Abstract: An embodiment apparatus for preventing a collision at an intersection includes a communication device configured to receive map information, location information, an image around a vehicle, ultrasonic sensor data, or traffic light information, a right turn prediction device configured to predict whether the vehicle will make a right turn at the intersection, based on the map information, the location information, or the image around the vehicle, a right turn performance determination device configured to determine whether the vehicle is able to make the right turn safely, based on the image around the vehicle, the ultrasonic sensor data, or the traffic light information, in response to a prediction that the vehicle will make the right turn at the intersection, and a controller configured to control the vehicle according to the determination of whether the vehicle is able to make the right turn safely.

Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing a battery may include a voltage measurement unit that measures a voltage of a battery cell, a fitting equation calculation unit that calculates a fitting equation for the voltage of the battery cell, and a diagnostic unit that diagnoses whether or not the battery cell is abnormal based on the fitting equation for the voltage of the battery cell.

Abstract: An image processing-based foreign substance detection method in a wireless charging system and a device performing the method are disclosed. A method for detecting a foreign substance includes an operation of acquiring an image of a charging area of a wireless charging system, an operation of detecting, based on an RGB value of a frame of the image, a foreign substance in the charging area, an operation of discriminating a type of the foreign substance, and an operation of performing power control of the wireless charging system according to the type of the foreign substance.

Abstract: A method for performing video decoding by a decoding device according to the present document comprises the steps of: acquiring residual information of a current block; deriving residual samples of the current block on the basis of the residual information; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a housing including an accommodation space, a cartridge detachably coupled to the accommodation space of the housing, and including a storage, in which an aerosol generating material is stored, and an atomizer configured to vaporize the aerosol generating material, a sensor arranged in a portion adjacent to the accommodation space of the housing and configured to detect capacitance of the storage, a cover arranged between the cartridge and the sensor and configured to protect the sensor, and a processor electrically connected to the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to detect a remaining amount of the aerosol generating material stored in the storage, based on the capacitance of the storage detected by the sensor.

Abstract: The composition inhibits severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) via competitive binding to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The composition includes a plurality of sulfated glycosaminoglycans which bind to SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, preventing binding to and uptake by host cells. The sulfated glycosaminoglycans, including N-, 2-O, 3-O, or 6-O sulfate groups, or combinations thereof, include heparins and fucoidans, such as those isolated from brown seaweed. The compositions show antiviral activity, with EC50 as low as 0.08 ?M, and low cytotoxicity, making it promising for clinical use. While established SARS-CoV-2 treatments such as remdesivir need to be administered intravenously, the compositions discussed herein are advantageously capable to being delivered as a nasal spray, metered dose inhaler, oral delivery, etc.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a vaporizer configured to generate aerosol from an aerosol generating material, a medium accommodating portion in which a medium through which the aerosol generated by the vaporizer passes is accommodated, a path through which the aerosol generated by the vaporizer flows, and a chamber located between the path and the medium accommodating portion, having an inner diameter greater than an inner diameter of the path, and configured to deliver the aerosol supplied from the path to the medium accommodating portion.

Abstract: A non-combustion-type aerosol generating article according to an embodiment includes a first filter segment, a medium segment disposed downstream of the first filter segment, and a second filter segment disposed downstream of the medium segment, in which the medium segment has a longitudinal hollow and is manufactured by being solidified after medium slurry is molded into a cylindrical shape.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cartridge includes plasma-treating at least a portion of a region of a storage of a cartridge, applying an adhesive to the region of the storage which is plasma-treated, and sealing the storage by coupling a cover to the region of the storage to which the adhesive is applied.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a peripheral circuit structure; and a cell structure including a cell substrate and a gate electrode, on the peripheral circuit structure. The peripheral circuit structure includes a peripheral circuit board including a first surface facing the cell structure and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a first circuit element on the first surface of the peripheral circuit board, a first wiring line electrically connected to the first circuit element in a first interlayer insulating layer, a capacitor dielectric layer covering the second surface of the peripheral circuit board, a first capacitor electrode in the capacitor dielectric layer, a second capacitor electrode spaced apart from the first capacitor electrode in the capacitor dielectric layer, and a first connection via electrically connecting the first capacitor electrode with the first wiring line by passing through the peripheral circuit board.

Abstract: A suction unit control method includes simulating an air flow about a suction port, through which fumes generated when a laser beam is radiated on a target substrate on a stage unit to cut the target substrate are sucked up, installing an air blower on three or four sides around a laser cutting end at a height close to the suction port, controlling on and off of first to fourth solenoid valves of the air blower based on a movement of the stage unit while performing laser cutting on the target substrate while moving the stage unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sagger for firing a precursor material, and more specifically, to a sagger having a space internally provided to load a precursor material. When used to fire a precursor material, the sagger is capable of not only suppressing the generation of by-products but also enhancing the durability of the main body.

Abstract: This disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, along with pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods to use these compounds, salts and compositions for treating viral infections.

Abstract: Provided are an ultra-high strength cold-rolled steel sheet whose microstructure has been controlled to have high strength and elongation, and a manufacturing method thereof. In accordance with an embodiment of the present disclosure, the ultra-high strength cold-rolled steel sheet includes: carbon (C): 0.28% to 0.45%; silicon (Si): 1.0% to 2.5%; manganese (Mn): 1.5% to 3.0%; aluminum (Al): 0.01% to 0.05%; chromium (Cr): greater than 0% and 1.0% or less; molybdenum (Mo): greater than 0% and 0.5% or less; a total of niobium (Nb), titanium (Ti) and vanadium (V): greater than 0% and 0.1% or less; phosphorus (P): greater than 0% and 0.03% or less; sulfur (S): greater than 0% and 0.03% or less; and nitrogen (N): greater than 0% and 0.

Abstract: Provided is a diffuser equipped with an integrated cover that is opened and closed by an air current formed when a fan module is driven to control the spread of scent. The diffuser includes a body forming an exterior, a base inserted and fixed into the body and having a through-portion formed on one surface thereof, and an aroma container coupled to the base, wherein the base includes a cover rotatably provided on the through-portion, and an internal space of the body and an internal space of the base are selectively communicated with each other as the cover is rotated.

Abstract: A coil component includes a coil component includes a body including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other in a first direction; a coil disposed in the body and including a plurality of coil layers; an insulating layer disposed in each of regions between the plurality of coil layers; an external electrode disposed on the first surface of the body; and a connection portion disposed in the body, connecting one of the plurality of coil layers to the external electrode, and having one surface in contact with the one of the plurality of coil layers and the other surface in contact with the external electrode. The connection portion includes a fusion portion disposed on an end thereof to be in contact with the one of the plurality of coil layers.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an organic electroluminescent compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic electroluminescent device. The organic electroluminescent device according to the present disclosure can exhibit a low driving voltage and a high current efficiency by having different structures of the compounds comprised in the first hole transport layer, the second hole transport layer, and the third hole transport layer and comprising a fluorene-amine, benzofluorene-amine, or naphthofluorene-amine structure in the second hole transport layer.

Abstract: An object detection device is provided. The object detection device may include an input device for receiving an input image, an object detection model for generating a plurality of input images of different resolutions using the input image, a processor for acquiring a plurality of pyramid images of different resolutions using the plurality of input images, an important object image representing a preset important object in the input image based on the plurality of pyramid images, and an output device for outputting the important object image. A method is also disclosed.

Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus includes: a plasma chamber; a radio frequency (RF) power supply configured to generate plasma in the plasma chamber; an electromagnet configure to apply a magnetic field to the plasma; and a pulse current generator configured to provide a pulse current to the electromagnet, wherein each period of the pulse current includes a first section and a second section subsequent to the first section, and the pulse current generator is further configured to: provide, at the first section, the pulse current to the electromagnet in a first direction to generate the magnetic field, and provide, at the second section, the pulse current to the electromagnet in a second direction opposite to the first direction to reduce intensity of the magnetic field generated at the first section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to: a method for preparing a non-oxidized carbon nanotube dispersion through mechanical impregnation so as to apply carbon nanotubes having a hydrophobic surface and a bundle shape as a high-performance conductive material of a negative electrode or a positive electrode for a secondary battery through solvent dispersion without acid treatment; and a non-oxidized carbon nanotube dispersion for a conductive material of a secondary battery, prepared by the method.