Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device and method for monitoring a secondary battery. The device for monitoring a secondary battery may include a charger/discharger connected to electrode terminals of a secondary battery and configured to measure a voltage of the secondary battery or apply a current to the secondary battery, a temperature measurement part configured to measure temperatures of the secondary battery and the charger/discharger, a temperature adjustment part configured to adjust the temperature of the charger/discharger, and a control part configured to control the temperature adjustment part, wherein the control part is configured to adjust the temperature of the charger/discharger by controlling the temperature adjustment part based on temperature information received from the temperature measurement part.

Abstract: A battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells; and insulators between the plurality of battery cells, wherein each of the insulators includes a base portion and a folded portion extending from the base portion, and the folded portion extends to the outside of an adjacent battery cell among the plurality of battery cells and is bent to cover a side surface of the adjacent battery cell.

Abstract: PEGylated reconstituted high-density lipoprotein nanoparticles having the effect of preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases are provided. Specifically, the present invention relates to nanoparticles and a method for producing the same, a phospholipid layer of the produced nanoparticles being protected by PEG due to PEG-lipid or a derivative thereof being included in the process of preparing a fluid comprising a hydrophobic material and a fluid comprising a hydrophilic material. The PEGylated nanoparticles have the ability to avoid the rejection mechanism of the immune response in the body while maintaining the existing transport ability across the blood-brain barrier, thereby having excellent stability and exhibiting long-term pharmacological effect due to high circulation ability in the body, and thus can be effectively utilized as a drug or a drug carrier.

Abstract: A battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, with each of the battery cells including battery cell terminals and a battery cell vent. The battery module also includes reinforcement frame including a plurality of reinforcement frame connection vents in fluid communication with the battery cell vents and a reinforcement frame discharge vent in fluid communication with the reinforcement frame connection vents. A busbar module electrically connects the battery cell terminals.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a referral-based database of exchangeable resumes utilizing blockchain smart contracts to digitally mimic human trust emotions and relationships are provided. The systems and method include at least one processor, for validating existing blockchain to permit writing the next sequential block, for executing smart contract chaincode that defines the user relational transaction profile and that creates the non-relational transaction details data storage medium locations written to the next sequential block, for directing the writing of the user relational transaction profile and the writing of the data storage medium locations of the non-relational transaction details to the next sequential block, and for directing the writing of the non-relational transaction details data to the at least one storage medium for storing the non-relational transaction details data accessible by permissioned platform users.

Abstract: A secondary battery testing device including: a support bulkhead configured to contact one side surface of a battery cell for an internal short-circuit test; a penetration bulkhead opposite to the support bulkhead and configured to contact an opposite side surface of the battery cell, the penetration bulkhead having an access opening extending therethrough toward the support bulkhead; a bulkhead connector connecting the support bulkhead and the penetration bulkhead to each other and maintaining a gap between the support bulkhead and the penetration bulkhead; an alignment mechanism mounted on the penetration bulkhead and having a nail guide corresponding to the access opening and having a guide passage; and a nail configured to penetrate the battery cell through the guide passage to cause an electrical short-circuit of the battery cell.

Abstract: A method for data transmission is provided. The method includes, at an initiator computing device, receiving a data payload to be transmitted to a target computing device for storage using the nonvolatile memory express over fabric (NVMe-oF) protocol, wherein the data payload is represented as a plurality of logical blocks. Using a compression engine, the data payload is compressed into a plurality of physical blocks having a smaller total data size than the plurality of logical blocks. A write request is transmitted to the target computing device, the write request including the plurality of physical blocks, and metadata specifying a correspondence between each logical block of the plurality of logical blocks and one or more corresponding physical blocks of the plurality of physical blocks.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a microfluidic device for simulating a blood-brain barrier and a blood-brain barrier simulation system including the same, and the microfluidic device includes: a first channel; a second channel which is adjacently connected to the first channel through one or more microholes and configured to culture neural stem cells; and a chamber which is connected to both ends of the first channel and contains a culture medium.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a referral-based database of resumes of candidates using blockchain smart contracts are provided. The systems and method include providing at least one smart contract blockchain profile, the at least one smart contract blockchain profile corresponding to a unique user profile containing qualifications and experiences of at least one candidate, storing the at least one smart contract blockchain profile in a shared ledger of a database, accessing, via user interface, the at least one smart contract blockchain profile via the shared ledger of the database, implementing a scoring match value of the at least one smart contract blockchain profile against a posted qualifications and experiences requirement, implementing a pricing value to gain access to the least one smart contract blockchain profile, and allowing access of the at least one smart contract blockchain profile based on an accepted pricing value.

Abstract: Systems and methods for creating a referral-based database of resumes of candidates using blockchain smart contracts are provided. The systems and method include providing at least one smart contract blockchain profile, the at least one smart contract blockchain profile corresponding to a unique user profile containing qualifications and experiences of at least one candidate, storing the at least one smart contract blockchain profile in a shared ledger of a database, accessing, via user interface, the at least one smart contract blockchain profile via the shared ledger of the database, implementing a scoring match value of the at least one smart contract blockchain profile against a posted qualifications and experiences requirement, implementing a pricing value to gain access to the least one smart contract blockchain profile, and allowing access of the at least one smart contract blockchain profile based on an accepted pricing value.

Abstract: A vehicle storage compartment cover includes a first material formed by a plurality of pieces arranged side by side with each other, a second material formed from a ductile material and located on an upper surface of the first material to connect the first material, and a covering film located on an upper surface of the second material and printed with a pattern at an upper surface thereof exposed to the outside.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a modified poly A sequences and DNA sequences encoding the same that maintain its structural stability over an extended period within a biological sample. The modified poly-A sequence and the DNA sequences encoding the same according to the present invention possess an optimal full-length and regularly incorporate non-adenine (non-A) bases at appropriate positions, whereby the sequences are barely apt to decrease in length even within bacteria, ensuring a robust biological function as genetic material. Furthermore, the present invention may be beneficially utilized to stably produce a therapeutically effective amount of a target protein through an optimal poly A tail structure that enables the most efficient protein expression both in vivo and in vitro.

Abstract: An electronic device for a session management function (SMF) may comprise memory storing instructions and at least one processor. The instructions may cause the electronic device to: obtain a first load value for a second time interval before selecting a serving user plane function (UPF), estimated based on an artificial intelligence model (AI model) using first load information of each of UPFs measured within a first time interval before the second time interval, obtain a second load value for the second time interval, calculated by using second load information of each of the UPFs measured within the second time interval, determine a difference between the first load value and the second load value, and determine, using the difference, whether to use a predicted load value of each of the UPFs obtained based on the AI model to select the serving UPF from among the UPFs.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining blood flow characteristics of a patient. One method includes: receiving, in an electronic storage medium, patient-specific image data of at least a portion of vasculature of the patient having geometric features at one or more points; generating a patient-specific reduced order model from the received image data, the patient-specific reduced order model comprising estimates of impedance values and a simplification of the geometric features at the one or more points of the vasculature of the patient; creating a feature vector comprising the estimates of impedance values and geometric features for each of the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model; and determining blood flow characteristics at the one or more points of the patient-specific reduced order model using a machine learning algorithm trained to predict blood flow characteristics based on the created feature vectors at the one or more points.

Abstract: Disclosed is a slide-type sun visor structure including a sun visor stored in a side surface of a vehicle when not used and pulled out toward a windshield when used, and a slide assembly fixed to the side surface of the vehicle and having formed therein a storage box in which the sun visor is stored, wherein the storage box has formed therein a groove in a length direction, and wherein the sun visor rotates while moving along the groove in the slide assembly and then moves to a position corresponding to the windshield.

Abstract: A battery pack includes battery cells capable of reducing flow resistance of cooling fluid through inlets for inflow of cooling fluid and outlets for outflow of cooling fluid, increasing driving efficiency to form a forced flow of cooling fluid due to the reduced flow resistance or a reduced pressure drop caused by the reduced flow resistance, and reducing temperature variations on different sides of the battery cells, thereby preventing local overheating.

Abstract: As described herein, a base model based on imbalanced data may be selected for a machine learning process associated with a specific application. A first false positive error rate may be generated based on the selected base model. A plurality of imbalanced data sets may be generated based on the imbalanced data associated with the base model. A plurality of models may be generated based on the generated plurality of imbalanced data sets. A subset of the outputs of the plurality of models may be ensembled and a second false positive error rate may be generated based on the ensembled output of the subset of the plurality of models. The second false positive error rate may be determined to be less than the first false positive error rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chimeric recombinant protein having a therapeutic effect on cervical cancer by fusing genetic modified E6 and E7, which are carcinogenesis-inducing proteins of human papillomavirus high-risk group type 16, with a fusion protein for increasing immunogenicity, the HPV type 16 E6, E7 chimeric recombinant protein fused with the flagellin fusion protein of the present invention showed the lowest tumor cell volume, and the immune response of specific T cells according to the recombinant antigen was significantly confirmed, and when the prophylactic effect was measured, it was confirmed that the volume of tumor cells was low and the antibody titer was increased, therefore human papillomavirus recombinant antigen of the present invention shows tumor treatment and prophylaxis and can be applied as a therapeutic/prophylactic vaccine composition.