Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery including lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles. The lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles have a (113) plane FWHM change rate of 75% or less, which is measured through in-situ X-ray diffraction (XRD) and defined by Equation 1. Thereby, life-span characteristics of the lithium secondary battery may be improved by preventing a lattice structure and/or a crystal structure in lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles from being deformed.

Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment includes lithium metal oxide particles containing lithium and nickel, and containing a small amount of cobalt or no cobalt. An average particle diameter, a modulus and a hardness of the lithium metal oxide particles are adjusted to satisfy a desired relation. A lithium secondary battery has improved high-temperature storage properties, structural stability and high power properties.

Abstract: Disclosed is a switch circuit for an ultra-high frequency band, which includes a transistor including a first terminal connected to an input stage, a second terminal connected to an output stage, and a gate terminal, an inductor connected to the transistor in parallel, between the input stage and the output stage, a variable gate driver to apply a gate input voltage to the gate terminal and, an input resistor connected between the variable gate driver and the gate terminal. The variable gate driver adjusts the gate input voltage to be in one of a first voltage level for turning on the transistor and a second voltage level for turning off the transistor. The second voltage level varies depending on a capacitance between the first terminal and the second terminal, when the transistor is in a turn-off state.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of modulating a stress response in a eukaryotic organism against an environmental stress by introducing an RNA fragment (RF) or an antisense nucleotide to the eukaryotic organism. Thereafter, the RF or antisense nucleotide modulates the stress response against the environmental stress. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to the RFs and antisense nucleotides of the present disclosure. The RFs generally include: a sequence recognition site that contains a reverse complement sequence of a nucleotide sequence of the organism; and a stem loop structure with a paired region that includes paired RNA nucleotides, and an unpaired region that includes unpaired RNA nucleotides in the form of a loop. The antisense nucleotides may include a reverse complement sequence of the RFs.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for creating crops exhibiting enhanced pathogen resistance are disclosed.