Abstract: Described herein are methods and compositions that can be applied to personal cleaning, oral care, deodorant and hard surface cleaning applications, including liquid soap, foaming soap, liquid dishwashing detergent, shower gel, shampoo, emulsified deodorant, mouthwash, toothpaste and facial cleanser, in order to reduce or eliminate microbes on a surface or body part.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices having improved conformal properties for biomedical signal measurement are disclosed. A device can have a first polymer substrate coupled to a conductive layer forming a conductive trace electrically coupled to a conductive pad exposed via an opening. The device can have a second polymer substrate forming a first cavity between the first polymer substrate and the second polymer substrate. The device can have a first inlet portion that receives a fluid that expands the first cavity causing the device to conform to an anatomical structure. The structure can be an atrium, such as the left atrium, of the heart of a patient. The device can conform to the walls of the tissue structure, and the conductive pad exposed via the opening can detect a signal from the wall of the tissue structure. The signal can be provided to an external measurement device for processing.

Abstract: Disclosed are a rack and a barbecue grill. The rack includes a limit plate and two supports connected with the limit plate. The limit plate is provided with a plurality of limit notch grooves, and the plurality of the limit notch grooves are arranged along a length direction of the limit plate; the limit notch grooves are configured to pass through the limit plate. The present application aims to improve the utilization of space by gathering some small handle-shaped irregular foods by using a rack.

Abstract: A method of controlling a hybrid electric vehicle includes checking a vehicle driving state and determining whether to satisfy a predetermined engine clutch engagement prohibition condition, by a controller, generating and outputting a control command for prohibiting engine clutch engagement and maintaining an engine clutch in an open state, by the controller, when it is determined that the predetermined engine clutch engagement prohibition condition is satisfied from the vehicle driving state, and controlling to maintain the engine clutch in the open state that is a power cut-off state, by the control command output from the controller.

Abstract: Proposed is an apparatus and method for contactlessly sensing a biological signal and recognizing a user's physiological information using same. The operating method of the sensing apparatus for contactlessly sensing biological signals may include a process of performing an initial setting in a contactless sensing apparatus, a process of obtaining video data from the contactless sensing apparatus, a process of removing noise from the video data, a process of extracting only a region of interest from the video data, and a process of estimating information on biological activity by analyzing the region of interest.

Abstract: An embodiment electric vehicle structure includes a floor panel including upper and lower side walls spaced apart from each other, the floor panel being configured to cover an upper side of a battery accommodation space, side sills coupled to two opposite ends of the floor panel to define the battery accommodation space, floor drain holes extending through the upper side wall of the floor panel, and side sill drain holes disposed in the side sills and configured to communicate with a space between the upper and lower side walls of the floor panel.

Abstract: The present application relates to an apparatus and method for evaluating XR-based upper limb motion control and motion control ability, the apparatus including a head mount display (HMD) configured to be worn on a user's head part and including a display for providing visual feedback information capable of monitoring a visual cue and a repetitive motion of muscle synergy or a direction and magnitude of a force that are contents for XR (eXtended Reality)-based multi-joint rehabilitation training of an upper limb, a measurement part, a synergy evaluation part, a visual cue control part and a composite biofeedback part.

Abstract: A boil-off gas treatment system includes: a first compressor receiving boil-off gas generated from liquefied gas stored in a storage tank of a ship and compressing the boil-off gas; a second compressor compressing boil-off gas received from the storage tank; a heat exchanger cooling the boil-off gas compressed by the first compressor or the second compressor; and a refrigerant circulation line for circulating a refrigerant to the heat exchanger. The first compressor is a multistage compressor including a plurality of compressors and compressing the boil-off gas to a fuel supply pressure required for a propulsion engine. The second compressor compresses the boil-off gas to a fuel supply pressure required for a power generation engine which is lower than the propulsion engine. The boil-off gas compressed by part of the first compressor is supplied to the heat exchanger to be cooled or is supplied to the power generation engine.

Abstract: Provided is a biometric data monitoring platform using a biometric signal sensing ring. The platform includes a server, wherein the server includes a signal quality classification system including a first signal quality classification component configured to classify signal quality of a first wavelength photoplethysmography (PPG) signal as being good or bad, a biometric data calculation system including an atrial fibrillation determination component configured to determine whether atrial fibrillation has occurred, from the first wavelength PPG signal by using a deep learning model, and a biometric index calculation system including an atrial fibrillation index calculation component configured to calculate an atrial fibrillation index from a first signal quality classification result generated by the first signal quality classification component and an atrial fibrillation determination result generated by the atrial fibrillation determination component.

Abstract: Provided are a hybrid metallocene catalyst comprising a first transition metal compound represented by Formula 1; and a second transition metal compound represented by Formula 2, which is useful in the preparation of a polyethylene having excellent impact strength and haze properties, and a method of preparing the polyethylene using the same: wherein Formulas 1 and 2 are described herein.

Abstract: A method for designing a grinding disc for workpieces includes the following steps: determining process dimension parameters of a grinding process, and the process dimension parameters of the grinding process comprising a rotational speed ?m of the grinding disc and a rotational speed ?w of a workpiece or a rotational speed ?s of a sun wheel, a radius r of the workpiece, a radius R of the grinding disc, and an eccentric distance e; dividing the grinding disc is into regions; calculating trajectory densities of a point Pi on the workpiece relative to the different divided regions of the grinding disc; calculating areas of the different divided regions in proportion based on the trajectory densities on the different divided regions to obtain a grinding disc pattern; and obtaining a patterned grinding disc through machining or by arranging hot-pressed sintered blocks per unit area according to the grinding disc pattern.

Abstract: Methods and systems for processing suspensions of biological cells and microcarriers are disclosed. The biological cells are separated from the microcarriers by introducing the suspension into a spinning membrane separator whereby the biological cells pass through the membrane and the microcarriers do not pass through the membrane.

Abstract: A method for treating Type II diabetes. The method involves administering to a subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist. The pharmaceutical composition comprises an effective amount of a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers thereof.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery with excellent electrical conductivity and energy density, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: Disclosed is a substrate treating apparatus including: a substrate support unit for supporting and rotating a substrate; a liquid supply unit for supplying a treatment solution onto the substrate; a collection cup provided to surround the substrate support unit, and having a plurality of collection spaces for collecting a treatment solution scattered from the substrate; a lifting unit for changing a relative position between the collection cup and the substrate; and a controller for controlling the lifting unit to vary a relative height between the substrate and the collection cup in accordance with a process recipe for treating the substrate.

Abstract: The present specification relates to a method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery with excellent electrical conductivity and energy density, a method of preparing the same, and a positive electrode and a secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: An ink-jet printing apparatus includes: a stage on which a substrate including first and second alignment marks is mounted; an ink-jet head part discharging ink; a mark measuring part measuring a first coordinate of each of the first and second alignment marks during a first compensation period, the mark measuring part measuring a second coordinate of the first alignment mark during a second compensation period; and a substrate fixing part holding the substrate. The substrate fixing part performs a first operation to move the substrate such that the first coordinates of the first and second alignment marks in a first direction align with each other during the first compensation period, and performs a second operation to move the substrate according to a result obtained by comparing the second coordinate of the first alignment mark with a reference coordinate of the first alignment mark during the second compensation period.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing a positive electrode active material for a sodium secondary battery, including: a) inputting a sodium composite transition metal oxide and a water washing solution into a reactor and stirring the reactants to dissolve residual sodium on the surface of the sodium composite transition metal oxide in the water washing solution; b) inputting cobalt salt into the reactor and performing stirring to co-precipitate cobalt hydroxide onto the sodium composite transition metal oxide particles; and c) heat-treating the sodium composite transition metal oxide particles on which the cobalt hydroxide is formed to form a cobalt coating layer on the particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing functionalized cyclooctenes and the synthetic intermediates prepared thereby.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a furan dicarboxylic acid compound, which includes preparing a hydroxyl furfural compound from a hydroxyl-free furfural compound; and preparing a furan dicarboxylic acid compound by an oxidation reaction of the hydroxyl furfural compound in the presence of a heterogeneous catalyst.