Abstract: Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane including an antioxidant containing elemental sulfur or a sulfur compound to improve antioxidant activity and resistance to acids. In addition, a membrane-electrode assembly including the electrolyte membrane is disclosed.

Abstract: Proposed are a field installation control system and method for process operation optimization. The field installation control system includes a data collection subsystem configured to collect installation operation data, from one or more field installations, a data analysis subsystem configured to analyze the data collected by the data collection subsystem, a control subsystem configured to control the one or more field installations, based on an output of the data analysis subsystem, and a network for communicatively connecting the subsystems to each other. The data analysis subsystem includes a hybrid digital twin model configured to process the data processed by the data processing module, wherein the hybrid digital twin model is a fusion of an artificial intelligence learning and inference model with a physical model regarding the one or more field installations, and is trained based on installation operation data regarding the one or more field installations.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer, first and second internal electrodes, a stacked portion including first and second surfaces opposing each other in a stacking direction of the first and second internal electrodes, third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces and opposing each other, and fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces, connected to the third and fourth surfaces, and opposing each other, and a coating layer disposed on the first to sixth surfaces of the stacked portion and having first and second connection portions; and first and second external electrodes connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, and arranged on the third and fourth surfaces of the body, wherein the first and second internal electrodes are respectively connected to the first and second external electrodes through the first and second connection portions.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a supported catalyst comprising a thermally stable core, wherein the thermally stable core comprises a metal oxide support and nickel disposed in the metal oxide support, wherein the metal oxide support comprises at least one base metal oxide and at least one transition metal oxide or rare earth metal oxide mixed with or dispersed in the base metal oxide. Optionally the supported catalyst can further comprise an electrolyte removing layer coating the thermally stable core and/or an electrolyte repelling layer coating the electrolyte removing layer, wherein the electrolyte removing layer comprises at least one metal oxide, and wherein the electrolyte repelling layer comprises at least one of graphite, metal carbide and metal nitride. Also disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising the supported catalyst as a direct internal reforming catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for puncturing a maxillary sinus, the apparatus including: a main body gripped by an operator; a probing unit detachable from the main body and configured to detect a posterior fontanelle; a surgical procedure tube which is provided in the main body and formed of an endoscope unit configured to monitor the posterior fontanelle, a puncturing unit configured to puncture the posterior fontanelle, and an irrigation tube configured to irrigate the maxillary sinus through a punctured portion of the posterior fontanelle; and an operation unit provided in the main body and configured to operate the surgical procedure tube.

Abstract: An object recognition device including an artificial neural network (NN) engine configured to receive learning data and weights, make an object recognition model (ORM) learn by using the received information, and provide selected weight data including weights from the selected portion of the weights, and further configured to receive a feature vector, and apply the feature vector extracted from an object data that constructs the object and the selected weight data to the learned ORM to provide an object recognition result, a nonvolatile memory (NVM) configured to store the learned ORM, and an error correction code (ECC) engine configured to perform an ECC encoding on the selected weight data to generate parity data, provide the selected weight data and the parity data to the NVM, and provide the selected weight data to the NN engine by performing an ECC decoding on the selected weight data based on the parity data.

Abstract: A storage system performing data deduplication includes a storage device configured to store data received from a host, and a controller configured to receive the data and an index associated with the data received from the host. The controller includes a memory configured to store mapping information and a reference count, the mapping information associating the index received from the host with a physical address of the storage system, the reference count associated with the index received from the host. The controller determines whether the data received from the host corresponds to a duplicate of data previously stored in the storage device by reading, from the memory, the mapping information and the reference count, the reading based on the index received from the host. The controller performs a deduplication process by updating the reference count if the data received from the host corresponds to the duplicate of data previously stored.

Abstract: An integrated molecular diagnosis apparatus including a buffer tube into which a sample collection tool collecting a sample is inserted, the buffer preparing a sample solution that contains nucleic acid extracted from the collected sample, a cartridge combined with the buffer tube and supplied with the sample solution, the cartridge transporting the sample solution to a reaction chamber through a fluid channel and performing a nucleic acid amplification reaction, and a diagnosis module main body detachably combined with the cartridge, the diagnosis module main body supplying heat at a predetermined temperature to the reaction chamber, detecting the nucleic acid amplification reaction, and determining whether or not a diagnosis target is present.

Abstract: A lighting device capable of maintaining high efficiency while reducing blue light. The lighting device includes: a first light source; and a second light source having lower light efficiency than the first light source and having a lower light intensity than the first light source in a blue light wavelength region, in which power is supplied to the first light source and the second light source so that a ratio of power consumption of the first light source to power consumption of the second light source becomes 1:n, and n is greater than 1.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an immersive video processing method. The immersive video processing method includes: determining a priority order of pruning for input videos; extracting patches from the input videos based on the priority order of pruning; generating at least one atlas based on the extracted patches; and encoding metadata. Herein, the metadata may include information on a priority order of pruning among input videos.

Abstract: Disclosed here is a supported catalyst comprising a thermally stable core, wherein the thermally stable core comprises a metal oxide support and nickel disposed in the metal oxide support, wherein the metal oxide support comprises at least one base metal oxide and at least one transition metal oxide or rare earth metal oxide mixed with or dispersed in the base metal oxide. Optionally the supported catalyst can further comprise an electrolyte removing layer coating the thermally stable core and/or an electrolyte repelling layer coating the electrolyte removing layer, wherein the electrolyte removing layer comprises at least one metal oxide, and wherein the electrolyte repelling layer comprises at least one of graphite, metal carbide and metal nitride. Also disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising the supported catalyst as a direct internal reforming catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pouch for retort food, and more particularly, to a pouch for retort food wherein the pouch is put into a microwave oven in a state where food is stored therein and is used for heating food, and from which steam generated during a cooking process may be properly exhausted, thereby improving the texture and taste of food and having reduced manufacturing costs.

Abstract: An object recognition device including an artificial neural network (NN) engine configured to receive learning data and weights, make an object recognition model (ORM) learn by using the received information, and provide selected weight data including weights from the selected portion of the weights, and further configured to receive a feature vector, and apply the feature vector extracted from an object data that constructs the object and the selected weight data to the learned ORM to provide an object recognition result, a nonvolatile memory (NVM) configured to store the learned ORM, and an error correction code (ECC) engine configured to perform an ECC encoding on the selected weight data to generate parity data, provide the selected weight data and the parity data to the NVM, and provide the selected weight data to the NN engine by performing an ECC decoding on the selected weight data based on the parity data.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a drying apparatus capable of regenerating an adsorbent used for drying using microwaves. The drying apparatus of the present invention is formed to include a microwave irradiation means configured to irradiate microwaves to the adsorbent in a plurality of reaction towers in which the adsorbent adsorbing moisture or carbon dioxide is embedded, and when regenerating the adsorbent, directly heats the adsorbent using microwaves, thereby shortening a heating time and securing a sufficient cooling time, resulting in the effect of reducing the amount of dry air consumed for cooling and further increasing the drying efficiency.

Abstract: A video encoding method of encoding a multi-view image including one or more basic view images and a plurality of reference view images includes determining a pruning order of the plurality of reference view images, acquiring a plurality of residual reference view images, by pruning the plurality of reference view images based on the one or more basic view images according to the pruning order, encoding the one or more basic view images and the plurality of residual reference view images, and outputting a bitstream including encoding information of the one or more basic view images and the plurality of residual reference view images.

Abstract: Provided is a method of inducing oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) through direct reprogramming from human somatic cells into which a nucleic acid molecule encoding an Oct4 protein or Oct4 protein-treated human somatic cells. The method of inducing OPCs by treating Oct4-overexpressing human somatic cells with a low molecular weight substance may establish OPCs with high efficiency in a short period of time through direct reprogramming without via neural stem cells, and thus the OPCs are useful as a cell therapeutic agent for an intractable demyelinating disease.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a video encoding/decoding method and apparatus. The video decoding method according to the present disclosure includes: when a current picture is composed of a plurality of tiles and a current tile among the plurality of tiles is partitioned into a plurality of slices, decoding information on the number of slices in tile that indicates the number of the plurality of slices comprised in the current tile; decoding information on a slice height in tile that indicates a height of the plurality of slices comprised in the current tile; and determining the number of the plurality of slices comprised in the current tile and a height of the plurality of slices comprised in the current tile.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel compound, a method for preparing same, and a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention or treatment of refractory cancer, comprising the novel compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. When the composition of the present invention and anticancer drug are administered in combination, excellent anticancer effects can be exhibited.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an apparatus for estimating a camera pose using multi-view images of a 2D array structure and a method using the same. The method performed by the apparatus includes acquiring multi-view images from a 2D array camera system, forming a 2D image link structure corresponding to the multi-view images in consideration of the geometric structure of the camera system, estimating an initial camera pose based on an adjacent image extracted from the 2D image link structure and a pair of corresponding feature points, and estimating a final camera pose by reconstructing a 3D structure based on the initial camera pose and performing correction so as to minimize a reprojection error of the reconstructed 3D structure.

Abstract: A conductive paste composition according to the present disclosure contains silver-coated copper nanowires with a core-shell structure; a binder mixture containing a silicone resin binder and a hydrocarbon-based resin binder; and an organic solvent, such that the conductive paste composition has a low sheet resistance and may withstand a high temperature, thereby implementing excellent conductivity and electromagnetic wave shielding properties. Furthermore, the conductive paste may be widely used in various fields such as electromagnetic wave shielding, solar cell electrodes, electronic circuits.