Abstract: An article of apparel can include or use an electroadhesive clutch device. The device can include an elongate encasing for a first electrode assembly and a second electrode assembly each having a respective first and second electrode. The first and second electrodes can be at least partially overlapping and configured to slide or move relative to each other. The device can include an electrical signal generator configured to provide first and second signals to the first and second electrode assemblies, respectively, wherein the first electrode assembly is configured to slide laterally relative to the second electrode assembly when the first and second signals are not applied, and is configured to remain static relative to the second electrode assembly when the first and second signals are applied. The apparel can include a textile material to which the encasing is attached at least at a first end of the encasing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst for converting diesel and kerosene, which are increasingly likely to be not utilized, into basic chemical raw materials, and a method for producing the catalyst, and the catalyst is a catalyst containing a porous zeolite having pores; and phosphorus (P) supported in internal pores of the zeolite and on a surface of the zeolite, wherein the amount of Lewis acid sites in the phosphorus-supported zeolite is 20 to 100 ?mol/g, and the catalyst is used for producing a basic chemical raw material through catalytic cracking of a hydrocarbon feed having a boiling point of 150° C. or higher and 550° C. or lower.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle with a cushion tip-up and down function is provided. The seat is configured such that a cushion leg provided in a cushion is held, in a fitted manner, by a support spring of a support structure provided in a seat base, and when the cushion is rotated, the cushion leg is allowed to be folded and ejected by being automatically rotated, thereby improving the convenience of use.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein the electrode assembly has a first end, a second end opposite the first end, a first side and a second side opposite the first side, a pouch configured to surround the electrode assembly, and an inner support installed between the pouch and the electrode assembly to support the inside of the pouch.

Abstract: A secondary battery reduces or prevents the likelihood of lifting or twisting by increasing the fixing force between an electrode plate and a separator of a stacked electrode assembly, and reduces or prevents the likelihood of damage to an electrode plate due to being pressed by a lower insulating member of a cap assembly. A secondary battery may include an electrode assembly including first and second electrode plates alternately stacked with a separator therebetween, a first current collector plate coupled to the first electrode plate, a case accommodating the electrode assembly and the first current collector plate, a cap plate coupled to the case, a first terminal contacting the first current collector plate, and having an upper end penetrating the cap plate, and an insulating tape covering upper and lower surfaces of the electrode assembly, fixing the electrode assembly, and extending along a longitudinal direction of the cap plate.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and a health functional food composition for preventing, treating, or improving muscular diseases have licorice extract or a fraction thereof, or a compound isolated therefrom or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as an active ingredient. The licorice extract or a fraction thereof, the compound or salt thereof induce the myoblasts proliferation and promote the differentiation into myotubes, and since the licorice extract or a fraction thereof, the compound or salt thereof has an excellent effect on regenerating damaged muscles, various muscle diseases are effectively prevented, improved or treated using the composition.

Abstract: Provided is a display device including a display panel, an optical sensor, a timing controller, a scan driver, a data driver, and an image controller. The timing controller controls an image refresh rate of the display panel based on are fresh rate control signal. Thus, the display device provides improved visibility.

Abstract: The lead implanted in a body to apply electrical stimulation to body organs may include: an electrode wire having one end provided as an insertion portion to be inserted into a body and the other end provided as an interface portion for connection with an external device to transmit a stimulation signal: a plurality of first electrodes in the insertion portion; a plurality of second electrodes on the interface portion; and a plurality of signal lines interconnecting the first electrodes and the second electrodes, wherein the insertion portion of the electrode wire includes a plurality of support portions on which the first electrodes are respectively disposed and a plurality of stretchable portions between the support portions and expandable and contractible, and further includes an operation unit for pushing or pulling each support portion in a longitudinal direction of the electrode wire to adjust a position of the support portion.

Abstract: An electroadhesive clutch can be coupled to a textile. The clutch can include a first electrode assembly comprising a first conductive member, and a second electrode assembly comprising a second conductive member overlaying in part the first conductive member. In an example, the clutch includes or uses an elastic encasing within which the first and second electrode assemblies are positioned. The elastic encasing can form a first bond with the first conductive member at a first location of the elastic encasing and a second bond with the second conductive member proximate a second location of the elastic encasing different than the first location.

Abstract: Mechanisms are provided for intrusion detection based on regular expression matching. The mechanisms partition a regular expression (RegEx) rule set into a plurality of different partitions and distributes the plurality of different partitions to a plurality of different edge computing devices associated with a protected network of computing resources. The mechanisms route data packets of an incoming data stream to the plurality of edge computing devices, each of which processes the data packets to determine whether the data packets match RegEx rules in a partition distributed to the edge computing device. A determination is made as to whether the incoming data stream represents an intrusion based on a combination of results of the processing of the data packets by the plurality of edge computing devices.

Abstract: Provided are a bicyclic fused ring such as for example, benzo[d]imidazole, benzo[d][1,2,3]triazole, or 8-oxo-8,9-dihydro-7H-purine derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a process for the preparation thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and a use thereof, wherein the bicyclic fused ring derivative or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof has an inhibitory activity against the lysyl oxidase family and can be usefully applied for preventing or treating various diseases associated with the lysyl oxidase family, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), chronic kidney disease (CKD), or liver cirrhosis.

Abstract: An implantable lead having adjustable electrode locations and a system for controlling the same. The implantable lead may include a plurality of first electrodes exposed and formed at an upper part of a main body at given intervals, a plurality of second electrodes coupled to a stepped lower part of the main body and configured to deliver a stimulus signal to a core area into which the lead is inserted, and a plurality of signal lines embedded in the main body and configured to connect the first electrodes and the second electrodes in a one-to-one manner. In this case, a slot for coupling and up and down movement of the second electrodes may be formed in the lower part. As the second electrodes are individually moved along the slot by an external force acting on the signal lines, locations of the second electrodes in the lower part may be adjusted.

Abstract: Systems and techniques that facilitate dynamic load scheduling are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory that can execute the computer executable components stored in memory. The computer executable components can comprise a carbon footprint component that generates estimated carbon footprints of a plurality of tasks for a plurality of datacenters based on carbon intensity forecasts and estimated workload requirements of the task, wherein the carbon intensity forecasts comprise ancillary carbon output, marginal carbon output, and average carbon output; and a scheduling component that schedules the plurality of tasks for one or more datacenters selected from the plurality of datacenters based on the estimated carbon footprints.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for managing instances of serverless functions in a cloud computing system are provided. Aspects include obtaining a service level objective for a serverless function, obtaining a command queue length for a graphical processing unit disposed on each of a plurality of compute nodes in the cloud computing system, and obtaining a request queue length of the serverless function. Aspects also include calculating a number of instances of the serverless function to deploy in the cloud computing system, wherein the number of instances is determined based on the service level objective and the request queue length of the serverless function, identifying compute nodes from the plurality of compute nodes to deploy each of the number of instances of the serverless function, and creating an instance of the serverless function on each of the identified compute nodes.

Abstract: Systems and methods are presented to provide a first machine learning model to a collaboration platform. The systems and methods receive a second machine learning model from the collaboration platform that indicates the second machine learning model is based on the first machine learning model. The systems and methods test the second machine learning model using criteria corresponding to the first machine learning model to determine whether the second machine learning model is valid. In turn, the systems and methods publish the second machine learning model to a repository in response to determining that the second machine learning model is valid.

Abstract: An engineered textile includes a plurality of yarn strands with a subset extending in a substantially parallel and spaced arrangement and a bonding material extending across the plurality of yarn strands. The bonding material encapsulates a portion of each yarn strand to bond adjacent ones of the plurality of yarn strands together.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel Bifidobacterium bifidum MG731 strain and a composition for preventing or treating cancers, comprising the same. Specifically, the Bifidobacterium bifidum MG731 strain of the present invention has effects of inhibiting the proliferation of cancer cells, decreasing the mobility of cancer cells, inhibiting the neoangiogenesis, and increasing the anticancer immune response as well as reducing the expression of inflammatory factors, thereby having effects of preventing or treating cancers or inflammatory diseases. In addition, when used in combination with an anticancer chemotherapeutic agent or an anticancer immunotherapeutic agent, the Bifidobacterium bifidum MG731 strain of the present invention exhibits a better anticancer effect. In addition, the present invention relates to a novel Lactococcus lactis GEN3033 strain and a composition for preventing or treating cancers, comprising the same.

Abstract: An article of apparel can include an aperture. An electroadhesive clutch device can be coupled to, or integrated with, the article of apparel, and the clutch device can be configured to selectively open and close the aperture. An electric signal generator can be coupled to the clutch device and configured to provide one or more signals to the clutch device to thereby open or close the aperture.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate comprising a first contact hole; a thin-film transistor layer on a first surface of the substrate and comprising a plurality of insulating layers and a thin-film transistor; an etching stopper on one or more of the insulating layers and contacting the substrate through a second contact hole surrounding the first contact hole in a plan view; a connection line on the etching stopper; and a pad part on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface of the substrate and connected to the connection line through the first contact hole.