Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction. At least a part of the first uncoated portion is defined as an electrode tab by itself. The first uncoated portion includes a first portion adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second portion adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion or the second portion has a smaller height than the third portion in the winding axis direction.

Abstract: A service identifying and processing method using a wireless terminal message according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes (a) receiving a wireless terminal message by a first entity which is a mobile device; and (b) expressing, by a first agent which is an information processing application program installed on the first entity, entity information of second entity based on the wireless terminal message and service confirmation information related to service provided by the second entity, through an application screen by the first agent.

Abstract: Provided is a detachable light source supply apparatus in which a light source element, which has a high probability of failure among components of an optical transceiver, is separately disposed on the outside, to supply a light source to the optical transceiver. This detachable light source supply apparatus includes a detachable coupling part to the optical transceiver, and an optical input/output unit. The detachable coupling part and the optical input/output unit may be implemented with MPO type connectors. Depending on various wavelength standards, an external light source element may be a multi-channel light source element that emits light sources having different wavelengths. For the multi-channel light source element, a plurality of light emitter of a single wavelength may be used, and in other embodiments, a multi-channel light emitter that emits light sources having a plurality of different wavelengths may be used.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on an axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes an uncoated portion at a long side end thereof and exposed out of the separator along a winding axis direction of the electrode assembly. A part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to form a bending surface region that includes overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and in a partial region of the bending surface region, the number of stacked layers of the uncoated portion is 10 or more in the winding axis direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first interlayer insulating film disposed on a substrate and having a first trench. A first lower conductive pattern fills the first trench and includes first and second valley areas that are spaced apart from each other in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. The first and second valley areas are recessed toward the substrate. A second interlayer insulating film is disposed on the first interlayer insulating film and includes a second trench that exposes at least a portion of the first lower conductive pattern. An upper conductive pattern fills the second trench and includes an upper barrier film and an upper filling film disposed on the upper barrier film. The upper conductive pattern at least partially fills the first valley area.

Abstract: Provided is a heater for an aerosol-generating device including a first electrically conductive pattern configured to perform heating and a second electrically conductive pattern arranged in parallel with the first electrically conductive pattern. The first electrically conductive pattern and/or the second electrically conductive pattern may include a material having a relatively small resistance temperature coefficient. Accordingly, a temperature increase rate of the heater may be greatly improved.

Abstract: An apparatus of tilting a seat cushion of a vehicle, includes a tilting motor, a pinion gear, a sector gear, and a tilting link which perform the tilting operation of the seat cushion and exert a binding force in a tilted state of the seat cushion and are provided to be connected to both of one side and the other side of a seat cushion frame, and has two sector gears positioned on left and right sides and connected to each other by a connection bar so that, by strengthening a binding force of the front portion of the seat cushion, it is possible to secure the safety of passengers in the event of a collision.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a content container is provided. The content container may include: a container part configured to accommodate a liquid content; an upper cap that is detachably coupled to the container part and includes a first accommodation part configured to accommodate a solid content and a pressing part moved by being pressed; and a lower cap that is inserted into the container part, and includes an accommodation tube forming a second accommodation part and a plurality of communication holes formed in the outside of the accommodation tube to communicate with the container part, wherein, by pressing the upper cap, the solid content is moved from the first accommodation part to the second accommodation part.

Abstract: Provided are a chromium catalyst precursor, an ethylene oligomerization catalyst including the same, and a method of preparing an ethylene oligomer using the same. More particularly, a chromium catalyst precursor which may oligomerize ethylene with high activity and high selectivity in spite of not using methylaluminoxane (MAO) or modified-methylaluminoxane (MMAO), an oligomerization catalyst including the same, and a method of preparing an ethylene oligomer using the same are provided.

Abstract: A floating offshore structure of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of columns; and a plurality of pontoons installed at lower ends of the columns, respectively, wherein a polygonal shape is formed by an imaginary line connecting the columns, the pontoons are installed inside the polygonal shape, a cross-sectional area in a direction parallel to sea level of the pontoons is greater than or equal to the cross-sectional area in the direction parallel to the sea level of the columns, and the pontoons may have a shape protruding outward at the lower ends of the columns.

Abstract: A floating offshore structure of the present invention comprises: a plurality of columns; and a tower support column for supporting a tower of a power generation structure, wherein a polygonal shape is formed by means of an imaginary line connecting the columns, and the tower supporting column can be provided at one point of one of the sides of the polygonal shape.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for treating a substrate that implement a recipe capable of increasing an absorption amount of metal ions to the substrate are provided. The method for treating the substrate includes: ejecting a substrate treating liquid onto the substrate; rotating the substrate at a first low-speed; and when the ejecting of the substrate treating liquid has been finished, drying the substrate.

Abstract: Provided is a gas sensor including a substrate, a first membrane disposed on the substrate, a heating structure disposed on the first membrane, a second membrane disposed on the heating structure, a sensing electrode disposed on the second membrane, and a sensing material structure disposed on the sensing electrode. Here, the substrate provides an isolation space defined by a recessed surface obtained as a portion of a top surface of the substrate is spaced downward from a bottom surface of the first membrane, and the first membrane provides a first membrane etching hole that vertically extends to connect a top surface and the bottom surface of the first membrane and is connected with the isolation space. Also, the first membrane etching hole has a diameter of about 3 ?m to about 20 ?m.

Abstract: A system for producing promotional media content includes a strategic meta information analysis processing unit configured to process various types of pieces of strategic meta information in various formats to an unstructured data batch having a certain weight value, a media content analysis processing unit configured to classify and analyze each meta information by similarity by using meta information of various types of media content or meta information actively extracted by analyzing each media content, an association analyzing unit configured to calculate association between strategic meta information processed through the strategic meta information analysis processing unit and the media content processed through the media content analysis processing unit, and a media content synthesizing unit configured to finally synthesize promotional media content by using the various types of strategic meta information, the media content, and the association information calculated by the association analyzing unit.

Abstract: A method of providing a context based service is performed by a user terminal. The method includes: generating a user profile about at least one entity; providing user profile characteristic information obtained or inferred from the user terminal associated with the at least one entity; and controlling to provide a user description generated based on the user profile and the user profile characteristic information to a recommendation engine for a required service if a recommendation of a context based service is required to the at least one entity, the recommendation engine performing a service recommendation according to a situation of the at least one entity.

Abstract: A method of organizing a user-customizable content adaptation object being performed on a user-customizable content adaptation object organizing server, the server being coupled to a user terminal, the method includes: (a) selecting a layout comprising at least one object collector; (b) generating at least one content adaptation object, each corresponding to a computer executable object and being capable of receiving a remote response by the user terminal or being applicable to the user terminal; and (c) inserting the at least one content adaptation object into the at least one object collector based on a property and a number of objects acceptable in the at least one object collector.

Abstract: A system for producing promotional media content includes a strategic meta information analysis processing unit configured to process various types of pieces of strategic meta information in various formats to an unstructured data batch having a certain weight value, a media content analysis processing unit configured to classify and analyze each meta information by similarity by using meta information of various types of media content or meta information actively extracted by analyzing each media content, an association analyzing unit configured to calculate association between strategic meta information processed through the strategic meta information analysis processing unit and the media content processed through the media content analysis processing unit, and a media content synthesizing unit configured to finally synthesize promotional media content by using the various types of strategic meta information, the media content, and the association information calculated by the association analyzing unit.

Abstract: A method of organizing a user-customizable content adaptation object being performed on a user-customizable content adaptation object organizing server, the server being coupled to a user terminal, the method includes: (a) selecting a layout comprising at least one object collector; (b) generating at least one content adaptation object, each corresponding to a computer executable object and being capable of receiving a remote response by the user terminal or being applicable to the user terminal; and (c) inserting the at least one content adaptation object into the at least one object collector based on a property and a number of objects acceptable in the at least one object collector.

Abstract: Disclosed are a wearable device including a modular functional block and a method for extending a function of a wearable device using a modular functional block. The wearable device including the modular functional block according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of functional blocks that are removably fastened to a strap connected to a main block of the wearable device. Here, a processing block of at least one of the main block and the plurality of functional blocks recognizes a mounting state of each of the other functional blocks, and generates application information provided in a combination of the functional blocks fastened to the strap.