Abstract: The disclosure provides an image processing device and method capable of removing a halo artifact and increasing contrast enhancement effect when enhancing the contrast of an image. The image processing method includes obtaining a first blurring image by performing interpolation based on a representative value of each of blocks, having a predetermined size, of a previous frame image; obtaining a second blurring image in which boundary information is restored, through a weighted sum of a current frame image and the first blurring image; and performing contrast enhancement on the current frame image by using a difference image between the second blurring image and the current frame image.

Abstract: A display device includes a base, a light emitting element disposed on the base, a capping layer disposed on the light emitting element, a thin-film encapsulation layer which is disposed on the capping layer and includes an inorganic layer at the bottom, and a wavelength conversion pattern which is disposed on the thin-film encapsulation layer and overlaps the light emitting element. The capping layer includes a first sub-capping layer disposed on the light emitting element and a second sub-capping layer disposed between the first sub-capping layer and the inorganic layer, and a refractive index of the second sub-capping layer is greater than a refractive index of the inorganic layer and smaller than a refractive index of the first sub-capping layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for simultaneous analysis of neurotransmitters and/or their metabolites. The method includes (a) separating analytes including a plurality of neurotransmitters and/or their metabolites from a sample selected from body tissues, body fluids, secretions, and excretions, (b) derivatizing the analytes with ethyl chloroformate to obtain derivatives of the plurality of neurotransmitters and/or their metabolites, (c) separating the derivatives of the plurality of neurotransmitters and/or their metabolites by liquid chromatography, and (d) subjecting the separated derivatives of the neurotransmitters or their metabolites to multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) using a mass spectrometer. According to the method, a plurality of neurotransmitters in a very small amount of sample can be simultaneously analyzed in an accurate and rapid manner based on derivatization to increase the stability and ionization efficiency of the substances.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first substrate including a circuit pattern and a dummy pattern on an upper face of the first substrate, a solder ball, a second substrate on the first substrate, and an underfill material layer between the first and second substrates. The underfill material layer wraps around the solder ball. The dummy pattern is not electrically connected to the circuit pattern. The first substrate includes a solder resist layer on the circuit pattern and the dummy pattern. The solder resist layer includes a first opening for exposing at least a part of the circuit pattern. The solder ball is in the first opening and electrically insulated from the dummy pattern by the solder resist layer. The second substrate is electrically connected to the first substrate by the solder ball. The second substrate is electrically insulated from the dummy pattern by the solder resist layer.

Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting diode (OLED), a three-dimensional (3D) tactile display apparatus, and a manufacturing method thereof. The OLED includes a stretchable driving part including a stretchable field effect transistor (FET) and a stretchable light emitting part including a stretchable material on the stretchable driving part. The 3D tactile display apparatus includes a stretchable actuator having a driving layer formed of transparent rubber, a stretchable driving part having a stretchable FET, and a stretchable light emitting part including a stretchable material.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to deploy an implant assembly in a vessel. The implant assembly comprises a pressure sensor having a body, and first and second anchoring members coupled to the body of the pressure sensor. A delivery apparatus comprises a shaft having proximal and distal ends, the shaft including a main lumen and a secondary lumen, the main lumen extending along at least a portion of the shaft. The secondary lumen extends along at least a portion of the length of the shaft, the secondary lumen joined with first and second ports provided in a sidewall of the shaft. A tether wire is configured to be slidably positioned within the secondary lumen, the tether wire having a distal portion configured to secure the implant assembly against the sidewall.

Abstract: Disclosed are semiconductor packages and/or methods of fabricating the same. The semiconductor package comprises a package substrate, a first semiconductor chip mounted on the package substrate, a second semiconductor chip mounted on a top surface of the first semiconductor chip, and a first under-fill layer that fills a space between the package substrate and the first semiconductor chip. The package substrate includes a cavity in the package substrate, and a first vent hole that extends from a top surface of the package substrate and is in fluid communication with the cavity. The first under-fill layer extends along the first vent hole to fill the cavity.

Abstract: A system and method are provided to deploy an implant assembly in a vessel. The implant assembly comprises a pressure sensor having a body, and first and second anchoring members coupled to the body of the pressure sensor. A delivery apparatus comprises a shaft having proximal and distal ends, the shaft including a main lumen and a secondary lumen, the main lumen extending along at least a portion of the shaft. The secondary lumen extends along at least a portion of the length of the shaft, the secondary lumen joined with first and second ports provided in a sidewall of the shaft. A tether wire is configured to be slidably positioned within the secondary lumen, the tether wire having a distal portion configured to secure the implant assembly against the sidewall.

Abstract: Provided is a diagnostic kit for determining infection with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in a specimen, and a method for determining the infection with MRSA using the diagnostic kit is performed by visually observing a color change after LAMP reaction, and the color change is caused by a change in a magnesium concentration and confirmed using a specific dye compound which sensitively reacts with magnesium ions. The amplification of the MRSA DNA is performed using the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP), so that the diagnostic kit has advantages of being conveniently used anytime and anywhere and quickly diagnosing.

Abstract: A display device includes a first display area including a plurality of first pixel areas and a second display area including a plurality of second pixel areas and a plurality of light transmitting areas. Each of the plurality of first pixel areas includes at least one first pixel to display an image. Each of the plurality of second pixel areas includes at least one second pixel to display the image. The light transmitting area does not include a pixel capable of displaying the image and has higher light transmittance than the second pixel area. In the second display area, at least one of the plurality of light transmitting areas is between two second pixel areas adjacent in a first direction, and at least one of the plurality of light transmitting areas is between two second pixel areas adjacent in a second direction different from the first direction.

Abstract: A substrate having a spacer thereon and an optical device including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a substrate includes a base layer, a transparent column spacer formed on the base layer, and a black layer present between the transparent column spacer and the base layer. In some embodiments, an alignment film is present on the spacer.

Abstract: Provided are an oral delivery composition including oxaliplatin, a water-soluble anticancer agent, and a preparation method thereof, including forming an ionic complex with a bile acid derivative, which is an oral absorption promoter, and oxaliplatin, and incorporating it into the inner aqueous phase of a water-in-oil-in-water (w/o/w) multiple nanoemulsions, thereby obtaining the oral delivery composition with improved oral bioavailability of oxaliplatin, a water-soluble anticancer agent, avoiding the inconvenience and problems of injection, improving patient compliance, and reducing medical costs.

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: An embodiment is able to improve the pure-color brightness ratio by compensating for image data of a current pixel on the basis of a result of comparing image data of a current pixel with image data of a previous pixel.

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: A semiconductor package having a redistribution structure including a first face and a second face and a first semiconductor chip mounted on the first face. The semiconductor package may further include a first redistribution pad exposed from the second face of the redistribution structure and a second redistribution pad exposed from the second face of the redistribution structure. The semiconductor package may further include a first solder ball being in contact with the first redistribution pad and a second solder ball being in contact with the second redistribution pad. In some embodiments, a first distance of the first redistribution pad is smaller than a second distance of the second redistribution pad, the first and second distances are measured with respect to a reference plane that intersects a lower portion of the first solder ball and a lower portion of the second solder ball.

Abstract: A wearable photoluminescence sensor, which is portable and has improved sensitivity and accuracy, and a remote sensing apparatus comprising same, the disclosed wearable photoluminescence sensor includes a reflective support and a semipermeable filter disposed over and under translucent photodiodes, thus allows light of a second wavelength band, having the photoluminescence properties of getting lost or passing through, to be reflected again and thus maximally utilized, and thereby allows sensitivity and accuracy to be improved.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a first display area and a second display area. The first display area includes first pixel areas, each including one or more first pixels. The second display area includes second pixel areas including one or more second pixels and a light transmittance area having a higher light transmittance than the second pixel area. The first and second display areas include a common electrode that transmits a constant common voltage. The common electrode in the second display area includes patterned regions that correspond to a first light transmittance area included in the light transmittance area. A thickness of the common electrode in the patterned regions is smaller than a thickness of the common electrode in a region other than the patterned regions or equals zero. The patterned regions and the second pixel areas extend alternately along a first direction in the second display area.

Abstract: A method and system are provided for determining a pressure associated with a lumen of a patient. A wireless sensor is positioned in the lumen of the patient. The sensor has a body with a pressure sensitive surface, including a sealed cavity that holds an inductive-capacitive (LC) resonant circuit. A capacitance of the LC resonant circuit is configured to vary in response to changes in pressure in the lumen. The LC resonant circuit has a charge time related to a quality factor (Q) of the LC resonant circuit. The LC resonant circuit is energized with an energizing signal during a measurement cycle. The energizing signal has a duty cycle with an on-time that is set, in part, based on the charge time. A ring down response is received from the wireless sensor. The ring down response is utilized to calculate the pressure associated with the lumen of the patient.

Abstract: An implantable wireless sensor is provided that comprises a plurality of substrates joined together to form a body with a hermetically sealed cavity therein. A capacitor (C) is provided within the cavity. A first capacitor plate is formed on an internal surface of the first substrate. An inductor (L) is provided within the cavity and coupled to form an LC resonant circuit. At least a portion of the first substrate comprises a deflectable region mechanically coupled to the first capacitor plate. The deflectable region is configured to deflect in response to changes in pressure in the artery altering a spacing between the capacitor plates and altering a resonant frequency of the LC resonant circuit. First and second anchoring elements are coupled to the body and include flexible wire loops configured to extend outward from the body to lodge within a lumen of the artery.