Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for stabilizing ceramide and to a cosmetic composition containing stabilized ceramide and, more specifically, to a method for homogenizing and stabilizing ceramide by self-assembling the ceramide together with ?-sitosterol, resveratrol, and allantoin which are other physiologically active substances using a microfluidic chip and a high pressure homogenizer, and to a technique for using ceramide and nanoparticles containing ?-sitosterol, resveratrol, and allantoin, which are produced by means of the stabilizing method, as a cosmetic material for skin moisturizing, anti-oxidation, skin inflammation relief, skin barrier enhancement, and skin itching relief.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises decoding first information indicating whether a maximum of N intra prediction modes are used or a maximum of M intra prediction modes are used for an intra prediction for a current block, in which the M is smaller than the N, deriving an intra prediction mode of the current block, inverse-mapping the derived intra prediction mode on a corresponding intra prediction mode among the maximum N intra prediction modes when the decoded first information indicates that the maximum M intra prediction modes are used for the intra prediction for the current block, and generating an intra prediction block by performing an intra prediction for the current block, based on the inverse-mapped intra prediction mode.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a carbon-based negative electrode active material and a silicon-based negative electrode active material together as a negative electrode active material. The negative electrode exhibits excellent characteristics of charge and discharge capacity and energy density. Furthermore, the negative electrode has the advantage of exhibiting high charge characteristics and life characteristics during long-term charge and discharge by realizing the alignment (O.Ia) of the carbon-based negative electrode active material after activation in a predetermined range that is lower than the alignment (O.Ir) of the carbon-based negative electrode active material before activation. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided. Further, methods of manufacturing the negative electrode and the lithium secondary battery are also provided.

Abstract: A map generation method including receiving a map editing request for a specific floor among a plurality of floors of a building, providing an editing interface on a display unit of an electronic device in response to the map editing request, the editing interface including at least a part of a specific map corresponding to the specific floor, specifying at least one node group allocatable on the specific map based on first node rules, the first node rules corresponding to spatial characteristics of the specific floor, and performing a node placement process such that first nodes included among the at least one node group are placed on the specific map.

Abstract: Disclosed herein relates to a negative electrode for lithium secondary battery and a method for manufacturing the same. The negative electrode has a structure in which a first negative electrode active layer and a second negative electrode active layer are sequentially stacked on a negative electrode current collector. By controlling alignment (O.I) of the carbon-based active material to be lower in the second negative electrode active layer than in the first negative electrode active layer, and by preparing a low percentage of pores in the second negative electrode active layer, it is possible to have a flow path for the electrolyte to move inside the negative electrode active layer even after the rolling process of the negative electrode active layer. The negative electrode also has a high wetting ability to the electrolyte and high energy density.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery includes a negative electrode active layer divided into a center region, an edge region, and a sliding region on a negative electrode current collector. The lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer can be suppressed by the alignment (O.I) of each carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the center region, the edge region, and the sliding region satisfying Equation 1 and Equation 2. A secondary battery including the same has the advantage of excellent rapid charging performance. A method of manufacturing the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, a thickness measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the thickness measuring part measures a thickness of a negative electrode slurry disposed on the electrode sheet. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts. The magnetic alignment device measures the thickness of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode current collector in real time and controls the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet part according to the measured negative electrode slurry thickness, and has an advantage of uniformly high alignment degree of the crystal faces of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in prepared negative electrode active layer.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device includes a first magnet part and a second magnet part, an alignment measuring part, and a control part. The first and second magnet parts accommodate an electrode sheet therebetween and the alignment measuring part measures an alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material with respect to the negative electrode current collector. The control part adjusts the separation distance of the first and second magnet parts based on a degree of the alignment of a carbon-based negative electrode active material. The alignment of the negative electrode active layer dried with the magnetically aligned carbon-based negative electrode active material is measured in real time, and the strength of the magnetic field can be controlled by individually adjusting the spacing distance of the unit magnets according to the alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material measured. A method of manufacturing the same is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed decoding method of the intra prediction mode comprises the steps of: determining whether an intra prediction mode of a present prediction unit is the same as a first candidate intra prediction mode or as a second candidate intra prediction mode on the basis of 1-bit information; and determining, among said first candidate intra prediction mode and said second candidate intra prediction mode, which candidate intra prediction mode is the same as the intra prediction mode of said present prediction unit on the basis of additional 1-bit information, if the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit is the same as at least either the first candidate intra prediction mode or the second candidate intra prediction mode, and decoding the intra prediction mode of the present prediction unit.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode has a form in which a high degree of alignment of a carbon-based active material contained in a sliding portion of the negative electrode active layer is realized. Accordingly, the negative electrode has an excellent effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of the secondary battery, so that a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode has high safety and can be charged and discharged for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus are provided. An image encoding method performed by an image encoding apparatus may comprise determining an intra-prediction mode of a current block, configuring a reference sample of intra prediction by using at least one of a neighbor pixel of the current block in a current picture and a pixel of a reference picture, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra-prediction mode and the reference sample.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises deriving an intra-prediction mode for a current block, determining whether or not a left boundary or an upper boundary of the current block is a boundary of a predetermined image region, configuring a reference sample by using at least one reconstructed sample included in at least one reconstructed sample line adjacent to the current block based on the determination result, and performing intra-prediction for the current block based on the intra-prediction mode and the reference sample.

Abstract: An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises deriving an intra prediction mode for a current block, selecting at least one reconstructed sample line neighboring to the current block, constructing a reference sample using at least one reconstructed sample included in the at least one reconstructed sample line, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode and the reference sample.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode implements a high degree of orientation of a carbon-based active material contained in a first region of the negative electrode active layer, so that the effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at an end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of a secondary battery is excellent. Accordingly, a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active layer has high safety, and has the advantage of being able to charge and discharge for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: A printed circuit board includes: a core substrate including a plurality of core layers; a plurality of magnetic members embedded in each of the plurality of core layers; a first coil pattern disposed on the core substrate; and a second coil pattern disposed below the core substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video encoding and decoding method. A video decoding method for the same may include: obtaining granularity information; determining a sharing region based on the granularity information; and generating a prediction block of a current block by using motion information of the sharing region when the current block corresponds to the sharing region.

Abstract: A negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery in which lithium precipitation is suppressed. The negative electrode has a form in which a high degree of alignment of a carbon-based active material contained in a region apart from the negative electrode tab of the negative electrode is realized. Accordingly, the negative electrode has an excellent effect of suppressing lithium precipitation at the end of the negative electrode active layer during charging and discharging of the secondary battery, so that a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode has high safety and can be charged and discharged for a long time under high rate conditions. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode is also provided.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lipid-based nanoparticle composition for enhancing transdermal absorption and a method of preparing the same. The present invention provides a carrier for enhancing transdermal absorption that enhances or promotes chemical bonding with skin tissue by modifying the surface of lipid nanoparticles with a polyphenol. This may demonstrate the synergistic effect of active and passive transdermal delivery systems.

Abstract: Provided are an imaging encoding method and device. When carrying out image encoding for a block within a slice, at least one block in a restored block of the slice is set as a reference block. When this is done, the encoding parameters of the reference block are distinguished, and the block to be encoded is encoded adaptively based on the encoding parameter.

Abstract: An image decoding method and apparatus and an image encoding method and apparatus are discussed. The image decoding method can include deriving an intra prediction mode of a current block, deriving reference samples including left or upper reference samples for an intra prediction on the current block, and generating a predicted block by performing the intra prediction on the current block based on the intra prediction mode and the reference samples. Based on that the intra prediction mode of the current block is a DC mode and a height of the current block is equal to a width of the current block, the intra prediction of the current block is performed by using an average value of the left reference samples adjacent to a left boundary of the current block and the upper reference samples adjacent to an upper boundary of the current block.