Abstract: A power system including a first battery pack, a second battery pack, and a power management circuit is disclosed. The first battery pack has a first end and a second end, and has a first battery capacity. The second battery pack has a third end and a fourth end. The third end is coupled to the second end of the first battery pack and provides a low battery voltage. The fourth end is grounded, the second battery pack has a second battery capacity, and the second battery capacity is greater than the first battery capacity. The power management circuit is coupled to the second battery pack to receive the low battery voltage, and provides a component operating voltage to an electronic components based on the low battery voltage.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween. The first electrode, the second electrode and separator are wound in a winding direction about a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference of the electrode assembly. The first electrode includes an active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first non-coated portion not coated with the active material layer along the winding direction. The first non-coated portion includes a plurality of impregnation slits extending along a circumferential direction of the electrode assembly. Longitudinal extension lines of impregnation slits adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction do not overlap each other.

Abstract: A dual release actuator for a vehicle seat includes a motor, a cable carrier configured to receive power of the motor, thereby rotating to selectively pull one of two different cables, a Hall sensor to sense rotation of the motor, and a controller configured to count a sensing pulse of the Hall sensor for controlling rotation of the motor.

Abstract: An accumulator includes an exponent data latch circuit configured to output first exponent data of input data and second exponent data of latch data in synchronization with a first clock signal, a mantissa data latch circuit configured to output first mantissa data of the input data and second mantissa data of the latch data in synchronization with an edge of a second clock signal delayed by a delay time period later than an edge of the first clock signal, an exponent processing circuit configured to perform an exponent processing operation that generates first shift data and second shift data based on the first exponent data and the second exponent data transmitted from the exponent data latch circuit, and a mantissa processing circuit configured to shift the first mantissa data and the second mantissa data transmitted from the mantissa data latch circuit by the first shift data and the second shift data, respectively.

Abstract: A coating composition, coating glass and a method for preparation thereof, and a cooking appliance including the coating class are described. The coating composition includes a coating material and a heat conductive oxide nano powder that is 5 to 10 wt % with respect to a weight of the coating material. The coating composition provides an excellent infrared reflective function, a high transmittance, and an excellent cleaning performance.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cabinet defining a cooking chamber; a first direct-heat source; a second direct-heat source; a convection heat source; and a controller operably coupled to the first heat source, the second heat source, and the convection heat source, the controller configured to perform a coffee roasting operation. The coffee roasting operation includes receiving an input command for the coffee roasting operation; obtaining a predetermined roasting profile among a plurality of roasting profiles in response to receiving the input command; determining a power level of at least one of the first direct-heat source, the second direct-heat source, or the convection heat source according to the obtained roasting profile; and initiating the coffee roasting operation after determining the power level of at least one of the first direct-heat source, the second direct-heat source, or the convection heat source.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel citrate synthase variant, a microorganism comprising the variant, and a method for producing L-amino acids using the microorganism.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a photodiode, a switching circuit, a readout circuit, and an energy storage device. The photodiode includes a first terminal and a second terminal and is configured to generate a signal according to a light. The switching circuit is electrically connected to the first terminal and the second terminal. When the electronic device operates in a sensing mode, the switching circuit electrically isolates the photodiode from the energy storage device so that the signal is provided to the readout circuit. When the electronic device operates in a charging mode, the switching circuit electrically connects the photodiode to the energy storage device so that the signal is provided to the energy storage device.

Abstract: Provided are a vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus and a control method thereof. The vehicle sensor cleaning apparatus includes a liquid sprayer configured to spray washer fluid on at least one sensor arranged in a vehicle, an air sprayer configured to spray air on the at least one sensor, a liquid controller configured to control washer fluid spraying of the liquid sprayer, and an air controller configured to control air spraying of the air sprayer.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of active immunotherapy for a cancer patient, comprising administering vaccines against Globo series antigens (i.e., Globo H, SSEA-3 and SSEA-4). Specifically, the method comprises administering Globo H-CRM197 (OBI-833/821) in patients with cancer. The disclosure also provides a method of selecting a cancer patient who is suitable as treatment candidate for immunotherapy. Exemplary immune response can be characterized by reduction of the severity of disease, including but not limited to, prevention of disease, delay in onset of disease, decreased severity of symptoms, decreased morbidity and delayed mortality.

Abstract: An airfoil cooling structure, an airfoil having the airfoil cooling structure, and a turbine blade/vane element including the airfoil are disclosed. The airfoil cooling structure includes a cooling path formed inside the airfoil and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and an additive manufactured (AM) feature disposed in the cooling path, manufactured by additive manufacturing, and including a plurality of column parts intersecting with each other so as to abut against the first surface and the second surface.

Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a composition for increasing cognitive function.

Abstract: A floating-point data operation circuit configured to perform an addition operation on first input data and second input data in floating-point format. The floating-point data operation circuit includes an exponent processing circuit configured to generate a number of first shift bits for first mantissa data of the first input data and a number of second shift bits for second mantissa data of the second input data using first exponent data of the first input data and second exponent data of the second input data. The exponent processing circuit includes an exponent subtraction circuit configured to generate and output exponent subtraction data by a subtraction operation and to generate and output a 2's complement of the exponent subtraction data, and a first selection output circuit configured to output first shift data and second shift data based on the most significant bit MSB value of the exponent subtraction data.

Abstract: A lighting device may include a substrate, light sources, a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the light sources, and a phosphor layer disposed on the resin layer. A surface of the resin layer has a flat upper surface and a plurality of side surfaces on an outer side of the flat upper surface. At least one of the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer has a curved surface. The phosphor layer has a first region disposed on the flat upper surface of the resin layer and a second region disposed on the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer. Light generated from the plurality of light sources is emitted through the flat upper surface and the curved surface of the resin layer.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, since a host device manages data stored in a storage device on the basis of a zone corresponding to a storage block of the storage device, the load of the storage device may be reduced, and the operation efficiency of the storage device may be increased by the control of the host device. Therefore, it is possible to improve the performance of a computing system including the host device and the storage device.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a modified polymer layer modified by hydroxyapatite is provided in the present disclosure, including following steps: (a) providing a polymer layer; (b) plasma-activating acrylic acid using an atmospheric cold plasma device to modify a surface of the polymer layer to obtain an acrylic-modified polymer layer; (c) immersing the acrylic-modified polymer layer in a first solution containing a calcium ion to obtain a calcium-containing modified layer; and (d) immersing the calcium-containing modified layer in a second solution containing phosphate salt to obtain a modified polymer layer modified by hydroxyapatite.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to an integrated chip that includes a first interconnect dielectric layer arranged over a substrate. An interconnect wire extends through the first interconnect dielectric layer, and a barrier structure is arranged directly over the interconnect wire. The integrated chip further includes an etch stop layer arranged over the barrier structure and surrounds outer sidewalls of the barrier structure. A second interconnect dielectric layer is arranged over the etch stop layer, and an interconnect via extends through the second interconnect dielectric layer, the etch stop layer, and the barrier structure to contact the interconnect wire.

Abstract: A lens driving apparatus includes a first frame accommodating a lens barrel, a first optical image stabilization (OIS) driver including a first frictional contact portion disposed on the first frame, a first piezoelectric element configured to vibrate in a first direction, and a first rod connected to a first end of the first piezoelectric element, in contact with the first frictional contact portion, and configured to move the first frame in the first direction, and a second OIS driver that including a second frictional contact portion disposed on the first frame, a second piezoelectric element configured to vibrate in a second direction different from the first direction, and a second rod connected to a first end of the second piezoelectric element, in contact with the second frictional contact portion, and configured to move the first frame in the second direction.

Abstract: A device includes a fin extending from a semiconductor substrate; a gate stack over the fin; a first spacer on a sidewall of the gate stack; a source/drain region in the fin adjacent the first spacer; an inter-layer dielectric layer (ILD) extending over the gate stack, the first spacer, and the source/drain region, the ILD having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second portion of the ILD is closer to the gate stack than the first portion of the ILD; a contact plug extending through the ILD and contacting the source/drain region; a second spacer on a sidewall of the contact plug; and an air gap between the first spacer and the second spacer, wherein the first portion of the ILD extends across the air gap and physically contacts the second spacer, wherein the first portion of the ILD seals the air gap.

Abstract: A method for sharing data in a transmitting-side electronic device communicating with a receiving-side electronic device is provided. The method includes connecting a voice call with the receiving-side electronic device; obtaining a sharing object to be shared with the receiving-side electronic device; and transmitting data corresponding to the sharing object to the receiving-side electronic device through a data session formed based on information related to the voice call.