Abstract: A lumbar retractor according to an embodiment comprises: a first fixing part for fixing the user's lumbar regions; a second fixing part for fixing the user's pelvic regions; and a connection part disposed between the first fixing part and the second fixing part to connect the first fixing part and the second fixing part, wherein the distance between the first fixing part and the second fixing part can be adjusted by changing the length of the connection part, and the first fixing part can press each of a plurality of segments of the user's lumbar regions individually.

Abstract: A pre-dispersant composition includes a hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber and an amide-based dispersion medium, wherein viscosity is in a range of 70 cPs to 3,000 cPs when measured with a Brookfield viscometer at 25° C., and a moisture content is 0.9 wt % or less. An electrode slurry composition including the pre-dispersant composition, and an electrode for a secondary battery and a secondary battery which are prepared by using the electrode slurry composition are also provided.

Abstract: A method of quantifying a size of a tissue of interest in a animal through a device including a storage, an image processor, and a display by using an X-ray image of the animal is proposed. The proposed method may include storing the X-ray image in the storage, displaying the X-ray image on the display, performing, by the image processor, processes of (i) calculating a reference value for a length of a reference tissue of the animal displayed on the X-ray image, (ii) calculating a value of a length in at least one specific direction of the tissue of interest of the animal displayed on the X-ray image, and (iii) quantifying the size of the tissue of interest as a ratio of the value of the length to the reference value, and displaying the quantified size of the tissue of interest on the display.

Abstract: Provided is an antenna device capable of ensuring an installation space for components related to an antenna and eliminating a dead zone of a signal transmitted or received by the antenna by tilting an antenna unit.

Abstract: A control apparatus of an engine for a hybrid vehicle includes an engine including at least one cylinder that generates power required for vehicle driving by fuel combustion, an injector that injects fuel into the cylinder, a driving motor that assists the power of the engine, and a controller that selectively performs a single injection mode in which fuel is injected once into the cylinder of the engine through the injector and a multiple injection mode in which fuel is injected a plurality of times into the cylinder of the engine through the injector, in a transition region that transitions from a theoretical air-fuel ratio operating region in which the engine is operated at a theoretical air-fuel ratio to a lean-burn combustion operating region in which the engine is operated leaner than the theoretical air-fuel ratio.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a catalyst in which a catalytic metal is supported on a support including a single-crystalline hexagonal material, and a preparation method therefor, wherein the catalyst can be effectively used in ammonia dehydrogenation or ammonia synthesis.

Abstract: Provided herein may be an image sensing device and a method of operating the same. The image sensing device may include an image sensor configured to acquire an image including a plurality of pixel values, a memory configured to store reference gain values of each of a plurality of block areas included in the image, and an image processor configured to calculate gain values included in each of the plurality of block areas using the reference gain values and to output a correction image in which the reference gain values and the gain values are applied to the plurality of pixel values, wherein the block areas include a first block area and a second block area having a shorter distance from a center of the image than the first block area and having a size greater than that of the first block area.

Abstract: An apparatus of controlling a hybrid vehicle may include: an engine; a drive motor to assist the power of the engine and selectively operate as a generator to generate electrical energy; a battery to supply electrical energy; a first intake valve disposed in a first intake line; a second intake valve disposed in a second intake line; a first electric supercharger disposed in the first intake line; a second electric supercharger disposed in the second intake line; a connecting valve disposed in a connecting line for connecting the first intake line and the second intake line; and a controller that determines a driving mode of the first and second electric superchargers. In particular, the controller controls the drive motor and the first and second electric superchargers based on a supercharger consumed energy, an additional fuel energy, and a drive motor consumed energy.

Abstract: A reference signal sequence to modulate the demodulation reference signal for the Physical Broadcast Channel in New Radio standard is disclosed. Formulas are proposed for calculating the initialization value for the RS sequence generator so as to accord with the characteristics of New Radio.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to be employed within a base station. The apparatus comprises baseband circuitry which includes a radio frequency (RF) interface and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to select one or more recovery channels based on one or more recovery factors; determine a beam recovery frame structure using the selected one or more recovery channels and based at least partially on beam correspondence capabilities; and provide the selected one or more recovery channels and the determined beam recovery frame structure to the RF interface for transmission to a user equipment (UE) device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensing device and an operating method thereof. The image sensing device may include an analyzer suitable for analyzing a state of each of multiple kernels based on system information and a plurality of pixel values, a detector suitable for detecting color noise of a target pixel value among pixel values included in a target kernel among the multiple kernels, according to the analysis result of the analyzer, and a corrector suitable for correcting the target pixel value according to the detection result of the detector.

Abstract: An apparatus for extracting common command information from programmable logic controller (PLC) ladder information according to the present invention may include: a logic information extracting portion configured to extract control logic information from XML information converted from PLC ladder information; and a common command converting portion configured to convert the control logic information extracted by the logic information extracting portion into common command information, wherein the logic information extracting portion is configured to extract, from the XML information, the control logic information in the form of a block obtained by grouping units that respectively represent contacts and lines constituting the PLC ladder information according to an AND condition and an OR condition.

Abstract: Disclosed is an open-junction ionic transistor which includes: a substrate; a p type gel which is formed as a polyelectrolyte gel on the substrate; an n type gel which is formed as the polyelectrolyte gel on the substrate and having one side contacting one side of the p type gel; a first reservoir contacting the other side of the p type gel; a second reservoir contacting the other side of the n type gel; and an encapsulation layer covering the p type gel, the n type gel, the first reservoir, and the second reservoir, in which on the encapsulation layer, an injection unit for injecting an ion input is formed at a location corresponding to an interface contacting the p type gel and the n type gel and when reverse bias voltage is applied between the p type gel and the n type gel, the ion input injected through the injection unit is amplified and ionic current peak is generated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clamping device for a base station antenna and, more particularly, to a clamping device for a base station antenna, comprising: a guide arm unit which is arranged to extend horizontally to a side, so as to be perpendicular to a support pole arranged vertically; and a tilting unit which is arranged in the guide arm unit and adjusts the tilting angle with respect to the support pole by moving, based on a lower end portion of an antenna module having a fixed hinge position, an upper end portion of the antenna module in the horizontal direction in the guide arm unit. Thus, an advantage of improving the convenience of installation work and reliability of a product can be provided.

Abstract: An electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes an organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1. A lithium secondary includes the electrolyte solution and has improved capacity retention at room temperature and high temperature storage properties such as increased capacity retention and capacity recovery and an suppressed resistance and thickness.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone with a duct unit dividing a pressure equilibrium hole and a back hole. The earphone includes a driver unit including a frame, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil, a diaphragm configured to reproduce sound, and a pressure equilibrium hole configured to improve a pressure difference between front and rear sides of the driver unit, and a back hole configured to smooth vibration of the diaphragm. A housing allows the driver unit to be installed therein and includes a vent hole. A duct unit provided in the housing adjusts a size of a back volume in the housing and provides a flow path from the pressure equilibrium hole to the vent hole.

Abstract: A liquid product manufacturing system according to the present invention includes: a pretreatment module for processing input material; an evaporation module for producing a concentrate by concentrating juice obtained by processing organisms contained in the input material in the pretreatment module; an extraction module for extracting a fragrance material from a slurry further obtained by processing the organisms in the pretreatment module; and a productization module for producing a liquid product by mixing the concentrate and the fragrance substance.

Abstract: Provided is a snap fit heatsink lug configured to be fixed without soldering, and in case of soldering, configured to be soldered without swell or distortion. The snap fit heatsink lug includes a lug base where a heatsink is configured to be mounted on a top thereof, and a lug fixator provided at two ends of the lug base to fix the lug base to a printed circuit board, wherein the lug fixator includes a lug fixator base and a fixing pin which protrudes downward from a bottom of the lug fixator base and is inserted into the printed circuit board, the fixing pin includes a first fixing pin and a second fixing pin, and at least one of the first fixing pin or the second fixing pin has a stopper at an exposed location below the printed circuit board when inserted into the printed circuit board.

Abstract: Disclosed are a yoke assembly having a magnetic field aggregation structure and a two-way receiver having the same. The yoke assembly for a two-way receiver provided in a two-way receiver having two speaker units sharing a portion of a magnetic field, includes a yoke including a cylindrical portion having a circular bottom surface and a side wall and a flange portion extending externally from an upper end of the side wall of the cylindrical portion and a first magnetically permeable plate attached to an upper surface of the flange portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting control signal via a PUCCH in a wireless communication system, and to an apparatus for the method, wherein the method comprises the following steps: joint-coding a plurality of pieces of control information to obtain a single codeword; obtaining a first modulation symbol sequence from the single codeword; obtaining, from the first modulation symbol sequence, a plurality of second modulation symbol sequences corresponding to each slot in the PUCCH; cyclically shifting the plurality of second modulation symbol sequences in a time domain to obtain a plurality of third modulation symbol sequences; performing a discrete Fourier transform (DFT) precoding process on the plurality of third modulation symbol sequences to obtain a plurality of complex symbol sequences in a frequency domain; and transmitting the plurality of complex symbol sequences via the PUCCH.