Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first substrate having a first surface and a second opposite surface, a first lower interlayer insulating layer on the second surface, a first active pattern including a first lower pattern contacting the first surface, a plurality of first sheet patterns spaced apart from the first lower pattern in a second direction, a first gate structure on the first lower pattern, a first source/drain pattern on a side of the first gate structure, a second lower interlayer insulating layer including a third surface and a fourth opposite surface, a second active pattern including a second lower pattern contacting the third surface, a plurality of second sheet patterns spaced apart from the second lower pattern in the second direction, a second gate structure on the second lower pattern, wherein the first lower pattern has a first height, and the second lower pattern has a second different height.

Abstract: A modifying agent, a modified conjugated diene polymer prepared using the same, a method for preparing a modified conjugated diene polymer, and a rubber composition including a modified conjugated diene polymer are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a modifying agent comprises a compound represented by formula 1. The modifying agent is capable of improving processability of a rubber composition including the polymer prepared using the modifying agent. Fuel consumption properties of a car using tires including the rubber composition may be improved.

Abstract: A method of producing sulfur-containing amino acids or derivatives of the sulfur-containing amino acids.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multilayer reinforced composite electrolyte membrane and a method for manufacturing the same. The multilayer reinforced composite electrolyte membrane according to the present disclosure has sufficient mechanical properties and improved membrane resistance at the same time since a porous support is impregnated in an ionomer and it is stacked in a multilayer structure. Furthermore, since the composite electrolyte membrane has no wrinkles and cracks due to excellent dimensional stability, it can improve the electrochemical properties of batteries.

Abstract: An operation method of an application system includes receiving a chat room-entry event notifying that a user enters the chat room from a terminal in which an application is installed, generating an entry trigger based on the chat room enter event, and providing user context suitable information inferred based on a user key included in the entry trigger to the chat room.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an image encoding/decoding method for a machine and a device therefor. An image encoding method according to the present disclosure includes extracting an encoding method feature from an encoding input signal; determining an encoding method that is optimal for the encoding input signal based on the encoding method feature; transforming the encoding input signal based on the encoding method; and encoding an encoding target signal generated by transforming encoding method information and the encoding input signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a guide means for a helmet, and the guide means for a helmet according to the present disclosure includes a guide member (100) configured to secure a space between a shell (10) and a wire (40) in order to guide a preset member (60) to be inserted into the space between the shell (10) and the wire (40), the wire (40) being connected to a control member (50) for controlling a movement member of a helmet.

Abstract: A method of decoding a motion vector includes: determining at least one prediction motion vector (PMV) candidate block used to determine a PMV of a current block; determining an availability of a motion vector of the at least one PMV candidate block; when there is a PMV candidate block determined to be unavailable, determining the PMV of the current block by using a default motion vector (MV); and obtaining a motion vector of the current block based on the determined PMV.

Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method including: obtaining affine parameter group candidates of a current block based on whether adjacent blocks of the current block are decoded; determining an affine parameter group of the current block from among the affine parameter group candidates, according to affine parameter information of the current block; and reconstructing the current block, based on one or more affine parameters included in the affine parameter group.

Abstract: A method of decoding a motion vector includes: determining at least one prediction motion vector (PMV) candidate block used to determine a PMV of a current block; determining an availability of a motion vector of the at least one PMV candidate block; when there is a PMV candidate block determined to be unavailable, determining the PMV of the current block by using a default motion vector (MV); and obtaining a motion vector of the current block based on the determined PMV.

Abstract: Provided are an optical member and an optical display device comprising same, the optical member comprising a support layer and an optically functional layer laminated on one surface of the support layer, wherein: the optically functional layer includes a groove having inclined surfaces; at least one convex portion extending from the flat portion of the optically functional layer is formed at each of the inclined surfaces; the convex portion is a curved surface with a radius of curvature of 1 mm or greater, and each of the inclined surfaces satisfies expression 1.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method, an apparatus, and a storage medium for image encoding/decoding using geometric partitioning. A target block may be geometrically partitioned, and multiple partitioned regions may be generated from geometric partitioning. Each partitioned region may have a non-square and a non-rectangular shape. Different prediction schemes may be applied to different partitioned regions. The different prediction schemes for multiple partitioned regions may be signaled as explicit information, and may be derived using information about a coding parameter for the target block or the like.

Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method performed by a video decoding apparatus, the video decoding method including: determining prediction mode information of a current block and an index indicating a prediction candidate, from a bitstream; determining a prediction candidate list according to the prediction mode information; when the prediction mode information of the current block indicates a pre-set prediction mode, determining a motion vector indicated by the index indicating the prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list, and determining a prediction motion vector of the current block based on at least one of pieces of motion prediction information related to the motion vector; and determining a motion vector of the current block based on the prediction motion vector, wherein the pre-set prediction mode is a prediction mode different from a skip mode and a merge mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating fatty liver disease, containing the ATPase inhibitory factor 1 (IF1) as an active ingredient, and the composition can be usefully used for the purpose of preventing and treating fatty liver disease, as the composition protects hepatocytes from toxicity due to alcohol; reduces the formation of fatty liver by suppressing lipid accumulation in liver tissue and an increase in the blood lipid concentration caused by excessive nutrition; suppresses liver fibrosis and inflammatory response; and increases the proportion of beneficial bacteria in the gut microbiome.

Abstract: An adhesive film formed of an adhesive composition including a (meth)acrylic copolymer including an alkylene glycol group and a cyclic functional group while satisfying Equation 3 and Equation 4 herein, an optical member including the same, and an optical display including the same, are provided.

Abstract: A method of decoding a motion vector includes: obtaining information indicating a motion vector resolution (MVR) of a current block from a bitstream; selecting one candidate block from among at least one candidate block, based on the MVR of the current block; and obtaining a motion vector of the current block corresponding to the MVR, by using a motion vector of the determined one candidate block as a prediction motion vector of the current block.

Abstract: Provided is a video decoding method performed by a video decoding apparatus, the video decoding method including: determining prediction mode information of a current block and an index indicating a prediction candidate, from a bitstream; determining a prediction candidate list according to the prediction mode information; when the prediction mode information of the current block indicates a pre-set prediction mode, determining a motion vector indicated by the index indicating the prediction candidate from the prediction candidate list, and determining a prediction motion vector of the current block based on at least one of pieces of motion prediction information related to the motion vector; and determining a motion vector of the current block based on the prediction motion vector, wherein the pre-set prediction mode is a prediction mode different from a skip mode and a merge mode.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for selective recovery of a valuable metal from a waste denitrification catalyst through alkali fusion, the method comprising the steps of: (a) adding an alkali metal to a waste denitrification catalyst, followed by mixing and alkali fusion, to generate a calcination product; (b) subjecting the calcination product to water-leaching to recover an alkali leachate and a residue; (c) adding a precipitator to the alkali leachate, followed by stirring, to recover calcium metavanadate (Ca(VO3)2) or calcium tungstate (CaWO4) through precipitation; and (d) subjecting the recovered calcium tungstate to acid decomposition to prepare tungstic acid. Therefore, vanadium and tungsten can be recovered at high efficiency by a method in which a precipitator is added to a leachate, which is obtained by adding an excess amount of an alkali metal to a waste denitrification catalyst and carrying out calcination and water-leaching, and then a reaction rate is controlled.

Abstract: A method of decoding motion information includes: identifying a type of omission motion information not included in a bitstream from among a plurality of pieces of motion information used to decode a current block that is inter predicted; obtaining the omission motion information by using a predetermined method; and decoding the current block based on the plurality of pieces of motion information including the obtained omission motion information.

Abstract: A method of decoding a motion vector includes: obtaining information indicating a motion vector resolution (MVR) of a current block from a bitstream, selecting one candidate block from among at least one candidate block, based on the MVR of the current block; and obtaining a motion vector of the current block corresponding to the MVR, by using a motion vector of the determined one candidate block as a prediction motion vector of the current block.