Abstract: Provided are an antibody that binds specifically to N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and use thereof. An antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, which binds specifically to an epitope of NT-proBNP including the amino acid sequence of HXLGXXX (SEQ ID NO: 2), may detect NT-proBNP, which is a heart disease biomarker, and heart disease can also be effectively diagnosed by using the same.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly that accommodates the rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator core including tooth portions corresponding to first to third phase currents, respectively, and a coil wound around the tooth portions and defining a Y connection of the first to third phase currents, a neutral point terminal defining a neutral point of the Y connection, and power terminals configured to communicate each phase current with the Y connection. The coil includes a primary winding and a secondary winding that are wound around each of the tooth portions, that are electrically connected parallel to each other, and that are connected to each of the power terminals.

Abstract: A method of training a voice recognition model to convert voice data to text data, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: receiving the voice data input; converting the voice data into one or more grapheme data items using the voice recognition model; generating one or more word candidates corresponding to the one or more grapheme data items by using the voice recognition model; determining, on the basis of context, one of the word candidates as the text data that corresponds to the voice data, by using the voice recognition model; and adding a weight to one or more rules associated with generation of the word candidate determined as the text data, by using a back propagation value generated on the basis of the text data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for controlling a multi-image display provided in a vehicle, and a method thereof. According to the present disclosure, a multi-image display device may simultaneously output two or more images separated depending on an output angle or an optical frequency, and a first reflection member provided in an indoor ceiling of the vehicle may reflect one image among the two or more images output from the multi-image display device.

Abstract: A dry etching method includes a first step of adsorbing first radicals into a surface of an etching target, wherein the first radicals are contained in first plasma generated from a plasma generator; and a second step of irradiating ion-beams extracted from second plasma generated from the plasma generator onto the surface of the etching target into which the radicals have been adsorbed, thereby desorbing a surface atomic layer of the etching target, wherein the first step is performed such that: a positive potential greater than a potential of the first plasma is applied to one or two selected from first to third grids, while a ground potential is applied to the rest thereof; and a negative potential equal to or lower than a potential of the third grid is applied to a substrate support structure.

Abstract: A photoelectronic device includes a substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the substrate and spaced apart from each other in a first direction; and a transition metal dichalcogenide thin film including at least one first region and at least one second region. Each first region includes M+N transition metal dichalcogenide molecular layers and extends along the first direction. Each second region includes N transition metal dichalcogenide molecular layers extending from lower N transition metal dichalcogenide molecular layers of the first region. Each second region extends along the first direction and is adjacent to each first region. Both end regions in the first direction among the first and the second regions are electrically connected to the first electrode and the second electrode, respectively.

Abstract: Provided is a method for diagnosing a disease risk based on a complex biomarker network. More particularly, provided is a method for predicting or diagnosing a disease risk by constructing a complex disease relation network from biomarkers extracted from a liquid biological specimen and automatically extracting a disease marker from the complex disease relation network. It was confirmed that the method for predicting or diagnosing a disease risk using the biomarkers extracted from the liquid biological specimen developed according to the present invention applies an improved network analysis and learning method as compared to conventional methods, and thus enables disease-related diagnosis which shows high sensitivity and specificity even when only a few biomarkers are applied, which indicates that the method of the present invention shows superior extraction performance, compared to the methods using conventional variational dropout-based biomarker extraction.

Abstract: An electromagnetic automatic balancing device based on radial excitation includes a shell, a rotatory ring, a stationary ring, a pair of connecting bearings and a controller. The rotatory ring includes two bilaterally symmetrical outer excitation magnetic rings, two bilaterally symmetrical inner excitation magnetic rings, two bilaterally symmetrical counterweight discs, two bilaterally symmetrical first counterweight blocks, two bilaterally symmetrical second counterweight blocks and a pair of rotatory-ring bearings. The stationary ring includes a stator, two bilaterally symmetrical excitation frameworks and two bilaterally symmetrical coils. The rotatory ring and the stationary ring are installed in the shell and connected through a pair of connecting bearings. The stator is installed in the center of the shell. The excitation frameworks are respectively fixed at both ends of the stator.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) systems, and more particular, to modular polishing systems used in the manufacturing of semiconductor devices. In one embodiment, a polishing system includes a first portion having a plurality of polishing stations disposed therein, and a second portion coupled to the first portion, the second portion comprising a substrate cleaning system. The substrate cleaning system comprises a wet-in/dry-out substrate cleaning module comprising a chamber housing which defines a chamber volume. The polishing system further includes a substrate handler located in the second portion, where the substrate handler is positioned to transfer substrates to or from the wet-in/dry-out substrate cleaning module through one or more openings formed in one or more sidewalls of the chamber housing.

Abstract: An electromagnetic automatic balancing device based on radial excitation includes a shell, a rotatory ring, a stationary ring, a pair of connecting bearings and a controller. The rotatory ring includes two bilaterally symmetrical outer excitation magnetic rings, two bilaterally symmetrical inner excitation magnetic rings, two bilaterally symmetrical counterweight discs, two bilaterally symmetrical first counterweight blocks, two bilaterally symmetrical second counterweight blocks and a pair of rotatory-ring bearings. The stationary ring includes a stator, two bilaterally symmetrical excitation frameworks and two bilaterally symmetrical coils. The rotatory ring and the stationary ring are installed in the shell and connected through a pair of connecting bearings. The stator is installed in the center of the shell. The excitation frameworks are respectively fixed at both ends of the stator.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a torsion adjustment device, including a torsion receiving element, a force transmission module and an elastic force module. The torsion receiving element includes a transmission shaft coupled to a torsion mechanism. The transmission shaft is driven by a torsion applied by the torsion mechanism to rotate. The force transmission module includes a gear set and a gear turntable meshing with the gear set, and the transmission shaft is coupled to the gear set to drive the gear set to rotate by the torsion. The elastic force module includes an elastic element and a plurality of force-bearing balls. The elastic element is configured to generate an elastic force. The force-bearing balls abut between the elastic element and the gear turntable and mesh with the gear turntable. When the torsion is greater than the elastic force, the gear turntable is disengaged from the force-bearing balls and rotated.

Abstract: A shift lever apparatus is normally hidden, and provides traveling sensitivity according to a driver's preference when deployed for a specific mode. The shift lever apparatus includes a shift lever that is deployed or undeployed in a housing according to a rotating location; an operating mechanism installed on the shift lever to be rotated together with the shift lever, and provided with a stopper drawn out or drawn into the operating mechanism depending on whether an operation is performed; a guide installed in the housing to guide movement of the stopper and having a first fixing hole and a second fixing hole spaced apart from each other within a rotating radius of the stopper; and a sensing sensor sensing the rotating location of the shift lever when the stopper is located in the second fixing hole to transfer a shift signal according to the rotating location.

Abstract: A plasma source device includes a pair of divided electrodes including a first divided electrode and a second divided electrode spaced apart from each other and electrically coupled to each other; and a ferrite structure comprising a portion interposed the first divided electrode and the second divided electrode.

Abstract: A motor includes a rotor assembly and a stator assembly that accommodates the rotor assembly. The stator assembly includes a stator core including tooth portions corresponding to first to third phase currents, respectively, and a coil wound around the tooth portions and defining a Y connection of the first to third phase currents, a neutral point terminal defining a neutral point of the Y connection, and power terminals configured to communicate each phase current with the Y connection. The coil includes a primary winding and a secondary winding that are wound around each of the tooth portions, that are electrically connected parallel to each other, and that are connected to each of the power terminals.

Abstract: An ion-beam etching apparatus includes: a plasma chamber configured to generate plasma from process gas in the plasma chamber; at least one plasma valve coupled to the plasma chamber; an ion-beam source in communication with the plasma chamber, wherein the ion-beam source is configured to extract ions from the plasma and generate ion-beams when a bias is applied to the ion-beam source; an etching chamber in communication with the ion-beam source, and configured to accommodate an object to be etched; at least one etching valve coupled to the etching chamber; and at least one exhausting pump connected to either one or both of the plasma chamber and the etching chamber by the plasma valve and the etching valve, respectively, wherein the at least one exhausting pump is configured to receive and exhaust radicals in either one or both of the plasma chamber and the etching chamber by the plasma valve and the etching valve, respectively.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device and a photoelectronic device, both including a transition-metal dichalcogenide thin-film, and to a method for producing a transition-metal dichalcogenide thin-film. The transition-metal dichalcogenide thin-film includes: a first region including a stack of N+M transition-metal dichalcogenide molecular layers; and a second region including a stack of N transition-metal dichalcogenide molecular layers, wherein the second region is horizontally adjacent to the first region, wherein the N transition-metal dichalcogenide molecular layers of the second region respectively horizontally extend from the N transition-metal dichalcogenide molecular layers of the first region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reinforcement learning-based resource allocation method for a wireless backhaul network, which is performed by a resource allocation apparatus. The method includes estimating locations of a plurality of base stations on the basis of channel state information (CSI) measured by the plurality of base stations; and allocating resources of the wireless backhaul network to the plurality of base stations using a reinforcement learning neural network having the locations as an input.