Abstract: An augmented reality-based device control method and a control apparatus thereof are disclosed. The augmented reality-based device control method includes obtaining a real image with a device to be controlled as a subject, as an image which configures an augmented reality (AR)-based remote controller and detecting a remote control (RC) protocol of the device to be controlled by recognizing the real image. The detecting of an RC protocol of the device to be controlled includes verifying whether the device to be controlled is controllable through a candidate RC protocol based on whether the device to be controlled operates according to the real image. According to the present disclosure, the device can be controlled based on the augmented reality using artificial intelligence (AI)-based image recognition through a 5G network.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a composition for improving molecular barcoding efficiency and a use thereof, and provided are a method for preparing a DNA library, a molecular barcoding method for nucleic acid sequencing, and a composition for preparing a DNA library. According to the method and composition, by using a barcode sequence arranged to include the position of a first nucleotide in an adapter on the basis of a terminal region of the adapter ligated with a DNA fragment, molecular barcoding switching can be reduced and the accuracy of nucleic acid sequencing can be improved.

Abstract: Provided are an optical display device module and an optical display device comprising same, the module comprising: an optical display device panel; and a first polarizer, a first retardation layer, and a second retardation layer that are sequentially stacked, wherein the second retardation layer is disposed inside the panel for the optical display device, the slow axis of the first retardation layer forms ?5° to +5° with respect to the absorption axis of the first polarizer, the slow axis of the second retardation layer forms ?5° to +5° with respect to the absorption axis of the first polarizer, the second retardation layer includes a positive A retardation layer of which the biaxial degree is 0.9 to 1.1 at a wavelength of 550 nm, and the first retardation layer includes a positive B retardation layer of which the biaxial degree is ?1 to ?0.2 at a wavelength of 550 nm.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a polyalkylene carbonate. More specifically, provided is a method for preparing a polyalkylene carbonate in which after polymerization of polyalkylene carbonate, a mixture from which unreacted carbon dioxide and residual catalyst have been removed is charged into a stripper to remove the unreacted epoxide compound, and then heat-exchanged before removing the solvent to increase the temperature of the mixture stream to the maximum level, which is subjected to a heating step, following by a solvent removal step, whereby the amount of steam required in the heating step is reduced, side reactions due to unreacted epoxide compounds are prevented, and steam energy can be reduced in the solvent removal step.

Abstract: Proposed are methods for manufacturing intermittently coated dry electrodes for energy storage devices and energy storage devices including the intermittently coated dry electrodes. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a metal layer and providing an electrochemically active free-standing film formed of a dry active material. The method also includes combining the electrochemically active free-standing film and the metal layer to form a combined layer. The method further includes removing a portion of the electrochemically active free-standing film from the combined layer so that the electrochemically active free-standing film is intermittently formed on the metal layer in a longitudinal direction of the metal layer.

Abstract: An electrical stimulation-based ankle muscle rehabilitation training apparatus comprising: an ankle movement providing device that provides dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, eversion, inversion, supination, and pronation operations; first and second electrode pads respectively attached to the proximal and distal portions of the tibialis anterior representative of the ankle dorsiflexor; third and fourth electrode pads respectively attached to the proximal and distal portions of the peroneus longus representative of the ankle evertor; an electrical stimulation providing unit for applying electrical stimulation to the first to fourth electrode pads; and a control unit that controls the ankle movement providing device to sequentially perform a first operation of repeating dorsiflexion and plantarflexion movements, a second operation of repeating eversion and inversion movements, and a third operation of repeating supination and pronation movements at an appropriate slow speed, and controls the electrical stimulation

Abstract: An all-solid-state battery system is disclosed, the system comprising an all-solid-state battery comprising a plurality of cells arranged in a closed inner space of a pressurization chamber and a pressurizing fluid filled in the closed inner space of the pressurization chamber, a state detector configured to detect state information of the all-solid-state battery, a controller configured to output a control signal configured for controlling a pressure applied to the plurality of cells by the pressurizing fluid in the inner space of the pressurization chamber based on the state information of the all-solid-state battery detected by the state detector, and a pressurizing device configured to control the pressure applied to the plurality of cells by the pressurizing fluid according to the control signal outputted by the controller.

Abstract: A ceramic waveguide filter is disclosed. According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, a ceramic waveguide filter forming a plurality of resonant blocks including a ceramic dielectric is provided, including an input end and an output end implemented as grooves having a predetermined depth on an outer surface of the ceramic waveguide filter, a plurality of resonators implemented as grooves having a predetermined depth on an outer surface of each of the plurality of resonant blocks, and at least one or more ultra-short delay adjusters adjacent to at least one of the input end and the output end, and implemented as one or more grooves having a predetermined depth on the outer surface of the ceramic waveguide filter.

Abstract: Materials and methods for preparing dry cathode electrode film including reduced binder content are described. The cathode electrode film may be a self-supporting film including a single binder. The binder loading may be 3 weight % or less. In a first aspect, a method for preparing a dry free standing electrode film for an energy storage device is provided, comprising nondestructively mixing a cathode active material, a porous carbon, and optionally a conductive carbon to form an active material mixture, adding a single fibrillizable binder to the active material mixture, nondestructively mixing to form an electrode film mixture, and calendering the electrode film mixture to form a free standing electrode film.

Abstract: A polymer blend membrane includes a polyether-based copolymer and a polyether polymerized in situ and has high permeability and high selectivity for carbon dioxide. In the polymer blend membrane, the free volume of the polyether-based copolymer is greatly increased, and the adsorption capacity for carbon dioxide is enhanced. Thus, it can have excellent mechanical properties and excellent permeability and selectivity for carbon dioxide.

Abstract: An apparatus for predicting blood pressure non-compressively includes a sequence folding layer configured to convert a sequence image of non-pressurized biosignals into an arrayed image; a CNN layer configured to generate a feature map by performing a convolution operation on an arrayed image; a sequence unfolding layer configured to convert the generated feature map into a sequence image; a flatten layer configured to convert the converted sequence image into one-dimensional data; a long-short-term memory network layer configured to extract feature values from the converted one-dimensional data using weights; a fully-connected layer configured to perform image classification using feature values extracted from the long-short memory network layer; and a regression layer configured to predict systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) for the classified image.

Abstract: Discussed is an apparatus for notching an electrode sheet, the apparatus including a transfer unit having first and second transfer rollers provided on a bottom surface of the electrode sheet to transfer the electrode sheet at regular intervals, a jig unit provided below the electrode sheet, and supporting the bottom surface of the non-coating portion and a notching unit provided above the electrode sheet to notch the non-coating portion supported on the jig unit to provide the electrode tab, wherein the jig unit includes a rotation member provided between the first and second transfer rollers and rotated in a direction perpendicular to a transfer direction of the electrode sheet, two or more jigs provided on an outer circumferential surface of the rotation member to alternately support the non-coating portion disposed between the first and second transfer rollers when the rotation member is rotated.

Abstract: An all-solid-state battery, in which a cathode part and an anode part are coupled in a state of being folded in a zigzag form, is disclosed. The cathode part has a shape folded in a zigzag form such that the cathode part is divided into unit areas each corresponding to an area of a unit cathode. The anode part has a shape folded in a zigzag form such that the anode part is divided into unit areas each corresponding to an area of a unit anode. A protrusion portion of the cathode part may be inserted into a recessed portion of the anode part, and a protrusion portion of the anode part may be inserted into a recessed portion of the cathode part.

Abstract: Disclosed are an active earlier pairing method and device for wireless LAN-based smart charging or smart charging and discharging, wherein it is not necessary to restart a V2GTP communication session of an Electric Vehicle Communication Controller (EVCC). An active pairing method performed by an electric vehicle (EV) comprises the steps of: transmitting, to a supply equipment communication controller (SECC) Discovery Protocol (SDP) server, an SDP request message including an EVID by which the EV can be identified; and receiving, from the SDP server communicating with SECCs, an SDP response message including information indicating a specific SECC that controls electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) in which the EV parks or into which the EV is plugged.

Abstract: A method for providing a tile widget service in a mobile electronic device is provided. The method includes, displaying a first feed corresponding to a first tile that includes a first plurality of picture of a first user and a second feed corresponding to a second tile that includes a first plurality of picture of the first user by using an application for the tile widget service, the first user is different from a second user that is a user of the mobile electronic device, generating a widget of the application in a home screen, in response to commends for generating the widget of the application in the home screen, wherein the first tile is designated by the second user as favorites and the widget is associated with the first tile based on the commends, and displaying a first picture among the first plurality of picture and a comment inputted with respect to the first picture on the widget.

Abstract: A multi-channel voltage sensing circuit for pixel compensation includes a plurality of channel circuits arranged for multiple channels; and a first dummy channel circuit and a second dummy channel circuit disposed among the plurality of channel circuits with some channel circuits interposed therebetween, wherein the first dummy channel circuit and the second dummy channel circuit receive a first reference voltage of a fixed level, and provide electrical coupling to adjacent channel circuits.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor memory device with improved element performance and reliability. The semiconductor memory device comprises a substrate, a gate electrode extending in a first direction in the substrate, a plurality of buried contacts on the substrate, and a fence in a trench between adjacent ones of the buried contacts. The fence is on the gate electrode. The fence includes a spacer film on side walls of the trench and extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and a filling film in the trench and on the spacer film. An upper surface of the spacer film is lower than an upper surface of the filling film with respect to the substrate.

Abstract: Provided herein are energy storage device electrode films comprising a hybrid electrode film, and methods of forming such multilayer hybrid electrode films and energy storage devices comprising multilayer hybrid electrode films. Each hybrid electrode film may comprise a self-supporting dry coated active layer and a wet cast active layer, wherein each active layer comprises a binder and an active material. The binder and/or active material may be the same or different as any other active layer. The hybrid multilayer electrode film may further comprise at least one additional layer, and the hybrid multilayer electrode film may be laminated with a current collector to form an electrode.

Abstract: A multi-chamber cartridge and a nucleic acid extraction module including the same are provided. The multi-chamber cartridge according to an aspect of the present invention may include a sample chamber including a first tube which is an elongated hollow type, a sample chamber body in which a mixing space is formed and one end of the first tube is disposed in the mixing space, a first pressure gasket which can be coupled to the inside of the first tube and is movable along the inner peripheral surface of the first tube, a first separation gasket which is disposed on one surface of the first pressure gasket, coupled to the inside of the first tube, and movable along the inner peripheral surface of the first tube, and a first plunger having one end coupled to the other surface of the first pressure gasket and pressing the first pressure gasket; and a cartridge body which includes an accommodating part in which the sample chamber is detachably accommodated.

Abstract: An early renegotiation method and apparatus are capable of quickly changing a communication state in changing a charging condition or charging environment, which can occur while performing a message exchange or a charging process between an electric vehicle and a grid. A method by which the electric vehicle performs early renegotiation in a message sequence between the electric vehicle and the grid includes steps of: receiving a service detail response message from a power supply device communication controller; searching for parameters that are compatible for direct current charging or alternating current charging; state-changing a service detail state into a vehicle positioning setup state for vehicle positioning by using automatic connection device or wireless power transmission, if compatible parameters cannot be found; and transmitting a vehicle positioning setup request message to the power supply device communication controller in the vehicle positioning setup state.