplary embodiments for processing images are disclosed. In an exemplary embodiment, an image processing method includes a step of extracting a first face feature from an input image including a first face image, a step of generating a second face feature by combining the extracted first face feature with a virtual face feature, a step of generating a second face image on the basis of the generated second face feature, and a step of generating an output image by substantially replacing the first face image with the generated second face image in the input image.

Abstract: A heat pump system for a vehicle includes a valve, an electrical component cooling apparatus, a battery cooling apparatus, an internal heating apparatus, an internal cooling device, a centralized energy device, and a chiller for controlling a temperature of a battery module by use of a chiller in which a coolant and a refrigerant are heat-exchanged, and for recovering and using heat from various heat sources in a heating mode of a vehicle for indoor heating to improve heating efficiency, wherein the battery coolant line is selectively connectable to the first connection line through a battery coolant connection line connecting the battery coolant line and the first connection line.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are configured to control a steering wheel of an autonomous driving vehicle. A state of a driver may be monitored during autonomous driving, and at least one of an upward/downward location, a leftward/rightward tilting angle, or an axial movement of the steering wheel of the autonomous driving vehicle may be controlled based on the state of the driver. As a result, danger information may be delivered to the driver through a dual system during autonomous driving.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic solvent purification process and a dehydration system for obtaining a high-purity organic solvent, and according to the present disclosure, a high-purity organic solvent may be obtained by removing an inflow of impurities during a dehydration process.

Abstract: A non-contact interface device for a vehicle and a method for controlling the same, may display an operation system menu for a driver and passengers to operate various kinds of devices of the vehicle as a hologram, enable a user to operate the displayed operation system menu in a non-contact manner by use of the user's finger or the like, and provide the user with a tactile feedback for a non-contact operation, so that the user can recognize whether to have operated the menu.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a purification process of an organic solvent, the process including: (a) performing distillation by supplying an organic solvent to a distillation column; and (b) discharging a portion of the organic solvent including impurities through a side discharge stream connected to a lower part of the distillation column, wherein the discharging of (b) discharges a portion of the organic solvent including impurities at a flow rate of 0.5% to 10% with respect to an input flow rate of the organic solvent supplied to the distillation column in (a).

Abstract: There is provided an image decoding method comprising: deriving a first prediction value of a current block by using at least one sample included in a reference block, obtaining an illumination compensation parameter on the basis of a predetermined reference region, deriving a second prediction value of the current block by applying the illumination compensation parameter to the first prediction value and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the second prediction value.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower pattern. A channel isolation structure and a field insulating layer contact the lower pattern. A gate structure is on the lower pattern, in contact with the channel isolation structure. A channel pattern is on the lower pattern, and includes sheet patterns, each being in contact with the channel isolation structure. A source/drain pattern contacts the channel pattern and the channel isolation structure. The channel isolation structure includes a first region contacting the gate structure and a second region contacting the source/drain pattern. The second region of the channel isolation structure includes portions whose widths increase as a distance from a bottom surface of the field insulating layer increases.

Abstract: An embodiment motor cooling apparatus includes a stator core including a plurality of metal plates made in a predetermined shape by lamination, an inlet channel formed from one side of the stator core and extending therethrough to a predetermined depth therein, a plurality of cooling channels branched from an internal end of the inlet channel and extending therefrom to either an upper side or a lower side of the stator core, and a cooling fluid supply apparatus configured to circulate cooling fluid from the inlet channel to the plurality of cooling channels.

Abstract: A display panel and a display apparatus including the display panel are presented herein. A display panel according to one or more embodiments includes a substrate; an insulating layer on the substrate; a bank pattern on the insulating layer; a first electrode on the bank pattern; a contact electrode on the insulating layer, the contact electrode spaced apart from the bank pattern; a light-emitting element on the first electrode; a first optical layer surrounding the light-emitting element, the first optical layer comprising an organic insulating material including metal particles; a second optical layer on the contact electrode; and a third optical layer on the first optical layer.

Abstract: A method for separating polybutene, the method including: (1) introducing a polybutene solution into a distillation column, the solution including polybutene, a halogenated hydrocarbon solvent, and a non-polar hydrocarbon solvent and having a viscosity of 1 cp to 50 cp measured at 25° C. using a rotational viscometer; (2) collecting an upper stream including the halogenated hydrocarbon solvent and a portion of the non-polar hydrocarbon solvent from an upper portion of the distillation column, and collecting a lower stream including the polybutene and a remaining portion of the non-polar hydrocarbon solvent from a lower portion of the distillation column, where the lower stream has a viscosity of 10 cp to 150 cp; and (3) separating the remaining portion of the non-polar hydrocarbon solvent and the polybutene from the lower stream.

Abstract: A data transmission circuit may include a plurality of data transmission lines configured to transmit a victim data signal through a victim data transmission line, and transmit an adjacent data signal through an adjacent data transmission line disposed adjacent to the victim data transmission line; and a data input/output circuit configured to control a reference voltage level reflected into the victim data signal on the basis of data pattern information of the adjacent data signal, and compare the victim data signal to the reference voltage level and output the comparison result.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an on-die resistor circuit comprising an on-die resistor, a calibration circuit configured to perform a calibration operation on the on-die resistor, and a calibration control circuit configured to control the calibration operation of the calibration circuit. The calibration circuit includes a current generating circuit configured to supply a calibration current to the on-die resistor and a comparing circuit configured to compare the magnitude of a first input signal that is generated by the calibration current and the on-die resistor with a magnitude of a second input signal that is generated by the calibration current and an external resistor.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an on-die resistor circuit comprising an on-die resistor, a calibration circuit configured to perform a calibration operation on the on-die resistor, and a calibration control circuit configured to control the calibration operation of the calibration circuit. The calibration circuit includes a current generating circuit configured to supply a calibration current to the on-die resistor and a comparing circuit configured to compare the magnitude of a first input signal that is generated by the calibration current and the on-die resistor with a magnitude of a second input signal that is generated by the calibration current and an external resistor.

Abstract: In a method of synthesizing 3,6?-dithiopomalidomide from pomalidomide according to an embodiment, pomalidomide is dissolved by adding a solvent thereto, phosphorus pentasulfide (P2S5) is added to the dissolved pomalidomide, followed by stirring, and solids are removed from the stirred solution, followed by purification. It is possible to reduce the production of 1,6-dithiopomalidomide, which is a by-product produced during the synthesis of 3,6?-dithiopomalidomide, and selectively increase the proportion of 3,6-dithiopomalidomide among synthesized isomeric compounds to 90% or more, thereby reducing the time and cost required to separate 1,6-dithiopomalidomide by HPLC, etc. in a subsequent purification process, thereby increasing the production and economic feasibility of the 3,6?-dithiopomalidomide compound.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for delivering a neuroprotective polypeptide to at least a portion of a central nervous system (CNS) of a subject.

Abstract: Disclosed is a frostbite prevention pad for a cryolipolysis procedure, which is used for a cryolipolysis procedure using a cryolipolysis device. The frostbite prevention pad includes: a base member made of a fiber material; one or more waterproof members made of a resin material and placed to overlap the base member; and one or more sewn parts formed by sewing the base member and the waterproof member to couple the base member and the waterproof member in a state in which the base member and the waterproof member overlap each other.

Abstract: A data transmission circuit may include a plurality of data transmission lines configured to transmit a victim data signal through a victim data transmission line, and transmit an adjacent data signal through an adjacent data transmission line disposed adjacent to the victim data transmission line; and a data input/output circuit configured to control a reference voltage level reflected into the victim data signal on the basis of data pattern information of the adjacent data signal, and compare the victim data signal to the reference voltage level and output the comparison result.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a method for manufacturing a GaN-based power device, the method comprising a step of irradiating particle beams onto a silicon substrate of a GaN-based power device, in which the silicon substrate is included; and a GaN-based power device manufactured by the method for manufacturing a GaN-based power device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a method for forming an ohmic contact of a GaN-based electronic device, comprising the steps of (A) irradiating an ion beam at a GaN-based electronic device to form an ion region in one part of the inside of the GaN-based electronic device, (B) forming an electrode layer on a part, corresponding to the ion region, of the surface of the GaN-based electronic, device, and (C) thermally treating the GaN-based electronic device on which the electrode layer is formed; and an ohmic contact of a GaN-based electronic device manufactured by the method for forming an ohmic contact of a GaN-based electronic device.