Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous silicon-carbon composite having a core-shell structure, a preparing method therefor, and an anode active material comprising same, wherein the core comprises silicon particles and the shell comprises two or more carbon layers including a first carbon layer and a second carbon layer, so that the application of the composite as an anode active material for a secondary battery can enhance the discharge capacity, initial efficiency, and capacity retention rate of the secondary battery. In addition, the preparing method for the porous silicon-carbon composite having the core-shell structure enables the mass production through a continuous process with minimized steps.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for an instant messaging service to provide a schedule service. A schedule management server according to an example embodiment includes receiving a schedule creating request, selecting any one of a first type of calendar belonging to a chatroom in which the schedule creating request is created and a second type of calendar belonging to a user account which creates the schedule creating request, according to a schedule type included in the schedule creating request; and creating a schedule corresponding to the selected type of calendar.

Abstract: An antenna stack structure according to an embodiment includes an antenna substrate layer, an antenna unit disposed on one surface of the antenna substrate layer and including a radiator and an antenna pad, and a pad ground and an insulating layer disposed at the same level on an opposite surface of the antenna substrate layer facing the one surface. The antenna pad is superimposed over the pad ground in a thickness direction. Radiation properties can be improved utilizing the antenna pad.

Abstract: A capacitor structure is provided. The capacitor structure comprises an upper electrode, a lower electrode including a lower electrode film and a lower interface electrode film, a capacitor dielectric film between the lower electrode and the upper electrode, and an interface blocking film between the lower electrode and the capacitor dielectric film, the interface blocking film being in contact with the capacitor dielectric film and the lower interface electrode film, wherein the interface blocking film includes a first metal oxide containing a first metal element, the lower interface electrode film includes a second conductive metal oxide containing a second metal element different from the first metal element, the capacitor dielectric film does not include the first metal oxide, and a thickness of the lower interface electrode film is greater than that of the interface blocking film.

Abstract: A smoking article case with a hand care function may be provided. The smoking article case according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes a body portion in which an inner space for storing a smoking article is formed and a cover which is connected to the body portion, wherein a functional care zone may be formed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the body portion and an outer surface of the cover. Microcapsules containing a functional material are applied on the functional care zone, and as the microcapsules are crushed by a smoker's rubbing motion and the functional material is discharged from the crushed microcapsules, the hand care function may be provided to the smoker.

Abstract: Introduced is a power module including a first substrate and a second substrate, a semiconductor chip, and a via spacer electrically connecting the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the via spacer includes a first portion electrically connected to the first substrate, a second portion electrically connected to the second substrate, and a resistor portion including a resistance value greater than resistance values of the first portion and the second portion and arranged between the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: The series-type charging and discharging device according to the present technology for charging and discharging a plurality of battery cells in series, includes trays, a cooling fan, a power source, a charging and discharging control board, and a control unit, and the charging and discharging control algorithm includes a first to N (N is an integer from 2 to 10) charging and discharging steps, and each charging and discharging step is configured to charge and discharge in a constant current mode, but characterized in with a stepwise decrease in the value of the charging and discharging current.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a long range wireless charging system for vehicle, and may include a wireless charging module including a power transmitting unit installed on one side of a vehicle body which transmits a wireless power signal and a seat power receiving unit installed on one side of a seat, which receives the wireless power signal from the power transmitting unit.

Abstract: Provided are a smoking article including a medium portion, and a filter portion, in which the medium portion includes cigar leaf tobacco and cigar expanded cut tobacco, and a method of manufacturing a smoking article the method including step S1 of manufacturing cigar expanded cut tobacco by expanding cigar leaf tobacco, step S2 of blending leaves of the cigar expanded cut tobacco and the cigar leaf tobacco, and step S3 of wrapping the cigar expanded cut tobacco and the cigar leaf tobacco with a printed cigar wrapper, in which an expansion temperature in step S1 is 180° C. to 350° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for constructing a human pluripotent stem cell-derived liver organoid having enhanced drug metabolic potentials and a liver organoid constructed by the method. Because differentiation is made from human induced pluripotent stem cells dedifferentiated from somatic cells of patients, the cells are easily supplied so that patient-specific liver organoids can be prepared. The organoids can similarly simulate the real human liver structure because they consist of hepatocytes, cholangiocytes, gallbladder cells, and microduct structures, have excellent expression and functions of drug metabolism enzymes, and exhibit drug toxicity, drug metabolic capability, and drug-induced cardiotoxicity. Thus, the organoids can be advantageously used as liver models for searching for pathogenesis of liver diseases and for evaluating drug stability.

Abstract: A module-based prefabricated artificial intelligence development system may be provided. The system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: an adaptive artificial intelligence development unit; and an AI module hub, wherein the adaptive artificial intelligence development unit comprises: analysis unit configured to obtain adaptive autonomous agent requirement information and receive an AI topology and AI modules corresponding to the adaptive autonomous agent requirement information from the AI module hub; an assembly unit configured to generate a candidate artificial intelligence model by assembling the AI modules based on the AI topology; and a training unit configured to train the candidate artificial intelligence model.

Abstract: The operation method of a multi-task learning model according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: obtaining a common feature vector of a previous step; receiving input data corresponding to a current task executed in a current step from among a plurality of tasks; extracting a common feature vector of the current step based on the common feature vector of the previous step and the input data corresponding to the current task; extracting an output feature vector corresponding to the current task based on the common feature vector of the current step; and outputting output data corresponding to the current task based on the output feature vector corresponding to the current task.

Abstract: A spatial reuse (SR) method in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system may be provided. The operating method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: the SR system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: detecting a new signal by receiving communication environment information, comparing strength of the new signal with a first threshold, determining whether the new signal is a target signal of the WLAN system based on the determination that the strength of the new signal exceeds the first threshold, determining whether the new signal is a negligible signal based on the determination that the new signal is not a target signal of the WLAN system and performing spatial reuse simultaneous transmission by adjusting transmission power based on the determination that the new signal is the negligible signal.

Abstract: A link adaptation method in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system may be provided. The link adaptation method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include: receiving signals within a communication environment; classifying the signals and identifying each of the signals; analyzing a channel access characteristic of each of the signals; adjusting a communication parameter of a target signal for each channel based on a result of the analyzing.

Abstract: Provided is a semiconductor memory device. The semiconductor memory device includes a substrate, a channel region on the substrate, first and second source/drain regions electrically connected to the channel region, a gate electrode that extends in a first direction and is on the channel region, a conductive line that extends in a second direction intersecting the first direction and is electrically connected to the second source/drain region, and a capacitor structure electrically connected to the first source/drain region on the substrate. The capacitor structure may include a plurality of first electrodes stacked and spaced apart from each other in a third direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, a plurality of trenches extending into the plurality of first electrodes, a capacitor dielectric film that extends along side walls of each of the plurality of trenches, and a plurality of second electrodes in the plurality of trenches, respectively.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device capable of improving the performance and/or reliability of the element, by increasing the capacitance of the capacitor, using a capacitor dielectric film including a ferroelectric material and a paraelectric material. The semiconductor device includes first and second electrodes disposed to be spaced apart from each other, and a capacitor dielectric film disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a first dielectric film and a second dielectric film. The first dielectric film includes one of a first monometal oxide film and a first bimetal oxide film, the first dielectric film has an orthorhombic crystal system, the second dielectric film includes a paraelectric material, and a dielectric constant of the capacitor dielectric film is greater than a dielectric constant of the second dielectric film.

Abstract: A capacitor according to at least one embodiment may include a first electrode and a second electrode spaced apart from each other, and a dielectric layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode and including a ferroelectric layer and an auxiliary portion disposed in the ferroelectric layer, wherein an energy band gap Eg of the auxiliary portion may be lower than about 4.0 eV.

Abstract: A method for forming an insulating layer pattern includes providing a substrate comprising two or more different types of dielectric layer regions; and selectively forming a blocking layer on the substrate to include a first region and a second region. On the first region, the blocking layer is formed, whereas on the second region, no blocking layer is formed or the blocking layer is formed less than in the first region. The difference in water contact angle between the first region and the second region is within the range of 7 to 50 degrees.

Abstract: An application phenyl-?-D-glucuronide in preparing a drug for pre-warning of cancer via induced volatolomics is provided, which belongs to the field of cancer detection drugs. Phenyl-?-D-glucuronide exists in natural organisms, which has been verified by animal experiments to be non-toxic and safe. In addition, the phenyl-?-D-glucuronide can be decomposed into phenol which almost does not exist in the body through a tumor part in vivo to serve as a specific marker, so that the influence of individual factors on the pre-warning accuracy in the induced volatolomics can be avoided.

Abstract: Provided is a computing technology for controlling information display of an electronic shelf label that is connected to a management server via a network and displays electronic information. The electronic shelf label measures a distance to at least one product arranged behind the electronic shelf label, and when a change in the distance occurs, activates a wireless tag reader. When product identification information acquired by the wireless tag reader is different from currently displayed product identification information, the electronic shelf labels request a label change registration to a server. Changed product information is received according to the label change registration, and the changed product information is reflected in displayed product information.