Abstract: Disclosed are a composite fiber (MXene composite fiber) and a manufacturing method thereof. The composite fibers are manufactured by braiding a MXene-PAN fiber heat-treated with a polymer fiber. The method includes preparing a first dispersion including an MXene compound and a first solvent, preparing a second dispersion including polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and a second solvent, obtaining an admixture including the first dispersion and the second dispersion, obtaining a spun fiber by performing wet-spinning of the admixture, obtaining an MXene-PAN fiber by performing heat treatment of the spun fiber, and obtaining the MXene composite fiber by braiding the MXene-PAN fibers with a polymer fiber. An electrical conductivity of the MXene-PAN fiber is about 0.1 Scm?1 to 1,000 Scm?1.

Abstract: In an embodiment a shape-transformable switch apparatus includes a housing comprising an accommodating region with a high voltage electrode, a Electrorheological (ER) fluid located in the accommodating region, the ER fluid configured to change viscosity and rigidity, a switch cover shielding an upper portion of the housing, the switch cover configured to change a shape based on changes of the viscosity and of the rigidity of the ER fluid; and a controller configured to allow a voltage to be applied to the high voltage electrode such that an electrostatic attraction is generated so that the ER fluid flows and is pressed against the switch cover thereby changing a shape of the switch cover.

Abstract: Provided are a piperidine derivative compound, a hydrate thereof, a solvate thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of diseases related to autotaxin activity, comprising same as an active ingredient, in which the piperidine derivative compound exhibits excellent inhibitory activity against autotaxin, and thus can be effectively used in the treatment and prevention of diseases related to autotaxin inhibition, such as fibrotic diseases, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, metabolic diseases, cancer and cancer metastasis, ocular diseases, cholestatic form and other forms of chronic pruritus, and acute or chronic organ transplant rejection.

Abstract: A femoral stem design method includes: a data collection step of collecting femur data from a plurality of patients; a measurement standard setting step of setting a standard for designing a femoral stem with respect to the femur data of the plurality of patients; a measurement step of measuring a predetermined part of a femur from the plurality of femur data; a dimension determination step of determining dimensions of each part of a plurality of implants to be inserted into the femur; and a shape determination step of determining shapes of the plurality of implants according to the dimensions of the plurality of implants, wherein the measurement standard setting step includes a boundary setting step of setting a boundary that distinguishes cortical bone and cancellous bone from the femur data of the plurality of patients, and an axis setting step of setting an axis extending from the proximal part to the distal part of the femur.

Abstract: A system for depositing a material includes a die and a flow guide. The die includes an opening and a cavity communicating with the opening. The die is configured to extrude the material in a principal deposition direction through the opening. The flow guide is disposed in the cavity and is configured to shape a flow of the material extruded by the die. The flow guide includes a flow narrowing portion and a flow shaping portion. The flow narrowing portion extends in a width direction perpendicular to the principal deposition direction so as to block the material from flowing through in the principal deposition direction. The flow shaping portion extends downstream from the flow narrowing portion in the principal deposition direction. A width of the flow shaping portion is smaller than, or decreases from, a width of the flow narrowing portion.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a high-elasticity nylon cord and a method for producing same. The purpose of the present invention is to produce a nylon cord having a high elastic modulus by reducing the moisture content of a raw cord through a drying process during the production of the nylon cord.

Abstract: An apparatus for a vehicle may determine one or more abnormalities of battery cells of a battery of a vehicle and may control a normal operation by managing the one or more abnormalities. The battery diagnosis apparatus for the vehicle includes a communication device that provides a communication interface with a plurality of vehicles, and a controller that collects vehicle state information and battery state information from the plurality of vehicles, manages a maximum voltage difference change rate of battery cells for each cumulative mileage with respect to the plurality of vehicles, and diagnoses abnormalities in batteries provided in the plurality of vehicles based on the maximum voltage difference change rate of the battery cells for each cumulative mileage.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a quantum device including moderate fluorinated graphene and a method for fabricating the same. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a quantum device including moderate fluorinated graphene, the quantum device including a substrate, a first insulating layer located on the substrate, a graphene layer located on the first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer located on the graphene layer and covering a third region excluding a first region and second region on both sides of the graphene layer, in which the first region and second region of the graphene layer are formed of moderate fluorinated graphene, and a metal layer is formed on the first region and the second region, and the metal layer makes contact at some locations on the moderate fluorinated graphene.

Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring a fault of a pipe according to an aspect of the present invention includes a processor, and a memory configured to store instructions executed by the processor, wherein the processor generates an ultrasonic guided signal in a pipe through piezoelectric transducers disposed on a circumferential outer surface of the pipe which is a target of which a fault is to be monitored, and monitors a fault of the pipe through signal processing for performing correlation analysis and noise removal on a reflected signal generated by the ultrasonic guided signal being reflected at an arbitrary point of the pipe.

Abstract: A reprint apparatus may include: a defect checking unit configured to check a defective portion in a solder resist layer of a circuit board; a material filling unit positioned above the circuit board to fill the defective portion with a filling material; and a curing unit configured to cure the material filled in the defective portion. The defect checking unit may be configured to calculate a volume of the defective portion, and the material filling unit may be configured to calculate a discharge amount of the filling material based on the calculated volume of the defective portion, and then discharge the filling material by the discharge amount.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device and a method of controlling the same, and more specifically, to a network configuration technology for electronic devices to be registered in a home network system. An electronic device according to one embodiment includes a communicator configured to perform data communication with a new electronic device which is not registered in an access point (AP), a storage which stores authentication information for accessing the AP, and a controller configured to, when the controller receives device identification information of the new electronic device through the communicator, control the communicator to transmit the authentication information, which allows the new electronic device to access the AP, to the new electronic device based on the received identification information.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a bulk acoustic wave structure that includes a bulk acoustic wave resonator and a circuit element electrically connected to the bulk acoustic wave resonator. The circuit element can include conductive material buried in a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer can extend under an acoustic reflector of the bulk acoustic wave resonator. In certain embodiments, the circuit element can be an inductor, a tuning stub, or a fuse element. Related filters, multiplexers, radio frequency modules, radio frequency systems, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a filter that includes a bulk acoustic wave resonator and a capacitor in parallel with the bulk acoustic wave resonator. The bulk acoustic wave resonator can include a first electrode, a second electrode, a piezoelectric layer positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, and an acoustic reflector positioned between the first electrode and a substrate. The capacitor can include an electrode buried in a dielectric layer that is over the substrate. Related multiplexers, radio frequency modules, radio frequency systems, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a bulk acoustic wave component that includes a bulk acoustic wave resonator, a capacitor, and a circuit element electrically connected to the bulk acoustic wave resonator. The capacitor includes an electrode buried in dielectric material. The circuit element includes conductive material in the dielectric layer. Related filters, multiplexers, radio frequency modules, radio frequency systems, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure relate to a bulk acoustic wave structure that includes a bulk acoustic wave resonator and a metal-insulator-metal capacitor. The bulk acoustic wave resonator can include an acoustic reflector, a top electrode, a bottom electrode, and a piezoelectric layer including at least a portion over the acoustic reflector and between the top electrode and the bottom electrode. The metal-insulator-metal capacitor can be electrically connected to the bulk acoustic wave resonator. The metal-insulator-metal capacitor can include material of a dielectric layer under the acoustic reflector and an electrode buried in the dielectric layer. Related filters, multiplexers, radio frequency modules, radio frequency systems, wireless communication devices, and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an internal voltage control circuit including an amplifier circuit and a plurality of drivers. The internal voltage control circuit is configured to drive an internal voltage through the sharing of the amplifier circuit and a driver that is activated, among the plurality of drivers, after the start of a standby operation and an active operation. The semiconductor device also includes a core circuit including a plurality of banks. The core circuit is configured to perform an operation of a bank that is activated, among the plurality of banks, by receiving the internal voltage.

Abstract: A refrigerant charging system includes: a reliquefaction system reliquefying boil-off gas generated in a liquefied gas storage tank by compressing the boil-off gas and subjecting the compressed boil-off gas to heat exchange with refrigerant supplied to a heat exchanger while circulating along a refrigerant circulation line; a buffer tank storing utility N2 to be supplied to the ship; a booster compressor receiving the utility N2 from the buffer tank, compressing the received N2, and supplying the compressed N2 to the refrigerant circulation line; and a first load-up line along which the N2 is supplied from the buffer tank to the refrigerant circulation line without passing through the booster compressor. Upon initial charging in a non-operation state of the reliquefaction system, the refrigerant circulation line is charged with refrigerant by supplying the N2 from by a pressure differential between the refrigerant circulation line and the buffer tank.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchanger wherein a flat joining portion is formed on a tank, whereby a flange can be easily coupled to the inlet and outlet of the tank, the process of manufacturing the tank can be simplified, and the degree of shape freedom of the tank can be ensured.

Abstract: Systems for selecting candidates for labelling and use in training a convolutional neural network (CNN) are provided, the systems comprising: a memory device; and at least one hardware processor configured to: receive a plurality of input candidates, wherein each candidate includes a plurality of identically labelled patches; and for each of the plurality of candidates: determine a plurality of probabilities, each of the plurality of probabilities being a probability that a unique patch of the plurality of identically labelled patches of the candidate corresponds to a label using a pre-trained CNN; identify a subset of candidates of the plurality of input candidates, wherein the subset does not include all of the plurality of candidates, based on the determined probabilities; query an external source to label the subset of candidates to produce labelled candidates; and train the pre-trained CNN using the labelled candidates.

Abstract: A system is configured to evaluate a semiconductor device. The system is for irradiating a test target semiconductor device arranged on a test board with a radiation test beam to measure an error value of the test target semiconductor device, wherein the test target semiconductor device includes a reference test target semiconductor device and a general test target semiconductor device, the system for evaluating the semiconductor device derives a reference error value of the reference test target semiconductor device and a reference error value of the general test target semiconductor device, and the reference error value of the general test target semiconductor device is able to be defined as a relative ratio to the reference error value of the reference test target semiconductor device.