Abstract: A cigarette filter comprises a first filter portion comprising an irregularly folded and packed polymer sheet, and a first cigarette filter wrapping paper surrounding the polymer sheet, wherein the polymer sheet comprises a first polymer layer containing polyolefin or polyester and a second polymer layer positioned on the first polymer layer and containing polyolefin.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pressure swing adsorption apparatus for high purity hydrogen purification from ammonia decomposition and a hydrogen purification method using the same, and more specifically, the pressure swing adsorption apparatus includes a plurality of adsorption towers including a guard bed unit and a hydrogen purification unit, in which each adsorption tower is packed with different adsorbents, to purify high purity hydrogen from mixed hydrogen gas produced after ammonia decomposition, make it easy to replace the adsorbent for ammonia removal, minimize the likelihood that the lifetime of the adsorbent in the hydrogen purification unit is drastically reduced by trace amounts of ammonia, efficiently recover hydrogen of the guard bed unit, thereby maximizing the hydrogen recovery rate compared to a conventional pressure swing adsorption process including a pretreatment unit and a hydrogen purification unit, and respond to a large change in ammonia concentration in the raw material.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device applies a magnetic field to a negative electrode slurry by introducing a magnet part to an upper and a lower portion of a negative electrode current collector to which the negative electrode slurry is applied, respectively, wherein a first region located upstream along a transfer direction of the negative electrode current collector is capable of applying a stronger magnetic force than a second region located downstream in the magnet part. Accordingly, in manufacturing the negative electrode, the alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the negative electrode slurry and the arithmetic mean height of the surface of the negative electrode active layer can be easily controlled to a certain range. Furthermore, the negative electrode prepared according to the method has the advantage of having excellent electrical properties and surface properties of the negative electrode active layer.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device applies a magnetic field to a negative electrode slurry by introducing a magnet part to an upper and a lower portion of a negative electrode current collector on which the negative electrode slurry is applied, respectively. By applying a stronger magnetic field in a second region of the magnet part located downstream along the transfer direction of the negative electrode current collector than in a first region of the magnet part located upstream, and by arranging a drying part adjacent to the end of the second region where the stronger magnetic field is applied, a negative electrode having a significantly higher alignment of the carbon-based negative electrode active material contained in the negative electrode slurry can be manufactured. A method for manufacturing a negative electrode using the magnetic alignment device is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preventing or treating muscular atrophy or sarcopenia, the method comprising administering a composition comprising 2?-fucosyllactose (2?-FL) as an active ingredient to a subject in need thereof. The composition administered to the subject increases the expression of genes related to mitochondrial function enhancement and mitochondrial biosynthesis, and reduces the expression of atrogin-1 and MuRF1 genes, which are markers for muscular atrophy, thereby providing effects of strengthening muscles and preventing muscular atrophy or sarcopenia.

Abstract: It is related to a manufacturing method of a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: preparing an artificial graphite; mixing the artificial graphite and a coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite; and carbonizing the artificial graphite on which the coating layer is formed, wherein, the artificial graphite has a degree of sphericity of 0.6 to 1; and in the step of preparing an artificial graphite, the artificial graphite contains 20 wt % or more of artificial graphite derived from coal-based coke.

Abstract: A method for generating a summary performed by at least one computing device is provided. The method may include: acquiring a first sample pair, the first sample pair including an original text and a summary corresponding to the original text, extracting a common phrase that appears simultaneously in the original text and the summary of the first sample pair, selecting a first phrase among common phrases based on a prediction probability of a summary model for the common phrases, generating a second sample pair by modifying the first phrase in the original text and the summary of the first sample pair, and updating the summary model by performing a summary task using the second sample pair.

Abstract: A magnetic alignment device for negative electrode and method for manufacturing negative electrode using the same. The magnetic alignment device can measure the loading amount of the negative electrode slurry applied on the negative electrode collector in real time and can easily control the intensity of the magnetic field by adjusting the separation distance of the magnet portion according to the measured negative electrode slurry loading amount, 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: Disclosed is a composition for promoting hair growth and ameliorating, preventing or treating hair loss containing 2?-fucosyllactose (2?-FL) as an active ingredient, and a method for promoting hair growth or ameliorating, preventing or treating hair loss, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof 2?-fucosyllactose. Treatment with a combination of testosterone and 2?-fucosyllactose increases hair gloss, increases hair length, reduces a hair loss area, enhances hair cuticles, increases the number and size of hair follicles, and improves expression of proteins and genes related to hair proliferation and growth, compared to treatment with testosterone alone, thus being applicable as a substance for various food and pharmaceutical compositions based on effects of promoting hair growth, improving hair loss, and ameliorating, preventing or treating hair loss.

Abstract: Provided is a device including: a battery configured to supply power; a heater configured to heat an aerosol generating material by receiving power from the battery; a sensor; at least one output unit; and a controller, wherein the controller detects a user's puff by using the sensor and controls at least one output unit based on puff characteristic data based on a result of the detection.

Abstract: A bio-information processing apparatus may include: a bio-signal measurer configured to measure a bio-signal; a bio-information receiver configured to receive first bio-information; and a processor configured to estimate second bio-information based on the bio-signal, and to correct the second bio-information based on measurement circumstances of the first bio-information and the second bio-information.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a carbon dioxide adsorbent that can collect carbon dioxide generated during a natural gas reforming process at a high concentration and has an excellent adsorption working capacity, a manufacturing method of the same, and a device and process using the same. The carbon dioxide adsorbent according to various examples of the present invention is characterized by including X-type or Y-type zeolite in which at least a part of alkali metal cations or alkali earth metal cations is replaced with H+ ions.

Abstract: An EtherCAT-based network system configured to change a PDO list set, and an operation method thereof are provided, the system including at least one or more slave devices, a master device configured to connect and operate the slave device in response to an operating transmission PDO list or an operating reception PDO list provided from outside, and a host computer configured to extract the operating transmission PDO list or the operating reception PDO list from information file of the slave device and provide to the master device, wherein the information file includes at least one of identity information of the slave device, PDO list item changeable information, at least one or more transmission PDO list, and at least one or more reception PDO list.

Abstract: A bridge-based cellular Ethernet system and a handover processing method therefore are provided. In the bridge-based cellular Ethernet system, an HLR manages configuration information about network entities, and a plurality of Base Station Bridges (BSBs) are connected to a plurality of Base Stations (BSs), each BSB including a layer 2 switch, and a plurality of SCBs connected to part of the BSBs under the SCBs. Each SCB includes a layer 2 switch forming a core network, and SCB monitors the signal power of a Mobile Node (MN) within its service area, determines whether the MN is to move to another site, selects a new SCB to which the MN is to move, sends necessary path information to associated SCBs and the HLR, for setting of the path information in the associated SCBs and the HLR, and commands a handover to the MN.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus using a solar cell includes a window frame that frames a window area, a photoelectric panel in the window area, a battery unit that stores electric power generated from the photoelectric panel, and a lighting unit that receives a power supply voltage from the battery unit and provides indirect lighting, the lighting unit being on the window frame, and an optical axis of the lighting unit extends in a direction facing the photoelectric panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is assembled footwear including: an outsole including a bottom portion having a shape of a bottom of a foot, an extension portion upward extended from an edge of the bottom portion to form a peripheral rim, and a plurality of coupling protrusions positioned inside the extension portion and protruding toward the bottom portion; one or more uppers having a pair of connection holes to be selectively fitted with the coupling protrusions in order to change a pattern; and a bottom pad having a predetermined thickness to be seated on the bottom portion of the outsole, and accommodation spaces formed on a bottom surface thereof so as to accommodate the coupling protrusions.

Abstract: A bridge-based RAS backbone network system and a signal processing method therefor are provided. In the bridge-based RAS backbone network system, a plurality of BSBs with Layer 2 (L2) switches are connected to a plurality of RASs, and a plurality of SCBs with L2 switches are connected to part of the BSBs in a lower layer, forming a core network. An HLR manages configuration information of network entities by storing the IP addresses and MAC addresses of MNs within the network and the addresses of SCBs to which the MNs belong in a table. Each of the SCBs statically preserves the MAC address of an external default router, for relaying an egress frame, statically registers its individual MAC address in other SCBs in the core network beforehand, detects a destination MN through the HLR, and sends a frame to the SCB of the destination MN or the MAC address of the external default router.

Abstract: A method of treating signals in a bridge-based radio access station backbone network including a plurality of base station bridges (BSBs), with each BSB having a 2-tiered switch connected with a plurality of radio access stations. A plurality of SCBs (Site Core Bridges), each of having a 2-tiered switch for constituting the core network, includes the steps of buffering by the SCB a predetermined number of previously-transmitted frames when operating as a crossover bridge, and causing the SCB to retransmit selected ones of the buffered previously-transmitted frames to a terminal in response to a handover completion signal.

Abstract: A method of treating a handover in a bridge-based radio access station backbone network including a plurality of base station bridges each including a two-tiered switch connected with a plurality of radio access stations, a plurality of SCBs (Site Core Bridges) each composed of two-tiered switch for constituting the core network, and an HLR (Home Location Register) for managing the structural information of the network constituents. The SCB stores the terminal information containing the receiving address of the initial terminal registration message and the SCB to delete the terminal information in response to a disconnection message of the terminal caused by handover, to request the SCBs in the terminal end of the old MAC-in-MAC tunnel to delete the tunnel information and the terminal information, and to inform the HLR of initiating the handover to change the registered operational state of the terminal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a Residential Ethernet node apparatus for maintaining a starting point of a superframe, the Residential Ethernet node apparatus comprising a synchronous queue for receiving and temporarily storing synchronous data, in order to transmit the synchronous data by inserting the synchronous data into a transmission cycle, a parser for receiving asynchronous frames from at least one exterior source, parsing the asynchronous frames according to characteristics of the asynchronous frames, a plurality of the asynchronous queues for separately storing the asynchronous frames received from the parser according to the characteristics of the asynchronous frames, a scheduler for receiving the asynchronous frames from the asynchronous queues, and transmitting the received asynchronous frame when it is possible to transmit the received asynchronous frame, and a multiplexer, which receives a synchronous frame from the synchronous queue and an asynchronous frame from the scheduler so as to transmit the synchronous