Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor device, comprising: a bit line structure including a bit line contact plug, a bit line, and a bit line hard mask that are sequentially stacked over a substrate; a storage node contact plug that is spaced apart from the bit line structure; a conformal spacer that is positioned between the bit line and the storage node contact plug and includes a low-k material; and a seed liner that is positioned between the conformal spacer and the bit line and thinner than the conformal spacer.

Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a first signal pad portion including first signal pads, a second signal pad portion including second signal pads, and a first dummy pad portion disposed between the first signal pad portion and the second signal pad portion and including at least one first dummy pad, and a flexible circuit board including a first terminal portion including first terminals, a second terminal portion including second terminals, and a first cut portion disposed between the first terminal portion and the second terminal portion. The flexible circuit board is compressed to the display panel. The first terminals are electrically connected to the first signal pads. The second terminals are electrically connected to the second signal pads. The first cut portion overlaps the first dummy pad portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting data using a random access procedure in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system includes transmitting a first MsgA including an RA preamble #i and a payload to a base station; receiving, from the base station, a MsgB including information indicating that an RA preamble #k is reserved; and transmitting a second MsgA including the RA preamble #k and data to the base station in a preamble reservation period associated with the RA preamble #k.

Abstract: A server according to an embodiment includes a processor configured to receive a friend add request for a target account from a user terminal accessed with a user account; based on one of the user account and the target account being a protected account, transmit an approval request for the friend add request to a protector account connected to the protected account; and based on receiving a reply to the approval request from the protector terminal, add the target account to a friend list of the user account.

Abstract: An apparatus performs a method for estimating residual stress of a material such as plastics. The apparatus includes an inspection unit configured to emit a terahertz wave to a subject to be inspected and to detect the terahertz wave transmitted through or reflected from the subject, and a controller configured to estimate residual stress of the subject based on the terahertz wave detected by the inspection unit.

Abstract: One aspect provides a physiologically based pharmacokinetic core model which may be commonly applied to two or more compounds that share the same core structure, and a method of constructing the physiologically based pharmacokinetic core model. According to the physiologically based pharmacokinetic core model and the method of constructing the physiologically based pharmacokinetic core model, there is the effect of conducting exposure evaluation simply only by deriving a distribution coefficient, without constructing a separate PBPK model for each individual compound.

Abstract: A battery module and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The battery module includes a case providing an internal space, a plurality of battery cells disposed in the internal space of the case, and at least one cooling unit interposed between the battery cells to be in surface contact with the battery cells and dissipating heat generated by the battery cells externally.

Abstract: Provided is a method for whitening a skin of a subject administrating a whitening composition that includes a compound including a structural unit represented by Chemical Formula A and including at least one hydroxyl group and at least one carboxyl group as an active ingredient, to the subject. In Chemical Formula 1, each substituent is as defined in the specification.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of pouch-type battery cells, each of the pouch-type battery cells including an electrode assembly, a pouch, and electrode leads, the pouch including at least one electrode accommodation portion and a sealing portion; and a bus bar assembly having at least one conductive bus bar, wherein the electrode accommodation portion includes a body portion having a width greater than a height thereof, and an extension portion extending in a height direction and protruding from a central portion of the body portion, wherein the electrode leads are extending in the height direction, wherein the bus bar is coupled to the electrode leads in a vertical direction of the pouch-type battery cell, and wherein the upper end of the bus bar in the height direction is lower than an upper end of an extension portion of the pouch.

Abstract: A pouch-type battery cell includes an electrode assembly, a pouch having at least one electrode accommodation portion accommodating the electrode assembly therein and a sealing portion for sealing the electrode assembly, and electrode leads electrically connected to the electrode assembly and exposed externally of the pouch through the sealing portion, wherein the electrode accommodation portion includes a body portion of which a width is greater than a height thereof, and an extension portion extending from a central portion of the body portion in a width direction to one side and having a width narrower than the width of the body portion, the electrode leads are disposed outside the extension portion in the width direction, and an end of the electrode leads has a height lower than an outer portion of the pouch.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a plurality of cell stack units, each stack unit including a stack of a plurality of battery cells, a partition wall member disposed between the cell stack units adjacent to each other, and a pack housing accommodating the plurality of cell stack units and a plurality of partition wall members. The cell stack unit and the partition wall member are accommodated in the pack housing while side surface of the cell stack unit and a side surface of the partition wall member are in contact with each other, and the partition wall member is fixed to a bottom surface of the pack housing.

Abstract: Provided are a composition including a compound of the following chemical formula as an active ingredient and a method of inhibiting a cortisone reductase by applying the same:

Abstract: Provided are a composition including a compound of the following chemical formula as an active ingredient and a method of strengthening the skin barrier by applying it to skin of a subject:

Abstract: Provided are a composition including coumestrol extracted from soybeans as an active ingredient, and a method of inhibiting cortisone reductase by applying it to skin of a subject.

Abstract: Provided are a composition including a compound of the following chemical formula as an active ingredient, and a method of enhancing a skin barrier by applying it to the skin:

Abstract: Provided is a composition for inhibiting cortisone reductase, including a compound represented by a specific chemical formula as an active ingredient.

Abstract: Provided are a composition including a compound represented by a specific chemical formula as an active ingredient and a method of inhibiting a cortisone reductase by applying the same to skin of a subject.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for forecasting power demand. The method of forecasting power demand includes forming weighted power demand data by assigning different weights to power demand data according to the frequency of the power demand data, and forming a power demand forecasting model by recurrent neural network (RNN)-based deep learning using the weighted power demand data. From the power demand forecasting model, a power demand forecasting value is extracted using a forecast target label or index information.

Abstract: A battery module and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The battery module includes a case providing an internal space, a plurality of battery cells disposed in the internal space of the case, and at least one cooling unit interposed between the battery cells to be in surface contact with the battery cells and dissipating heat generated by the battery cells externally.

Abstract: Provided are a more easily assembled sensing assembly and a battery module comprising the same by having a simplified process through a connection structure between a terminal portion and a signal connection portion which are respectively coupled to a case and lead portions of a battery cell, thereby solving a problem that an additional process is necessary for a conventional sensing block to be coupled to leads of the secondary batteries after being coupled to a case.