Abstract: The present disclosure provides a surface-modified alginate micro-capsule having a core-shell structure in which a core is fluidizable phase alginate, and a shell is alginate hydrogel crosslinked with epigallocatechin gallate dimer, a preparation method thereof, and a cell encapsulation method using the same.

Abstract: A substrate transfer robot for transferring a substrate in a vacuum chamber, includes: a transfer arm platform having coupling holes, each compartmentalized into a lower and an upper space, wherein a link connecting member with blades is engaged at a front area of the transfer arm platform and a support shaft of a lower support is inserted into the lower space of one of the coupling holes; and a first and a second transfer arm part each including an end effector for supporting the substrate, multiple transfer link arms and subordinate link arms, and a common link arm that are connected to each other or to the transfer arm platform, wherein, for each transfer arm part, drive shafts, interlocked with transfer driving motors or speed reducers installed on one of the transfer link arms, and output shafts interlocked with the drive shafts are installed on the transfer link arms.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an image encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The image decoding method of the present disclosure may include obtaining maximum transform block size information, deriving a maximum transform block size on the basis of the maximum transform block size information, and, determining ether or not a secondary inverse transform is applied to the current block on the basis of the maximum transform block size and a horizontal size and a vertical size of a current block.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a video decoding method including determining a zero-out width threshold and a zero-out height threshold for distinguishing between a transform coefficient coding region and a zero-out region of a current block according to a size of the current block, determining the transform coefficient coding region and the zero-out region of the current block according to the zero-out width threshold and the zero-out height threshold, acquiring transform coefficient information of the transform coefficient coding region from a bitstream and determining a level of a transform coefficient of the transform coefficient coding region according to the transform coefficient information, determining a level of a transform coefficient of the zero-out region as 0 without acquiring transform coefficient information, and reconstructing the current block by inversely transforming the transform coefficient of the current block.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound having inhibitory activity against pendrin, and pharmaceutical uses thereof, and provides a compound represented by formula 1 below, an E- or Z-isomer thereof, an optical isomer thereof, a precursor thereof, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a solvate thereof or a mixture of two or more isomers thereof, and a composition for preventing, relieving or treating respiratory diseases and a diuretic composition, each composition utilizing the inhibitory activity of the compound against pendrin.

Abstract: There is provided an video encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The video decoding method comprises acquiring a bitstream including a predetermined context element, performing at least one of a context model determination, a probability update, and a probability interval determination on the predetermined syntax element, and arithmetically decoding the predetermined syntax element on the basis of a result of the performance.

Abstract: A battery module includes a cell stack formed by stacking a plurality of battery cells; a bus bar frame assembly including a bus bar frame configured to cover one longitudinal end and the other longitudinal end of the cell stack and a plurality of bus bars fixed on the bus bar frame and electrically connected to the battery cells; and a FPCB assembly including a first FPCB extending along a longitudinal direction of the cell stack to cover at least a portion of an upper surface of the cell stack, a second FPCB extending from both longitudinal ends of the first FPCB and electrically connected to the bus bars, and a pair of temperature sensors mounted to both longitudinal ends of the first FPCB.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are disclosed. The method of decoding an image according to the present invention, comprises, generating a first prediction block of a current block, generating a second prediction block of the current block and generating a final prediction sample of the current block using a sample unit weighted sum of the first prediction block and the second prediction block, wherein a weight used for the sample unit weighted sum is determined based on a location of a current luma sample and a geometric prediction mode (GPM) boundary line for partitioning the current block.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a color change dye prepared by impregnating hollow silica with a dye having a cationic dye and an anionic dye prepared using ion pairing, a sensor for detecting gas containing the above dye and a method for preparing the same, and more specifically to, a sensor that increases sensitivity and stability by increasing the area where the dye touches the gas and protecting the dye itself, since cationic dyes and anionic dyes are ion-paired to increase humidity resistance and react only with a trace amount of acetone. and the ion-paired dyes are then impregnated into hollow silica, and a method for preparing the same.

Abstract: A bulk acoustic resonator can include a piezoelectric layer implemented between first and second electrodes with respective lateral shapes. The first and second lateral shapes can be selected and arranged to provide a resonator shape defined by an outline of an overlap of the first and second electrodes, such that the resonator shape includes N curved sections joined by N vertices of an N-sided polygon, and such that the resonator shape has no axis of symmetry.

Abstract: An intra prediction method and a device using the intra prediction method are provided. The intra prediction method includes the steps of: deriving a current prediction mode as a prediction mode of a current block; constructing neighboring samples of the current block with available reference samples; filtering the available reference samples; and generating predicted samples of the current block on the basis of the filtered available reference samples. The filtering step includes performing the filtering using the available reference sample located in the prediction direction of the current prediction mode and a predetermined number of available reference samples neighboring to the prediction direction of the current prediction mode.

Abstract: A method and a device for shard communication in a wireless LAN are disclosed. A method of a first STA comprises the steps of: receiving a first frame for allocation of a shared communication period from an AP; identifying the shared communication period on the basis of one or more fields included in the first frame; and performing shared communication with a second STA in the shared communication period, wherein the shared communication period is configured within a TXOP configured between the AP and a third STA.

Abstract: Disclosed are various methods for transmitting or receiving data or control information having high reliability conditions. A method for operating a terminal which transmits uplink control information (UCI) includes: a step of generating UCI; a step of comparing the priority of an uplink (UL) control channel for the transmission of the UCI with the priority of a UL data channel when some symbols of the UL control channel and the UL data channel overlap; and a step of selecting the UL channel having a higher priority among the UL control channel and the UL data channel, and transmitting the UCI to a base station through the selected UL channel.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, a battery, a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. The first electrode of the electrode assembly includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction, the first uncoated portion includes a plurality of segments independently bendable along the winding direction and exposed beyond a the separator of the electrode assembly, the plurality of segments are aligned along a radial direction of the electrode assembly to define a plurality of segment alignments spaced apart in a circumferential direction of the electrode assembly, and an electrolyte impregnation portion in which an end of the first active material portion is exposed between winding turns of the separator is included between adjacent segment alignments of the first uncoated portion in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a porous carbon support, a method of manufacturing the porous carbon support, and a fuel cell catalyst. Herein, the porous carbon support includes: a surface area of pores in a size range of more than 0 nm to less than 2 nm being in a range of 100 m2/g to 300 m2/g, as obtained through adsorption isotherm analysis based on the Harkins-Jura equation-based t-plot method; and a surface area of pores in a size range of 2 nm or more to 5 nm or less being in a range of 100 m2/g to 800 m2/g, as obtained through adsorption isotherm analysis based on the Harkins-Jura equation-based BJH desorption method, and the fuel cell catalyst includes metal particles including platinum supported on the porous carbon support.

Abstract: An electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same are provided. One end of the electrode assembly includes a plurality of segment alignments in which the plurality of segment groups are aligned along a radial direction, and an electrolyte impregnation portion provided between segment alignments adjacent in a circumferential direction, wherein an end of the first active material portion is exposed between winding turns of the separator. The segments included in the segment alignment are bent toward the core to form a bending surface region. An end of the separator is spaced apart from a criterion line extending in a winding axis direction along a location corresponding to the plurality of cut grooves by 30% or less of a minimum height of the segments forming the bending surface region.

Abstract: Discussed is a battery including an electrode assembly having a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, a battery housing having a first end with a first opening and a second end with a second opening opposite the first end, the battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly and electrically connected to the second electrode to have a second polarity, a terminal electrically connected to the first electrode to have a first polarity, the terminal being exposed out of the battery housing through the first opening of the battery housing at the first end, and a cap covering and sealing the second opening at the second end of the battery housing. The cap overlaps the battery housing at the second end and has no polarity.

Abstract: A CNT X-ray tube control system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a CNT X-ray tube including an anode electrode, a gate electrode, and a cathode electrode, and configured to generate X-rays from electric field emission; a dummy load including an anode electrode, a gate electrode, and a cathode electrode, and configured not to generate X-rays, the dummy load being connected to the CNT X-ray tube in parallel; a high-voltage part configured to control a voltage applied to the CNT X-ray tube; and a controller configured to control the CNT X-ray tube, the dummy load, and the high-voltage part. Particularly, a portable X-ray generation apparatus reduced in size can be provided, the apparatus including the dummy load having the same structure as a CNT to minimize the voltage variation of the high-voltage part during the ON/OFF operation of the CNT.

Abstract: Disclosed is a semiconductor device including a first channel layer on a substrate, and a second channel layer on the first channel layer, the first and second channel layers extending in a first direction while being spaced apart from the substrate, and including a 2D semiconductor material, a gate structure on the substrate, the gate structure extending in a second direction, and being penetrated by the first and second channel layers, and source/drain contacts on side surfaces of the gate structure and being connected to the first and second channel layers. The gate structure includes a first gate portion between the substrate and the first channel layer and having a first gate length, a second gate portion between the first and second channel layers and having a second gate length, and a third gate portion on an upper surface of the second channel layer and having a third gate length.

Abstract: The present invention provides a light source apparatus and method for integrating diffused light with high efficiency using a collimating including an axicon lens, collimating it, tuning the wavelength of desired light, and passing it.