Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a cytokine-1, preferably from the IL-1 family more preferably IL-1F7b, or an isoform, mutein, fused protein, functional derivative or fragment thereof capable of binding to IL-18BP or a mutein, fused protein, functional derivative or fragment thereof and capable of inhibiting a receptor of a cytokine-2, cytokine-2 being a member of the IL-1 family, preferably IL-18, in the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a disease which is caused or aggravated by inducing said receptor of cytokine-2.

Abstract: A method for forming a metal wiring of a semiconductor device, includes forming a first metal layer on a wafer, partially etching a portion of the first metal layer where a metal wiring is to be formed, sequentially forming a first copper barrier layer, a copper seed layer, and a copper layer on the first metal layer, annealing the copper layer, polishing the resulting structure until the first metal layer is exposed, patterning the first metal layer and the first copper barrier layer to form a portion of a metal wiring, forming a second copper barrier layer, forming a second metal layer, and patterning the second metal layer and the second copper barrier layer to form the metal wiring.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device and a method of fabricating the same is disclosed, to prevent contact defects, the organic light-emitting display device comprising a first substrate formed a sub-pixel driving array; a second substrate formed an OLED array; a sealant to bond the first and second substrates to each other; and a conductive material deformed when bonding the first and second substrates to each other so as to electrically connect the sub-pixel driving array and the OLED array to each other, the conductive material formed on the sub-pixel driving array.

Abstract: There are provided a method and apparatus for detecting nucleic acid using bead and nanopore, and more specifically, a method and apparatus capable of detecting nucleic acid fragments of 70 bps to 300 bps in length by a nanopore detection unit with nanopores of 20 to 120 nm in diameter by attaching a bead to a nucleic acid probe and then detecting the bead attached to nucleic acid not nucleic acid itself. Accordingly, the present invention can detect the nucleic acid fragments using the nanopore detection unit with nanopores of 20 to 120 nm in diameter, even in case where Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) products are given as the sample, particularly the PCR products are the nucleic acid fragments of 70 to 300 bps in length.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of preparing a vinyl chloride polymer, and more precisely, a method of preparing a vinyl chloride polymer having excellent processability by raising a final polymerization temperature up to 5˜20° C. from an first polymerization temperature.

Abstract: A rotor is provided. The rotor includes a bearing yoke, a supporting member, a rotor substrate, a coil, and a weight coupled to the supporting member. The supporting member is coupled to the bearing yoke. The rotor substrate is supported by the supporting member. The coil is supported by the supporting member and electrically connected to the rotor substrate. The weight is coupled to the supporting member.

Abstract: A silicon biosensor and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The silicon biosensor includes: a light emitting layer emitting light according to injected electrons and holes and changing a wavelength of the light depending on whether a biomaterial is absorbed by the light emitting layer; an electron injection layer injecting the electrons into the light emitting layer; and a hole injection layer injecting the holes into the light emitting layer. Accordingly, it is possible to produce low price biosensors in large quantities.

Abstract: There are provided an apparatus for fixing a plastic sheet which fixes a plastic sheet to fabricate a nano pattern and a method of fabricating a nano pattern on a plastic sheet using the same. The apparatus for fixing a plastic sheet includes: a pair of planar metal guide rings interposingly fixing a plastic sheet from above and below, respectively; and a sheet fixing chuck including: a ring fixer sucking the pair of planar metal guide rings through a vacuum groove to be fixed thereto; and a sheet fixer having a plurality of vacuum pin holes formed therein, the vacuum pin holes sucking a bottom of the plastic sheet fixed by the planar metal guide rings. The apparatus allows fabrication of the nano pattern on the plastic sheet having less roughness than that of a semiconductor substrate or a glass substrate.

Abstract: An electrode of a hot cathode fluorescent lamp includes a pair of lead wires which are inserted from the outside into a glass tube, passing through a leading end of the glass tube, ends of each of the pair of lead wires protruding outward from an outer surface and inward from an inner surface of the glass tube, respectively, shape-keeping members with leading ends welded into and fixed to leading ends of the lead wires, respectively which protrude inward from the inner surface of the glass tube, a filament coil provided with leg portions which surround the shape-keeping members and are welded into and fixed to the lead wires along with the shape-keeping members at both leading ends of a coil portion for emitting electrons, and a sleeve installed inside the glass tube and surrounding the filament coil.

Abstract: A polymer for forming an organic anti-reflective coating layer, which is soluble in alkali solutions so that an additional etching process of anti-reflective coating layer is not required, and a composition including the same are disclosed. The polymer for forming an organic anti-reflective coating layer has the following formula. Wherein, R1 is a hydrogen atom (H) or a methyl group (—CH3), R2 is a sulfur atom (S) or an oxygen atom (O), R3 is a group containing 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a terminal hydroxyl group, R4 is an alkylene group or a cycloalkylene group, and if necessary, a hetero atom is contained therein, and a, b and c independently represent weight % of repeating units constituting the polymer, and are 1 to 98 weight %, 1 to 98 weight %, and 1 to 98 weight %, respectively.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes an upper body, a lower body and a swivel hinge unit connecting the upper body and the lower body such that the lower body swivels about the upper body. Before the swiveling movement, the upper and lower bodies form a horizontal axis, and the swivel hinge unit has a central axis arranged with an inclined angle with respect to the horizontal axis. After the swiveling movement, the upper and lower bodies are arranged relative to each other to form an obtuse tilting angle. The inclined angle of the swivel hinge unit is ½ of the tilting angle, and the tilting angle can be 5° to 30°. The upper body includes a display, and the lower body includes a key input unit.

Abstract: A laser induced thermal imaging apparatus and a fabricating method of organic light emitting diodes using the same, which laminate an acceptor substrate and a donor film using a magnetic force in vacuum, and are used to form a pixel array on the acceptor substrate. A substrate stage includes a magnet or magnetic substance. The acceptor substrate has a pixel region for forming first, second, and third sub-pixels, and the donor film has an organic light emission layer to be transferred to the pixel region. A laser oscillator irradiates a laser to the donor film. A contact frame is adapted to be disposed between the substrate stage and the laser oscillator, and is used to form a magnetic force with the substrate stage. The contact frame includes an opening through which the laser passes. A contact frame feed mechanism moves the contact frame in a direction of the substrate stage.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for controlling a linear compressor which can actively handle load and efficiently perform an operation, by synchronizing an operation frequency with a natural frequency of a movable member varied by the load.

Abstract: An Organic Light Emitting Display (OLED) and its fabrication method has a pixel defining layer provided on a first electrode which is formed with a gas vent groove to allow gas to vent when the pixel defining layer is being formed, so that gas is not left in a pixel but vented when a donor film is laminated by a Laser-Induced Thermal Imaging (LITI) method, thereby decreasing edge open failures.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a time synchronization method in a wireless sensor network. In the present invention, if an upper node requests a lower reference node to start time synchronization, the lower reference node broadcasts a first sync reference packet. The upper node receives the first sync reference packet and transmits the first sync reference packet reception time to the lower reference node. The lower reference node broadcasts the first sync reference packet reception time, such that the other nodes perform time synchronization on the basis of the first sync reference packet reception time. Meanwhile, the lower reference node estimates the first sync reference packet reception time of the upper node to calculate the reception estimation time, and transmits the reception estimation time to a determination node that is two hops anterior to the lower reference node.

Abstract: An internal antenna is provided that includes a first antenna having a first antenna pattern formed on a first dielectric layer, and a second antenna having a second antenna pattern formed on a second dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer has a higher dielectric constant than the first dielectric layer. The first and second antenna patterns are electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: A novel photoactive compound is provided. The photoactive compound has a structure represented by Formula 1: wherein R1, R2, R3, A, X, Y, n and m are as defined in the specification. The photoactive compound efficiently absorbs UV light. Accordingly, the photoactive compound has an improved ability to generate radicals and is efficiently photopolymerized with unsaturated bonds. Further provided is a photosensitive resin composition comprising the photoactive compound. The photosensitive resin composition has good sensitivity because it efficiently absorbs UV light. In addition, the photosensitive resin composition has excellent characteristics in terms of residual film ratio, mechanical strength and resistance to heat, chemicals and development. Therefore, the photosensitive resin composition is advantageously used in curing materials for column spacers, overcoats and passivation films of liquid crystal display devices.

Abstract: A semiconductor device may include a semiconductor layer having a convex portion and a concave portion surrounding the convex portion. The semiconductor device may further include a protrusion type isolation layer filling the concave portion and extending upward so that an uppermost surface of the isolation layer is a at level higher that an uppermost surface of the convex portion.

Abstract: There is provided a portable measuring system having a biophotonic sensor. The portable measuring system also includes a tunable light source, an output intensity detector and an output wavelength detector, which are mounted therein. The portable measuring system can precisely measure a variation in the reflectivity spectrum and/or the transmittance spectrum of the biophotonic sensor before and after an antigen-antibody reaction by varying the wavelength of the tunable light source. Thus, the concentration of the antigen is precisely measured.

Abstract: Provided are cone penetrometers for measuring the impedance of the ground. In an embodiment, the cone penetrometer comprises an inner electrode, an outer electrode, an insulator layer and a penetrating rod. The inner electrode includes a cone, a first contact portion to which terminal cables of an impedance meter are connected, and a metal rod. The metal rod has a diameter smaller than that of the cone. The metal rod has a front end connected to the bottom of the cone and a rear end connected to the first contact portion. The outer electrode has an inner diameter smaller than the diameter of the cone and is in the form of a hollow tube accommodating the metal rod. The insulator layer is formed between the inner electrode and the outer electrode to prevent short circuits between the two electrodes. The penetrating rod is in the form of a hollow tube accommodating the outer electrode. The use of the cone penetrometers improves the accuracy and reliability of the measured results.