Abstract: A shoe outsole includes a propulsion strengthening part, corresponding to the plantar arch of a wearer, between a front end portion of a sole-corresponding part and a toe-corresponding part, thereby enabling propulsion to be strengthened. The toe-corresponding part is formed to be upwardly inclined toward the front and a heel-corresponding part is formed to be upwardly inclined toward the back such that a shock absorbing function is performed and a wearer is helped with a foot moving action, thereby enabling brisk gait and running and reduced exhaustion of physical strength of a wearer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first lower pad and a second lower pad on a substrate, a first electrode being in contact with a top surface of the first lower pad, a second electrode disposed on the first electrode and being in contact with a top surface of the second lower pad, a dielectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a third electrode on the second electrode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for forming a positive electrode of a secondary battery which includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, and a dispersing agent, in which the conductive material includes a carbon-based material having a specific surface area of 130 m2/g or more and an oil absorption number of 220 ml/100 g or more at 0.1 wt % to 2 wt % with respect to the total weight of the composition for forming a positive electrode, and the dispersing agent is introduced into the conductive material to form a conductive material-dispersing agent composite, and the conductive material-dispersing agent composite has a particle size distribution D50 of 0.8 ?m to 1.2 ?m, a positive electrode for a secondary battery and a secondary battery, which are manufactured using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating composition that can produce an article having an inner surface and an outer surface, both of which are slippery, and a method for preparing the same. By using the coating composition according to the present invention, it is possible to produce the article having the inner surface and the outer surface, both of which are slippery, only with a simple process of molding and curing a polymer resin by the technique of the prior art. The article produced using the coating composition of the present invention can solve an ice removal on a surface of the machinery such as an aircraft and an automobile, a biofouling problem in a blood vessel, a problem requiring self-cleaning, and the like, and thus can be used in various industries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium for supporting learning. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a method for supporting learning, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring a learner's score for at least one assessment item included in a scoring table, wherein the learner has solved a question for learning and the scoring table is applied to a descriptive answer of the learner; determining a weak learning element of the learner with reference to the acquired score and at least one learning element associated with the at least one assessment item; and determining a supplementary learning path to be provided to the learner with reference to the determined weak learning element.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of controlling the flowering time of a plant by regulating the formation of the SVP-FLM-? protein complex, based on the finding that the SVP-FLM-? protein complex is a regulating factor for plant flowering that senses small changes in ambient temperature. The FLM-? RNAi and SVP RNAi for controlling flowering time according to the present invention can be used to control flowering time by inhibiting the expression of FLM-? and SVP or regulating the interaction therebetween, and thus, they can prevent a decrease in crop production or a change in the ecosystem from being caused by a sudden change in temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is a coating apparatus for producing an electrode, which has a reduced defect rate in the coating process. The coating apparatus includes a die unit having an inlet through which the electrode slurry is introduced and an inner space for accommodating the introduced electrode slurry; a shim unit mounted in the die unit and configured to form an outlet together with the die unit so that the electrode slurry is discharged therethrough; and a cover member configured to surround an outer surface of the die unit and the shim unit so that the electrode slurry is not leaked at the outer surface, except for the outlet.

Abstract: A camera includes a fixed pattern aperture with a pattern that has a transmittance that is different in different portions of the fixed pattern aperture. The camera also includes an array of sensors that generate signals based on an intensity of light received by the sensors through the fixed pattern aperture. In some cases, the camera includes a processor to generate measurement vectors based on values of signals received from the sensors in the sensor array when exposed to a scene. The processor is also configured to determine values of voxels that represent a 3D image of the scene based on the measurement vectors. A transformed sensing matrix associated with the fixed pattern aperture and the sensor array is generated based on measurement vectors captured by the camera when exposed to basis images at different separations from the camera. Volumetric images of objects are determined from the transformed sensing matrix.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first region, a second region, a first buffer region, and a second buffer region. A plurality of conductive lines is disposed on the first region of the substrate. An inductor is disposed on the second region of the substrate, and a dummy pattern is disposed on the first buffer region of the substrate. The first buffer region is provided between the first region and the second region. The second buffer region is provided between the first buffer region and the second region.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices may include a diffusion prevention insulation pattern, a plurality of conductive patterns, a barrier layer, and an insulating interlayer. The diffusion prevention insulation pattern may be formed on a substrate, and may include a plurality of protrusions protruding upwardly therefrom. Each of the conductive patterns may be formed on each of the protrusions of the diffusion prevention insulation pattern, and may have a sidewall inclined by an angle in a range of about 80 degrees to about 135 degrees to a top surface of the substrate. The barrier layer may cover a top surface and the sidewall of each if the conductive patterns. The insulating interlayer may be formed on the diffusion prevention insulation pattern and the barrier layer, and may have an air gap between neighboring ones of the conductive patterns.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device operates by applying a program pulse to a selected word line, updating a program pulse count value, determining a current sensing mode based upon the program pulse count value, and performing a program verify operation based upon the current sensing mode. The current sensing mode is determined by determining one of an individual state current sensing operation for determining verify pass or fail for one target program state and an all-state current sensing operation for determining verify pass or fail for all target program states.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for forming a positive electrode of a secondary battery which includes a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, and a dispersing agent, in which the conductive material includes a carbon-based material having a specific surface area of 130 m2/g or more and an oil absorption number of 220 ml/100 g or more at 0.1 wt % to 2 wt % with respect to the total weight of the composition for forming a positive electrode, and the dispersing agent is introduced into the conductive material to form a conductive material-dispersing agent composite, and the conductive material-dispersing agent composite has a particle size distribution D50 of 0.8 ?m to 1.2 ?m, a positive electrode for a secondary battery and a secondary battery, which are manufactured using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube dispersion including entangled-type carbon nanotubes, a dispersion medium, and partially hydrogenated nitrile rubber having a residual double bond (RDB) value of 0.5% by weight to 40% by weight calculated according to the following Mathematical Formula 1, wherein dispersed particle diameters of the carbon nanotubes have particle size distribution D50 of 2 ?m to 5 ?m, a method for preparing the same, and methods for preparing electrode slurry and an electrode using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to content streaming. An electronic device includes a processor configured to execute an application that communicates with a server using a pre-defined secure protocol. The electronic device also includes both a communication circuit configured to receive content associated with the application through a first network from a server, and a buffer configured to store the received content. The communication circuit determines a state of the buffer, and terminates a session established between the electronic device and the server based on the state of the buffer and signal state of a second network. The communication circuit also establishes a new session between the electronic device and the server through the second network. The communication circuit also measures a data throughput of the second network for the server during a measuring time, and, if the measured data throughput meets a condition, receives the content through the second network.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit, a processor configured to be electrically connected with the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a memory configured to be electrically connected with the processor. The memory includes instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to obtain location information of the electronic device, transmit a first message for requesting to change a state of the electronic device to a network, receive a first response message to the transmitted first message from the network, transmit a second message for requesting a parameter for an operation cycle of the second communication circuit to the network, receive a second response message to the second message from the network, and change the operation cycle of the second communication circuit to a value corresponding to a current state of the electronic device.

Abstract: Provided is a hybrid drive device including a main power source; an auxiliary power source; a main deformation part configured to be deformable in response to receiving a voltage from the main power source; and an auxiliary deformation part configured to connect to the main deformation part and to be deformable in response to receiving a voltage from the auxiliary power source.

Abstract: A semiconductor device including a first electrode on a substrate, a second electrode on the first electrode, a first dielectric layer between the first electrode and the second electrode; a third electrode on the second electrode, a second dielectric layer between the second electrode and the third electrode, and a first contact plug penetrating the third electrode and contacting the first electrode, the first contact plug contacts a top surface of the third electrode and a side surface of the third electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a locking apparatus for a LAN cable. The locking apparatus for the LAN cable includes: a connector receiving member coupled to receive a LAN port connector having a connector body, an elastic hook provided in an upper part of the connector body, and a stopping step provided in a lower part of the connector body; a locking apparatus body coupled to the connector receiving member; and a locking member disturbing operation of the elastic hook of the LAN port connector in the locking apparatus body, and movably installed to reciprocate between a locking position in which disconnecting operation of the connector receiving member and the LAN port connector is disturbed, and a unlocking position in which release operation of the elastic hook is enabled and the disconnecting operation of the connector receiving member is enabled.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing positive electrode slurry for a lithium secondary battery which includes the steps of: adding a positive electrode active material, a conductive material, a binder polymer and a dispersing agent to a solvent and mixing them to obtain slurry having a solid content of 69-74 wt %; dispersing the slurry primarily for 50 minutes to 100 minutes so that the migration rate of the solid content may be 3-6 m/s; and dispersing the slurry secondarily for 5 minutes to 20 minutes so that the migration rate of the solid content may be 14-27 m/s, wherein the migration rate of the solid content is the migration length of the solid content caused by the force applied to the slurry in the dispersion system used for dispersing the slurry as a function of time.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method to generate a recovered image from a compressive measurement vector. The method uses a trained machine learning (ML) model, generated from a decomposed sensing matrix and a compressive measurement labeled pair, to generate a feature vector that has a dimensional value less than that for the recovered image. The feature vector can be linearly transformed into the recovered image. Also disclosed is a system operable to execute a process to train a ML model using a decomposed sensing matrix, a training image, and a compressive measurement vector representing the training image. A system is also disclosed that is operable to utilize a trained ML model and a decomposed sensing matrix to estimate a recovered image represented by a compressive measurement vector.