Abstract: Proposed is a connection tube support of a waste heat recovery boiler supporting a connection tube unit having a plurality of connection tubes that is disposed inside a waste heat recovery boiler and perform heat exchange between a fluid flowing inside and exhaust gas flowing outside, wherein the connection tube support includes a header storing fluid flowing through the connection tube unit and supporting one end of the connection tube unit by being connected to one end of the connection tube unit, and a tube sheet supporting a circumferential surface of each of the plurality of connection tubes, wherein the tube sheet has the plurality of connection tubes having been passed therethrough and is provided with a plurality of support holes respectively supporting circumferential surfaces of the plurality of connection tubes having been passed therethrough.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus are disclosed for video coding using an improved in-loop filter. The video coding method and the apparatus generate a residual frame from a reconstructed frame using a deep learning model. The video coding method and the apparatus improve performance of an in-loop filter by approximating an original residual frame by applying the generated residual frame to a linear model.

Abstract: A polarizing plate and an optical display including the same are provided. The polarizing plate is composed of a display region and a non-display region surrounding the display region, and includes: a polarizer; and a bonding layer and a first polarizer protective film sequentially stacked on an upper surface of the polarizer. A light shielding layer includes a UV absorbent material and is embedded in the bonding layer to constitute at least a portion of the non-display region. The light shielding layer is formed on at least one surface of the first polarizer protective film.

Abstract: A pixel includes a first electrode; a second electrode surrounding at least a portion of the first electrode; a plurality of light emitting elements between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first contact electrode on the first electrode, the first contact electrode electrically connecting the first electrode and the plurality of light emitting elements; a second contact electrode on the second electrode, the second contact electrode electrically connecting the second electrode and the plurality of light emitting elements; and an intermediate electrode on the first electrode and the second electrode, the intermediate electrode comprising a first area overlapping the first electrode and a second area overlapping the second electrode, the first area and the second area being integrally connected to each other.

Abstract: Human-derived probiotic strains Lactobacillus paracasei KBL382, Lactobacillus paracasei KBL384 and Lactobacillus paracasei KBL385 are described, as well as uses of the strains for improving intestinal health and treating or preventing intestinal diseases. The strains have excellent anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory functions, superb strengthening effects on tight junctions of the intestinal tract wall, suppress enteritis-induced weight loss and colon length reduction, thereby exhibiting therapeutic effects for enteritis, and significantly alleviate the symptoms of atopic dermatitis. The strains can be used as probiotic material for enhancing anti-inflammatory effects, strengthening immunity, improving intestinal health functions, and alleviating allergic diseases.

Abstract: A method performed in an autonomous vehicle for an interaction with a worker is provided. The method includes storing video frames output by capturing an outside of the autonomous vehicle, identifying a command of the worker based on the video frames, controlling a message indicating the command of the worker to be displayed on a display, performing at least one control operation for performing the command of the worker, and controlling a message indicating the at least one control operation to be displayed on the display.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image processing method of processing a plurality of images into a single image, including: obtaining at least a left image, a center image, and a right image from a plurality of cameras arranged in a row; generating a left top-view image, a center top-view image, and a right top-view image based on the left image, the center image, and the right image, respectively; generating one wide top-view image by merging the left top-view image, the center top-view image, and the right top-view image; and generating and outputting the wide top-view image as a final wide image. Thus, the images from the plurality of cameras are merged into a single image, thereby reducing fatigue of a robot operator.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a tobacco material including a flavor material and a method of preparing the tobacco material. The tobacco material may have a core-shell structure in which a core includes a first tobacco mixture and a flavor material and is surrounded by a shell including a second tobacco mixture, such that the aerosol generating article including the tobacco material generates a characteristic flavor.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body having a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with each other while having the dielectric layer interposed therebetween in a first direction; and an external electrode including a connection portion and a band portion extending from the connection portion onto first and second surfaces of the body, wherein the external electrode further includes an electrode layer connected to one of the first and second internal electrodes, a resin layer in contact with the first and second surfaces, and a conductive resin layer disposed on the electrode layer and extending to the resin layer, and L1??L1 when L1 indicates a second-directional size of the resin layer in the band portion, and L1? indicates a second-directional size of the conductive resin layer in the band portion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catalyst for an upgrading reaction of biomass pyrolysis oil, a method for preparing the same, and a method for upgrading biomass pyrolysis oil using the same. The catalyst is a composite inorganic oxide, and the composite inorganic oxide includes lanthanum, nickel, titanium, and cerium. When a metal catalyst supported on carbon is used as a catalyst for a first step reaction, by using the catalyst as a catalyst for a second step reaction, the efficiency of the upgrading reaction of bio-oil is increased and a continuous reaction is possible without clogging of a continuous reactor.

Abstract: Provided are an epitaxial growth apparatus and a gas supply control module used therefor, the epitaxial growth apparatus including: a reaction chamber; a susceptor positioned in the reaction chamber and configured to seat a wafer thereon; and a gas supply control module configured to control a flow of a gas flowing into the reaction chamber, wherein the gas supply control module includes an injector including a center port corresponding to a central region of the wafer, a pair of edge ports corresponding to both edge regions of the wafer, and a pair of middle ports respectively disposed between the center port and the pair of edge ports, and a flow distribution unit configured to independently distribute the gas flow input from a source module to the ports.

Abstract: Disclosed is an efficient dynamic resource allocation method and system for maximizing a utilization in Kubernetes environment that may dynamically adjust a resource quota of a pod running in a Kubernetes cluster, and may step-wisely decrease a request and a limit of resources requested for the pod according to an adjustment rate if an actual resource usage of the pod is within a set range for a certain period of time, may increase a request and a limit for resources of the pod by a square of increased usage if the actual resource usage of the pod is out of the set range for the certain period of time, and may keep a portion of resources additionally secured by dynamically adjusting a resource quota of each of pods for resource increase of the existing pods.

Abstract: A pixel includes: a first transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to a first node, a second node to which a first power voltage for driving the light emitting element is applied, and a third node electrically connected to the light emitting element; a first emission control transistor having an on-off timing controlled by a first emission control signal; and a second emission control transistor having an on-off timing controlled by a second emission control signal. A time interval exists between a time at which the first emission control signal having a turn-on level is input such that a voltage of the second node is dropped from a bias voltage having a voltage level higher than a voltage level of the first power voltage and a time at which the second emission control signal having a turn-on level is input.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material layer that includes a plurality of lithium metal oxide particles, each lithium metal oxide particle having a form of a secondary particle including a plurality of aggregated primary particles, an anode facing the cathode, and an electrolyte solution containing a lithium salt and an organic solvent. The organic solvent includes a compound represented by a specific chemical formula. The plurality of primary particles include rod-shape particles having an aspect ratio of 1.5 to 5. The rod-shape particles have a major axis oriented in a direction from a center of the lithium metal oxide particle to a surface of the lithium metal oxide particle.

Abstract: Disclosed are an anode including a core part and a binder and a secondary battery including the same. Particularly, a coating layer including a polymer is provided between the core part and the binder and thus blocks electron transport paths from the core part to the binder. Thereby, decomposition of the binder is suppressed, and thus, the charge capacity and the initial Coulombic efficiency of the secondary battery are increased.

Abstract: A display device including: a pixel circuit layer including a first transistor and a conductive pattern; and a display element layer on the pixel circuit layer, and including a light emitting element. The display element layer may further include: a first pixel electrode electrically connected to a first end of the light emitting element; and a second pixel electrode electrically connected to a second end of the light emitting element. The first transistor may include: a semiconductor pattern; a first gate insulating layer on the semiconductor pattern; a gate electrode on the first gate insulating layer; and a first transistor electrode and a second transistor electrode connected to the semiconductor pattern. The conductive pattern may be at a same layer as the semiconductor pattern. The first transistor electrode may be connected to the second pixel electrode by the conductive pattern.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a lens moving apparatus including a bobbin including a first coil disposed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, a housing provided with first and second magnets for moving the bobbin by interaction with the first coil, upper and lower elastic members each coupled to both the bobbin and the housing, and a first position sensor for detecting a sum of intensities of magnetic fields of the first and second magnets, wherein the first position sensor is disposed in a space between the first magnet and the second magnet when the bobbin is disposed at an initial position.

Abstract: A method for producing a bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide lithium salt is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) reacting bis(chlorosulfonyl)imide with NH4F(HF)n (n=0-10) to prepare ammonium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide; and (b) reacting the ammonium bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide with a lithium base, wherein in at least one of steps (a) and (b), after the reaction, a process of adding an alkoxy trialkyl silane to the reaction solution to remove a fluorine anion is performed.

Abstract: Provided is a valve control apparatus for an engine that opens and closes an exhaust valve and intake value of the engine while rotating in conjunction with a crankshaft of the engine, the valve control apparatus including an exhaust valve opening and closing device opening and closing the exhaust valve during a first exhaust valve opening period and an intake valve opening and closing device opening and closing the intake valve during a first intake valve opening period.

Abstract: A peptide for treating rheumatoid arthritis and use thereof are provided, and a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 3, or SEQ ID NO: 5 or a polynucleotide encoding the same, and a pharmaceutical composition for treating rheumatoid arthritis or a health functional food composition for improving rheumatoid arthritis, each including the peptide, are provided.