Abstract: Disclosed herein is a pouch-type secondary battery and a manufacturing method thereof including. The pouch-type secondary battery includes an electrode assembly; an electrode lead extending from an electrode tab of the electrode assembly; an upper pouch; and a lower pouch. The upper pouch and the lower pouch include a sealed area where the edges are sealed and an unsealed area. An average thickness of the sealed area of the upper pouch and an average thickness of the sealed area of the lower pouch are equal to each other, and the average thickness of the unsealed area of the upper pouch is smaller than the average thickness of the unsealed area of the lower pouch, so that even if the thickness of the lower pouch is reduced during the sealing process of heat-sealing, the sealed area of the upper and lower pouches are formed with little difference in thickness.

Abstract: An elastic crawler capable of effectively preventing an occurrence of vibration, noise and cracks during driving while improving durability is provided. The elastic crawler includes a coupling portion arranged at equal intervals in a circumferential direction at a center in a left and right direction of a crawler body, a steel core arranged in the left and right direction between adjacent coupling portions in the circumferential direction of the crawler body, and two rows of left and right lugs installed on an outer periphery of the crawler body, wherein each of the rows of the lugs includes driving lugs arranged in an oblique direction with respect to the steel core, and each of the driving lugs overlaps with two adjacent steel cores in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: Provided are a device and method for estimating a pose of an object. The method includes inputting a labeled source image and an unlabeled target image to a recognition model for generating training data, training the recognition model to generate object information of the unlabeled target image, determining the generated object information to be a pseudo label of the unlabeled target image, and training a pose estimation model for estimating a pose of an object by inputting the pseudo-labeled target image and the labeled source image to the pose estimation model.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ionomer for a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, which includes a phosphorus (P)-containing functional group having proton conductivity and partially contains fluorine in the main chain thereof.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an object is provided. The method includes the steps of: in response to information on a behavior of a domestic animal being estimated from sensor data measured by a sensor for the domestic animal using a machine learning-based behavior recognition model, estimating health status of the domestic animal with reference to the information on the behavior of the domestic animal and a health criterion for the domestic animal; and determining first breeding information on the domestic animal to be provided to a user on the basis of the health status.

Abstract: A NLRP3-inhibitory compound 7 (NIC7) and a potent derivative NIC7w are disclosed. NLRP3-inhibitory compound 7 (NIC7) and a potent derivative NIC7w are a novel small-molecule inhibitor for inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasomes are identified. These compounds inhibit main elements of the NLRP3 signaling pathway, primarily IL-1? and caspase 1, and improve cognitive behaviors of mice in Alzheimer disease mouse models. Compositions of NIC7 and NIC7w are suitable as a therapeutic agent in treating, preventing, or improving the conditions of Alzheimer's disease.

Abstract: The ultrasound imaging apparatus provided to quantify the degree of flash artifacts based on an ultrasound echo signal, and to notify a user of an image section with a severe flash artifact includes: a probe configured to irradiate an ultrasound signal to an object and receive an ultrasound echo signal reflected from the object; an image processor configured to obtain a color Doppler signal from which a clutter signal has been completely or partially removed by filtering the ultrasound echo signal, obtain a plurality of consecutive Doppler image frames based on the color Doppler signal and generate a Doppler image based on the plurality of consecutive Doppler image frames; a display configured to output the Doppler image; and a controller configured to calculate a flash artifact score of each of the plurality of consecutive Doppler image frames based on the ultrasound echo signal, generate timeline corresponding to the plurality of consecutive Doppler image frames and control the display so that the flash art

Abstract: A semiconductor device may comprise: a plurality of lower electrodes which are on a substrate; a first electrode support which is between adjacent lower electrodes and comprises a metallic material; a dielectric layer which is on the lower electrodes and the first electrode support to extend along profiles of the first electrode support and each of the lower electrodes; and an upper electrode which is on the dielectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an exhaust apparatus for an agricultural work vehicle. The exhaust apparatus for an agricultural work vehicle includes: a muffler configured to reduce the noise that is generated in the process in which the exhaust gas generated in the engine of an agricultural work vehicle is discharged out of the agricultural work vehicle; an intake part coupled to each of the engine and the muffler in order to transfer the exhaust gas, generated in the engine, to the muffler; an exhaust part coupled to the muffler in order to discharge the exhaust gas, having passed through the muffler, out of the agricultural work vehicle; and a vibration reduction part coupled to each of the intake part and the muffler in order to reduce the vibration of the muffler.

Abstract: A processing device comprises processors, a first memory shared by the processors, and a cache comprising a second memory comprising a plurality of memory units, each of the plurality of memory units in the second memory being associated with a respective one of a plurality of request identifiers. The cache receives a memory read request including a request identifier and a memory address from at least one of the processors, identifies an allocated memory address identifier for the memory address, accesses the first memory to read data of the memory address, obtains one or more request identifiers which requested data of the memory address from the second memory based on the allocated memory address identifier, and transmitting the data of the memory address to one or more processors which requested data of the memory address based on the one or more request identifiers.

Abstract: A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a light source including a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the substrate; and a first diffusion layer disposed on the resin layer, wherein the resin layer includes a first resin portion disposed on the light source, and a second resin portion adjacent to the first resin portion and disposed on the substrate. The upper surface of the first resin portion has an inclination and is spaced apart from the first diffusion layer, the second resin portion includes a material different from that of the first resin portion, and the second resin portion based on the upper surface of the substrate. The height of the upper surface may be greater than the lowermost height of the upper surface of the first resin portion.

Abstract: A sensing block includes a block body having a plurality of slots through which electrode leads of battery cells pass, a plurality of sensing terminals installed between the plurality of slots on a front surface of the block body, a circuit board installed on the front surface of the block body, and a connector installed on the circuit board.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for aligning a wafer using a laser scanner, and a semiconductor transfer device are provided. The method includes a laser irradiation operation of irradiating a laser toward the wafer using a laser scanner disposed on a rear side or a lower side of the wafer and obtaining an image, a dataset acquisition operation of obtaining location information of at least three wafer edges by using a distance corresponding to a laser irradiation direction to a wafer edge in the image, a calculation operation of calculating a center point of the wafer by using the obtained location information of the wafer edge, and a detection operation of detecting whether a calculated center point is within a preset tolerance range.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically inspecting the welding state of a battery module is configured to inspect welding states of welding parts of a plurality of leads for electrical connection based on a deep penetration inspection using application of eddy current to the welding parts of the leads.

Abstract: Provided is a carbon monoxide (CO) leak alerting device and method, and more specifically, a CO leak alerting device and method, whereby, by operating on the basis of the Internet of Things (IoT), a CO leak caused by damage to a boiler flue is detected, an alert is issued through two or more among the CO leak alerting device, a boiler controller and a wall pad, boiler ventilation and indoor air ventilation are automatically carried out when the leak is determined to have occurred, and authorities relevant to the CO leak, and a user are directly notified of the CO leak.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and device for distributing idle UE by a carrier in eNB of a multi-carrier based mobile communication system. The method of distributing idle UE in a multi-carrier based mobile communication system according to the present invention includes a process of determining a search rate by a carrier on the basis of information representing load on the carrier, a step of determining a cell reselection priority on the idle UE on the basis of the determined search rate, and a process of transmitting the determined cell reselection priority to the idle UE.

Abstract: A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; light sources disposed on the substrate; and a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the light sources. a first reflective layer disposed on the resin layer, wherein the resin layer includes an exit surface facing the light sources, and the exit surface of the resin layer includes convex portions facing each of the light sources and recess portions respectively disposed between the plurality of convex portions, concave surfaces disposed in each of the plurality of recess portions may have a curvature, and a radius of curvature of the concave surfaces may increase in one direction.

Abstract: A monoclonal antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention can bind to lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3) including a heavy chain variable region and a light chain variable region and inhibit the activity thereof. Thus it is expected to be useful for the development of immunotherapeutic agents for various disorders that are associated with LAG-3.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for discharging carbon monoxide (CO) by using a CO leakage alarm device and, more specifically, to a system and a method for discharging CO by using a CO leakage alarm device, the system and the method being operated on the basis of the Internet of things (IoT) so as to: detect CO leakage caused by damage to a boiler flue and sound an alarm through at least two from among the CO leakage alarm device, a boiler controller, a wall pad, and the like, automatically perform boiler ventilation and indoor air ventilation when the leakage is determined; and directly notify CO leakage-related authorities and users about the CO leakage.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a contact point monitoring module for a vacuum circuit breaker and a vacuum circuit breaker comprising the same. The present disclosure provides a vacuum circuit breaker comprising a push rod assembly which is coupled to a movable electrode of a vacuum interrupter and moves the movable electrode up or down to make a movable contact in a contact closed state or a contact open state, wherein the vacuum circuit breaker comprises a linear sensor which is coupled to a lower side of the push rod assembly and senses displacement according to a moving direction of the push rod; and a sensor holder which is installed adjacent to the lower side of the push rod assembly and is coupled to the linear sensor to process a signal transferred from the linear sensor.