Abstract: A heat exchanger with a thermoelectric module according to the present disclosure includes: a first heat exchanger including a first heat sink provided with a first base plate and first heat dissipation pins, a first thermoelectric module located over the first heat sink and performing heat absorption and heat dissipation, a plate-shaped first cooling plate located over the first thermoelectric module and having a flow channel through which coolant flows, and a first cover covering top of the first cooling plate; and a second heat exchanger having the same structure as the first heat exchanger and located under the first heat exchanger to be symmetrical with the first heat exchanger.

Abstract: Provided are a semiconductor device and a method of operating the same. A semiconductor includes a test circuit which comprises: a test transistor to be tested for time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) characteristics using a stress voltage; an input switch disposed between a voltage application node to which the stress voltage is applied and an input node which transmits the stress voltage to the test transistor; and a protection switch disposed between the input node and a ground node.

Abstract: A method for issuing non-fungible tokens based on time-context data to be used for supporting transactions of historical time slots includes steps of: (a) an NFT platform server, in response to acquiring a specific intention, determining whether at least one specific issuance condition for at least one specific token corresponding to at least one specific historical time slot is satisfied; and (b) the NFT platform server, in response to determining that the specific issuance condition is satisfied, transmitting a specific transaction indicating that an issuance of the specific token is valid to at least part of nodes included in the blockchain network, to thereby update the nodes in the blockchain network and thus enable the issuance of the specific token corresponding to the specific historical time slot.

Abstract: A cooling system for electric vehicles, which enables air to be efficiently removed from a cooling circuit due to optimal placement of a reservoir tank, includes a first cooling circuit configured to cool a battery by coolant that circulates in accordance with operation of a first circulation pump and exchanges heat with a first heat exchange module, a second cooling circuit configured to cool a PE module using coolant that circulates in accordance with operation of a second circulation pump and exchanges heat with a second heat exchange module, the second cooling circuit being configured so that the coolant in the first cooling circuit circulates through the second cooling circuit, and a reservoir tank, which is continuously connected to the first and second cooling circuits to remove air in the coolant flowing through each of the first and second cooling circuits in the reservoir tank.

Abstract: A heat exchanger with a thermoelectric module according to the present disclosure includes: a first heat exchanger including a first heat sink provided with a first base plate and first heat dissipation pins, a first thermoelectric module located over the first heat sink and performing heat absorption and heat dissipation, a plate-shaped first cooling plate located over the first thermoelectric module and having a flow channel through which coolant flows, and a first cover covering top of the first cooling plate; and a second heat exchanger having the same structure as the first heat exchanger and located under the first heat exchanger to be symmetrical with the first heat exchanger.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for detecting a leakage of a coolant in a battery cooling device for a vehicle. In particular, the apparatus includes: a first pressure sensor to detect a first pressure in a coolant pipe; and a controller to receive a first pressure value from the first pressure sensor. The controller determines whether the coolant leaks in the coolant pipe based on the first pressure value.

Abstract: A thermal management system of a vehicle electric power system allows a production cost of a system to be reduced by reducing the number of three-way valves when compared to a conventional system and, simultaneously, is capable of implementing cooling and heating performances equivalent to those of the conventional system.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary shutdown structure of a nuclear reactor, which uses sliding doors, and more particularly, to a secondary shutdown structure of a nuclear reactor, which uses sliding doors and is capable of shutting down a nuclear reactor reliably with a simple structure without using a boric acid solution.

Abstract: A battery cooling system includes: a heating element for performing a resistance function of a battery to be subjected to a cooling test; a heating-load controller for controlling a heating load of the heating element according to a thermal model; an environment controller for controlling at least one battery cooling environment parameter such as outdoor temperature and initial temperature; a power supply for applying a current for each evaluation condition by connecting a charger/discharger to the heating element; a cooling processing part for supplying a cooling fluid such as air, coolant, or a refrigerant at a constant temperature and flow rate; and a cooling performance determination part for measuring a temperature of a battery cell over time and determining whether a target performance of the battery is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided are a diagnostic device and a diagnostic method for predicting fractional flow reserve (FFR) and diagnosing coronary artery lesions via a coronary angiography-based machine learning algorithm. A deep learning-based diagnostic method for diagnosing an ischemic lesion includes: obtaining an angiography image of a patient's blood vessel; extracting a region of interest (ROI) from the angiography image; acquiring diameter information of the blood vessel in the ROI; extracting morphological features of the blood vessel based on the diameter information; and obtaining a predictive FFR value by inputting the morphological features to an artificial intelligence (AI) model and determining whether a lesion is an ischemic lesion.

Abstract: An apparatus of cooling a vehicle battery is provided. A battery module includes a module housing having an open bottom portion, with an accommodation space for accommodating a plurality of battery cells in the accommodation space, and a plurality of battery cells accommodated in the accommodation space of the module housing, with bottom surfaces of the plurality of battery cells being exposed through the open bottom portion of the module housing. A lower housing has an accommodation space in which the battery module is accommodated. The lower housing includes a cooling unit cooling the battery module and is configured for being attached to a bottom portion of a vehicle floor. Heat-conductive filler is applied on a seating surface of the lower housing, on which the plurality of battery cells are accommodated, to be in contact with the bottom surfaces of the plurality of battery cells exposed externally through the bottom portion of the module housing.

Abstract: A reciprocating wiper system according to the present invention may include a guide rail; a carrier unit coupled to be slidable in the guide rail and installed to reciprocate in a longitudinal direction of the guide rail; a cam member installed to be rotatable on the carrier unit; a wiper arm coupled to the cam member to move integrally with the cam member and to which a blade is coupled; a first pressing member for aligning the wiper arm in a direction perpendicular to the guide rail by rotating the cam member while the carrier unit is moving in a forward direction along the guide rail; and a second pressing member for aligning the wiper arm in a direction parallel to the guide rail by rotating the cam member while the carrier unit is moving in a reverse direction along the guide rail.

Abstract: A method for determining the size of a bicuspid annulus of bicuspid, including acquiring an image of the heart including the left ventricle and the aorta; generating a first plane, which includes a line that passes through two base points in the bicuspid of the image of the heart; and generating multiple second planes, which are obtained per each rotation, while rotating the first plane multiple times by a predetermined angle about the line that passes through the two base points; measuring the cross-sectional area of each of at least one of the left ventricle and the aorta, which are formed on the first plane and the multiple second planes; selecting a plane for measuring the size of a bicuspid annulus among the first plane and the multiple second planes based on the measured cross-sectional area; and measuring the size of the bicuspid annulus based on the selected plane.

Abstract: Provided are a diagnostic system for predicting fractional flow reserve (FFR) through a machine learning algorithm based on an ultrasound image of a coronary artery and diagnosing the presence of a coronary artery lesion, and a diagnostic method thereof. The diagnostic method of diagnosing an ischemic lesion of a coronary artery includes: obtaining an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) image of a coronary artery lesion of a patient; obtaining a mask image in which a vascular lumen is separated, by inputting the IVUS image into a first artificial intelligence model; extracting an IVUS feature from the mask image; and obtaining an FFR prediction value by inputting information including the IVUS feature into a second artificial intelligence model, and determining presence of an ischemic lesion.

Abstract: Proposed is a multiple coaxial cable connector. The multiple coaxial cable connector includes: multiple coaxial cables, each of the coaxial cables having a cable connector with a pogo pin end making contact with a printed circuit board; a cable guide housing having multiple cable through-holes, each of the cable through-holes allowing a part of each of the coaxial cables including the cable connector to be inserted and guided therein; a cable locker fitted over the coaxial cables and thus coupling the cable guide housing and the coaxial cables to each other; a housing cover covering the lateral surface of the cable guide housing; a reference plate having multiple through-holes, each of the multiple through-holes allowing the cable connector of each of the multiple coaxial cables to be inserted thereinto; and a housing screw coupling the cable guide housing to a coupling hole formed in the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A method for synchronizations with delayed data serving as backup data stored in one or more delayed nodes in a blockchain network, to thereby restore one or more service nodes in the blockchain network while maintaining a reliability of the backup data is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) a specific delayed node among the delayed nodes performing synchronization with the services nodes while the specific delayed node maintains a specific delay according to a specific initial setting thereof; (b) the specific delayed node, when a triggering command is acquired from an administrating device, transmitting information on delayed blocks included therein to the service nodes in order to support restoration of the service nodes; and (c) the specific delayed node, after the service nodes are restored by using the information on the delayed blocks, performing the synchronization again with the service nodes.

Abstract: A method of detecting a leakage of a coolant in a battery cooling device for a vehicle includes: receiving, by a controller, a first pressure value from a first pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure in a coolant pipe; and determining, by the controller, whether the coolant leaks in the coolant pipe based on the first pressure value.

Abstract: A method for providing a blockchain network capable of optimizing storage used by service nodes in the blockchain network is provided. The method includes steps of: (a) a specific service node among the service nodes, wherein the specific service node is configured to optimize its storage if one of optimization conditions is satisfied, generating blocks while synchronizing with other service nodes; and (b) the specific service node (b1) determining whether one of the optimization conditions is satisfied, by referring to one of (i) (i-1) a latest-block number of a latest block among the blocks and (i-2) a predetermined threshold number, and (ii) a predetermined threshold time and (b2) if one of the optimization conditions is satisfied, applying storage-optimizing operation to information on transactions in target blocks which are part of the blocks not optimized, wherein the target blocks are determined by referring to one of (i) and (ii).

Abstract: A re-identification apparatus acquires a first image in which a tracking target entering an intersection is captured, and identifies the tracking target and targets having a predetermined positional relationship with the tracking target in the first image. The re-identification apparatus selects a camera to be used for re-identification of the tracking target based on a signal system of the intersection, and acquires a second image captured by the selected camera and one or more third images before or after the second image. The re-identification apparatus determines a target identified in the second image and the third images among the targets when identifying an object corresponding to the tracking target in the second image, and determines whether the re-identification of the tracking target is successful based on the targets identified in the first image and the target identified in the second image and the third images.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a terephthalate-based composition, the method comprising: a step (S1) of flowing in a dialkyl terephthalate in which alkyl has 7 to 10 carbon atoms and a primary alcohol with a low boiling point having 4 or 5 carbon atoms into a reactor and performing transesterification of the dialkyl terephthalate and the primary alcohol with a low boiling point; and a step (S2) of extracting in a reduced pressure an unreacted material and a by-product from the reactor after finishing the transesterification, wherein the step S1 comprises a pressure-applying step in which the pressure of the reactor is 1.5 to 2.5 bar.