Abstract: Proposed is a medical needle which performs treatment by stimulating acupuncture point of a human body, the medical needle including an electrical stimulation output module which generates a first signal which is an electromagnetic wave, an optical stimulation output module which generates a second signal which is a laser, and a probe needle which is inserted into a skin tissue of a human body to stimulate acupuncture point of the human body and receives the first signal generated from the electrical stimulation output module and the second signal generated from the optical stimulation output module so as to provide the first signal and the second signal to the skin tissue.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for protecting a passenger of a vehicle that may minimize impact energy transmitted to a passenger by realizing rotation, position change, and space securing of an interior seat according to sensor detection of an external impact to a vehicle. The apparatus for protecting a passenger includes at least one seat movable in a length direction of the vehicle and rotatable disposed inside a vehicle, a plurality of sensing units installed in the vehicle and outputting a collision signal in case of a vehicle collision, and a controller determining a direction and location of a collision in the vehicle in case of the vehicle collision and controlling the at least one seat to be selectively moved and/or rotated according to the direction and location of the collision.

Abstract: A metal oxide product for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for lithium-ion rechargeable batteries comprises one or more oxides of one or more metals M?, wherein M? comprises: Ni in a content x between 20.0 mol % and 100.0 mol %, relative to M?, Co in a content y between 0.0 mol % and 60.0 mol %, relative to M?, Mn in a content z between 0.0 mol % and 80.0 mol %, relative to M?, D in a content a between 0.0 mol % and 5.0 mol %, relative to the total atomic content of M?, wherein D comprises at least one element of the group consisting of: Al, B, Ba, Ca, Cr, Fe, Mg, Mo, Nb, S, Si, Sr, Ti, Y, V, W, Zn, and Zr, wherein x+y+z+a=100.0 mol %, wherein the metal oxide product comprises secondary particles each comprising a plurality of primary particles.

Abstract: Proposed is a driving method for a height-adjustable biological signal measuring device. The method includes a step of recognizing a user's unique information, a step of setting the focus of a video image measuring device to a preset value, a step of photographing the user and acquiring the user's images from the video image measuring device, a step of acquiring the image data from the photographed video image data and preprocessing the images in a video image processing unit, a step of recognizing a face according to the user's state using the pre-processed image, a step of determining whether the user's face is at the center of the screen, and a step of fixing the position of a terminal and measuring the user's biometric information.

Abstract: Provided is a speaker unit for an earphone, comprising: a speaker frame accommodated within an earphone housing and having an internal space formed therein; a low-tone speaker arranged within the speaker frame and configured to output low-tone; and a high-tone speaker positioned above the low-tone speaker in the speaker frame and configured to output high-tone, wherein the low-tone speaker is arranged to have the same sound output direction as that of the high-tone speaker, and the high-tone speaker has a relatively smaller size compared to the low-tone speaker.

Abstract: An embodiment fire safety system for a mobility includes an air conditioner system including a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator, wherein the air conditioner system is configured to circulate a refrigerant through the compressor, the condenser, the expander, and the evaporator, a battery pack including a battery and a temperature sensor, a refrigerant injector installed in the battery pack and coupled to the air conditioner system, and a controller configured to control the refrigerant injector to selectively inject the refrigerant into the battery in response to a temperature of the battery measured by the temperature sensor being equal to or greater than a temperature threshold.

Abstract: A method comprises forming a first insulation layer on an upper surface of a semiconductor substrate, forming a first conductive layer on the first insulation layer, and forming a compound insulation layer on the first conductive layer, wherein the compound insulation layer comprises a nitride sublayer between a lower oxide sublayer and an upper oxide sublayer. A second insulation layer is formed on the compound insulation layer. A trench is formed that extends through the second insulation layer, the compound insulation layer, the first conductive layer, the first insulation layer, and into the semiconductor substrate. The trench is filled with fill insulation material. The second insulation layer and an upper portion of the fill insulation material are removed. A second conductive layer is formed on the compound insulation layer, and on the fill insulation material in the trench.

Abstract: A dewatering machine includes a screen, a screw and at least one moisture content control wing. The screen has a hollow inside, has an inlet portion through which livestock manure is inputted at a first side and an outlet portion through which dehydrated livestock manure is outputted at a second side, and has a plurality of moisture exhaust holes penetrating from an inside of the screen to an outside of the screen. The screw includes a rotation axis and a main wing formed into a spiral shape along a longitudinal direction of the rotation axis. At least one moisture content control wing is disposed between the main wings adjacent to the outlet portion, and is formed into a spiral shape along the longitudinal direction of the rotation axis.

Abstract: A thermal management system for a vehicle includes a refrigerant circuit having an accumulator, a compressor, a refrigerant-air heat exchanger, a first expansion valve, and an evaporator. The thermal management system further including a heating system that is composed of a water pump, a coolant heater, and a heater core. The system further including a branch refrigerant line that is branched from a refrigerant line between the compressor and the refrigerant-air heat exchanger, a refrigerant-coolant heat exchanger wherein heat exchange is performed between a refrigerant and a coolant, a second expansion valve that is installed on the branch refrigerant line, and a first control valve installed at a branch point where the branch refrigerant line is branched from the refrigerant line between the compressor and the refrigerant-air heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method for operating a computational storage device includes receiving by a storage controller and from a host device: (1) a compute namespace setting instruction instructing the setting of a compute namespace; (2) a latency threshold value related to the compute namespace; (3) a program; (4) a first execute command using the program; and (5) a second execute command using the program. Additionally, the method includes transmitting, by the storage controller and to the host device, a latency message in response to the second execute command.

Abstract: A display device includes: an electronic module; and an electronic panel including: a base layer including an upper surface having a recessed portion and a dam portion; and an alignment mark disposed on the base layer, wherein the electronic panel includes: a first area including the electronic module; a second area surrounding at least a portion of the first area in a plan view; and an active area surrounding at least a portion of the second area in a plan view, wherein: the recessed portion and the dam portion are disposed in the second area, the second area includes a pattern area surrounding the first area and a line area surrounding the pattern area, and the alignment mark includes a conductive pattern and is disposed in the pattern area.

Abstract: Proposed are a substrate support unit and a heat treatment device including the same. More particularly, proposed is a technology that controls a gas flow flowing over the surface of a substrate by using a pin assembly capable of adjusting inclination of the substrate, controls heat treatment of the substrate by differently supplying heat to each area of the substrate, and rapidly lowers the temperature of a substrate processing space and the substrate by using a cooling unit.

Abstract: A method for adaptively extrapolating an image extrapolates an image adaptively so that the image estimated by the extrapolation technique can express realistic content and maintain structural similarity with the given image. The method can ensure that the region between the extrapolated region and the original region maintains the same resolution, and it can ensure contextual consistency by preserving the features of the adjacent region and the distant region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to biomarkers for diagnosing coagulation disorders, comprising miRNAs in extracellular vesicles. It has been experimentally identified that miRNAs in extracellular vesicles, according to the present invention, exhibit expression patterns in coagulation disorder patients that are more specific than those of normal groups. Therefore, it is indicated that miRNAs in extracellular vesicles of the present invention can be used as biomarkers of coagulation disorders, and thus the miRNAs can be variously used in the field of coagulation disorder diagnosis.

Abstract: A substrate supporting plate that may prevent deposition on a rear surface of a substrate and may easily unload the substrate. The substrate supporting plate may include a substrate mounting portion and a peripheral portion surrounding the substrate mounting portion. An edge portion of a top surface of the substrate mounting portion may be anodized. A central portion of the top surface of the substrate mounting portion may not be anodized.

Abstract: A method for adaptively extrapolating an image extrapolates an image adaptively so that the image estimated by the extrapolation technique can express realistic content and maintain structural similarity with the given image. The method can ensure that the region between the extrapolated region and the original region maintains the same resolution, and it can ensure contextual consistency by preserving the features of the adjacent region and the distant region.

Abstract: Proposed is a method of efficiently storing critical information in a secure place within a hardware security module. The method includes: generating, by a host, access control request information for requesting control of access to a secure data piece associated with at least one application program when the at least one application program is executed; authenticating, by a security module, the at least one application program according to the access control request information; and processing, by the security module, the access control request information according to a result of the authenticating.

Abstract: A method of operating a computing device includes performing a pre-boot memory test on a memory by a BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), recording, in a log, memory fail information generated as a result of performing the pre-boot memory test by the BIOS, and performing a page offline operation using the memory fail information, after an operating system (OS) of the computing device is installed.

Abstract: In an object detection apparatus and a method therefor, the object detection apparatus may include: a processor configured to detect an object based on deep learning using data obtained from LiDAR and to detect the object based on signal processing; and a storage operatively connected to the processor and configured to store algorithms and data driven by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to output a final object detection result by fusing the deep learning-based object detection result and the signal processing-based object detection result.

Abstract: A polymer may include a first structural unit including a first electron accepting moiety and a first electron donating moiety, a second structural unit including a second electron accepting moiety and a second electron donating moiety. The second electron accepting moiety is different from the first electron accepting moiety. The second electron donating moiety is the same as or different from the first electron donating moiety. The first structural unit is represented by Chemical Formula 1. Chemical Formula 1 is described in the detailed description.