Abstract: A padlock having a removable or interchangeable shackle is disclosed. The padlock comprises a lock body and a shackle, the shackle being movable in an axial direction between a locked position and an unlocked position, the short leg being withdrawn from the lock body in the unlocked position. The padlock also comprises a retaining shaft receivable within a corresponding bore of the lock body, wherein the long leg includes a longitudinal recess for providing a travel path for the movement of the shackle from a locked position defined by the retaining shaft engaging a first end of the longitudinal recess to an unlocked position defined by the retaining shaft engaging a second end of the longitudinal recess to prevent the shackle from being removed from the lock body when the shackle is in the unlocked position.

Abstract: A device for encoding/decoding the image according to the present invention includes an intra prediction module configured to: determine an intra prediction mode of a current block; determine a scanning order of multiple sub blocks in the current block on the basis of the determined intra prediction mode; and perform intra prediction of the current block on the basis of the determined scanning order.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for decoding an image, which improve encoding and decoding efficiency by performing various forms of transform and inverse transform during transform and inverse transform processes of a video coding technique.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a block partitioning structure from among the video coding schemes, and a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding the block partitioning structure. The video encoding and decoding method comprises the steps of: combining two or more encoding units of maximum size into a single encoding unit group; acquiring encoding data corresponding to the combined single encoding unit group; and decoding, according to a decoding order, the two or more encoding units of maximum size contained in the single encoding unit group.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method of the present invention may comprise: obtaining intra-frame prediction information of a current block from a bitstream; inducing an intra-frame prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the intra-frame prediction information; determining a reference region for intra-frame prediction of the current block; and performing intra-frame prediction of the current block on the basis of the intra-frame prediction mode and the reference region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a block partitioning structure in video coding technology, and a video encoding and decoding method and apparatus using the same, wherein the video encoding and decoding method includes the steps of: acquiring quad-partitioning information of a block; acquiring bi-partitioning information of the block when the acquired quad-partitioning information of the block does not indicate four partitions; acquiring partitioning direction information for bi-partitioning of the block when the acquired bi-partitioning information of the block indicates two partitions; acquiring information on whether to perform any other type of partitioning, when the acquired bi-partitioning information of the block does not indicate two partitions; and acquiring additional information required for the any other type of partitioning, when the acquired information on whether to perform any other type of partitioning indicates that the any other type of partitioning is performed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intra prediction scheme among video coding techniques and, more particularly, relates to a video decoding method and apparatus for diving a block into a plurality of sub-blocks when intra prediction is performed and sequentially performing infra prediction on each of the sub-blocks. The decoding method performed by a video decoding apparatus includes determining whether to perform sub-block-based intra prediction on a current coding unit, dividing the current coding unit into a plurality of sub-blocks, performing intra prediction on each of the sub-blocks when a result of determination of whether to perform sub-block-based intra prediction has a value of “true”, and directly performing block-based intra prediction on the current coding unit without dividing the current coding unit when the result of the determination has a value of “false”.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for encoding/decoding an image. The image decoding method according to the invention comprises the steps of: obtaining diagonal partition information on a current block; determining a diagonal partition structure of the current block using the diagonal partition information; and diagonally partitioning the current block into a first and a second area based on the determined diagonal partition structure, the current block being a leaf node of a square or rectangular partition.

Abstract: The disclosed gas-liquid separation device separates, from a liquid, gas mixed in the liquid. The gas-liquid separation device includes a body configured to allow mixed fluid to be introduced into a longitudinally central portion thereof, and to have a cylindrical structure having an inner diameter gradually reduced as the body extends from the central portion to opposite ends thereof, a pair of gas discharge pipes respectively provided at the opposite ends of the body and configured to discharge, to an exterior of the body, gas separated from the mixed fluid in an interior of the body, and a pair of liquid discharge pipes respectively provided at the opposite ends of the body and configured to discharge, to the exterior of the body, the mixed fluid from which the gas has been separated.

Abstract: An electrode has a current collector and an active material layer, which can provide an electrode capable of ensuring high levels of adhesion force between particles, and adhesion force between the active material layer and the current collector compared with a binder content in the active material layer. An electrochemical element and a secondary battery having the electrode are also provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and compositions relating to isolated CD8+ T cells expressing a disease antigen-specific T cell receptor, as well as nucleic acids encoding the V? and V? polypeptide pairs of T cell receptors (TCRs) of such disease antigen-specific T cells. Such disease antigen-specific CD8+ T cells are obtainable from the periphery (e.g., blood) of a subject having a disease amenable to treatment with an IL-10 agent. The present disclosure also contemplates therapeutic methods and compositions relating to administration of isolated disease antigen-specific CD8+ T cells to a subject, as well as therapeutic methods and compositions relating to CD8+ T cells genetically modified to express a disease antigen-specific TCR and/or chimeric antigen receptor.

Abstract: A device for encoding/decoding the image according to the present invention includes an intra prediction module configured to: determine an intra prediction mode of a current block; determine a scanning order of multiple sub blocks in the current block on the basis of the determined intra prediction mode; and perform intra prediction of the current block on the basis of the determined scanning order.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. The image decoding method of the present invention may comprise: obtaining intra-frame prediction information of a current block from a bitstream; inducing an intra-frame prediction mode of the current block on the basis of the intra-frame prediction information; determining a reference region for intra-frame prediction of the current block; and performing intra-frame prediction of the current block on the basis of the intra-frame prediction mode and the reference region.

Abstract: A video encoding/decoding apparatus according to the present invention acquires motion vector refinement information, performs motion compensation on the basis of a motion vector of a current block, refines the motion vector of the current block using at least one or both of the motion vector refinement information and the output of the motion compensation, and performs motion compensation using the refined motion vector.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image encoding method and an image decoding method. An image decoding method according to the present invention, for decoding an image by decoder-side motion information derivation, comprises the steps of: checking, from among a plurality of motion information derivation types, the motion information derivation type applied to the current block: and deriving motion information of the current block according to the checked motion information derivation type, wherein different motion information compensation techniques are applicable according to the motion information derivation type.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Thermal Desorption analysis automation system including an automation system and an analysis method using the same to quickly perform a wafer defect analysis process. The Thermal Desorption analysis automation system includes a heating device that includes a heater for heating a wafer, an analysis device that receives gas containing contaminants desorbed from the heated wafer and analyzes the gas, a coupling part that is disposed outside a chamber and coupled to the wafer, a wafer transfer device that is provided with an arm transferring the coupling part, and a control unit that controls the wafer transfer device to insert the wafer into the chamber and transfer the wafer in the chamber to the outside.

Abstract: A gas-liquid separation device has a structure capable of increasing gas-liquid separation performance. The gas-liquid separation device includes: a housing including a fluid inlet passage, a liquid discharge passage, and a gas discharge passage; and a gas-liquid separation unit that is mounted inside the housing, disposed at a rear side of the fluid inlet passage. The gas-liquid separation unit separates a mixed fluid into a liquid and a gas by inducing rotation of the mixed fluid introduced into the housing through the fluid inlet passage. The gas-liquid separation device further includes a flow stabilization member provided at a rear end of the gas-liquid separation unit and configured to maintain a flow state of the liquid and the gas separated by the gas-liquid separation unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an intra prediction scheme among video coding techniques and, more particularly, relates to a video decoding method and apparatus for diving a block into a plurality of sub-blocks when intra prediction is performed and sequentially performing infra prediction on each of the sub-blocks. The decoding method performed by a video decoding apparatus includes determining whether to perform sub-block-based intra prediction on a current coding unit, dividing the current coding unit into a plurality of sub-blocks, performing intra prediction on each of the sub-blocks when a result of determination of whether to perform sub-block-based intra prediction has a value of “true”, and directly performing block-based intra prediction on the current coding unit without dividing the current coding unit when the result of the determination has a value of “false”.

Abstract: An electrode has a current collector and an active material layer, which can provide an electrode capable of ensuring high levels of adhesion force between particles, and adhesion force between the active material layer and the current collector compared with a binder content in the active material layer. An-electrochemical element and a secondary battery comprising the electrode are also provided.

Abstract: A video encoding/decoding apparatus according to the present invention acquires motion vector refinement information, performs motion compensation on the basis of a motion vector of a current block, refines the motion vector of the current block using at least one or both of the motion vector refinement information and the output of the motion compensation, and performs motion compensation using the refined motion vector.