Abstract: A thermoelectric module according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a semiconductor structure disposed on the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the semiconductor structure; a second substrate disposed on the second electrode; and a heat sink disposed on the second substrate, wherein the heat sink includes a protrusion portion disposed on at least one surface of a path through which a fluid passes.

Abstract: Provided is a power cable including an insulating layer formed of an insulating material that is environmentally friendly and has not only high heat resistance and mechanical strength but also excellent flexibility, bendability, impact resistance, thermal stability, cold resistance, installability, workability, etc., which are trade-off with the physical properties.

Abstract: An extended reality (XR) support system establishes a communicative link between an XR presentation system and a multi-access edge compute (MEC) system operating on a cellular network. The XR support system identifies a parameter associated with a computing task to be performed in connection with an XR experience presented by the XR presentation system. The XR support system also identifies a condition associated with a capability of the XR presentation system or the MEC system to perform the computing task. Based on the identified parameter and the identified condition, the XR support system selects at least one of the XR presentation system or the MEC system to perform the computing task and then directs the selected system to perform the computing task. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for treating optic neuropathic disorders.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a display in which a fingerprint recognition area is formed and which includes a display pixel layer, and a rear panel, formed under the display, having a first hole. The electronic device also includes a bracket, disposed under the rear panel, having a sensor accommodating area corresponding to a fingerprint sensor. The electronic device additionally includes the fingerprint sensor disposed under the display pixel layer and adapted to acquire image information to be used for authentication of a fingerprint using at least partially light radiated from the display pixel layer and reflected by the object. The sensor accommodating area has a second hole passing through the bracket, and the fingerprint sensor is disposed in the sensor accommodating area such that an air gap between the display and the fingerprint sensor is formed at least by a portion of the second hole.

Abstract: Provided is a power cable including an insulating layer formed of an insulating material that is environmentally friendly and has not only high heat resistance and mechanical strength but also excellent flexibility, bendability, impact resistance, thermal stability, cold resistance, installability, workability, etc., which are trade-off with the physical properties.

Abstract: A hardly graphitizable carbonaceous material can be used in a negative electrode material for nonaqueous electrolyte secondary batteries (for example, a lithium ion battery) having not only high charge capacity but also high charge-discharge efficiency and being fully charged to be used and a method for producing the same. Such hardly graphitizable carbonaceous material may have an oxygen element content of 0.25% by mass or less.

Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods for preserving, restoring, or enhancing vision of a subject by administering compositions to an injured or diseased eye.

Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for measuring an endolymphatic hydrops ratio of inner ear organs using an artificial neural network. The method of measuring an endolymphatic hydrops ratio includes obtaining a plurality of frame images obtained by capturing inner ear organs, obtaining a plurality of pieces of mask data corresponding to each of the plurality of frame images by inputting the plurality of frame images into a neural network, clustering the plurality of pieces of mask data according to the inner ear organs and obtaining representative images according to the inner ear organs according to certain conditions, and overlapping a target image synthesized by using the plurality of frame images and the representative images according to the inner ear organs so as to measure an endolymphatic hydrops ratio.

Abstract: An image region segmentation method and system suing self-spatial adaptive normalization is provided. The image region segmentation system includes: an encoder configured to encode an image for segmenting a region by using a plurality of encoding blocks; and a decoder configured to decode the image encoded by the encoder and to generate a region-segmented image by using a plurality of decoding blocks, wherein each of the encoding blocks processes an inputted image into a convolution layer, performs spatial adaptive normalization, and then reduces the image and delivers the image to the next encoding block. Accordingly, spatial characteristics of the image are considered in an encoding process and a decoding process, so that region segmentation can be exactly performed with respect to various images.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and apparatus for generating a radar signal, in which performance of radar detection is ensured while increasing a spectrum efficiency in a radar network. The method comprises generating a set of frequency-modulation waveforms, generating an orthogonal code set, generating a set of coded frequency-modulation waveforms through element operation between the set of frequency-modulation waveforms and the orthogonal code set, calculating an objective function for the set of frequency-modulation waveforms with regard to a different set of coded frequency-modulation waveforms and previous sets of coded frequency-modulation waveforms, and selecting a current polyphase code set as an optimized polyphase code set when a result of current calculation is better or smaller than a result of previous iteration, and performing phase perturbation by replacing an element randomly selected in the current polyphase code set selected as the optimized polyphase code set with another admissible-phase element.

Abstract: A pipe according to the present disclosure comprises: a hollow tube body in which fluids of different temperatures pass through the inside and outside thereof; and a coating layer which is provided on an external surface of the hollow tube body, and which has an alloy comprising an amorphous phase, wherein the alloy comprises Fe, and comprises at least one or more first component selected from the group consisting of Cr, Mo and Co, and at least one or more second component selected from the group consisting of B, C, Si and Nb.

Abstract: A brake body according to the present disclosure has a coating layer which contains an iron-based amorphous alloy and is formed on a contact surface at which a friction means rubs against the brake body to generate braking force which the brake body is rotated. The coating layer has a low friction coefficient and thus generates less dust during braking. The coating layer also has high corrosion resistance and wear resistance and may thus guarantee high performance and good price competitiveness when applied to a brake base material produced at low cost.

Abstract: A door handle assembly for a vehicle includes a housing, a handle, and a compression mechanism. The handle is rotatably attached to the housing and rotatable between a resting position and a depressed position. The compression mechanism is configured to allow rotation of the handle between the resting position and the depressed position. The compression mechanism includes a plunger and a biasing member. The plunger is coupled to one of the housing or the handle and translatable between a first position when the handle is in the resting position and a second position when the handle is in the depressed position. The biasing member is coupled to one of the housing or the handle and configured to bias the plunger between the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A thermoelectric device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a substrate, a first insulating layer disposed on the substrate, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and having an area smaller than an area of the first insulating layer, a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the second insulating layer, a plurality of semiconductor structures disposed on the plurality of first electrodes, and a plurality of second electrodes disposed on the plurality of semiconductor structures, wherein the second insulating layer includes an overlapping region in which the plurality of first electrodes, the plurality of second electrodes, and the plurality of semiconductor structures overlap vertically and a protruding pattern protruding from the overlapping region toward a first outer side the substrate.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a heat-resistant coating composition includes: an inorganic filler which is iron (Fe)-based amorphous alloy powder having an amorphous phase and an average particle diameter of 0.5 ?m to 15 ?m; and a binder, where the coefficient of thermal expansion of the inorganic filler is lower than the coefficient of thermal expansion of the binder.

Abstract: There are provided AI model learning method and system based on self-learning for focusing on specific areas. According to an embodiment, a network learning system includes: a detection module configured to detect a specific area from unlabeled images, and to generate unlabeled area images; a configuration module configured to configure self-learning data by using the generated area images; and a learning module to cause a backbone network to perform self-learning by using the configured self-learning data. Accordingly, an AI model may be trained based on self-learning for focusing on a desired specific area according to a desired purpose, and high-performance analysis specified for various purposes and characteristics of various types of specific areas is possible.

Abstract: A child safety zipper includes a first zipper strip that is attached to an inside wall on one side of a plastic bag and a second zipper strip that is attached to an inside wall on the other side of the plastic bag and is coupled to the first zipper strip to seal the plastic bag.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating lipid concentration is provided. According to an example embodiment, the apparatus may include a training data collector configured to collect, as training data, a reference lipid concentration measured through blood samples of a plurality of users for a predetermined time period and sensor data obtained through light signals detected from the plurality of users for the predetermined time period and a processor configured to perform preprocessing including a moving average and data augmentation on the obtained sensor data, select a valid variable relevant to a change in lipid concentration based on the preprocessed sensor data and the reference lipid concentration, and generate a lipid concentration prediction model based on the selected valid variable.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a polyimide composite powder which includes 1-30 wt % of a fluorine-based resin filler, and has excellent low dielectric properties; and a production method using water as a dispersion medium. Also provided are a molded body including the polyimide composite powder, and a method for producing same.